Wow, it's been a long time since I last updated this story. I can't apologize for this, as it is unacceptable. Honestly, I was never planning on finishing this story, I was just going to leave it the way it was. However, people kept giving reviews about how they liked it. My stubbornness for not completing the story started to wane, though very slowly. I realized that I shouldn't leave things unfinished. So I'm back, and I will be finishing this story, no matter how long it takes. Enjoy this new chapter.

Excitement Diddy

It is now 5:00 P.M. on a Saturday afternoon. It was nice and sunny out, and the atmosphere couldn't have been better. The sky was blue and emitting the most pleasant feeling. This could only help Diddy, DK, and Funky, who were already expressing the most extreme excitement. Though, really, it was Diddy who should be the most excited. He had asked Dixie out on a date, and after one rejection, she finally accepted him. They were to be going out in 3 hours. Diddy, DK, and Funky were at DK's and Diddy's house, sitting in the living room on the couch.

"I'm really nervous, DK." said Diddy. "I don't know if I can do this."

"Don't worry about it, little buddy." said DK. "Everyone has those feelings when they're about to go on their first date."

"How did you feel on your first date with Candy?" asked Diddy.

"Me? I was cool, composed, and suave. It was all natural for me."

"How is this helping me?" asked Diddy. "You're actually decreasing my confidence."

"Especially since he's a liar." said Funky.

"Huh?" replied Diddy.

"Funky, shut up." DK tried to say quietly.

"You think he was cool, composed, and suave? You gotta be kiddin' me. I remember when you first told me about that date."

"Funky, shut up." said DK a little louder.

"He said he was scared out of his wits. He was sweating and stuttering almost the whole time, and he accidentally called her Mandy."

"Funky, shut up!"

"Wow, DK." said Diddy. "You're a jackass."

"He's not called 'Donkey' for nothing." said Funky.

DK blushed and Diddy laughed. "Well, I can safely say that I know the name of my date. What was her name? Trixie?" He and Funky laughed some more.

"Oh, shut up." said DK as he grabbed a banana and started eating it, trying to eat his troubles away.

"Ya know, DK, you should probably peel the banana first." said Diddy.

"ARRRGH!"

At Dixie and Tiny's house...

Dixie and Tiny were in Dixie's room. Dixie was brushing her hair in front of the mirror while Tiny was sitting on her bed.

"Excited?" asked Tiny.

"I suppose so." replied Dixie.

"You don't sound excited."

"Well, I've never been on a date before. I don't know what to do."

"Now that's the attitude that will make you fail. Act natural, and be yourself. Get to know him. This is the first date, so nothing major should happen.

"Thanks." said Dixie, chuckling.

"What's so funny?" asked Tiny.

"Well, I'm the older sister, and yet you're giving me dating advice, even though you've never been on one."

"You don't have to remind me." said Tiny, blushing a little.

"I wonder what we'll be doing tonight..." pondered Dixie. "He didn't seem like the romantic type."

"Oh, come on, don't talk like that." said Tiny, flipping upside down on the bed. "You hardly know the guy, so don't judge him yet. Give him a chance."

"Yeah, you're right. Thanks."

Back at DK and Diddy's house...

Diddy, DK, and Funky were still sitting on the living room couch, but this time they were drinking smoothies and watching TV. An episode of Seinfeld was on.

"I don't know how you can eat that spicy chicken." said Jerry.

"George likes spicy chicken." said George.

"What's that?" asked Jerry.

"I like spicy chicken." replied George.

"No, no you said 'GEORGE likes spicy chicken'." said Jerry.

"No I didn't!" said George.

"Yes you did." said Elaine. "You said 'George likes spicy chicken'."

"You're turning into Jimmy!" said Jerry.

"George is getting upset!" said George.

"I love this episode." said Diddy, slurping his smoothie.

"So do I." replied Funky. "It's that Jimmy character. It's gnarly that he always refers to himself in the third person."

"Gnarly?" asked DK.

"Yeah. What's wrong with gnarly? Funky likes to say gnarly."

"What's that?" asked Diddy.

"I like to say gnarly." said Funky.

"No, you said 'Funky likes to say gnarly'." said Diddy.

"You and Jimmy would be good friends." said DK.

"Funky's gettin upset!"

A realization suddenly hit Diddy that it sort of hurt. "Oh crap! It's almost 6:00. I have to get ready!"

"Why? You still have 2 hours." said DK. "You're freaking out a lot."

"Yeah, calm down, dude." said Funky. "Be cool."

"Okay." said Diddy, panting somewhat and wiping his forehead.

Back at Dixie and Tiny's...

It was now 7:45. It was almost time for the date.

"How do I look?" asked Dixie.

"Like you always do." said Tiny lazily.

"You could be more enthusiastic about this."

"Why? It's not my date."

"How do I look?!" asked Dixie, annoyed.

"You look gorgeous. If he's not knocked off his feet then he must be gay."

"If he was gay, then he wouldn't've asked me out."

"Well look at who's the smart one now." said Tiny.

"Come on, sis, what's bugging you?" asked Dixie, sitting down next to Tiny on the couch. "You seem upset."

"I'm not upset." she replied, faking a smile. "I'm just happy for you."

"Oh, well, thank you."

Back at the other house...

"Okay, guys, I'm gonna head over to her house." said Diddy.

"Oh, right, it's almost time." said DK. "Lost track of time."

"Good luck, dude." said Funky, patting Diddy's back. "Hope you score tonight."

"Excuse me?!" said Diddy, leaping away from Funky.

"Not that." said Funky sweat-dropping. "I hope it goes well. Though if it does go really well-"

"Shut up, Funky." said DK.

"Sorry, dude."

"Well, I'm off." said Diddy.

"Have fun, little buddy." said DK.

Diddy left the house and leapt for the nearest tree. He swung from vine to vine, letting the cool breeze blow across his face. It was the most relaxing feeling. If he wasn't about to go on a date, he would've completely forgot the reason he left the house; it was that relaxing. He decided to stop swinging and drop down to the ground, as he didn't want to be sweating when he got there. He did just clean himself. After a few minutes of walking, he finally arrived at the tree that held her house in the air. He climbed the ladder that hung down from the house. He arrived at the top and, taking a deep breath, knocked on the door.

He kind of wished that she wasn't home, as he felt that he couldn't face her. He's never been on a date before, nor has he ever liked a girl before, and here he find's himself doing both at once. His hope of wishing she wasn't home was shattered the moment she answered the door.

They stood there at opposite sides of the threshold, simply staring at each other. Unable to proceed, they stayed like that for what felt like hours.

Diddy couldn't say anything. He stared at her, and she just had this angelic feel about her. He felt his mouth open a few times to speak, but it was like someone put him on mute.

"Oh, for God's sake, just say something!" said Tiny, watching the whole thing and shaking her head.

And with that, Diddy and Dixie snapped out of their trance.

"Oh, uh, hello." said Dixie.

"Uh, yeah, hi." said Diddy.

"Oh, uh, this is Tiny, my little sister." He poked his head through the door, noticing her lying on the couch. "Tiny, this is Diddy."

"Hello." said Diddy.

"Hey." Tiny replied.

"Well, we're gonna go." said Dixie. "See you later tonight."

"See ya." said Tiny.

Dixie exited her house and closed the door behind her. She and Diddy were now standing alone on the porch, not looking at each other.

"Okay, this is ridiculous!" said Diddy, frustrated. He stared Dixie in the face and said, "Hi, how are you tonight?"

"Oh, uh, fine. How are you?"

"I'm doing just fine. Shall we get going?" he asked.

"Sure." said Dixie, relieved that they could finally talk. "Where are we going."

"I figured we'd spend tonight at the beach. After all, it is where you like to go at night."

Dixie couldn't help but blush. Luckily, it was too dark to see. He's familiar with my nightly schedule? I forgot that I told him.

"That sound alright?" asked Diddy.

"Yeah, sure."

"Okay."

They headed off towards the beach, walking along the ground in silence. They just couldn't figure out what to say to each other. They decided not to talk until they got there.

They had arrived at the beach. It was just as magnificent as the first time they met. The sand was a dark tan, while the black waves were crashing against the shore, giving off a soothing sound. The stars twinkled brightly overhead, giving the beach a heavenly glow. One step on the cool sand was enough to remind them of the night they had first met.

"So, you come here every night to swim?" asked Diddy, wanting to break the silence.

"Yes. It's very relaxing, especially when I've had a stressful day."

"And what counts as a stressful day?" he asked as they started walking closer to the water. They sat down right in front of where the waves ended.

"Well, I like to go outside a lot. I find that the outdoors relax me. I like to go to various places and find new things."

"Wow, really?" said Diddy, feeling more comfortable now that they're actually talking. "I wouldn't know too much about that. I'm always holed up in my house with DK. He's very lazy."

"Do you live with him?"

"Yeah, we're best friends."

"You said he's lazy? How can that be? I heard that you two went on quite the adventure a few years ago."

"Yeah, well that was a few years ago. Since then, DK's done nothing more than relax. He loves to eat bananas. I would go exploring more often, but I have to keep him company."

She chuckled. Diddy felt nothing but satisfaction that she was interested in the conversation as much as he was. He felt like he was on a roll and that nothing could stop him.

"So what kind of 'new things' have you found?" he asked.

"Well, I have found a few caves that don't lead anywhere, nor were they very exciting."

"Well, you should've seen the caves that me and DK explored. They were dangerous. Complete darkness, mine cart chases, bottomless pits...Why am I bragging about the fact that I nearly died countless times?"

She chuckled again. "You sound like you've seen your fair share of danger. Was it a rewarding experience?"

"You bet! Before that, I was a bit of a coward with no self-confidence. I wouldn't be who I was today if that journey never happened."

"How was your best friend on this journey?"

"Well, he was a big help, and that's putting it lightly. I would always get myself into dilemmas that he would solve. I couldn't have done it without him."

"Sounds like you have a friend that would never let you down." said Dixie.

"Well, yeah. Do you have a friend like that?" asked Diddy.

"Sadly, no. I have lived here for a while, but I don't really know many people here. I really just spend time with my sister. We do nearly everything together."

Diddy felt a little shy. There was one thing he wanted to say but he was a little too nervous to say it. "Well...I-I-I..."

"Hmm?" She looked at him. "What did you say?"

Diddy, facing away from Dixie, decided to just swallow his pride and say it. "Y-you have m-me as your friend. You can always rely on me." He felt like he just lifted a heavy weight off of him.

Dixie couldn't help but blush madly. She immediately turned away from him. Now neither of them were looking at each other. "T-thank you. That's really sweet."

"N-no problem."

Time seemed to get ahead of them. They kept talking late into the night. Before they knew it, it was already 11:00. It was now pitch black, but they didn't seem to notice until now.

"Oh, wow, it's ridiculously dark." said Diddy, looking into the sky. "I should probably take you home."

"Oh, okay." she replied.

They got up and departed the beach. The walk back to Dixie's house was silent, but this time it wasn't awkward. They're chat allowed them to explore who they were. Before they knew it, they were already back at her house. The walk was a lot shorter than when they left her house. They stopped in front of her door.

"Uh, listen, I had a good time tonight." said Dixie. "Thank you."

"No problem." said Diddy. "I had fun, too."

"Okay, well, um, I guess I'll see you later?" asked Dixie, sounding nervous.

"Uh, yeah. Listen, if you don't want to go visit 'various places' alone, then come and find me. I'll go with you."

"Thanks. I'll do that." she said happily. "Good night." And with that, she disappeared into her house.

Diddy, feeling extremely satisfied, headed back to his house.

Inside Dixie and Tiny's house, Tiny was still sitting on the couch. One would get the impression that she never moved from her original spot.

"Hey, sis." said Tiny.

"Oh, hey." Dixie replied.

Tiny sat up, looking extremely excited. "So how'd it go? You must tell me everything!"

"Yeah, yeah. Calm down. So, when we left..."

DK and Diddy's house...

DK was sitting on the couch, waiting for when Diddy would return. Funky had already gone back home. Just then, the door opened, and his little buddy walked into the house. DK immediately got up.

"Little buddy! How'd it go?" he asked, his fingers crossed.

"It was awesome!" said Diddy.

"Really?! Was it super awesome?!"

"Ultra awesome!" He told DK everything that happened in the last 3 hours.

"I like to relax and eat bananas? Did you have to make it sound like I was a lazy fatass?"

"Well, I like to tell the truth, DK." said Diddy, grinning.

"Oh, shut up, buddy."

Well, there you have it. The story is back and will continue to be back until it's finished. I promise, the next installment won't take 8 months to write, so check back soon.