I don't own a thing, Disney does. You know how hard it is to leave a cliffhanger in a prequel? Everyone already know what's going to happen! Hopefully it at least has an effect on some of the new people to my story! The really good thing about this prequel though is how it's generated interest in my other stories as well. Bonnie's Curse has gotten an extra 200 hits since yesterday morning!
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The Twists and Turns of Love – Chapter 6
"Oh man, that was sweet! So deserves an air guitar!" Motor Ed's fingers flared in the air, the sounds coming from his lips tinged with joy. Ron heard none of it, staring where Kim had once been, before the fire of the engine had been unleashed.
Tears threatened to pour, but he restrained them. Ron turned to Ed, all emotion gone from his face. Ed had destroyed the one person who had meant the most to him, the person he loved! His hands clenched into fists, and he moved towards his opponent. He knew what he was going to do!
Ed's gyrations ceased just in time to see Ron advancing on him. The look in the young man's eyes frightened him.
"Hey little dude, seriously, hold up a second!" Ed grabbed a large wrench off the table, never taking his Ron. "Seriously, don't come any closer! I didn't think that would kill her, Red usually gets away! Seriously blond dude, settle down!"
"Dude, seriously, I'll settle you down! Permanently!" Ron's words dripped with venom when he responded, forcing Ed to take a step back!
When Ron was close enough, he swung the wrench, aiming for Ron's head. Ron just ducked. Ed swung again, aiming lower, and Ron grabbed his wrist. Ed cried out in pain, as Ron gave the wrist a twist, and the large man dropped the wrench, where it clattered to the floor. Ron brought his fist up quickly, driving into the larger man's solar plexus, driving the air from his lungs. Ed fell to the floor, gasping. He looked up into Ron's eyes, and felt fear. There was no compassion there.
"You're never going to do that to anyone ever again!" Ron raised his fist, prepared to strike.
"Ron?"
The voice was muffled, and Ron didn't really hear it the first time. When it came again, he turned.
"Ron, can you help me get this thing off me? It's heavier than it looks!"
Ron ran to the source of the voice, and froze when he saw Kim's hand sticking out from the pile of metal.
"Ron, anytime today would be good."
Ron snapped out of it, and helped her shift the metal sheets on top of her. When she was free, Ron pulled her to him, hugging her close.
"Oh God KP, I thought I'd lost you!"
Kim just smiled at him. "No big! I saw the blast shielding here, and dove for cover. It just fell on me, made it tough to get out. Where's Motor Ed? Did he get away?"
Ron let her go, and she saw Ed kneeling on the floor, a look of panic on his face. Kim walked over, Ron right behind her, and was surprised when the bigger man cringed.
"Dude, she's all right. Seriously man, no more!"
Kim just looked over at Ron, surprise evident. "Ron, you took down Ed yourself?"
Ron just looked sheepish. "Well, I thought he had killed you, so I kinda went a little nuts. I guess I went a little overboard."
Kim looked back and forth between the two. "Don't worry about it Ron, nobody got hurt." She looked down at Ed, who couldn't keep his eyes off Ron. "Are you going to come quietly?"
Ed just nodded. "Just keep the little dude away from me. Seriously!"
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Kim watched as Ed was put in the back of the squad car, and driven away, before turning back to Ron. He was slumped on the sidewalk, looking forlorn. She sat down beside him, placing a hand compassionately on his shoulder.
"Ron, it's OK. You stopped the bad guy, everything's fine!"
Ron just shook his head. "KP, when I thought you were… I seriously wanted to hurt him!"
"Seriously?" Kim tried to make it sound like a joke, but it didn't have the desired effect.
"Kim, it's not funny. I wanted to hurt him. I wanted him to pay!"
Kim pulled him close, holding him. "Ron, it's all right. I'm fine, he's fine, and you're going to be fine too!" She pulled back slightly, kissing his lips lightly. "Come on, let's hit Beuno Nacho. I'm sure Rufus must be starving. I know I am! Ed interrupted my lunch with Monique."
Rufus poked his head out, looking up at Ron, trying to give his version of the puppy dog pout.
Ron smiled lightly at that. "I guess I'm buying, since I'm now the boyfriend?"
Kim just laughed. "Well, I never was one for total chivalry. Besides, we're partners. You got dinner last night, so it's only fair I get lunch today."
Ron just smirked at that, standing up. "Sure, leave me with the big bill!"
She shook her head, laughing, as she stood up as well. "Considering what you normally eat, you're the one who's getting off cheap here!" She pulled him into another hug, before letting go. "Now, let's get out of here!"
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Beuno Nacho did in fact cheer Ron up, as the two fed each other nachos, sharing cheese covered kisses when they spilled any. The sight was so disturbing, Rufus had a difficult time eating. Not that he didn't finish, he just had to avoid looking up while he was eating.
"Oh, I just knew you two would be here! And you're already doing the cutesy food stuff. That is so wbc!"
Monique slid into the booth across from them as both teens separated slightly, a bit embarrassed at being caught.
"Hey Mon, what are you doing here?"
Monique took a bite from her burrito before responding. "Just wanted to get a feel for the whole new Kim/Ron dynamic. That, and let you guys know what's going on?"
"What's going on?" Ron looked thoroughly confused.
Monique just smiled. "Glad you asked! Three quarters of the school are right behind you two, namely, most of the jocks, geeks, freaks, and most of the cheerleaders. Some dissension from the smaller groups, but that's mostly grumbling about Ron moving up the food chain in a huge way!"
Ron almost choked as he was taking a sip at that point, and Kim patted him on the back. "What? I've moved up the food chain?"
"Oh, in a big way! The Diablo incident helped, but coming to prom with Kim was the kicker!"
Kim just flushed. "Monique, I already told you. The whole food chain nonsense doesn't matter. That's the whole reason me and Ron didn't get together earlier, for which I feel thoroughly stupid about."
Ron frowned, squeezing her hand. "KP, don't do that! You weren't stupid, you were just… blinded."
Monique just took another bite. "I know it doesn't matter to you, but it will matter to others. Just thought I'd warn you. Both of you!"
Now Kim was the one that was confused. "Why do we need to be warned?"
"Girl, there are going to be lots of girls thinking Ron is the new thing right now. I heard about a couple that might just be making a play."
Now it was Kim's turn to choke. "What? I thought you just said the school was behind us?"
"Most are, but a few aren't. That's why the warning. And as for you Ron, you hurt my girl here, I will beat you down. You got me?"
Ron just gestured emphatically. "I would never do that to KP! You know that!"
"I just don't want you getting too big-headed here, with a few girls throwing looks your way!
Ron just scoffed. "Oh, like I would do that!"
Monique just cocked her head to the side, looking at him. "So we aren't going to see Millionaire Ron, or Haircut Ron, or anything like that?"
"OK, OK, maybe I have gone overboard on a few things, but I would never do that to KP. I love her too much!"
Monique smiled. "That's all I wanted to hear." She turned her attention back to Kim. "You'll never guess who won the betting pool on you two."
"Betting pool?"
"Yup, even had a pot of a couple hundred in it, that's how many took part. Try to guess."
"Tara?"
"Nope."
"Marcella?"
"Nope."
Kim began to get frustrated. "Monique, just tell me!"
Monique grinned. "Bonnie!"
"Bonnie won? She actually bet on us getting together?"
Monique just had to laugh. "Yup, when she claimed her money yesterday, she said, and I quote, I figured she'd start dating that loser sooner or later, end quote!"
Kim just laughed. "At least that's the Bonnie we know. I was starting to worry when we ran into her today. That must have been what the smile was about, she must have bought a new pair of boots or something thanks to us."
"I thought so too, after I talked to Hope. Anyways, that's everything I've been able to dig up in the last few hours. Thought I'd give the two of you the heads up before school tomorrow!"
Ron just shook his head, snickering. "If that's a few hours work, maybe we should line you up with Wade to help out on our missions or something. While Wade's telling us the mission, you could give us Shego's shoe size, or her weakness for chocolate, or something!"
Monique gave him a playful slap. "Don't be getting cheeky on me, I'm providing a valuable service here. Anyways, I should get going, so you two can get back to your food. As much as I love you guys, there is no way I'm sticking around for that much kissy face!"
Kim just laughed. "Oh come on, we're not that bad!"
All three turned to look at Rufus, who was making sounds very similar to what Kim and Monique had heard at lunch.
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It was just starting to get dark when Ron walked Kim up to her front door. It was now obvious that there had been some work done on the entrance at this point, and the hologram had been removed, which suited Ron much better, as there would be no one spying on them.
"I'll see you tomorrow KP!"
"Ron, can we talk for a sec?"
Ron saw the concern on her face, and held her hand tightly. "Sure KP, you know we can talk about anything."
Kim shifted uncertainly, before looking up at him. "Ron, about what Monique said. You're not going to get big headed about moving up the food chain, are you? I mean, if some girl starts…"
Ron leaned in, silencing her with a kiss. When he pulled back, he saw her eyes were closed, and heard her sigh lightly. "KP, I would never do that to you. Yes, I might get a little big heady, but I would never hurt you." He leaned in closer again, whispering now. "Besides, now that I have the most beautiful woman in the school as my girlfriend, what more could I want?"
Kim smiled at that. "I love you!"
Ron cupped her chin in his hand, and she melted into the contact. "I love you too!"
They kissed again, with much more passion. Kim never wanted it to end.
The sudden burst of freezing cold water, striking both of them, woke them from their reverie instantly!
Ron looked around, trying to find the source, and noticed a couple pieces of colourful, wet rubber lying on the ground. He looked up to tell Kim, but the look on her face, as she stared up at the lit window above them, told him she knew who was responsible. Her hands clenched in anger, and Ron had to grab her to restrain her from scaling up to get them.
"TWEEBS! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU…"
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Author's Notes – Special shout out to crzyangelchic, who has been emailing me non-stop about Bonnie's Curse, and I couldn't be happier! Also, in the 12 hours between my last update and this, I got 300 more hits to the story. Damn, I should have done this one first I guess!
I'd like to thank the following for their reviews;
mattb3671 – Yeah, I love Motor Ed, mainly because he is the most realistic villain on the entire show. He's just a gear head who steals things and builds things. I have friends just like him! Plus, I laugh every time I see him, he's funny. Seriously!
Kpultimatefan – Well, he is a father, trying to protect his only daughter. I remember quite a few dad's just like that back in high school, when I came to pick up their daughters. Hell, I'll probably be that way if I have a daughter! It's that whole, "I used to be a teenage boy, and I know how they think, and if they think they can get away with that with my daughter…". He may trust Ron, but not completely right now!
Charizardag – Thanks for the review, but I'm not a huge fan of crossovers, no offense. And it's good to see at least some people felt that this was a good cliffie!
Campy – Oh geez, I thought that that question was one of those age-old ones. Are you telling me that guys actually suffered with that one before? Oh, that so would not have been pretty!
Seamus Dubh – Yup, and that's going to be the only reference (I guess the bet counts as one as well) to the rest of the series. By the time I'm done, this story should flow seamlessly in Bonnie's Curse, and anyone reading in order should be surprised at what Bonnie can do. As for the sex talk, I just thought back to the talk I had with my dad (the things I do for you people, I actually remembered that… shudder…)!