A Nutcracker and the Beast

Chapter 34: Now It's Date Night, Tipple Date Night

"How about dinner?" Peach said.

"We have dinner with each other every night."

"How about a playful race with karts?" Daisy said, but Bower shook his head.

"Luigi can barely get from place to place on his own two feet. Karts aren't a really good idea."

Soon, they started to shout random ideas out while Bowser put them down.

"A walk in the park?"

"No, Luigi doesn't want to leave the castle."

"Movie night?"

"I'll fall asleep right away..."

"Baking Together?"

"We already do that, and get Junior to help us from time to time."

"Gift giving?"

"Luigi loves the food I give him as a gift."

The two princesses felt like they were banging their heads at this point.

"Is there anything a couple related things you two haven't done yet?!" Daisy asks as Bowser thinks for a moment. They could only do a few things due to the size difference. He took his sweet time, thinking about all the things he would like to do with Luigi if he was human. All the things include Luigi's favorite thing to do, dancing.

"I, um, have yet to waltz with him...that is something I really want to do with him..." Bowser admitted shyly. It was kind of embarrassing to say that out loud. His cheek heated up as he watched the two princesses' smiles turn into grins.

"I have the best idea," Peach said as Daisy smiled, "let's have a ball!"

"A ball?" Bowser asks

"Yup, a ball!" Daisy said, "All rulers and their partners must know how to dance the waltz so what is the best way to get Luigi to get to dance? Tell him that he needs to learn it!"

"We can plan a Ball in December. That way it gives us a little over a month to practice our dancing." Peach said, getting excited about this upcoming ball.

"Not to mention all the dancing you and Luigi would be doing~" Daisy teases Bowser as he avoids eye contact with her. It was an excellent idea, even if it was just an excuse to dance with him. However, there was still a problem with the size differences.

"As much as I like this, it still leaves the problem of being too giant for Luigi." Bowser told them, but they just shared a grin.

"And? Just because Luigi can't get bigger-" Peach started while Daisy finished the sentence.

"-Doesn't mean that you can't be smaller." Bowser's eyes widened. They were right. Just because Luigi can't use power-up doesn't mean that Bowser couldn't. He felt so stupid for forgetting that one tiny fact, but then again, he wasn't the type to use power-ups, so it wasn't his first idea.

"You're right; how can I forget that! Kamek!" Bowser yelled, which summoned Kamek. They seem to have summoned him at a bad time since his face was covered in black ash, almost like in a cartoon where a bomb goes off in the character's face, leaving it black.

"Yes?" Kamek said, removing his glasses to clean them, leaving two large circles showing his skin and his eyes closed.

"Sorry, Kamek, was this a bad time?" As Kamek puts his glasses back on, Bowser asks, still leaving his face black.

"No, not really. Just a spell going wrong, but what can I do for you?" Kamek asks, and this time Peach answers him.

"We want to plan a ball. However, Bowser needed to practice his dance moves with Luigi. By chance do you have any Mini Mushrooms?" Peach asks. Kamek thought momentarily, remembering what he did and didn't have.