Chapter 4

"There you are!" Tokkori squawked. He flew to the sad Kirby. "Where were you? I had to search everywhere for you because you failed to come home!" Kirby didn't answer. "Tell me Junior! Why didn't you come home?"

"Poyo." Kirby said in melancholy. Tokkori lifted an eyebrow.

"Something' wrong Junior?"

"Poyo."

"Come on! What happened? You can tell me! Did something happen between you and your girlfriend?"

"Poyo."

"Junior, what happened?" Kirby burst out crying.

"Awe, Kirby! It's all right. No need to cry." Kirby then ran into the house.

"Kirby!" Kirby slammed the door behind him. Tokkori, for the first time, felt sorry as he heard the star warrior cr y and cry.

"Kirby!" Tiff called. She and her friends were by the water looking for Kirby. "Kirby!"

"Kirby!" Falala shouted. "Where are you Kirby?"

Tiff was about to call again when a voice greeted them.

"Hey Tiff!" They all looked at the voice's source. It was Kine, who waved to them.

"Kine!" Tiff said. "Have you seen Kirby?" Kine shook his head.

"Not since last night with his girlfriend."

"Okay, thanks Kine!" With that, she, her friends and brother went on. Kine continued with his swim.

"Tokkori!" Tiff called as soon as she saw him in front of his house. "Have you seen Kirby?"

"Yeah." The bird answered. ""He's in the house crying his heart out."

"Okay, thanks!" They went into the house. They froze at the sight. Just as Tokkori had said, Kirby was crying. The bed was all wet with his tears.

"Oh Kirby." Tiff consoled the sad star warrior. "There, there it's all right. She was a monster anyway."

"You'll find another love." Spikehead told him.

"But none probably as special as Chuchu was to Kirby." Fololo pointed out.

"Yeah," Falala agreed. "Chuchu was something special."

"Oh." Spikehead then looked ashamed. "Sorry."

"Cheer up Kirby." Honey said to him.

"She was a monster anyway." Iro told him. "So this is for the best I guess."

Kirby shook his head.

"Poyo, poyo." He sobbed. Tiff then realized something.

"You do love her don't you?" The star warrior nodded sadly.

"Oh Kirby." Tuff then got in front of Kirby's face.

"You deserve this Kirby!" Tuff yelled. Kirby looked at him, confused.

"Poyo?" Tiff shook her head in her hand.

"Tuff!" She moaned. "Please, don't make things worse."

"You were my friend!" Tuff snapped. "We did everything together! But since she came along, you have been spending more time with her and less time with me, your friend, your real friend! How can you betray me Kirby? How can you betray me for this…this monster?" Kirby grew mad.

"Well, be that way!" Tuff crossed his arms to his chest. "If you want to hang out with Chuchu, I guess we're not friends anymore!" Kirby tried to console him.

"Poyo, poyo!"

"No! Don't try to comfort me! You're not my friend anymore!"

"Poyo, poyo!" Evil laughter then was heard. They all looked. It was King Dedede, Escargoon and LoveX. Chuchu was beside them. Kirby looked cheerful as soon as he saw Chuchu.

"Poyo!" Kirby hopped in front of her. "Poyo, poyo!" Chuchu turned her head madly.

"Chu!"

"Poyo, poyo!" Chuchu attacked him.

"Poyo?"

"You still don't get it, do you Kirby?" Dedede said. "Chuchu dumped you, she no longer loves you!" Kirby shook his head in disbelief. Dedede sighed. "Fine, have it your way." He looked at Chuchu.

"Chuchu, attack him!" Chuchu obeyed and attacked Kirby. Tiff and her friends gasped, except Tuff who was still mad.

"KIRBY!" They shouted.

"Poyo, poyo!" Chuchu attacked him again. Kirby then thought this was a game and ran as Chuchu chased him. Dedede looked mad.

"Chuchu!" He shouted. "This is not a game of cat and mouse! Destroy him already!"

Tiff put her hand on her head again.

"Oh Kirby!" She moaned. Escargoon then whispered something to the king. Dedede nodded. "That's a good idea Escargoon, I'm so glad I thought of it."

"Yeah!" Escargoon sighed with an eye roll. "We're all so glad that you thought of it!" Dedede pointed a nasty finger at Tiff, Tuff and friends.

See them LoveX? I want you to fire your spikes at them so they'll destroy Kirby! Got it?" LoveX nodded and fired at he kids. They screamed as they ran. LoveX chased after them, firing as they dodged each time. Kirby ran after them. Dedede and Escargoon followed in the car. Chuchu followed.

The kids ran to a dead end in front of the river. They looked and all screamed as LoveX fired.

Kirby slid between them.

"Kirby!" Tiff cried, happily. She then looked at the oncoming spikes. "Kirby, suck them up!"

Determined, the star warrior obeyed. The spikes flew in Kirby's mouth. He closed his mouth when done. He then jumped in the air and transformed into…Needle Kirby!

The gang cheered except Tuff.

"Go Needle Kirby!" Falala cheered.

"Poyo!" Needle Kirby fired and fired. LoveX flew, missing Needle Kirby's needles. Tiff sighed.

"This is not going anywhere." She then called. "Kabu, send the warpstar!"

"Warpstar!" Kabu boomed from Kabu Canyon. Kirby's warpstar zoomed out of his mouth.

"KIRBY" Tiff shouted to him as soon as she saw the warpstar. Needle Kirby looked at her. "Jump on it!"

Needle Kirby nodded and jumped on. He flew after LoveX, rapid firing. LoveX dodged each time.

"TUFF!" They all screamed, except Kirby. LoveX fired. Tuff backed up.

Unfortunatly, Tuff backed up too far and fell off! Kirby's friends all screamed again. LoveX, Escargoon and King Dedede all laughed.

Kirby flew down. Before Tuff could splash in the river, he landed on the warpstar. Their friends all cheered as they flew back up. The bad guys stopped laughing. Dedede was now furious!

As soon as Tuff was on the ground, Tiff ran up and hugged him.

"Oh Tuff!" She cried. "Thank goodness you're safe! I thought I lost you!"

"It's okay!" He told her. "I'm fine." Tiff was so excited that she kissed him. Tuff looked disgusted and shoved her off.

"Tiff!" He complained. "You're turning to mom!" The gang all giggled.

"Tuff, you're my little brother. I'm just glad you're safe." Tuff smiled.

Kirby was happy that he saved Tuff. He then paid attention to LoveX with a look of determination on his face.

"Poyo!" Kirby said. He then fired his needles at LoveX.

"LoveX!" LoveX said. He fired his spikes. The needles and spikes cancelled each other out.

LoveX fired and fired. The spikes hit the warpstar and Kirby fell off, transforming into his usual self. LoveX fired.

"RUN KIRBY!" Tiff called. Kirby looked up at the oncoming spikes.

"POYO!" Kirby jumped up and ran to a dead end in front of a rocky wall. Kirby looked at LoveX.

LoveX laughed his sinister laugh and then fired with his bow.

"KIRBY!" His friends screamed. Chuchu looked worried.

"This is it!" Dedede announced. "Kirby is about to be kaput any moment now!"

"Chuchu." She whimpered. She then looked determined. She knew what she had to do.

"Poyo!" Kirby shielded himself, waiting for the spikes to hit. To his surprise, they didn't.

"Tiff, look!" Kirby heard Tuff shout.

Kirby looked at the spikes as well. Chuchu has kicked the spikes away.

"Poyo!" The star warrior exclaimed happily. Chuchu then shot a look at LoveX. LoveX backed away and laughed nervously.

"Chuchu!" With a mighty leap, Chuchu kicked LoveX into a tree. She then slapped him in midair with her tentacles . She kicked him in the chin and kicked him into the air. LoveX then exploded right then and there.

Everyone cheered.

"NOOOOO!" Dedede screamed. "My monster beat my monster." He then looked angry. He shot a look at Chuchu.

"Chuchu!" He ordered. "Destroy Kirby now!" Chuchu shook her head and kissed Kirby on the cheek. This made Dedede angrier.

"Do it NOW!" Chuchu still shook her head. "Pretty please?" Again, Chuchu shook her head.

"UGH! Why won't you get rid of Kirby?" Kirby's friends laughed. Dedede was angry at this.

"Why are you all laughing at me?" He commanded. They stopped.

"They're in love." Tiff told him. "And you can't mess with true love, everyone knows that." She looked at Kirby. "Right, Kirby?"

"Poyo!" Kirby agreed with a nod.

"Don't mess with true love, eh? Well, you just watch me!" He jumped in his car "I can mess with love if I want, I'm the king! You hear me, I'm the kin…" Chuchu kicked the king in the mouth! Escargoon giggled until Dedede shot him a look, which forced him to stop.

"I'll be back!" He threatened and then drove back to the castle. Tiff went up to Kirby and Chuchu.

"Well, Kirby." She began. Kirby and Chuchu looked at her. "You and Chuchu make such a lovely couple. I'm sorry I didn't see that before. You two were made for each other! You should be proud."

"Poyo!"

"And I'm sorry too." Tuff apologized. They looked at him. "I was a jerk and also kind of jealous. I should've known you would never abandon me. You're my friend and always will be no matter what." Kirby nodded.

"Poyo, poyo." He kissed Chuichu. Chuchu kissed back.

"And they lived happily ever after." Tiff concluded and closed her book, entitled Romance in Dreamland. It was a few weeks later. She and her friends sat in front of a shady tree in the sunset.

"Well, did you like it?" She asked.

"YES!" Her friends all said at once.

"It was so real and all so romantic!" Falala said.

"Yeah!" Fololo added. "Two star crossed lovers where their love is forbidden. What a story!"

"You nailed it down perfectly sis." Tuff told her.

"Why thank you Tuff." Tiff said. "That's very kind of you to say." Tuff gave her a thumbs up.

"Don't mention it. You deserve it." Tiff smiled at her brother.

"I liked that I was in it." Iro stated.

"We were all in it!" Spikehead reminded him. "Even that fish who once thought he could be Tiff's boyfriend."

"Oh, yeah!"

"Can you read it again?" Honey asked. Tiff shook her head and put the book away in her bag.

"It's getting late." She told her. "Tomorrow, okay?" Honey looked disappointed.

"Oh okay."

"Why don't you ask the stars of the story?" Tuff suggested.

"Good idea." Tiff looked around. Kirby and Chuchu were nowhere in sight. "Hey, where are Kirby and Chuchu?"

Kirby and Chuchu were sitting on the grass on the other side, waiting for the sunset to go down.

"Poyo!"

"Chuchu!" The two smiled and held hands as they watched the sun go behind the trees.