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Note:I hope you like this (revised) chapter! :D

Pairing(s): Meta KnightxJigglypuff.

Chapter 4: The Laundry Incident

Jigglypuff hated laundry with a passion. She was so small that it was almost impossible for her to carry all of her roommates' clothing – including Yoshi's saddle - down to the laundry room.

Giving an aggravated sigh, she slammed the clothing and saddle onto the ground and climbed atop the pile so she could see the buttons on the washer. After she loaded the clothes, she found a brush and some prepared cleaning water for Yoshi's saddle. Jigglypuff plopped on the floor, soaked the brush's bristles in the water, and began to scrub at the saddle.

Meta Knight was bored. Pikachu and Yoshi went to a nearby mall to go shopping for the yellow mouse's birthday, and everyone else was watching Bowser, Kirby, Falco, and Ness brawl. He remembered that it was Jigglypuff's turn to do laundry, so he decided to walk down and see if she needed help.

"Thank God! You've rescued me!" Jigglypuff exclaimed as she saw her best friend come down. After seeing Meta Knight's eyes turn magenta, she huffed, "It's not funny. This thing is hard to clean!"

"Oh really?" Meta Knight asked. "Let me see it then."

Green eyes rolled as Jigglypuff handed him the saddle and brush. "Psht, good luck. You'll need it."

A while later, Meta Knight found that Jigglypuff was right; cleaning that saddle was hellishly difficult. He gently placed the brush on the ground so that he wouldn't throw – and break – it out of frustration. Giggles suddenly erupted from the Star Warrior's friend, which caused him to glare at her through his mask. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the one who asked me to help you clean this stupid thing?"

"You're the one who decided to come down here! Besides, seeing you have difficulty with something is kinda funny," Jigglypuff answered. At the look he gave her, she stopped laughing. "Here, let me by so I can get the clothes out of the – AAAH!"

Jigglypuff slipped and closed her eyes, bracing herself for a painful crash to the floor. Instead she heard a whoosh sound and felt something soft beneath her. Taking a chance on using her peripheral vision, she saw something blue laying on the floor. She saw a mask about three or four feet away from her and gasped. It hit Meta Knight like a ten-ton boulder when he couldn't feel the metal on his face. Quickly, he moved Jigglypuff so that she was standing and picked up his mask, cursing when he found that the clasps were broken.

"Y'know," Jigglypuff answered, "I don't see why you're so embarrassed; your reputation wouldn't be ruined, people would consider you that much braver for showing your true face." She came up to her friend and gave him a hug.

Meta Knight inwardly shivered. This is not good. I'm not supposed to have these – his musings stopped when something soft touched his cheek for an instant. Blushing, he looked at her to find that she was picking up Yoshi's saddle.

"I'm going back to the room and telling Yoshi to clean this freaking thing himself," she wouldn't look at him, but he knew she was talking to him, "And I'll get you a new mask." She upped and left for their room, saddle in tow.

"Thanks, Jiggly."

"You're welcome."

In that moment, feelings were realized, and two friends understood that their friendship had changed – perhaps for the better.