A/N and Disclaimer: What happened to Bonnie? Let's find out. This actually happened to girl I knew, a long time ago. As always, I do not own any of the characters. The Walt Disney Company does. I borrow the shadows and get my kicks creating my own puppet shows for your enjoyment. Flames are welcome. How else can I learn.
Chapter 3: Bonnie's Story
Amelia pulled her Mustang rental car into the parking lot of Bueno Nacho. She recognized Bonnie's red convertible but didn't see Ron's little blue, piece of junk, scooter. "Well, maybe they're not here yet. I still need to talk to Bonnie and find out what happened this summer to change her so." She pulled into a parking spot and got out. While she had dressed a little conservatively for the school, wearing a nice, short sleeve pink blouse,(tied up high at the waist with the top two buttons undone; Why else would the boys and Barkin be drooling?) and pink cargo shorts with hiking boots; Now she was dressed to kill. Cut-off short shorts with a white tank top two sizes too small. Pink flip-flops accentuated the diamond studded toe rings, one on each long, slender second toe. (They were a bother trying to get them off for certain jobs, but she loved them. They were also good for other purposes than to accentuate her gorgeous feet.) She had gotten them for a photo shoot for toe nail polish. The ad had run in eighteen different magazines the first month it came out and she was paid very well.
Amelia entered the restaurant and went up to the counter. She ordered a drink and turned to see who was there. Bonnie was standing/leaning on the table, talking to someone in a booth. Judging by the flaming red hair of the person with her back to Amelia, it had to be Kim. Bonnie stood, clutched her sides and let out a huge laugh. Now, Bonnie laughing like that isn't too strange. But two other people were laughing and snorting, uproariously, from the booth. "Bonnie and Kim laughing at the same time? This is totally odd," thought Amelia. She grabs her drink and headed over.
Bonnie spied the woman as she approached. She ran and threw her arms around Amelia. "Ame," Bonnie squealed with delight spinning her around and around. "It's great see ya I heard you were in town come on, sit down we were just talking about you I bet your ears were burning!" Bonnie squealed in one, run-on sentence. Bonnie wheeled and led Amelia to the booth. Ron stood up from the booth, "Bon Bon. She's only been in town one day and your already attacking her. Let Amelia sit down. She must be tired from the long plane ride." Ron offered her a seat and, waiting for her to sit down first, sat next to Kim. Bonnie slid in kitty-corner him, before Amelia finally sat next to her. Kim chimed in, "That's right, you have been traveling a lot. If you're tired we can do this another day."
Amelia smiled. "No that's O.K., this is my way to wind down from travel; sitting and talking to friends. Now, tell me all from this summer. What did I miss?"
Bonnie linked arms with Amelia, pulling her close. "Well," Bonnie started, quietly, "I got into a deep depression about six month back. I wasn't really happy with who I was or where I was going with my life. I mean, yeah, I was "Queen Bonnie" and all. But I realized I didn't have any real friends, except for Tara. I had my posse, but they just hung with me for a little piece of my popularity. I thought I had it all... but I had nothing! For some strange reason, I kept bumping into Ron. It was like Ron had radar or something." "Yeah, me and my Rondar!" Ron piped in. Bonnie pondered that for a moment. "Yeah, Rondar, that's cute, I like that. Anyway, Ron kept pushing me, ya know, to find out what was up, and I just got vicious." Bonnie reached over and patted Ron's hand. "I'm sorry for that." Ron just smiles, "It's no big, Bon. I could see you were hurting and I understood." Ron took Bonnie's hand in his and nodded. Bonnie sighed, "Well, I just got madder and madder. Ron seemed to be everywhere. At the mall, at the beach, the movies, even a coupla times outside my house. Finally I exploded. I was, what, three or four minutes ripping into you? Then you just smiled and grabbed me. Pulled me into the biggest bear hug. All the anger flew out the window and I broke down and cried. I still don't know how long we were like that, you hugging me, and me wailing into your shoulder." "You soaked my entire shirt," Ron said sheepishly. "It was well over an hour," Kim said quietly.
Bonnie unhooked her arm from Amelia and reached over to grab Kim's hand. "And YOU! You just stood there and let it happen," Bonnie spoke firmly. "I had a feeling Ron knew what he was doing." Kim stated, matter-of-factly. "He does it to me, every once in a while, when I bottle something up. He seems to have a sixth sense about such things. He'll nudge you and push you until you break and it all spills out. Then he just listens. Finally, he somehow knows the right thing to say."
"And that's just what happened." Bonnie sighed a heavy sigh. " After bawling my eyes out, I just started to babble. I don't know how coherent I was, but Ron just let me talk. It was a Friday evening and we, the three of us, talked until Saturday noon. We must a covered the entire history of our rivalry. Finally Ron said it all. He said, 'Bonnie, if you don't like your life, just change it. And you have two friends here to help.' That... just... floored me. My two worst enemies. The two that I've heaped so much abuse on and plotted against, offering to be my friends. I felt all the spite and venom for these two people," Bonnie squeezed and shook their hand, "just seep from my body. That's the only way to describe it. It just left me. I felt SO empty. I broke down and started crying again." Tears were rolling down the cheeks of all four, sitting there in the booth. They sat quietly for a moment. "Anyway," Bonnie sniffed and wiped her tears, "I vowed, then and there, to give these two a chance."
Ron smiled his goofy grin, "And you got a second chance too, Bon Bon." Bonnie glared at him. "Aw, come on," Ron chided. "You ARE Bon Bon now, not Bonnie. You're like you use to be when you were a child. You know, happy and carefree. Except for the big test you have tomorrow." Ron smirked.
Bonnie smiled a little. "Well, O.K. But you know I still hate it when my Mom uses that name. It just grates on my nerves." She shuddered a little. Ron, still smirking says, "Well, Bonnie is no more so you must have a new name. I only use Bon Bon with love and affection." "O.K." Bonnie concedes. They all lean back in their seats. Ron raps his arm around Kim.
"Kim, you're O.K. with Ron and Bonnie so close? You two are a couple?" Amelia asks. Kim smiled, "Oh, at first I was a little confused with it, too. But remember, I was there to see the moment, the catharsis," "God Bless You!" Ron chimed in, loudly, grinning ear to ear. "Ron!" Kim said annoyed. "Sorry, K.P. I couldn't help it, sounded like a sneeze," Ron said shrinking back into his seat. "Please continue." Kim stared at Ron for a moment, then smiled. "It's O.K. I forgive you. It's just you being you. Anyway," She turned back to Amelia. "As I was saying, I was there for what went on between them. I helped a little." "A LOT!" both Bonnie and Ron said together. "Jinx, you owe me a soda," Bonnie added. "Oh man!" was all Ron could come up with. "You did help a lot," Bonnie continued, looking at Kim. "You let me see where you were coming from in our head-to-head battles. I got a whole new perspective on our relationship. That helped a whole lot. But... you were telling Ame about..."
"Oh, yeah," Kim perked, getting back on track. "I was there, and had an idea what Ron was doing to Bonnie. Remember, I'd been there... in the clutches of this Savant!" Kim poked Ron in the ribs with her elbow. "OWWW!" Ron yelped. "I trust Ron. I mean, we've known each other since Pre-K. And, I was around them all week when Ron saw that Bonnie was troubled and started his crusade to save her. That's the only way to put it. It was a crusade for Ron. It helped a little that he confided his feelings and intentions to me a couple of day into it. Anyway, I trusted that Ron knew what he was doing and wouldn't get emotionally or physically involved with Bonnie." She snuggled up with Ron. "He is a one-of-a-kind, one gal guy."
"The Ron Man will spread his Ron-Shine." He turns to Kim. "But I only have eyes for you." Kim and Ron kiss. They get a little passionate until Bonnie clears her throat, loudly. "All right you two! I know this isn't school and PDA is O.K. here. But remember, I'm without a boyfriend right now. So... keep it to a slow simmer or I'll start feeling like a fifth wheel," Bonnie flares. Kim and Ron break apart and mutter their apologies. Bonnie giggle. Amelia, sporting a wicked little grin thought, "Phase Two complete. Now Phase Three, isolate and ATTACK!"