Another short chapter. Just think of it as an extension from the last one.

Ron woke up to the slight nudge that he received from Rufus.

"*yawn* (Aw man…morning already? What time is it Rufus?)" And exhausted Ron asked. Yesterday had been so rough considering the fact that they found no clues or motives involving the robbery at the toy factory. Three hours of useless investigating…it would've been much better if they just would've let him play with the toys.

'Maybe someone's just messing with our heads,' Ron thought. He didn't know how right he was.

Rufus looked into his pocket with a small smirk on his face. "Ron, it's 10:00. We're already at school. Now could you quiet down so we don't get in trouble?"

"(Ten o' clock??? I've been asleep that long??)" Ron yelled.

"Yeah. I figured you couldn't tell me to do anything stupid if you weren't awake."

"(I know you don't like it but could you wake me up BEFORE we get to school next time?)" Ron requested.

Rufus chuckled. "Yeah, but I was just kidding. I actually just forgot you were in my pocket. I'm kinda getting used to your body."

"(Same here. I still wish I were a little taller, though…)"

"Where Kim?" Ron said out loud. It took him a while but he finally formed a sentence in English!

"Right here Rufus. You finally awake, sleepyhead?" she said while petting him on the head. Ron smiled and sighed dreamily.

"Hey Kim," the real Rufus stated. "Did you get the stuff?"

Ron looked up with a baffled expression.

"We're in Chemistry doing an experiment right now Ro- I mean Rufus," Rufus explained.

Ron nodded in approval. Kim started to set up the equipment when Bonnie walked over to the trio. As usual, she had an evil grin on her face and an arrogant bounce in her step.

"Hey Ron," she waved. "Kim."

"Bonnie," Kim nodded irritably.



"Ron, do you think you could help me with this beaker? I think the top's stuck and I can't get it out," Bonnie said, ignoring Kim. Secretly, Kim felt like choking Bonnie from behind but she tried to concentrate on the experiment by continuing to set up.

Politely, Rufus took the beaker out of Bonnie's hand and pulled out the top with a *pop*.

"Thanks Ron," she said while placing her hands on his chest. "You're so strong. Have you been working out?"

"No, not really," Rufus responded nervously.

"Well how 'bout you come over and work with me instead of Kim…you know, chemistry can happen between people, too." Bonnie reached to put her hands on his shoulders.

*crash!*

The substitute teacher looked up from his desk. "Huh??? What was that!?"

"Kim dropped a flask Mr. Barkin!" Bonnie yelled.

"Possible!! That's coming out of your account! You should know better than to vandalize our school! Clean it up and get back to work!" was all he said before he went back to grading papers.

"You heard him, Kim. Clean it up," Bonnie said with a smirk.

Kim was too preoccupied to look back at Mr. Barkin. Her eyes were locked on that bawdy, brunette, bit-

"Kim! Clean it up! Now!" Bonnie commanded.

'What is her problem!?!' Kim thought as she stomped off to find the broom. Naturally, everybody got out of her way. It's not smart to deal with an angry teenager who knows 16 styles of kung-fu…especially when steam's coming out of their ears.

Rufus turned his attention from Kim back to Bonnie, "Hey! That wasn't nice!"



"What? It's not my fault she dropped it," she reasoned.

"Yeah, but…you…" Rufus stammered. Finally, he sighed and gave in. "Fine…what do you need help with Bonnie?" he asked lazily as she led him back to her table.

"Thanks Ronnie," she grinned. "Hold on," she told Rufus. "Could you wait here while I sharpen my pencil?"

"Sure," Rufus answered without any enthusiasm. He wasn't ecstatic about the fact that he was trying to woo Kim but hanging around Bonnie was even worse. At least he LIKED Kim (not like that)…

Bonnie took her pencil and purposely passed by where Kim was cleaning up the broken shards of glass.

"Jealous?" Bonnie said, looking down on Kim.

Kim just looked up in amazement. "You little…" she whispered.

"*Humph*" Bonnie turned her back on Kim in a cocky manner and walked away before Kim could finish.

Kim glared at Bonnie for a few more seconds before she angrily grabbed all the glass shards in her hand and started squeezing her frustration out…

"Girl, you better stop before you bust your hand up," came a voice from above. It was Monique.

Kim sighed, "Monique? I know it's not…I know I should…did you see what happened with Bonnie and Ron?"

"The whole thing, Kim," Monique said, biting her lip. "That was pretty cold and pretty sneaky…pretty slu*ty, too if you ask me," Monique scoffed and looked back at Bonnie.

"I know! If I hadn't been so shocked in the first place by the way she was treating Ron, I wouldn't have dropped that stupid bottle thing. It's her fault…" Kim remarked.

"Hey, don't let her get to you. She's just trying to throw you off…and by the looks of it, it's working so far." Monique place her hand on Kim's shoulder and started to lead her back to her own work table.

"C'mon. We'll find a way to beat her. Ain't no way she's gonna get to YOUR man," Monique reasoned with a smile.

"Monique!" Kim pushed her away with a friendly shove. She was blushing a dark shade of red but didn't seem too bothered at Monique's playful comment. Both Monique and Kim giggled and put their goggles back on to finish the experiment.

Ron, still at the same table, stood in shock.

'HER man?'