It was a Monday morning around midnight. The tree house was slumberous like no sound existed other than the nightly crickets that chirped under the cloudy windy winter night. Leaves blew around the pavement and road of Cherry lane. It was like everything that has occurred with evil adults, The delightful children, evil teens and everything came to a stop and everything was placid. Like none of that never existed. That's what one posh ten year old brit thought to himself. As he stood in one of the tree house's hallways getting up to get a drink. The Sector's leader Numbuh 1 aka Nigel Uno stood by a window and observed his street as he admired its rare composure. Something you hardly see in this world due to adult tyranny. It made him feel melancholic to noticed that the world will never be perfect like he wishes. Or how he wishes he can get whatever he wants or what his heart wants. That feeling made him grab the chest of his pj's as he felt sad about that. "If only...kids and those teenagers at least could get along again….just before the 1999 incident." He murmured to himself in defeat.
Numbuh 1 walked down the hallway slowly to see if anything is not out of place. Last thing he wants is for his team and him to get bushwhack because one little off put. The brit and his OCD gets him so fired up yet so restless that he lets out a short hard sigh in hinderance . I wonder if he's sleeping okay in this weather?" Numbuh 1 pondered to himself out of peculiarity yet slight concern. He always worries about Numbuh 4 aka Wallabee Beetles. Him and Numbuh 4 are best friends. Even closer than anyone else. However…...to Numbuh 1…..he feels more to it. But he isn't so sure if Numbuh 4 would ever feel that way. "Hey hey hey! Snap out of it! This is no time to think about him!" he said feeling flustered. He made it to the kitchen/lounge. It was a bit warmer in there than the halls. Since he couldn't sleep….he decided to turn on the TV and watch cartoons to ease his mind. Did they always play the older cartoons late at night is what he thought. He didn't hate them. He knows this is what his parents and the rests parents grew up to….but some things in these cartoons is something he never witnessed. "I guess color wasn't an option back then unfortunately." Is what he said to himself lazily. He sat up quickly remembering he needs to check the control room. Getting up since its up the stairs to the door to the left…..he hurried up there to make sure everything is secured and armed. Trying to make sure nothing goes wrong. Nigel looked around for a bit. Remembering some good moments in here. And the moments they took out evil adults in here as well. He chuckled at one memory when Numbuh 4 splankered the toiletnator out the window. "And stay out you family reject! heheheh….He's cute sometimes when he says stuff like- ah!" Nigel smacked his hands over his mouth quickly realizing what he was saying out loud. His entire face turning red out of embarrassment. "Oh what am I doing? Nobody is awake. Quit getting nervous Nigel!" he said to himself pugnaciouslly. He decided to head back to the lounge to turn the TV off when he reached the room. Someone else was in there. He was a bit startled at first but the closer he got he realized who it was. Numbuh 4 was sitting on the couch with his blanket over him watching TV. "Numbuh 4 what are you doing up at this hour?" He asked confused yet stern like being the boss he is. "…..I couldn't sleep. I got a headache and im freezing. Its warm in here." He said looking down feeling nervous now. The team unless Numbuh 1 and 5 aren't supposed to be awake after hours. So seeing Wally awake especially when he's sick was a surprise to him. "I'll go back to my room-" "No wait! It's…..fine. Sorry. Just you're sick and I don't want you getting worse being out of bed." Numbuh 1 said looking down with worry yet blushing a bit trying to hide his blush. "Are you hungry? I can make us some cereal if you want?" He decided to turn the situation a bit. Maybe he can see if he can get Numbuh 4 to answer some things for him. "Yeah! That sounds good! Can we sit on the couch instead and next to each other?" Numbuh 4 asked getting excited to which Numbuh 1 was a bit surprised as his cheeks turned a bit red at the sudden reaction. "Yeah that's fine by me. I got a bigger blanket under the couch so why don't we share that instead of that one?" Oh crud did he just suggest they snuggle together? Nigel gasped a bit and looked down now red as an apple. Wally has to be mortified by that. "Yeah sure." Numbuh 4 said smiling a bit. Was he not bothered by that? Numbuh 1 thought to himself after that proposal he made out of nowhere.
The two of them now wrapped in a thick comforter on the couch with tons of holes in it as they ate rainbow munchies watching TV. Nigel felt nervous being very close to Wally. Wally on the other hand was tensed up. "Are you okay, Numbuh 4?" Nigel asked. His face was sickly pale yet kind of red. "I'm just in pain from this cold. Its all okay mate." he said as he let out a cough. Nigel put his cereal to the side and pulled Wally closer to him. Feeling his head. Wally was caught off guard by Nigel's sudden move that his cheeks turned a bit red. "Maybe I should keep an eye on you for the rest of the night. We can sleep in here too since its warmer." He said as he kept Numbuh 4 against him rubbing his head in comfort. Wally's eyes were a bit wide but he liked that he was being cradled like he was something precious. That's something he will never admit. "Numbuh 1…...why are you going out of your way to do this for me? Why are you holding me this close…..and …...why do I like this…?" Numbuh 4 asked looking down burying his head into Nigel's chest. "Because I…...I…..love you is why, Wally." He finally said it looking a bit away face red. He felt like it was over. Their relationship will fall. Just that moment he felt Numbuh 4 moved up a bit as he looked back at him. Wally was looking down. Like in hesitation. Suddenly he looked up and kissed Nigel surprisingly. Numbuh 1's eyes went wide but then closed as he cuffed his hands around Wally's head and started controlling the kiss. After releasing. Catching their breaths. Numbuh 1 finally spoke up. "So do you wanna keep our relationship private for now and try this thing between us?" he asked as he held onto Numbuh 4 cradling him. "Yeah….." Numbuh 4 said smiling lightly as he cuddled against Numbuh 1 as the Lounge TV's light emulated the entire room's darkness.