S'up?! I come back! I'm sorry I haven't updated in AGES, it's just I left on a 10-day vacation, and I had writer's block… Please forgive me peoples! :D Here's this chapter first though! P.S. THERE WILL BE CEREAL PUNS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Dimentio's POV
I opened my eyes to see sunlight streaming through the window. Outside was the soft squawking and chattering of toucans and monkeys. I tucked aside the white, thick covers, and hopped out of bed. I stretched, then yawned, and jumped into the air to float down the stairs. I drifted down the spiral stairs, pausing to admire the carved statues placed around the second floor's large room briefly, and then continued my trek. I arrived in the kitchen, and my eyes swept across the room. There was a kitchen island carved out of amber, with a white marble base supporting it. The cupboards were made out of mahogany, and had designs etched into them. I looked at the oval shaped table. It had a white table cloth with a pattern of leaves sewn on. There were several chairs fluffed with cushions for seats, and each cushion had a name painted on in different colors and handwriting, as well as a handprint below it. Floating around, I read out the names painted on.
"Mimi, Nastasia, Tippi, Lord Blumiere… When did the Lord and Lady get back? Hm. Mario, Peach, Bowser, O'Chunks, Luigi, Emerald, and Mr. L," I wondered about how Mr. L got back. While I was thinking, a slight rustle caught my attention. I turned and noticed a piece of notebook paper fluttering on the fridge, a palm tree magnet sticking it on. I just then noted the fridge. It was huge, with a HD plasma TV screen stretched across the fridge door. On the freezer door was an ice cube dispenser, with crushed, normal, or pattern settings.
"Impressive, like a docile rabid panther," I simile'd. I plucked the note from under the tropical magnet, and scanned it over. "Emerald left to go shopping, and there's a surprise in my bathroom. Ahahaha, how kind, 'There's cereal in the cupboard,'" I decided I'd eat, then go look at what the surprise was. I floated off to the cupboard, opening it without one creak. "Lucky Shrooms… Cocoa Cheep-Cheeps… Rice Koopas… I think I'll go with the Lucky Shrooms. They have Magi-mellows in them." Selecting the box, I grabbed a ruby-carved bowl and poured the cereal and some milk directly from Moo-Moo Meadows into the carved creation. I went to sit down when I realized there was no chair for me to sit in. However, when I looked again I saw an empty chair. Slowly, my name was painted in glowing purple and yellow letters. I was surprised to find it was in my own neat cursive. I placed my gloved palm on it in wonder, and when I pulled it back, I let out a soft gasp as my imprint had been left in glowing black paint. The glow from the writing and print subsided after a moment, and when I touched it, it seemed perfectly dry, as if it had been laying there for about an hour.
"Strange," I grinned, "but amazing." I started to munch on the delicious cereal.
Emerald's POV
I walked around Toad Town, not actually knowing what I'd buy. Toads of all colors wandered past me, stopping to pause at market stalls and shops. "I probably need to buy extra clothes for Dimentio," I thought to myself.
I strolled into a huge clothes store. And when I say huge, I mean HUGE. I never liked shopping, but this store put me in awe. It was strange, because on the outside it looked like a normal, one-story clothes shop. While I was staring, someone floated up to me. Yes, I said floated.
"Hello there… How are you today misss?"
I turned around, and saw someone strange. His structure was that of a human, except he was hovering and had no arms, just hands. He had scales, and one red snake eye with a black slit for a pupil, the other eye pitch black with a red scar slashed vertically through. His scales were red, with a glossy shine. He had a strange grin, with a forked pink tongue that hissed through his gleaming white fangs occasionally. He wore black and red merchant clothes.
"Hi, I'm fine, thank you." I said warily. This guy reminded me of a demon, creatures I had experience of.
"What isss your name?" He inquired.
"Emerald."
"Ahahahaha… Of courssse… Now, what were you looking for in Fang'sss Fine Tailor, Misss Emerald?" He asked, floating off towards a rack of shirts with his back turned to me. I noticed, underneath the highly pronounced 's' sounds, he had an Italian accent.
"Actually, I was looking for something for my friend." I said firmly.
"Really? Who isss your friend?" He said, rifling through the rack. I guess he was organizing it.
"His name is Dimentio." The strange person froze, and after a few seconds hissed lowly. He spun around, his face a mask of anger.
"Dimentio? The Dimentio?" He hissed quickly. I facepalmed mentally. "He tried to destroy the worlds, idiot!" My thoughts yelled at me.
"No… I mean… Uh,"
The reptile's face flickered. Then his grin flew back, and he said, "Don't worry, Misss Emerald. It'll be our little sssecret. Now… I think I have sssomething to fit our friend, Dimentio." He went behind the desk, went inside a room, and came back with a white and black hooded robe. There were two silver bracers laying on top of the pile, as well as two boots.
"And, thissss assss well, ssshould he need it." He held out something shiny and small. I took it cautiously and looked it over. It was a small, gleaming tablet. "It cleansss clothessss 256 timesss each wasssh. Do you want the tablet and robe?"
"I guess so. Thank you, Mr. …?
"Jussst call me Fang." He hissed, still smiling. "It'll be five gold coinsss, pleassse." I placed the precious metal coins in the scaly Fang's hand, noting it had claws.
"Have a nice day, Emerald." He smiled.
I nodded, and fast-walked out. I could hardly wait to get out of there. I'd fought demons before, the scary thing was, he resembled Dimentio. He seemed furious when I mentioned Dim's name. Why? I struggled to put it together. Sighing, I teleported home.
Dimentio's POV
I turned over the cool object once more, examining it. After breakfast I had gone up to my surprise. I had found a purple box with a yellow ribbon waiting for me on the edge of my bathtub. Opening it, I discovered a figure of me made out of jewels and precious metals. The purple was carved out of amethyst, the yellow gold, my shoes, leggings, half of the side of my mask was onyx, and the white was opal. I noticed my mouth was formed into smiling, not my creepy grin, but a true, honest smile.
I felt my own mouth forming that same smile.
Suddenly, I heard someone knocking on the door rapidly. I floated down the stairs, and opened the green painted door. "Hello- Oh hello, Emerald, back from shopping…" I faltered when I saw her worried face. "What's wrong?" I asked, as she gently nudged past me. I closed the door.
"Dim?"
"Yes…?"
"Did you ever have a brother?"
Mwahahahahahaha, cliffhanger! :D Hope you enjoyed.
