Under my Shell { a bowserxluigi fanfic }

Chapter 32: Surpise !!

My eyes burned.... thats often the result of sitting alone crying. I looked up at myself, I've been leaning over my sink for a couple minutes now trying to find the strength to wash up and go meet Bowser. I understand, all he's doing is trying to keep my mind occupied so I don't worry about them both. I don't think he quite understands the relationship Breath and I have, not that I have a good grasp on it either, but nonetheless I still care about him. I care even more deeply for my brother. Was this my fault...? Did I say things to trigger this when I went to talk to him the other night ? My mind replays the scene, Mario sobbing into me as I gently console him.

"Hey, Mr. Luigi ?" That sounded like a child, shit I can't let him see me like this. He's already seen me a mess once, why does he always come in when I'm having a breakdown. I quickly turn the faucet on before calling back to him.

"Oh, just one minute !" I quickly grab a smaller towel wetting it under the nice warm water before applying it to my face. I let it sit for a few seconds hoping it would alleviate the puffiness in my eyes. Once the cloth started to turn cold I took it off, ringing it in the sink before turning the faucet to the left. I look up at myself once more giving a fake smile. At least my face wasn't all red and irritated anymore. After a few swipes at my hair making sure it wasn't too messy I open the door to see Junior sitting on the side of my bed kicking his legs back and fourth. "Oh, hey Junior... what's going on ?"

"I've just heard a lot of gossip in the halls and I wanted to talk to someone about it. The guards don't like to talk to me or treat me like I'm anything but a kid." His kicking comes to a stop as he stares up at me awaiting a response.

"Oh... what kind of rumors ? There has been a lot of chaos happening lately. People are bound to talk about it." I give him a reassuring smile, "can I sit next to you ?" This will be the first proper interaction I've had with Bowsers son, I don't really know how he views me. He did call me mama when he was half asleep so maybe his body sensed my nurturing nature and his half asleep mind reacted.

"Mhm mhm !" I watch him excitedly scoot over before looking back up at me. Well, I think I know what rumors he's heard if he's acting like this. I walk towards the bed before sitting next to him. "I heard one of the guards outside of my room say that they should call you Queen Luigi.... does that mean your my mommy now ?" I smile, a huff coming out of my nose as a blush comes across my face. Those damn guards.... I take a deep breath before turning to face him. What do I even say...? This is a very odd question, a very odd situation for me to be placed in.

"Would you like me to be a mother figure to you ?" A wide smile appears on his face, I can see his tail wagging. This question obviously caused him some happiness. I couldn't help but also smile at how excited this made him.

"YES !" He launches himself into me giving me a hug. This caught me by surprise, my arms both went up, slowly I lowered them placing them on his back giving him a nice warm hug. I guess I'm now Junior's mom. Im excited to see Bowsers face whenever Junior refers to me as his mother in-front of him.

"Oka-" I'm giggling, I guess this child, or I guess my son ? Seeing him happy makes me all giddy and warm inside. "Okay, okay. I gotta go see your dad now he's waiting for me." He quickly gets off of me, excitement intertwined in his aura.

"Okay mama, I hope you have fun with dad !" He lets out a little giggle after the sentence escapes his mouth. He then runs out quickly, I hear a clang then a quick "sorry" escape his mouth as his footsteps get further and further away. I look out of the room seeing a guard knocked over with his friend helping him to his feet. I give a nervous smile as they both lock eyes with me.

"Haha, sorry about him."

"We know Mama Luigi." They both say with smug smiles, fuck. I roll my eyes at them before going back to the bed. Just a few more moments alone. I don't mind the those two guards teasing me. I've actually grown to like them. They have been the same ones outside of my door ever since I got here. Sable used to be one of the guards closest to Bowser. I guess he must have told him to guard me now. Along with Cane, who is usually the one making the remarks and doing most of the teasing. I guess Cane is a good fit since he's one of the only guards who isn't completely terrified of Breath. Sable, well he has his moments but he makes me feel safe. Him watching over me makes it feel like Bowser is always protecting me. Ahh. Why am I thinking like this. I am not in love with Bowser I am not in love with Bowser. He doesn't need to protect me, I'm not his responsibility because I am not his and he is not mine. If anything he should probably kill me himself, I've made him wait for me two times and the day is still early. I close my eyes taking a deep breath in. Okay Luigi you've got this.