Hello all! I am back! I was trying to um, make this sound as good as I possibly could so... yeah, 2 week difference I think, ANYWAY! Back to our lovely story!
Bowser Jr. ran and ran until he made it back to his father's castle; his face was still in pain from the kick Pom Pom gave him after he tried to take Mario from her. He was irritated just thinking about the two of them. He was looking forward to what his dad had to say once he found out about what Pom Pom had done to him. He rushed to the front of the castle door, frowned angrily, then began to bang on the door furiously trying to get someone to open it.
"LEMME IN LEMME IN!"He screamed while beating the door harder.
Bowser was sitting on his throne until he heard the knocking. He grew immediately annoyed with the loud banging sounds and decided he would get up and open the door himself. He stomped loudly because he was very angry about having to get up and answer the door himself. Whomever it was at the door was going to get it for making him have to walk at this time of night! He stood in front of the door, then frowned as his anger had reached its boiling point now. He would get annoyed and angered by almost everything easily so it wasn't anything unusual for those who knew Bowser well. He punched the door angrily which caused the door to swing open hard, hitting poor Bowser Jr. and knocking him over on his back.
"WHO DARES TO BOTHER ME AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT?!" Bowser yelled while he looked around outside for who could have possibly had the balls to awaken him. He didn't see anyone until he looked down and spotted his son sprawled out on the ground.
"Owww Papa! That hurt! Why'd you do that?" Bowser Jr. said almost crying.
He was in even more pain now. Bowser Jr. was just having an unlucky day it would appear. Bowser grabbed Bowser Jr. by his hair, lifting him from the ground, and frowning harder as he grew EVEN MORE angry! He had told his son about leaving the castle this late and it was his second time doing it this week.
"JUNIOR! WHAT THE HELL DID I TELL YOU ABOUT GOING OUT THIS LATE?!" Bowser yelled then thumped his finger in his son's face as hard as he possibly could. Bowser Jr. held his face and then began to speak in a quiet voice.
"Pom Pom hit me." He said quietly.
"WHAT!?" Bowser yelled confused about what Bowser Jr. said.
"POM POM HIT ME! SHE HIT ME IN MY FACE!"
"WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH YOU GOING OUT THIS LATE?!"
Bowser Jr. then came to realize that things might not be going how he hoped it would since Bowser didn't even seem angry about Pom Pom hitting him. He was starting to think that coming back to the castle was a bad idea now.
"ANSWER ME!" Bowser yelled in Bowser Jr.'s face demanding an answer.
"N… nothing." Bowser Jr. spoke hesitantly trying not to further anger his father.
"GET YOUR LITTLE ASS IN HERE!" Bowser dragged Bowser Jr. inside the castle walls then closed the door.
He walked over to his throne and threw Bowser Jr. in the seat hard, knocking the wind out of him from the impact. Bowser Jr. fell back but then quickly sat up and looked at Bowser who was still frowning. Junior was beginning to get very annoyed with his father for throwing him around like that and yelling at him. He began to wish that Mario was there to beat Bowser and shut him up but of course Mario wasn't there. Bowser looked at Bowser Jr. and noticed his frown. He did not like that, not one bit and if anything, it just made him get louder.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING AT LIKE THAT?!" Bowser said angrily as steam came out his nose.
"It's all Pom Pom's fault! She told me to go outside and…" Junior lied but then was cut off by Bowser's angry loud voice.
"…AND I TOLD YOU NOT TO! WHAT'S YOUR POINT?!"
"I could have got Mario but she was protecting him! She kicked me in my face!"
"I'M GETTING SICK OF YOUR STUPID….!" Bowser began but Bowser Jr. then interrupted him.
"But Dad! I swear I'm telling the…" Junior began but Bowser smacked him in his face immediately interrupting his sentence.
Bowser hated people talking back to him especially if it was one of his own kids. Bowser then roared loudly in his son's face and threw him out of his throne. Bowser Jr. slid across the floor but quickly got to his feet again. He looked at Bowser and frowned at him again, he was about to snap if Bowser kept pushing his buttons as he was.
"Hey dad! Don't fucking throw me!" He said angrily at Bowser.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"Bowser questioned full of surprise by his son, but not in a pleasant way.
"I SAID DON'T FUCKING THROW ME! YOU FAT BITCH!"
Bowser began to stomp his way over to Bowser Jr. angrily. He was preparing to give him the beating of a lifetime now. He didn't like Junior's language at all. He had never been cursed at before and was surprised that his son was the first one to do such a disrespectful thing. He wondered where he had learned those words from at first but then remembered that he was always cursing and swearing himself! He still didn't think that his son had any right to curse though. Bowser Jr. then began to run for the doors to the outside after realizing that what he had said really angered his father. Bowser ran after his son, quickly catching up to him as he fled.
"Hang on dad I'm sorry!" Junior said as he realized that he was about to be caught.
"IT'S TOO LATE FOR SORRY!" Bowser roared angrily as he grabbed Bowser Jr. by his throat and slammed him into the wall hard.
Bowser Jr. gasped for air and tried to make Bowser let go of his throat. Bowser then let out another angry loud scream and dropped Bowser Jr. to the floor. He didn't know what to do with him anymore. It seemed that Bowser Jr. was getting more and more out of hand everyday now. Bowser turned around and began to walk towards his throne where he sat down.
"Go to your room and go to bed! NOW! No snacks or TV!" Bowser said slightly more calm than he was before.
"Yes sir!" Bowser Jr. replied then ran off to go in his room.
He didn't know why Bowser didn't beat him but was thankful to still be alive. He figured that maybe he could get away with more than he thought he could and decided that he wouldn't change his behavior not one bit. He was going to get what he wanted whenever he wanted it, he thought. He made it to his room, closed the door and locked it. He then turned on his TV and began to play a Mario Party game. He just wanted to be hard headed now and didn't really even care if he got caught. He then reached under his pillow and grabbed a bag of fruity candies called Koopa Fruit snacks, opened the bag and began to eat the candy just as his dad told him not to.
"What an idiot. I do what I want! He can't tell me what to do anymore!" Junior thought to himself smiling.
The next morning was a peaceful one. The sun brought nice was warm weather outside, the wind wasn't blowing hard and there was no rain pouring hard outside anymore. It was a relatively quiet and pleasant day outside. The area surrounding the house where Pom Pom lived was usually quiet though. She picked the place she thought would be perfect for her to enjoy the peacefulness. It was perfect for her since she liked to be alone. She slept on the floor while still holding onto Mario from behind him. Her face rested atop his cheek and her arms gently draped his neck. She was dreaming about herself and Mario and how she enjoyed being with him.
After sleeping a little while longer Mario began to awaken. He slowly opened his eyes and began to panic because he felt someone holding him. He didn't remember much and wondered who was with him until he spotted Pom Pom from the corner of his eye! He was a little surprised at first but then thought about the conversation he had with her yesterday. She seemed like she was shy or nervous about something. He then slowly raised his hand and gently rubbed her head.
Mario sat up and touched his own head, which was feeling a lot better than yesterday. He then remembered how Pom Pom told him that she had defended him against Bowser Jr. At first, he thought it was a crazy dream but apparently, it wasn't since he was still with her. He did not remember her cuddling up with him as he went to sleep though. Mario thought about what Luigi and Toad might be doing.
"They did disappear yesterday." He thought to himself.
Mario then rose to his feet and yawned as he thought about going to go look for Luigi and Toad but he didn't want to leave Pom Pom alone. After all, she did hit Bowser Jr. and that probably isn't a safe thing to do if you're a koopa.
Mario looked around as he realized that it was morning now and he could see all the things inside of her house now since it was no longer dark. He realized immediately that she didn't have much inside and he didn't even see a TV! He scratched his head, continuing to look around the house. It wasn't dirty or anything like that, it was just rather empty. Mario then began to think that she was extremely lonely. He sat down next to her, looked at her carefully and noticed that she was smiling. Mario had seen her smiling a lot lately, but even in her sleep? He decided that he would try to spend time with her because he felt that she needed someone to talk with. He thought that talking to her was actually nice even though he was still surprised that she stood up for him yesterday. He wanted to show her that he appreciated her tremendous concern for him.
Mario remembered how he was trying to play baseball out in the rain by himself, he thought that it was the dumbest thing he had ever done (and it probably was). He didn't even feel like thinking about baseball now… or rain.
Pom Pom's awakening yawn captured his attention immediately as she opened her eyes and looked at him. Seeing that Mario was still at her home made her morning a good one already and she couldn't resist the urge to smile, again. She slowly crawled closer to Mario silently, not revealing her intentions of giving him a hug, which she wanted to do before she chickened out and blew the chance. Mario smiled and gave her a friendly wave as she grew nearer to him.
"How do you feel-a Pom Pom?" Mario asked politely but Pom Pom didn't let the sound of his voice questioning her interrupt her mission.
She kept moving as if he had not spoken to her. She finally made it over to him, sat next to him then slowly wrapped her arms around him embracing him tightly as she slowly closed her eyes.
Mario blushed, wondering why she was doing this to him but then thought it was obvious?! She liked him and was happy that he was with her! He then began realize just how much he meant to Pom Pom FINALLY! He thought about the things she told him that happened last night, how Bowser Jr. tried to take him but she defended him, how she helped him get out of the rain when he could barely see and how she hugged him now. Was it all just a coincidence? Nope! It wasn't! She liked him, she was hugging him now and she wanted to protect him, which she also said last night!
Mario then slowly wrapped his arms around Pom Pom and began to hug her back in return. He then thought to himself.
"Why is she the only koopa that has pink skin?"
He thought about how it was unusual to see something like that. Pom Pom rubbed Mario's back as she hugged him feeling quite happy that he hugged her back. She believed that she was one-step closer to winning his heart. She slowly pulled away from Mario and smiled at him, unsure of what to say soooooooooo she just stared at him! She noticed that he was blushing but and unable to speak just as she was.
Mario then looked at Pom Pom and scratched his head as if trying to figure something out. He then came up with an idea on how he could spend time with Pom Pom somewhere.
"Hey-a Pom Pom, let's go for a walk or something." Mario suggested, rubbing his arm in a little bit of embarrassment.
Pom Pom's eyes grew wide she couldn't believe what was happening right now! Mario wanted to go somewhere with her! It was so exciting and what was even more exciting is that Mario appeared to be getting nervous about it too! She felt extremely lucky, at the moment, and thought that today was going to be a great day! She closed her eyes and smiled cheerfully but still, unable to think of any words to say so she simply nodded indicating "yes".
"Okay, where do you wanna go Pom Pom?"Mario asked looking at her and smiling.
"Oh I don't really know. I'm not really an outdoor type of person." Pom Pom said and then yawned in Mario's face.
"Well uh, let's just see what we can-a find outside, how's that sound?"
"It sounds fun!" Pom Pom said as she jumped up to her feet rushing toward the door, but turned to look at Mario. She was feeling very happy about the chance to be going somewhere with him.
Mario then slowly stood up and stretched. He still felt rather tired but forced himself to take a walk anyway. Pom Pom continued looking and smiling at him clearly unable to express how happy she was now. Mario then began to walk slowly toward the door. Pom Pom followed behind him still feeling very positive about the whole day. Mario looked around outside and was quickly baffled. He didn't recognize the area at all. Everything looked new to him but Pom Pom knew the way through the area blindfolded if necessary. She rarely had visitors so she was used to like being alone, until Mario came along.
"You sure do live in a-a safe environment Pom Pom, I don't-a see a single house out here besides yours."Mario commented.
"It's nice isn't it, Mario? It's just the two of us, you and me! We are the only normal ones in all of the Mushroom Kingdom!" Pom Pom said cheerfully as she looked at him in wonder of what he was thinking. She hoped that she was on his mind in a positive manner and it turns out she was! Mario was thinking about how she had cuddled with him when he slept, it was weird to him and yet touching. He walked slowly, looking back to see if she was following him and to his surprise, she was not. She was too busy daydreaming about being with Mario and doing things together like getting ice cream or making fun of people or just simply talking with one another. She then snapped back into reality and noticed Mario was staring at her. She didn't know why he was looking at her and just looked back at him. Mario scratched his head and then spoke.
"Are you coming Pom Pom?"
Pom Pom then realized that she was supposed to walk with Mario then quickly ran over to him.
"I'm ready!" She said standing beside Mario.
The two began to walk closely beside each other through the unknown area where Pom Pom's home was located. They didn't see a single living being around the area which made Pom Pom happy but Mario was a bit worried. He wondered if Pom Pom had eliminated people that used to live there so she could make her own perfect home but concluded that it was a ridiculous thought. Pom Pom began to hum something while walking, that he was unfamiliar with so he decided he'd asked what she was humming.
"What are you-a humming Pom Pom?" Mario asked curiously.
"I….don't really know, I just felt like humming! Do you want to hum with me?" Pom Pom asked smiling at Mario AS ALWAYS!
"Uh no thanks, how about I-a tell you a story instead?"
"Sure! That sounds fun!"
"Okay, let's-a sit down right here, it seems nice." Mario sat down and leaned back against a tree.
"Okay." Pom Pom sat down and scooted close to Mario.
He found it pretty darn obvious that Pom Pom had feelings for him now and he found it almost cute. He was beginning to like Pom Pom and found her to be trustworthy now. He knew she didn't have any tricks up her sleeve now! For her to act like this and not like him at all, would just be impossible now! Mario turned to Pom Pom and looked into her eyes. He thought she had pretty eyes and a pretty face for a koopa. Pom Pom noticed Mario looking at her and quickly looked towards the ground blushing. She didn't know why he was looking at her like that but didn't bother to ask him either because of her shyness. Mario knew that Pom Pom felt embarrassed and wanted to let her know she did not have to be. He slowly moved closer to her and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. Pom Pom jumped in surprise slightly but continued to look towards the ground. She couldn't look at him now…she'd just melt if she did.
"You have pretty eyes Pom Pom. Did you know red is my favorite-a color?" Mario said trying to make Pom Pom feel less shy.
"Th… thank you." Pom Pom managed to reply while still looking down.
She couldn't find the courage to look up at him anymore and she was thinking that Mario would say something bad about her now. Mario didn't want her to be this nervous around him but at the same time he still found it to be cute. He then gently rubbed Pom Pom's cheek and spoke to her again. She was much too afraid to speak. She never had someone look into her eyes before! It was something totally new for the inexperienced koopa.
"Thanks for looking out for me Pom Pom, I really appreciate it." Mario stated. He had forgotten all about telling her a story as well as looking for his brother and Toad. His mind was now just set on Pom Pom.
"You…. Wanna go get some-a ice cream?" Mario asked not knowing what else to say.
Pom Pom was surprised by what Mario had just asked her. She was just thinking about going to get some ice cream with him. She then slowly looked up at Mario and nodded her head indicating "yes". Mario smiled, truly enjoying making her feel happy, as he rubbed her shoulder and stood up. He thought about how he could help her be less shy and nervous when he complimented her. He wondered if she knew that he knew she liked him and he figured that she didn't. Pom Pom then stood up next to Mario looking a bit worried because she didn't know what to do and felt like she was messing things up. She began to think that Mario thought she was weird now.
They both began to walk again but it was much quieter due to Pom Pom's sudden silence. That bothered Mario because he wanted to hear her talk and be cheerful. He didn't like that she was being silent now as it made him feel that he made her afraid to speak. He looked at her and thought of something to talk about that might make her happy.
"I wanna learn how to-a use boomerangs like you-a someday." He said trying to get her to talk.
"Oh really? I can teach you if you'd like! I can teach you how to use shurikens too!" Pom Pom said feeling less embarrassed now.
"That sounds cool Pom Pom!"
"You're so cool Mario, Bowser's an idiot for not liking you."
"Bowser's stupid, nobody likes him, not even his-a own minions!"
Pom Pom began to smile and then thought she should ask Mario a personal question so she could know a bit more about Mario.
"What do you like to do the most Mario?"
"Uh, I don't-a really know, but I do like talking to you a lot!"
"Really?! Nobody ever talks to me! I think everyone else thinks I'm weird or something like that."
"Screw everybody else then! You're not-a weird you're cool and fun to hang out with."
"Th… thanks Mario, I don't know why you're so nice." Pom Pom said and then looked at Mario as they continued to walk.
They were close to Toad town now it was only a few minutes away. Mario knew exactly where to get the ice cream in the town. His good old friend who left him out in the rain; Toad had a job which was at an ice cream shop. All Toad did all day was work at the ice cream shop and talk bad about the people he hated. Toad was always getting annoyed and Mario would get annoyed by Toad always getting annoyed but they were still good friends when they weren't disagreeing.
Mario pointed at Toad Town and spoke.
"They sell ice cream in-a Toad Town Pom Pom, it's-a pretty good-a!" Mario said looking at her.
Pom Pom began to have second thoughts. She felt that the toads in the town would not like her for being a member of the koopa troop and didn't want to go in the town at all not even for ice cream!
"Um, I think I'll wait outside the town. They probably won't want me in there." Pom Pom replied quietly.
"What? Sure they will! If they don't want you in there they don't-a want me in there! Come on-a, let's-a go!"
Pom Pom then felt Mario grab her hand and stared at him. She quickly blushed but then smiled, feeling happy that Mario was holding her hand now. This was another sign that he was falling in love with her, well, she believed that he was. She felt that she really could go in and be welcomed just like Mario said she would. She soon noticed that Mario was blushing as well and decided she would say something.
"Hey you're blushing! Just like me!" She declared smiling at Mario who didn't speak. He just held her hand and returned a smile at her. He didn't know what to say so he just rubbed his neck in an attempt to brush it off.
"Come on Mario! Let's go!" Pom Pom said giggling playfully and continued walking toward Toad Town while holding onto Mario's hand.
Mario was speechless for a while and could not think of anything to say. Their walking suddenly turned into running as they smiled and giggled at each other. Soon enough they reached the town of the toads! Pom Pom stopped at the entrance of Toad Town and looked at Mario joyfully. She was ready to go in and get a ton of ice cream! She had never had this much fun in her life and it was just a simple trip to the ice cream shop!
Mario looked at Pom Pom and gave her the thumbs up before walking into the town and holding her hand proudly. They both looked around at all of the toads in the town. There were toads building bridges and boats, some were running around and playing and some were building new houses and stores. Everything seemed to be…business as usual.. in the town today.
A toad quickly spotted Mario and rushed over to him, extending his hand towards Mario who was too busy looking at Pom Pom. The toad noticed that Mario wasn't paying any attention to him, so he took hold of his free hand while Mario's other hand still held Pom Pom's hand. Mario noticed the toad shaking his hand then and laughed slightly. Pom Pom eyed the toad strangely as she was clearly confused. She didn't know what to think or say and concluded that he was a weirdo. The toad then released Mario's hand and began to shake Pom Pom's hand.
"See? I told-a you people are-a nice in this place Pom Pom!"
Mario smiled at Pom Pom while the toad stopped shaking her hand then toad then skipped away happily. She couldn't help staring as she thought he was probably off to go shake some more hands.
"He seems okay, I think I actually like this place Mario!" Pom Pom declared, turning her attention back to the plumber.
"I'm glad you like it-a! Hey the ice cream shop is over there if you wanna go in and-a get some."
"Yaaaaaay! Let's go in Mario!" Pom Pom exclaimed.
They walked towards Toad's ice cream shop to get their ice cream. Pom Pom continued to look around the town as they walked inside. She was just amazed at the sight of the town and how friendly everyone seemed. Mario felt proud of himself for bringing her here. He felt like he was saving her by making her see the good things that are in the world. He felt like a true hero at the moment. The koopa and the plumber made it into the ice cream shop, which was almost empty. There were no customers inside and the only one inside besides Mario and Pom Pom was Toad! He was sleeping in a chair near the counter where customers order their ice cream. Mario chuckled and looked at Pom Pom who was confused by the whole thing.
"Come on-a, let's go wake up Toad so we can get some ice cream." Mario whispered and they began to walk closer to the counter to awaken the sleeping mushroom. Toad drooled as he slept hard. He had been up all night at The Mario Bros' house, watching for Mario to return. He looked over to Toad, then smiled wickedly at Pom Pom, barely able to control his laughter. Pom Pom covered her mouth and giggled silently as Mario hit his fist loudly on the table instantly surprising Toad who sprang from his seat. Once he had calmed himself a little from the initial surprise he looked up at Mario who snickered at the whole incident. He didn't know if he was awake or not because he saw Mario and Pom Pom both standing at his desk. He looked extremely tired which Pom Pom found even funnier. Mario wondered why Toad was sleeping on the job but didn't care enough to ask him about it. He always thought Toad was a bit annoying at times, because of his whining but never really told him to stop complaining. Toad let out a yawn and began to rub his eyes.
"Hey Toad-a, what's-a going on buddy?" Mario asked politely.
"What happened to you yesterday? You never came back to the house! Luigi had me stay up all night to keep a look out for you and you never came, you jerk! I had to stay awake all that time fo…" Toad began, complaining as usual until Mario rudely interrupted him.
"Anyway! This is-a Pom Pom! She's nice and doesn't whine about everything like you old-a buddy! We came in here to get some-a ice cream if you don't mind."
Toad looked at Pom Pom and realized that she was one of Bowser's minions. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he was awake then eyed her again with a surprised look on his face. Why on earth is Mario hanging out with one of Bowser's evil minions? He thought, and he wondered even more about why he brought her to HIS ice cream shop to get ice cream for her! He looked at Mario in confusion then and back at Pom Pom. He decided that he would ask them about what was going on since he couldn't figure it out without some help.
"Hey uh, aren't you one of Bowser's minions?" He asked looking at Pom Pom questioningly.
Pom Pom didn't know how to answer and thought that Toad would tell everyone that she was therefore causing chaos in Toad Town if she answered "yes".
"Well um, I don't think so, uh...am I Mario?" She asked, looking at him hoping he had a good answer.
"Of course you're-a not! You could-a never be his minion or worker after hitting his son yesterday. What kind of ice cream do you-a want Pom Pom?" Mario asked looking at her.
Toad decided it was best to leave it all between them and to stick to doing his job at that point. He made his way over to the ice cream machine in the shop and grabbed two ice cream cones out of a plastic container next to it. The ice cream machine had five different buttons and each button produced a different flavor of ice cream. Toad knew how to work the machine better than anyone else in town and was very fond of the machine as he himself loved ice cream. He no longer wondered about where Pom Pom came from or why she was there with Mario anymore. He thought that it was none of his business and didn't really have any interest in finding out. He would often lose interest in things for some reason; he was just that type of person…or mushroom. Pom Pom had to decide what flavor she wanted and chose to go with vanilla.
"VANILLA!" She stated loudly.
"Uh, me to-a!" Mario agreed.
Toad held an ice cream cone under the machine and pressed the button he knew was for vanilla ice cream then repeated the process. The machine filled the two cones in no time and handed them both to Mario and Pom Pom. Toad then held out his hand implying that he was waiting for Mario to pay for the ice cream. Mario didn't catch on and instead gave Toad a smiling thumbs up.
Toad then spoke with a bit of annoyance in his voice. He hated having to tell everyone to pay for ice cream. To him it was just common sense and he was probably right.
"The money?!…" Toad said getting a bit impatient.
"Oh-a yeah, uh here you go-a." Mario gave Toad four coins and gave him a thumbs up again.
"Thanks! Hey maybe I can go with you guys and hang out huh? It's better than sitting up in here all day giving out cheap ice cream I can be eating myself! What do ya say Mario?"
"No thanks-a Toad, you gotta stay here and-a give people their ice cream! It's what you do best!" Mario said as he and Pom Pom walked out of Toads ice cream shop not looking back at it.
Toad could hear Mario laughing outside about the whole thing and grew annoyed with it.
"Asshole!" Toad said as Mario walked away from the shop with Pom Pom.
They were almost out of earshot now but Mario and Pom Pom both still heard him swear. Mario looked at Pom Pom then laughed about what Toad said. He thought it was funny when Toad got angry and cursed because he was so little! Mario could never take Toad seriously even when he was angry. Mario continued to eat his ice cream and looked over to Pom Pom to see if she was enjoying hers. To his surprise, Pom Pom had eaten most of hers already! Pom Pom thought the ice cream tasted wonderful and was quickly finishing it off! She then reached down and held Mario's hand tightly, smiling at him with ice cream on her face. Mario smiled back at her and then wiped the ice cream off her face with his hand.
"Hey-a, where do you wanna go now Pom Pom?" Mario asked
"Somewhere….anywhere…. with you! Come on! It'll be fun!" She said while she finished eating her ice cream.
She liked Toad Town but wanted to spend some time with Mario only. Mario wanted to go look for Luigi but didn't want to ruin what she had planned. They then walked out of Toad Town and they made their way over to an area called Bubble Lake. Here pretty green grass grew and a tranquil lake lay. Many enjoyed visiting this quiet area. Pom Pom would usually spend time here alone with her thoughts.
Mario remembered this place; it wasn't always so quiet in the area though. He remembered when he and Luigi were somehow trapped inside of Bowser and forced to help him to navigate through the place.
Pom Pom stared at Mario's ice cream cone, wanting more ice cream for herself, but not wanting to take Mario's. Mario noticed her looking at him or rather his ice cream and knew she wanted it, so he handed it over to her.
"I can have it?" Pom Pom asked.
"Uh-huh." Mario answered
"I can't…"
"Why not-a?"
"Because, I want you to have something to yourself. I don't wanna take all your stuff from you."
"It's not like that, I can-a probably get ice cream for free anyway." Mario said and sat down next to the lake of water. Pom Pom walked over to Mario and sat down beside him. She had never tried to swim before and wondered what would happen if she fell in. She just knew that Mario would be heroic and save her. She imagined Mario wrapping his arm around her, holding her close to him while they were in the water and was tempted to jump in now but resisted from doing so. She looked at Mario and hugged him. She enjoyed hugging Mario who enjoyed her hugs as well. During the unexpected but welcome embrace, Mario accidently dropped his ice cream cone on the ground. Pom Pom didn't notice and continued to hug Mario.
"Oh great." Mario said
"What? What is it?" Pom Pom asked curiously.
"I dropped-a my ice cream!"
"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you drop it Mario."
"What are you talking about? It slipped out of my-a hand."
"Oh, HAHAHAHAHA!" Pom Pom laughed and continued to hug Mario.
"You're nice Pom Pom and you seem like you're-a always happy for some reason now."
"That's-a because you make me happy!" Pom Pom said while blushing and hugging Mario, she then rubbed her head against him.
"What does-a that mean?" Mario questioned, blushing as well.
Pom Pom let go of Mario and spoke what was on her mind.
"Mario, I have a big plush toy of you at home. I call him Mario, like you! I never wanna sell that toy, he reminds me too much of you."
For some reason Mario couldn't fully understand what Pom Pom was trying to say, her words were just confusing!
"What is she saying!? What is the point she's trying to get across?!" He thought he knew what she was saying but wasn't too sure about it! "Come on Mario! Figure it out!" Mario then felt like he knew what she was trying to say, he thought he finally figured it out and was pretty sure about it too!
"You're saying that you-a like me like, like like aren't you?" Mario said.
Pom Pom closed her eyes and nodded slowly, happy that she managed to tell Mario how she felt because he wasn't clicking on for some reason! Pom Pom began to rub her arm in embarrassment hoping that Mario wouldn't laugh at her. She hadn't meant to make a fool of herself and suddenly felt rather embarrassed now.
Pom Pom then felt a gentle pressure against her lip followed by arms slowly embracing her. She opened her eyes and was surprised to see that Mario was kissing her! She was immediately overwhelmed with excitement. She was positive that he was interested in her the same way she was in him now! Why else would he kiss her? Pom Pom began to tremble from excitement as Mario kissed her. She had never been kissed before! NEVER!
After they kissed for a while, Mario slowly pulled away and looked into Pom Pom's eyes with his cheeks all red from blushing. He then rubbed the back of his head and didn't know what to say.
"You kissed me!" Pom Pom said excited and smiling at Mario,
"Yeah-a." Mario said rubbing the back of his neck.
"That means you like me!"
"Yeah"
"You really kissed me!"
"Yeah-a"
"I've never been kissed before!"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah!"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah!"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah really!"
"Yeah?"
"You're so funny Mario!" She said and hugged him tightly.
She felt Mario hug her in response and was extremely happy now. She felt that for once in her life everything was going perfectly for her. She completely forgot all about hitting Bowser Jr. and the things he said he would tell Bowser to get her into trouble. She had nothing on her mind except happy thoughts with Mario! He was so funny and special to her that she never wanted to separate from him. She wanted Mario to move in with her. She thought to herself that nothing could separate her from her precious Mario.
Oh my! What is going to happen next? Where is Luigi? how will he and the others feel about Mario's decision and what about Bowser Jr. and Bowser?
Anyway, glad to get this out of the way on my to do list, more to come soon!