The members of Sector V were at lunch, Numbuh 3 had just come back from a bad cold that left her at home for an entire week "Good to have you back Numbuh 3, missions aren't the same without you" Numbuh 1 said
"But you said our success rates were through th-" Numbuh 2 was swiftly stopped by Numbuh 5 who nudged him in the ribs
"Through the floor, we failed lots of missions this past week without you" Numbuh 5 said smiling at Numbuh 3 then turning her attention to Numbuh 2 frowning at the boy, the afro-american girl then turned her attention to Numbuh 4 who was eating his lunch "Weird, I thought you would be the happiest of us about Numbuh 3's return" Numbuh 5 grinned
"What is that supposed to mean? She wasn't dying or anything" Numbuh 4 shrugged not even looking at Numbuh 5
Numbuh 5 and Numbuh 3 gave each other a knowing glance as both girls rolled their eyes "I for one am glad to be back, It's nice being with you guys again" Numbuh 3 hugged Wally who immediately blushed
"I-I'm trying to eat here!" Numbuh 4 complained to the girl who just smiled at her cheerfully as always
"Hey, Wally" A girl behind them called Numbuh 4 by his name, She was short, her hair was blonde and braided and she wore an orange tank top along with a pair of black sweatpants
Numbuh 4 quickly pushed Numbuh 3's aside to get free of her choke hug "Hey, Ava"
"You busy? I wanted to try a new move with you today at recess" The girl said
"Yeah, I need to improve on my chokehold anyway, you up for that?" Numbuh 4 had finished his lunch and got up from the table
"Sure, want me to give you a few pointers?" She laughed
"As if I need pointers from a girl" Numbuh 4 laughed at her
"Uhhhh… Hi…" Numbuh 3 waved at the new girl shyly
"Hm?" Ava turned her attention to Numbuh 3 then smiled at the girl "Are you Kuki by any chance?"
"Y-Yeah…" Numbuh 3 was a bit surprised by how outgoing was the girl with Numbuh 4
"How are ya doing?" She immediately grabbed her hand and shook it "Oy heard you were sick, I'm Ava by the way" The girl said
"Nice to meet you, I… see you made friends with Wally" Numbuh 3 said
"This guy is a bonzer, he makes me laugh all the time" The girl patted Numbuh 4 on the back "His fighting is a little rusty though so I'm helping him"
"OY! You're the one who asked for me to help you" Numbuh 4 yelled at girl
Ava laughed at him still patting him on the back "I love this guy" She said while wiping a tear off her eye
Numbuh 3 accidentally let her strawberry milk fall from the table after that last part "I… Good to know he is making friends" A small vein could be seen popping from Numbuh 3's forehead while she tried to keep her usual cheerful smile
"Let's go before recess ends and I end up the day without kicking your butt" Numbuh 4 grabbed Ava's hand then dragged her out of the cantina
"She is nice" Numbuh 2 said
"Wish we had her in our sector, she seems fun to hang out with" Numbuh 1 said their friendly chatter was soon cut off by Numbuh 3 who crushed an apple with her bare hands while looking at the exit gnarling
"Who is she?" Numbuh 3 turned her attention to Numbuh 5 who was grinning at the girl
"Do I sense a little jealousy girl?" Numbuh 5 chuckled but stopped joking once she saw Numbuh 3 wasn't laughing "Ahem… She is a transfer girl from Australia, she swapped places with Muffy Jenkins and will be with us for the rest of the semester"
"You shouldn't worry that much" Numbuh 1 said
"Why would I be worried?" Numbuh 3 tried to stay calm smiling at Numbuh 1 while she split a plastic fork in half
"Right… Look, they just met alright? It hasn't even been one week since they started hanging out, They both like the same stuff but it's just that" Numbuh 1 said
"Besides, as Numbuh 5 told you more times than she can count, THE BOY LIKES YOU!" Numbuh 5 made sure to say it right next to her ear
"Shhhh… People will hear you!" Numbuh 3 was blushing while looking around as people seemly just ignored their conversation
"Girl, it's so old at this point that I'm not even sure if the school newspaper would do a report about it on the gossip section if you two ever got together" Numbuh 5 snickered again "Everyone in school knows about it"
"Except Ava" Numbuh 2 pointed out then received an angry stare from Numbuh 5 "What? It's the truth"
"Anyway, they are just friends, don't lose your head just because he has a new friend who happens to like the same stuff he does, maybe it's an Australian thing" Numbuh 5 said
"If it makes you feel more at ease they don't hang out after school that much, she is from Sector Australia and they are busy most of the time so she travels there after school and stays at her treehouse until it's time to go home, she has like one day where she stays here to rest" Numbuh 1 said
"Wait, really? You didn't tell me that" Numbuh 5 said
"Numbuh 362 told me yesterday, she said we should help her get to her sector if she finds any trouble" Numbuh 1 said
"Alright… I will try to stay calm…" Numbuh 3 took a deep breath then slowly calmed down for the rest of recess
"I'm surprised though, It's not like you to get jealous, usually Numbuh 4 is the one getting all angry about this sort of stuff" Numbuh 2 said
"I' .JEALOUS" Numbuh 3 got up from the table and stormed out of the cafeteria
"Should we do something about it?" Numbuh 1 looked at Numbuh 5
"Nahhh, she will come around" Numbuh 5 said "Besides, It may even be a good chance for those two to get together"
The next day Numbuh 3 was at recess watching Numbuh 4 and Ada who she later found out went by Numbuh 74 as she hit her butt against the concrete while Numbuh 4 watched
"Ow ow ow! Is American concrete harder or something?" She laughed laying on the floor beside a huge crack in it
"It's better than having to dodge the scorpions at your playgrounds" He laughed at her "You just watch, this concrete crack you did has nothing on mine" Before Numbuh 4 could sit on the swing though recess alarm started ringing "Oh come on!"
"Relax, you can show it to me first thing tomorrow" She grinned at him then patted him on the head "By the way" Ava looked a bit nervous as she scratched the back of her head "Can we talk after class is over?"
"Why not now?" Numbuh 4 looked at her quite confused
"Hmmm… It's a secret" She had her finger right in front of her mouth as she went inside the school
Right behind them Numbuh 3 looked at them with a shocked expression as she fell to her knees blankly staring as Numbuh 4 went inside the school "It's over" A few hours later Numbuh 3 was still staring blankly at a tv screen at the treehouse
"So what if she confesses to him? He will most likely just reject the girl" Numbuh 5 said
"No… they even like playing butt buster together" Numbuh 3 grabbed a pillow then buried her head inside it "It's my fault, I should've confessed first, she is just way braver than me"
"Now you are being ridiculous, why don't you ask him what happened when he comes through that door?" As soon as Numbuh 1 said that Numbuh 4 entered the treehouse with a huge smile on his face he immediately stopped as soon as he saw everyone staring at him
Numbuh 4 looked at Numbuh 3 with her head buried inside the pillow and groaned "It wasn't my turn to feed the hamsters and you know it, not my fault this time" He said looking angry at the rest of the gang
"So… We heard Ava kept you after school, what was that for?" Numbuh 2 asked
"Oh she wanted to know about nonof " Numbuh 4 said
"Nonof?" Numbuh 2 asked quite confused
"Numbuh 2 NO!" Numbuh 5 tried stopping the boy but it was too late
"NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" Numbuh 4 frowned at the boy then left for his room
"I should've seen that one coming" Numbuh 2 lowered his head a bit embarrassed then turned his attention to Numbuh 3 who stopped crying
"I'm his best friend since he entered KND and he decides to date a nobody who decided to come here last week, that's really nice of him!" Numbuh 3 stormed out of the main room and went to her room
"Should we intervene now?" Numbuh 1 asked Numbuh 5
"Not yet, Numbuh 5 has a hunch, something is going on" Abby crossed her arms deep in thought "You're the leader though, if you feel like it can compromise our mission suit yourself"
"I'm gonna follow you on this one, romance is not my area of expertise" Numbuh 1 said
"Really? That dinner with Lizzie was so romantic though" Numbuh 2 laughed
"Hilarious, by the way, did you clean the hamster's waste? If I remember it was your turn to clean it" Numbuh 1 smiled at his teammate
"On it…" Numbuh 2 grabbed a mop and left the room
The next day Numbuh 4 had just fallen from the swing as he played Butt Buster with Ava once again "See? I told you mine would be bigger"
"A pity you couldn't do this kind of crack during the last tournament" Ava chuckled
"Numbuh 2 told you huh? Probably because I told him to mind his own business yesterday" Numbuh 4 groaned
"That nonof thing I taught you?" She grinned at him
"It was pretty useful, thanks" Numbuh 4 grinned back at her
Both operatives didn't notice Numbuh 3 approaching them at the time until she finally spoke up "Hey… Can we talk?"
"Hm? Sure thing, I just finished beating her at Butt buster" Numbuh 4 grinned at Ava who rolled her eyes smiling at him
"I meant with Ava, I wanna talk with her, alone" Numbuh 3 frowned at Ava who just looked cluelessly at Numbuh 3
"Sure, just give us a moment, then I can kick your butt" Ava laughed as she followed Numbuh 3 to a secluded spot on the playground "So what's the deal?"
"I just wanna say… despite everything… I still wanna be friends with Numbuh 4 and you look like a nice girl too" Numbuh 3 took a deep breath trying to hold her tears
"Uhhh… Thanks? I guess? What is this about?" Ava looked at Numbuh 3 a little worried
"I know Numbuh 4 since I joined KND and I always liked him but I've been watching you two together, you two have so much in common…" All of a sudden Numbuh 3 started crying as she sat in front of a nearby tree
"Wait…" Ava finally realized what was going on as she crouched near the sobbing girl "You think I'm dating Wally?" The girl couldn't help herself but laugh
"What's so funny? I'm trying to be friendly here" Numbuh 3 looked at the girl in a mix of sadness and anger now
"I'm not dating Numbuh 4 you idiot" Ava couldn't help but laugh at Numbuh 3
"Right, and I'm supposed to believe you asked him to talk in private yesterday just for nothing?" Numbuh 3 frowned at her
Numbuh 74 sighed then grabbed something from her pocket "These are tickets to a MMA show I managed to get, there are students in this school searching for one of these like crazy, I wanted to invite him but I couldn't afford to wave them around" Numbuh 74 flicked Numbuh 3's forehead
"Oh…" Numbuh 3 looked at the tickets and immediately noticed they were official tickets with holographic stamps and watermarks all around it
"Besides, I'm into girls" Ava shrugged and then blushed while smiling at Numbuh 3
"Oh god… I was so angry at you…" Numbuh 3 said blushing heavily from embarrassment
"Dude, you two are so dense, you are perfect for each other" Ava snickered "I really wanna watch this stuff with him though, Wally is a blast to hang out with but if you get all jealous on me like that I can just cancel the entire stuff" The girl patted her on the shoulder
"No!" Numbuh 3 blurted out "Sorry… He would hate me if he knew I kept him from watching something like that"
"Can't blame him" Numbuh 74 chuckled "You hear that Wally? We are seeing some blood on the octagon tonight!" Numbuh 74 knocked on the tree as the sound of leaves rustling could be heard from behind it, she then left laughing to herself
Numbuh 3 immediately got up and looked behind the tree only to find Numbuh 4 sitting behind it amid some dead leaves blushing a deep shade of red with a hand on his chest "How… How much of it did you hear?" Numbuh 3 gave him a nervous smile
Numbuh 4's answer was silence
"Sorry… I shouldn't' have been jealous" Numbuh 3 sat right next to him and lowered her head
Numbuh 4 rested his cheek against his hand as the embarrassment started calming down "Whatever, it's the same for me when you are flirting with Ace, I'm glad you got a taste of how I get"
"I don't flirt with Ace, we are just frie… Oh… Sorry" Numbuh 3 said
Numbuh 4 stayed silent for a moment then sighed "Nah it's alright… that guy really likes you though, unlike Ava with me"
"Yeah… I'm a bit of an airhead sometimes I guess…" Numbuh 3 giggled "I take it that you like me as well then?"
"Come on… Don't make me say it…" Numbuh 4 groaned as he started blushing again
"Don't be shy, you can do it" Numbuh 3 giggled again as she grabbed his hand
"Alright whatever, yeah I like you" Numbuh 4 groaned then was taken by surprise as Numbuh 3 pushed him on the floor and kissed him behind the tree "I was about to do it…"
"No you weren't" Numbuh 3 said and kissed him again
Later that day Numbuh 4 had finished watching the fight with Numbuh 74 and was back at the treehouse, the boy burst through the door with a satisfied expression all over his face "I'm glad you let me watch it with her, those guys were serving fried shrimp with some expensive sauce, their soda had those little lemon slices on it" Numbuh 4 immediately looked at Numbuh 3 who was watching tv with the rest of the team
"Glad you are happy, it might help you once you see this" Numbuh 3 giggled
"What do you me-" Numbuh 4 turned his attention to the tv and saw a photo of Numbuh 3 and him kissing behind the tree from earlier that day followed by another one from later that day with the two operatives holding hands near the rest of their teammates
"I'm glad, they caught my best angle hehe" Numbuh 3 smiled at Numbuh 4
"You know what? I won't get mad" Numbuh 4 sat right next to Numbuh 3 "The day was great, I'm not letting some dorks ruin it"
"That's nice of you" Numbuh 3 said
"I will leave getting mad for tomorrow" Numbuh 4 clenched his fists staring at the television grinning "Can't wait to give those dorks at KNN what they deserve"
"Come on now silly, they managed to get your good angle as well, don't get mad at them" Numbuh 3 giggled then planted a kiss on his cheek
"Don't be weird…" Numbuh 4 lowered his head clearly embarrassed as Numbuh 3 kept bombarding him with hugs and kisses for the rest of the night
Author notes:I feel like I owe an explanation about me disappearing like that, my last chapter on this one was back in october
Basically I got stuck on my other story at AO3, then I got covid but what really stalled my progress was the fact that I got a gaming pc, I spent these past months playing lots of stuff and barely touching anything related to fics
I have one or other idea for Romance, I'm not sure when I will start though since I want to play other games, I just stopped to write some stuff today because my controller stick started having a drift problem and I don't want to play DMC5 with it
