Hurricane Island [Diddy Kong x Dixie Kong]

Chapter 31: Confessions

The next day had arrived. Diddy was sleeping under the willow, of course, with a smile that for the moment nothing could take away. Then, he began to open his eyes and get up. He had fallen asleep under that tree just like Dixie since the night before, although to his surprise, she was not there, since apparently, she had woken up earlier than him. Even so, Diddy kept remembering that last moment shared with Dixie; it was the first thing he thought of when he woke up, and he had never felt that emotion he had back then. But at the same time, he also wondered if Dixie was thinking the same thing, if it had meant the same thing to her as it did to him.

"Diddy," Dixie called to him, appearing after him, and Diddy turned to look at her. "Uhh... The shelter apes called us to eat, will you come?"

"Ah, yeah, I will."

Diddy got up and headed along with Dixie back to the shelter. Both of them didn't want to say a word along the way. Diddy, despite being excited, also felt very nervous about being around Dixie again. For her part, she also felt the same way. Even so, Dixie also couldn't help but smile as she remembered that moment with Diddy, in fact, she didn't know why, but it had even lifted her spirits in the middle of the whole situation.

"Uhh... Did you sleep well, Dix?" Diddy asked her on the way later, trying to break the silence.

"Yes... Sure," she replied, still somewhat shyly. "At least here it was quieter without snoring," she added, laughing a little.

The two just looked at each other with some shyness and couldn't help but smile, although they didn't talk much.

Minutes later, they arrived at the animal shelter. Everyone was gathered back at the table, to which Diddy and Dixie also met with them to have their respective breakfasts, which consisted of fruits.

"Hey, little monkeys," said one of the apes, who owned the shelter, to Diddy and Dixie. "Today we'll go with everyone here to collect fruits for meals, and we need your help too, do you want to come?"

"Okay," Diddy replied as he ate.

"Of course," Dixie added in kind.

"Well, we'll split into groups later," said the apes. "There are many animals, so it won't be a complicated task."

After the meal, all the animals were organized for collection, and divided into several groups. This time, Diddy and Dixie were in different groups, as they both felt somewhat shy about seeing each other again after what had happened the night before. Among the groups, there were both the animals that were from the circus and the zoo, as well as those who were already in that shelter before.

Each group went to some area where there were hundreds of fruit trees, ready for harvest. It seemed to be an activity that they used to do in the shelter so that they could all stock up.

On the one hand, Diddy was gathered with a small group of animals that were from the circus. He had decided to hang out with them, as they were the ones he felt most confident talking to and hanging around with.

"Hey, Diddy," said one of the tigers who were from the circus.

"Yeah?" Diddy replied as he climbed a tree to pick some fruit.

"Where did you go with Dixie last night? We didn't see you two at the shelter in the early morning."

"Well... Over there," he replied as he picked the fruits. "We only went for a walk for a while."

"Are you and her a couple?" one of the circus elephants asked him with a look of curiosity.

"What?!" Diddy exclaimed, feeling a small quickening in his heartbeat as he heard that unsuspecting question. "No, nothing to do with. We're just friends," he added with some nerves and trying not to show blushing.