There Were Sunflowers and Daisies Too…
Disclaimer: Chapter 2 is up. How cool to say that for once.
A/N: Oh, shut up! I'll complete those later! Let's carry on!
Chapter Two: My Wish To The Stars
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Mario signed the check on the bill. "You know, Luigi, you really do eat-a too much-a when your stressed-a."
Sitting in front of Luigi was over 100 empty spaghetti, ravioli, bruschetta, and millions of other pastas bowls. Luigi wiped his face with a napkin. "Sorry about that, Mario… I just don't like-a them."
"Neither do I, even though they ARE our half-brothers-a." Mario stood up. "Well, I've got to go with Peach-a to Star Summit to prepare the decorations. It's our turn this year-a."
"I know, Mario. Go on, I'll be back at the house-a."
Mario stared at Luigi with a very shrewd expression. "On a Saturday?" asked Mario. "What could-a possibly have my little brother so busy on Saturday-a?"
Luigi stood up quite hastily. "Uh… uh… Yeah, I got--I got to read over… my new script-a!"
"Script?" repeated Mario. "You have a new game-a?"
"That's right!" said Luigi, backing away from the restaurant. "And now I have to read-a it to memorize-a! It'll be a great-a game! Bye, Mario, have fun!" Luigi skedaddled out of there before Mario could respond.
Mario smiled. "Aw, it's the simple things-a like that you treasure most…" Mario looked up to the sky, seeing, as always, a Star that shines bright for him. "Star, you hear my wish-a? I wish that-a Luigi, my little brother, would have-a the courage to go through with whatever he's-a doing!" Mario thumbs-up the Star. "Because I'll grant him that too!"
The Star's light shined brighter in the noon day.
Meanwhile, in the 'secret hideout'…
Daisy looked back. "Ah, look who's here," she said with a smile. "The delivery boys."
"Hey, I resent that remark!" said Wario, he and Waluigi bringing in the 5 bowls they stole from the restaurant.
Daisy sat down. "Me and DK have been waiting for hours. What kept you guys so long?"
"Nothing, nothing. He just kept taking his time," said Waluigi, pointing accusingly at Wario.
"I did not! You spent the whole way bragging about your so-called brave efforts to steal food from a restaurant!"
"Okay, okay, I understand," said Daisy, waving her hand. "You both took your sweet time because you like food cold. When DK gets here, we start our planning, okay?"
"Okay," agreed the half-elven brothers, setting the food down on the table.
The door opened, DK walking in. "Hi," he said.
"Oh, you speak English?" asked Wario.
"Yeah, taught myself. Daisy helped too."
"Did she?" asked Waluigi suddenly.
"Yep," said Daisy. "I never liked conversing in grunts and shouts and squeals. So I decided to teach him English."
"Ah…"
"So, what plans are we talking about now that we're here?" asked DK.
"Same as always," said Wario. "Sabotage!"
"Sabotage?" repeated Daisy. She smiled. "What kind of sabotage are we talking?"
"It's simple. At night, we 'Mario Party' members will gather to the top of Star Summit to celebrate the Day of Love, right? On the stage is where we're supposed to perform an act about Love, or tell someone in the audience how they 'really feel'."
"And when they do," finished Waluigi, "something make 'accidentally' happen to the one on stage. That is sure to bring a halt on the celebrations!"
"That's brilliant!" exclaimed Daisy.
"So when do we start?" asked DK.
"After Peach and Mario leave the Summit. When they do, we sneak in! We'll go in separately, as to not draw attention to ourselves."
"That sounds like a plan!" said Daisy. "I can't wait!"
Neither can I, Daisy… thought Waluigi. Neither can I…
At the Mario household…
Luigi sat at his desk. A few lyrics were written down.
There was sunflowers and daises too
What could I do to win her?
He tried so hard
Chocolate kisses and mint hearts
One day
Luigi sighed. "Well…" he said to himself. "It's a start… But can I really write a song for her?" he looked to his left, where his picture of princess Daisy sat, smiling encouragingly at him. Oh, if only it was the actual Daisy smiling at me…
Later on that Saturday…
Watching from the bushes, Wario spied Peach and Mario walking down the summit, laughing and talking together, covered head to toe with various Valentines Day decorations. Tch… disgusting, thought Wario. If only my brother agreed with me… Wario glanced back at their 'secret hideout'. He's been staring at Daisy for a while… I wonder if he'll actually go through with it… Wario looked up at the Stars. It can't hurt to try, right? "Stars, if you listen to everyone, even someone like me, then hear my… well, hear my selfless wish. I wish that my little brother would have the courage to do whatever he endeavors to do. Grant him that, or else I'll have to. DO me a favor, eh?" asked Wario, looking up at a Star that shone in the sky.
The Star gleamed brighter.
"I'll take that as a 'I'll grant your wish'. Thanks, I guess."
With Daisy…
Daisy watched DK and Waluigi walk out of the 'secret hideout'. She smiled to herself. "I can't wait… to tell him how I really feel…"
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