Kim Possible: The Sociopath Episode

Disclaimer: KP and gang are Bob and Mark's.

Chapter 1: A New Day
A look at the weekend and Monday morning following Prom.

Kim woke up tired from her night slumber, yawning and hoping for five minutes, but the sun blasted its light in her window, forcing her out of bed.

As she hopped onto her feet, she had quickly gotten anxious. It was Monday, the first day of school since Prom night. It felt like the weekend lasted forever, one she would cherish.

While she was betrayed by Erik and almost defeated by Drakken, that was something that wouldn't happen on Ron Stoppable's watch. More amazing was the remainder of Prom. The way Ron held her, looked at her, and kissed her. She melted and declared Ron hers. Her mom was so thrilled that she couldn't sleep that night, and the tweebs had placed bets on Kim. Surprised once when she came back with Ron, surprised again that they were dating. It was about time.

It turned out the repairs made to Kim's house were temporary. Metal boards were painted, designed to fool intruders. Kim didn't know how the door acted like it always did on Prom night, but then again, maybe she wasn't paying attention to something like that. So in came the real repair job.

Surprisingly, most of the student body at Kim's school came to help, thanks to Monique and Brick's persuasive abilities. They had gotten the whole place done within a few hours, giving Kim and Ron plenty of time to go on a date.

There was already a problem, though. Something had been bothering Ron the entire weekend, and Kim wanted answers that Ron couldn't provide, ones that he couldn't explain himself. This was quick to worry Kim and Rufus. He didn't seem excited to go to Bueno Nacho, to the movies, or any of his usual activities. Kim even invited him to the arcade in the mall, and she beat him in all the games. She doubted he was letting her win or that her skills were improving. Ron was suddenly depressed, and he couldn't explain it.

The nightmares Ron had gotten on Saturday and Sunday night were pretty hardcore, enough to scare someone out of their sleep, leaving them covered in sweat. In this case, it made him think twice about the relationship. Was it the right thing to do? Was their kiss real? Were they just absorbed by the feeling at Prom? Was Kim rebounding from Erik? Was he even ready to take their friendship to the next level? Everything pointed to tragedy in the dreams, and it scared Ron. The message was clear in the dreams that the relationship would end in tragedy. In the dreams, Kim would confess that she was rebounding off of Erik and decided the right thing to do was break up with Ron, or that she fell for Ron because of the essence of Prom, but she wasn't ready to take the relationship to the next level. She always broke it off because of something, and tried to act like everything was okay the minute after as just friends. Worse, after that, he proved to be a useless sidekick, and everything went downhill from there. Only two nights of sleep did this to him.

Unfortunately, both could say something and be in denial. It wouldn't be the first time from either of their ends. Kim thought she convinced him that the food chain was nothing to be concerned about. Then again, she remembered that she hadn't told Ron all of her feelings, probably leaving Ron wondering what she truly thought about him.

Perhaps the first day of school since the Prom would put his worries to rest.

Kim tried to think of what was going on in Ron's head. Figuring out his thoughts weren't anything new, but this time she just couldn't crack it. She decided she would try to look good for him today, trying on a new outfit from Club Banana. She was pretty anxious to wear it, and was feeling pretty confident about today.

Her mom called her from downstairs. "Kim, your breakfast is ready!"

Kim inhaled the scent of the food, tickling her senses. "Coming, mom!"

She ran downstairs, her mom welcoming her with a plate of bacon and eggs. "You usually don't sleep past six. Anything happen last night?"

Kim was surprised she had slept in so late, but her expression went from anxious to concern. "Something's bothering Ron, and he doesn't know what it is."

Her mom studied her daughter's behavior, curious. "Prom night?"

"It could be, but I hope not." she quietly replied.

Both she and her mom tried to think of something. If Kim couldn't determine the problem, most often her mom would, but in this case, she was just as stumped. Her attention then turned to the clock.

"Isn't Ron going to pick you up today?"

Kim's mood went up, noticing the clock. "He should be here any-"

The sound of a motor was heard outside. Anxious, Kim grabbed her backpack and ran outside. "Bye, mom!"

Her mom noticed the excitement in Kim's eyes, smiling as she went out the door.

"Good luck, Kim."

Ron Stoppable was waiting on his new scooter, assembled by Wade and the tweebs. While it looked similar to the older one, this one had a little bit more style and a lot more speed. The modifications were enough to make it like a motorcycle, minus the appearance. The thing that caught Kim's attention was a new outfit he was wearing, a blue jersey with the number "41" on it. Ron actually looked good in dark blue.

"Well, good morning, KP!" Ron was all too proud to take his new scooter for a test drive to school with the enhancements made to it.

Kim smiled, the back of her mind reminding her that he was still hiding his feelings.

"Hey, Ron. Like the jersey."

She decided not to say anything that would ruin the moment. Ron seemed like he was in a good mood, and she didn't like it when he felt uncomfortable, which is how he felt most of the weekend. While they had taken the scooter on a date the previous night, Sunday, school was something else. They'd be entering Middleton as the new couple.

"Ready to head to school on Ron Stoppable's brand new ultra-turbo scooter?" he asked, holding a helmet in the other hand.

Kim calmly took the helmet and put it on, waving to her mom, who was watching through the window, before wrapping her arms around Ron.

"Ready?" he asked.

"Let's go." she whispered.

She had been pretty excited on the way to school. It would be the first day of classes where she and Ron wouldn't be known as 'just friends'.

Behind his helmet, Ron almost bit his lip, nervous.

Could this last?