A/N: Yay got my second review! Thank you angela, you're review was very nice! Don't worry, I'm gonna stick with it for a while at least. Well, this chapter's long since they FINALLY MEET. Thank god. Anyway, it's mainly long cuz of all the POV changes. I felt as though it's necessary, since they both will have very different out looks. Don't worry, I'll try not to make it to repetitive feeling. Well, enjoy!
Chapter 6: Dinner for two
Fawn
I walked in to the dining hall. The first thing I noticed was that it was somewhat dark, there only being a few torches on the wall, and a few candles on a fancy, two person dinner table in the center of the table.
I stood there for a few seconds, not sure of what to do, until a Koopa with a bow tie walked up to me.
"Hello ma'am," he spoke in a smooth tone. "King Bowser has not arrived yet, so you may be seated and wait until he's arrived."
"Oh, um, oka-" I was interrupted by the door on the other side of the room opening. What I could identify as a Dragon Koopa walked in. So that's Bowser... We both stared at each other for a little bit, mouth me observing his features. He was huge, really standing at six-five, maybe taller, and a bulky physique. Just about every muscle surged with power, he looked very imposing. He had flame red hair, and the sane facial scales as the Dragon Koopa I saw before, except his features were a little more rugged. He looks so...cool! But even more then that...he feels familiar. Like we've met almost...
"What are you looking at?" I heard him grumble in a low octave. Wow, that voice is so low!
"I said what're you looking at?" He said a little louder. I snapped out of it and began to blush madly. Oh damn, Cult told me you're not supposed to stare! "Um...I...uh," I stammered. I finally squeaked, "Sorry!"
I could see him roll his eyes, even in the dim lighting.
The waiter quickly said, "Well why don't you two have a seat?" He said, gesturing to the table. Bowser walked towards the table, the floor shaking a little with his steps. His footsteps are so loud! Cool!
"Madame?" I heard the waiter question. I realized I was just standing there.
"Oh! Sorry!" I said, quickly, before rushing to my seat. I heard Bowser sigh, which made me cringe a little. Cult was right...people do get upset when you're not paying attention! I need to focus.
Bowser
I made my way down the hall. Ugh...I still can't believe they kidnapped the wrong girl. This new one better have some good information on her...
I didn't think about Kamek's idea of liking her, because I didn't think that would happen. Peach is who I love.
I walked in to the room with a sour face, and looked ahead of me. I saw the human girl, and I had a different reaction then I thought I would come over me. Like I had déjà vu or something, this girl just seemed familiar. I looked at her to see if I really did know her. She had long, straight black hair and a light tan. She was also wearing a pink dress. Peach's dress. This snapped me out of it and I growled.
That dress looks stupid on her. Why'd they give her Peach's dress? She shouldn't be wearing that...
I noticed that she hadn't noticed I had growled. In fact, she hadn't seemed to notice I had been staring at her for a bit, to my delight. She seemed to be in a complete daze. She was just staring at me, with this stupid look on her face. Like a kid that goes to the zoo for the first time. She thinks I'm a freak, doesn't she? A monster. An ugly monster. I swear, everyone from outside the Darklands does...
"What're you looking at?" I grumbled. She seemed to be grow more fascinated, which made me more irritated. This was getting on my nerves, I didn't like this dumb girl staring at me. "I said, what are you looking at?" I said, louder and more irritated.
"Oh...I...uh," she stammered. I duly noted that she had a somewhat high voice, but not quite Peach's soprano. "Sorry!" She squeaked, pathetically. I rolled my eyes at her. Typical outside girl. This'll be real fun.
The waiter quickly attempted to break the tension. "Why don't you two have a seat?"
I walked to my seat, the bigger one made of stone, and sat down.
"Madame?" I heard the waiter say. I turned my head to see her quickly say "Oh! Sorry!" before rushing to her seat.
I sighed, knowing she was taking in the monster. Some ran away, some observed from a distance. But the perception was the same. She seemed to cringe when I sighed, not that I really payed attention to it.
"Well," the waiter said, standing by table. "Tonight we've prepared a good dinner for the two of you. Madame, I'm sorry, but we've already prepared the meal we thought Princess Peach would appreciate, so you'll have to suffice with that."
"Oh...yes, of course." She said with certainty. Well at least she's not a spoiled brat.
"Glad to hear your understanding. Milord, as per your request, Kamek ordered the meal to be made, and it's almost completion now. We're sorry that there's any delay, but we had to make dinner for the Koopalings as well, and we wanted to make the perfect meal for you two."
"That's why I asked ahead of time," I grumbled. Cooking for the Koopalings and I takes the entire kitchen staff to cook for. Feeding us both combined is like feeding two Chain Chomps. I knew there'd even still be a delay, but I was expecting it, and was almost looking forward to it. Because it meant more time with Peach.
He left and I was left with this girl who I didn't even know. I looked at her and saw her staring in to space. I groaned softly and looked down. This is freaking awful, I'm stuck with some dumb bitch! I was considering leaving, when I remembered one of the reasons why I came down here in the first place.
I sighed loudly and asked, "What's your name?"
She jumped a little in her stupor. "Huh?" She said dumbly, breaking out of her stupid trance.
I growled. "I said, what's your name?"
"Oh...Fawn," she said, nervously.
"Fawn what?" I asked, hoping to get more information from her with her last name. I was hoping that maybe she'd be a relative of Peach or Daisy or something.
"My name's Fawn Forest..." She said.
I sighed. Weird name...but it doesn't hold any info, as far as I know.
We sat in silence for a bit until she spoke again. "Um...I'm sorry if I made you mad..."
I rolled my eyes and said, "Stupid."
She frowned and said, "I don't think I'm stupid. I just wasn't paying attention, that's all."
I noticed her tone shift, and when I looked at her questioningly, she seemed to be embarrassed. I rolled my eyes again. "Whatever."
The food hadn't come yet, so I decided that she was still worth some more prodding.
"Where are you from?"
"Oh, I'm from a village called Forest Village. It's a village in a forest...but you probably haven't heard of it though..."
I shook my head. So far she is completely useless to me! This is a bust. Screw it, might as well go for broke and mess with her. Not like she's important at all.
"Got any secret information on how to defeat Mario?" I asked sarcastically, now playing with my silverware.
I think she quirked up a little. "Well actually-"
"Here are your meals," the waiter interrupted, walking in with two dinner platers. I grinned with delight. Oh thank the stars, finally!
"For our Majesty we have a King CheepCheep, cooked to your liking, with a mutton for the side, and a Koopale." He placed the larger plate in front of me. Oh damn, this looks good!
"And for the lady, we have our best salad, mixed in with seasoned pieces of CheepCheep, with a fruit smoothie." He placed the smaller plate in front of her.
"Oh, why thank you," Fawn replied.
I sighed, looking at the food she was brought. It was the usual salad cuisine they usually made so well, except they added an odd twist. Peaches were put in with it all. Well, they did a good job picking out food for Peach...
Paying no more attention to Fawn, I dug in.
Fawn
"Madame, I'm sorry, but we've already prepared the meal we thought Princess Peach would appreciate, so you'll have to suffice with that," the waiter said to me.
Hm...well that makes sense. I need to eat what Peach would eat. Well, they're really going all out with this. "Oh...yes, of course," I replied.
"Glad to hear your understanding. Milord..." Yes! I seemed to do something right at least! Even Bowser seemed to be impressed! I feel bad, he seems to be so upset with me. I owe him, so that won't do...okay, I really need to pay atten-
"What's your name?"
"Huh?" I asked, jumping a little. Oh damn.
This seemed to irritate him further, as he growled. Dang it. "I said, what's your name?"
"Oh...Fawn."
"Fawn what?"
"My name's Fawn Forest..."
He seemed dissatisfied with the answer.
Oh shoot, what did I do wrong? I made him mad...I don't want to make him mad. Wait...was I supposed to say I'm Peach? No, Jimmy and Tina didn't say anything when I said my name...I need to apologize though.
"Um...I'm sorry if I made you mad..."
"Stupid."
I frowned. I don't think I'm stupid. I just wasn't paying attention, that's all.
He looked at me oddly. Oh shoot, I said that out loud! I need to stop that!
I felt embarrassed, more so when he rolled his eyes again and muttered, "Whatever..."
He paused a bit before asking, "Where you from?"
I can answer this. "Oh, I'm from a village called Forest Village. It's a village in a forest...but you probably haven't heard of it though."
He looked dissatisfied again. I don't understand, what am I doing wrong!?
"Got any secret information on how to defeat Mario?" He sounded sarcastic. Why? Is he expecting me to screw up again? Well...I'll show him!
I propped myself up. "Well actually-"
I was interrupted by the waiter, who came with our food.
I was annoyed at the interruption, and had considered telling Bowser how he could defeat Mario. It wasn't secret information, just something I had thought about in a daydream with the information I was given.
However, Bowser seemed to completely forget about me, so I decided it was best not to mention it. You know, why am I trying so hard to make him like me? I was only told that I should try to make him happy, but I don't have to. I mean, Peach doesn't have to, so why should I? I'm happy he did this and all, but I won't put up with this. I decided that I'd go with this logic for the rest of the night. I simply waited until I was addressed.
"And for the lady, we have our best salad, mixed in with seasoned pieces of CheepCheep."
"Oh, why thank you."
I looked over at Bowser, and then my logic wavered. He didn't just seem irritated. He seemed sad, or disappointed. I frowned. I wonder what's wrong with him...I don't think it's right to just leave him like this.
With this in mind, I looked at him to speak. But all I got to see was him tearing in to his food with his hands, paying no mind to me. This reminded me of my food, and my stomach growled. I realized that I hadn't eaten since this morning, and I was starving. I grabbed hold of one of the pieces of CheepCheep in the salad and ate it. It was delicious, it had the light taste of meat that all fish had, but with a sweet tang. I soon began to eat very quickly, trying to satisfy my hunger. I then tried to quench my thirst with the fruit smoothie, which was also delicious, and tasted predominately like peaches. After I was actually rather disappointed that I had such a meager meal, but it would have to do for now. Only after I was half way done did I bother to look up.
Bowser was standing there, with a sort of funny grin on his face. He's grinning! That's nice...but why?
I considered it, and then I realized I had been eating the salad, dressing and all, with my hands, and quite ravenously too. I'd say I was similar to Bowser most likely. I guess he found that funny... I thought, smiling to myself. I'm not sure why though, it's relatively often that we eat like that at home. And plus he was eating the same way! As I was thinking, I felt something fall off my face. Bowser started laughing at me when it did. I looked at the table and saw it was a lettuce leaf. I had a feeling I had a print of dressing on my cheek. If Bowser wasn't laughing, I'd be pretty embarrassed that I'd have done something wrong. But he is, so it's a good thing! ...You know, it is pretty funny.
Next thing I knew, I started laughing with him. At first it was just a chuckle, but as I continued to hear him laugh, mine grew louder and louder until I was outright laughing. When I started laughing, he stopped and stared at me. I was afraid I did something wrong, but he started laughing again. There was something about not knowing what I was laughing about that made me laugh harder.
"You...you..." He breathed. He calmed down and said, "What was that!?"
"What? The eating, or the other thing? You laughed at both," I said, smiling curiously, feeling looser now that I had laughed with him.
"Both! I've never seen a girl eat like that!" He said, grinning. He chuckled and said, "That was damn hilarious, and unexpected."
Unexpected? Oh wait, I remember, table manners mean more outside the village. Especially with girls...I guess that would be funny! But wait, what about royalty? "Well, what about you? Aren't you royalty?"
He scoffed. "Oh please, I'm to strong and cool for a fork and knife."
I looked at his claws. They were so big, he really did look like he could crush silverware with ease. I stared at them and murmured, "Yeah...I'll bet."
His face melted in to a more quizzical expression. Then he locked on to some part of me and suddenly grew cold again.
"Well, you shouldn't eat like that in other people's clothing," he said, his tone suddenly cold.
I frowned, noticing the change. Oh no, what did I do wrong?
"Are you okay?" I asked, concerned.
"None of your business," he said coldly. He resumed eating, more composed now.
I frowned, a little hurt. I thought we were getting along finally, when he ruined it. I tried to think of a way to cheer him up, but I was blanking, which was rare. Must've been from the pressure. Eventually I decided to just eat again, this time with a fork.
Time passed and tension grew between us, both eating in silence. Eventually I grew tired of this, I wanted to know why he was acting like this.
"I...I would like it to be my business," I said, nervous again. I wasn't sure if I was going to offend him more.
"What did you say?" He said, even icier then before.
"Why are you so upset? ...I'd like to know..." I finally asked.
He scowled and said, "Man, you're dumb. I don't feel like explaining anything to a girl as stupid as you."
The insult really did hurt, as I'd been called that before. I'm not dumb...I'm just not...paying attention, and am new to all this...I'm trying but...maybe I am just dumb. I thought about my situation. Why've I been so accepting of all that's happened? Am I just being dumb? For trusting Peach and him? For wanting to leave the village? Am I handling everything that's happened dumbly? I whimpered a little bit. What am I doing right now? Am I...whimpering? He's hurting me...I...I need to do something. I need to if he's hurting me, but I don't know if I even should be hurt. No…no, I...I don't care if I'm dumb! Even if I am, I'm still having fun out here! I'm handling it all the way I can! I'm not dumb for that!
I tried to tell him that he was being mean, that he hurt me, that I wanted to know why he was hurt too, but also that I still was having fun. I looked up at him, and could only plainly ask, "Why are you being so mean?"
He looked a little guilty, I think, but he quickly grew mad and said, "Because! I..." As he was saying that, he was also looking at me. Something made him shrink back as he said, "Because...I wanted Peach here..." He grew angry again. "Not you!"
My face contorted in confusion. Wait...that's why he's upset? But why...wasn't he the one who kidnaped me? In this whole thing so I can live a day like Peach? Why would he want Peach here if he's the one who kidnapped me? "What? Why? Didn't you kidnap me?"
"What!? No!" He said, surprised. "I didn't, some rookie on the Koopa Kidnapper Squad did or something. Didn't anyone tell you that?"
"No one did...I guess I just assumed," I said, realizing this. "So...does that mean...you're not in support of me being here?"
He paused for a second before snorting. "I wanted Peach."
I paused to consider all this. Well...could it be possible that Bowser got out vetoed on this? Is that possible? I better ask him. I turned to ask, but I saw that he still looked upset. My face grew sympathetic. Oh, now I feel worse about him feeling bad. He loves Peach, if I can recall. Of course he doesn't even want me here. I paused at that thought. Oh no...not only do I feel bad for him, but he may try and find a way to kick me out! I don't know what happen then! Maybe I'd get lost in the Darklands, forever...and then I'll get robbed...or eaten by a Chain Chomp! I thought about not only the dangers if leaving, but why I just didn't want to. I don't want to leave...the castle's cool looking! So is Bowser! And I made friends! Peach, and Tina, and maybe Mario and Jimmy. And the food is different, and I had a really good bath. I...I don't want to go! I'm having fun! Now my resolution was made to make him happy again. I...I'm going to make him happy. I'm not leaving just yet, and I'm not letting him be sad. I need to say something...I'll leave the questioning about what exactly is going on for later.
I spoke nervously. "Well...for one reason or another, I'm here. And for that I'm sorry. But...I'm here now!"
He scoffed. "So what?"
I gulped. What could I do that could make him happy? Come on think...think...
Coming up with an idea, I got out of my seat. I began to move towards him, noting that he was watching with a curious eye now. I stood in front of him now. I stood there, awkward and fidgeting. He was obviously eyeing me, confused.
I was thinking of just saying it before I remembered everything Char told me. I was a little out of practice, since I haven't really needed to do it since I was a kid, but I'll have to try.
I jerked out my hand quickly. "I...I'll be your friend!" His face turned to surprise when I said that, but he didn't take my hand like he was supposed to. So I grew anxious, and started just speaking what was on my mind in an attempt to cover myself. "I um...I'll be nice to you! And make you happy! Um...promise!"
Finishing what I wanted to say, I anxiously waited for a response. He continued to stare at me with that surprised yet inquisitive look, before muttering, "Huh," and looking away.
I felt my heart sink, knowing it didn't work. I grew sad as I realized he just didn't like me, and he didn't want to be my friend. I don't blame him...he wanted Peach, the girl he loved, not some dumb girl he doesn't even know... I looked down and let my hand fall, finally giving up on him. But before it reached my side, Bowser quickly turned and grabbed it.
I looked up at him, shocked. He was still looking away, muttering, "Whatever."
I blinked before smiling largely as I shook his hand. However,I couldn't really move it, so he had to move it up and down for me. Geez...he really is strong! I felt his hands, analyzing how his palm felt. His palm, apparently, was actually skin, unlike the rest of his body. Just really tough skin. I also noted his hand was very warm, like a furnace.
He let go of my hand and I remained smiling, although he looked nonchalant. I was very glad he was my friend. I actually think he is too, maybe a little, because he didn't look upset anymore.
We waited a little bit, both of us not sure of what to say. Eventually he cleared his throat and stood. "Well...looks like we've finished all the food." I looked at our plates. Indeed we had, I didn't even notice.
"Oh um...yeah, I guess so." I was unsure of what happened now.
"Well, we can pretty much leave. The waiter will come out eventually and see we left and clean the mess," he answered, simply.
"But um...I don't know my way back to my room..." I said, honestly.
He waved his hand in dismissal. "I'm sure whoever escorted you would come back to wait for you. He's probably waiting outside now. If not, just wait for him. Or ask a guard passing by to take you to Peach's room if he takes to long."
"Oh, okay." Before I let him leave though, I asked, "Just curious...why'd you laugh more when I laughed?"
He chuckled before regaining his nonchalance. "You have a really loud laugh."
I blushed. That's always been something Cult told me. "Oh...right, I get that..."
He nodded simply. We stood there in silence for a little longer, both of us not sure what to do again, I think, before he started walking to the door he came in from. "See ya," he called behind himself as he walked.
I wasn't sure what to say, since it was the last thing I'd say to him for the night, so I simply called back, "Oh, um...bye Bowser!" I felt like that wasn't enough. "Um...thanks for being my friend!"
He turned around to look at me, almost analytically. Was it something I said? His face actually didn't go back to its aloofness like before, though. He continued to stare at me in this manner before simply saying, "Yeah."
Staring at me for a second longer, he turned away and walked out the door. I stared after the door for a little bit before shrugging, satisfied with his response.
Wasting no more time, I turned to the door I came from myself and walked out as well.
Once I was outside, I looked around. No one was there to pick me up. I guess I wait then.
I leaned against the door and smiled. Well...that was fun!
Bowser
I wasted no more time as I began to tear in to the food. I was done talking to this girl. She has proven to be useless after all. And besides, the food looked to damn good!
Since I didn't care about her, I definitely didn't care about how I was eating. So I ate like I usually do, which would be grabbing and eating it all with my hands, tearing it apart with my hands, slurping my drink noisily, eating quickly in a frenzy. I bet she was looking at me with disgust, not that I care.
After eating for a while though, I decided it'd be hilarious to see her face. All scrunched up in disgust. So, smirking, I looked up. I didn't see the face I was expecting to see. In fact, I didn't even see her face.
Her face was practically in the salad bowl, using her hands to eat all the fruits, vegetables, and fish. She was eating in a frenzy, occasionally stopping to slurp noisily at her drink, and I could see her hands were coated in dressing. I also saw that a lettuce leaf was stuck to her cheek. I struggled not to laugh. I didn't want to, she might take it as some message that I don't hate her. Which I do.
Finally, after I watched her eat, with her being engrossed with her food, she looked up, staring at me almost innocently. This made me want to laugh more. Then the leaf fell off her face, and her eyes followed it slowly, a print of dressing still on her cheek. I finally lost it.
I laughed out loud, finding her eating habits ridiculous. Geez, she looked so freaking shy and dainty. Who knew she ate like that! Although, as I was afraid she would, she smiled and started laughing as well. But I froze when I heard her laugh. Oh geez...her laugh is loud! It's ridiculous! It rings too! This weirdo girl has a laugh almost as loud as mine! I found this hilarious, and began laughing again. She continued to laugh with me.
Huh...well I guess laughing isn't so bad. I mean I'm laughing at her, not with her. But part of me knew that wasn't true. Part of me knew we were laughing at something like idiots together, even though we barely knew each other. Part of me may've liked that.
I found it so funny, I ended up talking. "You...you...what was that!?"
"What? The eating, or the other thing? You laughed at two things." She was smiling now. She seemed looser.
"Both! I've never seen a girl eat like that...that was damn funny, and unexpected!"
"Well, what about you? Aren't you royalty?"
"Oh please, I'm to strong and cool for a fork and knife."
I don't know how I expected her to react, but I know it wasn't how she did. "Yeah, I'll bet..."
My humor left me and I looked at her, confused. What did she just say? Is she...agreeing with me? Why would she do that? Hell, now that I think about it, she doesn't even look scared of me...that's weird.
I noticed something on the shoulder of her dress. It was a drop of dressing. I frowned. That's isn't her dress...that's Peach's. What am I thinking, laughing with this girl? She's like the others in the end. She just looks like one of the kiss asses. There were a few non-Koopa girls that put up with their disgust of me, just to get the perks of dating a king. Even non-Koopa girls did this, they just weren't disgusted by me.
"Well...you shouldn't eat like that in other peoples clothing." I have to shut her out now, I don't want to deal with her.
This stopped her in her tracks, as she shut up and continued eating. But that didn't last.
"I...I would like it to be my business..."
"What did you say?" She was taking this to far, she needs to give up on milking me already.
"Why are you so upset? ...I'd like to know..."
She's still doing this? Stars she's stupid, she needs to quit this act of caring about me. She just me, how could she? And as far as she's concerned, I'm a monster. I've had it. "Man, you're dumb. I don't feel like explaining anything to a girl as stupid as you."
This seemed to get to her, as she stopped talking and looked down. I even heard her whimper. I almost felt a little bad, but I caught myself. She had it coming.
But she looked up at me and I actually did feel a little bad. She looked hurt, and her eyes were a little shiny. But she didn't cry like I thought she would. I thought she'd actual get mad, but she only said, "Why? Why are you being so mean?"
Humph...I'm not mean, everyone's mean! I'm just more upfront about it! And right now, she deserves it! She's getting annoying as hell, asking me these questions. She's like Kamek! Well, fine! I grew angry and said, "Because I..." I realized mid-sentence what I was angry about, and what I was angry at. I was angry at everything I realized, not this girl. "Because...I wanted Peach..." I caught myself. That sounded so puny! "Not you!" I added, angrily.
This seemed to confuse her a bit. Why would it? "What? Why? Didn't you kidnap me?"
I stared at her, shocked. "What!? No! I didn't, some rookie on the Koopa Kidnapper Squad did or something. Didn't anyone tell you that?" How does she not know that!?
"No one did...I guess I just assumed. So...does that mean...you're not in support of me being here?"
I paused for a second. I was about to lash out at her, but something stopped me. So I settled on snorting and huffing, "I wanted Peach."
She seemed to think for a bit before speaking nervously and carefully. "Well...for one reason or another, I'm here. And for that I'm sorry. But...I'm here now!"
"So what?"
She sat there for a bit, before audibly gulping.
I wondered why, when I saw her stand up and move towards me. What's she doing?
She walked up next to me and just stood there, while I sat, confused. Right when I was about to say something, she jerked out her hand and started speaking.
"I...I'll be your friend!" My eyes widened in shock and confusion. Wh...what did she just say to me? I didn't take her hand, obviously. I just sat there and stared at her."I um...I'll be nice to you! And make you happy! Um...promise!"
I sat there, still eyeing her with shock and curiosity. "Huh," was all I could say, before looking away. No girl's ever done that...actually, no one ever has. Who's that forward just about being a friend? Do I want to be her friend? ...Wait, what? No! No, of course not! She doesn't actually care, she's just-
I side glanced at her and saw that her face looked crestfallen at my lack of a reaction, and I saw her drop hand. No! Without thinking, I grabbed her hand in mine. My eyes widened at my own action and I looked away, forcing nonchalance. "Whatever," I forced myself to say.
Ugh, why did I do that!? I don't know why, I just sort of...did it. Now she's going to- I sneaked a peak at her face. She was smiling, and she looked genuinely happy. I knew in that moment that she wasn't faking it, that she really did mean what she said. She thought we were actually friends now. And somewhere in me I realized that I was actually happy about that.
I felt her hands. They were fragile, but not as much as I'd thought they'd be. They also had calluses, a strange mix for her dainty hands. How'd she get those?
I let go of her hand and looked up at her. She was smiling, looking very pleased to gain me as a friend. I kept up my nonchalance, not wanting her to read in to my action. I mean, it's not like we're really friends, are we? She just asked, but it doesn't work like that? I shouldn't be happy...I mean, I shouldn't get happy! I'm not happy now! Or...oh screw it, I need to get out of here. I'm tired.
I noticed we had finished our plates anyway. I cleared my throat and stood. "Well...looks like we've finished all the food."
"Oh um...yeah, I guess so."
"Well, we can pretty much leave. The waiter will come out eventually and see we left and clean the mess."
"But um...I don't know my way back to my room..."
I waved my hand in dismissal. "I'm sure whoever escorted you would come back to wait for you. He's probably waiting outside now. If not, just wait for him. Or ask a guard passing by to take you to Peach's room if he takes to long." This wasn't the smartest idea, to leave her alone. It also probably wasn't the nicest. But I doubted she'd be able to escape, and I was sure what I said was right anyway. I'm just so damn tired of dealing with this, I need sleep.
"Oh, okay."
I was about to turn to leave when she asked, "Just curious...why'd you laugh more when I laughed?"
I actually chuckled a bit, remembering her ridiculous laugh. But realizing my slip up, I quickly regained my nonchalance. "You have a really loud laugh."
"Oh...right, I get that..."
I nodded simply. I waited for her to say something else for a few seconds, which she didn't. So I began to walk away, eager to end the day.
"See ya."
I was half hoping she'd respond, half hoping she wouldn't.
"Oh, um...bye Bowser! ...Um...thanks for being my friend!"
I had to turn around and look at her for that. So...she did mean it.
I almost began to analyze her, taking in how she looked. She was an odd girl, with an odd appearance and in an odd dress. And she wanted to be my friend. Do I?
"...Yeah," I said to her in reply, maybe a little to myself.
Not wanting to remain in the room any longer. Once I was outside I sighed. I leaned against the door and thought. Well...that was...interesting.
Well, wasn't that dramatic/cute? Yay, they're friends...kind of...no one really knows! Good for Fawn, you and your simplistic social skills to make friends fast. You don't know what's going on, do you? Or care ^^' well, hope you all enjoyed their first encounter. Review, Favorite, Follow, whatever! There's so many options! You could even do nothing, even though I wouldn't prefer that!