The Kippea Oneshot Collection

Under The Moonlight

Summary: Peach Toadstool reluctantly attends a Halloween party with her friends. She meets a cute guy, who seems nice, but why does she have the feeling that something's off about him? Maybe it's just her imagination.

AUs: Humanized, Modern, Halloween

Rating: T

Original Post Date: October 13, 2017

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It was Halloween night, and Peach Toadstool looked in the mirror. She was going to a party tonight, dressed as Princess Aurora from Disney's Sleeping Beauty. The girl wasn't really a party person, but her friends insisted on her going to this one. Despite this, she was really excited to go as she wanted to meet new people.

She looked at her reflection and still couldn't believe her eyes. It took a solid month to make this costume, and when she put it on for the first time, she was mesmerized by how pretty she looked, like a real princess.

She was also a bit nervous. She had been to Halloween parties before as a child, but those were kiddie parties. She was 22 now. Times have changed, and so did her peers.

Luckily, she wasn't going alone. Her friends Mario, Luigi, and Daisy were going too. Luigi and Daisy were planning on going with their boyfriend Peasley, and Mario was going with his boyfriend Bowser. However, Peach was the only one without a date.

She figured she would just hang out with her friends like she always did. After all, this was just a party. She didn't think anything would be different about it.

"Hey, Peach?" Toadsworth came into the room. "I need to tell you something before you go to that party."

"Yes?" Peach asked. "What is it?"

He sighed. "Listen, I know you're an adult now, so you probably think I'm being overprotective." he told her. "But I want you to be careful tonight. Especially since it's Halloween."

"You don't believe in all those superstitions, do you Toadsworth?"

"No, it's just some people are crazy, especially people your age. Just... promise you'll use your better judgement?"

"I'll be careful, don't worry." she assured him.

"I know you will."

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About half an hour later, she arrived at the party, and was overwhelmed by how lit up and loud everything was. There was lots of people there, but luckily, she was able to find her friends easily.

"Peachy!" Daisy called, dressed as Velma from Scooby Doo. "I love your costume!"

"Thank you!" Peach replied. "Yours looks great too."

Just then, Luigi and Peasley showed up wearing their costumes. Luigi dressed up as a werewolf, and Peasley was dressed as a prince. Then Mario and Bowser arrived, with Mario dressed as a circus ringmaster and Bowser dressed up as Beetlejuice.

"Hey guys." Luigi greeted. "All of your costumes turned out great."

"So Peach, what do you think of this party?" Mario asked.

"It's a bit crowded. There's so many people here." she told them.

"I think there's an area somewhere in the back that doesn't have many people in it, in case you want to go there for a while." Peasley suggested.

"What about you guys?" she responded.

"We'll be fine right here!" Bowser replied. "Besides, it's a good chance to meet some new people."