Operation: WITNESS

Wandering
Innocent pre-
Teens
Never
Even
Shared
Seeking friendship

By Ahhelga

Chapter 18- Before the Beat

Hello again. Well. I've come to the conclusion... I am in love. I hate this feeling, yet I need it so badly. I cannot reveal who it is, however, for (even if the chances are really slim) they might be reading this at this very moment. So, I cannot risk that. I cannot deal to face him...yet. I need to scream it out, I need to let it be free, but it can't. I'm locked up in this shell of my heart, and probably going to be locked in there for a long while, for I won't be able to see him for another 2 months! -sigh- I'm even crying right now, because it's been so crazy. And Yellowcard's damn (yet so good!) song, Only One, is stuck in my head! People outside of the internet don't even know I like someone... Dear God almighty, help me... Oh and WARNING: A bit of sexuality in this chapter. If you wish not to read it, skip the paragraph I warn you to not read.

Also! This chapter is dedicated to Stripified, for being her birthday (which is why I am updating so early)! What? Don't you people think I pay attention when it's your birthday or not? Geez, you all must think that I only care about myself... Well, you're WRONG! Ok, happy 13th B-day! And this chapter is also dedicated to my mom, being her birthday tomorrow... She's probably not going to read this, or else she'd already die by the time I said the first cuss word in this fic... oh well... Sorry this Author's Note has been so long, I just had to mention my love life 'cause it's eating me alive, and I had to add the dedications and WARNING! Enjoy the fic!

Rated for violence, cussing, and kissing scenes...

Disclaimer: Once again, like the last chapter: ...

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"Don't be messin' wit' Numbuh 5, girl," Abby said. "You know who you are. I know who you really are..."

Keiko's eyes darted from left to right. The color drained from her once rosy cheeks. They were the color of bone.

"I, uh, don't know what you're talking about, Abby..." Keiko replied.

Abby rolled her eyes and said, "Fine, if you're going to be that way then I'll have to talk to Keiko instead!"

She fixed her hat and blinked. Looking at Keiko once more, she noted the pale face. Poor girl.

Abby began, "Well, I know about the whole WPP crap, so there's no need for explainin' for me. I don't need to be told anything... I have to tell you a few things."

Keiko looked at her and replied, "But what do you know about WPP? You're not in it!" Abby smirked as Keiko smacked her head.

"Ok, so you caught me... How do you know, Abby?"

The Abby adjusted herself to get comfortable. A long explanation was need for this, and she didn't want to be very uncomfortable.

Abby took in a deep breath and began. "Before you came as Keiko, my mother told me something I would never have done. She said that I should pay attention to people's identities. Well, I didn't get her at first, but I realized that everyone is different, and sometimes someone else. In the paper, because my father made me read it, there was a message that someone was a murderer and the family entered the WPP. I realize it was your family, although I won't tell you how. I figured, the others haven't read about this, since they don't read the paper, so I didn't tell them.

"Well, when you came I knew instantly that you were Kuki—sigh—only, you couldn't tell us. There was some way I had to show you I knew. But I had no time, I was shot. Ok and before the shot something else happened too. I was on my way inside the candy store, when I heard shuffling in the bushes. Of course, I went to investigate.

"Behind the bushes a man and a woman, who had just finished kissing were now talking to each other..."

"So...I got the little girl, now do we get the older one?" the woman whispered. The man nodded in response. "And then life will be just as it was before?"

The man smirked. "Yes, dear, and both of us will have all the glory. Oh, master will be proud." The woman's face fell.

"Why do we have to listen to him?" She complained. "He's just a load of bullshit. Ya gotta admit it, that old fag couldn't run this mob if he was 30 years younger..."

The man's face faltered. "True. But don't you think we need him for now? We'll kill him off later on...Now our target is that damn girl, Keiki or whatever her name is..."

The woman stroked his short black hair. She gave a small smile. "After this, we get his trust right? And then we could kill him off? And we could be leaders of the Yakuza? After we play with those idiots' minds, and making them pay for taking in what was not needed?"

The man held her close and whispered to her. "Yes, what ever you want, my dear..." She giggled at this before kissing him gently.

(A/N: Skip this paragraph if uncomfortable with sexuality) He slowly lifted her shirt and revealing nothing underneath, only round breasts. He gently rubbed her breasts and she moaned. Her hand slid down to in his pants and now heard moans from both now.

"Oh, I love you, Ana..." the man said heatedly. She returned it.

Abby, getting very uncomfortable, walked away from the scene, and slowly ran back to the candy store. Sure, she had known about sex and pornographic evidences before, just not revealing it, she wasn't able to handle that. She felt as if she was going to throw up, but another thought came to mind.

They must be talking about Keiko!

It was then that she didn't realize the bullet coming from another group of bushes.

Abby sighed once more, the memory flashing once more in her head. Sure, she didn't really like the memory but it contained crucial information. She knew then that they were out to get her. That dark haired woman and that mysterious man, they were going to kill her. Oh, how Abby didn't want to be so damn open minded about these things! If she had the brain like Numbuh 4, she wouldn't need to know this crap. But...it helped.

Keiko turned to Abby, after just hearing about this predicament. She was in deep shit, and she didn't know it. The note had explained this but—Oh my God, the note! She hadn't told Abby about it.

"Abby, there was a note and—"

She was cut off when Abigail had pressed a finger to Keiko's lips. "Already taken care of. I requested to see it, after Nig—uh, Numbuh 1 told me about it. He said he'd tell Numbuh 2 to bring it in afterwards."

Keiko softened a bit. She knew that if Abby couldn't decipher the note, no one could. Not even Numbuh 2, because he had already tried.

An awkward silence came upon the two, before Abby let out a sigh.

She looked down, and started, "So, what'cha going to do about it?"

Keiko knowing fully well of what she meant, said, "I don't know... If this murderer is going to get all of us, then why'd he make it so easy to get Numbuhs 1 and 2 so easily?"

Abby, remembering what Nigel had told her about the events that occurred, wondered in suspicion. She merely shrugged, something she didn't usually do, as because she always had an answer.

"There's a lot of thinking needed to do, N-Numbuh 3..." Abby said, slightly nervous. Actually, calling her Numbuh 3 made Keiko feel more at ease, at home, like she belonged.

They both heard a bang on the door. And a call that sounded like the person's voice was eating, and was stuffing it in their mouth.

"Hey Keiko! Get outta there! It's our turn!" called Numbuh 2's voice.

Keiko shrugged and walked away. Before turning the knob on the wooden door, she turned to look at Abby, who was staring straight at her.

"Abby, I-I am so glad you found me out... I would've died! Well, you've been a great friend, and if you don't hear news from me later on in life...well, that'll give you a hunch I'm long gone... And, I appreciate you not telling anyone..."

After receiving a warm smile and a good bye from Abby, she left into the waiting room, not noticing a lot occurring just outside of the hospital.

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Ahhelga: About that paragraph that was just a little graphic, well, that may have seemed not needed, but actually, it was supposed to show their hot passion for each other. They love each other deeply, and that's very important...

Rika: (rolls eyes) Yeah... like we couldn't have said that anyway without the paragraph... (receiving glares from Ahhelga) Yeah, like you didn't want it to be there... (Ahhelga blushes –I did not!—) Feh, my ass...

Ahhelga: Well anyway, congrats to Stripified! Without you, everyone would've had to wait 'til Saturday for an update! Oh, and mom, if you are reading this, you fully understand why I curse right? It's sort of me... Well... I'll tell you eventually, if you don't find out about my many secrets... Oh, and if any of you want me to dedicate a chapter to you for your birthday, just send me an email, 'kay, and I'll get right to ya!

That's me
Ahhelga
AKA Pauline