Disclaimer: Numbuh 4, a.k.a. Wallabee Beatles is not my property. Neither is the rest of Codename: Kids Next Door.

A/N: Update! It is time for the dance! I've really outdone myself. This chapter is long! And all of it happens in one day. I hope you guys'll like it. I apologize about any errors. I tend to have those. Oh, by the way, I drew Kuki and Wally cleaning! It's on my dA page.

Well, I've said all I need to say. On with the show! Or should I say party?

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Cruddy Diary!

Chapter 5

July 4th (4th of July! Paaarty!):

Numbuh 2 fell off the ladder earlier. I know it's not nice to laugh, but I cracked up big time! We were hanging up the last of the decoration together with the girls. I was handing them stuff up the ladders they were using. I climbed up to give Numbuh 2 some of the glittery stuff the girls had picked out. When he was about to grab it, he lost his balance and fell down past me. He hit the floor with a painful thud. A loud cry of pain followed.

I had to cling to the ladder not to fall off myself as I started to laugh. The others laughed, too. Even Numbuh 1, but he wiped the smile off his face quickly and said it hadn't been funny at all.

Numbuh 2 got angry with us for laughing. He now has a huge black mark on the back of his thigh. Or should I say, on his butt? Hahaha!

I just had to write this down so I wouldn't forget. Not that I think I'll forget that awkward swallow dive right away!

Well, we're all going out to get fireworks soon. Besides, I have to wait for the food deliverance. It'll be here soon, so yeah. And I was right about what I was going to wear. I really don't bother to outdo myself, so I'll just wear my jeans with a white shirt, a tie and a black jacket. Yup!

Oh, and I thought about buying a gift for Kuki. I figured jewelry would be perfect, but then again, I don't know what she'd like… Maybe I should ask what most girls want down at the jewelry store? Yeah, I'll do that. Oh, crud! If I'm going to make it in time, I've gotta hurry!

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A little later:

We got the fireworks! And we got a lot, too! This is going to be one heck of a party!

I got the food. Placed it in the kitchen for later. I've never seen that many tacos before! Oh, and I went to the jewelry store when we were out just now. The others didn't suspect anything, as I said I'd go to the bathroom (They must think I have the runs! I did spend a good ten minutes in the jewelry store). The cashier lady helped my pick out a pretty necklace for Kuki. It was a little silvery heart with a tiny diamond-looking rock in one corner. I really hope she'll like it.

Ugh, I know it sounds pathetic of me to buy her a gift… But I really want to give her something. The smile on her face will be unforgettable. She'll thank me, and most definitely hug me! And I really want that hug.

Well, got to go and get myself all dressed and stuff. The party starts soon, and I want to be dressed in time. We still have some stuff to fix. The DJ's not here yet, and I have to prepare the food. And we have to get the punch ready, too. Man! So much to do!

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Much later:

Wow, what a night! The party was so much fun! I have to write down all of it, 'cause I want to remember everything that happened! Okay, so first, we all got ready around the Treehouse. I hadn't seen the girls for a few hours. But you know what they say… Girls need, like, five years in the bathroom before something like this! I'm SO glad I have my own bathroom! I'd go nuts if we only had one bathroom! I'm pretty sure I'd pee my pants, too!

Anyways, Numbuh 1 was wearing this cool tux. I'm terrible at describing stuff like that, so I'll leave it for now. At least it was black and stuff. Numbuh 2 wore a really cool blue suit. He wasn't wearing his pilot cap for once. Though he did complain about his hair. He also missed his goggles. Anyway, I think we all looked pretty cool! And now on to the girls…

Numbuh 5 was wearing a dress, for once. It was royal blue. She also had these white gloves, or whatever they're called. And she had her hair down. I thought she looked pretty good. She came in to the party room, where Numbuh 2 and I were getting the food on the big table.

"Wow! Look at you!" Hoagie said when he saw her.

"Back at ya!" she replied with a flattered smile. The she looked down on her dress. "Numbuh 5 hates dresses, though!"

"How come?" he asked. "They make you look great!"

I think Hoagie's in love! How precious! My best friend is having his first crush. I think I'll tease him about it later, heh-heh-heh…

You know how people sometimes say they saw something so beautiful that it took their breath away? I always thought that was crud! Until I saw the way Kuki looked tonight… I still suck at describing, but I'll give it my best shot, since I… well… want to remember the way she looked? Right… So, she was wearing this really pretty white dress. It reached her down to her ankles, almost, and it had a split in the front that went all the way up to the middle of her thighs, just about. Yeah, I noticed that… The dress only had two thin straps to go over her shoulders. And she wore matching shoes. She'd had her hair done, too. Let's just say it looked great!

She entered the room a few minutes after Numbuh 5. "Look at my dress, you guys!" she exclaimed. "Isn't it pretty?"

The dress was pretty? Jeez, the entire girl was sparkling with beauty! I stared at her, dumbfounded. It really did take my breath away! Where'd my jaw go? I swear, if the floor hadn't stopped it, it would have gone straight down into Numbuh 1's parent's living room! I think I just stood there and stared at her for a few minutes.

"Wow, that's really nice, Kuki," Hoagie said with a smile.

"Thank you, Hoagie," she giggled. She twirled around to check how it would look when she was dancing. "Oh, I love this dress!" She looked over at me. "Don't you just love it, too, Wally?"

I gulped nervously and kept my eyes on her. Then I managed to get a few words out. "Err… yeah." Wow, good going, lamer! I felt really stupid about it right away, and my face had turned into a deep shade of crimson.

She giggled. "You look pretty good, too."

I smiled and blushed even more. I hate blushing! It's so annoying. And I really did experience that a few more times during the night…

The DJ (aka. Numbuh 58) came eventually, and we helped him get all set up. Everything was now ready for the dance to begin and the guests to arrive. And they did arrive.

I suddenly noticed that Numbuh 362 had arrived. She was wearing a pretty dress, too. She looked around awkwardly. I walked over to her.

"Hey, you look nice," I told her and grinned. "If you're looking for Numbuh 1, he's right over there." I pointed over to the other side of the room, where he was standing and talking to some of our guests.

"Thanks," she said and smiled. Then she walked over to him.

I had to watch! I was so excited about them and how they would deal with being each other's date for the dance.

Nigel greeted her and they started to talk about something. That was all I had time to see before Kuki came over to me.

"Come on, Wally!" she said. "Let's get this party started!" She grabbed my wrist and pulled me out on the floor, putting her arms around me.

I love dancing with her! And the fun part is that we always get a lot of attention when we're dancing. People stop to stare at us, amazed. We rock! I find it rather simple to do dance moves. Suppose it has something to do with what I'm specialized in – hand-to-hand combat! I have to be able to move around smoothly and quickly, that's my job. It's just an advantage in my spear time. Can't say I'm complaining. And Kuki loves that I can dance, so hah!

The party really started now. People danced more. The place was full of life!

After a while, Kuki and I went to get some food. The food tray was getting empty, and it was my job to make sure that there was food on it at all time. We ate the last tacos. Then I went to the kitchen to fill it up again. When I came back with the food tray, Kuki was gone.

"She probably went to the bathroom or something," I thought out loud. It was fine by me, I felt like sitting down for a moment anyway. But Kuki didn't show up again. I'm not sure for how long I waited, but I can be really patient with her sometimes.

Hoagie suddenly went over to the food table. Then I got up from the chair and walked over to him.

"How's it going?" I asked and smiled.

"Just fine!" he replied. "Abby and I've been dancing for a while. Then I got hungry."

"Man, you're always hungry!" I laughed. I looked around and spotted Nigel (I actually called him by his first name for once..!). He came over to us.

"Hiya, Numbuh 1!" Hoagie greeted with his mouth full of food.

"Hey, guys," he replied with a smile.

"So, Nigel – how's your date?" I asked and wiggled my eyebrows at him a few times with a sly grin on my face.

He blushed slightly. "She's great. You were right, Wally. Asking her was a good idea. Tha-"

"No, no!" I interrupted and gesticulated with my hands, still smiling. "You don't need to thank me." There was a few seconds pause. "Okay, you can thank me! I want to hear that I'm the most awesome best friend in the universe!"

Nigel let out a laugh. "Thank you. And yes, you are."

"Hey!" Hoagie glared at him. "What about me?"

"You both are the greatest best friends in the universe," Nigel said, smiling at us.

That might be true, but I'm still the one that fixed him up for the dance! So hah!

After talking to the guys for a few minutes, I thought it was time I started looking for Kuki. She'd been gone a long time now, so I was beginning to worry. I glanced around the room, but she wasn't there. Then I walked out of the room. I asked Numbuh 488 if she'd seen Kuki, as I passed her down the hall, but she said no. So I kept walking.

This is so weird, I thought. She'd never leave and stay gone for so long. Not as long as she knew I was waiting for her. I was her date! I was about to make my way to her room to check there, but I stopped and listened as I heard voices. They came from one of the many little balconies we have. I went over to the door and opened it.

Kuki was standing by the railing together with… grrr, Numbuh 873! That sleaze-bag!

"Kuki?" I know it was a silly thing to start calling out her name like that, but I really didn't know what else to say. I was shocked. After all, they had been standing over there, looking at the fireworks in the neighborhood as they were talking and laughing.

They turned around. Numbuh 873 looked even better tonight… He was wearing a tux, and he'd fixed his hair, something I hadn't bothered to do.

"Hi, Wally!" Kuki exclaimed. "We're watching the fireworks! It's so beautiful!"

"What are you doing here, squirt?" Numbuh 873 asked me with an irritated voice.

"What am I doing here?" I shouted. "What the crud are you doing here? And why are you talking to Kuki? She's not your date! She's mine!"

"I'm just borrowing her for a moment," he replied. "Besides, she's my friend, too, so you don't have to act all selfish."

"I'm being selfish?" I cried. "You're the one that won't face the fact that she's here with me! And she doesn't really like you, Aaron!"

"She likes me better than you, Wallabee!" he growled. "Hah, at least I have a normal name, you midget kangaroo!"

"You want me to kick your ass, don't you?" I hissed, walking closer. I made myself ready to fight the bastard.

"No, guys!" Kuki interrupted. "Don't fight!"

"Bring it on, you little wimp!" he shot back.

I'd had enough of him by then. I charged, pinning him to the floor. He was prepared for it, so he punched me hard in the face in the process. I hit him hard with a clenched fist. He grabbed me around my neck and tightened his grip. I had no other choice than to pull back from him. I quickly got up as he started to get back up, too. Then I kicked him in the stomach. He fell to his knees, fighting to get his breath back.

"Solar plexus, dude," I told him with a content smile. "It works every time."

Kuki had raised her hands to her mouth. She was staring down at Numbuh 873 in shock. Then she looked at me. Her expression changed.

"What?" I muttered, breathing heavily. "Don't look at me like it's my fault."

"I… I don't know what to say to you, Wally," she said. "Why are beating up my friends?"

"He's not your friend!" I shouted and pointed an accusing finger at Numbuh 873, who now was trying to stand up again.

"Then what is he?" she asked and folded her arms, lowering her eyebrows at me.

"He's… a douche!" I replied. "Besides, he's stealing you! You were supposed to be my date."

"Wally – we were only talking," she told me. "You… you're jealous, aren't you?"

I suddenly blushed. I couldn't get out a single word. Typical!

She rolled her eyes and sighed. Then she looked at Numbuh 873. "I'm really sorry, Aaron. See you." She then walked past me and into the Treehouse.

"I don't understand what she sees in you, man?" Numbuh 872 said to me, coughing some. "She agreed to date you, even though you ain't worth the dirt under your shoes! She could have dated a real guy, like me, but she actually picked you!"

"For your information, my shoes are clean!" I snapped. "Besides, you're not even half the guy I am!" I turned around.

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that!" he called after me as I walked back inside and slammed the door behind me. ASSHOLE!

I looked for Kuki, but she wasn't around. I was pretty sure she'd gone to her room, so I walked all the way up there to check. I had to talk to her. At this point, I guess I was feeling rather scared. I was afraid of what she was thinking of me now. I didn't want to push her away from me. All I had been trying to do all along was to bring her closer, but that sleaze-bag 873 managed to screw it up!

I hesitated outside Kuki's curtain, before I knocked softly on the wall. "Kuki?"

No answer. I figured as much, though.

I pulled the curtain aside and peeked inside the room. Empty.

"Kuki – I know you're here…" I muttered. I had this feeling. I mean, where else would she go?

I entered the room and glanced over all her stuffed animals on the floor. There wasn't a lot of light on in there, only one on her bedside table. I walked over to her bed. I suddenly noticed the back of her head on the other side of the bed. Carefully, I got on her bed and crawled over it to get to her. I poked her shoulder.

"See, I knew you were here." I couldn't help but smile.

Kuki shoved something under her bed real quickly. "What are you doing here? I didn't say you could come in."

"I thought it was for the better," I replied. "I didn't want to leave you all angry with me." I sighed. "Look, I'm sorry… I really did get a little… jealous… I just don't like Aaron. He's not good enough for you!"

She turned around, her violet eyes meeting mine. "Is that what you're thinking? That he'll become my boyfriend or something?"

I blushed in the dim light. "I-I didn't know what to think… I just figured you… liked him… and he liked you, and you'd, kinda… start spending more time together and stuff."

"It wouldn't have worked even if I'd wanted to," she told me. "First of all, he's from a different sector. When would I ever get to see him? Second, we're in the organization together."

I frowned. "What's that supposed to mean? That you can't like someone from the Kids Next Door?"

She shrugged. "Does it matter?"

"Well, I… Yes, it does!" I replied. "What, you don't like the idea of two people from the same organization sharing something like that?"

"It-it… depends," she stuttered and avoided eye contact.

"For your information, Kuki," I started, "- Aaron thinks that there's going to be something between you two if you keep spending time with him like that. Don't you see it? He likes you! And I don't like that! I don't take too kindly to him. He's a freaking moron! He can't even steer a ship!" I was referring to something that happened a few months ago. Just have to mention it, because it was kinda funny. Numbuh 873 was going to take down a bunch of teenagers that were escaping down the street. He flew after them, trying to hit them with the weapons installed in the ship. He missed every shot! And suddenly, he steered the whole ship down to the ground. The teenagers got away, and he ended up sitting in a wheelchair for the next six weeks! Bwahahaha! What a LOSER!

Kuki laughed at this. "You're right…" she muttered, actually unwilling to make fun of her so-called friend. She remembered that whole episode, too. "He is a bit of a loser, isn't he?"

"A bit?" I exclaimed. "More like the loser!" We both burst out laughing.

"It's actually very funny!" she exclaimed, still laughing.

"I know!" I replied and let out another laugh. I relaxed again after a little while and smiled at her. "Come on, let's get back to the party. We still have some more dancing to catch up on."

"Okay." She smiled widely and got up from the floor. Then she grabbed my hands as I still was standing on my knees on her bed. She pulled me off of it. I landed on my feet in front of her. She gave me a quick hug. I blushed. Then she held one of my hands as we started to leave the room.

Many people were still dancing when we got back. We joined in. Kuki's dress made her look like an angel, I swear! She really did look stunning tonight. It kinda made me want to kiss her… Anyway!

Soon, there was a slow song on. Kuki pulled me closer. I put my hands on her back. She seemed to enjoy the position we were in. Not that I was complaining either. I felt like there was nothing in the world that could break us apart… until Hoagie came over and told me it was time to get the fireworks ready. Fireworks!

"Sorry, Kuki," I muttered. "We'll continue where we left off soon, okay?"

She forced herself to smile at me before I left her alone on the dance floor.

Hoagie, Nigel and I went to get all of the fireworks to bring it out in the yard. We got three other guys to come help us. The guests were expected to watch from the balconies, but if they wanted to, they could come all the way down from the Treehouse to watch from the yard.

A few minutes later we all started to fire them up. I was so eager that I got to do the first one!

The guests loved it; they clapped their hands and uttered shouts of enthusiasm, and they went all "Oooooh" and "Aaaaaah". It was kinda funny.

Suddenly, I noticed Kuki. She'd come all the way down from the Treehouse. She waved at me as I backed away from some fireworks I'd just lit. I waved back and made my way over to her.

"Hey," I said. "What are you doing down here? You shouldn't be walking around on the grass with a white dress and white shoes."

"I know," she replied and smiled. "I-I just wanted to be here with you."

"How come?" I looked her straight in the eyes.

"Well, I thought I'd be romantic," she answered and shot me a seductive look.

"Kuki – wait up!" I heard a voice call from the other side of the house. It was Numbuh 873. He came over to us, hesitated as he saw me. "Oh, I see…" he muttered and shot me a glare.

"What is it, Aaron?" Kuki asked.

"Nothing, I just wanted to know if you wanted to watch the fireworks with me again," he replied. "But I see that you two have made up."

"Yes, I was never really mad at him," she said and grinned.

"Get lost, bird brain!" I snapped at him, clenching my fists.

"At least I have a brain, you freak!" he shouted back. "And what's up with that do, man? You can't see crap for under there!" He then turned to Kuki. "What do you see in this moron? His hair's more girly than yours! Besides, he's like 5 feet shorter than you!"

The blood boiled in my veins. I was so angry I swear I was about to bite his cruddy head off! I shook with anger, gritted my teeth and glared at him with two burning eyes from beneath my bangs.

"What?" Kuki exclaimed with a sad look on her face. "How can you be so mean? He's not girly! And I'm not even 5 foot tall!"

"It was a figure of speech," he replied. "Kuki, listen. You're ten times what this jerk is. You deserve someone better. Someone like m-"

"I'm a thousand times what you are, you creep!" I interrupted and got closer to him.

"I was talking to Kuki, Wallabee!" he yelled angrily.

"She doesn't want to talk to you, so scram!" I shouted, getting all up in his face.

"What is your problem, punk?" He pushed me away.

"You're my problem, dork!" I replied and pushed him back.

"Don't touch me!" he shouted and pushed me again, harder this time. Then I just swung my fist at him, hitting his cheek hard. He punched back, hitting my eye. It was quite painful. I attacked him, tightening a grip around his neck and forcing him into the wall of the house behind him. His back hit the wall with a loud thud. When he tried to get away from the wall and wrestle me off, I pushed him back. I did it a few times before he twisted his arms around mine so I couldn't hold on to his neck anymore. Then he kicked me with his knee in my stomach. It really hurt! I let out a choked cry of pain before I straightened up and did my best to ignore it. Then I got down on my knees and grabbed a hold of his legs, pulling them towards me so he fell to the ground, banging his head on the wall.

He uttered a painful wail. "You really shouldn't have done that," he hissed at me as he rubbed his sore head. Then he kicked me in my face. I flew about two feet back with a howl of pain. I covered my nose with my hands, worried it was broken.

"STOP IT!" Kuki screamed at the top of her lunges. I swear, my eardrums were about to burst!

Numbuh 873 ignored her and was about to get up an attack me again, but she moved in the way.

"Don't touch him!" she shouted.

It was about now I noticed how everybody in the yard was staring at us. Somebody up in the Treehouse asked what was going on with distant voices.

"Numbuh 4 – for the love of all that is pure!" Numbuh 1 yelled. "What the heck is going on?"

I couldn't get out a word. My nose hurt too much. It was bleeding, but I still wasn't sure if it was broken.

Numbuh 873 walked past Kuki, completely ignoring her. He grabbed a hold of my hair and lifted me up by it. Damn, that hurt! "You're a fighter? Hah! You couldn't have beaten my grandmother, you wuss! I got you down with one kick!"

"That was a lucky shot, asshole!" I growled and slapped his hands to let go of my hair.

"Numbuh 873!" Numbuh 1 shouted. "Let go of him! You two are finished here! Stop fighting right now!" He walked over to us and grabbed Numbuh 873 by his jacket, tugging him away from me. "Did you hear what I said?"

Numbuh 872 shook him off and walked away.

I got up, still holding my nose. "Yeah, keep walking, moron!" I shouted after him.

"Numbuh 4, quit it," Numbuh 1 muttered to me.

Numbuh 3 checked my nose, but it wasn't broken, thankfully.

If I ever see that freak again, I swear, I will kill him! I will make sure he suffers a slow and painful death! SLOW AND PAINFUL!

After all of this, the party continued. The last of the fireworks were fired up. I missed the last of it because I was sitting in the kitchen with an ice bag on my face.

"How are you feeling?" Kuki asked concerned and laid a hand on my shoulder.

"I've been better," I muttered and sighed. I took the bag away and looked at her. "I'm sorry things had to turn out the way they did. I wanted this night to be special, kinda…"

"Well, it did turn out special," she said and giggled. "Look, you were right about Aaron. He's a douche. Besides, I can't be his friend if you two will keep beating each other up every time you see each other."

I smiled at her. I so totally rock! Hah! I won her by beating someone up! I mean, I got to beat someone up, and not just anybody – that arrogant little douche, known as Aaron. And now Kuki's all mine! Yeah!

My hand is getting cramps… But I'm not done yet! I still have some more I need to write down before I call it the night.

Ignoring my painful nose and my swollen eye, I danced with Kuki once more to a slow song. When the song ended and got changed onto another slow song, Kuki told me to come with her. She took my hand, and I followed. We left the room and walked down the hall. Kuki brought me out on the balcony her and Aaron had been standing on earlier.

"Look at the stars, Wally!" she said and pointed at the sky. "Aren't they pretty?"

I hadn't really noticed how late it had gotten before now. I glanced up at the stars. "Yeah," I replied with a smile. I suddenly remembered the necklace in the pocket on my jacket. I was worried the box had gotten smashed in the fight earlier. I slid the box out carefully, so Kuki wouldn't notice. I checked it real quick. It was just fine. I let out a soundless sigh of relief. Then I turned to face Kuki. I touched her arm to get her attention.

She looked at me. "What is it?" she asked with a smile.

My stomach felt all weird and my heart started to beat faster. "I, err… I wanted to… well… Here." I handed her the box, quickly looking away.

"Oh, you got me a present!" she exclaimed and grabbed it. She opened the lid, looked at it – and gasped. "It-it's beautiful! Oh, thank you so much, Wally!" She threw her arms around me and hugged me tightly… a little too tight.

"K-Kuki..!" I gasped. "Can't breathe..!"

"It's the nicest gift I ever got!" she chimed and let go of me. "Thank you so much!"

I was still trying to get my breath back. I would have blushed, if my face wasn't already red from suffocation!

Kuki stood there for a few seconds with a huge grin on her face as she studied the necklace. "It's so pretty," she said. "You really shouldn't have." Then she rolled her eyes and said: "Okay, you should have!" She giggled.

I laughed, too – a nervous laughter.

"Can you help me put it on?" she asked as she took it out of the box and handed it to me.

"Sure," I replied and took it. I put it on her when she turned around and lifted her hair out of the way. Then she turned back towards me and looked down at it on her chest.

"I really love it, Wally," she said, smiling at me. "I'll always wear it." She then hugged me again, softer this time.

And there was the blush again!

We stood out there and talked for a little while before we went back inside. The party had reached its end. Kuki and I had missed the last of it, though, but it really didn't matter to us. The guests were leaving. Many of them told us what an awesome job we had done before they left the room.

And then it was just the five of us left. We started to clean up some of it, but it was getting really late. Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 5 complained about sleep. And Numbuh 2 was also complaining about his butt, and how much it hurt. Hah-hah! I'll make fun of him for that forever!

Numbuh 1 agreed with them that it was probably a better idea to clean up the rest in the morning. About that, I'm NOT looking forward to getting up tomorrow… Maybe I can sleep longer? So I don't have to help the others that much… I know, that's too cruel.

Well, I think it's bedtime. Time to say goodnight. Oh, crud! I forgot to say goodnight to Kuki before she left to go to her room. I didn't see her when she left. Well, it's a while since she went to bed now… What if she's asleep? Eh, I'll go check anyways. I suppose it's worth it. Be right back!

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A few minutes later:

Holy crud! Holy crud! I'm choking!

Okay, so I left my room to get to Kuki's. And on my way there, I met her in the hall that leads to her room. She was surprised to see me, and so was I.

"Wally! What… What are you doing here?" She looked around carefully to make sure no one else was around. She was wearing her purple nightgown. I was still in my pants and my white shirt, but I had taken off the tie and the jacket a long time ago.

"I… was about to ask you the same," I replied, fumbling with my hands nervously.

"Well, I guess I just wanted to… say goodnight to you," she muttered.

I walked closer. "Same here."

"How's your nose?" she asked, smiling slightly.

"It lives," I said, smiling lopsidedly at her.

"I'm glad to hear that," she giggled. Then she frowned some. "I… Thanks for everything tonight, Wally."

"No problem," I muttered. "I wanted to thank you, too, you know."

She wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into a hug. It felt like the most natural thing in the world now. Though I think I blushed slightly. My heart began to pound.

I'm losing it! I'm seriously tripping! I'm too much in love with her now! And that can't be good! Freaking out!

We carefully let go of each other. Then we just stared each other in the eyes. Emerald met violet. All I wanted was to jump her and kiss her! But I didn't… And I kinda regret it now. No! No, I don't! It's for the better! Isn't it?

Well, we did do something… I wanted to kiss her on the lips, but I didn't dare. So I leaned closer and kissed her on the cheek. We both blushed deeply now. Then she kissed me on the cheek as well. I thought my heart was about to burst out through my ribs! I was too nervous to stay there much longer. My knees were shaking. So I carefully pulled away with a smile.

"Goodnight, Kuki."

"Goodnight, Wally," she replied and smiled sweetly. "See you tomorrow."

We both turned around to leave the hall. I glanced over my shoulder after a few steps, and caught her looking at me. She tensed up and quickly turned around, blushing. She then disappeared behind the curtain to her room.

Man, she's cute! And pretty! And perfect. And I think I really love her… It's not just something I'm saying. I know that. This is the real thing. It must be…

Well, whatever it is, it's making me feel really silly. And at the same time, I feel so complete. As long as I'm with Kuki, everything will be fine. That's how I feel. But I'm not sure if I want to feel that way. It can't be healthy.

I'll get some sleep now. I could really use it. Especially after this party. It was so much fun, if you leave out the part where I almost got my nose broken. But it was worth it. I got Kuki, didn't I? Hah-hah, so long, Aaron!

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A/N: Could have been funnier, huh? Whatever! I know I wrote a lot about the party. It was supposed to be a lot about it, too. Was it too much? Well, it's not really that important. I did it, it's there, so yeah! Deal with it!