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Author's Note:

There's the second chapter of the day; longer than the first one.

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Disclaimer: I do not own anything but the story idea and any OC(s).

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Chapter 38:
The Diary

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Wendy let out a tired sigh as she stepped out of the bathroom. She dropped the bucket full with of cleaning supplies on the floor and removed her gloves. She stretched, trying to ease the aches on her body before her eyes settled on the limp figure on her bed.

It has been eight days since the assassination attempt in the castle. But to her, it's been eight days since Luigi was unconscious.

Thanks to the mushrooms and magic healing spells the doctors were giving him, the green plumber's injuries were healing very well and he was making a rather fast recovery. Under Wendy's request, he was eventually moved to their room where Wendy kept a constant eye on him, much like he did when she was bedridden. A nurse or the doctor was scheduled to come by twice a day to check on his wounds.

Every day she hoped he would wake soon. Even though he was out of immediate danger, she worries that there may still be a chance that he'll never awaken again. That thought scares her as she often talks to him, hoping her voice would bring him back.

A knock on her door drew her attention. She walked over and answered the door. She smiled softly as she greeted her visitor.

"Hey, Roy; how's it going?"

Her older brother raised an eyebrow. "I should be sayin' da same thing to you. No one has seen you in a while,"

"Sorry, I've been busy with some other things," She said, glancing back in the room.

"So I've heard," Roy said as he entered inside the room and hands her some gifts. "Here, I found these by yur door,"

Since the incident, a lot of Koopas, Goombas and several Shy Guys wanted to thank Luigi for saving them. But since he was in a coma and won't be waking up for some time, they thought they'll contribute to his recovery by sending him get-well gifts. Some will deliver it personally; others will leave it by the door, not wanting to disturb Wendy. It is a bit of a surprise to see how an occurrence such as this can bring out the best in people. It just goes to show that they weren't as cold – blooded as others think.

"More gifts," Wendy said as she placed them beside the growing pile of presents. "I swear, half my room will be covered if this keeps up,"

Roy entered the room further. His hidden eyes landed on the limp figure on the bed. "How is he anyways?"

She smiled softly as she walks over to the bed. "Pretty good; Doctor says he's recovering fast, although he's not quite sure on when he'll wake up."

"I'm sure he'll be fine." Roy said. "He's a plumber after all; you know they're not ones to go down easy,"

"I know," She said softly, gently stroking Luigi's hair. It felt so soft between her talons. "I miss him through."

"I know you do Sis. Just give him a little more time."

Wendy nodded and said nothing more. Deciding to change topic, Roy lean against the wall and cleared his voice to regain her attention. "So…didja heard da news? The council members are thinking we should move to another castle."

"Oh?" Wendy turned to him with a raised eyebrow. "And where will we be moving?"

"Not quite sure, but rumors has it dat it will be Shell City."

"Shell City?" She frowned. "Why would they want us to move there?"

Shell City was the darkest and the worst place in all of Darkland. Although they shared many similarities, the Mushroom Kingdom's Rougeport looked more like a kindergarten class compared to this city. In fact, the city was so notorious that it was given the nickname 'The City of Misdeeds'.

Roy shrugged and leaned against the wall. "Not sure; den again, it is just a rumor. They might not even suggest it. Besides, King Dad decides where we go; they're just there to give him ideas."

He stood off against the wall and stretched. "Anyways, I only came by to check on ya. You don't have to keep yourself in here all day you know. You could ask one of us or da nurses to watch him fo' a few hours."

"I know." Wendy said. "I just want to be there when he wakes up. Like he did for me,"

"If that's what you want," Roy shrugged and walked towards the door. "See ya later, okay?"

"Kay,"

Once Roy left, Wendy glanced back at Luigi. She ran a talon through his hair again before gently cupping his face. She sighed and let her hand fall as she return back to what she was doing before Roy's visit.

She wasn't really one to clean; usually the maids will do that for her. But today she had a lot on her mind and cleaning seem like a good way to distract her from it.

She decided to reorganize Luigi's drawer. Everything was already neat and put in order except for a few things. Wendy chuckled to herself. She had long figured out that the plumber was a neat freak, especially when she came home one day and found him cleaning their room.

She sighed again and return back to her work. Taking out a few of his shirts, she spotted something brown hiding underneath them. She frowned and pulled the item out from the drawer.

"What's this?" she asked. "A book?"

This didn't look like any of the books she saw Luigi reading. Nor did it look like it came from the library. Puzzled to know what it was, she opened it to the first page.

"This diary belongs to...Luigi?"

She looked up at the unconscious man on the bed. She didn't know Luigi kept a diary. Nor have she ever see him written in one.

Wendy glanced back at the book in her hands. Within these pages were all of Luigi's experiences as well as his personal thoughts and feelings. She frowned, she was in turmoil. She knew she couldn't read something as private as this but she wonder what Luigi thought of her.

In the end, her curiosity got the better of her. Quickly she folded up the clothes and put them back in the drawer. She sat down in chair she had placed next to the bed and gave Luigi an apologetic kiss on the cheek. Slowly, she opened the book to Luigi's first few entries.

This wasn't the first time Luigi had written a diary. Apparently, this was his sixth one and he doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. For the most part, the entries were quite humorous to read but were very detailed. His brother seemed to be a common topic. Although he often talked about how unfair it was to be left behind from an adventure, he talked fondly about his twin and how happy he makes the princess.

She skipped through those pages; she didn't care about his older brother or his flimsy pink wife. She scanned through until she found something that catches her attention. She continued reading from there.

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"Today is the day," it read. "It's the day I'm finally going to ask the love of my life, Princess Daisy from the Sarasaland, to become my girlfriend. We dated several times before, but it was never made official. It may have taken me a while to build up the courage but it'll definitely be worth it in the end.

"I plan on doing it at the party tonight in Princess Peach's Castle. All the Toads wanted to celebrate the 10 month anniversary of the day her and my brother become a couple.

"I can't help but chuckle slightly to myself as I recall the crush I once had on the fair princess. I never told her how I felt because I knew how Mario felt about her and I didn't want to ruin his chance. Now they're both together and happy.

"I'm happy for them too, of course, but I'm even more excited about my time with Daisy. I have a feeling that things are going to be different after tonight."

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Wendy paused for a moment to reflect on what she just read. So Luigi once had feelings towards the Mushroom Princess. She snorted; that wasn't too surprising. Everyone there had considered her to be perfect, despite how weak and native she was.

She flipped over to the next page to find out what happened next. Judging from the tone, it didn't sound good.

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"Well, I was right about before. After last night, things are now different…just not in the way I had hoped.

"Like I had promised, I asked Daisy to be my girlfriend. Her response…'Ah crap'.

"Actually, at first she response by laughing, like I had just told a joke or something. When she finally calmed down and realize I was serious, she said that...and not in a good way.

"Apparently, she was secretly seeing someone else, someone she really liked. I didn't know who, I was too heartbroken to ask or maybe cared. All those times she would flirt, play, or simply hang out with me were all just for fun; they didn't mean anything- at least to her it didn't.

"I felt terrible after that. All I wanted to do was crawl under a rock and die right then and there. And that feeling didn't get any better when Mario proposed to Peach that very same night too.

"I gave them the best smile I could muster and congratulate them as well as everyone else. I didn't say anything about me and Daisy; I didn't want to ruin their happy moment. The party had a different tone after that; everyone was now celebrating the new engagement between them. I was too depressed for this joyful time; I left for home early and cried into my pillow all night. Mario never home, he spent the night at the castle with his new fiancé.

"That least one of us had a great night..."

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Wendy frowned after reading that entry. It sounds like Luigi had taken a pretty hard rejection. And his brother's oh–so–happy engagement only made him feel worse.

She wanted to continue reading when she heard a knock on the door. She jumped, not expecting to have company.

"Uh, who is it?"

"It's me, Miss Wendy, the nurse."

"The nurse?" Wendy thought. The nurse wasn't supposed to be here until six. Glancing at the time, she gasped. It was 6:15; she was so focus on the diary that she hadn't notice time passing by.

"Uh, just a minute," She announced as she close the diary.

She placed it back in Luigi's drawer so no one else could see it and walked over to the door. She opened it and allowed the nurse to come in.

"Good afternoon, Mistress Wendy; how are you today?" The nurse greeted.

"I'm fine, just doing some little reading," she said.

The nurse nodded in reply and walked over to the bed to care for Luigi. Wendy silently watched as the nurse checked his vital signs and changed his bandages with trained gentle hands.

"Were there any changes since the last visit?" The nurse asked, breaking Wendy out of her thoughts.

"Uhm, no; no changes at all," she reply.

"Well, his wound is healing quite well but it looks like there might be some scarring," The nurse said as she finish up. "The doctor is schedule to come in tomorrow to check on him."

"Alright," Wendy nodded.

The nurse made sure Luigi was comfortable before leaving room. Once she was gone, Wendy went back to the drawer and took out the book again. Before she could resume, she heard her stomach growled out of hunger.

"Food first, then reading,"

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Ending Note:

Happy Fourth of July :D

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