Kim Possible's summer was one of routine; she went to cheer camp and would hang around in the mall. She was not used to being alone; Ron had always been around to do things with. Now that Ron had gone his own way, she was finding it difficult to cope without Ron.
Kim lay back on her bed and stared at the ceiling, she was bored no getting around it. It was only the second week of July and the realization that school was not going to start for another month was something she found depressing. She missed school, she missed being busy and she missed Ron.
She had tried to find new partners to go out and save the world with but no one had showed any promise. Ron was harder to replace than either she or Wade had ever dreamed. Fortunately for Team Possible the summer had been quiet, the only excitement so far this summer was Global Justice arresting Monkey Fist in the parking lot of Smarty Mart.
Apparently he and his monkey ninjas became lost and then they trashed an Old Army store out of frustration. Drakken and Shego had been quiet, they were supposed to show up for trial in October, Kim somehow didn't have much faith they'd be in court though.
Kim lay on her back staring out the window, "It's Thursday night and I'm bored to tears." She thought hopelessly.
Her mind was spinning trying to come up with an idea of what to do, "I think I'll head up to the mall and visit Monique." She thought happily.
Kim hoped out of bed and changed into her dressy casual, hopefully there would be some good looking guys at the mall to talk too. She missed having a boyfriend, and never thought she'd be so long without one after Ron moved on.
She borrowed her mom's car for the trip out to the mall; Kim had somehow thought having a driver's license would be more exciting. There just wasn't anywhere interesting for her to go. The mall was going to be the high point of the night; she parked the car at the entrance closest to Club Banana and walked into the mall.
Once inside she went straight to Club Banana to visit her friend Monique. Monique was working till close tonight, and was happy to see her friend so she'd have some company and talk cloths with. Monique shot her friend a happy smile, "Hey Kim, how you been girl."
Kim smiled at her friend, "I've been alright, just bored stupid though."
Monique nodded, "Tell me about it. Had any good crushes lately?" she asked Kim with a wink.
Kim bobbed her head around a bit, "Yea a few and then I go and talk to them and…they open their mouths and ruin it."
Monique started to laugh, "Ain't it the truth, sometimes you just feel like telling them; just shut up and look gorgeous don't say nothin' just shut up and look gorgeous."
They both shared a laugh. Monique got a devilish look in her eye, "I think we're both in a rut, I got an idea for how to get out of it." She said looking around the almost empty store.
Kim perked up, "I'm willing to do just about anything, I'm so bored."
Monique smiled and narrowed her eyes, "I say after I close up tonight we head downtown and go to the Odyssey, there should be lots of college boys there tonight and a band." She said in a whisper.
Kim smiled, "That sounds like fun, I'll head home and change."
Monique nodded, "I'll close up here and pick you up at your house. Sound like a plan?"
Kim nodded and off she went to get ready.
Kim was excited; she had never been to a night club and couldn't wait to find out what one was like. She didn't seriously think that she would find a boyfriend but it would be fun looking at all the guys. Kim changed into her little black dress; she remembered how much Ron enjoyed it a while back. She found the right accessories to go with it, necklace, bracelet, she put on an ankle bracelet and then found her black high heels and a small black clutch purse and she was ready for anything.
Monique picked her up at 10:30 and they made their way downtown, Monique was dressed to kill as was Kim. Monique was pumped up, "They say the Odyssey is the club, anything cool going on, goes on there."
Kim nodded, "Ok, I'm stoked; at least it shouldn't be boring." She told her friend.
Monique found a good spot on a surface lot just down the street from the club. They walked into the entrance and received their arm bands so they wouldn't be served alcohol and they went in.
Kim was looking around, there were guys and girls all over, Kim looked at the marquee, the name of the band tonight was "Toe Sucker" she winced, "Ewwwwwww hope they play better than their name." she thought to herself.
Kim and Monique headed to the bar and ordered a couple of sodas and started to look around. The place was packed it was loud the band was in the back and they didn't sound too bad from as far away as they were. Kim paid for her soda and immediately became aware of a presence over her left shoulder.
Kim turned to come face to face with a rather drunk college boy, "Hey…your hot…you know…you know…you know what would look good on you?" he asked slurring his words.
Kim could smell liquor and sweat all over this guy and she was shocked, she didn't expect to come across a drunk. Kim shook her head, "no" she said meekly.
The man wobbled backwards, "You'd look good with about a hundred and eighty pounds on top of you, whatcha thanksss about that?"
Kim froze and then she heard a voice, "DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LADY?"
Kim blinked, "That sounds like Ron." She thought. T
he drunk was about three inches from Kim's nose and she cold smell the reek of liquor and sweat all over him. She shuddered.
Then he was yanked backwards by an unseen hand, "I SAID DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LADY?" Kim blinked the voice belonged to Ron; only it didn't look like Ron, at least not the Ron she had known.
The drunk staggered backwards, "No I ain't got no problem with the lady but I'm getting ready to have a problem with you." He snarled.
Ron smiled, "I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' BUT LOVE BUDDY, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LADY THEN I'LL WALK OVER HERE, BECAUSE I SURE DON'T WANT ANY PROLBEMS WITH YOU." Ron said smiling
Kim finally snapped back into real time, she reached out and punched the guy in the shoulder, "DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE MAN?" Kim was amping up.
The drunk spun to face her, "Maybe I got a problem with you now?"
Then he got shoved from the back shoulder just hard enough to let him know that Ron hadn't left, "DID I HEAR YOU RIGHT, YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE LADY?" Ron yelled at the poor dumb drunk.
The drunk was getting mad, 'MAYBE I'M STARTING TO GET PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OF YOU." He yelled.
Ron shook his head, "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh that was not a good answer." Then Ron started to move to the drunks left and Kim started to rotate to his right.
One thing these two teens had learned over the years in all the freak fighting was that mobility meant life, if you were cornered things usually got bad. Kim and Ron had room to move and the drunk was about to pay a heavy price for stupidity.
Ron pushed the man from behind when he looked at Kim and when he turned to face Ron, Kim did the same. The drunks eyes were starting to clear up and he realized he was not in a good position so he backed away calling the two teens every name he could come up with.
Kim and Ron smiled at one another, "Just like old times Ron?" Kim told him smiling.
Ron nodded, "Yea KP, just like old times."
Then Ron saw Monique, "Hey Monique" he said greeting his friend.
Monique just stared at Ron before finding her voice, "Ron?"
Ron looked at Monique, and then realized she hadn't seen him since school was out, "Oh yea, new haircut." Ron said pointing at his head.
Monique was still staring, "And?"
Ron laughed and turned his attention to his old friend, "You look great Kim."
Kim blushed and nodded, "You look pretty spankin' too Ron."
Ron smiled and then waved at the bartender, "Hey Jill, I need a coke and a 7up?"
The bartender asked if he needed straws and Ron looked at Kim and gave her a wink, "Please and thank you." Ron told her.
Kim laughed, and Ron paid for his drinks, "Great seeing you guys again, see ya later." And then Ron turned on his heels and left the two standing there with their mouths open.
Kim looked over to her right and there was a guy staring at her, he looked familiar but she just couldn't place him. The guy pointed, "IT'S YOU" he said excitedly.
Kim looked at him with a puzzled look.
The guy shook his head, "You're the red headed girl from the bottom of the hill that Ron Man used to hang out with."
The man turned and motioned his buddies over for a look, "Hey Evil Ray, Angry Bob, This is the gal that broke Ron Man's heart."
Now other people in the bar were starting to look at Kim and Kim realized she was about to become center of attention in something she wanted no part of.
Super Dave continued the story, "Yea those two grew up together, best friends, night of the big prom Ron Man finally professes his love for her and she dances with him and kisses him and then she dumps him a day later."
Super Dave just shook his head, "What didn't he kiss very good? Hey Jennifer you kissed Ron Man, anything wrong with the way he kisses?"
Kim's eyes got huge as she turned to look at the smiling lady down the bar, Jennifer was shaking her drink smiling obviously enjoying Kim's plight, she flicked her cigarette ashes into the tray, "Ron was all tongue and hands, almost too much man for me, that's probably what happened, Ron was just too much man for the little girl." Jennifer said with a sneer.
Super Dave threw up his hands, "So the problem obviously isn't with Ron Man so that leaves you." He told Kim angrily.
Kim's mind was in information overload, this was not what she was expecting to do tonight.
Evil Ray cut in between Monique and Kim, "Hi I'm Ray, I'm a really good friend of Ron Man's and I'd just like to say that you smell very fresh tonight, is that strawberries, I smell?"
Kim looked at the man horrified, then another voice intruded, "Don't trust her Evil Ray; she's an assassin for "The Man" a cold blooded warrior of the status quo." Angry Bob was warning his friend.
Evil Ray wasn't giving up, "You have really pretty red hair, do…do you mind if I touch your hair?" he asked Kim.
Angry Bob wouldn't stop warning his friend, "Don't touch her, she'll snap your neck, no women's worth getting a snapped neck over."
Evil Ray was waving for Angry Bob to get lost, "I know its noisy here and all, but I have a car just out back if you should need to gather your thoughts."
Monique had seen enough, "Come on Kim its time to go." She grabbed Kim's arm and started leading her to the door.
There were cat calls and guys yelling about how heartless Kim was and a cruel enforcer of "The Man." Monique knew it was time to leave and leave now.
Kim broke away, she wanted to see Ron, She wanted to tell him it was all a bad mistake, she went back where the band was, it was really noisy and the band wasn't very good and then she saw him. He was up near the front seated next to a really large man that had lots of over turned shot glasses in front of him.
Ron was leaned back against the wall and there in his lap was a petite brown haired girl and she was kissing him and with her left hand rubbing his face.
Kim's eyes narrowed, her face got hot, she could not hear the band anymore. She wanted to walk up to Ron's table and drag that girl off of him and slap her silly and tell her to stay away from her man.
Kim started to take a step towards the table and then a gentle hand grabbed her shoulder. She turned to look and saw that it was Monique, "Kim…KIM" Monique was yelling to be heard over the band.
Kim's eyes cleared and she tried to make out what Monique was saying. Monique shook her head, "That's HER boyfriend now." She told her friend.
The words hit Kim as if it were a right cross from Shego, Kim's lower jaw was quivering and her eyes were going from jealous anger to hurt and her mind was shutting down. Monique took her friend by the arm and led her back to the car.
Kim didn't remember the walk back to the car, getting in or buckling her seat belt. All she could see in her minds eye was Ron kissing that girl.
Monique drove the car away from the downtown area. There was a long silence, "Well that place sucked." Monique finally said.
Kim giggled, "Yea" She had sunk in the seat and had her head resting against the passenger side door.
Monique wanted to talk now, "Did you see Ron's muscles? That boy is starting to fill out." Monique said shaking her head.
Kim laughed, "Yea, he looked so…different." She said sadly.
Monique looked over and saw the sadness on her friend's face, "He still cares for you, you know?"
Kim looked over at her friend, "You think so?" she asked.
Monique nodded, "Did you see how fast he had your back when that drunk was pestering you?"
Kim smiled, "He always had my back." She said with a far away vacancy.
Monique could see her friend was starting to come around. Kim shook her head, "I can't believe Ron drifted away." She said sadly.
Monique looked over at Kim, "That boy didn't drift away; he put up a sail and moved on." Kim laughed.
Then Monique got an evil look on her face, "What about that one girl that said she kissed Ron? Ron was all tongue and hands."
They both started to laugh. Kim shook her head, "She was sooooooo old, she must have been at least 20."
They both laughed again. Kim shook her head, "That girl Ron was with, she was cute wasn't she?" she asked Monique.
Monique looked at her and nodded her head, "I bet you could still win him over though, you guys have such a long history together."
Kim nodded, "yea…long history."
Monique dropped Kim off at home and Kim thanked her for the ride. Then Kim went inside and started to form a plan to get her Ron back.