Hey! I'm ilovekick4ever1997! This is basically a romantic, fluffy, dramatic story about how Kick came to be :) Completely a figment of my imagination, I do not own Kickin' It or any other brands or copyrighted names mentioned in this story.
Kim's P.O.V. (Point of View)
I was running through the mall at top speed, dodging pedestrians and trying my best not to trip in the faint dusk light. Practice is later on Fridays, and since Daylight Savings Time ended it was normally getting dark as practice started. I burst through the doors of the dojo and paused, out of breath. "Sorry I'm late Ru—" I stopped, noticing that there was nobody else in the dojo except Jack, who was furiously pounding on a dummy. "Jack? Where's Rudy? And the guys?"
Jack, who was viciously attacking the dummy, didn't even turn around. "Not here," he grunted.
"Ok, but where are they?" I asked worriedly. Rudy never skipped practice, well almost never. There were a few times that he canceled it because he had something else to do, but I didn't know of anything that would have caused him to cancel today.
"Jack?" I asked vainly. The tall brunette was still wailing on the dummy and not paying any attention to what the I was saying.
"Jack!" I shouted, walking up to him. As Jack pulled him arm back for another punch, I caught his arm and turned him around so he was facing me. Anyone else would have been terrified to do this, but I was a second-degree black belt and the same level of dangerous as Jack, so I knew I could protect myself. I also knew that Jack was never this intensely focused on his training unless something was wrong; I had the same habit.
"Jack! What's wrong?" I asked, a look of concern on my face as I stared into the deep chocolate brown eyes of my crush. Yes, you heard me, I have a crush on Jack Brewer. Just a teensy one, though. Oh, who am I kidding?! I am deeply in love with Jack! I have been since we met the first day in the cafeteria when he caught my apple. Of course, while I know he has feeling for me as well, I can't tell if those feelings are more like a best friend, or a little sister, or a crush. I really want to ask him but I don't really know how. I feel like admitting I love him is weak, and Kim Crawford is anything BUT weak. I just need him to admit it first. Oh! I was staring at him. Focus Kim, you need to find out what is wrong.
"Jack?" I asked again, "I know something is wrong because you were pounding the dummy like there is no tomorrow, and you only do that when something is wrong. Just tell me!"
"Ok, Kim," Jack agreed, sighing, "Can we talk? I have a few questions."
"Sure, Jack!" I happily agreed; I love spending time with him! "But just one question first: Where are Rudy and the guys?"
"Oh, Rudy said he had an important emergency and that practice was canceled today. Milton immediately ran off to find Julie and work on some extra credit science thing, and Jerry and Eddie went to the beach to try and find some ladies – their words, not mine!" Jack explained.
"An important emergency? Did Rudy say what it was?" I asked curiously.
"No, he didn't," Jack said, "but he did have a helmet on and was carrying an apple. I think he was going on a date with Ms. Applebaum. You know how much of a daredevil she is."
"Oh, ok." I nodded in understanding. "So, what did you want to talk about?"
Jack grabbed my hand (OH MY GOSH I LOVE WHEN HE DOES THAT!) and pulled me to the bench. I sat down next to him and he looked at me seriously.
"Kim, I want to tell you something."
Jack's P.O.V (Point of View)
After school that afternoon, I said bye to the guys and Kim, hopped on my skateboard, and headed over to the dojo for some early practice. When I got there, I saw Rudy packing a backpack with first aid supplies, padding, and an apple.
"Um, Rudy?" I asked nervously, wondering what he was going to say, "Whatcha doing?"
"Oh, Jack!" Rudy exclaimed, "You're early. Anyway, sorry, but there is no practice today. I have a . . ." he paused for a minute and scrunched up his face, thinking, ". . . Important emergency. Sorry, gotta go. Bye!" Rudy quickly grabbed him backpack and a helmet and rushed out the door. I thought for a minute and decided he was probably going on a date with Ms. Applebaum. Ugh, that is still so weird! My health teacher, who is a complete daredevil, dating my sensei, who is a wimp. Ugh, gotta get rid of that mental image. I went into the boys locker room and changed into my gi, and then came out and started stretching, thinking about Kim. Oh, Kim. She is so beautiful! Yes, I do think she's beautiful. I have a crush on her. Actually, I think that I love her. Yes, I am in love with Kim Crawford! Too bad I don't know how she feels about me. I know she likes me, but I don't know how much. I mean, she blushes every time I tease her about having a crush on me, but right before I lost my memory she gave me a "friendship bracelet." I want us to be more than friends, but she keeps holding me in the friend zone! And that time we were in Hollywood shooting that movie. When we found out we were supposed to kiss, I was so excited! I could finally tell her how felt. But she looked nervous and was the first one to lean back. I don't want to do anything to injure her, physically or emotionally, so I keep hiding my feelings in case she doesn't feel the same way. But today, since practice is canceled, maybe this will be the time to tell her. When the guys get here, I'll just tell them that practice is canceled and they can go do something else, and then I'll be alone with Kim!
Just then, the door of the dojo opened and Milton walked in, dragging Jerry and Eddie behind him by their ears.
"Oh no, Milton," I sighed, "What did they do now?" Milton may be a skinny, nerdy wimp, but he can be majorly scary when he wants to. Of course, I'm not scared of him.
"Gaaaah!" Milton exclaimed, exasperated, "These two dolts were dancing in front of Falafel Phil's when I came out holding a tray of food. They bumped into me and knocked my food down and all over my shirt! And this is my nice shirt that I was planning on wearing with my date with Julie later!" he released the guys and gestured to his shirt, which I now noticed was covered with hummus, falafel crumbs, and chocolate milkshake.
Now that I understood, I stood up and took charge of the situation. "Milton," I turned to the skinny ginger who looked ready to blow his top, "you go into the locker room and change. Don't you always keep a backup dress shirt in there just in case? I'll deal with these two nutballs."
Milton nodded and hurried into the locker room, and I turned to Jerry and Eddie. "Guys?" I asked, my voice dangerously calm, "want to explain?"
"Well, you see, Jack," Jerry started.
"Never mind!" I exclaimed, "Here's what's going to happen: Rudy had to go somewhere so practice is canceled today. You two will fork over the cash to dry clean Milton's shirt to appease him, and then you guys are going to get out of here. Go to the beach or something."
Jerry and Eddie both nodded. "Ok, Jack!" Eddie explained, pulling out his wallet and handing me some cash, "This playa needs to find a new lady anyway."
"Yeah!" Jerry agreed, "lets go to the beach, Eddie! We can try and find some ladies!" Jerry and Eddie grabbed their stuff and rushed out the door.
Yes! Two down, one to go. Just then, Milton came out of the locker room dressed in a new shirt and tie. "You look great, Milton. Now Rudy canceled practice and left, and I took care of Jerry and Eddie. Here is some money from them to get your shirt dry-cleaned. Now why don't you go hang out with Julie?"
"Ok, thanks Jack!" Milton exclaimed, "Jules and I wanted to work on an extra-credit science project anyway. We are doing a report on how mold grows. We have a mold tree!" (A/N If anyone can guess where that is from I will give you a shout-out in the next chapter) Milton grabbed his backpack and ruined shirt and left.
Finally! They are all gone! I walked over to a dummy and started pounding it. I do that when I am thinking hard about something. Right now, I am thinking about how to tell Kim I like – wait no, LOVE her. While I'm wailing on the dummy, I hear the door open. I know it's Kim, but I don't break my concentration. I faintly hear her asking where everyone else is, and I grunt distractedly that they weren't here. Suddenly, as I am pulling my fist back to aim another solid punch at the dummy's face, I feel Kim grab my hand and spin me around. Normally when I am focused like that, no one dares to even get near me. But Kim is different. She knows that I wouldn't hurt her and she also knows how to protect herself. Gosh I love her so much! Suddenly, I am snapped back into reality by Kim saying my name.
"Jack!" Kim exclaimed, "What's wrong?"
I didn't answer, unsure of what to say.
"Jack?" she asked again, "I know something is wrong because you were pounding the dummy like there is no tomorrow, and you only do that when something is wrong. Just tell me!" Kim knows me so well! Oh well, I guess it's now or never. Here I go!
"Ok, Kim," I sighed, nervous, "Can we talk? I have a few questions."
"Sure, Jack!" Kim agreed cheerfully. I love that about her, she is always so chipper! "But just one question first: Where are Rudy and the guys?"
"Oh, Rudy said he had an important emergency and that practice was canceled today. Milton immediately ran off to find Julie and work on some extra credit science thing, and Jerry and Eddie went to the beach to try and find some ladies – their words, not mine!" I quickly explained, wanting to get right down and say it.
"An important emergency? Did Rudy say what it was?" Kim asked. Ugh, I really just want to get down to talking with her before I lose my nerve!
"No, he didn't," I said, "but he did have a helmet on and was carrying an apple. I think he was going on a date with Ms. Applebaum. You know how much of a daredevil she is."
"Oh, ok." Kim nodded. "So, what did you want to talk about?"
Finally! I grabbed her and hand and pulled her to the bench. We both sat down and I turned to face her. I was nervous, but I masked that by looking serious. I am really good at controlling my emotions. "Kim, I want to tell you something."
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