Super Smash Bros adventures chapter 13
"I'm getting married to a Prince from my childhood."
"I loved you with all my heart. You were the man I've fallen in love for since we first met… I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner."
These words have been stuck in Mario's head. It's been a week since he learned why Peach didn't accept his wedding proposal. He's been stuck in his room since he doesn't feel like seeing other Smashers, except for Link and Pit who live in the same room. Mario is watching a romance movie on television. The male protagonist confesses to the woman she loves, but she admits to him that she's already marrying someone else.
"Same as me huh?" Mario says, taking a bite of a hamburger.
While watching, Link and Pit went into the room with their monthly Smash Coins they received from all the battles they won.
"Hey Mario, feeling any better?" Link asks.
"Same as ever." Mario replies, taking another bite on his burger.
"We got your Smash Coins that you earned from all the battles you did." Pit says, putting a bag in front of Mario.
"Thanks Pit. Sorry that I didn't get to hangout with you this whole week." Mario apologizes.
"It's all right… would it be ok if you tell us what happened last week?" Link asks.
"Yeah! Another story time will be cool." Pit says, as Link slaps the back of his head.
Mario didn't feel like telling because he doesn't want to say the same words that Peach told him. But, if he wants to feel better soon, he has to tell them. He turns off the t.v. and the two Smashers sit next to Mario. After Mario tells them, the two Smashers were shocked.
"I'm really sorry to hear that." Link apologizes.
"That's not fair! If I were Princess Peach, I would tell them that it's my decision to decide!" Pit exclaims.
"Yeah… that's how everything went. Now that I learned the truth, I don't feel like talking to her anymore. If I do, it'll just hurt me even more. I need to walk around and rethink some things." Mario says, heading out of his room.
"Poor Mario, I wish there's something we can do." Pit says.
"The only thing we can do is wait." Link says.
...
Mario walks to the Smash Park. When he arrived there, there were no Smashers there. Usually there'll be Smashers like Ness, Lucas, Toon Link, Villager, or the Pokemon playing around, or Little Mac and Wii Fit Trainer jogging around. It was good for Mario since he needed some lone time. So he goes to the swings and sits on one. He looks down and keeps thinking of the same words that can't get out of his head.
"It wasn't meant to be" Mario sadly says, as a tear falls on his cheek.
"Mario?"
Mario looks at where the voice came from and sees Lyn. "Oh… hey Lyn."
"I haven't seen you for a week. Where have you been?" Lyn asks, sitting on a swing next to Mario.
"I… had problems so I stayed in my room since I needed lone time." Mario replies.
"That explains why you left the ballroom when all the Smashers were just arriving. I thought you were coming back, so I saved you a seat next to me." Lyn says.
"Oh… thanks for doing that and sorry for not being there." Mario says
"Do you want to tell me about it? Talking will make you feel better." Lyn suggests.
The same thing is happening again. Why does Mario have to struggle telling the same story? Is this really going to help him at all?
"All right then." Mario says.
Mario tells everything to Lyn. How everything started, how everything ended, and the reason why Mario didn't come out of his room for a full week. Lyn was heart broken after hearing Mario's story. She was surprised that someone like him would experience like that.
"And that's how everything went." Mario says, ending his story.
"I'm… really sorry for you. Someone like you doesn't deserve that. I wish that Princess Peach's parents know more about you. You not being a noble doesn't mean you don't have the right to not marry a noble." Lyn says.
"Yeah… I don't know what to do anymore. Should I talk to her again or just ignore her? If I do... will it help me at all or will it make things worse? I feel like it's best just to stop being in contact with her." Mario sadly says..
Lyn watches Mario as he starts crying, which is the first time she sees him like this. She understands how he feels since she also experienced this kind of problem in her past. As much she wants to tell him, it's best that she saves it for another time and tell him what she thinks is the best thing to do. "Mario, you shouldn't ignore Princess Peach. You may not be able to marry her or love her the same way like you used to, but you can still be in a relationship as friends. If you don't talk to her, you're going to hurt yourself even more. You'll lose someone who's really dear to you and she'll lose someone that's dear to her. If I were you, I would apologize and continue being friends with her. I know it maybe hard to see and talk her as friends, but it's better than not doing anything at all." Lyn says.
After listening to Lyn's words, Mario starts feeling better. Her words help him that you shouldn't just forget someone just because you can't love or marry them. Mario stood up from his swing and smiles at Lyn.
"Thanks Lyn. What you said to me is the best thing for me to do. I'll go find Peach and talk to her." Mario says.
Lyn smiles and gets off of her swing. "I'm glad that I can help. Princess Peach is at the cafeteria the last time I saw her."
"Thanks again. I'll tell you how things go when I'm finished." Mario says.
"I'm coming with you. I want to see this for myself." Lyn says.
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Mario and Lyn arrived at the Smash Cafeteria and see only Peach by herself, playing with her food.
"There she is. Go ahead and talk to her." Lyn says.
Mario stares from a distance and sees tears falling down from her face, realizing that she also felt the same as him. "I... I can't do it. What if she thinks that she doesn't want to be friends? Maybe I should just leave her alone."
Lyn gets irritated. "Mario, remember that's not the best idea. You're just running away from your problems and things will get worse if you do that. Take some deep breaths and apologize. You can do this."
Mario takes some deep breaths and walks to Peach's table. "Hello... Peach... How are you doing?
Peach turns surprised seeing Mario after a whole week. "I'm... I'm doing just fine... Do... you want something to eat?"
"I'm fine…" Mario replies. A short awkward silence was made between the two until Mario spoke up. "Listen, Peach… I'm sorry for leaving you just like that last week. It was wrong of me for not accepting what you told me. For the past week, I've been thinking of what you said and it hurt me so much. I don't want to lose you because even though we can't marry or love each other like before, I still want you part of my life. I don't want to forget everything we done together for the past years as a waste. I want to continue our relationship so we can continue doing all the fun and exciting things as friends. That's what I feel right now. Will you accept my apology and continue being friends?"
Peach stares at Mario with some tears coming out of her eyes, but not tears of sadness, in tears of joy. "Mario, I'm really happy to hear that from you. I really thought this would be the end of our relationship. I also want to apologize that we can't be together as a couple, but I really do want to be friends with you. So yes, I accept your apology. Let's continue being friends.
Mario smiles and the two Smashers continue their conversation. Lyn smiles and leaves the two of them so she won't disturb them.
Mario arrives back to his room and sees Link and Pit playing videogames on the Nintendo Switch. The two Smashers look at Mario's face and see a big smile.
"Did everything work out?" Link asks.
"Yep! Peach and I are friends now. Even though that I still have this feeling to love her, I'm ok with just being her friend." Mario happily replies.
Pit drops his controller and gives Mario a big hug. "Thank goodness! I thought it'll be the end of between you and Princess Peach!"
"Pit, let go of him. Come on Mario, let's play." Link says, giving a controller to him.
Mario sits down on the couch with the two Smashers and plays some videogames with them.