Chapter 4

The Perfect Dress for Peach

Peach sat before her dressing table, combing the tangles out of her long golden hair. She started at the princess in the mirror as her nimble fingers worked the comb. A timid knock at the door indicated that Toad had the dress she ordered for the Mushroom Festival, and she stood up, tossing a strand out of her petite face.

"Come in, Toad. The door is unlocked, " she said in a loud voice, setting her comb down. A small Mushroom entered her room, holding a gown that was carefully folded. He bowed politely and handed her the dress. Peach went into her dressing room and changed quickly. She came out and did a little twirl.

"What do you think?" she asked, brushing the soft fabric with her gloved hands.

"It's lovely, Princess."

The dress was not as puffy as her other dresses, and it had a gold design going down the material and continued around the rims. The sleeves were the same, but the dress allowed the curves of her slender figure to be shown. The bodice of her dress was tighter, and the usual blue brooch was now cordate instead of oval. Peach had to wear a certain style, since it was custom, like the yellow dress Daisy wore in Sarasaland. But she started to abuse the dressing customs, and toyed around with the styling limits.

Next time it'll be sleeveless, she thought.

"Oh, did Parakerry deliver the letter?"

Toad nodded.

"Wonderful! I haven't seen them in almost a month! Let's go wait for them out –."

A loud crash and the shattering of glass interrupted her sentence.