A few days went by and I brought down my suitcase with struggle. A few clunks, I finally got attention. "Let me help." My dad tried to pick up my suitcase, but with slight difficulty, took the suitcase and brought it by the door.

"I made toast." he pointed toward the table.

I looked at my dad. "You burned the original breakfast, didn't you?" he can't cook for his life.

"Your mom usually cooks and she's been called in today. She's sorry that she couldn't say goodbye."

"Bet Wally is, too…" I thought and took the already buttered bread and bit into it. "You know. for someone who can't cook, you can make a mean piece of toast." and smiled.

Dad chuckled. "So when will everyone be here?"

I looked at our clock. "10 minutes."

"Is everything packed?" now my dad is going to go over the suitcase checklist I bet.

"Suitcase checklist!" he announced. "7 outfits? Toothbrush and toothpaste? Swimsuit?-"

"Check, check, check, and check. Underwear, socks, shoes, cell phone, charger, I get it dad. I have everything." that should make him be quiet for a bit.

"Okay, okay," he said getting the message. "I see you get it but I hope you have a good time." he smiled, it was a touching moment until dad ruins it by yelling- "Mushi! Get down here and tell you sister goodbye!"

"I'm coming down! God!" Mushi stomped down the stairs like the spoiled brat she is.

"Mushi, is there something you want to tell your sister?" you know, now that I think about it, Mushi kind of looked like me when I was 10 except with attitude and purple over sized sweatshirt.

I smiled in satisfaction, I knew she wanted to die right now. "Yeah, you got something in your teeth." she pointed at me. I gave her a death glare. She is so going to get it before I leave.

"Mushi, you're already grounded for life. You don't want to strike a nerve."

Mushi groaned, ha! Stinks for her. "Fine, don't get eaten by a shark in California."

"Good enough/" I rolled my eyes. I went upstairs and did something that I would never do to my sister... I put ketchup and mustard in her shampoo and conditioner. She's very uptight on her hair so this is perfect.

I heard a knock at the door so I ran downstairs and looked out the window to see Hoagie waving, I smiled and shook my head. I love Hoagie, he's so funny! I opened my door. "Hey, Hoagie, let's go!" I ran past him to the car and heard Mushi scream- "Kuki!" out the bathroom window.

Hoagie looked at me with his face slightly white. "What'd you do? Kill her?"

"No!" I said quickly. "Just put stuff in her shampoo…"

"Remind me not to get on your bad side." He chucked as I nudged him.

I put my suitcase in the trunk and sat next to Abby in the car with Mrs. Beetles chirping happily. "Hello, Kuki! Now that we have everyone are you guys ready to have an adventure of a lifetime?"

Mr. Beetles but his hand on her thigh. "We're just unpacking Wallabee's stuff and taking it home, Hun."

It was an awkward silence until Nigel spoke up. "So how long will the plane trip be?"

"About 4 hours my dears."

We all groaned, 4 hours? How am I supposed to hold out that long! Minutes went by and we made it to the airport where we went through we security and Abby brought a video tape for our- "fun times" but how could it be when we're emptying his memories?

Abby was pretending to be a famous interviewer on a show. "Kuki, darling, how was going through security the first time in your life?"

"Oh, Abby, that is such a good question. It was the worst 10 minutes of my life!"

"Oh, really? Are you nervous about riding a plane for the first time?" then Hoagie burped in front of the camera and blows his breath toward Abby.

"That's so gross! You better run, boy!" she yelled.

"What ever happened to the calm celebrity Ms. Jenson?" I snickered.

"This is Abby and she is furious!"

"Anyways, to answer your question, I'm a little nervous but I'll get over it."

"That's good, now where'd he go?" she asked angrily and I pointed to the direction and yelled. "Hoagie!" and turned off the camera.

I smiled as I watched Abby run after Hoagie, Nigel walked up and put a hand on my shoulder. "You okay?"

"Yeah..." I said softly with a sigh. "Wally just would've loved to be here."

"Think about something else in the meanwhile, California beaches, weather, plus, the Beetles are taking us out for lobster!"

"Mom, I want candy!" I turned to see little Joey begging Mrs. Beetles for candy in the store by us. I forgot he even came with, he's been so quiet, he kind of also looks like Wally with the long blonde hair, blue sweatshirt, toughness, except Joey had glasses. He was going to get contacts soon because he was feeling more like a dork each day with those.

"We're boarding my little Marsupial, maybe when we get to California." she said toward him.

"Fine." He crossed his arms and kicked the ground and we started moving and went on the plane and I was the odd one out because the Beetles sat together, Hoagie sat next to Abby, and Nigel didn't want to be the odd one out so quickly sat next to Abby.

I found my seat and sat down listening to my iPod mouthing. "Thanks." Clearly being sarcastic.

Abby mouthed back sheepishly. "Sorry..."

"Excuse me, miss, do you have a extra pair of ear buds? I don't think I can use the airplane ones."

I turned my head toward towards the voice and I know that somewhere that I've heard it before. "Wallace? What are you doing here?" I exclaimed.

"My mom is singing to the governor of California."

"Whoa, Arnold Schwarzenegger?" my eyes widened to saucers, I could be talking to a soon-to-be son of a famous person.

"The one and only." He beamed.

"So is your mom is basically famous?"

"You could say that." It was silent, what do I say now? That's great about his mom? Talk about the weather? No, that's geeky, speak, darn it!

"What are you doing here?" that didn't come out of my mouth, it came out of his.

What do I tell him? I don't want to tell him of Wally so I just said. "I'm on vacation with my friend's family" without the friend…

He nodded in response. "Maybe if we're close by each other, we can hang."

"Yeah, maybe" I smiled, I don't know why but I want to be by him, for a long time.

"What ever happened to calling me Wally?" he asked playing a little. I froze, I wanted to slap him but I also wanted to kiss him. I think I'm going insane.

"Oh, yeah, do you liked to be called that?"

"My friends call me that sometimes, so I don't mind."

I didn't want to, and I was going to protest until the name slipped. "Wally."

For the rest of the ride we talked, slept, and laughed together. FINALLY the plane ride was over and as we got off, Abby ran up to me. "Who's that?"

"He's a kid that I met in Cleveland."

"He's really cute, Kuki." She gave me a small nudge and winked.

"I guess, and weird thing is his name is Wallace and he wants me to call him Wally."

Abby looked at me weird, and when she does, it's usually wise and true. "I wanted you to move on with someone, and when I meant someone, I didn't mean someone with the same name." but sometimes she can be wrong.

"Look, he's just someone I met, it's not like I like him." I smiled with a shrug, we got our luggage and rented a pretty sweet car.

"Look at this Ferrari! Just got a paint job, tires replaced, and new refurbished seats! I think I'm in love again." Hoagie said hugging the red car.

"Again? Who's your first love?" questioned Abby.

Hoagie went red, busted! "Ummm uhhh-"

"Come on, dears, we need to go to the house." said Mrs. Beetles, Hoagie was just saved by the bell.

Abby turned on the camera and said. "We are in a Ferrari traveling to San Mateo were we will be right next to the beach. Can I get a hoop yah?" Abby's saying, she usually says that then we all reply with a "hoop yah!" except the Beetles just laughed, Joey just grumbles since he didn't get candy.

We finally made it to the house, and to make everything better, me and Abby sleep in Wally's room and the guys sleep in the guest room. "Are you ready?" asked Abby while unpacking.

"For what?"

"The beach of course! We're only a couple seconds away!"

"Yeah, sure, that'd be fun!"

Hoagie and Nigel (reluctantly) joined us and found a great place where no one is nearby, basically, in this alcove where there is no life guards and the water is rough. Exactly where the Beetles told us not to go.

" I'm getting ice cream," Hoagie said pointing toward the concessions a little away. "Anyone want some?"

"Chocolate please" I raised my hand excitedly.

"Ditto!" said Abby not looking up from her magazine.

"I'm coming with, it's a lot better than staying here." Nigel quickly stood up to kick some sand at me and Abby.

"Love you too, Nigel." smirked Abby sarcastically. Hoagie and Nigel ignored her and just walked on.

Abby then hit me. "Ow! Excuse me?" I said glaring at her.

"Hey, there's Wally!" she exclaimed.

Oh crap, why do I see him everywhere? Maybe he's a stalker, oh, please be a stalker so I don't like Wallace. I got up. "I'm going into the water"

"Are you sure? The waters are pretty rough."

"I won't go that far in, trust me, I just don't want him seeing me."

I walked from the hot sand in the water and just listened for a bit to the waves. Shhhh ahhhh shhhh ahhh, I walked in a little more and sat down looking at seashells with the water coming up to my waist. I felt something tugging but I just ignored it until I was being pulled.

I tried to get up but I was being sucked in, undertow. What do I have to do being stuck in an undertow? I don't remember! I was being pulled under more and finally, I was gasping for air. I screamed through the water. "Abby! Help!"

I saw her stand up and scream and call my name, she tried to tell me something but I can't hear. This is my fate, I'm going to die and there's nothing to do except close my eyes and except fate. All I hear is splashing and the waves bringing me under with the sound of the waves, shhhh ahhhh shhhh ahhhhh, soon, I was choking on the water that forcefully went down my throat and then stars all around. Just about finally, everything went black.