Author Note – This fic is set during STD about half way in (Just after Drakken kidnaps Dr. Possible) and will start when Ron is at Bueno Nacho. This is also my first time writing a fic and I have had this idea floating around in my head for a while now and I finally bored enough to write it. The parts in italics are thoughts.

Critical reviews are welcome but only helpful ones, unhelpful reviews are not really useful for improving my terrible writing skills.

Chapter 1 - Inner Turbulence

She doesn't need me to be around her anymore, she has Eric now. Eric. Why do I feel like he is deliberately trying to keep Kim all to himself and away from me?

Although he is going out with her now so I suppose he is allowed to spend more time with her than me.

But I have been Kim's best friend since Pre K, doesn't that count for something, plus he was intruding tonight, on game night!

Well then why did it feel like I was the one who was intruding on Kim tonight? I mean we're just friends, aren't we? Kim must think so or she wouldn't be with Eric, but I care about her and her wellbeing so I want to see her be happy just not with him, or anyone else for that matter.

Why do I think that? I don't like Kim in that way do I? Eruughh I really need to talk to someone about this. But who? I can't talk to anyone about this. I can't talk to Felix, as good a friend he is he isn't very useful on the whole 'advice' front; he's more of a 'hanging out' with sort of friend. Wade is out of the question. He may be a genius but I doubt that he will be able to offer a solution to this kind of problem. Plus it would make things awkward between us and between him and Kim if I told him about this. Plus I can't ask him to lie to Kim if she starts asking questions, he is a friend to her as well.

That would just leave Rufus and my parents and out of those two I would only ever talk to one of them about my problems and it isn't the one that is supposed to help me deal with a situation like this, and how is Rufus supposed to be able to help me make sense of all this. He's my best buddy and he has helped me with my (possibly) unfounded hatred of Eric and he has tried to comfort me so maybe he can help me to figure out what to do. Although it's not fair to just lump all this onto him, he's helped me before but they were completely different situations.

Maybe I'm going about this all wrong. Maybe I need a woman's opinion about this, and I can't talk to any of them either. They all know Kim too well and would probably mention something to her, except for Mrs. Dr. P, but I can't tell her that I may or may not have feelings for her daughter. Or I could ask... no. After what I did she wouldn't want to see me again. Can I blame her though? That leaves nobody then. Why does this have to be so difficult?

Rufus looked up at his master after they sat down at their usual booth with a Naco as it was still there after they sat down. He knew that his master was upset about the new person Kim was hanging around with and he could sense that he was distressed but the smell of food was too hard to resist.

After devouring the Naco and having a well deserved rest he looked back up at Ron who had his head in the palms of his hands. The fact that he hadn't even noticed that he had eaten his order sent a new level of worry through Rufus and only by resting a paw on his arm was he able to coax him out of his thoughts for a brief moment.

A barely audible whisper escaped him. "The only option I have left is too stop hanging around with her, it means more to me for her to be happy than me." He sighed.

Alarm bells went off in his head. Ron. Kim. Not friends. Need to find help. He scanned to surrounding area for anyone who could try to talk some sense into his lifelong friend. Only one person stood out I the deserted restaurant and it was the one person that wouldn't want to speak to Ron, but what choice do I have?

Well I won't be able to do this on an empty stomach. I had better see how much Rufus left me. He took his head out of his hands and looked down at the empty tray before him. Well at least Rufus enjoyed it. For the first time in a few days a smile cracked across Ron Stoppable's face. Where is Rufus anyway? He looked around the booth to see if he was resting somewhere. Maybe he found an unguarded Taco. Ha, he eats more than I do. His gaze drifted out to the night sky. The moon was in full effect, glowing eerily in the cloudless sky with only a few visible stars. Well now seems a good enough time as any to go and tell her. I can use the time walking there to clear my head and think about what I'm going to say. He started leave the booth to find Rufus so he could leave when an unexpected presence sat opposite him.

"Hello Ron. I think we need to discuss some things." The voice said with some malice.

Ron sat there for some time before answering the hostel visitor.

"Hi Tara. Long time no see."

This is going to be a memorable day, mostly because it will be the day Ron Stoppable was eradicated from the face of the planet.

A/U – Considering I have re-written this chapter about three times and different things have happened in each of them I think I have picked the right one to go with. If anyone does have any tips about the layout just put it in one of the reviews as I need all the help I can get.