Book 1 – Friends Forever
Chapter 2 – A Painful Reality Check
Back at Drakken's hideout, Drakken is leaning on the frame of the doorway to the living room, Shego is pacing back and forth, Jason is asleep in the brown recliner chair, and Eddie is thinking silently on the blue couch in the corner of the room.
Shego snaps out of nowhere, "What in the hell happened guys? You had Possible and Stoppable down for the count. Why didn't you idiots finish them off?"
"It won't happen again." Eddie answers.
"At least you and Sleeping Beauty over there were enough of a distraction for me to steal the Mona Lisa." Shego boasts. Jason scratches his nose and turns in the chair.
"You actually got it Shego?" Drakken asks excitedly.
"Was there any doubt that I would?" Shego says, brimming with confidence.
A few silent moments pass before Eddie goes to his room upstairs at the end of the hall and lies down in his bed. He starts to contemplate why he just attacked two of the most important people in his life. He begins to remember the best night of his life, the Senior Prom when he was Kim's date…
FLASHBACK
The night began nothing like it usually did for Eddie. He was dressed in a black tuxedo and wearing a tie. He picked up Kim at eight that evening. At the door, Eddie gave Kim her corsage and commented on how amazing she looked to which Kim just blushed. Kim's dad told Eddie to have her home by midnight. On the car ride to the dance, Eddie and Kim remained silent. They weren't sure if this was an actual 'date-date' or not. Upon arriving at the school, Kim got wide-eyed and began to talk to Eddie.
"Thanks for bringing me Eddie. You so rock hardcore." Kim's smile could have lit up the room had it not been already lit.
Eddie smiled himself. "Oh, I'm glad you wanted to come with me and I'm sorry you couldn't get Monkey Boy to go with you."
"No big Eddie. If I couldn't come with Josh, there's no one else I'd want to come with other than you." Kim and Eddie walked out on to the dance floor as they were conversing.
Eddie was somewhat surprised that Kim thought so highly of him. "Really Kim?"
"Oh yeah Eddie. I care for you as much as I care for Ron and Jason." Kim flipped her long red hair back.
"Thanks Kim. That means a lot to me. Could I ask you something?" Kim noted to herself that Eddie sounded nervous, which was unusual when the two of them hung out alone together.
Kim was curious of what Eddie was going to ask so she tried to make him feel more comfortable. "Sure Eddie. You can ask me anything you want. Do you want to sit down?"
Eddie didn't know if he should ask his question, but chose to ask it anyway. "Why have you been ignoring Jason lately?"
Kim gave him an honest answer. "Because he's dating Bonnie. He knew Monique wanted to come to this dance with him and he decided to go out with Bonnie. He said he only wants to be friends and Monique wants more than that."
"Sounds like another situation I know about." Eddie glanced slightly skyward as he spoke.
Kim looked puzzled. "Whatcha mean Eddie?"
Eddie was surprised Kim didn't put two and two together. "You really don't know?"
Kim answered honestly again. "No." That's the one thing Kim and Eddie could both count on, and that was that they could be completely and 100% honest with each other.
"I'm going to let you in on something Kim, and that is that Ron is in love with you. Can't you see that?" Eddie put his arms on Kim's hips.
"He knows that I only care for and love him as a great friend." That was how Kim had always viewed Ron.
Eddie continued gently. "Maybe Jason only sees Monique like that too?"
Kim's sympathy for Monique had blinded her from the other side of the situation. "Yeah, I can see your point Eddie. I've not been the nicest person to him lately. I'll apologize to him the next time I see him. I just can't believe I didn't see it before. Thanks Eddie. You're simply an amazing listener."
"No big Kim. You're an amazing talker." Eddie said, winking at Kim. "Could I ask you something else?"
"Sure!" Kim was excited at what Eddie could want to ask now. She always enjoyed talking with him.
"Why do you like Monkey Boy?" Eddie was always curious about Kim's fascination with the loser jock.
Kim frowned slightly. "Why do you and Ron call Josh that?"
Eddie looked at Kim and jokingly said, "I asked you first."
"Well he's a major hottie and he's very nice to me. He's smart and talented. Now answer my question." Eddie was somewhat disappointed at Kim for not being able to see through Josh's charade.
"I see. Well, trust me when I say that you can do a hell of a lot better than that asshole. It's just Ron and I know things about him and his 'goons'." Eddie didn't know how Kim was going to take his answer.
"Eddie! What did you just call Josh?" Kim was shocked to hear Eddie use such language.
"An asshole." Eddie repeated what he had said without thinking twice.
"I've never heard you say a cuss word or something bad about anyone else before." Kim couldn't believe what she was hearing Eddie say.
"I've never met anyone as fake as Monkey Boy before. Trust me, you shouldn't date him. You can do better…..like Ron," Eddie said smiling.
Kim looked away slightly. "I don't know Eddie."
Eddie gently lifted Kim's chin so that they looked into each other's eyes. "Have I ever lied to you before Kim?"
"Well, of course not. I'll think about what you've said. Now let's dance!" Kim put a scrunchie in her hair and twirled around in her blue dress. It didn't take Eddie long to figure out that negative talk about Josh wasn't easy for Kim to hear.
Eddie couldn't help but notice Kim's dress because of her blue scrunchie. He thought to himself, 'This must be special because she never wears a scrunchie.'
After a few more minutes of dancing, Eddie turned to Kim and said, "This is for you," as he pointed to Jason, Donald, Josh, and Ron up on the stage. With Jason singing, Ron on electric guitar, Donald on bass guitar, and Josh on drums, they started to play "Cold Hard Bitch" by Jet. Eddie caught them after the first few words and said, "Hey now! C'mon guys. I thought that we decided that you'd only practice that song and not play it at this dance."
Jason, Josh, Donald, and Ron all looked down and said, "Sorry dude" at the same time. Jason added, "You never let us do anything fun!"
They began to play "Dance the Night Away" by Van Halen.
Kim looked at Eddie, smiled widely, and said, "This is my favorite song! Oh my god! I can't believe you got them to play this just for me!"
Eddie smiled at seeing Kim so happy…..and with him of all people. "Wow Kim. I guess you're welcome. Geesh. Calm down sweetie."
They gathered closely as they listened intently to the words….
Have you seen her? So fine and pretty
Fooled me with her style and ease
And I feel her from across the room
Yes, it's love in the third degree
Ooh, baby baby
Won't-cha turn your head my way?
Ooh, baby baby
Ah come on! Take a chance
You're old enough to
Dance (Dance) the night away
Whoa-oh (Ah) Come on g-girl, dance the night away
A live wire, barely a beginner
But just watch that lady go
She's on fire, 'cause dancin' gets her higher than-uh
Anything else she knows
Ooh, baby baby
Won't-cha turn your head my way?
Ooh, baby baby
Well don't skip romance 'cause
You're old enough to
Dance (Dance) the night away
Oh-oh-oh (Ah) Come on g-girl, dance the night away
Oh, oh-oh-oh oh yeah
(Guitar Solo)
Dance (oh) the night away. Hey, hey, yeah!
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Ah come on baby (Dance the night away) Hey, hey yeah!
Dance, dance, dance the night away
Uh, come on baby, baby (Dance the night away) Ooh, ooh, yeah
Dance, dance, dance the night away. Ah, ha ow!
After the song Kim and Eddie kissed. Kim said to Eddie as he held her close, "Thanks for the best night of my life."
Little did Kim know that the night was just beginning…
'That night was the best night of my life.' Kim thinks to herself as she is sitting on her bed with Ron and Rufus next to her. Ron and Kim haven't even changed out of their mission uniforms yet. "What happened to Eddie and Jason?" Kim asks out loud.
"I don't know Kim." Ron is more confused than he usually is. "I'll tell you something though KP, they are tough when they're pissed."
"Yeah, yeah." Rufus adds. "Very tough."
"How could they do this?" Kim hopes to find answers.
Ron looks at Kim shockingly. "How could they do what? They only told you why they were doing it Kim! You're smart enough to know that KP."
"I mean why now Ron? I still don't fully understand why they picked right now to do this." Kim scratches her head in confusion.
"I think I can explain it KP. They think we betrayed them for not coming forward on their behalf when the GJ accepted us and not them. I guess they figure that now is as good a time as any. I can see their point but they did take it too far." Ron wonders to himself if he's truly right or not. He hopes that this is just a bad dream. A hope, that at that exact moment, Kim shares too.
"Yeah, too far." Rufus chimes in.
Kim gets lost, deep in thought for a moment before continuing. "Maybe there's something we can do for them Ron. Isn't that what friends do?"
Ron doesn't know where Kim is going with this but continues on anyway. "Well yeah Kim, but they did try to hurt us. Sure they are great guys deep down but they're working with Drakken and Shego now."
This is something Kim didn't need reminding of. Her sore neck and back are what make this oh so real for her. "Yeah, but maybe we can be there for them this time Ron. Maybe we can talk to them. As Eddie threw down that smoke bomb I looked into his eyes and I saw how hurt and confused he was. I can have Wade track them down or better yet I could call Eddie's cell phone."
Ron puts a hand on Kim's right shoulder and looks into her eyes. "Kim listen to me, I want the Eddie and Jason we know and care for back as much as you do. They are or were our best friends or whatever. I'm all for helping them find their way. Remember, they are evil now, so if the time comes to where we can't change their minds, we must be ready to fight them with everything we have Kim. I hope we can find them and help them out. They've always been there for us, 'and me especially' Ron says under his breath. Remember when Eddie gave you his coat when a car hit a puddle and it got your clothes soaking wet and another time when I forgot to do my science project and he let me have his and I got an A for it?"
"Yes I do remember Ron. Jason could be that nice too. I remember when Jason and Eddie showed us how to box. That's helped us a lot with our fighting." Kim and Ron both start to cheer up slightly.
"I'm still undefeated, by the way!" Ron winks at Kim and flexes his arms.
"We'll see about that Ron." Kim adds, smiling herself.
Back at the hideout, with Eddie in his room and Jason still asleep, Drakken asks Shego something that's been on his mind. "Shego, um, what would you say if I said I think of you as more than a friend and evil partner?"
Shego looks up, not expecting this kind of talk from Drakken. "I don't know Dr. D. Whatcha trying to say?"
Drakken clears his throat and continues. "I'm trying to say that I've always liked you in more than a friend way Sheila."
The sound of the name 'Sheila' sets Shego off into a rage of fury. "What the fuck did you just call me? It's Shego now god damn it! Your ass is mine now DREW!"
Without another moment's hesitation, Shego rushes for Drakken and continues to 'hunt' him down with him screaming, "AHHHH!" and "Shego I'm sorry!" She catches him and proceeds to break his nose and knocks out a couple of teeth. She leaves the house angry as hell, slamming every door behind her. Drakken continues to lie on the floor, writhing in pain and agony, until he gets up enough strength to pull himself over to the couch before he passes out.
As Shego and Drakken were having their little confrontation, Jason is asleep dreaming of his girlfriend, Bonnie Rockwaller…..
The first time Jason saw Bonnie was when she was crying at her locker in an empty hallway one day at school….
FLASHBACK
"What's wrong Bonnie?" Jason asked, truly concerned.
Bonnie quickly wiped tears from her face and turned away from Jason. "Nothing Jason, don't worry about it."
Jason put a comforting hand gently on Bonnie's left shoulder. "C'mon Bonnie, let's go somewhere and talk about it."
Bonnie suddenly turned around and smacked Jason across the face. "Don't touch me!"
"I'm sorry Bonnie." Jason touches his face. He also realizes something is wrong with Bonnie.
Bonnie gets defensive. "Why do you want to help me? You think you'll get laid or something?"
Jason took offense to this but still wanted to help Bonnie. "No, I don't think that. I want to help you because you seem like you need it. If you don't want my help then I'll go. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh but you don't need to be a bitch to people ALL the time."
Jason started to walk away before Bonnie said to him, "Damn it, I'm sorry Jason. I know I'm being a big bitch today…...well more than usual that is and I'm sorry for that."
Jason took a couple of steps closer to Bonnie. "It's ok Bonnie. Now what's wrong?"
Bonnie spoke in a low voice so, that if someone walked into the hallway, only Jason could hear her. "It's my step-dad. He's such an asshole. He treats me like shit. He treats Connie and Lonnie like princesses but not me. He never has anything good to say to me or about me. He even has me doing bad things."
Jason was intrigued with the last sentence. "Like what?"
"Do I need to spell it out for you Jason? He has me sell my body for money, ok! He has me being a prostitute!" Bonnie began to cry profusely.
Jason put his right arm around her, ever so slowly, and tried his best to console her. "I'm sorry to hear that Bonnie. I never would have known, honestly. Want me to talk some sense into your step-dad?" Jason had a hint of hatred in his voice.
"Would you? I just wish he'd die sometimes!" Bonnie wiped a few more tears away as she spoke.
Jason smiled so Bonnie could see that everything was going to be all right. "Of course I'll help you Bonnie. Can I ask you something first though?"
Bonnie cheered up a bit and said, "Yeah."
"Can we talk, say at Bueno Nacho? Maybe get to know each other?" Jason didn't know if Bonnie was going to say 'yes' or 'no'.
This got Bonnie to smile for the first time that day. "Sure Jason. I'd like that."
Jason and Bonnie had a good time at Bueno Nacho that night. It was the first time in a rather long time Bonnie had been truly happy. She told Jason that her step-dad had been 'selling her body' for the past two years. After dinner, Jason took Bonnie home and proceeded to have a long 'conversation' with Bonnie's step-dad, which took him two months in a hospital to recover from. After that, Jason got Bonnie's step-dad psychiatric help and anger management. Bonnie's step-dad also stopped 'selling her body' for his monetary goals. Jason and Bonnie started dating soon after the Bueno Nacho night. Bonnie even became good friends with Kim, Ron, Eddie, Monique, Donald, and Josh. That was over a year ago.
The next day after the Mona Lisa incident, Kim is in the fifth day of babysitting the tweebs, Jim and Tim, for a week. Jim and Tim both stand 4'4" and 85 lbs. They both have brown hair and blue eyes with and pale white skin. The "Week of Hell" is how she described it to Ron before the week began. Ron and Rufus have been there to help her out the entire time. Her parents, along with Ron's, Eddie's, and Jason's, have gone out-of-town on a vacation to Florida. Kim and Ron decide to take Jim and Tim to the mall for a while. Kim has to get some pants at Club Banana and might see Monique there too.
As Ron is taking Rufus, Jim, and Tim to get something to eat, Kim is just coming out of Club Banana with three new pairs of cargo pants. She meets up with Ron and her brothers, and as she approaches them, she starts to wonder what Eddie is doing. Jim and Tim haven't seen Eddie or Jason in a long time. The tweebs miss their two on two matches in Championship Wrestling with Eddie and Jason. Eddie and Jason are the only people who can beat them other than Ron and Rufus. Jim and Tim approach Kim and ask her, "Where are Eddie and Jason? They haven't been over to play us in wrestling all summer. Have you seen or talked to them lately?"
"I don't know where they have been, guys. I've not seen or heard from them this whole summer. Outside of the postcards, that is." Kim lies. She hates lying. She knows she's not very good at it.
"They're probably busy looking at colleges and everything." Ron hopes the twins will buy this excuse.
"They wouldn't go checking out colleges without you two." Jim and Tim quickly add. At this point, Ron motions Jim and Tim back over to order their food.
"Hey Kim, what else do you want to do today?" Ron asks from the counter.
Kim thinks about it for a while before answering. "Oh, I don't know Ron."
"C'mon Kim." Ron isn't so sure that Kim doesn't have something planned.
Kim can tell Ron knows she wants something special to happen. "Well, to be honest, I'd love to talk to Eddie today. I don't know if that's gonna happen. I hope so. I miss both of them so much, especially Eddie."
Bonnie walks in and sees Kim sitting at a table, so she walks over to her. Ron, Rufus, Jim, and Tim are still waiting at the counter for their food. Bonnie stands 5'3" and 112 lbs with beautiful brown hair, and brown eyes with very tan white skin.
Bonnie hugs Kim. "Hey Kim."
Kim hugs back. "Hi Bonnie."
Bonnie scratches the back of her brown-haired head. "Ummm, Kim, have you guys seen Jason or Eddie lately?"
Kim quickly glances over at Ron before looking back at Bonnie and lying again, "No, we haven't. Sorry."
This somewhat dampens Bonnie's joyful mood. "Will you let me know if you hear from either of them?"
Kim tries to cheer Bonnie up. "Yeah Bonnie. Sure thing."
Bonnie does begin to smile again. "Thanks Kim."
Kim smiles also, even if it is a little forced. "No big Bonnie."
Bonnie sits down. "So anything new with you Kim? How are you?"
"I've been better but I'm doing alright. And there's nothing really new with me. How about you?" Kim is somewhat curious. She hasn't talked to Bonnie since graduation.
Bonnie gives the 'same old, same old' speech to Kim. "Oh, nothing new. Just want to hear from Jason."
Kim understands and asks in return, "How are you and Jason doing?"
This makes Bonnie both happy and sad. "We're good, although a couple of weeks ago Jason stopped returning my calls and I haven't heard from him since then. How are you and Eddie? Aren't you and he dating yet? Or are you still waiting for Mankey?"
Kim answers quickly. "No, I'm not waiting for Josh. I've heard that he and Tara are dating. I think I want to be with Eddie, but then again, I don't know what I want."
"Oh, c'mon Kim. You've got to be the luckiest girl in the world." Bonnie can't believe that Kim doesn't realize that she has two great guys that would enjoy hooking up with her.
Kim's attention is peaked now. "Why do you say that?"
Again, Bonnie can't believe Kim doesn't get it. "Because you've got two guys who are in love with you, Stoppable over there and Eddie. You know that right?"
Kim does get it. She gets it only too well, in fact. "I don't want to sound conceited but yes, I can see it. They're both awesome guys and have been my best friends since pre-school. I don't know if I want to be with Eddie. Most of me has always wanted more with him, but then there's some of me that doesn't want to ruin what he and I already have."
Bonnie pats Kim's hand. "I can understand how you feel Kim. In the end, you have to do what's in your heart. If you think he'd treat you right, which we both know he would, then you should go for it, ya know."
Kim smiles a bit. "Thanks Bonnie. Ever since you and Jason have started going out, you've not been a bitch to people and I'm glad to see that."
Bonnie giggles loudly. "Thanks Kim. To be honest, I'm still not completely used to the new me myself. Jason helped me through a hard time in my life. I realized just how bad of a person I was becoming and that I needed to change. I've done some things in my life that I'm not proud of at all, and he cares for me all the same."
"I'm glad he helped you. He's a great guy." Kim says honestly.
Bonnie replies. "Eddie's a great guy too Kim. Hey, I gotta go. Remember, if you hear from Jason or Eddie, call me ok."
"Sure Bonnie. I'll call you as soon as I hear anything from either of them, ok." Kim will keep her promise if the opportunity arises.
"Thanks Kim. Have a great day." Bonnie gets up and waves 'bye'.
Kim waves 'bye' back. "You too Bonnie."
As Bonnie is walking away, Kim's cell phone rings. She picks it up and at the other end a familiar voice says, "Kim, can we talk?"
Disclaimer
We do not own Kim Possible, Ron Stoppable or any of the other characters from the Disney cartoon show. We don't own Van Halen's "Dance The Night Away" or Jet's "Cold Hard Bitch". We do reserve the right to make the characters in this story, even Kim and Ron, the way we see fit to progress the story. Thank you and continue reading please!
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