No one had been in a good mood for the past week. There were a few happy moments but the overall mood set was extremely dull. When there weren't any missions to do, everyone usually laid around in the main room. No one really wanted to speak. It made Wally slightly furious. Why were they moping around like they were and not trying to have as much as they could. Whenever he thought about saying it however, he couldn't. Abby's birthday was in less than a week; this year she would turn thirteen. They all knew that this day would come, but saying goodbye to Numbuh 1 was still on everyone's mind. No one was willing to say another goodbye so soon. Sure, it had been two years but still...

Groaning in frustration, Wally got up from his place on the floor. Hoagie was working nearby on some blueprints while Kuki and Abby read magazines. He frowned as he walked over to the couch where the two girls were hanging out.

"Are we all just gonna lay around all day? We should go do something!" Neither of the two girls even looked up. Hoagie, however, had looked up to respond.

"What do you have in mind?" Wally hadn't quite thought that far.

"We could go down to the candy store! Bother the new guy for free samples." A new guy had been working at their usual candy store for the past month; it was extremely fun to bother him. "We haven't done that in awhile." Hoagie nodded encouragingly as he headed over to the group.

"You guys go without me." Abby replied without even looking up from her magazine. Numbuh 4 frowned, this plan was failing already.

"Me too." Kuki put in, turning the page of her magazine. She glanced up for a moment before turning back to it.

"Uh, okay. Do you want anything than?" Hoagie asked as he shrugged to Wally. Wally simply shoved his hands into his hoodie pocket. This was ridiculous. They were running out of time to do things together and they didn't even want to all get candy together. Both Kuki and Abby shook their heads as the boys got ready to head out.

Once outside the treehouse, Wally huffed in anger. "What's with those two. Don't even want to go get candy before Numbuh 5... y'know." Hoagie gave him an apologetic look, which didn't help him feel any better.

"You gotta remember Numbuh 5 has got a lot on her mind. She has to drop out of being totally in charge after all. I don't know about Numbuh 3 though; I think she's just down." Wally gave him a look. He had noticed how Hoagie and Abby had gotten closer ever since Numbuh 1 left, but they never talked about. Relationships were never something that they really talked about. After all, Hoagie already knew about his crush on Kuki. Every now and than he would bug him to tell her, but that was it.

"Yeah, yeah, but you think they would be okay with a stupid trip to the candy store." He complained; he was really hoping to all do something together. It was starting to feel like when Numbuh 1 left all over again. He pushed the thought away; remembering Numbuh 1's departure was still a sore spot. It still hit him hard to recall it and it was bittersweet to remember all the times with him. Was that what it was going to be like with Abby too? He really didn't want that.

"Maybe they'll come with us tomorrow? They might feel better then." Hoagie piped up after a few moments of silence. Wally didn't blame him for getting lost in thought; he did the same thing.

"Yeah, maybe. C'mon let's go bother that guy." Wally didn't feel like continuing the conversation. It was probably going to just end up with him complaining even more about the upcoming situation. It musta really sucked for Numbuh 5. She was the one that was actually turning into a teenager. He shook the thought off. It was time to think about bothering the candy guy for samples and not get annoyed by what was going on.

Getting up the next morning, Wally didn't feel much better. Everyone seemed as upset as they did the day before.

"Aw c'mon," He muttered under his breath and he headed over to go and get breakfast. Hoagie was sitting next to Abby talking quietly so he couldn't hear what they were saying; Kuki was on the other side of the table picking at her food. Gathering up his food, he went and sat next to her.

"What are we going to do today?" He asked placing his food on the table. Hoagie glanced at him with a 'hold on a moment look' before turning back to Abby. Wally shrugged and glanced over at Kuki. It took him a moment to realize that something was off with her. It looked as if she was going to cry. He had seen her cry several times before but something about her expression had it cross his mind that this was different. Moving closer to her side, he looked at her with a worried expression. "Hey Kuki, you okay?" Her eyes widened for a moment before looking at him.

"Huh? Wally, when did you get there?" She replied in a chipper manner; the expression that she had a moment ago disappeared instantly. Wally stared at her with mild frown. If she was upset about something than she could just tell him. Now didn't seem like the time to push it however.

"Numbuh Five has got some time before paperwork; anyone wanna go watch a movie.?" Abby chimed in as she finished her conversation with Hoagie. Wally glanced at her with a grin. Finally! Something that they could all go do together.

"I know this great new come-," He began.

"Sorry guys, I don't feel like it. You go ahead." Kuki broke in as she started to get up and leave. Wally couldn't even continue what he was saying before. His mouth hung over as he watched Kuki walk away. Something had to be wrong; it was not like her to walk away like that. Turning towards Abby and Hoagie, he blinked to find that they were both looking at him.

"Well?" Abby spoke up as if she expected him to do something. Hoagie was giving him the same look. He shoved his hands into his pockets defensively.

"I didn't do anything!"