Kim's POV
Kim woke up with a strange feeling, it was her graduation day, she was supposed to be happy, to be moving forward, to be looking forward to her college years, however she couldn't help but look back to the mistakes she had made this year. She couldn't believe she kept thinking about Ron as childish when she had been the most childish of the two, chasing after guys who had nothing but looks. Wasn't she supposed to be some kind of role model? Wasn't that why she had been chosen to deliver their graduation speech.
After her talk with her mom she had been able to focus enough to write a speech she thought was decent. She still wasn't satisfied, but she couldn't see how she could do better. She grabbed some clothes from her dresser and went downstairs in order to join her family for dinner.
She couldn't help but think about how her relationship with Eric had impacted the one she had with her family, the way she became harsh with the tweebs, the way she stopped seeking help and advice from her mom, the way she agreed with her dad. "Damn, that should had least have been a wakeup call." she thought. Now everything was working out just fine, the tweebs seemed to have matured a bit considering they stopped using her things as test subjects for their new inventions, her mom was being as supportive as she could, she couldn't think about how she would face her problems without her by her side, only her dad was still oblivious to why she broke up with Eric and her troubles with Ron, at least he was still the same.
She sat with them, enjoying her last breakfast as their high school little girl. After that, she would look at the colleges that accepted her application and would have to make her choice. Still, going to a school without Ron would be strange, she would have no safe ground with her this time. "Stop thinking about him." She thought, "It won't bring him back, you pushed him away now deal with it."
-"So," Ann started "Do you have everything ready for graduation?"
-"Yes" Kim replied.
-"Your clothes?" Ann asked.
-"In my room." Kim replied.
-"Your speech?" Ann continued?
-"Finished it yesterday night." Kim answered.
-"Then go and prepare yourself." Ann finished, "and after that, go talk with Monique, go to the mall, but please, just don't stay in your room, moping, until graduation."
-"Are you sure?" Kim asked, but the more she thought about it, the more it seemed like a good idea, she grabbed her jacket and left the house.
She spent most of her time talking with Monique. Ron was off topic, Monique knew of Ron's choice and thought her friend could use some time without that on her mind. They spent most of the time talking about Kim's choice for college. She had offers from all around the world, New York, Paris, London, Rome and she couldn't help but wonder what she wanted to do.
-"Whatever you choose, you'll do just fine." Monique joked, "you can do anything after all."
-"Yeah, yeah," Kim answered "Could you just stop saying this? Apparently, I can do anything except keeping in touch with the person that matters the most to me."
-"Sorry, I know, off-limit." Monique finished, "but still, you know what you'll do right? If you want to keep up the crime fighting you have to choose your college accordingly, that way you can enter GJ or any other organization to continue what you're doing."
-"Yeah, I know." Kim said. She looked at her BFF, "and you, do you know what you're going to do?"
-"Duh, of course" Monique answered, "I already have some offers from schools where I'll be able to continue to work in the fashion industry. Who knows, maybe I'll end up designing Kim Possible next mission clothes." She said with a smirk.
-"Consider you hired." Kim replied before joining her friend's laugh.
Soon Kim had to leave in order to get ready for their graduation ceremony. As she finished dressing she couldn't help but be scared. She never lived anything like that. After this, she wouldn't be a high school student anymore. Before she had brushed those worries aside, thinking it was no big deal. But it was. In college she would probably live alone. The people she met in Middleton would all go their separate ways, she wouldn't be able to see her family except for holidays. She wouldn't be able to see Ron.
The words Ron said in front of her door hit her again. "Leaving after graduation" he said. Which mean, this was the last time she would see him for a very long time. If she saw him again. The realization hit her like 2 ton truck, this was possibly the last time she was seeing Ron. After High school was over, they wouldn't have any reason to see each other, he would be in Japan and he made very clear he didn't want her in his life anymore. Ron, the one that had always been here for her, wouldn't be in her life anymore. Today was the last day she could see him, hear his laugh, and contemplate his freckled face. Today was the last time she could see the person she loved.
-"Kim, we're leaving." Ann said.
-"I'm coming mom." Kim rushed out of her room as fast as she could, fighting the tears that were coming to her eyes and got in the car.
The ride seemed to be over in a flash, Kim spent it watching outside the window, not listening to the tweebs ranting. Tomorrow her life would be very different and not for the best.
They arrived to the graduation ceremony, Kim waited for her time to deliver her speech, she wasn't even interested anymore, she just wanted to get this over with, go to her room and mourn her former life, the life she had when she just had to call in order for Ron to rush and listen to her trouble, the life she had when they spent almost all their time together, the life she had when he was by her side. She saw him and Yori, they seemed so perfect together, so happy, she couldn't take it and rushed to the other side of the crowd. She took a seat and tried to calm down. She took deep breaths and let her respiration calm down, her heartbeat slow down. She was still sad but she was good to go when she heard Mr Barkin calling for her speech.
She started walking toward the stage, looking for her speech in her bag, "Where is this god damn speech?" she thought before remembering: she left her room in a hurry when her mother called, her speech still on her desk. "Oh shit!" She cursed as she was walking next to Mr Barkin. "What the hell am I going to say?" She thought, "think, think, think…"
-"…And now, let me introduce you the pride of Middleton high school, Kim Possible." Mr Barkin concluded before leaving her the stage for her speech.
Kim took a deep breath and walked forward. "I can remember it." She thought, "let's do this, I can do anything right?"
"Thank you Mister Barkin," she started, "First, I would like to say my thanks to the staff of the Middleton high school. It's because of them that we could enjoy those exceptional years at Middleton High."
"Today, is the last day of our high school life, today we are going toward our future. After all these years I spent with you, I can see all these familiar faces, some that I know very well, some that I don't know as much, some that belong to people I can't imagine my life without, some that belong to people I clashed with. And I'm sure it's the same with every single one of you. Because that's what happens in the big family we are all part of, we may have our differences but we're all part of something bigger than us…" "What's after that? I can't remember, I can't…"
She watched the faces of her classmates, Monique was worried when she stopped talking, Bonnie was smirking at the thought she could embarrass herself in public, and Ron's face was impossible to read. "Screw these lines," she thought.
"Yes, we're all part of Middleton high school, and that's something that bound us together for the past years. And for some of us, even more than that. Today we're scattering, these bound will grow weaker, weaker and someday, they'll disappear. Because that's what life's about. That's what my family told me when I was struggling with making this speech."
The other student laughed at those words
"But you know what? I'm not okay with this. I like to think that the bond we made with the ones that are truly important to us during all these years we spent together will survive. That even years after, we will still feel something from this bond, that even with everything life will do to pull us apart, we will still remember that we're all students from Middleton, and that those years together are more than enough to bring us back together, no matter how much we're apart."
All the students were silent, suspended at her lips as she concluded.
"I hope we'll never forget that what brings us together is stronger than what pushes us apart. People keep saying I can do anything, they're wrong."
She looked for Ron in the crowd and locked her eyes with his as she finished. "Together, we can do anything."
She stepped back, waiting and a rain of applause saluted the end of her speech, her mom was smiling, as she was looking at her but it was Ron she was looking for. She looked at him, next to Yori, she still couldn't read his face until she saw a few tears rolling from his eyes.
For the first time in days, Kim was smiling, things were going to be okay.
This moment lasted only for a few seconds, until she felt dragged in the sky y some sort of green ray. She was helpless as she saw herself being dragged to some spaceship. The rest of the students were horrified, some started to run away.
As she was losing sight of the crowd, feeling helpless for the first time in her life she heard a single shout that pulled her through this. That gave her hope.
Ron's voice shouted "KP!"
Even though she was being kidnapped by aliens, Kim felt happy, she had reached him.
