The day came. He sat against the wall, knees to his chest. Wally was good at waiting- it had only been about a year. Things were going good.

He looked down at the stuffed monkey, laughed, said to himself it wasn't anything big. And his heart wasn't pounding up a storm in his chest.

But time clicked by. The day was leaving him as soon as it came.

Hoagie sighed. "Does she know what she wants?"

Wally shook his head. "I don't think so."

"Just do it," Abby said, patting his back, smiling.

"Hopefully it's this," and he went in.

"Never done something sappy for a girl," Wally says, bright grin as he leans back into his chair.

Nigel glares under his glasses. Hoagie rolls his eyes, but manages to drink.

"You're going down!" Nigel cracks his knuckles. "Never gone on a romantic Rainbow Monkey ride."

After much protest Nigel drinks at his own statement, dragging Wally down with him.

Hoagie frowns down at his diet soda. "You guys, my drink is getting to taste funny."

"That's the point!"

"You just keep losing."

Hoagie stares at them some more. Losers. "Never wimped out on asking a girl out."

Everyone drank.

Wally calls it the 'just friends clause'.

He tells her that those Rainbow Dorkies are dorky(duh) and she kicks him out of the tea parties for a week.

Sandy threatens one of them for a marriage and he gets back in her room the next day.

Wally eats her cupcakes. Five days.

Sandy smashes her sandcastle. Seventeen minutes- Wally timed this, he knows it's true.

But that's the friends clause. You are only a friend so what you do gets deeper down on her level three- rainbows, sunshine, love. Everything sticks more than he thinks, and, mushy stuff isn't him.

"Ask her on a date."

"Can't do that," Wally answers. "Wouldn't work."

Hoagie groans and throws his hands up. "I give up. You are the most dense person I have ever talked to! Will you just ask the girl who likes you out?"

"What if she says no?"

"Heaven forbid you finally have a reason to get over yourself!" Hoagie shouts back. "Everyone here makes drama about everything! I am done!"

When he rounds the corner Hoagie splits into a smile.

"What are you smiling about, boy?"

He grins over at Abby. "Remember Nigel and Lizzie? Something just like that."

Hoagie beats him at video games, as usual. They call a truce from their wrestling and manage to calm down long enough to start throwing ice cream at each other.

"It is I! Kuki's boyfriend, King Sandy!"

For a moment Hoagie sees Wally freeze. The moment leaves.

"We… kind of knew this," Wally says. He shakes his head and smirks. "Why are you here though? Kuki's with Numbuh Five."

King Sandy stares at them, sitting on the couch. "I will await my queen's return!"

Hoagie and Wally exchange amused looks. Wally sits down beside him. "You know how to play?"