Chapter Four; The Rise and Fall of the Rival

Walking toward the Middleton Mall, Ron was really nervous. He had thought that his concious (aka Rufus) had told him everything was okay. And that is what he was thinking, before, for about Seven minutes.

"So, uh, Kim, what do you want to do at the Mall?" Ron smiled.

Kim answered back with a smile of her own. "Um, anything's fine with me! Normal, or different; it doesn't matter to me!"

Ron relaxed a little. "Cool. Hopefully we won't run into 'I-think-I'm-the-most-popular-person-in-the-world.'"

Kim nodded, knowing he was talking about Bonnie. "It's not like Bonnie isn't stunned about what happened at Prom. So, no big about that."

"Are you sure?" He answered.

"Totally. She is out of her league." Kim smiled.

Arriving at the Mall, it seemed as though everyone at school decided to go to the Mall, or that the whole school passed a calling note telling, "Omg Ron and Kim are like, going to the Mall, let's go!"

Kim smiled, quick to see Monique at Club Banana. "Ron, can you chill here for a sec?"

"No problem, Kp. I'll wait here. Don't tell me, Club Banana Super Sale?" Ron smirked, his eyes in a lust.

"Uh, Yeah! I'll be right back." She turned to leave, but Ron added something.

"Just don't come out with, like, 10 bags. I don't exactly want to break my back when I just got here!" He smiled.

Kim rolled her eyes playfully. "I won't." She ran in the store, and ran to Monique, who was modeling a pink top with a maroon star on it.

"Girl, what do you think?" Monique showed her the top, smiling proudly.

Kim took the top, and put it back on the rack. "Later, Monique. It's crucial." Kim pointed, to where Bonnie was showing off her 'cool' outfit to her 'friends.'

Monique rolled her eyes. "She's all talk, no action. You've known that since the first day you caught sight of her ugly face."

At this, Kim laughed slightly. "I know, I know. But, she'll just pick on Ron for choosing me...I'm just worried for him, since most people see him as a dork, a loser, a buffoon, anything like that!" Sighing, she crossed her arms, and looked in concern at Ron, who was giving Rufus something to eat.

"Just forget her. She is nothing but a bully. If it makes you feel any better, I'll go with you two to the center, where you'll probably see her. Cool?" Monique smiled.

"That's ice. Let's go." Kim was soon smiled herself, pulling Monique fastly back to Ron.

Ron smiled, having already seen them coming. "Hey Monique." He smiled.

"Yo, Ron." Monique smiled at Kim, and winked. "I think he was the best choice." She whispered, jabbing Kim in the side.

"Monique!" She hissed back, pushing her slightly, smiling.

"Ladies, Ladies, Chill out. Let's go, as much as I want to stand here and watch you two in a Cat-fight." He winked, motioning for them to come.

Kim and Monique started to walk next to him. In no time at all, they were all face to face with Bonnie Rockwaller. Boy, did she look tweaked.

"Oh look, if it isn't the Loser, and now, the Dork, and Dweeb!" She started to laugh whickedly, yet, nobody joined in.

Instead, they all aproached Kim and Ron, the guys grabbing Ron, and Kim & Monique being dragged away by the girls, except Bonnie.

"So, Kim, what's it like to have your best friend as a boyfriend?" Some asked.

"Omg, Ron is so totally awesome!" Others said.

"You two are soooo cute together!" A lot had said.

Kim was smiling, nodding, and doing her best to make them go away. She said things like, "Um, yeah." and "Yeah." and "Uh-huh."

Monique finally pushed them all away. "Okay okay, give the girl some room to breath!"

Ron was having the same problem. He soon had pushed his way out of the crowd, and met Kim in the center. "Uh, Let's go. This crowd is making me...uh..." He stammered, everyone staring at him.

"Oh no, you loser, you are not going away until I figure out why Kim chose you!" Bonnie pointed her finger at him, commanding him to stay.

Kim glared at her. "Bonnie, do you really want to know why I chose Ron?" She was upset, her hands coming into a fist. Nobody talked to Ron like that.

Bonnie equally glared. "Yeah, Kim, I'd like to know why you decided to kiss a dweeb!" Putting her hands on her hips, she tapped her foot, waiting.

"Hey!" Ron said, standing up with courage.

"Ron is the best friend a person could ever have. And, he's now going to be the best boyfriend I could ever want, and have. So, step off!" Kim shoved Bonnie out of her face.

"Yeah Bonnie, don't be so mean to him!" Somone in the crowd said.

Several others nodded, commenting slightly that they agreed.

"Don't you push me, Possible!" She pushed Kim back.

Ron stepped in, pushing Bonnie with blind anger into a smoothie stand. "Nobody hurts Kim, not on my watch." His brown eyes glared.

"Step off, loser!" Punching Ron slightly, she angrily tried to push Kim to the floor.

Kim did a backflip, avioding the shove. "You could be my next villian, if you don't stop being mean to Ron, and myself." Saying this with such stern vocals, her green eyes seemed to study Bonnie.

"Fine, be another dork!" Bonnie stormed off, brushing smoothie off her clothes, and behind her the group of Middleton High students cheered. Ron blushed slightly, and so did Kim, at the cheering.

"Thanks, Ron." Kim smiled, hugging him.

"It was really no..."

Kim, again, kissed him, and afterwards, he just kind of stood there.

"...big."

Smiling, Kim took his hand, and Monique followed behind, making their way through the crowd, and to the back of the Mall.

"I really do love this man. He is so amazing." Kim thought.