Girls Are Such A Drag
By Lauren G.
Chapter 5: Pick Me Up at Seven
"F-free?" Kuki stuttered. "Um... When?"
"Ah... Around 7 o'clock?" Wally squeaked. Kuki nodded frantically.
"Yes, I'm free." She said.
"So um... Want to see a movie?"
"Sure." Kuki said. Wally let go of her hand.
"Pick me up at seven, okay?" she said. Wally nodded. Abby and Nigel skated over to them.
"We're gonna jet, ya'll coming?" Abby said.
"Sure." Wally said.
Kuki had totally trashed her room the next day looking for something to wear.
"AAAAH! I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!" She screamed, throwing the last green sweater out of her closet into the pile of others just like it behind her. She grumbled as she fell backwards onto the pile. She stared into her closet. Hanging in the back, just like in every cartoon where the characters wear the same outfit every day, there is one individual outfit lying in the back. Kuki sat up and stared at it. She took the dress out of the closet and slowly tried it on. She stared at herself in her mirror. The white and pink dress, the one she only wore for special occasions. She had owned several like it in the past, but her mother continued to make new ones as she got older. The hem of the skirt floated very flirty above her knees and the pink lace on the bottom brought the dress into a new perspective for Kuki. She twirled from side to side, watching the dress swish this way and that. It was perfect. She then hurried to her vanity and immediately ransacked her Rainbow Monkey Make-up kit. She touched up her cheeks with blush, and tinted her lips with gloss. Feeling extremely light- hearted, she flipped on her stereo and began to dance along with the song playing:
'You can dress me up in diamonds, You can dress me up in dirt. You can throw me like a lineman, I like it better when it hurts. Oh, I have waited here for you – I have waited... You make me wanna lala – in the kitchen on the floor- I'll be a French maid when I meet you at the door- I'm like an alley cat, drink the milk up I want more, You make me wanna, you make me wanna scream...'
LaLa by Ashlee Simpson
Kuki collapsed back on her sweater-strewn bed. She lay there waiting for seven to arrive. She didn't have to wait long because the doorbell rang several seconds later. She jumped up and ran downstairs to answer the door.
"Hello, TEENAGER." Mushi growled at Wally.
"Um... Heh heh. 'ello." Wally said, backing up from a 2 by 4 weapon clad Mushi.
"Mushi!" Kuki said, brushing Mushi aside. "Hi Wally." Wally went beet red.
"Hi Kuki... Uh, ready to go?" Wally asked. Kuki nodded and she firmly shut the door behind her. Mushi grabbed a Rainbow Monkey from the couch and it turned into a walkie-talkie.
"Kids Next Door Headquarters, this is Numbuh 3." Mushi said into the walkie- talkie. The monkey crackled and a voice returned.
"This is Numbuh 1, go ahead." Chirped a female voice.
"The cat is out of the bag." Mushi told Numbuh 1.
"Good. Operation S.M.O.O.C.H.-"
Sister Must Obliterate Over-romantic Celestial Hangout
"-will now commence. Numbuh 3, head to the movie theater. We will all gather there. Who knows what those TEENS will be up to and that so called 'DATE'."
Wally and Kuki wandered into the dim theater and found seats near the back.
"This should be good." Kuki said as they sat down.
"Yeah. Are you sure you don't want popcorn?" Wally asked. Kuki thought about it for a moment.
"Well, why not?" Kuki said. Wally got up and headed back out to the lobby. There was a boy in a blue suit in a red and white football helmet in the line in front of him. Wally thought it was odd that someone would wear a football helmet to the movie theater. Maybe it was some obsessive- compulsive person. Wally just shrugged his shoulders to himself.
"I can help you over here." Said a voice. Wally walked to the open register.
"Hi. My name is Cree. What'll it be?" Said the teenager with the flowing wavy black locks behind the counter.
"Cree? I didn't know you worked at the theater." Wally said to Abby's older sister.
"Oh, just here and there." Cree said. "What'll it be?" she repeated.
"Yeah, I'll have um... a super extra buttery bucket of popcorn." Wally told her. Cree smiled at him and went off to get his order. The kid with the football helmet turned and looked at him.
"Well well well, if it isn't Wallabee Beetles." He said. Wally raised an eyebrow and it disappeared into his growing blonde hair. "Amazed to see you here."
"Do I know you?" Wally asked.
"Hey! Watch the spaghetti strainer!" yelled a male voice. Cree handed another concessions stand employee a spaghetti strainer that had fallen on the floor. The boy promptly jammed it on his head over his yellow hair.
"Is it odd hat night at the theater?" Wally asked the football headed kid. The kid eerily chuckled.
"I'm afraid not." The boy said. He took his drink and walked into the theater. Cree came back with his popcorn.
"That'll be $2.50." Wally paid and went back to the theater.
The previews had started when Wally sat back down.
"Extra buttery, just like you like it." Wally told Kuki.
"Oooooh! Wally! You know exactly what I like! That's why I like you so much." Kuki said to him. Kuki gave a little gasp and went red, realizing what she had just said.
"You.... You like me?" Wally asked, going red himself. Kuki shyly nodded.
"I do too." Wally admitted. Kuki softly giggled.
"Well that explains why you invited me out tonight."
"Yeah. I guess you're rioght."
"And the roller rink." Kuki added on. Wally brushed his blonde hair out of his eyes and smiled at her. Wally reached over and touched Kuki's hand. She laced her fingers with his and smiled at him, her eyes squinting. The movie started and Kuki leaned into Wally's shoulder. Wally was surprised his red face didn't illuminate the theater. An epic battle scene blared on the screen. The door to the theater opened and 5 small figures crept into one of the back rows of seats and went unnoticed. They crawled under the maroon seats on the sticky floor and huddled under the seats near Wally and Kuki.
"There they are. Careful the ones outside don't find us." Whispered a blonde girl armed with slingshot and an ammo holder filled with hot sauce packets.
"Why are we here anyways?" whined Tommy Gilligan.
"Teens come here to 'hang out'. But we know better. They come to these movies to learn battle tactics that they can use against us."
"Oooooh." Tommy said.
"I have gum in my hair." Whined Mushi.
Wally shifted nervously in his seat. He lifted his left arm and pretended to stretch. It was the oldest trick in the book, but it was worth a shot. He lowered his arm comfortable around Kuki's shoulders.
"Eeeeewwwww." The kids said, making faces.
The movie let out and Wally and Kuki left the theater holding hands, looking rather shy. They stood outside the theater.
"Thank you." Kuki told Wally.
"Anytime." He replied. "I was wondering... Since we.... Both like each other..."
"Yes?" Kuki said.
"If it meant... we were... you know... To--- together?" Wally finally said.
"Do you think we are?"
"Well... a little." Wally admitted. "I mean... I'd like to be."
"Me too." Kuki said. She turned and faced Wally.
"So, its like, official?" She asked.
"I guess so... But we shouldn't tell the others just yet. I don't want Nigel to feel upset since he just broke up with Lizzie.... Kind of."
"Right." Kuki said. They stood there, facing each other, hearts racing. Wally leaned in and Kuki parted her lips. Wally shook and moved in closer. With a smoosh, their lips met and locked. Wally reached up and delicately touched Kuki's cheek.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIYA!" Cried a voice. Wally was suddenly bowled over by a girl in a purple sweatshirt.
"Back off of my sister you teenager!" She yelled.
"Mushi!" Kuki cried out.
"Numbuh 3!" cried the blonde girl. "I don't care that its your sister, she's still a teenager!"
"But he tried to suck the goodness out of her!" Mushi whined, pointing at Wally.
"Mushi!" Kuki said angrily. "What are you doing here? I'll tell mom!"
"Don't tell her Numbuh 3!" Tommy warned.
"What's Hoagie's little brother doing here too?" Wally asked, standing up and rubbing his shoulder.
"Mushi, you tell me right now or I will tell mom!" Kuki practically screamed. The blonde girl stepped forward.
"We are the Kids Next Door. And as ex-operatives yourselves, you should very well know that our purpose is to put a stop to the plans the teenagers and adults have devised to shut us down. I am Sarah Eins, leader of this unit."
"Us?" Kuki and Wally said together. Kuki fished in her purse and brought out the I.D. Card she had found the night before.
"You mean we were part of a group of children fighting against teens and adults?" Wally said to Sarah. Sarah nodded.
"Come with us." She said.
End Chapter 5
Next Chapter: The Past Unfolds
Author's Note: I am SO proud of myself! After several hard thought out attempts at Microsoft Word's Thesaurus, I finally came up with my very first operation name that actually stood for something! I now respect the creators of KND more than ever for having to come up with several of those thingies for every one of the episodes. And the spaghetti strainer part in case no one got it, I was making fun of Chad aka 274 and his hat. - Thanks bunches for the reviews! Keep 'em coming! I love you guys so much! I will try to keep the updates from within 24 - 48 hours of the last update. So if you are totally into this, you'll know when to check back in.
P.S. Just for the fans of this story, I have concocted another Operation title especially for an upcoming chapter! WHEEE! Maybe once you get the hang of it, it isn't so bad.
Special Shout-outs-
To: sweetiehartieangel369
It's awesome you added this to your favorites list! Don't be afraid of being hyper, I danced around in an orange sweatshirt and my Wally boots earlier today in my basement. How's that for hyper?
To: Iron G
Of course they're going to kiss! And they just did! What do you expect from a pairing story? -
By Lauren G.
Chapter 5: Pick Me Up at Seven
"F-free?" Kuki stuttered. "Um... When?"
"Ah... Around 7 o'clock?" Wally squeaked. Kuki nodded frantically.
"Yes, I'm free." She said.
"So um... Want to see a movie?"
"Sure." Kuki said. Wally let go of her hand.
"Pick me up at seven, okay?" she said. Wally nodded. Abby and Nigel skated over to them.
"We're gonna jet, ya'll coming?" Abby said.
"Sure." Wally said.
Kuki had totally trashed her room the next day looking for something to wear.
"AAAAH! I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!" She screamed, throwing the last green sweater out of her closet into the pile of others just like it behind her. She grumbled as she fell backwards onto the pile. She stared into her closet. Hanging in the back, just like in every cartoon where the characters wear the same outfit every day, there is one individual outfit lying in the back. Kuki sat up and stared at it. She took the dress out of the closet and slowly tried it on. She stared at herself in her mirror. The white and pink dress, the one she only wore for special occasions. She had owned several like it in the past, but her mother continued to make new ones as she got older. The hem of the skirt floated very flirty above her knees and the pink lace on the bottom brought the dress into a new perspective for Kuki. She twirled from side to side, watching the dress swish this way and that. It was perfect. She then hurried to her vanity and immediately ransacked her Rainbow Monkey Make-up kit. She touched up her cheeks with blush, and tinted her lips with gloss. Feeling extremely light- hearted, she flipped on her stereo and began to dance along with the song playing:
'You can dress me up in diamonds, You can dress me up in dirt. You can throw me like a lineman, I like it better when it hurts. Oh, I have waited here for you – I have waited... You make me wanna lala – in the kitchen on the floor- I'll be a French maid when I meet you at the door- I'm like an alley cat, drink the milk up I want more, You make me wanna, you make me wanna scream...'
LaLa by Ashlee Simpson
Kuki collapsed back on her sweater-strewn bed. She lay there waiting for seven to arrive. She didn't have to wait long because the doorbell rang several seconds later. She jumped up and ran downstairs to answer the door.
"Hello, TEENAGER." Mushi growled at Wally.
"Um... Heh heh. 'ello." Wally said, backing up from a 2 by 4 weapon clad Mushi.
"Mushi!" Kuki said, brushing Mushi aside. "Hi Wally." Wally went beet red.
"Hi Kuki... Uh, ready to go?" Wally asked. Kuki nodded and she firmly shut the door behind her. Mushi grabbed a Rainbow Monkey from the couch and it turned into a walkie-talkie.
"Kids Next Door Headquarters, this is Numbuh 3." Mushi said into the walkie- talkie. The monkey crackled and a voice returned.
"This is Numbuh 1, go ahead." Chirped a female voice.
"The cat is out of the bag." Mushi told Numbuh 1.
"Good. Operation S.M.O.O.C.H.-"
Sister Must Obliterate Over-romantic Celestial Hangout
"-will now commence. Numbuh 3, head to the movie theater. We will all gather there. Who knows what those TEENS will be up to and that so called 'DATE'."
Wally and Kuki wandered into the dim theater and found seats near the back.
"This should be good." Kuki said as they sat down.
"Yeah. Are you sure you don't want popcorn?" Wally asked. Kuki thought about it for a moment.
"Well, why not?" Kuki said. Wally got up and headed back out to the lobby. There was a boy in a blue suit in a red and white football helmet in the line in front of him. Wally thought it was odd that someone would wear a football helmet to the movie theater. Maybe it was some obsessive- compulsive person. Wally just shrugged his shoulders to himself.
"I can help you over here." Said a voice. Wally walked to the open register.
"Hi. My name is Cree. What'll it be?" Said the teenager with the flowing wavy black locks behind the counter.
"Cree? I didn't know you worked at the theater." Wally said to Abby's older sister.
"Oh, just here and there." Cree said. "What'll it be?" she repeated.
"Yeah, I'll have um... a super extra buttery bucket of popcorn." Wally told her. Cree smiled at him and went off to get his order. The kid with the football helmet turned and looked at him.
"Well well well, if it isn't Wallabee Beetles." He said. Wally raised an eyebrow and it disappeared into his growing blonde hair. "Amazed to see you here."
"Do I know you?" Wally asked.
"Hey! Watch the spaghetti strainer!" yelled a male voice. Cree handed another concessions stand employee a spaghetti strainer that had fallen on the floor. The boy promptly jammed it on his head over his yellow hair.
"Is it odd hat night at the theater?" Wally asked the football headed kid. The kid eerily chuckled.
"I'm afraid not." The boy said. He took his drink and walked into the theater. Cree came back with his popcorn.
"That'll be $2.50." Wally paid and went back to the theater.
The previews had started when Wally sat back down.
"Extra buttery, just like you like it." Wally told Kuki.
"Oooooh! Wally! You know exactly what I like! That's why I like you so much." Kuki said to him. Kuki gave a little gasp and went red, realizing what she had just said.
"You.... You like me?" Wally asked, going red himself. Kuki shyly nodded.
"I do too." Wally admitted. Kuki softly giggled.
"Well that explains why you invited me out tonight."
"Yeah. I guess you're rioght."
"And the roller rink." Kuki added on. Wally brushed his blonde hair out of his eyes and smiled at her. Wally reached over and touched Kuki's hand. She laced her fingers with his and smiled at him, her eyes squinting. The movie started and Kuki leaned into Wally's shoulder. Wally was surprised his red face didn't illuminate the theater. An epic battle scene blared on the screen. The door to the theater opened and 5 small figures crept into one of the back rows of seats and went unnoticed. They crawled under the maroon seats on the sticky floor and huddled under the seats near Wally and Kuki.
"There they are. Careful the ones outside don't find us." Whispered a blonde girl armed with slingshot and an ammo holder filled with hot sauce packets.
"Why are we here anyways?" whined Tommy Gilligan.
"Teens come here to 'hang out'. But we know better. They come to these movies to learn battle tactics that they can use against us."
"Oooooh." Tommy said.
"I have gum in my hair." Whined Mushi.
Wally shifted nervously in his seat. He lifted his left arm and pretended to stretch. It was the oldest trick in the book, but it was worth a shot. He lowered his arm comfortable around Kuki's shoulders.
"Eeeeewwwww." The kids said, making faces.
The movie let out and Wally and Kuki left the theater holding hands, looking rather shy. They stood outside the theater.
"Thank you." Kuki told Wally.
"Anytime." He replied. "I was wondering... Since we.... Both like each other..."
"Yes?" Kuki said.
"If it meant... we were... you know... To--- together?" Wally finally said.
"Do you think we are?"
"Well... a little." Wally admitted. "I mean... I'd like to be."
"Me too." Kuki said. She turned and faced Wally.
"So, its like, official?" She asked.
"I guess so... But we shouldn't tell the others just yet. I don't want Nigel to feel upset since he just broke up with Lizzie.... Kind of."
"Right." Kuki said. They stood there, facing each other, hearts racing. Wally leaned in and Kuki parted her lips. Wally shook and moved in closer. With a smoosh, their lips met and locked. Wally reached up and delicately touched Kuki's cheek.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIYA!" Cried a voice. Wally was suddenly bowled over by a girl in a purple sweatshirt.
"Back off of my sister you teenager!" She yelled.
"Mushi!" Kuki cried out.
"Numbuh 3!" cried the blonde girl. "I don't care that its your sister, she's still a teenager!"
"But he tried to suck the goodness out of her!" Mushi whined, pointing at Wally.
"Mushi!" Kuki said angrily. "What are you doing here? I'll tell mom!"
"Don't tell her Numbuh 3!" Tommy warned.
"What's Hoagie's little brother doing here too?" Wally asked, standing up and rubbing his shoulder.
"Mushi, you tell me right now or I will tell mom!" Kuki practically screamed. The blonde girl stepped forward.
"We are the Kids Next Door. And as ex-operatives yourselves, you should very well know that our purpose is to put a stop to the plans the teenagers and adults have devised to shut us down. I am Sarah Eins, leader of this unit."
"Us?" Kuki and Wally said together. Kuki fished in her purse and brought out the I.D. Card she had found the night before.
"You mean we were part of a group of children fighting against teens and adults?" Wally said to Sarah. Sarah nodded.
"Come with us." She said.
End Chapter 5
Next Chapter: The Past Unfolds
Author's Note: I am SO proud of myself! After several hard thought out attempts at Microsoft Word's Thesaurus, I finally came up with my very first operation name that actually stood for something! I now respect the creators of KND more than ever for having to come up with several of those thingies for every one of the episodes. And the spaghetti strainer part in case no one got it, I was making fun of Chad aka 274 and his hat. - Thanks bunches for the reviews! Keep 'em coming! I love you guys so much! I will try to keep the updates from within 24 - 48 hours of the last update. So if you are totally into this, you'll know when to check back in.
P.S. Just for the fans of this story, I have concocted another Operation title especially for an upcoming chapter! WHEEE! Maybe once you get the hang of it, it isn't so bad.
Special Shout-outs-
To: sweetiehartieangel369
It's awesome you added this to your favorites list! Don't be afraid of being hyper, I danced around in an orange sweatshirt and my Wally boots earlier today in my basement. How's that for hyper?
To: Iron G
Of course they're going to kiss! And they just did! What do you expect from a pairing story? -