Operation: HANDCUFFS
Chapter Thirteen: A dinner at Numbuh 5's house
Numbuhs 1 and 5 looked at eachother tiredly and sighed. They were sitting on the couch like that for a while until Numbuh 5 sighed again.
"Ya think our parrents won't find out about that?" she asked not turning to look at Numbuh 1. He turned to her.
"Well...I don't know..." he said unsurely, but then smiled and added "but! I always wanted to bust out of the school" Numbuh 5 looked at him with surprisement.
"Really?" she asked with astonishment.
"Yeah, strange huh?" he said with a smile.
"Yea...but hey, ya finally did that, though it wasn't because ya wanted, but 'cause ya had no choise" Numbuh 5 said and smiled as well.
"True, but that's a shame I have to sit at home instead of going somewhere" he said and turned to look outside the window.
"Yhm..." Numbuh 5 agreed and also looked outside. There was a short while of silence between them "Well anyway, Numbuh 5 has to do the dishes" she said and turned to him again "Ya don't mind to help Numbuh 1?" she asked him with a smile and he turned to face her.
"Well...I guess I don't have a choice..." he answered "I would never leave you to clean the dishes while I would just stand and watch, if we're handcuffed then I can help" he added and smiled back.
"Thanks Numbuh 1" Numbuh 5 said smiling warmly and then turned to the window again. Numbuh 1 watched her for a while yet. He liked that warm smile very much. After a while of looking out the window they got up from the couch and went to the kitchen. Numbuh 5 was washing the dishes and Numbuh 1 was rinsing them and putting away. Of course he couldn't move his left hand to not disturb Numbuh 5. He wanted to help her more, but it was rather imposible. As they finished that, they went back to the living room and sat on the couch. They turned on the Tv and watched some film.
In the meantime Numbuhs 2, 3 and 4 were already at school. The lesson started and the teacher begun to check the presence. Everyone were present until she called Numbuh 5.
"Abigail Lincoln" she said and when there was no answer, the teacher looked up from the register "Abigail Lincoln?" she asked again and everyone started to look around the classroom. The teacher wrote in the register that Numbuh 5 was absent and continued checking the presence. She stopped again when she called Numbuh 1's name and noone answered, she looked up from the register again to look around the classroom "Nigel Uno?" she repeated "Where are those children?" she asked. Numbuh 3 giggled and Numbuh 4 put his hand on his mouth to stop himself from laughing. The teacher continued checking the presence. Numbuh 2 could hear someone is calling him from behind, he turned around to see Lizzie.
"Why is my Nigie not at school today?" she asked. And Numbuh 2 made a scared face.
"Um...I-I don't know..." he said with confusement.
"Hey, you think that is only a coinidence that they both are absent? Perhaps they went somewhere together instead of school, haha" some boy suggested jokingly (is that a word?) and laughed.
"Haha! That's very possible!" Numbuh 4 laughed. But Numbuh 2 kicked him in his leg to hush him "Ouch!".
"Shhh!" he said putting his finger against his mouth "You wanna make Numbuh 1 trouble?" he added with angry look. He could see a bit of anger on Lizzie's face. Numbuh 4 looked at her too and made a scared face.
"Ups...sorry" Numbuh 4 said. Numbuh 3 giggled again.
"Hehe, we were only kidding" Numbuh 2 said and laughed nervously.
"How can you not know why Nigie isn't at school today? You are friends" Lizzie said.
"well...I just don't know..." Numbuh 2 answered.
"But-" Lizzie started but she broke off when the teacher hushed them.
"Quiet in the classroom!" the teacher yelled and everyone turned back to her in fear.
Back at the treehouse Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 5 were watching Tv and dying of boredom. The day was passing very slowly and they didn't know what to do with themselves. After a few hours it was time when the rest of the operatives should come back from school. But before they came the phone rang, that made Numbuh 5 nearly jump on the couch. She turned to look at the ringing phone and then looked at Numbuh 1.
"Are we gonna pick it up?" Numbuh 1 asked and smiled.
"Yeah, sure" she said and got up from the couch. They approached the phone and Numbuh 5 picked it up "Hello?" she said to the receiver "Oh, hi dad" she said with a smile and Numbuh 1 knew already that the call was to her, so he turned to the window "Yeah...no dad..." Numbuh 5 continued "...What!" she suddenly said with surprisement and a bit of fear in her voice. That catched Numbuh 1's attention and he turned to look at her again with curious face "Oh...um...n-no...but...o-okey..." Numbuh 5 said and then said goodbye to her dad and hang up. Then looked at Numbuh 1 with fear.
"What's wrong Numbuh 5?" he asked impatiently.
"Well...bad news..." she said.
"Well, say what is it" Numbuh 1 said even more impatient.
"Numbuh 5's dad said she has to come home fo' dinner...'cause my aunt is gonna visit us and he wants me to eat with them and...then to take care of my younger cousin 'cause they 'ave some buisness to do..." Numbuh 5 explained and lowered her head helplessly. Numbuh 1 smiled and put his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him.
"Hey, why are you worry? It isn't anything so bad" he said.
"But we weren't suppose to go out, besides what will my dad say when he sees us like that?" she explained.
"Don't worry, we'll think of something" Numbuh 1 answered and that calmed her a bit so she smiled slightly "So when are you suppose to be at home?" he asked.
"At five o'clock" she answered.
"Well then no problem Numbuh 5" he said "You know, if we even took a shower, then we can go out as well, right?" he added.
"Okey, as ya say boss" she said "Well, then I should call my dad and tell him that ya're coming too" she added and took the receiver.
"Okey" NUmbuh 1 answered.
"Hi dad, um...I wanted to ask you, can Numbuh 1 come with me for dinner?" Numbuh 5 begun "...alright, okey then, bye" she said and hung up, then she turned to face Numbuh 1 "Okey, everythin's fine" she said with a smile.
"Alright then" he answered and they came back to the couch. The time was passing and after around half an hour the rest of the group came back from school. When it was around 16:30 pm Numbuhs 1 and 5 were in the kitchen drinking juice. Then Numbuh 5 looked at the clock.
"Well...I guess we should get goin' soon" she said as she turned to look at Numbuh 1. He looked at the clock.
"Yeah...just as we finish" he said and drunk his juice. As they finished they got up and went out of the kitchen. They approached the couch where Numbuhs 3 and 4 were playing video game and Numbuh 2 was sitting on the armchair next to them "Um...we have to go out guys" Numbuh 1 said and they all turned to look at them with surprisement.
"What?" Numbuh 2 asked like he didn't hear him right.
"You heard, we have to go, to Numbuh 5's house" Numbuh 1 said. Numbuh 2 looked at them with disbelief.
"But...you didn't wanted to go out anywhere".
"Yeah...but my dad called here and asked me to come home for dinner" Numbuh 5 explained. Numbuh 3 giggled and Numbuh 4 watched them with surprisement.
"Well...heheh..guess you don't have a choice as always" Numbuh 2 said and laughed unsurely.
"Yeah...exacly" Numbuh 1 agreed and then turned to Numbuh 5 "Let's go then".
"Yeah...let's go" she replied and they headed for the door.
"See you guys" Numbuh 1 said when they were in the door.
"See you" Numbuh 2 said.
"Byeeee!" Numbuh 3 screamed happily.
"Yeah see yeuh" Numbuh 4 said eyes stuck in the game. The two handcuffed friends left the treehouse holding hands. As they were walking like that through the streets Numbuh 5 thought it was kind of strange, walking on the street holding hands like they were...a couple. And what if someone saw them like that? She didn't even want to think about it. As they reached Numbuh 5's house they stopped before entering and Numbuh 5 took a deep breath.
"Are we going in?" Numbuh 1 asked with a smile. Numbuh 5 turned to him.
"Eh...It's not your dad so ya don't care..." she said and sighed again "Okey, let's go" she added and they entered the house "Dad! I'm home!" Numbuh 5 said when she closed the door.
"Good afternoon" Numbuh 1 said and they both heard Mr.Lincoln answer them from the other room.
"Oh! Good afternoon!" Mr.Lincoln said and then he entered the hall "Welcome Nigel!" he said as he saw the boy "Wow, you kids look so cute together" he said as he saw they were holding hands. Numbuh 5 blushed.
"We're stuck like that dad!" she said a bit angirly trying to hide the blush on her cheeks.
"Of course you are, hehe" Mr.Lincoln said in silly tone "Those kids are so amusing" he added laughing when he was entering the kitchen "Come on kids, our guests are here already and the dinner is ready" he said from the kitchen. Numbuh 5 sighed and they went to the kitchen. They greeted Numbuh 5's aunt and cousin-Ivy. She was around six years old. She giggled when she saw they were holding hands. Before they sat at the table Numbuh 5 reminded Numbuh 1 that he has to keep his left hand stedy, he nodded in responce. Then they all sat at the table and started eating. Mr.Lincoln asked Numbuh 1 how are his parrents, that made him a bit confuse, but he answered. He felt strangely eating dinner with Numbuh 5's family. When the dinner was over they all got up from the table and went to the living room.
"Abigail, we must go to do some things now, so perhaps you whould take Ivy for a walk or something?" Mr.Lincoln said.
"Yeah...sure dad" she answered and turned to the door. Numbuh 1 followed her and right behind him walked Ivy "Bye aunt, bye dad" she said and opened the door.
"Goodbye Mr.Lincoln, and Mrs...Numbuh 5's aunt?" Numbuh 1 said unsurely as they were leaving. They left the house and stopped on the sidewalk.
"So...where da ya wanna go Ivy?" Numbuh 5 asked turning to the girl.
"I would like to go on a swing! Is there any playground in here?" the girl asked with a smile.
"Yeah, sure, come on" Numbuh 5 said and they headed for the playground. Numbuh 1 was quiet all the time. As they were walking in silence, Ivy looked at them both with innocent smile.
"So...are ya...a couple?" she asked suddenly and both kids blushed.
"No we're not!" Numbuh 5 said.
"So why are ya holding hands?" the girl asked curiously.
"Cause we're handcuffed, we are stuck like that" Numbuh 1 said. Ivy looked at them with astonishment.
"Oooo...but ya look as a couple" she said and smiled.
"But we are NOT!" Numbuh 5 said angirly "He already has a girl" she added.
"Really?" Ivy asked turning to Numbuh 1.
"Yeah..." Numbuh 1 said.
"Ohhh, okey" the girl said and there was silence again. When they reached the playground Ivy sat on the swing and started swinging. Numbuhs 1 and 5 sat on the bench and watched the little girl. She looked like she was having a big fun.
"Your cousin is very boisterous" Numbuh 1 said with a smile.
"Yeah...she is" Numbuh 5 said watching the girl "Actually Numbuh 5 'aven't seen her for quite a long time, they live far away" she added.
"So it's good that they're here at least for a one day, right?" he said.
"Yeah..." she answered.
"You know...she reminds me Numbuh 3's younger sister..." Numbuh 1 said after a while. Numbuh 5 smiled.
"Yea...you're right" she agreed and laughed "She can be sometimes very tiresome..." she added tiredly. After some time spend on the playground they went to the park. Ivy ran into the park very happily and quickly looked around it. Then she ran up to Numbuh 1 and started jerking his sleeve.
"Ice-cream! Ice-cream! I want some ice-ream!" she said loudly pointing at the man who was selling ice-cream. Numbuh 1 sighed and walked after her as she was dragging him subtly by his sleeve.
"Whitch one you want?" Numbuh 1 asked.
"Um...chockolate!...um...no, strawberry, or no, vanila!...or maybe..."
"Oh, come on, decide already!" Numbuh 5 said with annoyience.
"Wait, I haven't make up my mind yet" Ivy said looking at all the flavors of ice-cream.
"Can't you decide a bit faster?" Numbuh 5 asked tiredly.
"Nooo"
"Eh..."
"How about you Numbuh 5, you don't want any ice-cream?" Numbuh 1 asked.
"Oh...no...Numbuh 5's still full after dinner" she answered.
As the little girl finally decided on the flavor, they went and sat on a bench. Ivy was happily eating her ice-cream and Numbuhs 1 and 5 were sitting in silence. When suddenly some little all black cat appeared. It approached Ivy and she stroked it's back. The cat mewed quietly. When Numbuh 5 heard that she turned to look at him.
"Eh...that reminds Numbuh 5 when Numbuh 4 got into trouble with cats". Numbuh 1 turned to her.
"Oh right, that was pretty funny" he said with a smile.
"Yeah" Numbuh 5 laughed "If it wasn't for Numbuh 3, he'd have left there" she added and laughed. Numbuh 1 laughed as well.
"True". Ivy just watched them with puzzled face. Then she asked them to tell her the story, and so they did. Then they all were laughing. The evening with Ivy passed them very calmly and even quite fast. When the sun was setting, they decided to go back home. As they were walking slowly on the street Ivy walked next to the two handcuffed kids. She asked them about more of their missions, so they were talking and remembering the funny situations durning their missions and laughing. Suddenly they both stopped. They both were looking straight ahead in silence and fear in their eyes. Ivy looked at them with confusement, then turned to look ahead. They were standing face to face with... Lizzie.
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