The Couple We've All Been Waiting For

Chapter 6: The Parents

It was still very early in the morning. The sun was just beginning to rise as Luigi sat quietly and comfortably in a lounge chair in the main downstairs living room, sipping his coffee, bundled up in his robe. He gave a sigh of contentment bringing his lips away from the brim of the cup, slowly closing his eyes and laying his head back against the comfy chair. A toad servant had shuffled in to start a fire in the fireplace that sat in front of him. Luigi enjoyed the warmth, sinking back further into the chair and warming his toes by the fire for it was still quite chilly that morning.

"I knew I should have grabbed my slippers before coming downstairs." He said to himself.

Enjoying some peace and quiet, with the majority of the castle still asleep, Luigi began to day dream about the previous night, and the not one but two kisses he had with Daisy.

His mind was almost overwhelmed by a number of positive things he had to think about Daisy. The way her hair smelled, those pool colored eyes, her mesmerizing smile. All of her beautiful looks with such a great sense of humor, kind heart and smarts made Luigi feel like he was well above cloud nine.

"Luigi? Hey! Little bro! Little fratello, anyone in there?"

Luigi slowly opened his eyes to see his brother standing before him with a huge

smirk on his face. More time must've passed than he expected.

"What?"

"Well, I sure know what you were thinking about just now. . ." Mario chuckled.

"Yeah, sure you do." Luigi replied.

Shaking his head at him as he laughed at his brother, Mario took a seat next to him, a mug of coffee in his hand as well.

"Papa called me last night. He and Mama want us to head over to Brooklyn today for a late lunch with them."

"Today?" Luigi groaned. "Why can't they plan these things a little bit more in advance? Mama always decides stuff like this at the last minute."

Mario shrugged. "Beats me, Luigi. I just know they want to see us today to tell us some stuff and. .well. . ."

Luigi eyed his brother skeptically. "Well, what?"

Mario hesitated for a few seconds but finally finished his sentence. "I told them about Daisy. . ."

"Mario!" Luigi cried. "Already? I was going to tell them myself!"

"I know I know I'm sorry. But Peach was so excited about you two and your date last night; she let it slip when she was saying hello to them over the phone and so I had to tell them. They are excited for you brother! Don't worry; it's just going to be the two of us going today so they can't embarrass you in front of her . . . yet."

Luigi glared at his brother, but Mario just smirked back at him.

"Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny. . ." Luigi replied. "What time are they expecting us?"

"Around 3."

Luigi nodded in acknowledgment to his brother's response as he stood up from his chair, making his way to the kitchen to refill his mug. He winced as his feet touched the cold kitchen floor, but his body immediately warmed up when he was greeted by two beautiful ladies sitting at the island in the middle of the kitchen, sipping on their drinks while they awaited breakfast. His eyes were merely focused on Daisy of course, and he couldn't help but give her a huge grin when she looked over at him as she heard him walking in, giving him a smile back. Peach eyed the both of them back and forth, a mischievous look on her face.