~Luigi's POV~
I groaned, waking up to the heat of the sun hitting my face with my eyes opening in flutters. I looked at my surroundings, seeing I was in one of Peach's guest rooms. It was decorated with green, though I didn't complain. Green was always my favorite color.
I swung my legs off the side of the bed after sitting up and looked around. My hat was on the nightstand. I grinned, taking it into my hand and realizing that being bad was never a good idea. Being the villain or bad guy wasn't who I was. I was the hero of the story (or the sidekick). Though, if I hadn't run I wouldn't have met...
My eyes widened. "Serenity!" I put my hat on my head and raced out of the room, stopping the moment I saw Mario rushing up.
"Luigi, thank God you're okay," He said, pulling me into a hug. I returned it a bit before pulling us apart.
"Mario, where's Serenity? What happened?" I asked.
"Serenity came and defeated her own mother," Mario answered as Peach walked up.
"Where is she now?" I asked again, worry entering my veins like an old friend. I saw the look in his eyes. He seemed hesitant to tell me more. Hesitant to tell me what happened.
"Mario, what happened?" I repeated again. He sighed.
"She left," He said. "She defeated the Shadow Queen with ease, checked on you...and then ran."
I stared, something in me bubbling with hurt. She ran away and never came back? My heart hurt at this thought.
"What?"
"She's gone, Luigi," Peach sighed with sorrow as she touched my arm in support. "I'm so sorry."
"But-" I started, my eyes brimming and stinging with unshed tears.
"She told me to tell you she was sorry and-" Mario trailed off, making me stare at him.
"And what?" I asked, getting a breath from Mario and a grinned.
"And that she loves you."
That was the last straw. I had to find her and tell her the same thing. I had to be a part of her life. And knowing Serenity, she would have moved out of the house that I have seen for the last 5 weeks. So, that was out of the question.
But I did know one thing that she did that I could count on.
~Serenity's POV~
It's been a few weeks since I left Mario to deal with his unconscious brother. It's been a few weeks since I decided to become good, to not define myself by my mother's actions.
Though, old habits die hard.
I was wearing my cloak, stabbing an apple from a cart without the owner knowing, and raced away to the forest. After all, it was Toad Town I was in.
"Do you think there's any vacancy in Evershade Valley, Rena?" Ivy had asked me that day I left Luigi. But I remained quiet. I didn't want to move to a different town. I didn't want to move away from my tribe, though it has disbanded since my mother's banishment.
I didn't want to leave Luigi.
However, as I was eating my stolen fruit, I thought about the answer to that question. Maybe Elvin would let me stay in one of those manors for a while. Just until things blew over. I mean, what's a girl like me to say no to a free mansion.
"You know, you should have paid for that," I jumped at the sound of his voice, my back still turned to him. "Especially since you've disowned your mother's teachings."
I gulped down my nerves as I slowly turned around, seeing Luigi standing there with his favorite hat placed on his head, but he was still wearing the newest look I helped him with. The leather jacket looked warn-out a bit.
"I guess you could say I'm still rotten to the core," I said, nervously giggling in response. He grinned taking a few steps towards me.
"I've been waiting to see you, Rena," He said.
"Well, here I am," The wind blew my hood down as I stared at Luigi, his sapphire eyes piercing their light into my brown ones. "We shouldn't be talking."
"Why? Because I'm the brother of Mario Mario, hero of the Mushroom Kingdom? And-"
"And I'm the daughter of an evil queen. Our worlds were never meant to collide," I said, getting ready to leave when he bolted forward, grabbed me by the waist, and pulled me close to him, planting his lips on mine.
I squealed in surprise, ready to push him away when I melted into his hold. My eyes closed, butterflies flew around my stomach. My heart raced with excitement.
And fireworks blew off in my head.
It was official, he was the one.
As much as I wanted this moment to last forever, he pulled away from the kiss, our eyes opening as he placed his forehead on mine. We smiled, his hand now on the nape of my neck as I held it there.
"I beg to differ, Serenity," He said, making me stare in surprise. "I love you, too."
(SONG: "Set it off" - Descendants)
I smiled as he held me closer, our lips connecting one more time.
ALL: Oh-eh-oh-eh-HEY!
~Mario Peach's Engagement Party~
LUIGI: Kings and Queens/it's our time to rise./Write the book/the story of our lives./This is us/taking back the night.
ALL: Oh-eh-oh-eh!
SERENITY: Break the spell/we were born this way./Be yourself/forget the DNA./Everybody raise your hands and say...
ALL: Oh-eh-oh-eh-HEY!
LAIKA: Sound the alarm/get on your feet./Let's set it off/and rock this beat./Dance till your heart is wild and free.
IVY: Feeling the power/let it all out./Like what you see/in the mirror/shout./We got the keys/the kingdom's ours.
EVERYONE: Oh-eh-oh-eh-HEY/Let's set it off/oh-yeah/start a chain reaction/never let it stop./Let's set it off/oh-yeah/you can make it happen/with everything you got/let's set it off!
LUIGI and LUPIN: It's time to set this thing off/let's make it happen now./I'mma make my own future/ignore all the rumors/show them how passion sound./They all told me I should back down/judging me 'cause of my background/thinking 'bout changing my path now./No, I ain't going out like that now!
Luigi raced off with Serenity right as Daisy spun in, making Lupin lock eyes with her and melt.
DAISY: Feeling the power/let it all out./Like what you see/in the mirror/shout.
LUPIN: We got the keys/the kingdom's ours. (Takes her hand and twirls her before they race back to the group)
EVERYONE: Let's set it off/oh-yeah/start a chain reaction/never let it stop./Let's set it off/oh-yeah/you can make it happen/with everything you got/let's set it off!
Everyone was having a blast. And new chapters were being written. Luigi and I officially told our friends we were together and from what I saw, Lupin and Daisy were getting along very well.
Mario and Peach announced their engagement to the kingdom and Ivy had decided to go back to her home kingdom of Sarasaland, and though she was the oldest, declared Daisy to become the queen.
Now I feel like I'm missing something.
...
Oh! Of course! I guess it's safe to say this.
And we all lived happily, ever, after.
(End of the song)
~THE END~
And that's a wrap!
I hope you enjoyed this story. I had so much fun writing it and I had so much fun creating Serenity's character. It was a blast.
I always had this idea of Luigi going dark and becoming the villain, as well as the idea of Luigi falling in love with the villain. Two different ideas. So, I thought, why not combine them.
And thus, Furfante was born lol.
Anyway, thanks for reading, God bless and remember: don't just write a story, paint a picture.
Peace!
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