"Okay honey I've left your meal in the oven, take in off in a half hour. Your Aunt Mae should be here in the morning." Genki said as she put on her coat.

Kuki nodded. Her mother and father were going to Niagara Falls for their anniversary. They had sent Mushi to stay over at Sandy's, leaving Kuki in the house on her own for the first time.

Genki smiled and gave her daughter a kiss on the forehead.
"I've left phone numbers on the side if you need anything."

Kuki nodded and hugged her mother.
"Don't worry mum," She chuckled. "I'll be fine. Have fun."

"Genki, hurry up, we're on a schedule here." Kani shouted, he'd just finished packing the car.
He power walked up to the doorway and hugged Kuki tightly.

"Bye dad." She smiled.

With a big grin, Kuki waved to her parents as she watched them drive away. She sighed happily as she closed the door and turned to gaze around the house, listening to the silence and seeing the emptiness of the house.

"Weeeeeeeeee!" Kuki burst out with a cheerful scream. Singing a playful chant. "Get a night alone! No bed 'til I want!"

She charged around the house, playing with rainbow monkeys, dancing, simply running around. She slowed down and calmed a little when she was so tired she was panting for air.
Walking into the kitchen Kuki peeked onto the oven, roast chicken. Kuki wrinkled her nose, she wasn't really hungry. She turned off the oven and walked out into the living room.

Kuki switched on the television and began channel flicking. She finally found a channel with a rainbow monkey marathon of films. With a smile she grabbed the throw rug over the couch and pulled it over herself, getting comfortable for a relaxing time in front of the TV, usually she would be disturbed by someone wanting to watch something else or someone sitting and talking over it throughout.

After about another hour it was beginning to get dark, Kuki looked out of the window and smirked to herself, feeling grown up for being in the house on her own at this time. With a sigh she lay back on the couch and continued to watch the film.
It was getting late and the movies were starting to get scary. Kuki slowly pulled the blanket up higher up to her nose as she watched it.

Just as the rainbow monkey mystery machine pulled up outside the haunted house, Kuki's front doorbell rang, making her jump. She stood up and walked to her hallway. Slowly opening the door, she peeked out of the crack.

"Hello there sweetie." A man aged around mid to late twenties smiled.
His hair was shaved short and dark brown. His was medium height and a skinny build.

Kuki smiled politely.
"Is your mommy or daddy in?" The man asked.

Kuki shrugged. "M...My dads just gone to the store and my mom's in the bathroom."

The man glanced at her like he didn't believe her but said no more about it.
He simply handed her a card. "Well, I'm Neil from StickyWindows, when your mom or dad have time, can you give them this?"

"Sure." Kuki replied, closing the door.

She sighed heavily and walked upstairs, deciding to have a nice long bubble bath.

A relaxing soak in the bath and soft music to go with it, Kuki sighed in content. But a loud noise made her jump. She waited, another loud noise outside followed, she was scared. She jumped out of the bath and wrapped a towel around herself and went downstairs to the phone, picking up the note of emergency numbers that her mother had left, she put them to the aside and dialled the number that she has in mind.
Lifting the receiver to her ear Kuki listened to the ringing of the phone.

"Hello?" A voice panted.

"Numbuh 4?" Kuki squeaked.

Wally gasped and caught his breath then carried on. "Numbuh 3, what's up?"

"I'm in my house and I think someone's outside, I'm scared." She whimpered.

Wally sighed. "I've just got in from soccer practice."

"Pleeeeease Wally! I'm scaaaaaared!" Kuki whined.

Wally groaned. "Fine, I'll be right there."
With that, Wally put down the phone.

Kuki put down the receiver and sat in a ball on the couch, nervously glancing around the room.

Around fifteen minutes later there was a knock on the door. Kuki stood up and ran to the door, opening a fraction and looking through the gap.
In front of her she saw a blonde, floppy haired boy, wearing an orange hooded sweater and an annoyed expression.

"Wally come in!" Kuki squeaked.

She opened the door and pulled him into a tight hug.

He chocked under her grip. "Ku...Kuki...air!"

"Oopsie, sorry." Kuki replied. She closed the door immediately and bolted all of the locks.

"What's going on?" Wally asked in confusion.

"My mum and dad have gone out and I'm really freaked out." Kuki replied, her bottom lip quivering.

Wally gave a heaved sigh.
"I guess I could stay until they get back."

"They aren't coming back for two weeks." Kuki replied.

Wally stared at her. "What?"

"Aunt Mae's coming in the morning, she couldn't make it tonight." Kuki replied timidly.

Wally shuffled thoughtfully. "Couldn't you ask Numbuh five to come for a sleepover or something?"

Kuki shook her head. "She's got a gig in California."

"Well why don't we go to the treehouse, would you feel better there."

Kuki shook her head hastily. "Noo! I'm not going out there! It's daaark!"

Wally sighed. "Well, I guess I could...sleep on the sofa or something."

Kuki jumped up and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you! Oh Thank you Numbuh 4! I really don't want to be alone!"

"Yeah...sure." Wally sighed. The things that he put himself into.