Disclaimer: Oopsy, I've forgotten about disclaimers! Um...I don't own any of the KND characters or KND....
Chapter Nine: A Time for War, and A Time for Peace
December 5, Wednesday very early morning
Wally couldn't believe it. She was gone. She stood next to her sisters and brothers, her eyes a pale blue, her hair was down and flat, like when she was ten. Her outfit was proper, like she attended a private school. Her cute smile was gone, flirty stares out the window, playful personality disappeared.
"You bastards!" Wally yelled and punched the short blonde boy right in the nose. The boy grabbed his nose and stared at Wally in surprise.
"Get him." they said in unison. Wally ignored the order, all the men around him. He was focused on Kuki.
"Kuki..." he said softly, back..." Kuki didn't seem to hear him. Her gaze was set on the many men around him, a look of smug amusement plastered on her beautiful face. Wally's jaw tightened in anger. He swept around and knocked out all twenty men in five minutes. He didn't have time for them.
"KUKI!" he screamed, "YOU KNOW ME! IT'S WALLY! COME BACK TO ME! PLEASE KUKI! REMEMBER ABBY! NIGEL! REMEMBER LIZZIE!" Kuki wasn't really listening.
"Wally," they said, "You might as well give up. You can't beat us. We're too powerful." Wally stared at them in disgust. He landed another punch on the tall girl with blonde hair. She bit her lip and held back tears, holding her head high. Wally grabbed Kuki by the shoulders and shook her.
"COME ON KUKI! I KNOW YOU KNOW ME! I KNOW YOU REMEMBER ME!" he screamed. The boy with the helmet suddenly slashed Wally's right cheek with his fingernails. "OW!" he screamed and held his hand tight against his cheek. Blood ran down the side of his face. He checked Kuki's face to see if there was even a hint of concern in her eyes. She didn't look any different from the other five. Her face was a mixture of excitement and amusement. Wally suddenly remembered something.
He whipped his hand into Kuki's skirt pocket and brought out a fake train ticket.
"Remember this!?" he yelled, waving the ticket in front of her face. Kuki suddenly frowned. She grabbed his hand, holding it still and studied the ticket, as though she had never seen such a thing before. She slowly took it from his grasp and studied each letter carefully. Her face softened. Hope rose in Wally, he smiled. Kuki smiled as well.
Her fist hit Wally hard in the nose. She smirked down at him and ripped the train ticket in half. Wally stared at her in shock. He thought he had gotten her back for a moment...for a split second...there had been some hope...
Kuki kicked Wally as he lay on the ground. Wally lay motionless on the ground. He couldn't believe it...the girl he loved was trying to kill him...And yet...there was something wrong with Kuki...She raised her fist to punch Wally again but her fist slowly lowered as her eyes caught sight of something else...
Her mouth fell open. Her eyes slowly changed from the pale blue to their regular soft brown. Her face seemed to lose its hateful glare, her mouth curved into her usual smile. But there was something different about it...it seemed happier than usual. Wally looked behind him to see what Kuki was staring at...
The man stood not far from Wally. His face had also changed. He looked weary, but he also looked kind. Wally looked at Kuki again. Her smile turned into a broad grin. She ran to the man and threw her arms around him.
"Daddy!" she cried, tears coming to her eyes. The faces of the Delightful Children seemed to fall.
The man hugged Kuki back, his face buried in her hair. Suddenly, an evil grin came to the Delightful Children's faces. Wally looked at them curiously. They were planning something already. Wally hesitated then suddenly yelled out at Kuki. Kuki looked up, at Wally, then looked to wear he was pointing. A button was right next to the Delightful Children. Kuki's face paled. She screamed at Wally to move. Wally was confused. How was he in danger? Wasn't it Kuki that they wanted? Suddenly it dawned on him, they were going to do something to Wally, to hurt Kuki's heart.
He realized it too late. The tall boy's hand flew to the button and hit it hard. Wally felt the ground beneath him disappear and he fell. He turned over and saw nothing...for a long time he fell...until he found the ground. Cement. Wally closed his eyes and prepared to hit the ground headfirst.
Kuki screamed as she watched Wally fall into the floor. She couldn't believe it. She just got her father back, then lost the only boy she'd ever loved. Her first love. He was gone. She listened in dread...for his body to hit the ground...
She heard a sound...a crashing sound. The sound of a body hitting the floor. She gasped and turned back to her father. His face was pale as he hugged Kuki to him.
A/N: So there's chapter nine, chapter ten will be up soon. I think chapter ten may be shorter than the others, so I'm sorry if I disappoint you all with yet another tiny chapter...
