I woke up steadily as I heard the door creek open. I peered through the covers to see who it was and saw that it was Roy holding a basket. I sat up in bed and covered my mouth as I yawned. "Good morning, Roy."

Roy came over to my bed and put the basket gently on my lap. I looked in, and what I saw surprised me. There was a little boy in the basket. "R…Roy…" I whispered softly, not to wake the boy up, "where did you get him?"

Roy looked at me sadly and gave me a note. I was pain stricken when I read it. "I see… I'll gladly help you take care of him, Roy." Roy's face lit up.

"Thanks, Marth. I knew you would." I gently picked up the basket, got up from bed, and put the basket on the bed.

"Maybe you should go tell the girls about this. They'll probably know things about taking care of children," I said. Roy nodded.

"Okay," he agreed, and went out the door.

"Ah…" I looked towards the basket and saw the boy open his wide eyes. I smiled at him.

"Hello," I said in a soft but cheery voice. He kept looking at me with his big eyes. Then they started to water, his mouth starting to frown a little. I picked him up out of the basket and cradled him in my arms.

I started rocking him. "It's okay," I whispered. "It's okay." The boy's tears had fallen from his eyes, but he was silent. He wasn't crying loudly like I thought he would do.

He smiled at me, and lifted his arms toward me, like to hug me. 'He's a sweet boy,' I thought. I leaned my head down near his, and his tiny arms wrapped gently around my neck. 'I think he likes me.'

After he let go of my neck, Roy had come back with Zelda and Peach. The two princesses immediately went over to me and started awing at the poor boy. He took one look at the two princesses and started crying quietly. I moved him into a sitting position and held him close to my chest.

"Sh… He's still shy…" I whispered. I looked at the princesses as I heard them giggling. "Hm? Is… is something the matter?" I asked, wondering what the two girls were giggling about.

"Nothing…" Zelda replied through fits of giggling.

"I just didn't know you were so… motherly!" Peach exclaimed softly. I felt a blush creep across my face and turned so they wouldn't see it. I had a feeling they saw it anyway.

"Aw, he's so cute. He's blushing!" Zelda had said coming to the side of me and putting a gloved hand on my shoulder. I tried to look away but sighed as to no avail. I heard Peach giggle some more, and now I heard Roy chuckling near the door.

"D…Da…Daddy?" Everyone in the room now looked towards the boy. He was looking up at me now. He had stopped crying. I smiled at him.

"No… I'm not your daddy… I'm sorry…" I replied. As much as I wanted to be, I was not this child's father. "We're not sure where your daddy is…" I didn't really know what to say to the boy but to tell the truth no matter how much it hurt.

"Daddy," he had stated, puffing up his cheeks and crossing his arms. I was surprised.

'How old is this kid?' I asked myself. 'He's really intelligent.'

"See, he even thinks you're his daddy now!" Peach squealed with delight and amusement.

"With you around to help me take care of this kid, I don't think I'll have to do anything," Roy stated, chuckling a little. I sighed.

'Now that he thinks I'm his father, I don't think he'll want to depart from me.' I looked down towards the boy again. "I'll be your daddy for now," I said. "Okay?" The boy beamed at me.

"Daddy!" The child hugged me as much as he could with his tiny arms. I smiled.

'I don't think this'll be so bad…' I thought. Suddenly, there was this strange noise come from the boy and an unpleasant stench. "Does anyone have a clean diaper for this kid?"