Several hours had passed, and Mario had nearly run out of places to search. He wouldn't admit it, but he was kind of lost.
He was sure that all hope was lost. That was, until he read the sign next to him.
Welcome to the Magnolia Kingdom!
Population: 6,500 and counting.
If you're looking for hospitality, we suggest you go elsewhere.
Maybe she was here?
This was her kingdom, but she had been overthrown, so there wouldn't be much of a reason to come back. He decided to search the area anyway. It was a horrible Kingdom; you could see fire in the distance, some woman screaming "MY BABY!" and thieves. He knew this was a dark kingdom, but that was just pretty sad. This was a kingdom without a legitimate leader.
He walked so much that his legs began to tire out, and this wasn't common for Mario.
It was just so hopeless…
Then, he reached the outskirts of the kingdom. The area looked somewhat like Dimble Wood. But at night, it was rather spooky and dark.
Just when he was going to turn around, he saw the silhouette of someone. They weren't standing, just lying on the grass and gazing at the stars. He looked closer and discovered that it was Kira. She was wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt that was obviously too big for her.
"M-Mario…" she said, turning to him. "What are you doing here?"
"Looking for you." Mario panted, sitting next to her. "You're a real pain in the butt."
"Sorry." Kira apologized. "But why did you come looking for me? I told you I wasn't coming back."
"Well…"
"There must be a reason that someone as noble and pure as the great Mario would accompany such an evil, heartless person such as myself." Kira said, gazing into the night sky. "But I guess I'm not that heartless."
"No," Mario mumbled. "You're not."
Kira yawned.
"But I just feel so…out of place." She sighed. "One moment, I'm a killing machine, and then all of a sudden, I'm committing a random act of kindness."
"Well, you're pretty impulsive." Mario said. "But that's just the way you are."
"But I don't want to be that way." Kira complained. "My anger…or impulses always get to me."
Mario sighed.
"There's always tomorrow." He said.
"I wish that wasn't true." Kira moaned. "It seems that each and every day my past haunts me."
"But that's all behind you." Mario said. He stood up and tugged on Kira's arm. "Let's go back to the Mushroom Kingdom. I need to get back to the hospital."
"Y-you mean…you don't know already?" Kira asked, turning away a bit.
"I don't know what?"
"A-about Luigi. I thought you knew already…" Kira said, looking around.
"W-what about him?" Mario stuttered.
"Well I kind of-"
Before she could finish that sentence, she was tackled down and pummeled by…
Luigi?
HURR.
Review or I shall not continue. Hmm, the chapters are getting rather short…
Mmm…Smells like a cliffhanger. Yum.
