Me: Okey! Chapter 8 is here! Thank U all soo much for the reviews! To everyone! You know your reviews keep me alive, don't you! I just failed my exam for the art academy...ButI don't feel so depressed anymore! So thank you! Oh! I feel soo sorry for you Num- ups...yeah, now you're Vampyre 1,5! Wonder why did this happen to you... But remember: I'm with you!I'm waiting for your stories to show up! And now...I think I don't have to repeat that I don't own Kids Next Door, because you know that already, right? Just the story is mine!Hope you'll enjoy that chapter! Well...I feel kinda strange about this chapter, just don't know why, but I hope you'll like it!

Operation: HANDCUFFS

Chapter Eight: The stars and a storm

As they reached the patio and went outside, they could feel the delicate, cool breeze blowing into their faces, and the smell of summer's night floating in the air, which was still sticky. The night was very quiet, there was only the rustle of leafs, moving on the wind. The sky was very clear and many, many stars were visible. When Numbuh 5 looked at the sky she gave a sigh of delight and a wide smile appeared on her face. Numbuh 1 looked at her and smiled as well.

"This is soo beautiful..." Numbuh 5 said quietly. They both approached the barrier and leaned on it, looking up at the sky.

"Yeah" Numbuh 1 agreed also quietly. They were standing in silence for a while, until Numbuh 5 spoke.

"The air smells like before the storm" she said and looked around to see if there were some clouds on the horizon.

"And it's so calm, just like before the storm" Numbuh 1 said.

"Numbuh 5 can see some clouds on the horizon" Numbuh 5 added and looked up at the stars again "There are so many of the stars visible tonight, and each one of them is beautiful" she added smiling. Numbuh 1 looked at the sky.

"Yhm..." he agreed and then looked at her, she was completely absorbed in the stars, and a cute smile was brightening her face. He couldn't stop the strange thoughts flooding into his head, and the slight blush appearing on his cheeks. He didn't really know what was going on, but the feeling was nice when he didn't fight it "You know...not only stars are beautiful..." the words escaped his mouth, before he could even thought about it, and stop them. Numbuh 5 turned to him with astonished look on her face.

"Hm?" she looked at him with curiosity in her eyes. Numbuh 1 got a fright and felt completely perplexed, what was he thinking about? What did he say anyway? He had no idea how to get out of the situation.

"Um...uh...I meant...that...the moon...is also beautiful" he said finally with confusion. Numbuh 5 looked at him still astonished, then looked at the moon. It was bright and really beautiful, though it wasn't the fullmoon. Numbuh 5 smiled.

"Yeah, that's true" she said quietly. Numbuh 1 gave a sigh of relief and also looked at the moon. As he calmed himself down, he could think more clearly 'What's my problem? This situation surely doesn't have a good effect on me...' he thought and sighed again. Numbuh 5 looked at him and smiled "Ah...That day was really tiresome, wasn't it".

"Sure...even if there was nothing special happening, it was tiresome because of the heat" Numbuh 1 said much more calmly and smiled tiredly.

"So perhaps we'd go to sleep now, huh?" Numbuh 5 suggested "Though Numbuh 5'd really like to stay here all night, but she's just too tired" Numbuh 1 smiled and the cool breeze blew between them scattering Numbuh 5's tousled wisps of hair, that were out of it's normal braid. Numbuh 1 looked at her calmly and again some strange feeling reached him, but this time not his mind, but his chest. Yeah...she was cute the way she smiled, and he wasn't gonna argue with that thought. There was silence between them for a while.

"Yeah...let's go" Numbuh 1 answered finally and turned to the door. Numbuh 5 did the same with a smile and they both headded for the living room. They took off their shoes and lay down in the bed. The night was very quiet and calm, the smell of summer's night was coming into the room with the light breeze through the opened window. Both kids were quite tired but somehow there were a lot of thoughts in their minds, and the sleep didn't want to come. They both were just lying in silence, back to back, and each of them was sure the other one was asleep. They were lying like that for some time. After a whle the stormy clouds came and Numbuh 5 could see lightnings. They both could hear the thunders and now each of them was sure that there was no way they could fall asleep. Numbuh 5 moved a bit in the bed and Numbuh 1 decided to check if she's asleep "Numbuh 5?" he asked quietly, turning his head to look at the ceiling. Numbuh 5 heard his voice and was a bit surprised that he wasn't asleep.

"Yeah?" she asked also quietly.

"You can't sleep either?" Numbuh 1 asked still not moving.

"No..." Numbuh 5 said but didn't move at all "It's because of that storm" she added.

"Same here..." Numbuh 1 said keeping his voice low "And I don't think I will ever fall asleep this night" he added. That's when a loud thunder clapped.

"Yeah...Numbuh 5 thinks so too" Numbuh 5 said. Numbuh 1 didn't say anything and there was silence for a while, only the thunders were clapping, then he suddenly sat up. Numbuh 5 made an astonished expression as she felt his movement, but didn't turn to look at him.

"Soo..." Numbuh 1 started, and Numbuh 5's heart suddenly skipped, her thoughts were completely chaotic as she waited for him to finish his sentence but she didn't know why "Perhaps...we would..." she had no idea what was he going to say, but her heart was beating faster, and that scared her "...Um...do something instead of just lying..." Numbuh 1 said quietly, but that didn't calm Numbuh 5 much. She slowly turned her head to look at him.

"L-Like what?" she asked, she didn't know why, but she was scared of what he could think of 'What is he thinking about? And why actually I feel so scared'.

"Well...I don't know...maybe...talk about something?" he suggested as he looked at her. Numbuh 5's heart calmed a little but it still beat faster than usual.

"But, 'bout what?" she asked.

"Well...I'm not sure..." Numbuh 1 said, then he thought for a short while "Um...so...can I...um...ask you something then?" he said unsurely. She looked at him with astonishment.

"Um, sure..." she said and leaned on her elbows "Go on..." she added with curiosity in her eyes, but her voice sounded a bit unsurely, though she tried to calm herself down very much. It wasn't easy, because she didn't know what he wanted to ask her about.

"Well...I've been wondering...how actually are you...coping with this, that your older sister is...um...that she works for the adults?" he said finally a bit perplexed. She watched him for a while in silence, rather surprised of that question. He felt a bit perplexed when she didn't say anything, maybe he shouldn't ask her that question. But when she started talking he calmed down.

"Well...um...ya know we never got along too much when we were younger anyway...and...it's been always only her decision...so Numbuh 5 thinks that, this probably is how it was supposed to be...and she doesn't worry 'bout it" she finished with a warm smile. Numbuh 1 watched her with amazement, he realised she was stronger than anyone else.

"That's good...I'm happy that you don't worry about it" he said finally with a delicate smile. That made Numbuh 5 blush a little 'Was he worried about me?' she asked herself in thoughts '...no, Numbuh 5! Pull yourself together! He's your friend! Of course he was worried, but only in THAT way!' she shook her head, because the thoughts started to scare her. Numbuh 1 looked at her with astonishment.

"Uh...um...can I...ask ya...somethin' now?" she asked with perplexity.

"Yeah...sure, you can ask anything" he said in obvious tone.

"Um...well...I was wonderin'...how actually...have ya...met Lizzie?" she asked scrathing her head. Numbuh 1 was a bit surprised that she asked about that.

"Well...you know...um...it was all by an accident actually...and as we met...she said she likes me...and...I thought she was likeable, I had no reason to refuse...she cared about me, so I thought it could be fun...why souldn't I try, right?" he explained. Numbuh 5 listened to him carefully "...so it's not like I was in love with her from the whole beginning...and so on...she was acting sweetly...and I think I couldn't resist to do whatever she asked me to..." he continued, Numbuh 5 looked at him with curiosity.

"But...um...how do ya feel 'bout her now?" she asked quietly.

"Well...I...I don't know...I mean...I like her, but I know I don't feel about her the way she feels about me...I think that it still works on me when she asks me something with that sweet look, and...spending time with her was fun..." he said.

"so...ya wanna say that you're not in love with her?" she asked curiosly.

"Yeah..." he said and nodded. Numbuh 5 watched him in surprisement "...I never was...I just like her...but that's it" he added. Numbuh 5 felt strangely, she felt like a big relief would sweep her, but she couldn't figure why, and her heart skipped again. There was a silence for a moment, and only the thunders were heard "Uh...listen...um...I know you guys don't get along with her...but..." he said as he felt the situation was becoming strange.

"No, I mean...don't care 'bout that" Numbuh 5 said suddenly "Ya shouldn't care 'bout us, if ya like spending time with her then ya should do that, and not worry 'bout do we like her or not" she said.

"No Numbuh 5..." Numbuh 1 said also suddenly, and that surprised her "I can't not care 'bout you. You're my friends, and you'll always be more important than anyone else" he said and Numbuh 5 looked at him surprised. Then she smiled.

"Thanks Numbuh 1" she said smiling warmly. Numbuh 1 thought that she looked very cute that way and blushed a bit. They heard thunders outside and it started raining "Soo...what are we gonna do for the rest of the night?" Numbuh 5 asked.

"...Perhaps we'd play something..." Numbuh 1 suggested.

"Good idea...but what we'll play?" she asked "We don't have many options..." she added pointing at the handcuffs.

"Right..." Numbuh 1 agreed "Hmm...let me think..." he said as he put his hand against his chin, thinking and Numbuh 5 watched him couriosly.

And that's it for chapter 8! Hope you like it! Sorry for the misteakes! I hope it was romantic to you, because that's how I wanted it to be... Please review!
Oh! And information to those of you who read my fic 'I'll be there for you'. I've been thinking about writing a next chapter, or a sequel to it...so if you have some ideas for it write it in a review...or e-mail me! Ok? Because I'm not really sureabout it and I wouldn't like to spoil the story, you know. So! bye bye! See ya next time!