♡Kirby characters X Reader♡ ONE SHOTS❣

The concept of love (Dark Taranza x M!Reader)

❣This oneshot was requested by Ivy_the_cat345!❣

Y/N was a young boy who lived in a small village in a kingdom of peace and harmony called the Dream Kingdom. He was a very cheerful and respectful boy who loved making new friends and helping other people: he was very good friends with Kirby, the kingdom's hero, Bandana Dee and Magolor, the owner of the shoppe where Y/N liked buying goods and armors to set off on adventures.
Everyday, he walked across the village's main street to greet Magolor and Bandana Dee while he picked some gem apples to make different delicious meals or buy a new weapon/armor. Sometimes, if he was lucky enough, he would come across Kirby and his squad getting ready to kick a new enemy's butt: they were always busy keeping the kingdom peaceful and Y/N appreciated that a lot!
All in all, Y/N had a pretty relaxing and peaceful life. All he had to worry about was not burning his gem apple pies. 

One day, the young boy was picking some gem apples as usual when he heard that Magolor had some pretty good sales at his shoppe. Y/N looked down at all the apples he collected and decided that, instead of baking a dessert, he would've bought a new weapon that day: he hadn't been on his own adventure for a good while and he felt like he needed to change his routine a little. He approached his egg shaped friend's shoppe and asked him about the sales.
"Oh oh! You like hammers, don't you? I have some on sale!" said Magolor while taking out some hammers to show Y/N.
The boy stared in awe at the weapons on sale and finally chose a hammer that costed just a few gem apples so that he could keep the rest to bake a delicious meal to bring with him on his adventure. He didn't know where he could've gone yet: he just liked the idea of walking all alone somewhere with just his weapon to keep him company and protect him.
He gave the apples to his friend and returned home to bake a small pie that would've offered him a break on his long walk to nowhere.
He mixed all the ingredients while singing happily, then poured the batter in a pan that finished in the oven right after. While his masterpiece was baking, he started to wonder where he could've gone: he initially thought he could've walked through the Grasslands, beat some bad guys up and then rush through the Dunes to reach the Ruins, where he would take a break and eat his pie while enjoying the quaint surroundings, but he quickly re elaborated his plan as he remembered that he heard that Team Kirby was going on a quest too that day.
Y/N wanted to follow that team of adventurous puffballs he admired so much: maybe he would've had the chance to help them on a fight too! He also knew Kirby was keen on any kind of food so he could've offered his team a freshly baked pie as a reward! 
The young boy sprang up in excitement as his cake had finished baking. He quickly packed everything up and ran to the main street where he saw Bandana Dee talking to Kirby.
He didn't pay too much attention to their conversation, but he could hear that the helpful Waddle Dee was warning Kirby about the enemy he would face on his new quest; the young boy heard the threatening enemy was going to come from another dimension or something like that. He couldn't help but think that Bandana Dee was just exaggerating.
As the pink puffball waved goodbye to his friend, Y/N couldn't contain his excitement. 
The Kirbys set off on their adventure, followed by the young boy. 

❣TIME SKIP❣

Team Kirby and Y/N finally arrived at the cosmic location by going through a portal to another dimension where they would meet their enemy.
A small figure appeared from a mirror: he beared a striking resemblance to a good friend of Kirby, except he had yellow hair, a different cape and a different color scheme that gave him a much more sinister and gloomy look. 
Team Kirby started attacking their enemy with strengh and courage while Y/N stood there watching the fight unfold. 
He didn't feel like attacking, he felt like there was something wrong with that fight. He was a very sensitive guy, unlike Kirby, who just listened to his stomach, and he felt like that dark figure was fighting out of desperation and fear. He couldn't help but feel like the enemy was, in fact, just a very sad person in need of help. 
Before the Kirbys could strike their last shot, Y/N jumped in front of the almost senseless figure to protect him. 
He then picked him up and started running as fast as possible, without giving any kind of explanation to the puffball team, which stayed there puzzled.
Y/N passed through the portal again to reach the dimension where he came from and brought the dark figure to an hidden spot in the Grasslands.
The young boy unpacked his backpack and took out some bandages he brought with him in case he was wounded; he wrapped them around the creature and waited for a reaction from him.
"Ahhh! Who are you? What do you think you're doing!?" screamed the figure in pain while quickly getting up from Y/N's lap.
"I... I am Y/N. I saved you from being deadly wounded because I felt that you already had wounds in need of healing on the inside. What's your name?"
The creature stared at the young boy for a good minute before replying.
"My name's Dark Taranza. I come from the mirror dimension. I must thank you for your intervention but... what are you saying?"
"I have trained hard to become an adventurer like Kirby, but, in the end, my greatest power isn't strength. I was born with the power to feel other people's emotions. Let's say I'm a little bit more than empathetic..."
Dark Taranza was puzzled. Was that guy for real? He couldn't understand if that boy was trying to get something out of him or if he was just being nice for no given reason.
"I have no choice but to trust you I guess... you are right, indeed. I am wounded. But where I come from this really doesn't matter. My dimension is one of darkness and power: we don't condone things such as feelings and empathy."
"Well then you've come to the right dimension! Well... you've been brought here by me... 
Anyway! In my dimension you're free to express yourself and, if you want, I'll be the first one to ever listen to what you have to say."
Y/N sported a big smile on his face and Dark Taranza really couldn't understand how any of that worked. He wasn't used to feelings and that kinda stuff as everyone from his dimension was inherently evil: everyone took whatever they wanted, no matter the consequences, and other people were just considered nobodies that served no purpose whatsoever other than being exploited at one's will. Could he really be able to "open up"? That seemed like a strange and useless concept.

❣TIME SKIP❣

Days passed by, and Dark Taranza learnt how to be more open about his past thanks to the help of Y/N.
The latter welcomed the dark figure into his home and taught him everything there was to know about the peaceful Dream Kingdom; he also taught him how to express himself better and how there was no worry of being randomly slaughtered by his king.

One evening, Y/N and Dark Taranza decided to take a stroll by the Grasslands, where they first got to talk to each other.
The young boy was enthusiastic and loud as usual, while the dark creature was a little bit too silent. As he was getting worried, Y/N took one of Dark Taranza's hands and looked at him in the eyes, softly.
"Is something troubling you?" asked the young boy in a very soft tone of voice.
Before he could answer, Dark Taranza's cheeks got really hot.
"...I'm feeling something I have never experienced before."
Y/N looked deep in his friend's eyes with a questioning expression. The creature couldn't help but blush even more as his heart started beating louder.
"It's... a feeling of weakness mixed with heat."
The young boy got closer to his friend and kissed his forehead to check his temperature. Dark Taranza seriously couldn't understand what was happening to him as this caring action made a tingling sensation appear in his stomach.
"Aw man, you're boiling hot! Are you sure you're not sick?"
"N-no! It's different! I feel like this only when you're around for some reason."
Y/N thought he finally understood what was going on with his friend and turned into a living tomato. Was it... that Dark Taranza had never experienced love before?
The young boy was absolutely ecstatic that his dear friend, whose life he saved, felt those wonderful feelings towards him. So, he hugged Dark Taranza and whispered to him "I love you too.".
Before the creature could understand exactly what was going on, Y/N pressed his lips against his.

That moment, he understood the concept of love.

A/N:  I really put a lot of effort into this one-shot... Dark Taranza doesn't have a backstory and he only appeared in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, which is a spin-off that didn't provide too much context for his appearance. 
I hope that you liked the story!