Dislcaimer: None of the characters from the realm of Nintendo, including Mario characters, belong to me.
Chapter Six
Peach stood in the middle of her room and fumed. She had been offered lunch by her captor (and refused it), and to make matters worse, upon her arrival at Bowser's castle, had been given a beautiful room of her own.
The door opened-it had not been locked, Peach noticed- and a magikoopa robed in white entered, carrying a tray. She was smaller than Kamek and Kammy, probably younger than the two.
The magikoopa set the tray on the table, then turned and bowed to Peach. "Your dinner, Princess." Said the magikoopa meekly. "Please eat. It will do no one any good for you to starve yourself."
"I suppose you're right." Peach sighed. Why were they being so polite to her this time? Anyway, she was hungry. Peach sat down gracefully at the table, and began to politely eat her food.
The food was delicious, and it was all Peach could do not to gulp down her food. She hadn't realized she was this hungry, but then again, she hadn't eaten for at least a day.
The magikoopa standing beside her chuckled. "They did say you hadn't eaten. I cold get you some more, if you like."
"No thank you." Peach replied coolly.
"As you wish, Princess." The magikoopa answered. "Anyway, my name is Anna. I'm supposed to serve you. So, it there's anything you need…"
A servant? They had given her a servant? Great. "So I've been offered a servant as a gift, is that what you're saying?"
"Well, I believe your people use the term guardian, but it's basically the same thing. Whatever you need, don't hesitate to ask. Of course, I do have lessons in the mornings, so I won't be here all day."
"Lessons?" Peach asked.
"Magic lessons. I'm just a student, you know. It takes years to learn, and I never had schooling in the subject."
"They have a school?" Peach was interested in spite of herself.
"Yes, but like I said, I never went."
"Why not?"
"I was thought to not have any magical powers. It's embarrassing, but it happens. Just like sometimes you have koopas who do have magical powers."
"Oh."
"Anyway, mom talked to uncle, and he agreed to teach me as a favor to her. She says I couldn't have a better teacher."
"I see."
"Anyway, it's getting late, and you're probably tired. If you want, you can borrow one of my robes to wear, and I'll get your dress cleaned for you tonight."
"That would be nice, thank you." Peach found that she couldn't help but like this friendly young magikoopa.
"Right, well I'll be back in the morning with breakfast. Until then, goodnight, Princess."
"Goodnight." Peach replied, suddenly aware of how tired she was.
As Anna left, Peach climbed into the bed, which was very comfortable, and fell asleep instantly.