aN: That was a lovely vacation…I kept my promise…I told you guys I'll be back in two weeks and now here I am with another story. Thank you very much for the many favorites, story and author alerts and last but definitely not the least the wonderful reviews. Your advices from reviews or pm's helped me a lot…thank you…I'll shut up now…on with the chapter
Disclaimer: Unfortunately…I don't own these two awesome characters and KND
CHAPTUH 3
I'll kiss you
An image drizzled with sparkling flares, as each orb of light held its places among the clusters. Specks that form a constellation of colors illustrated with prodigious alchemy. There was no presence of the radiant moon, no curtains of the satin clouds and no engulfing light of the hot sun, nothing but a picturesque view of a blue mass. A black canopy stretched on an infinite canvass, framed with circle metal trimmings, overlapped by fiberglass and ironically contained by a cropped window.
After glimpsing at the view outside, Rachel T Mackenzie marched hastily into her moonbase office, striding with the prestige of a supreme leader. You had to admit she was excited to return to her paperwork warehouse office. Having still the untamable wits and the curious character of a spy, she made a simple field experiment and a lot of technical surveillance for the purpose of her case. Rachel couldn't help but smile, she found her greatest and most controversial heist yet.
There she was a feet from her door. She was secretly a good actress switching her enthusiastic smile with a cold stern look that shouts I'm your supreme leader, don't fool around, follow me, respect me…I'm serious…BATTLESTATIONS!. She peeked in the door and saw her appointee of the hour. She was done with the investigation now she was simply enjoying the confrontation.
"Numbuh 86", she signaled as she walked towards her desk.
"Numbuh 86, reporting for duty, ma'am", She saluted as she swiftly stood from her seat.
Rachel returned her gesture, as she motioned for her to sit she portrayed a pained expression on her face. "Numbuh 86, before I tell you some classified news, do you have anything to tell me about" She leaned forward with an inquisitive look in her eyes"your relationship with Numbuh 60"
"WHAT! Ma'am that's ridiculous, I hate that STUPID Eskimo boy…HAHA" As the blush started to warm her cheeks, she pulled out her poker face but the nervous laugh that ended her statement couldn't be left unnoticed by the former spy.
"Are you sure? Even if something happened to him?" Rachel scanned her face. She heard the lack of conviction in her words,
"I don't care…I don't have a hint of pity for that lame excuse of a BOY!' Fanny pursed her lips and dramatically waved her arms as she lied as best as she could. Fanny was always happy to have a chat with her friend but the I have some bad news tone she's using now is scaring her
"Fine" Rachel flopped down her chair with a heavy sigh, she slid one of her folders to her direction as she swiveled her chair around so that Fanny couldn't have a glimpse of her devious smile. "That's the list of the teens and some of the kids that will be decommissioned this week"
Fanny opened the folder not caring actually, seeing that she does this every week. "This is easy ma'am, you frightened me for a moment there…HA!...These names would be decommissioned even before you could finish counting the alphabet"
"Fine…I'm serious Fanny; I'm talking to you as your friend not as your supreme leader" Her words were coated with grief, to be honest she was getting impatient with her decommissioning officer, for a moment she reminded her why Fanny was her head of the decommissioning department. "Look at the bottom of the second page'
She disregarded her serious demeanor but still followed her orders" Ma'am you're doubting my merciless ways" She browsed the second page slowly while dismissing the thought of Rachel doubting her abilities "even if it was the president of the-" The folder fell from her grasp
Patton Drivolsky.
"ma'am there must be a mistake" Fanny tried to fake a smile but her heart dropped when she saw the name on the list. She never questioned Rachel's decisions but this was far too personal to let pass
"this isn't a mistake, records show that he stated his wrong birth date, he's scheduled next Thursday to turn thirteen" Voila, this conversation is simmering up.
" Ma'am since I'm the head of the department let me first investigate his case" She tried to reason with her leader while desperately keeping her cool.
"No need, I checked it …five times"
She slammed her trembling hands on Rachel's desk ignoring her immediate tactless action.
"MA"AM! DON"T DO THIS …" Her eyes were tearing up.
" are you disobeying ORDERS?" Rachel turned her chair to face her friend's flustered face. She watched as the notorious Fanny Fulbright kneels in front of her.
"Rachel I'm begging you…don't do this" Fanny tried to choke out her tears as this faint whisper escaped her lips.
She was starting to worry about their current situation, for the first time seeing her right hand operative beg and shatter like china. I just need to hear it from you
"Give me a very good REASON why…FANNY"
"because that STUPID BOY IS MY BOYFRIEND!"
Rachel, being the respected supreme leader, for the first time heard her long time friend intentionally shout at her face. Now that her queries were answered, it was time to tell her the not so funny joke, Fanny would kill me. To be honest, Rachel never knew that the Irish lass would act that way, she expected Fanny to just question her, be sadly quiet or even dance a victory dance but instead she was torn to pieces as if it was the end of chocolate candies, or something. For now Rachel doesn't want to see the impossible, Fanny Fulbright cry, so before she started the waterworks she told her the truth.
"Gosh Fanny that was unexpected…I was just testing you, Patton won't be decommissioned…don't worry" Fanny felt the air of relief hit her. But without a second later she realized the fact that the supreme leader tricked her and the worst part is…she tricked her in admitting it.
Fanny glared at Rachel as if laser beams were shooting out of her eyes. "Rachel…ma'am with all due respect… that wasn't something to be joked about…I take these information seriously"
"I take pride at your work…I'm sorry that was a cheap move" Rachel stood up and went beside her, she gave her friend a comforting pat at the back
"That was cheap Rachel…Why did you have to do something this IDIOTIC?" she had to know how and why her long time trusted boss came up with this stuff.
"I was just concerned about you…you know how curious I could get, I wouldn't settle until everything's over…someone sends you 5 dozens of roses, 100 balloon and a ridiculously large RAINBOW MONKEY with a SECRET code stamped on its chest…I thought it was a threat or something so I did a little searching…" Fanny just crossed her arms and turned away from the rambling Rachel
Fanny being practically curious with her explanation "You know about the CODE?"
"06-68341 that took me days to figure out…Duh I never knew about you two…maybe until I got some hints with one of my personal surveillance system…"
"…so what did you find out?"
"the code was pretty irrelevant if He…I hadn't tried to read it backwards…when I rewrote it became a lot easy…143 means I love you…86 for Numbuh 86… and the -60 means from Numbuh 60"
"You really are the best spy operative" Fanny gave her a compliment, you have to say that was brilliant…Rachel usually over analyze things, almost all kids do, they think like an operative but she never thought that she was aware of love text codes like xoxo and 143. The frown never left her face.
"Thanks …again I'm sorry…hey I'm supposed to be mad at you for not telling me, your bestfriend about something this EPIC" Rachel reasoned with her "Lighten up Fanny…I'll treat you for a rootbeer and…and I'll give you a promotion"
Rachel made a puppy dog face. Fanny grinned, it wasn't a smile but this was Fanny, the KNN would give a LOT of candy for her rare smiling photo. "Ok!...I'm not that angry…I was lately just thinking a lot"
"What thinking of him?" It was hilarious and a little weird seeing her blush and scowl at the same time.
"Fanny OH COME ON! Francine Fulbright having a boyfriend…PATTON DRIVOLSKY…how could you not? The suggestive words that came from Rachel gained another glare from the red haired lass. Rachel just laughed it up, she was so ecstatic that finally, no matter how corny it may sound, two of her friends found love. She gave her a big hug and a warm smile "nonetheless…I'm really, so, very, absolutely…happy for you"
Fanny's features relaxed, she was glad that her supreme leader friend was so supportive of them "Hey Rachel I'm sorry for not telling…It's just that we're under a betting game right now and when we started dating we, especially I, were still getting used to the idea." She returned Rachel's hug.
Rachel broke first the hug and looked at Fanny with inquiring eyes "How long have you been two sneaking around together?"
"maybe 1..or 2"
"maybe 1 or 2 what?"
" definitely 3 or something"
"Fanny 1,2,3 WHAT? Minutes? Days? Weeks? Months?...BROWNIES?"
Meekly she replied "months…"
Number 362's mouth formed the perfect O " WOW!...and I never even suspected for the first 2 months…"
Changing the subject "hey what's the bet?"
Mess hall Breakfast…
Fanny sat on a table at the corner of the room with some of her squad sitting opposite to her, rolling the last meatball with her fork. She preferred to sit alone but she didn't mind the others as long as they don't bug her. The splattering food of the kids beside her, the irritating noise of the other kid operatives and the clank of eating utensils were drowned by her preoccupied mind, thinking of a huge stack of paperwork due tomorrow and dare I say…a boy.
Thinking of him is so out of character, but she can't help it, it would help her feel less lonely when she's on the moon and he's on earth. How could she turn this girly. Aggravated by her hard headed mind that wouldn't stop presenting the dark haired boy, she violently squished the poor meatball with her fork. She dodged quickly, a squirt of ketchup flew at her direction.
Now she was furious. She stormed to the boys' table, pointing her fork dangerously close to the suspects "IF YOU STUPID BOYS WANT TO THROW YOUR STUPID FOOD… THROW IT IN SOME OTHER PLACE…IF YOU DONT WANT ME TO PERSONALLY THROW YOU IN THE DECOMISSIONING CHAMBER!...UNDERSTOOD!" that was a good way to relieve stress
"Ye-yes ma'am" The boys ran away, one almost peed on himself.
Sighing heavily, she retuned to her table. Throwing glares at anyone who dared to stare at the scene. Nobody questioned the 2nd highest ranking operative.
"Numbuh 86…Shouting this early in the morning…well that was expected" Fanny scowled at the cocky smile of the charming speaker behind her; eventually she grunted and ignored him. "Good Morning Guys" He greeted the presence of the other occupants of the table.
"Officer on deck" He too are one of the highest ranking operatives. The other operatives stood up and saluted the Artic base commander. "Good Morning Sir!" He did a flimsy salute with one hand and a tray of food on the other. Patton noticed that she sat alone on one side, finding the cold girl amusing, he confidently, something that only a few dared, sat next to her.
"Who gave you the right to sit next to me STUPID BOY?"
"Me…I have every right… you're the one who's selfish hogging the whole seat"
Right now the kids were backing away from the bickering danger zone
"YOU CALLING ME SELFISH!"
"YOU CALLING ME STUPID!"
The operatives sharing a table with them evacuated their seats.
"FINE just stay away from me" She moved a bit farther from him.
He dramatically stated, presenting himself "me I wouldn't dream of it…you're the one who should be thankful…sitting next to the best looking operative"
"HA…I'm soooo thankful" her words dripped with sarcasm. "Where the fudge did you get that title"
"KNN's top ten best looking operatives" He proudly showed her the cover of the magazine, where his picture used up the whole page.
He really looks good…mental note: buy a copy later. Before she starts staring at the photo, she rolled her eyes and portrayed a look of disgust "ew…those people should be decommissioned…they're out of their minds"
I love it when I prove her wrong. He tried to intimidate her with his dashing smile "Jealous?"
Frustrated with his oozing self- confidence and cockiness "UGGH…just let me eat in peace ok"
" Fine by me" …Knowing that he won the fight
The operatives eating almost all gave a sigh of relief as the tensed surrounding of the mess hall gradually went back to normal. In a few minutes, they ate in silence and every minute they scooted closer, unnoticed by the eye. Patton ate slower for obvious intentions. Fanny pretended to be looking at papers.
The commotion earlier was only half real, it was an act but is partly natural for the both of them. This was their unorthodox way of spicing things up, they wouldn't have learned that they liked each other if it wasn't for these unreasonable fights. They weren't the stereotype lovey- dovey item, they were unique and unconventional. Kinda similar if you would say that Driftwood would never be so beautiful, if it didn't have scars and scratches.
Patton rested his hands on his lap, noticing that her hand wasn't far from hers, he secretly held it under the table. Fanny unaware was surprised by his light touch, she wanted to feel the warmth of his hands but seeing that they were in a public place she snatched them away. Stubborn as always, Patton claimed it again
Fanny slightly blushed, a laugh was starting to crackle inside as she saw the big pouting frown on Patton's face. Patton have an idea for his discreet ways.
" Numbuh 86…I challenge you in a thumb wrestling match…I BET YOU COULDN'T BEAT ME" He said not too loud to attract too much attention, but enough for the operatives around them to hear and never suspect a thing.
"That STUPID…I accept"
The two of them stayed there holding each other's hand Fanny still reading and Patton still eating at the pace of a bite per minute.
After awhile they both headed to Fanny's office. Closing the door, they immediately yielded playing their own game of charades. Fanny wrapped her arms around him, as she gave him a quick smack on the lips.
Patton although happy with his girlfriend showing affection, still was troubled "Fanny it's been three months, can't we just go public about this" He twirled a lock of her hair.
"What are you talking about…I thought we talked about this" Her gleeful expression instantly changed.
He looked her straight in the eye "It's not like I'm gonna make out with you every second I can in front of them, it's just…you know I mean…me being able to hold your hand, kiss you on the cheek or give you a hug without caring and me not being thrown off the roof.
She detached himself from him. She firmly stated "NO…not yet"
" Then when…Why?"
"I don't know what other people would say If they knew I was your girlfriend" She stood behind her desk.
He followed her as he sat on her table "Since when did the great Numbuh 86 CARED WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY"
"SINCE I STARTED CARING ABOUT YOU" It was the truth, she never have cared about anyone before he came into the picture. It was simple, she never cared what people would say about her but she cared what people would say about him, if everyone knew about them, he would be dragged in every last bittersweet detail that concerns her.
Patton never heard her say the sweet three words he was always waiting to hear, but her furious declarations were enough to know that she loved him. He grunted "Fine…how about a bet"
"What is with you and BETS today…"
The thumb wrestling match was for him to hold her hand and this bet is for taking her to the edge and making her admit their relationship "It's just a coincidence…ok since you don't want to admit to the world that you have the BEST looking boyfriend then we'll stick to that…first one who gets caught looses"
"I accept the challenge, any terms" I'm glad he understands
Thinking of something that may torture her with something that would help his plan "I'm not taking you to the dance this Friday and I'm not giving you Rainbow monkey stuff toys until the bet is over"
"Fine…No Hugging, No Holding Hands and No KISSING until the bet is over" She extended her hand and he accepted it.
"Fine…WHAT?" He thought his terms were bad enough that it will make her back-off the bet but instead he agreed on torturing himself.
"You agreed to it right" For the first time this day Fanny flashed a huge smile.
"okay…what's the prize?"
"I don't know…Let's decide tomorrow…" She stood from her chair and pushed Patton towards the direction of her door
"hey…Hey what are you doing" He took his stance, still confused he scowled.
"Sending you out" She nonchalantly stated "so the bet starts exactly this second'
Patton lightly pushed, holding her shoulders, he locked his gaze on her eyes stopped "Give me just one more minute"
"what difference does one mi-" Patton decided that she was talking too much today so he silenced her with his lips. The kiss wasn't ordinary, it made them go weak in the knees. It was desperate, longing and needing. His kiss was insisting but not demanding. He would only take what she would willingly give. It felt undoubtedly passionate as both their lips danced together, complementing each other, perfectly.
Again because of the need to breathe they separated both still on cloud nine. Both faces flushed and both their hearts palpitating.
"I definitely needed that kiss" Patton left her office, walking all tipsy with a goofy smile.
As her knees jellied, she couldn't help but plunge on her seat. Fanny's cheeks looked exactly like red tomatoes and her smile as cheeky as ever, it made her feel weird in a good way. We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.
what was I thinking, adding the No kissing rule in the bet
to be continued…
aN: Yeah 9 pages but the plot for this KISS chapter ain't done yet. Comments, suggestions, violent reactions, tips, criticisms are welcome. Read, review or read and review guyz. REVIEW THIS CHAPTER AND TELL ME YOUR IDEAS ABOUT FANNY'S IDEAL COCKTAIL DRESS OR EVENING GOWN. I'LL CHOOSE FROM YOUR SUGGESTIONS
-naSH Xp
SPOILER ALERT: DANCE PARTY Expect the song just the way you are and Rachel with another guy in the next chapter to be posted as soon as I finish it.
