Lying to everyone else is the same as lying to yourself.

What Kim doesn't seem to know is that everyone else is catching on to her. Will her unexpected streak of playing with the truth come back to bite her?

A Kim Possible Oneshot and obvious AU

All characters (except my own) are owned by Disney and the creators of Kim Possible. No profit made from this. Just spinning some yarn here…

Middleton, Colorado

2002

Being grounded totally sucks. No matter how you look at it, losing out on certain freedoms is so the downer and more importantly a dreadful aspect for a certain red-headed heroine. To know she let down her best friend, her parents, and made a fool of herself in front of her crush was a major sore spot for Kim. But the thing that really tanked the most, was not being able to do the missions. Now that totally sucked.

Kim laid back on her bed as she continued to think about recent events. In the end it all seemed so shallow and totally selfish of her to lie to the people she cared for the most. Even the Tweebs were surprised that their "Perfect" older sister was a liar.

'I just had to lie to Ron and Mom and Dad over a Halloween party' Kim thought irritably to herself.

'I wonder what Monique must have thought when she found out. I must have looked like an idiot in front of Josh…'

Kim looked blankly at the ceiling in her room as she pondered what must have been going through the mind of her crush Josh Mankey. The one boy she was trying her best to not look like a total doofus in front of watched as her parents and best friend and arch nemeses lectured her about being truthful and honest.

'Although Shego and Drakken and Killigan don't really count…'

Josh seemed to take her lying rather lightly as he did talk with her breiefly before Ron coaxed him into being the other end of his horse costume.

'Atleast he wasn't mad at me…' Kim thought as she rolled over and looked out the window of her loft.

Time was moving way too slow for her as she looked out into the cold November night just outside her windows. It had been only a week since the Centurion Project near disaster. Though she had been able to thwart the schemes of Drakken and Killigan it came at a heavy cost. Not being able to anything, except homework and chores, was a major drag on Kim as she was unable to go on any of her missions. Ron wasn't too bothered by these events as it meant he and Rufus could binge on their Halloween candy booty.

But for Kim it was torture.

Mr. and Mrs. Possible, having known that Wade monitored their daughter's web site, contacted him and informed him that Kim was not allowed on any missions whatsoever until November 30th. Being that it was Friday and Kim couldn't go out and hang out with Ron or Monique made the sitch even worse as she was stuck in her room with nothing left to do. She had finished her homework and done her chores shortly after dinner which was only 20 minutes earlier. She had hoped her mom and dad would have some form of 'good behavior' reward as she had stuck to her punishment, but it seemed that she was going to stick through till the 30th.

Kim could feel the sadness envelope her as she continued to stare out her window at the view of Middleton. The town looked so alive and bustling as people walked up and down the streets. Everyone seemed to be having a good time except her. Ron had called earlier asking her parents if he could come over and hang out with her. But Mr. and Mrs. Possible told him that Kim wasn't allowed to have anyone over while she was grounded.

The feeling of loneliness continued to build inside Kim as she truly began to understand just how silly it was for her to have lied over a party. The ends definitely didn't justify the means at all.

She felt a lone tear roll down her cheek as she once again mentally scolded herself.

'You deserve this for lying to them. They care about you and love you and you repaid that with self-centeredness. Sounds like a page out of Bonnie's book'

She visibly shook and recoiled at the thought of comparing herself to Rockwaller. But at the same time felt that she had been harshed on for a little white lie. No one got hurt anyway. Right?

What made her parents and Ron think they had a right to be mad at her? She's always been the one saving the day. Why should she be in trouble for something so petty? Ron got to do his trick or treating and her parents got to do the Hospital Haunted House. She was enjoying herself at the party and had it not been for the stupid suit, she could have been able to spend more time with Josh.

As she continued to brood on the subject, the red-head angrily wiped the tear from her cheek and stood up from her bed. Her features took on an angry expression as she paced back and forth.

'This is so not fair! I've always been 'little miss do gooder'! But the one time I decide to do something for myself, I get the book thrown at me! I didn't want to T or T! It's so stupid and childish! Especially with that unicorn costume! Ron's immature anyway, I shouldn't have to be humiliated just because he's my best friend. I wanted to be with Josh and I should have been!' Kim thought angrily.

As she paced, the angry girl could hear sounds of laughter coming from behind her door. Thinking the tweebs might be up to something, she quietly snuck up to her door and pressed her ear against it. No one was behind the door, however the sound was more audible and was coming from downstairs. Stealthily, Kim made her way down the stairs until she was within earshot of said laughter. Carefully she stuck out her head from behind the living room wall and her jaw dropped at the sight before her.

Her parents and the tweebs were watching a movie…without her!

Kim felt a pang of sadness hit her as she watched them continue without noticing her. Her sadness quickly evaporated into bubbling anger.

'This is totally and epically unfair! I have to sit up here by myself while they all have fun without me?!' she seethed.

Kim quickly and silently bounded back up the stairs to her room as she flopped back onto her bed. She wanted to kick, scream, and cry at the sitch that was occurring in her house. But knew full well that it would only serve to get her a lecture on 'Taking Responsibility for Her Actions'. That or the only other thing her parents had threatened her with, but had never actually gone through with…

A spanking

Kim had never been spanked before in her life. She had been grounded before, but never, ever had the teen ever been over mother's knee. Even the Tweebs knew never to go too far, as they had been threatened with it many times more than her. Regardless of said punishment, the red-head refused to believe that her parents had it in them to actually go through and do it. Especially since she was 14, as there was no way they would really spank a teenager, along with the fact that said teenager was always saving the day.

'They wouldn't dare. I'm too old for it. I can do what I want anyway. It's not like they can control everything that I do. Especially on missions…' Kim pondered.

If they couldn't control her on missions, then why stay here in 'prison'? She could go anywhere in the world she wanted to. All she would have to do is get Wade to call in a favor and boom! She would be free. But at the same time it would involve lying to him.

'What about Ron?' she thought

She couldn't go solo on a mission, especially considering she was technically grounded. Without Ron it would look too suspicious and Wade would instantly know she was trying to play him.

'I'll have to get Ron to agree to this first before I take on Wade' she said to herself.

She quickly got up and grabbed her cell phone from her dresser and dialed the Stoppable's house number. After what felt like an eternity, her best friend answered.

"Hello?" Ron asked somewhat distractedly.

Kim rolled her eyes as she could hear Zombie Mayhem in the background.

"Ron, its Kim. My parents are letting me go on a mission for tonight" the red head said.

Ron paused the game, much to the chagrin of Rufus, as he got up from his bed.

"But I thought they said you weren't allowed to do any until the end of the month?" he said quizzically.

Kim easily side stepped his point, "I got off for 'good behavior'"

"Oh! Well that's awesome KP! Where are we going?" Ron asked belatedly.

Kim smiled, she knew Ron wouldn't second guess his Best-Friend in the whole world.

"Not sure yet, I'm just gonna beep Wade and see if there's any hits on the site"

Ron simply yelled 'Booyah' on the other end before hanging up.

As Kim got up to grab her Kimmunicator from her bag, she felt a sense of guilt come over her as she realized that she had lied to her best friend once again. However, she quickly shook her head of those negative thoughts.

'It's not right…but I don't want to be trapped here while everyone else is having all the fun. It's not fair that I'm the odd one out. I deserve this and that's it!' Kim finally settled in her head.

She activated the Kimmunicator and as soon as she saw Wade pop up, she asked for him to see if there were any missions.

"I thought you were grounded?" Wade asked in a confused manner.

Kim momentarily grimaced before answering, "I am, but Mom and Dad are letting me do one for good behavior"

Wade looked unsure at her, but knowing that Kim had never lied to him before, went ahead and checked the site.

"Okay…You've got a hit from a Shipping Company in New Jersey about a stolen container ship" Wade said as he began to read the description.

"Anyone we know headed towards Jersey, Wade?" Kim asked as she got and pulled out her mission clothes. The young genius quickly poured through their favors and quickly located a ride headed there.

"I have Cara Mella listed as flying there for a stunt plane show in Ringwood, NJ. She says she can take you guys, but you have to get to Middleton airport in the next 20 minutes to make the flight." Wade said as he looked at Kim hesitantly. Kim smiled as she looked at the tech genius.

"Call Ron and tell him to get ready and to meet me at the airport. Please and Thank You" She said as she cut off the Kimmunicator to get ready.

Wade was surprised at Kim's sudden disconnection. Something told him she wasn't being level with him. However with time being of the essence, he dismissed the thought and called Ron, informing him of the sitch.