The Afters

Ch 19

Three weeks later...

"Holly! Some ones here for you!" Kim yelled up the steps while escorting a tall boy in.

Holly ran down the stairs"Mom! Can't it wait I'm doing my nails- AH!" She recognized the boy. "I- I mean...hi." Her voice turned into soothing words.

"Hey Holly, I was wondering if you want to catch a movie or something."

"YES!" Holly practically jumped off the stairs. Shr ran into the living room, picked up her pink and green flip flops that were sitting by the door, and grabbed his arm. "Bye mom!" She slammed the door which left Kim alone. A moment later, Kim sighed and said, "Who that was I will never know."

The doorbell rang again.

"What did you forget Ho- Oh I Jacob come on in." Kim let Jacob in,

"Actually, I just came by to get Holly, we had plans to go shopping, which by the way I wasn't very enthusiastic."

"I'm sorry Jacob, but she just left with some...boy."

"Boy?" Jacob asked, but remembered, "Oh, well thanks anyway Mrs Stoppable. Bye."

"Bye now." She closed the door. She sat down on the couch to do some reading when an idea struck her head.

"Boy+ Holly Love. Alright...now, Jacob+Love losing friendship with Holly. Why does that sound so familiar, I...what was I saying? Oh nevermind."

Holly and Jeffery emerged laughing from a movie theatre.

"That movie was, AWFUL!" Holly chortled.

"Yeah I know, that robot was such a predictable villan!" Jeffery dumped the bag of popcorn.

Holly sighed, "Jacob would have hated it!"

"I loved that movie!" a familiar voice sounded off from behind them.

"Jacob?" Holly turned around to see not only Jacob, but Summer as well.

"Oh hey Holly." Jacob tug closer to Summer, "Summer and I were just catching a flick."

Summer's cell phone rang, "Yeah?" she left Jacob while continuing her conversation on her phone.

"Well...I watched the movie, she fixed her hair and text everyone..heh."

"Hey Holly!" Jeffery told Holly, "Medieval Sponges of Doom is about to start. Want to see it?"

"Um..okay. Jacob want to come with?"

Jacob stood awkwardly, "Um no thanks, you two have fun. Bye." he quickly walked off, but stood behind the corner, eavesdropping.

"What's his deal?" Jeffery laughed.

"I don't know." Holly paused, "Well, lets go, I guess."

"Kim I'm back!" Ron made a grand appearance through the door, only to find the room empty, with no one calling back. "Kim?"

"Hi dad." Andrew walked through the room with Rufus trailing behind.

"Hey Andy, where's your mother?"he put his suitcase down,

"She's out in the garden." Andy gulped sensing something was wrong.

"Thanks." he ran through the living room and stopped at sight of the messy kitchen. Kim was a neat freak, why was the kitchen a mess? But then he saw her, kneeling by a small flower garden, her red hair tied neatly in a ponytail. A large sunhat perched on top of her head with a large purple ribbon going around. She was humming softly but was interrupted by Ron touching her shoulder.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?" She yelled at him.

"Kim it's me Ron, your husband? I just got back from England.."

"OH NOW YOU WANT TO TALK!"

Ron stepped back confused. What is wrong with Kim? "Kim, what's wrong with-"

"Why didn't you call me!" she snapped. "I waited for you everyday to call me, BUT YOU NEVER CALLED ME!"

"Kim-"

"LEAVE ME ALONE!"

Wham!

She slapped him across the face. This filled Ron with so many emotions as he grabbed the gasping Kim by the arms and shook her.

"Kim stop it! You're scaring me!"

"Let- me GO!"

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? I CALLED YOU THREE TIMES EVERY DAY!"

"NO YOU DIDN'T! I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I'D TALKED TO YOU!"

"KIM!" he shook her one last time. He remembered his cell phone and took it out of his pocket and switched it on to recent calls. "LOOK!" he scrolled down the list and every single name posted said either "Kim" or "Home"

Kim's facial expression changed drastically. No longer was it showing anger, but a look of surprise and sadness. Ron let her go, but she fell to the ground and broke out crying.

"Ron, what is wrong with me?"

"I don't know," he confessed, "I-I don't know. But I'm going to find out."

Meanwhile...

"Medieval Sponges of Doom actually was pretty good." Holly sighed while walking down the long road.

"Too much politics. And why was Charlie Chaplin in there?" Jeff kicked a stone which flung across the dirt.

"I loved how the two best friends fell in love."

"I thought she would get with the one she just met."

"He wasn't right for her. Then he turned evil, and she fought for good." Holly laughed, "Kind of like my mother."

Jeffery stopped, "Holly, there's something I have to tell you."

"What?"

"I- I don't know where to begin, but my parents want me to destroy your mother."

Holly gasped, "What!"

"Kim Possible is still our nemesis, she must be taken out first."Jeffery imitated Drakken.

"Then me?" Holly whimpered.

"I'm afraid so. But I don't want that to happen." he got an idea, "Holly I have it!"

"What?"

"LET'S ELOPE!"

"WHAT!" Holly gasped, "Are you insane? I can't get married, I don't even know you!"

Jeffery grinned "It doesn't matter, you'll be safe."

"Safe from your parents yes. But not from my regrets. I'm only 18! I can't get married."

"Sure you can, and we'll have a family and live happily ever after." he leaned in to kiss her,

"NO!" She moved. Causing him to fall. She gave him her left hand to help him up, but he grabbed it and put a ring on her fourth finger. Not a gold ring, a platinum ring with a large green gem. Holly gasped and tried to get it off, but it was stuck.

"Now your bound to me Holly." an evil force grew around Jeff. "You may not want me, but as long as this ring is on your finger, you have no choice."

"NO!" Holly kicked Jeffery hard and began to run down the other way, but she could not escape as long as that ugly ring was on her finger.

i kind of took a scene from the notebook, sorry if that upsets anyone, its a nice tie in for something to come.

happy holidays