The part with morning fluff and humor. I hope the content reflects this. It really is all there is here.
When he was getting up that morning, Bowser was thinking that after what he's been through last night, there wasn't anything that could catch him off guard or surprise him in any meaningful way.
A few minutes after that thought process, he wished he could literally punch those thoughts lights out for being so dumb. Because of COURSE the universe would throw him curve-balls to keep him on his toes. He simply wished the curve-balls...well...wouldn't have this many curves. The reasoning for this is quite simple. Yet a the same time, still manages to look somewhat bad from an outside perspective.
Junior was in one arm of the large Koopa King, who was snoring slightly with his jaws wide open, small streams of fire escaping his nostrils with every breath, and his leg lightly kicking outwards like a puppy every several moments. The child as absolutely adorable, and Bowser felt like he could watch him for a while. Though he was a bit distracted from that as he gazed towards what lies tucked in his other arm.
Rosalina had fallen asleep in his arms alongside Junior. She was much more quiet than his son while asleep, and much more graceful. Her expression was calm and serene, with her blonde hair still covering half of her face. He realized that he had his arm around her...along with the fact that she feels rather small in his arms. Not even his whole arms. Like Peach, her waist could fit in the palm of his paw. He should know, he's carried Peach like that before. And the fact that she was resting her head quite comfortably against his chest made things slightly worse for him. Or perhaps...better? He truly didn't know, and also didn't know if he wanted to know.
...Rosalina felt rather curvy in his paw. Though as much as he didn't want to focus on that, he was currently attempting to find away to slip away from the both of them before someone walked in on them and got the wrong idea. And then he remembered that he kissed her cheek last night...then felt the need to leave this current position even faster.
He felt it was too late after a certain Koopaling caught sight of this moment.
"Oh welly well well...what have I stumbled upon here?~" Wendy smirked merrily at the sight of her father's stunned face, with his maw agape and his eyes shrunken to pinpricks. "Ms. Rosalina seems mighty comfy in your embrace, doesn't she Daddy?~"
"...This isn't what it looks like?" Bowser whined out, not even confident enough to make it a statement than a question. Even he knew the excuse was leak and lacking, yet he felt the need to try anyway. Unfortunately for him, his only daughter new him much, MUCH better than that.
"Oh Daddy Dearest, that's what they ALL say.~"
"Wendy...let's not be hasty. Anyone who is anyone could have ended up in a position like this..."
"The fact that you feel like you need to explain yourself to me somehow makes this SO much sweeter.~"
"Wendy..."
"Oh relax, Daddy. I'm joking around as usual." Wendy skipped into the room, then lightly hops up to kiss Bowser's cheek. "Good morning by the way. Now wake up your new girlfriend and the twerp, and help me rein in my brothers. They've just gotten their morning rush."
Bowser blushed slightly with a pout. "Let's get something straight, young lady. Rosalina is NOT my girlfriend."
"Ohohoho, poor, naive Daddy. They always say THAT too.~" She lightly kissed his cheek again before hopping down and skipping back out of the room, humming the entire way out.
Dang it, it's not his sons that needed reining in. It's his daughter and all her romantic fantasies. There's nothing like that going on. And for a moment, he looked towards Rosalina a once again. She...is kinda beautiful, even when she's sleeping...
...Okay, this needs to stop, NOW.
"Oi, Space Princess! Junior! Wake up! We slept long enough!"
"Hmm...?" Rosalina quietly hummed as she opened her exposed eye and looks up to see Bowser across from her, having finally wisened up and released her before he made their predicament more incriminating to more possible passing eyes. Rosalina slowly sits up with a quiet yawn. Bowser nearly kicked himself for thinking even her yawning was cute. Rosalina rubbed her eye a bit before blinking and gazing at Bowser again. "Oh...Bowser. Good morning..."
"Yeah yeah, I get the routine. Hurry up and accompany me for breakfast, will ya? I dunno how long Peach's hospitality towards me is gonna last." Bowser huffed with folded arms.
Junior slowly stretched his arms and yawned cutely, rubbing both his eyes before opening them, and Rosalina was the first person he sees. He blinked before lightly raising his arms towards her. "Mama...?"
Bowser almost tripped. He almost forgot about THAT part of their last night conversation.
Rosalina, on the other hand, smiled warmly as she gently kneels to Junior's level and held his paws in her hands, before reaching over to lightly cup his chubby cheeks. "Good morning, Junior. Did you sleep well?"
"I slept great, Mama. I hope you did too."
"I am very happy to hear that, Junior. So happy.~" Rosalina smiled. And she demonstrated that happiness by sweetly kissing both of Junior's cheeks, then his nose, and finally his forehead. Junior giggled throughout the entire exchange, bordering on outright laughter.
"Hehe! Your kisses tickle, Mama!"
Every time Junior utters that word towards Rosalina, Bowser almost trips. It was entirely unexpected barring that conversation, and he could tell that this would be the start of plenty of things spiraling out of his control.
It was to the point he really wonders if he ever had control over this in the first place...
"In hindsight, I probably should have seen this coming..." Peach said with a hand on her cheek as she and Mario observed the scenario before them. The Koopalings we're up and about, and all of them were trying their best to see who would gather the most delicious looking breakfast selection. Even Ludwig seemed pretty determined to gain a nice slice of Shepard's Pie.
Wendy and Daisy already had breakfast. The best way to eat breakfast is to take it as early as possible, and Daisy's had more than her fair share, while Wendy simply made sure she DID eat before her brothers overwhelmed the breakfast halls.
"...Well, it beats them destroying the place in an effort to kidnap you. That's a first, right?" Mario Sid sheepishly.
"I heard about the whole Dry Bowser thing." Luigi muttered. "Unbelievable. Even when Bowser doesn't crash a party, the universe makes sure a Bowser at least TRIES to crash a party. How is that fair?"
"I dunno." Daisy shrugged nonchalantly while wearing Luigi's cap, tilting it upwards slightly. "You give me an answer and I'll be right back with you for a proper response."
"I don't think your kind of proper is safe, Daisy."
"Relax, Luigi. I'm not gonna do anything...physical, that is."
"Please...don't do anything at all. I'd rather we not start a ruckus so early in the morning."
"Hmph. Very well. Your noble Princess shall oblige your request, Knight of Green.~"
"Thanks for being a sport. Now, uh...I don't want to be rude or anything...but...do you mind...easing up a little? This...might look a bit strange..." Luigi said. He's had a mild blush on his face the entire time, as Daisy nonchalantly took off Luigi's cap again, placed it on her own head, and replaced it's former position with her bosom, which weighed down on the plumber's head a bit.
The cheek grin Roy briefly passed towards them at her actions didn't help at ALL.
"Daisy..."
"What? This is fine, isn't it? My heart's so close to you right now.~"
"I don't think this is how that works...!"
"Ugh...it's always SOMETHING with Daisy and Luigi..." Mario sighed while scratching his head. "...Speaking of always something, how long is it taking Bowser and Rosalina to come down here? Wendy went up to get them, didn't she?"
"They should be down in a moment." Peach replied with a sigh of her own. "Though I honestly don't know whether that will ease all of this or elevate it. I'm a bit afraid of the answer."
"QUIET DOWN, YA BRATS!"
"Great timing." Mario snarked at said timing as the King of Koopas stomped his way down the stairs. At his presence and booking voice, the Koopalings-barring Wendy-ceased their scampering and immediately settled into seats, having gotten the breakfast foods of their choice and immediately digging in. Bowser kept descending the stairs until he made eye contact with Mario, then snorted, slight steam from his nostrils.
"Mario."
"Bowser."
"Mario."
"Bowser."
"Mario."
"Bowser."
"...How long are you two gonna say each other's names like idiots?" Daisy mumbled. Both of them stared at her-Bowser glared-while she simply shrugged. "Just saying."
Soon enough, Rosalina and Junior were descending down the stairs as well, with the latter holding the former's hand. Peach was about to turn and greet them-
"What are you gonna have for breakfast, Mama?~"
CRACK
That was the sound of the casual tone of the room completely shattering, replaced with utter confusion and shock. Kamek and Polari, who were simply minding their own respective businesses, quickly yelped in shock and crashed into the ground from the shock after hearing Junior utter those words towards Rosalina. Kammy shrugged and continued making flirtatious kissy faces towards the very nervous Toadsworth, who was trying to get Peach's attention. But she too was too caught up in the moment to regard him.
She eventually spoke up about it.
"...Rosalina...did...did Junior just call you...'Mama'...?" She asked as if she never heard the word before.
"I believe he did. How peculiar. Perhaps I have grown on him quite drastically." Rosalina replied with a soft and cryptic smile. She then turned towards Bowser and nodded quietly. Peach could see the exchange, and was greatly confused by it all.
I...don't know what's going on...
"Well then, isn't this a splendid surprise?" Wendy beamed with a cheery smile. "Looks like we've got ourselves a new mom, my dear brothers.~"
Wendy...why do you feel the need to do that to me? Bowser lamented towards his daughter, who was currently smiling that innocent girl smile, but he knew her SO much better than that.
Their Father-Daughter dynamic was a very strange one.
"Geez Pa! You've gotten so close so quickly! We didn't even get a chance to prepare for a mum yet!" Roy said with a hearty laugh, adjusting his pink shades.
"We have a new Mama?!" Lemmy and Larry beamed brightly.
"How are we supposed to find her a room back at the castle...?" Morton wondered.
"I'll build her one! It'll be easy with her mechanical know-how mixed with mine!~" Iggy laughed wildly.
"Goodness, Father. A prior notice would have been most helpful. We could have better integrated her into our family." Ludwig said while rubbing his chin with a sneaky smirk.
Great Star Spirits. Even Ludwig is playing along... Bowser mentally despaired. The universe really was having a laugh at him today.
"Alright alright everyone. Let's not be too rowdy. We're guests of Princess Peach, so we shouldn't make a mess of her home." Rosalina asked while slowly gazing towards Bowser. "You're looking rather tense, Bowser."
"I do agree." Wendy says with another cheery hum. "What's say after breakfast, we all take a nice relaxing visit to the beach? Let's all reeeallly relax by having a good trip to the beach! It'll be fun! Whaddya say, boys? Daddy's all stressed out from fighting Dry Bowser. A break is needed! Beach Day?"
"BEACH DAY!" Most others cheered in glee, while those like Mario, Peach, Luigi, Toadsworth, Kamek, and Bowser himself were deeply confused. Most others were VERY happy about this. And once again, Wendy turned towards Bowser with another innocent smile. Rosalina was also smiling towards him, and it was more calm and genuinely innocent.
That doesn't make him feel any less stupefied.
...Why me. Seriously. Why me?
First it's a ball party, now for a beach party. It's really funny how that turns out, huh?
Bowser needs to relax.
Rosalina is interested.
Daisy's fun, by the way.
Till next time, readers.
