Why hello. I'm back.

A/N: This is when they are about sixteen, as you might've guessed. Pretend that Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. did not happen and almost everybody has been decommissioned.

A/N: Just because they've been decommissioned does not mean that their skills as operatives evaporated into thin air.

No more words from me. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Mr. Warburton basically owns everything. Yeah.

The late autumn air was crisp and cold as Kuki left the house and began her trek to school. She entertained herself by letting out short puffs of air and watching it float away in white patches of steam. Eventually she grew bored of her little game and continued on her way quietly, lost in thought. She thought about the test she was going to have in second period math. She thought about Ace, the cute boy who sat behind her in History. She was in the midst of thinking about what she was going to buy at the cafeteria for lunch, when with a jolt, she realized somebody was following her.

Now, Kuki didn't see anybody following her exactly, but she sensed it in the back of her mind. A light tickling sensation, as if somebody was dusting her brain with a feather duster. She shivered, pulling her jacket more tightly around her. Discreetly, she observed the surrounding area with quick, darting, glances. Suddenly, it seemed that the entire neighborhood was deserted. How unnerving. She even pretended to drop something in order to look behind her. The sensation was still there, but nobody was there.

Kuki's eyes narrowed. She listened closer. Finally, she picked up something. Very faint. Soft, padded footsteps. Light treading against the sidewalk. She stopped walking, pretending to tuck her leggings into her boots. The walking stopped as well. This guy was a pro. He was close enough to see her, apparently, yet she still hadn't located his whereabouts. Was it an assassin? A rapist? A mugger?

Kuki tried to keep her breathing steady. She could possibly take on a mugger, despite her petite figure. Usually in fights, she used her appearance as an advantage. She was agile and fast, but also quite strong. But unfortunately, Kuki doubted that an average mugger would have this much skill- to go undetected under Kuki's constant scrutiny. And what kind of mugger goes after sixteen year old girls in broad daylight?

She quickened her pace by the tiniest degree. Somewhere, somewhere… from beside her? Her pursuer quickened his pace as well. She was fairly sure that the stalker was following her… from the other side of the block. There was enough space to between the driveways of each back-to-back house to see the other side. She just hadn't thought to look there. Out of curiosity, she peered past the nearest driveway. Nobody. Obviously, they were keeping a whiles back. An idea popped into her brain. Quickly, she jogged forwards. She heard the quickening of his footsteps. And then, just as quickly, she sprinted backwards. She heard the hesitation, the confusion, as her pursuer fumbled. Two seconds too late, Kuki saw him disappear behind one of the houses beside the driveway she was currently staring across. She frowned. All she'd seen was a flash of navy blue, red, and dark brown hair. A young girl (around her age, she guessed), after all, not a guy like she'd been expecting. She bit her lip as she considered this. Just because it was a girl didn't mean she could be any less cautious. If anything, it meant she had to be more so. Girls were sneaky.

If the girl was her age, could she have just been going to school? But then… why would she have slaved away at avoiding detection? Kuki chewed her lip, glancing at her watch. With a start, she realized she was going to be late for school. Tucking away her uncertainties, she ran the rest of the way.

A few moments after Kuki had disappeared, a dark skinned girl cursed, tipping her red hat over her eyes. She stood up out of her crouched position behind a garden gnome. She lifted a device to her lips, whispering something irritatedly. A smoothly accented voice answered back.

"Keep following her, Numbuh 5. Kuki Sanban does not get away."

The more you guys like this one, the faster I post. The second chapter is longer and will be ready to upload very soon. Leave a review if you are cool :)

-happynomnom