Disclaimer: I don't own Codename: Kids Next Door and I make no profit from this fan work. I'm just a geek, with a tad too much spare time, having a little fun. Like playing with action figures.
Worry not, I WILL continue writing "Umbrella Twist" , in fact the next chapter is already partially done, (and also my Code Lyoko fic "A Very Big Misunderstanding"), but after job-stuff, college-stuff, and working on a comic book! I just needed to write something new to unwind.
This will be a short fic, just a couple chapters.
Warning: Innuendo ahead!
Comfort, Karma, and Awkward Situations
It had been an uneventful day for Sector V of the Kids Next Door. No villains to fight. No crisis to solve. It was just five friends hanging out in a treehouse. Their parents all knew they were planning to spend the whole weekend there (as they often did) so they had a lot of time to kill. And, when you have a bunch of kids in a treehouse together, Ghost-Stories are always a great way to pass the time.
Of course, they were concerned about their most sensitive member, Numbuh 3, Kuki Sanban, who might have trouble handling such dark narratives. But, she promised to tough it out so as not to spoil any of her friend's fun. And, fortunately for her, the stories Numbuh 2, Hoagie Gilligan, and Numbuh 5 Abby Lincoln told were pretty tame. But, now was time to hear a story from their leader, Numbuh 1, Nigel Uno!
Now, Nigel was from England, and in England they know ghost-stories! And, so Nigel told them all a terrifying tale, from the British homeland, of a monstrous being named "Blade-Wielding Jack", a ghostly killer that puts "Jack the Ripper" and "Spring-heeled Jack" to shame (I have no idea why ghoulish beings in England are almost universally named "Jack").
Numbuh 4, Wally Beatles, the resident "tough-guy" of the group absolutely loved the story. Hoagie and Abby were a little chilled by it, but in a way they found fun. Kuki, on the other hand was utterly petrified! Even so, she made a point not to show it. She put on a brave face, and a pretty convincing act that she wasn't scared of the story. Her comrades were surprised, and maybe a little impressed.
After they all spent a few minutes joking around, and said their "good nights", they all went to their separate rooms for some much needed rest. Nigel, Hoagie, Wally, and Abby all slept fine. But, Kuki was having horrible nightmares.
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In Kuki's room, the poor girl was tossing and turning in her bed, her mind awash with dreadful nightmares about "Blade-Wielding Jack", and other horrific entities from the other members' scary stories. It was almost too much for her young mind to take!
Finally, she woke up too terrified to even scream, and after catching her breath, realized she was safe at the treehouse. She was relieved to know that, but still could not escape her anxiety that lingered regarding the frightful stories she had heard.
She knew she was too scared to sleep alone that night. And so, taking her pillow and one of her smaller Rainbow Monkey dolls with her, she left to seek the company of the boy she always turned to for protection, Wallabee Beatles.
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Meanwhile, in Wally's room, the tough boy was having his own dream about "Jack". This dream involved him defeating the evil character with a right cross, a strong uppercut, and a solid kick to the gonads for good measure. Just as he had won the fight, and was about to receive a thank-you-kiss from the girl he fought Jack to save, that very same girl stepped into his room to awaken him with a gentle nudge.
"Wally, Wally, Wake up. I need you" begged Kuki as she nudged her protector.
"Huh, Wh…What's goin' on?" groggily asked Wally. Then he sprang awake and started blushing at the sight of the girl he had just dreamed of rescuing (and kissing) standing there in his real-life bedroom.
"I just had a real bad nightmare about those scary stories everyone told. Could I maybe sleep with you tonight?" pleaded Kuki.
Wally started blushed even more. He was thankful to have the lights out. "They're just stories. Can't you just go back to bed?" he drowsily suggested.
"But, I'm scared Wally. Please can I stay with you, tonight? Pwetty Pleeeease!" begged Kuki as she gave Wally the best "sad cute face" she could muster.
"Ok, sure" conceded Wally with a sigh, unable to resist Kuki's charms or turn his back on her when she's scared.
"Thanks Wally!" Kuki responded as she crawled into his bed and snuggled up close to him.
"Anytime" was Wally's reply as he blushed excessively from the unexpected contact.
"Goodnight Wally" bid Kuki as she gave him a quick peck on the cheek and drifted off to sleep.
Wally was too nervous from the kiss to wish her a good night back, and it would be another half hour before he would be able to calm down and go back to sleep. Just as he was fading out, he looked over to the sleeping girl next to him.
'She really is kinda cute' were his last conscious thoughts of the night.
Unfortunately, one thing that Wally didn't think of that entire night was to set his alarm clock. It was a mistake that he made quite often. But this time, it would turn his act of comfort into an awkward situation.
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It was Saturday morning, a sacred time for kids everywhere. For the KND it meant more than just cartoons and planning a day of fun. There was also the matter of "morning patrol" where each KND sector had to do a quick sweep of their territory to make sure no adult villains are planning any nasty business to coincide with the kids' weekly cartoon viewing. Because of this, they had to make sure to get up extra early on Saturdays.
So far, Numbuhs 1, 2, and 5 had succeeded in waking up on time. But, Numbuhs 3 and 4, Wally and Kuki, still had yet to awaken.
"The 'boy genius' Wally probably forgot to set his alarm again, and I guess Kuki did the same. I'll go get them" yawned Hoagie.
"Agreed Numbuh 2" announced Nigel, in a voice so awake and alert, it made the noticeably tired Abby and Hoagie wonder if he was human.
"How is Nigel always so damned chipper in the morning? Sometimes I swear he's an android" Hoagie mumbled to himself on his way to Wally's room.
With a sigh, Hoagie knocked on the door of Sector V's top hand-to-hand fighter. There was no answer. He knocked harder. Still nothing.
"Oh for crying out loud" Hoagie grumbled as he just opened the door attempting to personally wake up his wayward comrade. "Hey Wally, it's time to get up" he called into the room.
But, to his surprise, not one but two people sprang awake and sat up in Wally's bed.
"Is it morning already, Wally?" asked Kuki drowsily as she rubbed her eyes awake.
"Yeah, I guess so" muttered Wally before he realized that there was someone else there. "Ah, crud" he grumbled as soon as he noticed the smirk on Hoagie's face.
"You know what? Take all the time you need. I gotta tell the gang about this!" offered Hoagie with a mischievous look on his face as he took off back to the main room.
"Nothing Happened!!" Wally called back to Hoagie as he ran to catch up with him.
Of course, Hoagie knew nothing like that had happened. The truth is, if he thought something had, he wouldn't think it was funny; he'd find it disturbing because they're only ten years old.
Seriously, if ten-year-olds are doing that, I do not want to know about it (Like, "ew")!
But, that wasn't about to stop him from teasing Wally about the idea. In fact, once he spread the word to the other members, it would be open season on teasing the poor Australian boy!
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"Hey guess who spent the night together last night?!" announced Hoagie to his other two teammates just as he ran into the room.
"It wasn't like that!" yelled Wally as he entered the room. "She had a really bad nightmare about that story Nigel told, and wanted some company. That's all!" he explained.
"So, where is Numbuh 3 anyway?" asked Nigel, amused but still trying to stick to business.
"Well, she was still pretty tired. She might have fallen back to sleep" conjectured Wally.
"You must've really worn her out" joked Abby with a sly grin. The teasing had begun.
"No! She just had a rough night!" defended Wally.
"Maybe, you should've been more gentle with her" taunted Hoagie.
"I meant because of the nightmare!" Wally corrected.
"Alright, cool it! Kuki's coming in" informed Abby. It was one thing to tease Wally, but nobody wanted to embarrass poor innocent little Kuki.
"Hey Kuki, you Ok? Heard you had a nightmare" asked Hoagie.
"Yeah, I'm ok now, Hoagie" replied Kuki with a smile. Then she turned her attention to Wally. "Thanks for last night, Wally. That was just what I needed" she informed him with a smile as she went toward the ship ready to leave.
Hoagie and Abby were in hysterics! They knew Kuki didn't mean it like that, but that wasn't going to stop their gutter-minds from imagining if it did. Wally put a hand on his forehead and groaned. It appeared this wouldn't be over anytime soon.
"Alright, team. We're running late as it is. You can embarrass Numbuh 4 about his late night tryst with Numbuh 3 some other time. We have work to do!" commanded Nigel.
"Thanks Nigel, 'bout time, HEY!" Wally exclaimed, as he noticed the "late night tryst" comment Nigel snuck into his order.
"Sorry, Numbuh 4, I couldn't help myself" Nigel apologized with a chuckle.
"You know I just can't wait, for one of you to share your bed with someone, so I can bust your chops like you're busting mine!"
"Yeah, well good luck with that" Abby dismissed.
As they all boarded the shuttlecraft, and took their positions Abby just had to turn to Kuki. "So, how was Wally last night?" she asked.
Hoagie suppressed a snicker.
Kuki, thinking Abby was referring to Wally's well-being (which is why Abby worded her question that way), just shrugged. "He was pretty good. Why?" she replied.
"Just wondering" answered Abby and she and Hoagie immediately started chuckling.
"What? What's so funny?" asked Kuki repeatedly while Abby and Hoagie continued laughing, and Wally groaned with embarrassment.
It was going to be a LONG morning!
To Be Continued…
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