Author's Notes- I was very pleased with this chapter. I thought it turned out well. Also, it was written during an idea spree! Enjoy the awesomeness ahead!
Disclaimer- I do not own Smash Brothers, the characters or anything related.
-Oh Gosh! Unexpected Flying Snowballs!-
Jigglypuff was practically bouncing all the way to hers and Meta Knight's bedroom. She was very cheery and energetic. Her afternoon had been great. At the present moment, which was six in the evening, she was confused of why Meta Knight could not be found in the cafeteria. Yoshi was eating with his other friends for supper. She was planning on asking Meta Knight to eat supper with her, like they usually did.
Wait a moment! Like they usually did? From the way that thought entered her mind, it was like something distorted that usual routine…but what?
Jigglypuff was even more curious when she saw a letter on her bed. Now this was getting strange. Carefully opening the envelope, she took the letter in hand and unfolded it. She could immediately recognize Meta Knight's fancy, cursive handwriting. Heart racing, she proceeded to read it.
Dear Jigglypuff,
It has been a while since we shared time alone together. Because of that, if it is no problem, you could meet me on the roof at nine tonight. I hope you will be able to come. I would like to spend some special time with you.
Sincerely,
Meta Knight
Jigglypuff had a big, happy grin on her face after reading the letter. She would gladly agree, without a doubt. Now she had to find Meta Knight and let him know she would be coming.
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Soft, white snowflakes gently fell from the sky that night, continuing to cover the ground with beautiful and shiny snow. The air was not that chilly so it was a perfect night to stargaze. Constellations could easily be sighted as far as the eye could see. One would look up at the gorgeous sky and sigh with wonder. That one happened to be Jigglypuff, who was sitting beside Meta Knight.
"Wow, this is a very beautiful sight." Jigglypuff said in awe gazing at the horizon. "I'm happy you asked me to meet you up here tonight."
"I was more than happy to invite you." Meta Knight said in reply. "I do agree with you Jigglypuff; the view is certainly beautiful."
Jigglypuff sighed with content. "Yes."
"…In my eyes, you are much more gorgeous…" Meta Knight said in a whisper, accidentally thinking aloud.
Jigglypuff turned to him, looking confused. "Did you say something?"
Realization dawned upon Meta Knight and his gaze averted to the ground, now feeling embarrassed. "No, nothing."
Jigglypuff, though unconvinced, decided not to question that any further. Instead, she found herself snuggling against him. Meta Knight didn't mind and surprised her by returning the favour. Jigglypuff decided to break the silence.
"Uh, Meta Knight?"
He looked her eyes, smiling behind his mask. "Yes Jigglypuff?"
Jigglypuff looked up at him concerned. "I'm worried about you."
Meta Knight was surprised by that, evident by his eyes widening slightly. "What do you mean?"
Jigglypuff bit her lip, deciding whether to tell him. She might as well. "For the last few days, you seemed a bit…odd. I never saw you at the cafeteria for a while. I seemed to notice you want to be alone a lot of the time. Are you sure you've been well lately?"
"…Y-yes." Meta Knight tried to say as calmly as he could. "You do not need to worry about me."
Jigglypuff looked into his eyes, worried. "I do worry about you. I care about your well-being too you know."
Meta Knight's eyes changed to white for a brief second out of shock. "…You do?"
Jigglypuff leaned against him. "Of course I do. You are very important to me."
"You are very important to me too. You mean so much to me Jigglypuff." Meta Knight replied, now wrapping his cape around her, causing her to blush. He could feel a warm feeling inside, only this time it was more intense than ever. Meta Knight tried to keep his composure as best as he could. Luckily he wore that mask; otherwise, Jigglypuff would have saw that his cheeks were slightly red.
Just as they headed down to their bedroom at midnight, the snow began to stop falling. This was a moment that they would remember forever.
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The next morning after Jigglypuff ate breakfast with Meta Knight, she went outside to go out ice skating with Yoshi and a couple of his friends. She seemed to be in high spirits when she left, which made Meta Knight happy. A couple of the main reasons he had breakfast was to be with Jigglypuff and so she wouldn't worry about him not eating. It was the first time he ate in a couple of days. Strangely, he didn't feel hungry then.
While Jigglypuff was ice skating, Meta Knight decided he would spend the morning flying around the Smash Mansion. He might as well get out of the bedroom and enjoy the fresh air. The best thing for him right now would be to relax and sort out his thoughts. He had plenty to think about after the night on the roof with Jigglypuff.
So far, the day had been going fairly well. That began to change when Jigglypuff was heading back to the Smash Mansion for lunch. Sighing with content, she was getting closer to the doors when a snowball hit her square on the face. She turned around, annoyed to see who was the one responsible. At that moment, another snowball was thrown towards her. This time, she saw it coming and jumped out of the way. The snowball hit the door, missing its intentional target.
"Whoever's throwing those snowballs, stop it this instant!" She shouted. In response, another powdery, white snowball hit her face. Jigglypuff walked over to the nearby tree where the attack seemed to be coming from. Behind the tree were Wario and Dedede, who had smug grins on their faces.
"Hello there, puffball," Dedede said in a menacing tone. "I didn't expect to see you today."
Jigglypuff felt as though she was an inch tall. "W-What do you w-want with me?"
"Oh nothing life threatening, don't worry!" Wario said, grinning evilly now forming another snowball in his hands. "You're gonna get it now!"
"Eeeek!" Jigglypuff shrieked as the snowball sailed towards her.
Meanwhile, flying around the Smash Mansion was none other than Meta Knight. He happened to notice a commotion occurring in front of the doors. Curiosity getting the better of him, he flew down to get a better look. From the looks of it, Wario and Dedede was ganging up on Jigglypuff in a snowball fight- and she was losing pretty badly. Meta Knight wouldn't allow that to happen. He was going to change that.
Jigglypuff squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the blow to come. When it never came, she looked up to see Meta Knight standing in front of her, sword unsheathed which apparently sliced the snowball in half. A sigh of relief escaped her. "Oh Meta Knight, thank goodness you came! If you didn't, I would have been a goner!"
"And why would that be?" He asked her.
"These two were bullying me for no reason. I told them to stop but they wouldn't and kept throwing snowballs at me, then-" Jigglypuff had to stop, needing to catch her breath from speaking so fast. She sent Meta Knight a look that said, "Please help me! I beg of you!"
"Do not worry Jiggly." Meta Knight scooped up snow in his gloved hands and formed it into a ball. "Let us settle the score."
Jigglypuff stared at him, shocked and surprised. "Meta Knight, what are you…doing?"
"I would also wish to enjoy this snowball fight." Meta Knight replied, his optimistic side showing. His eyes were also pink, indicating that he was finding this amusing.
Jigglypuff was very confused, but nevertheless, began creating a snowball. "Uh, okay then."
Wario and Dedede were certainly not expecting Meta Knight to interfere, but they decided to take opportunity of the situation. Dedede could take this as a time to get revenge. Eagerly, he threw a huge snowball at Meta Knight.
Meta Knight sidestepped out of the way and retaliated by throwing a snowball at Dedede. Being on the slow side, it hit its target. He smiled behind his mask.
Dedede was now glaring, determined to get even. As he was going to throw another snowball, one hit him on the face, causing him to crush his pile of snowballs.
Jigglypuff was now laughing. To everyone's surprise, so was Meta Knight, who by accident let his guard down. Dedede realized this and stole one of Wario's snowballs, then threw it as hard as he could.
This time, it hit Meta Knight on the mask, surprising him. However, this didn't annoy him in the slightest. He prepared to throw a snowball. "You know King Dedede, this means war."
Dedede opened his mouth to speak when unfortunately for him, that was where the next snowball hit.
As the snowball fight continued, everyone was getting soaked. Meta Knight seemed to remain enthusiastic the entire time, despite being wet from all the snowballs that hit him. Though some snow had been trapped in his mask, he didn't care. The snowball only ended because Dedede and Wario retreated.
"Cowards," Jigglypuff muttered under her breath as she, along with Meta Knight, entered the Smash Mansion. They both went to the laundry room to dry themselves. Meta Knight waited for Jigglypuff to be done so he could remove his armour in private. Jigglypuff respected his privacy, though she was still curious about what he looked like without the mask.
"I'll see you later Meta Knight. Thanks for helping me out back there!"
"It was no problem Jigglypuff," he replied. "In fact, it was rather fun."
Jigglypuff giggled, before leaving the room, causing Meta Knight to feel fuzzy inside. He never felt those feelings that intense before. Sighing, he closed the laundry room door and locked it before proceeding to remove his armour, cape and gloves. Meta Knight avoided looking in the mirror, hating to see his appearance. He knew if Jigglypuff saw what he was, she would think he was cute. What else could he expect? He looked like Kirby after all. Meta Knight wasn't exactly pleased about that.
"What am I so ashamed of?" Meta Knight thought as he put his cape and gloves in the dryer. While they were quickly being dried, he used a cloth to wipe any snow off his armour. In less than half an hour, he was able to put all his armour and such, then leave the room. Now his thoughts wondered to how spontaneous he had acted. Since when did he participate in snowball fights and stay optimistic? It simply wasn't in his personality, right?
Meta Knight sighed. The rest of the day would probably be boring and uneventful, as usual.
