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Outside of the castle where 2 of the SMGs lived, we see Boopkins exiting out. Out in the blue, our heroic Mario comes crashing out, probably heading to the spaghetti store as he usually does. Luigi came out to follow Mario, he comes with him to make sure Mario doesn't do anything stupid, which he probably will.

"MARIO!" Luigi cried out after his brother, Mario was running to the spaghetti store, wasn't gonna slow down for nobody. One of the SMGs, SMG4, appeared. He stare out as he watched Luigi chasing Mario.

"Classic Mario." SMG4 spoke. "He waits for nobody."

"You are right about that."

He turned to see Meggy Spletzer, a close ally of the group. SMG4 chuckled.

"Meggy! How was Splatfest?" SMG4 greeted her with a hug, she chuckled in laughter.

"It is fine! Though I lost it again... But I'll train harder to win next year's!"

"Of course you'll win! You're good at every sport. Hell, you beat Mario in bowling!" Meggy grinned with a nod, familiar footsteps were heading in their direction, it was SMG3.

"You guys talk loudly, keep it down. My Twitch is getting popular." SMG3 was SMG4's enemy, Mario's as well.

SMG4 sighed. "Did you did the same crap you did last time? You're always streaming?" SMG3 rolled his eyes, they heard a crash coming into the castle. "It's Mario, that dumbass."

"S-M-G-4!" Mario called out, SMG4 sighed. "Better get that. See ya." He walked out to go see Mario, SMG3 was a bit flushed and Meggy stared at him, eyes widened.

"3?"

"Yeah?" SMG3's flushed face went back to normal, Meggy stared into his eyes with an raised eyebrow.

"Say, do you have a crush on someone? Say someone in this house?" SMG3's face went back to flushed, he shake his head side-to-side. "You sure?" He nodded, 3 got really red. Meggy shrugged than left him alone. His flushed face went away, taking a deep breath.

"Do you like... SMG4? To be specific?" SMG3 turned around, angry at the human inkling.

"NO! I DON'T LIKE SMG4!" He yelled on the top of his lungs, so loud even Desti's ghost and Boopkins could hear it. Damnit, did I say that out very, very loud?

"Alright, geez. You didn't have to scream it." Meggy said with an attitude. Her face was unsure if she was disappointed and shocked in surprise.

"You literally asked me if I did! You won't leave me alone!" SMG3 yelled back at her face, coming in closer. He wanted to show her that he didn't, but deep down inside, he was unsure if he did like SMG4. If he did, that could ruin his relationship.

"Listen, all I know is you like someone. I'm not pointing fingers at SMG4 or you. You don't have to tell who, just answer me this." She toke a pause for breath. "Do you like someone? Yes or no."

SMG4 didn't reply, he stayed silent. He knew if he said yes, she would probably ask him who a couple days afterwards, but if he said no, she would ask him the same question again. Do I say yes? Do I say no?

"Hey." A voice broke the silence between Meggy and SMG3. "You guys okay? You have been here for a long time now, I started to get worried." It was Boopkins, he probably heard SMG3's cry. They both nodded and Boopkins left.

"Yes." Meggy turned to look at the man, his hands were clenched together. "I do like someone." Meggy's eyes widened. I knew it! She nodded.

"Thanks for telling me." They shared a smile.

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Mario was on his computer and saw some TikTok challenges, he thought since they were a fun way to waste his day without eating spaghetti and giving Luigi's life hell, like he does. There was a challenge where someone would drop a piece of paper and two people were trying to kiss it, you could kiss the paper or the other person. He wanted to that, Mario thought it would be funny.

"Let's do that!" His mouth got wide and ran outside. He thought about who to take. He could take Meggy and Desti's ghost, but he doesn't know where she is, probably in the afterlife. Or him and Meggy, but that's weird so he crossed of both ideas.

"Who to pick?" Mario sighed, then an idea came to his mind. So, he grabbed SMG4 and SMG3 and chained them up, tight enough so they can't break loose. Mario grabbed a piece of paper and a gun, smiling from cheek to cheek.

"Are you guys ready?"

"Its's not like we have a say in this." SMG4 rolled his eyes.

Mario dropped the piece of paper, SMG4 and SMG3 didn't kiss so they-

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The kiss was short so the boys let go, Mario chuckled. SMG4 thought. That was gross, but I liked it? Am I-? SMG3 on the other hand, was okay, he sort of blushed.

"HAHAHAHAHAH!" Mario laughed, he somewhat shipped the two, never knew why. They were enemies, hero and villain, but this moment was different. It seemed like they weren't enemies anymore. Meggy came into the room, her eyes widened. Mario nodded to her and un-chained the two.

"YALL KISSED OR??!?!?" Meggy screamed, the rest of the gang into the room. SMG3 got flushed and fell to the floor. SMG4 watched him and got up. He put his hand under SMG3's head. Meggy and Mario were silently chuckling, totally fangirling the two.

"3! 3! WAKE UP, 3!" SMG4 yelled at him, he finally woke up, the boys locked stares on the ground. It was like they were just there, like Meggy and Mario were in the sidelines. It seemed like the castle wasn't a castle, like a scene in a movie where someone that someone else loved died in their arms.

"Guys? Y'all are like, AFK." Mario said in a sad voice.

"AFK means ' away from keyboard, ' Mario. They're not gaming." Meggy said, deadly staring at Mario. 

"Yeah, we're fine. Right?"

"Right." SMG4 let go of SMG3 and they both got off the floor. SMG4 brushed off himself and SMG3 fixed his hat. "I'm gonna- go." SMG3 said, SMG4 nodded and 3 left him.

"Meggy? Can I talk to you? In my room?" Meggy was caught by hearing her name, she heard SMG4's voice so she went up to him.

"Hey SMG4! What's up?" Her hair moved to the sides when she spoke, SMG4 sat down so Meggy decided to do it as well.

"I don't know." Meggy looked at him with her eyebrows scrunched together, she didn't know what he was referring to. "Uhm... could you be more specific?"

"I don't know what happened between SMG3 and I, it felt like we were only ones in the room." He looked down in despair. "I've never felt this way before. What's it called, Megs?" Meggy understood what he went by the feeling, she had experienced.

"I know the feeling." SMG4 looked at the human inkling. "I've felt it before. With me and Desti. It was... magical." Meggy smiled at him. He smiled back, now knowing someone else understands what he is going through.

"What if the feeling falls apart?" SMG4 asked her a difficult question to answer, she opened her mouth but nothing came out. SMG4 raised his eyebrows, Meggy's mouth was still open but still silent.

"I don't know. I've never fallen out of love for Desti." She gulped. "I don't care if she is dead, I will always love her." Meggy was on the verge of tears, SMG4 pulled her in for a hug.

"I miss her, SMG4. I really do!"

"There, there. Calm down." Mario came in the sound of Meggy crying, he had first heard it on the rooftop when she was still an Inkling. He felt so bad that he made her laugh, Mario thought that his plan could work again.

"Hey Meggy..." She looked up to the idiot, he was concerned for her but ready to help.

"It will get better, trust me! Like I always say: try your best and eat spaghetti!" Meggy chuckled a bit, wiping away her tears. "Thanks, Red." The two shared a smile then Mario looked at SMG4, who still had his arms around Meggy.

"Come on, let's leave her alone." SMG4 nodded and let go of Meggy, she stopped crying for a bit. Mario and SMG4 left the room.

"Speaking of which, WHERE IS THE SPAGHETTI?!?!?" Mario yelled at SMG4, he didn't realize that Mario ate all the spaghetti. "You ate all of it, dumbass!" Mario looked down, trying to remember the past few hours.

"OooooooO..." SMG4 rolled his eyes, but then out of the corridor was a small shadowy figure, watching them. Who could that possibly be?

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Meggy finally opened the door, sniffling there and then. She saw a figure's arm at the end of the corridor, Meggy slowly pulled out of her gun and approached the figure. She popped out and pointed the gun at it.

"Die, bitch!" She saw it was SMG3, screaming like a little girl. "Oh! SMG3! What are you doing here?" Meggy lowered her gun and put it behind her back, SMG3 stopped screaming and panting and lowering his eyebrows.

"Thanks for the check up." He rolled his eyes. "I was here cuz I saw SMG4 and Mario coming out of the room you were in, I decided to spy on them." Meggy's eyes widened, her mouth was open but nothing came out. SMG3 lowered the eyebrows, he looked to the right and left. "Meggy?"

"You... spied on SMG4... and Mario?"

"Yeah," SMG4 raised an eyebrow. "Well, I was walking this way then I heard them so." Meggy toke a breath then walked away from the man, he glared at her in disgust as she walked away.

"Meggy? MEGGY!" She didn't turn back and kept on walking forward. SMG3 sighed in disgust, he turned his back and saw SMG4 right next to him. They boinged their heads together and fell to the floor. Meggy turned her back to them and smiled. She continued walking.

"Oh! Sorry SMG3! I was gonna go to your side." SMG4 brushed off dust of him and went up to help SMG3. He put his hand and SMG3 blushed in embrassment.

"Thanks." SMG4 pulled him up, they started in each other's eyes. Little did they know, their hands were still connected. "Uhm... no problem." 

The room was quiet, no Mario screaming, no Bob saying some random shit like he does, just them admiring each other. They pulled in and leaned in for a kiss. The kiss was short, SMG4 pulled away.

"I-I-I didn't mean to do that! Oh, I'm sorry." SMG3's eyes widened, he slowly grew a smile. "UGH! I feel so horrible!" SMG4 fell to the floor and grew into a ball. SMG3 fell to him.

"No, no, you shouldn't." SMG3 patted his shoulder. "I liked it..." SMG4 slowly grew out of his ball, he stared at SMG3, eyes sparkling. They were gonna kiss again, until SMG3 spoke.

"Would... uhm... Would you like to go on a date... with me?"

SMG4's eyes widened that his heart skipped a beat. He nodded rapidly, his hat fell off. "Damnit!" He grabbed it and put it back on his head, smiling at his 'boyfriend. SMG3's mouth opened and smiled, also staring deep into SMG4's eyes.

"SMG4! Mario is in trouble!" Bob's voice was behind them, they slid from each other, blushing. "Wait.. what were you guys doing?"

"Nothing, Bob! But, what's up with Mario now?" SMG4 got up and walked to Bob, he turned to SMG3 and winked. He blushed and nodded back. They were together now, a perfect match from heaven.

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Bob scanned the two boys, he looked them like they were hiding something, which they did.

"BOB! Answer me!" SMG4 snapped at Bob, luckily made him snap back to reality. SMG3 rolled his eyes, he got up and stayed close to SMG4. He grabbed SMG4's hand but out of Bob's sight. Bob pointed to the kitchen, SMG4 took a deep breath.

"Is he-" Bob nodded. "Of course." SMG3 raised his eyebrows, he wasn't shocked but surprised. Mario was probably making a mess in the kitchen like usually, so the boys sent Bob to there.

"Why me?!"

"Why not you?" SMG3 pushed SMG4 out of his way to Bob, staring eye to eye with each other.

"Fine, but you two are hiding something. I don't know what but I'm gonna find out, you fu-" SMG4 covered his mouth, shaking his head 'no' slowly. He let go and slapped him. Bob then walked away, kicking SMG4 in the shin.

"OW! WHAT THE FU-" He turned to see SMG3 staring at him, unimpressed. SMG4 smiled at him.

"You're turning into Bob, practically." SMG4 stared at SMG3, disgusted that he just called 'Bob'.

"Well, you're practically dating me so..." SMG4 jumped after SMG3, a smirk curled across SMG3's face. "You're cute, don't you know that?" SMG4 chuckled. 

"You two are cute." A voice was behind them, the two boys turned around to see Meggy in the shadows.

"Meggy! What are you doing here?" She walked up to them, staring into their eyes.

"You two are the worst at sneaking around." Meggy said with a low breath, flicking their noses. She toke a soft sigh, thinking in the back of her mind when she felt the same way.

"How long did it take you?" SMG3 said as he tried to heal his nose from the flick. Meggy counted with her fingers, she then stopped at 3. SMG4 looked at her fingers, jaw dropped all the way to the floor.

"3 MINUTES???!!! HOW???" Meggy shrugged.

"Cause I'm smart? Unlucky y'all?" SMG3 want to grab her by her throat after he pissed her off. But he didn't, he wasn't that violent.

"Anyways, I'll leave you love-birds to it." She walked away from them, but then Meggy turned around. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me."