A/N Hello all, I come from having just watched two straight hours of Kickin' It, and I am definitely ready to write this new one-shot! Special 'thank yous' to 'AnonShakespeare' for the word that inspired this story, and to 'sawesome1' for a great idea (I basically took your plot idea, and put my own twist on it). So here we go!

Disclaimer: I think we all know that I don't own Kickin' It

Word: Bridge

Summary: Donna had always teased Kim, but what will happen the one day when she takes it too far?

Relationship Status: Friends

When: Senior Year

Kim POV

I looked down at the tiled floor, feeling the tears welling up in my eyes. No one had ever broken the Kim Crawford…that is, until today. Courtesy of Ms. Donna Tobin. Most popular girl at Seaford High, future prom queen, and resident slut. I heard her snicker as the 'tough girl' image I had built up for so long shattered in front of me. The scene replayed in my head.

***Flashback***

Kim walked down the hallway, her shoulders slouched, head hung, and dragging her feet along the floor. Jack had been sick for a week now, and their dojo had just lost a huge tournament because of it. Not only that, but Donna was using her vulnerability without her best friend by her side to tear her down more than usual. Unaware of her surroundings, Kim was tripped by none other than Donna herself. She dropped her backpack, and scrapped her knee on a stray staple sticking out of the ground. That didn't faze Kim. She brushed it off, and turned to get her backpack. But Donna had taken it hostage.

"Donna, leave me alone, I just want my backpack," Kim said through clenched teeth. She wasn't going to give Donna the satisfaction of seeing her angry and hurt. Donna just laughed.

"Please, you're nothing but a pathetic loser," she spat at Kim. Kim clenched her fist, trying her hardest not to slap the girl standing in front of her.

"You're not even worth my time," Kim murmured. She reached again for her backpack, but Donna pulled it again out of her reach. She laughed again.

"Kim, how can you not see it?" Donna began, circling Kim, whose arms were now crossed, in an attempt to keep her from reaching her arm out and punching Donna right in the nose, "you think you're so great, but you really aren't. You're just a little wimp. An ugly, fat troll. And the only reason you have any friends is because of Jack. If it wasn't for him, you would be no better off than the nerds who sit alone at lunch. And I see the way you look at him. He could never like you back though. He likes me, Kim. Me, not you. You're just a mistake."

***End***

I thought too hard about these words. How did she know that I like Jack? Was it that obvious? Maybe what she said was right…maybe I am just a mistake. I've heard the words enough times before. My dad left us years ago, and my mom resorted to drinking. She was never the best to me or my sister, Lexi. I often found myself sleeping in her room at night, convincing her that my mom didn't mean what she said. And that she was worthwhile. I couldn't stand seeing my baby sister so upset. My mom always told us both that we are mistakes. She wishes neither of us were ever born. I spent so long trying to convince Lexi that she was wrong, that I never really noticed how much it had affected me.

"And you're nothing but a b**ch," I said to Donna, choking back the tears. My voice came out very shaky, and I knew she had heard the sound of me crying.

"Congratulations, Donna…" I looked at her again, the tears threatening to spill over, "you won." My voice was barely above a whisper, but I knew she could hear me. I pushed past her, with the proud smile on her face, disregarding my backpack. I wouldn't need it anymore anyways. I stormed out of the school, my face drenched in my own tears. I walked all the way to a local park, and ran as deep into the forest as I possibly could. I knew exactly where I was heading.

Jack POV

I walked into school, feeling refreshed after being sick for a whole week. I wandered through the halls, searching for my friends, only to see Kim, with her head hanging, storming out of the school, looking as though she was crying. That's when I saw Donna. She was standing there, holding Kim's backpack, with a satisfied smirk plastered onto her face. I walked up to her.

"What did you say to Kim," I asked her forcefully, venom coursing through my veins.

"Nothing Jackie. I just told her what has been coming to her. She thought she could win you over me!" She said happily. It took everything for me not to hit her then and there. I had to find Kim. I dropped my backpack and ran out of the school, towards the one place where I was hoping I wouldn't find her.

Kim POV

I ran until I finally found what I was looking for. The bridge. I looked over the edge of the bridge, into the water below. I saw the water rushing over the sharp rocks below. It isn't that far of a drop, but enough to kill anyone who was stupid enough to jump. I sat at the top, my back against one of the railings. I wasn't going to jump. Not yet, at least. I pulled out my pocket knife, and rolled up my sleeve. I traced my finger over the scars on my wrist. I opened up the knife and held it up to my skin.

"This one's for you, dad. You left, causing mom to hate me and Lexi," I pulled the knife across my wrist, feeling relief from the pain. The only pain I had control over.

"And here's for mom. You should have held on. If not for yourself, then for me and Lexi," I sliced myself again, thinking about words my mother had said. I tried holding in the tears, but they just kept falling.

"And another for Donna. You better not do this to anyone else," I made another cut, this one stinging the most.

"Finally, for Jack. You didn't do anything wrong, you just weren't there to prove Donna wrong," I made the final cut, blood coating my arm, and staining my white skinny jeans as well. Blood dripped onto the bridge, joining many other blood stains. See, the bridge I am sitting on had become known as 'the suicide bridge'. So many had killed themselves here, it was almost famous. It had become the one place where no one hoped to find any of their friends, ever. Because if you saw them, sitting on this bridge…you were probably never going to see them again.

I stood up, weak from all of the blood loss in my arm. I felt light-headed, and I leaned against the railing of the bridge. Suicide. Such an ugly word. But I looked at it differently, more as my chance to escape. From Donna, my mom, and anyone else who had teased me throughout my life. I looked at the railing. Every time someone came to this bridge, a new carving was added. I traced my finger over one that stood out to me the most. It said: "I'm gone now…are you happy?"

I wondered if anyone would be happy when I died. Donna would. I knew that. Maybe my mom would. Or maybe this would be the one thing that could finally make her stop drinking. Maybe she would take better care of Lexi. Maybe I should do this for Lexi's sake. I made up my mind. I picked up my knife again, and carved my words into the wood. I wrote a simple two words: "I'm done."

I swung my leg over the railing, and pulled up my other. I sat, looking down at the water again. I closed my eyes, and just sat. I wouldn't jump right away.

"I love you, Lexi. Take good care of her, mom. I'll miss you Jack. Always. Goodbye Wasabi Warriors, it's been fun. And Donna…I hope this will make you realize never to do this ever again," I whispered my final words to myself. I let go of the bridge with my hands, causing me to lose some balance. I started leaning forward.

Jack POV

I ran as fast as I could towards the bridge. As long as I don't find her there, I would have plenty of time to look for her elsewhere. But this is urgent. I ran through the woods, branches catching on my clothes, scraping my arms and face, but I ignored them. My first priority was to find Kim. She'd had a bit of a head start, and I just hoped that I'm not too late. When I finally saw the bridge in the clearing ahead of me, my heart dropped, seeing her sitting on the edge, and blood gushing from her arm. I sprinted forward, hearing her whispering something to herself. The only things I heard were my and Donna's names mentioned. She let go of the rail with her hands, and I saw her wobble. I quickly reached out, grabbing her around the waist and pulling her off of the bridge.

Kim POV

I braced myself to fall, then felt two strong arms wrap around my waist. No doubt it was Jack. He pulled me off of the bridge. All I could do was let him pull me, too weak to fight him. He wrapped me in his arms, and I could hear him sobbing. I just stood in his embrace, tears streaming down my cheeks again.

He stroked my hair, and whispered words into my ear. It sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than me.

"It's okay Kim, I have you. You're not going to die. I've got you," I heard him say. I remained stoic. I couldn't feel anything at the moment. Part of me wants nothing more than to wrap my arms around him, and tell him that everything would be okay. Another part just wants to tear away, and run back to the bridge. But I had no strength to do anything, until I began to feel very light-headed, my eyes closing involuntarily.

Jack POV

I held Kim, refusing to let go, in fear of her going back to the bridge, to finish what she had started. I whispered soothing words in her ears, more to reassure me that she was okay than telling her. Suddenly, I felt her body go limp in my arms. She had fainted. I sat on the forest floor, holding her in my lap, and grabbed my phone. I held my phone in my hand, shakily dialing 9-1-1.

"Hello 911, what is your emergency?" I heard a lady on the other end of the line say.

"My friend just fainted; I think she lost too much blood," I said quickly, shaking even more.

"What is your location?" The lady said.

"I'm at the-the b-bridge," I didn't want to say the word that came in the middle. I couldn't bear to think that Kim would even think about such a thing. But yet, here we sat, and I had almost seen her fall to her death. I knew that they would know exactly where we sat. There were more calls made to 911 from the bridge than at any other location in all of Seaford.

"There are people on their way for you. Try to stop the bleeding as much as you can," she said, sounding a bit more urgent after hearing where we are. I nodded, unable to speak at the moment.

"Please hurry," I whispered. I don't think she heard me, because the call ended without her answering. I tore off my shirt, leaving me sitting only in my undershirt. I wrapped it around her arm, putting as much pressure on it as possible. It seemed like forever before the ambulance showed up. I could hear the sirens whirring in the background, and the sound of leaves crunching as several men carried a stretcher through the woods to where we sat. I placed Kim on the stretcher, and I followed her and the men back to the ambulance. I climbed in, riding to the hospital. It was scary, seeing all of the blood coming out of Kim's limp arm. When we got to the hospital, she was rushed into a room, and I was not allowed to go in yet. I pulled out my phone, calling the people who should be aware of what's going on. First I dialed Kim's sister, Lexi.

"Hey Jack, what's up?" I heard Lexi's usual perky voice in the speaker pressed against my ear.

"Hey Lex," my voice came out shaky, and she could instantly tell something was wrong.

"What is it Jack, what happened?" concern filled her voice, "is everyone okay?"

"It's Kim," I began, "I found her at…the bridge," I could barely hold back the tears this time.

"THE BRIDGE?!" I heard Lexi shriek into the phone, making me flinch. I could hear her crying.

"It's okay, she didn't jump," I heard her let out a breath, "but she lost a lot of blood, I think she cut herself. I'm at the hospital with her right now, if you want to come."

"Yeah, yeah I'm on my way," she said quietly. Lexi had just turned 16, and now has her drivers' license. I knew that her mom would never drive her, so it was good knowing she had a way to get here by herself. After Lexi hung up, I proceeded to call all of the guys, including Rudy, and they all said they'd be on their way.

Lexi arrived first, clad in sweats and a loose t shirt, with mascara dripping down her face. I got up and walked over to her, engulfing her in a hug. She cried into my shoulder. Hanging out with Kim so much had caused me and Lexi to become pretty close as well.

Following soon after her came Jerry, with Grace, Kim's girl best friend. Jerry and Grace had started dating in junior year. Both of their eyes were red and puffy, and they came and joined our hug. Eddie walked in with Milton and Julie, and they joined as well. Finally came Rudy, and we stood in the middle of the room, holding on to each other and crying.

***3 hours later***

The hours went by in a sort of haze. I was very unaware of what was happening; only focusing on Kim.

"I wish she would have told me what was going on…I could have helped her…" I heard Lexi say quietly. I put my arm over her shoulder, and pulled her closer for comfort.

"We all wish she had," I told her. Not long after, the doctor that was caring for Kim walked in. We all stood up.

"What's happening is Kim okay?" We all started talking at once, saying similar things. The doctor held up his hand, signaling us to stop talking.

"Your friend, Kim, will be just fine," the doctor spoke. We all let out a breath that none of us knew we were holding in. He held up a finger, "however, she is very lucky to be alive. She lost a very significant amount of blood. So, we will have to hold her here for awhile, until she gains full strength."

"When will we be able to go see her?" Lexi speaks up, her voice barely audible even in the silent waiting room.

"Are any of you immediate family?" he asks, examining all of us.

"I am," Lexi says, stepping forward.

"Then follow me," the doctor leads the way, and Lexi follows, shaking a bit with nerves. It was about an hour before she came back.

"Jack?" I look up, hearing Lexi say my name, "Kim wants you."

I get up and follow Lexi to the room where Kim is. When I saw Kim, I almost started crying at the sight of her. She looked so small and weak lying in the hospital bed. She was very pale from the loss of so much blood, and there were needles in her arms, hooking her up to various machines. I walked over to her, sitting in a chair beside her bed and took her hand in mine. Lexi had left, so we were alone in the room.

"Thanks for saving me Jack," she said, her voice barely above a whisper, "but why didn't you just let me jump?" I was a bit taken aback by her question. Let her jump? Why?

"Why would you even ask that?" I asked her. I couldn't believe she would even have such a thought.

"Well, you obviously love Donna, and having me out of the way would have just made it easier," a tear slipped out of her eye and rolled down her cheek as she spoke. I wiped it away with my finger.

"I don't love Donna, who gave you that idea?" I asked, genuinely curious.

"Donna…" she said, looking away. My heart broke. Donna's stupid lie had almost cost Kim her life.

"You know she's just jealous," I told Kim. She looked at me confused.

"Why would Donna be jealous of me?" she asked me. I smiled.

"Because, you're beautiful, sweet, funny, and can kick any guys butt," she let out an adorable giggle, "and most of all…you have me." I smiled at Kim.

"Don't pretend you like me Jack. It's okay, I know we're just friends…" Kim said, but she couldn't hide the blush in her cheeks.

"But what if I want to be more than friends?" I whispered, and she looked at me, with a bit of a twinkle in her eye.

"Do you mean that?" she asked, her eyes begging for an answer.

"Does this answer your question?" I leaned forward and kissed her lightly on the lips. It was a very short, sweet kiss, but it felt different than any other kiss before. It felt…right. More right than when I had ever kissed anyone else. I pulled away, seeing Kim's beautiful smile.

"Yeah…it does," she said, biting her lip. I sat with her on the bed, careful not to hurt her arm or pull on any of the cords. I put my arm around her waist and she leaned against my chest.

"Don't ever scare me like that again," I whispered in her ear, "I thought I had lost you."

"I won't…I promise," she answered. I pulled her close to me, and she fell asleep in my arms. When the doctor came in and told me I had to leave, I kissed her on the forehead.

"I love you Kimmy," I whispered, even though I knew she couldn't hear me.

I walked out of the hospital, and drove all the way home smiling. I can't wait until next morning, when I get to give Donna a little piece of my mind, even if it means getting in trouble. Nobody- and I mean nobody messes with my Kimmy.

A/N Awwww I know. Man, I hate that ending. It was such a good story, and I just couldn't think of a good way to end it. I don't know about you guys, but I almost started crying when I was writing this. Well, please review, telling me what you think, and give me some C words! Also, I think that I forgot to say last chapter, but if I ever absolutely cannot decide between a couple words, I might do more than one chapter of a letter. Okay, well thanks for reading and sorry if I didn't use your word. Much Love, peanutbutterpickle22 xoxo