My stomach hurted.

I didn't know why. Maybe rubbing it like earlier would work. Nope. I told Bandy about it, so he told me to follow him. Being his best friend, I obliged. We stopped upon a bluish-white river by a waterfall.

"I love the spring water." he said, sipping some. But I was unsure. I only ever drank dreamwater and maybe some starsoda.

"I dunno..." I murmured, analyzing him. His scratches from that fall were still healing through those bandages. Without a second thought, I dived down and gulped some of the water. It felt...felt...

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"KIRBY!" he exclaimed, worried. I clutched my stomach. It hurt even more, and I felt faint. I couldn't hold it in anymore. Was I dying? Bandy, I'm sorry. I lost my vision, and I felt a THUD. The last things I heard were Bandy's words of disgust and screaming. The last thing I saw was Bandy, tears in his eyes. The last thing I knew was Bandy.

Bandy, I'm sorry.

Then I woke up. I wasn't near the horrible water. I was in...space. A void I could stand on. And what did I see? Dark Matter. He looked at me with his eye thoughtfully. Did he watch me vomit all that water. Tears were in my eyes.

"I'm sorry." I said, weeping as I hugged him. He sighed. Was he mad at me? Or did he feel pity?

"It's over. Don't cry, my love." he told me, holding me close as I...

WAIT. DID HE JUST CALL ME "MY LOVE"!?

I backed away, screaming. "What was that for!?" I exclaimed, wanting to get away from this creep. But I didn't want to. I wanted to be closer with him. Not Bandy. Bandy was a fool. Wait, he's my best friend. What's going on? I DON'T KNOW. I started to cry again as I went in for another, warmer hug.

"My sweet, everything will be okay. Soon you'll understand." I...liked that he called me that, strangely enough. I was...was...

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"Hah..." I muttered, looking up at him as my cheeks grew redder. "For attempting to destroy the world once, you're kinda nice!" And then he kissed me on the forehead. Things were getting somewhere. But then I heard Bandy's voice.

"Kirby, what are you doing!? Get away from him!"

I ignored him. I just thought it was the right thing to do. I wiped my tears, sniffled a bit, and hugged him some more. I liked him very much. Possibly more than Bandy himself! My stomach growled some more. It still hurt, but not as much.

"Can we fly in Eigengrau together again someday?" I asked, sniffling.

"If you want to."

Next thing I knew, I woke up next to the spring waterfall, Bandy crying tears of joy as he noticed me coming back to reality. I sighed deeply.

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