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(Luigi's PoV)
Luigi wasn't stupid. He knew where Daisy was. He knew what she was doing.
The king was making "MISSING" posters for her again, just like he had ten years ago. It almost made Luigi laugh how history had a way of repeating itself, what with Daisy having people drive themselves insane with worry as she ran off with a secret lover.
He contemplated this concept as he walked down that same alleyway where so many bad memories had been created, straight from the restaurant where Daisy had stood him up. Staring at the emerald ring he held in the little black velvet box, Luigi bit his lip, fighting the tears that wrapped themselves around his lower eyelid. I miss her so much… One wild drop slipped off its resting place, and skidded down his cheek. He dried his face with his free hand, and looked up to see a small dirt path between two buildings. It was easy to miss, but Luigi was still surprised he hadn't noticed it before.
Walking down the path, Luigi closed the box, squeezing it in his hand. I really hope this works…
Luigi soon found himself standing in front of a rundown trailer. As he stepped closer, he could hear Daisy's sweet voice, along with another voice that sounded almost like his own, but not quite. He walked up to the front door about to knock.
"I'm so excited to be living with you, L!" It was Daisy.
"Me too, Daisy. But…you're sure you're over Luigi, right?"
"Oh yeah, I'm never going back. After all…" Her voice turned sadder, "…I know he doesn't care about me anymore…"
Luigi froze. Why would she ever think that?
"He just left. I can't believe he would do that to me! He didn't leave a note or anything…"
"Wow, and people say I'm the evil one…"
Guilt slowly made its way through Luigi's body, rippling through his bloodstream. She came back…and I wasn't home… He opened the box back up, staring at the ring for a moment. I can't do this… He gently set the box down on the step, and walked away.
(Daisy's PoV)
*bump*bump*bump*
Daisy noticed the sound coming from around the front door. She glanced out the window, but nobody was there.
"Is something wrong, Daisy?"
Daisy directed her attention back to Mr. L. "Huh? Oh, I just thought I heard something. Hold on, I'm going to go check it out." She slowly closed the distance between herself and the door, then pulled it open, the door giving off a low creak as she pried it away from its resting place. She scanned the area outside, looking for someone, or something, but saw nothing. Daisy was turning around to head back inside, when out of the corner of her eye she noticed something on the steps glinting in the sunlight. She bent down and picked it up.
It was a ring.
A beautiful ring.
A custom-made ring.
An emerald ring, with six white diamonds all around it, made into her trademark design.
Luigi…
He was going to propose with this ring...
All kinds of memories and flashbacks of the past ten years with Luigi suddenly hit her like a sudden hailstorm. Oh no, Luigi… Daisy thought about the past few days with Mr. L. This was a mistake…
"Luigi!" she cried, squeezing the ring box tight in her hand, running down the steps, down the dirt trail leading back to that alley. She saw a discouraged man in that same familiar green hat slouched over, walking out back toward the main sidewalks of Sarasa Land. "Luigi!" she called out once again, not even noticing the tears running down her face.
He turned around and stared at her. "D-Daisy?"
"Luigi!" Daisy was somewhat surprised to hear herself sobbing loudly as she charged at him, not noticing the unevenness of the ground. Luigi held out his arms, and she was about to jump into them, when she tripped over a bump, and instead flew at him.
He caught her.
Luigi caught Daisy in his arms, and she felt safe again for the first time in a long time.
(Luigi's PoV)
This was a dream. He had to be dreaming. Luigi stared at Daisy sobbing into his chest, and squeezed her tight. She came back to me…
"Luigi, I'm so sorry! I don't want to be with him, I want to be with you! I want to get married and be with you forever!" Luigi grinned as he heard Daisy speak those heartwarming words. She's choosing me…
"Let's go home, Daisy," he whispered. "And we'll get married and be together forever." Luigi gently scooped her up in his arms. "But first, we should make a stop at the castle. I asked your father if he knew where you were, and now he's worried sick. We should let him know you're alright."
Daisy rested her head against his chest. "Let's just sleep there then, I'm tired."
"We can celebrate our engagement there," Luigi suggested.
Daisy grinned at him. "I'll be happy as long as you're there."
(Mr. L's PoV)
So that's it… She doesn't want me…
Mr. L crouched behind a building, watching the whole scene play out. He had followed Daisy when she ran out the door, worried about what had happened. He told himself she wasn't leaving him to go back to Luigi, that maybe something bad had happened to Luigi and she was worried simply because she was a nice person, but deep down he knew the truth. And right there, right in that alley he considered to be his home, he was witnessing his worst fear coming true.
"I want to get married and be with you forever!"
So that was that. So much for packing up and running away together. So much for getting out of his crappy old trailer to go live in her father's lakeside cabin.
So much for finding true love and happiness…
"…we should make a stop at the castle…"
Mr. L sat straight up. The castle…
"…Let's just sleep there then…"
He studied Luigi very closely, wanting a detailed mental picture. He studied his face, his hair, his body, how he talked, how he stood. Soon, Luigi was carrying Daisy away, and they were out of his field of vision. L stood up and ran back to his trailer.
(Daisy's PoV)
Resting her head against Luigi's chest as he carried her off to the castle of Sarasa Land, Daisy flipped that little velvety black box back open and admired the ring inside. "Hey, Luigi?"
"Yeah, Daisy?"
"Is this my engagement ring?"
Luigi smiled down at her. "Of course it is. Do you like it? I hope it's okay. I mean, I know it's not a diamond ring, and diamond rings are traditional, but-"
"Luigi," Daisy interrupted. "It's perfect, I love it." She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Luigi's smile widened for a moment, but then he frowned and looked away. "I was going to propose to it at dinner tonight, but you didn't come…that's why I wasn't home, I didn't leave, I was at the restaurant, but I can't blame you for not coming…I didn't propose when I should have…and to top it all off, I acted like a complete jerk…I'm really sorry, Daisy…no wonder you ran off with L…"
Daisy noticed another small stream forming around her eyes. "Luigi…I'm the one who should be sorry, for running off with someone else…and I am, Luigi, I really am…" She felt herself sniffle, surprised at how easily she was crying today.
Tightening his grip on her, Luigi kissed her forehead. "Don't worry about it, Daisy. I understand, you were just feeling confused."
Daisy stared at Luigi in awe. "I can't believe how understanding you are. I'm so lucky to have you!"
Luigi smiled. "I love you, Daisy."
"I love you, too, Luigi," Daisy giggled happily, slipping her ring onto her finger, knowing that it would just be a perfect fit.
It was too loose.
"Huh…" She frowned.
"Is something wrong?" Luigi asked.
"Not really, it's just kind of loose," Daisy explained. "I'll just get it resized or something, no big deal."
"Sorry Daisy, I didn't even think about size…"
"That's alright, Luigi. Size doesn't matter," Daisy replied.
As she snuggled closer to Luigi, Daisy didn't even notice the ring slip right off her finger.
(Mr. L's PoV)
It was almost like looking right at Luigi.
With his crappy self-cut haircut hidden under a hat, muscles hidden under loose-fitting clothing, and blue contacts, L had really nailed it.
Nobody would know who he really was.
He was ready.
(Luigi's PoV)
"I knew it! I always knew you would be the lucky man to marry my daughter!" The king wrapped an arm around Luigi, who was shooting awkward glances at his royal fiancée sitting on the other side of the room. Daisy giggled as she watched them.
"Ah, yeah, I always knew it too," Luigi chuckled nervously. "I-I mean, I had hoped so, anyway, I-I-I mean-"
King Richard patted him on the back. "I've always liked you, Luigi. You're a nice boy."
"O-Oh, thanks…" Luigi shot more glances at Daisy, his 'please save me' signal.
"We should have a parade!" declared Daisy's father. "All across Sarasa Land. We'll throw a festival!"
Luigi's eyes widened. "W-What? Y-Y-Your Highness-"
"Call me 'Dad'."
Staring at him, Luigi shook his head. "Daisy doesn't even call you that."
"That is only because the maids and butlers always referred to me as her father, and it stuck with her." The king patted his shoulder. "But you may call me 'Dad'."
"Uhhh, yeah, I-I mean, i-is that really n-necessary?" Luigi stammered.
"Of course it is! We're family now, you know."
Luigi shook his head. "I-I mean the festival, I-I mean I-I appreciate the thought, b-but-"
"Oh, come on, Luigi. It'll be fun!" Daisy insisted, finally joining in the conversation.
"'Atta girl, Daisy!" The king walked over to her and wrapped an arm around his daughter. "We'll have music, dancing, and all kinds of fun things! The whole kingdom will join in celebrating your engagement! Oh, and just picture your wedding!"
Cringing, Luigi nodded. "You want it to be huge, right? With a lot of people watching? Look, Your High- Dad, I just don't think that's a great-"
"It'll be perfect!" Daisy squealed. "My dream wedding!"
Luigi stopped and just looked at her. One look at her beautiful face glowing with excitement, and he was sold. "Alright, let's do it."
The king gave him a knowing smile, and nodded. "I'll start the preparations for the festival immediately. And after that's over, we can talk about the wedding. When do you want to have it?"
"Father, it's late, we're tired. How about Luigi and I sleep over here, and we can talk more about this tomorrow?" Daisy suggested.
Clever girl, giving an excuse to stay here for the night, Luigi observed.
"Alright, sounds like a good idea." The king nodded. "You two can sleep in your old room, can't you?"
"Of course we can." Daisy grabbed Luigi's arm. "Thanks for letting us sleep over. We're going to turn in, we've had a long day."
"Goodnight, Darling," the king called as they headed up the stairs. "Goodnight, Luigi."
"Goodnight, Father," Daisy yawned.
Luigi nodded. "Yeah, goodnight…Dad."
So, what did you think? I listened to a lot of music while writing this for inspiration, to the point where I couldn't write without out, so I hope this chapter holds more emotion than some of the others.
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