A/N:

Here it is, chapter 3!

Are Rachel & Harvey's parents ever mentioned? I'm not sure. Oh well. For now they are there just ghosts, like the majority of not important adults in the show.

Rachel pursed her lips as Angie stood next to her, brushing off the top of Rachel's dresser. Rachel sighed, as she twiddled the silver locket in her fingers.

"Angie, I'm not too sure about this."

"Rachel, you can't second guess yourself now." Angie said. "you're perfect for Nigel, and we're only giving him a punch in the right direction."

"What about Lizzie?" Rachel asked. "I don't want her to be hurt. She loves Nigel. And at some point, he loved her." Rachel sighed. Angie stopped what she was doing and patted Rachel's shoulder.

"Don't worry. If she's not the one for Nigel, it's cruel to keep leading her on like this. BESIDES, YOU CAN'T THINK ABOUT HER!" Angie burst. "You need to try and help yourself sometimes, Rachel!" Rachel slowly nodded.

"So you need to win Nigel over. Okay! I'll be cheering form the shadows! And nothing will get in your way! Remember: ASK NIGELTO HELP YOU FIND YOUR LOCKET!"

After both girls got themselves dressed, Angie took the locket they both spoke of previously and placed it in her sweaters pocket. The chain wasn't noticeable, she decreed, and soon she grabbed Rachel's hand and moved downstairs. At the kitchen table, Rachel's parents had just served up some food. Angie flopped into the seat across from Harvey, who had quite a bed head. He glared at her.

"Good morning, Angie." he snapped.

"Good morning, Harvey-poop!" Angie exclaimed happily. Harvey grunted. Rachel yawned and sat next to Angie. Harvey hastily took the ketchup, brushing his arm on the Angie's sweatshirt. Angie slapped his hand, causing the ketchup to fall and splatter on the ground. Soon, Rachel and Harvey's parents left to buy more ketchup, and Angie giggled.

"We're going to moonbase today, aren't we Rachel? Urgent business, right?" Angie asked, nudging Rachel in the side. Rachel said a soft 'ufft' at each hit, but nodded.

"mmhm."

"What kinda business?" Harvey snapped.

"Important business." Angie said

"NOTHING CAN BE IMPORTANT WITH YOU INVOLVED." Harvey snapped, slamming his hands on the table. Angie rolled her eyes.

"Rachelllllll Harvey's being a sour patttch kiddd"

"I AM NOT."

Rachel grabbed Angie's hand and pulled her out the door. Harvey was left with the ketchup stains and his uneaten breakfast. The second they left, he threw his food away and slipped out the back door. He had to find Lizzie.

"What? That's their plan?" Lizzie asked, her eyebrows raised. "So what, we know what it is? How are we supposed to do anything with that?"

"Shut up! If they're planning to get Rachel and Nigel alone together, do you know what could happen! First of all you need to whine and cling around Nigel ALL you can." Harvey ordered.

"But he HATES clingy and whiny girls!"

"But if Rachel tries to ask him to help her, you'll be right there. And you can either say that you'll help too or refuse to let Nigel go." Harvey said. "This way, they won't be able to do anything."

Lizzie's eyes widened in realization.

"Oh! I get it! I'll have to volunteer to help! So that way, I won't be getting in the way, AND I'll keep my reputation as a nice girlfriend!"

"Yea. Sure. Whatever. Just don't mess up." Harvey snapped. Lizzie folded her arms.

"Shut up! I know what I'm doing!"

"Says the one who had to ask her rival's brother for advice!"

"Be quiet or I'll hug you!"

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

"mmm…" Rachel sighed. Her nerves were pilling up. She had to make sure that she got a good chance to talk to Nigel. As the supreme commander, it was quite difficult for her to get any time off, plus, she had no idea where Nigel could be and besides, why on Earth (or the moonbase, for that matter) would they even need to speak? It would be foolish of her to call on him just for this. And she had even cleared her schedule for the rest of the night, too.

When she brought this up with Angie, the girl burst out of the supreme commander's office, leaving Rachel quite baffled.

Angie ran down the halls, bumping into at least ten confused operatives. She finally found Nigel- he was having an argument with number four while Kuki, number three, tried to drag number four to head back to the shuttle to earth, so that she could buy the newest rainbow monkey.

"NIGEL UNO!" Angie burst. All were silent but Kuki, who finally caught Wally off guard and dragged him by the hood, flailing, to the rockets down south of the moonbase. Nigel looked relieved, and smiled at Angie.

"Yes, what is it, number eleventy nine?"

"Rachel NEEDS to see you, right now." Angie declared. Nigel tilted his bald head to the side, and scratched his chin.

"Why didn't she just call me in?"

Angie reached up and grabbed Nigel's sleeve, using all the strength her tiny body could supply to try and drag him down the hall.

"Silly, this isn't about Kids Next Door business. It's a personal matter! Rachel lost something REALLY important and NEEDS your help!"

"O-Okay, Angie, just stop pulling on my sleeve!"

The short operative let go of Nigel's red sleeve and gestured to the door of Rachel's office. Nigel opened the door, to a shocked Rachel.

Meanwhile, rounding the corner and just seeing the bright red of Nigel's turtleneck sweater was Harvey. He followed him, seeing him enter Rachel's office. He gasped, seeing Angie.

"You- how-"

"Nigel had to be on moonbase today. My plan is unfolding perfectly! And there's nothing YOUUUUU can do about it." Angie said snidely. Harvey twitched.

"OH YEA? THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU THINK, ANGIE!"

Meanwhile, inside the office, Nigel shut the door as to drown out the children's bickering.

"How immature." he said. Rachel laughed a little.

"Yes, but that's how they always are." She said, folding her hands and resting them on the top of her desk. Nigel took a seat opposite her, and behind his sunglasses, his eyes bore into hers.

"Angie told me you lost something. Is that true?"

Rachel blinked, and looked at her folded hands. Of course. She glanced back up. That was one thing she admired about Nigel- he was so kind, he would drop any plans he had to come here and help her. He listened and believed Angie, but when he met Rachel, he asked, as to verify it. She smiled.

"Yes, I did. It's a necklace, well a locket. I lost it. You know the main city, right? Well, the jogging path, just behind main street…I went there, and I dropped it. I have no idea where it is. It's rather important to me…" She laughed nervously.

"Oh. Would you like me to help you find it?"

Yes! Rachel wanted to scream of joy. But instead, she gave a light nod, as if she was actually completely distraught in the fact her locket was gone.

"That would be nice of you, Nigel. But you don't have to. If you'd rather do something else-" Something with your girlfriend, she wanted to say.

"I never do anything I don't want to do." Nigel said. "And if I don't want to do it, I make myself want to. Since this locket is very important to you, Rachel, I can't help but want to find it with you."

"That's sweet, Nigel." Rachel said. "You'll do anything for me, won't you?"

"You know me too well, Rachel." Nigel replied with a grin. "Of course I would."

Rachel stood up a bit. "Well then, Nigel, we can go and search for it right now, if you're free." She said. Nigel stood up as well, and held open the door for Rachel. They went to move towards the shuttles, but realized Angie had Harvey in a headlock. And they were causing quite the commotion. And blocking the way down to the shuttle.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

"SHUT UP!"

"Angie! Harvey! Calm down this instant!" Rachel ordered. Her brother and friend both turned towards Rachel, Angie with a sheepish grin, Harvey with a grimace.

"WHY ARE YOU WITH HIM!" He pointed to Nigel. Nigel returned the grimace with folded arms.

"It's not your business why she's with me, Number 363." Nigel pointed out. Rachel sighed.

"Both of you, Angie and Harvey, don't kill each other. Honestly. We need all the operatives we can get. So it's time to kiss and make up."

Angie hugged Harvey. He screamed "DON'T TOUCH ME"!

"I'm sorry about nearly killing you!" Angie said, with wide eyes. Harvey flailed.

"LET GO OF ME". Angie let go of him and giggled, trotting after Rachel and Nigel to the shuttles. Harvey raised his eyebrows and relaxed his eyes, lifting his clenched right fist.

Those puppy dog eyes almost made him feel guilty about stealing the locket form her sweatshirt pocket.

Almost. But almost wasn't enough to make him give it back. Or to allow Nigel to (-insert Harvey gaging here) date his sister.

On the shuttle, Rachel and Nigel shared a seat. Angie sat behind them, her eyes glued to the window. Rachel looked towards Nigel. Nigel looked back at her, and gave her a smooth smile.

"What's on your mind, Rachel?" He asked. Rachel shifted in her chair, and sighed.

"Why did you agree to date your girlfriend in the first place? Just out of curiosity." Rachel muttered. Nigel blinked, and with a sigh, he lent back.

"I'm not even sure myself. We've been dating for so long I tend to forget these things." he said dryly. Rachel blinked.

"But isn't that the most important thing? I'm sure she'd remember why she decided to go out with you."

"The way Lizzie and I think is…different." He said. "But…" Rachel, on instinct, lent out a hand to tap Nigel's.

"Nigel, you need to make sure you're as happy as she is. If you're in a relationship, and she's the only happy one, it's not healthy."

Nigel turned towards Rachel. "I…you are right but it's not that I'm not happy. I just…think she cares more about me than I do about her."

A flood of guilt flew over Rachel. Here she was, trying to steal Nigel from Lizzie, when he was so concerned about her. If they broke up so soon, Rachel would always blame herself.

And someone who plays tricks, like faking losing a locket, on the one they like isn't a good person.

"I'm sure you care a lot about her yourself. I mean, if you're this caught up in how she feels…"

"Of course I care about her, Rachel. But I…just don't think…how can I word this properly." he muttered. "I just think, sometimes, she'd make a better friend than a girlfriend." He was avoiding Rachel's eyes. Rachel's eyes widened.

Oh god. He was already planning to break up with her. And Rachel was probably driving poor Lizzie insane, with this little competition.

"Do you think I should end it? Once and for all?" Nigel said, looking towards Rachel. Rachel was stiff. So the entirety of their fates rested on her shoulders. The devil inside of her screamed BREAK THEM UP, but the angel in her told her not to. Suddenly, she felt a soft tap on her shoulder. Angie was leaning forward, and her mouth was close enough to Rachel's ear for her to whisper without Nigel's knowledge.

"It's not a competition if she has to give up this early." She whispered.

"Nigel, I think…." Rachel said. Nigel gazed at her. Rachel felt her heart pound, and she closed her eyes. "I think…you should wait, before you end it."

Nigel blinked thrice, before giving Rachel a jaded smile.

"Really?"

"She obviously cares a lot about you. Why don't you pay attention to her, and try to determine if she can make you as happy as you make her. Maybe she can, but you've just been paying less attention, so you don't notice it." Rachel said. "Maybe she can prove herself. And you'll regret this entire conversation."

Angie was fiercely tapping her shoulder to make her give up this conversation. She was talking Lizzie up a bit too much. If she did any more, Rachel would be the one regretting this conversation. Nigel lent back against his seat.

"Thanks, Rachel, I'll keep that in mind."

She was a fool. A sappy, kindhearted fool. She just convinced him to stay with her. Him, the very person who she was trying to steal away.

A/N:

Okay, here you go! Sorry for the delay.

Haha, Rachel's really caught up in guilt, huh? Well, I hardly think Rachel would like being devious in the first place, but she cares for Nigel. Hm. Oh, she's torn.

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