Felix was the first to see the girl coming toward them. He couldn't help but frown. Sure her speech this morning had been nice but he couldn't help but think she was trying to use his friend in order to get more popular. Especially now since Ron's friendship with Kim seemed to be in a slump.

As he saw his friend's face, Ron immediately understood who was coming to see them and turned around.

-"Hi Bonnie," he replied with a smile "What brings you here?"

-"Hum, well" she said "I wanted to know if you were free after cheer practice? Maybe grab something to eat?"

Both friends were speechless, was Bonnie Rockwaller asking Ron out? "Well, that was fast." Felix thought.

As she saw the look of disbelief on their face Bonnie couldn't help but think she had gone too far too fast "You see, I've been a real bitch to you over the years so I thought maybe I could start making up to you right now. I really was jealous, of the bond you had with Kim, of the way you didn't care about the others and just did whatever you wanted how you wanted. I really would like you to forgive me. If you think you can I really would like to get to know you better." She said "You could come too of course." She said to Felix.

Ron first was in shock after hearing Bonnie's sudden confession before relaxing as he saw her face that seemed sincere. "Sure, that would be cool." He replied "You coming Felix?"

-"Wouldn't want to miss it." Felix replied with the firm intention of protecting his friend against anyone who would want to approach him to take advantage of his new popularity.

As Bonnie left in order to get to cheer practice and Ron headed to the bathroom, he took his phone and made a phone call.

As cheer practice ended, Ron and Felix were waiting for Bonnie in front of the school. "Sorry, I hope you guys didn't wait too long?" She started, "So, where are we going?"

-"Well," Ron replied "We were thinking about going to Bueno Nacho for a snack, you sure you still want to come?"

-"Are you kidding?" Bonnie answered "Lead the way."

As they were approaching the fast food restaurant they could see much less people seemed to be inside, the public image of Bueno Nacho had been hit quite hard by the fact they sold what was actually weapons to children and families.

Ned couldn't help but smile when he saw his favorite customer going through the door. "Hey Ron, Felix, do I take your usual?"

-"Sure Ned," Ron replied "The usual for me and Felix and…"

-"A naco for me." Bonnie said "I can at least try the food you invented."

-"Okay." Ned answered "It's free for you guys, the least I can do considering you saved the city. I'll bring it to your table."

-"Our table?" Ron asked.

-"Huh… Aren't you together with Kim?" Ned asked awkwardly, pointing a table.

Bonnie turned her head toward the table Ned was showing only to see her longtime rival sitting as if she was waiting for someone.

-"You invited her?" She asked Ron.

-"No I didn't." He replied, confused it must be a coincidence.

-"It's not." Felix said "I told her to come."

-"Why did you do that?" Ron said, completely shocked.

-"Because I won't let you being stupid." Felix replied harshly "You think I didn't see how distant you were with her? The only reason there could be to your behavior is her reaction at the prom." He paused, "Well, the way she behaves when she has a boyfriend in general." He rectified "I won't let that ruined a friendship that last for more than a decade."

-"That's not up to you to decide that." Ron growled.

-"And what was I supposed to do?" Felix replied "Watch you ditch a lifelong friendship just because Kim is bad at handling both you and her relationships? Just for this you're going to cut that bond between you? Because if that's not it, it sure as hell looks like it." He took a deep breath "I don't know what's going on between you, but I can't help but think the way you're handling this is not only wrong but unfair to Kim. Sure she makes mistakes when she's into a guy, but it's not like you have the perfect track record either, no one is perfect and sometimes even if you have the best intentions you fail. Even Kim. And being a friend is being able to put those failures behind you because we care about the other."

-"You don't get it." Ron replied weakly "It's not only about this, it's also in order to be able to stand on my own."

- -"So you think you need to throw your friends away in order to do that?" Felix replied with some anger in his voice "Behind able to stand up on your own doesn't mean anything if you're alone when you do it. I get your point of view and I get that you want to put some distance between you and Kim but what I'm telling you is that completely ignoring her like you did today is wrong."

Ron couldn't help but sigh, deep down, he knew Felix was right, as usual. He turned toward Bonnie who had taken a few step back in order to give them a bit of privacy, "Sorry about this." He said awkwardly "Even if it wasn't planned, are you okay with Kim joining us?"

Bonnie glanced at Felix that was watching them, the guy sure was protective of his friend, well it's not like she couldn't understand that, she was the same when it came to Tara, besides she and Kim had agreed on a truce so it shouldn't pause any problem. "Sure, let's go."

While every member on the group expected the discussion to go wrong considering the participants, they all had a pretty good time. Ron realized how he had missed talking with Kim during the day and was really enjoying talking with Bonnie, as long as she wasn't dissing him of course.

Kim was so grateful to Felix for setting up this meeting that even Bonnie's presence wasn't a problem for her. The two women even found out they actually had quite a few things in common, sure the competition was still here but the nasty feelings had greatly diminished.

As everyone separated in order to get home Ron couldn't stop himself from pulling his friend for a hug, even though Felix tried to push him away, laughing. Once again his friend had prevented him from making a huge mistake.

He headed back to his house, closed the door and enjoyed his last evening before his parents come back from their trip. He headed to the kitchen and started fixing some dinner. Nothing fancy, just some steak with potatoes as garnish.

-"Damn, that smells good." A familiar voice said behind him.

-"Bah, it's nothing spe…" Ron started before realizing and turned around, a look of panic on his face.

-"Relax," Shego said, a smirk on her face, "I won't eat you. I'd rather eat some of what you're preparing here. You think you can get me some?"

-"Shego…" He started "What are you doing here? Does Drakken want some payback? I…"

-"I said relax." She snarled "I'm done working for this blue-skinned fool." She paused "Watch out for the meal."

Ron focused on the kitchen again before processing what she just said to him. "Wait, you're not working for Drakken anymore? What're you doing here then?"

Shego just stared at him for a second before looking away "Can't you really just fix me something? I'm a bit hungry…"

Ron was still caught up in the strangeness of the moment and didn't really realize one of the most wanted criminal in the entire world was asking him to cook dinner for her. In his house. "Sure." He said "You okay with the same?" He got back to work as Shego nodded.

She looked at him working in the itchen for a while. His movements were fluid, precise, shard, focused, the way her were when she was fighting. He face was the same, a focused face with a smile lighting it showing the fun he had while he was working. Confidence in his abilities and happiness doing something he really enjoyed. The sight of him was quite mesmerizing, he couldn't help but notice how he had changed over the years.

The goofy sidekick that had fought her and Drakken alongside Kim for the first time was still there but his body had become leaner, some muscles were even starting to show, proof of a diligent training routine. The way he move showed also more confidence and self-control "He probably won't lose his pants anymore." She thought with a smile. The result was quite something considering where he started even though his face showed he was still the same gentle guy that followed Kim around the world.

-"Why aren't you afraid?" She asked.

-"What?" Ron replied.

"Why aren't you afraid of me?" She repeated "I fought you and Kim multiple times, recently I was part of a plot to take over the world and I'm a freak that can blast plasma. And yet you're cooking me a meal as if you weren't afraid."

-"Because I'm not afraid." Ron replied simply "You did a lot of things Shego but you never broke your word. You promised me you weren't here to fight so, as strange as it seems, I trust you."

"Stop." She thought, "Stop being like this! Stop being the good guy that only want to help. It makes things much more difficult."

-"It's ready." He said as he put two plates on the table. The started eating in silence, only sometimes glancing at each other. Shego devoured her plate as if she hadn't eaten in days.

-"Damn that's good." She said

-"You want some more?" Ron asked "I can make more if you want."

Shego looked at him with obvious discomfort, she opened her mouth in order to say something.

-"Before you say something," he started with a smile "Think about the fact that I'm supposed to be a hero, by making sure you're full I prevents you from having to steal something later."

Shego looked at him like he was stupid before understanding his grin. "Alright, if you insist." She said as she handed his her plate. As Ron kept talking she couldn't help but smile at Ron's attempt to make her laugh. It had been a long time since she laughed like that.

They were interrupted by the phone ringing. Ron told Shego to be silent before grabbing the phone.

-"Hi dad." He started, as he was talking Shego wondered what kind of parents Ron had, she had heard a lot about the Possible's family but not a word about Ron's parents.

-"What?" Ron shouted in shock "But…" Shego directed her attention back to Ron she saw different emotions coming on his face. Shock, betrayal, anger, and finally acceptation.

-"Fine," he concluded "for how long?" he asked weakly "Okay, bye dad, love you."

He hung up the phone, he seemed to have lost the good mood he had before the phone call.

-"A problem?" She asked.

-"Nothing." He replied "Well, nothing that would interest you."

-"Come on," she pressured him "it's not like I'll tell anyone."

He sighed, "My parents were supposed to come back tomorrow but they decided to extend their stay. They won't come back before a month at least."

Shego looked at him "Do theyn do that often?" She asked.

-"Yeah," he replied "But now, I thought… After I got out of the hospital, I thought they would want to spend some time with me. I guess I was wrong."

Shego couldn't help but feel sad, Ron was probably the only genuine guy she knew and yet it was like everything was always going sideways for him. Bullied, parents never at home, Betrayed by his best friend, okay this one wasn't an accident, Dr D had done everything he could to break them apart. And it had worked.

-"If it can help," she started "I know what it is to be lonely. When I left team go I wanted to be strong, independent, but wherever I went people only saw me as a freak, a damn green skinned thing that was abnormal even though I spent years of my life defending them. Eventually I became a villain and joined Drakken because I didn't want to end up alone. No one does."

-"And now you're back to being alone." Ron whispered. Shego nodded.

Both of them stayed silent for a while until Shego stood up and headed for the exit. "Thanks for the meal, Ron. Don't lose hope, I'm sure in the end everything will work out for you."

-"And for you?" he asked. She froze. "Where're you going?"

-"Somewhere. I'll find a place. I always do." She said "Don't worry about me."

-"How can I not be worried about you?" he said "you ate as if it had been days since your last meal. You have no place to sleep and you expect me to stay here and do nothing?"

-"And so? Do you have another solution?" She shouted "Some fancy plan so that I could stay somewhere in a good house, with food and without fear of the police knocking? If you have one please feel free to tell me!"

Ron stayed silent a few seconds before answering. "How about you stay here for a while?" he asked.

Ron had never seen Shego so shocked despite all the times Kim had overcome the odds against her. "Me staying here?" she said with sheer incredulity on her face.

Ron nodded "You could use my parent's room since they aren't here, I still have money from my naco royalties so I could have you covered and the last place the police would look for you is here."

Shego still was in a state of shock. She stayed silent for a while before answering "Why?"

Ron looked at her in the eyes.

-"Why would you go to such lengths for me? You could get in prison for this or even lose your status as a hero. Why would you take such risks?"

Ron took his time before answering. When he started talking his mind was set. "Because," he started "During the years I spent with Kim I saw what isolation, loneliness could create. I saw that the people that were forsaken by society always ended up turning against the society and becoming villains. That or dying. And while I'm sure you won't die, I sure as hell didn't give up on helping you." He paused "Because I'm sure the girl who spent years of her life in a superhero team, living only to save people is still here. And I don't intend to give up on her. I don't know if I can get you out of the world of the villains but I sure as hell will do everything I can in order to do it."

Shego couldn't help but let out a sad laugh, "Are you serious, getting me out of villainy? How can you decide something like that on your own? How can you even be sure that's what I want?"

-"Because if that wasn't the case you wouldn't have come to me. Not twice." Ron replied "And yet you did, you stopped working for Dr D, you chose not to eat instead of stealing. I'm sure somewhere you're wondering if your decision all those years ago was the right one."

Shego couldn't look at him in the eyes, how could he be able to figure her out like that?

-"I know it because I had the same doubts. When KP and I started I wondered if it was worth it, especially considering how everyone treated me." He paused "If you go out there, you will definitely go back to being a villain, my offer is this one: Stay here and figure out what you want to do. If you want to stop, then we'll work together in order to find a solution, if you don't want to then you'll be sure it's your decision and yours only and we'll clash again in the future. In the end, it's up to you to figure out what you want to do. Like it has been mine to decide to keep up with the hero thing."

Shego stood here, in front of the guy that went out of his way to help settle down for a while despite the fact they were still enemies a few weeks ago. The only one in years that had extended his hand for her since she left her family. She sighed "You really are stubborn, you know?" She said with a smile. Ron couldn't help but laugh at that. "Your parent's room you said? Do you mind showing me the way?"