Chapter 4: Graduation
Ever had one of those days in which you had to do something so important, let alone something that was one of the most important things in your life, but you were no way, in any shape or form, ready for it?
For Ron Stoppable, this was definitely one of those days.
Usually, on days like this, he'd oversleep, his mother would come up stairs and wake him, and he'd quickly get ready. It wasn't that long as after washing his face and brushing his teeth, he slipped on a pair of baggy pants and a shirt and he'd be set. Too bad today wasn't one of those days where it was all that easy.
Today was graduation. The day he'll finally get his diploma! Also, it would be the day where he finally told Kim of his plans. In all honest opinion, he wanted to just grab his diploma and leave, never even talking to Kim ever again. After all, it's not like she'd miss him! She did have Eric, now. But however, this would all make him look bad. It would as if he was the one who ditched Kim, not the other way around. He knew how fickle people could be and would always automatically believe the story of the more popular party. No matter how BS it was, let alone sounded. Besides, his parents wouldn't let him leave. After all, his family wanted pictures.
And this time, it wasn't the fact that it was this day that was the significance of this oversleeping. It was the fact that he wasn't even at home, but at the tree house. Let alone, with all people, Tara. His house was only a block away so he managed to get home in no time. However, he wasn't off the hook exactly as he did get a stern talking to from both his parents. When he explained, all was forgiven…sort of. After about two minutes of teasing, Ron went to his room as he prepared to get ready.
Luckily for him, he had managed to find a nice black suit to wear for the ceremony. Ironically, it was an excellent choice for him to wear, as after his confrontation with Kim, there was not going to be any happy endings. Maybe if he was lucky, the damage would become less as the day went on. He then grabbed his pair of black Stacy Adams dress shoes, and matching black socks. However, before he went to dress in the clothes he would be wearing for this great occasion, he went to the bathroom for a quick shower. Just because he was on the clock, didn't mean that he couldn't be nice and clean…
Middleton High School (Farewell Seniors)
Cars have been arriving since all morning as students and family have been taking pictures. After all, it was only once in a life time parents would be able to attend their children's graduation. After all, you only graduate from high school once.
Inside of the school, many students stood, already dressed in their blue and gold robes, reminiscing the good times at the school, while cringing at the bad. Overall, everyone had a great four years when you sum it up. Well… mostly everyone. There were still some who didn't like the way things went and to say that if they could relive it they'd change a few things was more than just an understatement.
Ron sighed, now wearing his graduation gown, as he walked into the school gym for the last time. "Graduation's finally here and now I say so long to the gym."
Felix sighed, "So is this is the place where the infamous tower collapsed?" He asked.
Ron nodded. "And when the dust cleared, Kim and Bonnie were blaming each other for the fall. I'm surprised the bitch didn't blame me for some ridiculous reason."
"Ron-Man, aren't you being a bit too harsh? Give Bonnie a bit more credit, would ya?" Felix replied, shocked at the tone of voice Ron was using.
"You spend half a decade being dissed and humiliated by the bitch and see if you feel the same way." Ron replied harshly.
"Alright, sorry!" Felix held his hands up.
"S'alright… Sorry for snapping at you like that. I've been on edge lately."
"Did you tell Kim about you going to Los Angeles?"
Ron scoffed, "Please, I didn't even get the chance. As a matter of fact, after tonight, I'm not sure if she deserves to know that I had a change of plans. Let her be inconvenienced for once in the relationship!"
Felix raised an eyebrow. "Did something happen last night?"
"It's a long story. On a positive note, I managed to overcome my fear of Monkeys. As a matter of fact, I now have the very source of my Monkey-Phobia as my new pet."
"Okay, now this is too much! Last time anyone even said the word 'monkey,' you began running around like an idiot. Now you have one as a pet? Does Kim know about this?"
"The best thing about it all: That's one thing I don't owe Kim anything about." Ron said as he looked at the rope. In the past, he could barely hang on the rope and that was when he was only 15 inches from the ground. Now, he was feeling lucky…
"Where is this hostility coming from? Does this have something to do with Rufus' dea-" Felix stopped as he saw what Ron was doing. "-th?"
He had since removed the cap as he jumped onto the rope. He was struggling, but at least this time, he was actually moving. He managed to move up a good four feet. He started to feel the strain, but Ron didn't care. He was tired of being laughed at! He was tired of being humiliated! And this was one of the huge sources of the two. In his mind, it was time to conquer the damned rope once and for all. After all, if he could overcome his fear of monkeys, he could overcome this.
"Come on, Ron-Man. You can do it!" Felix cheered on. He knew what Ron was doing and that there was nothing on earth that'll stop him from reaching his goal. "Don't give up!"
Ron was almost there. Just a few more pulls. His arms felt like jelly as a small part of him considered dropping down. But in his heart he knew he couldn't quit. Not now, not ever. Within a few more strains on his muscles, he had finally made it to the top as he rang the bell.
"I did it…" He gasped as he proceeded to climb back down which was, mostly having to do with fatigue, significantly harder than it was climbing up. And by harder, he didn't mean the process of getting down, but rather trying to keep from slipping and going down. Rope-burnt hands could be just as bad as just falling down. So far he was doing well! But if he lost focus and have other thoughts, he could end up in serious pain before the ceremony.
After he had managed to make it back on the floor, Ron quickly put his cap back on and smirked. "See, another thing I don't need to owe Kim for."
"What happened last night that makes you so angry with her?"
"You know that I've made different plans than the ones Kim and I made already, right?"
Felix nodded. "Yeah?"
"Let's just say that I'm not the only one who made plans."
"You mean…"
"Last night when I went to our old tree house, I overheard her and Eric making plans to go to take a vacation and go to Harvard first." He scoffed. "She's probably thinking of a way to break the news to 'poor simple Ron,' right now…" He rolled his eyes, as he heard the sound of clapping, a bit slow and sarcastic. Ron's eyes narrowed, having a good idea who it was…
"Bravo… looks like the string bean's finally reached the top."
"If that's you're idea of a complement, I suggest you save it." Ron simply said towards the voice.
"Hey, relax!" I'm just congratulating ya." He casually responded.
"Ron's been feeling on-edge lately, Brick." Felix explained. Since he and Monique hooked up after Prom, Brick Flagg has appeared to have mellowed-out a bit. Perhaps he was always as easy going and the reason why he appeared to be a prick was because he and Bonnie used to be together.
"Let me guess…it's got something to do with a certain redhead right?"
Felix nodded as Ron just simply said. "Don't expect any happy endings."
Brick shrugged, "Whatever, the ceremony's about to start. I suggest you guys get over there quick. You know how Barkin gets with tardiness. I'm about to head out myself!
"Let me guess: Monique said if you were late, you won't be, as they say, 'gettin' any' tonight, right?" Felix speculated with a smirk.
"She's harsh!" He commented before he left, presumably to join the other seniors as the other two boys watched.
"Poor Brick! He thought he was getting a girl who was as much as a sports fan as he was with Monique, but he ended up getting whipped." Felix sighed.
"It could be worse…" Ron reminded, "He could still be with Bonnie." Thoughts of what happened to Tara last night came to his mind. "Hate to be her friend. But actually, I wouldn't mind kicking the livin-"
"Now what did Bonnie do this time?" Felix asked, now starting to worry about his friend. First Kim, now Bonnie! Was it "Hate the Cheerleaders" day or something?
"Let's just say that I found out that when it comes to good friends, Kim and Bonnie share at least one thing in common…" Ron simply said as they left the gym…
Middleton High Football Field
As the parents and guests of the graduates were seated up in the bleachers, equipped with camcorders and cameras nonetheless, upon a stage near the white chalk that indicated out of bounds line was the podium where the graduates were seated, all wearing their blue velvet caps and gowns. The Middleton Town Society band provided the music as the emotions of the graduates themselves were various. Some couldn't wait for the ceremony to be over and be finished with high school, forever. Others wished that there was still more time left, as they still had things to do before graduation. Others, well…let's just say that it didn't matter to them.
But for Ron? In truth he didn't want to be here. If he had his way, he would've grabbed his diploma and just left. Least of all, he didn't want to talk to her! But he had to do this! He had to tell her his plans after high school and that he was going to stick with it. It was time for him to take control of his own life instead of just relying on other people's decisions or other people's ideas of what "was best for him." He looked around the mobile stage. Since the graduates were seated by names, Ron wasn't near any of his friends. In fact, he was only three seats away from Bonnie "Don't call me 'Bon-Bon'" Crock…er…Rockwaller. She never exactly had the nicest words for him. In fact she probably got her kicks off by insulting him, for all he knew. He shook his head. Did he have some words for her, especially after last night! Words that he couldn't say in front of the parents, hers, his, or anyone else's for that matter! The best plan was for him to simply ignore her.
The plan for the ceremony's proceedings was simple: Barkin would start with a speech. The Valedictorian would then make a speech, probably an inspirational one. Then came the passing out of the diplomas! After the traditional hat toss, the ceremony would be over…unless the parents would want to take pictures. Ron hoped that his parents wouldn't force pictures to be taken of him or ones, god forbid, with Kim. He wasn't sure if he could actually fake a smile for their sake, his parents or the Dr. Ps, given what's been happening between the two of them, and what he just found out about her, or her plans, rather.
Ron looked towards Barkin as the former solider gave his speech. He remembered the hard times Barkin gave him in school, especially when he flat out called him small and weak. At first, he was insulted, actually he felt raped of his dignity. But now that he looked upon it, not only did he agree with Barkin about him being weak, but he realized that he was even worse. But that didn't mean that he'd have to live with it…
As Barkin proceeded to conclude his speech, the Class Valedictorian would be up next. Honestly, he didn't know who the hell it was, but he heard that it was down between Kim and Bonnie. When you think about it, it wasn't that surprising. Not at all! Those two girls have been rivals since Middle School and, as much as they'll just about kill anyone who said it to their face, they're both alike. At first, Ron was surprised that Bonnie would be considered. He never thought of her being interested in have such a prestigious honor. But as he looked to the bleachers, he saw a brunette girl with long curly hair and a blonde with long, straight hair, both looking no older than 25 and would rather be anywhere but here. He should've known. Connie and Lonnie, Bonnie's older, more successful sisters, or so Kim had told him. After hearing about how they treated her, Ron started to feel sorry for her. But after what happened with Tara almost being raped, all of that went down the tubes faster than his first Naco Royalties check did. Case in point: Becoming Class Valedictorian was the only way Bonnie could prove to her sisters that she wasn't "the loser" of the family.
"And now…" Barkin began. The moment of truth had arrived. Who would be the Class of 2006 Valedictorian: Kim or Bonnie? Both girls have been neck and neck as it now came down to this. "Presenting the Valedictorian for the Class of 2006…" Everyone was paying attention to this. Everyone already had an idea of who would become Valedictorian, even if it flipped flopped a bit. First they said that Kim was a shoe-in, then they considered all the things Bonnie's done lately such as fundraisers and food drives, then it was back to Kim, then to Bonnie. Like a game of Tennis, only in slow motion. But now, when Ron thought about the result, this whole thing was like a SAW trap: No matter what the outcome, there was no way for anyone to come out of it happy. Because if Kim won, Bonnie would never let anyone hear the end of it, as her sisters probably wouldn't let her hear the end of it. But if Bonnie won, neither Kim, nor Bonnie would let anyone hear the end of it.
"…Bonnie Rockwaller!"
…
"…Wow…" Was all Ron could say as he saw Bonnie, with a smile on her face, stand up and walk over to the podium! He already saw a few of the faces of the other students, especially his friends. Brick and Felix couldn't believe it, while Monique and Eric's mouths were wide open. Tara, of all people, was one of the few students who applauded as well as the parents for Bonnie achieving this great honor. And Kim? Kim was shaking her head, as if this was all just some sick practical joke being played on her.
"…you got to be kidding me…" Ron managed to hear Kim say through the applause as he saw her stand up, trying to leave the stage. "You gotta be fucking kidding me…"
Barkin noticed this, "Where are you going, Possible?" He asked. "We're not done, yet!"
"I'm sorry. I can't do this… This has got to be a joke… This has got to be one sick joke…" She simply said as Bonnie, after seeing the disapproving look of her rival's face, could help but smile. Smile at the victory, after seven long years, she had finally achieved.
"Possible, what's wrong?"
"What's wrong?" Kim responded, as a small tear came to her eye, "I'll tell you what's wrong! I have had a 4.0 GPA for four years, I am the captain of the cheer squad, and the organizer of various school events and that's not good enough to be Valedictorian? I save the world on a daily basis with the aid of a complete screw-up who knows that I'd be better off without him and I'm overlooked for someone who just uses and steps on people just so she can slither her way to the top?"
Ron narrowed his eyes at the "screw-up" remark. He was with her before that comment, now it was just another reason to be angry with her.
Meanwhile, Bonnie's devilish smile grew even wider, as one could've sworn she let out a chuckle, as Kim continued what the brunette like to call "the breakdown she's been waiting for years." "I've accepted awards and been offered to go the best schools in the world and you choose someone who's basically the biggest slut in the history of Middleton High?"
The "slut" comment eliminated the joy Bonnie was feeling as anger took its place. "Excuse me?" Kim lost, and she was calling out Bonnie? Comparing her to be one of those high school sluts from Lowerton, let alone in front of her family? "Did you just call me what I think you just did?"
"That's exactly what I said, Bonnie! What are you going to do about it? Get someone to jump me? Everyone else may be stupid enough to actually like you, let alone admire you or, ugh, date you, but I know what kind of a backstabbing bitch you really are!" Kim stated. She might have let few of the things Bonnie has done and all the people she's used and stepped on go unanswered, but her taking the spot as Class Valedictorian, her spot, as if she's the one who deserved it? As if she was the one who worked hard and did all that volunteer work for the sake of others instead of her personal gain? Not this time! Kim didn't know how Bonnie cheated her way to achieve the honor that should've been hers, but she wasn't going to let her get away with it. She was going to show the whole class, the parents, everyone who was there just what kind of a back-stabbing, manipulating, selfish bitch Bonnie Rockwaller truly was.
"Possible, sit down!" Barkin tried to tell Kim, but she wasn't having it.
"Yeah K, sit down so I can give my speech!" Bonnie told her. She was going to savor her victory and wasn't going to let that 2nd-rate loser ruin it for her.
"The only reason why you even made it this far in high school was because you're Connie and Lonnie's sister." Kim snapped back, hoping to get a rise out of her.
"Possible, if you don't calm down, then I'm going to have to ask you to leave!" Barkin informed.
"That's a good idea, Mr. Barkin!" Bonnie agreed, sounding as innocent as possible while trying to hide her devilish smile. "Everyone's been looking forward to this special day and I wouldn't like for anyone-" She glares at Kim. "To screw it all up for everyone else!"
"You sure know a lot about screwing, do you?" Kim replied.
"Get over it, Kim! I won, you lost! So stop being a spoiled brat and sit down so I can give my speech!"
"Well it looks like you're just as ugly on the inside as you are on the outside, you whore!" Kim replied.
"You're the one who stopped this whole ceremony with your little hissy fit, so you shouldn't be calling anyone bad you selfish bitch!"
"Kimmie-Cub!" Mr. Doctor Possible exclaimed, both in shock and angry over his daughter's choice of words.
"Bon-Bon!" Mrs. Rockwaller replied, feeling the same way about her daughter calling Kim the B-word. Unfortunately for the two parents, their daughters ignored them.
"Yeah well… At least I didn't gain ten pounds after my boyfriend left me after the prom, ya fucking fat-ass transvestite!" Kim's comments caused the crowd, mostly parents, to gasp in shock and appall while covering the ears of the children nearby.
"Thank you! Thank you! It's all here, K!" Bonnie basically ignored the "transvestite" remark as she pointed to her breasts. "Guys do like a woman with curves, or haven't you heard? And even if I did gain a few pounds, at least I look better than you! I am all woman! Only a real man could handle me!"
"Oh sure… That's why Brick left you, right? Oh wait… he finally saw you for the kind of person you really are!"
"I didn't see him going home with you after Prom? But then again, it would've been too good for you instead of going with your robot boyfriend over there! He's about the only one who'd go anywhere with you! Maybe he has a Lolita complex! I mean, unlike some people I know, I can't be easily passed off as a tall ten year old, right Kimmie?"
Ron sighed, as he continued to listen to the girls argue. Just as he thought: Bonnie + Kim + Class Valedictorian / Kim SAW Trap. If that's how Kim reacted to the news that Bonnie had beaten her for the spot as Valedictorian, he didn't want to even think about her reaction to his own news.
"Can someone tell Kim to sit down and shut up? Wait, ya know what? Can someone get this girl out of here?" Bonnie asked in her annoyed tone as Kim walked up to her, eyes narrowed.
"Actually, I'll slap the shit out of you, right now!" Kim threatened as she and Bonnie were now only a few feet apart face to face. In Kim's mind, she knew she could take Bonnie. But if she could provoke Bonnie and make her actually hit her, it wouldn't look good on her, the school, or her family. And that may make Barkin reconsider his selection of the Class Valedictorian. It may have been wishful thinking, but it was better to keep some hope that justice will prevail.
"Do it! Slap me bitch, I dare ya!" Bonnie challenged, holding her arms back. Beating Kim for Class Valedictorian, managing to publicly humiliate Kim in front of family! Serving Miss Perfect with a lawsuit or arrest warrant would be the icing on the cake, and there were witnesses so she didn't have any problems with finding evidence to prove her case. However, what Bonnie got wasn't exactly what she expected, but was, to Kim, the next best thing. She didn't even realize it until she felt a warm, liquid-like foreign substance in her mouth, a small amount, as the rest landed in a slant from the right of her lips to her jaw! Kim had spat on her, in front of everyone, including her family, and Bonnie wasn't going to let that one off the hook.
Everyone was in shock as Kim, after successfully spitting on Bonnie walked away. Kim didn't care. That bitch deserved it and was lucky she didn't punch her or she'd need several surgeries just to make her look at least acceptable to society. As she was about to step out of the podium…
"You fucking bitch!" Bonnie dived towards the redhead as the catfight that was seven years in the making began. Caps were knocked to the ground, rags were ripped from the clothes, and hair was being pulled as Kim managed to flip Bonnie over to the nearby bleachers!
"Oh that is it…" Bonnie stood up as she took off her high heel shoe from her right foot, holding out the spiked heel forward. She was ready to stab Kim with it. "You wanna spit on my face, you fucking spoiled sore loser? Bitch, I will take you out!"
"Wow, that's really Valedictorian behavior!" Kim replied. "I like to see you try it!"
Eric jumped down from the stage as he went to hold Kim back. "Let it go Kim, she's not worth it!" He told her.
Kim squirmed to remove her boyfriend's wrapped arms around her waist. "The hell she isn't! She has it coming!"
"Knock it off Bonnie!" Marcella told her. She, as well as just about everyone else was getting tired of the two's rivalry. And after it resorted to this? Enough was definitely enough.
"Little Miss Perfect calls me out when it's not her who's the school valedictorian and it's my fault? She spits on me and you're blaming me for reacting like this."
Hope added, "That doesn't give you the right to attack her, though. You were provoking her!"
"See, even your friends don't think that you're acting like a true class Valedictorian!" Kim stated.
"And you are? I'm not the one who spits on people!" Bonnie replied.
"Well at least I'm not the one who slept with just about the entire student-"
"That's it Possible, I'm going to have to ask you to leave!" Barkin yelled as Kim's eyes went wide. "I will not allow bad language to be present within this perimeter!"
"What?" She replied. "You can't be serious! Bonnie's sitting there calling me names, and you're asking me to leave?"
"You're the one who started the insult contest by calling Rockwaller the B-word first!"
"It's not an insult if it's true!" Kim replied.
"I DON'T CARE IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT! THE FACT IS THAT YOU STARTED THIS WHICH LED TO THE F-BOMB BEING DROPPED IN FRONT OF CHILDREN SO THEREFORE YOU ARE OUT OF HERE!" The former soldier yelled. As much as it pained him to do this, he was already in a tough situation. After today, he was already going to hear a lot of complaints from the parents and the school board won't be the happiest bunch either. To say that his job would be in jeopardy would be more than an understatement.
Meanwhile, Bonnie grew a devilish smirk on her face. "Bye Kim!" She waved mockingly, doing more than just adding salt to the wounds as the parents and everyone else on the bleachers were astonished at what was taking place. "See you later! Have a nice summer!"
Her limbs began to flail as Kim tried to break out from Eric's hold! Why was he doing this? He was supposed to be her boyfriend! He was supposed to be on her side! So why was he preventing her from giving this self-centered, pretentious bitch what she truly deserved, after knowing how fake and how vain she was? Why was he protecting her? Kim shook her head. That was it! It wasn't just him who was protecting her! It was them! They were all trying to protect Bonnie! They always were, ever since high school they were protecting her! And why? It was because of that damned Food Chain! Well Kim couldn't take it anymore…
'Eric, I'm sorry…' She mentally said to herself, as she stomped the spiked heel of her right shoe into Eric's foot. She felt guilty for doing that, but she didn't have much of a choice. At that point, you were either with her or against her, and since Eric wasn't on the same page with her…
As Eric yelled in pain, Kim made a run for it towards Bonnie to continue where they left off. However, before her hand could reach a single brown lock of hair, she was stopped yet again…
"KIMBERLY ANNE POSSIBLE!"
The last voice Kim wanted to hear right now stopped her dead in her tracks as she saw the glaring eyes of her own father. No, this couldn't be! He couldn't be on Bonnie's side too, couldn't he?
"That's quite enough!" Mr. Dr. Possible sternly said. "You've caused enough trouble!"
Kim was just about in tears as she tried to explain, "But Dad, it's-"
"We'll talk more of this when we get home! You've caused enough trouble for one day!" He sternly said, as Kim felt the worst was about to come when she came home. Could you say "grounded?"
"But… But…" The silence was just too much as Kim just looked around her. The glaring eyes of her father and her mother, the shocked expression of her classmates, friends, and the others on the bleachers, the stern look on Barkin's face, and finally the smirk… that loathsome smirk on that wretched brunette's face as there was only one thing she could do…
She ran.
Kim ran from the crowd and back inside the school as Ron sighed. As much anger and resentment he had felt for her lately, he couldn't help but feel bad for Kim. Kim did make a good point: No matter how close they were, it was a bit odd that Bonnie was declared the class Valedictorian. But the damage was already done. He saw the fake bitch trying to play the innocent victim while giving a sad attempt of hiding her smile, a smile that showed how much she enjoyed humiliating her. Not knowing why the hell he's even bothering to do this, Ron got up and jump off the stage as he went after her.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, on the behalf of the entire school and student body I apologize for what has just transpired." Barkin said as the audience murmured to each other…
"Hello? Can I get to my speech now?" Bonnie asked, more than a hint of irritation in her voice.
"Will you shut the hell up for one second, Bonnie?" Brick glared at the cheerleader.
"Yeah Bonnie! This time you've gone too far!" Hope added.
"What? Kim's the one who started this! Just because Miss Perfect didn't become Class Valedictorian doesn't give her the right to take it out on me!"
"But that still didn't give you the right to instigate it even further!" Eric added. "Kim was right, you are a bitch!"
"Whatever! Can I start my speech now?"
"You can take your speech and shove up your ass for all I care, Bonnie." Marcella glared. "Right now Barkin's trying to do some serious damage control and thanks to your little fight with Kim, his job could be on the line!"
"How would you feel if you got spat on by her?" Bonnie retorted as the quarrel between the two cheerleaders began. Monique, Felix, Tara, and the other students sighed. Graduation was supposed to be a happy moment, and so far, it has been anything but.
School Hallway
"You didn't even help me…" Kim said, seated on the floor with her knees tucked into her chest. Her gown was in rags as dirt was evident. The hem of her navy dress was also ripped by a bit as holes could also be seen in her pantyhose. Tear stains were evident in her eyes. "None of you did. You just sat there as you let Bonnie humiliate me."
"We're just as angry as you are, Kim!" Ron said, leaning against the opposite locker. It was the last time he would have to play the role of knight in shining armor. "While it was close, everyone was just as surprised when Bonnie was announced as Class Valedictorian."
"Bonnie shouldn't have even been that close in the first place! You know, I know, we all know that Bonnie never works this hard for the common good, unless she was getting something out of it!"
"That may be true, but that still didn't excuse you for what you did!" Ron said, a bit sternly.
Kim blinked "What! You can't be serious! Someone had to say something about this!"
"Maybe so, but couldn't have you waited till after the ceremony? And now in just about everyone's eyes, you're the bad guy in this one! You came off as being bitter and jealous!"
"Oh, so now I'm bitter and jealous, Ron?" Kim glared as Ron wasn't sure how much more he could take: Kim taking out her aggression on him when he's trying to support her, or Ron keeping his own anger towards her from the past few weeks in check.
"I'm not saying that, Kim! Don't put words in my mouth! Bonnie knew that you would react the way you did when she became Class Valedictorian and she basically used that to her own advantage! You walked right into her trap! And now you're probably going to be grounded!"
"You know what, I don't care! And I could care less about this school, Ron!" Kim said as she stood up. "This is a joke! This whole thing is one fucking joke! The whole idea of the Class Valedictorian is that the student is the best of the best in the class! Having done the most extra curricular activities, having the best grades, doing a lot for this school! Not someone who's highly popular because of her status on top of the goddamn food chain and who you're related to and who you know!"
"Bonnie did bring Smashmouth to Middleton High…somehow." Ron reminded.
"Which is ridiculous! How could she get connections to Smashmouth? Something's definitely up! And I don't care if I'm taking this too far or that you or anyone thinks that I'm becoming obsessed with it!" Kim shook her head as a small tear came to her eye. "I know that it sounds cold and heartless, but I hate Bonnie! I fucking hate that bitch and if I ever see her again, I will fucking grab a gun and shoot her with it!"
Ron sighed, "Kim, just forget about Bonnie Rockwaller! It's not like you're going to see her again, right?" In all honestly, he was getting sick and tired of hearing about her problems and how things aren't going as well as she planned. It's not like he didn't have problems to, especially when half of those problems involved the girl he was talking to right now.
"It's the principal of the thing! Bonnie won, she made me look bad in front of everyone, including my parents, and none of you cared! Not even you!" Kim pointed towards Ron. "I've always helped you, so why didn't you help me?"
"One, my opinion doesn't mean squat as far as most people are concerned! And two, don't even think about saying that nobody cared! After you left, Hope, Brick, and Marcella started ripping a new one into Bonnie while Barkin is busy doing damage control! And Kim, don't expect me to be there for you forever! There is a time when we'll have to go our separate ways!"
Kim blinked, "Wha? Separate ways? What are you talking about?"
"Kim I'm not going to Upperton University!" He simply said.
"What?" Kim shook her head. Ron couldn't be serious! That was the plan they had since freshman year! Sure, Kim had decided to go to Yale with Eric, but that was beside the point! He was now just bringing this up?
"That's right! I got a scholarship to go to another school!" Ron simply said.
Kim threw her hands up! "Ron, this is possibly the worst day of my life, and you're now just bringing this up in my face?"
"I am not just bringing this up! I've been trying to tell you this for over a month now! But you've been so occupied with your boyfriend that you either didn't listen or even care to!"
She scoffs, "Did you even bother to tell anyone else? Who else knows about this?"
Ron's eyes narrowed a bit. "Monique, Felix, Wade, Tara… just to name a few people."
"So you're just going to just throw away all the plans we've had on attending Upperton U together for some scholarship you're likely to lose by the end of the year?" Kim asked, her ire growing again.
"Look Kim, it's not like that! It's just…" Ron stopped himself for a moment as he realized. Kim was doing it again! She was turning it around and making him feel like he's the guilty party. But he wasn't the bad guy in this! Kim may've been, more or less, the victim outside minutes ago, but she was far from that now. "Wait a minute, don't even try to turn this around on me and make me feel guilty like you always do, Kim!" He said, with a bit of venom in his voice.
"Well you should feel guilty! This is a bit short notice of you to tell me that you're going to God-knows-where!"
"I've been trying to tell you, like I said! But you've been obsessed with Eric so damn much that you don't even bothered to listen!" Ron has just about had it.
"It's not my fault that I actually have a good boyfriend!" Kim scoffed, "You're just jealous that I have a life that doesn't revolve around you and you don't have a life that doesn't revolve around me!"
That was the final straw that broke the camel's back as Ron's fists balled up! Teeth began to grind as it took a miracle for him to keep his cool… "Maybe I don't now, but I will have a life without you. I've already accepted the scholarship! And I plan on looking for an apartment to stay in about a few weeks or so! And I know that I won't have to worry about what you think as you'll be too busy with Eric in Yale!"
Kim's eyes went wide. How did Ron find out? She hasn't told anyone about this, other than her parents. When they asked her about Ron, she said that he already knew. She knew that it was best for her to admit it, but that wasn't what came out of her mouth… "…What are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb with me, Kim! I overheard you and Eric talk all about it in the tree house last night! So we all get what we want after graduation: I get a life without you and you'll get someone who doesn't make you feel like you're babysitting your brother! After all, isn't that how you feel about me?"
Kim scoffed as her eyes narrowed. She decided it was best to just let it all out. "Oh just face it Ron! Our friendship, everything we've been through together? None of it ever made any sense in the first place! We're two different people living in two different words, especially when it comes to the food chain!"
"First you hate the food chain and now you're using it as an example?" Ron said as he shook his head. What a hypocrite she was. "Whatever… If that's how you feel then why don't we just end it now before it goes on even more than it already has?"
"Fine with me!" Kim scoffed. "Good luck having a nice life! You'll need as much as you can get!"
"You too Kim!" Ron simply said as he went to leave. It was over, it was done. The friendship between Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable was no more. As he walked out the door and back to the stage, he decided to just go on and get his diploma and he'll have to tell his parents that he didn't want to stay for pictures. It was an end to a friendship that lasted since Pre-K after all. As he went to walk up to the stage, the bitch had to say something.
"How's Kim… Is she crying? Is she in pain from all the humiliation?" Bonnie asked, showing a failed attempt to feign concern.
"What am I, her lapdog?" He replied coldly.
She glared. "What do you think?"
He rolled his eyes, "Not anymore…" He simply said as took his seat. Monique, Brick, Felix, Tara, everyone else turned to him, wondering about the friendship that lasted since…god knows when. He just glared at them. "I don't want to talk about it."
After a few more minutes, the graduation ceremony resumed. Bonnie got to make her "important" speech as then they began passing out the diplomas. When it was his remaining friends' turn to get a diploma, Ron clapped loudly. Especially for Tara! One might have assumed that besides Kim, Ron had the most feelings towards Tara. However, he had already come to terms with the fact that he had his chance and he blew it. Maybe it was the futile hope that Kim would actually see him as more of a boyfriend than friend that was the cause of his obliviousness. Then again, maybe it was just him. Nevertheless, at least he and Tara would still be friends. And whoever wound up with that sweet, bubbly, vivacious blonde would be the luckiest guy on earth.
His turn came up. He did get a around of applause but it wasn't one a person like Josh Mankey would get. It was more of a respectable one from the crowd and his classmates. Sure, he might have not been well liked, but as of today they at least respected him. They say that graduation was the day where one story ends and another one begins. But after talking with Kim today, that statement couldn't be even truer…
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It wasn't that long since the ceremony has ended. Most families have gone home while some of the graduates decided to continue where they left off from "last night." But for Ron, it couldn't have ended soon enough, as he was no mood to stay and take pictures. Unfortunately, his parents made him take pictures but at least Kim wasn't there. In fact, the Possibles left as soon as she came out from the building. She might have been removed from the ceremony, but she still got her diploma. Her future was already set in stone and not even her actions today could throw a monkey wrench into those plans. And Ron was happy for her! Despite everything that's happened between them, Kim deserved to have a nice future. At least a future that was much better than that of a certain brunette Valedictorian who basically goaded Kim to get herself in trouble…well, more trouble.
Moving on to the pictures, Ron managed to take a total of five: One with his mom, another with his dad, one more with both parents, and the last two with the friends he had left. One of them had a picture of himself, Felix, Monique, Brick, Josh, and Tara. While the last one was just a picture of himself alone, solely to send to relatives! His friends noticed the look on his face. So quiet, yet so sad! As if he had just lost a part of himself. They asked what happened between him and Kim, but the only thing he had told them was that "It's over."
Leaving his friends behind, Ron walked away with his parents. He'll talk to them later and let him know when he was leaving. But for now, he had to go pack. He knew that he had three months before school started, but he still needed to get things settle beforehand. Such as, where he was going to live, how he was going to provide for himself. Sure he had what's left of the royalties check, as well as those which continued to come in. But his parents still had control over his money, especially after what happened the last time, and he wouldn't have full control until he was 21 or show that he can be mature with money…whichever came first. Besides, he didn't want to live off royalties checks forever.
One chapter closes and another one begins. Anyway, on the fight between Kim and Bonnie, it was inspired by a show. If you can guess it, I'll think about a one-shot story with a pairing of your choice other than any slash, incest, pedophilia, or K/R. If you watch TV a lot, you'll probably guess it right away. Next chapter, we go from Middleton Colorado to Los Angeles California! This should be fun.