Chapter 10: Happy Birthday, Ronnie
Disclaimer: All characters of the TV show: Kim Possible belong to Disney.
Ron walked into the field house with the rest of his team with his head down and a depressed look on his face.
"I can't believe it!" Ron groaned in thought. "We lost, and it's all my fault!"
He then noticed nobody coming down upon him for the loss of the game.
"Why isn't anyone coming down upon me for costing us the game?" Ron demanded.
"Because you didn't cost us the game," Rico said as he walked up to Ron's left shoulder. "It was Frank who cost us the game. He failed to notice that Balcorn player near Joey about to intercept the ball."
"Rico's right, Ron," Joey agreed as he walked up to Ron's right shoulder. "You had nothing to do with us losing the game. If anyone comes down upon you, thinking that you were the reason we lost, then they are idiots."
"We have your back all the way, Ron," Rico added.
Ron smiled a little, "Thanks, guys."
The Hudson River football team soon entered the men's locker room for visiting teams and gathered around Coach Davis.
Davis sighed, "Well, unfortunately, we lost today. We played great, but Balcorn came out on top. However, we didn't forfeit this game. For one reason, and that was Stoppable filling in for Scott when the latter was poisoned by Walker. For those of you who think that Stoppable is the reason we lost, you're wrong." Davis then turned to Frank. "Arnold made the unwise decision of throwing a forward pass that made the ball prone to interception." He then turned back to the other players. "I also have a few announcements to make. I have decided to permanently suspend Walker for the ipecac incident; I'm demoting Arnold, as well as benching him a couple games for his failed pass to Daniels, as well as taunting a football player; I'm moving Stoppable up as my main running back; and we are traveling home by plane."
All the football players went wide-eyed, including Frank and Ron.
"I was afraid that loser would take my place as main running back," Frank groaned in thought.
"Any questions?" Davis asked.
Ron raised his right hand.
"Yes, Stoppable?" Davis said, noticing Ron with his hand raised.
Ron lowered his hand before asking, "Me, be your main running back?"
Davis nodded, "Yes, Stoppable, you are now my main running back."
"I just cost us the game and you are promoting me?" Ron asked in disbelief.
Davis shook his head, "You didn't cost us the game, Stoppable, the plays you pulled off were perfect." He then nodded, "And yes, I'm promoting you."
"A-a-are you sure?" Rona asked.
"I'm positive," Davis said before smiling. "I'm proud of you for all that you have done. Like, when Walker rendered Scott from being able to play, I felt like we were gonna have to forfeit. But, you stepped up and filled in for the only quarterback I had and that enabled us to play. Yes, we lost the game, but better to have played and lost than never to have played at all. You can also consider this promotion as my birthday present to you."
Ron smiled, "Thanks, Coach, I won't let you down."
Davis walked up to Ron and patted him on the back, "I know you won't, son, I have faith in you."
Before Davis could turn back to the rest of his team Ron spoke again, "Another question."
"Yes, Stoppable?"
"We're flying back by airplane?"
Davis nodded, "Yes. The reason we traveled by bus the entire trip to Balcorn was because the Wildcat's private jet, a Boeing 767, was undergoing repairs. It is now operational and waiting for us at the Jackson Municipal Airport in Jackson, Mississippi."
Davis turned back to the rest of the team and asked, "Any more questions?"
Noticing no hands being raised he nodded, "Very well, now hit the showers and get changed, we leave in a couple hours."
After that was said, the Hudson River football players hit the showers.
Later, Ron walked out of the men's locker room and saw Kim waiting for him with a concerned look on her face.
"KP?" Ron asked.
Kim held out her arms, ran up to Ron, and hugged him.
Ron returned the hug before Kim asked, "Ronnie, are you okay?"
"KP, I'm so sorry about the game," Ron said as they broke the hug.
"Don't be, Ronnie," Kim said. "You did great."
Ron sighed, "I know, and what's more is that Coach Davis moved me up as his main running back."
Kim's gasped, smiled, and pulled Ron in for a bone crushing hug.
"Oh, Ronnie, I'm so proud of you!" She squealed in excitement.
"K…Kim, air…" Ron gasped.
Kim let go of Ron and said, "I'm so sorry, Ronnie, I'm just so happy that you've been promoted."
"Frank was demoted and benched for his actions at the end of the game and I was moved up to his former position," Ron pointed out.
Kim crossed her arms, "Serves him right."
"Hey, guys," the voice of Tara was heard.
Kim and Ron looked to see Tara and Hope walk up to them.
"Hey Tara, hey Hope," Kim waved.
"Hey, guys," Ron added.
Tara looked at Ron and spoke with sympathy, "I'm so sorry about the game."
"It stinks," Ron groaned. "But the good news is that, Coach Davis didn't chew me out. Instead, he demoted and benched Frank and moved me up to the main running back position."
Tara and Hope gasped in unison.
"You've been promoted?" Tara asked.
Ron nodded, "Yes, which means that I'm gonna be having a lot of weight on my shoulders. More weight than the shoulder pads I normally wear during practices and games."
"Ronnie," Kim spoke up, getting Ron's attention. "I believe you can do this. Look at me, I'm the cheer captain, and I prevailed despite the heavy weight on my shoulders."
"Yeah, Ron, you can do this," Hope added.
"We will be rooting for you no matter what," Tara added.
Ron turned to Tara and Hope and sighed, "Okay."
Kim cupped Ron's cheeks, turned him to face her, got up on her tiptoes, and gave him a peck on the lips.
After pulling away, she spoke, "That's my, Ronnie. Now, let's go out and celebrate your birthday with the fam."
"Maybe we should let our coaches know that we will be celebrating my birthday and that we will see them at practice Monday," Ron suggested.
"That won't be necessary," Hope spoke up to Ron. Kim and Ron turned to Hope as she continued. "I had, Wade, inform the coaches that you two were gonna go and celebrate your birthday and that you two will meet them at practice Monday."
Ron smiled, "Thanks, Hope."
"Do you and Tara wanna come with?" Kim asked Hope.
Hope smiled and nodded, "Of course. I also informed the coaches that Tara and I may be attending Ron's birthday party as well."
"Badical," Kim and Ron commented in unison. Kim had thoughts of calling a jinx, but decided not to since it was Ron's birthday.
"Now, come on," Kim spoke again. "Let's go find the fam and celebrate Ron's birthday."
With that said, Kim, Ron, Tara, and Hope walked out of the field house and set off to find the rest of the Possible/Stoppable family.
A minute after Kim, Ron, and their friends walked off, Frank walked out of the men's locker room with his head down. He felt ashamed of himself for all that has happened: him passing a ball only for it to get intercepted, taunting a football player he tripped, losing his position as main running back, and worst of all: costing his team the game.
"Ahem," the voice of Frank's sister, Betty, was heard.
Frank looked up to see Betty with her arms crossed and a scowl on her face.
"Bro, we need to talk," She said in a serious tone.
Frank nodded before he and Betty walked out of the field house and found a quiet place behind a dumpster.
"What the heck were you thinking?!" Betty demanded.
"Betty, I just threw caution overboard," Frank replied defensively.
Betty crossed her arms, again, "Well, that was unwise of you to do that."
"It was," Frank agreed. "And it got me demoted, benched, and Stoppable promoted."
Betty went wide-eyed, "You mean…"
Frank nodded, "Yeah, sis, I mean."
Betty rolled her eyes, "I knew that Kim and Ron would outrank both of us sooner or later, but not this soon. What's worse, thanks to your actions, we won't be able to have that victory party we were planning to use to split Kim and Ron up.
"How about if the party was meant to celebrate Ron's birthday?" Frank suggested. "Today's his 18th birthday and we could try and throw him a belated birthday party for him tomorrow or on some other day."
Betty sighed and shook her head, "I don't think people would wanna attend a party put on by someone who cost his football team a game, got demoted, and benched."
Frank sighed and nodded, "I hear you, sis. Look's like I'll have to become the hero of a game in order for us to have a party."
"Unless we can think up another way to split Kim and Ron up."
"Let's get to the buses; we don't wanna miss the flight back to Broy."
"I'm right behind ya, bro."
Soon, Frank and Betty walked off to the buses.
Later, the Possible/Stoppable family, as well as Tara and Hope, were eating at a local restaurant in Norman. It was a pizza parlor with an interior that had an Italian like atmosphere, the tables their had red and white checkered table cloths, and there was a brick oven in the kitchen where the pizza gets cooked.
While there, Kim, Ron, Tara, and Hope sat at a table by the windows while the other Possible/Stoppable family members sat at a couple other tables elsewhere in the restaurant.
"Ronnie, what's wrong?" Kim asked her husband.
"You haven't even touched your pizza," Tara added with concern.
Ron didn't respond, he remained silent, and still looking down at his untouched peperoni and cheese pizza.
Kim snapped her fingers in front of Ron to try and get his attention, but to no avail.
Kim rolled her eyes, "Ron, you gotta stop dwelling on the game."
"I know, Kim," Ron answered while still looking down at his pizza. "I'm just afraid that when we get back to Hudson River people will come down upon me for the loss of the game. I mean, quarterbacks play a key role in football after all."
Kim shook her head, "No, no, it was Frank that cost us the game."
"Kim's right, Ron," Tara agreed. "I'm sure that word of the mistake Frank made around the end of the game has gotten out and people will know not to give you any grief."
Ron nodded, "Okay."
"Good," Kim spoke up. "Now, be happy and eat your pizza."
Ron nodded before giving a small smile and eating his pizza.
Later, the Possible/Stoppable family, as well as Tara and Hope, switched to sitting at a bigger table. The time has come for birthday cake. A couple waiters brought out a couple birthday cakes to go around for the Possible/Stoppable family, as well as Tara and Hope. One of the cakes had lit number-shaped candles representing, 18, and was placed in front of Ron, who was sitting at one end of the table.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU," the Possible/Stoppable family, along with Tara and Hope, sang to Ron. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR, RON, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!"
Ron blew out the candles after the song ended and everyone around him clapped.
After the clapping subsided, Kim, who was sitting to Ron's right, asked, "So, what did you wish for, Ronnie?"
Ron shook his head, "I'm sorry, KP, that's a secret."
Kim frowned, "You wished that we won the game, didn't you?"
Ron shook his head, "Nah, I've come to grips with that. I just wished that we will win next week's game."
"Ronnie, don't worry," Kim assured her husband. "I'm sure we will win next week's game."
"Yeah, Dad," Anna, who was sitting to Ron's left, spoke up. "I'm sure that next week's game will be a, piece of cake."
Everyone at the table laughed at Anna's joke before serving themselves some delicious chocolate Mousse cake; Ron's favorite.
After eating some cake, the time has come for Ron to open up the gifts his friends and family got him.
Kim presented Ron with a flat 10x12 inch present.
"Happy Birthday, Ronnie," Kim said with a smile after handing the present to her husband.
Ron then opened the present to find a digital photo frame.
"Press the button on the back of it," Kim instructed.
Ron found the button on the back and pressed it.
The screen turned on and Ron saw a picture of himself and Kim at their Junior Prom for a few seconds before it changed into a picture of them at the Annual Middleton High School Homecoming Dance.
"It's a new cyber scrap book," Kim pointed out. "Like the one I gave you for Christmas a couple years back, only this one includes photos of us as a couple and you can put it on a desk, table, nightstand, etcetera."
Ron smiled and commented, "It's badical, thanks KP."
Kim leaned over and kissed Ron on the cheek before saying, "You're welcome."
After Kim pulled away, Tara, who was sitting between Anna and James, got up from her seat, and walked up to Ron with a flat 16x20 inch present.
"Here you go, Ron," Tara said with a smile after handing Ron the present. "It's from me and Hope."
Ron opened the present to find a framed photograph of the entire Middleton High School cheer squad from their Sophomore year of High School. He also saw himself in front of the squad, W-sitting, and holding his Mad Dog mascot head in front of his stomach with his hands. Ron smiled a little, still remembering when he was the Middleton High School mascot.
"Ron?" Tara asked, bringing Ron back to reality.
Ron looked at Tara, "It's a picture of the entire cheer squad while I was the Middleton Mad Dog."
Tara smiled and nodded, "It is." She then rubbed the back of her neck with her right hand. "And to be honest, excluding Bonnie, the entire squad admired your potential of being the Middleton Mad Dog."
"B-b-but you guys couldn't stand my actions," Ron pointed out. "Especially, the mouth foam."
Tara frowned and shook her head, "Except for the times you've gotten mouth foam all over us, we've lied to avoid Bonnie's ridicule."
"But with Bonnie not around," Hope, who was sitting between Kim and Jenn, spoke up.
"We can finally say how special you really are," Tara and Hope said in perfect unison, not calling a jinx.
Ron smiled, "Thanks, Tara and Hope."
Tara then walked back to her seat as James, who sat between Tara and Ann, got up and walked over to Ron with a present the size of a one-inch think rectangular DVD case.
Ron turned to James before the latter handed out the present to him and said, "Here you go, Ronald, it's from me and your mother-in-law."
"Thanks, Dad," Ron said with a smile.
He then opened the present and went wide-eyed, "The entire Captain Constellation Series?"
Kim rolled her eyes since she couldn't stand that show.
James nodded, "Mmm hmm, your mother-in-law and I know how much you love that show."
"Thanks, Dad," Ron said, still smiling.
James walked back to his seat as Jenn, who was sitting between Hope and Glenn, got up from her seat and walked over to her son, holding a really tiny box.
Ron saw her coming and Jenn handed the present to him.
"It's from your father and I," Jenn said with a smile on her face.
Ron opened the present to find a key.
"A key?" Ron asked, confused.
Jenn smiled, "It's the key to your new car."
Ron went wide-eyed, "New car?"
"Your mother and I figured, why get you a new scooter when we could get you a new car," Glenn, who sat between Jenn and Hana, added as he got up from his seat and walked up to Jenn's left side.
"What does the new car look like?" Ron asked.
Glenn pulled out a picture from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to his son.
Ron looked at the picture to see a modified Ford Explorer.
"Wow," Ron commented with a smile. "This is incredible."
"Wade, Jim and Tim modified it after we bought it," Glenn added. "It has the same bells and whistles as the Sloth, only without rocket engines."
"There was no room for the rocket engines," Jim, who was sitting between Ann and Tim, spoke up.
"And we felt like you might crash it, Ron," Tim added.
Ron shrugged his shoulders, "It's all cool. I'm not ready for a car with rocket engines anyway."
"We'll show you how it works when…" Jim spoke again.
"Thanksgiving break comes up," Tim added.
Ron smiled, "I will be looking forward to it."
"Consider the modifications as a birthday present from me, Tim, and Wade," Jim added.
Ron nodded before he turned to his father and asked, "Can you please hold on to the key for me until Thanksgiving break, Dad?"
Glenn nodded before taking the key into his right hand, "I will, son."
Glenn and Jenn walked back to their seats before the group decided to go for a second helping of cake.
Later, the Possible/Stoppable family gathered outside the restaurant to say goodbye to Kim, Ron, and their friends.
"Bye, Moms and Dads," Kim waved, referring to both her parents and in-laws.
"Bye Kimmie, bye Ronald," James waved to his daughter and son-in-law.
"Bye, Kimmie and Ron," Ann added.
"Bye, Ronald and Kimberly," Glenn added.
"We will miss you two," Jenn added.
"Why mus brudder leave?" Hana asked.
Jenn looked down at Hana in her arms, "They have to go back to college."
"This so tanks," Hana groaned.
"I know, but you will see Ronnie and Kim again this Thanksgiving."
The parents then turned to Tara and Hope.
"We'll see you two later as well," Jenn said with a wave.
"Bye, Tara and Hope," Glenn waved.
"Bye Tara, bye Hope," Ann waved.
"We wish you four a safe journey back to Broy," James added.
"Bye, Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable," Tara replied.
"And Doctors Possible," Hope added.
The parents backed away so Jim and Tim could say their goodbyes.
"Bye, Kim and Ron," Jim waved.
"We will see you two Thanksgiving," Tim added.
"And Ron and I will see you Tweebs then," Kim said with a smile.
Jim and Tim turned to Tara and Hope.
"And we will see you two later as well," Jim waved.
Tara and Hope waved back.
"Bye, Jim and Tim," Tara said.
"Keep up being the Pep Puppies," Hope added.
Jim and Tim did dog howls before saying, "We will."
They backed away so Anna could say her goodbyes.
"Bye, Mom and Dad," Anna waved with a sad look on her face. "I love you."
"Bye, Anna," Kim waved back with a sad look as well.
"Bye, AC," Ron added with a sad look.
The three then joined together in a hug.
After breaking the hug, Anna pleaded, "Please take me with you back to Broy."
Kim sighed and shook her head, "I'm sorry, Anna, but you will have to wait until after Thanksgiving."
Anna sighed and nodded, "I understand, Mom."
"Don't worry, kiddo, you will be living with us before you know it," Ron assured Anna.
Anna smiled a little, "I'll be looking forward to that day."
She then turned to Tara and Hope and waved, "Bye Tara, bye Hope."
Tara and Hope waved back.
"Bye, Anna," Tara said.
"Keep up the tapping," Hope added.
Anna smiled and did a time-step before saying, "I will."
After that was said, Kim, Ron, Tara, and Hope climbed into the Sloth before taking flight for Broy, New York.
Later, Kim and Ron entered their apartment after a two hour flight in the Sloth.
"Well, KP, we're home," Ron announced.
"It is great to be home," Kim commented.
The two then walked over to the couch and fell back onto it in perfect unison.
"And tomorrow we have no practices or classes," Ron pointed out.
"A perfect day for marinating," Kim added.
Ron then pulled Kim in closer and began stroking her hair.
Kim purred in response.
A few minutes later, Ron yawned.
"Tired?" Kim asked.
Ron nodded, "I am."
"Let's go to bed," Kim suggested. "I feel like cuddling with my favorite cuddle buddy."
But right when they got up from the couch, Ron pulled Kim into his embrace and spun her around.
"And I feel like cuddling with the most badical woman I have ever known," Ron cooed.
Kim smiled before Ron pulled her in for a kiss.
After breaking the kiss, Kim spoke, "You know, I feel like wearing something nicer to bed."
"Like?" Ron asked.
"A night gown," Kim replied. "You don't mind, do you?"
Ron shook his head, "No, of course not."
"Maybe you should wear something nice to bed to, Ronnie."
"Like a robe with my pajamas?"
Kim nodded, "Badical."
Soon, Kim and Ron set off for the bathroom to brush their teeth before heading off to the closet in their bedroom. They picked out a couple outfits to wear to bed tonight and decided to change in separate rooms. Kim went to the bathroom while Ron stayed in the bedroom.
Later, Kim finished putting on the outfit she decided to wear for the night. It was a long black night gown with spaghetti straps and a slit that left her right leg exposed. She also decided to wear her skull and cross bones necklace with the gown; she wanted to look 'bad' tonight.
Before she could exit the bathroom, she looked in the mirror again and thought, "Maybe I should lose the ponytail." She then removed the blue elastic hair band holding her hair back. "That's more like it."
Kim then headed out of the bathroom and into the bedroom to find Ron sitting on her side of the bed wearing his pajamas, a long black robe, and his skull and cross bones necklace.
"Hiya, bad girl," Ron cooed as he got up from the bed.
Kim walked up to Ron, wrapped her arms around his neck, got on her tiptoes, and kissed him.
"Hiya, bad boy," Kim cooed after pulling away.
"KP, you look beautiful and 'bad'," Ron commented.
"And you look so handsome and 'bad' as well."
"Thanks, KP."
The two teens then climbed under the bed sheets and kissed passionately.
"Best birthday kiss ever," Ron commented after he and Kim broke the kiss.
"Happy Birthday, Ronnie," Kim cooed as she rested her head in the crook of Ron's left shoulder.
"Goodnight, my most badical bad girl."
"Goodnight, my most badical bad boy."
They soon fell asleep with smiles on their faces, knowing that despite losing the football game, it was a very happy birthday for Ron.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Well, even though Hudson River lost the game, Ron was promoted while Frank was demoted and benched. Now, both Kim and Ron have lead roles on their respective athletic teams. And Ron had a happy 18th birthday.
And you were probably shocked over how the cheer squad really felt about Ron while he was the Middleton Mad Dog.
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