"Four!" Kuki called, sobbing slightly. "He's got Senior Fuzzywappums!" She pointed as best she could to the toy bandit, who had been rummaging through the tree house and stumbled upon her toy rabbit on the couch. Numbah 4 placed a swift kick at his assailant and cartwheeled his way over to Numbah 3's side. He stealthily took down the adult that was attacking her.
"Where?" he asked, putting his hands up in a Judo position. Kuki pointed out the plushie-napper and Numbah 4 left her side to take down the enemy. "Give me back Numbah 3's bunny and nobody gets hurt." He demanded.
"Foolish child, risking your life for you little girlfriend's doll. You're about to meet your end boy." Mr. Gewgaw said, throwing a teddy bomb at Numbah 4. Wally quickly dodged the bomb and roundhouse kicked the grownup, landing in his defensive stance.
"She's not my girlfriend!" he growled. He gave Numbah 1 a glance and shouted, "Kids Next Door, Offensive Y-99!" The KND sprang into action, dropping their opponents quicker then reinforcements could come. Soon the only rascal left was Mr. Gewgaw.
"Hold it right there, Gewgaw." Numbah 1 ordered, turning his weapon at the villain.
"Not even you can stop me, silly children!" the adult laughed. Numbah 3 took the opportunity to sneak behind the large man and crouch on her hands and knees.
"Now Numbah 4!" she gleefully exclaimed. The blonde boy reacted instantly, kicking the cad before the man could act. The villain fell to the ground with a clatter, making a feeble attempt to get off the ground before losing consciousness.
"Good job team!" Numbah 1 happily praised, dialing the headquarters number. "We have a pickup," he said into the phone.
Meanwhile, Numbah 4 reached down and picked up the tatty old rabbit. "Here ya go Numbah 3." He said as he handed the toy to her.
"Thank you, Four!" she laughed as she hugged him. He blushed slightly and for a moment it looked as if he'd return the embrace. Instead he put his hand on her shoulder and while pushing her away he said, "Aw, get off it Numbah 3."
Kuki grabbed the toy and danced off to her room. After the door had shut, Numbah 4 began to help Nigel and Abby clean up the mess. It didn't take long for the KND cleanup crew to come, so after their arrival he split, wondering around the clubhouse in search of company. He somehow found himself staring at his Asian friend's door.
"Er, um, hey Numbah 3," he stuttered, cracking the door open. "Can we talk?"
"Sure!" the chipper reply came. Numbah 4 opened the door fully and stepped into view. Numbah 3 was shutting the large diary as he approached her.
"So, uh, what you writing about?" he asked stupidly. He pulled up a frilly pink chair and sat beside her bed.
"Just us, you know, being together and stuff." She replied honestly.
"I wish," Numbah 4 muttered to himself.
"Huh, Numbah 4?" his friend asked lifting her head to look at him.
"Uh, I mean, you should uh, call me Wallabee." He covered, turning pink.
"Wally." She said firmly.
"You like Wally better?" he asked. He usually hated nicknames, but when she said it he didn't mind.
"Yeah, it makes you less tough, easier to talk to, you know?" she replied, sliding the diary under the bed and sitting up on the blankets.
"Do you think I'm too tough to talk to?" he asked sadly.
"Oh no!" she quickly reassured him. "You just make a cuter Wally." Kuki blushed and looked at the nearest wall.
"Oh!" he said, turning red. "Num—Kuki, are you scared?" he asked becoming serious.
"No silly, it's very safe here!" she answered clueless.
"No, I meant about decommission." He explained.
"Oh." Her expression became somber. "Yeah, I'm a little scared. I'm going to lose my best friends and forget about all the fun we've had, you know?"
"Yeah, it has been fun." He agreed.
"But I think I've found a way around it." She said brightly.
"What!?" he shockingly bellowed looking at her with confusion.
"My diary. I write down everything, from events, birthdays, missions, even our goofy movie nights when Numbah 1 and 5 are fighting over what to play. I want to remember it all."
"That's brilliant!" Wally exclaimed.
"Really?"
"Yeah! I could never have thought of that." He praised. "But I have a question, and I promise I'm not trying to sound mean."
"Alright, shoot!" she said happily.
"You sometimes seem as if you are in another world, why?" he asked uncertainly.
"I am just trying to remember everything. I know I must seem super weird, but I have a photographic memory, so it's easier to remember when I'm in a daze." She clarified.
"How long have you been doing this?"
"Since the first day we met, on graduation day."
"So have you told the others?" he wondered out loud.
"Nope, and is it alright if we keep this, you know, just between us?"
"Just between us." Wally agreed, shaking her hand. A shock went through their bodies when their hands connected, but they just shrugged it off. "Thanks for talking with me, Kuki." He said, as he moved towards the exit.
"Anytime!" she giggled. He left the room and stood by the door, listening to hear her pull the journal from underneath her bed. He chuckled to himself and went to his room, glad he understood his friend better.
A/N: Gewgaw is another word for trinket!! My own little fun I guess. First KND Fanfic, please don't kill me for my pairings! Chapter 2 will be up soon Your writing extrodinaire, Signy