Chapter 56: A Little Date to Remember

The next day had arrived. In addition to being a new day, a new month had also begun... in fact, the last one that Diddy and Dixie would be on that island, because within three weeks it's assumed that the hurricanes would have already finished and they finally would return to DK Island. The vacations had already been spent, but at least they had been novel. On Hurricane Island they had both good and not so good times and, although they had ended a friendship with four kongs who were supposed to be their friends, they still had each other after all and could do things together.

And speaking about doing things together, that very day, the young couple of kongs had a pending plan. Both spent much of the day organizing the date they decided to have. They had decided to make it like a surprise, so each one spent time preparing the details, so they walked apart while each one did their detail for the other.

Diddy was going to be the one who would choose the meeting place, but he was so hesitant since the island had a lot of places to choose from as a romantic date, and between times he considered choosing several places. Besides, Diddy was also thinking about the details he would do for Dixie; this time there were no friends to help him, so he would have to figure it out on his own. He wished Donkey was there, as he was sure he had given him good ideas. Diddy sometimes wished he had the same romantic spirit with his girlfriend that Donkey had with Candy, but it didn't work out so easily to him. Anyway, he wanted to make Dixie smile however he could.

Meanwhile, Dixie was also thinking about what she could do for Diddy. She was better at making loving details, so it didn't take her long to think about it. She walked through various areas of the jungle collecting materials that could be used for the gift; she had considered doing something done by herself.

A long while later, it was almost time for the date... and Diddy had not yet decided the place, nor did he have any present ready for Dixie; he had so many ideas that he didn't know which one Dixie would like best. On the other hand, Dixie had almost ready the gift; it had cost her a lot of time because of the small details it had, but at the same time, every second she didn't stop thinking about what the date with Diddy would be like.

Diddy, after so much thought, was still not sure what he could do. He was beginning to despair, as the date with Dixie was just around the corner... But suddenly, an idea came to his mind that, although he wasn't entirely sure if it would be a huge detail, at least it would have a special meaning for both of us.

It was already more than half of the afternoon; therefore, the hour was approaching. Diddy and Dixie returned to the house and met again.

"Are you ready, Diddy?" Dixie asked, smiling.

"Yes... Of course, Dix," Diddy replied, scratching his head because of the nerves; it had been a while since he felt that way. "Okay, so let's go."

They both got out of the house and headed towards the place where Diddy was pointing. He didn't say which it would be yet, so it was still a surprise. Dixie, on the other hand, had in her hands the gift for Diddy stored in a box, which was also kept secret for the moment.

They walked for a few minutes while Diddy gave directions. They passed near the animal shelter, and then walked a little further, until at last they came to a place where there was a cliff overlooking the sea.

"We're almost there," Diddy said with excitement.

Diddy took Dixie to a willow tree that was on the edge of the cliff. The place was small but comfortable to spend the two together.

"Well, Dix... it's here," Diddy told her before they arrived.

In front of the willow, there were on the ground several colorful tree leaves that together formed the names of Diddy and Dixie accompanied by some hearts next to it, also formed with leaves. In addition, there were a few fruits, mostly bananas, to be able to eat both. Dixie couldn't help but smile and feel excited when she saw that detail.

"Wow... It's very cute!" she said, looking at everything with excitement. "Thank you, Diddy!"

Immediately, Dixie rushed to hug Diddy and kissed him on the cheek, which made him blush and feel the same excitement he had when Dixie did the same, the time they were going to plan the escape at the circus.

"Really, Diddy, you always manage to make me smile on these things," Dixie said, smiling excitedly.

"And I'm always glad when you smile," Diddy replied in the same way, taking her hair with subtlety.

"Hey…" Dixie said, curiously watching the site from all sides. "This place... doesn't look like we've visited it that much, but... it's known to me."

"Well, in this place... was our second kiss, do you remember?" he replied, blushing a little. "I was thinking about the idea of the place of the first kiss, but you know: we can't ride a boat on the sea now," he added, shrugging and laughing a little.

"Oh, of course I remember!" Dixie replied, laughing too, before hugging Diddy again. "Seriously, thank you, Diddy... You're so cute!" she added, taking his cheeks, to which Diddy couldn't help but smile instantly.

"And you know? This all occurred to me very recently," Diddy said with a small laugh. "I spent all my time thinking about what to do and what place to choose, but I didn't know which would be better."

"You did well, anyways," Dixie replied in kind. "Hey, how about we open our gifts now? Let's do it!"

Both went to take each of their gifts they had. Diddy climbed the tree, as he had it hidden among the branches, while Dixie was taking hers out of the box. Seconds later, Diddy came down from the tree, and then they both sat down and kept the gifts hidden behind their backs.

"Well, we show after the count of three," Dixie said.

The two counted to three, and then went on to show at the same time what each had prepared. Dixie had made a painting where she had sticked several branches and colored leaves forming trees around and, under what were the trees, she had placed colorful stones that formed the silhouettes of the two together, in addition to carrying the names of both in a corner, written with her handwriting. That detail of Dixie had left Diddy surprised, not only because it was a detail, but also because the one he had made was just a heart shaped cut out leaf where he had written the names of the two. Diddy was a little embarrassed at the simplicity contained in his detail for Dixie.

"Huh? What's up, Diddy?" she asked, looking at him strangely.

"It's that... yours is prettier and mine is not," he replied with a nervous smile.

"What are you saying? Of course it's too," she said before giving a small laugh. "Diddy, don't worry, I know you, I know you find this kind of thing difficult for you."

"But yours have been better, seriously," Diddy reaffirmed, taking the detail that Dixie had done. "Thank you, Dix."

"It's nothing, Diddy. I also thank you for your little leaf," Dixie replied in a mocking tone, taking Diddy's gift.

"Hey, don't laugh," he said, crossing his arms, but then he started laughing too. "At least it's not a carnivorous plant or a broken emerald this time."

Both of them laughed for a moment, and then stood side by side. Later, being a little calmer, they settled down to stay silently embraced under the tree.

"Dix…" Diddy said, looking straight ahead to her. "I wanted to tell you that... I really thank you for all the good times we've had... And about the not-so-good times, I'm also glad we were able to fix them," he added with a few small laughs.

"Oh, Diddy," Dixie replied, blushing and settling in front of him. "I thank you too... and I want us to stay together when we go back to DK Island... And I want us to be forever. You don't know how happy you've made me."

"You too, Dix... And I want us to always be happy together."

Diddy smiled tenderly at her, and Dixie returned the same expression as they both looked into each other's eyes. They no longer felt nervous as they did at first, however, being in front of each other still made their hearts beat fast and transmitted so many wonderful sensations to them. Then, both were getting closer and closer, until finally they joined their lips and joined in a tender kiss, with all the love and affection they had. During the moment, that memory of their first two kisses came to their minds; they still remembered how they had felt and all the thousands of wonderful emotions they had.

"So, it was like this," Diddy said playfully after parting ways from the kiss.

"Well, at least now we're together," Dixie replied in kind.

"By the way, can you imagine everyone on DK Island when we'll tell them about ours?"

"I need to see their reactions now," she said with excitement.

Both remained another time more embraced and enjoying the closeness of the other, that closeness that made them feel an enormous tranquility and that everything was wonderful.

"I love you so much, Dix," Diddy said as he gently took her hair and smiled at her.

"And me to you, Diddy," she replied, looking him excitedly in the eye. "I really love you."

"Hey, how about we go to other places later?" he suggested after a few minutes. "How about the lake of colors?"

"Where did we become a couple?" Dixie asked with a small laugh. "It's okay."

After spending another while, they both ate the fruits that Diddy had brought for both of them. Later, they continued with their date and then went to the lake of colors as Diddy had proposed. In that place, they remembered the day they had just started and, although that day they had also had the reprimand from Mr. Pinky for having tried to return to DK Island, the special moment where they had become a couple made them forget that.

Then, they decided to extend the date and go to other places to hang out together, or also to play and explore as they had not done for weeks. Diddy and Dixie felt like a couple of happy kids, like they had the whole island to themselves. After all, in three weeks they would be back on DK Island.