Ch.2
The next day at school, Kim sat with Monique and Tara at their lunch table. "I knew there was something between you two." said Monique. "Aw, this is so sweet. He so nice. Underneath all those jagged edges, he's a sweetheart." said Tara, putting her head in her hands. "He is. Hey, here come Ron and him." Fox sat next to Kim and Ron sat by Tara. Ron reached in his pocket and let Rufus out. "Here you go buddy." he said handing the naked mole rat a piece of his sandwich. He made a content sound and took a big bite out of it. "Hey babe." said Fox. "Hey sweetheart." said Kim. "So, Fox, Kim told me about last night." said Tara, while grabbing her sandwich. "Oh really?" A voice came from behind him.
Fox got up and looked Josh in the eye. Josh shook visibly for a little while. "Get the hell out of here Manky, or I'll make you." "That'll be the day. I've gotten some new friends." Josh snapped his fingers and two huge goons walked up behind him. "Listen you little asshole. I will completely destroy everything I can of you and leave what's left in living hell." Josh's goons stepped in front of him. The were taller than him, but Fox was fiercer. Kim knew what was going to happen and had to stop him. She stood up and went in between them. She looked Fox in the eyes. "Fox please don't." "Get out of the way Kim. I don't want you to get hurt." "Fox, please. For me." Fox looked into her eyes. Her beautiful green eyes seemed to cool the rage in his gray ones. He sighed. "Okay. You off lucky this time. Next time you wont be so lucky." Josh and the goons laughed and left, quickly.
Kim threw her arms around Fox. "Thank you." He smiled and kissed her. "Your the only person I've ever done that for." They didn't realize it but the whole cafeteria was watching the entire thing.
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Kim was wearing thick snow camo. So was Fox and Ron. Fox had taken point man in the giant field of snow. They were somewhere in Alaska, looking for a hidden weapons silo. When they had found it, Fox tagged it and the made their way to the pick up area. Fox was holding a 9mm pistol in his hand. Ron was taking up the rear. He was shaking mostly by fear instead of the cold. This was the most dangerous mission either of them had been on. Drakken had had weapons but not guns. Kim was happy they hadn't been seen. Then it happened. A shot rang out and Fox was knocked off his feet and onto his back. A sniper had shot him in the chest. Kim opened her mouth but no words came out. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Fox had been walking and suddenly a cloud of crimson mist filled the air. He hit the ground hard. Kim and Ron ran up to him. He was still alive, but barely. Kim fell down beside him, cradling his head in her lap. Ron had is hands on his head, tears flowing from both their eyes. "Kim, you have to get out of here." She had found her voice again, but it was shaky and chocked with tears. "I wont leave you. You can't go. You can't leave me." His breathing became shallower. "Ron, take my gun and GPS. Get her out of here, I know you can do it. You were my best friend." Fox looked up to Kim. "I love you Kim." "I love you Fox. Fox? Fox! No, please don't leave me. I love you. Please don't go...."
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Kim woke up screaming and crying. The same dream had been haunting her for the last week. She didn't tell Fox about it. She was trying to hide it, but this time couldn't. She had him come over after school to work on a history assignment. They had finished and had decided to watch some TV. Kim felt so secure with him, that she feel asleep and slumped onto his shoulder. He had fallen asleep with his arm around her waist and his head resting softly on hers. They had been like that for half an hour when her parents came home. After taking a picture of them, they wrote a note saying they would be back at five.
When Kim woke up, she scared Fox half to death. "Kim. Kim. Calm down, it's okay. I'm here. Shh. It's okay." Kim instantly looked to his chest. Not seeing blood she buried her head. She told him about the dream. After comforting her he said. "Ah Kim, there's something I better tell you....."