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Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story idea and any OCs.

Chapter 40:
Turning Things Around

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Well, it took her a few days, but Wendy was almost finished reading the entire dairy. The entry she was certainly on describes the day she bumped into him in the hall; the same day he had started developing feelings for her.

"Something strange happened to me today and not in a bad way. I guess it started with this morning...

"I was in the kitchen baking cookies when Wendy came in. I offered her some and she smiled at the first bite.

"To me, smiles were a good sign. They usually meant that I was doing something right in our relationship. But lately, I've wanted to see them more often for no particular reason at all. I'm not sure why, but each time I see her she smile, it made me feel warm and happy on the inside, even for a little.

"Anyways, while we were eating, Bowser Junior came by and stole Wendy's cookies. She was pretty upset about it so I made her a new batch. Junior came back. I offered to give him some after he apologized to Wendy for breaking her necklace the other day. He reluctantly did and ran off with the cookies I gave them.

"After the chocolate snack, I started to feel a little bloated so I decided to take a walk around the castle. Along the way, I met up Lemmy, Larry, and Morton who were getting ready to play tennis. To my surprise, they asked me to be their fourth player.

"This was the first time was ever asked to join anything since I moved here to the castle. It was me and Morton verse Larry and Lemmy. We could have won if it wasn't for the lucky shot Larry made in the last game.

"Regardless of the lost, we still had a good time. Morton even asked for a rematch the next time I had the day off. That really meant a lot to me because it felt like I wasn't their enemy anymore, like I was one of them now. I'm not going to lie but I can get use to that feeling.

"Then came the strange part…On my way back to my room, I accidently bumped into someone. That someone turned out to be Wendy. I asked if she was okay and everything froze in place.

"The moment my eyes locked with her, it was like I had fallen into some sort of a trance. My body felt really warm, especially in my chest. I didn't know how long we're stayed like that but eventually she turned away.

"She apologized and left. I just stood there, wondering about this strange warm feeling had inside me."

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Wendy remembered that day clearly. Her whole face had turned red and her heart was pounding hard in her chest. Because of that, she started avoiding him, uncertain of her feelings towards him. And according to the next entry, it had bothered him.

She continued on to the next one which contained a dream he had some time after the last one. She read through it and by the time she was done, she was completely flushed.

Apparently, Luigi had an intimate dream about them being together. That explained the incident they had in the bathroom some time ago. Admittedly, Wendy had never done such sexual activity before and she can't help but blush at the thought of doing such a thing.

As a princess, she was meant to be kept a virgin until the night of her wedding. Even though it was now considered okay for girls to have sex before marriage, it was more preferable and honorable that women of high respectable classes remained untouched until they are married off.

She'll admit, she had thought about it in the past several times. Back when she was still into Kalvin, she often wondered what it would be like when they do finally get together. Now, those thoughts make her sick to her stomach but her curiosity of the idea still lingers.

She hummed and buried her face in the rest of the entries. She beamed when she found the entry she had been looking for. It was written as such:

"Last night, Wendy and I had another date, and from the looks of things, it went pretty well. We got pretty comfortable being close to each other. It no longer feels awkward when we hold hands and she gotten use to light kiss on the cheek or hand.

"With every date, I learn a little about her. She's really good listener especially since I tend to talk a little too much at times, and a great singer which I have heard from first-hand.

"She's also quite mellow. I saw her in the courtyard the other day, simply relaxing with her music player. I have to admit she looks adorable when she's so calm like that and my heart skips a beat whenever she smiles.

"I really like it when she smiles. They always make me feel warm and happy inside. I try my best to make her smile as often as possible. They'll like a drug to me; so addicting.

"I'm slowly falling in love with Wendy, I just know it. And it's only an amount of time before I can say the three words that will make it official."

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Wendy smiled after reading the entry and glance over at the figure on the bed. Despite all her negative traits, Luigi still manage find some of her good ones. And after some time, he proved that he loved her by nearly losing his life.

She hummed and closed the book softly. They say that in a marriage, it was always give and take. Well, Luigi has done a lot of giving while she has done a lot of taking. Perhaps now is the time that she turned things around.

Wendy sighed tiredly and placed the diary on the nightstand. It was getting late and she felt ready to turn in for the night. She stood up, stretching her aching limps, and headed towards the bathroom. After about fifteen minutes, she came out in her night gown.

She turned off the lights and climbed into bed beside Luigi. She planted a good-night kiss on his cheek and carefully snuggled close to him. She sighed softly as she slowly started drifted off into sleep. She knew what she had to. And by the time Luigi was all better, she'll have everything ready for him.

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"Now the Chaos Heart is mine! I will use this to destroy all worlds…and create perfect new ones! So, shall we get started? Now I have all I need...to become the king of all worlds!"

"And that's pretty much what happened."

Luigi frowned as he watched the memory before him. Mr. L had just showed him all his missing memories from the time he had served under Count Bleck as his more 'promising' minion. It bothered him to say the least. But what really concerned him was the memory he was watching now.

"Not our best highlight moment, I know." Mr. L said. "In fact, I wouldn't even mind if we actually forgot this one."

"Mario... ever told me any of this," He said softly.

His darker self shrugged. "He probably never wanted to."

"But...we're brothers." Luigi reasoned. "We're a team; we tell each other everything,"

"Correction: you were a team. Back when you were kids, the two of you were like peas in a pod. But everything changed when Ms. Blond-Louis-Lane got kidnapped. Some time after that, Mr. Italian-Superman became more focus on saving her and being everyone's number one hero."

"It wasn't like that."

"Not at first, but eventually it did. Speaking of not telling anyone, you never told Sir Jumps-a-lot you had feelings for Lady Kidnaps-often."

Luigi turned away slightly. "Peach was Mario's."

"And that's where you're wrong, Luigi." Mr. L said firmly. "She was never Mario's or Bowser's or anyone's for that matter. To you, she was always fair game. You just mentally fooled yourself into thinking that she was your brother's and never made the attempt to pursue her. Instead, you settled for her friend, Ms. Tomboy, and we both know how that turned out." He scowled.

Mr. L never really like Daisy - at least, not in the same way Luigi did. Sure, he did find her to be an attractive woman and a strong individual. Compared to the Mushroom princess who he saw as the exact definition of a traditional princess, Daisy was more of a warrior princess. She was willing to stand up and fight with anyone who tries to mess with her, instead of sitting around and cry for her hero to come save her.

But despite what he thought, he could never saw her in a romantic way. There was just something about her that just didn't feel right with him. He tried to warn his conscious self about this but his love for her was already too strong. Any doubt he would have had were quickly dismissed before they can even become an idea. All Mr. L can do at that point was scream and shout from whatever mental cage he was trap in as he watch Luigi make the biggest mistake of his life.

And he was right...The day Luigi asked the flower princess to be his girl was also the day his heart broke into a million pieces. What was simply uncertainty towards the Sarasaland ruler quickly became anger and possibly hate after she revealed her true colors. At the wedding, she showed no sympathy towards Luigi; she only scowled him for mourning over the bond he thought they had...the bond she manipulated him into believing in. The brunette didn't even feel sorry for deceiving him and for that, he despises her.

The green man frowned and turned back to the memory. He saw Dimentio snapped his finger and him involuntary stepping forward. The jester snapped his finger again, revealing the floro sprout that was controlling him. His hands clenched into tight fists.

"Was I really that weak... to get control so easily?" He said mostly to himself.

"...Maybe," Mr. L answered as honestly as he could. "But you said it yourself, you've always let everyone else take charge that you lose sight of your own life. At least now, you're working on getting it back, no matter what it takes. And you don't need your brother around to hold your hand. You already got the skills it takes to get things done on your own. Brobot is a good example."

"Brobot..." Luigi said fondly. "I still can't believe I made such a machine."

"Well, it's about time you start believing it. You always had a thing for machinery, tinkering with whatever gadget you got your hands on as a kid. You even had plans for becoming an engineer some day." Mr. L frowned. "Whatever happened to that?"

Luigi sighed. "It was around the time our parents passed away. First, it was Papa and then Mama followed after him a month later. I took it pretty hard. It was then I realize that Mario was the only family I had left. We both didn't want to be separated from each other so I decided to go into the family plumbing business with him. I really didn't care how well the job paid. I got to work with my hands and stick close to Mario. To me, it was like a win-win."

He turned his gaze to the ground. "I never imagine we would drift apart like this. I always thought we'll always be by each other's side forever...like he promised."

"Well, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but... that can't always happen. People change, they grow - for better or for worse. You managed to stay relatively the same for the most part, but now it's time that you change as well. Forget about the past and look forward to the future. If not for you, then at least for her..."

"Her...?" Luigi questioned. Mr. L didn't need to answer. Her voice was already breaking through the silence.

"~Luigi~" said the voice. "~Luigi~"

The green man quickly turned around. "Wendy?"

"~Luigi...Please, wake up...Luigi~"

"Wendy," Luigi yelled out. He turned back to his darker self. "I have to get back to her."

Mr. L nodded in understanding and extended his hand to him. "Here, take my hand; everything that I am will merge with you and become yours."

Luigi looked down at his darker self's offer. With a determined expression, he took it and the two shared a firm handshake. Suddenly, a bright light appeared in Luigi's vision. The last thing he saw was Mr. L smiling at him before his whole world turn white.

"Thanks, Luigi; for now on, your future is looking bright."

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Ending Note:

Sorry any Mr. L/Daisy fans, but in this fanfic, Mr. L does not like Daisy.

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