The Queen of the Dark Lands

Chp. 9

She sat down, feeling slightly awkward but not showing it. The food came out carried by koopas. They set down the food in front of them. The food was delicious and spicy.

They finished their food in comfortable silence. The koopas came and took the empty dishes from the dining table. Once alone, they each racked their brains for conversations.

"Why do you kidnap princesses?" asked Bellflower. If they were going to talk, might as well get some info. Bowser grinned and leaned back in his large chair.

"A king as handsome as me deserves a beautiful queen," he answered. She sighed, not surprised that that was his answer. Bellflower decided to get a good look at him. She guess she could say he was to sore to stare at. Some may say he quite attractive. She questioned the last thought but didn't think about it too much.

"Bowser, I'm going to need more dresses," she deadpanned. Bowser looked at her blue dress and saw how it was slightly dirty and torn. He nodded and snapped his finger. A koopa scurried into the dining room.

"Get the seamstress," He ordered, keeping his eyes on her dress. The koopa nodded and left. He came bad with another koopa that had glasses on. The seamstress walked towards Bellflower as she stood up.

He took her measurements and asked a couple of questions on what colors and designs she wanted. This time, it was Bowsers turn to get a good look at her. She was pretty, he wasn't gonna lie, with a nice figure too. She stood about 5'3, maybe 5'4. Not bad he thought, with a light smirk. When they finished, the seamstress left with the other koopa.

"Thanks," she said as she sat back down.

"How come you don't have an accent like your brothers?" he asked. Yes, her brother's had thick italian accents but she hardly had one.

"When I finished highschool in Italy, I moved here before my brothers to study to become a royal adviser. Lost the accent over time," she stated.

"And when did your brothers come?"

"When they turned 20, they're 28 now. How old are you?" she asked.

"29 you?" he said, asking for her age.

"26.  Don't you think it's weird how the plants and animals here can only be found here? Like, there is no other species that come close to ours," she asked, leaning forward. Bowser rubbed his chin in thought. It was a weird thing, but a true thing that happened in the Mushroom and Koopa kingdom.

"Never really put much thought into it," he said truthfully.

"So you were just going to go your whole life not wondering about that," she teased.

"I never said that," he growled lowly, his temper acting up. She erased both her hand up and leaned her elbow on the table.

"Can I get some tea?" she asked. Bowser nodded and snapped his fingers. A few moments later, a koopa came out with a cup of tea.

She took it and thanked him. The koopa left and she took a sip of the tea. She quickly spit it back into the cup in disgust. Bowser sent her a confused glare.

"They don't make tea often, do they?" she asked as she leaned over her cup as some cold 'tea' still dripped from her mouth. Bowser nodded no.

"Figures, this 'tea' tastes like water and leaves," she said as she wiped the 'tea' from her mouth with a napkin. Bowser was confused. It's that what tea basically is? She looked over to the double doors that  led to the kitchen.

"Come on," she said as she walked towards the double doors. Bowser growled, not like being told what to do, but followed anyway.

She opened the doors and all the hustle from the shy guys and koopa troopas stopped what they were doing to look like Bellflower and their king.