Sorry I took so long to update. I was really busy last week. And after all the praises of being a "reliable" source...oh well. Here's the last chapter of my first (but not last) KP fic. Thanks for all who read and reviewed! Enjoy!
Kim tapped her foot…actually, started stomping her foot impatiently. Her arms were crossed and her eyes were locked on Rufus. "Well!? I'm waiting! What's going on!?"
Rufus was bolted to the ground. He couldn't even move his arms, he was so scared. Then he got a little tap on his wrists. It was from Ron.
"What Ron???" Rufus asked nervously.
Ron looked at the floor and sighed. After a few moments of silence, he nodded his head slowly, up and down. It was time to come clean. No where to go now…
"You sure?"
This time Ron jumped to the floor from Rufus' pocket and scurried away. Both Kim and Rufus were caught off guard by this.
"Ron wait!!" Rufus called out.
Ron's chubby pink cheeks turned a dark red color that could be seen even from Kim's perspective. He also got a new feeling…before that day, he had prided himself in being the only person who could never be embarrassed. No matter how harshly a girl had turned him down or how ridiculous he acted in public, nothing could ever get him to blush…until today.
"Ron??" Kim questioned. "So it IS true. You and Ron really switched bodies??"
Rufus sighed and nodded. "Yeah, Kim. You caught us." A meek smile came upon his face. He even chuckled a bit. "Kinda funny isn't it? We've living like-"
Instead of the nervous laughter that Rufus had expected from Kim, her face went sour and her cheeks were almost completely drained of color. Her hands clapped over her mouth as if she had just seen a ghost.
"What's wrong?" Rufus said, almost scared to ask.
Kim sputtered, "You mean…that I just…I was just…that conversation with…"
"What??" Rufus looked at her confused. The secret was out but he still hadn't told Kim anything revealing about their scheme yet (and he didn't plan to).
Kim continued with almost an angry glare, this time. "So…when I was talking to 'Rufus' earlier today…I was actually talking to RON!?!?"
This caught Rufus by surprise, "You…talked to Ron? …What'd you say?"
With great force, she grabbed Rufus' shoulders and squeezed tightly. "ONLY THE MOST EMBARRASSING SECRET THAT I COULD EVER TELL ANYONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!! …AND I TOLD IT TO RON!!!"
Rufus got the hint about what Kim must've told Ron earlier. He searched around for Ron but he was long gone. "I…I…"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME !?!" Kim demanded, referring to their mind switch.
"Well…" Rufus started.
"WHY!?!" Kim ordered once again.
"…Because he was embarrassed."
Kim let go of Rufus' shoulders. "Wait…what?"
"He…" Rufus looked around again for any signs of Ron. It didn't feel right that he was the one revealing Ron's most treasured secret. But it was the only way. "…likes you."
"Ron…likes me? Like…what kind of like?"
"The kind where he was too shy to tell you so he got me to do it for him."
"Ron? …Shy?" Kim asked, still not believing what she was hearing.
"Yeah, hard to imagine, but believe me…he's got a soft spot in his heart. Mainly for you…" Rufus started to move more freely again. Now that it was him who wasn't put on the spot, he felt a lot better. But where was Ron?
"Ron…he…but at school, he-"
"Yeah. That was me." Rufus stated, almost proudly. "Notice how flirty 'Ron's' been these last few days? Yeah."
"But…" Just then, what looked like the shape of a small smile, crossed Kim's face. Rufus looked on in amazement. "Did…he ever say anything about…you know. Us? Going steady? Like boyfriend/girlfriend kinda thing?"
"Well…uh…he mostly concentrated on you just getting to like him."
Kim blushed a bit. "That is SO sweet."
"What???" Rufus looked shocked. Talk about fast recoveries. "I mean…that's good, right?"
"No, you're little mind switching business…you're gonna have to make it up to me somehow. Both of you. But…" Rufus could see Kim shift around uneasily. She looked almost as shy about this as Ron was. Maybe more. "…I could never see RON, doing something like this, just to impress me. We've been best friends for about…eleven years. Why didn't he just…tell me?"
"Well," Rufus started, "why didn't you just tell HIM?"
Kim thought about this for a moment. "I guess…I just thought our friendship was too much to put at risk just because of some dumb crush."
"You've been friends for so long without anything romantic happen between you two…don't you think that it could be more than just a 'dumb crush'?"
Kim chuckled, "Well, look at you. I never knew you were so thoughtful, Rufus."
Rufus was forced to back off a bit, "Heh. I guess you learn a thing or two hanging around-"
"Ron?" Kim raised an eyebrow.
"…I don't know how I got so smart…"
They both laughed. The mood was lightening up but something was missing.
"Hey…where IS Ron anyway?"
"*squeak*"
Both Rufus and Kim turned around to see Ron hiding behind one of Drakken's inventions.
"Oh*squeak*Huh*squeak*squeak*squeak*???"
"Huh??" Kim responded.
Rufus translated, "He asked if everything was cool between you two."
Kim look at Ron with a seductive smile and batted her eyelashes at him. This made Ron's heart skip a few hundred beats. "Well let's just say this." She picked him up. "If you weren't five-inches tall and covered with pink skin…I'd definitely kiss you right about now."
Ron almost fainted. It was like a dream that was finally coming true. He jumped up and down excitedly on Kim's palm.
"Hahaha. I think he likes that idea," Rufus added.
Both Kim and Ron blushed. It was only until now that they noticed that Drakken and Shego were gone.
"Oh well," Kim sighed. "They would've gotten out of jail anyway…"
Rufus walked toward the exit, "Yeah. What do you say we switch back bodies?"
Sounded like a perfect plan to Kim and Ron…
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*bbbzzzzzzzzzap*
"Ow!" Ron yelled. "That really hurt more than last time."
"Yay!" Rufus jumped up and down.
Ron pet his loyal little buddy then turned his attention back to Kim. "So…can I still cash in on that IOU?"
Kim laughed and pushed him away. He was playing around but it was still kind of disappointing.
"Awww…." he groaned and sighed. "It's okay Kim. I know that-"
Kim gave him a small peck on the cheek.
"-oh."
"You're gonna have to work if you want more than that. Just because you're sweet doesn't mean I'm gonna shower you with love," she joked.
Ron put his hand to where Kim had kissed him. It was the second time that she had ever kissed him…but it felt so much more genuine then the one in the arctic. "Thanks…"
Kim blushed back. Rufus looked on and rolled his eyes.
'Get over it…' he thought.
"Kim."
"Yeah, Ron?"
"Could you just…promise me one thing?"
"Sure. Anything for my new 'boyfriend.'"
Ron paused and checked his heart if it was still beating. That word from her mouth was so good for his health… "Could you promise that no matter what…whether 'this' works out or not…that we'll always be best friends?"
"Ron…you could dump and leave me crying for hours…" Kim looked into Ron's eyes, "and I'd still forgive you by the end of the week."
"GREAT…but believe me, if someone's gotta let go, it's not gonna be me."
All three of them laughed. It felt good…Kim and Ron had their wish, and Rufus was finally relieved of all the pressure…
"Wait," Rufus spoke up.
"Yeah Rufus?" Ron asked.
"Favor."
"…Oh…yeah. You want me to do you a favor NOW?"
"Mmhm, mmhm!" Rufus nodded.
"Well…okay, what the heck, You've done so much for me, I guess I can sacrifice some of my time with…" Ron looked back at his newly found girlfriend. She was so perfect in every way… "…Kim to help you out. Go ahead. Shoot."
Rufus smirked and grabbed a pencil and a piece of paper to write on.
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*ding*dong*
The Stoppable Family door opened slowly.
"Hey Ron," Bonnie said seductively from his doorstep. "What did you want me to-"
Just then, Kim stepped out from behind Ron and gave him a hug to show Bonnie to 'stay away'.
"Oh…" Bonnie growled. "Well what do YOU want, Stoppable??? Why'd you call me over to your house?? Just to show off your new girlfriend???"
"No actually, I wanted you to try on this new hat I got from Paris," he replied cooly. "It doesn't fit Kim so I thought you may want it. Your head's BIG enough to fit it."
Bonnie gave him a cold stare but she couldn't resist the offer. Paris WAS where all her favorite designers came from. "Whatever. Just give me the hat."
"Sure…" Ron smirked. "Come on in…"
Bonnie pushed past Kim and Ron to find a huge machine in Ron's living room. It looked like two suction cups were located at the ends of the machine. On one end, she could see a little female naked mole rat (not Rufus) with a bow. It's head was slightly tucked under the helmet-like object.
"What is THAT?" Bonnie demanded.
"Oh, it's just a fancy hat rack I bought."
Kim rolled her eyes. If Bonnie actually fell for this then she was the biggest airhead who ever-
"I guess THAT's my hat right?" Bonnie pointed toward the empty helmet.
"Yup," Ron replied.
"I GUESS I'll try it on," Bonnie sighed. The carefully place the device on her head. "Only YOU two loser could ever find something from Paris that looked so…ugh."
Kim flipped a huge switch that was located in the middle of the machine. Buzzing sounds started to come out…
"What the-"
*bbbzzzzzzzzzap*
"Huh???" Bonnie said, shaking her head in confusion. "(What…what…AHHHH! I'm…I'm…I'm a filthy…hairless rodent!!! Get me out of this thing!!! What kind of messed up hat-)
From behind Bonnie, Rufus grabbed her and pulled her in close for a nice, long kiss. Kim looked on with grossed out expression.
"Ron. WHY is Rufus making love to Bonnie???"
"Eh," Ron shrugged. "He kinda started to like her while he was in my body."
"This is SO sick and wrong," Kim commented.
Ron laughed and slid his arm around Kim. She looked at him in surprise, which made him quickly pull away.
"No!" she stopped him. "It's fine, Ron."
They looked at each other. Both with loving eyes, that were dying to be together. Then the mood changed when those eyes shifted back to Rufus and Bonnie making out on the floor.
"Uhhh…why don't we hang out at Bueno Nacho for a while?" Ron suggested.
"Sounds good."
With that, the front door shut, leaving only the two naked mole rats in the house…*shiver*
THE END
Kim tapped her foot…actually, started stomping her foot impatiently. Her arms were crossed and her eyes were locked on Rufus. "Well!? I'm waiting! What's going on!?"
Rufus was bolted to the ground. He couldn't even move his arms, he was so scared. Then he got a little tap on his wrists. It was from Ron.
"What Ron???" Rufus asked nervously.
Ron looked at the floor and sighed. After a few moments of silence, he nodded his head slowly, up and down. It was time to come clean. No where to go now…
"You sure?"
This time Ron jumped to the floor from Rufus' pocket and scurried away. Both Kim and Rufus were caught off guard by this.
"Ron wait!!" Rufus called out.
Ron's chubby pink cheeks turned a dark red color that could be seen even from Kim's perspective. He also got a new feeling…before that day, he had prided himself in being the only person who could never be embarrassed. No matter how harshly a girl had turned him down or how ridiculous he acted in public, nothing could ever get him to blush…until today.
"Ron??" Kim questioned. "So it IS true. You and Ron really switched bodies??"
Rufus sighed and nodded. "Yeah, Kim. You caught us." A meek smile came upon his face. He even chuckled a bit. "Kinda funny isn't it? We've living like-"
Instead of the nervous laughter that Rufus had expected from Kim, her face went sour and her cheeks were almost completely drained of color. Her hands clapped over her mouth as if she had just seen a ghost.
"What's wrong?" Rufus said, almost scared to ask.
Kim sputtered, "You mean…that I just…I was just…that conversation with…"
"What??" Rufus looked at her confused. The secret was out but he still hadn't told Kim anything revealing about their scheme yet (and he didn't plan to).
Kim continued with almost an angry glare, this time. "So…when I was talking to 'Rufus' earlier today…I was actually talking to RON!?!?"
This caught Rufus by surprise, "You…talked to Ron? …What'd you say?"
With great force, she grabbed Rufus' shoulders and squeezed tightly. "ONLY THE MOST EMBARRASSING SECRET THAT I COULD EVER TELL ANYONE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!! …AND I TOLD IT TO RON!!!"
Rufus got the hint about what Kim must've told Ron earlier. He searched around for Ron but he was long gone. "I…I…"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME !?!" Kim demanded, referring to their mind switch.
"Well…" Rufus started.
"WHY!?!" Kim ordered once again.
"…Because he was embarrassed."
Kim let go of Rufus' shoulders. "Wait…what?"
"He…" Rufus looked around again for any signs of Ron. It didn't feel right that he was the one revealing Ron's most treasured secret. But it was the only way. "…likes you."
"Ron…likes me? Like…what kind of like?"
"The kind where he was too shy to tell you so he got me to do it for him."
"Ron? …Shy?" Kim asked, still not believing what she was hearing.
"Yeah, hard to imagine, but believe me…he's got a soft spot in his heart. Mainly for you…" Rufus started to move more freely again. Now that it was him who wasn't put on the spot, he felt a lot better. But where was Ron?
"Ron…he…but at school, he-"
"Yeah. That was me." Rufus stated, almost proudly. "Notice how flirty 'Ron's' been these last few days? Yeah."
"But…" Just then, what looked like the shape of a small smile, crossed Kim's face. Rufus looked on in amazement. "Did…he ever say anything about…you know. Us? Going steady? Like boyfriend/girlfriend kinda thing?"
"Well…uh…he mostly concentrated on you just getting to like him."
Kim blushed a bit. "That is SO sweet."
"What???" Rufus looked shocked. Talk about fast recoveries. "I mean…that's good, right?"
"No, you're little mind switching business…you're gonna have to make it up to me somehow. Both of you. But…" Rufus could see Kim shift around uneasily. She looked almost as shy about this as Ron was. Maybe more. "…I could never see RON, doing something like this, just to impress me. We've been best friends for about…eleven years. Why didn't he just…tell me?"
"Well," Rufus started, "why didn't you just tell HIM?"
Kim thought about this for a moment. "I guess…I just thought our friendship was too much to put at risk just because of some dumb crush."
"You've been friends for so long without anything romantic happen between you two…don't you think that it could be more than just a 'dumb crush'?"
Kim chuckled, "Well, look at you. I never knew you were so thoughtful, Rufus."
Rufus was forced to back off a bit, "Heh. I guess you learn a thing or two hanging around-"
"Ron?" Kim raised an eyebrow.
"…I don't know how I got so smart…"
They both laughed. The mood was lightening up but something was missing.
"Hey…where IS Ron anyway?"
"*squeak*"
Both Rufus and Kim turned around to see Ron hiding behind one of Drakken's inventions.
"Oh*squeak*Huh*squeak*squeak*squeak*???"
"Huh??" Kim responded.
Rufus translated, "He asked if everything was cool between you two."
Kim look at Ron with a seductive smile and batted her eyelashes at him. This made Ron's heart skip a few hundred beats. "Well let's just say this." She picked him up. "If you weren't five-inches tall and covered with pink skin…I'd definitely kiss you right about now."
Ron almost fainted. It was like a dream that was finally coming true. He jumped up and down excitedly on Kim's palm.
"Hahaha. I think he likes that idea," Rufus added.
Both Kim and Ron blushed. It was only until now that they noticed that Drakken and Shego were gone.
"Oh well," Kim sighed. "They would've gotten out of jail anyway…"
Rufus walked toward the exit, "Yeah. What do you say we switch back bodies?"
Sounded like a perfect plan to Kim and Ron…
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*bbbzzzzzzzzzap*
"Ow!" Ron yelled. "That really hurt more than last time."
"Yay!" Rufus jumped up and down.
Ron pet his loyal little buddy then turned his attention back to Kim. "So…can I still cash in on that IOU?"
Kim laughed and pushed him away. He was playing around but it was still kind of disappointing.
"Awww…." he groaned and sighed. "It's okay Kim. I know that-"
Kim gave him a small peck on the cheek.
"-oh."
"You're gonna have to work if you want more than that. Just because you're sweet doesn't mean I'm gonna shower you with love," she joked.
Ron put his hand to where Kim had kissed him. It was the second time that she had ever kissed him…but it felt so much more genuine then the one in the arctic. "Thanks…"
Kim blushed back. Rufus looked on and rolled his eyes.
'Get over it…' he thought.
"Kim."
"Yeah, Ron?"
"Could you just…promise me one thing?"
"Sure. Anything for my new 'boyfriend.'"
Ron paused and checked his heart if it was still beating. That word from her mouth was so good for his health… "Could you promise that no matter what…whether 'this' works out or not…that we'll always be best friends?"
"Ron…you could dump and leave me crying for hours…" Kim looked into Ron's eyes, "and I'd still forgive you by the end of the week."
"GREAT…but believe me, if someone's gotta let go, it's not gonna be me."
All three of them laughed. It felt good…Kim and Ron had their wish, and Rufus was finally relieved of all the pressure…
"Wait," Rufus spoke up.
"Yeah Rufus?" Ron asked.
"Favor."
"…Oh…yeah. You want me to do you a favor NOW?"
"Mmhm, mmhm!" Rufus nodded.
"Well…okay, what the heck, You've done so much for me, I guess I can sacrifice some of my time with…" Ron looked back at his newly found girlfriend. She was so perfect in every way… "…Kim to help you out. Go ahead. Shoot."
Rufus smirked and grabbed a pencil and a piece of paper to write on.
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*ding*dong*
The Stoppable Family door opened slowly.
"Hey Ron," Bonnie said seductively from his doorstep. "What did you want me to-"
Just then, Kim stepped out from behind Ron and gave him a hug to show Bonnie to 'stay away'.
"Oh…" Bonnie growled. "Well what do YOU want, Stoppable??? Why'd you call me over to your house?? Just to show off your new girlfriend???"
"No actually, I wanted you to try on this new hat I got from Paris," he replied cooly. "It doesn't fit Kim so I thought you may want it. Your head's BIG enough to fit it."
Bonnie gave him a cold stare but she couldn't resist the offer. Paris WAS where all her favorite designers came from. "Whatever. Just give me the hat."
"Sure…" Ron smirked. "Come on in…"
Bonnie pushed past Kim and Ron to find a huge machine in Ron's living room. It looked like two suction cups were located at the ends of the machine. On one end, she could see a little female naked mole rat (not Rufus) with a bow. It's head was slightly tucked under the helmet-like object.
"What is THAT?" Bonnie demanded.
"Oh, it's just a fancy hat rack I bought."
Kim rolled her eyes. If Bonnie actually fell for this then she was the biggest airhead who ever-
"I guess THAT's my hat right?" Bonnie pointed toward the empty helmet.
"Yup," Ron replied.
"I GUESS I'll try it on," Bonnie sighed. The carefully place the device on her head. "Only YOU two loser could ever find something from Paris that looked so…ugh."
Kim flipped a huge switch that was located in the middle of the machine. Buzzing sounds started to come out…
"What the-"
*bbbzzzzzzzzzap*
"Huh???" Bonnie said, shaking her head in confusion. "(What…what…AHHHH! I'm…I'm…I'm a filthy…hairless rodent!!! Get me out of this thing!!! What kind of messed up hat-)
From behind Bonnie, Rufus grabbed her and pulled her in close for a nice, long kiss. Kim looked on with grossed out expression.
"Ron. WHY is Rufus making love to Bonnie???"
"Eh," Ron shrugged. "He kinda started to like her while he was in my body."
"This is SO sick and wrong," Kim commented.
Ron laughed and slid his arm around Kim. She looked at him in surprise, which made him quickly pull away.
"No!" she stopped him. "It's fine, Ron."
They looked at each other. Both with loving eyes, that were dying to be together. Then the mood changed when those eyes shifted back to Rufus and Bonnie making out on the floor.
"Uhhh…why don't we hang out at Bueno Nacho for a while?" Ron suggested.
"Sounds good."
With that, the front door shut, leaving only the two naked mole rats in the house…*shiver*
THE END
