Chapter Twelve – Kuki's Decision

"…isolated thunder showers are expected in the northern-"

"… You killed my father, you-"

"… then the potatoes are taken into-"

"This is Sparta-",

"…as the lioness guards her c-"

"… ah, just look at that dress! She's-"

"Be prepaaaaaareeed!"

Kuki impatiently pressed the button on the remote, hoping to find something descend to watch, but with no luck. She turned off the TV and aggressively threw the remote on the floor.

"Argh!" she groaned and fell back onto the couch.

She stared up at the ceiling; in the background she could hear her sister's music coming from upstairs.

She closed her eyes. She couldn't get Wally out of her mind. The image of him standing there, about to cry, stuck in her mind like glue.

She hadn't seen him again after their… moment and she didn't really want to. She first had to figure out what to do.

She's in love with Wally and he's in love with her, and they both want to be together but they can't because of her stupid grandparents who'll refuse… stupid reason, really, she thought and took a potato chip from a bowl next to her and put it in her mouth.

It was the perfect Romeo and Juliet situation, although the problem didn't come from both sides, it only came from her familys' side.

She sighed, she was not going to let the same thing that happened to Romeo and Juliet happen to her and Wally! Maybe she could talk to her parents and they could convince her grandparents that…

"Argh!" she cried and sat up straight. That damn Mushi keeps turning her music louder and she can't concentrate. She shook her head and fell back again.

It wasn't always easy to be the oldest child. She has to take responsibility for most things and even for Mushi. If her mother came in here now and heard the loud music, she would argue with Kuki, asking her why she didn't tell her younger sister to turn it down. Plus, she had the burden of having to take over the family business! If Mushi just knew how it felt to be the oldest…

Kuki sat up straight again. "That's it!" she cried out, and quickly ran up the stairs to Mushi's room.

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The Next Day:

It was still early in the morning, but Kuki had gotten up earlier to go see Wally. He had no clue that she was gonna come, but she didn't care. She had to talk to him and, to save time, she decided to run to his house.

When she finally stopped in front of his front door, she took a few seconds to catch her breath then rang the doorbell.

After a few seconds, the door opened and there stood a short boy who looked like a miniature version of Wally.

"Hi Joey!" she greeted him. Joey is Wally's younger brother. He was about eight years old and looked exactly like Wally when he was that age, he just didn't have the temper. Kuki heard once that he had made it into the Kids Next Door and was now the new Numbuh Four. Which made Wally very proud.

Joey smiled, his eyes hidden behind his bangs. "Heya Kuki! Come on in!" She entered slowly.

"Were you running?" he asked her as he closed the door.

"Yeah… how can you tell?" she asked and took off her jacket.

"You're out of breath…" Joey said in a 'hello-do-you-think-I'm-stupid' voice.

She giggled, "Oh yeah, right!"

Joey walked past her and fell on the couch in front of the TV. He grabbed his cereal bowl and continued eating.

Kuki glanced at the TV. "Extreme Truck Rally!" the voice boomed and Kuki saw the familiar cars and people on the screen. She smiled; Joey truly was like his older brother. Wally use to watch that all the time; that same program sometimes caused quarrels between him and her because she rather wanted to watch Rainbow Monkeys.

"If you're looking for Wally, he's in his room. Still sleeping I suppose…" Joey broke her thoughts, his eyes not once leaving the TV screen.

"Oh yes. Thank you, Joey!" she said and quickly turned around, almost knocking Wally's mother over. She gasped but Mrs Beetles simply laughed.

"Kuki, dear! It's so nice to see you again! Wallabee's up in his room. That lazy boy always sleeps longer than the rest of us. Even little Joey's up before him!" she laughed again, "He sometimes gets up twenty minutes before school starts, then he manages to shower, eat, get dressed and still be on time! But you can go up there and wake him up, that'll get him out of bed for sure!" she said and passed Kuki.

Kuki smiled and walked up the stairs.

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She walked down the hall to the door with posters of trucks, robots and even Jipper cards pasted on it. She smiled and shook her head. Those things had been there since they were in the Kids Next Door. Wally has never taken them down… too lazy, she guessed.

She could feel her heart pounding in her chest. She was very nervous and didn't know what she was going to say to him exactly. She closed her eyes and lifted her hand, ready to knock.

Suddenly the door swung open and there stood Wally. Fully dressed and showered. He was as surprised as she was, if not more.

He stared at her surprised, "Kuki...?"

"Hey Wally!"

He kept staring. "What are you doing here?"

She bit her lower lip. "I came to talk to you…"

He nodded and gestured for her to enter his room. She did and looked around.

His bed was unmade, comic books lying everywhere, music playing softly in the background, clothes scattered around and his desk was full of dust… clearly he doesn't use it often. She smiled, typical Wally. He never was one for cleaning. But that's the way she liked him. She wouldn't want him to be different at all.

Wally closed the door behind them and walked to his bed and quickly evened out the blanket, so they could sit on it.

"I'm surprised you're awake." She said, teasingly, as she sat on his bed.

He snickered, "Yeah, I couldn't sleep, so I got up early." He sat down next to her.

After a few second silence, Wally asked, "So, what is it, Kooks?"

She took in a deep breath, fidgeting with her skirt. "Wally… if there was a possibility that we could be together, would you go for it?"

He stared at her blankly, then changed his expression to 'that's-a-stupid-question-to-ask' look.

She glanced at him and giggled, "I'll take that as a yes…" she said, softly.

"Kooks, what's going on?" he asked.

She smiled slightly. "I talked to my grandparents…"

His eyes widened. "Yeah?"

"Yeah." She replied, "Last night I just got this great idea and I talked to my sister about it, then my mother and then my grandparents…" she looked up at Wally, who was looking at her with interest.

"What is it? Kooks?"

Kuki could hear that he was very curious. "Well, you see, my sister has always had this thing that she doesn't get enough attention and she was always jealous of me… and after talking to her, my parents and grandparent, we all finally agreed that it'll be better if she took over the family business." Wally kept looking at her,

"I told them how I feel about you and that I'm not going to give you up… so they agreed to it…"

Wally blinked and looked down at his hands, "So… you're saying that…"

Kuki smiled at him. He glanced up at her and returned the smile. She giggled and threw her arms around his neck, embracing him. He returned the embrace.

"There's nothing stopping us from being together!" She cried, happily, tightening the embrace and just seconds after, the two were kissing.

"I told you I'd fix everything…" she whispered into his ear. He grinned and kissed her again.

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Later that day, Wally and Kuki happily entered the school gate. Nigel, Abby and Hoagie's eyes widened as the two teens approached them, hand-in-hand.

"Hey guys!" Kuki happily said.

The three didn't answer though; they simply stared at them, confused.

Wally grinned, "Surprised, huh?" they simply nodded. Kuki and Wally chuckled,

"Kuki and I are now officially a couple." Wally announced, proudly. "And nothing and no one is gonna take that away from us."

Suddenly someone said from behind. "Excuse me, Kuki?"

They all turned and saw Johnny standing there. He grinned,

"I bought you these flowers…" he handed her a bunch of roses. She took it, hesitantly and looked up at Wally, who blankly stared at Johnny, his eye twitching.

"Th-thanks, Johnny." She said, confused then grabbed Wally's hand. "Wally… rela-" but she was cut short by Wally, yelling,

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU JOHN WILSON!" he cried jumping at Johnny, who dodged him, giving a very girlish yell then running down the hall. Wally ran after him, cursing and threatening him.

Kuki and the rest of the team stared after them, until they were out of sight. Kuki sighed, smiled and shook her head, "Some things never change…"

The End

A/N : Whoohoo! There! Finally finished! I know the beginning of this chapter is super random, with the TV channels and all... I decided to throw Lion King and 300 in there. Lol! Hope you guys enjoyed reading my very first fic as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Thank you once again for all the support throughout my story. You guys were my inspiration and because of all the positive reviews, I've already started a new one, so keep your eyes peeled for when I release it! :D

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