Paper Mario: The Origami King {Boss One-Shots}

A Spark of Hope // Scissors (Oc x Canon / Gift)

(Cucco's Note: This time I'll be writing a little gift doodad for "RebeccaWood471", a fellow Paper Mario: The Origami King and Legion of Stationery fan who I've been acquainted with. This one is mostly about Scissors [my version in particular] being assigned to train a young woman who had transferred from one of the other world-lines by the name of Rebecca [Her Main OC]. Of course, with how he always is, he is naturally suspicious of the woman but quickly grew to like her. Perhaps even more than that in all honesty. This will also be considered possibly my longest entry yet, so it'd be wise to take your time with it.)
(And yet again, ignore the title of the story, I always had an issue with setting up a title for a story)

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     With the introduction of the other world-lines, along with the other world-lines being introduced to this world-line, there has been a lot of new transfers to the line's various worlds. One particular example being the Paper Mario World, where along with new transfers came with new opportunities to a growing army for one King Olly. This is where we introduce a spry young woman who was one of the multiple world-line transfers by the name of Rebecca, she was mostly known for her physical combat and her exceptional pyromancy abilities especially with fusing various other elements with the fire that she creates. With this ability of hers, King Olly saw promise and potential in the young woman and thought about adding her into the team as a second-in-command to Scissors, his most loyal warrior to the Legion of Stationery. When he brought the news to Scissors himself and showed him Rebecca's file, he wasn't completely fond of the fact that he would possibly be working with someone who might not have any sort of experience holding a sword. Yet despite these worries, he begrudgingly agrees to train the girl. But on one condition, "if she would prove to be a problem to myself or anyone in my district, I will make sure she will be placed with one of the other Legion of Stationery members so they can deal with her." the duelist states in his usual stern tone. As to which Olly agreed to his terms, letting him know that she would be arriving tomorrow morning, giving our grouchy warrior a little time to mentally prepare for what's to come.
   It was now morning and Scissors was already in the throne room awaiting his trainee, he still wondered why he would agree to such a thing, but he promised that he would do his absolute best to train the woman. He then heard the door open from behind him as a pair of folded soldiers along with King Olly and Rebecca, he then turns towards them as the king began to introduce her to who she would be assigned with "Ms. Rebecca, this here is Scissors, the one you shall be assigned with for training. He is quite stubborn most of the time, but he is the best at what he does, and I am sure he will share his knowledge with you as well. Just be wary of those sharp blades of his... Now then, I'll leave you to your duties. Don't be too harsh on her now..." this causes Scissors to quietly grumble and roll his eyes as the woman quickly made his way up to him with a bright smile on her face, sticking her hand out for a handshake along with her saying cheerfully "Hello there! I am Rebecca Woodeli, you must be Mr. Scissors! It's a pleasure to meet you, sir!" silence then filled the room as he hesitates for a moment, but he shook her hand either way to remain respectful towards the newbie despite his internal suspicions "I suppose it is nice to meet you as well, Ms. Woodeli. Now then, I suppose we will go on ahead and begin the first round of training, but I do have a question for you... do you know how to use a sword at all or are you just some sort of fiery martial artist without any prior weaponry experience?" this question brings out a chuckle from the woman's mouth as the two walked down the hallway to the arena, bringing a perplexed look on Scissors' scarred face while he glances back at her, who was clearly amused by the fact that he would ask such a question "You're a funny one, sir. But of course, I do know how to use a sword, I believe your king had asked me the same question had asked the same question while he was taking me to meet you if I'm not mistaken." Scissors was slightly taken aback by this answer as his eyes slightly widened, he originally thought that she would be a waste of his precious time since he was led to believe that she didn't know how to use a sword, but he then goes back to his stern self while giving her a mean glare as they entered the arena.
 "Hmph... Well then, let's see what you got. If you really are as good as the king says you are then perhaps you might have the paper scraps to be able to defeat me one-on-one in a duel, am I right?" He decides to let his cockiness show out in the open as he had a mischievous smirk on face which revealed his sharp fangs, this was a look that absolutely no one would want to be the receiving end of, especially before a fight. However, Rebecca was clueless of how much of a dirty fighter he would be but decides to do what no one would ever do if they were to encounter him... accept his challenge "Absolutely! I'd love to have a one-on-one sparring session with you!" she then heard a villainous laugh coming from him as he tosses her a sword from the sword stand next to him while pulling out his own blades as well and waltzed over to the other side of the arena while saying "Then I wish you luck... Junior~...", at which point that she finally realizes that she is probably going to have one heck of a fight with the Dual Bladed Duelist himself.
    Normally, Scissors would give his opponent a decent advantage by leaving his weapons sheathed, but this time was different... he wants to prove that she was not ready for the true strength of his blades, but he was blissfully unaware that he would let his cockiness get the best of him by making one crucial mistake. There was a moment of silence as she prepared her blade by setting it ablaze with the steel variant of her pyrokinesis, then the moment came as the words "BEGIN!" came out of his mouth as he charged forward with the speed of lightning itself, but she managed to block the first hit just in time before it could cut her. The two continued to fight, both showing multiple cuts on their bodies as they dealt multiple blows to each other, Scissor would admit that Rebecca is a formidable opponent but his own blazing will to not lose would get the best of him as he attempts to flank her with his ultimate attack, Final Cut, that's where he slips up and causes him to leave an opening for her attack him directly with a fury of blazing slices. Thus, causing him to drop his blades and securing the win for Rebecca as she pointed her sword at him who was on the ground holding his torso in pain.
    Once Rebecca realizes that Scissors was hurt, she was quick to panic and bombarded Scissors with multiple apologies as she picked up the injured swordsman along with his blades and rushed him to the infirmary so he could get patched up. She was asked to wait outside as the nurses began to take care of his wounds, the only thing she could hear while standing outside with Scissors' blades in her arms was the intense scolding of how he had taken the fight, especially with how he had broken his number one rule of giving his opponents a fighting chance along with using Final Cut on an opponent other than Mario. It was until a solid hour later that she would be allowed inside of the recovery room, she saw the multiple bandages on his body which made her realize that she absolutely did a number on the duelist, she then sat down in the chair next to his bed while placing his swords next to her. He then looked over to her with a saddened expression on his while he began to speak to her, now in a much level-headed state "Rebecca... I am so sorry for what had happened earlier, I got too cocky with the duel and nearly sliced you in half because of it. Please forgive me for how foolish I was, but I already know that King Olly will most likely re-assign you to another area due to how dangerous I am..." Rebecca then gently grasped his hands gently while looking into his eyes with her own, she could truly care less of how the king would react and she would express only with the strength of her words alone "Who cares what he might do and so what if you're dangerous?! All that matters to me is that you're okay and not dead. Otherwise, I'd be in a lot more trouble than you would ever be. You're an amazing swordsman, Scissors and I can learn so much from you both as a mentor and as a friend. I know you can learn so much as a person as well, and if he does intend on re-assigning me, then I'll talk to him personally."  when she had mentioned the word "friend", it created more questions that began to wander through Scissors' normally clean and clear mind. He was confused as to why she would even dare call him a friend after what happened earlier, so he asks "What makes you think that I am a friend to you?... I nearly killed you for fold's sake..." and Rebecca would speak of but a simplistic answer for that little question of his "Because I trust you, more than others in all honesty... Look, as I said, if King Olly brings up anything about it then I will talk to him myself. Can't you trust me too, Scissors?"  Scissors hesitates for a moment as he looked away from her and released her hands, Scissors was lost in his own thoughts. On one hand, he wanted to keep her around as she has the potential to becoming a great swordswoman. On the other hand, he does not want her to be hurt by his own hands. But soon he snapped back to reality, his answer in mind "Fine, but King Olly will be a tough nut to crack... yet I see you got what it takes to get him to not reassign you to another area. Besides, he wouldn't dare waste your talent on others who are less experienced to the usage of a blade... You're good with a sword, I'll give you that; you even got me when I was absolutely out of my dang mind. Plus, I'd honestly rather keep you around than those annoying folded soldiers. They're just too one-dimensional to actually keep me company... just one thing though, are you truly sure you want to do this?" he and Rebecca both were absolutely aware of the possible consequences that would happen if she were to still train under Scissors' guidance, yet despite all those consequences she still stuck to her answer and eagerly nodded. The duelist only laughed at the woman's enthusiasm as his formerly dreary mood finally perks up, it was almost as if he truly felt glad about something other than slicing things for a living "Alright, alright. Although it looks like it's getting late... But... Is it alright if you stay here for the night? Maybe chat? Since we're 'friends' now, it would be fair for us to get to know each other, no? I doubt the nurses would care either way since they're just folded soldiers." there was a visible smile on Scissors' face as he watched Rebecca's face light up while she nodded eagerly once more followed by her saying "Yeah, of course! I'd love to!" and so the two talked the night away by telling various interesting stories and fact about each other until the pair ended up passing out, getting the rest they need for the events ahead.
It was clear that the spark of this friendship has set the stage for what's to come, you have made it this far in the story and it believe it's time for that little spark turn to a fully grown blaze of love for one another, yet they wouldn't notice their feelings until much later, but let's cut the chit-chat and move on to the second part of this story. Because things are about to get rather interesting!

   It has been a solid 3 or 4 months since the Dual Bladed Duelist met his current sparring partner, Ms. Rebecca Woodeli, their bond has grown even stronger after Rebecca conviced King Olly to allow her to remain as Scissors' sparring partner after what had happened in the arena. The two has remained unbeatable, even for their fellow Legion of Stationery members. With Scissors' elite swordsmanship and Rebecca's usage of her pyrokinesis, they almost seem like a power couple as of this point as they hold a strong win-streak. As of recent however, Scissors has been feeling rather strange whenever he glances over at Rebecca. He always gets himself distracted when it came to her, always zoning out while watching her brunette fade to blond hair flow about along with those determined jade eyes. He realizes that he has been lacking in skill due to this, so he came to the decision to take a break for a short time to figure out what was going on with him. It was until he realized that this strange yet warm feeling he had felt in his soul was something that would not be so easily extinguished, that feeling was none other than the feeling of love and affection. That was when he realized... "Oh no, I think I have feelings for Rebecca!" but he wouldn't take this sudden realization lightly, he was determined to get these feelings expressed to her as quick as possible as he knew that waiting could only lead to negative repercussions. But how would he be able to express these feelings to her without acting cowardly about it?... well, the answer was quite obvious. He should just tell her without holding back, so he planned out the night that he would be able to confess to her, that night being tonight. Like I said, he wanted to get it out as quickly as possible and he is definitely no coward about it, especially if it is regarding his own sparring partner, Rebecca. But now he has to do the thing that he swore not to do... wait until the night comes.
It was now the dead of night and Scissors already had the plan in motion, he first invited Rebecca to the garden outside while holding a small bouquet of her favorite flowers in one of his hands behind his back since he didn't really know what else to get for her. He then spotted her from afar approaching him looking as bubbly as ever, she then waved at him as she eagerly ran up to him with a bright smile on her face "Hey, Scissors! What did you need to from me?" just by looking at her causes his face to flush up into a peachy pink and his body to tremble lightly "A..ah... Well, Ms. Rebecca.. there has been something that I have been meaning to tell you. It is quite difficult for me to say since I am not used to these feelings but..." with how he had worded his sentence, it causes Rebecca to become concerned for Scissors as she inches closer while asking "Are you okay?", which causes Scissors to blush even more and started to stammer his words "L..look, I may not be the best at expressing my own feelings... but these feelings are just something I cannot ignore." he then took a deep breath and loosened up while he started to expressing his true feelings for her "When I had first met you, I thought you were just another waste of my time, but you proved to me that you were so much more than that even after what had happened in the arena. After we began our partnership as sparring partners, I started to feel things towards you, and it has become apparent that it was something that not even I understood what it was. I soon realized that I felt that you were more than just a best friend to me... in fact..." He then pulled out the bouquet from behind his back and presented it to her "It was at that moment that I realized that I had fallen for you... Rebecca, you have been someone major in my life and I would like to be someone major to you too... will you be the love of my life and let me be yours?" he had a sheepish look on his normally stoic face, he then felt her grab the bouquet from his hand and pulled him into a tight embrace followed by those words he had waited to hear for a long time "Yes!... Yes, I will! I've been waiting for this moment! I have always loved you, but I was always too nervous to tell you how I felt. I am so happy that you feel the same way as I do, Scissors, my beloved!..." he then lifts her up in his arms in a bridal carry as that bright smile that remained on Rebecca's face reflects onto his own face, he then felt a peck on his cheek as to make this relationship truly official. The two ended up spending the night together without a worry in the world, it was perhaps one of the happiest nights that they both had experienced, but they knew that all too well as they were now happy together as not just as sparring partners, but as romantic partners as well.

(End!)