It had already been a week since the basket incident. Which reassured Luigi a lot, because knowing her best friend, she surely had already gotten bored of making fun of the matter.

That day he was free. Even so, being locked in his room had never fascinated him, so he would wander through the halls of Fungwarry looking for something to do; though, in fairness, whether he found it or not, he'd be glad he'd at least walked a bit.

He checked the hall clock. It was nine am. Daisy was most likely still asleep, so he would wander aimlessly until he got a message from her friend that she was hungry.

He seriously thought about sneaking into some class for allies and helping the teachers with some examples, but Miyamoto's voice cut him off before he could even decide on a room.

"Thank God that I found you," the teacher released, "Luigi, can you come here for a moment, please?"

"What 's wrong?" he approached him.

"Your brother was supposed to be here fifteen minutes ago to help me with a class and I have no idea where he is."

"Do you want me to go look for him?"

"There's no more time!" he tugged at him "You can help me too anyway" he smiled "I promise I'll give you your day off later.

"You don't have to worry about that. What class am I going to help in?" he returned the smile.

"Professional relations. You know that the new ones tend to be somewhat rude with those who are classified as villains."

"And the not so new ones too," he whispered.

"Anyway, we want to promote the healthiest environment possible for everyone, so I asked your brother to come to the class for a demonstration; but you're also technically a protagonist, so I don't see a problem," he stopped in front of the room.

"Will King Boo be there?" he swallowed.

"No, don't worry," he laughed, "This was for your brother, so his villain would be more logical." He opened the door, thus revealing Bowser.

Their eyes widened as they met. They even let out a blush at the memory of last week.

"Now," Miyamoto looked at the class, "Good morning guys, welcome to this special class. You're all new income, right?"

The question alerted Luigi and he hurried to look for Bowie with his eyes. However, great was the disappointment of not finding him anywhere.

"Today we are joined by two great men from the institution" he hugged Luigi by the shoulders "I'm sure you know this boy."

The brunette greeted shyly "A pleasure to see so many new faces. I'm Luigi."

"How humble" the teacher shook his hair "Despicable Me" looked at Bowser. "I'm sure he's scared them at least once. But, despite their differences, the two of them get along very well, right?" he squeezed them.

"Totally," the koopa lied.

"Almost like brothers" Luigi followed him making a great effort not to tremble.

"We will teach you a basic exercise to know your villain" said Miyamoto "And Luigi and Bowser will exemplify it for us" the younger ones looked at each other out of the corner of their eyes, the healthy coexistence exercises had only begun to be applied until just two semesters ago, so they they hadn't done it before. They weren't sure what a good example they could set. "First you will face each other and exchange glances," he began to explain.

Luigi looked up nervously, but it was no longer so much out of fear, but because of the anxiety that every time he encountered that look, it was extremely familiar.

And this time it wasn't exception.

"Now put your hands together."

Bowser was the first to approach; For the brown-haired man, the difference in size between the hands was incredible, but he feared for the strength of his grip.

Most likely, if he wasn't compelled by peer pressure, he would have escaped from that place in less than a minute.

However, his surprise was great when he placed his hand on the koopa's.

It felt warm and it gave him a strange sense of security. He could even feel something similar to electricity.

His heart raced, and it was strange to realize that it wasn't because of fear, but because of the strange attraction he had only had towards Bowie.

He couldn't even hear the rest of Miyamoto's explanation, as his ears were blocked by the riot of ideas running through his head.

"Luigi" Miyamoto called him.

"Uh? What happened?" He looked at him.

He heaved a heavy sigh, "Bowser, you better start. Good things about Luigi?"

He swallowed saliva "He's very understanding" he started "And when he smiles he knows how to make you happy even if it's not for you. He's been very patient when I'm wrong and he's not even a bit spiteful" he laughed "For me, it's a complete honor to have a partner like him ."

Luigi didn't even know what to think after hearing those words; he felt that his thoughts were being deformed, as he even swore he had listened to Bowie instead of the villain of the franchise.

"Lu, it's your turn," Miyamoto said.

He thought about it for a few seconds "I think you're very strong, and I'm not just talking about the physical, but that somehow you always maintain your composure even in the biggest moments of crisis. I'm surprised how quickly you learn things; and it seems strange to me for you to say I'm patient when you mess up, when I think I've only seen you do it like three times" he laughed "I'm amazed how you can carry this whole heavy life as a villain and at the same time take care of all the koopalings And not only that! Besides, you're a king" he looked into his eyes.

"Luigi, I...

"Sorry for being late!" Mario burst into the classroom "What are you doing?" he arched an eyebrow at Bowser and his brother.

"It's a dynamic of understanding with the villain," Miyamoto explained.

"Weird" he released "Anyway, I'm here" he separated them "I had some problems.

"Did you fall asleep?" Luigi raised an eyebrow.

"No," he frowned. "I went downstairs to have breakfast and your girlfriend, as hilarious as ever, found it hilarious to scare me while I was drinking water and it all fell on me. So I had to go back to change," he growled.

"Daisy is awake?" he asked surprised.

"Most likely, she already went back to sleep" he approached Bowser "You don't have to worry about getting closer to people like him" he whispered to the brown-haired boy "Your brother is here" he tapped him on the shoulder "I see you later, Lu" smiled.

He heaved a heavy sigh, "Nice to have met you," Luigi looked at the class, "Miyamoto, Bowser, if you'll excuse me."

"Okay," they answered in unison.

The youngest left the room and checked the clock again.

Nine forty five. If it was true that her friend had gotten up early to have breakfast, it was more than a fact that she was more than asleep at that time.

However, what to do was no longer his main concern, but the strange connection he had suddenly felt with the koopa.

Inside him could be found a war of brain against heart that sought to define his feelings for Bowie, but now that he felt the same way with Bowser, what did it mean? He couldn't feel anything romantic about the villain of the franchise. That didn't even make sense! But the feel of his hand...

Luigi didn't understand anything, he had never spent time with Bowser to feel that way, but he also remembered that, as soon as he met Bowie, he felt that security almost instantly.

So did that mean he didn't feel anything for his friend? Or did he mean that he had feelings for one of his biggest fears?

That very thought sent a chill through him.

He rushed to take out his phone and call Bowie, he needed to listen to him and clear his head.

However, to his misfortune, the aforementioned cell phone did not accompany its owner that day; instead, it was in the room of shared koopaling bedrooms.

Bowser Junior was confused when he heard the phone, since being called was something quite rare, not to say that it never happened.

"Hello?" he replied.

"Um, hi. Is Bowie there?"

"Bowie?" He cocked his head. "I think you got the wrong number."

"What? But, this is directly his contact"

"What are you doing, Junior?" Wendy approached him.

"Someone called my brother, but he's asking for Bowie," he replied.

"Really!? Junior, that must be the name Bowser uses on his dates," she whispered, "Maybe it's his boyfriend who's calling.

"Huh?" he arched an eyebrow. "Are you my brother's boyfriend?" he asked into the phone.

"What?" His voice sounded like he had panicked.

"Give me that" the girl snatched it from him.

"Put it on speaker," Lemmy yelled.

"Lower your voice," she growled at her brothers, "Hello, who do you want to speak to?"

"I'm looking for Bowie. Are you his brothers?"

"That 's how it is."

"Oh well, I didn't expect to meet you like this, but what's your name, sweetie?"

"My name is... Uh, Gwen," she lied.

"My pleasure. Isn't your brother there?"

"He went out to do something, I'm sure he'll be back in a bit. Do you want me to tell him to call you back?"

"You don't have to bother, I'd better send him a message."

"But if it's not a bother" she smiled "Tell me, who do I have the pleasure with?"

"Luigi."

The girl froze.

"What happened?" Roy asked.

"What did he tell you?" Larry ran to her side.

"Hello?" was heard on the other end of the line.

"Um, sorry, LUIGI."

"WHAT!?" the koopalings yelled.

"You're kidding, right?" Ludwig approached.

"I let my brother know that you called, nice to talk to you."

"I'm saying the same, sweetie. Bye."

"Bye," she hung up, then looked at her brothers. "Bowser has a lot to explain to us."

"Was it really Luigi!?" Morton yelled.

"Maybe it was another Luigi," Iggy said.

"And how likely is that?" Wendy replied.

"Okay, let me see if I understand," Ludwig chimed in "You're telling me that Bowser, OUR BOWSER, is dating Luigi, the younger brother of the franchise's main character."

"Now I understand why his voice sounded so familiar," she mentioned.

"And what are we going to do?" Lemmy asked.

"Do you think he's going to get in trouble?" Larry followed him.

"How is he not going to do it? He's tricking one of the big fishes with a magic crown!" Roy yelled.

The men began to argue among themselves. Meanwhile, the girl just kept trying to process everything that was happening.

"Wendy" Junior pulled her arm "Is Bowser in danger?" He looked at her worriedly.

"Nothing like that," she replied, not very sure, "You be calm, okay?" She shook his hair, "Why don't you go play in your room with Larry? The grown-ups are going to stay here to discuss some things."

"Something bad?"

"Not at all" she smiled "Go be happy" she pushed them into the room.

"So we kill Luigi?" Roy and Morton said in unison.

"That's the smartest thing I've heard you say in a long time, come on!" Ludwig took his wand.

"And then we'll burn the body so there's no evidence left!" Lemmy added.

"And we urinate on the ashes!" Iggy was excited.

"Don't be wild" Wendy said "Luigi hasn't done anything to provoke us yet. Besides, Bowser seems happier than ever, I don't think it's a good idea."

"But, when he finds out the truth, he can hurt him. Mario and Luigi are some of the most powerful people within Fungwarry. We are nothing against them."

"You're wrong. Bowser doesn't want to admit it, but come on, he's got a lot of influence too and Miyamoto adores him," she corrected him, "he'd never kick us out. Let's be honest, it's easier to get another Mario than another Bowser."

"But...

"Still, we can't let Luigi hurt him.

"Exactly!" Lemmy smiled. "What 's the plan?"

"For now, we'll only watch Luigi" she crossed her arms "But if we get to see that he's hurting our brother" she looked at her nails and then laughed "Well, we haven't played with other people for a long time."

Everyone followed her in laughing at her.

"I'm here" Bowser entered. They all stared at him "Everything alright?"

"Amazing" she lied "Someone called you and Junior answered, he asked you to please call him back."

"Oh, thanks" he took the cell phone "Did anything interesting happen while I was gone?" He turned to see them.

But they were already gone.