Kim Pays A Visit
Once off the phone Kim told her mom that she was headed over to Ron's house for a much needed breather. Kim's mother was rather annoyed with all of the kids at this time and decided to make Kim's life a little on the rough side. "So you think your headed over to Ron's do you?" adopting a rather stern tone that instantly caught Kim's attention. Kim grinned sheepishly and gave her mom one of her best whines, "But Mom I haven't seen Ron in three days!" Kim's mom however was in no mood for whining, "Kim after the way you and your brothers behaved on the trip, why should I let you go and not ground you for a week?" She asked angrily.
Kim decided to try another approach in the argument, "Mom, I'm sorry about the trip, but the tweebs shouldn't have hid the toilet paper." Then she pulled out the famous puppy dog pout "Besides, Ron needs me." She said. Kim's mom arched an eyebrow and asked "Did Ron glue his shoes to the ceiling again?" Kim gave a half smile remembering the time Ron was convinced that Ninjas were after his footwear and glued them to the ceiling of his room to keep them safe. "I don't know, he wouldn't say over the phone." Kim said trying her best to sound distressed.
Kim's mom was wilting like lettuce on a Naco at Bueno Nacho, she heaved a big sigh and gave in. "Ok, but be sure to back by 9:00". Before she could get the curfew out Kim was almost out the door, "Thanks mom. Love you, Bye!" and then she was on her way to Ron's house.
Kim's mind was whirring, what could be Ron's sitch? Kim could tell by the tone of Ron's voice on the phone that something did happen over the weekend, but what?
Kim stopped walking outside of Ron's house and turned and looked back towards home. Kim was remembering when she and Ron met back in Pre K, how far away Ron seemed to live. When your little going around the block was about like taking a trip to the moon, everything seemed so different and new. Funny the stray thoughts that can creep into one's head from time to time she thought. She pushed back her stray thoughts and focused on the issue at hand, Ron. What was troubling Ron? There was only one way to find out, time to go ring the door bell.
Kim walked up the 3 steps to Ron's front door and noticed that the house seemed quieter than usual. She reached her hand out and rang the bell. Once the bell was rung she heard a disembodied voice say "Come on in, it's open, I'm upstairs." Kim opened the door and walked in, everything in the house appeared to be normal. Kim then climbed the stairs to Ron's room, wondering just what he had gotten himself into while she was gone, and why he didn't meet her at the door?
Kim reached the door to Ron's room and knocked, "Hey BF, you in there?" Kim called through the closed door. "Hey KP, so how was the camping family thing?" she heard Ron say from the other side of the door. Kim was starting to get worried, "Ron, can I come in? I missed you." She said. There was a deafening silence from the other side of the door, and then in a rather anguished voice she got a reply. "No…ummmm…not right now."
Kim was really starting to worry, "Ron did you dye your hair green again?" she asked. "No, that was so sixth grade." Ron said indignantly through the closed door. Kim was going through all the things that could make Ron want to stay behind the door and why he wouldn't want to see her. "Come on Ron, let me come in, I need my daily dose of Ronshine!" Hugging and Kissing she thought would be just the key that unlocks this door..
Once again silence from the other side of the door, then in a very sad and weary voice Ron answered her. "No KP, I can't let you in, I'm different now, I've become a freak and you'll laugh at me." Ron whined. Kim's alarm bells were starting to off, "Ron, did you hurt yourself? Come on Ron let me in, your scaring me." Kim pleaded.
She put her ear to Ron's door and could hear movement from the other side and could tell Ron was just on the other side of the door. She heard a small thud against the door which she guessed was Ron hitting his forehead against the door. "Ron, its ok, please open the door." Kim said quietly. She heard the door being unlocked from the other side, "Kim, whatever you do please don't laugh at me, Ok?" Ron asked his voice filled with dread. "Ron I'm not going to laugh at you." Kim said reassuringly.
Kim turned the door knob and opened the door, and held her breath. Once she seen Ron she immediately realized what the problem was, he shrank his cloths in the wash. Then she thought no, that's not it. Then it hit her, she was looking Ron directly in the chest, she raised her head a little and tilted it to the right and said in wonder "Oh my."
Ron went into panic mode, "Freak, Freak, Freak" he started yelling running back and forth in his room and not finding anywhere to hide from Kim. Finally he settled for diving back into bed and pulling the covers over him. "I'm a freak, I'm a freak" he wailed at the top of his lungs.
Kim began to regain her composure, having been momentarily overwhelmed at Ron's behavior. "Ron" she said, but Ron was too far gone in his panic. "Ron" Kim said again trying her best to cut threw Ron's mania. Ron began to hyperventilate. Kim knew of only one way to cut threw to him, "RONALD" she screamed at the top of her lungs and stomped her right foot on the floor. This finally got Ron's attention.
There was a silent ball of covers on the bed and when Kim put her foot down, the ball shrank into a corner by the wall. The only thing of Ron's that was visible out of the bed covers was a pair of very confused and frightened eyes. Kim bent over and looked into the eyes coming out of the bed spread and implored "Please come out Ron." The eyes closed and for a moment Kim thought that Ron was going to cry. The eyes opened back up and Ron said very painfully, "I'm a freak aren't I?" Kim smiled at him and said in the sweetest voice she could muster under the circumstances, "No Ron, you're not a freak."
Ron shot an accusing glance over at Rufus, and said "Rufus thinks I'm a freak." Kim shot a look over at the naked mole rat that was trying to hide himself on Ron's dresser. "Is that true Rufus, do you think Ron's a freak?" Kim asked using her cutesy voice. Rufus realizing that he had become the center of attention stood up on his hind legs and looked at both of his friends, shrugged his shoulders and squeaked "I Dunno."
Kim leaned forward and placed her forehead against the forehead hiding in the covers. Her big green eyes looked into Ron's very frightened eyes, "Please come out." She said softly. Ron's eyes shifted downward, and Kim brought a hand up to the side of Ron's bed spread covered face and asked him again to come out, she was going to give him a freak test to prove once and for all that Ron was no freak.
Ron kind of gave a half hearted smile; he never faired too well on tests but trusted Kim to give him a fair shot. Ron crawled out of bed and stood up. "Ok Ron the first part of the test is for you to stand up straight and stand still." She said. Ron complied with Kim's orders. Kim approached Ron and proceeded to give him a big hug. She held the taller Ron in her arms and stroked his back; she could hear his heart beating. It was beating a mile a minuet from Ron's panic attack, but the new sound was nice all the same. Ron's nervous shuffling brought Kim back to reality, she didn't know how long she had hugged him, and now she turned her head up to look into Ron's eyes and said "Now for part 2 of the test."
Ron was starting to enjoy Kim's new freak test but would remind her later that he didn't want the same test being given to Drakken, since it was pretty well certain that he was an established freak. "Ok Ron, now you put your arms around me." Kim ordered. Ron complied pulling Kim into his body; he had heard her sigh and he thought this was a good sigh and not a bad sigh. Ron let out a very soft "oh" and kept on hugging.
Ron's mind began to wonder and he realized how great KP's hair smelled, he bet it was from one of those pretty red or green bottles in the shampoo section at Smarty Mart. Her hair smelled of strawberry, he had always liked strawberries. Kim's weight shifted a bit, as she turned her head to look up at him. Ron marveled at how deep green her eyes were and how he could just lose himself in them. Kim stood on her tip toes and gave Ron a very tender kiss on the lips. Kim broke off the kiss and looked into Ron's eyes and said very tenderly, "Ron you are not a freak, but if you don't mind I'd like to keep testing you."
Ron didn't mind at all.
I'm only going to take this story one more chapter, I think I have a pretty good handle on writing again and want to start working on a few of my more complex stories. I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I enjoy writing them.-Bubba