Operation: TRUE LEADUH Chapter 11: A Late Night Visit, a codename: kids next door fanfic

Continuing Transmission

In the black, night sky, the moon rose to shed light on any pedestrian caught in the storm of darkness. By her royal command, the stars came to join her, playfully twinkling around her.

The evening wind blew by, singing its mournful lullaby for anyone who wanted to listen. As it did so, loose leaves from the Kids Next Door tree house were caught in the current of air, some touching the ground, and others, carried away to a place no one knew where.

One of the leaves caught in the breeze landed at a pair of feet. The owner looked down at the green leaf, its hue darkened by the night air.

The on-looker watched as the wind picked up again, taking the leaf away to the place where the other leaves had been collected by the current.

Nigel sighed, looking up at the large tree fort that had been built there. He felt the same as the leaf, his mind and thoughts shifting as the wind did.

Right now I feel
Just like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it's blowing?
Who knows where it's going?

He walked up to the door, his hand reaching out to ring the doorbell. He knew that the bell would be heard throughout the entire tree house. And he knew, if he rang the bell for a while, Numbuh 5 would awake, and come to answer the door.

But Nigel pulled his hand away, afraid to ring the door bell. He was worried that someone else would answer the door, and he would have to explain his reason for being there.

It was strange. He had never been afraid to face his teammates before.

'But they're not my teammates anymore,' he reminded himself. 'Maybe that's why.'

He had to talk to Numbuh 5, though. Now that he couldn't be around her everyday, he had to tell her how he felt about her.

I found myself somewhere I
I never thought I'd be
Going 'round in circles, yeah
Thinking about you and me

'But what would I say to her?' he just realized. 'How would I tell her?'

And how do I explain it
When I don't know what to say?
What do I do now?
So much has changed

He decided then that waking her wouldn't be the best thing to do. He wasn't sure what to say to her.

But he needed to see her. Looking up, he stepped back to see the window that led to Numbuh 5's room.

Getting an idea, he pressed the button on his jet boots, the heat lifting him off the ground. The only thing he was worried about was that the jets would be too loud, and it would wake them. However, they seemed to be quiet enough for the job.

He was slightly surprised that his Super Defense Array wasn't going off at this point, trying to blow him off the property. Had he turned it off again? He had a strange habit of doing that.

He had been told that after he had finished building the Defense Array, and Numbuh 5 had gotten him to go to sleep, they had tried to turn it on, but they didn't know the access code. Nigel knew he should tell them, so they would be safe, but he was afraid to. He had, for some reason, created the name 'Abby' to be the access code. He didn't want to tell the others, because he was afraid of how Numbuh 5 would react to it. Now that he was here, though, he had to remember to turn it back on.

Of course, he never would have expected to be returning to the tree house this way. In fact, he had never thought he would be returning at all. There had been times, during his leadership of the Kids Next Door, that he wanted to get away from it all. The responsibility, the pressure, from everything.

He might have, too. He might have……if it hadn't been for Numbuh 5.

Nothing I have ever known
Has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen
Has made me wanna stay
Here I am, ready for you
I'm torn and I, I'm falling
I hear my home calling
Hey, I never felt something so strong
Oh no
It's like nothing I've ever known

He landed on the window sill, facing the dark girl sleeping peacefully. Slowly, he walked towards her, his heart beating with every step. He found it becoming slightly difficult to breathe, yet turning around was never an option.

He reached the bed, looking on her beautiful face. As she slept, Numbuh 5 held the red hat that he had given her for her birthday in her hands.

He wasn't really sure when he had fallen for Numbuh 5, Abby, his best friend. Maybe it was because she was always there for him. She was always there to help him when he needed to talk to someone. She had helped him through tough times, and reminded him what was for the best.

Abby had been there for him, when he wanted her around or not.

You're the one I'm looking for
You're the one I need
You're the one that gives me
A reason to believe

When he had left, he felt so weird. He had felt that there was some kind of emptiness inside, some incompletion. The hole in his heart, though, seemed to be filled in now, just being there with her, watching her. Even if only for a short time, he felt whole again.

Following our star
Has lead to where you are
I feel so strong now
This can't be wrong now

Numbuh 5 suddenly shivered, turning onto her back. She groaned, troubled by some fantasies that disturbed her once peaceful sleep, as beads of sweat began to form on her brow.

Nigel frowned. He didn't like when something upset Numbuh 5, even if it was a dream. Removing the red hat from her grip, he brought the blanket up to cover her shivering body. As he placed the hat on the nightstand next to the bed, he failed to notice his sunglasses resting there as well.

When the blanket failed to help the slumbering girl, he thought for a minute, wondering what he could do. If he could, he would stay with her, hoping to comfort her while she slept.

But he couldn't. He wasn't supposed to stay. He needed to leave soon, in fear of waking her. Unlike him, who could sleep through…almost…anything, Numbuh 5 was a very light sleeper. But he didn't want her to be distressed by the visions any longer.

Gently, he stroked the dark girl's cheek, then moved his fingers up to her forehead to move away stray strands of hair from her face.

And suddenly, Numbuh 5 stopped shivering, and a small smile appeared on her lips.

He knew he had to leave soon. But he found that he couldn't tear his eyes away from her. Not yet. There was just one more thing…

Leaning down, he softly brushed his lips over her cheek.

It's like nothing I've ever known

Quickly, quietly, he ran and jumped out the window, pressing the button on his jet boots to keep him from hitting the pavement. He could feel his cheeks burn with heat. He felt so confused. He wanted to go back, to be there when she awoke and assure her that what had happened wasn't a dream. He wanted to tell her how he felt, about how he always felt about her. But he knew that he couldn't turn back. He could never turn back. He could never tell Numbuh 5…Abby…how he felt.

Right now I feel
Like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it's blowing?
And who knows where I'm going?

Transmission Interrupted

DanniB I'm not sure about the whole house thing. I think that house belongs to the Kids Next Door, and that's why the tree house is growing out of it. Like, the reason that they built the tree house there was because they owned the house. I believe Nigel and the others all have houses that their parents own and live in. That's what I was thinking when I wrote this. But that's just me.