AN: Takes place after Queen of Boos, after they're married.;p

When Peach woke up this fine winter morning, she wasn't surprised that her ghostly husband wasn't there to greet her, as she had felt him whisper sweet nothings to her at an earlier hour but never opened her eyes for, and he did whisper at some point that he had a surprise for her that he seemed rather giddy about.

It didn't take too long to figure out just what his surprise was however, for as soon as she dressed for the day and stepped out of their bedroom, the contrasting green and white on the ceiling that clashed with the colors of the hallways of the mansion immediately caught her attention. He must've started an hour after she had fallen asleep, but popped in to whisper sweet nothings for the sake of bragging about his progress. Regardless of the details concerning how long he'd been at it…there was mistletoe entirely along the ceiling, as if he decided to use his magic to (hopefully temporarily) change the ceilings into nothing but mistletoe. Though he did go the extra mile of putting a sprig on each and every door frame as far as she could tell just by lowering her gaze down the hall.

She didn't doubt his intentions or reasons for all these very specific greeneries, as he still acted like the loving and doting newlywed around her even though they've been married for a few months now. Speaking of her husband, her engagement ring hummed to her to indicate that an invisible Boo was nearby, and since the hum was more rigorous than usual, she had no doubt that it was him.

He had the ring especially enchanted so that she wouldn't be too frightened of any jumpscaring Boos lurking and waiting to pounce, (it was another little safety precaution to settle his nerves that she didn't die of fright), and with the help of the glow of the jewel encrusted eyes in her ring (because it was shaped like a Boo), she could pin point where an invisible Boo was so long as she was close enough.

Frankly she didn't have to, as he had a dreadful habit of never staying hidden for very long when it came to her, since by his reasoning he was already given away by her engagement ring. But she did turn her head in his direction with a knowing look just before he phased into visibility.

"Caught me again, my Queen! And good morning my love! Hope you like and otherwise don't mind my redecorating." King Boo greeted her cheerfully and slightly nervously as he got to mention his redecorating project, poking his nubby hands together in bashful anticipation. Hearts visibly formed around him at the first two greetings thanks to his emotional magic.

Peach had to hold back the giggles that bubbled up as he drew near, for while she was flattered by the hearts from his emotional magic, she was incredibly surprised that he was wearing his less formal crown outside of their bedroom or when they were alone otherwise the same went for his smaller size of an average boo, most likely to seem less intimidating and that did help. He was also wearing a headband with a rod and a sprig of mistletoe tied to a line on the rod, like a small fishing pole. The headband also had faux reindeer horns to make him look cuter…and by his obvious hopes, very kissable.

"Good morning you very silly balloon of mine! I don't mind the redecorations at all actually. Although, I do have to wonder just what the inspiration was, even though the intent is as clear as a see-through Boo." Peach asked indirectly, as she coyly walked over to him with her hands behind her back, and a raised eyebrow.

"Heh, believe it or not it was just that one of the Boos had mentioned wanting to kiss someone under the mistletoe recently, and whether or not it was entirely loud enough for me to hear on purpose is up for debate." He chuckled bashfully, hoping the blinking of his nonexistent eyelashes looked innocent enough since she clearly saw through him for the why there was so much mistletoe.

"Is that so? Well, you'll have to find out who that Boo was so we can thank them properly." She replied coyly, leaning in for the kiss he so wanted as she puckered her lips for him to get the hint. Which he all too happily saw and took but then in his excitement his bragging nature decided to say something stupid.

"Did I say another Boo? I came up with it all by myself!" He bragged and floated closer to close the distance between their lips as he closed his eyes, completely forgetting that her kind nature wouldn't accept that change of an answer. As she poked him where his nose would be if he had one and pushed him away with her index finger during that poke. He opened his eyes at the feeling, and saw her stern expression of what looked like disdain in her pretty blue eyes, they even looked haughty to some extent. He instantly realized his mistake and flailed his little nubby arms around as he verbally corrected himself. "Alright, alright! I'll find whoever I heard it from and thank them!" She pulled back her finger at that, but he still couldn't help but beg with his biggest puppy dog eyes anyway. "Kisses, please?!"

Peach smirked, still looking somewhat haughty in his eyes, but it suited her since she was his Queen. She then pinched his left cheek, and dragged him a little closer to her as she made a simple request that nearly sounded like a threat in the low warning tone she used.

"No more taking credit just to impress me, got it?"

"Yes, dearest." He replied without hesitation, and easily would have done anything she asked especially with that look on her face.

She then cupped his other cheek while loosening her grip on the former one and finally pulled him in for a kiss. King Boo couldn't help but moan into it right away, since he was so desperate for it in the first place. She was soft and warm, and delicious as always, in short she was heavenly. Peach could actually taste something on him too and after several seconds of letting him indulge mostly, she pulled away to guess if she was right.

"Peppermint?"

"Uh-huhhhh~" He slurred happily, before realizing she was genuinely asking him about it. He had to actually shake himself out of it before he continued. "Uh, right, one of the Boos that like consuming things has been making Peppermint flavored hot chocolate since last night, they're still making it since I just had a cup myself. I wasn't sure if you'd be able to taste it or not, heh." He chuckled bashfully again.

"I didn't think that was possible either, but it's good to know anyway. And I'm still glad you're getting used to eating and drinking things, especially without it being for my sake." Peach replied fondly, and since he really was extra cute today, especially at his average Boo size, she decided to shower him with more kisses to his face. She couldn't help the fact that she loved to make him melt into the gooey marshmallow of a Boo puddle that he was. He was still her silly balloon after all.

"Have I ever told you how much I love you, my dear Peachy Peach?" King Boo slurred happily again when she pulled away eventually.

"Only every day since we've been married." Peach giggled, still flattered after all these months.

"Oh, good, I'm glad I've kept it up, because I love you as much as I am usually sized, no, I love you as much if there were a giant Boo even bigger than Boolossus!" He replied cheerfully, kissing both of her palms since she still had a hold of his face but the kisses he gave prompted her to let go as he decided to prove a point and float back a bit and grow back to his usual big kingly and round size, taking up most of the hallway but at least he wasn't Boolossus too big. Peach had to stifle her giggles again since he did it in a way that really made him look like a balloon filling up with air. She understood his point regardless.

"I love you too, you silly balloon of mine." She told him affectionately as she stepped closer again just to kiss him one more time, and he caught her lips, they indulged for a few seconds more before she pulled away to continue. "No matter what size or form you take." He gently kissed her forehead at that.

"You have no idea how happy that fact alone makes me, my dear." King Boo said softly in nothing but affection.

"Hey, give me some credit, I do have some ideas. Now come on, if you want to taste peppermint kisses yourself, I'll have to get myself a cup of that hot chocolate." Peach teased cooingly.

King Boo gave an excited smile, but quickly hid it by going into full gentleman mode and helping her down the stairs with a nubby arm.

Later that day, King Boo found that he LOVED her peppermint flavored kisses, and that made him love the holidays even more.