Chapter 7 - Define "content"
Luigi was never one to fight. He always remained quiet and still, restless in the corner. Was it strange? Yes. Did he question why the lords dare to allow Daisy to see something inside him that no one else saw? Every chance he got. Did he even consider the thought of training in his brother's footsteps? Never.
Then why start now?
It was truly impossible to answer that question without looking back on how much Luigi despised his brother's fame at times. Yes, he had gotten used to being the sidekick, but it was irritating to walk into town with everyone watching you - expecting you to fall flat on your face before them. It was time for a change and anger is what caused this to be so. Luigi always became violent when he was angry. The brothers were born with that puzzling factor. When they became angry, they fought and wouldn't dare to stop until the opponent was begging for mercy, or death. The brothers would gladly give mercy at a pitiful price and death, well, that was self-explanatory. Irritated, mind-controlled, or pissed off to the point of no return, the brothers would fight well.
Mario honed in his fighting skills while Luigi remained sheepish. This was why Mario let Luigi stay away from battles and such. When the time came for Luigi to battle, he would try, but almost never succeed. Because of this, the green plumber was looked down on and seen only as a pedestal for the all-around loved hero in red. Luigi was an extra. A flaw. Unneeded. Worthless.
And the list would continue.
But this time, oh this time, he had the kingdom in his palm. The world was slowly regaining color and Luigi did this all, masked. The kingdom wondered who this new defender was, while Luigi had all the laughter hiding from them. At times, he felt as if this wasn't the right thing to do. He felt that he should just admit who he was and that he did have the blood of Mario inside him, but this was temporary. He would always return to that feeling of doing right and wrong.
Daisy, too, remained unaware of Luigi's secret identity and Luigi was almost certain that Daisy didn't want to marry a lying superhero. He kept his secret to himself, vowing not to tell until their wedding day. Little did Luigi know that Daisy had a secret of her own as well.
The secret, however, was eating Daisy alive. She knew she had a loud mouth and couldn't keep it shut half the time, but just when she needed to shut up, she couldn't. After all, this was a bit sudden. A new baby? Mario's baby? IN THE CASTLE?! AGH! It was killing her gradually and figuratively. Daisy wasn't allowed to tell anyone, though. She couldn't even tell Luigi and she told Luigi everything. He was such a great listener. But, she needed to be quiet and keep the secret locked. This was a treat.
The couple now barely spoke to each other. Daisy barely spoke to Luigi, since she knew that the secret would fly out of her mouth at any moment in time. Luigi took her silence kindly and simply thought this was because she wanted to be a little more silent, just for him. Luigi barely spoke to Daisy, since he was afraid that his secret would fly out at any moment in time, too. Daisy took his silence as a way of mourning for his brother, even though Rosalina had ordered everyone to move on. A lot was on his mind now and Daisy dare not interfere. And so, the silent couple remained this way until three days had passed.
Luigi had accomplished much in the three days. This showed through the vibrant colors that now sparkled in parts of the kingdom. It was a miracle, some said. Luigi, however, took the praise lightly and didn't let it get to his head. A few criminals were all that resided in the kingdom now and Luigi took this as a chance to leave the kingdom. Everyone was starting to crowd around him, asking desperately why he wasn't taking a stand for them. He never replied and kept walking away. Finally, he would have a new start.
"I'm going to miss you!" Peach wrapped her arms around Daisy and Daisy kindly embraced her.
"Me too! I'm coming back, though."
Peach backed away and smirked, "You better."
Daisy walked over to Luigi and smiled. "Are you ready to go?"
He nodded, his expression straight. Don't look so down, Daisy mouthed. "I don't understand why you two can't get married here." Peach sighed, a tear forming in her eye.
"It's the whole royal law policy that your kingdom has." Daisy explained, "Daddy got rid of that law years ago, since mom was a servant at first. And I have my kingdom too, Peachy."
"It was rhetorical, Daisy." Peach gave glare at first, but then smiled. "Have fun, you crazy kids."
They both said their final farewells as the train arrived. The two settled themselves down in the train car and soon rode off to the golden desert miles ahead. Peach watched until the faint outline of the train left her view.
"DADDY?"
No response.
"DADDY!"
Nothing.
"DADDY, DADDY, DDDDAAAAADDDDDYYYYYYY!"
Daisy sighed. Her father was here, but he was either hiding or sleeping. It was the afternoon in Sarasaland and mid-morning in The Mushroom Kingdom. The king couldn't have been sleeping now. "Let me get him. Just stay here." Daisy hurried up the marble staircase to retrieve her father. Luigi did as he was told and stood his ground. The main halls were covered with abstract paintings. The floor was covered by a neat red and golden rug. A few nightstands were placed here and there with a few decorations carefully placed on top. Luigi had never been here many times and he knew that he would soon have to get used to the strange feel of a different castle.
"WHAT?"
"Now, Daddy, don't lose your head."
"WITHOUT TELLING ME?"
"It was a rush. I couldn't tell him to hold on."
"PRINCESS DAISY SARASA!"
"Daddy…"
"DON'T DADDY ME! I AM YOUR FATHER AND YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED TO TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?!"
"I told you about him last summer."
"NO YOU…Did you?"
"He's Mario's brother."
"…OOOOOOOOHHHHH. That one. Yes, yes, I'm sure he's been well."
"Erm… 'Well' isn't really the right word."
"Why not?"
"He…His brother…uhh…he's sorta an only child right now."
"Ouch. How has he been?"
"Uh, well, he's pretty okay."
"Oh well, it's time to look ahead, I suppose. You two are getting married! I never thought I would live to see the day."
"DADDY!"
Daisy and her father walked down the staircase. The king smiled and walked over to Luigi. "YOU BRILLIANT BOY!" He hugged him tightly, and then let him down. Daisy stepped forward towards him. "I could kiss you! I won't - I'll leave that to my – ha! You two will be wed at once! Yes, yes. And you will be happy and prosperous, and then, my boy, you will be KING!"
"K-King?"
"Why yes! A fine, upstanding youth, such as you is exactly what this kingdom needs!"
Luigi managed a small smile, but on the inside, he was concerned for some reason he couldn't understand.
"Chef, do we have any pickles?" Peach walked into the kitchen.
"Pickles? Your highness, you ordered to have all pickles destroyed in the kingdom since they were 'icky'." The chef responded.
Peach sighed. "UGH. I HATE MY LIFE! EVERYTHING SUCKS!" She stormed out of the kitchen.
The chef returned to the cookbook. The kitchen doors swung open again. Peach opened a cupboard door. She grabbed ten bags of chips and closed the door. She smiled at the chef and left the kitchen. The chef stared at the doors with a bewildered expression. Toadsworth soon walked through the doors in an intolerable huff.
"I'm not sure if she's been feeling well." Toadsworth finally said.
"Who?" The chef returned his glaze to the cookbook.
"The princess!" Toadsworth exclaimed. "Who else?"
"My wife." The chef sighed, "She's pregnant."
"Well congratulations," Toadsworth hesitated, "She must be…content?"
"Oh, she's content alright," The chef flipped a page, "If you count barfing, mood swings, awkward cravings, tiredness, and nausea every 5 minutes, 'content'."
Toadsworth froze. "C-could you please, repeat that…please?"
"You know," He looked at the royal advisor, "Throwing chunks every few hours, mood swings, craving fish on a stick at one in the morning - that kind of stuff."
"No…that can't possibly be." Toadsworth mumbled. He looked at the chef with a serious stare, "What are the last few things that the princess has ordered you to make?"
The chef pondered this for a moment. "You mean this hour, or all day today?"
"All day."
"Ay dios mio. Uhh, this morning she asked for a vanilla sundae, with a slice of cake in the middle and the entire can of whip cream on the top. Then she wanted some ketchup on bread, nothing else. And then she wanted some kind of cookie with candy, fish and beans in it. And just now she came in asking for pickles."
"Pickles?!"
"PICKLES!" The chef rested his hand on his forehead, "If I have to make another crazy meal, I'm out of here."
"T-thank you." Toadsworth hurried out of the kitchen and headed towards the princess' room.
*Ay dios mio = (Spanish) Oh my god
OOOOHHH! Toadsworth is onto somethin'! WATCH OUT PEACHY!
Again, I cannot come up with riviting dialogue so I used a Disney quote somewhere in there. Bonus points to whoever can spot it and tell me the actual scene and movie I "stole" that from.
PICKLES!
Ugh, you see? This is what happens when I stay up and write. My mind goes all wanky.
Well, good news: Luigi and Daisy are getting married (and getting it on) *gets punched in the arm* THIS IS A T RATED FIC, PICK-IT! YOU CAN'T HAVE S-E-X IN IIIIIITTTTT! KLSNCFLSDKNVDKJCVBAWKB
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