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Kim
I head into Science, starving. Luckily, Beth walks in right after me and hands me a banana, a cupcake, and a water bottle. "You never came in for lunch, so I thought you'd might like this," she says she sits next to me. I wolf down the banana and the chocolate chip cupcake, and literally chug half the water bottle. "Well, good thing I got you more food," Beth grins as she pulls out another cupcake, which I shove into my mouth. "Thanks," I sigh as I swallow my lunch. "No problem. Friends stick up for each other, right?" Beth high fives me just as Julie settles in the seat next to me. "I know Beth got you a warm, fresh breakfast, but here's some apples and bananas for you to eat in case you get hungry," she says, handing me a tin-foil wrapped package. "You guys are the best," I grin, until the teacher comes in, and we all face front.
After School...
"That test was easier than I thought," Julie remarked gratefully as we walked to our lockers. "You're right. That studying we did paid off!" Beth exclaims. "Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow," Julie calls to us as she heads home. We wave back. "Why are you going this way?" I ask Beth. "Oh, I'm going to work," she replies. "Where?" I ask. There's not a lot of job openings in the strip mall we were in. "Falafel Phil's," She smiles as she shrugs. "Really? We go there a lot, especially before and after practice," I say. "Cool! I'm working the cash register. I'll see you after karate practice," Beth replies as I head towards the dojo and she heads for Falafel Phil's. Once I get there, Jack's sparring with Jerry, giving him some tips. "Yo, thanks Jack. I can use this to get the girls," Jerry says as he high fives Jack. "Oh hey Kim!" Jack calls as he heads towards me. I try to avoid looking into his brown eyes because I know if I do, I'll lose track of what he's saying because his eyes are... indescribable. "I didn't see you at lunch today," he asks, leaning against the post (A/N: if you remember where Jack and Kim were in Ricky Weaver, watching Phil singing, that's where Kim was.) and staring at me. "Um..." I stared in a different direction, avoiding his eyes. "I was... just... um..." Just then, the door opens and Amanda comes in.
"Hey Amanda!" Jack calls, turning to her. Taking the initiative, I grabbed my bag and rushed into the girls changing room. Once I got into my gi, the door behind me opens, and what do you know, Amanda comes in. "Kim," she calls, her voice sweet and innocent. I turn around. "Hello Amanda," I reply, my voice having a sinister edge. "Stay away from Jackie," she snarls. "Why should I? We can't be best friends?" I growl back. "I know you have a crush on my Jack, so give it up. He's going to fall for me, and only me. And what will you be? Oh, that's right, the tomboyish girl who Jack thinks of as 'one of the guys.'" I can't hit her, or Jack will kill me, so I just push past her and leave the room.
"Let's welcome Amanda to our dojo!" Rudy exclaims excitedly. The last person to join the dojo was me, so I guess he's got a reason to be excited. Besides, I was totally expecting Amanda to do something like that. I clap politely, and I feel another stab of jealousy as Jack carelessly places his arm around her shoulders, and earn a victorious smirk from Amanda. I'm ready to punch her pretty face in. "Okay, Amanda, since you've just started, why don't you wait until you're ready to spar with the black belts?" Rudy suggests. Amanda just nods and smiles. "Okay, um... Jack with Kim, Eddie and Jerry, and Milton and Amanda," he declares. Good, I'm with Jack. "Ready, Jack?" I smirk at him. "Kim, I-I don't want to hurt you," Jack tells me (again) as he gets into position. "Why not? Is it because I'm a girl?" I demand. "N-No," Jack squeaks, his voice cracking up an octave. I roll my eyes. "Let's get this show on the road."
Before Jack and I even reach each other, we hear a thud sound. Amanda had just flipped Milton like a rag doll. "Oh, I'm sorry! Are you okay?" she cries out as she leans over him. Pulling himself up, Milton replies, "Yeah, I'm fine. I think she should spar with someone else." Then Rudy reassigns Amanda to Eddie, who she takes out, then Jerry, who she just punches and Jerry goes down. "I think you should spar with Kim," Rudy says. I analyzed Amanda during all those fights. Mostly brute strength, but there's still technique. "You're going down, Kimmy," Amanda hisses under her breath. "Oh yeah?" I threaten right back. We charge for each other.
Phew! I based Amanda's looks and a few of her traits off of my best friend, but my best friend is actually a Kick shipper. So she wouldn't do that.