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“Heyy, Red!”

MK called out, the sound of wind whizzing past as he fell down from where he was riding on his staff; only to be met by the ground as he landed. MK looked up and smiled sheepishly at Red Son, who had walked over and was now standing over him with a glare.

“Ouf… Still need to work on that…”

Red Son groaned in annoyance before putting a hand on his hip.

“What do you want, Noodle Boy? You invited me…”

He gestured towards the empty alleyway behind a supermarket,

“…Here, for what reason?”

“I wanted to give you a gift! Dude, you’ll love it. Well- I hope you will.”

MK hoisted himself up off the ground, wobbling a little before he shrunk down his staff and put it back in his ear for… whatever reason.

“Well? Get on with it, I don’t have all night–”

Smooch!

MK interrupted him with a kiss on the cheek, which–almost immediately–caused Red Son’s hair to burst out into flame for a quick moment. He stared, completely dumbfounded while MK wore a stupid grin.

“Whuh–”

“That’s my gift! I made it just for you! I- Er- Yeah!”

MK rubbed the back of neck awkwardly, suddenly looking a bit more nervous than he was previously as he pulled out his staff again.

“You- You can’t just do that!”

“Ohh, would you look at the time! Haha… Gotta jump! Y’know, hero… stuff…”

“NOTHING’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!”

Red Son yelled frustratedly while his face stayed beet red, his hair and eyes emitting vicious flames.

“Hero stuff! MK out!”

MK blurted, and just like that, his staff extended and threw him upwards, and Red Son was left absolutely confused.

“Grgh… That stupid- Stupid–”

Red Son grumbled to himself as he clenched his fists, he couldn’t believe someone like that could even do that and get away with it, he was turning soft!

He wasn’t sure he minded it, though.

He let out a sigh, the fire fizzling out as he straightened himself up and unclenched his fist. He took a moment to calm himself down before preparing himself to teleport.

“…Noodle Boy…”

Red Son mumbled. With a flick of his wrist, a whirl of fire quickly surrounded him. Like that, he too was gone.