I've always been a huge fan of KND and I just thought I'd start this while I had a little time to write. Also, this was one of my first favorite pairings as a kid. Enjoy!

(Kuki's POV)

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" I ask, still not believing it was actually happening.

I've been scared by this day coming for the last year, decommissioning day. But, it wasn't my decommissioning that I was scared of. Mine won't be for another 6 months.

Today is Wally's 13th birthday.

These last couple months we've lost a member nearly every month. Numbuh 1 though has been gone for the last couple years since he… left.

Numbuh 5 was first, though she let me in on a little secret. She was going to be staged decommissioned and still be part of the super-secret special operation teen division of the KND. So, she's still an operative but only I know about it and I swore to tell no one.

Then numbuh 2 was next.

I see him at school and he only knows me after the time I introduced myself to him. I accidently dropped my cellphone in a puddle and my parents would've flipped out if they found out I broke it. So I went and found numbuh… I mean, Hoagie now, in the IT room at school where he helps out with the school computer people. I came back an hour later and he fixed it good as new for me.

I see numbuh 5 talking to him a lot….

Anyway, I was helping numbuh 4 clean out his room yesterday at the treehouse so there was room for his... replacement next week. I mean, we had a couple new members already, but they are 8 and 9 years old, so I just stayed closer to numbuh 4.

It's not that I really don't like the members of the sector, I just prefer to be around Wally.

Also, I really looked at him yesterday and I felt like my stomach was being crushed in a vice.

You know what? I'll just admit it now. I still have a huge crush on numbuh 4. Ever since I met him, I thought he was really cute. From then to now, we've had moments where I thought he really liked, liked me back… but he just gave me mixed messages.

Last year, me and numbuh 4 were on a mission to try to find some 'blah-blah-blah' thing that Mr. Boss was coming up with. We were alone and walking down this hallway when we took a wrong step and fell down a trap door.

When we got to the bottom of the shoot, I fell on top of him and our lips touched totally by accident. It was quick but that was our first real kiss together.

We blushed and scrambled off each other, standing awkwardly, laughing and grinning nervously at each other. Numbuh 4 looked like he was going to say something when Mr. Boss's men showed up.

We never talked about what happened after that but I thought about it… a lot. I always wondered if he did too, but I was always too scared to try and ask.

Not that surprising since I can't even get the courage to tell him I like him to his face and it's been almost 4 years!

I'm a huge coward.

Right now, Wally, me, and the rest of sector V were on a ship taking us to the moon base. I was sitting next to him, waiting for him to answer my question.

He smiled at me. It wasn't his arrogant, cocky smile. It was his real smile that he rarely ever showed except around me. "Yeah, I'm totally cool. Don't worry kooks, I'll be okay. Also, maybe I'll finally have time to join the football team now that I'll have more time." He assures me and I felt him slowly put his hand over mine.

This moment was so unfair and bittersweet.

After he's been decommissioned, he won't remember anything about his time in the KND and since we met in the KND, he'll have no memory of me.

In 6 months though, that will be me too. I won't remember him either after I'm decommissioned.

Then the only possible time we'd meet again would be in high school. But, we wouldn't even know each other really by then so what does it even mater.

We also go to different junior high schools because we live on different ends of town and I can't really have extensive contact with him since it is really against the rules to interact with decommissioned operatives when you are still under 13 and an active KND member.

It's just really sad to think about.

We kept talking and I really noticed something about him until now. He wasn't that short, boyish, and sometimes gross kid anymore… he looked like teenager and is a teenager right now. I probably look that way too compared to the other new members of our sector.

Since the new operatives didn't know Wally too well, their goodbyes were quick. But, that made mine a little longer. We were alone in a waiting area on the moon base talking.

"Sorry to leave ya alone to deal with the new crud headed newbies." He says. I shrugged. "C'mon Kuki, it'll be okay. You're the new leader now. Kick those new wily dingos into shape for me alright." He says grinning at me. I smiled a little at him.

"Um, Wally…" I start. "Yeah." He says. "I… I've been meaning to tell you something." I say. "What is it kooks?" He asks still smiling at me.

"Wally, I…" "Numbuh 4, it's time." Numbuh 86 says. "Okay." Wally says. "Wait, numbuh 3. What did you want to say?" He asks. I give up.

What's the point? He's just going to forget anyway. "It's nothing, really." I say and smile.

"Numbuh fo…!" "Cool it Fanny! One minute." Wally says back making her miffed.

"Well, see ya Kuki." He says with a small smile. "Bye Wally." I say. I hesitated but went up on my toes and kissed his cheek quickly.

I was trying not to cry. I saw him slowly smile but blush at me.

"C'mon casanova!" Numbuh 86 says and drags him by his arm away to the mainstage to make his goodbye address to the KND.

It was sad to watch but Wally was doing well. He cracked a couple jokes and then it ended and I almost cried when he blew out his birthday candles.

Then he walked into the decommissioning chamber.

I walked to the door with my sector and Wally was in there unconscious when the door opened. It was new policy that decommissioned operatives be put to sleep so we can take them home without them knowing anything.

We had an incident in the past with numbuh 20,000… I'll only say that it ended really badly.

We brought him back to earth and put him on his bed in his room. As far as he will know, he was just taking a nap. "Bye Wally." I whispered as I climbed out the window.

We got back to the treehouse and I trugged sadly down the hall and looked in numbuh 4's room one last time, totally empty.

But, wait… is that what I think it is?

I picked it up off the floor. It was one of Wally's sweatshirts. I just looked at it blank. I was so confused. I felt so empty. Life is so unfair!

I walked into my room, locked the door, and collapsed on my bed. I let it all out. I cried more than I've ever cried ever… and that's saying a lot. All the while, I clung to the old orange sweatshirt as I cried. My eyes were burning. I need to get this out now. I'm the leader now. I have to be strong, but not now.

Now, I'm just letting it all go… but, still... Life is so unfair.

What did you think? I may not update for a while but please tell me if I should continue? Thanks for reading and please review.