AN: The question people are asking is:

Did Wally die?

Well, y'all are gonna have to read to find out, huh.

PS: Little Wally is Hoagie's son, if ya didn't know.

"Okay dad, then what happened?" Little Wally was practically shreaking with anticipation.

Hoagie continued his story.

Hoagie looked at the new kid and saw the look of disgust etched on his face.

"They're cute, huh!" Kuki asked.

"Depends on what you call cute." He grumbled.

Hoagie cut him off before he said something rude. "Have you seen Nigel or Abby, Kuki?"

"Nope. They're probably at his treehouse. Oh, Wallabee have you seen the treehouse yet?"

He grimaced at the name. "You mean the gay one that's growing straight out of the rood of that house?"

She looked at him cluelessly. "What's 'gay'?"

The blond boy rolled his eyes. "Never mind. Yeah, I saw it."

"Isn't it the neatest thing?"

He looked at her, shocked. Had he not just called it 'gay'? Obviously, he didn't think it was neat.

"Wait til you see the inside. Its so cool." Hoagie added.

With that, the two dragged him to Nigel's house.

"Dad, how could a treehouse come straight out of the roof of a house? Isn't that, like, impossible?" Little Wally asked.

"Well, impossible is just a word, after all. Who's to say what's possible and what's not?"

His son gave him a weird look. "Whatever, dad."

The three entered the house without knocking and headed up the stairs.

They entered the tree house and Wally looked around in awe.

"What do you want?" A British accented voice shouted, obviously believing it to be intruders.

"Nigel, it's us!" Kuki called out. "Hoagie, me, and a new kid."

"New kid?" Abigail Lincoln came out of a separate room and eyed Wally suspiciously.

"This is Wally," Hoagie introduced. "He moved into Mrs. Parker's old place."

"Finally, the old bat is gone," Abby looked relieved. "She was always trying to get with my dad."

"Did your mom get mad at her?" Wally asked.

Abby glared at him. "My mom's dead."

"Oh," was all he said. He sounded apologetic.

Nigel entered. "What about a new kid?" he said before he saw Wally.

Kuki gestured to Wally. "This is Wally. Wally, this is Nigel."

"How old are you?" Nigel asked suspiciously.

"Eight."

He looked slightly relieved. "You're our age then. You're in third grade?"

He nodded.

"Have you ever heard of the Kids Next Door?"