Chapter 6

The young couple walked the streets hand in hand, gazing into each other's eyes, not daring to let go. They showed no shame about the PDE they were showing, not even a little. As failing to hide their affection for each other wasn't enough it also goes without saying that they immersed themselves into deep conversation.

"So, how was life in Sarasaland? Heard you made a huge name for yourself, any fans?" she "flirted", not really; she's a girl, you know she was trying to find out if he cheated. Luigi, knowing better, responded, "Only you, and it was fine but I could do without the sand, makes it hard to see." Rosalina laughed at her boyfriend's "silliness", it had been too long.

Right after Luigi left the mushroom kingdom, he fled to the only place Princess Daisy would never look; her own kingdom, Sarasaland. In there he became a mercenary, he was so skilled that it didn't long before the king himself noticed. Throughout his adventures as King Chuck Norri- I mean Richard's personal guard his Sharingan's abilities vastly improved, instead of the two tomoe pattern he had a mature three and the young Uchiha wasn't the guy to shy away from sporting it. Those rare and priceless rad eyes were open and on display twenty-four seven. "You know, it's still hard to believe my boyfriend is an Uchiha," she reminisced. He returned her comment with a smile, "Enough about me, what about you? What's new? Been cheating on me lately?".
"Only if they're hot", she joked, "Mostly busy monitoring everything at the battle dome. Thanks for telling everyone by the way, sure made my job a whole lot easier now that I'm in charge of overseeing the entire shinobi academy, so yea, thanks babe."
"Love you too rose," he smart-mouthed.

Apparently, while Luigi was away he "accidentally" revealed of few secrets about his new abilities. Turns out the source of his power is an energy called chakra, an ancient aura believed to be long gone. When the king found out about this he ordered for a new breed of soldiers and called them Shinobi. When news broke out the Mushroom Kingdom, along with other nations, rushed to train themselves. A new arms race was born as each territory made new weapons to accommodate the evolving shinobi style, eventually, this got so out of hand that a new culture was born. These new fighters were said to be faster than regular soldiers, kill at twice the rate, and even outmaneuver basic military weapons, Kunais are among the most basic and common in these ninjas' arsenal.

The mushroom kingdom, specifically, has taken this to a whole new level when they began training children in these new shinobi academy schools that would prepare kids for modern ninja life. Then the academy catered towards young chunin, official shinobi and where the gang now ranked, that's what Rosalina was in charge of. Seeing as this was still in an experimental society they entrusted the youth with someone who knew the most about the concept of chakra. Finally, the battle dome was the training ground where it all went down.

As Luigi continued to catch up on Rosalina's life he decided not to beat around the bush, "So, how are they?".
That made her expression change, "Where do I begin?"
"Peach," he started.
"No one's seen her, not since she found out about them. The kingdom kinda went downhill after the people found out, things are calm now but still unstable ever since, good thing Mr. Toadstool has kept everything in order. It's just not the same without her. You didn't run into her, did you?" she asked since he brought it up.
"I might," he said discreetly, trying not to spill anything. If there is something Luigi was full of these days it was secrets. "Ok Rose, what about them?".
Rosalina hesitated at first but ultimately gave in, "Well, they're still together if that's what you're asking. I mean, Mario was the football captain and Daisy's the most popular girl in College, remember? Now, Mario's the most skilled fighters in the Mushroom Kingdom and after the rumors died down no one really questioned it, after Peach disappeared everyone just accepted it as them as the new thing."
"You mean second strongest." he corrected; yea right, like he's letting Mario be happy ever again. Luigi had a hatred that no one could quench, only with Rosalina could the light in his eyes remain.

Rosalina gave a small disappointing sigh, that's the only thing her boyfriend heard, but let it go as she looked forward towards the night. "So, where are we going? You only said it was a surprise," she excitedly asked. "We're here," he said then pointed.

"Whoa!" Rose's eye lit up with amazement. This has got to be the fanciest place she'd ever seen!
"How did you-"
"Anything for you my love," he flirted before escorting her inside.

"Wow! I ain't no gold digger but after this, I ain't messing with no broke niggas," she joked making her boo slightly chuckle. "Yea, did I mention that I'm rich? Being the king's personal mercenary comes with huge perks you know."
"You don't say. I mean, this is Star Club, you know they invented the word 'exclusive' for this place. I heard Toadstool could only get here once and he is legally allowed to be served anywhere. Did I ever tell you that I love you?" Rosalina rambled on as she failed to maintain her composer. Luigi felt amusement at his girlfriend's silliness, not long after a familiar tune played in the background. Rosalina stopped her talking immediately after she heard the song play only to continue not shutting up.

"OMG babe! Do you remember this song?"
"No"
"Me neither, I also don't remember this being the first song we danced to on our first date, and I also don't remember you promising to dance with me everything it played. Now get!"
"Rosalina I was drunk," he protested.
"You don't wanna dance with me?" she pouted as she gave him those sad puppy eyes he could never say no to. Seeing as his ass was backed into a corner he swiftly obeyed and took his blond princess to the dance floor where they slow danced to the rhythm. There, they smiled and poured their feelings out to each other as it felt like they were the only two people alive right now.

"I'm so happy to see you again Luigi," she admitted with such sincerity and joy. She couldn't help but cry, but as those happy tears rolled down her soft cheeks the many painful memories emerged. The times she felt absolute depression at the sight of her beloved taken by another and then thrown away like a ragdoll. Fortunately, it was different now. She had him and this bitch was not letting go. The pain was still there but being with the man she loved made it all worth it and just like that the light came back to her eyes, at the sight of that man by her side.
"Luigi" she called him.
"Yea?"
"I love you" she confessed and blushed as if it was her first time. Rosalina's voice sounded so innocent and so pure that the light returned to his eyes.
"I love you too," he wholeheartedly admitted. Then he raised his hand up to her forehead and brushed her hair aside exposing her gently hidden Sharingan underneath. At that moment only one thought flooded his mind, "Beautiful".

Her eye perfectly reflected his own and by the look of her total submission, it seems only Luigi knew about this and she trusted no one else but her beloved. Not to mention how the red in their eyes perfectly complemented the blush in their faces.

"Rosalina"
"Luigi"
They said as they leaned closer and tighten the gap between them.

"From this day forward I pledge my undying loyalty to you, my one and only, and to never leave your side. To be faithful till the very end and burn with a passion of desire only for you, even in the midst of darkness and despair our love will overcome and illuminate a path for us. Let our Sharingan be proof of that, that which I swear by and hope to achieve, as we are linked. To you I say, my love, I swear by my honor as an Uchiha that you are my one and only, any other is just an obstacle to overcome and strengthen our bond. Your light is my light and your darkness is now mine. Even in the depths of loneliness and isolation, I will pull you out to tell you a million times over that I love you for our eyes are a true mark of our pride as Uchiha bredren. The past may have destroyed us but it also became the stepping stone to forming our foundation, and now we have nothing but the future to look ahead, together. I may not know what lies ahead but all I know is the comforting fact that one day with you is a day worth living," they pledged to each other before leaning in closer and finally sharing a passionate kiss in the middle of the starry night.

(Flashback)

Two years ago, before Luigi fled, word spread that Peach was nowhere to be found and Daisy misled Toadstool by letting him know about Luigi's new eyes and let him correlate the two. Afraid of the young Uchiha's involvement Toadstool issued a warrant for the runaways capture. The streets were cleared and only soldiers marched around hoping to find Luigi who hid in the shadows. The cautious teen avoided any unnecessary contact as his eyes would immediately give him away. Knowing all the public routes were closed he carefully weighed his options. "Alright, let's see what these eyes can do," he wondered. It didn't take long for him to notice the red eye's advantages, first, he could see clearly in pitch black. When the coast was clear he ran and hid under a small hill as he waited for the lookouts to pass by, that's when he noticed it. The inside of their bodies, at the center a blue flame and waves of lines that came from the flame surrounded their entire bodies. It was nothing like he'd ever seen before, it was structured and dispersed throughout the user like what veins do to blood. "What is that?" he asked.

"That's chakra"
Luigi stumbled back! He was surprised someone spotted him and panicked now that he's in deep shit. He slowly peeked at who his capturer was and feared the worst. "Rose?" he unexpectedly asked. "What? You asked," she responded then joined him. "What you are looking at is chakra. It's basically a form of energy, every human being has it. Those red eyes of yours are called the Sharingan, the power that the light of the eye generates and the pupil emanates, it is said that this visual prowess can see through all chakra among other things and only those with dominant Uchiha genes have it. The energy by itself is useless but when combined with physical energy it can be used as a weapon," she explained.
"How do you use it?"
"No one knows, until now- wait, the guards are gone, go!" she hurried him. Luigi followed closely behind her as she led him to the river near Peach's castle. That's when she pointed at it, "Inside there is a secret pipe that will lead you outside. Trust your Sharingan and in return, it will guide you."

"Okay, but how do you know t-". He froze immediately! In front of him stood Rosalina, staring at him, with her Sharingan! finally, what she tucked under her hair came to light; this answered so many questions. Rosalina slowly approached him and hypnotized him in a genjutsu. At that moment Luigi saw her memories flash before his eyes, each one carrying its own pure emotion. "I can't make him fall in love with me but at least I can give him a reason to care."
He saw everything. From the beginning, she was there even before Daisy. They used to play around together, eat together, grow up together, then hung out together before that brunette demon came along and conquered her meant to be. Every time Rose was with him her heart skipped a beat and her world turned upside down. What she felt he now felt and it didn't take long to understand that he was with the wrong person the whole time! Even when he was taken she was there, even if she had to bear the heartache and that was all for him. When Luigi spent nights alone she was there for him, always! He was almost in tears, without thinking he gave a rose a smile and hugged her tightly. "If only I knew sooner," he apologized trying not to choke because of the tears. Rosalina patted his back like a caring mother, "Well, there's nothing we can do about that now."
"No, but I will come back for you!...

(Flashback Over)

"Ice cream!" she craved. Luigi tried to ignore her as she begged slash demanded, mostly demanded. As they passed through a familiar shortcut they both glanced at the old lake and smiled.

Entering the shop all eyes were on them, Luigi was slightly bothered but ignored them for Rosalina's sake especially because she was such a delicate company. "Hi, how can I help yo- Luigi?" asked the waiter. "Hi Toadette!" Rosalina greeted. She ignored her and continued to gaze at him. "What are you doing here?" she asked a little scared. Luigi looked at his girlfriend, "I thought my name was cleared?".
Rosalina gave him a dumb look, "I tried but you know Daisy." Even when the couple acted normal Toadette still didn't stop staring at Luigi, "Wow you changed your look, your red- um- hair…". He snapped his finger infront of her, "Hey! My eyes are down here". Rosalina giggled at her man's silliness which helped ease the tension in the room. She then wrapped her self on his shoulder and sent him her loving vibe, "Sorry girl, he's still getting used to it all." Toadette understood, smiled, then took her order.
"What do you want my love?" she asked her beloved.
"I'm not into sweet things".
"Okay Sasuke," she roasted.
"That's a crappy anime" ;)

The moon with all its glory finally decided to seed its domain to the sun. "Well, I think it is time to return," she announced. Luigi nodded and so they went on their merry way, flowing with love every step of the way.

"Okay come in," she informed Luigi before giving him wiggle room. He appeared in an instant and this time came in from the window. The new academy had many rooms in its dorm, but one rule specifically absolutely forbade boys after lights out. Fortunately, many have found a way around it and bent the rules a little. Even the Senseis knew this, so they only excused the most crafty bastards and ratted the simpletons out; after all, this was part of being a shinobi. Rosalina guided Luigi to her bed and they laid there enjoying each others warmth. As the sweet night turned bright the couple began to rest...or did they?