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“Well I must say,” you speak up, “when you invited us along for dinner, I didn’t expect it to be for your parents’ anniversary dinner.”
Tuff gives you a big smile and a laugh as he looks over at you and Meta Knight.
“Sorry, we probably should have told you that’s what it was for beforehand,” Tiff apologizes. “I guess it is rather unusual for people to invite kids and friends to their anniversary dinners.”
Sir Ebrum and Lady Like, the couple celebrating, had invited you along. You were a friend of the family, often lending Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby a helping hand, especially when Dedede was up to no good. Meta Knight, who was sitting next to you at the far end of the table, had been invited separately. And you certainly didn’t mind sitting next to him, since he was your boyfriend. There was one thing, though.
Everyone else was not aware of that fact.
You and Meta Knight had been dating for about a month now. You had decided for the moment to keep it under wraps, since you and Meta Knight’s employer didn’t get along well, to put it nicely. You didn’t want to make Dedede question Meta Knight’s loyalty, and Meta Knight didn’t want Dedede to keep bothering you because of your relationship. So interactions in broad daylight were usually limited to “accidentally” running into each other in town, or when you were keeping an eye on Kirby, Tuff, and Tiff. He had a habit of appearing in trees nearby the group, and you just so happened to sit nearby those trees, and quiet conversation ensued from there.
Tiff had almost caught you a few times. When she nearly did, you two would act as though you had only just noticed the other nearby and pretend to strike up a completely new conversation. You had a feeling she was onto you both, though.
Chef Kawasaki came over to your table, which consisted of Sir Ebrum and Lady Like, Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, Fololo and Falala, and then you and Meta Knight at the end.
“Happy anniversary to you two! What can I get for you all?” He asked.
As others were beginning to place their orders, you glanced over at Meta Knight. A question came to your head.
“Hey, Meta,” you whispered.
“Hmm?”
“How are you planning to eat with your mask on?”
“I can slide it up a bit, (Y/n).”
“There’s like, a lot of people here. And I’ve only seen you actually eat a few times.”
“It’s alright. I’m not showing my full face. That I save for a special someone.” He winked at you.
You giggled.
“Am I that special someone?”
“Perhaps,” he answers smuggly.
“Hehe, alright. Just wanted to offer, we could always get ours to go and eat later,” you said.
“We could get dessert to go.”
“Ah, I like the way you think,” you wink back at Meta Knight, who chuckles.
Meanwhile, Tiff is watching the two of you from across the table. When Kawasaki gets to her, she orders, and then turns her attention back to you. She sees Meta Knight wink at you, and you giggle. She leans over to Tuff and Kirby.
“Hey, does Meta Knight seem more, casual than usual?”
Tuff, oblivious, looks over at her.
“What do ya mean, Tiff?”
Kirby looks towards her, an unsure look on his face.
“I just saw him wink at (Y/n). Have you ever seen him wink at anyone?”
“I dunno, I don’t really pay attention to if Meta Knight winks or not.”
“Poyo,” Kirby agrees.
“It just seems like there’s something (Y/n) and Meta Knight aren’t telling us.”
“What are you three talking about?” Sir Ebrum butts in.
You and Meta Knight are too engrossed in your interactions to have noticed anyone looking towards you yet.
“Meta Knight and (Y/n), they seem really... familiar with each other tonight,” Tiff answers.
Everyone looks towards the two of you and watches your interactions. You’re whispering to each other. Meta Knight chuckles as you blush and avert your eyes. As you turn your gaze, you notice everyone staring towards the two of you. Meta Knight recognizes this, as well.
“Uh, why’s everyone looking over here?” You ask hesitantly.
“Oh, it’s nothing,” Lady Like answered. She and Sir Ebrum exchange a knowing glance.
“But mom,” Tiff starts.
“Let it be,Tiff,” Sir Ebrum says.
A moment of silence lingers, just long enough to become awkward. Kawasaki comes back around in the knick of time.
“Here ya go, this should be about everything,” he bellows, unaware of the tension present a moment before.
Kirby’s joyful shouts accompanying the arrival of the food seem to distract everyone. You let out a grateful sigh, then look towards Meta Knight. He peers back at you, and his eyes turn a pink color. You smile at him, then return your attention to the group.
“So how long have you been married?” You ask.
Sir Ebrum beams as he gives his answer, and Lady Like looks pleased along with him.
“It’s a funny story, but I didn’t actually have a wedding ring until our last anniversary,” Lady Like answers with a laugh.
“I kept trying to give her one, but something always went wrong every time I tried. Kirby was the one who saved the day last year!”
“Yeah, it got swallowed by a fish last year!” Tuff shouts.
“And Dedede got involved and summoned a monster that rounded up all of Cappytown’s jewelry,” Tiff added. “And then it all got blown into the river anyways.”
As you listened intently, you felt something grab onto your hand. As the group continued to recount the events of the last anniversary, you looked down to see Meta Knight holding onto your hand. It was under the table, so no one else could see it. A peek over at him, to which he met your eyes, signalling he knew you were aware. His eyes flashed a deep purple for just a moment.
Love.
You blushed, and quickly moved your attention back to the happy couple and their little family. If your eyes had lingered on his loving gaze, your blush would have become too prominent to hide from them.
“So, you two have been together for quite a while, huh?” You inquire.
“Oh yes. We were together several years before we got married,” Lady Like answered.
‘Seems like a good amount before you make a decision like that,” you say.
“Oh, but we knew we wanted to get married pretty early on. I just took awhile to muster up the courage to finally ask,” Sir Ebrum adds.
“It must be really important to talk about that kind of stuff, huh?” Tiff asks.
“In relationships? Oh yes, very. It’s a must to know what you and your partner expect out of a romantic relationship,” Lady Like answers.
“Or any kind of relationship for that matter!” Fololo and Falala add.
“Oh definitely,” you say, now a little distracted.
Your mind was drifting a bit now. You and Meta Knight hadn’t had that sort of conversation yet. About where you wanted your relationship to go. He was a star warrior. He was fighting Nightmare Enterprises and had been for a long time. He was training Kirby to become the next defender of Popstar. He already had so many goals.
And all you could think about for the distant future was…
Did Meta Knight want to get married?
Would he want to marry you?
Your mind started drifting further. What would Meta Knight look like in a wedding outfit? Would he just wear a bowtie? What do his fancy clothes look like? What would you wear?
“Poyo?”
You snap back to reality as you realize Kirby is looking at you. He points at your food.
“Oh, sorry, I’m not done quite yet, Kirbs,” you say, patting his head. Kirby gives a closed-eyed smile at the head patting.
As you retract your hand, Meta Knight gives your hand a squeeze to get your attention.
“Are you alright?” He quietly asks.
“Yeah, just thinking,” you answer.
“What about?”
“I’ll tell you later.”
WIth that you went back to eating your meal, still holding his hand in yours. Conversation continued on as normal, drifting away from the topic of marriage. But it stuck in your mind regardless. When you had eaten all you wanted, you gave your plate to a very happy Kirby. Meta gave your hand another squeeze as you laughed when Kirby inhaled the remainder of your food. Meta Knight tilted his mask slightly to eat, and you could tell the others were trying not to look at the area of his face that was exposed to respect his privacy.
When you all had finished, you all exited the restaurant. Outside, the cool night air felt refreshing.
“Hey, Meta Knight, are you heading back to the castle with us?” Tiff asked.
“No, I think I will escort (Y/n) home first. It is dark out and I want to make sure they get home safely,” he answered.
You felt your cheeks grow warm at his words. That, and you still had something else on your mind.
“Well, we’ll take Kirby home since it’s in the opposite direction,” Sir Ebrum responded.
“But it’s in the opposite direction from the castle, too,” Tuff said.
“Oh, it’s alright, Tuff. This way they won’t have to travel further than they need to. Plus, you can hang out with Kirby for a bit longer,” Lady Like said. She gave you a wink.
She knows. Your blush darkens a bit.
“Yes, it’s quite alright. Make sure (Y/n) gets home alright,” Sir Ebrum says.
You get a feeling he knows, too.
As you turn to start heading towards home with Meta Knight in tow, Kirby runs over to you and hugs your legs. You kneel down and give him a hug.
“Alright Kirbs, I’ll see you later, okay?” You say, rubbing his head.
“Poyo!” Kirby smiles, running back over with the others. They start heading towards Kirby’s house, as you and Meta Knight head in the direction of yours.
A comfortable silence lingers as you walk together under the stars. Your thoughts drift in the quiet, and you go back to thinking about what you had been before. About your future with Meta Knight.
“(Y/n),” Meta Knight’s voice brings you back. “What is it you’re thinking about?”
You stay quiet, cheeks flushing as you realize you are not gonna be able to get out of this one.
“I know you’re thinking about something. You have been since Sir Ebrum and Lady Like’s conversation. What’s on your mind?” He takes your hand into his and looks you in the eyes. You look away.
“Please, my dear, you can tell me,” he speaks earnestly.
You gaze back at him, and with a deep breath, you ask the question that’s been burning in your mind.
“Meta Knight, how do you feel about marriage?”
He looks surprised, and you quickly start talking.
“I, I know we’ve only been dating for a little while, and it would be a very long time before we made the decision to get married- that is if you want to marry me- in the future obviously, not right now,” you stumble over your words as your face grows redder.
“It’s just that- I was hoping in the future when the time is right- if the time is ever right- that maybe, perhaps,” you trail off, and taking a deep sigh, you start again.
“Meta Knight, I love you. And, every day I feel like I’m falling more and more in love with you. But, talking with Sir Ebrum and Lady Like,” you trail off again. “What do you want out of this, in the future? Like, what is the end goal of the two of us?”
You look at him to see him carefully watching you. His eyes are an emerald green color, deep in thought. You flop down on the grass.
“I’m sorry, I know this is all sudden, I just,” you look up at him, “I don’t want to be so deep into this only to find out we don’t want the same thing.”
He stands still a moment. You grow nervous and look down at your hands. You hear the crunch of the grass under his boots as he comes to sit down next to you. He reaches a hand out and carefully takes your own into his.
“What do you want from this in the end?” He asks.
You pause a long moment.
“I want to get married, eventually. Maybe a few years after that maybe adopt a kid or two. I just, if we get to that point, I want to stay with you. Have a little family together, I don’t know all the specifics of what I want exactly but,” you look towards him.
His eyes are filled with love, a deep purple, and he scoots closer to you and leans against you.
“Back during the war with Nightmare Enterprises, I doubt I would have thought of myself as getting married in the future. I lost so many of my friends in that war. But, being with you,” he looks at you, reaching his other hand to cup your face. “I’m the happiest I have felt in a long time. And I’m training Kirby to become a star warrior. Things are starting to look up. If you had asked me if I wanted to get married back when I was younger, when I was, well, not as good a person as I am now, I would have said no.”
His eyes stay their purple color as they linger on you.
“What about now? How would current-you answer that question?”
You hear him give a slight chuckle, as he pulls your face towards him. You inhale sharply as he lifts up his mask slightly, and pulls you into a kiss. Your face is on fire. A butterfly garden is in your stomach. HOT DIGGITY SHIT!
Meta Knight pulls back from the kiss, and you can see his smile peeking out under his mask. His blush is prominent.
“I say I would love to be a husband in the future. Especially if you’re my spouse.”
Your face grows more red than you thought was possible, to which Meta Knight laughs.
“Just-just to be clear,” you scramble to collect your thoughts, “You would want to get married sometime far in the future?”
“Oh course, my love,” he lifts your hand and kisses it. “I love you.”
“Cool cool,” you say, trying to calm yourself down. One look from Meta Knight and your face was the same deep red it had been a moment before.
“You’re very cute when you blush like that,” he chuckles.
“Shut up!” You squeak at him, which only causes him to laugh more.
“Come on, we still need to get you home,” he stands and offers you a hand. Despite him being so much smaller than you, he has no problem helping you to your feet.
As you walk, you keep your hand in his.
“So, what do you think about adopting children far in the future?” You ask.
“I would be fine with that. Though I do not know how well I would do with children.”
“Nonsense, you’re great with kids,” you laugh.
“Oh really?”
“Yeah, I mean look at how you interact with Tiff and Tuff and Kirby. You already pretty much act like a father to Kirby at least,” you smile.
“Go on,” Meta Knight says.
“Well you always protect Tiff and Tuff and Kirby when they need it. And you for sure give them advice, just like a dad would!”
“Uh-huh,” he says.
“And sure, you can be a bit rough sometimes, but kids occasionally need to deal with the consequences of their actions to learn their lesson on their own. But you always step in to help in the aftermath. Wait, are you just letting me ramble on cause I’m kinda gushing about you?”
“Perhaps,” you can hear the smirk in his voice. “Besides, you also act like a parent towards those kids. Especially Kirby.”
“Yeah, he’s like, a baby.”
“You spoil him,” he smirks.
“Can you blame me? Look at his face!”
Meta Knight laughs at you.
“Maybe I like him so much cause he kinda looks like you,” you think aloud.
“I-I don’t look that much like him,” he argues.
“Obviously, he’s a baby. Plus you’re much more handsome than he is. He’s just plain cute. And your voice is super attractive.”
Meta Knight doesn’t say anything, and when you look over you see his eyes are purple.
“Haha, you’re not the only one who can fluster their partner, buckaroo!” You laugh.
Meta Knight holds your hand a bit tighter.