Had this fic idea burning for a while. But thanks to real-life stuff like classes and work eating up a lot of time couldn't get around to it. That and a major case of writer's block. But I finally manage to squeeze this one out and pretty happy with the start. Hopefully it won't take me too long to update it
"Mario?" a worried voice slowly opened the door to his room. A groan would be heard in response. The concerned younger twin in green peeked his head in; the room was a bit of a mess. The lights were off, the older twin in question was wrapped underneath the covers, and the TV was on, albeit with low volume. Luigi sighed and stepped in, "Mario," he was met with another groan, "Bro please, just-a talk-a to me. You only-a come out and-a speak when I-a call you out-a for food." Silence would fill the room for a few more moments. The plumper Italian hero would pop his head free from the covers as he sat up. He looked at this brother, his own hair messy and disheveled, his eyes with dark circles around them from lack of rest and looking a little paler than usual.
He put on a tired smile and huffed, "I'm-a sorry Weegee. It's-a just been…a hard these-a days. I'll-a try-a to talk-a more, okie?" Luigi knew when Mario was putting on a brave face to keep him from worrying; he'd seen it a lot in their many adventures together. He just never thought he'd see it when they were both home.
Luigi takes a seat next to his big bro and puts an arm around him, "Hey, it's ok. I just-a want-a you to know that you can-a always rely-a on-a me."
Mario slowly nods, "Grazie millie, bro. I think I'm-a gonna take-a nap. If you-a need me, just-a wakey me up." He goes to wrap himself in the blankets once more, turning away from Luigi. The younger brother sighs and stands up, closing the door as he leaves. He heads into the small cozy living room and plops into the green recliner.
'Mama mia,' he begins to think, 'I've never seen him so down like this. I wanna help him, but I don't know if I can get him out of this funk alone.' He takes out a small green and blue colored MushPhone and dials one of his favorite contacts. "Hello?" a soft-spoken feminine voice answered.
"Rosa!" Luigi's voice sounded a lot more chipper, "It's-a been a while!"
She giggled gently, "Yes, it has Luigi. What do I owe the pleasure of having you call?"
He blushed lightly, "W-well, uh," he stuttered, "Mario's-a been-a little down since-a his Odyssey."
"Oh really?" she sounded surprised, "I figured after an adventure like that, he'd be in high spirits."
"Usually, yeah. But-a something happened between him and-a Peachy."
"I see," she calmly spoke. Letting this process for a few moments she asked, "Well, what do you have planned Luigi?"
"R-right! Well, I-I was-a thinking maybe he-a could use a night out-a with a few friends."
"Oh? You want me to come and visit then?" the space princess started to blush a bit herself.
"Y-yeah! I-uh, mean-a only if you-a want to. You don't-a have to if you-a don't-a wanna," he started to ramble on in Italian as he buried his face into his free hand. "Luigi," she smiled, "I'd love to. Thank you for the invitation. Send me the details when you're ready for me to head over."
"Okie doke!" he beams, " Thank-a you so much Rosa!"
"See you in a bit Luigi~" she chuckled as she hung up. "Okie that's-a one friend down." He starts to dial another contact in his favorites list.
"Yo!" an upbeat voice picks up from the other end.
"Daisy! Haha, how's it-a been?"
"Hey Luigi," she laughs a little, "How are ya? How's the ghostbusting business?"
"Eh, still-a scary, but the-a Professor is-a making newer gadgets to help. How are-a you?"
"Sounds really cool! And as for me, nothing much in Sarasaland right now. Planning out some courses for our next Kart tournament."
"Ah! Well, if you're not-a busy, you-a mind coming over to-a hang out?" "You kidding? I'd love to, Luigi! Been a bit since I hung out with my favorite plumbers~"
"W-well," Luigi sounded a little nervous again, "Mario could-a really use the company."
"Wait wha? Mario's down? But I thought his journey around the world was amazing."
"It was, but-a something happened went down between him and-a Peachy. He-a won't go into much detail."
Daisy placed a hand on her chin. 'Man, knowing Mario, that must've really put a damper on things.' She continued to think, 'Well, maybe this my chance to get a little closer? We're good friends, but if Peach and him are on a break…' She mentally hit herself, 'No! Bad princess! That's taking advantage of the situation. Just be there for him, and maybe things will work out.'
"Eh, 'ello? Daisy? You still there?" Luigi sounded worried. His voice broke her from her thoughts.
"O-oh, yeah. Pssh, I'm fine!" she tried to brush it off, "Sorry, just got to thinking on what possibly happened. Anyway, yeah, I'd love to help him out and catch up with you."
"Great! I'll-a make a group chat so-a you, me and-a Rosa can plan-a out the details. Mario's-a gonna remember he-a isn't alone."
She shook her head smiling, "Alright, sounds good Luigi. And you're a great brother for trying to help him out like this."
He bashfully scratched his head, "Just-a trying my best! Message you in a bit!"
"See ya round Luigi~" She hangs up and Luigi immediately gets to typing and setting up the group chat.
-BroInGreen Created Group-
-BroInGreen Added CosmicPrincess to Group-
-BroInGreen Added FlowerPower to Group-
BIG: So, how are we gonna do this?
CP: Well, I don't know Luigi, you're his brother, you do know him the best.
FP: Hmm, think swinging by the Observatory would do him some good Rosa? I know he loves being around the Lumas.
CP: That…may actually work Daisy. And it has been a while since I've had company over. It'd be lovely to have you all here again.
BIG: Well we got one day planned! How about we also have a few days of sports? I know getting himself active usually puts a smile on his face.
FP: That sounds awesome! We could have a tourney each day, one for Golf, one for Karts, and one for Tennis.
CP: Does auto racing really count as a sport? Regardless we're going to need a few more people for Karting and Tennis to make it interesting.
BIG: I've got a few people in mind to fill in those extra slots, don't worry! : D
FP: Aww, Luigi uses emoticons, how cute~ BIG: H-hey! I like being expressive in my texts. .
CP: It does add a certain bit of charm and conveys the tone better.
FP: Anyway, I think that's a solid schedule! And we could end the week off with having a party hosted at my castle. Something small y'know but it gives me an excuse to have people over.
CP: I'd be honored to be a guest. I don't believe I've been to Sarasaland so this should be interesting.
BIG: With this much fun and support, Mario's gonna get back into the swing of things! I just know it! Thank you two so much for helping ^D^
CP: My pleasure Luigi. I'll be awaiting the three of you for your visit tomorrow.
FP: Just let me know when I can come over, Weeg. See y'all soon~
Luigi backed out of the message app with a wide smile on his face. He goes back to knock on Mario's door. "Ey, bro? You-a up from your nap?"
Snoring could be heard before a sleepy sounding Mario would answer, "I'm-a up now. Come," he lets out a yawn, "a-in."
Luigi sheepishly walks into the room and its on the bed, next to his brother, "H-heh, sorry."
Mario smiles softly, still looking a little disheveled, "Ey, it's ok. What did you wanna a-talk about Weegee?"
"Well-a, Rosalina invited us to-a go to her-a Observatory. It's-a been a while since we've-a visited her. Daisy was-a invited as well so we could-a show her around." Mario closes his eyes for a few moments. It's true, it's been a while since he's gone to space and visited the Space Princess on her own turf. And showing Daisy around would be a really fun time. Plus, he did love the Lumas.
"Oki, I'll-a go Weegee. Gives-a me an excuse to-a finally get-a out of-a here," he tiredly smiles. Hearing his brother agree to come was a major first step.
Luigi beamed as he hugged his older twin tightly, "I-a knew you'd-a say yes!"
Mario softly laughs, returning the hug, "I-a need to breathe Weegee."
The younger twin lets go and nods, "Ok. I'll-a let you rest and-a message Daisy. Because-a tomorrow, we're-a space bound!"
Mario chuckles and wraps the blankets around himself again, "Here we-a go again~"
As always, thank you for reading and any and all feedback is highly appreciated!