This will be one of the last chapters! I am so happy! It will be sad to see it end, but I am glad that I can start on new series. On with this chapter!

Princess Peach was outside of Mario's bedroom door. She heard him think.

He loves me? She thought, with a pit in her stomach. He could never! We could never be together. He's alive, and I'm...not.She went into the kitchen before he could notice she was there, and began to cook the soup she got for Mario earlier. But, she couldn't get the plumber out of her mind.

"Hey." Mario said, walking in.

"Oh, h-hi Mario" Peach said, not lifting her eyes from the pan.

"Peach, I have to tell you something. This probably isn't a good place, but I can't wait." Mario said. Suddenly, the pit came back in her stomach.

"W-well...If this isn't the time, then we should wait." She said, nervously.

"This is the time! I don't care if this is the right place!" Mario said.

"Mario, please."

"Peach! I'm not waiting!"

"Mario!"

"I love you!"

"SHUT UP!" Peach yelled, slamming the spoon she was using down in the counter.

"What...?" Mario said.

"Please, don't." She said. She took a deep breath. "We could never be. You're alive! I'm not! It's simple as that."

"I don't care! I love you!"

"STOP SAYING THAT!" She yelled again, a pit forming in her stomach, and tears welling up.

"But it's true!" Mario said. He tryed to reach for her hand, but she pulled away.

"Stop! I can't!" Peach said, the tears starting to stream down her face.

Mario stopped. Tears were streaming down his face, too.

"I'm sorry." Mario said.

He went into his room, and plopped on his bed. Peach, plopped onto the couch. They both cried into their pillows.

Mario opened his eyes, and saw the sun peaking through the raggedy curtains.

Great...Now we fight Bowser...I doubt she wants to stay after this is over... He thought. He sat up, and heard someone cooking in the kitchen. He assumed it was Peach, since Chuck never cooked.

He walked into the living room, and saw Peach cooking in the kitchen, and Chuck was sitting on the couch reading the newspaper.

"I assume you've met Peach? The ghost cooking in the kitchen?" Mario said.

"Yup! I can see her." He said, smiling.

Peach chimed in, "I didn't even have to make myself visible."

"Um, so Peach-" Mario started, but she interupted him.

"I'm sorry. I reacted harshly last night. It's just...I feel the same! But...I'm scared. We could never get married, or have kids." She said.

"I don't care! I want to be with you! We could have Toadsworth marry us. It might be a fake wedding, but I don't care. We could adopt a child." Mario said, smiling.

"I...don't know if that could work..." Shee said. "You should find someone who is actually alive."

"But-"

"No. I want you to be happy. You wouldn't be happy with me. I would bring you nothing." She interupted, tears filling in her eyes. "In fact, I don't think we should see eachother again after this."

"Why?! Why can't you love me?! You feel the same!" He shouted, tears forming.

"Because after this, I move on! I go to the afterplace." She said, the tears spilling down her cheeks. "Ghosts always have a final mission on Earth. Once they complete that mission, the desend to the afterplace. This, is my final mission." She stopped talking, and started to sob.

"So...that's why..." Mario said. He grabbed the Princess hand. She didn't pull away. She turned to face Mario. He leaned in, and kissed her. She turned stiff at first, but eased into it, and she wrapped her arms around Mario, deepening the kiss. Finally, they pulled away.

"Oh...my..." Peach said.

"That was...Amazing." He said, blushing. "I didn't know you could kiss a ghost!" He laughed a little.

"MY SHIP!" Chuck yelled from across the room.

"I love you. I will cherish these few hours we have left together." Mario said, smiling.

"I love you too. Now..." Peach said, also smiling. "Let's eat some breakfast. I'm sure you're hungry."

Well, I'm not sure if I did a very good job writing the kiss part, but I think I did okay. I hope you guys liked it!