Chapter 15: pain
Peach screamed. There was no way it could have been possible.
"WHATTTT?"
Daisy laughed at her sister's reaction. Watching Peach react to thigns that angered her was always hilarious.
"Is it such a big shock I mean, you should have known the second he kidnapped her and not you! And look how happy she is, sister! Have you ever seen her so happy since she came to The Mushroom Kingdom? I bet not."
Peach frowned and shook her head no, bit her lip slightly.
It was true that Bowser had been leaving her alone a lot recently. She rather enjoyed it.
As she watched Mario and Luigi rant and rave to each other, much to the amusement of Wario and Waluigi, she had a thought.
Maybe this was for the best.
Maybe now the Mushroom Kingdom could have some peace. If Bowser was so busy kidnapping Raven that he ignored her, it meant she could get some work done.
Without the noise of Bowser invading, or Raven screaming past her windows, she could get said work done in peace.
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Bowser frowned softly.
"General P. Troopa!" He barked out.
A paratrooper with a bright red shell flew to him" Y-yes sir?"
"The princess requires medical aid...we shall stop this plan for now and resume later."
The paratrooper looked confused. This plan had been Bowser's pride and joy and he had been working on it for a very long time. For him to just abandon it meant that he was very worried about this new princess of his.
"Which means...-" He began.
"'TURN THIS RIG AROUND!" Bowser all but bellowed.
Raven slowly managed to drag herself out onto the deck.
Bowser had left her to go talk to one of his soldiers and she was feeling lonely.
Strains of beautiful music wafted up to her from below.
Her ears strained to hear the beautiful notes. Only Ludwig could coax those kinds of melodies from the keys. She had snuck to a few of his performances when she had first gotten to the Mushroom Kingdom.
It was rather easy to slip by the guards and no one was going to question a human girl getting on a train to go cross country. Her passport was all checked out and everything so there was no need for an International Incident. Peach never found out, which was also a relief.
''HEY! What are you ,like, doin outta bed!" Wendy yelled as she spotted her.
Raven looked at her pleadingly.
"Can you help me downstairs? I...I want to listen to Ludwig play the Piano."
Wendy nodded and pulled Raven's arm over her shell.
"You must be a fan of his." She muttered. "I can always tell which ones are the fans."
As the two descended the stairs, Ludwig stopped long enough to peer over his shoulder to see who it was.
"Wendy,I am in the middle of a symphony!" He snapped.
Wendy pointedly rolled her eyes.
"Princess Raven wanted to listen to you!"She snapped.
Ludwig's eyes softened as they landed on Raven. Many a time, he had seen her face at his various concerts. He had never realized who it was until now. He hoped that she had liked what she heard.
"Alright" He muttered. As he continued, Raven sighed contentedly.
"Isnt this Defying Gravity?" She asked suddenly.
Ludwig nodded a grin on his face. So she knew her musicals too. He was impressed.
As he played, Raven hummed along contentedly, closing her eyes.
Little did they know a very pissed off Koopa King was about to break up the happy moment.