October 15th, Early Evening
Kim had fallen asleep again, and was just finally waking up right before sunset. Ron had never left her side as she slept. He got up from the large overstuffed chair, and sat on the side of the bed.
"How do you feel, sleepy head?" Ron asked as he gave her a light kiss on the forehead. Rufus had jumped out of his pocket, and scampered up the bed sheet to give Kim a hug on her face. 'Wuf you, Kim'
"Thanks, Rufus. I love you too. And YOU, Ronald Stoppable, I love you VERY MUCH!" She pulled Ron into a deep passionate kiss. She broke the kiss after about a minute, and the two were sitting on the bed, holding each other tight.
"Ron," Kim said, as she held Ron to herself. "I want to go h… home." She said almost sobbing.
"Sure, KP. We'll go home. Let me call Wade."
Ron picked up the Kimmunicator from the small nightstand, and keyed it to call Wade. He answered immediately.
"Hey Ron, what's up?"
"Wade, we need a ride home, and we need it like yesterday."
Seeing the serious look of concern on Ron's face, Wade said no more and furiously typed.
"You have no idea how lucky you guys are! It's only a small commuter flight, then you're on a non-stop to Colorado."
"Thanks Wade. It's about time we have some good luck."
Count Borris walked into the bedroom with a plate of sandwiches and drinks. "It's good to see your avake, Miss Possible. I'm sure you are hungry. Here, please, eat."
Kim and Ron devoured the sandwiches, as they hadn't eaten since the flight to Transylvania. After they finished, Kim spoke.
"Count Borris," She started. "I… don't think we can help here anymore. I'm not feeling very good now, and I don't think Ron would be up to fighting a large wolf by himself."
"No, no, definitely not." Ron quickly said.
"Zhat is quite all right, Miss Possible. I had a feeling you might say zat. Will you be leaving tomorrow?"
"Acutally, Count Borris," Ron said. "We need to go now."
In about 20 minutes the two were ready to go, and were in the car as Norris was driving them to the airport. They arrived without incident, and boarded the commuter plane. The small hop lasted only about 40 minutes, so Kim and Ron held hands the entire time, just nuzzling each other, and saying sweet nothings.
They arrived at the main airport, and as they were boarding the large jet that would take them to Colorado, the full moon had just started to rise. Suddenly Kim doubled over in pain.
"Kim! Are you OK? We're almost home. Can you make it?" Ron asked, full of concern for her. They were in the walkway that was attached to the plane, and people walked by, giving them room.
"I… I'm fine… Ron." Kim said. "It's l… letting up now. But it feels l… like, my blood is burning!"
Ron helped her onto the plane, and they sat down in their first class seats. Apparently someone had cancelled a trip, leaving the seats un-occupied. The Airline was more than happy to give Team Possible a free flight to the states, especially after the two had literally saved the entire industry when they had stopped Drakken once before
The moon rose higher in the sky, and was shining in the plane window. Kim felt like her insides were going to boil away. She wrapped her arms around herself, and let Ron try to comfort her. He reached across to close the window blind, but Kim stopped him.
"It almost soothes me, Ron. The moon, I mean. It's so beautiful."
Kim then fell asleep, and she didn't wake until the wheels touched the ground at Denver's International airport. They landed about 4:00 in the morning, and the moon was getting low in the sky. Ron couldn't help but think that the next night, the 17th, was the full moon. What was going to happen to Kim?
After about an hour ride in a Limo that Wade had set up, they arrived in Middleton, and had pulled up in front of the Possible residence. Ron got out, and offered a hand to Kim, helping her out of the car. They were about to say thank-you to the driver, but he quickly drove off.
It was about 5:30 in the morning of Sunday, October 16th, but there were lights on in the house. As the two walked up the front sidewalk, Kim's parents came bursting out the door. Apparently Wade had called them and told them what was going on.
Kim's dad put an arm around his daughter, and took her weight off of Ron. He reluctantly let her go, but knew she would be safe in the arms of her father.
Kim's mom then put an arm over Ron's shoulders, and walked him into the house. As the front door closed, Kim was led to her room by her father, and Kim's mom sat Ron down on the couch, and asked him what happened.
Ron recounted what had happened. She sat there listening, but not sure if she believed him.
"Ron, I'm sure, no doubt, that something traumatic has happened. But really! Werewolves?"
"If I hadn't seen it myself, Mr.'s Dr. P., I wouldn't believe it either. Do you think someone at the hospital could help her?"
"Well, I guess I could take a sample of her blood, and have the lab run a quick test. I don't see what that would hurt." She got up, and went to retrieve her home Med-Kit. She went upstairs to find her husband tucking Kim into bed.
"Kim, I'm going to take a sample of your blood and have the hospital's lab run some tests. Is that OK?"
"Yeah, Mom. That's fine."
Dr. Possible then took her daughters arm, swabbed it with alcohol, and pushed the needle in and pulled out a sample of blood. Kim closed her eyes, and winced slightly at the prick of the needle.
"I'll let you know if they find anything."
"Thanks Mom. Oh and Mom?"
"Yes, Dear?"
"You rock!" Kim smiled and fell asleep, again.
At the Hospital Lab:
A technician in a white lab coat was speaking. "Dr. Possible dropped this blood sample off a few minutes ago, and then rushed back home. She said we need to do a full analysis, and let her know what we find." He handed it to the Lab Lead who had pulled Sunday duty.
"I'll get on it right away."
The lab Lead placed the sample in a centrifuge, and the computer started to spit out information on the screen as it broke down the blood and it's components.
"What the heck…" The Lead exclaimed. "Cross ref this DNA, would you?" She said to her lab partner.
Mr.'s Possible had just opened the door to the house when the phone rang. She quickly ran to answer it, as she didn't want to wake her daughter up, and Ron was sleeping on the couch in Jim's den. She also thought it could be the lab.
"Dr. Possible?" It was the lab. "Are you sure this is the blood sample you wanted to give us?"
"Yes, I'm sure." She said, a little perturbed at the question.
"Well, Dr., This blood isn't even human."
"WHAT!"
"In fact, Dr. Possible, we cross referenced the DNA, and this is wolf's blood." Dr. Possible dropped the phone, and fainted right there in the kitchen.
Kim's dad had been sitting with her while she slept, and heard the phone ring just as he heard the front door open. It rang once, and then stopped. He assumed his wife answered it.
Suddenly he heard his wife's voice. 'What!' And then he heard a clatter, and a muffled thump.
James ran down the stairs and into the kitchen to find his wife sprawled out on the floor with the phone lying beside her. She was just coming to, and shaking her head to clear it. He helped her to stand.
"Dear, are you OK?"
"Yes, Jimmy, I am." She placed a hand to her head, as she still felt a bit woozy. "I have something… incredible to tell you." Kim continued to sleep away the morning, blissfully unaware of what was going on.
While Kim's mom told her dad what the lab had found, they didn't notice that Ron had awakened, and was listening around the corner.
Ron didn't know what else to do so he sneaked out of the house, and went to his family's church. For the entire day he just meditated and prayed that Kim would be all right. Kim stayed in bed the entire day.
After getting something to eat at his house, Ron went over to the Possible's that evening to be with Kim.
Ron had called before he left, and Kim was awake. She wanted to make herself more presentable before he arrived, so she went into the bathroom. She quick took a shower, and noticed that she needed to shave her legs, badly.
"I don't have time for that." She said, and threw on a pair of sweat pants. "He'll never know."
Kim then went to brush her teeth, and when she opened her mouth, she immediately clamped her mouth shut after she had seen her teeth. Her canine teeth had become about an inch longer than the rest of them!
Quickly, she just used the mouth rinse, and then spit it out. Gradually she opened her lips, and revealed the teeth again. This time she wasn't as shocked, and she actually touched them with a finger, and traced the length of one. The points were very sharp.
"What is happening to me?" She said to herself.
"Hey, Kim, you decent?" Kim heard Ron while she was in the bathroom. She had he half shirt and the sweat pants on, so she was presentable.
Bounding out of the bathroom, Kim immediately went to Ron, and took him in a hug. "It's so good to see you Ron!"
Ron squeezed her tightly. "I've missed you too."
As they held each other, Kim's face was buried in Ron's neck. Suddenly, she felt like… What was she feeling?
His skin… so soft. His scent, intoxicating. I smell… blood. I smell… flesh. Ron wouldn't mind if I bite him, just a little bit. Would he? He is after all, my boyfriend. Just a little playful nip on his… neck… On his… vein. She rubbed her nose on his skin. His blood smelled so sweet. It would taste so good. Just a quick bite…
Kim then raised her face slightly, opened her mouth and pulled her lips back to expose the larger canine teeth. She opened her mouth wide and was just about to bite down when Ron broke the hug. Kim immediately closed her mouth, and had a look of remorse on her face.
"Kim, are you OK?" Ron asked.
"Yeah Ron, I'm fine." Kim said covering her mouth with her hand. "I just have bad breath."
"Kim, I can tell your lying. Let me see your mouth."
Kim dropped her hand, and smiled, but kept her teeth covered.
"Let me see your teeth, Kim." She shook her head.
"C'mon, Kim. I'll pry your lips open with my bare hands."
Knowing that Ron was good on his threat, she slowly opened her lips, but kept her mouth shut. Her longer canine teeth could clearly be seen protruding out from the rest of her teeth.
"Oh Kim…" Ron said. "You've started to change, and on the night before the full moon."
To be continued, and concluded…