Disclaimer: I do not own Kids Next Door. That's all Mr. W's business..

Abby's view

I knocked on the apartment of Kuki's and Wally's. It was kind of chilly, since it was fall. All I was wearing was jeans and a small pink jacket. She opened the door. She was a complete mess. Her hair was pulled back into a very messy ponytail and it was 3 in the afternoon and Kuki still had what looked like her pj's on, black pants and a white tank. What else did I notice, we her cute kitty cat slippers Nigel had gotten her for her birthday. I bit my lip, worriedly.

"Kuk-ster.. What happened to you?" I asked quietly. Tears welled up in her lavender eyes quickly..and there she went. The Kuki Cry. If she fell, she'd cry loudly, tears everywhere. If something happened that upset her, a flood of tears. She sobbed loudly and I pulled her in a tight hug.

"Gurl.. let's talk this over some old fashioned ice-cream. Got any in the freezer?" I pulled slightly away from the hug, wiping her tears away, then taking her hand and leading her into the apartment. Kuki wiped her eyes with her sleeve and grinned her normal grin.

"Yeah.. I got 2 kinds. Cookie dough or vanilla. What would you want?" She asked, pulling open the freezer door. I shook my head.

"No way! I'll get it. Go sit." I pushed her gently over so she would take a seat. I grabbed some random tub of ice-cream and 2 spoons. And a bonus, even a box of kleenex. I sat down next to her and crossed my legs.

"Alright.. Gurl Talk Time! What's goin' on, now? Are you and Wally alright?" I asked her, and popped the lid off of the ice-cream tub and handed her a spoon. She took it hesitantly, but then started to eat some. Kuki sighed.

"Well.. I guess we're alright.. I mean, it's just so different... I love Wally a lot.. Sometimes, I just want to fly, ya know?" She said. I raised my eyebrow and slipped a strand of long wavy brown hair behind my ear.

"You wanna fly? What do ya mean by that?" I asked her, taking a rather large spoonful of ice-cream then shoving it in my mouth before I dropped it on the nice sofa. Kuki bit her lower lip.

"I wanna fly like.. Like a bird." She thought for a minute then giggled slightly. "But that's kinda silly, right?" I shook my head, kicking my flip flops off.

"It ain't silly, gurl. It's what you wanna do, right?" I asked her, swallowing some ice-cream. She nodded some with a small little grin. I nodded back.

"Mhm. So.. What's wrong with Wally? He's been really touchy lately and blew up at poor Hoagie yesterday.." I told her, pausing my ice-cream eating to await an answer. Kuki looked down nervously, setting her spoon in the tub of ice-cream.

"Well.. I um.. I think I'm in l-" We were interrupted by Wally coming in. He looked upset again. I sighed lightly. Being the "mom" was hard.

"Me and Kuk-ster were jus' talkin.. You wanna join us?" I asked. "We have ice-cream.." I added with a smirky grin. Wally shook his head.

"Nah.. I have work to do. I just came to check up on Kuki.. I'll be back in around 5." With that, he left. Kuki's eyes watered again and she brought her hands up to her face and started to silently cry. Uh-oh. This was serious.. Her crying wasn't loud. My eyes widened.

"Kuki! What is the matter!? You have to tell me!" I put the tub of ice-cream on the coffee table next to us and pulled her into my lap like she was my little sister. I brushed some hair away from her eyes and shh'ed her silently.

"Kuki.. You have got to tell me.. Otherwise all of this will keep continueing.. What is going on?" I asked her softly. She shook her head stubborning.

"Kuk-ster.. C'mon. You can always tell me. I'm like your best friend!" I told her. She got up from the couch and crossed her arms worriedly.

"I.. I have to go." She said, grabbing her coat. I jumped up.

"Go where!? You're in your pj's!" I told her, knowing that wouldn't keep her here. Kuki sighed.

"I have to go.." She grabbed her keys and left me standing here.

It's sort of short AGAIN! Sorry! I'm trying to get you guys on a cliff. And I'm trying to get Kuki In Character. Instead of her being La-De-Da and clueless, I decided to make her kinda klutzy and upbeat. Not a big change, since they're adults now. But how am I doing so far? I'm starting to like it. 3