This story is kind of like Trip Down Memory Lane, but it doesn't take place at the same time, it is its own incident. I have most of this story written so I should be posting it fairly often. It's going to be a longer one, unlike some of the one-shots I've posted. Enjoy!

Kim smiled down at her phone. Brenden just asked her if she wanted to go to Phil's. They were pretty much dating, but it wasn't official official. The past few weeks Brenden talked to her more and more and then started to ask her to hang out more and more. Somewhere along the way, it had become more than hanging out and had turned into dates. It happened so seamlessly that Kim really hadn't told anybody that she was dating. Her friends knew what was going on because they were there, but her parents and Rudy and the other adults in her life were only vaguely aware that Kim and Brenden were friends.

"What are you looking at?" Jack asked.

Kim looked up at the boys and realized they all saw her smiling. "Brenden wants to go eat."

"When?" Milton asked.

"Uh, right now, I think."

"So you're going to blow us all and practice off?" Jack asked, unable to hide his distaste for Brenden.

"No, I'll be back before practice starts. I promise," Kim said. She knew Jack didn't like Brenden but she didn't like fighting him about it. She was still friends with Jack and she didn't want to lose the special relationship they had.

"Have fun, then," Milton told her.

"Yeah get out of here, we don't need you!" Jerry joked.

"Bye," Jack said quietly.

Kim waved and quickly grabbed her bag and left. She walked into Phil's and waited until Brenden got there, he said he was on his way when he called and would be there in 10 minutes. She was going to wait in the dojo until he got closer, but it felt awkward enough after being there for half a minute, she couldn't imagine 10.

Kim sat in a booth and took out her phone. After a few minutes, she looked up and saw Brenden standing there, by the back, walking towards her.

"Hi, Brenden!" she smiled.

Brenden fidgeted a little before smiling back at her. "Hey, Kim! What uh- what are you doing here so early?"

"Well I was at the dojo with the guys but you know how it gets. I was starting to need a little space from them so I figured I'd wait for you," Kim explained. "Why are you here? I thought you said you'd be 10 minutes. And why were you coming from the back, and not the front door?"

"Oh, I wanted to get here before you. I thought maybe I could order and then by the time you got here the food would be almost ready. And then I had to go to the bathroom so that's why I came in the back," Brenden explained.

"That's so sweet of you to order the food," Kim replied, still a little skeptical. "You didn't actually order yet, did you?"

Brenden fidgeted a little more before he told her he hadn't gotten a chance.

"Okay… well, why don't we order?" Kim suggested.

Brenden nodded and seemed to push whatever was bothering him out of mind. "Great idea. I'll go get it, you stay there." Kim nodded and watched as Brenden ordered their usual.

When he came back, Brenden sat next to Kim in the booth, rather than across from her. It wasn't entirely unusual but it still surprised Kim. However, it was nothing compared to when he scooted closer to her, pushing her all the way to the wall. Now sandwiched between him and the wall, Kim looked up at Brenden.

"What-"

Brenden hushed her with a gentle hand over her mouth. "No talking…"

He lifted his hand and replaced it with his lips. Kim kissed him back but was very surprised when Brenden tried it take it further. They had kissed before, but it was still new to their relationship. Not to mention they were in a public place. Phil's of all public places too. She wasn't embarrassed, but the Wasabi Warriors could walk in any given second and see.

Brenden started to kiss Kim's cheek and neck when the food was placed on their table. Brenden didn't seem to notice so Kim tried to push him off of her gently.

"Brenden," she muttered. "...food."

He still continued and Kim knew she had to act fast. "I have to use the ladies room, Brenden."

Brenden sighed and pulled back. He scooted down the bench and stood close enough so that he could grab Kim one last time before she left to the bathroom.

When Kim finally made it to the bathroom she exhaled and leaned against the door. When she looked up she realized she wasn't the only one in the bathroom. There was another girl who she recognized from school but didn't know what her name was. She was looking in the mirror and combing her hair which was a little out of place. She smiled at Kim before she walked out. Kim didn't know what aftermath she had walked in on, but wondered why somebody from school would be there using the bathroom. It wasn't very common to find other kids from school eating at Phil's and it was especially uncommon to find somebody else in the gross bathroom.

Kim shook her head and looked in the mirror. She examined her face and neck, splashing herself with a little cool water and drying it off. After a few minutes, when it seemed like a reasonable amount of time to have been gone, Kim walked back out to sit with Brenden.

Just like when she first saw him, Brenden was on edge; there was no mistaking or covering it up.

"Hey, what's going on?" She asked carefully as she stood at the end of the table.

Brenden looked up at her and stood to let her in. She watched him carefully as she slid in and then when he followed.

"Brenden, what is going on?" She asked again.

"Nothing!" he answered as if she was being silly.

"No, there's something. Just tell me what it is," Kim replied, trying to not make it sound like it was a big deal or that she was mad.

"It's nothing, Apr-Kim. It's nothing."

"Did you just-" Kim couldn't even vocalize what she was thinking. Did she really just hear what she thought she did?

He was about to call her April. Why? Suddenly the name matched a face in Kim's mind. April was a girl at school. Kim didn't know April well, she hardly knew her name. The only reason Kim remembered now was because it was the very girl she saw only a few minutes ago.

Kim's mind was racing and she couldn't take being in the small booth any longer. She stood up and pushed her way out, walking into the courtyard outside the dojo with Brenden trailing behind.

"Brenden, answer me honestly. Were you about to call me April?" Kim asked firmly.

Brenden sighed and sat down on a bench, pulling Kim next to him. "Yes."

"April, as in, April from school, April. April, as in, the girl who was just in the bathroom, April?" Each time Kim said April, Brenden tightened a little more.

"Yes."

"And why were you even thinking about April?" Kim was starting to get louder the more she questioned Brenden; the more he broke her trust.

It was such a big answer, Brenden didn't know what to say. Kim seemed to sense that and narrowed it down. "Have you ever been in a relationship with her?"

"Yes."

"Recent?"

"Yes."

"When did you cut ties with her?"

"I didn't…" Brenden answered hesitantly.

"You what!" Kim all but yelled. The few people around heard but Kim didn't care, she couldn't focus on anyone beside Brenden. "I can't believe you! How long has this been going on! Why didn't you tell me!"

Kim started to rise from her seat but Brenden pulled her down and held her there with a hand on her leg. "Kim, please, you're making a scene. Listen, I'm sorry. Things between us just happened so naturally, I hardly noticed what we had going on until we were so far into it."

"So she was first, and I was just something new for when April was busy and you were bored? Were you going to tell me today, at Phil's? Were you going to break up with me?" Kim asked, trying to find a reason to not be so mad.

"No, listen, we don't have to stop. We can keep this up. Kim, I love you. I want you, I want all of you," Brenden whispered.

"And April?" Kim questioned.

"April doesn't have to know. We can keep this between the two of us," Brenden suggested.

"No!" Kim yelled. "I'm not going to be your little toy! You can't use me like that! We're over!"

Brenden brought his head down and shook it slowly. He seemed disappointed, but not distraught. "Kim, just don't tell. Don't tell April."

Kim was horrified. Brenden didn't even care about her. He didn't even try to apologize or win her back or even use the lame "it's not you, it's me." She was suddenly very aware of the hand stroking her thigh and she smacked it away as she stood. "Get your hands off me! Just leave me alone!"

Brenden stood up in front of Kim. Kim had turned her head slightly to hide the tears that were threatening to fall. Brenden looked Kim over and Kim felt his gaze and was suddenly afraid he might retaliate. Before she was proved right a body stepped between her and Brenden. There wasn't room for a whole other person and Kim being smaller naturally meant she was pushed back a step. At first, she was confused but then she realized it was Jack.

"Hey, why don't you get out of here," Jack growled.

"Why don't you leave and let me and Kim talk?" Brenden countered, not backing down.

"Why, so you can have Kim all alone and defenseless? I don't think so," Jack said.

"Jack, I'm fine," Kim tried to tell him.

Jack didn't hear or he didn't believe her because the next thing she knew, Kim was gently pushed to the side as Jack and Brenden very suddenly broke out into a fistfight.

"Jack, he didn't hurt me! You're both overreacting!" Kim yelled.

The boys didn't hear Kim, both seemed eager to finally have the chance to get at the other. The whole time Kim was with Brenden they were at each other's throats, both having a spot for Kim in their hearts.

As strong as Brenden was, Jack was trained in martial arts. He fought every day and had an advantage over Brenden. He sent Brenden flying to the ground with a kick to the head and once he saw he was down, turned to Kim.

"I told you he was trouble!" He yelled at her.

Kim cowered back a little at Jack's harsh tone, expecting he was going to comfort her.

"If you used your head for a second and listened to the rest of us and dumped this jerk none of this would have happened, Kim!" Jack yelled again.

Kim couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes any longer as the guilt set in. Jack had warned her about Brenden but she didn't listen. It all could have been prevented but now here she was, crying at the mall while Jack protected her from an angry ex-boyfriend.

Kim wanted to yell back, restore some of her lost pride, but just as she opened her mouth she saw Brenden behind Jack coming in for an attack. "Jack!" She screamed.

But it was too late. He turned his head just as Brenden's fist collided with his temple. Had Jack not turned around it might have not been such an awful blow. However, in an effort to warn him, Kim had made it so much worse.

Jack crumpled to the ground in front of Kim as Brenden ran off. "Jack!" Kim screamed again. Kim dropped next to Jack and rolled him onto his back.

Hearing Kim scream Jack's name brought Rudy, Milton, and Jerry running out of the dojo. They looked around and saw Kim sitting over Jack and rushed over.

"Jack!" Rudy gasped. He knelt next to Kim and looked over the unconscious Jack. Rudy looped an arm around Jack and along with Kim pulled him into the dojo. They leaned him against a pile of mats and Rudy called a doctor.

The boys tried to ask Kim what happened but she was so worried about Jack the only thing they knew was that he was in a fight and took a nasty punch to the face.

When the Doctor came, Rudy pried Kim away from Jack and to her feet.

"Miss, can you tell me what happened?" the Doctor asked.

"He was fighting with Brenden and when he was distracted Brenden was going to punch him. I tried to warn him but when he turned around Brenden just punched him in the face. He blacked out and fell. I didn't mean for him to get hurt," Kim started to sob and all the guys looked away, not knowing how to deal with Kim crying.

The Doctor stepped forward and put a hand on Kim's shoulder. "Don't worry, Miss. He is a strong young man, I'm sure he will be just fine."

Kim nodded and quieted down. The Doctor shook Jack and tried to wake him up. Rudy offered him a water bottle and the Doctor sprayed a few drops on Jack's face. It seemed to do the trick and Jack's eyes fluttered open.

The Doctor started to ask Jack questions and told him to look at certain places. After a while, the doctor stood back up and turned to Rudy. "He took a big hit, but he should be fine. He seems to be suffering from some mild memory loss, but my best guess suggests his old memory returns within a day or so. Telling him more about the things he has forgotten should speed up the process."

Kim couldn't help herself as she asked the doctor, "Is that it? Will he remember everything?"

The Doctor seemed hesitant. "There is no way to know for certain, but as I said, he is a healthy young man. He should be able to remember most everything. Of course little details, like what he ate for breakfast, he might not remember. But big things, friends, names, skills, he should remember those just fine."

"Thank you, Doctor," Rudy said as he shook his hand.

"No problem. Remember, telling him about what he has forgotten should help." With that, the doctor left and everyone crowded around Jack.

"Hey buddy, how do you feel?" Rudy asked.

"My face kind of hurts, I'm not really sure what happened," Jack said.

"Are you mad at me?" Kim asked before she could stop herself.

"Mad at you?" Jack questioned.

"You don't remember do you?" Kim asked sadly.

"Sorry. The Doctor told me I know you guys, but I don't remember anything," Jack apologized.

"I'm Jerry," Jerry said. "And I'm the best one at this dojo."

Milton punched Jerry and introduced himself. "I'm Milton. And Jerry is not the best, you are."

"I'm your sensei, Rudy. And Milton is right, you're an incredible black belt, Jack," Rudy added.

Jack looked at Kim, the last in the line, waiting for her introduction. "I'm Kim," Kim whispered looking away.

Jack chuckled a little. "Okay, Kim. Is that all?"

The guys all left to give Kim and Jack a moment and Jack watched curiously as they walked off.

"What are we dating or something?" Jack joked.

"No," Kim shook her head. "I'm so sorry, Jack," Kim suddenly blurted ours.

"Why are you sorry?"

"This is all my fault. I'm the reason you got hurt. You were right all along, but I didn't listen to you and then you got hurt because of me!" Kim looked away, too guilty to meet Jack's eye.

Jack searched his mind for what happened, trying to remember what Kim was talking about. It wasn't much, but he did remember feeling something. It was strong, and it was directed at Kim. It was her fault that he was hurt. Yes, that seemed right. Yes, he had warned her, he had known. And yes, she didn't listen to him.

Jack stood up abruptly and Kim took a step back. "Kim," he tested out her name and everything he felt solidified. Kim looked up hopeful at Jack. Jack shook his head. "Sorry, I have to go." He took off so suddenly Kim had tried to run after him, but he was too far ahead.

Rudy, Milton, and Jerry came out and saw Kim without Jack. "Where's Jack?" Milton asked.

"He ran off. I don't know where he went. I think he was remembering stuff, but he seemed so… distant. He was almost angry," Kim told them.

"We can't just let him be off on his own, he could get into trouble. He probably doesn't even know where his house is!" Rudy exclaimed.

"We have to go find him!" Jerry said.

"You guys go, I'll stay here in case he comes back," Kim said. The boys nodded and ran out to look for Jack.