Oblivious~

And the harder they hit me
The less I seem to bruise


He stood on tiptoe and wrapped his arms around his older sister's shoulders. Because, even though his mind was screaming at him (get off get off get off), even though he had spent his entire life in her much too large shadow, he loved her more than anything. She was there for him always and he would be there for her. They were all each other had.

After it happens, he can't stand looking at her; she's just so oblivious. He stops looking at her.

He blames the higher-ups. 86, 5, 1. Especially 1. But, instead of quitting or turning traitor, he works harder. Completing mission after mission after mission. Until Numbuh 84 can barely flick his yo-yo and 83 is so tired she doesn't care how dark it is and 85 stops smiling. And then ("For good measure," he says) they do one more.

Numbuh 83 becomes the bearer of bad news. ("Harv- I mean, 363, sir? I got a call from Global Command earlier, and…") He's too unpredictable, too temperamental, too everything. And nobody is willing to take the time with him. There is nobody to stick up for him anymore. His teammates are stuck between loving their friend and hating their leader.

And Rachel, Rachel who pulled countless strings to get him into the KND in the first place, Rachel who always gave him the benefit of the doubt, Rachel who told off anyone who spoke ill of him, she was gone. Just a girl who woke up, went to school, fell asleep, and started the whole thing over the next day.

And that was all because of Numbuh 1. But, he found that instead of hating Nigel Uno, he desperately wished that the boy had never left. Because then there would still be someone to go to bat for him.

There isn't though. And as he looks around at the organization he had begged his sister to get him into, he is not able to see why he had done that. They served him the short end of the stick every single time.

(Well, not anymore)

Harvey McKenzie wakes up one morning and smiles at his sister. They go to school. Then they come home.


A/N: It's missing something at the end. I know it is. But, anyway, inspiration goes to blueskiesahead for her series on Sector W and Numbuh Phenon because his favorite part of "Messy" was the Harvey part (hence the beginning of this one). Silent Sea by KT Tunstall