The next day, Mephiles had woken up to find Exe sleeping on top of him. The two passed out on the couch after watching a movie together. He pulled Exe closer to him and took in his fur. He smelled like strawberries. He kissed the top of Exe's head, causing him to wake up.

"Morning Mephy" Exe said looking up at Mephiles.

"Morning X, you sleep well?" Mephiles said, his eyes smiling for him.

"I sure did thanks to his soft pillow" Exe said messing with Mephiles' chest floof (You know what I'm referring to).

The two sat up from the couch, holding each other's hand. It has only been a day and a half since the two confessed their love and they were already all over each other. They were madly in love and nothing could tear them apart.

Suddenly the news blared on the TV that was on all night.

"Breaking news: Sonic the Hedgehog's Widow has been seen dating another man. Witnesses identify the man as Mephiles the Dark. They are so happy that Exe has finally moved on and wish him the best. Now here's Matt with the weather" the mii anchorman said. Mephiles and Exe looked at each other.

"Gee, news spread fast doesn't it?" Exe said. Suddenly his phone dinged. He picked it up from its charging station and saw he had a message from Mario.

"Hey, it's a me Mario. Can you meet me at the park this afternoon? I'd like to talk to you" the message read.

"Who is that?" Concerned Boyfriend Mephiles asked.

"It's just Mario. He wants to talk to me at the park this afternoon" Exe said. That's strange, Mario was never the type of person to talk to Exe. He assumed Mario was scared of him, like the others.

"What does he want to talk to you about?" Even More Concerned Boyfriend Mephiles asked.

"Beats me"

Later that day, Exe walked over to the bench that Mario was sitting on in the park.

"Hey…" Exe said giving a small wave. Mario looked up from his thoughts.

"Hey…" Mario said. Exe sat next to Mario on the bench.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Exe said.

"I heard the news. I'm glad you found a new love and you've finally moved on" Mario said looking up at the sky. "I wish I had your mindset"

"What do you mean? Haven't you moved on as well?" Exe asked. The Plumber faced Exe.

"I thought I did but I haven't. Sonic was like a son to me and I feel like Snake for a second. Everywhere I go, I see his face. I miss him so much" Mario said, letting a single tear form in his eyes.

"Well, if I know Sonic, he wouldn't want you acting like this!" Exe suddenly said. "He'd want you to be happy again. He'd want you to live the rest of your life to the fullest. He'd wanted you to be happy that you met him. Frankly, I'm very thankful I got to be with him as much as I could. He may be gone but he'll always be in my heart. Even his laugh, not knowing what will lie ahead, will live on so glad between my open ears" Exe said. Mario wiped his eyes.

"You're right. I shouldn't be hanging on to the past anymore. I can't keep holding the burden forever. I should move on and spend time with my friends." Mario said. After the Smash Tournament had been cancelled 2 weeks after Sonic and Snake's death, Mario went home and continued his princess saving adventures with Luigi and his other friends. They were the only thing that mattered to Mario since his friend's passing and he can't bare losing another loved one.

He stood up from the bench.

"Nice talk we had, even if it was short. You should probably get going before your new boyfriend begins to worry" Mario said.

"Yeah I should. We should talk again soon." Exe said.

That night, Mephiles and Exe cuddled on the couch while watching Chao in Space 3.

"I feel so bad for Mario. He's been through so much and he hasn't seemed to move on from losing his best friend. My Ex ..." Exe said, a few tears flowing down his face. Mephiles saw the tears and wiped them away with his fingers.

"Please don't cry. You'll stain that beautiful face of yours." Mephiles said.

"I'm sorry. This is just the really sad part of the movie" Exe said. Mephiles looked up at the Tv and saw Hero Chao holding a dying Chao.

"Chao Chao…." Chao said.

"Chao?" Hero Chao said.

"Chao…." Chao said before dying.

"Chao? Chao! CHAOOOO!" Hero Chao said through tears. Mephiles was shocked and felt tears flow down his face as well.

"I can't believe Chao was working for the Dark Alliance…" Mephiles said.

"He was just trying to save his brother from Dark Chao and now he's dead." Exe said wiping the tears from Mephiles' face.

After the movie, Mephiles started setting up the couch to go to bed.

"What are you doing?" Exe asked.

"I'm getting ready for bed" Mephiles said.

"You're not sleeping there tonight" Exe said arms crossed.

"What do you mean? Infinite has the other-" Mephiles realized what he meant and a blush formed in his face. He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

Exe reached out his hand.

"Come on" Exe said. Mephiles took his hand the two went upstairs.