Rating: PG-13
Genre Romance/Action/Adventure/Humor
Language: English
Romances: 3/4, 1/5, 2/Lizzie
Summary: The kids are teenagers now, but they start to remember their lives as KND members. What happens when old romances come back?
Chapter 3: Untitled
As Kuki stomps back to her friends, she thinks about Wally again. She turns around to see Caitlyn slap Wally across the face.
Kuki watches her go, clenching & unclenching her fists. She is angry at the girl for slapping Wally, she doesn't understand it though.
"Kuki! There you are." Tiffany runs up to her.
Kuki turns to see her blond friend running up to her. "What were you looking at?" Tiffany asks.
Kuki blushes. "Nothing."
Tiffany looks around her & gasps. "Kuki, you didn't!"
Kuki looks confused. "What?"
"You can't like Wallabee Beatles!" she gets closer & talks in a low voice. "He does all kinds of stuff & don't even ask me what he does with that trash of a girlfriend of his."
Kuki feels a stab of jealously deep in her gut, imagining Wally with another girl. Then, kicking herself mentally for thinking about him, she smiles, "Me, like Wallabee Beatles? You have got to be joking. I was staring into space."
Tiffany lets out a breath. "Whew, you scared me. Let's get back to the game."
Kuki follows Tiffany when someone came up behind her & grabbing her behind the waist; swung her. Kuki let out a squeal, then turned to see Austin smiling down at her.
She playfully hits him. "Don't do that! You scared me."
Austin grins, but doesn't let go. "Sorry, babe. How about you, me & a milkshake after the game?"
Kuki pretends to think. "I don't know. I have to think about it."
Austin pouts. "Where else do you have to be?"
Kuki pouts too. "I do have a life outside of you."
"You do?" Austin looks surprised.
Kuki giggles. "You loser!" She hits him again. "Go back before you get in trouble."
"If I have to." he sighs. He laughs, kisses her & leaves.
Kuki watches him go, thinking 'Austin is the perfect boyfriend. Why would I even think about Wallabee Beatles?' She shakes her head. "What was I thinking?" she laughs & walks off.
Wally is walking down the street, hands stuffed in his pockets, & hood on his head. "Stupid Caitlyn, I didn't do anything wrong." But as he said that, an image of Kuki's vulnerability when the other dudes were intimidating her.
'She is sort of cute.' He thinks, then shakes his head. "No way, she's the most popular girl in school, with a quarterback boyfriend. Why would I go for that all-American style?"
As he said this out loud, he couldn't shake the feeling that he knew her from somewhere. "I'm probably thinking of a time when she accidentally bumped into me. Yeah, that's it." he told himself, but even he didn't believe it.
He turns & accidentally bumps into Abby.
"Sorry." she said.
He mumbled something & kept walking.
"Sheesh, rude much?" she called out, but he kept walking.
Abby shakes her head. "That boy is something else." She turned to see a rose in front of her face.
"For you, my only love." Tony hands her a rose.
Abby takes the rose & throws her arms around his neck. She smiles. "You are the sweetest."
Tony put his hands around her waist. "And you are the cutest." He bent down to kiss her.
She laughed. "My daddy is watching out the window." Tony raises his head slowly &, from the corner of his eye, he sees Mr. Lincoln, frowning, at the window.
Tony let go of her. "OK, I don't want to upset you dad, so I'll see you tomorrow."
Abby nods. "Sure, but not without one more kiss." She brings him into a kiss. When the break off, Mr. Lincoln is standing outside the door, clearing his throat.
Tony turns & sticks out his hand. "Nice to see you again, Mr. Lincoln."
Mr. Lincoln shakes his hand. "Nice seeing you too, Tony. But I think you should go."
Tony nods. "Of course." Turning to Abby, he waves. "See you later."
He walks down the driveway as Abby waves. She turns to her dad & laughs at his face. "Daddy, I'm almost 16. I think I should be allowed to date."
Mr. Lincoln softens. "I know, but no one is good enough for my little girl."
Abby grins. "I know, I know. But Tony is really nice."
Mr. Lincoln nods. "I know, but still I want to get to know him better."
Abby nods. "Sure, daddy. You'll get to know him better. Let's go in. It's freezing out here!" She walks in, followed by her dad.
As he shuts the door, Nigel walks down the street, looking for Lizzie. He felt guilty about being insensitive to Lizzie's feelings.
When he realized she had left, he called her on her cell phone. When she didn't pick up, he went to her house. Her mother said she wasn't there. So Nigel was walking down streets at night when he should be at home, working.
He had seen Abby & Tony kissing & felt something in his gut. He shrugged it off. He probably just ate something weird.
"Lizzie?" he tried calling out, but realizing how stupid he sounded, stopped. Seeing something from the corner of his eye, he spins around.
No one was there, but he could have swore there was a person clad in toilet paper. He suddenly felt like laughing. He wasn't sure why, but he felt like it was something from his childhood.
He started walking again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't remember much of his childhood. He can remember only back to 13 & that's all. He remembers flashes of a tree house, sunglasses & a girl with a red hat & a blue sweater.
He shrugs it off & keeps looking for Lizzie. "Lizzie!"
Lizzie is actually at Jack in the Box with Hoagie. She 'let him' buy her a milkshake & was busy slurping it down, noisily.
Hoagie watches her, in fascination. Not really in love, or even like, just fascination. He hadn't gone out with anyone in a LONG time. Sure, he had friends, but there were school friends, not outside friends.
Lizzie noticed his staring & put her hands on her hips. "Why are you staring at me?"
Hoagie shook his head. "No reason. I just…" he stops.
"Just what?" Lizzie asked, getting angry.
Hoagie laughs. "Nothing. Just watching."
Lizzie stands up. "Well…stop it!" she turns. "I'm going to the bathroom." She grabs her purse & walks to the bathroom.
In it, she fixes her makeup. She stops & sighs. "This isn't working. I'm stuck with a loser & Nigel isn't even here." She takes out her cell phone & turns it on.
"You have 1 voice message." the voice announced.
Lizzie entered her password & listened. "Lizzie, I'm sorry I ignored you. Please let me make it up to you. How about a picnic tomorrow?" Nigel's voice came on.
Lizzie giggled. "Duh." she says out loud. She calls Nigel.
"Hello?" he picks up.
"It's me."
He perks up. "Lizzie? I'm sorry." he apologizes.
Lizzie giggles. "It's OK."
"Good. Where are you?"
"Hanging out. Why?"
"No reason." Nigel blushed. "Just asking."
Lizzie laughed. "OK, well I'll see you tomorrow. And Nigel?"
"Yes?" he smiles.
"I love you." she hangs up, smiling.
Nigel stares at the phone, in shock. 'Did she just say 'love'?' he thought. 'Is that how I feel? I'll think about it later. I'm tired & going home.' He walked back towards his house.
Lizzie smiles at the phone & walks out. She stops, seeing Hoagie still sitting. She groans. "How do I get rid of him?" She got a good idea.
"Hoagie, honey?" she came over, smiling.
He looks up. "Yeah."
She sees an airplane doodle & represses a groan. "My mom just called. I have to go home." She begins to walk away.
"Wait!" he exclaims. She curses softly & turns. "Yeah?"
"Um," he started, wringing his hands together. "Can I…maybe…walk you home?" he asked, hopeful.
Lizzie wanted to scream no, but seeing his face, couldn't bring herself to do it. She wasn't that mean. "Sure." She smiles at his expression.
"Thanks. Let's go." Hoagie reaches for her arm & Lizzie, not wanting to break his heart, let him. They walked out together, linked.
That was a romantic moment for mostly everyone. I'm experimenting with Lizzie & Hoagie. So if she seemed out of character, my bad. Pleaz RR.