"The two shades of green."

Chapter 4

"Remember me? Yoshi's memories."

Kamek looked at his king who was sitting on the large spiky throne with a distant look on his face, worriedly.

The monarch was greatly troubled by something but wouldn't tell the magikoopa no matter how much the elder asked him to.

The wizard frowned.

Not even the thought of capturing the beautiful princess Peach seamed to cheer the king up.

The wizard had a feeling it had something to do with the green plumber's death.

He himself couldn't care less about it. Just another obstacle out of the way to claiming the princess and obtaining control over Mushroom Kingdom.

He just wished it was Mario instead.

"My royal wickedness, is everything all right?" He asked trying to gain Bowser's attention.

He didn't get an answer.

"Are you planning an invasion on the Kingdom?" Kamek asked again.

Bowser let out a deep breath but didn't turn to face his old caretaker.

"We won't be invading this week Kamek." The fact that the usually fired up king didn't even snarl left the old wizard speechless.

"But m-master w-why?"

"Because it's unfitting to attack an enemy that's grieving." Bowser said calmly still staring at the nothingness. "I don't know what's wrong with me Kamek." He said rubbing his temples. "I feel as if I killed a boy instead of one of those annoying plumbers." He said feeling the guilt building up in his stomach. Luigi was just that innocent. He thought, then shook his head, growling at his own weakness. "Kamek am I going soft?" Bowser asked looking at his onetime father-figure for an honest answer.

The elder was about to give it to him but was silenced by the larger koopa's paw.

"My king? What's wrong?" Ye questioned alarmed, pulling out his magical wand. Again he was silenced. This time by a quiet: "Shut up Kamek."

The magikoopa may not hear it but Bowser did.

From the deep, dark corner of his throne room. Where his vision didn't reach.

A steady sound of someone flipping a coin with his finger.

The king immediately spotted the pattern in the, metal hitting fingernail, sound.

It was a massage.

In the Morse code.

Bowser closed his eyes and concentrated on the rhythm.

A minute later he had his message:

'Make-the-koopa-wizard-go-away.-We-need-to-talk.'

He nodded his head to give the person in the room a sign he agreed. "Kamek. Leave us."

The old koopa looked at his king shocked. Did Bowser louse his mind?

"B-But M-my K-king-"

"NOW!"

The magikoopa knew better than to disobey the king's so he hurriedly left the throne room.

As soon as he heard the door close Bowser turned his head to the shadowy corner.

The sound stopped.

"Alright we're alone. You can come out now." He said narrowing his eyes to slits as if it could help him see better.

An amused chuckle filled the darkness before him.

"I must admit you surprise me King Koopa. I never thought you had it in you." The voice was familiar to the Koopa king. Only something told him it used to be softer. "To grieve after a death of a long time enemy." Bowser could see a pair of dangerous looking, silver eyes that were so metallic-colored they almost glowed in the darkness. "Some would think you'd do everything to ensure this day to happen and jet…you still feel bad." The coin started flipping again.

Bowser growled. "Quit the yapping and show yourself!"

The figure chuckled again and stepped closer to the light. "Always the demanding aren't you?"

The Koopa king's eyes widened at the familiar body built. "W-Who a-are y-you?" He demanded balking away slightly. I-It c-can't b-be. No. H-He's dead! I saw him fall!

The figure smirked a bit as he stepped fully into the light. "You seriously don't remember me 's-fooled-by-the-guy-who-jumps-a-lot?"

#In Mario's house#

Yoshi looked at the photo album in his hands. Tears making their way slowly down his green reptilian cheeks.

It was the album of his life.

The album started with the picture of a confused Luigi finding his egg in a basket before their front door.

Mario was just cleaning the camera preparing it for Peach's upcoming birthday party so he used the moment to steal a picture.

Yoshi then turned the page.

The next picture was from the day he hatched. It presented an already born Yoshi cuddling to Luigi's chest who at the time was part glaring at his brother part hiding his eyes from the flash with his free hand (the other occupied by the baby dino) made by the camera.

Yoshi remembered that it really hurt his eyes.

The pic under was taken ten weeks after his hatching. It presented the green plumber trying desperately to feed the baby dino some mashed fruit with a spoon which the youngster decided to play decoration man.

Yoshi managed to chuckle at the ever-so-dirty green Mario brother all covered in dinosaur food.

Luigi was glaring again at his red clad brother, a thick vein already popping on his forehead, with the empty spoon in his hand. By the quality of the shot Yoshi figured Mario himself was probably tearing apart with laughter.

The third picture was taken the same day only a few seconds later and it showed Luigi yelling angrily and throwing a ball of mashed apples at the camera.

Chuckling sadly Yoshi turned the page.

The fourth pic was taken when he was already a year old. It was made when he was learning how to walk. Mario was behind him ready to launch and help the baby dino in case he fell while Luigi was in front encouraging his baby self to come to him with a smile and open arms.

He saw Daisy in the corner having the 'aww so cute' look on her face so Yoshi figured Peach was the one behind the camera.

The next page hold one of his personal favorite pictures.

It was made the night after the dino's first birthday and Yoshi remembered it like it was yesterday…

#Flashback#

"Aww why I have to go to sleep?" The birthday dinosaur blurred looking at his father from his place in the green clad man's arms. The party was still going strong and he didn't like the idea of leaving just jet.

Luigi chuckled. "It's late Yoshi and you want to grow big and strong don't you?" He said flipping the light's in the little dino's blue colored room and walking in.

"But me wanna play with uncle Malleo and aunty yummy and flower." Yoshi whined at the sight of his bed. It was hard for the one-year-old to say the words "Mario", "Peach" and "Daisy" so he just called them: "Malleo", "Aunty Fruit" and "Aunty Flower".

"I know Yoshi but its well past your bedtime and there's a new day tomorrow. And uncle Malleo promised he'll show you his go-kart remember?" Luigi said covering the dino in warm blankets.

"Oh rite." The green lizard blurred as he lied his head on his head on his pillow. The promise of seeing a real race car was tempting but the dino didn't want to give up without a fight. "Will you read me a story daddy?" He asked looking at Luigi with his big blue eyes pleadingly.

"Daddy".

That was the first word he didn't misspell and Luigi was quite proud of it.

The green clad plumber knew he couldn't resist the young ones 'puppy dog eyes' so he simply sighted and walked up to the bookshelf. "Alright but only one okay?"

End of flashback

Up to this day Yoshi remembered the warmth of Luigi's body as they laid together in his tiny bed.

He himself snuggling to the man's chest sucking his thumb, enjoying the closeness of his father and the feeling of security it provided.

The picture showed Luigi who fell asleep during the story, with his head resting on the wall behind him, and a bit of saliva slowly making its way down the edge of his mouth with his baby self, holding to his green sweater a sleep as well.

Yoshi closed the album with tears like two waterfalls hitting the books covers.

"I miss you daddy." He blurred.

JJJaguar15: Sorry I just had to put Yoshi in there. I simply love the idea of Luigi rising him and couldn't help myself!

Thank you everybody for all your reviews! (Never thought this story would have so much so it's really a pleasant surprise J ) I might have some problems with the plot so be free to PM me if you have any ideas or requests (like on who else should be shown mourning after our beloved hero in green (except of princess Daisy. I'll place her later. Promise).

Thanks again! Love ya all!

JJ15 over and out!