Disclaimer: I don't own KND and none of the characters of the cartoon (I'm getting tired of it...). I just own the DCFDTL mother (she will appear in this chapter, horray!!) and some other secondary characters. Please, enjoy the fic!


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Operation: P.I.C.T.U.R.E.

Problems
Involving
Complicated
Teenagers
Unable to
Release
Emotions

Writing Operative: Ukiby3000 a.k.a. KibyMoon

Chapter 8: Kids with Problems

Initianting Transmission……………


Story (n.) 1. Question. 2. Enigma.

(adj.) 1. Something that causes trouble.

Back to the present time...

When Kuki was coming back home from the park, followed by Wally, she was happy and jumping. She had a crush on him for a really long time and now she was happy that he was sharing the same feelings. But, the Aussie boy wasn't so happy. He saw that just after he kissed the japanonese girl, when he faced Donovan, that the tall boy was making a big effort to smile and don't look upset or sad with all the situation.

He was felling like trash, totally the opposite of his company, that was hyper all the way home. She didn't even realize the strangely sad and kind of angry look on Albin's face when they were leaving the park. If looks could kill, Wally would be already dead.

When they reached her house, she stood by the door, facing him with a wide smile. He was making a good effort to smile like her, so she wouldn't be disappointed.

"I'm... I'm so happy Wally!" she said with her eyes glittering with happiness tears.

"I'm happy too Kuki," he said.

She kissed him on the cheek and giggled. She said a happy "good bye" and "good night" to him and entered home.

His smile faded instantly and he started to walk back home slowly, under the glow of the street's lights.

Not so far from there, in a particular mansion of some particular children and their mother...

Miette had already came back, like her siblings, and was now preparing a little lunch for her, with a huge glass of orange juice. She was still a little bit dazed with all that happened in the park and found many things strange, including her brown-haired brother locking himself on his bedroom and staying locked there since they came home.

Then, the doorbell hang and she went to open the door. She faced her brother Kasen, that was back from the trip to the beach.

"Hello bro'! How it was on the beach? Did you kiss a lot?" she said smilling.

"Shut up Miette!" he said pushing his sister and walking straight to his bedroom. She looked puzzled at him but didn't question anything on her head. Everybody was acting strange anyway.

Kasen passed by Donovan's bedroom and listened a really loud song coming out of it. He put his bags on the floor and knocked on the door strong enough to overcome the music. When his brother opened the door, his eyes were red, he looked horrible and the song that was playing was a Nick Drake tune titled "Way to Blue". Kasen thought he probably stole the CD from Miette's private collection, because she was the only one that liked that type of music.

"What is happening that you're listening Nick Drake and crying in your bedroom?" Kasen asked a little bit confused.

"Don't bother me, please," Donovan said, shutting the door on Kasen's face. The boy shouted a loud "moron" to his brother and continued to head to his bedroom.

Nadine was also down because what she saw at the park and was on her bedroom, at the computer, deleting every single photo that she had with Nigel on it, even a really beautiful pic with him and Albin at the school yard, under a apple tree full of red and shinny fruits.

"Idiot, idiot, idiot..." she keept on saying while deleting the photos and crying out loud.

Another one that wasn't very well too was Albin. He had never realized that he liked Kuki a lot. He just realized it when he saw Wally kissing her and a strange anger rose on his soul and he wished that he could jump on the australian boy and punch him right in the face.

The boy was on his bedroom too, just lying down on his bed, not crying or planning Wally's death. He was just lying down thinking.

Back to the kitchen, Miette had just finished to make her lunch and her juice, and was about to go to her bedroom to eat and write on her diary, but, when she saw her mother, she made good use of her prescence and decided to ask how to act with her "strange" siblings.

"Well," said her mother, after that the girl had explained all the situation "looks like your siblings had their hearts broken today."

"I don't believe that a broken heart could make Donovan lock himself on his bedroom."

"Well, love is very dangerous thing. But, I think you should talk to them so then they could explain all to you. Beside, you're the more comprehensive of you five and I think that you could comfort everyone."

"Well, I'll try to talk to Donovan then, 'cause we are closer."

"OK. Make the better you can my little Miette."

The girl went to her brother's bedroom with her lunch board and knocked on the door strongly, trying to overcome the loud music. But she wasn't as sucessful as her brother and nobody opened the door. Then she forced the knob and saw that the door was unlocked.

"Donovy?" she called out loud and her brother, that was sat on the bed, turned to her. She saw two or three tears on his already red face and then she realized that her CD was flowing through the bedroom. She closed the door and said: "What are you doing with my CD? And how you found my private collection?"

She walked towards the stereo and, putting the board on a table next to Donovan's bed, she turned down the music and sat by her brother's side.

"OK, let's forget how you sneaked into my bedroom and stole one of my CDs, 'K? Now I want to talk to you about what happened back there in the park. Why are you so upset? Do you like Kuki or what?"

"Or what," he said, always looking down, without facing Miette at any moment.

"I see," she said, gazing at the ceiling, trying to find something clever to say. Then, she looked to her brother by the corner of the eye and asked: "Did you think that you had any chance?"

"I don't know. We were good friends, but I think now I screwed up everything... I'm a disaster when it cmes to deal with emotions."

"Why? What did you say to him?"

Her brother explained everything that they talked while she was away with Hoagie when they were in the park and she just nooded her head, starring at the ceiling again and then looking through the window, at the black sky with the stars.

"I think he's feeling really bad right now."

"I don't think so. He walked her home. I think he really likes her afterall."

Miette gave a deep breathe and grabbed her lunch to give it a bite. While munching, she started to think again, now, in how to unite her brother with the person that he loved. It was going to be hard, butit could work. She also needed to think on how she would solve her other siblings problems. It was hard to be the "most comprehensive" of the team.

At this same time, at Nigel's house, he was at the veranda with Lizzie, facing the dark sky with her. For the girl, that day had been wonderful, but for him, everything looked very wrong. He needed to finish with all that 'theater' before it was too late.

He faced Lizzie and said: "Look Liz, I don't want to sound too rough with you, but, I need to admit something to you."

She looked at him surprised. She had never seen him talk so seriously with her. She stopped smilling and said: "OK, I'm paying attention on you Nigy. What do you need to say."

"I need to say that... say that... I..."

"C'mon Nigy! Don't be so slow!"

If she knew what he was about to say, she wouldn't be saying that.

"Well, Liz, I need to say that, I don't like you, OK? I never liked. I'm sorry that I'm saying this so... so dry and fast, but... I... I couldn't go on and live this lie. I'm sorry."

"No... Tha... That's OK," she said looking down to her feet. She then rose from her chair and said, walking away to her house: "See you tomorrow at school. Don't be late."

Then, all of sudden, she started to run, feeling the tears fill her eyes and her heart break in millions of pieces.

One hour later, at Abby's house, she was on her bedrom and was with a big box opened in front of her while she was kneeled on the floor. That box contained lot's of things from the time that she was from the KND and before starting to walk with the DC. There were photos taken by Kuki, drawings of weapons and vehicles made by Hoagie, some pages of homework that she corrected for Wally and the most precious thing on all the box: a little strand of light-brown hair tied up with a red ribbon.

It was a strand from Nigel's hair, before the DC made him bald by Father's orders.

She looked at the little piece of hair on her hands and wished that everything could have worked well for her and him, when they started to date. But their realtionship only lasted three weeks, because both of them were jealous and were always accusing each other of cheating.

The girl then put everything back on the box and put it back on its place. Then she looked at the telephone and thought if she could call Kasen or Nigel. Calling Kasen would be good because she could say "sorry" about the incident at the beach and it really looked like he was in love with her. And she couldn't say that she didn't find him very attractive as well.

But, calling Nigel wasn't a bad idea too. She could see it they could start again. She could try to be less jealous.

Then, she ended up calling none of them and just changed her clothes to sleep, because in the next day she needed to go to school.

On the next day, the energies were really bad and everything looked strange. Lizzie didn't show up at school, what let Nigel more worried. With that, Abigail saw that he was caring too much about her and started to give up to start something new with him. Seeing her sad was making Kasen sad too.

Miette and Hoagie were OK with each other, but were finding everyone very down, sad and angry at the school.

Kuki passed all the long day-dreaming with Wally, what made Albin really mad.

Walabbe passed all the day without facing Donovan, what made the other boy more angry.

Nothing was the same. Everything was just fucked up. But, one call could solve lot's of things. And, Abby decided to give this call.

The girl reached her house in a zip after that horrible school day, and after thinking a lot. She went straight to her bedroom, threw her things on her bed and rushed to her faithfull adress book to look for a number. She found it and then dialed the number with her fingers shacking a little. Then, a feminine voice answered on the other side: "Delightful's residence."

"Hi, Abby speaking. Who's there?"

"It's Susan."

"Oh, good day maan. Is your son Kasen already at home?"

"Yes. Want to talk to him?"

"Yep, if he isn't doing anything important."

"Oh no, he is just preparing himself to take a bath. I'll call him."

Abigail listened the woman call her son on the other side of the line and her heart went faster. When she listened Kasen say a bored "Yes?" on the other side, she started to talk, without stopping to breath: "Look, Kasen, Abigail is really sorry with what happened and Abby thinks that she needs to forget the past and look to the future. And that's why Abigail thinks that once that you really like her, the boy that she likes it's too concerned about another person and that she can't deny that she thinks you're really attractive, Abby thinks that we should be dating. Do you want to be Abby's boyfriend?"

When silence came from the other side, Abby already thought the worst and she was about to say sorry again and tell Kasen to forget everything. But then, she listened the boy laugh on the other side and stayed a little confused. Then, he said: "Did you realize you're asking the same question I made two days ago?"

"Yes."

"And what you think that I will answer?"

"No."

"Abby, Abby... You're just so wrong. I love you, you know, and all that you said made me realize that you love me too and we are going to be together."

The girl's heart skipped a beat and a large smile opened on her lips and she said: "Really? You want to date Abigail?"

"Of course! And, to celebrate this, I want to buy you an ice-cream. Meet me in one hour at the Freeze Castle, 'K?"

"OK! Abby... Abby loves you!"

"I love you too. I really do!"

She hanged up the phone and her heart and soul were jumping up and down in happiness. She ran to the kitchen were her father was and hugged him strong.

"What happened my little child?"

"Abigail's in love dad!"

At the same time, Albin was walking down the street, coming back home. He refused to go back home by car, because he said that he needed to think about some important things. All things related to Kuki, of course.

While walking, a really pleasent song filled his ears and he followed the music until he reached a ballet school. The window was opened and he looked in. Then, he saw his crush taking class with other four girls.

He stayed there until the end of the class, and then, Kuki saw him gazing at her and waved a warm "hi" to him. He waved back and she walked towards the window and asked: "Hey, looks like you discovered what I do every monday and wednesday after class."

"You dance very well you know," he said, trying not to look directly to her.

"Want to drink something? It's so hot today," she asked on her innocence.

"Hmm, OK," he said, trying not to be rude at her.

"So wait because I need to change. Can't go out with these ballet clothes!"

She walked away and Albin stayed at the window waiting for her. While he waited for her to come, he started to think why she prefered Wally to him, once that they looked almost the same, except for the color of the eyes. His were blue and Walabbe's were dark green. And the face. But except for that, their physique looked almost the same.

But, their moods were really different. Maybe that was the reason that she liked the australian boy more.

Then, Kuki appeared, already dressed properly to walk at the street and said: "Let's go?"

"OK."

So, they went to the closest snack bar to buy something to drink. Albin was giving the best of him to look friendly and happy. Beeing angry at Kuki would only make things worse and it wasn't her fault that she liked Wally. And it wasn't even the australian boy's fault.

At the school where Walabbe was studying, the boy was still there, just walking around the almost empty school, except for some folks that were still there waiting for their parents or were doing their homework at the school. Then, he noticed that something was coming from the music room and went to check it out, once that his father would pass a little bit later to take him home.

When he reached the door that was made half of glass and half of wood, he saw through the glass that someone was inside the room behind all those instruments.

He opened the door softly to don't make any noise and realized that someone was playing bass-guitar there. And, more: the person was playing it very well.

Walking a little bit closer to the sound, always taking care to don't make any noise and don't let the person see him, he hid himself behind a big box and then spied behind it to see who was playing.

Of course, it was his other crush and he hid himseef fast, blushing in an intense red tone. He then started to pay attention on the song coming from the bass.

It looked like a really sad song and the tall boy was really concentrated while playing. He was there because he was trying to forget how horrible the day went and to forget that Wally and Kuki were together now.

When the song finished, he stayed in silence for a long time, almost two minutes, just starring at the window, seeing the trees shake with the wind outside. He sighed and went to put the instrument on its place.

So then Wally realized that the boy was coming into his direction and started to run to go out. And, before Donovan could see who was there, the australian boy was already gone.

At this time, at the DC's mansion, Nadine was leant over her bedroom window, just thinking on what to do when she saw Nigel walking down the street all alone, looking down to the sidewalk and a little bit sad.

She wanted to wave a "hello" to him, but she wasn't in the mood to do this. She just wanted to stay there alone with her sadness. And she also wouldn't stand to look at him knowing that he already had a girlfriend. But, she didn't know that he had just broke up with her the night before and he was just worried because Lizzie really liked him and he didn't know how she was reacting to the revelation that he did to her.

Even with some problems solved and some people trying to forget their broken hearts, things were beeing pretty hard for most of them.


Notes:

1) Review, please!!

2) Next chapter will come God knows when... Any comment about this eighth chapter??

3) Thankx for reading! It means a lot to me!!

4) Note regarding another fic: Well, it's sad, but it's true: This fanfic is almost in the end. But, I'm already working on the first chapter of my next KND fanfic that's called "Operation: D.R.A.G.O.N.". Please, read my Bio for more details on this fic!

5) Also, keep your eyes open if you like King of Fighters, 'cause soon I'll release my little fic titled "Just a Bad Dream?"!

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