Ok, so here's round two.....Not exactly sure where this is going, so if
you have any ideas for the next chapter, please feel free to let me
know!
Chapter 2: Feelings Revealed
Several weeks passed, and Ron was still not acting like himself, which worried Kim a lot. Every time she tried to talk to him, he answered her with a monotone, one-word reply. She tried to get him to tell her what was wrong, but when she did, Ron stared into her eyes with a pleading look, as if he wanted Kim to read his mind.
"Nothing KP. It's nothing," he would say, and turn away. And she would just drop the subject. She just didn't know what to do. The essential 'Roness' was gone form Ron Stoppable, and Kim didn't know how to get it back.
One day, after pondering over this ongoing problem, Kim decided to enlist Wade's help. Hey, the kid was a ten-year-old genius, he should be able to at least give her a theory on what may be wrong with her best friend. So, Kim picked up the Kimmunicator, which Wade promptly answered.
"Hey Kim, what's up?"
"Wade, I need help with a problem," Kim replied. "Something's wrong with Ron, and he won't tell me what it is. I mean, how long has Ron ever stayed this depressed? Anyway, is there anyway you could help me figure out what's wrong?" She desperately waited for Wade's answer, praying that he could come up with something.
"Well, I don't know Kim, I'm sure he will tell you-..." Suddenly Wade's computer made an alert sound, and he turned to it and typed furiously on the keyboard. He then turned back to the screen.
"I'm afraid this is going to have to wait, Kim. It would appear that there has been a robbery at another key government base in Belize, and they need your help getting the artifact back. The assailants were said to have characteristic blue and green-tinted skin. Which would make sense since it was reported that Drakken and Shego busted out of jail about two days ago." Kim growled in frustration. 'Why don't they just give up and try to get a hobby. How about fly-fishing or something?'
"Ok Wade, I'll call Ron and let him know. Just tell us when and where to go so we can get picked up."
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The mission was, as usual, successful. Ron even made a few key moves, knocking around henchmen, and not to mention acquiring the artifact all by himself while Kim battled with Shego. 'He has never fought like that before. He must have been practicing.' Kim thought as they sat on the plane, a favour called in from a fighter pilot that Kim had saved in Shiznekistan a year ago. Yet, for all of the successes that had taken place today, Ron was still in a rut. Now, he was gazing out of the plane window, lost in the clouds.
"A penny for your thoughts?" Kim asked Ron, hoping that maybe, just maybe, he would open up to her.
"Oh nothing KP, I'm just tired I guess." Ron's gaze never left the window. 'Fine, I'll let it go for now. But as soon as we get off of this plane, I'm going to be all over his six (A/N: six, in this case, means butt).'
Both Ron and Kim remained silent for the rest of the ride home. Once they got back, Kim rushed off the plane first, with Ron following behind her. Once they got just outside the airbase, Kim cornered Ron.
"Ok, I have left you alone all this time, taking your lame excuses of being tired or that nothing's wrong. But I can't take it anymore, something is definitely wrong with you Stoppable, and you're going to tell me what it is!" Kim then stood there, fists clenched, staring Ron dead in the face.
"Look, Kim, I'm really tired. It's no-"
"No, don't give me that crap! I know something is wrong. I'm your best friend, and I feel like you're slipping away from me! You never talk to me like you used to, you hardly hang out with me anymore and when you do, you can never look me in the eye. I can't do this anymore, Ron. If something is bothering you, tell me." Kim was exasperated. She was at the end of her rope. Ron, suddenly angry at her, turned to Kim.
"Ok, you wanna know what's wrong? Well, here it is: I have been with you through the toughest moments of your life. I have seen you through cheerleading tryouts, missons, and fights with Bonnie. I have been your best friend since we were, like, five! And still I feel like I'm a charity case. I never can do enough to get your attention."
"What are you talking about Ron? Of course you get my attention, you're my best friend." Kim replied, wondering where all of this was coming from.
"Well, Kim...I don't know....I feel like I can't be your friend anymore." Saying that, Ron turned away from Kim, who now had a confused and deeply hurt expression on her face.
"Why Ron, what have I done? What have I done that is so bad you don't want to be my friend anymore?"
"It's not you, Kim. I just think I'm moving in a direction, and you're not following it. You can't go there with me." Ron hung his head.
"What are you talking about Ron? You're confusing me. What direction are you going in that means that I can't be friends with you?" Kim was starting to fear the worst. At this, Ron sighed and turned to face her.
"I can't be your friend anymore because..." Ron closed his eyes, willing himself to say the words that followed,
"Because I love you Kim."
Kim just stood there, speechless. She couldn't think of anything to say. Unfortunately, Ron took this as a bad sign.
"And I know that you don't feel the same way about me." Suddenly exhausted to the bone, Ron turned around and headed home, leaving Kim not knowing what to say or do. After a while, she then sunk to the ground, head in her hands, trying to figure out what just happened, and what to do about it.
"My best friend is in love with me. And I don't know how I feel about this. I never even gave it a second thought. I think I need to go to bed." Kim then looked towards the sky, looking for an answer and, as expected, found none. Sighing to herself, she got up from the pavement and made her way home alone, trying to sort out her jumbled thoughts.
So, how was it? Please read and review, but please go easy on me!:D
Anti-Muffin Girl
Chapter 2: Feelings Revealed
Several weeks passed, and Ron was still not acting like himself, which worried Kim a lot. Every time she tried to talk to him, he answered her with a monotone, one-word reply. She tried to get him to tell her what was wrong, but when she did, Ron stared into her eyes with a pleading look, as if he wanted Kim to read his mind.
"Nothing KP. It's nothing," he would say, and turn away. And she would just drop the subject. She just didn't know what to do. The essential 'Roness' was gone form Ron Stoppable, and Kim didn't know how to get it back.
One day, after pondering over this ongoing problem, Kim decided to enlist Wade's help. Hey, the kid was a ten-year-old genius, he should be able to at least give her a theory on what may be wrong with her best friend. So, Kim picked up the Kimmunicator, which Wade promptly answered.
"Hey Kim, what's up?"
"Wade, I need help with a problem," Kim replied. "Something's wrong with Ron, and he won't tell me what it is. I mean, how long has Ron ever stayed this depressed? Anyway, is there anyway you could help me figure out what's wrong?" She desperately waited for Wade's answer, praying that he could come up with something.
"Well, I don't know Kim, I'm sure he will tell you-..." Suddenly Wade's computer made an alert sound, and he turned to it and typed furiously on the keyboard. He then turned back to the screen.
"I'm afraid this is going to have to wait, Kim. It would appear that there has been a robbery at another key government base in Belize, and they need your help getting the artifact back. The assailants were said to have characteristic blue and green-tinted skin. Which would make sense since it was reported that Drakken and Shego busted out of jail about two days ago." Kim growled in frustration. 'Why don't they just give up and try to get a hobby. How about fly-fishing or something?'
"Ok Wade, I'll call Ron and let him know. Just tell us when and where to go so we can get picked up."
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The mission was, as usual, successful. Ron even made a few key moves, knocking around henchmen, and not to mention acquiring the artifact all by himself while Kim battled with Shego. 'He has never fought like that before. He must have been practicing.' Kim thought as they sat on the plane, a favour called in from a fighter pilot that Kim had saved in Shiznekistan a year ago. Yet, for all of the successes that had taken place today, Ron was still in a rut. Now, he was gazing out of the plane window, lost in the clouds.
"A penny for your thoughts?" Kim asked Ron, hoping that maybe, just maybe, he would open up to her.
"Oh nothing KP, I'm just tired I guess." Ron's gaze never left the window. 'Fine, I'll let it go for now. But as soon as we get off of this plane, I'm going to be all over his six (A/N: six, in this case, means butt).'
Both Ron and Kim remained silent for the rest of the ride home. Once they got back, Kim rushed off the plane first, with Ron following behind her. Once they got just outside the airbase, Kim cornered Ron.
"Ok, I have left you alone all this time, taking your lame excuses of being tired or that nothing's wrong. But I can't take it anymore, something is definitely wrong with you Stoppable, and you're going to tell me what it is!" Kim then stood there, fists clenched, staring Ron dead in the face.
"Look, Kim, I'm really tired. It's no-"
"No, don't give me that crap! I know something is wrong. I'm your best friend, and I feel like you're slipping away from me! You never talk to me like you used to, you hardly hang out with me anymore and when you do, you can never look me in the eye. I can't do this anymore, Ron. If something is bothering you, tell me." Kim was exasperated. She was at the end of her rope. Ron, suddenly angry at her, turned to Kim.
"Ok, you wanna know what's wrong? Well, here it is: I have been with you through the toughest moments of your life. I have seen you through cheerleading tryouts, missons, and fights with Bonnie. I have been your best friend since we were, like, five! And still I feel like I'm a charity case. I never can do enough to get your attention."
"What are you talking about Ron? Of course you get my attention, you're my best friend." Kim replied, wondering where all of this was coming from.
"Well, Kim...I don't know....I feel like I can't be your friend anymore." Saying that, Ron turned away from Kim, who now had a confused and deeply hurt expression on her face.
"Why Ron, what have I done? What have I done that is so bad you don't want to be my friend anymore?"
"It's not you, Kim. I just think I'm moving in a direction, and you're not following it. You can't go there with me." Ron hung his head.
"What are you talking about Ron? You're confusing me. What direction are you going in that means that I can't be friends with you?" Kim was starting to fear the worst. At this, Ron sighed and turned to face her.
"I can't be your friend anymore because..." Ron closed his eyes, willing himself to say the words that followed,
"Because I love you Kim."
Kim just stood there, speechless. She couldn't think of anything to say. Unfortunately, Ron took this as a bad sign.
"And I know that you don't feel the same way about me." Suddenly exhausted to the bone, Ron turned around and headed home, leaving Kim not knowing what to say or do. After a while, she then sunk to the ground, head in her hands, trying to figure out what just happened, and what to do about it.
"My best friend is in love with me. And I don't know how I feel about this. I never even gave it a second thought. I think I need to go to bed." Kim then looked towards the sky, looking for an answer and, as expected, found none. Sighing to herself, she got up from the pavement and made her way home alone, trying to sort out her jumbled thoughts.
So, how was it? Please read and review, but please go easy on me!:D
Anti-Muffin Girl