Rating: T-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 5: Titles Are Not Fun to Think Of
Kuki wakes up to sunshine streaming into her room. She groans & covers her eyes. She sits in her bed for a few minutes, then gets up.
She walks over to her full-length mirror & yawns. She opens her eyes & groans. "My hair is definitely needing a cut." She picks up the limp hair & lets it drop.
"I'll get it cut today." She walks over to her walk-in closet & decides what to where.
She runs downstairs, wearing her trademark green sweatshirt, black pants & white shoes. Her hair is done up in a ponytail & she is wearing a little makeup; lip gloss & mascara.
"Morning Mama. Morning Papa. Morning Mushi." She greets her family members.
"Good morning, Kuki." her mother nods, cooking some noodles. Her mother, Genki's, personality is completely different from the happy-go-lucky girl.
For example, even though it's the weekend, she's wearing her suit; purplish jacket, purplish skirt, panty hose, heels & a jacket. Her hair is done up in a tight bun & she's frowning.
"Good morning, Kuki." her father, Kani, says, reading the newspaper. Her father is like her mother, but not so much in charge. He wears his brown suit all the time. His face is hidden, but he's usually frowning.
"Morning Kuki!" Mushi smiles, drinking tea. Mushi, on the other hand, is a little version of Kuki. She's about 10 years old, dresses in a purple sweatshirt, hair in pigtails & always has her backpack on. She's in a top-secret organization that she can't tell Kuki about, even though she's asked multiple times.
Kuki smiles & sits down next to her father. "What are you going to do today?" her mother asks, serving the noodles.
"Arigato." Kuki says, smiling at her mother. She bows her head & waits until everyone is served. Once her mother sits down, she picks up her chopsticks & begins to eat.
When Kuki took her first bite, she took a sip of her tea. "For today, I think I'm going to get my hair cut."
Her mother frowned. "But you're hair is beautiful. Why cut it?"
Kuki withholds a sigh. "Because it's in the way."
"Then put it up like you have it now." her mother begins to eat again.
Knowing better than to argue with her mother, she nods & lets it go. She takes a bite & then asks Mushi. "So, are you going out with your 'King Sandy' today?"
Mushi blushes. "We are NOT going out. We are friends in the same sector."
Kuki nods. "And this sector is…?"
Mushi shakes her head. "I can't tell you. Remember?"
Kuki sighs. "Fine."
Everyone is quiet for about 5 minutes. Mushi finishes, bows her head, says "Arigato." & gets up.
"Good bye mother, father, Kuki." She walks toward the door.
Her mother stands up. "Where are you going?"
Mushi stops & turns. "Out." She walks out the door.
Genki sighs, sitting down. "What happened to when she used to share everything with us."
Kuki gets up & carries her bowl to the sink. "She got older." She washes the bowl. "Good bye mother, father." she bows & walks to the door.
"Now, where are YOU going?" Genki asks.
Kuki doesn't even turn. "Out." She hears her mother sigh & smiles. She walks out of the house & down the street.
At Abby's house, she is awake & dressed in her trademark blue-&-white sweatshirt, black pants & white shoes. She's wearing her old red hat & her hair is in a braid. Her face is bare, except for some eye shadow & earrings.
She walks downstairs & greets her father. "Hey Daddy." She kisses him on the cheek & grabs a cup of juice.
"Morning, honey. Ready to go pick up Cree?" he asked, putting down his coffee.
Abby downs her coffee. "Sure. Let's go." She follows her father out the door.
In the car, some hip hop is playing & Abby is singing to it. Her father listens to her & laughs.
"Why are you laughing?" she asks, embarrassed.
He shakes his head. "Nothing. I'm just remembering when you were young & so quiet."
Abby blushes. "Daddy, don't embarrass me." He looks around. "There's no one here. How can I embarrass you?"
Abby turns redder. "You just are. The lights green. Go."
They arrive at the airport & are waiting for Cree. Abby is getting bored. "Daddy, I'm going outside, OK?"
He nods. "Just be back in time to meet Cree."
Abby waves. "I know." She walks outside & sighs. "I can't stop thinking about that phone call. It's creeping me out." She shivers, even though it's warm & she's wearing a sweatshirt.
"Help!" she hears someone exclaim & runs over.
She sees a small girl on the ground, crying. "What's wrong?" Abby asks, bending down.
The girl looks up, but has an evil glint. "Wha…" But before Abby can react, the girl touches Abby's nose & Abby passes out.
Kuki is walking down the street, thinking about how she should do her hair. She sees Wally & is about to say hi when she notices another girl.
It was Caitlyn & they obviously made up cuz they were making out in broad daylight. Kuki felt a stab of jealousy, but shook it off. "Why do I care if he's back with his girlfriend?"
"Cuz you like him." someone says.
Kuki turns to see who it is, but passes out before she can.
Kuki wakes up in a room covered with pictures of other teenagers. She moans & rubs her head. "Where am I?"
"You in the Marsbase." someone says.
Kuki turns around to see a girl her age, smiling. She has short red hair & brown eyes. She's wearing a blue t-shirt & jeans. She has on white heels & is holding a clipboard.
"Who are you? And what do you mean 'Marsbase?'" Kuki asks, standing up.
"I'm Nadie Abakum, better known as Letter NA. And this is the training center of Codename: TR." She smiles, walking over to Kuki.
Kuki stares. "'TR?'"
Nadie nods. "Yeah. It stands for Teenage Rebels. We help other teenagers."
Kuki nods. "OK." She slowly backs away. "I'm going to go now."
Nadie sighs. "Guess we have to do this the hard way."
"Wha…?" Kuki is pushed into a chair, her ankles & wrists locked & a hairdryer type of thing is lowered onto her head.
A bunch of shocks happen & when the thing is brought back up, Kuki is in a daze.
The shackles are unlocked & Kuki gets up slowly. "Whoa, I remember everything now." She rubs her head. "I remember the KND, I remember my teammates. I remember Wally." She blushes at the last one, but Nadie doesn't notice.
She nods. "Well, that's good. Let's get down to business."
"Wait!" Kuki exclaims. "I remember my past, but I still don't get this."
Nadie nods. "I can see how this would be hard, but hold on." She snaps her fingers & Abby walks in.
"Abby!" Kuki runs up to the girl & gives her a hug.
Abby is surprised. "Whoa, chill out girl."
Kuki giggles. "Don't you remember?"
"All I know is that you're a crazy cheerleader that's on sugar." Abby says, looking around. "And that I have no clue where I am."
Kuki looks back to Nadie. "She doesn't remember."
Nadie nods. Abby suddenly goes through the same thing Kuki just did a minute ago. When she's done, she stands up & smoothes down her hair.
"OK, now will you explain this to us?" she asks.
Nadie nods. "Come this way." She walks into another room, Kuki & Abby following her.
This next room is a big room, full of teenagers, working on odd things. The girls look around in awe as they follow Nadie.
"Hey, Letter NA! New recruits!" a boy with black hair & black eyes call out. He's wearing a black t-shirt, jeans & black shoes.
"Hey, Letter HW. Yeah. Numbers 3 & 5!"
"Whew. Make our lives easier." he laughs & goes back to work.
Nadie laughs & shakes her head. "Come on." They lead the girls into another room with a big screen TV in it.
"Cool!" Kuki exclaims, running to the couch.
Abby follows slower. "Always the same bouncy Kuki I remember." she laughs, sitting on the couch.
Nadie turns on the TV & a big logo with the letters TR in it appears.
"Welcome, new recruits. You have been specially chosen to join Teenage Rebels." a computer voice came on. The screen switches to tons of teenagers working together on stuff; building ships, weapons, fighting evil, etc. "TR is an undercover branch of Kids Next Door. Even though KND doesn't know it, we help them through secret packages."
The girls are shocked. "Wow, teenagers actually helped us." Kuki says shocked.
Abby nods, also shocked.
The video goes on to explain some missions, villains & 2x4 technology they build. The video ends & Nadie walks in front of the girls. "So, what do you say?"
The girls exchange glances. "Can you give us a minute?" Abby asks. Nadie nods & the two girls huddle.
"It'll be fun to work together again." Kuki says.
"And it will give us the ability to help our younger KND members." Abby points out.
The two girls nod & look up. "We'll do it." Kuki smiles.
Nadie smiles also. "Good. Now let's get you initiated." Nadie walks out, followed by Abby & Kuki.
Well, what do you think? If it's bad, it's because I wrote this at 3 in the morning, hyped up on cake & coffee. So if I bounced around, my bad! Update or I won't review. Sorry! Reverse that. Review or I won't update! Hahahahaha!