A/N: uuuuhhhhhhhhhh. . . Sry for taking such a LONG time w/ updating but I was sort of stuck in the fight thingy and ended up deleting this thing about 20 time :P. I'm gonna skip a bit through the fight scene. Sry! But I'm not good in fighting hand to hand combat scenes. But I can write fight scene w/ swords and stuff! Only. . . Well that don't matter at the second! I don't even know why I was thinking I could write a fight. I sux! So I'm really sry 'bout that.

4:Ahhh just get on with it!

Demon: geesh! Don't rush me on this ::Evil smirk:: or there will be more ¾ in the future!

4: NOOO

Demon: Too late ^_~

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Ch.8- Discussions and more (crappy title,huh?)

"I'm not gonna bite you!" Kuki encouraged. The Australian boy just continued to stare at her hand in uncertainty. "Are you afraid I'll beat you?" She egged on.

"T'at chance!" He barked back letting his pride get the best of him.

"Then why not? Come on Numbuh 4! I'll go easy on you."

Wallabee glared at the girl in front of him. "Ya just diggin' your own grave ya know." And with that said he accepted the Japanese girl's hand.

(What?! U didn't think I was serious about skipping some of the fight matchy thinga ma bobber? Well I was! Sry!!!!!!!!! But just so you don't hurt me::Ducks thrown cabbage:: I'm adding a small 1/5 scene! ::Gets hit w/ a frying pan thrown by #1::)

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She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. A small smile formed on her lips as she remembered the sweet dream she had only moments ago:

It was quiet somewhere in the tree house; she wasn't quiet sure where she was though.

Wallabee, 'Kayonie', and Hoagie were no where to be seen. But she didn't care for their absence. Nigel sat next to her in the red velvet chair. She was comfortable with him even though it seemed that both were upset about something.

"There's a lesson to be learned here Numbuh 1," she said like a schoolteacher.

He gave her a slight smile. "And exactly what would that be?" He inquired.

"Poor Numbuh 4." She whispered ignoring his question at first. There was a small pause before she answered, "With all that's been happening does Numbuh 5 really have ta explain?" Another pause. "Remember that conversation we had a few weeks ago? The one where you admitted haven feelin's fo' that mystery gal?"

Nigel nodded as Abby winced. By far that was one of her most dis-liked conversations she ever had with Nigel.

Think about: knowing your long time crush had a girlfriend and then later learn that he had no feelings for the girl, you get your hopes up just to learn that he's really in love with another girl that possibly isn't you. Would that be your favorite talk?

"Numbuh 5 thinks that maybe ya should just come out and tell her... I mean, what if the same thing happened to you like it did Numbuh 4? Ya wouldn't wanna go through life regettin' that you neva told her, would you?"

There was a small smile on his face as he thought about it. "I think your right Abby."

Abby sighed as she looked away from him not wanting to look in eyes. She was about to loose the only guy she ever really cared about, forever. "Numbuh 5 knows..." And just before she was about to walk away and sink deeper into her sea of despair she felt soft lips upon hers-

Slowly Abby came back to the reality of it all with a small shake of her head. Her smiled vanished like it had never been there, replaced with a small frown.

It was only a dream- but it was so pleasant and so real. She swore she could feel the tingle still on her lips.

"Nice to see you're awake!" Nigel's voice exclaimed. She jumped in surprise to find that he was sitting next to her. Also, she noted that he had not been there a moment ago.

"Hi Numbuh 1!" She said back putting on her best smile.

"Guess you conked out, huh?"

"Guess so." Abigail bit her bottom lip as she remembered her last waking minutes.

They had been spent with thoughts full of 101 ways to kill the mystery girl and Lizzie. Abby grinned. Each thought had been etched deep into her mind and she could clearly state every one of them. Especially those having to deal with slow and painful torture.

"Hello! Earth to Numbuh 5!" Nigel's voice cut through her thoughts as he waved a hand in front of her.

A light blush crept on her face. "Sorry boss! What were ya saying?"

"Never mind Numbuh 5!" He shook his head. "Is there anything bothering you?"

'You mean beside the fact that you don't notice me as anything other than a friend? A teammate? N-'

"No, Nothings wrong with Numbuh 5. Why do ya ask?" She looked at him innocently.

"I don't know... It's just you haven't been the same lately. I-"

"I haven't noticed that. Sorry." She interrupted.

He fixed his shades with a small sigh. There had been too much of a change in her over the last few days. Too much to be ignored. If she was hurting he wanted to know. He needed to know...

"If you ever need to talk to someone, Numbuh 5, you should know that I'm always here for you." He didn't even try to hide his blush. Abby smiled.

"Thanks Numbuh 1. That means a lot to me."

Nigel put an arm around her shoulder. She laid her head down and murmured something that neither of the two understood. "I care for you Numbuh 5..."

Abby sighed contented where she was. At least he cared. She moved closer to him. She could always dream.

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Wallabee winced as his back made contact with the hard mat. He squinted his eyes enough to see Kuki standing over him in victory.

"Who dug who's grave?" She placed her foot on his stomach in triumph. "Looks like I won, tuff guy!"

A small smile formed on Wallabee's face. He swung out his leg sweeping it underneath Kuki's causing the poor Japanese girl to come crashing down on the mat as well.

"Hey! No fair Numbuh 4!" She groaned holding her throbbing head.

"Course it is! All's fair!" Wallabee sat up and wiped away some sweat. (A/N: uhhhh) He smirked. "Looks like I won."

Kuki bolted up. "No way you cheater!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Nuh-uh"

"Uh-huh"

"Nuh-uh"

"Uh-huh!"

"Nuh-uh"

"Nuh-uh!"

"Uh-huh!"

"O.k. T'at's fine with me. I won and t'at's t'at."

Kuki eyes opened in horror. "You tricked me!"

"With t'e oldest trick in t'e book I might add."

Kuki growled, "I hate you." She yelled in a playful manner. It only made his smile widen.

"Thank you."

"Want another whopping?" Wallabee immediately stopped grinning. "Thought so!"

There was a short silence before Kuki broke it again. "We'll call it a tie. Oki dokie?!"

"Fine!"

Kuki smiled at him. "I'm glad your opening up a lot more W- Numbuh 4!"

"What are you talking about." He turned away from her. Of course he knew what she was talking about.

"Well, when I first came here you really wouldn't even look at me. I thought you didn't even know how to smile. But here you are! Grinning ear to ear and arguing with me." Kuki giggled.

He shrugged it off.

"Anyway that was fun! If you ever need someone to train with I'm always around."

Wallabee found himself starring at the ground. He gave Kuki a half smile.

'Kuki used to train with me sometimes.' He thought sadly.

"You know," Kuki continued, her once pleasant smile faded, " this little 'exercise' almost made me forget all the pain I've been going through."

Wallabee shook his head receiving a confused look from Kuki. "Ya can't forget pain." He whispered closing his eyes.

'I've tried.'

"Numbuh 4? There was something I was meaning to ask you."

"Hmmm?"

"What ever happened to Numbuh 3?"

Wallabee had to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall. "S-s'e ran away..."

"I see," Kuki nodded to make it seems believable that she actually knew nothing about it. "Do you miss her?" Kuki held in her breath.

'Course I miss 'er! Are ya t'at blind?! Why wouldn't I?! I'm in love with!' He would of yelled that out. He wanted to. But the door interrupted him.

"Hi! I heard noises and I wanted to see if... You.Were...O.K...." Hoagie starred at them with wide eyes.

"Of course were O.K. silly!" Kuki said with a few giggles.

"I see that now."

Wallabee rolled his eyes only imagining what his friend could be thinking. "Not t'at!" He yelled as Hoagie relaxed. Kuki looked back and forth not sure of what they were talking about. She shrugged it off after a while.

"It's late. I guess I'll go to sleep." Kuki smiled at Hoagie as she left the room.

"Yer sick." Wallabee gagged.

"Awww! Come on Numbuh 4 you know you like!" Hoagie taunted.

"It's Numbuh 5's job ta do t'e teasing."

Hoagie glared at him. "It's a free country. I can do what I want!" Hoagie said matter-of-factly.

"I don't believe t'at." Wallabee whispered going into his own little world.

"And why not?" Hoagie asked with a raised eyebrow.

"If I could do anythin' I wanted to... Then I wouldn't be here." Hoagie's face softened. "I'd be with Kuki..."

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Kuki starred at her plate during dinner the next night. She hadn't been in contact with Wallabee since their 'friendly' match.

She'd fallen asleep the second she had laid down her head. And the rest of the day was pretty uneventful.

She sighed, playing with her food.

"So-" Nigel began.

"I'm going ter mah room." And with that Wallabee got up from the table.

Abby watched with a blank expression on her face.

"What's wrong with him?" Kuki asked going back to her food playing.

"Long story," was Abby's simple reply.

"I'd like to here it." Kuki pestered again.

"Maybe later." Abby negotiated. "What's your obsession with Numbuh 4's attitude anyway?"

Kuki went scarlet. Thankfully it went unnoticed by the others. "Nothing-I mean I just wonder why he acts like that."

"You would too-" Hoagie began, but stopped when he got the evil eye from Nigel.

Kuki blinked. It was like everyone was hiding something from her. "How long has he been like this?"

"A y- Owwww." Hoagie was yet again cut of by one of Nigel's tactics. Though this time it wasn't a glare but a sharp kick in the leg. Thus, an argument began.

"Uhhhhh- Should I ask?"

"Numbuh 5 thinks it's best not if ya wanna live to see tomorrow."

The two watched them bicker for a while. "Numbuh 5's going to talk with Numbuh 4." Abby was in the process of standing up when Kuki grabbed her arm.

"Your not going to leave me alone with them are you?!" Kuki asked in a fearful tone.

Abigail laughed. "Something tells Numbuh 5 you'll survive."

Kuki gulped as the argument went to another level and reluctantly let go of Abby. "Hurry, please?"

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Abigail finished the climb up the later just to be met with an empty arena. She scratched the back of her head in confusion.

"Numbuh 4?" She called out. There was silence before he answered.

"Up 'ere," he informed.

Abby looked up but only saw the branches of the tree. "Up where?" She squinted just to possibly catch a glimpse of orange or at least blonde.

"T'e ladder!"

"No. Numbuh 5 just came up it. Your not there."

"Are ya just tryin' ter get on my nerves or are ya t'at Naïve?!"

Abby took it into mock consideration. "Hmmm. Numbuh 5 would have to say a little bit of both."

"Just leave me alone."

"Sorry can't do that!"

"Why?"

"Numbuh 5 thinks we need to talk."

"Nope. Can't say I agree with ya."

"Numbuh 5 demands you come down here!" She shouted to the branches.

"And why are you talking to t'e tree?" Wallabee teased with a small chuckle.

Abby felt her face go red with embarrassment. She turned to face Wallabee who stood a few feet away. "Where were you?"

"T'e roof."

"I see."

"So what did you wanna talk about?" Wallabee took a seat down on one of the many ropes. She sat down next to him. Putting her arms behind her back she placed her words together in her mind.

"Numbuh 5 thinks you like this New Numbuh 3. But your afraid to let go of Kuki." Abby sighed. "But Numbuh 5 thinks you should let go now."

Wallabee shook his head. "How would ya feel if Numbuh 1 went away and everyone was tellin' ya ter move on?"

Abby thought for a second. "Well-I'd- Ahh- Numbuh 5 would ignore everyone...And keep believing that he'd come back- How'd you know that I liked Numbuh 1?!"

"That's mah secret." He replied with a tiny grin.

"What is it with you boys and your secrets?! Numbuh 5 doesn't even have that many!"

"ummm- What are you talkin' about?"

"Never mind."

"But ya get mah point now."

Abby sighed in her own defeat. "She's got you under her spell." She said changing the subject.

"W-"

"Numbuh 3. Just the other day you were avoiding everyone and everything. But right now you're smiling. You even laughed! Do you know how amazing that is?"

"Numbuh 5- you're scarin' me."

"Tell Numbuh 5. Why do you suddenly open up to Numbuh 3?"

"I dunno." A pause. "I guess its because s'e reminds me so much of Kuki."

"Numbuh 4 everything reminds you of her. What doesn't?"

"Lemme see. There's you, Numbuh 1, Numbuh -"

"Fine. You win."

"I seem ta be winnin' a lot today."

Abby raised an eyebrow at him, as she adjusted her cap. "Who else did ya win against?"

"Nu-Numbuh 3." Abby gave her friend an encouraging smile. It was a start. And then realization dawned on her.

"Speaking of which Numbuh 5 should save her right now!"

Wallabee watched the girl leave and shook his head. Figuring out Hoagie was one thing. But figuring out Abby... It was impossible!

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"Oeuf!" (?) Abigail gasped as she collided with another person.

"Numbuh 5?" Someone asked her. Placing their hands on her shoulders for balance. Abby's face went hot as she placed together the voice.

"Numbuh 1?" She asked looking up into his face.

"Nice running into you." He joked. Neither one laughed, or looked away for that matter.

"Yeah." Abby breathed out not being able to find any other words.

They stayed that way for a good five minutes before quickly pulling away. "So... What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to Numbuh 4."

"Let me guess. You told him to forget about Numbuh 3 and he steered the conversation your way."

"NO!" She denied. "Sort of. O.K. You prier your right. Happy?"

Nigel smiled from ear to ear. "Very."

"You know, though, I find this 'plot' very romantic."

"'Plot?''Romantic?'"

"Yeah. Boy meets girl. Boy falls head over heels fo' girl. Girl loves boy back. Fo' unknown reasons girl leaves. Boy can't forget girl. To make a long story short. At the end the girl comes back and everything's peachy in the end. One of Numbuh 5's fav. plots."

"You've forgotten something in your logic. This is the real world. Not one of your movies."

Abby pouted. "You take all the fun out of stuff don'tcha?" Secretly that was something she liked most about him. He was always down to earth.

"So- What's your top favorite story line?"

"Let's see." Abigail looked at her 'interesting' hands. "Numbuh 5's fav. plot would have to be when a girl loves a boy, but he already loves another girl. The main girl and boy are best friends so he shares just about everything with her.

"Later on he dumps his girl and the main one thinks that she may have a shot. Sadly she discovers that the girl he's really in love with just may not be her. So she sinks deeper in her own misery. Usually by the end the boy either realizes he's really in love with his friend. Or she was the one he loved since the beginning.

Abby shuffled her feet. "But just like you said. This is real life. And Numbuh 5 just can't see it happening. Look, Numbuh 5's going to crash fo' the night. See ya in the mornin'."

Nigel watches Abigail walk towards her sleeping quarters. Without turning around she waved a good-bye and disappeared through the door.

And all he could do was try understanding what she meant.

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Demon: The end of another ch.!

4:Finally!

Demon: I got like millions of ideas for other fics! YAY!

4: Maybe they won't have ¾ ::Hopeful::

Demon: For that comment they will have ¾ and 1/5! ::Laughter::

1: What did I do!

Demon: For that they will also have 1/5!

1: ::Muttering:: Lousy author!

Demon: On another note I'd like to say Ahem- ::Crying and begging:: Pweney please forgive me! In that last Ch. During that intruding A/N when I said it's kind of stupid but you'd ACT that way too if u thought u had to obey ur parents. I swear I wasn't dissing off the machine cuz I really liked that idea or I wouldn't of used it. I called the way they reacted stupid. Ur idea is original and I feel just awful for making u think I hated it! Please forgive me or I'll shoot myself!

4: ::starts looking for something::

3: What are you looking for?

4: A gun

Demon: Anyway Please forgive me!!!! And to everybody who reviewed thanks. And sorry for the long wait! I got lost and everything in the fight scene and ended up deleting it. Then I was too angry to write cuz I made this poem and read it to a teacher and she sent me to the guidance offices. Both of them think I wanna commit sucuicide!

Angel: Well please review Demon's work! Thank you!

Hope You Enjoyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!