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Chapter 14:
Can't Help But Wait
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For the next two weeks, Luigi followed exactly what Kanary told him to do. Every day he would compliment Wendy and provide her with whatever flowers and chocolate Kanary will supply to him.
At first, Wendy was surprise. She didn't expect him to offer her gifts. There was always a blush starting to form around her cheeks and she'll always turn away before Luigi can get a good look.
At that point, Luigi was happy to finally see some positive results. Although he had no idea what she did with the gifts afterwards, he knew his efforts were having some impact on the pink koopa. More than once he had caught her staring at his general direction, wondering what he'll have up his sleeve.
But despite the gifts, Wendy continues to ignore him whenever he tries to talk to her and before long, she gotten used to his offerings. Most of the time, she would spend her time pursuing the pervious affections of Sir Kalvin, much to both Luigi's and Kanary's disappointment. However, the green plumber could do nothing to change that and can only continue his own pursue of wining her affection.
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"Here you go; fresh roses from the best store in town." said Kanary.
"They are very beautiful," Luigi commented. "Thank you Kanary,"
"Oh don't thank me. Thank Ludwig; I had him go out and get them."
"I was wonderin' why dat koopa's always had flowers in his hands when I see him." said a new voice.
Luigi and Kanary jumped at the unsuspected voice. They quickly turn to the side to see Roy leaning against the stone wall.
"R-R-Roy?" Luigi stuttered, knowing full well they were caught red handed.
Kanary stepped forward, intending to deal with the larger koopa herself. "Roy, what are you doing here? Don't you know it's rude to ease drop on other people's conversation?"
The purple koopa lean off the wall and place his hands up in a defensive manner. "Easy there Kanary; I jus' wanted ta know where da plumber was gettin' all dese gifts from since he's not allowed ta leave da castle."
"Well, now you know; I've been supplying Luigi with everything he may need so Wendy may notice him."
"I can see dat," Roy said. "But does Ludwig know what you're doin'? I don't think he'll appreciate you givin' your gifts away to the plumber."
"I'll deal with him when the situation calls for it." Kanary answered.
Roy shrugged nonchalantly. "Whateva, he's your husband."
Kanary crossed her arms. "Why are you here, Roy? And I know it's not to find out what's Luigi been up to."
Roy sighed, knowing there was no point in denying it. "Fine, fine, you got me. I actually came around ta offer him some advice."
Both Kanary and Luigi frowned in confusion. "Advice? Why would you be willing to offer Luigi advice? You don't even like him."
"Yeah, but no matter how you see it, he's a lot better than Sir Kalvin here." He scoffed. "Somethin' isn't right about that Koopa. At first he was all over Wendy, but as soon as he finds out she was married he starts to give her the cold shoulder."
He crossed his arm. "I keep tellin' Wendy ta gets over him but you know how stubborn she is. She won't listen ta a word I say." He sighed. "Anyways, I thought if anyone can draw her attention away from dat black koopa, it'll be Mr. Hero here but apparently he's havin' jus' as much trouble as I am."
"So you're doing this for Wendy's wellbeing?" Kanary summarized. "Well, I guess that makes sense since you're closest to her."
"Exactly," Roy smirked. "So if you want dis little hook up ta be successful, then yur goin' ta need me on yur team, 'cause I'm da only one dat knows Wendy da best."
"Okay, what do you suggest we do then?"
"Well fo' starter's, I'll switch those roses fo' some water lilies; they're her favorite. Second, she has a sweet tooth so I'll bring in a lot more chocolate. You gettin' all dis plumber?"
Luigi jumped, breaking out of his shock that Roy, out of all the male Koopalings, was actually willing to help him with his situation with Wendy. He nodded quickly, not wanted to anger the normally calm koopa. Roy puffed and steps towards him. Luigi started to grow fearful as the purple stood in front of him.
"Look plumber, I'm not gonna hurt ya or anythin'." He said "I just want you to promise me somethin'."
Luigi swallowed. "W-W-What do you want me to promise?"
"That you'll treat her fairly and won't hurt her in anyway," He said. "Let's face it -you're not the first guy I'll pick fo' my sister. But against all odds, you two are stuck together so da least you could do is tried and make da best o' it. But before I can help ya, I jus' want ta know dat you'll treat her da same way you woulda treat that little flower princess you liked so much."
Everyone back at home had known his affections towards the Sarasaland princess so Luigi wasn't too surprise that Roy had mentioned her. He could understand what Roy wanted; to see his sister happy, despite not being able to fall in love. That's why he was trying to get her attention, so he could make her happy even if he wasn't.
"I promise you Roy that I plan on treating Wendy with nothing more but respect and fairness." He said softly. "I know she's not happy now but if she could give me a chance, I'll do anything just to make her smile."
Roy actually gave him a genuine smile, a clear sign that he had gain his trust. "Well, that's what I wanna hear. But I should warn you, dis won't be easy. It's going to take some time and some patience."
Luigi sighed, fatigue starting to get to him. But he couldn't stop now, not when he had already made it this far.
"I guess I can't help but wait."
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