Disclaimer: I am not the owner of KND and stuff.
A/N: It's been a while, I know… Writer's block, school and games will do that to ya.
I really don't know how long it takes to drive from Ohio to Alabama, so don't start attacking me for that, okay? Okay… Here we go!
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Cruddy Diary!
Chapter 7
July 11th
Wow, it's been a while since I wrote in this thing now. Four days, actually. I don't know why, but I just haven't felt an urge to write lately.
To sum up what happened the last four days; we've been on two missions. One of them was very interesting. A decommissioned teenager started to show interest in the Kids Next Door. He said something to some operatives that he met one day that there was something so familiar about the organization. We were ordered to capture him and bring him up to the Moon Base for decommissioning. This is scary… If he could remember such information, think about all the other teens that have been decommissioned. What if they suddenly started to remember? That's bad! That's very bad! Numbuh 1's pretty freaked out about it. The mechanics are working on the decommissioning machine now up at the Moon Base. I just hope nothing bad will happen…
I worry too much! It's just that I've had time to worry today. You'll never guess where I am right now… Lucky Numbuh 4's out driving with his stupid family on a stupid family vacation! Joey threw up a few minutes ago, so we had to stop. Man, he smells!
Mom's constantly looking back at me from the seat next to Dad's. Dad is driving. I'm behind his seat, and Joey's behind Mom's seat in his baby seat. I think mom's worried that I'll be cranky and all. But she totally asked for it for bringing me on this stupid vacation!
I glance out the window now and then. I see cars passing us. I see the blue sky. I see the sun – and it's in my eyes right now. I'm glad I have long bangs…
I just chewed on my pencil. It's not like I really enjoy munching on a little wooden stick. I'm just running out of stuff to write now.
Oh, I almost forgot! The other mission we went on was to get Mr. Boss. That twit is so set on trying to screw up for kids! This time he was trying to blow up the biggest toy store in town. Any kids worst nightmare!
We managed to stop him. It was fun, actually! I beat him up pretty good!
Dad just turned on the radio… He turned it on to listen to the news. Argh, can it get more boring than this? I hate the news! We've been driving for a few hours. I wonder if the sun will set soon. Mom told me we very going to spend a few days at her friend's place. Her name is Kate Peterson. I can't really remember her, but Mom told me that she used to spend a lot of time with her and Dad a few years ago, probably before I was born, before she got married and a moved away to America and to a different state than the one we moved to. I think it was Alabama.
Yeah, it's Alabama. I just asked Mom and Dad. We'll be there soon.
The sun is setting now… I'm starting to miss the guys… Especially Kuki. I told them all that I was going away. I was sad about leaving her early this morning. In fact, I didn't want to leave any of them.
"Take care, Numbuh 4," Numbuh 1 said solemnly and patted my back. "Don't worry. We'll survive without you." He smiled. I returned the smile.
"Try making the best out of it, man," Numbuh 2 told me and gave me a high-five. "I'll miss not having anyone to play tricks on Numbuh 1 with, though." He smirked. I laughed.
"You go have a nice trip," Numbuh 5 said and smiled at me. "Numbuh 5 thinks it'll be good for you. See ya later, man." She messed up my hair with her hand and laughed.
"Hey!" I cried. "Easy with the hair!"
Numbuh 3 laughed and did it, too. Both of the girls laughed again.
"You're funny," Numbuh 3 said and smiled at me. She suddenly grabbed me and pulled me into a tight hug. I blushed. "Too bad you'll be gone for so long," she said and let go of me again. She grinned. "I'll miss you."
I blushed even more. "Err… yeah, I'll… err, miss you… too…" I stuttered and avoided eye contact.
"Wallabee!" Mom called from the car. "Come on, sweetie! We're leaving!" I glanced over at her before I looked at the guys again.
"Well, bye, guys," I muttered. I turned around and started for the car. I smiled as I heard that sweet voice from behind me, going: "Goodbye, Numbuh 4! Buy me a funny gift!"
So then I got in the car, and we left… And here I am. We've been eating at fast-food place to make it easy. I didn't mind! I still have some soda left over. I didn't feel like drinking the whole thing. I know that if I drink too much I've got to pee. And having to go to the bathroom when you're out driving is no fun!
I miss Kuki a lot now… I wish she was here. Hey, why didn't I think of that sooner? She could have come with me! Though I'm not so sure if bringing her would do any good. For the team, I mean. They're already missing their fighter.
I wonder what made me like Kuki in the first place…
Here are all the things I like about Kuki Sanban:
She is pretty/cute/beautiful.
-She has a sweet voice.
-Her laughter is the best laughter in the world.
-She is funny.
-Her hair flows like an angel's.
-The way she covers her mouth with her sleeve-covered hand when she's laughing or smiling. And sometimes she even blushes when she does that.
-The way she skips around, and dances.
-The way she's so enthusiastic about things.
-The way she hugs me.
-The way she smells.
-How she always eats the red gummy bears first.
-Her singing.
-Her smile.
-The way she says my name.
There's probably a lot more. I remember it better when I look at her. I notice new things that I love about her just about every day.
My hand is getting cramps…
We just drove passed something dead on the side of the road. I think it used to be a squirrel before it got run over. It was brown.
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Later (I have no idea what time it is, all I know is that it's late! And I'm tired):
We finally got here! Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are really nice. They gave me cookies! (That came from me? Wow… I don't even like adults! It's probably the cookies talking). And they live at this huge farm. They have a lot of animals, and they've got a dog. I like that dog. His name is Dennis. They've also got two kids. A boy and a girl. They didn't interact too much with me, though. I think they're named Jason and Jade. I'm not sure.
I think I remember getting Christmas cards form Mr. and Mrs. Peterson. There were pictures of the farm and the dog and stuff on it.
I got my own room in the basement. It's a little guestroom, and it's pretty nice. But I'm not so sure if I'll like being down here all alone… Mom and Dad are sleeping upstairs in the big guestroom together with Joey. All the other bedrooms are on the second floor, so I'm pretty far away from everyone else. I'll live…
I wonder what Numbuh 1 and the others are doing now. They're probably sleeping, but I'm curious of what they've done today. I was thinking of calling them tomorrow. They'll probably be happy to hear that everything is fine and that I'm staying at this really neat farm. I wonder if Kuki would have gone along with me if I asked her. I really wish she was here now. This little room wouldn't have been so lonely either…
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July 12th
I thought this place would bore me half to death when I woke up this morning, but I was very wrong…
Okay, so first of all, I got dressed and went up to the kitchen. I could hear people in there. Mom and Mrs. Peterson were in there, preparing breakfast. Yes, I was up extremely early today, and I feel that now!
Anyway… Mom greeted me with a hug. I tried to get away, but she's really fast!
"How are you this morning, sweetie?" she asked and kissed me cheek while she was at it.
I wiped it off immediately and pushed her away. "Fine!" I muttered irritated.
"Great!" she said and smiled. "How 'bout some breakfast? Sit down by the table. It'll be ready soon." She gesticulated with her hands towards the table.
So I walked over there and took a seat. Later on, everybody gathered around the table. I didn't talk much. No, I wasn't feeling ill! Sometimes I just don't need to talk…
Anyway, we ate and stuff. And after that Mr. Peterson asked me if I wanted to see the farm. Since I didn't have anything else to do, I said yes. So I got to see basically everything. That took a few hours, but it was actually fun. The two kids joined us after a while.
The boy looked at me. "I bet you think horse-back-riding is for girls, right?"
"Am I that transparent?" I asked, shoving my hands into my pockets, as I didn't know where else to put them.
His name was Jason, so I was right. But they only call him Jay. He's just as old as me, I think.
Jay smirked at me. "Well, it's not really that girly. I ride the horses all the time, and it's a lot of fun. Care to try?"
I looked at Mr. Peterson with a worried expression.
"It won't hurt you, kid," he said and laughed.
"Well, actually… I'd rather not…" I muttered.
"Don't be such a baby!" Jay said. "I'll go get them ready. I'll give you the good one, Wallabee."
"Wally," I corrected him and rolled my eyes.
"Right," he said with a grin. Then he went to the stable to get the horses. A while later he returned with two horses. It took him quite some time to persuade me into getting up on the horse. I felt so incredibly stupid up there.
What the crud is the matter with me? I'm too easy to persuade these days! Kuki always finds a way to persuade me into doing stuff. Like watch that stupid Rainbow Monkey movie with her. And now this guy has me wrapped around his finger? No cruddy way!
I did a terrible job riding the horse. I kept bouncing up and down, and that was not exactly very comfortable. You can guess why! It still hurts a little…
Jay laughed at me. "You look like a sack of potatoes, man!"
Jay has a really strange accent. It's a mix between southern accent and Australian. But it's more southern, probably because he lives here, and the only one who speaks Australian around him is his mother.
After a while, I decided to get off the horse. Jay had taught me a few things I needed to know about riding a horse. I stopped the horse and jumped down, landing on my feet.
"What? That's it?" Jay asked from his horse. "You're such a wuss!"
"I am not!" I snapped. "It's just a little uncomfortable, and besides, it's not exactly cool."
"That's because you give up too easily," he replied. "If you knew what it feels like to gallop through the forest, you'd think differently about horse-back-riding."
"I have other things to get my adrenaline pumping," I muttered before I started to walk away. I found the dog and started to play with him instead. It was a lot more fun than being around the oh-so cocky Mr. I'm-So-Cool-and-Perfect-Because-I-Can-Ride-a-Cruddy-Horse! He's a freaking country boy, of course he can ride a horse! I'm a city kid. Just about… At least I don't live on a farm. Not that it's wrong to live on a farm, besides, there's always a lot to do, so it's probably fun. But I like it better where I live, because that's what I'm used to, so that's the only thing that matters.
Don't get me wrong, I do have fun out here. Like I said, it was a lot better than expected.
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July 15th
Yesterday was fun. Jay and Jade made me come with them out in the forest. And we brought Dennis, too. We explored a while before lunch. After a while, we found a dead animal. Think it was a badger. And later on we were going to cross a stream. That was not really fun…
Jay crossed first, balancing over a log that had fallen down over the stream. Then Jade followed. I hesitated. As much as I hate water, balancing over logs over a stream like this one freaks me out! I carefully stepped up on the log and took an unstable step forwards.
"Come on," Jay said. "It's not so bad. Just don't look down."
"Easy for you to say!" I snapped. Then I took another step. "God, I hate water!" Then the inevitable happened. A big bird flew towards me and almost hit. It really startled me, so I lost my balance and fell out in the water. I started to squirm in the water until I realized it only reached me up to my knees when I was standing up.
Jay and Jade laughed themselves silly on shore.
I growled. "Not again," I muttered irritated to myself. I had done this a few times before. I think the water is deeper than it really is. And this time I had made a complete idiot out of myself, because someone was watching now! I do know how to swim, but I'm not good at it…
"What's the matter, Wally?" Jade asked. "Can't swim?" She laughed loudly again. Her brother joined in.
"Come on," he said to me, still laughing a little. "Get out of there, already."
I lowered my head in anger and climbed up to the others. By now I was completely soaked and some mud had stuck to my shoes and pants as I climbed back up again. I had to go change. Later on we ate lunch. That was all the interesting stuff that happened yesterday. After dinner last night, Jay and I went out in the backyard to throw a football around. We're actually becoming better friends now, but I still don't like him all that much.
Today we went into town and stuff. It's a nice place to live, I'm sure of it. But I'm glad I don't. I like it better at home.
Joey threw up on me when we ate lunch at a café. Ugh! Why can't that kid keep it in? I'm sure he aims for me when he has to throw up!
I got some gifts for the guys. Candy for everybody! I found this really cool model airplane for Hoagie. And I found this CD that Abby's been looking for, for about two months, after she heard a song on the radio from it. She'll be happy now. And I found a book in the series that Nigel's currently reading that he doesn't have. And… well, I just happened to find a place they sold Rainbow Monkeys. And… I found one Kuki doesn't have. I know, I know! I'm silly! I actually keep count on what she has! But it's not like I have much of a choice. She brings them around everywhere! So I found the Beach Party Rainbow Monkey. It came with a small surf board.
I bought candy for myself, too, and now I've been eating so much that my stomach hurts… I'm not so sure if I'll want dinner now. We're having dinner in about an hour. It's barbeque day. I really like that food, but not after a bag of candy..!
I'm thirsty… I'll go get something to drink now.
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July 16th
I called the guys today. I'd thought about it for some time, and today I finally did it. I dialed the number and tugged the cord while I was waiting for someone to answer.
Kuki got it. "Heeello?"
"Kuki? Err, hi, it's Wally."
"Hi, Wally!" She sounded very happy to hear from me. "Oh, how are you doing? Is it fun on vacation? Where are you now? Have you seen anything funny? And did you get me something?"
My eye twitched. She was talking too fast. "Err, I'm fine. It's okay here, I guess."
"Oh, hold on!" Kuki interrupted. "I'll put you on speaker so the others can hear you, too!" Her voice faded a little. "Hey, guys! It's Numbuh 4!" Then she put me on speaker.
"Hey, Numbuh 4!" I heard Numbuh 2's voice call out. "What's up?"
"How's everything?" Numbuh 1's voice asked.
"Hope you ain't dying from boredom," Numbuh 5's voice said.
"Hiya, guys!" I replied and smiled. "Things are just fine. A little boring now and then, but whatever. And I'm not dying from anything. Yet… I fell into a stream here the other day, so at least I thought I was dying at some point."
Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 3 laughed at my joke.
"We're at this farm now, though," I told them. "We're staying with some old friends of the family. It's actually quite nice here. They have a bunch of animals, and they have this cool dog that I play with when I'm bored, and of course they have TV and videogames, because there are kids living here. Two of them. Jay and Jade. They're nice enough, I guess."
"When are you coming home, Numbuh 4?" Numbuh 1 asked.
"Oh, you miss me that much, huh?" I asked jokingly and smirked.
"Well, I can't hide the fact that it's lonely here without you, but we're still alive," he replied. "I was just curious. We're a man short on the team now, you know."
"Yeah, I know…" I muttered. "So, how are you guys doing?"
"Ah, we're just fine!" Numbuh 2 replied. "But don't worry, you're not missing out on anything."
"Yeah, Numbuh 5 would be happy to switch places with ya now, Numbuh 4," Numbuh 5 said and let out a small laughed. "Not much happening around here."
"Well, in that case, I'd rather stay here," I replied with a smirk. "At least there's more happening here."
"That's good to hear, Numbuh 4," Numbuh 1 said. "I'm glad you actually can enjoy a vacation away from your friends and adult fighting, having to spend your entire trip around your parents."
"Yeah… I'm just fine, and I'm not really as bored as I thought I'd be," I answered.
"Wallabee, it's lunch time!" I heard Mrs. Peterson call from the garden.
"Oh, gotta go, guys!" I said. I took the phone from my ear and called back out the open screen door: "I'll be right there!" Then I took the phone back to my ear. "I think I'll call back someday soon."
"Bye!" everybody called out in unison.
I was about to hang up when I heard a loud sound in the phone.
"Wait, don't go yet!" Numbuh 3's voice call. She'd obviously jumped the phone and put it off speaker.
"Huh?" came my reply.
"I… I wanted to talk to you some more," she said carefully.
I blushed and smiled. I was glad I was alone in the kitchen at that time. "I want to talk to you, too, but we're having lunch now, so I have to-"
"But I miss you!" Kuki's voice said impatiently.
I blushed even more and my heart began to beat faster. "I… I miss you, too, Kuki… Err, I'll be back home soon, I promise."
"But I want you home now," she whined. "I don't have anybody to play with, because the others are being boring."
I laughed a little at that. "That's the only reason you want me home? So you'll have someone to play with?"
"No, silly," she replied with a funny voice. "I miss having you around. I miss talking to you, I miss playing with you, I miss watching movies with you, I miss seeing your tired face in the morning, and I miss hugging you."
"You should be happy my tired face isn't the first thing you see in the morning anymore," I joked. We both laughed.
"But I do," she giggled.
"You'll see it again soon enough," I told her and smiled. "But right now, I have to eat lunch. I'll talk to you later, Kuki."
"Alright, Wally," she replied. "Promise you'll call again soon!"
"I will, I will," I answered. "Don't worry."
"Yay!" she exclaimed. "Okay, have a nice lunch. Bye, Numbuh 4!"
"Bye, Numbuh 3." Then I finally hung up and smiled to myself as I left the kitchen.
Man, I LOVE that girl! She is so…perfect…
Lunch was yummy. And I was hungry. So yeah.
Jade's weird. And stupid. She called me Crocodile Dundee because of my accent! I swear, I was about to jump her and chew on her arm! Nobody makes jokes about me for being Australian and gets away with it! Well, I cut her some slack by the fact that she's half Australian herself. Cruddy girl! You know what? I feel like writing down what that little brat said! This is what she said, or at least what I remember of it. I can never remember exactly what we say, but I try my best.
Jade: "Here's the salad bowl, Crocodile Dundee."
Me: "What the crud did you just call me?"
Jade: "You know who he is, don't you?"
Me: "Of course I do! Why did you call me that? I don't look like him!"
Jade: "No, you sound like him."
Me: "I do not!"
Jade: "Do, too! You just don't hear it because you can't hear yourself inside your own head. So nyah!"
Me: "Shut up! I can hear myself just fine! And what do you know, anyway? You're three years younger than me!"
Jade: "Am I? Wow, and I'm still smarter than you? Man, where are you when the teacher talks to you at school?"
Me: "You don't learn about voices in your head at school!"
Jade: "No, but you learn how to be smart! And you're not smart!"
Me: "I'm smarter than you!"
Jade: "No, that's the thing. You're not. So you feel like arguing because you know you can't outsmart me without yelling at me. So there!"
Mrs. Peterson: "Jade, stop behaving like a three-year-old! They are our guests. You don't yell at guests!"
Jade: "Sorry, Mommy…"
Me: "Mommy's little girl..!"
Mom: "Wally, I don't want to hear another word from you!"
Me: She started it!
Mom: "I mean it! Just leave it and eat your lunch!"
Me: "Sorry, then…"
Whoop-dee-doo… Well, that was fun…
After lunch, I played videogames with Jay.
All of the sudden he started to talk about something rather unpleasant…
"So, Wallabee," he started.
"Wally!" I corrected again, through gritted teeth.
"Whatever," he muttered. Then he continued: "You got any girlfriends yet?"
I was so startled by that question that I lost the game against him. "Wh-what?"
"A girlfriend," he repeated. "You know, a girl that is more than just a friend. A girl you kiss and -"
"I know what a girlfriend is!" I interrupted. "And no, I don't! I don't need it. Girlfriends are for teenagers."
"What's so bad about having a girlfriend even though you're not a teenager?" he asked. "I've had many girlfriends. I know a few girls around this area, too. They go to my school. Maybe you'd like to meet them. You never know where you meet the right one. Maybe one of them will become your girlfriend."
I stared at him, dumbfounded for a while. "N-no… that's alright… I-I don't need a girlfriend right at this second…"
"You sure?" he asked. "I know this really cute girl called Mandy. I think you would have liked her."
"Well, like I said, I don't need any girls," I muttered. "I'm in the Kids Next Door. And it's our policy not to be as gross as teens by kissing girls and stuff."
"You're in the Kids Next Door?" he asked, shocked.
"As a matter of fact, yes," I answered solemnly.
"Aren't you a little too short to be in the Kids Next Door?"
No, I didn't punch him, but I was this close to doing it!
"Anybody can be in the Kids Next Door, as long as they are kids, and not teens or adults," I replied. "So there! And I am not that short, so you can save your jokes for someone who cares!"
"Sorry, sorry," he said and grinned. "I didn't know you'd take it that way."
"You called me short," I said and rolled my eyes.
"You are short!" he called out. "There's nothing wrong with being short, so you might as well admit it. I just didn't know what the rules about height said in the Kids Next Door."
"I know I'm short, you nitwit!" I snapped. "And the KND has no rules about height!"
"Alright, sorry," he said. "Now I know that, at least."
"Yeah, you do!" I shot back. "Any more lame questions now? Or can we keep playing the game?"
"You can play," he muttered and got up. "I've got some chores to do." And with that he left the room.
I wish Jay was a little cooler… And that he was nicer to me. That would have been nice. But no! He has to be in idiot! We don't argue like this all the time. We can usually talk about things without finding something to attack each other by. He's nice enough, but I don't like the way he's so direct about things. Like with my height, and how I'm not good at riding horses. He even makes fun of me for my swimming skills. I've been here for three days, and he already has a lot to make fun of me for!
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7:40 p.m.
I just bit my tongue… It hurt. Anyways, we had dinner a little while ago. And after that I felt like making a drawing for once. I borrowed some crayons of Jay and Jade. Then I went back down here in the guestroom and drew. I made a picture of Kuki, since I miss her so much. I just started to draw something, and it turned out to be her. Then I wrote her name about twenty times in the background. I decided to keep it in the diary, since I don't want anybody to see it. It's a quite personal picture!
I feel like doing something fun now. Maybe I'll go out and play with Dennis. He likes it when I throw a stick and he gets to chase it. He's so awesome! I wish I had a dog like that. But no! I can't have one!
Well, I'll go outside and play with Dennis. The sun is setting, so I better go now before it gets dark.
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July 17th
Holy crud! This is not safe! It's not safe to keep this diary without a lock on it or something like that! I wish I had someone to talk to about this right now, but I don't, so the only thing I can do that'll help is to write it down here… Alright, so here's what happened:
I had been outside with Mr. Peterson and Jay to feed the animals. When I came back downstairs in my room to change, since my clothes smelled like animals, I received a shock. Because there was Jade, sitting on the floor with the drawing I made last night in her hands.
My eyes widened. "What tha-?"
"Hey, Wallabee," she said. "Who's Kuki?"
"What are you doing in my room?" I shouted.
"I was just looking for my crayons," she replied. "Then I found this black book." She held up my diary. "Of course I got curious when it said Keep Out, Read and Die, No Trespassing and stuff like that on it with white writing." She looked at the drawing again. "This drawing was sticking out of it. Is Kuki Sanban your girlfriend?" She giggled.
"Shut up!" I shouted. "Get outta here! Who gave you permission to go through my stuff, you cruddy girl?"
"No one," she replied. "I was only getting my crayons. By the way, is that really a diary? I didn't know boys kept diaries."
"GET OUT!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
She quickly got up, grabbed her crayons and walked passed me out the door.
I was about to grab a hold of her and strangle her! But I'd only get in trouble.
She'll make fun of me because of this… I'm sure of it… And she'll tell Jay so that he can make fun of me for it, too. They'll mock me because of my diary and my crush on Kuki for the rest of our stay here. It's not fair! Why does it have to be so cool for kids to make fun of other kids because they like girls and stuff? It's stupid! So what if I like Kuki? Why does that have to become their problem? Isn't that up to me? I thought it was! Jeez! They don't even know what love is!