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"So, today's Bun's birthday, huh?" King Dedede asked.
"Yes," Escargon replied. "They're going to celebrate it at the beach today."
"Alright then," Dedede said, pressing a button on his chair, pulling out the T.V. monitor from the wall. "Let's ruin it!"
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"So, today is Bun's birthday," Meta Knight repeated, holding a cup of coffee in front of himself.
"Yes. They're planning to celebrate it at the beach," Sword said, putting on an apron.
"Hm...don't you think King Dedede would try to ruin it?" said Blade, taking pancake batter out of the refrigerator.
"Why do you say that?" asked Sword, taking out a frying pan from a lower cabinet.
"Since Kirby is certain to come and King Dedede is still trying to get rid of him..."
"Oh. Right."
Meta Knight set his coffee down and headed towards the door. "Sir, where are you going?" Both swordsmen asked.
"If King Dedede is planning to ruin this young boy's birthday party, then there should be someone who can warn them," the masked puffball replied without turning around. He exited the apartment.
"So...how many pancakes do you want?"
"Two, please."
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Meta Knight walked down the hallway, focused on getting to the Throne Room.
When he arrived, he opened the door just a crack and managed to peek inside. There, he saw King Dedede talking to Customer Service.
"Yeah...that demon beast is good," Dedede said, grinning. "It'll be great for getting rid of Kirby, and ruining that brat's party!"
"Wise choice."
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"Alright!" Bun exclaimed, jumping up and down excitedly. "Today's my birthday! FINALLY!"
"Poyo poyo! Happy Buwthday!" Kirby laughed.
"Hey, are you guys ready yet?" Bun called out.
"Yep!"
Bun watched as everyone stepped out of their rooms. Fumu had on a pair of sunglasses, and a book tucked under her arm. Sir Parm and Lady Memu stepped out of their rooms wearing decent shorts and a light t-shirt. Hikaru walked out of her room with a pink bag over her shoulder and a towel wrapped around herself.
"Your friends should already be at the beach," Lady Memu said, picking up a large bag. "Let's make haste!" Sir Parm said, picking up two beach umbrellas.
"Let's go!" Bun said, dashing out of the apartment.
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While everyone else was walking ahead towards the beach, Hikaru tried to keep her bag balanced on her shoulder, when it slipped from her arm and fell to the ground. Irritated, she bent down to pick it up, when she heard rustling from a few nearby trees. She looked towards the direction of the rustling and saw two amber orbs staring at her.
"Meta Knight? What are you doing here?"
He jumped down from the tree and landed gracefully on the ground. "King Dedede may be planning something," he said. "I came here to warn you." Hikaru frowned. "What? Well, then what are we waiting for? Let's go tell the others!" She picked up her bag, grabbed his hand, and dashed towards the beach.
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When they arrived, Meta Knight's mask was completely slanted, and half of his face could be seen. Luckily, he had enough time to adjust it before anyone noticed him.
"Hey, guys!" Hikaru yelled, running up to Fumu and Bun, who were about to walk over to their friends. "GUYS!" They turned around to look at her. "Hey, where were you?" Bun asked. "I dropped my bag," Hikaru explained. "I saw Meta Knight when I did, and he said that King Dedede's making trouble again!"
Meta Knight appeared next to Hikaru and nodded. "I overheard King Dedede beginning to order a demon beast," he said. "He said, "It'll be great for getting rid of Kirby, and ruining that brat's party"."
Bun laughed. "Whatever! We've got Kirby here, so there's nothing to worry about. I'm sure he can kick that demon beast's butt in less than thirty seconds! Right, Kirby?"
"Poyokay!" Kirby smiled, raising his stubby arm.
Meta Knight was silent for a moment. "...Hm. Very well, then." He turned to walk away, when Hikaru tapped his armed shoulder. "Why don't you stay for a little while? You know, just in case the demon beast comes," she said. "And Kirby might need your help." At that moment, Kirby jumped on top of Meta Knight's head and said, "No go! Stay! Pwease?"
The masked puffball sweat-dropped. "Very well." Saying those two words got him a hug from Kirby, and a few giggles from Fumu and Hikaru.
After finally getting Kirby to let go of Meta Knight, Hikaru went off to set up her beach things with Kirby following her, while Bun and Fumu went to go chat with their friends, Iroo and Honey.
"Who's the tall girl with the towel and the pink bag?" Iroo asked.
Bun and Fumu looked at each other. "Um...that's Hikaru," Bun said. "You know...the girl that tried to kill us..."
"WHAT?!" Iroo yelled. "What is she doing with you guys?!"
"She lost her memory," Fumu explained. "A demon beast attacked her, and now she has no memory of her past life, except where she used to live. I think it was called Red Galaxy. We don't know anything else about her, except for the fact that she changed dramatically after she lost her memory. She wasn't like before; her voice changed, she's kind, and she hasn't been trying to hurt any of us." They all turned to look at her smiling at Kirby, who was trying to build a sand castle.
"Wow," Iroo said. "If that's how it is now...I guess it's safe."
"It sounds like she sure has changed," Honey said quietly. "That's good."
It was silent for a few moments, before Bun broke it. "Hey, come on, guys! It's my birthday! Let's go play!"
"Yeah!" Iroo and Bun went off to splash in the water, and Honey and Fumu went to go look for seashells and build sand castles.
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While everyone else was having a good time, Meta Knight was sitting under a beach umbrella, reading the book that Fumu had brought with her. It was called "The Mysteries Of Life". He was on Chapter Two, when Hikaru walked up to him in a red two-piece bathing suit. Quietly, she bent down next to him.
"Hi!" she said when he turned the page.
"Hello," Meta Knight said calmly, looking up from his book. "Aw, I thought you were gonna flinch," Hikaru sighed. "You thought wrong," Meta Knight replied. "But is there any particular reason why you decided to come over here?" Hikaru looked up at the sky. "Yes, I wanted to ask you a question. Why are you so alone?" Meta Knight was silent for a few seconds.
"...Why would you ask that?"
"Well, one, you're over here all by yourself, two, you're over here by yourself, and...three, you're over here by yourself."
"What is wrong with being here, sitting under an umbrella, and reading a book by myself?"
"It doesn't look...fun."
"Well, I'll have you know that this book is quite interesting."
"Whatever. Are you sure you'd rather be sitting here alone instead of enjoying yourself out there with everyone else?"
"Yes."
"Fine, if that's how you really feel, I guess I should just leave you alone..."
Hikaru stood up and walked away, leaving Meta Knight to himself. He sighed and continued reading.
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"Hi!" Hikaru said, walking up to Fumu, who was still with Honey. They were picking up seashells and placing them in a little hole that they dug. "Oh, hi!" Fumu said. "Who's your friend?" Hikaru asked, walking towards Honey. "My name is Honey," the shy little cappy said in her quiet voice. "Aw, what a cute name! My name is Hikaru. It's nice to meet you!" Honey smiled daintily and nodded her head. "You too."
"Hey, why don't I help you guys pick up seashells?" Hikaru suggested when Fumu dropped another seashell into the hole. "Sure," Fumu smiled. "Try looking in the water for some. If you go deeper into the ocean, you should find some really smooth seashells." Hikaru stood up straight and saluted. "Right!" she walked towards the water, and stopped when the waves touched her feet. She shivered. As long as it's salt water...
She took a step forward and kept walking until the water was up to her waist. She began brushing her feet against the sand, trying to search for a seashell, when she felt something brush against her leg. She gasped and took a step forward, but then something elsebumped against the side of her leg. Suddenly, bubbles began to form at the surface of the water, and Hikaru held her breath. Bun and Iroo suddenly splashed out from under the surface and looked at her.
"Hey, Hikaru," Bun said. "This is Iroo. He's my best friend."
"Hey." said Iroo.
"Um...hello. I'm Hikaru. It's nice to meet you."
Iroo nodded and turned to Bun. "Race ya!"
"You're on!"
The two boys splashed away, and Hikaru merely stood there, watching them swim off. "Wow," she murmured as she continued to scan the shallow ocean floor. "I guess boys will be boys." She continued to search until the water was up to her neck. "Geez," she said to herself. "The water's up to my neck, but I still haven't found any seashells..."
At that moment, a large wave began to form in the distance. Panicked, Hikaru tried to move back to shore, but something pinched her on the ankle. Stifling the scream, she tried to kick off whatever was pinching her, but by the time she tried to, she looked up, and the wave was right there.
"Waaaaah!"
SPLOOSH!
The wave carried Hikaru back to shore, and she was gently washed back on the sand. The crab that pinched her ankle let go and walked away sideways.
Hikaru's eyes were swirling, and she was groaning slightly. Her vision was still adjusting, when a dark figure walked up to her. "Are you alright?" came a familiar voice. "Meta Knight?" Hikaru mumbled, squinting. "Is that you?"
"Yes."
He held out his hand, and she gingerly took hold of it, sitting up. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "I thought you were reading under the shade."
"I heard you yell, so I decided to come assist you," replied Meta Knight. "You're not hurt, are you?" Hikaru shook her head. "No. I'm fine. It's just my ankle. Some retardedsea creature decided that it would be nice to pinch me," She looked at her ankle, which was slightly purple. "It doesn't hurt anymore, though." Meta Knight nodded and began to turn around. "Wait," Hikaru said. "You're not going back to that book, are you?"
"And what if I said "yes"?"
Hikaru frowned. "Meta Knight, this is a brithday party at the beach. It's not a library at a school. Fumu's not even reading, and she reads a lot," she said. "Why don't you just try doing something else instead of sitting by yourself?" Meta Knight did not respond, which Hikaru found a bit irritating. After a few moments, Meta Knight spoke in a firm voice, not turning around. "The only reason why I decided to stay is because King Dedede is certain to order another demon beast to eliminate Kirby. It is my duty to protect him, and if he shall ever fail, then I will be there to help him." And with that, Meta Knight walked away.
Hikaru looked down sadly. All I wanted was for him to try and have a good time. Maybe I should've just left him alone.
Kirby, who was still trying to build a sand castle, looked over at Hikaru. He walked over to her and smiled. "Poyo! Poyo, hi!" She didn't respond. Kirby stopped smiling. "Poyokay?" he asked. Hikaru sighed. "No, poyokay," she whispered, looking up at him. Kirby whimpered and jumped into her arms. "Oh, Kirby," she said. "Don't worry. Go play." He looked up at her for a moment, a concerned look on his face. Hikaru stared at him, until he smiled. "Poyo." he said, letting go and walking back towards his sand castle.
Hikaru stood up and sighed again, heading back towards the ocean, when she noticed a seashell sparkling in the water. She grabbed hold of it and took a look. It was a silver, circular seashell, and it had a lightly cut v-shape into it. "This looks like..." Hikaru blinked. She looked back at Meta Knight, who was still under the umbrella, reading. She then looked back at the seashell again and smiled.
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Meta Knight was still reading, when he heard a cough. He looked up to see Hikaru standing there, with her hands behind her back.
"What's wrong?" Meta Knight asked. She was silent for a few moments, before she kneeled down to his height. "Here," she said. She held out the silver seashell she had found earlier. "What's this?" the masked puffball asked. "It's something I found in the water," Hikaru explained, placing it in his hand. "I want you to have it." Meta Knight looked down and began to examine the seashell. "Why are you giving this to me?" he asked. "Why not keep it for yourself?"
"I don't want you to be angry at me."
He looked up in surprise. "Angry?"
Hikaru frowned. "You're angry at me because I was bothering you, right?"
"I was never angry."
There was an awkward silence before she stood up, turned around, and said, "Oh. Whatever. You can keep the seashell." She began to walk away, when Meta Knight noticed that the seashell looked a bit like his mask. He chuckled and tucked it away in his cape. Hikaru stopped in her tracks when she heard him laugh. "Thank you." he said.
She turned around to look at him, but his face was already buried in the book. "You're...you're welcome." she murmured. She turned back around to walk away, when her thoughts drifted off. I've...never heard him laugh before. It sounds...mysterious. It's kinda cute...
Suddenly, she felt herself blush and she shook her head rapidly. "Wh-what am I thinking?" she muttered, looking down into the sand. "So what if I think his laugh is cute? It's my opinion and..." She blinked, stopping in the middle of her sentence. "Since when did I find anything about him cute?" She sighed, dismissing the thought and headed into the ocean.
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By the time Hikaru returned from searching for seashells, Fumu and Honey were running towards the picnic table, and there was a delicious smell in the air. She placed the seashells she found in the hole and followed after them. She sat down next to Kirby, and she inhaled the scent of the food. There were sandwiches, pizza, ice cream, and a large salad bowl on the table. "Dig in!" Sir Parm said, placing paper plates, bowls, and plastic utensils down.
Kirby opened his mouth to inhale everything, but Fumu quickly closed Kirby's mouth before he could do anything. "Eat it on the plate, Kirby, don't just inhale it!" she said.
Hikaru, who wasn't very hungry, decided that all she needed was the ice cream. She was about to take a bite, when something bright flashed in her eye. She turned her head to see that Meta Knight was looking at the shell again. Deciding that he probably wanted something too, she grabbed another bowl of ice cream and walked towards him.
"Meta Knight?"
He looked up to see her holding out a bowl to him. "What's this?"
"I thought you might want some," Hikaru said, putting it in his free hand. "It's ice cream." She sat down next to him and took a bite of hers. She let it melt in her mouth and waited for Meta Knight to eat it. "...Is there anything wrong with it? It's strawberry."
Meta Knight stared down into his ice cream. His soft spot for sweets was beginning to surface as it usually did when he saw candy or anything else sweet. Why must it be strawberry?
It was a few more moments of silence, before Hikaru spoke up. "Let me guess. Um...you've never tasted ice cream before," Meta Knight remained silent. "That's it, isn't it?" she guessed.
Silence.
"Well, if you've never tasted it before, you should try it. It's really good! It's like...cotton candy, only colder, and it melts even though you don't put it in your mouth, and it comes in a whole bunch of different flavors!"
Silence.
"Wait! You've tasted ice cream before, only strawberry isn't your favorite flavor."
Silence.
"Uh...you don't like ice cream?"
Silence.
"...Meta Knight," Hikaru frowned. "How am I supposed to know what's wrong if you don't talk to me?"
"Nothing is wrong," Meta Knight finally spoke. "Thank you for the ice cream." He spooned up the ice cream, lifted up his mask slightly, and stuck it into his mouth. Hikaru made a face. "Are you trying to eat the spoon too?" Meta Knight shook his head. "It looks that way. Why don't you just take your mask off?"
I should have known she was going to ask that.
Meta Knight removed the spoon from his mouth, scooped up some more, and said, "I do not wish to remove it." He then popped the ice cream into his mouth again. Hikaru blinked and sighed. Not wanting to press the matter further, she ate her own ice cream. It was getting quiet again, so she said, "When do you think the demon beast is going to come? It's been a while now."
"If Kirby begins to act strangely, then the demon beast should be close."
"Oh."
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As the day stretched on, Kine noticed the children at the beach and immediately swam over to Fumu who sighed, but there was still no sign of the demon beast and Hikaru thought it wasn't going to come.
She was lying on her stomach sunbathing and looking at Meta Knight. He was still reading, but there were three bowls of ice cream next to him, two of them empty. He must really like ice cream. She thought. I can't blame him. It's so sweet...and cold...fluffy...
She yawned and slowly fell asleep.
Meta Knight took another bite of his ice cream and looked up. The sun was slowly beginning to set, but not quite. He looked over at the children who were trying to see who could skip stones the farthest into the ocean, and Kine was cheering Fumu on. "Go Fumu!" he cried. "Skip that stone! You can't lose! Go Fumu!" Fumu only rolled her eyes and managed to smile. Kirby was having the most difficulty. Meta Knight's eyes moved to Hikaru, who's face was buried into her arms. The sun drenched her in light, and her necklace, which was poking out of her arm, seemed to be absorbing the sunlight.
He looked back down into the book. He was on Chapter Seven when he looked up again. The children were sitting in a circle, laughing and telling jokes, but Kirby was the only one who wasn't laughing. He stared ahead blankly, as if in some sort of daze. Suddenly he jumped up and turned towards Hikaru and "poyo"ed loudly. The children stopped laughing and gasped. Meta Knight was quickly alerted by this. He put the book down all the way, and saw Hikaru, who wasn't being soaked by sunlight. Sand was covered all around her, and she was being pulled into the ground, but she was still sleeping, unaware.
"Hikaru!" Meta Knight yelled. "Wake up!"
Her eyes slowly opened. "H-huh?" She suddenly realized what was happening.
"HOLY CRAP!" she screamed, beginning to struggle. Meta Knight unsheathed Galaxia and quickly sliced through the sand, giving her an opportunity to escape. When she managed to, she ran next to Meta Knight.
Suddenly, the beach began to rumble, and from the sand appeared the demon beast. It looked like a human made out of sand, but it was ten feet tall. From it's face, two blood red eyes glared back at them. "I...am Sandman..." it murmured. Meta Knight put his sword in a defensive position. "Be cautious."
At that moment, Sandman lifted his arms out in front of himself and attempted to blast them with sand, but Hikaru and Meta Knight dodged the attack. "Kirby!" Hikaru yelled as she pushed Fumu and the others behind a large rock that Meta Knight landed on. "Kick that thing's butt!"
"Poyo!" Kirby said. He ran in front of Sandman and frowned. "Poyo, poyo, poyo!"
Sandman quickly blasted Kirby, sending him flying into the ocean. Kirby appeared at the surface again, and a wave pushed him back to shore. "Poyo!" Kirby yelled. Sandman tried to blast Kirby again, but Kirby managed to inhale it. He kept the sand in his mouth and spit it out, blasting right through Sandman's chest. However, more sand replaced the injury and he was healed instantly.
The children looked out from behind the rock and gasped. "Hikaru!" Fumu said, turning to her. "Can't you help Kirby defeat him?"
Hikaru bit her bottom lip. "Are you kidding? Sand can put out fire instantly! I'm not going out there unless I seriously have to!" Fumu sighed and continued to watch.
A sweat bead formed on Kirby's cheek as Sandman collapsed into the sand on the beach. Kirby looked around frantically. Suddenly, Sandman appeared underneath Kirby and began to pull him down into the ground. "Uuurgh! P-poyo!" he struggled.
During that moment, Hikaru gained inspiration. "Hey, Kirby!" she called out to him as she formed a bomb in her hand. "Inhale this!" She threw the bomb at him and he inhaled it. He broke through the grasp of Sandman and transformed into Bomb Kirby. Sandman emerged from the ground and stood completely still. Kirby took this opportunity to throw bombs at him, but Sandman transformed into a sand net. The bombs bumped off of him and hit Bomb Kirby instead. He crash landed into the ground, and spit out some sand that got into his mouth.
Sandman chuckled as he changed back into his regular form. "Kirby...you cannot defeat...me." As Kirby tried to stand up, he found himself stuck to the ground. Sand that was being controlled by Sandman glued Bomb Kirby's paws down so he couldn't form bombs. Sandman turned his hand into a sharp sand knife and slowly walked towards Bomb Kirby.
"My task...is done!" He lifted his arm to cut Kirby in half...
"NO! I won't let you!"
As he brought down his hand, Hikaru lunged towards Bomb Kirby. Everything seemed to move in slow motion for her. She grabbed and shielded Bomb Kirby successfully and broke him away from the sand, but...
SHING!
Hikaru clenched her teeth as she fell onto the ground. She opened her eyes and saw that Bomb Kirby was only a few feet away. She had accidentally let him go, but he looked okay. He stood up and stared at her. "Kirby...what's wrong?" she asked. "Poyo..." he pointed behind her. Large tufts of hair had left a trail behind her. Her eyes widened, horrified. "M-my hair..."
She touched the top of her head and found out that her hair had been chopped off at the end of her neck. That...that thing...cut...my hair like this...
Hikaru looked at Sandman. He was walking towards them, both hands turned into sand knives. "You will pay for interfering..." he said, eyes flashing different colors of red. Hikaru slowly stood up, and glared at him. "You'll pay for chopping my hair, ruining Bun's birthday party, and trying to kill Kirby!"
She outstretched her hands, and closed her eyes. Suddenly, the air around Hikaru began to get extremely hot and humid, more than normal. Fumu and the others had a difficult time breathing. "Wh...what is she doing?" Bun asked, collapsing on the ground. "I can't...breathe..."
I hope this works...Hikaru thought. Come on...come on...absorb the heat and sunlight...
"SOLARBEAM!"
KA-BOOOOOM!
Sand blew viciously all over the beach, and the only one besides Hikaru who was able to stand was Meta Knight, who had his cape lifted up to face so sand wouldn't get inside of his mask. When things settled down, Hikaru opened her eyes and sighed. Everyone stood up and Iroo shivered. "Remind me to never get her mad."
Hikaru picked up Kirby, who had lost his copy ability in the explosion. "Sandman is gone," she said. "You'll be fine."
Kirby simply "poyo"ed and fell asleep.
---
When everyone settled down, they sat on blankets and watched the sunset. Seagulls flapped their wings in the distance, and the sun made the ocean sparkle. Hikaru, who was sitting next to Meta Knight, sighed. "Isn't it pretty?" she asked. He nodded. A faint wind blew, and she looked down sadly. "This day was pretty fun, although I wish I didn't get this haircut. I already miss the wind blowing through my longer hair, and I look ridiculous with short hair."
"There is nothing wrong with how you look," Meta Knight said, keeping his eyes on the sunset. "Shorter hair suits you more, in my opinion."
Hikaru looked up in surprise. "Seriously?"
"Yes."
A strong blush creeped across her face. "Th-thanks, I guess," she said. Meta Knight smiled, turning towards her. "Your face is red again." Hikaru lowered her eyes, and slightly turned her head away from him. "No it's not! It's probably a sunburn or something."
"Are you sure? I haven't noticed it until now."
Hikaru scowled and folded her arms, her face getting hot. "Shut up." Meta Knight's eyes turned pink, and he chuckled slightly. Hikaru stopped scowling. When he laughed, his mask glowed, and his pink eyes seemed to sparkle.
Meta Knight looked at Hikaru, and she was smiling at him. When she smiled, her eyes were sparkling black, and her cheeks were bright red. Suddenly, Hikaru's eyes widened and she quickly looked away from him, staring at the ending sunset.
"That was beautiful," Lady Memu said as her husband helped her up. "It really was." replied Sir Parm. "This was a great birthday party, Bun," Honey said. "Yeah, I had a lot of fun." Iroo said, standing up and stretching.
"I had fun too," Bun said standing up. "Thanks for coming."
Fumu only smiled as Meta Knight returned the book that he had been reading.
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"I hope you weren't too bored," Hikaru said to Meta Knight as they arrived back at the castle. "No, not at all," Meta Knight responded, stopping in front of Fumu's apartment. Everyone else went in except for Hikaru. "Well, I'm glad you weren't too bored," she said, beginning to open the apartment door. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Hikaru opened the door, but watched Meta Knight walk down the hallway.
She saw him take out the seashell she had given to him from under his cape, and she smiled.
Ah...some Beach-nic, huh?
Hehehe!
;3
-Fluffy Flame
