Ok, so I know that Daranza is a boy, and is officially called Taranza, but I'm calling him Daranza, and I'm calling him a her for reasons. I'm not going to tell you those reasons yet, but now you know that there's a reason. It will all make sense at the end of the story.

Chapter Two: Magic of Valentines

When the arachnid floated through the gates, Fumu expected some sort of fight , for the Waddle Dees to attack, for Meta to slash out at it, but no. What she got was rather surprising.

"Dedede!" the spider cried, rushing up to the king. Fumu thought that she was attacking, but was shocked when she hugged him instead.

"I've missed you so much!" she smiled, snuggling up to his red cloak. Dedede hugged her back.

"I've missed you too, Dranzy. So... Why are you here? I know you wouldn't come for no reason."

Daranza sighed and broke away from the hug.

"Indeed. The Antrs are chasing me. They're not very happy about me betraying their queen..."

It was at this moment that Fumu decided to ask.

"I'm sorry, who are you?"

The pair turned towards the little girl.

"I'm terribly sorry," Daranza said, bowing, "I am Daranza of Floralia, previously servant of the late Queen Sectonia."

"Late?" Bun had joined into the conversation.

"Y-Yes, late. She... She died..."

Fumu decided to stray away from the conversation before her brother could say any more, as she saw that it was distressing for the arachnid.

"I'm Fumu, and this is Bun. We, uh, serve under Dedede."

Daranza giggled. Or was it a chuckle?

"Ah, yes."

She turned back to Dedede.

"Anyway, I was wondering if I could take refuge here for a while, just until the Antrs go away?"

Dedede smiled.

"Of course you can stay. Now, let me show you around the castle..."

He put a flipper on Daranza's back and started to lead her into the stone walled corridor.

"Well, that was interesting." Bandanna Dee noted.

"Let's bring the guests up to our room." Fumu suggested. "Ribbon, Adeleine, if you would follow me?"

And so, the group walked upstairs, laughing and chatting the whole time.

When they reached their destination, Bun decided to leave.

"I don't want to get caught up in your little mothers club." he had said, walking away with Kirby and Lololo on his heels. As he did so, Fumu turned to Bandanna.

"I'm guessing you'll want to leave too?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips.

Bandanna shuffled his feet and looked down.

"Actually, I was thinking I could hang out with you guys. There aren't many other girls in the castle, at least none that aren't Waddle Dees. And that's all the Waddle Dees, by the way. I just... Want to do more feminine stuff, I guess, instead of training for fights or playing cards..."

"Hold on, are you saying that you're actually a girl?"

He looked up.

"No, not exactly... You see, all Waddle Dees are multi-gendered, meaning that we are both girls and boys in the same body. It's kinda confusing ..."

"You don't say." Fumu muttered. "Oh, alright. Come on..."

She moved away and the group walked in, sitting on the two beds, with Ribbon and Lalala on one and Bandanna and Adeleine on the other.

They started chatting happily, with Ribbon and Addie explaining at one point about their adventure with Kirby, and Fumu, Bandanna and Lalala sharing some of their tales.

It wasn't long before their conversation drifted to another topic.

"Daranza's kinda weird, isn't she?" Lalala noted. "I mean, who is she?"

Bandanna Dee gave a nervous chuckle.

"You remember that time where you guys went on holidays to Nutty Noon?"

Fumu and Lalala nodded.

"Well, the king kinda got kidnapped. By Daranza."

"How come they like each other then?" Fumu asked.

"Oh, uh, Daranza helped Kirby and Dedede defeat an evil queen, you see! What was her name… um… Sectonia?"

A thought suddenly sprung into Fumu's head.

"I am Daranza of Floralia, previously servant of the late Queen Sectonia."

"Late?"

"Y-Yes, late. She... She died..."

"… And she killed her." She mumbled, finishing her thoughts.

"Pardon?"

Fumu looked up; her eyes must've trailed down while she was thinking.

"Oh, uh, nothing. Nothing…"

The was an awkward silence for a moment.

"Do you know what I'm thinking girls?" Adeleine asked suddenly. Everybody started at her.

"Do tell." Ribbon muttered.

"Dedede and that friend of his seem pretty… how do I put this?... Cosy, with each other, don't ya think?"

Ribbon, Fumu, Lalala and Bandanna Dee swapped looks.

"No." They answered, simultaneously.

"Oh, come on!" Addie egged. "They're perfect for each other! Did you hear the way they were talking to each other? They're totally in love, even if they don't realise!"

"Adeliene…" Fumu began, but Bandanna cut her off.

"I think you may have a point there."

Fumu looked at him.

"Pardon?!"

Bandanna shrugged.

"I don't know. I just think that it could be a possibility."

He glanced at the painter, before looking back at the girls.

"I don't exactly know how girls work, despite being one myself, but I think that Addie has picked up the signs pretty easily."

"Sure." Lalala giggled. "And the next thing we know, Meta Knight is going to fall in love with Escargon. AKA; completely impossible."

"I'm serious!" Adeleine cried, standing up. "We should set them up on a blind date!"

Fumu shrugged. "I don't see why not. Maybe the magic of Valentine's Day will bring them together." She said, slightly sarcastically.

"Well, what are we waiting for!?" Addie cried. "Let's go!"