It was October the 30th, the moonbase was decorated for Halloween from top to bottom with pumpkins and skulls all around, Numbuh 86 had just finished filling her last report for the day "Phew" Numbuh 86 whipped sweat from her forehead "Now I just need to invite Numbuh 362 to Trick-Or-Treating then go home" Numbuh 86 said "You guys can close the office for today, no decommissionings scheduled for this week" Fanny said to her subordinates from the decommissioning squad as she left the room and head to the Global Command room. Halfway through she met Numbuh 60 resting his back against a wall looking at a window deep in thought "Hey, you alive?"

"Hm?" Numbuh 60 snapped out of his trance by Numbuh 86, he looked at the girl a bit surprised "Hey, Just the person I wanted to talk"

"Out with it, I don't have all day" Numbuh 86 crossed her arms frowning at the boy, Numbuh 60 was one of the few boys Numbuh 86 talked and didn't fear her, both had an adamantine sense of duty that made Numbuh 86 enjoy talking with him, not that she would ever admit that to him nor treat him differently from the other boys she talked

"The guys from Arctic Base I was supposed to go trick-or-treating ditched me, they managed to go with the rainbow monkey cultists somehow, You wanna go trick-or-treating with me tomorrow?" Numbuh 60 asked

"I already planned to go with Rachel, it's a girls-only thing, sorry" Numbuh 86 grinned at the boy "Besides, I can't be seen hanging out with a boy, what would it do to my image?" Numbuh 86 chuckled "But good luck finding someone to go trick-or-treating tomorrow" The decommissioning head officer waved him goodbye as the boy sighed a bit disappointed, she arrived in global command headquarters shortly after where Rachel talked with Numbuh 65.3 about preparations for kid's safety measures during Halloween

"As I was saying, we managed to strike a deal with stickybeard this year, there is no need to place agents on the lookout, undercover agents are enough, no need to spoil the fun for other agents this Halloween" Rachel said "I'm way more worried about teenagers, they get rough this time of the year"

"Don't worry, with us both hanging together on the streets there is no way those imbeciles will get cocky around others" Numbuh 86 entered the conversation while smacking her fist on her palm

"Yeah… about that…" Numbuh 362 gestured with her eyes for Numbuh 65.3 to leave which the boy promptly did leaving the two girls alone "Look… I kind of have a date tomorrow" Rachel blushed while scratching the back of her head a little embarrassed

Numbuh 86 looked at Rachel puzzled "By a date you mean…"

"Nigel invited me to go trick-or-treating with him" Rachel said still slightly embarrassed

"Oh yeah, you two are a thing now, I forget about it sometimes" Numbuh 86 sighed "Well, No use in complaining, you do like your stupid boys" Numbuh 86 shrugged then turned her back to Rachel ready to leave "I will give Numbuh 3 a call"

"Yeah… I don't think you should do that" Rachel pointed out

"What? Why?" Numbuh 86 raised an eyebrow then turned her attention back to Rachel

"Well… Numbuh 1 and I usually do our separate stuff with our friends, the thing is… Numbuh 3 decided to trick or treat with Numbuh 4… like… alone, same thing with Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 2" Rachel said "That's why Numbuh 1 invited me"

"Great, So I'm trick-or-treating alone this year?" Numbuh 86 groaned throwing her helmet on the floor in anger

"You could go with your brothers" Numbuh 362 suggested

"I'd rather die, my mom is the one who takes those two trick-or-treating since they are too young, I'm not letting anyone see me with my mom around" Numbuh 86 crossed her arms blushing just from imagining what could happen

"Yeah that's a problem, what about the guys from the decommissioning squad? I'm sure one of them would like to go trick-or-treating with their boss" Rachel smiled a bit awkwardly

"Be real, they fear me more than teenagers" Numbuh 86 chuckled "And I'd like to keep it that way"

Numbuh 362 scratched her chin deep in thought then a lightbulb lit on top of her head "What about Patton?"

"Numbuh 60? Yeah, no thanks" Numbuh 86 rolled her eyes

"What? Why? You two fought over something stupid again?" Numbuh 362 crossed her arms looking at Numbuh 86 with a stern look

"I never fought with him over something stupid" Numbuh 86 said

"What is the best kind of topping on ice cream" Rachel asked

"Obviously hard chocolate, he deserved that punch, who likes cereal on their ice cream? borderline criminal if you ask me" Numbuh 86 shrugged

"I'm a melted marshmallow person myself…" Numbuh 362 groaned "Not the point, Why you don't wanna go with him?"

"He already asked me just a few minutes ago but I thought I would go with you, it would be embarrassing to go back and ask if he still wanted to go" Numbuh 86 blushed

"This is the stupidest most prideful thing I've ever heard" Numbuh 362 brought her hand to her forehead and shook her head in disbelief "Just go invite him to trick or treating"

"Nah, I'm just going to go trick-or-treating alone, more candy for me anyway" Numbuh 86 shrugged then left the room, she looked slightly disappointed as she walked the corridors then met with Patton again "Any luck?"

"Zilch, you okay?" Numbuh 60 raised an eyebrow "Your natural frown is a little bit angrier today" Numbuh 60 smiled at her

"Thank you for sharing, go mind your own business" Numbuh 86 kept walking trying to ignore the boy, she left moonbase soon after and then arrived at her home "I'm home" Numbuh 86 announced as she closed the front door and walked the stairs heading to her room

Her mother came from the kitchen smiling at her "Fanny pants before you go to your room I would like to know, did you finish your costume for tomorrow?"

"Yes Mom, for the eleventh time, I've had it ready for a week already, don't worry" Numbuh 86 said then went to her room, the girl laid down on her bed then hugged one of her many rainbow monkeys as she sighed a bit sadly "All my friends abandoned me for stupid boys, but I know you wouldn't do that Halloween party rainbow monkey" Numbuh 86 said then stared at the ceiling for a couple of minutes until her mother finally called her and her brothers for dinner

"Mooom… Can we please go alone tomorrow?" Shaunie asked

"You know the answer is no, you are too young, just wait until you turn eleven, that's the age your sister started going alone" Fanny's mom said while eating a piece of broccoli

"Don't worry, unlike me you two don't have a reputation to keep, no one will remember if she embarrasses you two" Numbuh 86 scoffed at her two younger brothers

"You are going with one of your friends right?" Her mother asked

"Yeah, Rachel already agreed" Numbuh 86 lied

"But I heard she was going with-" Before Paddy could continue his sister shoved some of her food in her mouth

"Just eat your dinner and shut up" Numbuh 86 said with an annoyed tone of voice, after that Numbuh 86 brushed her teeth and went to sleep still anxious and a little bit sad over trick-or-treating alone tomorrow. The next morning Fanny woke up more relaxed and excited for Trick-or-Treating "I don't need someone to go trick-or-treating, it's more candy for me anyway" She said then left her bed heading downstairs for breakfast

"Fanny, could you get me the salt? These eggs need a little more taste" Mr boss was reading his newspaper

"Here you go Daddy" Fanny handed him the salt then put her cereal on a bowl and filled it with milk "You want some?"

"You know I can't eat it every day, this is for kids" Mr Boss laughed "So? Are you going with that Rachel friend of yours?"

"Y-Yeah" Fanny nodded "Kuki may tag along as well"

"That little brat from Sector V?" Mr boss laughed "She is a weird one, her mother makes amazing fiscal reports though" The Adult Villain laughed then got up after finishing his breakfast, he kissed his wife then kissed fanny on the cheek "Oh, that reminds me, no boys" He said in a serious tone

Numbuh 86 laughed "You got it Daddy" Fanny said unconcerned about his remark while her mom frowned at her dad as he left the kitchen

"That reminds me, Fanny Pants, don't you have any boys to hang out with in your little club?" Her mother asked a bit concerned

"Nah, they are too afraid of me and I'm not exactly their biggest fan either" Numbuh 86 said before drinking her orange juice

"I see…" Her mom lowered her head a little sad

"What about Numbuh 60?" Paddy asked

Numbuh 86 slapped his brother on the back of the head angry about him mentioning Patton

"Numbuh 60?" Her mother's expression lit up upon hearing that "Who would that be?"

"It's… an acquaintance" Numbuh 86 sighed "He just works close to me, I'm not his friend" Numbuh 86 quickly got up and then left in a hurry

"How precious, My little girl is finally having some interest in boys" Her mom said smiling to herself

"Yeah, I wouldn't get my hopes up mom" Paddy said

"And why is that?" His mom asked

"For starters, those two are always fighting over the most pointless stuff" Paddy said "Like what are the best pajamas or who should lead a mission" Paddy sighed

"You don't say…" His mom giggled her face glowing in satisfaction after hearing that

A few hours later Fanny was in moonbase resting in her office, the girl was dressed like a gravedigger she even managed to get a shovel to complete the costume, there were no decommissionings in her schedule so the girl was just waiting for her time to leave while she stared at a wall in boredom, suddenly the door to her office swung open, it was Numbuh 3 who was dressed as a vampire for today

"Hey Fanny' she waved at her friend with her usual cheery smile

"Hey, Kuki, what's up?" Numbuh 86 smiled at her friend, one of the only ones she actually had

"I just came to see how you are doing, sorry, Numbuh 362 told me you are going alone this year, I can't ditch Wally now" Kuki scratched the back of her head looking worried about her friend

"Nah, don't mind me, go have fun with your boyfriend" Numbuh 86 dismissed her worries with an unfazed expression

"I promise to go with you next year" Numbuh 3 said as she left Numbuh 86's office still a little bit worried

"Alright… time to leave" Numbuh 86 got up then headed for the hangar, it wasn't long before she arrived on earth and started trick-or-treating, it started surprisingly well although going alone still left a bitter taste in her mouth that annoyed the girl, her costume was well made and her antics were able to conquer the adults who handed candies to the kids, it was but the start of the night and she already had two pumpkin bags filled with candies, Numbuh 86 snorted in victory "Who needs friends to get candy? Not this girl, in fact, those two would only slow me down" Numbuh 86 laughed in victory before she bumped into something while distracted

"Hey" A teenager turned around to see Numbuh 86 carrying two bags of candy while rubbing her nose "Hey…" The teen smiled at her "Thanks, I was distracted, almost let you pass" the boy shoved his hand in her bag and grabbed some candy "Candy tax brat, move along"

Numbuh 86 chuckled "Rachel really knows her stuff"

"Are you deaf? I said move al-" before the teen could finish his sentence Numbuh 86 hit him right on the face with her shovel knocking the boy on the floor as she grabbed her candy back from his hand

"Amateur, if you are going to steal from kids at least know which kids not to mess with" Numbuh 86 spit on the boy while he still lay on the floor looking at her with anger in his eyes as he saw the girl moving along with her candy "You can stay with the candy you stole from the others, they were probably stupid couples anyway" Numbuh 86 then was blocked by a couple of teenagers, she turned around to see the teen she had just knocked down looking at her with pure hate while cracking his knuckles, Numbuh 86 looked around, there were about ten teenagers counting with the one she just hit with her shovel, the girl sighed "Quick question, are you guys with the teen ninjas?"

"What? No, those dorks dress like losers" One of the teenagers said

"Figures…" Numbuh 86 put her bags on the floor "You wanna do it one at a time or all at once?" after she said that one of the teenagers ran in her direction ready to attack, Fanny grabbed him by the arm and using her weight against the teenager threw him on the floor then punched him in the face knocking the boy unconscious in a matter of seconds "Now there is nine of you, better go all at once" She grinned at the boys with a challenging look

The teenagers did exactly as she said and what a mistake it was, the teenagers not only didn't have practice, they were also incredibly dumb and made several rookie combat mistakes that were easily countered by Numbuh 86, she managed to take out five more teenagers leaving only fours teenagers counting with the one who had tried to steal her candy

"Look, don't need to listen to me, it's just a tip, but you guys should reeeally sign up for some teen ninja training, I fought cheerleaders that were stronger than you guys" Numbuh 86 laughed confidently at the rest of the teenagers while the others moaned in pain on the floor, suddenly she felt two hands grabbing her legs, a bulky teen she had just defeated grabbed her by the ankles and held her in place "Pathetic what you hope accomplishing by…" Numbuh 86 then noticed she couldn't even budge "N-Nice grip" Numbuh 86 turned her attention back to the other teens just in time to see a fist right in front of her then hitting her right in the face knocking her down on the floor, the bulky teen then passed out but that didn't stop the other teens who were still up from kicking the girl on the floor, she defended herself as best as she could curling on the floor while being beaten "I shouldn't have gone alone…. I shouldn't have gone alone…. I shouldn't…" the girl was on the verge of tears when she heard a deafening scream it had pure anger in it, she was still curling on the floor when the kicks suddenly stopped, she heard fighting she barely heard the voices as she felt dizzy from all the fighting and beating she just had and then suddenly… silence, Numbuh 86 was curled into a ball, sobbing could be heard coming from her, she slowly uncurled herself, all the teenagers were now beaten on the floor moaning in pain, she noticed the ones who were beating her had their faces particularly worse than the ones she had beaten she looked around then saw Patton grabbing one of the teenagers by the hair, they boy then turned his attention to Numbuh 86 who was looking at him in amazement

Patton released the boy who fell unconscious on the floor then rushed to Numbuh 86's side "Are you okay?!" Numbuh 60 asked

"Y-Yeah… just a few bruises" Numbuh 86 sat on the floor, her costume was a bit tattered and she felt some pain but nothing too serious "W-Why are you here?"

"Well… I'm trick-or-treating alone" Numbuh 60 shrugged "What about you? Numbuh 362 ditched on you?"

Numbuh 86 sighed "Well yeah but.. the truth is…" Numbuh 86 went on to explain Numbuh 362 and Numbuh 3 going trick or treating with their boyfriends

"That's harsh, sorry to hear that" Numbuh 60 got up then started gathering her candy who had fallen on the floor in the middle of the fight, the ones he could save at least

"What are you doing?" Numbuh 86 got up then joined him

"Trying to save your candy, we could get the ones they stole from other kids as well" Patton pointed at the barrel full of candies that the teens had collected

"Yeah… I guess…" Numbuh 86 scratched the back of her head "Look… I'm sorry"

"Hm? For what?" Patton raised an eyebrow while handing Numbuh 86 her candy bags

"After Rachel ditched on me I could simply ask you to go with me but I was too prideful to ask that after I boasted about it being a girl thing and everything" Numbuh 86 lowered her head

"That's alright, so you wanna go trick-or-treating? These idiots won't be up until tomorrow" Numbuh 60 proceeded to stomp the face of a teenager who was trying to grab his feet "You are two years too late to try this one on me" Numbuh 60 spat on the bruised teenager who was now passed out on the floor

Numbuh 86 smiled at the boy "Trick-or-treating with others is more fun anyways" She grinned at him then grabbed all the candy she could along with Patton from the barrel the teenagers had set up then left with him

"By the way, nice job, when I arrived there were six of those idiots on the floor" Patton said while walking with Numbuh 86 towards a house

"They weren't even teen ninjas, it was pathetic, one of them grabbed me by the ankles before passing out and left me open for the others to beat me" Numbuh 86 sighed

"That's alright you sell yourself too short, ten teens are too much for anyone don't worry about that" Patton smiled at her trying to comfort the girl

"Why so chivalrous?" Numbuh 86 chuckled

"Oh? You noticed?" Numbuh 60 was dressed as a barbarian king with a wooden club in one hand and a bunch of candy bags in the other "I wanted to go with knight but it sounded too nerdy" Numbuh 60 said while a couple of old people filled their bags with all types of candy

"No way, it would look good on you" Numbuh 86 noticed what she just said and blushed "Sorry…"

Patton was also a little embarrassed by her comment "No, I… Thanks" He smiled at her "Shall we go? There are tons of houses to go and the night is still young"

"Sure, I will need a third or fourth bag by the end of the night I guess" Numbuh 86 grinned now healed from her embarrassment as she walked with Patton ready to get more candies

Their trick-or-treating went on as usual after that, the two operatives talked amicably which wasn't very common but for that night Numbuh 86 felt no animosity from Numbuh 60 and the feeling was mutual, Patton was happy to have a normal conversation with Numbuh 86 that didn't involve some dispute or childish bickering, they were in their tenth house for the night, Patton knocked on the door "Remember to smile" He turned around to face Fanny then turned his attention back to the door as it opened "Trick or treat" both kids said smiling at the old man who answered the door

"Go away" the old man slammed his door in their faces, complaining could be heard from inside

"Trick it is" Patton shrugged as he walked back to the sidewalk in front of the old man's home then grabbed a backpack he was carrying on his back the whole time "So what do you think? Eggs or Toilet paper?"

Numbuh 86 sighed then smiled at Patton "Gimme the toilet paper"

"Really? I prefer the eggs" Patton said as he threw one egg at the old man's house

"The toilet paper is a classic, you can't go wrong with it" Fanny said as she threw a roll of toilet paper on a tree

"I guess" Patton said as he threw some eggs on the tree Fanny was throwing toilet paper "By the way… there was no need to apologize, I took my sweet time inviting you thinking you would make fun of me"

"What changed your mind?" Numbuh 86 said as she threw some toilet paper on the roof

"You appearing in front of me yesterday. I was already planning to go alone when you snapped me out of it" Patton laughed as he threw more eggs until the box was finally empty "Pretty good job I'd say" Patton admired the house covered by toilet paper and eggs

"Yeah" Numbuh 86 chuckled "I still should've invited you after Rachel ditched on me, we could beat those jerks without breaking a sweat" She smiled at him with confidence

Numbuh 60 laughed "That would be great, teens are a bit boring though, it's the teen ninjas I like to fight"

"Especially the elite ones, Chad is a jerk but fighting him is amazing" Numbuh 86 pointed out

"I fought Cree once, biggest L I ever had while fighting a teen but the experience was so worth it" Patton said as both shared a laugh

Numbuh 86 giggled at his comment "Look at us talking like two nerds" suddenly the door to the house they had just tricked flung open, the old man had an ice cream machine gun in hands "Run?"

"We have too many bags for it and I don't really wanna let go of them" Patton grabbed a 2x4 rifle from his backpack then threw it on the floor, the bag transformed into cover which both agents protected themselves from the barrage of ice cream coming in their direction "You have a weapon?"

"I don't need firearms to deal with ice cream men" Numbuh 86 grabbed her shovel which was strapped to her back "Watch and learn" Numbuh 86 jumped over the cover and started rushing towards the ice cream men deflecting his ice cream bullets with her shovel while Patton covered her with support fire from behind the cover, it wasn't long before the girl managed to reach the ice cream men and swiftly destroy his machine gun with a quick swung from her shovel "Finished?" The ice cream man quickly closed his door scared of the girl as screams could be heard from inside

Patton was covering his mouth trying to hide a dumb smile on his face as he looked at the girl in admiration, his cheeks were slightly red the boy was a bit flustered

"So? What did you think?" Numbuh 86 asked the boy while grabbing her candy bags who were behind the cover

"That was very nice we make quite the team" Numbuh 60 chuckled still a bit embarrassed

Numbuh 86 paused for a moment to think about what Patton just said and smiled "Yeah… I guess" She scratched the back of her head a bit flustered "But let's not lie to ourselves, it's mostly me" she grinned

"It wasn't what I saw a few hours ago with those teens" Patton chuckled at her giving her a teasing smile

"Jerk" Numbuh 86 gave the boy a light punch on the shoulder as they both proceeded with their trick-or-treating with their spirits higher than ever both operatives laughed and talked enjoying every moment with each other, after that they hit around twenty more houses each carrying giant bags of candy by the time they were finished, the operatives were now a few homes away from Fanny's house ready to part ways "Look… It was fun, alright?" Numbuh 86 said a bit flustered

"Yeah, it probably is the best trick or treating I've ever had" Numbuh 60 said smiling at her carrying two heavy bags of candy in each hand

"Look just… Thank you" She smiled at him, the girl was also carrying two heavy bags of candy in each hand

"Hey, no need to thank me, the night was great for me, and beating teenagers is always a positive in my book" The boy shrugged

"Yeah no denying that" Numbuh 86 laughed with him "Well… I have to go, Bye" She waved him goodbye then started walking away

Numbuh 60's smile soon started fading as he saw the girl walking her back turned to him, a million thoughts ran through his head until he finally clenched his fist "Screw that" the boy released his candy bags and then ran in her direction "Numbuh 86! Wait a moment!" He shouted at her trying to draw her attention as he approached the girl

"Hm? What? I forgot something with you?" Numbuh 86 looked at him a bit confused

Numbuh 60 pulled the girl into a kiss immediately after catching up to her he held the girl close but then noticed Numbuh 86 wasn't responding to his kiss, she wasn't hugging him or kissing back he then heard the sound of the candy bags the girl was holding falling on the floor, Numbuh 60 pulled back and saw Numbuh 86 looking at him in shock the girl placed her hand on her lip and looked at it still confused by what just happened

Numbuh 86 didn't utter a word, she simply clenched her fist and punched Numbuh 60 in the face with all her strength sending the boy flying straight to the floor, the girl looked at her hand again now a bit bruised by the strength of the impact trembling a bit

Numbuh 60 was rubbing his nose which was bleeding quite a bit actually "Ow…" Numbuh 60 turned his attention to the girl who looked at him with blank eyes while crying "Look… I'm sorry, it was a bad move I didn't mean to…"

Numbuh 86 released the other bags of candy and ran away from him, she was crying she ran and ran until she finally reached home, the girl rushed to her room without saying a thing to her parents or brothers and dived into her bed, the world around her was spinning as she tried to calm herself by burying her face against a pillow, that night Numbuh 86 went to sleep without dinner, she spent the rest of the night fading in and out of her sleep while still confused by what happened the entire night. It was late in the morning when she woke up, her hair was a mess, she smelled terrible and she was still wearing her costume from the last night, the girl sat on the side of her bed then paused for a moment to collect her thoughts "Idiot…" She mumbled then went to the bathroom to get ready for the day, after a warm bath and a fresh change of clothes the girl felt a little better, she sat at the table with the rest of her family who looked at her a little worried

"S-Sweetie, you ran for your room yesterday, we were quite worried, your dad knocked on your door but you didn't answer" Her mom said noticing the girl had a hint of sadness in her face

"Oh? That?" Numbuh 86 chuckled while eating her cereal "Rachel ditched on me to go trick or treating with her boyfriend so I had to trick or treat alone yesterday" Numbuh 86 said as she took the first bite of her cereal followed by drinking some Orange juice

"Oh… I'm so sorry to hear that sweetie" Her mom said knowing deep down her daughter was lying

"Some friends you have… I'm glad you don't care about this boyfriend stuff" Mr Boss said now a bit relieved it was nothing too serious

Numbuh 86 immediately froze up "Y-Yeah… That's right Daddy" The girl laughed a bit nervous then ate her breakfast as fast as she could "I… have to take care of some stuff, love you mom, love you daddy, bye bye" the girl kissed both her parents then left for moonbase in a hurry, she went straight for her office then sat at her desk "I hate myself so much…." the girl started hitting her head against the table in pure displeasure, she kept switching between softly crying in sadness and hitting her head against the table for about an hour before hearing a knock on her door "Who is there?"

"It's me, I noticed you arrived early… on a post halloween day" Numbuh 362 sighed "I'm sorry for ditching you, Numbuh 3 is here with me, we would like to say sorry to you personally"

Numbuh 86 paused for a moment to think then sighed as she got up and opened the door, Numbuh 3 and Numbuh 362 looked at her worriedly, as they saw the state the girl was that worry turned into full-blown sadness, Numbuh 86's eyes were puffy and red and her forehead was a bit reddish hitting her head against the table

"This is our fault right?" Numbuh 3 lowered her head along with Numbuh 362

"No" Numbuh 86 sighed "It's mine" the girl let her two friends in as she sat at her desk again

The two girls sat on two chairs that faced Numbuh 86's desk as the girl stared at the two girls with a blank expression, Numbuh 362 knew the girl well enough and could see a hint of strong sadness in her face but didn't have the strength to say anything a deafening silence followed after that as both girls stared at each other

Numbuh 86 finally broke the silence after much pondering inside her head "I went trick or treating with Numbuh 60 last night" She finally said

"Hey… I'm happy to hear that, Patton is great at trick-or-treating from what I've heard" Numbuh 362 smiled at her friend now happy the girl had some company yesterday

"Great? He is amazing, never got that much candy on a Halloween night in my whole life, we even fought an ice cream man who slammed the door on our faces, best trick-or-treating partner I've ever had, no offense" Numbuh 86 chuckled still with a hint of sadness in her voice and on her face

"None taken" Both girls smiled at her now listening attentively to her story

"We hit around thirty houses yesterday and just stopped because it was time for me to go home, we didn't fought a single time, I can't explain that but there was just this thing that stopped us from fighting" Numbuh 86 said "We talked and laughed the entire night, it was great, it was the most fun I've had in… well my whole life to be honest" Numbuh 86 laughed despite the happy theme of her conversation she still had a sad semblance on her face

"That's… great! I'm happy that you managed to make friends with a boy, they are gross sometimes but it can be so much fun" Numbuh 3 said happy for her friend, she got out of her chair to hug the girl to give her congratulations but was stopped by Rachel who grabbed her by the shirt, the girl sat back on her chair

"And then what?" Numbuh 362 asked with an serious expression slowly putting the puzzle pieces together

"It was about time for me to leave, I bid him farewell and left with about four giant bags of candy" Numbuh 86 said "Suddenly I hear him calling me and running in my direction, I thought I forgot something with him, you know? A candy or something that fell off from my costume… then he… kissed me!" Numbuh 86 said

Numbuh 3 covered her mouth in shock while Rachel looked at her friend also a bit surprised but smiling "Hey… Congratulations, he is a nice guy" She said then grabbed a piece of candy from her pocket "These are awesome…" she chuckled while eating it

"Yeah… I… sort of punched him in the face after that and ran away crying" Numbuh 86 lowered her head

Numbuh 362 spat her piece of candy and started coughing as she almost choked on it "What?! Why?! You don't like him?"

"I mean… I don't know?" Numbuh 86 placed both hands on her head and started shaking her head panicking a bit

"The kiss was bad?" Numbuh 3 asked

"I…" Numbuh 86 stopped for a moment then blushed, she paused then remembered last night's kiss, she closed her eyes to picture it again inside her head "It was… amazing" the girl blushed then rested her head against her arm on her desk and let out a dumb smile without noticing

"Why did you punch him then?" Numbuh 362 was still very confused by the whole situation

Numbuh 86 snapped out of her trance and went back to panicking "I-I don't know! I mean, it was too sudden, I guess my natural reaction when a boy gets that close to me is punching I freaked out" She said while scratching her head with both hands looking from one side to the other hyperventilating "I'm such an idiot" The girl burrowed her face on the table

Rachel sighed "Calm down" Rachel paused for a moment to think "You know what? Go talk to him" Numbuh 362 said

"What?" Numbuh 86 lifted her head from the table and looked at Rachel very confused

"Go to Arctic base and talk to him" Rachel said

"No way" Numbuh 86 frowned and crossed her arms looking angry at Rachel

"Suit yourself" Rachel then got up and started leaving with Numbuh 3 following behind

Numbuh 86 started tapping rapidly on her table as she saw the two girls leaving "Wait!" Fanny leaned over her table calling the two

The two girls smiled at each other "Let's clean that face, you eyes are all puffy" Numbuh 362 and Numbuh 3 took Numbuh 86 to a nearby bathroom and helped the girl clean up her face, a few minutes later they walked to the ship hangar "Good luck, and remember, NO . PUNCHES" Rachel said in a serious tone

"Yeah Yeah I heard you the first five times you said that" Numbuh 86 got in her ship and left moonbase

"You think she will be alright?" Numbuh 3 asked Rachel

"For the sake of friendship I can't say that" Rachel said and went back to the global command room to get ready to work for the day

Numbuh 86 arrived at Arctic base several minutes later, she parked her ship in the hangar and then reached for the nearest operative, a boy who was eating candies with a Rainbow Monkey Cultist "God I hate Post-Halloween mornings" Numbuh 86 groaned "Hey, where is Numbuh 60?"

"Hm?" The boy turned his attention to Numbuh 86 then hugged the cultist girl he was with in fear "N-N-Numbuh 86?!"

Fanny sighed "Calm down, Moonbase has operatives fooling around just like you today, just answer me"

"Numbuh 60? I think he was the first to arrive, didn't look too happy when we tried talking to him, the cadets won't be showing up today so probably in his quarters" The boy said

"Thanks" Numbuh 86 waved the boy goodbye then left

"Did Numbuh 86 just… thank a boy?" The boy looked extremely confused at the girl as she left the hangar

After a while Numbuh 86 finally found the door to Numbuh 60 private quarters, she slowly opened the door only to see Patton laying on his bed with his head burrowed against a pillow

"For the last time, I'm fine, I'm just a little sad because I didn't get as much candy yesterday" Numbuh 60 said while clutching his pillow tightly

Numbuh 86 couldn't help but let out a chuckle "That's a complete and total lie, my arms were hurting from carrying that much candy yesterday" she smiled at him

Numbuh 60 immediately turned his attention to the door in disbelief as he heard Numbuh 86's voice, the two of them stared at each other for a moment but Patton ended up breaking the silence "I'm sorry, I misunderstood everything and ended up making you hate me even more"

"How is the nose?" Numbuh 86 didn't quite know how to answer to that so she just tried to start a conversation

"A bit swollen, but nothing serious, I deserved it anyway" Numbuh 60 sighed

"No you didn't" Numbuh 86 sat right next to the boy on his bed then looked him straight in the eyes and sighed "Look… I'm bad with boys, I don't know what came over me yesterday, yeah you are right, you completely misunderstood the situation. I had no interest in you or any boy to be honest… And yet despite all that there was no reason to punch you, it wasn't right, I'm sorry"

"I mean… It was too sudden, I still think I deserved it" He laughed even though he still looked a bit flustered, then it dawned on him "Wait, Had?" The boy eyes widened in surprise as he saw Numbuh 86 smiling at him her cheeks a bit reddish

"Good, you catch on fast" Numbuh 86 said then placed her arm behind his head pulling him in close for a kiss, it was short but the girl couldn't help but feel her cheeks going warmer and her chest beating faster after she was done, she had a flustered smile printed on her face "Look… I didn't think this through at all, I couldn't sleep properly this past night, my head was a mess but… I think I love you" Numbuh 86 said her face now bright red in embarrassment

"Yeah… I guess I feel the same but… I'm certain I love you" Numbuh 60 said with all his resolve put in it

Numbuh 86 laughed at his remark "That sounded so sappy" she said then smiled at him "But yeah, I love you too" she said then laid down on his bed and let out a yawn, Patton did the same, both operatives laid next to each other "Look… I know we are having a moment and everything but…"

Patton yawned "Let me guess… sleep?"

"Yeah, did you…" Numbuh 86 said

"Yeah, couldn't sleep a bit last night" Patton yawned again

Numbuh 86 chuckled "Alright… wait isn't sleeping together kinda…"

"I can sleep in the chair if you want" Patton said in an understanding tone

"NO! I mean… No need to" she laughed a little embarrassed

"Alright" he smiled at her then embraced her in a hug as both got comfortable on his bed "By the way… I managed to carry all our candy to my ship after you punched me yesterday, wanna enjoy the spoils later?"

"This day just gets better and better, I'm in" she kissed him on the lips again before falling asleep in his arms, Patton couldn't take much anymore and fell asleep shortly after.

While the two were sleeping someone knocked on the door "Hey… it's Numbuh 10, I'm doing a report on the candy spoils from top Kids Next Door operatives, Numbuh 60 you there?" Numbuh 10 knocked on the door again but this time it opened "Not locked? Weird…" The girl slowly opened the door to Patton's private quarters and gasped, she smiled at the couple sleeping together hugging each other smiling, Numbuh 10 trembled with excitement "This is better than any stupid candy report, I may even win a Pulitzer with this one" she said as she started taking tons of pictures one after the other, she left the two operatives quarters satisfied and even made sure to lock the door on her way out so no one could disturb the couple "Sweet dreams you two" the girl winked before leaving for the hangar.