Chapter 2: Wally's Surprise

When she reached the front porch steps of the house she went to a million times, she knocked on the door. A boy with a blond bowl-cut hair answered. "Heya Kooks. You're just in time. The surprise is inside. Just follow me." He led her to the living room. It was decorated with different colored streamers, silver bows, and balloons were everywhere. Then there was a banner that said 'Happy 17th Birthday Kuki!' She was surprised. "Wow, Thanks Wally." She smiled at him. "Well, that's not the whole surprise though. There's still more." Wally said. The living room looks more like a little party room than a living room, She thought. "Umm…ok. So, where's the rest of the surprise?" she said. Wally motioned for her to sit down on one of the fluffy chairs. She did as she was told. When she sat down, 5 presents were in front of her. "Well, open them up. See what's inside." Wally told her. She picked up one tall box with purple wrapping. In it was a stuffed panda bear. "It's so cute Wally! Where'd you buy it?" she said. "Ehh…I bought it in the store where you saw it during our first date." Wally said. "Oh right! I remember." She said. Kuki hugged the stuffed toy tightly. "I'm gonna name you...Little Panda Bear!" She giggled. Geez…she's already 17 and she's still naming her stuffed toys. But, it's really cute of her to do so. He thought. Then Kuki got another present. She chose the one with silver wrapping and a green bow on it. Inside was a little orange book. She opened it to reveal all the pictures she and Wally took. They had captions either beside or under them. They also had wonderful decorations. "It's a scrapbook…Thanks Wally." She smiled. "Did you make this yourself?" she asked. "Err..well yeah." He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Haha, you did a pretty great job." she told him. Then she picked another present. It was from Hoagie. It had magazine paper wrapped around it. She opened it to reveal a packet of food erasers. (A/N: I don't own food erasers.) "Haha, they're so cute!" She picked up one of them and looked at it in amusement. She giggled. Then she picked another present. But, it wasn't a present. It was a letter. It was from Abby. It read:

Dear Kuki,

Happy Birthday girl! May all your wishes come true today. And I hope you have fun. I'm sorry if I don't have a present for you, but at least I still have something to give to you. And I hope you and Wally stay together. I don't want you guys to break up, you hear me? You guys were destined to be together. I can feel it. And, if ever he breaks up with you, tell me so I'll punch him in the face ok? Haha, I'm just kidding. I know you're gonna receive a lot of presents today. And a lot of blessings too. And, in case you're feeling down, I'll always be here to cheer you up. I'll always be here to support you. Always remember that. Anyways, I have to go now. I still have to meet up with Hoagie for our date. I hope I get to hang out with you soon!

Love,

Abby

She almost cried. It was a wonderful letter. Even if it was short, it still made her happy. She was happy to have a friend like Abby. But to her, Abby was more like a mother. She would guide you, support you, and do everything a mother would do. "Kooks? You okay?" he asked. "Oh. I'm fine. I'm fine. The letter was just really wonderful." She told him. "Oh. Ok." He said. Then he handed her the next present. It was from Nigel. She opened it to reveal a picture of their sector when they were still in the KND. Around the picture was a picture frame. It was painted a chestnut brown and there were tiny lines of gold around it. "Wow. It was the day when we went to the carnival." She said, tears spilling out of her violet eyes. She loved this picture. It made her happy. Oh, all those memories. She wished she could go back to the past. "It's a great picture, ey?" Wally said. "Yup." She replied. "I wish we could go back in time again. This was one of the best days in my life." She said. "Well, if you want to." He said. "Huh?" she asked, confusion in her eyes. "Just come with me." He said. Then he got up and headed for the door. "You comin' or what?" he asked playfully. "I-I'm coming. Just wait for me to get in the car."