~Risk~

Laying in bed, snuggled up together in total peace. Sonic sighed contently and nuzzled closer to Mario, the fabric of his pajamas rubbing the side of his face. "Do we have to get up?" he mumbled.

"Unfortunately," Mario murmured back. He gripped Sonic's quills tighter. "I really don't want to though."

"I feel like I could just stay here all day," Sonic continued. "Layin' here with you, not havin' to worry 'bout matches or trainin'."

"It's a nice thought," Mario sighed. "But Master Hand would find it suspicious if we both said we were too sick to fight today. He'd know that we were both playing hooky."

"That's too bad."

A knock on the door caused Sonic to panic, and without thinking he wiggled out of Mario's hold and dived under the bed as the door opened and Luigi poked his head in, smiling at his brother.

"Buongiorno!" Luigi greeted. "How did you sleep?"

Mario - startled from Sonic's sudden freakout - blinked once before comprehending the question. "Uh... fine." he finally managed to say.

"That's good!" Luigi brightly chirped. "I just came by to say that Master Hand is sick today, so Crazy Hand is overlooking matches."

"Oh, uh... grazie Weeg." Mario smiled.

"No problem bro! See you around!"

Luigi shut the door and Sonic poked his head out from under the bed, causing Mario to sigh in exasperation. "You didn't need to hide, most of the Smashers know that you stay with me at night."

"It could've been Master Hand who doesn't approve," Sonic grumbled as he slid back into bed with Mario. A moment passed before a sly grin played on his lips. "Y'know, Crazy Hand's not Master Hand."

"No, really? I never would have guessed." Mario dryly responded. Sonic rolled his eyes.

"No, I mean, Crazy Hand couldn't care less who shows up to their matches. Sooo..." his grin grew wider. "...we could both call in sick an' Crazy would be none the wiser."

"But the other Smashers would figure out that we're lying. Weeg just left and saw I was perfectly fine."

"Mar," Sonic began, looking his equal in the eye. "You gotta take some risks, man. I know that you like bein' a goody two-shoes do-nothin'-wrong type, but c'mon. It's just one sick day. An' if we get busted for it I'll take all the blame, I promise."

Mario stayed quiet for a moment before he chuckled, wrapping his arms around Sonic. "Okay... I guess one day wouldn't hurt."

Sonic could only grin, cuddling up to Mario again. "That's the spirit... but one of us should probably lock the door."

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Anon: Hm, I actually really like the sound of those names. Thanks so much, I would have looked myself but... bad experiences in the past have left me rattled. Thank you for the review!