Well, guys, I'm truly sorry to say this but I think Kindergarten Mal is coming to an end. I've run out of ideas for this, and there's only so much trouble our favorite detective can get into at five years old. This is going to be the last chapter, and it's going to be pitifully short. *hides from flaming sporks*

Anyway, I'd just like to tell you all that many of these little one-shots are based loosely on my own kindergarten/elementary school experience. I had my own little rivalry with a boy named Andrew, and we teased each other mercilessly. As I said before, we really did make up a game called state tag (though that came in second grade instead) and we had story time where two of us got to sit with the teacher on the couch. And yes, Andrew was my couch buddy (Although he said that the troll in the story looked like me. He got a nice amount of glue in his coat pockets for that.) And our little rivalry probably would have continued for years, but he moved in first grade.

Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed this little magical world of our favorite characters mini-sized!

I scowled at Natara and crossed my arms, my feet swinging cause I couldn't reach the floor from the chair I was sitting on. She frowned back at me and stuck her tongue out. Miss Tibby was calling our parents and then she said she was going to talk to us afterwards. She said it was because of our kingdoms.

A few days ago, Matt and Ken and Maria joined me and Oscar's kingdom and then today we had attacked Natara's kingdom because ours was better. Only our battle attracted the attention of the true queen and she brought me and Natara inside. I was hoping she would give Natara a time out, but that would me I would get one too. I kicked Natara's chair and she pinched me back.

"Sto-op!" I yelled, kicking her chair again.

"You started it," she said back. The door opened and we both stopped as Miss Tibby walked in and sat down in front of us.

"Do you guys know why you're in here?" She asked us.

"Cause he's a poop head that had no business attacking my kingdom," Natara spat at me.

"Nuh uh!"

"Well, I have an idea that would stop the fighting between your kingdoms," Miss Queen Tibby said.

"Yeah," I agreed. "Natara can admit that my kingdom is way better than hers."

"Which is a lie." I kicked her chair again.

Well, what if we arranged a political marriage?" We looked at her weirdly.

"What's a puh-li-ti-cal marriage?" I asked.

"It's where the leaders of two opposing kingdoms get married and join their kingdoms into one." I didn't really get it, but I agreed anyway.

The puhlitical marriage was during recess the next day. I'd worn my extra special Bob the Builder shirt, and Natara was wearing a yellow dress with yellow sandals. Miss Tibby made us stand under a tree, then said a bunch of words I didn't listen to.

"Hold hands," she smiled at us, and I rolled my eyes before holding my hands out to Natara. She grinned evilly before squeezing my hands as hard as she could and I yelped.

"Do you, Mal, take Natara to be your lawfully wedded wife?" I looked up at Miss Tibby. I didn't realize she would be my wife! I mean, she was pretty and all, but I wasn't sure I want to get married. Miss Tibby nodded at me.

"I guess," I sighed.

"And do you, Natara, take Mal to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"Yeah," she said, wrinkling her nose.

"Alright, then I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

We looked at each other in disgust.

"No way!" I said, throwing her hands down.

"Yeah, no way!" she echoed. I crossed my arms and pouted up at Miss Tibby.

"But those are the rules, guys. You have to kiss at the end of a wedding." We looked at each other. I didn't want to get cooties, though. It wasn't fair. But we leaned in anyway and I kissed her on the lips. It was weird, cause I'd only kissed one other girl before.

I quickly pulled away and wiped my mouth. "Yuck!" I screamed. "Now I'm gonna get cooties!"