Quick little note: In the begining of the first chapter, I meant to say I'm not too far in Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Retard Story. I'm too lazy to up load that chapter again to fix it, so I'm telling you here, lol.

Wafflegirl0304: lol, thanks. :D

Friend of Fawful: :'D Thanks, that means a lot to me.

Dawn ran as fast as she could to the clearing in the middle of the forest.

She knew he would be waiting for her. She glanced at her watch in the fading light and saw it was almost 9 o'clock. She sighed.

She had been hoping to be there by now.

Oh well, she thought to herself, it was worth it.

With an extra burst of speed, she ran into the clearing. The view took her breath away:

The full moon was shining brightly, reflecting off of the small lake.

Almost forgetting why she was there, Dawn sat down on the ground by the lake.

She felt so relaxed just sitting there…

Finally she stood up and walked around to the other side of the lake.

She saw him waiting for her, just like she knew he would be.

Joyfully she ran over to him. "Hey, Midbus! I'm here!" she called.

"Dawn, you're late," he said sadly.

"I know, I'm sorry. I was doing something and lost track of time. But, I'm here now, and we have each other for the rest of the night." Dawn promised.

"How did you leave this time?"

Dawn sat down and smiled. "I said I was staying with Star tonight."

"Naughty girl," Midbus teased.

"I know,"

They both laughed.

Meanwhile, Mario, Luigi, and Peach were playing on the Wii together when the phone rang.

Peach paused the game. "I'll get it, and you two better not un-pause the game while I'm gone."

Mario chuckled. "You have our word, princess."

"Good," Peach answered the phone. "Hello, this is Princess Peach."

"Princess? This is Count Bleck."

"I thought you called yourself Blumiere now?"

"I forget sometimes, okay? But that's not why I called you. I wanted to make sure Dawn got home alright."

"What do you mean?" Peach asked, confused.

"She was just here about a half hour ago."

"She…was?"

"Yes, apparently she ran into Dimentio in Darkland Forest…" Count Bleck—I mean Blumiere—told Peach about Dimentio's stomach ache and Dawn helping take care of him.

"Okay, I see," Peach said when he was done. "Was Star with her?"

"No, Dawn was alone."

Alright, well thank you, Blumiere." Peach hung up and just stood there.

"Is something wrong, Peach?" Mario asked coming up behind her.

"That was Blumiere, Mario. He said Dawn was just at Castle Bleck not too long ago. Star wasn't with her."

"Okay, okay, let's not panic just yet. Maybe she went to Star's house after that?"

"But would she be in the forest? She should have gone to Star's house right away when she left!"

Mario sighed. "You're right. Hey, Luigi!"

"Yeah?"

"We need you to go to Star Kohana's house and see if Dawn really went there."

Luigi walked into the room, looking worried. "Why, what happened?"

Peach retold them what Blumiere had told her.

"Okay, I'll go. What will you two do?"

"We'll go to the forest and look for Dawn there," Mario said. "Take your cell phone, Luigi, and call us when you get Star's house."

Luigi nodded, then the three of them left.

Star stood in the doorway looking tired. "What's up, Luigi? I was just about to go to bed."

"Sorry, but I need to talk to you quick. Is Dawn here?"

"No…why would she be?"

"She said she was going to stay here for the night," Luigi said.

"Oh. I'm sorry, but she's not here. Do you want to come in?"

Luigi shook his head. "Thanks, but no. Good night, Star."

" G'night."

Sighing, Luigi called Mario.

Mario and Peach stood outside of Castle Bleck.

Mario knocked on the door, and Blumiere soon answered.

"Yes? Did you find Dawn?" he asked.

"I'm afraid not. We came to talk to Dimentio to see if Dawn said anything about where she was going." Mario explained.

Count Bleck looked concerned. (We're just going to call him from now on unless someone's talking to him. It's easier for me that way, ha ha.) "I don't know if that's a good idea. Dimentio really needs to rest, you see."

"Yes, we understand that, Blumiere." Peach said, her voice full of sadness and worry. "But he might know something that could help find Dawn. This will only take a minute. Please, Blumiere!"

Count Bleck sighed deeply. "Alright, you may talk with Dimentio, but only for a few minutes."

"Oh, thank you!" Peach cried.

Count Bleck took Mario and Peach up to Dimentio's room.

"Wait here a moment," he said.

He went into the room to wake up Dimentio.

"Alright, he's awake," Count Bleck said before leaving.

Mario's cell phone started ringing. "That's probably Luigi," he said. "I'll take this, you go talk to Dimentio."

Peach nodded and went inside.

"Hello, Dimentio," she said softly. "How are you feeling?"

"Good evening, princess," he replied slowly sitting up. "Oooh…" He placed a hand over his stomach. "Not too bad, but I've felt better. The Count said you want to talk to me about Dawn?"

"Yes. I heard she took care of you for a while."

Dimentio smiled at the memory. "Yeah, she did. Her rubbing my stomach helped a little."

"Did she happen to say where she was going before she left?"

Dimentio thought for a moment. "I don't believe so; I was sleeping when she left. Although, when we bumped into each other in the forest, she did say she was walking because she needed some fresh air."

"Anything else?" Peach asked.

"Well… She said you though she was at Star Kohana's house. Is she in trouble or something?"

Peach sighed. "I wish I knew. Dawn said she was going to have a sleep over with Star, but I get the feeling she lied."

Mario walked in the room. "Luigi said she's not at Star's house."

"Then I think I know where she is," Peach sighed looking upset. She turned to Dimentio again. "Thank you for your help. You better some sleep now."

"If you say so. You are the princess, after all." Dimentio chuckled.

Peach managed a small smile. "I can tell you're feeling better."

After saying their goodbyes, Mario and Peach left Castle Bleck.

"Where are we going now, Peach?" Mario asked.

"Just follow me," she answered as she started jogging.

Mario watched her jog in astonishment. "How can you jog with high heels on?" he asked as he caught up to her.

"I changed into running shoes before we left."

"Oh."

Peach lead Mario to a small lake in the middle of the forest.

"Wow, for a place so full of darkness, it's actually quite beautiful here." Mario said.

Peach nodded but said nothing.

"Peach? What are you looking at?"

"Mario, we found Dawn." She whispered.

Mario looked where Peach's glance was and saw why she was whispering.

Ahead of them, both Dawn and Midbus were peacefully sleeping.

Mario couldn't help but smile.

"Why are you smiling?" Peach furiously demanded.

"Because," Mario said, "you can tell by looking at them how close they are. They obviously feel comfortable with each other if they're sleeping like…well, that."

Mario had a good point. Midbus had fallen asleep sitting up, leaning against a tree. Dawn seemed to be using his belly as a pillow.

Mario saw a tiny smile cross Peach's face. "They are kind of cute together…"

Mario laughed quietly and took Peach's hand. "Come on, let's leave them be."

"But Mario, Dawn still lied about where she was going." Peach said.

"If she told you she was coming here you wouldn't have let her leave," Mario pointed out.

"True," Peach smiled sadly. "I guess I have been a little overprotective lately, huh?"

She sighed. "We'll talk in the morning. Things have been different between us since the whole Dark Star thing. It's about time we get along with each other again."

Mario nodded and led the princess back to her castle. Luigi was waiting for them, and they had to fill him in on what had happened.

Next chapter is last one, I'm sure this time. lol

Wafflegirl0304: Things are looking for Peach and Dawn, wouldn't you say? :)

Friend of Fawful: Were you right?