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Chapter Two – The plan in motion

Morning:

Kim woke up still smiling, just waiting for Ron to call, he always called early on this day and as she got ready for the day kept one ear listening for the phone to ring. As it happened this made showering a little awkward and she ended up getting floor soaked as she kept sticking her head out every few seconds.

As Kim headed downstairs she sniffed trying to see if Ron was here cooking her one of his special creations, for some reason Ron's cooking seemed to smell different than anyone else's, but she only smelled the regular bacon, eggs and rocket fuel, disappointed she slowed to a walk and went down to the kitchen with the rest of the family where she waited for Ron to call, and waited, and waited, and waited.

Finally about 1:30 in the afternoon, still not hearing from Ron. she called Ron's house, Mrs. Stoppable answered the call and when Kim asked to speak to Ron she was told that Ron had left early that morning and had not yet returned, so Kim hung up and called Ron's cell phone number, after 7 rings it went to his voice mail where Kim left a message asking him to all her. By 9:30 that night she was beside herself with worry and called Wade on her Kimmunicator.

Wade: Oh Hi Kim, what are you and Ron up to on this special day. (even Wade knew about the "Anniversary" day)

Kim: Wade, I'm worried, Ron hasn't called or anything all day, that's just not like him. Can you locate him for me, he may be in trouble or hurt or something.

Wade could see that Kim was almost in tears so he activated the tracker that Ron had implanted in his neck and noticed that Ron was at the Middleton Mall, Specifically in the game room.

Wade: Kim, I located Ron, He's at the Middleton mall in the game room.

Kim: Thanks Wade, can you tell if there is anything wrong?

Wade: Uh.. No, I don't think so, elevated heartbeat and blood pressure but he's always like that when he's gaming.

Kim: Thanks Wade, If your sure he's okay I guess I'll just …..

Kim's voice trailed off into a look that was a cross between worry and anger and Wade, taking this as his cue told Kim goodnight closed his connection and the screen went black.

Next day

It was now 2:00 the next afternoon and Kim had still not heard from Ron, "What was going on?" she thought for the hundredth time, as this thought was racing through her head she was dialing Ron's cell phone number, again, for the tenth time that day. On the third ring it was answered.

Ron: Hello there, The Ronman here, what can I do ya for?

Kim: Ron, is that you?

Ron: Oh.. Hi KP, how ya been, whats up.

Kim: Ron, where have you been, I've been calling and calling, when you missed Yesterday I got so worried I called Wade, he told me you were at the mall. Are you okay?

Ron: Yesterday? What about yesterday, there's a Monster Mayhem tournament this week and Felix and I are out here taken names and kicken butt. You shouldn't worry about me, I'm a big boy now and can take care of myself. What about yesterday? I don't remember planning anything for yesterday.

Kim: Well… we didn't really plan anything but, it was kinda our special day, ya know, the Anniversary thing?

Ron: Oh.. I didn't know you still kept up with that kinda stuff.. Hey gotta go Felix and I are up for the next round, see ya bye.

And Ron disconnected the call before Kim could say another thing; she just sat there staring at the phone in her hand for about 10 seconds before slamming the handset back onto the cradle almost hard enough to break the phone to into small pieces.

At the mall Ron was looking at the phone in his hand, his eye's were brimming with tears as he thought "It's for your own good Kim, you'll be safer and better off without me slowing you down and holding you back. I've gotta do this to keep you safe" and Ron, blinded by the tears now flowing freely, slowly shuffled out of the mall and into bright light of the afternoon.

Next Afternoon

Kim was sitting in her room getting angrier my the minute when she suddenly stood and thought to herself, "I've gotta get out of this house, maybe a jog will help, at least I wont be sitting here doing nothing, that's not me, all of this pent up energy will just drive me out of my mind" and with that Kim changed into grey sweat pants and a black sports bra, put on her running shoes and left the house with no particular destination in mind, just running to release the pent up energy. She took little notice of the fact that even though it was two o'clock in the afternoon the sky was dark with dangerous looking storm clouds and there was a fine mist falling. As she jogged off into the gloom Mrs. Dr. P. was watching from the front stoop of their home with sad look on her face, she had overheard Kim's phone call to Ron the previous day and saw her daughter's reaction. She was concerned that these two young people, who she knew belonged together forever, were being pulled apart.

About 15 minutes later the rain had started coming down in earnest and a very wet Kim Possible finally noticed this and started looking for somewhere to get out of the rain for a moment before running back home. She noticed that she was close to the Bueno nacho and decided to go in for a moment to get out of the rain and maybe call her Mom for a ride home; suddenly she just didn't feel like running in the rain anymore.

As she entered the doors she stood stock still for a moment at what she saw inside, there, at "Their Booth", the booth that Ron and she had shared together since she had given a young Ron Stoppable a ride on the back of her two wheeled bicycle to the Bueno-Nacho grand opening, the booth that they often just stood around waiting to become available just so they could sit at "Their" booth, there was Ron and he was not alone. Sitting next to him, Not across, next to, was Zita Jones, the only girl that had ever gone out with Ron other than herself, Zita was holding onto Ron's arm romantically with one arm and with her other hand was playfully feeding a cheese covered nacho to Ron, who was looking as though he was enjoying every minute.

Kim stood in shock for a moment at what see was seeing, trying very hard to explain to herself that she must be mistaken, it couldn't be what she thought, but the realization that it was EXACTLY what she thought pushed it's way into her mind forcing all other thoughts away. She slowly walked up to the booth; her eye's closing slightly with a distinct look of anger. As she stood at the end of the booth Zita noticed her and, with a smug look on her face, held Ron's arm a little more tightly and just smiled up a Kim.

Kim couldn't take it anymore, through clenched teeth she said "Zita, will you leave Ron and I alone for a moment, I think there is some things we have to talk about" Zita started to protest but Ron just patted her arm and told her it was okay, he'd just be a minute. Ron stood to let Zita out of the booth and then sat back down and stared up into Kim's smoldering gaze saying, "Okay, we're alone, whata ya want".

With that Kim's resolve broke like a dam and she started shouting, not loudly, but enough so everyone else in the place could plainly here her words and her anger "Ron, just what do you think you're doing" Ron just looked up at Kim and said "Hey Kim, we never said that we were exclusive, I'm just getting back some of what I've been missing all these years, ya know I'm not considered a looser any more so I gotta make the best of it Ya know"

Kim couldn't believe what she was hearing, this wasn't Ron this was some jerk in Ron's clothing but her anger got the best of her and she continued, although a little more loudly this time, "Well Ronald, if that's what you want then fine, go for it. But I'm not coming along for the ride buddy. Ya don't wanna go on missions any more, FINE, ya wanna start going out with all of the other girls, FINE, but get this straight you.. you looser, WE ARE THROUGH, No more boyfriend / girlfriend, No more any kind of friends PERIOD, enjoy yourself Stoppable, everyone was right, you are and always have been a LOOSER AND NOW YOUR ALSO A USED TO BE SIDEKICK!" and with that Kim turned and quickly left the Bueno nacho storming out into the pouring rain, the dark clouds in the sky overhead were nothing compared to the stormy dark cloud forming over the head of the red haired, green eyed woman as she walked away into the gloom ignoring the rain and everything else around her.

As Zita walked back to the booth and looked at Ron she noticed a weird smile on his face but she could swear that his eyes were filled with tears. Ron looked up and could see Zita standing there through his blurry vision and he stood, as Zita regained her seat Ron didn't sit but instead looked at Zita and said "Look Zita, I gotta get home, I'll give ya a call later okay" and with that turned and walked out the same doors as Kim had a moment earlier, Ron hunched his shoulders against the rain and turned to look in the direction that Kim had gone, then turned and started walking in the opposite direction.

As Ron walked aimlessly away from the Bueno-Nacho he was thinking "I didn't expect Kim to walk in, I just thought that she would hear about Zita and I through the grapevine. But, I guess it all worked out in the end. I'm sorry I lead Zita on, but the way I'm accepted now it was not a problem getting her to meet me here , Well, I got what I planned on didn't I. Kim will be safer now, she'll be better off, she won't have to protect me and she can concentrate on just protecting herself. I should be happy shouldn't I, But I don't, I fell like the lowest scum on earth, I've just hurt the only woman I ever have, or ever will love. Kim, please forgive me, I only did what was best for you." And with that thought in his head Ron continued to wandering around the streets of Middleton, his tears adding wetness to the already flooded streets, he continued this aimless wandering till after dusk and well into the night.

Kim's Room

When Kim had gotten home her mother and father noticed immediately that something was terribly wrong, they just stared at their waterlogged daughter as she slid her shoes off at the door and wetly made her way up the stairs to her room, halfway up the stairs she stopped and made her way back down looking at the pictures hanging on the wall leading upstairs, in many of the pictures there was Ron along with the rest of the family, after all he was like older brother to Jim and Tim and like another son to both James and Anna Possible. After a moment Kim started removing pictures from the wall, any picture that had Ron in it was removed, none escaped her. As she made her way back up the stairs, her arms filling with pictures Mr. and Mrs. Possible sat with an astounded look on their faces, as they both stood to follow their daughter Mrs. Possible just held her husbands arm and guided in back onto the sofa where they had been sitting, she knew that she should talk to Kim alone first, after all this looked like a boy thing and she knew how James was about boy things. Slowly, and with a worried look on her face Mrs. Possible followed Kim up the stairs hoping it was not as bad as it seemed to be.

As Anna Possible walked up to Kim's open door she stopped at the threshold and noticed that Kim had piled the photos from the walls in the center of the floor, she had apparently taken all of the photos from her room that included Ron, and there were a lot of them, along with her scrapbooks and piled them on top of the other photos. There, on top of all of the photos and scrapbooks, was Kim's Panda-Roo, the one she had slept with since Ron had presented it to her proudly in the 7th grade. Kim was in her bathroom and soon came out with a towel wrapped around her wet hair carrying a large trash bag, she walked to the pile in the center of her room, knelt down and began to angrily stuff the photos, scrapbooks and her Panda-Roo into the bag. Anna cleared her throat to let Kim know she was there and then said "Kim honey, what's wrong, do you want to talk about anything?" Kim turned, startled, and looked at her mother standing in the doorway of her room, Anna noticed that Kim had a look on her face that was both hurt and angry at the same time, she had never seen this look before and it made her feel hurt deep down in her heart, after a moment Kim said with an edge to her voice "Nothings wrong Mom, I don't want to talk about it okay". Anna stopped and looked at her daughter for a moment as Kim resumed filling the trash bag from the dwindling pile on the floor then she spoke again "Kimmie, what are you doing with all of that?". Kim stood, she had finished stuffing the bag, the pile was gone and as she pulled the drawstring closed she replied "Throwing it away Mom, it just t-t-trash, garbage from my childhood, just a whole lotta stuff that means nothing to me. Stuff that was part of a life I used to have but that is now gone. It's j-j-j-just trash, I gotta get r-r-rid of the garbage in my life Mom, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta" and with that she dropped the bag onto the floor, stood for a moment longer and then hurled herself face down onto her bed and started crying, letting all her hurt and anger out. Anna stood for a moment and then walked to her daughters bed sitting beside her and placed her hand gently on her daughters shoulder saying "It'll be okay honey, just let it out, it'll be okay" with those words Kim turned and hung onto her mother, still crying into her lap. Anna and Kim stayed that way for hours, Kim crying and Anna just holding her making comforting sounds, Kim finally fell into a trouble sleep and Anna stood and with a gentle kiss to her daughters head walked toward the door stopping once to disconnect the phone in her daughters room thinking "Kimmie just got to sleep, I don't want a ringing phone waking her up" she then continued to the door picking up the discarded trash bag filled with memories. As she turned out the light and softly closed the door Anna said to herself, "I'll just store this away, maybe someday Kim will realize what happened and want it back. In Kim's room Kim tossed and turned in her sleep unknowingly reaching for her Panda-Roo, the Panda-Roo that was no longer there.