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(Peach's POV)
I walk off to a far off hallway in the castle, before calling Daisy. She told me this was a bad idea and I didn't listen. This is over. I ruined everything.
She picked up,"Hello? Is everything okay?"
I sigh, "You were right. This was the dumbest thing I've ever chosen to do... I'm an idiot."
"Well, what happened? What did you do?"She asks.
"Bowser asked me 'what we were' and I said I needed time to think about it and I think...I think I upset him. And this is just– this isn't gonna work, is it? It's over. Everything is over. I need to go back to the Mushroom Kingdom...I just need to get over myself." I lean against the wall, holding back tears.
"It isn't over. Think of all the conflicts we've come across, Peach. We're still best friends and that won't change just because of a slight altercation. Nothing has a perfect trajectory."Daisy assures me. She always knows exactly what to say.
"So...what do I do now? Apologize? Wait it out? Go back home...?" I ask.
"I think you need to calm down, wait a bit, and have a conversation."
"Okay. I guess... I guess I could tell him that I understand where he's coming from, but I'm not comfortable labeling anything yet. I want things to stay the way they are, but I'm still trying to move on from...everything that's happened. I just need a while to feel secure with myself." I say, feeling a bit better about this whole thing already.
"There we go. Now get off the phone and go chill out for a bit. Bye." Daisy hangs up.
I take a deep breath as I sit down on the ground.Everything is fine, no one is going to leave you.
I get up after a couple minutes and pace around the castle, listening to calming music to help ease my nerves.
As I walk around, I bump into Bowser Jr. doing the same thing as me. Walking around aimlessly.
"Oh... Hi." He says, looking up at me.
"Hi." I reply, an awkward silence forming between us.
"My dad really cares about you. But you don't have to cater to him." He blurts out.
"I care about him, too... I'm just afraid of what will happen if we label things. Maybe I shouldn't be talking to you about this..." I avert my gaze.
"I've heard worse things... it's hard to adapt to all this. I mean, I still remember when he lied to you about being my mom. Dad lies a lot. He yells a lot. When you're here he's so nice, it doesn't feel real to me." He sighs.
I don't reply, I just wait for him to eventually elaborate on what he means. He's really well-spoken for a little kid... it almost worries me.
"Ever since you two started talking, he's been a lot nicer to everyone. I... I don't want him to be mean and sad and...lonely again. Because that means that'll be the mood of the entire castle." He looks up at me with sad eyes, "You two are gonna make up, right?"
"...Yeah. I just need a minute, okay? It's not your job to worry about your dad's feelings, sweetheart. Just worry about you. You're the kid, okay? You don't need to worry about grown-up things." I say, getting down to his level and pulling him into a hug.
He returns the hug, "Okay... thank you, Princess."
I smile and pull away after a couple minutes, then walk to Bowser's bedroom. Thankfully, he isn't in there. I sat down on the bed and pulled up my notes app on my phone, writing down any thoughts I had about the situation. After I finished that up, I decided that I'd take a nap to try and rest my mind, give myself time to turn off my thoughts.
(Bowser's POV)
I sit in the basem*nt and stare into the nothingness of the concrete floor. I think about what I'm going to do now... and I wonder how Peach feels now. Does she want to go back to the Mushroom Kingdom? Do all her friends hate me now? What will she say to me?
I'm so afraid to love, so afraid to keep people close, but I feel like anytime I try it goes terribly. I should probably think more positively, though.
Or maybe I should do something to just... make my feelings go away. Like getting high.
"KAMEEEKKK...bring me my bonggg...please." I groan.
He comes down to the basem*nt a couple minutes later with the bong, "Here you go, sir... have fun." He said before leaving.
One Smoke Sesh Later...
I lay down on the couch in the basem*nt; hungry and tired as sh*t. I didn't feel like getting up though, so I let myself fall asleep there.
As I fall asleep, I still can't bring myself to forget about everything that happened. Oh well, at least I won't be bothered while I'm asleep...
An Hour (ish) Later...
Out of nowhere, I'm being shaken vigorously by...something. I sit up and rub my eyes.
"Huh...?"I open my eyes and see that it's the Princess.
"Hey, wake up. I wanna talk to you." She says, "Like about what happened..."
I sit up and sigh, "Are you upset?"
"I mean, I was for a minute. But only at the thought that I might've lost this relationship altogether. But I want us...to take turns talking about how we feel and a solution to make us both feel better."
I nod, giving her my full attention.
"Okay," She pauses, "I love the idea of being just friends with you right now. I'm still trying to figure out myself; how to feel more secure, trying to be less anxious, etc. etc. I just need time to be the best version of myself before we actually label this relationship as something other than friends. I really don't want you to ask about this anymore. If I have anything to say about this in the future, I'll come to you." She says, "Okay your turn! I feel like I'm gonna puke."
"Okay... I think that's fine. I was just, I don't know. I just wasn't sure what you felt, considering our past experiences together. I always thought you had resented me." I shrug, "I didn't want this to be over."
"I felt that way about this, too. I was so afraid that I'd have to go back to the Mushroom Kingdom and leave behind an amazing friend." She smiles, "But it isn't over, I promise. I'm not leaving anytime soon."
Peach sits down next to me and rests her head on my shoulder, "So we're good?" She asks.
"We're good." I wrap my arm around her shoulder, "You wanna watch an episode of that show?"
"Yeah...that'd be nice."
