Chapter 1 - Courage

Luigi was having a nice stroll with his brother, Mario, to the Princess' castle. "Hey bro." Mario said, "I hope you know that uh Princess Daisy will be at the picnic." Mario had a smirk on his face when he looked over at Luigi, frozen in place. "D-Daisy?" Luigi spat. "Oh man. I don't think I can go now." "Luigi," Mario started, "It's okay. You just need to be brave and have the courage to talk to her and not mess anything up. I know it's even harder because she's royalty, but hey, guess who I'm with? The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom!" Luigi had a small smile, like as if he was relieved. He was, and he was glad that his slightly older twin brother gave him so little advice that could change his life, maybe if it's good or bad. "Thanks bro." Luigi responded.

(At the castle)

"Oh Peach! This is such a gorgeous dress!" Daisy yelled. "I know! It really fits me, doesn't it?" Peach said. "Yeah it sure does!" Daisy replied. Peach was wearing a pink dress with red tints to it, as well as red strips. "Hey, Daisy." Peach said to her royal friend. "You know that Luigi's coming, right?" Daisy's eyes grew large. "W-what?" Daisy responded. "He's coming?" Daisy was nervous, just like Luigi is. "Oh Daisy, it's okay." Peach stated. "Don't be nervous. If anything, Luigi will do something embarrassing, not you. And plus, act like a friend to him, and don't try to hint that you like him. He might try to ask you instead of the opposite." "Really?" Is all Daisy said. "Yeah. That's how I got Mario." Peach responded. "Okay. I can give it a shot." Daisy said. "Good. Let's greet Rosalina before the bros. get here." Said Peach. They then walked out to see Rosalina and Luma float down. After she landed, Rosalina said, "Mario and Luigi are almost here. They just entered the castle's land."

"Uh, um I uh think I um left something at home." Luigi choked. Luigi turned around to leave, when Mario grabbed his shoulder. "Bro. Remember what I told you. Everything will be just-" Luigi interrupted, "NO! Newsflash Mario! I'm not you! I'm not like you! I can't just walk up to someone and ask them out! So stop acting like I'm brave enough!" It felt good to Luigi to finally say that, but he felt ashamed for yelling at Mario. "Oh." Was Mario's response. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize it. Truly, Luigi, I'm sorry." Now Luigi felt truly guilty. "Bro, I'm sorry for yelling. I don't know why I did." He said. "Luigi. It's fine." Mario says as he turns around to see the 3 royals, Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina. They both blushed nervously. "Did you uh, hear all of that?" Mario asked. Peach giggled, "Yes, we did actually." Luigi's eyes widened. "You-you did?" "Yes." Peach said again. Luigi's face drained. "Anyway, aside from that, shall we begin the picnic?" Rosalina suggested. "Yeah!" Daisy agreed.

(Royal Gardens)

"Mm! Princess, your potato salad is delicious!" Mario said. "Yes it is!" Rosalina and Daisy both agreed. "Thank you!" Peach smiled, taking a bite of the potato salad herself. Luigi looked at Peach, and smiled. That was his way of complimenting her dishes. "Luigi, are you okay? Why haven't you been talking?" Peach asked concerned. All eyes turned to Luigi. Luigi stared back, blushing nervously. "Oh, um. It's uh, nothing. I just haven't found a way to start a conversation, or uh, I haven't been invited into one." Luigi replied to the princess. Suddenly, Daisy slid slowly over to Luigi. He noticed, and started to blush again. "Hiya Weege!" Daisy said, herself blushing. "Oh uh, hi." Luigi responded to the flower princess. Luigi began nervously eating a sandwich. Daisy giggled. "Luigi, you don't need to be nervous! I'm just your friend, you don't need to be your best around me! I understand." Luigi felt a sense of relief. Hearing Daisy say that, for some reason, he felt like he doesn't need to be extra cautious. "Oh, okay." Luigi said, smiling at Daisy. She also smiled.

(Castle)

"Thanks again, Peach." Rosalina said. "Yeah, it was good!" Luigi boasted. Everyone looked at Luigi, except Daisy. "What? Why are you all staring at me?" Luigi questioned. "Luigi? Are you feeling okay?" Mario joked. "...yeah, why?" Luigi began to lower his eye brows. "Nothing, it's just, you seem, more outgoing." Mario replied. "Is that a problem?" Luigi began to get angry. "Luigi, chill." Daisy snickered. Luigi looked at Daisy and smiled, and giggled himself. "Okay." He said. They continued through the castle until they reached the screening room. "Anyone up for a scary flick?" Peach asked, having a sly smile while holding up a copy of "Screams of Silence: Toads of Murder". Luigi flushed. "Uh, can we not watch one?" He suggested. "C'mon, ya big baby." Mario said to Luigi. He looked at Daisy who smiled and looked in his eyes. This look was the look of "please?" "I uh, guess it won't hurt." He finally said. They began watching the movie. Luigi hid behind a pillow for the majority of it. When it was over, he un-hid himself. "Is it over?" Luigi asked. "Yes, it's over." Daisy answered while giggling. "Okay, so I've set up the room situation." Peach began. "So Mario and I will share my room, Rosalina & Luma will share one, and Luigi and Daisy will share a room." Peach, Mario, and Rosalina looked at Luigi and Daisy, with a smile. Luigi was blushing. "You did this on purpose, didn't you?" Luigi asked. "Um, I don't know." Peach replied, smirking. "Oh, and one more thing, there is only ONE bed in the room." She said to Luigi and Daisy. They both looked at each other, not saying anything, until Daisy said, "Well, we have no other choice. And I'm tired. Let's go, I guess." Luigi hesitated, but then agreed.

(Guest bedroom #2)

After they said their good nights, Luigi and Daisy went to their room. They noticed there was a small chair in there. "I uh, I can sleep on the chair." Luigi offered. Daisy looked at Luigi. "No. It's too uncomfortable." Daisy replied. "Oh, um, okay." Luigi said. Daisy crawled onto one side of the bed, and Luigi did the other. Luigi tried his best to keep his space from Daisy, and almost fell out of the bed. "Luigi. You don't need to be limited to one space." Daisy said. "Um, are you sure? I don't want you to feel uncomfortable." Luigi asked. "I'm sure." Daisy answered. So Luigi gave himself more room, but not too close to Daisy. Within 20 minutes, Daisy fell asleep. Luigi stayed awake. He couldn't sleep. He laid on his side just staring at the wall, when he felt Daisy's arm on his side, and her body against his back side. Luigi's eyes once more widened. He blushed. He also smiled. For some reason, Luigi felt the need to kiss her hand, and so he did. "Luigi?" Daisy said. Luigi paled. She wasn't asleep. "Daisy! You're not sleeping?" He asked. "Nope." was her response. "I'm uh, sorry. For um, kissing you." Luigi said, sitting up. "Why are you sorry? You shouldn't feel sorry if you made someone happy." Daisy said. "Wait, you, you liked it?" Luigi asked, feeling happy. "Yes, I did, but not as much as I'm going to like this." Daisy moved closer to Luigi, and began kissing him passionately on his lips. Luigi at first was surprised, and then kissed her back, holding her close to him. When they finished, Luigi finally said, "Daisy, I should tell you, that I uh, liked, or uh, loved, you for quite sometime. And when you did that, I have the courage to ask you out. Do you accept?" Those words have been stuck in Luigi's mind forever. When he said that, he said it fast so he wouldn't hold back on it. "Luigi, I feel the same way. Yes, I do accept." Daisy replied. Luigi smiled, and so did Daisy. "Good night Luigi." "Good night Daisy."