A/N: I had to completely rewrite this because Erik wanted to write a scene for it =_=" xD So; the hot part is all his doing. Lots of applause.3

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n i n e

It was night again. I couldn't stop playing the day's events in my head. I couldn't believe what Dimentio had done. It couldn't have really happened, could it? I sighed. The night was brighter and clearer than usual. The balcony floor was cold under my bare feet, but the air was humid and hot. In my hand I held a candle, lit with a black flame. Somehow, it gave off a bright white light, and it lit up the terrace I stood on so I could see.

I leaned on the side of the balcony, putting my chin in my hand, staring at the yellow moon. What was going to happen when Blumiere, Timpani, and Luigi were defeated? Were all of the worlds going to end? Were all of the innocent people going to be brainwashed and taken over? Or worse, killed?

Suddenly, there was someone next to me, leaning on me. I turned my head, and there stood Dimentio, staring at the moon as well. He wasn't in costume, which was odd; simply in a purple tank, black shorts, and yellow socks. I stared at him blankly, and he smirked. "It's quite hot tonight, mm?"

I looked away. "Yeah," I said, crossing my arms and looking at the moon. And with that, his lips were on mine, and he thrust his tongue into my mouth. I jumped at the suddenness of it, but returned the kiss. My lips moved with his, and he pushed me back into a wall. A gloved hand snaked up my shirt and onto the small of my back, pulling me closer to him. His hand slid up my back, under my shirt, removing it. My heart stopped, and he shrugged off his own. What was he doing? Again, his lips met mine with a growl, this time even more rough than before, if that was possible. His hands pinned me to the wall. He pulled away, and whispered my name to himself. He placed his hands on my waist, sensing my slight discomfort and not going any further. My heart sped, and his lips met mine once more, his tongue intruding and dancing with mine. This time, the kiss was slower, gentler, more passionate, and it gave me goosebumps. He pulled me closer, then broke the kiss, resting his forehead on mine.

"I have something for you," he whispered, snapping his fingers and a rose appearing between them. It was a vibrant red, not fitting in with the dark purple and black atmosphere, but beautiful nonetheless. He took my hand in his and placed the rose in it, a smirk on his face. I stared at the flower. Dimentio, his lips now at my ear, murmured, "The day it dies is the day we'll part."

My heart pounded faster. Where did this side of him come from? "I thought you said love didn't h-"

"Ciao, sleep tight," he winked, disappearing. I blinked, looking at the rose in my hand. Was he playing a joke...or being serious? I trailed back to bed, placing the rose on a table near me and curling up. My eyes drifted closed, a smile on my face. How was this all happening?

The next morning, I awoke early. It seemed much too bright for this castle today. I peered out the window. The sky wasn't it's normal dark shade of violet, but instead, a brighter, happier shade. I smiled.

I could hear Carlos making odd noises from his room down the hallway from in my own. I walked down the hallway and knocked on the door, and it fell off its hinges, and onto the floor. I stared at it, but then looked up. My jaw dropped at the sight. Carlos had somehow managed to get a Jacuzzi into his room, and he was sitting in it, singing. "What are you doing?"

"Oh! Amanda! What perfect timing! Come, grab a bathing suit and join me! We're having an exciting adventure with the fishes!" Carlos exclaimed, motioning for me to come over. I hesitantly stepped forward, peering into the water. Across the top of the Jacuzzi were about 20 dead fish. I stared at them. "Um, Carlos... those fish are all dead..."

He laughed. "No they're not, silly! They're asleep!"

The poor, innocent boy grinned at me. I sighed. "I don't want to sit in your hot tub with you and your...pets..."

"Oh don't worry! They'll wake up soon, and it'll be fun! We'll all play together!" he said, doing a small dance. I cringed. Did he seriously believe the fish were just sleeping? "I have no suit."

"Oh, I'm sure there's one in my closet somewhere! I get a lot of action with the ladies, so I keep a lot of extras in there." I sighed, trailing across the room and opening his closet. I was met with a pile of clothing, all of various neon colors. I blinked. "Uh, Carlos?"

"In the box to the left!" he laughed, and I turned. To the left there was, in fact, a box. I reached inside it. There was only one thing in it, and I took it out. It was a one-piece suit. However, it certainly was not one I really wanted to wear. It was normal waist-up, however, there was a long puffy skirt from the bottom, which would definitely go up to my knees at the least. It was hot pink, with hexagons of assorted colors all over it. I glared at the boy in the hot tub. "What kind of ladies are you talking about, Carlos?"

He laughed. "Sexy ones!"

I sighed, walking back to my room and putting on the suit. It was huge, not fitting at all. Why was I doing this again? I opened my closet, just out of curiosity, and out of pure luck found a normal suit laying on the top of a box. I smiled, slipping that on and dashing back into Carlos' room. Conrad stood there in a bright red Speedo, and he flushed when I walked in. "Greetings, Amanda. What brings you in here...?"

"Moron asked me to swim with him and his fish," I said, staring at Carlos. He was licking one of his dead fish, talking to it like it was a baby. I sighed, looking back at Conrad, who was watching his brother in genuine concern. We both sat in the hot tub next to him, Conrad placing his hand on Carlos' shoulder. "Carlos...that fish is dead."

Carlos laughed. "Amanda said the same thing! You're both stupid. He's only sleeping!"

Conrad and I glanced at each other, and then back at Carlos. Conrad sighed. "Okay, Carlos. You have to listen to me," he said softly. "You're not smart. Actually, you're very dumb, and you don't know a thing about fish slumber or death. I however, can tell you that all of these fish are very dead. The heat of the water most likely killed them."

Carlos stared at the fish in his hands, his face growing sad. "What kind of world is this that fish can't happily have exciting adventures in a hot tub?" he said sadly. Conrad hugged him, and Carlos burst out in tears on his shoulder. Conrad mouthed to me to start clearing the fish, and I nodded. I got out of the Jacuzzi, taking the dead fish and tossing them out the window into the depths of nothing. Just in time for this sight, Dimentio appeared in the door, and he cleared his throat loudly. We all turned to him. He was now in full costume, hat and mask as well. He stared at Conrad embracing a crying Carlos in the hot tub, and then at me with my crazy bathing suit and fish in my fists. I expected him to yell at us, but instead, he burst out laughing. "The fuck is going on in here?"

Carlos looked up. "My fish are all- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" He jumped up, glowering at me. I dropped the dead fish on the floor, raising my hands in defense. He crawled out of his hot tub and charged at me, though I didn't move because I was too distracted by the glow of his neon pink and orange striped swim trunks. Suddenly, he was in front of me. I thought he was going to punch me, with the look on his face, but instead, he dropped to the ground, bursting out in tears. "I'm sorry Amanda! I didn't mean to be scary, all I wanted was my fish and you got me so angry because you were throwing them away and now we can't have proper funerals for them, and I was just so ANGRY, and I didn't mean to-"

And he disappeared. Dimentio had teleported him away. Conrad stood up, looking quite stupid in his Speedo. Dimentio glared at him, and his eyes widened. "Conrad! What the fuck are you wearing?"

"My bathing suit, boss, what else?" he said casually, getting out of the hot tub and trailing down the hallway. Dimentio started laughing again, then glanced at what I was wearing. "What even..."

"Don't ask," I mumbled, shaking my head. I headed out of the room, going back to mine to change. As I changed into sweatpants and a tee, I heard yelling from down the hall again. This time, it wasn't Carlos, or Conrad, or even Dimentio. It was Mimi and O'Chunks. I ran out to see what was going on, only to see O'Chunks storming out of the castle. I glanced at Mimi, who looked furious.

"That bastard touched my rubies!" she screamed, stomping her foot. "He was only dating me so that he could get his hands all over my gems! That asshole!"

"Uh, Mimi, I don't think it was your jewels he was after..." Carlos winked as he and his brother came up behind me, their moods obviously changed. Mimi shrieked, again stomping her foot. "Ugh! What is WRONG with everyone? O'Chunks is a liar, Carlos is a perv, Conrad is a nerd, Dimentio is mean, Amanda is just a crazy bitch in general...am I the only sane one here?"

"'Nerd' seems like a very derogatory term in this context...I do believe the term you're looking for is, say, 'sexily intelligent'," Conrad said, grinning. This just pissed Mimi off more. "Ugh! I hate all of you!" And with that, she stormed into her room, slamming the door closed.

"Do you think my tits joke was a bit offensive?" Carlos asked, very confused. I shook my head. At that moment, Dimentio decided to appear. "What just happened?"

"O'Chunks only loves Mimi for her tits," Carlos said, closing his eyes and shaking his head. "Boys these days. We're disgusting. I hate boys."

Dimentio stared at him for a second, then shook his head. "Well, where's O'Chunks?" Conrad cleared his throat. "Gone."