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Aftermath of Wannaweep Chapter 6

Ron drove up to Tara's house and pulled into the drive. He got out of his car and glanced at the modest home located in one of the older sections of Middleton. He walked around the car and opened the passenger door to get the flowers out. He looked at his reflection in the window as he closed the door to make sure his hair was okay. As normal, a few springs of blond hair were sticking up. He gave up trying to get them to lie down. He straightened up, took a deep breath and walked toward the door. He took a deep breath as he reached for the door bell and rang it. He heard the chimes inside and heard Tara's voice call out. "I'll get it, I'm sure it's Ron, I saw his car pull up." The door knob rattled and the door opened to reveal Tara standing in the door. She had changed into a very nice looking dress. Her eyes got big when she saw Ron. "Like, wow, Ron, what winds of change hit you?" she asked as she motioned him to come in.

"The winds of Kim." Said Ron laughing a little. "She helped me pick out some things. Oh, these are for you and your mom." Ron gave the flowers to Tara.

Tara's eyes shined as Ron handed her the flowers. A tall lady with waist length blonde hair came into the hall where Ron and Tara where standing. "Oh, Tara, they are beautiful. Here let me have them and I will put them in some water. You must be Ron. Tara speaks of you often. My name is Clara, but you can call me Sunny."

"If you don't mind, I'll stick with Mrs. K., for Mrs. King right now, ma'am. I think my grandfather would turn over in his grave otherwise." Ron said.

Mrs. King smiled "It's nice to see a young man with some manners, Tara, why don't you take Ron in and introduce him to your father. Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes."

"Yes, ma'am, come on Ron." Tara said as she took him by his arm and led him into the living room. Ron noticed that the interior of the home was decorated in a fashion of the 1960's and 70's or what he thought it would have looked like. He has seen pictures of his father's house about that time and it looked similar. Tara leaned over and whispered. "My folks are stuck in the 60's and 70's so watch out." The two entered the living room to find a tall thin man getting up from his easy chair. He had dark hair pulled back in to a long bushy ponytail and had a goatee beard.

"Daddy, this is Ron, Ron this is my father, Richard." Tara said.

"It is good to meet you Ron" said Mr. King as he shook Ron's hand. "You can call me, Squirrel."

Ron smiled "I think I'll stay with Mr. K if you don't mind. That's how I call, Kim's folks."

Mr. King smiled and said "That will be fine. Won't you sit down, I'm sure dinner will be ready in a moment. Tara, why don't you go help your mother."

"Yes, sir" Tara said and left the room to help her mother. She gave Ron a little glance that told him all was okay.

"Please, Ron, sit down, I would like to talk to you a bit before dinner." Mr. King laughed when he saw Ron's expression change just a bit. "Don't worry son, I am not going to give the standard father/friend talk. Tara has told me of Mr. Possible and I am sure that you have gotten something similar before."

"Actually sir, Kim and I have never really dated, so I have never gotten the full black hole deep talk, but close a couple of times." Ron laughed.

Mr. King laughed at that. "Well, first Ron, I would like to thank you for taking care of Tara that weekend."

"Well, Mr. King, I feel sorta bad about that, that dude was after me, and caught all of the team to get to me."

"From what Tara told me you did a fine job taking care of him and taking care of the team. Even Bonnie was impressed and that is not to be taken lightly. I also know that Kim was very proud of you, Ron."

"Well, Kim and I have been through a great deal over the past numbers of years." Ron said.

"Yes, I know." Mr. King said. "Tara has filled us in every time that you and Kim have been out on a mission. Apparently Kim tells Tara a lot of what goes on with your missions. That and what the news tells us. I must say that her mother and I are a little nervous about her spending time with you. We are concerned over her safety, I hope you understand. Especially after this last incident at the school."

Ron nodded "Yes, sir, I can appreciate your concern. I would like to say that the incident at the school was something very rare. The people we have to deal with normally are not the brazen. I mean attacking Kim and I while we are on a mission is one thing, but attacking a school full of students is another. Kim and I don't expect that to be repeated, but you never know. Please don't worry, I would never endanger Tara in anyway, even if it meant running from a fight."

Mr. King nodded. "Tara's mother and I don't approve of violence. We prefer the peaceful solution to any problem. From what Tara has told us, you and Kim will only fight if you have too."

Ron bowed his head. "Well, Mr. King, I will not lie to you. Kim and I know most of the time when we go in on a mission that it will lead to a fight. We try to avoid it when we can, but most of the people we deal with especially the one we had to deal with at the school know only violence."

Mr. King turned a little grim with the next statement. "I noticed in the fight at the school that you used a weapon."

Ron faced Mr. King and said "Yes sir I did, I have the capability of using that weapon. However, I only use it in defense of others. I try to avoid using it at all, but the individual that I had to deal with that day has made it known to Kim and I that he wants us both dead and will use any force necessary to accomplish that goal. I am sorry, I understand that you don't approve of violence, but if I had not used it, he would have killed me, then Kim, then anyone else in his way. In this case, I will not apologize for using the weapon."

Ron and Mr. King stared at each other for a moment. Mr. King then broke into a big smile. "Ron, thank you for being honest with me. Mrs. King and I are honored to have you in our home. I have been watching you and Kim's adventures on the news. We admire the two of you for what you do."

Ron sighed audibly. "Thank you Mr. King. I am sorry for being so blunt. But Kim and I have to put up with some rather difficult and dangerous people."

"Well, how are you feeling now?" Mr. Kind asked. "Tara was very upset that day at the school. She told us that she thought you had been killed saving Kim."

"Well, sir" Ron stated. "I was a little sore, but Kim and I have traded saving each other so many times, we don't even try to keep up with it anymore. Sir, please don't worry about Tara. I will not allow anything to harm her."

"Dinner time" called Mrs. King.

"Well, let's go join the ladies" said Mr. King. He put his arm around Ron's shoulder as the two of them walked into the dining room.

Mrs. King was placing the last of the food on the table as they entered the room. Tara came in the room carrying a bowl of vegetables and placed the bowl on the table. She went over and took Ron's hand and looked at him expectantly. Ron turned to her and smiled.

"Don't fret, buttercup" Mr. King said to Tara. "Ron and I had our little talk. I would like to say that I appreciate what you see in him. He is a very honest, strong, and brave young man. I have to admire him for what he does."

"Buttercup?" Ron asked and saw Tara blush for the first time.

"I'll have to tell you a little story sometime." She said "But right now let's eat before everything gets cold."

The four sat down and after the blessing joined in the wonderful meal.

The meal was wonderful. Ron was enjoying spending time with Tara and her parents. They asked polite questions about some of the missions that he had been on. Ron had just taken a swallow of tea when Mrs. King asked. "So Ron how did you get the name Ice-man that we say in the paper?"

Ron had to fight to not spit the tea across the table. He started coughing as Tara slapped him on the back to help him. Tara started to turn beet red. "Mother, I told you about that." Tara then giggled. "Sorry Ron, my mother has a sense of timing sometimes."

Ron finished coughing and asked "They really know?"

Tara nodded, "I told them after the story in the paper came out. They were still in the school parking lot that day when Kim ahh…when Kim did…"

"That's okay Tara, that is when Kim dumped the cup full of ice down my pants."

Tara's parents burst out laughing, "We already knew Buttercup, we had met the Possible's and the Stoppable's at a dinner. As parents go we all compare notes on what our children are doing."

"A parent's grapevine. Hmm, there needs to be a warning put out." Ron said seriously then grinned at Tara and her parents who all burst into laughter.

"Ron, how many countries have you seen on your adventures?" asked Mrs. K.

"I really don't remember, Mrs. K, sometimes we land do the job and leave, all in the dark. We never really get to see the countryside too much."

"Let's have some ice cream with the pie." Mrs. K. said. "Tara, will you get the ice cream out of the freezer? Be careful, with that door, it's been sticking again and the floor warped because of the leak we had."

"Yes, ma'am" Tara said and got up. Ron stood when Tara did. "I can get it Ron" she said.

"More of my grandfather's training Tara; a man should stand when a lady comes to or leaves the table." Ron said.

Tara's parents beamed at that statement and Tara gave just a little smile.

Tara went over and pulled on the top door to the freezer. It didn't open. She yanked hard and there was a splintering sound and the freezer started to topple forward. Tara screamed. Her parents heard her scream and got up to help her. Both of them felt a blast of air and saw a blur. Then Ron was standing at the freezer holding it up. He had cleared nearly 15 feet from a seated position and was now holding the freezer. Tara had fallen to the floor and looked up in shock as she saw Ron standing over her holding up the freezer off of her. When Tara's parents watched as Ron pushed the freezer to an upright position. When they recovered from their shock Mr. King rushed over to help Ron set to freezer up and move it to a safe position. Mrs. King pulled Tara out of the way. When the freezer was in a safe place Mr. King pulled back and looked at Ron. He had a look of extreme concentration on his face. Then like a light going out, his face cleared and he let out a large breath of air. Tara rushed over to hug him. Ron stood there for a second then raised his arms and put them around Tara. He stood there for a moment holding Tara then turned to face her parents.

"How?" Mrs. King asked with a trembling voice. "How, Ron, you moved from a sitting position clear across the room clearing the table and two chairs to get to the freezer and caught the freezer. How?" she repeated.

Ron moved to a chair and sat down. "It is something, Kim and I discovered recently. When someone is in danger around me, let's just say I can do some abnormal things. Especially when it comes to protecting Kim, and others, and now Tara." Ron reached up and touched Tara who was visibly trembling.

"Is this power similar to that of that weapon, are they related?" Mr. King asked. He raised his hand as a signal for quiet when his wife started to protest.

Ron bowed his head. "Yes sir. The power is related. That is what let me move so fast. Like I said, I use the power only to protect. Sometimes, I use it before I even realize it. Like just now. But when I use it, on the spur of the moment like this, it takes a lot out of me."

"Ron, I appear to owe you an apology of sorts. When I saw you using the weapon the other day I wasn't sure if I was going to allow Tara to continue seeing you. Now I can see that you can control that power and use it in wonderful ways. What say we all go out for ice cream? And Ron, I owe you thanks again for my daughter's safety."

Ron stood and took a tearful Tara into his arms. "No big. Mr. K. No big."


I hope that all of you are enjoying this fic on Ron and Tara. I have plans to continue this one for sometime. I have ideas for at least 4 to 5 more chapters. Please continue to read and review. If there is something that you would like to see let me know and I will see if I can work it in. Thanks.