It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and Toad was sunbathing. It was utterly perfect… Which is exactly what Waluigi hated about it.

"WAH! The sun's too bright!" he exclaimed as he shielded his eyes with his hands. Rosalina stepped in front of him. "Waluigi," she started, "I have brought you out here for your benefit, remember that. And if you try to run-"

"Save it, toots," Waluigi interrupted. He lifted his left pants leg slightly to reveal a metal bracelet on his ankle. "They got me under surveillance ever since the library thing. If I even think about leaving, an army of guards will come."

"Oh," was all Rosalina could say. There was just something wrong about this. She shook away her thoughts for the time being. "Well?" she asked.

"Well what?"

"Well, what do you want to do?"

"You're kidding me, right?"

"I never kid."

Waluigi studied the princess for a moment, then started thinking of what he should do. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a series of small thuds. He looked in the direction of the noise. A couple of Toads were playing tennis. A wild grin grew on the villain's face. "Come on!" he bellowed before grabbing Rosalina's hand and leading her to the court. The moment he grabbed her hand, Rosalina felt something inside. She didn't know what it was, but it was definitely there.

It took some convincing, but Rosalina finally got the Toads to allow her and Waluigi to play. They were just fine with the princess, but Waluigi… They were skeptical. The teams took their sides. "What game is this?" Rosalina asked, studying her racquet. Waluigi's jaw practically dropped at the question. "What game is this?! Why, it's only the greatest game ever! Don't tell me you've never played tennis!" he shouted. Rosalina looked down and shook her head. Waluigi softened a little. "Just hit the ball to their side," he said.

"Zero all!" called the serving Toad. He hit the ball over. Waluigi immediately smacked it back to them, gaining an easy 15. "Ha! Losers!" he cheered. The Toads rolled their eyes.

The game continued on like this. Soon it was 40-30, match point. Rosalina was to serve. "Forty serving thirty," she called out. She hit the ball over, but one Toad returned it. Waluigi hit it back, but was greeted by an easy recovery. The ball went back and forth and back and forth and back and forth and… Well, you get it. Waluigi grew agitated. Why couldn't he just win for once?!

Then it happened. The ball was headed straight for Rosalina at top speed. For a moment, it looked as though the princess froze, but then she snapped into action. Her eyes started to glow as she smashed the sphere to her rivals' side, a cosmic trail following it. The Toads lunged for the ball, but it was all in vain. It hit the floor, and that was it. Rosalina and Waluigi won.

"Ha! I win!" Waluigi shouted. "I'm-a dance! I'm-a sing! I'm-a so happy!"

His celebration was cut short when Rosalina approached the Toads. "Good game," she said as she shook their hands. The Toads smiled. "Thanks, Rosalina," one said. Waluigi crossed his arms. "Yeah, whatever," he replied lamely.

Rosalina and Waluigi left the Toads to do what Toads do. The princess chose a nice resting spot under the shade of a tree. Waluigi was getting weaker. He didn't have as much energy as he thought he would. For a while, the two just sat in awkward silence.

Rosalina finally decided to end it. "It is such a nice day," she said. Waluigi grunted as a response. He was focusing on something else. Rosalina looked to where the villain was staring at and saw Luigi sitting in the Royal Garden. The plumber appeared to be trying to approach Daisy, but he wasn't able to work up the nerve. Rosalina turned her gaze back at Waluigi, who was getting angrier.

"Why do you hate Luigi?" she asked.

"You wouldn't understand."

"How will we know if you do not tell me?"

Waluigi thought a moment. "You really wanna know?" he asked. The princess nodded. Waluigi sighed before he started to explain. "That guy thinks he's got it so bad, but he doesn't know what having it bad really means. I mean, he's one of the Mushroom Kingdom's top heroes, he's got a mansion, he's smart, and he has the NERVE to think he's worthless? I got it ten times worse, toots, but no one sympathizes with me. They all just look down on me!"

A pause. "So what you are saying is that you are jealous?" Rosalina asked.

"I am not."

"It is alright to be jealous now and then."

"I said I'm NOT jealous!"

"Well, if it means anything to you, I do not look down on you."

Waluigi blinked twice. "You don't?" he asked with strong confusion. Rosalina shook her head in response. "Oh," was all the villain could say. He laid down in the grass after that, a bit embarrassed for revealing his problems.

Rosalina looked at him. He was a different man on the inside than what he wanted everyone to know about. Her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed a giant warp pipe. "What is that?" she questioned. Waluigi lifted his head to see the pipe. "That? That's the InfiniPipe. Stay away from it," he answered.

"Why?"

"Things go in that pipe, but nothing comes back."

"Where do they go?"

"Exactly."

The princess let the conversation drop there. She didn't feel like discussing the matter any further. All she wanted to do was enjoy a quiet evening on such a beautiful day.