Author's note: Hi there! Hope you can handle breaking hearts, cause this chapter has them. Don't forget to read and review

Sometime later, Peach settled the kids into bed, while they sleepily sang a few verses from the song.

Villager: Everybody wants to be a smasher

Zelda: Because a smasher's the only smasher
Who knows what is after

Link: Oh, yeah!

"Nighty-night children." Peach said softly as she kissed their cheeks. "Sweet dreams."
Smiling, she walked out the window to Mario, who was waiting for her on the window-sill. He smiled as he looked at the sleeping kids.

"I'll bet they're on that magic carpet right now."

Peach giggled as she and Mario walked away. "They could barely keep their eyes opened." As soon as they weren't looking however, Zelda opened one cat-like eye and saw what she and Mario were doing.

"That was some finale huh?" Mario asked Peach.

"Mu-hum." There was silence for a few seconds before Peach turned to Mario. "Mario? Your brother and friends are so delightful."

"Well," Mario was a little sheepish, "They are a bit rough, but if you never need help, they'll always be there."

"Just like you were there when we needed you." Peach replied.

"Well, that was just a lucky break for me Peach." Mario chuckled as they began to walk to a nearby roof top, Zelda following them.

"Thanks again for offering us your home." She placed her hand to her mouth as she corrected herself. "I mean your pad. It's very nice."

Mario's eyes widened at the compliment. No one has ever said something so nice about his home before.

"N-now wait a minute." He stammered, "This is the low rent district, remember?"

"No,no,no! Why, all it needs is a bit of tidying, and... maybe a feminine touch…" She mused.

"Well, if you're applying for the job, well…" Mario paused, thinking of what to say.

"Goody!" Zelda said to her brothers, who just woke up to see what's going on. "Mom's going to do work for Mario."

Mario suddenly found himself lost into Peach's eyes again once again. "Wow! Your eyes really are like sapphires. But I guess that's pretty corny, huh?"

"Oh, no! Why, any woman could like it, even Zelda." Peach responded while blushing.

"Yeah, I love all those little ones."

"And they love you too."

"Yeah!" Villager said. However Zelda covered his mouth, so as to not give them away.

"Well, I was thinking...they would need, you know, some sort of... well, a father around." Mario began to blush, knowing he loved her, and wanted her to stay

Peach smiled, "Oh, that would be wonderful Mario, and I know the kids would love it too." She then frowned, before turning away from him, placing her hands on her face.

"Peach! Are you okay?' Mario asked, genuinely concerned. He gently pushed the hands away, only to see tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry Mario. I love you too, but we just can't stay."

"Why can't you?" He asked, while the kids were now frowning at the heart-breaking scene.

"It would break Bulma's heart." She replied. "I could never leave her."

Mario frowned. He'd never admitted being greedy, but he truly loved Peach and wanted her to be with him. He desperately tried something to get her to stay. "But she's just another human. To her you're just her house pets."

"Oh,no!" Peach protested. "We are more to her than that." Another tear trickled down her face, onto his hand. "I'm sorry, but we simply must go home tomorrow."

"Yeah," Mario said, understanding as he tried to comfort her. "Well…I guess you know best. But I'm really going to miss you."
As the kids, still frowning, watched, Zelda sighed unhappily as Mario said, "And those kids… I'm going to miss them too."

"Well, we almost had a father." Villager said with a very weak smile.

"Yeah." Link sighed. He then yawned. "Let's get back to sleep." With that the two boys left, leaving Zelda to watch the sad scene. She slowly turned away and followed her brothers.

Peach slowly began to walk to the pad, with one last tear hanging in her eyes. "Good night Peach." Mario called to her.

The tear dropped as she turned to him one last time. "Good night Mario." She then headed into the pad, while Mario watched the moon light in sadness.

Author's note: Sad isn't it? Next chapter, Peach and the kids finally get home, only to get an unpleasant surprise.
See you there!