A/N – Ok, I'm not exactly sure when my updates will come slowly and far between. After that last chapter, I knew I couldn't leave you, the readers, hanging. Without further ado, here's the next chapter.
These past two months have been pure bliss. I've spent so much time with KP, and I've come to truly love her. I'd do anything for her now. I can't believe I once thought she was shallow. No, she's sweet, caring, and extremely nice. I have a feeling that today will be a day to remember because we're going to Bueno Nacho for the first time in months. 'Bueno Nacho' I said to myself. That's where it all started. Ironically, we've never gone there on a date before, so I was doubly excited.
We've been out so often with each other, and she's grown so valuable to me. I know I probably still carry a little bitterness in me, but all of my negative emotions are overridden by love. I love her so much, and I wish I could spend every minute of every day with her. It's almost as if I know that she's the one. The best part is we are spending more time than ever with each other and there haven't even been any missions. Everything's been so quiet lately, though part of that is due to Drakken and Shego planning rather doing. Speaking of those two…
Days after Homecoming
I went directly to Drakken's lair after school, realizing I've neglected to go ever since I got together with KP. I knew I had to tell them, and I was hoping to God that they wouldn't kill me. I had so much to lose now.
"Stoppable," Shego acknowledged as I walked in. Ever since I the day I saved Drakken's life, Shego's actually come to treat me as a human.
"Ah, Stoppable, I was afraid you weren't coming back," came the voice from the blue-skinned scientist.
"Listen guys, there's something I really need to tell you." Fixated eyes stared back at me, urging me to go on. "I'm Kim Possible's boyfriend now." Complete and utter silence pervaded the room. It seemed as if time itself had stopped.
"WHAT???" Drakken and Shego yelled in unison. I could see Shego's hands sparking.
"Wait!" I yelled. "This doesn't change anything between us. I'm still loyal to you, and I won't reveal your location to anyone unless you do something incredibly evil. We're family, remember?"
"You're a dummy," Shego said to me quietly. Was that a hint of…sadness in her voice? Drakken wouldn't even look at me.
"Listen, I'll still come by but just not as often. I know you have big plans, and it's not like you need my help to accomplish them. Besides, I'm helping you by making sure you aren't tracked."
"Whatever, Stoppable," Drakken said dejectedly. Quite frankly, we've grown quite close over the weeks after I saved Drakken's life, and I did feel melancholy at the thought of leaving. KP was my best friend, though, and she needed me more than they did now.
I walked out of the lair, feeling a wave of sadness coming over me.
End Flashback
I've wanted to go back so often but something always held me back. I felt guilty at being with Kim. My thoughts were broken when the bell rang and I headed to lunch.
"Hey, KP," I said cheerfully, giving her a slight peck on the cheek. I couldn't stop smiling, knowing that I finally got her, the one person I cared about more than anything in this world.
"Hey, Ron," she said, giving me a slight smile. There was something odd about that smile but I wasn't going to think too deeply into it.
"You ready to take a trip down memory lane KP? We haven't been to Bueno Nacho since, since…well, in months. I can't wait to go back there. EVERYTHING started there! Kim, that's where our relationship was built, where everything we have today started," I said, a feeling of wistfulness traveling through my body.
"I can't wait Ron," she said with enthusiasm. Once again, I sensed something odd in her tone. It didn't matter though because I was too happy to let anything bring me down.
The rest of the school day crept my more slowly than usual. As the final bell rang, I sprinted towards Kim's locker.
"Let's go, KP!" I said. I drove her in my car to Bueno Nacho, and at the sight of the restaurant, my heart skipped a beat. This is where our friendship was built; everything we shared today was built here. It felt so right to me, and I couldn't wait to get inside and talk to Kim and enjoy Nacos for the first time in too long.
Kim's Point of View
It's been two months since I first told Ron I loved him. Now, I'm starting to feel regrets about my action. My doubts got stronger with each passing day, when I think of the events that happened on Homecoming. I had felt so dejected and violated, and I clung to the only person I knew I could trust, Ron. As I snuggled into his embrace, I hadn't felt something so right in a long time. That's when he said he loved me, and I told him I loved him back and I believed it. I mean, it just felt so right. A few weeks after that event, after I recovered from some of the mental pain, I started to think more clearly and more logically. I started doubting the truth of my own words, words that sounded so right. I started to realize that it had been my pain talking and not my heart. I knew I had to tell him now, before he took our relationship further.
Every smile he gave me brought a grimace to my face. Every diffident peck on the cheek brought a pang in my stomach. Every time he'd look me in the eyes with his big, trusting brown eyes made me flinch. I find it harder and harder to look into those eyes with every passing minute. Whereas before his eyes seemed distant and filled with pain, I only see love, compassion, and happiness in them now. In all of my sixteen years of knowing Ron, I had never seen him this happy before. That's not even the worst part. Every time those eyes would interlock with mine in such a touching embrace, he'd say, "I love you KP. More than anything in the world." He said it so sincerely, so passionately that I just wanted to cry; it tore my heart to bits, and the "I love you too, Ron," that would come after seemed falser by the day. That's why I have to end it here, before Ron truly gets hurt. Maybe it's too late even now; I can't know for sure, but I know I have to end it now. That's why I asked Ron to go with me to Bueno Nacho; it's a pretty informal restaurant that served as the foundation to us, and I thought it'd lighten the blow.
I arrived in the lunchroom and silently sat down.
"Hey, KP," a trusting voice said behind me, followed by a peck on the cheek. I almost let myself break down into tears right then, but I summoned all my strength to hold it back.
"Hey, Ron," I said, trying to give him a smile.
"You ready to take a trip down memory lane KP? We haven't been to Bueno Nacho since, since…well, in months. I can't wait to go back there. EVERYTHING started there! Kim, that's where our relationship was built, where everything we have today started," he said. Right there and then, I wanted to just disappear. 'Oh, no,' I told myself. 'He's thinking I asked him there so we could reminisce about old times.' The feelings I had then were ineffable; I could barely bring myself to speak, much less seem normal.
"I can't wait, Ron," I said, mustering as much enthusiasm as I could into that line. I just wanted to curl up and cry; I felt so rotten. 'How can you go through with this?' I asked myself.The rest of the day went by uneventfully, and I dreaded what had to happen.
"Let's go, KP!" said a voice from behind me as I headed towards my locker. After I had deposited all of my things, we set off in Ron's car and headed towards Bueno Nacho; the sight of it made my heart skip a beat. This is the place where our friendship started and, ironically, where it'd probably end. It felt so wrong to me, and I dreaded going inside and ruining everything.
