Riba froze as he saw Mario behind him.
"Mario?" Riba asked bewildered. Riba started to panic.
'Crap!!! Did he hear me?!' he thought as he was frozen in place. However, to his surprise, the person in front of him smiled kindly, and walked up to Riba.
"You're looking for Luigi? Did you find him?" he asked innocently. Riba just looked at him dumbfounded. He then came back to awareness, and realized what had happened.
"A-ah, no! I mean, I thought I had seen him, but no, I was wrong. H-he's dead, remember-!" But even with Riba trying to convince Mario that Luigi was dead, Mario just smiled at him anyway and shook his head.
"No he's alive. I know he's alive." he simply said, his smile unwavering. Riba started to frown a bit, his eyes narrowing. Riba felt that something was off.
'What the hell? Mario was so sure that his brother died. Yet he's right now so composed and unfazed. He's not questioning how his brother's alive right now? And how did he know that Luigi hadn't died from the stab wound? Is this what they call disillusionment?' Riba thought suspiciously. This "Mario" was indeed very conspicuous. But nonetheless, Riba gave a fake smile and asked,
"Oh, really? Mario, if you don't mind me asking, how did you know Luigi was alive? The last time I saw you, you were convinced that he had died. But now....." "Mario" nodded.
"I saw him enter the mansion from a window. I was searching for him, and now we're here." Riba rose an eyebrow while nodding.
"Oh ok...... I'll leave you alone then....." Riba replied. Riba walked away as he looked back at "Mario" with narrowed eyes. After Riba left, "Mario" called out,
"Bro, it's ok to come out now. It's me, Mario!" Luigi hesitated for a bit, as he shoved something in his pocket. He then opened the latch, and pushed open the small piece of floor which had shielded him from Riba. He peeked out, and looked up. It was "Mario" the one Riba had been talking to. "Mario" had his arm out, gesturing for Luigi to come. Luigi put on a smile, and he got out of the small cubic space that had contained him, and ran to his supposedly big brother."Big bro!" Luigi exclaimed as he ran into "Mario's" arms. "Mario" smiled and hugged him back.
"I missed you too," he said softly. Tears slid down Luigi's face as he slowly nodded, with his left hand on "Mario's" right shoulder and his right on "Mario's" neck. Luigi subtly pressed his shoulder a bit, then let go as he wiped away his tears.
"I'm so glad you're ok. When Alice took over your body like that, I was so terrified......" Luigi said. "Mario" just smiled at him and he shook his head. He walked towards Luigi and he put his hand on Luigi's right shoulder. "Mario" didn't notice it, but Luigi flinched a bit from his touch.
"I'm fine, see? Everything's ok. We can even go home now. We don't have to stay in this wretched place anymore. Everything's fine. Your ok and I'm-!!!!!!" "Mario" suddenly felt a jab to his stomach. He looked down slowly to see a knife sticking out of his stomach with a gloved hand clenching it. He slowly looked back at Luigi with confused and innocent eyes.
"L-Luigi...?" Blood dripped down from "Mario's" mouth.
"Oh, but......" Luigi yanked the the knife out with strength and agility. Blood splattered on the floor, and "Mario" took a couple of steps back while wavering. He then looked back up at Luigi while clenching his stomach. Luigi shook his head with a cold stare while gripping the blood-stained knife.
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Mario The Music Box (Fanfiction)
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