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Chapter 9: The Foreboding Invitation

Morning of the next day caused Luigi to jump out of bed and start singing something unintelligibly and rather out of tone as he pondered what to wear on this very special day. "Today is going to be wonderful day~!" Luigi's poor singing skills awakened the sleepy Mario. As much as the older brother tried, there was just no way of drowning out the horrible noise. He rubbed his eyes reluctantly and looked at the hyper-sounding-blast-Bom-omb-alarm clock MK. II.

"7:00 A.M. Luigi, it is seven in the morning! Go back to bed!" Mario turned over and placed a pillow over his head.

If anything, even if Luigi had heard his brother or not, he continued to sing even louder. "Although I don't know what to say! Gonna eat a lot of cake, 'kay~!"

"Luigi, shut up!" Mario gripped his pillow and flung it at his now a year older sibling.

The pillow hit Luigi's backside, but he only smiled. "You can't faze me today, bro." He took the pillow and laid it on next to Mario on the top bunk. "Today is special, after all. And yet you just want to sleep."

Mario sighed. There just wasn't anyway sleep was coming back to him. "I had a bad night."

This captured Luigi's attention. "Really? It couldn't have been as bad as mine was."

Mario paused, unsure of how to go on. "I met up with Toadette..."

"You mean the toadette girl that kissed you two days ago?" Mario only nodded. "What happened?"

"...She's gone, bro."

"Oh no! You don't mean she's dead?"

"What? No, nothing like that. She left to go back to Rougeport."

"Oh! So, what's wrong with that?"

"I don't know, Luigi. It's not bad she left, but I just that feel that it is my fault." There was then silence between the two older siblings. Luigi wanted to sympathsize for his older brother, but he never had a problem like that before. Rather than trying to say something that might be potentially stupid, Luigi patted his brother's back. Perhaps, instead, he can take his mind off this issue. "Bro, I'm sure that Toadette left for reasons that do not pertain to you."

Mario sighed again. "I really hope so."

Luigi smiled. "Hey Mario, do you know what day it is today?"

"I don't know... Ummmm, the... 26th?

Luigi nodded. "And what does that mean?"

"I don't know... Wait, I do know! Is it that time of the year already?" Luigi nodded again. "Mama-mia! Luigi, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Well, if you stop wallowing in self-pity and excitement, I would have!"

Mario jumped out of bed. "Let's-a go!"

"Oke-dokie," Luigi replied. The two marched out of the bedroom and into the living room.

"Um... Bro?"

"What is it, Luigi?"

"You have uh..."

"I have what?"

"You have gray hair growing on the back of your head."

"What? Oh no!" Mario raced to the bathroom. "Where Luigi? I don't see it! I'm too young for this!" When Mario heard no response, but instead laughter, coming from the living room where Luigi was, his paranoia quickly changed into anger. "Fake my mid-life crisis, will you? I'll get you, bro." He quietly tip-toed out the bathroom door, totally not catching Luigi's attention. "Good," Mario thought. He cupped his hands together and shouted, "Take this, Luigi!" Mario threw a fireball at the green plumber. Luigi, totally unaware of Mario's suprise attack, was not alert enough to evade the incoming fireball and soon found his pants on fire. While Luigi ran around the house like a mad man, Mario took his time to be the one laughing. "Happy birthday, Luigi." All of a sudden, Mario felt a jolt of electricity run through him and explode. Covered in soot from the explosion, Mario coughed up some of it and looked at his brother.

"Happy birthday, Mario," Luigi smirked with the ashes of his pants on the floor, exposing his green boxers imprinted with white L's on it.

At least for the sake of their nearly perfect health, breakfast went by pretty smoothly. Shortly after that, Mario and Luigi were sitting on the front steps of their porch.

"Our birthday today and we have nothing planned," Mario huffed. The sudden flapping of wings was then heard.

"Parakarry?" Mario asked.

"Parakarry," Luigi confirmed. And sure enough, it was Parakarry.

"Mail call, Mario and Luigi," he greeted.

"Hey Parakarry," Mario greeted. "Who's it from?"

"Read it and find out. I got to get ready because I'm already running late."

"Okay Parakarry. Bye." Parakarry flew off leaving the Mario Bros to read the message.

Dear Mario and Luigi,

We figured you two would forget to have a party in your own birthday, so we made one for you! Come to Shy Guy Beach with your beach attire! We hope to see you guys here (That means you must come)!

P.S: You can thank me later, Mario.

-Peach XO

P.S.S: Or you could thank me, Mario!

-Pauline XOX

P.S.S.S: It was really my idea, by the way Mario.

-Bombette XOXO

P.S.S.S.S: Can't wait to see you, my hunk of cheese.

-Ms. Mowz XOXOX

P.S.S.S.S.S: Darling you simply must come! I would rather spend the parrty with you, Mario dear!

-Flurrie XOXOXO

P.S.S.S.S.S.S: Come on, Mario! Can't wait to see you again!

-Watt XOXOXOX

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: Please come, Mario. It is not the same without you...

-Vivian XOXOXOXO

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: Mario, you will come because I said so!

-Bow XOXOXOXOX

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: Like Bow said, you can't keep a lady waiting, Mario.

-Sushie XOXOXOXOXO

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: Sushie's right Mario, so get over and hang out with me!

-Starlow XOXOXOXOXOX

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: You too, Luigi! It ain't a party without you too!

-Daisy XOXOXOXOXOXO

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: I can't wait to start without you, Luigi.

-Rosalina XOXOXOXOXOXOX

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: Don't keep a princess waiting, Luigi.

-Eclair XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S: Hurry over, Luigi, and let's get this party started!

-Plum XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

"They sure took the time to write to us," Luigi commented.

After changing into their beach attire, which were simply red shorts for Mario, green shorts for Luigi, and of course their respective hats, the two brothers were ready for the beach.

"Let's-a go," Mario declared.

"But if we walk, it will take us at least an hour!"

"Fret not, little bro! For I have just the thing!" Mario jogged back inside and came out with a red box. He broke it open and out popped at red cap with a pair of wings on it.

"Well, yeah! You have something; I don't!"

"Relax, bro. I brought a feather with me," Mario said as he handed the said item to him. Mario put on his hat while Luigi straightened his cape.

"Now, let's-a go!"

"Oke-dokie!" With Luigi getting a running start and Mario triple jumping, the two soared through the skies of the Mushroom Kingdom, totally excited about the upcoming birthday party.

"It's kind of cold up here with no shirt and overalls," Luigi stated through his chattering teeth.