Disclaimer: I do not own Codename: Kids Next Door

Yeah I had a couple comments earlier for like 3-4 people but I wanted to redo this chapter so I didn't have my old responses. So yeah.

So I redid it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Codename: Kids Next Door

Chapter 3

I quickly ran home and grabbed the phone. I ran upstairs into my rainbow monkey room. I know I'm already 17 but I am still fond with my chunky monkeys. I fell on my fluffy bed. I quickly dialed a number on the phone.

Abby here.

"Numbuh 5!" I said.

Hey Numbuh 3 how was your date with Ace?

"Amazing! He is so sweet and cute and nice and he acts like I'm a princess!"

Well that's good. He didn't try anything thing on you did he? You know if he did Numbuh 5 is going to have to visit him.

I giggled. "No, he didn't. We went to the movies and watched the new Rainbow Monkey movie."

Ha well that's good. Oh! Here's Numbuh 4.

The phone was silent for a while. While I was waiting, I dangled my feet off the edge of the bed and hummed a song.

Hello?

"Wally!" I screamed.

Hey Kooks. How was Ace?

"I had so much fun! He is so nice! Thank you so much for helping me pick out the outfit! He really liked it. So first he picked me up from my house. He drives a really nice car. I don't know what it's called though. Well anyways, we got to the movie theatres and we got out tickets. Ace got me popcorn and candy and soda. It was like heaven. After the movie, he dropped me off home.

He didn't try anything did he?

"What? No silly!"

Hey Kuki.

"Yes Numbuh 4?" I said. I rolled over on top of my stomach and crawled up to the table beside my bed.

I uh…I have to tell you something.

"What is it?" I reached my hand out for the picture frame. It was me, Numbuh 1,2,4, and 5. We all smiled at the camera. I waved at the camera, Numbuh 5 was tipping her red hat, Numbuh 1 was doing one of his cool poses with his shades, Numbuh 2 was pretending to be an airplane, and Numbah 3 was pouting. He was so short then. I didn't care though. He was like my own teddy bear or Rainbow Monkey to hug. I loved his height. Now he's like 2 inches taller than me.

"Wally? You still there?"

Um yeah.

"What did you need to tell me?"

I-I'm not… I'm not great with my homework. You think you can come help me tomorrow?

"Alright, I'll meet you at the tree house tomorrow."


I hanged up on Kuki and finally breathed in some air. I was holding it all in from the amount of pressure. Numbuh 1, 2 and 5 were standing in front of me. They all looked disappointed and I felt it too.

"You fool, you had the chance to tell her."

"Yeah Numbuh 4, you have to tell her sooner or later." Numbuh 1 said.

"I can't."

"What do you mean you can't Numbuh 4?" Numbuh 2 asked.

I didn't want to talk to them anymore so I left and went in my room. Maybe I can let some of my steam off with the punching bag.


The next day I waited for Kuki by playing video games with Numbuh 2. I was winning, as usual, since I am a master of all our games.

"Ha- I win Numbuh 2! You owe me a quarter!"

"I don't owe you a quarter!"

"You so do! I win fair and square!"

"Ugh- Whatever Numbuh 4." Numbuh 2 said while digging in his pocket for 25 cents. I grinned in victory and jumped up and down on the couch. I heard the sliding door and stopped my movement.

I saw Numbuh 3 and my heart pounded. Numbuh 2 looked my way too and noticed Numbuh 3.

"Hey Numbuh 3!"

"Hey guys. Do you think it's okay if I brought a friend with me?"

"Yeah it's no problem. Is it someone pretty?" Hoagie said in a seductive tone. He always wanted to be around girls 24/7 to work his charm and his lame jokes. The only one that actually withstands them is us. The other girls he uses them on either run away or hide from him.

"Um no, not really." She said. She was blushing a little in embarrassment. Right on queue Ace appeared from behind her. My stomach dropped and I felt sick to the stomach. Hoagie's smile dropped too once he saw his enemy. He then put on a fake smile and greeted the Hispanic.

"Who is at the door?" I heard from the hallway. Numbuh 1 and 5 were walking to us and noticed Ace and Kuki. Numbuh 5 crossed her arms and gave an Ace a suspicious look. Numbuh 1 didn't like the idea that Ace was here in the tree house too.

"I was wondering if I can bring Ace along for today. Can I Numbuh 1?" Kuki said. She grabbed his hands and gave him the puppy stare. No one in this team could withstand the puppy stare, even Numbuh 362.

"Sure Numbuh 3, he can stay."

"Thank you!" She then grabbed Ace and ran into the kitchen.

We all stayed silent until I hear Numbuh 5 say something. She started shaking her head, making her braids swing back and forth. She readjusted her red cap and looked at all of us.

"I don't think I'll get used to this." She said.

"Me neither. It's just too weird to see them together." Numbuh 1 said.

"I don't care if it's weird or not. Ace is an asshole. I know he was competitive since 7 years ago but still, some people never change."

"Then why did you smile at him?" I asked.

"Numbuh 3 has a crush on him and we all know we care about her. So if I have to deal with that guy only for a while then I'll be able to do it."

"Well so far it doesn't seem like she is going to stop liking him for a long time." Numbuh 1 said.

"Numbuh 5 thinks this is a load of bull."

"How?"

"Numbuh 3 was never into cocky guys."

"Numbuh 4 was cocky. He still is." Numbuh 2 said.

"That's true."

"Hey, what the hell guys! I'm still here ya know?" I yelled. I can hear giggling and laughing in the kitchen but I ignored it.

Numbuh 5 heard it too. She got closer to me and Hoagie as well as Numbuh 1.

"You have to tell her the truth Numbuh 4." Numbuh 1 whispered.

"What- no no no no no!"

"Why not?"

"She'll get mad at me!" I said.

"You're lucky we don't tell her the truth. I don't plan on seeing Ace on a daily basis Numbuh 4." Numbuh 2 said.

"Well if he is trying to get with Kuki then he has to be nice to her friends."

"Fine. Have it your way. You tell her or it's gonna nip you in your butt hard." Numbuh 5 said.

"Hey Wally you want to get studying now?" I heard Kuki say.

"Yeah."

Numbuh 3 and I were in my room on the wresting ring. There were papers everywhere and just that made my head hurt. I hated math with a passion but Kuki was good at it so I guess it had its advantages. I groaned some more as I tried to figure out a problem. Kuki peeked over my shoulder and giggled. She leaned on my back and I started to blush. Her long hair touched the back of my neck and it gave me goose bumps.

"See over here in this equation you're just doing cross multiplying. An easy way to do this is by putting an x and rewriting the equation."

I was busy noticing Kuki was inches away and that I can smell her perfume and feel her hair and her arms and her stomach. It was driving me insane.

"Then after you rewrite the equation, you want to know what the variable equals to so you eliminate. It's kind of like a seesaw. You want everything to be balanced or it won't work. See?"

Kuki used her hand over mine to write the equation and use the elimination. That even brought more frustration on me so I got dizzy.

"Since the opposite of subtraction is addition, you add this number to both sides. Last, you divide. So what are 21 divide by 3?"

"Um 7?"

"That's right Wally! You got this!" Kuki cheered. She hugged me super tight that I couldn't breathe once again.

A little later, I finally understood math. It was going to go away once I step out of my room but I kind of like understanding things more often. I went to the kitchen to get me and Kuki some snacks while we study some more. I saw Ace sitting on the sofa with Hoagie right next to him. Hoagie didn't look happy at all. Abby and Nigel were sitting on the floor and they looked annoyed but they acted more mature about it. I took some popcorn bags out of the pantry.

"So do you still work with that 2x4 technology?" Ace asked.

I pressed the button and placed on bag of popcorn in the microwave.

"Yeah what about it?" Numbuh 2 said.

"Just wondering. I've been working on 2x4 technologies too but I was too bored with baby toys so I built more advanced technology."

"Like what?"

"Like 8x64 technology."

"Bullshit. There is no such thing."

"Oh yes there is. You've been just playing with your baby toys too much to discover something better. You know you can't beat someone with gumballs all the time."

"Can you guys just watch the movie please? Numbuh 5 is trying to hear what's going on."

The microwave started beeping so I took the popcorn out and put the other one in. I pressed the button as it beeped a tune out for me. I walked to get a bowl and empty the bag into it. The smell of sweet butter and popcorn entered my nostrils.

"Why are we watching this movie anyways?"Ace said.

"Kuki wanted us to watch it so we are."

"Why don't we watch something else?"

"Let's not watch anything at all." I hear that the T.V. turned off.

"So you want to date Kuki right?" I heard Numbuh 1 said. He was always the best at interrogation. I chuckled to myself.

"Yeah, I do. Why?"

"Well she is our friend since Elementary. We kind of do have the right to see if you're right for her."

"Okay."

"So why do you want to date her now?"

"Well-"

"You've thought she was pretty when she was 10 years old yes?"

"Yeah but that thought hasn't changed."

"So why after 7 years, you ask her out now?"

"I thought-"

"Was she not pretty then? Is she not good enough for you?"

"No she was always pretty?"

"Then why now you ask her out and want to be friends with us?"

Everything was quiet and the only sound was the popcorn popping. I held in my breath to hear an answer but nothing came out. Numbuh 1 is the best. He can interrogate someone and make them crap their pants in the process. It's not like I haven't done that BUT I saw this one kid do it like three years ago. It was pretty brutal but Numbuh 1 acted all cool about it.

"I thought she had a crush on that Wally guy so I laid back. A cool kid like me doesn't do competition over girls. Girls have competition over me."

My heart fell and my clenched my fist. I wish I could just punch that kid right now!

"And what made you have your opportunity to ask her out? Someone told you she didn't like him? Someone knew she liked you? What?"

The beep for the popcorn turned off and took the popcorn bag out. I walked slowly out of the kitchen.

"Wally is gay right? So if she is not going to have a romantic relationship with him I thought she can have one with me."

I wanted the conversation to stop so I threw the popcorn bag at Ace's face. It didn't work since he moved but it fell on his lap. They all said thanks and I waved as you're welcome.

I walked to my room with the bowl of popcorn in my hand and saw Kuki studying hard.

"Here you go Numbuh 3."

"Thanks Wally!"

I stared at the Asian in front of me as she started eating popcorn and reading her book. I was the first in line to be her boyfriend but I "turned" gay. So she went to Ace. She never had a crush on Ace earlier so why now? What does he have that I don't? So what if I don't want to be in the football team or I don't like school that much. I'm not into drama club and I'm not into pep rallies. If I was the mascot, I would hate it. I don't like those cruddy outfits. But Ace does. Maybe it is because he has school spirit. He is in the football team and the basketball team and the soccer team. He goes to each drama play. He wears the ugly cruddy mascot outfits. He has each girl drooling over him so why my Kuki. Why her?

"Numbuh 4."

"Oh! Uh yeah?"

"You know if you need to talk to anyone, you got me right?" Kuki looked at me with her eyes. My whole insides melted.

"Yeah." I said.

I heard a knock on the door. We both looked up to see Ace at the door. He had his glasses on and he slicked his hair back. What kind of guy has blonde highlights in the middle of his scalp? He leaned on the door.

"Hey Kuki, I gotta get going."

Kuki quickly went up and walked up to Ace. Her back was towards me and she didn't look back. I saw her retreating back as she grabbed Ace's hand. He grabbed hers as well and their fingers were enlaced. I looked down to my paper.

"Hey Numbuh 3, why don't Numbuh 4 walk Ace home? They can get to know each other." I heard Numbuh 2 say.

He was probably trying to get back to Ace since I saw Ace's shoulders stiffen and Kuki's grip on his hand started to loosen. She agreed to it completely. Even though Ace looked like he didn't want it, he didn't reject Kuki.

"Why you want me to walk Ace home? He can walk can't he?" I asked. I won't be able to walk or be next to this guy without showing a lil bit of moi anger at him.

"Come on Numbuh 4, you guys can get to know each other a little better. Plus, we need to talk to Kuki." Numbuh 1 said.

What the- What are they planning? All three of my friends pushed Ace and I out of the tree house with Kuki in the background waving goodbye.

The door slammed on our backs and a gust of wind passed us. I dug my hands in my pocket as usual and looked the other way. The sky was turning into its regular orange and pink color. I liked the color a lot even though it was kind of girly but I would never admit it. Ace was scratching the back of his head. I don't know where this guy lives. I clear my throat to give him a signal that I was waiting for him.

"Oh yeah…sorry."

"Just pay attention mate." I said uninterestedly.

Ace and I walked side by side with him walking with smooth strides and me in loud stomps. Ace and I were the complete opposites. He acted calm about everything. I always resulted into punching someone into a bloody pulp. He would do what people tell him to do and not complain about it at all. I didn't do that. I complain when we had to do anything girly. Also, the whole school likes him. That included faculty, teachers, lunch ladies, girls, principle, and janitors. He was always open to them. The only people I was close to was Sector V and that is probably it.

"So where you live?" I asked.

"I just live two blocks away from here."

I grunted in response and the silence repeated.

"So you and Kuki close huh?"

"Yeah what about it?"

"Nothing just… you really gay?"

"What kind of question is that?" I yelled.

"Just answer the question."

"I'm gay so what?"

"Did you tell Kuki you weren't?"

"No why would I do that?"

"You're not homosexual MATE." He said mocking my voice. I growled in response. I quickly grabbed a hold of his jacket and brought him close to him my face.

"If Kuki didn't like you, I wouldn't beat you into a bloody pulp you crud face! So if you don't want a poundin' I suggest to keep your mouth shut and get on mah good side." I threatened. I kind of spitted at Ace's face but I don't give a damn. Ace was scared at first since I caught him off guard but he smirked at me.

"I suggest you if you keep your mouth shut and get in my good side too. We don't want Kuki to know about your lil lie." He said.

"It's obvious Numbuh Four," he said while mocking my secret name. "You were just pretending to be homosexual to be closer to her. I know you just want to be close so you can be good friends but if I become close enough to her, I could tweak your pretend time. Who knows? You can just pretend to be gay to be close so you can get to her pants."

I scowled and threw him in front of me. I'm not talking to this scum bag.

"You can walk by yourself." I said while turning my back on him. I walked back to the tree house.

"Hey!" Ace called out.

"What!" I yelled. I glared at him with my blue eyes.

"Be a good boy or I might slip your little secret."

XBadxSassX: Oh no guys! What are we going to do! Wally is in trouble!

Numbuh 1: Whenever a friend of ours in trouble the TND will be there!

Numbuh 5: Oh yeah!

Numbuh 3: Why is Wally in trouble?

XBadxSassX: No reason!

Numbuh 2: Yeah Ace is an ACEHOLE! Get it! Ha-ha!

Numbuh 5: Yeah that's not funny.

Numbuh 2: That was priceless!

XBadxSassX: Oh geez...Rate and Review!