Fate Brings Us Together
By: IfSacrificesWereEasy and MusicMusicMusic
Previously:
Kim POV
"ANYWAY, Donna cheated on him with Brody, and Brody had a girlfriend. So, in search of the girlfriend, he tried to learn some stuff about her. Apparently, she's a black belt and can sing," I finished.
"So, why are you telling us this?" Mika wondered.
"OH MY GOD! You have a crush on Jack and you are SOOOO jealous of the girl!" Julie squealed, blowing out my ear drum.
"No I'm not!" I protested.
"Then why are you telling us this?" Mika questioned suspiciously.
Taking a deep breath, I finally admitted, "I'm that girl."
Jack POV
"So swag! Swagmaster calling YOU!" my phone rang.
"Hey Jerry!" I greeted.
"Yo man, I need help. How do I impress a girl?"
"Well, you could impress her with some moves," I replied.
"Uh..she's as good as me; maybe better."
"Oh...maybe...you could..write her a song?" I pitched in.
"No way, man! That's WAY too girly!"
"Sorry man, that's all I got!" I finally exclaimed, feeling exasperated.
"Wait a second...I have an idea," he finally said.
Chapter 13
Kim POV
My phone kept on buzzing, and since it never stopped, I almost thought it was a bee. Surprisingly, it was Mika.
"Kim, I have a major problem!" shouted a nervous Mika through the phone.
"What? What is it?"
"Well...it's about Smooth and Jerry," she explained.
"Spill EVERYTHING!" I anxiously responded.
"Okay, so y'know how Smooth and Jerry both like me? Well, I don't really like Smooth that much. He's so...ugh. He's a great guy and all, but he has this whole "whatever" attitude. Here's what happened..."
Mika POV
(Flashback)
I just walked in the dance studio and was instantly bombarded with a bunch of questions from Jerry and Smooth.
"Mika! Who'd you pick?"
"You so like me better! Right?"
"Mika do you prefer me or him?"
As they all pummeled me with questions, I felt like the room was spinning.
"Stop it! Just stop! Both of you! Does it really matter who I got out with? Maybe I don't want to go out with either of you!" I protested. Meanwhile, Jerry and Smooth both smirked and raised their eyebrows at me simultaneously.
"Alright, alright. Both of you are liked. Just give me some time ok?" I responded, causing for both of them to nod their heads vigorously. "And, personal space! You guys are gonna use up all my oxygen and suffocate me!"
Jerry and Smooth both immediately backed away from me, blushing, as they realized they were practically clinging on to me.
I pranced over to my locker and set my stuff in. Just then, something was in the back. I pulled it out and..it was a rose! Whoa..two guys crushing on me and now a rose? Okay, maybe I DON'T have to decide which guy so fast.
Attached to the rose, a note read, "Guess who!"
I turned my head towards Smooth, but he was too busy showing off to some older college students. I glanced Jerry and to my surprise, he was staring at me. Realizing he caught me looking at him, he shifted his gaze and seemed to be fascinated by his shoes... No surprise who this rose came from.
Blushing slightly I thought, "that's so sweet!"
The rest of the day went by quickly. Getting my stuff packed up, a small box of chocolate in my locker. I wonder when Jerry snuck that in there...
I trudged back up to my dorm room, thinking of Jerry the whole way. I finally decided to not focus on boys for now; tomorrow's my birthday-something a LOT more important boys (usually)!... Kim's even planning a surprise party for me; my "surprised!" face needs some work!
(End of Flashback)
Kim POV
"Ok, how did you know about the surprise party?! You know what? Don't tell me! It's still going to happen and you're still going to pretend to be surprised. Okay? Great! Now about this Smooth and Jerry business, just wait till tomorrow and see what they do for your birthday."
Mika groaned as a response and hung up... Tomorrow's gonna be interesting.
As I fiddled with my laptop, I finally remixed my favorite song; Bruises by Train and Ashley Monroe, but in my version, it was Train and Kim Crawford.
Boy: Haven't seen you since High School. Good to see you're still beautiful. Gravity hasn't started to pull. Quite yet I bet you're rich as hell.
Girl: Been two years since he left me. Good to know that you've gotta friend. That town I know is keepin' you down, on your knees.
Guy: Have you seen him? (Brody...)
Girl: Not in years. How 'bout her? (Donna...)
Guy: No, but I hear; she's in queens with the man of her dreams.
Girl: Funny back then she said that about you.
Guy: Let's do this soon again.
Girl: Ten years is that what it's been?
Guy: Leavin' you makes me want to cry... (That sounds like Jack..)
Guy: I would love to fix it all for you. (HERO COMPLEX!)
Girl: I would love to fix you too.
Both: PLEASE DON'T FIX A THING, WHATEVER YOU DO...
Guy: These bruises, make for better conversation, loses, the vibe that separates. Good to know you've got a friend, to remember now and then... Everybody loses... We've all got bruises.
Proudly burning it to a disc, I made a spot for it on my rack as I slowly designed a cover. After twenty minutes of sketching and coloring, it was finally finished;
I sketched a background of a sky with different shades of blue. Then I added an old, vintage black car, with a CA Highway sign in green, which looked great with the blues.
To explain it, Seaford was in California, the black car was my parent's, and everyday when I look outside my window, I see the beautiful sky.
After clicking it in to the CD case, my phone started ringing; hopefully it's not Mika stressing over the random guys she just met. Wait a second! A guy named Jerry, in a dancing class, crushing on a girl...
"Is anybody there?" the other voice on the phone asked.
"Uh, hello?" I greeted.
"Hi, Kim! It's Doctor C!" she exclaimed perkily.
"Is everything OK?"
"Better than OK, Kim! After your tests, we kinda sorta mixed them up. Long story short, you don't need crutches!"
"Wait, so you're saying I didn't even need crutches in the first place?" I stated, hoping to clear the confusion.
"Yup! Bye!"
"Wait! Don't- hang up."
"And, she hung up on me," I muttered to myself.
Wait a second...I can... RUN! I can do karate again! I..I have to work on that song!
Quickly dashing out the door with the paper, I grabbed a skateboard; what's the difference between that and snowboarding? As I gently pushed off, I felt a sudden need to go faster. I leaned back and fourth to make s', and went faster by the minute; it felt amazing. The wind blew in my hair, music swarmed in my brain; freedom's never felt this good.
Jack POV
As Kim dashed out, I wondered, "what the heck she was doing?!" The truth is, when she grabbed a skateboard, I got a little nervous.
"See man, that's what we meant by HERO COMPLEX," the Jerry voice pointed out.
"Oh," I thought to myself.
ANYWAY, Kim was in the distance, and in the garage, there were no skateboards, bikes, notta.. It's impossible to catch up to her running.
"Oh crap," I thought. One bike was in the garage; it was a pink princess kids bike.
"You are SO lucky I lo-LIKE you, Kimberly Crawford!" I exclaimed to nobody in particular.
Although it took a while to get on, I finally pushed off, following the silhouette on a skateboard.
Kim POV
Finally making it to the cemetery, I thought about all the lines that were in the song, but it just sounded like...blech.
'Maybe it would sound better if I made it with some different notes,' I thought. Flipping through my book, I saw nothing helpful; this will take a while...
Jack POV
Although I lost her, I knew she made it safely to the... cemetery? Weird...
'Well, maybe I should stay here to make sure she gets home safely,' I thought to myself.
'What should I do though?'
All of a sudden, a piece of paper and a mechanical pencil flew onto my lap. Curiously scanning the paper, nothing was written on it but music notes with no lyrics.
'Write a song!' the Milton voice randomly offered.
'I'll try...'
(One Hour Later)
'Why can't I finish this song?' I screamed in my head, exasperated.
'Maybe it'll sound better if you sing it,' the Milton voice pitched in.
Kim POV
Ok, the notes are PERFECT, but the lyrics just aren't working!
'Maybe it'll sound better if you sing it,' the Julie voice pitched in.
No One's POV
Kim: The good and the bad times, we've been through them all. You make me rise when I fall; you are the best thing that's ever been mine.
Jack: It's the way I'm feeling I just can't deny: I love you, and that's all I really know.
Kim: You belong with me, 'cuz I'll love you long after you're gone gone gone.
Jack: You don't got a thing to prove, I'm already fallin for you.
Kim: So Ho-Hold, hold me tight now, cuz I want you to stay.
Jack: Don't worry, nothin's gonna stop me now to stay one more night.
Kim: It's a love story,
Jack: but the rest is still unwritten...
Kim & Jack: So I got a pen and an old napkin as I wrote down our song... nothing's as cool as Kickin' It with YOU!*
Kim POV
The song...it's..finished!
Jack POV
Who was that girl? I need to find her; she's the other half to the song!
"Dude, now you really HAVE to find her!" the Jerry voice exclaimed...why did he sound so.. real?
"Yo, man! You NEED to find that girl."
"How, though?" I thought.
"Jack! Are you listening?" Jerry-wait a second...
"Hey Jerry!" I greeted, realizing he was butt-dialed.
"I hate to say it, but I was kinda sorta eavesdropping, and that song is AMAZING!"
"Jerry, it's just a song; why do I have to find her?"
"Well, I kinda sorta saw a girl who matched your mystery girl profile, singing," he mumbled.
"What are you saying?" I questioned.
"Lindsay's not the girl you've been looking for. The girl you're looking for is the person who was singing that song with you," he explained.
"Listen, man. I'm gonna go to the dojo to clear my head; call ya later," I promised.
Kim POV
Deciding to clear my head, I grabbed my skateboard; the dojo is calling for me. Making my way to it, I wondered if there was a spare key anywhere.
'Wait a second,' I pointed out to myself.
Opening the door, I grinned; Rudy hasn't changed a bit. He's still the same forgetful sensei.
As I walked to my locker, I grabbed some sweatpants and an old Wasabi tee before going to the changing room.
Since I was the only girl in Rudy's class, there was a whole section of lockers just for myself. The large room had five long sections, since five other classes studied and trained here.
Glancing at my memory board, I smiled as one of my favorite pictures popped out. My parents were smiling next to Rudy, I was on Jack's back, and the rest of the gang photo bombed it. Looking around, there were a lot of pictures of me and Jack. Some were at photo booths, tournaments, each other's houses, school, etc... Wait..why ARE there so many images of Jack and I on my wall? Phfft, it's not because I still like him, right? PLEASE say ye - no!
Jack POV
Leaving the princess bike at the cemetery, I decided to take a walk to the dojo. In effort to clear my head, I slowly began to put the pieces together with Lindsay... I better call Jerry...
"Hey Jerry!" I greeted.
"Yo man, what's up?" Jerry, no, I mean "swagmaster" (we did a bet, and I lost..don't ask on what the bet was about) asked. "It's about Lindsay..."
(Flashback)
As I was practicing karate in my room, the doorbell started ringing. Instinctively, I looked at the secret security camera screen (Kim would kill me if she knew about this...I can picture her right now arguing with me that she's not weak! :P), and saw it was Lindsay.
"Hey, Jack! Whatcha doin?" my girlfriend asked cheerily.
"Practicing karate," I replied, "wanna train with me?"
"Eew, no! I don't do - I mean...I..uh, just got my nails painted. They would get ruined," she quickly responded.
"OK?" I responded suspiciously. "Could you at least show me one move? How about a simple side kick on a board," I offered.
"But you don't have a board," she mentioned.
"I have one right here!" I exclaimed, pulling it out of a drawer
"Oh look! A ninja!" she randomly screamed.**
"It worked on a stupid show!" she mumbled to herself.
"Here goes nothin," she muttered.
"Hi -OW!" Lindsay screeched, clutching her foot.
"You OK?" I asked nervously.
"Yeah, but I'm going home. Goodbye, Jack," she snapped somewhat snottily.
(End of flashback)
Kim POV
Looking out, Jack on his phone talkin to somebody...Maybe I should just pretend I'm not here...
"She's getting SOOOO annoying!"
"She's always at MY house."
"Always needs help and attention."
"Maybe a liar."
"And doesn't even deserve to be a blackbelt."
WHAT?!
"Don't cry Kim, you're tough. You're a ninja. A tough, quiet ni -"
BANG!
"Crap. So much for my ninja skills."
*Hey! Sage here! What did you guys think of the song mix I wrote? Rate it on a scale from 1-10, ten being the best, one being the worst. And if you rate it a one, I don't care! :) It proves to me you're honest, and I'll feel the same way towards it compared to if I got a ten, as long as you explain why. :) I had fun writing it, and that's all that matters. If you vote a six or higher, I'm going to assume you want me to do more of those in the future, unless you say otherwise. It'd would REALLY mean a lot if you take your time to say what you think; it took a LONG time!
**Remember what Kickin' It Episode this came from? Put it in your review! :D
Here are the songs I took/edited lyrics from in order:
Everytime We Touch, Cascada
Mine, Taylor Swift
We Found Love, Rihanna, feat. Calvin Harris
Love Story, Taylor Swift
You Belong With Me, Taylor Swift
Gone Gone Gone, Phillip Phillips
Had Me At Hello, Olivia Holt, Luke Benward
Fallin For Ya, Grace Phipps
Had Me At Hello, Olivia Holt, Luke Benward
Stay, Rihanna
Nothin's Gonna Stop Me Now, Olivia Holt
One More Night, Maroon 5
Love Story, Taylor Swift
Unwritten, Natasha Beddingfield
Our Song, Taylor Swift
Kickin' It Theme Song
IfSacrificesWereEasy's AN| Review? Pretty please with a...oh forget it...I'm so sad to do a proper AN right now. :'( Olivia's not going to be in season four of Kickin It... (Big, Big, Big Tears)
Music's AN| So, I guess everyone's sad about Olivia Holt leaving. But, at least she has her own TV show. I kinda realized that. I mean, even though kick will be over, maybe she'll guest star, and we still have Leolivia, right?
And SOMEBODY, please say this is normal: to watch Two Dates and A Funeral on demand four times. Please say this is normal...because I've also seen karate games six times. (Sheepish smile) (I'm not kidding!)
Kickin' It will always be in my heart. It has made me laugh, be a fan girl, and scream "whyyyyy?!" at the end of the shows, where kick would dance, hold hands, or go on a date. Even though it will not last forever, I'm OK with that, because I'm grateful they created the show.
(I got this idea from a Wizard's of Waverly Place Poem)
Rudy taught me to let out my inner child,
Jerry taught me to be swag and wild.
Bobby taught me money isn't always best,
Milton taught me to always study for a test.
Frank taught me its OK to be oblivious,
Sam taught me I'm a genius.
Carson taught me cheating never wins,
Kim taught me to always stand up for what you believe in.
Phil taught me goats can be friends,
Jack taught me to always be there for them.
Smooth taught me to never copy someone else's dance move,
The Wasabi Warriors taught me nothing's better than kickin' it with you.
(Check this out on my profile)
Peace. (Y)
-Music