°Y/n's POV

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After an hour of Me and Lumpy talking and getting to know each other's personalities and Favorite hobbies, We decided to make our way to Cuddles' house, where the party began. Of course, I didn't know where it was because he sadly didn't expect a newcomer, so he didn't put the destination on the invitation he gave me...wait...does that mean EVERYONE in this town knows where he lives!?

Freaky...

Anyway, Since I was with Lumpy, I asked him if he knew, and luckily, he did! He lead me to Cuddles' house, and as if made as my penalty, there was alot, and I mean, ALOT of Happy Tree Friends there. As I mentioned earlier, I'm not the huge social type of A/s, so I became extremely nervous! Lumpy took notice of this and gave me a pat on my shoulder as comfort, it calmed me a bit as we continued to walk into the party.

'Why does it look like the Whole Town is here!?' I drifted into my thoughts once more. Maybe because this is the whole town, everyone 'Does' know where he lives. As soon as we showed up, everyone glanced at us awkwardly, I froze from embarrassment, is there something wrong with what I'm wearing? Though, the awkwardness was broken by Cuddles running up to me and picking me up, spinning around and cheering "Y/NNNNNNN!!!! YOU MADE IT!!!" He screamed. I barely knew him and he's here with me in his arms, beaming with excitement as if we were super close.

He noticed what he was doing and started to blush, placing me down and scratching the back of his head, Nervously chuckling "Heheh! Sorry about that!" He apologized, I smiled "I-It's okay! It's good to see you too, Cuddles!" I replied, blushing as well. 'Oh my gosh he hugged me, I'm communicating with him better, he's blushing! Wait, am I blushing?! I hope not, I reaaally hope not...I think I am.' I pondered, I seriously don't know why I react that way to him, or why I get so flustered around him, but there must be something special about this energetic yellow rabbit that makes me feel so attached to him, like..a bond?

"Sooooo, Should I introduce you to the ones you haven't met?" He asked "Sure!" I agreed "Awesome! Come on!" He exclaimed happily, grabbing my wrist and taking me to the others.

After a minimum amount of time of him introducing me Person after Person, the last one came to be a Veteran Bear, and it only took one moment of gazing at his outfit to know what he served "Aaaand the last one is Flippy!" Cuddles finished, panting, almost out of energy. "Hi!" The Lime colored bear saluted, as for me, I quietly waved "Can't mess with you, huh?" I teased, he chuckled as a response. It was just about the dancing, snacks, and conversations for the rest of the party until it came to a point Cuddles became unsettlingly thirsty "Mmmggghhh! I want something to driiiiiink." He whined "Well if you think I'm getting up to get you a drink, I am not doing SQUAT!" Truffles huffed, proud of his rude remark before doing the raspberry at Cuddles, but he only glanced at him blankly "What is wrong with you?" He replied "Yeah, that is kinda off. Don't worry, Cuddles! I'll get you a drink!" I promised, and he offered to do it himself, but I insisted "Meh, if your so sure, go ahead." He replied. It sounded like he was in a bad mood due to Truffles' behavior, I hope I don't screw this up.

I ran off into the kitchen, and poured some punch into a cup, a good amount as well! And as I ran back, Truffles snorted with a sly smirk on his face, kicking his leg out for me to trip on it...

And sadly...

I tripped...

I tumbled and fell on the floor, the drink flying in the air and falling right on Cuddles head, Spilling all over him. I jerked my head up in who knows what to call that kind of speed and stood up unsteadily "C-Cuddles! I'm so sorry, I-" "Why are you just as clumsy as TOOTHY!!??" He shouted, I remained silent, hoping we wouldn't keep going, but ooooh was I so wrong. "HOW COULD YOU TRIP!? I MEAN, THIS FLOOR IS NOT THAT SLIPPERY, UNLESS YOU HAVE TWO LEFT FEET, LIKE, WHAT THE HECK!!??" He shouted once more "But it wasn't me! It was-" "AAAAAAH!! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY EXCUSES. YOU SCREWED UP, YOU CAN'T BLAME ANYONE. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ADMIT THAT YOUR A KLUTZ!" He protested over me. I wonder what happened to him! He was super happy to have me around like a second ago, maybe Truffles changed his mood, but did it hit him that harshly? I know Truffles only did this because he was jealous of all the attention I was getting, thinking I was an absolute goody two shoes, Well I'm not, and all he can do is laugh at the action while I sit here, ashamed and stared at.

I stood up, walked to him and pushed him "Chill and hear me out!! Stop shouting at a person you only met an hour ago!" I spoke "I can shout at whoever I want." He spoke quietly yet threatened as if he's about to kill someone, his expression says it all too. He pushed me back, but the impact knocked me to the floor, causing me to scratch my arm. I hissed in pain, Tears welling up in my eyes. Everyone there watched in terror. "Maybe Next time, don't be such a mistake." He claimed as his finale to end the whole scene, that was until Flippy jumped in "Cuddles, Enough! I'm tired of having to jump in all the time! You should know better to listen to those that have authority over you, people like me! Just know that your a male, she's a female, your hurting her." He explained. I stood up speedily and ran out of Cuddles place, not looking back. I can tell that Cuddles had an expression of sympathy before I ran out, he felt bad. It's not like he reacted like that on purpose, he just let his anger win the best of him, and snapped...

Once I was far enough from his house, I fell to the ground and broke into a bunch of tears. I didn't expect the party to end up like that, and though I wasn't there for long, I really liked Cuddles, and after this fight we had, I'm scared it will break the small bond we created so soon. I was really excited to be here and spend time with him, and I even found this as an opportunity to get to know him better, as if nobody else here felt exclusive as I did now.

"Why did I even go to that party!! I-I always have to make one mistake and ruin everything! C-Cuddles is right. Why am I such a klutz...?" I questioned myself. I sobbed on the ground for another moment before I felt a wet drop fall on my nose, and it wasn't my tears, it came from the sky, and next thing you knew, it surrounded me...it was raining. I remained there, frozen in place, I wasn't hiccuping or whimpering anymore, just silent smooth tears like rivers flowing from my eyes, but you could barely tell now that the rain covered it up. 'I should just go home.' I suggested to myself, I thanked my mind for the idea, standing up, but before I could go anywhere, I no longer felt the rain fall on me, it still surrounded me though, as if in a shield. I looked up, and seen a layer such as Flat and round as can be, presumably an umbrella. I followed it down to see who was holding it, and it was no other than the ridiculous Rabbit himself...Cuddles.

We stared into each other's eyes for a moment, the rain pattering around us being the only sound filling our ears. I couldn't take myself to look away, or comprehend why he's protecting me from the cold, wet weather that not even trees could hide me from. He finally spoke "I didn't realize you were crying because of how soaked you are." He spoke, just as quiet and peaceful, like a mouse. With that being said, he gently dragged me under a building with a roof on the outside, preventing the rain from getting to us as he closed his umbrella and dropped it. He brought himself closer to me before pulling me into an embrace. I flinched from the sudden action, but relaxed my body after a moment "Your not a klutz. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. Please don't look at your mistakes like that, because I don't care. We all have imperfections, and your not flawless. Besides, clumsy or not, We will always be friends no matter what." He whispered to me. Those words plunged my emotional side as I couldn't hold back anymore. I hugged him back and hid my face in his shoulder, bursting into more tears. I squeezed him tighter and tighter every second, but stopped when he began to comfort me, he ran his paws through my hair/fur "Shhhhh. It's okay. It's okay. Don't cry. I'm sorry." He said, crying a bit himself.

I never thought we'd comfort each other so soon, and to top it off, feel sympathy for each other! It only been in the range of hours before all of this happened, but I feel like it's good that we are becoming one. Have this happened to any of his other friends before? Creating a close bond so soon? He claimed me as his friend. The thought of it already flusters me. We are already friends...does that mean he does like me? He can be fond of me? This hug that we're sharing makes me feel different, like, a good kind of different. The past friends I had would never make me feel this way, this feels like, real love, a mesmerizing nostalgia. I like it, and I hope he feels the same.

He gently pulled me out of the hug, him wiping my tears away 'I almost forgot I was crying. How?' I wondered "Okay, Okay. Stop trying to get me to show my soft spot!" He teased and I giggled "Your not all that bold Cuddles!" I said teasing him back just to get a reaction out of him, and he shocked dramatically, making me laugh more "I'm the bravest rabbit in history!!" He bragged, and I leaned closer to him "Then take me down, Super Rabbit." I joked before running in the rain "Ohhh you little-GET BACK HERE!!" He chased me, and I screamed, pretending to be afraid.

As I ran faster, he did as well, catching up to me immediately. I ran onto a grass field, and While Cuddles attempted to catch up, I was distracted by the rain suddenly stopping. I stood there, dumbfounded, until my brain snapped back to what we were doing, but when I tried to start running again, Cuddles had already pounced on me, us both rolling on the ground, he then pinned me down "Got ya!" He said proudly, eyes sparkling. I rolled my eyes playfully "Come on, you have to admit that was pretty impressive." He bragged "Yeah! Your right, Funny Bunny! That was pretty impressive." I replied sweetly, booping his nose. He blushed a bit before looking at me calmly "I left everyone at the party and told them to wait for me. I can't leave them hanging...or worse if Flippy Flips out." He spoke. Soon, he jumped up and extended his paw towards me "Wanna come with me!?" He asked full of energy, his fluffy tail wagging like a dog. I took his paw as he helped me up "Sure!-" As soon as I said that, he grabbed my wrist and started running with me. "LET'S GO!!" He cheered.

This is going to be a rough night...