The Fate of the Monkey Master
Chapter 1:
The First Day Back
By Georsama
The extremely attractive tanned girl strode down the main hallway purposefully, her body shown off to stunning effect by her short red miniskirt that rose ever so slightly with her every step and her pink tank top that left little to the imagination.
Spotting a group of boys near a classroom she gave a small flirty smile and flipped her feathered hair over her shoulder. She didn't pause in her walk however, just continued on her confidence showing in her movements.
It was obvious to everyone that she was a predator on the prowl. Her prey Ron Stoppable.
Since Christmas she had been planning her actions, Kim had always valued how much she meant to Ron. She had convinced Tara to stay away 'for Ron's own good' as for Zita, well the truth about their breaking up was she had been intimated by how much influence the fiery haired cheerleader had over him.
But Kim did not intimidate or sway Bonnie. Until Christmas Bonnie was happy to let them be, but now she would win against Kim and take something she really valued and carried about. She was sure that after Mankey Ron would be a cake walk, and what Bonnie wanted Bonnie got.
She paused in the middle of the front hallways and waited, it would only be a matter of minutes till they came in. Her lookout had called her cell phone to let her know, Bonnie couldn't help but let her devious mind roam.
With Ron driving now, she could take advantage of that. It would frost Kim's mind when she climbed in and found something unmistakably personal of Bonnie's on his review mirror, displayed like a trophy, which would be perfect.
She would take her prey in the backseat of his own car, on the first day back no less, which would be the sweetest victory ever. Especially since it would be in the same car that he had just driven his girlfriend to school in.
The doors opened allowing a few students to fill in, but her eyes were focused on one thing. Her rival and soon to be conquest. Kim was laughing, no doubt about something Ron had said or did, she seemed quite happy.
Bonnie glance over at her prey and saw the blonde looking happy himself, both were holding the others hand, the picture perfect couple. Bonnie gave her most charming and seductive smile and strode forward stopping their progress.
She paid no attention to Kim, which earned her a very cold glare. Bonnie reached out and brushed some hair off of Ron's forehead "Hi Ron..."
But her attempt failed. Ron smiled in a neutral way as he answered "Hi Bon Bon." then pushed past her, Kim in tow looking very angry, acting as if nothing had happened.
The tanned brunette's mouth gaped open as she turned to watch them disappear into the crowd of students. Those students that had been watching wisely chose to pretend that they hadn't seen what had happened.
Bonnie narrowed her eyes and let out a soft growl, nobody brushed her off like that, no body. The ambitious cheerleader rounded on her heel, suddenly smiling. This wasn't a failure, it just meant it would take effort and if nothing else Bonnie loved the hunt.
***
"I can't believe she was dressed like that." Kim was ranting as she yanked her books out of her locker; Ron was leaning back against his locker absently holding his books. He was listening, amused, but now that he was in school he kept watching and waiting for Yori to show up.
"Ron, are you listening to me?" Kim shouted at her boyfriend as she slammed her locker door shut with a loud bang. She was glaring at him, but Ron was quite used to her temper.
"Of course I am Kim. I always listen to you." He gave her a reassuring smile "Relax, your my Kimmie, nobodies going to change that."
She chewed her bottom lip slightly in thought then nodded "I am worrying for nothing aren't I?"
He stepped over to her side and slung his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. He kissed her cheek and nodded "Of course you are you're the most important thing to me."
Kim nodded and willing leaned against him smiling, she would have to get insecure more often, she loved it when he reassured her. She closed her eyes letting him do the guiding, trusting him to get them to class.
"Possible, Stoppable!"
Kim opened her eyes and looked to the owner of the shouting voice, there dressed in his brown suit with the buzz cut was the all too familiar and rather imposing figure Mr. Barkin.
He gave them a very stern look as he continued "We do not allow PDA in our hallways. Section fourteen, subsection five forbids it. If I see it again both of you will be serving Detention."
They both nodded, Ron having his deer caught in the headlights look. The teacher turned and walked off in search of other kids to intimidate.
Kim shook her head "Is it me or does he have issues?"
Ron nodded adding "Severe ones. Lucky us."
Kim poked his side smiling "That's one of the things I like about you Ron, your always find something to laugh about."
Ron put his arm around her once more and they continued down the hallway, though Kim did keep a wary eye out for Barkin. Ron on the other hand began to complaining about Latin, Pre-calculus, and English.
Kim eventually rolled her eyes "Ron, only one more year and you'll be free from it all."
The blonde boy opened his mouth to respond but instead said "Yori!" Kim turned to see what had captured her boyfriends attention found herself looking at a rather attractive oriental girl.
She was dressed in a plaid skirt and white blouse; she definitely stood out of place in Middleton. The girl smiling brightly upon hearing her name, started towards Ron side stepping students without a second glance.
She stopped in front of them and holding her books in front bowed slightly smiling "Ron-san, it is nice to see you again."
"Ron?" Kim sounded a little put off by this situation. Ron looked at her then to Yori and then back to Kim, he would have to explain things.
He smiled "Kim this is Yori. She's the friend I made in Japan."
Kim extended her hand slowly, knowing the only girl he had mention in Japan was an obsessive girl.
Yori took it awkwardly but apparently she knew what to do.
Kim tried to assert herself "Hi, I'm Kim..."
Yori smiled brightly cutting in on her "Yes, Ron spoke about you often." She glanced at him then back at her "You are his...friend?" She asked, though secretly she knew better.
"Girlfriend." Kim corrected her, not catching the amusement in the other girl's eyes.
Ron nodded "So, what brings you to Middleton?" he asked, trying to keep up the appearance that he didn't know why she had came, unaware of what was starting between the two girls.
Yori smiled and stepped closer to him "Oh, mother and father decided that I should gain some schooling abroad. I spent last term in England. When I was told I had to come to America I was quite excited, after all it had something's that I've wanted to see again for a while."
Kim stepped in between the two, asserting her role "Well, it's nice to meet you but we really do have to go. We have Pre-calculus first period."
Yori beamed and stepped to the side slipping her arm through Ron's "So do I. It will be my honor if you took me to class Ron-san."
Ron, oblivious to what Yori was doing, shrugged taking Kim's hand "Sure. Consider me your tour guide."
Kim frowned as she walked along side Ron; she kept a tight hold on his hand and glaring daggers at Yori every time she looked over at the girl.
Absently wondered how exactly Ron could be so oblivious to the fact that this new girl was interested in him.
***
Yori glanced at Ron from the back, he was in desk in front of her and seated right next to Kim. She kept her face open and friendly, but inside she was hurt. She liked Ron, a lot, but she had known before hand that he had fallen for his best friend Kim.
She had hoped in a small part that it wasn't going that good between them, but he seemed to be genuinely devoted to her. So she couldn't help but be happy for him, though now she had an extra mission.
She had watched them well before Ron had spotted her; though he had spotted her before she had meant for him to. But that was besides the point, from what she had seen, she knew how Ron felt about Kim, but her extra mission was to see how Kim really felt about Ron and to make sure she was good enough for him.
Although, honestly she couldn't help but play with Kim's mind; it was so much fun. She let her smile grow just a tad, then noticed that the auburn haired girl was looking at her, there was a rather cold look at her.
Yori smiled wider and tore off a small piece of paper scribbling on it 'would you like to go eat after school?' She folded it and passed it to Ron after getting his attention in full view of Kim.
Ron read it, then flipping over wrote in his messy script 'Kim, Yori wants to go eat. Want to come along?' He handed it to Kim without a second thought.
The red haired girl took it, her face unreadable. She read both what Ron wrote then flipped the paper over to read what Yori had written. She flipped it back over and responded in her neat handwriting. 'Sure. Count me in.' then she passed it back, giving Yori a even cooler look.
Ron read Kim's answer, nodded turned and slipped her the paper back. The young Japanese beauty read it and removed whatever smile she had on her face. She didn't look at Kim, but inside she was pleased at the reaction.
Kim had struck her as rather paranoid and jealous girl, which was good to know, it would let Yori get what she wanted out of her.
Putting the paper in her pocket she settled back into her desk, absently wondering what else she could do until she could talk with Ron alone. She caught sight of a girl across the room, the tanned girl was most definitely not paying attention to the class.
She was glaring at Kim, this perked Yori's interest slightly. It might affect Ron if the girl wanted to try and mess with Kim, still Yori would just have to wait and see, but it was something to keep in mind. It might prove entertaining later.
***
"Hey Kim, I was wondering if you were free this Friday." The auburn haired girl looked up from her work, glaring at the handsome young man in front of her.
She leaned forward ever so slightly "Sorry, but I'm busy Friday."
"Saturday then?"
She shook her head "I'm Busy then to, matter of fact I'm busy right now."
The young man frowned slightly, disappointed "Come on, I remember when you would have dropped everything to go out with me." neither his handsome features or voice had the desired effect on her; instead of calming her they only infuriated her even more.
She shook her head and went back to work as she answered "Well Josh, what I remember is that you ignored me most of the time." she gripped her pencil a little tighter and looked back up "And I remember finding you and Bonnie making out in a closet at my birthday party."
The young man stared at her and started to say something but Kim went back to work saying icily "Save it. I'm over it and you." She knew he wanted to say something but she refused to acknowledge him.
He eventually went back to work leaving Kim to work in quiet. Her frowned deepened as she thought about Ron and the situation she found herself in. She wasn't sure why Bonnie was after him, but she wasn't too worried about the girl considering her past with Ron.
Yori on the other hand, there was something between the two that made Kim rather uneasy. She let a low growl escape her; it hadn't taken her that long to realize that Ron had lied. After all his reaction did not fit the profile for a guy dealing with an obsessive girl.
Kim narrowed her eyes as continued to move her pencil, the strokes getting heavier as her temper began to build. He had said friend, but Yori acted like a love struck girl and Kim couldn't help but jump to the conclusion that she had been a romantic interest.
She snapped her pencil in half without realizing it; Ron had lied to her about his relationship with Yori! She clenched her jaw muscles, wanting to break something, preferable Yori's arms or maybe Ron's since he had lied to her.
Just as her temper was getting to a dangerous level she remembered that Ron was Ron, when he said friend, he meant friend. That caused her cool, at least with him. To Ron that would be all that Yori was, a friend, but the girl probably didn't think that.
Still it irked her that Ron lied, but she had lied to him. Besides knowing Ron it was because his friend had promised him to secrecy. Kim herself had done that with him. He might not be able to keep most secret's if they were really juicy, but when a friend asked him to keep quiet about something there was no way he'd tell.
She began to thrum her fingers on the edged of her desk; it was pointless to get upset with him about this situation. She glanced at the clock and her frown deepened, Ron would be getting out of class just down the hallway soon and Yori was right next door to him. Kim was determined to be there first to see Ron.
The rest of class for Kim was thinking dark and violent thoughts about Yori; knowing she couldn't do any of them because Ron thought of her as a friend. But at least this made Bonnie into nothing but a blip on her radar now.
She didn't notice that the other students who had heard the snapping of the pencil and the growl were on edge. It was already common knowledge about Bonnie making a play for Ron and the rumors about Yori were just now spreading, so everybody kept expecting Kim to blow up in anger from the square that was forming between Bonnie, Yori, Kim and Ron
***
Ron sighed as he propped his chin on his hand as leaned against the table, staring at the yellow, round table of the cafeteria and his tray of dull lumpy goop.
Kim was sitting by his side rubbing his shoulder lightly, trying to cheer him up "Come on Ron, so what if on the first day back you failed a pop quiz."
Ron made a disgruntled noise "Easy for you to say."
Kim smirked a little and slapped his shoulder lightly "Hey! I know what'll cheer you up."
Ron turned his head, an eyebrow raised curious. Kim smiling leaned over in her seat and gave him a very light kiss on the lips.
When they broke it Ron was smiling like a thousand watt bulb. Kim was smiling to; it felt good to do that in public. However whatever private moment the couple had was ruined by Monique joining them at the table giggling.
"Come on you two...if you keep that up everybody will get jealous." she smiled as Kim and Ron, who in unison, stuck their tongues out at her.
The friend's conversation was halted by the presence of the dark haired beauty Yori. She was holding her tray reservedly looking at the table and them, her face open and friendly "Ron-san, may I sit?"
The boy nodded "Of course you can. Friends don't have to ask." He was looking at Yori so he missed Kim's sudden deadly glare at the other girl. Monique didn't miss it though, she gave Kim a question look but the red haired teenage hero ignored it.
Monique sensing trouble on the horizon and knowing that Ron was unaware of it quickly spoke up "So, what are you guys doing after school?"
Kim started to answer when Yori cut in; glancing at Kim smugly "Ron-san is taking me out to eat."
Kim bit her tongue and then corrected her in a mild tone "Actually me and Ron are taking her out."
Monique eyed Ron curiously, realizing that the boy had to be the most clueless person ever. He was busy turning his goop of food into what looked like an edible meal, so he wasn't even paying attention to the conversation. He began wolf down his food, matching time with Rufus.
"So, where are you two going to take her?" Monique piped up, trying to keep the conversation going.
Ron looked up and shrugged stifling a burp, his tray now empty "We haven't actually talked about it."
Yori shifted in her seat and smiled sweetly at Ron "How about Buneo Nacho? Ron-san talked lots about it, I would dearly love to try a Naco." she said the last word awkwardly.
Kim gave her an equally sweet smile, though her eyes were narrowed "Buneo Nacho would be fine...what do you think Ron?"
The blonde tapped his chin and shook his head "Nah, I think we should take her to the Char House." then acting as if he had said nothing out of the ordinary grabbed Kim's tray and began working on making the lumpy goop on it edible.
Monique and Kim stared at him in disbelief; he had never ever turned down Bueno Nacho before. Then both sets of eyes turned to the Japanese girl who was busy studying the goop on her tray then in unison both Kim and Monique looked at each other. It was obvious from their expressions that the same thought running through their minds: Something was wrong.
Just as Kim was about to question him the communicator beeped drawing all four peoples attention to it. Kim, who managed to keep her composure, pulled it out and hit the button on the screen "What's the sitch Wade?"
The boy genius looked up as he continued to type with blinding speed "We just got a hit on the site." He paused and picked up a slushy taking a sip before continuing "There was a break in at a German zoo, or more specifically the monkey house."
Kim looked up at Ron who was staring at her and the communicator with a dead serious look which was out of place on him. The auburn haired cheerleader looked back to Wade "Let me guess, a tall English gentleman with hairy hands and feet?"
The boy nodded, not even reacting to her comment. Kim sighed and stood "Got us a ride?"
"Of course. It's waiting at Toycoz. Hope you don't mind a helicopter."
Kim smiled "You rock Wade." she turned off the communicator and spoke to the two girls "Sorry we have to go…" Kim stood as did Ron, he started out of the cafeteria not thinking while Kim leaned forward a little and smiling coldly spoke to Yori "Maybe next time."
The young lady didn't blink an eye, just watched as the red head turned and ran after her boyfriend. The black haired girl looked over at Monique who gave her an equally cold look and then stood leaving the table.
Yori smiled to herself thinking American girls are so paranoid. She poked at her pile of goop and then stood leaving it on the table as she left.
***
"Kim, do we have to do this?" Ron asked as his girlfriend who looked at him a tad coolly before she slid down the rope. He looked at the helicopter pilot shrugged in a 'don't look at me' way. Sighing Ron followed Kim's lead. When he landed she was waiting but she didn't say a word. He started to say something when she turned and started towards the Zoo entrance.
Wade had told them that the owners would leave word with the security guard at the gate to let them go in and they passed through the turnstile with ease, though it was in an uncomfortably cold quiet.
The silence between them made Ron very uncomfortable, so much so that he didn't even pay attention to their approach of the Monkey House. "Kim..." His voice died though when she rounded and gave a slight glare. He took a breath and tried again "What's wrong?"
Kim closed her eyes, when she opened them she seemed relaxed. "Sorry Ron, it's just that, today at lunch."
Ron stepped in close to her "What? Was it that goop? Man I knew it was ripe."
Kim sighed, realizing that he really was that clueless. She shook her head glancing at the building then back at him, Monkey Fist was already long gone by now so a few more minutes wouldn't hurt anything "No Ron. It was what you did at lunch."
The blonde boy looked surprised "Wait, you mean when I added seasoning to the goop?" He was taken aback by that fact; she had seen him do it before.
She shook her head and thrust her arms down by her sides, her hands clenched into fists "Ron! I meant when you offered to take Yori to the Char House. What makes her so much better that she can't eat at Bueno Nacho like me?"
The young man blinked looked at her as if she was crazy and then got his trademark goofy smile "Is that what your upset about KP?"
"IS THAT WHAT I'M UPSET ABOUT? YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO ASK IF YOU'RE TAKING ANOTHER GIRL TO A SEMI-FANCY RESTURANT UPSETS ME?!" Kim screamed, her eyes flashing with anger, which caused her boyfriend to take a step back involuntarily.
He looked bewildered "Kim, I have a perfectly good reason."
The angry red head crossed her arms and glared, foot tapping the entire time, waiting. Ron took the hint and explained "Well, Bueno Nacho has always been our place...and with us being boyfriend and girlfriend now, I didn't feel right taking her there."
Kim blinked her foot stopping in mid-tap, the anger in her expression disappearing and the flames in her eyes cooling. "You…our...wha?" she stared at him a mixture of surprise and confusion.
Ron scuffed his foot on the ground "Ever since it opened we've always went there...nobodies ever really joined us there...ok so Monique but she's...look I've just always thought of it as our special place." He sighed and looked around "Maybe I was over thinking it. Yea, I was. I'm sorry Kim; I didn't mean to make you mad." His voice was so innocent and soft it caused Kim's already cooled temper go ice cold.
"Ron...I...you..." she took a breath and pulled him in for a tight hug "I'm the one that should be sorry...I wasn't thinking..." she told him gently followed by placing a soft kiss on his cheek.
But as was their luck, they're special moment was ruined by a snide remark "Well, this is a hallmark moment."
The two teenage heroes separated and turned to see the familiar green and black spandex clad form of Shego leaning against the doorway to the monkey house her arms crossed.
Her pale green skin stood out in the fluorescent light of the park. "But I have to ask why are you hugging my Ronny poo?"
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AN:
Well whatever fans of mine that are still around and waiting for this, here it is. I hope it's good, it's short, but I don't have a whole lot of time to write and my schedules going to be erratic, but I will try to update on a regular basis.
Also, the chapters will probably get longer as I go, but I just had to stop it here, it just screamed 'STOP HERE!' So I listened. Hope you don't hate me to much for leaving you with a cliffy, but maybe this way you'll at least tune in to read the next chapter. J
Anyway, hope you liked this chapter, that everyone was in character and that nothing is to confusing or conflicting. And please if you see something wrong or just want to rant about how terrible this is feel free, I can use something to read at night when I'm working, Of course if you want to leave a nice review I'll enjoy that to.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter.
Sincerely,
Georsama