The Lord and Lady of Everlot Chapter 2, a kim possible fanfic

The Lord and Lady of Everlot…a Kim Possible story

Disclaimer/Author's Notes: Kim Possible and all the characters of the show are owned by the Disney Corporation. All other characters are the creation of the author and may not be used without his permission.

This is a strictly not-for-profit, just-for-fun work…at this time. However, should you wish to contribute, one of my betas received a request from Ron Stoppable for me to mention the Ron Stoppable Smarty-Mart Pet Department "Fund for displaced otters and hairless rodents" as a donation option….

A/N Forward:

Who are the Lord and Lady of Everlot?

The Lord and Lady of Everlot…a 'very Possible' story

Chapter 2

"Good evening, my Lords and Ladies, all of you fellow Everlot lovers," Larry smiled. "With me tonight is the lovely Lady Charlotte," and he waved his hand at the other side of the stage.

The spotlight and applause followed Charlotte to center stage, her long lavender dress flowing behind her as she walked, and more than one wolf whistle came from the guys in the audience. She blushed, and both Kim and Ron really noticed for the first time that her hair, shorter than Kim's, was darker than hers but only a bit lighter than Joss'.

'She's slimmed down a lot and filled out even more since the last time I saw her in senior year,' Ron thought with a smile as the young woman made her way to the center stage. Kim looked at Ron and punched him gently in the side, mouthing 'eyes over here, BFBFF,' and grinning as he tried to look innocent. Tried, but failed, and his 'cow eyes' attempt made Kim smile on the outside and laugh uproariously on the inside.

Charlotte's updated 'Stega' frameless glasses enhanced the beauty of her eyes, and Joss understood, when she looked at Charlotte, what Wade had meant when he told her before that 'boys do make passes at girls who wear glasses.' She was 'H-O-T HOT' in her own unique way, and both Kim and Joss, along with several other women in the audience, were 'freakin' and jellin'' more than a bit.

Charlotte wore a lavender scarf, draped over her head, and she stopped in the spotlight as the crowd quieted down. "Thank you, Larry. My co-host tonight is Kim Possible's favorite cousin and my personal favorite hunk of Everlot magical warrior goodness, Larry," she said, and Larry went red in the face as she smiled and winked at him when he started across the stage to meet her at the center. He smiled a wry smile and mouthed 'don't get me started, Charlotte.' His response generated a wink from her, once again, directed at him with a knowing smile of her own

Larry strode confidently across the stage, and Kim noticed that he had slimmed down since his last birthday, and he was even slimmer then than he had been before. She had wondered what was happening, 'and now I know,' she grinned to herself. He wore a flowing jet-black coat, trimmed in blood-red, of a Master Warrior-Mage that seemed to flow around him as he walked, not the simple coat and hat of a Dungeon Mage.

The short sword he wore was bound by a simple string to prevent its easy use, as was required under the warrior code in a truce setting. However, it was also bound with a lavender scarf that matched Charlotte's headdress, tied around the hilt and the scabbard, a symbol of a warrior's feelings for the maiden whose colors he carried. His hand-carved black magician's staff, held in his right hand, seemed to shimmer, and it glowed, along with his black boots, perfectly shined and clicking as he took each confident step to the center. He stopped only a hairs-breath distant from Charlotte, and the two young people faced each other and beamed through their glasses…

And Larry leaned over and kissed her cheek, generating multiple events:

Groans from the single guys in the audience who had been lusting after Charlotte when they saw her in the dress;

Cheers from the guys who loved seeing the geek get the girl;

The sound of wind sucking from the folks not expecting this to happen;

The sound of Kim's jaw dropping into her lap;

The sound of Joss, loudly clearing her throat after Wade shouted an energetic "WOO HOO!"

The sound of Ron and Felix, slapping their palms together; and

A blush, turning Charlotte's face almost hair-red as she grinned from ear to ear.

"Before we begin, I have a joke for you," Larry grinned, and Charlotte's groan could be heard without her wireless microphone.

"Please, Larry: I thought we agreed," she started, but it was too late:

"Deep within a forest," Larry began, and Charlotte visibly cringed, "a little turtle began to climb a tree. After hours of struggle and effort, he reached the lowest branch, jumped from the branch into the air waving his front legs, and dropped to the ground with a painful 'thud.' He slowly lifted himself to his legs, walked back to the tree, climbed the tree again, jumped from the branch once again, and fell to the ground…once again.

"The turtle tried, again and again, while a pair of sparrows, sitting on a branch, watched his attempts. Some squirrels gathered underneath surrounding trees marveled at his struggle and continued valiant efforts. Bunnies, underneath trees even further away, shook their collective heads in amazement. Finally, the female sparrow turned to her mate and smiled sadly.

"'Dear,' she chirped, 'I think it's time that we tell tell him he's adopted.'"

Silence, then groans came from parts of the audience along with some laughs and chuckles.

"The sheep called, Larry," a voice came from the other side of the hall, and Kim recognized it. "They said it was a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad joke," Ned added, and Kim heard Yori punch him from across the room, even over the laughs that Ned's comments generated.

"Nine months ago," Larry began after the laughs died down, "I received an email from the 'Tunnel Lord,'" and several in the audience gasped, "asking if he could meet with me. Of course, I agreed," Larry smiled, "since I had never met the 'Tunnel Lord' or even, at this time, knew who he was. I had forgotten what Ronald had told me, it seems," he grinned sheepishly, "and a time was set for us to meet at my place.

"At the appointed time, there was a knock on my door. I walked to the door with just a bit of trepidation and opened it, and Rufus ran in. He ran straight for my computer, leaping from floor to chair to desk, landing directly in front of my computer keyboard. It was one quick series of events that would have made a swashbuckling Errol Flynn proud. Once there, he began to type on the keyboard. To me, it looked like some legendary dancer from one of those old black-and- white movies, like Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, him dancing from key to key with style and 'grace,' Larry laughed at his own joke. Charlotte punched him in the side, generating laughs from several young women in the audience.

"When he finished dancing on it, he stepped aside and pointed at the screen.

"'Larry, I need your help,' it began. 'I don't know what's happening to me, but I can't stop thinking about her. She's on my mind even more than Gouda and Muenster, and I can't find her, and that vexes me so. I know you have sources in the online world: will you help me find "The Lady?"'"

The room was sound-absorbent by now, and even Ron was squeezing Kim's hand.

"'Rufus: how?'" I asked, and he started to dance on the keyboard again. When he finished, he pointed.

"'Project Phoebus…supposed to wear off…on humans…two to four days. Didn't take into account…'Rufus factor'… and brain structure differences. Couldn't tell anyone…no one would believe...so started playing 'Everlot.' Met her there…first time.'"

"'The Lady?' I asked, and Rufus nodded vigorously. He pointed at the rest of the text on the screen.

"'After I got Ron…away from Malcolm…immersion cap sitch…she came online…first time…that night…love at first type,' he grinned, and I laughed.

"Rufus 'told' me that he met her later, quite by accident, but he didn't know it was her at the time. He gave me her description, and I promised him I would find her."

"So, who is the Lady of Everlot, Larry?" Charlotte asked with a smile on her face, and Larry broke into a big grin.

"No spoilers, Charlotte," he wagged his finger in her face, and she grabbed his hand and kissed his finger.

"Not even if I do this?" she asked with a grin on her face that made Ron feel sorry for Larry: he'd seen that grin on Kim's face before.

"No," he managed to eek out.

"How about: if I do this?" Charlotte took his hand and turned her back to the audience, moving Larry's hand in front of her. Larry's eyes almost bulged out of his skull, and his grin almost exploded.

"No," he pulled his hand back, still grinning. "Bad Charlotte!" he added, and Charlotte giggled and turned her body back to face his, still smiling.

"Well, then, how about if I do this?" Charlotte asked and, with that same grin on her face, took Larry's face in her hands and kissed him full on the lips.

The oohs and ahhs resonated throughout the auditorium for the length of the kiss, and it went on for fully over a minute.

When Charlotte pulled his face from her lips, Larry's face was frozen in a 'silly grin'.

"Larry," Charlotte whispered, but there was no response from him.

"Larry," she said, louder, and she put her hand on his face. The shock of her warmth woke him, but the grin remained.

"What did you want, Charlotte?" Larry asked, and the audience laughed.

"I just wanted to know who the Lady of Everlot is," she smiled.

"Oh, that," he grinned, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a remote. A flat screen sank from the ceiling, facing away from the audience. When it stopped, he punched another button, and the screen came to life.

Charlotte stared for a long time, and then she laughed.

"Oh, my, goodness, it's so obvious," she responded, and Larry nodded.

The image made perfect sense to Charlotte:

Author's afterward:

Sorry, kt, the Lord and Lady are not sock puppets...(giggle).

Cliffie, for a dozen or more? Right this way….

This is my entry for MrDrP's Valentine's Day contest…and there are only two new pairings for me. Yes, I know, I'm slacking off…blame the squirrels outside my windows the last few days.

My thanks to the following: Sir Sebastian, Kwebs, Sentinel 103, TexasDad (threats notwithstanding…lol), Thomas Linquist, Silvermist, CajunBear73, Slyrr, Katsumara, and Captain IT for their reads and reviews. And, thank you to all who have read.

To, Katsumara, I do mean two new 'ships…be afraid, be very afraid. To Captain IT, no, that wasn't what you and Mags were doing at the Fannies….

And, thank you so very much to my betas, ja, kt, and Star_Eva01, for giving me more laughs with your comments and ideas. kt added the squirrels and bunnies: I think she was looking for BE4000 target practice.

Thanks for reading, and please review.