A quick thanks to my Beta reader: daywalkr82, he's been a great help in improving my spelling and grammar. My English Composition professors would be proud. Oh, and for those wondering about when I'm going to bring this all together, it should not be too long. I intended this story to be short when I started, but it may run a little longer than I thought.

Chapter Six Christmas and Fights

"Daddy! What are you doing here?" Kim exclaimed as she turned the color of her hair. A moment before, they had received and unexpected ring from their doorbell and Kim had jumped up to answer it not even registering the fact that she was now only dressed in one of Ron's red jersey's and her underwear. Kim and Ron had gotten home from the mission just after two and had spent a while 're-living their experiences' from last night; it was now five o'clock and Ron was starting dinner. Kim had flung open the door and was immediately faced with the fact that standing before her was her own father, and she was lacking some essential clothing items.

"Umm…Kimberly, you might want to go put something on…" Mr. Possible said, covering his eyes and motioning for his daughter to go do so. Kim scurried off to do so, quickly slamming the bedroom door, mortified that her father and just gotten, practically, a written confirmation that she and Ron had…consummated…their relationship.

"Umm…hey Mr. Dr. P… come in and have a seat, I was just about to cook some dinner." Ron said nervously. He had more visions of black holes; his father-in-law would launch him into space, solving his draft problem and Mr. Possible's 'boy' problem once and for all. Mr. Possible just gave Ron a disgruntled look, came in, and took a seat on their couch, shutting the door behind him.

"Well, Ronald it seems you and Kim have begun to adjust to married life." Mr. Possible said, relaxing a bit. He knew his daughter was an adventurous girl, and Ron was her husband, and it's not like he didn't expect it to happen, but he would have rather not have gotten that confirmation.

"Yeah, Uh, Mr. Dr. P…um…about that…I can…" Ron started to stammer, trying to apologize. Mr. Possible just help up a hand.

"You are married, Ron; you and she have not done anything wrong…however, I would rather not see my daughter like that again, if you don't mind." Ron just nodded, relieved that Mr. Possible was not going to try and kill him on the spot.

"So…what brings you by?" Ron asked. Really, they were practically in the middle of nowhere and the location of the base was actually a secret. They and Wade knew how to get here, but as far as Ron knew, nobody else did. Kim came out of the bedroom, this time fully dressed in her black pants and teal shirt, and stood beside Ron.

"Well, I thought I would surprise you two by coming by for a quick visit on my way home. You see, since the space center decided to move a few projects out here, my job came with it. So I'll be working out here until the center deems it safe for us to move the projects back. That project you rescued this morning happens to be the one I'm working on right now…a similar fusion cell powers Kimmie-cub's electric car." Mr. Possible explained.

"Oh so that's how you got a car when you turned eighteen." Ron said, the realization hitting him, even though Kim had explained all this to him weeks ago…but that was Ron. Kim just rolled her eyes.

"So, dad…would you like to stay for dinner? You know Ron is a pretty good cook."

"Sure, but let me call your mother and let her know." Mr. Possible said with a smile. Ron might not be the brightest boy, but he did have many redeeming qualities. One of them was that he made up for Kim's lack of ability in the kitchen. Mr. Possible stayed for dinner, enjoyed the grilled chicken and pasta dish that Ron had masterfully prepared. Kim and Ron joked, laughed, and told stories as much to him as to themselves all throughout the meal. It was nice to see his daughter happy. It reminded him so much of his wife and himself just after they were married. Obviously, they were much older, seven years older, when they had gotten married, but despite Ron's and even Kim's lack of maturity in many aspects, they seemed happy. They would have fights; there was no denying that. Fourteen years as best friends had seen their fair share of fighting. He remembered one time during their freshman year; they had gotten in one so big that they had even stopped talking to one another for a week. But it didn't last, they had always found a way to work though their problems as best friends; hopefully they would as a couple.

If there was one thing Ron could never fully understand about Kim, it was her inability to sit still. That would explain why he was now tiredly staring at the ceiling of his wife's room in his in-laws house. Just the other day, they had come home from their honeymoon…which was a vacation, and now he needed another vacation to recover from his vacation. The rest of the week had gone smoothly, at least on the mission front. He and Kim had skied and snowboarded some more; they had done some combat practice, like he promised; they had cooked, like she promised. They visited Wade and her father (who had returned Rufus, who was now curled up in a ball in Kim's window seat); they had even driven into town to file their marriage license, and take a copy to the draft office. The guy at the office had been the same one who had done Ron's review, thankfully, but he had been skeptical when they presented him with the document…he even wanted to see their wedding bands. Now, they were at Kim's house for the week of Christmas, and had been visiting back and forth between the houses for Ron's Chanukah celebration, and Kim's Christmas. It had been another tiring week. At the moment, Kim was chasing down her twin brothers to beat them senseless after they had taken a picture of her and Ron kissing. Ron thought it was funny, but Kim was…well, she was Kim.

Being back in Middleton after a week away was another experience altogether as well. Things looked bleak for citizens and the country at the moment. Just about everything was rationed; you could only drive certain times of the day, and you could only buy so much fuel a week. Protests, riots, and demonstrations of all sorts were sprouting up everywhere. There were people for the war, people against it, people who wanted to abolish government, people who wanted more government….an endless stream of variation. The mood amongst Kim, Ron, and their close friends (pretty much limited to Monique, Wade, and Felix) was somber. Many of their other acquaintances and friends had either been drafted or had chosen to join the armed forces. It was definitely a sobering experience for everyone…most of all Ron, who amongst them was the only eligible draftee, and one who had been drafted only to be saved by his best friend turned wife. They did not talk about it, and nobody blamed Kim or Ron, but Ron sometimes felt like he had done something wrong. On the actual war front, things were at a stalemate. Word had not reached citizens about China's use of tactical nukes yet, but it was apparent that they had no reservations about using such force. Several ships and their support groups had gone suddenly missing as well, but as far as Kim, Ron, or Wade could tell they had not yet expanded to using nukes on ground forces; but if one side got desperate, nothing would stop them now.

Kim and Ron were in the news every now and then, (Over the week of Christmas and before.) mostly as inspirational pieces to lighten the hearts of citizens and boost the country's moral, they were even interviewed early one morning…well Kim had been interviewed, and much to her dislike, they ignored Ron. Ron did not mind too much, but Kim had vowed that he would get more recognition in the future.

"Ron." Kim's voice rang though the house and startled him from his daze. He did not realize it 'til now, but he had been lying there thinking for nearly thirty minutes when she called him. It was time for the Possible family annual Christmas eve tradition: Reading the Christmas story. Ron, being Jewish, had always opted to leave Kim's house about now when they were just best friends, but this year he was part of the family, so whether he believed or not, he would sit and respectfully listen.

"Oh my gosh, Ron!" Kim gasped excitedly as she held the small, square, black box in front of her. It was Christmas morning, and while Kim had been participating in Chanukah by giving gifts with Ron and helping his family with the celebration, Ron had also participated in all of the Possible family traditions. Of course as always, though, they had presents for each other on Christmas morning. Kim had given Ron a very nice watch and some other small items for Christmas while Ron had only gotten her one small thing. Now she was sitting on the floor in her pajamas, staring open mouthed back and forth between Ron and the box. Jim and Tim were peering over her shoulder and her parents were giving each other and their daughter and son-in-law loving looks.

"I know we were only engaged for a week, but I thought you might like to feel like we were for longer." Ron said, beaming at his wife as he kneeled down on the floor beside her and removed the delicate engagement ring from the box. It was a small ring of gold with a diamond solitaire set in the center. Ron would have gotten her something larger, but this was all he could afford after having sold some of the jewelry he had purchased with his naco royalty money.

"Oh, Ron, you are so wonderful." Kim gasped, kissing him after he had placed the ring on her finger. "When did you go get this? We have hardly been apart since we got engaged."

"Well, when we all went to the mall, and while you were talking to Monique, I went and bought it. I thought I might give it to you before the wedding, but I never really got a chance, so I decided it might make a good Christmas present."

"Thank you so much, honey. You know, now I feel bad because I didn't give you so much."

"KP…you've already given me more than I could ever ask." They smiled at each other kissing one more time, much to her brothers' dislike.

"Come on, Ron!"

"You have got to come check this out!" Kim's brothers, Jim and Tim, completed each others sentence as they dragged Ron to his feet and headed towards their game station to try out the video games they had received for Christmas. Ron just shrugged at Kim, who laughed and waved a small goodbye to him as her brothers dragged him off. Kim stood there and watched the three swoon over the game from the doorway, a funny smile on her face.

"You know, they remind me of the two of you at that age." Mrs. Possible said, smiling from beside her daughter.

"They do?"

"Of course they do, Kimmie. When one of you got the latest of something, you always had to share it with each other first. I'm glad Jim and Tim get along with Ron; you know they really look up to him." Kim smiled and nodded. It was good to know her whole family approved of Ron, even her little brothers. Ron had always been a good friend to everyone, including those two, and he could often relate to them when she could not.

"Damn it, Kim! That was one of the few things you promised me you would do before the wedding…"

"He was my boyfriend, Ron! You have no right to tell me how or when I should have broken up with him!" Kim covered her mouth, realizing she had just said something completely wrong.

Ron gave Kim his best death glare, turned on his heel and walked out, leaving a now crying Kim sitting on her bed. She heard the front door slam as he headed out to wherever he was going.

'Ron was pissed' would have been an understatement. Sure, they had had arguments before, but this was an epic one, and Ron was right; it was her fault. Three days after Christmas, Kim had to deal with what she had known was coming for a while now. Josh Mankey had shown up on the Possible doorstep, asking to see his girlfriend. Ron had been quit as Kim quickly ushered Josh outside to break up with him and explain everything; when she returned, she and Ron had gone up to her room to 'discuss' things. When she and Ron had gotten engaged, Kim had promised to break up with Josh before the wedding. Since then Ron had not asked about it, but trusted that Kim had broken the news to him. She had procrastinated though, not knowing what to tell Josh. She had hoped to catch him at school when they returned after Christmas, but miscalculated, forgetting that he would probably want to see her sometime during the break.

Josh had been fairly understanding about it. Since Kim had been avoiding him, and she had stopped hanging out with him weeks before; he had seen the writing on the wall. Kim told him that she did not think things were working out, that she just did not have fun with him when they were not on a date. Really, she would have broken up with him even if she and Ron had not gotten married; they just did not seem compatible. She neglected to tell him that Ron and she were now married; they had agreed to not break the news 'til after graduation if at all possible. Ron had been fine with all that, but he was not happy about the fact Kim had not done what she needed to do with Josh before the wedding. He had gotten mad and said some things he didn't mean about her not keeping promises and lying, and Kim had gotten mad right back. Her comment about 'him being her boyfriend' had done it for Ron. She should not have even had a boyfriend at that point anyway, and as her husband he had every right.

Ron walked the neighborhood for nearly an hour before he stopped in the park to sit and think a while. He was right about her not breaking up with Josh, but he should have not gotten so mad about it. Everything had happened so fast, he really could not blame her so much. If it had been him, he could not say he wouldn't have done the same thing, but he was still a little angry at her. She could have at least warned him. Ron went home; it was late, and he did not think Kim was still up, so he decided it would be best to camp out on the couch. Kim was up though, and she heard him come in. After a while, since she had still not seen him, she went downstairs to see how he was.

"Ron?" Kim asked in a shaky voice as she entered the den. Ron was curled up on the couch; she could tell he was not asleep. She walked up to him and sat on the edge of the couch; he was positioned with his face towards the back.

"Ron…please talk to me." He just 'harrumphed' and turned further into the cushion.

"Ron, I'm sorry. You were right; I should have told him before the wedding…I just didn't know what to say…please don't be mad at me. I love you." Kim said meekly. Despite his best efforts, Ron could never stay mad at Kim. He sighed and turned around to look at her. It was dark, but he could still see she had been crying. It hurt to yell at her like he did; he had never been much of a fighter, and it hurt him even more to make her cry, even if he had been right.

"Kim, I can't stay mad at you…I'm sorry …I didn't mean everything I said." He held open his arms and she fell onto him, hugging him, it seemed, for her life.

"I was so afraid you wouldn't come back." Kim said, pulling herself into his chest.

"Kim…you know I would never leave over a stupid argument." Ron looked at her with a 'you already know this' look, and she nodded, looking embarrassed.

"So, are we alright?"

"Yeah, KP, were alright." She reached down and kissed him.

"Come on then, let's go to bed." Kim smiled, pulling Ron to his feet and leading towards the stairs. "We have some making up to do." She whispered, grinning at him.

Mrs. Possible smiled and reached over to turn out the light as she heard them head toward Kim's room. The family had stayed out of this argument, feeling it was best if the two worked it out on their own. Jim and Tim had run to their room as soon as the yelling had started, and she and Mr. Possible had kept away from both teens. If they were going to work as a couple, they would have to figure out how to get though without constant advice from their parents. She rolled over and kissed her husband goodnight before slipping off to sleep.

"Ahhhh!" Kim yelled, nearly jumping a foot off the bed as she was startled awake by a jabbering naked mole rat sitting on her forehead.

"Rufus! What are you doing?" She said as the bald rat darted over to Ron's head, pulling his hair, trying to wake the boy. Rufus responded by pointing to the clock and then the calendar. Kim realized what he was getting at. It was the first day of school for the spring semester, and he was trying to get them both up so they would not be late. Kim flopped back down on the pillow with a groan. Other then their fight, she and Ron had a wonderful holiday and Kim really did not want to have to go back to school. On the plus side though, it was their last semester before they would graduate! She rolled over to see Rufus had little luck waking her husband, who had always slept like a rock.

"Why don't you let me try, Rufus?" Kim said, patting the little guy on the head. He scurried to the windowsill as Kim edged up behind Ron.

"Yahhhh…that's cold!" Ron yelped as Kim's touch startled him from sleep. Kim giggled as she removed her feet from his butt. Kim had always had cold feet in bed, and in the last two weeks, she had discovered them very effective in waking up Ron.

"Come on, Ron, it's time to get up; we have to go to school today."

"Ahh…no school! No school!" Ron said from the behind the pillow he had pulled in front of his face.

"Kim Possible, you are such a loser! Why on earth would you dump Josh Mankey! I bet it was for that loser Stoppable." Bonnie sneered as Kim entered the gym for cheerleading practice after another long day at Middleton High. It had been two weeks since they had started school again, and today was Friday. Kim and Ron had done well keeping their marriage a secret so far, but Kim was getting tired of not being able to treat Ron like more than a friend. She had found that she really did like the idea of them as a couple, and in the few weeks they had been married, she had grown to love the affection he showed for her, and likewise she returned it. But most of all, she hated Bonnie Rockwaller's taunts and jeers at Ron's expense. It was nothing new, but Kim had taken more notice in the past two weeks and had taken particular offense to how Bonnie specifically went after Ron every chance she got.

"So what if I did break up with Josh, Bonnie? Why do you care, and what do you have against Ron? He is a perfectly good person; why do you pick on him all the time? Why do you care about either of us anyway; you already don't like both of us." Kim said, getting angry and emphasizing her point by pointing her finger at the girl with each question.

"I don't care! I'm just merely pointing out that you, who should be near the top of the food chain, below me, of course, hang out with an ultra loser like Stoppable, AND you gave up one of the hottest guys in school! It just looks funny to me." Bonnie replied, flipping her hair and walking off. Kim just growled her direction, and looked around at where Ron had just walked in, and with his mascot costume on, he had not heard a word of what Bonnie said.

"Alright people, let's get practice started!" Kim yelled to the group as they assembled for the practice, letting Bonnie's sass slide for the moment.

Kim emerged from the locker room a few moments after practice had ended, dressed in her clothes from that day. She stood in the doorway for a moment, noting, for some reason that most of the cheerleaders were still hanging around the gym. She had not taken long to change, but normally most of them would have left by now. She spotted Ron across the gym with his back turned to the group, carefully putting away his handmade 'Middleton Mad Dog' costume and began to walk towards him. As soon as she started walking his direction though, she noticed someone else walking towards him as well: An angry looking Bonnie, who was already much closer to him than she.

"Stoppable!" Bonnie yelled as she approached the unsuspecting boy, Ron whirled to find a mad looking Bonnie pointing her finger at him and walking his way.

"What can I do for you, Bon-Bon?" Ron asked, plastering a friendly grin on his face, hoping whatever Bonnie was going to bitch at him about would pass.

"Don't play dumb with me, Ron! I know you're the one who made Kim breakup with Josh, and as much as I don't care what you do, it has reflected on the whole squad. Not to mention the fact that Kim should be near the top of the food chain, but she isn't just because she hangs around with you!" Bonnie roared. "Well, since she won't do anything about you, loser…I will." Kim stopped for a minute, dumbstruck. Bonnie was attacking Ron because she thought he made her breakup with Josh?

"What are you talking about Bonnie? I…" Ron stammered, not knowing what to make of the situation. Bonnie had always been mean, but she had never actually come after him before, verbally or physically. The rest of the cheerleaders stood dumbfounded, like Kim. Bonnie had been bitching about Ron just a moment ago to them, but none of them thought that she would actually do anything.

"Shut up! You are the lowest worm on the food chain! You are stupid, ugly, and annoying, and you should feel honored to even be friends with a cheerleader outside of school, but I'm NOT going to let you ruin all of our reputations by letting you hang around with us at school! From now on, I don't ever want to see your face around here, or in classes, or even in the hallway! You will not come to games; you will not be mascot; and you will not even come to your stupid Bueno Nacho when I am there!" Bonnie had gotten in his face at this point and was poking him in the chest with her extended index finger when she made every point. Kim's blood was boiling. How dare she talk to Ron like that! How dare she threaten, or even touch him! She started to stalk her way from where she was over to the two.

"Bonnie, I don't think…" Ron stammered again. He concluded that something was very wrong with Bonnie; she had never done anything like this before, and he had not done anything to make her angry.

"I SAID, SHUT UP!" Bonnie screamed at Ron. Then she did something nobody ever thought she would do. Bonnie Rockwaller reared back and slapped Ron with enough force to nearly knock him over. Bonnie looked at her hand, then back at Ron, shocked. Ron looked back at her just as shocked, and all the other cheerleaders just stood there slack jawed. Kim saw red.

Kim was in a full tilt run when she caught hold of Bonnie's shirt. She planted one leg and twisted her body around as she came to a stop, whirling the girl with her and letting go just at the right moment to send Bonnie flying across the gym, skidding to a stop on the waxed, wooden floor. Kim immediately launched into a set of somersaults after the sliding girl, coming to a stop just in front of her. She quickly knelt down to where Bonnie was struggling to get up and grasped the girl by the shirt, hauling her up to eye level.

"Don't you ever…ever touch Ron again! He has done nothing, but be nice to you since we met, and all you ever do is cut him down, and tell him what a loser he is! He is not a loser; he is the best man I know, and if I ever see you lay a finger on him again, I'll tear you limb from limb. You got that?" An extremely terrified Bonnie weakly nodded.

"You want to know why I broke up with Josh? Well, I'll tell you. I broke up with Josh because he and I just did not get along. He is boring; he does not talk, and he's not really that great of a kisser. As for Ron, he is a wonderful guy. He likes to talk; he can make me laugh, and for your information, he is a great kisser! But you'll never get to experience that because he's taken already. I'm not afraid to say it, and I just wish I realized it sooner, but Ron is my husband, and I love him!" She then dropped the terrified girl the ground, who landed with a thump on the floor of the completely silent gym. Kim had yelled her entire speech to Bonnie, and a speechless cheer squad and husband now stared at the teen hero.