So, I got an idea for a new fanfic and I decided to write it. I don't know if it's very good and I'd appreciate if you let me know if I should continue. It has some Kick moments in it and I'm not sure yet if Kim and Jack should get together or not in this fanfic. It would be later on though. It will be a mix of a Kick story and a story about Kim's relationship with her soon-to-be stepfather.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kickin' it.

Alan Beckham had been given twelve tasks. Sort of like Hercules I guess. These twelve tasks could determine whether or not he was a good addition to the Crawford family. He was given these tasks by Sarah Crawford, the love of his life. The woman he would marry. The tasks consisted of cooking, cleaning, making a good impression on Sarah's parents, yard work, taking care of the cat, feeding the dog, and other things like that.

Alan finished the first eleven tasks pretty quickly. He had some mishaps such as accidentally setting off the smoke alarm which freaked out the cat who attacked him and nearly falling off the ladder when cleaning the gutters but other than that, he was doing pretty well.

Then came the twelfth task; bonding with the kids.

This one was the most challenging. The oldest daughter, Lucy who was 21 wasn't too hard, as she would do anything for her mother's happiness. Sarah's youngest child and only son, 11 year old John could be a challenge but the hardest one would be the middle child, Sarah's 13 year old daughter, Kim.

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Kim was what her mom would call difficult. She was the one who took it the hardest when her parents divorced five years ago. She had been really close to her dad. But now he was miles and miles away and only called on occasion.

Their mom had forced them to move to Seaford after the divorce was final and Kim, John, and Lucy hadn't seen their father since.

As soon as her mom had started dating Alan, Kim hated him. No one could ever replace her father. She made this clear to Alan the second he met her.

The only one she talked to about this kind of stuff was her best friend, Jack Anderson. Sure, her other friends knew she moved to Seaford because of her parents' divorce but none of them but Jack knew about Alan or how much the divorce had affected her.

"Hey."

The sound of Jack's voice broke her from her thoughts. She had been in the dojo beating a punching dummy senseless but stopped when Jack entered the room.

"Hey Jack," she greeted.

"What are you doing here so late?" he asked.

"I could ask you the same question."

"I was with the guys at Falafel Phil's and I saw the lights on in here. I figured it was you and decided to give you some company," Jack told her. "Now you."

"Alan came over to have dinner with us. Apparently Mom put him up to these twelve tasks or something," Kim replied.

"Like Hercules?" Jack asked.

Kim shrugged. "I guess."

"What kind of tasks?"

"Taking care of the house, cleaning and stuff like that. He's on his last one now. Bonding with John, Lucy, and me," Kim said.

"Knowing you, that will definately be a challenge for him. I actually feel sorry for the guy," Jack laughed.

Kim glared at him but decided to ignore it. "I know he'll have Lucy down pretty quickly since she'll do anything for Mom. I don't know if John really cares but I do. And I'm going to do anything to keep him from marrying Mom."

"Why do you hate him so much? He didn't cause the divorce you know." As soon as he said that, he wished he hadn't. He realized that he had brought up a very sore subject for Kim. The quick look of hurt that flashed in her eyes made him feel guilty.

"Are you saying I was?" Kim asked.

"No, of course not! All I'm saying is that Alan may not be such a bad guy. You just have to give him a try."

"Whatever. Can we please just talk about something else?"

Jack nodded and they were soon deep in conversation about their upcoming tournament.

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Lucy sat in the living room, reading a book when there was a knock at the door. She got up to answer the door. It was Alan. He was there to go with them to Kim's karate tournament.

"Hey Alan," she greeted with a smile. "Come on in."

Alan followed Lucy in to the house. They sat at the table just as Kim came down the stairs in her gi. She saw Alan and walked towards the door.

"Kim, aren't you going to ride with us?" Lucy asked.

"No thanks, I'll walk," Kim muttered.

"Alan's here."

Alan waved to her. "Hey."

"I know." Kim kept walking.

"Aren't you going to say hi?" Lucy asked.

"Nope." Kim walked out and slammed the door behind her.

Lucy sighed.

"Maybe it's not such a good idea to go to the tournament," Alan said. "I want to go and support her but it feels that my support just upsets her."

"No, please come. And I don't think it's you she hates. She's just upset about the divorce and everything," Lucy assured him.

"I'll do anything for her to accept me. Do you think going to the tournament will help?" he asked.

"It's a small step. But it's one step closer to getting her to like you," Lucy replied.

"I hope you're right."

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Kim was out of their as soon as the tournament was finished. She didn't want to hear any congratulations from Alan on winning the match. Jack followed her as she left the dojo.

"Kim!" he called.

She slowed down for him to catch up.

"You can't keep running from Alan you know. You're going to have to face him sometime," he said.

"Please don't bring this up again," Kim pleaded.

"Fine. How about you come join us at Circus Burger to celebrate the match?" Jack offered.

"Alright." Kim followed behind him as they went to celebrate.

And as she laughed and talked with them, she almost forgot about Alan.

Almost.

That's it! Chapter 1 :D. I hope you like it. Please review and tell me if it's worth continuing. If I get 5-10 reviews then I will continue.