Cuphead in: Mixed up Matches!

Chapter 6

The Morning dawned on the Cup Brothers as the sunlight shot through their window. They both slowly start to stir awake. On both of their nightstands had a glass of water that they put their straws in while they slept. On Cuphead's shelf over his bed, he had a Newspaper Headline that said 'Hero Cups Defeat the Devil!' They woke up and looked at each other.

"Morning Cuphead." Mugman said very drowsy.

"You too Mugman." Cuphead said.

The awkwardness between the two was very obvious. What they both know about the other's crushes actually feel, and neither could tell the other because they fear that their brother would feel betrayed or hated.

"So...Today's the day huh?" Mugman said

"Yeah.....what happened to your straw?" Cuphead asked. Knowing his brother is usually careful with his belongings.

Mugman immediately blushed after remembering last night "Oh! I uh...accidentally left it at Barones's castle while I helped prepare for the Ball."

"Oh....did you put in a good word for me?" Cuphead asked.

"Uh, yeah I did." he lied

"Cool, Cool. I wrote the letter, Cala Maria would've seen it by now."

"Thanks." Mugman said.

They both got dressed for the day.

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In the town area of Inkwell Isle, Cala Maria and Hilda Berg were at Sally's Boutique. One that Sally Stageplay owned even before she became an actress. It was very popular amongst the women of Inkwell Isle. Mainly because Sally always made such amazing clothing custom made for the wearer. However, ever since her acting career took off, her business partner turned husband took over leading the shop. It was now, more or less a Boutique AND a Tailor shop.

Cala Maria came out of the dressing room, wearing a cyan colored dress that really complimented her eyes, it had the reflective look of sky blue that was reminiscent of waves and a print of a horizon sun.

"How do I look Hilda?" Cala Maria asked her friend.

Hilda's stare was broken by her friend's question. "Oh! You...look great." She said that was an absolute understatement on what she really wanted to say.

"You look absolutely stunning darling." Mr. Stageplay said as he held previously worn dresses, soon to be put back on the rack.

"Oh I can already see it now, Cuphead and I, having a center dance as everyone watches, we look into eachothers eyes, then when the clock strikes midnight we share a mutual kiss as fireworks go off in the background." Cala Maria said as she was in a blissful imaginative state.

"Umm. Cala? Don't you think you're setting your expectations a bit too high?"

This was Mr. Stageplay's social cue to let them both talk alone. He walked back to the register to resume the book he was reading titled 'The Neighbor'.

"Whaddaya mean Hilda?"

"What If.....Cuphead isn't as great as you think? He did accidentally gamble both his and his own brother's souls."

Cala Maria gave a sigh of remembrance to the incident. "I'll admit, it wasn't his or whatshisname's best moment. But he and his brother did whatever it took to make things right with themselves. In the process, he freed me, you and all of us from his debt. In a way, he helped all of us move on in life and made them change for the better. I can breathe on land now, and you can go to outer space whenever you want. I just know he'll be absolutely amazing."