Kirby: Right Back At Ya! Fan Fiction ❯ Always Over Us (NOU1) ❯ What Happened ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

As much as Fumu wanted to resume her early morning training, the next day, she couldn't put up with what happened yesterday replaying in her head. She was even more worried about what Bun said - with whatever did that to Silica following her to their planet. She decided to walk through the village instead of doing her morning work-out. She was way past caring if Meta Knight was following her with the current situation going on. As long as he was as quiet as usual, she was fine with it.

As she passed through town she noticed the villagers weren't their usual selves. The teenager felt the air around her tense up as she pasted her friends' parents and they looked at her with some kind of curiosity... and a hint of disapproval, if she was reading those bushy eyebrows correctly. She looked at them curiously, but continued on to the doctors' office. When Fumu opened the door she was greeted with Silica walking with the aid of a cane in an oversized hospital grown. Silica smiled brightly to the Popstarian and held out her free arm. Fumu ran in to hug her without hesitation, and they both laughed. "Hey, now! Be careful," the nurse said to them, and walked up to check on the warrior. "Don't worry about me", the silver femme-fatale said to him, and turned back to Fumu. "Hey, did you miss me?" she asked with a big grin. "Of course I did!" Fumu yelled annoyed.

They let go of each other and sat on the waiting room benches. "What happened to you?" "I was attacked by Demon Beast on a different planet." "A demon beast? But how?!" Fumu couldn't help but be shocked. "Even though Nightmare was killed the monsters that he released before he was destroyed are still on the loose. Joe, Sir Author's group, and I are still killing off the last of his damn things." There was a pause in the obviously grim moment. "But, you know! I took care of it! If you think I looked bad, you should've seen what I did to it. I'm glad I ended up back here with you, Fumu!" she said in a much more happy tone. Fumu blushed and put her hands in her lap. "Umm.. Silica...I..." she started, and the silver warrior looked at her confused. "You what?" "I... like you", she suddenly said looking at her in the eyes.

They sat quietly for a moment, and the nurse decided it was a good time for them to be alone. "Well, Fumu... I'm flattered, but I don't feel the same way", she said as gently as she could. "But, you don't hate me, right?" to this, Silica looked surprised. "What? Of course not! That would be silly!" she said with a bigger smile. "You're just so beautiful, determined, and strong Silica. Who wouldn't fall for you?" Fumu said looking down. Silica laughed and put her hand on her peer's back.

"Umm.. Knuckle Joe...?" Fumu looked over to her with a sheepish face. "What? Me and him?" Silica looked at her with a funny expression, then laughed. "No! How can I put this...?" Silica rubbed her chin. "I'm not attracted to anyone that way", she said with a big smile and held up a finger. "I don't know what you call that here..." "You're asexual?" "Yeah, sure! If that's what you call it here." Fumu looked at Silica but slowly started smiling. "I told Joe, too, after he made a very obvious and clumsy pass at me. I appreciate your bluntness and sweetness much more." The silver one patted the yellow one on the back again with a very reassuring smirk.

Fumu sat back against the wall with an oddly relieved look about herself, and one-edgily smiled and the warrior, to which they both laughed. "I have something else, too, though", Fumu said when their laughter faded. "What is it?" "I want you to train me." Silica choked on a laugh as she looked at the floor. "You want to fight like me, huh?" she echoed the idea. "Yeah, you rock. You're strong and smart enough to beat Sir Meta Knight", she egged on. "Well, I don't know about that. I just did what I had to do to be determined enough to kill the one I thought killed my mother. I don't know if I could beat Meta Knight as my regularly rounded self," she said when nervously shrugged. "You're kidding, right?" the yellow teen asked dully. "Not completely..." They looked at each other again and Silica started them into a light-hearted snicker.

"Silica, it's time for you to get some more rest", Dr. Bours said walking up to them. The young ladies stood up together, and they hugged again. "I guess I should tell you, most of my training was survival training. I was in a forest area with no aid and survived in the woods for a few weeks. Then, I got my first weapon when it was finished. I went back out into the woods with it, and it was all trail and error. I don't have the 'formal training' a lot of others think I do." Fumu looked at her looked at her with some surprise, but she wasn't completely caught off grad by the news. "Avenging my mother was a strong motivator, as you can see," she added. Fumu looked at her with an "off" smile and said "I want to say I'm surprised." The doctor looked at both of them oddly. "You get some rest", Fumu said with a big smile, and hugged the silver again before leaving.

When she looked up from closing the door behind herself some of the notable villagers were standing outside gathered around the small building. "Huh? Is something wrong?" She looked at them oddly as she walked forward. Meta Knight was nearby, but out of sight, until he felt the need to show himself. "Milady Fumu", the major started "We ...umm... We know you're different." "Yes, I'm very different. What are you specifically talking about?" "Well, first it was the fish, and now this..." the major continued. "Spit out whatever you're saying," Fumu demanded with narrowed eyes. "I think they make a cute couple. It's not like any of the boys here are worth Fumu's time. She's too smart for them", Mable finally said to end the awkwardness of everything. "Oh... That. I'm not some perverted panty-chaser, so don't bother hiding your daughters or anything." Fumu crossed her arms and looked at them unamused. "Or, granddaughters, for some of you." She didn't wait for any other comments before walking away from them back to her home.