Author's Note: Hey! I got a review. That's awesome! I'd sure like more though *coughhintcough*. Anyway, here's another chapter because I'm really excited about my first fanfic on this site. So far, I'm trying to get this all off the ground, but I promise it'll get juicier, just you wait. ;]

Disclaimer: I do NOT own the K.N.D., Nigel Uno, Abby Lincoln or anyone else except for Amanda Ortiz... she's mine =]

It had been raining a lot that day and the weather was chilly on that dreary August afternoon, which was very unusual for that time of year. Wally pulled his hood over his head to guard his ears against the sickly atmosphere and he used his other hand to wrap around Kuki to keep her warm. The journey to the ice cream parlor had been a quiet one. Kuki studied Wally's dead expression carefully.

"Wally, what's wrong?" asked Kuki, finally breaking the silence, "You've been quiet the entire way here. Did I do something?"

"No," he sighed, "I jus got uh lot on my mind is all."

"Did you wanna talk about it?"

"Not really"

"Darn it Wallabee," Kuki exclaimed, "I'm your girlfriend and it's about time you stopped shutting me out of your life!" Wally looked at her shaking his head.

"Yuh wouldn't understand, besides, I don't wanna put any stress on yuh."

"Honey," she said stopping him and grabbing his hands, "I love you, of course I'd understand. I've been with you too long to not be here for you." Wally smiled a little but the grin quickly faded.

"Amanda Ortiz died yesterday," he sighed, hanging his head. He kicked a nearby pebble and they both watched it roll along the sidewalk. At first, Kuki looked puzzled seeing as she barely knew anyone named Amanda then because Wally had never even mentioned her before that moment.

"Was she... a friend of yours?" she asked.

"Yeah, we go pretty fah back. At least since we wuh 13. I ain't sure of anythin before that though. I jus know she was a great person."

"I'm so sorry," Kuki said, embracing him, "Did you wanna go home?"

"Nah, life goes on. She was jus... a little special is all. I'll be ulright."

"Oh okay," Kuki said fading out. The sun finally began to subtly make its appearance, warming their faces. Rather than enjoying it, however, Kuki spent the remainder of the walk trying to figure out what Wally meant when he said that Amanda was "special".

...

"It's time to get up man," called a friend's voice from the doorway. Nigel sat up slowly, waiting for his eyes to adjust to the bits of light coming from the window. The room was now a sort of orange due to the dusky sun's powerful gaze. He looked over to see who was waiting for him; it was Numbuh 2, otherwise known as Hoagie.

"What time is it?" Nigel asked groggily.

"It's damn near 6 in the afternoon, dude." Nigel shook his head at the thought of having slept half the day away. Sadly enough, he still felt exhausted.

"C'mon man, let's go work out or somethin." Hoagie urged.

"I guess that'll be good, I need to clear my head."

"Yeah," Hoagie agreed, "It'll also keep you from being such a damn noodle on the next mission." He went up to Nigel and started to playfully nudge him with his elbow. It was hard to believe that Hoagie went from being such a chubby kid to being an in-shape young adult over the years. His once fleshy arms became exceptionally toned from exercise and handiwork. His chest was no longer a sloppy mess either; the flab had been replaced with solid pectorals and his abdominals were now a thing to behold, rippling beneath his rich blue button up. Almost all of the members of the Teen Chapter were satisfyingly fit, with the exception of those who worked in the tech labs.

"Alright man," Nigel said rising, "I'll change into some sweats and meet you in the gym."

"I'll be comin back for ya if ya don't show. You gotta get outta this room, my friend." Hoagie said exiting the room leaving Nigel to gather his things. There was an object falling to the floor as he moved away from the bed. It was the rainbow monkey pin.

"Oh no," Nigel gasped, scrambling to pick it up. He frantically searched for the pin until he found it next to the leg of the night stand. He grabbed it and reached for the box above him, placing the pin inside. "Don't worry Amanda, I'll keep it safe. It was your last request from me, after all." Nigel put the box in the drawer of the night stand and proceeded to change into some sweat pants and a t-shirt. He left his room and headed for the gym to meet his friend, closing the door behind him. Not seeing Amanda on her favorite treadmill from now on was going to be eerie.