No action in this chapter but I'll make up for that in the next one. I am also not very talented with writing ... sappy dialogues or moments...so I hope this is good enough.

Enjoy 8)

"KP... are you feeling better now?"

"Yeh Ron.. much better"

"KP"

"Yes?"

"I know when you're lying"

"..."

"Kim?"

"I can't feel my legs"

"What do you mea... well why didn't you say something? " Ron responded freaking out

"I didn't want to scare you, and I wanted to give the antidote time... Wade is going to flip out when he hears that his antidote isn't so universal after all " Kim joked

"KP! not a time for jokes... wha.. what are we going to do?"

"I... don't know..."

After a couple of seconds, Ron got up from under the blanket and went for her bag again.

"What are you doing?" Kim asked

Ron grabbed another auto-injector and approached her "Maybe one more will do it".

"Ron... it doesn't work that way... Ron... " Kim tried to stop him with no success.

After he applied the antidote, he waited for any signs of success.

"Ron...Ron...RON!..." Kim yelled to get his attention. "...It's not working"

Finally convinced, Ron let go of a third auto-injector he was holding and sat next to her. "... now what?"

Kim felt thirsty as another symptom of Monkey Fist's poison started to appear."I... need to drink, can you .." Kim didn't have to finish the question

Ron reached for a bottle in his bag and handed it to her "Here". Kim grabbed it and opened the bottle cap. She raised the bottle and started drinking. Even with all her attempts to hide any symptoms of poisoning, her hand shook lightly and some of the water coming down from the bottle missed her mouth and ended up on her chin or on the blanket. Ron extended his hand and held the bottle for her. "Let me" he held the bottle in place. After she quenched her thirst she signaled Ron with her eyes and he stopped. He removed the bottle and extended his hand with a napkin to wipe all the water on her chin. "You're... burning up.. " Ron spoke as his hand touched her skin.

"Ron..." Kim interrupted him "... I ..." she stopped talking when Ron started examining her temperature.

"You have a fever... " Ron laid her on the ground , reached out for a small towel from his bag and emptied half of his drinking water on it. He put the wet towel on her head to lower her temperature "..this will do" Ron started readying another one.

"Ron..." Kim tried to get his attention but failed. "...RON!.." she yelled again and grabbed his head with both of her hands. She sat up and looked at him "...we know where this is going."

"Wha... what do you mean we know where this is going?" Ron asked as he stared into her eyes "... Kim... you don't mean..."

"We knew this could happen on any mis-" Kim let go of Ron's head as she felt severe pain shoot through her chest .

Ron panicked as he witnessed his friend's agony "are...you ok?" he asked trying not to shed any tears.

"Get out of here Ron..." Kim spoke breathing heavily "...Monkey Fist can find this cave any time, no sense in both of us dyi-" Kim stopped talking as pain spread throughout her entire body.

Ron held her tight "No one's dying Kim"

"You were always too stubborn" She replied

"I'll go find Monkey Fist KP... I am sure he has the antidote"

"No.." Kim had trouble speaking with all of her pain "... you don't stand a chance"

"I beat him before Kim I can do i-"

"Ron.." Kim interrupted him ".. he's too strong, and he probably has an ambush ready for you"

"Kim I-"

"Ron he's after you, if he gets you he's not going to spare you're life. You said that he wants to be the only one with mystical monkey power. If you walk right into his ambush, he wins"

"I..." Ron started to shed tears lightly "..can't let you die KP"

"And I can't let you waste your life for nothing Ron... promise me that you won't go after him"

"I... can-"

"Ron"

"..."

"Please"

"I pro...promise" Ron held her tight to his chest.

"Ron" Kim spoke with a weak voice

"I am here"

"Thanks for being my friend... and being there for me on all our missions"

"Kim what are yo-" he was cut off by Kim speaking again

"I think I am going to sleep now"

"..."

"Goodnight Ron" Kim spoke before she drifted into deep sleep.

"Kim?" Ron asked but received no response. He looked down at her and saw her eyes closed. He feared the worst but was somewhat relieved when he could still feel her breathing. She was still alive.. for now.

Ron held her even tighter to his chest as he recalled the highlights of their friendship. He remembered when she canceled one of her dates to comfort him after Zita's break up. He remembered the times where she would stay up all night tutoring him for an exam they had the next day. Ron wiped away his tears and slowly lowered Kim on the ground using her bag as a pillow.

"I don't deserve a friend like you Kim... no one does..." Ron stood up with determination "...Sorry KP... " he put his gear on "... I have to break my promise"

Ron headed for the cave's opening. He looked for some branches and used them to cover whatever opening the nearby trees didn't hide. He took a final glance at his friend sleeping on the ground.

"I'll save you Kim... this is a promise I won't break"

R&R ^^