A New Year With You

A/N: Had this idea on New Year's Eve but of course it took a bit to write. Big craving for New Year's Luisley, it's been a while since I wrote anything purely fluffy aaaah.

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Decked out in comfy winter clothes and his favorite knit hat, Luigi sat beside a patio heater, watching people skate in the private ice rink that Princess Peach had installed in the courtyard behind her castle for the holidays. He took a sip of his peppermint coffee, observing his brother leisurely skate in circles around the rink, his arm linked up with Peach's. Daisy was busy chatting with Mimi, Goombella, and Prince Dreambert, and he heard O'Chunks' familiar guffawing as he helped Nastasia keep her balance on the ice.

Bowser and all of his kids were playing in the nearby snow, thankfully opting not to cause trouble in favor of a snowman building contest. Queen Bean, Pauline, and Rosalina were having a conversation on a castle balcony, Toadsworth and Lady Lima were keeping an eye on things together, and Starlow was floating energetically from guest to guest. Earlier he had seen Wario and Waluigi with their heads ducked together, probably planning some mischief or trying to figure out how to flirt with the guests.

So many of Mario's friends and acquaintances were here, it was making his head spin in amazement. Quite a few of the people he knew were also here, and he idly wondered if E. Gadd was still in the castle enthusiastically debating with Merlon and Nolrem about science vs. magic and their involvement in the paranormal. The scents of peppermint, gingerbread, and other treats wafted from the food stalls, music from the Toad orchestra drifted out of open windows, and spots of light from the strings of multicolored lights decorating the courtyard made beautiful patterns on the ice and snow.

It was a pleasant scene, but as he spotted Prince Pine shyly give Prince Haru a kiss on the cheek, he couldn't help but miss his fiancé. He checked the time on his phone, noticing that Peasley was running a little late. The Beanish prince had flown off first thing this morning for a holiday charity event in the Beanbean Kingdom that he had set up months ago; Luigi couldn't miss him too much, since he'd gotten to spend the last few weeks with him almost nonstop. About an hour ago, his phone had chimed with a text from Peasley saying that he was going to quickly check up on the Beanstar's security before coming straight over.

Luigi sighed and daydreamed about his love, having another sip of the coffee keeping his mitten-wrapped hands warm. Dating semi-long distance was hard, but at least they had travel methods that made it easy to visit each other, and they were always able to find ways to fit in longer stays at each other's homes. An angelic voice calling his name startled him out of his thoughts, and for a second he thought he was still dreaming. The flapping of wings directed his gaze upwards, and there was Prince Peasley, seated upon his flying bean and scouting out a place to land.

The steed gracefully floated to the ground and Peasley stepped off of her, his winter boots crunching in the snow as he pointedly ignored the gossipy tittering his arrival caused. With a yip, Pillow fluttered off as soon as her master was safely on his feet, hoping to find people to play with. The prince was wearing a puffy white coat and a cute pair of earmuffs, and Luigi noted with pleasure that the scarf he'd knitted and given to him for Christmas this year was wrapped snugly around his neck. A blue blush lightly dusted his freckled face in the cold, and a bit of snow from the upper reaches of the sky was caught in his hair.

Peasley quickly located him and smiled radiantly; Luigi's heart skipped a few beats. "Luigi!" Peasley called again, taking off in a run toward him. Luigi stood up and held out his arms in preparation, staggering just a little when Peasley crashed into him with an excited laugh. The two embraced warmly, and Peasley suddenly darted up and planted a kiss on Luigi's lips, successfully turning the human's face red. "Missed you," the prince teased, moving in for another kiss.