Major Plot Events.
Episode I – Part I
Starts out much like the episode "Crush" in which Ron helps Kim get a date with Josh.
Ron finds out that Tara likes him and he gets a date with her.
Josh dumps Kim for Bonnie.
Ron breaks off his date with Tara to be there for Kim after Josh dumps her.
Part II
Josh asks Kim to take him back.
Kim goes back to Josh and once again neglects Ron.
Ron starts to realize that he likes Kim as more than a friend.
Ron also realizes that Kim will never see him the way she sees Josh.
Ends in the school hallway. Kim is kissing Josh and Ron notices. He slams his locker shut and a picture of Kim and Ron falls to the ground.
Part III
Starts with Kim and Josh in the gym making decorations for the winter dance.
Ron and Zeta start hanging out together both in school and out of school.
Josh dumps Kim for the final time.
Kim goes to Bueno Nacho to find Ron. He is there with Zeta and Kim realizes that maybe she finally pushed him away.
These next few pages are the more extensive plot events for Ron's part of the story.
Part I
Ron is sitting in a classroom full of computers. He is browsing a web page for the Zombie Fest 5 tournament when Wade instant messages him.
Wade and Ron discuss Ron's taking of an advancement test to move into a special computer class instructed by Wade. Ron agrees and Wade begins to teach him what he will need to know for the test.
At Kim's house, Kim and Ron begin the other half of Ron's new training. Ron keeps cracking jokes and Kim thinks he isn't taking things seriously. Ron however, who has had little physical contact with girls who aren't family members, feels a little awkward every time Kim pins him down.
It is now Friday. Kim and Ron share their usual early morning greetings. Kim brings him a breakfast burrito and wishes him good luck on his test.
Kim is in the gym with the other cheerleaders practicing when Ron comes busting in. He yells out that he passed his test. Bonnie and a couple of other girls are ticked at Ron for interrupting them but Kim and Tara congratulate him.
On Saturday Kim and Ron are walking around the mall when they run into Josh Mankey. Kim invites Josh to hang out with them which displeases Ron. Once Josh informs them that the reason he is there is that he wants to play some arcade game Ron's mood changes. Ron and Josh take off for the arcade with a not too happy Kim following behind.
At school in the middle of the week Josh asks Kim to go out on a date with him Friday night but Kim says that Friday's are her Ron nights.
Ron overhears and tells Kim to go on the date.
After cheerleading practice Kim tells Ron she is going to take a shower and asks him to wait for her. While Ron is waiting, Tara comes up to him and starts talking to him. Tara is blatantly flirting with Ron but he doesn't see it.
Later at Kim's house, Kim and Ron are training. Kim keeps talking about her date with Josh and Ron keeps talking about how he can never get a date. Kim tells Ron he's clueless. Ron asks her what she's talking about but Kim says that he'll have to figure it out for himself.
On Friday Tara flirts with Ron some more. Wade and Ron win the zombie tournament and Kim and Josh go on their date.
During the next week Kim and Josh start spending a lot more time together while Kim and Ron start spending less time together. Tara finally tells Ron she likes him, realizing that he won't figure it out for himself.
Ron goes into more advanced training. Josh and Bonnie begin to talk. Ron and Tara make a date for Friday night. On Friday afternoon Josh dumps Kim. Ron stands Tara up to lend Kim his support that night.
Ends with Kim resting her head on Ron's shoulder while they watch Pals.
Part II
When Josh asks Kim to take him back he gives her a single red rose. She seems to get lost in his 'dreamy' eyes and takes him back.
Although Ron is disappointed with KP for taking Josh back, he stands by her like the friend he is.
Kim tells Ron that things will be different this time and she won't forget about him.
Kim tells Josh and Ron that no matter what Friday nights will always be her Ron nights. She also says that the three of them have to hang out more and that Josh and Ron need to try and get along. Both guys agree and everything goes good for the first two weeks.
Ron, Josh, and Kim all go bowling. On the way home they take a walk through the park. When they come to one of Josh's murals, Kim stares at Josh with these really lovey-dovey eyes. Ron notices and Kim notices that Ron notices. They all go home and that night Ron realizes that he is falling for Kim and that he's going to take a chance.
Ron awkwardly asks Kim out on a date. Kim says yes.
Kim is both nervous and excited while getting ready for her date. Kim's mom tells her how happy she is that Kim is finally with the person she belongs with.
Ron and Kim's date is perfect. They share a romantic dinner and then he takes her on a horse-drawn carriage ride through the historic Oldton. At the end of the night, they share a passionate kiss.
Kim and Ron begin their first week as an official couple. They both seem to be extremely happy together.
Ron is at Middleton mall. He buys Kim a necklace and a dress.
Ron is at his locker putting books away. He looks over at Kim who is at her locker and smiles at her. She smiles back. Ron pulls out a jewelry box, opens it and takes out the necklace. He smiles to himself and closes his locker. Ron turns towards Kim only to see her in a passionate kiss with Josh. The necklace falls from Ron's hand in slow motion until speeding up just before it hits the ground. The look on Ron's face is filled with heartbreak, jealousy, and betrayal. Kim breaks away from Josh and notices Ron. She looks at him with sorry eyes. At this moment Ron realizes that Kim will never see him the way she sees Josh and that things will never be the same between them. As Ron turns to walk away Boulevard of Broken Dreams begins to play. (I walk a lonely road. The only one that I have ever known.) Ron begins to walk away. (Don't know where it goes. But its home to me and I walk alone.) His walk is very depressing. He has been hurt deeply.
(I walk this empty street. On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams.)
He looks back one last time. The looks between Kim and Ron are devastating.
(Where the city sleeps and I'm the only one and I walk alone.)
Ron pushes open the doors to outside.
(My shadow's the only one that walks beside me. My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating. Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me. 'Til then I walk alone.)
Ron steps outside as we fade away.
Part III
Kim calls Ron to say she's sorry. He doesn't answer so she leaves him a message telling him that she'll be at Bueno Nacho in fifteen minutes and she hopes he'll meet her there.
Kim is at Bueno Nacho and has a tray of food in front of her. She is waiting for Ron. Ron is in his room playing video games. Rufus tries to get him to go to Bueno Nacho but Ron won't. Back at Bueno Nacho there is a booth and a table. On the table is the uneaten food that Kim ordered. Kim is gone.
Kim tries to talk to Ron at school but notices him with Zeta.
Kim and Josh talk about the dance but Kim's mind is on Ron.
Ron and Zeta hang out a lot after school, playing video games and watching movies. They have a lot of fun together.
Josh and Kim are working on decorations for the dance. Kim starts talking about the dance and how she wants to dance with the perfect guy under the spinning ball that hangs from the ceiling. It seems that Kim is talking about Josh but really she is talking about Ron. Josh and Kim break up for the final time.
As Kim looks into the window of Bueno Nacho, Sarah MacLaughlin's I Will Remember You begins to play. Kim sees Ron and Zeta laughing and having a good time. Kim starts to cry and begins to realize just how much Ron really means to her.
