And here is the long awaited (lol not really guys) chapter 3 of my first Mario/SPM story, Arranged! AHHHH!

This one has Luvbi in it :D

They need a character slot for Luvbi here. Dang.

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Luvbi sighed to herself as she looked in the mirror. Her long, curly golden hair was twisted into a bun atop her head, and small ringlets framed her face. Her golden eyes were accented with the beautiful white dress that fell to her knees, and her angelic wings were white and flawless in the light.

"Beautiful, beautiful," she muttered to herself as she did a little spin in front of the mirror. "I sure am beautiful…"

"Luvbi!" Her father's voice called from outside her door. "Thou really must be on thy way. Jaydes is waiting."

"Yes, father," Luvbi responded. She frowned to herself. What could her mother want? Usually it was nothing good…

Luvbi opened the door to her room and smiled at her father, who smiled weakly back. Her father was getting old, and would probably retire soon. Luvbi, being the only heir to the throne, would have to rule the Overthere when he passed. The thought of being Queen of the Overthere was a little frightening, she admitted. But it was her duty, and she would wear the crown of Overthere proudly when it was her time.

"Thou looks lovely, my dearest. Please, have a safe trip to Jaydes, and send her mine best."

"Yes, father." She walked down the hall of the castle to the door that led outside. She paused and admired the portrait of her, her father, and her mother quickly before opening the door and stepping into the fading evening sunlight.

The sky was blue that faded into golden nearing the sunset and fluffy clouds dotted it. The cloud she was standing on was soft beneath her bare feet and she walked to the edge of it. Down, far below, was the Underwhere. How she dreaded going there; how hideous it was compared to the Overthere! She sighed nonchalantly and stretched her long white wings before jumping into the sky and taking flight.

Luvbi always loved flying. From the time she was three, she had always been in the sky, spinning and twirling. Flying was part of the reason she always wore her hair in a bun. When it was down it always got in her face and made it hard to see where she was going.

Luvbi flew through the clouds, and down toward the darkness of the Underwhere. She squinted her eyes to see as far as she could, but she could only faintly make out the dark aura of the place that so closely resembled Hell.

She never liked going to the Underwhere. She loved her mother, yes, but the Underwhere was so creepy, and dark, and… so opposite of her home world, the Overthere. And although she was waiting for her prince, one thing she knew for certain was that she wouldn't find her gorgeous, charming prince in a place like the Underwhere. She'd find him sitting in the clouds of the Overthere, eating a golden apple and staring into the sunset, and she'd approach him and he'd turn to her with his beautiful brown hair and golden eyes and say—

"Princess! There you are! The Queen was worried that you wouldn't come. Please, step inside the castle."

Luvbi was interrupted from her thoughts as she landed on the dark paved road. She looked at the source of her interruption to find her mother's most trusted D-Man, Gerard.

"Queen Jaydes is waiting in her office for you, your majesty." Gerard curtly bowed and opened the giant door for her.

She smiled calmly at him and stepped into the castle. So her mother even sent guards outside to ensure she didn't run off. How sweet of her.

She tapped on her mother's office door once before stepping inside the room. Her mother was sitting behind her tall black desk, with her crown on her head as usual. A fake smile was plastered to her face as she welcomed Luvbi and gestured for her to sit across from her. That was something she always did. She wouldn't talk to anyone unless they were sitting down with her.

"What iseth it, Mother?" Luvbi asked, crossing her legs and folding her hands into her lap.

"Well, Luvbi, I'm glad you could make it. I have a few things to discuss with you this evening." Jaydes put her reading glasses on and looked through some papers as she spoke. A common nervous habit, noted Luvbi.

"As you know, your father's and my time are approaching soon, and we will retire and give you the position of Queen of the Overthere. However, you cannot rule both places by yourself."

"I knoweth this." Luvbi spoke, narrowing her eyes.

"Well, since we've talked to you about this for years and years, and you've yet to show any kind of interest in any boy in particular, we've reached our limits and… there will be an arranged marriage meeting next week." Jaydes spoke slowly, seemingly saddened by what she said.

Luvbi's heart seemed to stop in her chest.

"…wh-what did thou say…?" Luvbi stared at her mother with wide eyes.

"I assure you that the boy is a nice man, and he will be a good and just ruler." Jaydes closed her eyes. "This wasn't my idea in the first place, darling. You have to understand…"

All Luvbi could do was stare at her mother. An arranged marriage? Is this what her life had come to? Did she deserve this?

"E-excuse me…" Luvbi stuttered as she got up and ran out the door. Luvbi ran as fast as she could, to the end of the hall, out the door, and she was flying.

Everything blurred past her, and she wasn't paying attention to where she was going. She just had to get out of there. This wasn't what she had expected. She had expected a lecture on how she should stop being so rude to the boys who try to seduce her or something. But an arranged marriage? Certainly not.

She stopped somewhere in the dark woods, catching her breath. Letting out a sigh, she plopped down on a chopped off stump and furrowed her brow. This totally foiled her prince charming plan of meeting the boy in the Overthere eating a golden apple. She tucked her knees under her chin and stared ahead at her at the seemingly unending forest. The trees were barren and so close to black that they almost blended into the never-ending night.

It hit Luvbi at how dark it truly was at that time, and she wrapped her arms around her knees. The bottom of her feet were brown and covered with dirt from stepping in the swampy terrain of the dark woods, and her hair was falling out of its bun. She closed her eyes and listened to the night, but she couldn't hear a sound outside of her own heart beating in her ears.

"Dang it, that guy… he wrinkled my shirt! I have to look my best… not like this." Luvbi's ears perked up at the sound of a voice that was getting closer.

"This is ridiculous. What was his name? Dimentio? I won't forgive him! Curse you, Dimentio!" The source of the noise came into Luvbi's view, and she raised an eyebrow. The man was incredibly short, maybe up to her shoulder, and had on a dark brown shirt and a pair of white pants on that were obviously very worn.

He stopped and stared at her when he realized that she was watching him out of the corner of her eye.

"Um… how much of that did you hear?" Luvbi raised her eyebrows at him.

"Most all…" She responded, lowering her knees and standing up to face him.

"You're…" his eyes widened in realization.

Luvbi had to keep from chuckling to herself. "Well, yes, I am-"

"You're from the Overthere!" He interrupted her. "Wow, that's awesome. The girl that I'm going to confess to lives up there… She's just perfect. Beautiful face, long golden hair, angel wings…" He sighed in bliss.

"And who might thoust like?" She asked.

"Well, Princess Luvbi. Who else?" He rolled his eyes, as if this was the most obvious thing in the world.

Luvbi stared at him. "Thoust does know that-"

"Ah, sorry! I gotta run. I need to change and re-plan my tactics. I heard she's not at the castle anymore. Shame, huh?"

"Yes…" Luvbi scratched her head.

"Hey, what's your name?" the man asked. "I'm Chris."

"Lu… Call me Lubvi." She really didn't feel like dealing with a confession at the moment.

"Wow, that's really close to Luvbi. Anyway, laters!" He called as he ran off.

Luvbi sighed and sat back down on the stump, unsure of where to go next.