Jack was stretching before practice in the dojo with Kim when the bell on the front door rang. He didn't look up to see who it was. He heard Kim gasp so he looked up to see what she gasped for. Before he saw he said "What?" and then he saw him. Standing in the front doorway of the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy was The Ricky Weaver. That guy every girl on earth is crazy about. Luckily Jack knew Kim would never go for a guy like- Hey, Where'd Kim go?

Then he saw her, too. She was standing next to Ricky giggling like a little school girl. He was smiling some dumb celebrity guy smile at her, charming her, it looked like.

"Hey I'm Ricky!" he said to her with obvious fake modesty. As if anyone didn't know who he was.

"Um, I'm Kim," she replied with a smile trying to keep her cool, "Oh and this is Jack." she said gesturing to Jack but not looking away from Ricky. 'Well at least she still remembers I'm here.' Jack thought.

"Sup, man?" Ricky said holding his hand out for Jack to grab, which he reluctantly did so Kim wouldn't think he was rude or jealous. But he was, not rude, but jealous.

"Not much. So not to be rude or anything but what is THE Ricky Weaver doing in our little karate dojo?" Jack asked sounding very rude.

"Well, I just got back from my Your World tour and my movie Always Say Always is doing really well so I decided to use that publicity to help people in need. I'm doing a benefit concert at a local park around here. It's gonna be a really big thing. There will be lights, dancers, the whole concert experience! Just for charity!" Ricky explained sounding really self-righteous.

"Yeah yeah yeah and what does that have to do with you interrupting our practice?" Jack said, irritated.

"Jaaaaack." Kim whispered quietly but forcefully, trying to get him to be nice. Although she didn't know what reason Jack would have to be mean to such an amazingly talented performer!

" No, no Kim. He's right. I need to learn to get to my point faster." Ricky said.

"Ya think?" Jack retorted.

"Jack!" Kim said angrily. Then she turned back to Ricky and smiled again. "You were saying, Ricky?"

"Oh yeah, I came here because I was taking a break from rehearsal for the concert so I asked my manager if I could come hang out at the mall. She said I could as long as I kept an eye out for someone who could perform the big slow dance with me for the concert!"

Jack did not like where this was going.

" So I'm guessing here. Your manager is your mother right?" Jack said sarcastically. Kim glared at him. But Ricky just laughed, "Ha! Nope! My Grandma." He laughed again and Kim laughed with him. Jack just frowned.

"Anyway I was walking through the mall and I'd pretty much forgotten about looking for someone until I looked in here and saw you." Ricky said, turning to Kim.

She smiled and looked giddy. "Me? Really?"

"Yeah! I'd be psyched if you'd perform with me, Kim!"

Jack looked furious but neither one of them noticed because Kim was all wrapped up in Ricky and Jack was watching Ricky check Kim out. Jack wanted to punch that guy so hard he wouldn't remember how to sing his stupid songs. But Kim clearly didn't mind.

"I would love to! What do I have to do?" Kim exclaimed with an excited smile on her pretty face that Jack was staring at sadly.

Jack's POV

She's way too good for that guy. There is no way he could tell she's a good dancer just by looking in her and seeing us stretch! He's just asking her because she's gorgeous. Not that I could blame him. If I could make her smile, giggle, and blush like that I wouldn't hesitate for a second!

Third Person POV

"Great! If you'll come with me right now we can tell my grandmaand start rehearsing!" Ricky told Kim.

" Okay! I'll go get changed and get my stuff!" Kim said turning to go to her locker.

"But KIM! What about practice?" Jack asked in disbelief.

"Jack, we don't have another tournament for a while. I won't be missing anything and I promise I'll work on the moves when I get home from rehearsal every day! But I can't miss this opprutunity!"

Jack sighed, disappointed. He could see he wouldn't be able to talk her out of this. Kim went into the girls room to change.

Jack's POV

"So, Jack," Ricky said, "what's the baggage with this one?" His eyes had followed Kim to the restroom and they remained on the door, waiting for her to come out.

"What do you mean?" I asked, still mad and now confused.

"The chick. All girls got some kind of thing about them that makes the guy have to work harder. So what is it with her?"

"I knew it. You don't like Kim for her dancing! You want her to dance with you because she's pretty!"

"No, really?" Ricky asked sarcastically.

"I swear if you hurt her I'll break every bone in your body. Got it Prettyboy?"

"Yeah and then she'll hate you! Bonus points for me! Face it, if you beat me up, which I obviously know you have the ability to do, she'll think you did it out of jealousy. Which you are. Not because you want to protect her!"

I was about to punch that look right off his face and then kick his head so hard that if it didn't come off his body like one of our punching dummies, he wouldn't be able to remember a word he just said. But then Kim walked in. Beautiful, smart, funny, can't see a jerk when he's right in front of her face Kim. She didn't deserve this. I couldn't let this happen to her.

"Kim I need to talk to you ." I said

"Sure Jack but hurry."

I took her by the arm and led her over to where we were out of earshot. I saw Ricky grinning and turning around, shaking his head. I glared at him and Kim saw.

"Jack, what's going on with you?" she asked, "You're usually so nice and sweet to everybody! What's wrong now?"

I still had my hand on her arm and she didn't seem to notice and I wanted to leave it there hoping it could somehow make her stay.

"Kim, I could tell that guy was a heartless jerk the minute he walked in here. And if that wasn't bad enough, when you were in he bathroom he started asking me what your "baggage" was! He doesn't want you because you're a good dancer! He wants you because you're pretty! And you're all googly eyed over him so he thinks he'll get lucky!" I saw her start to think. She looked at my hand still on her arm and then looked as if she realized something.

She sighed softly and then smiled and quietly said."Jack, is all this because you're jealous?"

"What? No! Okay maybe a teeny bit but I'm trying to protect you from getting hurt!"

She smiled bigger and then she said, "Thank you for looking out for me. I'll be fine. I promise I'll call you if anything goes wrong. Which it won't." she kissed me on the cheek, smiled and walked towards the door. Of course now I couldn't move. Kim Crawford just kissed me! I watched as Kim walked past Ricky and he followed he. She turned back and waved goodbye then walked off. Ricky turned around and started walking backwards and said, "Bye, Jack." He grinned evilly and I wanted to kill him right then and there. I would have if I hadn't been frozen still from that kiss.