SHORT chapter but I just want to update before I go to sleep…
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"……What?" Ron's eyes were fixated on Kim's. He was trying to figure out when she was going to burst out laughing to end the joke, but her facial expression remained the same. In fact, her cheeks had slightly reddened and small beads of sweat could be seen on her face. She couldn't be serious, though. Not in a million years…
"You heard me, Rufus. I don't need to repeat what I said. It's hard enough for ME to believe without you staring at me," she joked. A small smile formed on her face, but it was probably due to nervousness or embarrassment. Kim waited patiently for Rufus' (Ron's) response.
"Not funny," Ron responded. He still didn't believe Kim was being serious.
Kim looked back at Ron with a confused expression. "'Not funny?' Rufus, I'm not joking. I wouldn't embarrass myself like this if I didn't think it was worth it. Why do you think I got mad at Ron earlier for flirting with Bonnie?"
"Kiss?"
"Oh yeah…" she almost forgot. "I guess they did…"
"Hohhh…"
"I know, Rufus. I didn't like it either…I guess I'm little jealous of Bonnie. *shudder* Please let THAT wear off…"
Ron looked back amazed. It sounded like she actually LIKED him…maybe even more.
'Aw…what do I do now??? If I tell her about Rufus, she'll know it's me and then she'll probably get mad and throw me out the window or something. But…Rufus is in big trouble. I can't just let my best friend (second best) down like that. Not after all he's done for me…hmmm…'
"Kim!"
She snapped out of her dreamy state. "Huh? What Rufus?"
"Save! Ron!"
Kim jumped out of her bed. "What??? What happened to Ron!? Is he okay!?"
Ron started waving his hands around to get Kim to understand. Now he knew how Rufus felt everyday…
"No no! Captured!"
"Captured!? Where??? Who???"
Ron opened his mouth to answer Kim but something weird happened. He couldn't quite form enough syllables to say Drakken or Shego.
"Dra! Dran! Sho! Sho! Go!"
"What?"
"Go! Sho! Go!"
"…Shego? …And Drakken?"
"Mmhm, mmhm." He nodded.
Kim picked up Ron and shook his body like it was his fault. "Well where is he!?"
'How do I say this?? This is gonna take a while…'
*beep*beep*beep beep*
Kim picked up her Kimmunicator and answered.
"What's the sitch??? Is it about Ron???" she asked frantically.
"No, actually it's about Ruf-" Behind Kim, Wade could see Ron waving his hands and jumping up and down to stop him. Being a such a genius, Wade got the hint. "I mean, yeah. It's about Ron."
"Where is he?? Is he okay??"
"'Fraid not Kim. My scanners tell me that he's being held hostage in Drakken's lair… Actually, more like being held prisoner. I have a feeling they're not in the mood to give him back. Not after what happened the last time you fought."
"So Ron beats them ONCE. I beat them all the time and you don't see them getting all touchy about it…"
"Heh. Well remember, it IS Ron."
"…Good point," Kim shrugged. "I'm on it Wade."
"I already have a helicopter in its way. It should land in your front lawn in a few seconds."
"Alright." Kim ran to her closet to change into her mission clothes. She left the Kimmunicator on the bed. That gave enough time for Ron to talk to Wade.
"Wade?" Ron whispered.
"Yeah Ron. I know you can't really talk back so I'll just tell you. I've already constructed an exact replica of Drakken's mind-switch machine and had it sent to your house. It should be there by the time you get back from your mission."
"Yeah!"
Wade sighed and chuckled. "I still don't believe it. You…and Kim… together???"
Ron smiled back. All this talk about Kim almost made him forget about Rufus' life-threatening situation…
"And that talk you had with her earlier…without her knowing who you really were…that was real sly, Ron…"
"Huh???" Ron's smile faded and his cheeks were starting to burn again.
"Oops. Heh. Sorry, Ron. I kinda eavesdropped on your conversation a minute ago. I couldn't help it…I was about to contact Kim but then you came."
The footsteps in the bathroom made Ron and Wade realize Kim was almost fully dressed and ready to go.
"Don't worry Ron. I won't tell her. Just be careful, okay? You know how mad Kim can get at times, and if she ever found out that you and Rufus were playing her all this time…"
"Okay," Ron reassured.
"Alright. Wade out." The screen flashed before it went black again.
"Ready Rufus?" Kim asked.
"Yup. Mmhm."
"Alright," she stuck Rufus in one of her many pockets. "Let's go save Ron."
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"……What?" Ron's eyes were fixated on Kim's. He was trying to figure out when she was going to burst out laughing to end the joke, but her facial expression remained the same. In fact, her cheeks had slightly reddened and small beads of sweat could be seen on her face. She couldn't be serious, though. Not in a million years…
"You heard me, Rufus. I don't need to repeat what I said. It's hard enough for ME to believe without you staring at me," she joked. A small smile formed on her face, but it was probably due to nervousness or embarrassment. Kim waited patiently for Rufus' (Ron's) response.
"Not funny," Ron responded. He still didn't believe Kim was being serious.
Kim looked back at Ron with a confused expression. "'Not funny?' Rufus, I'm not joking. I wouldn't embarrass myself like this if I didn't think it was worth it. Why do you think I got mad at Ron earlier for flirting with Bonnie?"
"Kiss?"
"Oh yeah…" she almost forgot. "I guess they did…"
"Hohhh…"
"I know, Rufus. I didn't like it either…I guess I'm little jealous of Bonnie. *shudder* Please let THAT wear off…"
Ron looked back amazed. It sounded like she actually LIKED him…maybe even more.
'Aw…what do I do now??? If I tell her about Rufus, she'll know it's me and then she'll probably get mad and throw me out the window or something. But…Rufus is in big trouble. I can't just let my best friend (second best) down like that. Not after all he's done for me…hmmm…'
"Kim!"
She snapped out of her dreamy state. "Huh? What Rufus?"
"Save! Ron!"
Kim jumped out of her bed. "What??? What happened to Ron!? Is he okay!?"
Ron started waving his hands around to get Kim to understand. Now he knew how Rufus felt everyday…
"No no! Captured!"
"Captured!? Where??? Who???"
Ron opened his mouth to answer Kim but something weird happened. He couldn't quite form enough syllables to say Drakken or Shego.
"Dra! Dran! Sho! Sho! Go!"
"What?"
"Go! Sho! Go!"
"…Shego? …And Drakken?"
"Mmhm, mmhm." He nodded.
Kim picked up Ron and shook his body like it was his fault. "Well where is he!?"
'How do I say this?? This is gonna take a while…'
*beep*beep*beep beep*
Kim picked up her Kimmunicator and answered.
"What's the sitch??? Is it about Ron???" she asked frantically.
"No, actually it's about Ruf-" Behind Kim, Wade could see Ron waving his hands and jumping up and down to stop him. Being a such a genius, Wade got the hint. "I mean, yeah. It's about Ron."
"Where is he?? Is he okay??"
"'Fraid not Kim. My scanners tell me that he's being held hostage in Drakken's lair… Actually, more like being held prisoner. I have a feeling they're not in the mood to give him back. Not after what happened the last time you fought."
"So Ron beats them ONCE. I beat them all the time and you don't see them getting all touchy about it…"
"Heh. Well remember, it IS Ron."
"…Good point," Kim shrugged. "I'm on it Wade."
"I already have a helicopter in its way. It should land in your front lawn in a few seconds."
"Alright." Kim ran to her closet to change into her mission clothes. She left the Kimmunicator on the bed. That gave enough time for Ron to talk to Wade.
"Wade?" Ron whispered.
"Yeah Ron. I know you can't really talk back so I'll just tell you. I've already constructed an exact replica of Drakken's mind-switch machine and had it sent to your house. It should be there by the time you get back from your mission."
"Yeah!"
Wade sighed and chuckled. "I still don't believe it. You…and Kim… together???"
Ron smiled back. All this talk about Kim almost made him forget about Rufus' life-threatening situation…
"And that talk you had with her earlier…without her knowing who you really were…that was real sly, Ron…"
"Huh???" Ron's smile faded and his cheeks were starting to burn again.
"Oops. Heh. Sorry, Ron. I kinda eavesdropped on your conversation a minute ago. I couldn't help it…I was about to contact Kim but then you came."
The footsteps in the bathroom made Ron and Wade realize Kim was almost fully dressed and ready to go.
"Don't worry Ron. I won't tell her. Just be careful, okay? You know how mad Kim can get at times, and if she ever found out that you and Rufus were playing her all this time…"
"Okay," Ron reassured.
"Alright. Wade out." The screen flashed before it went black again.
"Ready Rufus?" Kim asked.
"Yup. Mmhm."
"Alright," she stuck Rufus in one of her many pockets. "Let's go save Ron."
