Sorry for such the long wait for an update, I have been so busy so while its ½ term I thought why not give you a new chapter.
Just so you know, to try and make it easier for you readers, the teens will go be their real names e.g. Abby, while the young sector V will go by their codenames
I warn you though, it is quite boring or as I call it 'Setting the scene but failing miserably.' I die seriously think about skipping this whole bit as it is a little boring but I have added a few things to try and keep your interest.
Another warning, prepare yourselves for terrible OOC operatives. Especially for teen Wally who is terrible in this so I deeply apologize.
Disclaimer: I don't own Codename: Kids Next Door, Mr Warburton does.
Tours, Homework & Siblings
"So let me get this straight, you guys were sucked into a giant portal made by a time machine that supposedly didn't work, causing you to end up here." Abby asked with a look of disbelief on her face after hearing a crazy tale of Sector V.
As an answer, the 5 kids nodded hesitantly, just waiting for the older Abigail Lincoln to tell them, they were crazy and she didn't believe them which they thought was coming due to the unconvinced tone of her feminine voice.
"Right" She continued, her eyes glittering in amusement. "You do know that is one of the most absurd things Abby has ever heard, right?"
"I know it is not the most believable story told but it's the truth." Numbuh 1 seriously replied while staring at his new future leader of Sector V, still puzzled by his disappearance.
They all sat in silence, not quite knowing what to say to each other.
"So..." The teenage Australian started, who was still relaxing on the couch. His semi muscular arms lazily rested on the armrest with his long jean clad legs stretching out in front of him. "Where did you land?"
"Land?" Numbuh 2 asked, suddenly snapping to attention upon hearing a word which he related to flying. Understanding he meant it differently, the boy raised a brown eyebrow at the teen.
"He means where were you when you woke up here" Kuki stepped in, before giving Wally the chance to answer. She turned her head to the teen in question who sat quietly next to her. "That's right, isn't it?" She asked in a lower tone, staring into his troubled green eyes. For a moment, his eyes stared back at hers until he quickly looked away as he nodded, causing her to sigh.
"Maybridge Park." Numbuh 4 mumbled as he leant against the side of the battered sofa, watching the every move of his future self at the corner of his eye.
"Maybridge?" Hoagie excitedly asked. "Wow, none has been there for years!"
"So we noticed." Numbuh 5 smiled at the teen's enthusiasm before her smile switched into a serious expression. "But Numbuh 5 doesn't understand, what happened? We got there and we hardly recognised it."
"To be honest we don't know either." Abby mumbled sadly. "There was a new place that opened and kids just forgot. But we still go there don't we guys?" She brightened as she finished, receiving small smiles from her teammates. "But we...boy what's wrong with you?" Abby demanded as she turned her attention to the teen pilot.
The adolescent American was fidgeting in the blue armchair due to excitement instead of discomfort. His face expression was clearly plastered in one of realisation that he desperately wanted to share with the group. Abby sighed as she shook her head at him in embarrassment.
"Go on and say it, Hoags." Abby reluctantly groaned as she adjusted her red hat.
"Say what?" He asked in a surprised voice as he looked at his leader.
"You know exactly what! Now please enlighten us all in the world of techno geek heaven." She smiled as his mouth dropped at her last comment.
"Well" He shifted as he readjusted his seating position. "They...or we said the machine was at the museum right? So what if it is still there?" He paused, hoping for someone to say 'That's a great idea Hoagie, you're a genius.' Unfortunately, he was met with seven bored faces apart from a goggled boy who looked like he was hanging on his every word. This made his mouth twitch into a smile before continuing "Anyway, I could rewire the system to try and reverse the effects and get them back to their own time." He proudly finished with a grin.
"Yeah, that should work." Abby smiled, proving to him that she was listening. She glanced at the wall clock and her smile faded to replace it as a yawn." But the museum isn't open now. They won't be open till tomorrow meaning they can't go back today."
The young Sector V looked disappointed. They really wanted to get back home to their own world but this rate they were going nowhere.
"Why don't they stay here for the night?" A voice said as all heads in the room spun to Wally. He had been quiet for awhile now and he just seemed to be staring straight into the space in front of him. His emerald eyes turning to his leader while his head unmoving.
"That's...a good idea Wally. A good and actually sensible idea, Abby never thought you could go that." Abby jokingly praised, chuckling as she saw his proud expression turn into mock hurt.
"But being serious, it is a good idea, right?" Asked Hoagie who was grinning at the joke from the girl opposite him who as laughing at her own joke.
"Yeah absolutely" Abby spluttered through her laughter. "I am happy to go with that if you guys are. Kuki, you in girl?" She asked the Japanese who seemed to be daydreaming as she has a strange smile on face. Upon hearing her name, he head shot up where her cheeks flushed a shade of red.
"What was that?" Kuki asked, quickly attempting to hide her blush by using her small hand to hide one of her pink cheeks.
Abby smiled, noticing her friends thoughts were elsewhere rather than the conversation around her. She could guess that the beautiful oriental was probably still thinking about what the blonde had said earlier. Here Abby had a choice; she could embarrass Kuki now or carry on and pretend she never noticed her reaction. Eventually she decided to go with her 2nd choice and tease her teammate later.
"Abby just wanted to know if you were cool with these guys staying with us till we get them home." She smiled as she jerked her head to a very confused Sector V who were struggling to understand the teens conversation.
"Oh, that's fine with me." Kuki rushed as she tucked a loose strand of her long raven hair behind her pierced ear, carefully avoiding her sparkling green ear stud.
"Good" Abby smirked, still watching the girl squirm in embarrassment. She then turned her attention to the kids standing next to her armchair. "And what about you? What do you think?"
Numbuh 1 removed his black glasses, quickly cleaning them against his red turtleneck sweatshirt before placing them back over his eyes as he cleared his throat. "Well it does seem like the sensible thing to do...considering the circumstances. Doesn't it team?" He awkwardly asked his team, hoping they would give him some kind of reassurance that he was doing the right thing. From them, he gained a short yes or a nod before it was quiet again. He cleared his throat once again as he prepared to speak. "We will accept your offer but I will be keeping a close eye on all of you seeing as you are still teenagers, no matter who you are." He firmly enforced as he gave the teens a suspicious look.
"For god's sake, we are NOT going to hurt you. You're us...you think we would seriously do that?" Abby sighed impatiently.
"I am taking no risks, for the good of my team." Numbuh 1 defended with his team all stood behind him, nodding in agreement. Abby sighed once again and eyed her team of teenagers who all smiled at the amusing sight of Abby being told what to do by her younger ex leader, something which hadn't happened in years. She knew that all of them were thinking the same thing.
Same old Nigel
"Do we have a deal?" Numbuh 1interupted her thoughts as he hesitantly extended his arm. She stared at it in shock for a second until she linked her hand with his in a handshake.
"Deal" She smiled as he pulled his hand away from hers. As she watched him move uneasily, not quite knowing what to do next, she reminded him of something she needed to be sure that he knew. "But it does mean you can't get home till tomorrow, after school I mean which we can definitely do seeing as it's the last day until the summer."
"That's fine, sooner we get home the better." Numbuh 1 answered. He didn't know whether he was desperate to get home because he generally wanted to be there or because he couldn't bear watching someone else leader Sector V, even if it was his current 2nd in command.
"Yeah and with no cruddy school means more free time to do whatever." Wally declared as he grinned, obviously excited about the summer. "Means no cruddy teachers, studying or homewo...Oh Sh..!" He paused as he received glares from the other teens, all giving him a warning to watch his language seeing as there were kids around. "I mean oh...sugar...I need to do my homework...now." With that, he sprung to his feet and walked towards the doorway, mumbling a quick "Later" before disappearing around the corner lights in the hallway, automatically coming to life as he walked away.
"He really has to learn not to swear doesn't he?" Hoagie asked, a smile forming on his face as an idea formed in his head. "I mean he has to, seeing as Kuki don't like it, even if she does find it funny." He joked as he saw Kuki's blush return.
"I don't!" She hissed, her face twisting into one of embarrassment and anger as she glared at the American.
"Yeah you do, I saw you earlier...in a little world of your own dreaming about...Ow!" He complained as she chucked a book at him which once sat on the table next to her. "You know that only proves my point!" He laughed. He came to a sudden stop when he saw the fire burning in her eyes. "Uh oh" He whispered as he sprinted away from her as she made a grab for him.
"You're so dead Hoags." Abby laughed as she watched her friend run around the room attempting to get away from the other who was gaining fast.
"Thanks for the encouragement Ab's!" He shouted sarcastically only causing her to laugh harder. He suddenly groaned in pain as he was tackled to the ground by the smaller girl.
"Take it back!" She pressed as she lightly punched his arm, which just made him chuckle more at her actions. She then clenched her hand into a small fist and prepared to aim at his face. In horror, Hoagie shook his head in panic.
"Ok I am sorry! I am really sorry and I take it back! Just please don't hurt me!" He pleaded before bracing himself for a hit as her fist flew towards him. That hit never came as she paused just inched from his nose and tapped her hand against the wooden floor before giggling.
"You didn't really think I was going to hit my friend did you?" She smirked as she hopped to her feet in pride. Hoagie only let out a nervous giggle as he weakly got up, his back hurting from his impact with the floor boards.
"Anyway, I'm off. I will be in my room is anyone needs me." She calmly said, acting as if nothing had happened while she brushed her clothing from any dust. Abby and Sector V just stared at her as if she had dropped out of the sky, not quite believing this was the same girl who attacked Hoagie just seconds ago. She skipped to the door and as she was about to pass Hoagie, she stopped and innocently smiled at him.
"Oh and Hoagie?" She was about to answer until she balanced on her toes and hit his brown cap of her head before continuing to skip down the hallway.
"Hey! That's not funny Kuki!" He shouted at her as he heard an infectious giggle echo through the now lit up hallway. "Why is it t most of the girls I know so weird!" He complained as he bent down to collect his cap. When he straightened up, he met the menacing glare of Abby he stood with her tanned arms crossed her foot slowly tapping the wooden floor below her. "Not you! When I said most didn't mean you, I meant...her." He nervously reassured her as he fixed his cap in place.
"I'll let you off." She mumbled, her glare never fading. Her eyes softened when she turned her attention to Sector V who was taken aback from the attack they just witnessed.
"Right, what was Abby thinking before? Oh yeah, sleeping arrangements! Follow me." She ordered as she walked out of the room with Hoagie and the kids following her as they made their way to the top of the treehouse.
Here we are" Hoagie said cheerfully as he swung open the creaking wooden door to reveal the room.
It had been Nigel's room which looked much the same as Numbuh 1's current arrangement. There were no differences apart from the dust and a few possessions missing including his backpack.
"Sorry it couldn't be anywhere else" Abby apologized as she stared at the floor. "But I know the others wouldn't want you sharing their room. Specially Wall's...he would go mental if we just chucked you lot in his room. Privacy you know." Numbuh 5 smiled at how considerate her older self had gotten.
However, looking at the room Numbuh 5 couldn't help but wonder what had happened to Numbuh 1. If he left in normal circumstances, she knew he would have taken everything or he would have moved it all down to his bedroom at his house bellow but then again that looked empty. She could only think of one other thing that could have happened.
"What about decommissioning?" She asked them out the blue, looking her older self in the eye for the first time. She noticed the confusion in both teens eyes so she continued. "What I mean is, how do you remember?" Understanding the question, Abby smiled thinking back to the memory of 4 years ago.
"We were never decommissioned. Each one of us were told 2 weeks before our 13th. But there was a rule we had to follow. We had to keep quiet from each other, not telling anyone that we would keep our memories. And you have no idea how difficult it is keeping something like that a secret from these guys!"
"What do you mean?" Numbuh 4 asked curiously, not quite understanding what the teens were telling them.
"We had to pretend that we were getting decommissioned, just like we never heard the news." Hoagie explained. "Hide it from each other and act like it was happening for real which required good acting from us. But we were all scared none the less, cause we didn't know if it included the whole sector or just selected operatives. None of us wanted to be alone in this. I mean we always said, we all started this together so we wanted to end it that way." At the end of the last sentence, Hoagies voiced drifted off as his expression turned into a sad one.
"Too bad, it never happened the way we wanted." Abby sighed as she tried to shake these negative thoughts out of her head. She looked brought herself to look into the brown eyes of her 10 year old figure and smile. "But you know all this, don't you?" At first Numbuh 5 looked at her quizzically until Abby winked at her suddenly remembering who she was referring to, causing her to return the action as she knew she was talking about their good friend Maurice.
"Is that what happened to me?" Intervened Numbuh 1 with a hint of fear in his voice, something he hardly showed. "Was I one of the unlucky ones who got decommissioned?"
"No, don't you worry about it mate." Hoagie reassured him. "You left for a good reason and you were never decommissioned." Upon realising what he said, his hand flew to his mouth. 'You and your big mouth Hoagie' He thought as he watched the shocked expression of his younger leader.
"What do you mean by that?" Numbuh 1 quizzed the teen as his eyes narrowed from behind his dark glasses.
"He meant nothing by it. Abby said she would tell you soon, so she will do just that later." She interrupted looking at Numbuh 1 who slowly nodded. This only made him more determined to find out what happened to him. If he wasn't decommissioned, then where was he?
"Anyway" Hoagie nervously said as he cleared his throat, ready to change the subject. "We need to find you some stuff for tonight so... do you fancy a tour?"
Meanwhile, Wally was in his room, doing his nearly forgotten maths homework. As he got older, he began to find school easier apart from the trouble he would often get into by the teachers. When he reached 12, he finally decided to get some help with his school work which as a result, made him alot smarter than he was before and a valuable member of the team. Sure, he still wasn't as smart as Hoagie but it was defiantly a mass improvement.
His bedroom had changed alot too. Although the design was the same as his boxing ring was still there, he had changed the layout of the whole room by putting his training equipment into the main ring while he slept at the pit of his room. Where his old training equipment was before was now replaced with the basic look of how a bedroom should be. Once he made the change at 14, he found it difficult to adjust but he soon got used to it as it was much quieter and he finally had enough room for a double bed. His bed was positioned in the corner of his room and had a dark blue quilt with matching pillows.
The wooden walls had various pictures of music bands he liked; mostly rock and he had a pin board up which were covered in post-it notes to act as reminders to himself and pictures of his friends and family. In the opposite corner, was a door that led to his own bathroom and was close to a two seater black sofa that was positioned in front of a large TV screen and stereo. On the sofa sat his black laptop which was now one of his most prized possessions. His desk was covered in rubbish and other things that he just couldn't be bothered to throw away, all indicating that he didn't use his desk very often.
Currently, he was lying face down on his bed, attempting his maths questions. It seemed that no matter how hard he tried, maths would always be his worst subject. It was a surprise to him that he even made it to the 12th grade which he put it down to the teachers being bribed to take him back.
"Cruddy math homework" He growled as he threw the book at the wooden wall in frustration.
"You ok?" A sweet feminine asked causing him to brighten up. He turned his attention to the door where he saw the beautiful figure of Kuki Sanban leaning against the door frame. From her distance she did look like her usual happy self but concern filled her violet eyes as she looked at the blonde.
"Fine" He said bluntly as he watched her walk further into the room, coming closer as she walked towards his bed. He moved up to allow her to sit with him as she hesitantly asked him if she could. They sat in awkward silence at first, both looking around the room at anywhere but each other.
"Listen, I wanted to ask you if you were ok?" Kuki asked while staring at her hands which elegantly rested on her lap, fingers caressing each other gently as they moved.
"I am alright...why you ask?" He asked, his thick Australian accent coating each word making Kuki's heart skip a beat.
"It just since they...us...whatever you want to call it arrived, you've been a bit quiet, like something's bothering you." She explained as she watched him move uneasily.
"Nothing's wrong" He forced a smile as he tried to convince her he was. "I am just finding things a bit weird, you know getting a visit from your past self isn't exactly normal is it? Part from that I'm fine...I promise." He said, his once fake smile becoming genuine when she also smiled, accepting his answer.
"You're right, but things will be normal soon. By tomorrow things will be back and think about it, last day of school too." She squealed in excitement as she said the last part to her sentence causing him to laugh at her enthusiasm.
"Yeah, teachers will be glad to get shot of me for the summer." He laughed remembering just how much the teachers at school hated him.
"Very true" She agreed as she reached for the discarded maths book which he chucked earlier. "Having trouble with maths by any chance?" She quizzed, tilting her head to the right making her jet black hair cascade over her shoulder.
"You could say that. Why does it have to be so difficult?" He complained, leaning his head back against the wall while his legs stretched out on the bed.
"Well" Kuki moved to copy his position as she looked at him "I could help you..if you want that is."
Wally thought about his next answer carefully. Sure, he wanted to spend some time with Kuki, he loved being around her as she made him laugh and when she was happy so was he...most of the time. However, part of him knew that he couldn't as he had other responsibilities and he knew if he allowed himself to be pulled in by her, he was scared he would never get out. But then again, he did need help with his homework.
After having a constant battle in his mind, the answer seemed too rolled off his tongue effortlessly without him realising it.
"Yeah, I'd like that"
She smiled as reached over him to get his question paper before scrolling through the large book to find the correct page once again.
"Right then, question 5"
"So this is Kuki's room" Hoagie introduced as they strolled into a very girl like room. "And as you can see, it is really different from what you're normally used to." He laughed as he saw the dumbfounded expression on the kids faces as they surveyed their surroundings.
He really wasn't kidding when he said it was different. If he never told them where it was, the kids were sure that they wouldn't have been able to guess. Unlike her younger self, Kuki actually had a visible floor that was very neatly laid out along with matching white or black furniture that seems to go with the rest of the room well. Like Wally and the other operatives, she too had a double bed but hers was a 4 poster bed which was beautifully decorated with a see through lilac canopy and drapes that lightly wrapped around the wooden frame. The lilac duvet perfectly matched the drapes and curtain which covered a Japanese shoji screen which they presumed led to her bathroom seeing as Abby did mention that each of their rooms now had a bathroom which was the result of the girls demands and constant nagging towards Hoagie.
Other parts of Kuki's room included a large fluffy rug in the middle of the room which had a white centre and a black border. On her white desk, she had a matching style vanity table which was surrounded by fragrances, pictures of friends and make up.
Surprisingly, there were only 5 rainbow monkeys in the room. Each was different colours that were the iconic colours that represented each Sector V operative. Four out of the five were perched on a wooden shelf while the orange rainbow monkey sat comfortably between her two pillows on her bed.
"Kuki has this thing" Hoagie started, interrupting the thoughts of Sector V "Where she swaps the purple stuff for green just cause she couldn't make up her mind what colour she wanted." He laughed as he admired her room.
The five 10 year olds all stood in awe as they all agreed in their minds that this room was one which princesses could only dream of having.
Numbuh 3 however had mixed feeling toward her new room. She was happy that her room would one day look like this but she was overwhelmed in sadness at the thought of her ever chucking away her prized possessions.
Abby quickly noticed the tears threatening to fall from violet eyes, so she said something she knew would cheer her up.
"She didn't get rid of them" She told Numbuh 3 calmly, catching the young girl's attention with her statement. "In fact, they never left her room."
"Then where are they?" Numbuh 3 sobbed, watching Abby's blurred figure walk towards a passage which wasn't noticed before. It was another double shoji screen which unlike the other, wasn't covered by any form of curtain.
"Take a look" Abby commanded to the kids, smiling gently as they cautiously walked towards the screen. Hesitantly a green sleeve reached for the screen, sniffling as she dragged it open to unveil what was inside. Once she did, she gasped in delight.
Inside was a smaller room which contained every soft toy Numbuh 3 had currently owned as well as some new ones. The lights seemed to flicker on in excitement, almost knowing someone was there as each light lit up a new part of the room. Much to Numbuh 4's happiness, his teammate giggle as more than a hundred pairs of unblinking eyes looked back at her.
"Kuki annoyed me for weeks, trying to persuade me to build this thing." Hoagie reminisced "She then said to me afterwards that it was boring following me around everywhere but it was well worth it for this. And looking back, I agree with her."
"You agree that it wasn't such a bad idea or agreeing with her when she said it was boring following you around? Abby chuckled jokingly as she stepped away from the passage. In response, Hoagie laughed sarcastically.
"Very funny, you know exactly what I meant!"
"Nope, Abby really doesn't cause both things are true." She mocked as Numbuh 3 slid the screen shut and turned to face the 2 arguing teenagers.
"Oh come on! I can't be that bad right?" Hoagie asked through laughing, not quite knowing if his friend was being serious.
"Nah, Abby's just playing with ya fool" She admitted before carelessly adding "Beside, I wouldn't be dating you if you were."The moment the words escaped her lips she paused in shock upon realising what she said.
"You're dating?" Numbuh 3 asked, eyes growing larger at the thought of romance. "That's so cute!" She squealed as she hugged Numbuh's 2 and 5 who simply blushed.
"Yeah" Abby said shortly while she adjusted her hat so it covered her embarrassed face. She looked at Hoagie and then at their future selves. Numbuh 4 was trying to contain his laughter, Numbuh 3 had begun to ramble about marriage and their happy future together, Numbuh 1 seemed to have a unsurprised look on his face although some shock was noticeable while herself and Hoagie's young selves avoided eye contact with each other. "Look, I didn't mean for it to come out like that guys, sorry." She apologized weakly.
"When?" Numbuh 5 asked timidly. She was taken aback by this sudden announcement, but she couldn't deny that part of her felt glad that she an hoagie would one day become a couple. However, she was determined to get more information out of the teens about their future.
"We'll ruin it if we tell you" Hoagie said as he wrapped one arm around Abby's thin waist causing her to smile. "You look forward to it yourselves ok?"He suggested, now removing his arm from her waist to walk out the door. "Now come on, time for the last stop of our tour."
"At last!" Wally cheered as he slammed the maths book shut. "Finished!"
"See told you it wasn't so bad" Kuki giggled as she watched the now happy 17 year old boy chuck his school work into his rucksack.
"Yeah, thanks for the help Kooks." He thanked quickly as he felt himself go red.
"No trouble, only you owe me now, right?" She joked as she watched emerald eyes narrow in thought. Her smile disappeared as she sighed "You would tell me if something's wrong wouldn't you?"
"Cause I would" He answered, his eyes snapping out of their thinking trance and shot to meet her violet ones.
"Even if it was something I've done?" She pressed as she watched him, trying to spot any signs of him lying to her.
"Why are you taking to me about this? He demanded, a hint of anger suddenly flooding into his mind. "It's nothing to do with you!"
"It is to do with me because I'm your friend!" She argued as she shifted onto her knees that sunk into the soft mattress of the bed. "Because I hate being left in the dark, Wally especially by you!" She took hold of his larger hand gently causing him to freeze up. "Just tell me, is it me?" She whispered as she played with his rough fingers.
Wally difficultly swallowed, attempting to block out the thought of her holding his hand. He turned to face her, looking directly into her eyes since that outburst.
"No" He lied firmly "It's not you, I promise"
She smiled sweetly and was just about to say something until she heard different voices coming down the hallway, close to Wally's room. Seconds after, the door swung open causing Wally's hand to slide away from hers, breaking the bond.
"And this is Wally's room, one of the largest rooms in the treehouse." Hoagie informed the kids as they piled into the room one by one. "As you can see, Wally now sleeps down here for a reason I can't remember, but he is and that's all you need to know." He turned his head to see Wally and Kuki sitting on the bed causing him to smile knowingly. "And here is the man himself and the lovely Kuki Sanban. What happened to homework eh?"
"Done it" He said through his teeth, knowing exactly what his friend was referring to." Kuki was just helping me with it...maths."
"Oh I see, you worst subject, Abby gets ya." She grinned as she watched Kuki get off the bed with difficulty.
"What are you guys doing anyway? Don't you knock anymore?" He asked the two teens, slightly annoyed by the fact that they had just let themselves into his room like they did.
"Giving mini us a guided tour." He explained proudly"And your room is the last stop so care to explain?"
"Explain what?"
"Your room to them" Hoagie indicated, pointing his finger at the young operatives.
"Nah, your alright" Wally lazily yawned as he laid his head on the blue pillow, watching them as he did.
"Man, you are so lazy" Abby complained, receiving a laugh from the Australian.
"As I was saying" Hoagie chuckled as he attempted to bring their original conversation back "This is Wally's room. There are now two entrances, this one, which is for down here and the old entrance which is for up there only." He jerked his head upwards towards the old wrestling ring that balanced on the large branch running through the room. "If you do want to use the equipment then you need to ask Wally cause it's still his room and if you don't ask, he will kill you." Hoagie said quickly glancing at Wally before weakly saying "And he punched really well...I should know"
"Too right you do" Wally chuckled, his face tuning into one of seriousness "Now get out" He ordered, pointing lazily to the door.
"Alright, we're going" Abby obeyed as she walked towards the exit "Boy, why are you so protective of your room?"
"Cause it's my room" He yawned, raising an eyebrow at the dark girl.
"Anyway, I am going to pop home for a bit." Kuki declared as she skipped towards the doorway, before leaving she spun on her heel quickly "Anyone wanna come?" She cheerfully offered as she looked at the 8 figures in front of her.
"I will!" Numbuh 3 yelled happily as she too skipped to the door in an identical fashion.
"Ok, that cool" She grinned, watching her happy younger self copy her every move. She then turned to the remainder of the group. "See you later!" She waved as they disappeared from sight.
"Bye Kooks!" The teens called as they said goodbye to their female friend.
"Right, we better leave him too" Abby suggested to Hoagie and the young operatives who nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, before he hits us with something" Hoagie joked, grinning at Wally who had a devilish look in his eyes.
"That can be arranged" Wally mumbled into his pillow. He pointed at the door again "Get out"
Abby waved off the comment as she disappeared down the corridor yelling behind her.
"Later misery guts!"
Each operative left the room, leaving Wally to himself, or so he thought. Upon hearing a floor board creek, his head shot up to meet the culprit of the noise which was a small blonde boy.
Numbuh 4 was looking around the room in amazement, not paying attention to his older self who was now sat cross legged on his double bed, watching him curiously.
"Can I help you?" Wally asked, startling Numbuh 4.
"Just looking around" The younger boy insisted as he shrugged his shoulders. He knew by the look the teen gave him that he wasn't believed as his emerald eyes narrowed suspiciously. "Nice room"
"Umm thanks" Wally awkwardly accepted the compliment. He could guess there was another reason of him being there and he could guess who it involved too. "Why don't you just say it?" He asked the smaller boy as he gestured for him to sit down.
"Say what?" Snapped Numbuh 4, denying the reason of why he stayed.
"Something to do with one my best mates" He started, glaring at the boy who perched on the armrest of his couch. "And don't try to deny it cause I know exactly how you think." He rubbed his eye, trying to wake himself up of his tiredness.
"How's that then?" Numbuh 4 demanded causing Wally to shake his head as he snickered.
"Cause I am you!" He exclaimed "Everything you feel now, I have already felt." He smiled as he saw the look of defeat on the younger boys face.
"Good point" Reluctantly agreeing with the teen. "So you and Kuki...is there any..."
"Nothing's going on" Wally rushed, trying to convince both the boy and himself that his statement was true. "We're just friends...nothing more"
"Right..." Numbuh 4 mumbled, some part of him sounding disappointed at the answer. "So anything you can tell me about you? Something...important?"
Wally's thoughts stopped as he desperately searched his mind for anything that particularly stuck out which his younger self needed to know. This was his opportunity to tell him anything he really wanted to change or tell him something important that happened to him which he knew as there, but just couldn't think of it at that moment.
"No" He smiled weakly, hoping it looked more convincing than it felt "Nothing important."
Numbuh 4 nodded feeling a big weight come of his shoulders after talking to the teen. He pushed himself off the armrest and he wondered over to the door, all of his concerns he had before cleared from his mind.
"Right...I'll just go then" He declared as he was just about to turn the corner to find his friends. Suddenly, he paused, remembering something that had bugged him since he arrived. "Umm...On the way here I saw a kid...who looked exactly like me...do you know...?"
"Blue hoodie and jeans?" Interrupted Wally as a sat in thought, in response the boy nodded causing the teen's mouth to twist into a smile. "That was Joey. He's a cadet now, being assigned to a Sector in a couple of weeks." He answered proudly as he grinned.
"Really? Wow...that's good" Numbuh 4 muttered, somewhat proud of his baby brother. "Thanks by the way!" He called s he disappeared round the corner.
"No problem" He called back, smiling until the boy was out of sight. Once he was, his smile faded causing a sigh to escape his lips as he collapsed his head back onto the pillow.
He always wondered why he was put in the position he was him, but today he thought of it from a different perspective. Why her? Why of all girls in the world did he have to fall for her, his best friend of all people?
As his eyes slowly closed for a deep sleep, his mind was containing one last question.
How did he get himself into theses messes?
"Really? I had no idea!" Numbuh 3 exclaimed as she and Kuki walked towards her house.
"I know! Who would believe that my sister would actually hate rainbow monkeys? It does explain all that trouble with posh party rainbow monkey though, but then again she was nuts to do that." Kuki answered as they walked up the driveway. Before reaching to get her key, she stopped to warn Numbuh 3. "Listen, we need to be out of here quick as I don't want my parents or Mushi seeing you. So please stay quiet ok?" She whispered.
As Numbuh 3 nodded, Kuki smiled and unlocked the door. They both tip toed into the hallway which in the Numbuh 3 opinion has looked no different, lightly shutting the door so it didn't make too much noise. The girls crept upstairs to her room where Kuki immediately began to search.
"Wow, your room is so pretty" Numbuh 3 squealed as she walked inside. It looked very much identical to her bedroom at the treehouse but it seemed to have more of a Japanese style to it. Most of the furniture was white and it seemed to be based on just white and purple instead of the multiple colours at the treehouse room. The white walls were decorated with scrawls of lilac in the form of Japanese symbols. The light purple carpet also contrasted well with the room.
"Shh..." Kuki whispered, a slim finger flying to her smiling lips to enforce the action. "You need to be quiet" With that said, she continued her search while muttering "I am glad you like it, I designed it myself."
"I looks really good" Kuki complimented, gazing at the artwork on the walls.
"What can I say, I like art" Kuki giggles before picking up a thick maths book amongst her bookshelf and sticking it in her bag, "Bingo! That should help Wally! Right lets go..."
"Who are you talking to?" Another voice said causing Kuki to stiffen as she turned to leave the room only to come face to face with her 12 year old sister.
Mushi looked much the same as Kuki did when she was young but they didn't have the same personality. Unlike her older sister, Mushi never joined the Kids Next Door and had grown up to be quite popular, rebellious girl who brought fear to other kids and loved to break the rules. Because of this, the 2 sisters grew apart and often clashed much to Kuki's disappointment.
"No one" Kuki weakly muttered as she walked closer to her sister with Numbuh 5 standing behind her.
"You know that is only the first sign that you're going nuts. Probably cause of the TND." Mushi smirked as she crossed her arms over her purple hoodie.
"Shut up Moosh, don't you have a boyfriend to be with?" Kuki growled, glaring at her sibling.
"Sandy's busy" Mushi coldly mumbled watching as her sister dodged by her to get through the doorway, the light putting the young woman's room into darkness once again. "You staying at the treehouse?"
"Yeah, only came by to collect something, I'll be out of your way now so don't worry." Kuki muttered disappointingly as she watched Numbuh 3 attempt to pass Mushi who still leant outside Kuki's bedroom door, without trying to touch her. As she was just about to pass her, Mushi's hands uncrossed and swatted the side of Numbuh 3's head.
"Oww! You meanie!" Numbuh 3 complained, not caring if Mushi heard her which it appeared that she didn't. She ran to the safety of Kuki's side, still rubbing her head.
"Apologize Moosh." Kuki ordered, receiving a puzzled look from her younger sibling.
"For what? Talkking to you?" The younger Sanban mocked as she walked towards her own room which was further down the corridor that Kuki's.
"For hitting..." Kuki started before rudely being interrupted by Mushi's outburst of laughter.
"Hit who Kuki? No ones there!" She cackled as she walked into her room smirking in delight. "Jeez, that organisation really is sending you to the madhouse, sis." With that. The door slammed with silence filling the hallway as both Sanban's stood speechless.
"We need to get back to the treehouse" Kuki gulped as she galloped down the stair followed by her younger self. "Now"
So...I was correct by what I said at the beginning right? So pointless!
I am sorry of its length too, I never meant for the chapter of nothingness to come out so long!
Again, I apologize for the terrible OOC ness, especially on Wally's part. And maybe Abby who I think laughs way to much in this chapter.
But the question is what the hell is up with Wally? That is something you will find out in the next few chapters (at least 2) as things will begin to take shape for the main plot line.
By the way, if you understand my rather rubbish description of Kuki's bed and example is here .
Also Wally's new sleeping area is where you see him in Operation FLY which is under the wrestling ring.
Due to this disappointing chapter, I am currently working on the next chapter so if we're lucky we could possibly have it up in a week. But I can't promise anything.
Anyway, please review and give me your feedback, I love to read them as they tend to make me feel better.