Disclaimer: Nintendo belongs to Nintendo and not me.
A quick note: There is a special guest star this chapter. I forget the reason, but I think it had to do with someone with one of my friends on the site. Originally, it was only meant for a cameo appearance, but then something unexpected came up and then they played a role in the story. You'll find out later if you're new to the story. :P
Chapter 6: Hammering the Tennis Court
Rosalina took some time to answer Luigi, but one look into his eyes told her whom she would like to be with. "I'll go with you, Luigi." Luigi nodded ecstatically, happy to have some friends with him to play with.
"You ready to lose, mushroom face?"
"In your dreams, Bowser!"
Mario went to his side of the field, while Bowser went to his.
"Are you ready, Master... Bowser?" Toadsworth asked.
"I was born ready!" He roared vigorously.
"And you Master Mario?"
"Should I even be playing in a suit?"
Toadsworth looks at him with disdain look. "Master Mario, why are you still in the suit?"
"Um well..."
"The suit is only for formalities, not for play!"
"But I don't have any extra pair of clothes..."
"That is not an excuse, Master Mario." Toadsworth sighed. "You're killing me Master Mario. Kids these days do not have all the proper ettiqutes. How can I leave the kingdom in your care as king if you aren't thinking clearly at all times?"
"Wait a minute! KING!" The word was not going to leave Mario's head anytime soon.
Peach frantically shot up from her seat and went over to Toadsworth with a red face. "Um Toadsworth, why don't you go rest or something?"
Toadsworth snapped out of his thoughts. "Why thank you, princess." Toadsworth hopped out of his tall chair and went his way. After he was out of everyone's hearing range, he smiled. "That went perfectly! I really needed a break. Now, how should I spend my time?"
"Anyway, thanks for filling in for Toadsworth, Kirby," Peach said.
"Poyo (No problem, Peach)!"
"Are there going to be anymore interruptions?" Bowser Jr. complained.
"Will ya quit your whining, you baby," Roy also complained. "You're worse than spoiled Wendy."
Wendy huffed. "Well, like, excuse me!"
"Roy seriously needs to grow up," Iggy whispered to Lemmy.
"You want to say that to my face, four-eyes?"
"Fiend!"
"I wonder how smart they really are," Ludwig wondered.
"Will you kids shut up and can we start this thing already?!" Bowser yelled.
"Poyo (Okay, let's go)!" Kirby raised his small stubby hand and...
"Wait," Mario shouted.
"ARGHHHHHHHH! WHAT NOW, PASTA BOY?!" Bowser felt like setting fire to everything around him.
"I need a hammer. I can't do my offensive power shot without one." Mario felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around.
"Um hi, Mario."
"Hello Toadette! It's been a while."
"Yeah it has. Here take this." She pulled out a hammer from her pockets.
"My ultra hammer? Wow, thanks Toadette." He made a grab for it, not knowing that his glove made contact with hers. Toadette was blushing mad red and started having fantasies of her and Mario going on through her head.
"Toadette..." Mario stated. Toadette continued to stare at him with her dreamily eyes, not wanting to answer him. "Toadette..."
Out of nowhere, Toadette grabbed Mario's face, brought it down to her face, and planted a full kiss on the lips. The whole action froze Mario and he was at a loss of what to do or how to react!
Bowser's mouth gaped open, Clawdia's mouth gaped open, the Kooplings' mouths gaped open, Kirby's mouth gaped open, the girls' mouths gaped open, and whomever else was in the audience also had their mouths gaped open. No one expected the rather shy Toadette to pull a stunt like that.
Toadette finally pulled away from Mario's lips from what seemed like long minutes. She stared at Mario, who was a little dazed at Toadette bold move. Only then did Mario snap out of his daze when he heard Toadette crying. Mario went a little ballastic hearing her, not knowing what to do.
"Toadette, what's wrong?" He asked stupidily.
Toadette looked at Mario with her teary eyes. "I'm sorry, Mario. It's just that... I've always... I wanted to... Since we met..."
"I don't understand Toadette. What's wrong?"
"... I... Lov... Lo... I'm sorry!" She ran off, breaking her contact with Mario.
"Wait Toadette!" Mario beckoned, but she was long gone now. It was too late to mend any hurts.
The girls who witnessed the act didn't know what to do. They stared at the spot Mario was standing. It seemed like forever until someone finally moved.
"Mario, where are you going?" Mario didn't answer as he walked away, clutching the hammer in his hand.
The Koopa family just sat there, still taking in what just happened.
"Okay kids, let's umm... Get going," Clawdia said, rounding her children up. "Bowser dear, let's go."
Bowser slowly walked to his family, holding onto his racket. "Stupid," he mumbled.
"Princess, shall we meet some other time?" Clawdia queried.
"Sure," was all Peach could say. Clawdia nodded and then left along with her family. No sooner did they leave then Pauline did.
"Leaving Pauline?" Vivian asked.
She nodded. "Yeah... I'll see you later." She walked away, leaving the girls to be left shocked. Quite a bit away from the group, she grew more angry by the minute. "That toad girl! She has done what I wanted from Mario for a long time!" She kicked some dirt, almost tripping herself in the process. "I really love him! Why can't he see that? I have to do something to win him over, but what?" Little did Pauline know that she wasn't the only female that felt this way...
Mario shut the door behind him. The house was quiet so he assumed that Luigi was still at the castle. He slumped down along the door and brawled his face in his hands. He has come to realize that this was no dream. He wasn't being chased, but that was besides the point. He was in a position he thought could only happen in his dreams, but this was no dream, it was reality. It was 100% real and all the experience Mario had couldn't prepare himself for this...
