Moon Comix: Ah, so it came off as if Wally and Kuki were going out? When did that happen, did I start writing in my sleep again? What I mean is, let's not assume anything until lets say a couple more chaptahs... did I say that? hides

Chaptah 16

It didn't take long for the TND to regain their usual schedules after Kuki's birthday. The only different thing that occurred in the following weeks was that Nigel and Abby finally confessed that they were seeing each other, which was pointless because everyone had figured out their secret. Thenext thing that Hoagie had on his list was to figure out why Abby had being seeing the future. He followed Michelle's advice and asked his parents, who steered him in the direction of the library, where he spent a week researching.

"Well," He said to himself. "All I have so far is that true psychics are rare." He looked around the library and spotted the head librarian. "Excuse me ma'am."

"Yes?" the tall pointy-nosed adult replied.

"I'm looking for some information about psychics… for a report." Hoagie fibbed. "But I haven't found anything that helps me."

"Well what kind of psychic are you looking for?" she asked him.

"Uh, like, old ones?" Hoagie squeaked out, kicking himself for lying.

"Look under 'Gypsies'" the librarian said, pointing at section that Hoagie would need.

"Thanks." Hoagie replied, hurrying off to the section she indicated. He grabbed the first couple of books that looking useful and returned to his seat. 'Hmm… it says here that gypsies are found mainly in Romania… doesn't Abby have an aunt who lives in Romania?' he thought to himself as he read. He jotted down a few side notes to his paper and moved on to the next book.

"This one sounds good." Hoagie uttered, looking at The Customs of the Roma. He skimmed through the pages until a picture caught his eye. The picture was of a young girl, about teenage, but that's not what had caused him to stare. The girl in the book looked exactly like Abby.

"No way!" he gasped. He looked around to see if anybody was looking before he ripped the page out and stuffed it in his folder. Then he grabbed his backpack and shoved the folder in while walking towards the door.

"Uh, excuse me mister." The librarian said. Hoagie stopped short and pivoted to face her, his face holding a guilty look. "I believe you forgot this." She said, handing him a pair of goggles.

"Uh, thanks." Hoagie uneasily said, taking the goggles. He gave a weak smile and jetted out the door to his bike. He was panting by the time he reached the treehouse. 'Man, I really need to start working out more.' He thought as he put his bike away in Nigel's garage.

"Hey Hoag." Kuki said from the lower level of the treehouse. He looked up to see her waving. "Guess what! Numbah 362 is inspecting us. She says it's mandatory."

"Th-three sixty two?" Hoagie coughed, mentally checking himself over.

"Yup! But she's acting kind of funny, without her helmet she seems so much nicer!" Kuki yelled. Hoagie cringed; knowing that Michelle couldn't miss hearing the Japanese girl's voice.

"I'll be right up!" he called back, grabbing his backpack and entering his handprint into the elevator. A few minutes later he was greeted by a radiant looking Michelle and an uneasy team. "Uh, hey Numbah 362."

"Hey Hoagie, just in time. I was just about to prep Numbah 1 with these mission specs." Michelle said, failing to see her mistake.

"You called him Hoagie!" Abby exclaimed, pointing her finger at her superior. Michelle gasped and turned red, while Hoagie quickly dropped his face to the ground.

"What's going on here?" Nigel asked, folding his arms over his chest and waiting for the response.

"Well… you see…" Michelle stuttered, at a loss of words. Strangely enough, Hoagie jumped in and finished her sentence, with a little colorful additions. (A/N: little.. -snort- do I even know the meaning of little??)

"Michelle and I are going out." Hoagie quickly lied, blushing as he grabbed her hand. Michelle took a sharp breath before smiling. She nodded as Hoagie continued. "We didn't want you to think she was just, you know, keeping tabs on the operations."

"Well that certainly explains it." Kuki said.

"Yeah, people do some crazy things when they are going out." Wally muttered, earning a jab in the stomach from Kuki. "What?"

"So, now that that's over with… on with the specs?" Michelle suggested, taking her hand from Hoagie's so she could step up to the podium. "Now, we've got an idea of what we should get the Delightful's for Christmas. This year, we aren't going to wait for them to attack us."

"Full-frontal assault, a bold move, Numbah 362." Nigel commented, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

"Who said anything about assault?" Michelle grinned. "We're ending this feud, right here, before they can take it to the next level."

"So what do we do?" Kuki asked, leaning in so she could hear better.

"Well it will take time, maybe even years, but this is what we'll be doing…"

"Let me walk you home?" Hoagie half pleaded when Michelle had started for the exit.

"Sure, you can explain about earlier." She smiled.

"Well, you see I was going to, uh, ask you anyway, and it just kinda slipped." Hoagie confessed, blushing profusely.

"You were going to ask me out?" Michelle said in astonishment. "But why?"

"Why? You ask me why? Because you are amazing! You light up any room you stand in, you are the smartest kid I know, your beautiful and you are totally in charge of well, everything!" Hoagie gushed.

"Yes." Michelle said.

"What?" Hoagie asked, not understanding.

"Yes I'll go out with you, dofus!" Michelle smiled, taking his hand as they turned the corner. They both turned crimson and words failed them until they reached Michelle's house. "I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow."

"Uh, yeah." Hoagie airily said, not sure of what he should do.

"Good night Hoagie." Michelle said, removing her hand from his.

"Good," Hoagie started softly, leaning in and giving her a shallow kiss. "Night." He watched Michelle walk into her house with a smile on his face before he himself started home.

A/N: Some Hoagie fluff… Yay!! I'm so glad I can write Hoagie fluff now What do ya'll think of Michelle, good bad? Coming up: the official TND Christmas (plus more Michelle) and the new and improved (well, not new, but anyway) TND Karaoke Party!!! karaoke is good. Your writing extrodinaire, Signy