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Kim Possible & Gundam Wing:

Silent Wars

Chapter 7: A Night to Remember

000

The party began later that night and the worries that Kim had about dress were as Ron had restated. In her room that Kim had been given there was a white box on the bed. It was the same kind of box that she'd expect to have the word "Club Banana" written on it, but the box was purely white. She wondered what kind of dress she would find in it, if it would be anything like the stuffy uniform that Kim had on. She sat down on the bed and opened the box; there she saw the most beautiful dress she had even laid eyes upon. At first it had a shine to it, she immediately made the association that it was either silk or satin. She knew right away that whoever designed it was certainly not in "fashion denial", since it was the color of a royal blue. Kim had read recently that royal blue was the new black as it stated. She felt its texture and it felt so smooth to her touch.

She immediately took off her uniform to put on this new dress. Once it was on she found something else in the box; she found a pair of blue gloves to go along with the dress. She looked in the mirror and found the dress to be sleeveless as well as having a low neck, but it was only just low enough to show the accent of her bosom. With her hair she felt like a princess in her own right. Just then she heard a knock at the door and she went to open it. She turned the doorknob and found the most surprising sight she had ever seen.

Kim had found Ron Stoppable in the most wondrous outfit she had ever seen a man wear. It reminded Kim of something that either Mozart, Beethoven or some kind of French Prince would wear. It had trims of gold around the cuffs, the collar and the lapels. It also had colors of Red, black and white. The coat itself was red and white, but only the collar and the cuffs were black with that gold trim. He also had a red cummerbund; a black vest and a white ascot that he tried to straighten out with his white glove covered hands. Ron Stoppable looked like a prince he looked at Kim with a smile that she had only seen with Josh.

"You look wonderful, KP." He said as he held out his arm, "Shall I take you to the dance?"

Kim responded by curtseying to Ron, "I'd be honored, Ron Stoppable."

The two went to the dance, which was like a fairy tale ball, everyone dressed in fancy super formal clothes and dancing to an orchestra upon a small stage. Kim had been to a dance before with Josh but never anything quite like this before. This would truly be a night to remember.

Kim and Ron left each other's side to go looking for the others. Each of them managed to run into the other Gundam pilots each of them dressed in similar attires but with different color arrangements. Then each of them had found the person that they were looking for.

Kim on one side of the ballroom had found who she had been looking for, Quatre Raberba Winner. Ron, on the other hand, had found Relena Dorlin Peacecraft. The two wanted one dance from the person they desired the most.

Kim looked at Quatre from a distance who was talking with a few people who seemed important, like visiting ambassadors. From that distance that Kim was at, Quatre looked like an ambassador himself, but she had nearly forgotten that Quatre was no older than she was. Even with that in mind she found herself in the same quandary as she had with Josh Mienke. She wanted to ask Quatre to dance but she couldn't motivate herself. It was that internal fear that she had with Josh, that he might say no. Still, after dealing with space training, dangerous weapons, Shego and all the other villains, this shouldn't be too hard. Yet, she still couldn't do it.

"Damn it, Kim!" She told herself, "Quit flaking and ask him."

She made herself move step by step, watching the handsome Quatre draw closer and closer. Finally as she took the final steps towards Quatre, she thought, "What am I afraid of? I've been around him long enough to know him." She walked with confidence to Quatre. As she took the final steps she saw Quatre turn away from the people he was talking to. Kim's heart jumped, now was the chance, she walked up to Quatre.

"Ah, Kim Possible." Quatre smiled

Kim was shuddering again on the inside, "Quatre," She said with slight shakiness, "would you like to dance with me?"

"I can't now." Quatre said, "I have a dignitary from the Rodeghan Kingdom to talk to."

Kim thought of a back up plan, she bunched up her shoulders, pursed her lips, and looked at Quatre longingly. The back-up plan was Kim's signature look.

"Oh no," Quatre laughed, "not the puppy-dog pout."

Kim continued her look, which to Quatre struck him so well that he couldn't' hold back. It was such a cute look that Quatre could have kissed her on the spot. He couldn't deny her.

"Alright," he said with a smile and held out his arm, "let's dance."

Ron Stoppable had a little more confidence in his approach to Relena Dorlin Peacecraft. Yet, he was still in the same situation, scared as hell to approach her. The one cheering him on was his friend on his shoulder, Rufus.

"Go!" Rufus squeaked, "Go!"

"Alright, Rufus." Ron muttered. He continued his addled pace to Relena, who like Quatre, was speaking to several important people. Ron's stomach was taking more twists and turns than a pretzel. IT rolled over and over so much that he wasn't sure if he should dash to the bathroom or if it was just in his head. With the sick feeling in his stomach he was still weighing his decisions of whether to truly make a fool of himself or really regret not going it.

"No." He said to himself as he at last came into speaking distance of Relena. His eyes looking down at his shoes as Relena turned to look at him.

"Your majesty." Ron bowed, "would you like to dance with me?"

Ron's heart was full of hope as he looked up to see Relena curtsey to him. His heart them jumped to his throat anticipating what Relena might say.

"I'd be honored to." She said

Ron wanted nothing more than to dance, jump, scream and sing with joy. The girl that he had longed for had just said yes to him. He would have loved to see Kim's cheerleading squad see him now. Would he still be as detestable to them now? Ron didn't care, he took Relena's arm very gently and guided her to the dance floor.

Amid all the conversation and dancing in the ballroom there were only two couples that had attracted the most attention. They were, Quatre Raberba Winner with Kim Possible and Relena Dorlin Peacecraft with Ron Stoppable. They may have attracted the most attention but no one cleared the dance floor for them. They simply blended in with the crowd. Even though there was a good amount of gossip and whispering.

"That's Quatre from the Winner family with Kim Possible."

"And that's Princess Relena with Ron Stoppable."

The two couples danced to a song that the orchestra played as if they had written it themselves. The song was soft and sweet like chocolate for the ears. The drums had a moderate beat while the guitars were plucked ever so lightly, and the singer began to sing the song with a longing soft tone:

At first you smile then you turn away

I've been thinking what I should say

All has not been a state of dreaming

I'm still dreaming.

I look at you, I'm just a guy

I know my place, but still I'll try.

You must be tired of people asking.

But I'm still asking, please.

Oh, please let me down, easy.

Please, just let me down easy.

Can't you hear my heart is calling?

You don't know how hard I've fallen for you."

How true this song was for Kim and Ron. They had fallen far and hard, head over heels for the person they were with. They wanted to confess these feelings, but the song was so melodic and sweet that they didn't want the mood spoiled.

Kim loving every minute she had with Quatre's soft, gentle grip on her waist for this dance. His fair, pleasant face, that bleach blonde hair, and those kind blue eyes. Everything about Quatre was delight for her. Even the suit he was wearing, which was similar to what Ron had, except Quatre had the earth tones of light tan, browns and beige for his.

Ron felt the same way about Relena, cherishing the way her hands wrapped around his neck. It stirred such feelings and instincts that he never knew were so potent. He loved Relena's hair, every strand like golden rays of the sun. Her eyes like the deepest sapphires that would make even diamonds jealous.

At last when the dance was done, they couldn't contain their emotions any further. Like the rising tide they had to let it all go.

"Um, Quatre." Kim said while her left hand gripped her right arm.

"Relena." Ron said at the same time with his hands sheepishly behind his back.

"I'm in love with you." The two of them said it with such sincerity that it blew Quatre and Relena away. The two of them hoped to have the same feelings be told back to them. But the answer they got was something completely unexpected.

First, Kim got her response from Quatre. He smiled, which sent Kim's heart flying with anticipation. She even imagined in the back of her mind being married to Quatre, being so much in love that it could span centuries and being so rich that they'd own Club Banana itself. Then, as quickly as Quatre smiled, it quickly turned to a frown.

"I'm sorry, Kim." He said with a heavy tone in his voice, "I'm in love with someone else."

Kim's heart once in flight had crashed, burned, and sunk through the floor beneath her feet. All her dreams and fantasies that involved Quatre were shattered like a cheap mirror. Everything suddenly seemed so bleak for Kim, like a great dark storm had come into her life and it didn't seem eager to go away. Her throat was dry; she could only ask one question;

"With who?" She asked eyes staring at Quatre.

"Dorothy Catalonia." Quatre answered

"WHAT!" Kim screamed on the inside. She wanted to scream it loud enough for everyone to hear it. She wanted everyone to know the pain she felt from her heart breaking and the rage because such a kind boy like Quatre could love a snob like Dorothy Catalonia.

"I truly am sorry, Kim." Quatre tried to apologize, but it was unforgivable to Kim. She turned away from Quatre and left the ballroom. Her eyes full of tears but she didn't want to shed them, not there and not at that time.

Instantaneously, the same thing happened to Ron Stoppable.

"I'm in love with you." He said as if his life depended on it, like nothing else mattered but to tell Relena that.

"I'm flattered, Ron." Relena said, but then reluctantly reported, "but I love, Heero Yuy."

The same feelings of flight in Ron's heart were coupled with the same emotions Kim felt. His heart crashed through the floor when Relena told him the truth. Some men would have been violent, others simply cry, but Ron Stoppable simply stood there. Never saying a word or moved an inch, until he left the ballroom.

000

Adjacent to the ballroom was a stone balcony. It looked out to the sea beyond the Sank Kingdom. The sun had already set into the sea and the moon with the stars was casting their nightly glow upon the ocean.

Separated by a good distance were the heart broken Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable. Kim sulked as she looked out to the black ocean. It was truly ironic since that was how everything looked to her, black. She wanted nothing more than to cry and allow her bitter tears to merge into the equally bitter sea. The tears wouldn't come; maybe it was because she had been so strong in the past that she had lost her ability to cry. It could also be that Quatre wasn't worth crying for.

Ron Stoppable, on the other hand, had someone with him, his long time pet, friend and family member, Rufus. The little naked mole rat came out and stood on the stone guardrail as Ron looked out to sea. Rufus knew enough about Ron to know what he was feeling when he looked at him.

"Oh." Rufus moaned sympathetically as he looked at Ron.

Ron placed a hand over his eyes to cover up the fact that he too wanted to weep. He had tried to go after many different girls, but this was the only time that his heart was broken. It was truly painful for him, he now knew or had an idea of what being stabbed felt like.

"You heard her, Rufus." Ron said his voice cracking with his wavering feelings, "I feel awful."

Ron's voice was loud enough that it carried down the where Kim sulked along the stone guardrail. She turned to look at her partner who was in pain. She immediately put her own feelings of heartbreak aside to help her friend in need. She walked down to where Ron stood. Since Ron had his hand over his face he failed to notice that Kim was coming, but Rufus noticed.

"Kim." The mole rat squeaked.

Kim placed her hand on Ron's shoulder. She felt it tremble like a vibrating pager or cell phone.

"What's wrong?" She asked in genuine concern.

Ron felt so comfortable with Kim that he could say anything to her.

"I'm in love with Princess Relena." Ron sniffed and tried as hard as he could to hold back his tears, "But she loves someone else."

Suddenly, as if Ron's tears were as easily operable as a faucet, they stopped. He looked up at Kim with his usual sunny faced temperament as if his broken heart never happened.

"So, how are you?" He asked with a smile.

Kim answered, "The same thing happened to me. I've fallen in love with Quatre, I just told him that, but he told me that he was in love with someone else. It's Dorothy Catalonia, how can such a sweet guy like Quatre love an all-that-type like Dorothy?"

"Relena told me she loves, Heero." Ron added

"So, you have a broken heart like me?"

Ron nodded, it was true, after all they had been through, the only thing that could hurt them was love. Both felt the same pain of rejection, the same unbearable stab in their chests, and it was hurting like mad. It hurt so much that Kim made an odd request.

"May I hug you, Ron?" She asked

"Why, KP?" Ron asked wondering why Kim wanted to do such an odd action at a moment like this.

"I…" Kim paused, "I just need a shoulder to cry on and you've always been there for me."

Ron could understand why Kim made such a request. He smiled, "Sure."

He opened his arms and invited Kim into them. She wrapped her arms around Ron, who was once lanky but now had muscles, thanks to his weeks of training. She laid her head against his chest, and felt his hand come up and stroke the back of her head like she was his pet. As Ron and Kim held each other in their embrace they heard a new song coming from inside the ballroom. It was a slow song, but still so sweet like chocolate to the ears. This time it wasn't a male singer like before, this time it was a woman who sang this new song.

Whenever sang my songs

On this stage on my own

Whenever said my words

Wishing they would be heard

I saw you smiling at me

Was it real or just my fantasy?

You'd always be there in the corner

Of this tiny little bar.

My last night here for you,

Same old songs, just once more.

My last night here with you,

Maybe yes, maybe no.

I kind of liked it your way.

How you shyly placed your eyes on me.

But did you ever know that I had mind on you?

The song was so pure that Ron and Kim began to sway together from side to side as if they were dancing like all those couples inside. They were dancing under the moonlight sky, smelling the ocean and watching the stars sparkle in the sky above as well on the ocean below. The song went on.

Darling so there you are

With that look on your face

As if you're never hurt

As if you're never down.

Shall I be the one for you?

Who pinches you softly but sure?

If a frown is shown then I will you that you are no dreamer.

Ron kept his view upon Kim as if he was a guardian angel for her. As the song kept going Kim who could already hear the heartbeat of Ron Stoppable, turned her head and looked up. Not surprisingly, Ron was still smiling at Kim. She felt a sudden spark within her brain as she gazed into Ron's brown eyes. She closed her eyes and moved her face close to Ron's. Ron whose impulses had taken over did the same. Then it happened, the lips of Ron Stoppable and Kim Possible had met each other in a similar embrace like the one in each other's arms. The two had acknowledged secretly to each other a revelation that had never surfaced until now. They loved each other; Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable were madly and truly in love with each other.

The naked mole rat, Rufus, watched with a great smile coupled with his funny buckteeth as the two kissed and held each other. Somehow Rufus had foreseen this and was just waiting for it all to happen. He never squeaked, he simply allowed the two star-crossed lovers to embrace each other as the song ended.

Shall I be the one for you?

Who pinches you softly but sure?

If a frown is shown then I will you that you are no dreamer.

To be continued…