Kirby Run Part one and Two

Part Two Chapter Twenty-Five

"No, you're okay!" he smiled, letting go "I trust you, you don't have to worry so much."

"You... you do?"

"Of course! We're friends, aren't we?"

Adeleine was stunned, despite GingerBrave's experience with humans, his words were very genuine. It seemed like he was genuinely accepting of her.

"You mean it?"

GingerBrave gave her a reassuring nod.

Adeleine smiled, letting out a deserved sigh of relief. "(*Whew*) thank you. I was so worried if you found out I was a human you'd think I was some kind of monster!"

"No way, you're my friend! I know you're nothing like The Witches." GingerBrave reassured her "Plus you're from another world, things probably work differently there huh?"

"They do, me and my friends are actually a lot bigger where we're from."

She thought about telling him that they can also bake cookies in their world, but held back, that might be a bit too much.

"You're a lot bigger huh?" GingerBrave looked sweetly curious "Does that mean you're super tall?"

"Heh, I wish." Adeleine chuckled.

There was a moment of silence, both individuals just kinda looking to the side for a second, then GingerBrave spoke up again.

"What's it like? Being a human?"

"Being a human? It's..." Adeleine gave the question some thought "It's... normal? I dunno, I've never really had to think about it."

"You did mention your world used to have humans." GingerBrave recalled.

"Ah, that was somewhat true. It still does, including me, but we're very few and far between."

Adeleine rubbed her shoulder. "In regards to that, being a human has been admittedly lonely."

"Aw it has?"

"Yeah," Adeleine nodded to GingerBrave "Especially since I'm kinda on my own. I don't know what happened to my family or the other humans, and no one really talks about it. It does make me feel kinda... isolated almost."

GingerBrave frowned. "I am so sorry."

"It's okay, despite being kinda an odd one out amongst the creatures of Popstar, I still feel like I am a part of the world, thanks to how supportive everyone is." Adeleine reminisced "It's helpful to have very confident and sometimes loony friends, that way they can help you draw out the best part of you, and in that way, you don't feel that different from them."

"That's true." GingerBrave's smile returned "I mean, I'm kinda an odd one out, not many Cookies out there escaped the Witches' Oven, but all of my fantastic friends help me feel like I'm normal! In a fun sense anyway, regular normal is kinda boring."

"Heheh, yup. If I've learned anything from growing up in Popstar, is that the normal in that world is either creatively wild fun, or planet level chaos!"

Adeleine brought out her paintbrush and did a quick twirl with it. "That's the great thing about being an artist, I get to express myself in art that not only demonstrates my personality, but I can also use it to show I'm just as creative and fun as my home planet!"

"Haha, nice!" GingerBrave complimented "Expressing yourself is great! In a way, running is kinda how I express myself, not only as a determined Cookie, but also as one of the bravest!"

Adeleine nodded. "Bravery is important to express, and something I definitely need to work on. ( Especially given how Zan criticized me for hiding behind my paintings during a monster attack once..)"