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Chapter 7
Gifts
6 Months Later…
The day was bright and the birds sang in the morning light. Everyone was carrying out their daily chores. The children played, the adults chatted and gossiped with one another, and the old ones slept in the gentle light of the day. As the elder folk slept a light breeze lifted their spirits a little with the passing of a petal from a wildflower twirled past. Kaitlyn was flying up above the children and the town doing her daily work out and helping with the mail. She had invented the job of air mail, mainly because the postman that lived in Cappy Town was getting older. She thought that if she stayed at the castle then she better help with a few things around the town.
Kaitlyn landed in the middle of the town dropping the mail bag inside the post office as the old man snoozed on the porch. She expected that the old postman would doze off sooner or later and laughed a little when he did. Kaitlyn carefully exited the post office and passed the old man with great care not to disturb him. The children came running up to her and asked if she could help with something with smirks on their faces making them look suspicious. Kaitlyn lifted an eyebrow at the children making them laugh but agreed that she would help.
As Kaitlyn and the children ran to the spot where they apparently needed help Kirby came running to them. Kaitlyn looked at Kirby who was as happy was ever and picked him up. Fumu ran over and was about to tell Kirby something when she saw Kaitlyn holding onto him. Fumu was still a little uneasy around Kaitlyn, she didn't have complete faith in her. Fumu took a step closer preparing for an attack, but nothing bad happened. Kaitlyn put Kirby on top of her head and unfurled her golden wings. Kirby squealed with delight at the sight of them. The other Cappy kids watched in amazement as a few feathers landed onto the ground.
"I'll be right back" Kaitlyn said with a smile on her face. Just as Kaitlyn was going to take off Fumu ran up to her and grabbed her arm. "What do you think you're doing?!" Fumu yelled. "I was going to go flying with Kirby for a few moments… Would you like to come with?" Kaitlyn asked with a raised eyebrow. "I-I wasn't going to ask that… I-I" Fumu hesitated. "Fumu, I know that you don't trust me but I want to reassure that I have nothing against Kirby" Kaitlyn reassured. "I know that it will take more than a few words to convince you, so how about you just trust me and come with." With that she reached a hand out to Fumu.
Fumu hesitantly reached out and took Kaitlyn's hand. "I'll need you to hold on tight, ok?" Kaitlyn asked with a smile. Fumu nodded her head slowly and decided to trust her for once. Kaitlyn looked back at the Cappy kids and said "maybe after I give you all a little ride, you guys can show me what you need help with." The kids nodded and promised that they would stay right there. With that Kaitlyn, Kirby, and Fumu set off into the air. Fumu held on tight to Kaitlyn's wrists while Kaitlyn made sure that Kirby would stay on top of her head.
A few flaps of Kaitlyn's wings and they were off. Fumu was terrified and closed her eyes, and Kirby just squealed with delight. They were flying over the town when Fumu opened her eyes. She gasped in surprise to see that there was no danger. "I go on patrol this way. It makes up for a lot of time rather than running on the ground" Kaitlyn shouted over the sound of the wind.
Back on the ground Meta Knight watched the three fly through the air. He felt a longing to be up there with them. He wanted to be flying over the land like he use to do. He knew that flying was an easier method of patrolling over the city than being on the ground. It would just have to wait. It's too risky right now. If I did that everyone would lose trust in me… Meta Knight thought to himself. He simply sighed and continued patrolling around the castle wrapped in his cape.
Back in the air Fumu and Kirby were having the time of their lives. Kaitlyn dipped a few times scaring Fumu, but she felt like she could trust Kaitlyn. This new feeling almost startled Fumu, but she knew that sooner or later she would get this feeling. After circling through the air for a few times Kaitlyn pulled in her wings and went into a free fall. Fumu screamed in terror as Kirby squealed with excitement. At the last second before hitting the ground Kaitlyn stretched out her wings and landed safely.
Kaitlyn let go of the still shaking Fumu as Kirby thanked Kaitlyn and skipped happily away. "I'm sorry if I scared you Fumu" Kaitlyn said as she rubbed the back of her head. Fumu nodded her head and said "T-That's ok… I-I'm just not use to the whole flying thing… It's not your fault." Kaitlyn tucked in her wings and walked with Fumu back to the other Cappy children.
Kaitlyn and Fumu got back to the children in no time at all. The children ran over to Kaitlyn and led her to the middle of the town where a large tree was. "Could you go up there and look for a small box?" a small Cappy child said. Kaitlyn nodded and started to climb the tree. Once in the middle of the tree she heard one of the children giggle, Kaitlyn poked her head out of the tree. "What are you planning?" She said in a playful manner. The child that giggled shook her head and continued to laugh under her breath. Kaitlyn raised an eyebrow and smiled. She then receded back into the tree and continued to look.
After searching for a little while longer she found a small box wrapped with a red bow. She hesitated for a moment before grabbing the little wrapped box. Kaitlyn jumped down from the tree and handed the box over to the child who asked for it. The little girl didn't take it, "it's actually a gift for you. We thought that since you are now a citizen of Cappy Town we should give you a gift" she said. Kaitlyn looked at the girl with great wonder and then pulled the red bow apart. At this point everyone in Cappy Town was there waiting for Kaitlyn to open the gift.
Kaitlyn carefully pulled the bow apart and lifting the top open. The box was filled with white tissue paper with a little card inside. Kaitlyn lifted the note out of the box and read it aloud "Dear Ms. Angel, we are so very happy that you're here in Cappy Town. You are the nicest monster that King DeDeDe has ever ordered. We really appreciate all the help that you've done around Cappy Town, especially all the help that you've done with the new mail system. To thank you for all your help we made a little something for you." After Kaitlyn read the note she looked up to see that everyone was smiling at her. She continued to unwrap the gift.
Kaitlyn peeled back the top layer of tissue paper to uncover a necklace. The necklace was a silver cross with a blue sapphire in the middle. (This will play a part later. Not trying to be religious at all.) She held the necklace up to examine it further. "Do... Do you like it?" the small Cappy girl asked. Kaitlyn leaned down and said "I love it. Thank you so much." The Cappies sighed in relief. "You didn't have to do this you know" Kaitlyn said to the citizens. "We know, but we wanted to make you feel welcome. You're the first person to come from Nightmare that wasn't evil" Chief Bookem said with a smile.
Kaitlyn looked up in surprise at Chief Bookem and let out a silent tear. The Cappies gasped when they saw it fall from her face. "Did we do something wrong? Did we disappoint you?" one startled Cappy asked. "N-No. Not at all… This is the first time that I've ever been given a gift. I can't thank you all enough" Kaitlyn replied wiping another tear away from her face. She put the necklace around her neck finding that it was the right length. Everyone relaxed and started to depart, leaving Kaitlyn with Fumu and Kirby.
After everyone left Fumu decided to leave as well, thanking Kaitlyn again for the flight. Fumu walked toward the fields with Kirby running after her with a smile on his face. Kaitlyn decided to check the castle for any disturbances, so she unfurled her golden wings and spread them out in the open sky. Every time she did this she felt a rush of energy and the feeling of freedom, it felt good considering that she couldn't do that when she was at Nightmare's.
In no time at all she was back at the castle, landing at the edge of the bridge. She never flew over the castle wall because she felt like it was common courtesy not to. She tucked her wings in and entered the castle, almost hoping that there was something to do. Unfortunately there was nothing that seemed out of order. Everything was silent and clam, almost like death. This thought sent a shiver up Kaitlyn's back. She found herself walking into the courtyard where the sun was shining.
Kaitlyn looked up and took a deep breath spreading her wings to catch the warmth of the sun. "Lovely day isn't it?" a voice said behind her. Kaitlyn wasn't afraid of anyone ever since she got use to the life on Popstar. She casually turned to see Meta Knight entering the courtyard. He was holding a long box covered in white paper with a golden ribbon tied around it. Another gift…? Kaitlyn thought to herself. He walked over and handed her the box. She didn't notice that Sword and Blade entered the courtyard shortly after Meta Knight did catching her off guard. She looked up at them with a questioning glance wondering if she should open it. Meta Knight nodded signaling her to open the gift.
Kaitlyn pulled the golden ribbon off and opened the box. What could this be…? I cannot imagine what would be in such a long box. Kaitlyn thought to herself looking through the tissue paper. She opened it up to find a white katana hidden within the tissue paper. She looked up at Meta Knight and smiled. Ever since she came to Popstar she found out that she liked sword fighting. She watched Kirby and Meta Knight train by the ocean and asked if she could train along with them. "We figured that since almost every sword that we have here is too short for you, we should make you a custom one" Meta Knight said snapping her out of her flashback. She looked up and thanked the three of them.
She gently pulled the katana out from within the box and unsheathed it. She slowly pulled it out of its case and inspected the blade. The sunshine slid up and down the blade, reflecting the brightness of the sun. Kaitlyn turned and thanked the three knights again. She sheathed the white katana and strapped it to her back between her wings. She bowed politely to them and turned. She unfurled her wings and was about to take off when Sword blurted out "could you take us flying around like you did with the kids?" Blade elbowed Sword causing Sword to shout in pain, Kaitlyn turned to Sword. She leaned down with her hands behind her back and nodded.
