The inspiration for this fan fiction revolving around Kim Pine comes from Voice4TheMute's touching fanfic "The One That Got Away". It is meant to give Kim some closure on her relationship with Scott and enable her to move on. It can be considered as continuing from where that story left off.

Disclaimer : I neither own the Scott Pilgrim series nor any of its characters.

Kim sat resting at her desk after expending a good amount of effort drumming out her emotions alone in her room. Even after wholeheartedly venting her frustrations and dismay, she still felt that she was about to lapse into mild depression. So many unanswered questions about her past relationship with Scott remain unfulfilled. Her mind drifted back to her high school days. Was Scott simply being absent minded when he neglected to tell her about his move to Toronto? Or did he actually think that she was not good enough for him? Was Scott closer to Lisa than he was to her? Worse yet, did Scott two-time her with Lisa?

Her mind flitted back to the present. Why was she still harboring remnant feelings for Scott? He clearly had Ramona, who was one of her best friends ever to have entered her life and one of the very few whom she actually trusted. In addition, there were many moments when she thought he was simply being an unwitting jerk. Why, then, why was she still thinking about him? Was it just a phase, albeit an unusually long one, and that she would soon get over it? Or was it due to her string of other unfortunate relationships that did not last as well, the latest being Jason Kim? As she lamented her misfortune, she came to the realization that perhaps what she felt about Scott was actually her pining for the time of her first semi-serious relationship, and about her wanting to return to the past to start all over again. After all, high school was one of the most nostalgic moments of one's life, when one was truly carefree, with the only exceptions being exams and perhaps how to psych your parents for a little extra pocket money for that new CD player.

Kim looked at the clock and discovered it was 5pm. She decided to go out for some fresh air that would hopefully be therapeutic to her current state of mind. She put on and zipped up a black and dark green sweater-jacket that she felt would match her black skirt and stockings, and slipped out of Hollie's apartment.

While strolling along the wintry, snow scattered neighborhood towards downtown Toronto, her mind again daydreamed back to her past. Back then, she had been a sort of tomboyish character who loved drumming to the tune of alternative rock, and who could not be bothered with chauvinistic dudes and snobbish girls who thought otherwise of her. She remembered the day she first met Scott in geography class and gave her the first impression that he was kind of a goofy and a doofus, the sort who would doze off with his eyes open while she did the nitty-gritty of the drawing.

He had not particularly impressed her, but she did not really dislike him either. There was something about his simplistic attitude and outlook on life that appealed to her. Maybe it was also that he was one of the very few schoolmates besides Lauren who would give her the time of the day. But why then did he not give her the same amount of attention in Toronto? Sure, they were still great friends, but she had secretly hoped she still had a chance after Scott's relationship with Envy was extinguished. However, the result was not what she had expected, as her two now best female friends entered the picture. The more she thought, the more she hung her head in growing despair as she casually kicked an empty can that was in her path.

Suddenly, her thoughts were abruptly interrupted when she bumped into and nearly stumbled over someone who was tying his shoelaces. Her mind immediately flashed back to reality and she was about to mutter an apology when the person stood up and said," Kim ?" She looked more closely at the bespectacled dude with black wind-swept hair who was wearing a grey coat over a green sweater, and instantly recognized a familiar face.

"Simon ?" She replied with wide eyes. "I'm so sorry I didn't notice where I was walking." "It's alright," Simon Lee answered, rubbing his elbow where she knocked into him. "Whoa, it's been a long time since, you know school days. How have you been doing?" He enquired. "Well, it's a long story," replied Kim, her head starting to lower in despair again as her unhappy thoughts began to filter back into her mind. Her eyes started to grow misty, and a teardrop rolled down her face and fell onto the pavement. Simon's initial surprised look from unexpectedly seeing Kim again grew to one of puzzlement when he noticed that Kim was crying.

"Is it something bothering you?" He queried with concern. Kim was too distraught to say a word. Simon pondered for a moment before continuing,"Wanna go for a cup of coffee? Sometimes a little caffeine can be a key to lifting your spirits," He gave her a reassuring pat on the back. A smile crept into Kim's face as they headed for a street of deli shops.