Chapter 2

The pink star warrior ran to the monster.

"Poyo!" He called. Chuchu stopped singing and looked at Kirby.

"Chuchu?" She wondered out loud. Kirby stopped when he was near.

"Poyo!" Chuchu smiled. Kirby then saw a lone apple on a tree near then. He then got an idea. He went to the tree and begun sucking. The apple flew down to him in the wind. When the apple was close enough, he stopped.

"Poyo!" He was about to chow down on the apple when he saw Chuchu staring at him.

"Chu?" Kirby looked at the apple then at the pink blob a few times. He now had a decision to make eat this whole apple by himself or share his food. He sighed and split the apple in two. He handed the other piece to Chuchu who took it proudly.

"Chuchu!" She munched it down. Kirby smiled and chowed down on his.

"Escargoon!" King DeDeDe said, looking through binoculars on the castle balcony. "Look at this."

"What?" The snail asked. He looked through the binoculars and gasped.

"My, my," He observed. "It seems that Kirby has a crush on our new monster." DeDeDe looked confused.

"Crush?" He wanted to know. "What does that mean?" Escargoon looked at him.

"It means Kirby has feelings for her."

"What kind of feelings? Hatred? I hope it's hatred!" The snail shook his head.

"Afraid not your majesty."

"Then what is it?" Escargoon sighed.

"You're not going to like this. Kirby loves Chuchu and Chuchu might like him back."

"WHAT? That can't be."

"It is what it is sir."

"Then I forbid it; I forbid it to happen." Escargoon looked at him like he was nuts.

"But sire, love is an emotion. You can't really forbid it. It just comes naturally." DeDeDe looked mad and bonked the snail on the head.

"I don't care!" He shouted. "Kirby and my little monster are not going to fall in love with each other." He then looked determined. "Kirby's heart will be crushed… hard-core!"

"What?" Tiff asked Metaknight. They were all in Tiff and Tuff's apartments. Metaknight haf just told them the news. "Are you sure? You've got to be bluffing! Tell me you're bluffing!"

"Tiff." Metaknight told her. "You know by now that I do not bluff. Sword told me everything and I have trained him and Blade not to bluff around me."

"So it is true, isn't it?" Metaknight nodded.

"That's what Sword told me and I trust him." He then left mysteriously with a latin guitar chord. Tiff and Tuff just watched in shock as he departed. Tuff then angrily kicked a pillow.

"I can't believe it!" He shouted. "I thought he was my friend! Why did he go and betray me like this?"

"Now Tuff," Tiff warned. "Take it easy. Let's just go and tell him that Chuchu is a monster and that she's dangerous."

"Okay, but I still don't believe he did this to me."

"Oh, come on Tuff. Kirby didn't betray you. He's still your friend."

"Yeah whatever." So off they went to go find Kirby.

"This is unacceptable!" Dedede said to the NME's sales guy the moment he popped up on screen. The sales guy was confused.

"Is there something wrong with the monster we sent you?" He asked.

"You darn right there's something wrong! That pink puffball is in love with Chuchu and she feels the same way about him!"

"Aw, so the two are in love! How romantic." Dedede angrily pounded his fist on the armrest.

"This is not funny; it's a crisis I tell you a crisis! Look those two can't fall in love and that is final!"

'Whoa, take it easy Triple D. Okay they can't fall in love; I hear you."

"I want a monster that'll tear them apart; a monster that'll show Chuchu whose boss."

"Before you do that your highness, why don't you tell Chuchu that she and Kirby can't be together? She's good at taking orders."

"That's bogus! That'll never work!"

"How do you know unless you try?"

"I don't, just send a monster over, alright?"

"Sire," Escargoon spoke up. "I think he's right. We should talk to her first and then call for backup if it doesn't go according to plan."

"Oh, okay!" DeDeDe shouted in his face. "If it makes you happy!" He looked back at the screen. "We'll be right back."

"Excellent, sire. And I'll be here if it doesn't work and Chuchu might need a little convincing." Dedede turned of the machine and jumped off his chair. He headed for the exit. Escargoon followed.

"Come on Escargoon, time to break Kirby's heart and crush it into a million pieces. I won't have a monster of mine and Kirby in love."

"Aw, forbidden love." Escargoon sighed heavenly. "Just like Romeo and Juliet."

"What? What was that?"

"Nothing!"

After they were done eating, Kirby and Chuchu lay on the grass and watched clouds go by.

"Poyo!" Kirby pointed to a bunny shaped cloud.

"Chuchu!" The tiny monster pointed a tentacle at a cloud in shape of a train. Chuchu and Kirby looked at each other, smiled and resumed watching. Other clouds included a fish, a pear and an apple. Kirby wanted to suck up the pear and apple, but realized that they were just clouds. He tried not to think of food in front of Chuchu.

"Psst, Chuchu!" A voice whispered from the bushes. Chuchu looked at the bushes.

"Chuchu?" She wondered out loud. She wanted to know where that strange voice was coming from.

"Chuchu, come here" The voice whispered again. Chuchu looked at Kirby who was still watching clouds. She got up and snuck in the bushes to find Escargoon and Dedede.

"Hello Chuchu." Escargoon greeted. Chuchu wondered what they were doing here.

"Chuchu!" DeDeDe scolded her. "I'm very disappointed in you. You are supposed to get rid of Kirby not build a relationship with him!"

"Chuchu!"

"Look here, if you don't do as you're told and destroy Kirby, I'll be forced to order up another monster to do the job for you!" Chuchu shook her head frantically.

"Chuchu, chu!" Dedede slammed his foot on the ground.

"Then you better get rid of that pink menace!" Dedede yelled. Chuchu sighed, but saluted anyways.

"'Chuchu." And with that, Chuchu went back into the bushes to the other side. DeDeDe looked at the snail and bonked him on the head.

"OW!" Escargoon shouted. He looked at the king while rubbing his head. "What was that for?"

"Don't just stand there!" Dedede ordered. "Let's see all the action unfold!"

"You could say 'please', you didn't have to hit. Or even just said something- Or just pointed and grunted…"

"Well, it gives me power over you, and as king, I love power." Escaroon continued rubbing his head, and then the two went to the bushes and watched Kirby and Chuchu, waiting for Chuchu to attack Kirby. Escargoon stopped rubbing his head and watched.

Chuchu was just about to pounce on Kirby when Kirby jumped up after he saw a cloud that looked like his house.

"Poyo!" Kirby looked at Chuchu. "Poyo, poyo?" Chuchu just stared at Kirby, not understanding what he wanted.

"Chuchu?"

"Poyo!" Kirby took ahold of Chuchu's tentacle and dragged her away from the bushes.

"What is she doing?" Dedede demanded. "I told her to get rid of Kirby!" He stood up in anger. "That's it, I'm ordering the monster right this instant!" Escargoon stopped him.

"No, wait!" He said. "Let's not jump to conclusions yet you majesty. Let's just see where they go."

"Oh, very well." So off they went, following Kirby and Chuchu.

"Poyo!" Kirby showed Chuchu his house. Chuchu looked at it in amazement. Kirby then took her inside and they jumped on the bed a few times, both having a blast on it.

"Poyo!"

"Chuchu!"

The two bounced so hard that they bumped into each other! They laughed. They then got up and Kirby led her back outside. Kirby then showed the monster the tree that he slept in. Chuchu again, looked in amazement.

"Chuchu." Kirby then helped her up the tree so she could sit in the nest. The nest was to her liking. Kirby then helped her back down. They were about to head to the town when Tokkori flew up.

"Hey buster!" Tokkori said to Kirby. "Where were you? You weren't in the tree when I got up to search for my morning breakfast!"

"Poyo!" Tokkori then noticed Chuchu.

"Who's this junior, your girlfriend?" Kirby nodded. If Chuchu was not already bright pink she would have turned it with embarrassment. The bird then shook tentacle/wing with her.

"Well, how do you do?" He asked her. "I'm Tokkori, junior's friend. I live in that house with him. I sleep in the bed in there and he sleeps out here in the tree. It may be a weird place to sleep but he manages it pretty well."

"Chuchu!" Kirby then took Chuchu's tentacle and they left for the town.

"Okay, have fun you two- And I want you home before dark!" And with that, the bird flew into the house to sleep some more. He was angry that the bed was all messed up.

"KIRBY!"

Kirby showed Chuchu all throughout Cappytown. He showed her everything including the police station, Mable's tent (Chuchu was happy about her fortune, about love always finding a way), Chief Kawasaki's (where she hated the food), the gas station, the toys and grocery store and more!

The mayor had just gotten out of his car with his wife carrying groceries when they spotted them.

"Well, hello there Kirby!" The mayor greeted. "I see you found yourself a girlfriend."

"Poyo!"

"Hello there, I'm Mayor Len Blustergas and this is my wife, Hana." Hana went to them.

"Hello." She greeted. She got an orange from the bag and handed it to Chuchu. "Here dear, take this orange as a welcoming gift." Chuchu smiled and took it with pride. Hana smiled.

"You are such a cutie-pie, you know that?"

"Chuchu!" Hana looked at Kirby and patted him on the head.

"Good choice Kirby." She said. "She's a keeper all right."

"Poyo!"

The mayor and his wife then left for the house. They said goodbye to Kirby and Chuchu. Kirby and Chuchu did the same and then they went to find a spot where they could share the orange.

"Kirby!" Tiff shouted to him once they saw him and Chuchu in the shade eating the orange they split up, Kirby stood up. Hints of orange were all over his mouth.

"Poyo!" Kirby greeted them.

"Kirby, where have you been?" Tuff asked. "We were looking everywhere for you!" Tiff noticed Chuchu.

"So, that's Chuchu I bet."

"Poyo!" The star warrior nodded. Chuchu looked up from eating her orange and waved at them.

"Chuchu!" She then resumed eating.

"Kirby, we got to talk." Tiff told him. Kirby blinked in confusion.

"Poyo?" Tiff dragged him away a bit. Tuff followed. Tiff let go of Kirby when they were a few feet away.

"Listen Kirby," Tiff spoke. "you may not want to hear this, but Chuchu's a monster ordered by DeDeDe in another attempt to get rid of you."

"Poyo?"

"You can't hang out with her anymore. She's dangerous." Kirby looked mad. "I'm sorry Kirby, but that the way it is." Tuff then got in front of Kirby's face.

"How can you betray me like this, Kirby?" He demanded. "I thought you were my friend. How can you find love in this…this…monster?" Tiff sighed.

"Tuff!" She said to her brother. "That's enough!" She then looked at Kirby who was still mad "Kirby? Are you okay?"

The pink star warrior then ran between them to Chuchu.

"KIRBY!" Tiff shouted. "She's dangerous, come back! KIRBY!"

But Kirby didn't listen, he just ran to his beloved Chuchu.