"It is really, really late," said a worried Toad, "and I have work in the morning…"

"I am very sorry, I should have taken better care of where our landing… um, crashing zone was," Rosalina pleaded.

"I'm-I'm not angry at you, it's just-" Toad was pretty annoyed at Rosalina for crashing her spaceship and injuring the poor toad. He stopped to think about what to say when Rosalina butted in.

"No, I mean it. It was my fault. I never should have let Lubba take the wheel and drive us to our doom," Rosalina then asked, "but Toad, are you angry with me?"

"Uhm, yes - I mean uh, no, I think," Toad didn't know what to say. Was he angry at her? If she hadn't crashed they wouldn't have seen each other. But, on the other hand, life was fine before. However, Toad felt something inside him when he was near Rosalina that he never felt anywhere else. Quick to end the awkward conversation, Toad moaned, "Look, it's been a long day - night even. I need to get to bed."

That was true. After the ambulance had come it was discovered Toad had severely bruised himself around the waist and fractured his left foot. Toad, joined by Rosalina, spent three hours at A&E and it was now about two forty-three in the morning. Limping with crutches back to the crash site to retrieve his grandfather's broken telescope, Toad felt like he could drop at any moment: it was like he was carrying a massive weight on his back. Rosalina broke the silence as They saw the observatory.

"I hope my lumas are ok," Rosalina thought out loud, "and how will I get food for them?"

"Oh, don't worry!" Toad laughed, and then stopped suddenly because it hurt in his left hip. "We trade in golden coins, like everywhere else."

"Oh, phew -" Rosalina stopped and gaped at the sight of the broken telescope. The couple had reached Moo Moo Meadows and the crash site. Toad was about to say something and then burst into tears, but Rosalina got there first.

"I'll keep it and repair it," she promised, "I'll return it when I've finished."

"Umm…" Toad drifted off. "Okay, then, please do - I mean thank you!"

"No problem," Rosalina smiled, "anyway I broke it so I'm responsible for its repair."

Toad then stopped walking because he realised he was walking in the wrong direction. "Hey, um, I gotta go now, so," Toad spoke up, "um…"

They both said goodbye in turns, and then walked their separate directions.

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Author's note: Sorry this one was short; I have been busy recently!