Here's the second chapter of Diddy's Companion. This took some thought as to how this would work out, but I finally got it.

Confidence Diddy

Diddy had stayed at the beach until 10:30 P.M. on that Thursday night. He just lied on the sand and stared at the stars. Thoughts kept flowing into his mind. Thoughts about the amazing girl that he had just met: Dixie. He couldn't get her off of his mind. He only saw her for about 2 minutes before she left, but it felt longer to him. He was excited to tell DK about what happened, so he rushed home. Unfortunately, he still wasn't home, so he went into his room and waited. While he was waiting, he had decided to clean up his room. He threw all the banana peels in the trash, fixed his bed, and organized anything out of place. His room looked brand new, and you could actually see the brown, wooden floor now that it wasn't covered in peels. Diddy lied down on the bed and waited for DK to come home.

It was now 10:30 A.M. on a Friday morning. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, clouds were floating, and the jungle was bright. The sum beams managed to pierce Diddy's bedroom window and land right on his eyes. What a cliché way to wake up. He slowly opened his eyes and squinted so as not to get too much sunlight in them. He sat up, yawned, and stretched both hands over his head. He removed the covers, stepped out of bed, and looked around his room. He scratched his butt as he walked toward his bedroom door and opened it.

"Aw, man. Morning already." he said, upset.

Diddy noticed that DK wasn't up yet, since his bedroom door was still closed. He knocked on it. "Hey, DK, wake up."

He waited for about a minute, but still no answer. Diddy decided to open the door and wake DK up the hard way. He stepped inside DK's room and tiptoed over to his bed. There, of course, was DK, asleep. There was a snot bubble coming out of his nose. Diddy popped the bubble, thereby waking the sleeping giant up.

DK snapped opened his eyes and sat up. He scratched his head and looked around the room, only to see Diddy standing next to his bed.

"You're finally up." said Diddy.

"What time is it?" asked DK as he yawned and stretched.

"10:32." responded Diddy.

"Oh." said DK. "Alright, I guess it's time for me to get up." He got out of the bed, put on his signature tie, and headed out his door. Diddy followed him. They walked out into the living room and sat on the couch. "By the way, how did last night go? You were asleep when I got home."

"Oh, right!" said Diddy. "I wanted to tell you what happened last night, but I fell asleep waiting for you."

"Sorry, I got home after midnight." said DK. "So what happened?"

"Well, when you left, I started thinking about what you said. I thought that you could be right, or that you could've just said that to cheer me up. Anyway, I didn't know what to think, so I went outside to clear my mind. I swung around in the trees and then went to the beach. When I got there, I met someone that I've never seen before."

"Really, who?" asked DK, who was now very interested.

"That's the best part: it was a girl." said Diddy with a huge smile on his face. His voice also rose in enthusiasm when he got to this part. "She was so pretty. Her face was like an angel, and she had long, golden hair that shined in the darkness. Her name was–"

"Dixie." interrupted DK.

"That's right…wait, how do you know that?" asked Diddy.

"I'm familiar with her. Well actually, I don't know her too well, but I've seen her before. I knew who you were talking about as soon as you described her hair."

"Oh…okay. Anyway, that doesn't matter." said Diddy, getting back to the point.

"I've got good news for you, Diddy."

"What is it?" he asked, very interested.

"She's about your age." said DK. "Isn't that great?"

"Great? What do you mean?" asked Diddy, pretending not to know what DK was talking about. His blush gave away his bluff, though.

"I knew what I said last night would help you. I suspected something was up when I got home late and your room was clean. You were also sleeping with a smile on your face."

"What should I do?" asked Diddy.

"Simple…" started DK, pausing for suspense. "Ask her out."

"What?!" asked Diddy, shocked (well, not really). "But she's way out of my league."

"You said you met her at the beach, right? Did you talk to her?"

"Yeah." said Diddy.

"And? How did she act?" asked DK.

"She seemed like a pretty cheerful person. She was curious about why I was down."

"I'm telling you, you have a chance with this girl."

"Well…is she…you know…taken?" asked Diddy, twiddling with his thumbs and his head down.

"I haven't heard or seen her with anyone." said DK.

Diddy raised his head. "Really?"

"Yeah." said DK. "Now, I have an idea. We'll go get some breakfast at Lanky's. She might be there. If she is, then make a move."

Diddy tried to act confident, but had trouble. "Alright. I'll try." he said, with very little confidence.

"Okay, let's go."

They both got up from the couch and exited the house. They climbed down the ladder to the ground and headed over to Lanky's. The walk over to the restaurant wasn't too long. Luckily, Lanky's was an all day restaurant that served breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Lanky was very successful upon opening the place up. While they were walking, they both decided to chat.

"By the way, how long has Dixie lived on this island?" asked Diddy.

"A few years." said DK. "Why?"

"Well, I've never seen her before. When did she show up?"

"I think it was about a year after we retrieved the banana hoard from K. Rool."

"Oh…okay."

While they were walking, they bumped into someone on the way over to Lanky's. It was none other than the island's main man, Funky. He was carrying a surfboard with him. No one knows why he brings it everywhere with him, but no one cares enough to ask.

"Yo, dudes!" shouted Funky as he ran up to them.

"Hey, Funky." said DK and Diddy.

"Yo, what's going on?! You guys heading to Lanky's for some grub?" asked Funky, clutching his surfboard tightly for some reason.

"Yep." said DK. "I'm starving."

"What a surprise." said Diddy, rolling his eyes.

"Shut up, buddy." said DK, smacking Diddy on the head.

"Cool, cool." said Funky. "I'm definitely getting an omelet again."

"What a surprise." said Diddy.

"Shut up, dude." said Funky, hitting Diddy on the head.

"Damn it, stop doing that." said Diddy, rubbing his head.

"Yo, Funky, I got big news." said DK.

"Oh, yeah? What about?" asked Funky.

"Diddy's got a crush."

"Hey!" shouted Diddy, blushing.

"No way!" shouted Funky. "Totally gnarly! On who?!"

"Dixie." said DK.

"DK!" shouted Diddy.

"Oh, that gnarly babe?" said Funky. "Good choice, dude. If you ever need help, then ask the Funkster. I'm the master of all things cool and all things love."

"Then why are you still single?" asked Diddy.

"Uh…uh…duh…shut up, dude." said Funky, hitting Diddy on the head.

"Freakin' Funky!" shouted Diddy, rubbing his head. DK just laughed.

Before they knew it, they were standing outside of Lanky's Stack Shack.

"Sweet. We're here, dudes." said Funky.

The 3 Kongs walked through the rotating doors. Inside, there were a bunch of wooden tables around the place. There were also booths that lined the walls. Everything was made of the best quality wood around. Lights were hanging from the ceiling, and there was a buffet in the center of the restaurant. There were already other Kongs sitting at the booths. Chunky was sitting with his baby brother, Kiddy. DK's grandfather, Cranky, was sitting with his wife, Wrinkly. Swanky and his jheri curl were sitting all by themselves. Candy wasn't there because she had eaten already. DK and Diddy grabbed a booth next to the window. Funky decided to sit with them as well.

"Alright! They still have omelets." said Funky, eyeing the buffet. He quickly got up and went over to it, bringing his surfboard with him.

DK was looking around the restaurant. "Where are you?" he whispered to himself.

"What are you looking for?" asked Diddy.

"You'll see." He continued looking for a few more seconds. "Ah, there you are."

"Who? Who?" asked Diddy.

"Yeah, who?" asked Funky, who had returned with a plate full of omelets.

"I found her, Diddy." said DK. He was looking at a booth in the corner, and there was Dixie sitting in it. She was sitting with her sister, Tiny.

"Oh, I see her." said Diddy. He couldn't take his eyes off of her.

"Aw, bad news." said DK. "She's with her sister. You can't make a move now."

"Damn it." said Diddy.

"Don't worry, dude. Just wait for her to be alone." said Funky, an omelet in his mouth.

At Dixie's table…

"Sis, why are you still single?" asked Tiny.

"What are you talking about?" asked Dixie.

"You're an attractive girl, yet you're not even involved with anyone." said Tiny.

"I'm not in a seeking mode right now. I'm not desperate."

"Still, you should find someone." said Tiny.

"What are you, the expert? You've never had a boyfriend."

"Still, you should get one."

"Well, I'm not looking for someone right now. I'll consider it if someone approaches me, though." said Dixie.

"That's good." said Tiny, rolling her eyes. "I thought you'd be single forever."

"Shut up, Tiny." said Dixie.

With DK, Diddy, and Funky…

"Maybe I can talk to her later today." said Diddy.

"That's the spirit, dude." said Funky.

"When? Are you going to stalk her to find out when she's alone?" joked DK.

"Of course not." said Diddy, insulted. "I'll just talk to her when I'm ready."

"Whenever that'll be." said DK.

"Cut the dude some slack." said Funky, hitting DK's back.

"Actually, I have an idea." said Diddy. "Last night, she mentioned that she liked to night swim. I'll go to the beach tonight and see if she's there."

"Really? She was night swimming when you met?" asked DK.

"Yep." said Diddy.

"So did she look hot in a bathing suit?" asked DK, snickering. Funky couldn't help but chuckle, too.

"DK!" said Diddy, blushing.

It is now 9:15 P.M. on a Friday night. Diddy had spent the rest of the day trying to avoid Dixie at all costs. He didn't want to see her again until tonight. He spent the day trying to boost his confidence and reciting some things that he could say to her. But for the most part, he watched TV in order to take his mind off of things. DK had gone out on another date with Candy. He left at around 8:30 P.M.

Diddy decided that now would be a good time to start heading for the beach. He left the house and started swinging across the vines and through the jungle. The stars were out again tonight, but it looked like there was less than last night. He finally reached the edge of the jungle and was now at the beach. He climbed down the tree and walked closer and closer to the ocean. The waves crashing and the grainy sand completely relaxed him. The relaxation made him almost forget why he came to the beach in the first place. He looked around, and didn't see a towel laid out on the sand. He concluded that she hadn't shown up yet. He continued to stare at the waves.

"Oh, hello." said a familiar voice.

Diddy slightly jumped, and turned around to see Dixie. She was wearing her swimsuit and her towel was on her shoulder. She wasn't wearing the swim cap, though. Diddy was enjoying the sight that he was seeing.

Diddy snapped out of his trance when he realized that she had spoken to him. "Oh, h-hi."

"Did you come here to think about stuff again?" she asked.

"Oh, um, yeah." he said, nervously. He had completely forgotten everything that he was planning on saying to her.

"Are you still not going to tell me what you're thinking of?"

"Oh, uh, no. I-it's still not important." he said.

"Okay." Dixie started to walk towards the ocean.

"W-wait!" said Diddy, not wanting to lose her.

"What is it?" asked Dixie.

"Um, how come I've never seen you before?"

"I don't know. I've never seen you before."

"I'm usually quite familiar with the people on this island." said Diddy, sweating a bit. Luckily, it was still too dark to be seen. "B-but I don't know anything about you." He wiped his forehead. "I feel I should know who you are."

"What are you getting at?" she asked.

At this point, Diddy decided to swallow his pride and just say it. "Will you go out with me?"

Diddy finally asked her the question. Sorry, but I had to end this with a cliffhanger. It seemed like the perfect thing to do. The next chapter will feature a lot more of Dixie, as she's barely been in the story so far. Tell me what you thought.