A/N—Yes, The Day it Changed was twenty-four chapters many months ago, but I deleted the last four and am now rewriting them. Similar plot? Maybe. Sorry for the LONG wait. I really am.

Either way, I suggest you read these "new" chapters even if you're read the four deleted ones. I don't have the four deleted ones saved anywhere so it probably will be a lot different now that I think about it. Please read and review! And I'll try my best to update.

Chapter 21

Immaculate wintry snow fell on a lone car driving down a slick road. Its headlights could barely guide the driver to his destination, allowing only a few feet of sight. 'Why did it suddenly have to blizzard now?' The driver's thoughts were interrupted by the inevitable question.

"What happened back there?"

"What do you mean?" This was too much for her. She didn't need this right now.

"Ron, it's been a very stressful day. Are you going to tell me what happened to you or not?" Her stern voice was startling because it was the first time she spoke to him like that. It was not unkind but just…tired.

"I'm sorry, Bonnie," he said and ran a hand through his sandy blonde hair. "But I can't tell you. Not yet, anyway."

"Why?" Now it was his turn to be irritated.

"Is it not enough for me to say I can't tell you? It's for your own good—our own good."

"No, it's not enough! You can't just expect me to drop something like this. I've seen what secrets can do to people—"

"Without secrets, we can't be human. I'm afraid to tell you. I'm afraid of the consequences. You know I care about you more than anything in the world, so why can't you trust me on this?"

"Because—you're right. You can tell me when you're ready." She gave him the 'Bonnie' pout, which meant that it was probably far from over, but she'd drop it for now. He sighed. She knew it'd weaken his resolve, but they both knew it wasn't enough.

"Okay, how about we snuggle up by your fireplace or anywhere and watch Titanic?" It was her favorite movie—sappy, glorious, and tragic at the same time. Her face noticeably lit up, since it was one of the movies that Ron downright refused to watch with her the first time. 'So stubborn.'

"Will you cook too?"

"Anything to make you happy." And she believed it.

X.X

Kim slowly drove home through the treacherous snow. The roads were jammed with cars going immeasurably sluggish as they struggled to see through the dense white downpour. She didn't mind, rather enjoying the time alone with the heater cranked up. Josh had offered her dinner at his place, but she wasn't in the mood for it. She wasn't in the mood for much of anything anymore. Except for one thing that wouldn't get off her mind.

No matter how hard she tried, tearful brown eyes would stare into her emerald greens. She would never forget that moment—the moment of her greatest mistake. However, she realized it went deeper than that—far deeper. Ron wouldn't hate her because of a failed relationship. She understood that their bond was too strong. It would have taken so much more, a crescendo of events that built up to the dramatic climax.

Now things had changed so much in his life and for the first time, she wasn't allowed in. Sure, she had kept Ron out of her life plenty of times, like that Halloween Party or Tara's pool party, but she never realized that he'd reciprocate the actions one day. The worst part was she understood she deserved it. However, that didn't change the fact that Ron went from scrawny to Superman in those few weeks. She desperately wanted to know what was going on, but she was afraid to ask. 'The great Kim Possible, scared like a little girl,' her mind mockingly said to her.

She just felt so helpless.

X.X

Sensei meditated quietly on the side of Mount Yamanouchi, a small distance away from his ninja school. Usually, these were times he relaxed and relieved the stress of teaching the old arts. Unfortunately, his mind had become more and more troubled as time passed—each night brought a new nightmare that was connected to all the others somehow. He just had to find that connection. 'Something isn't right.'

Though many in the school felt great unease, no one openly admitted it, brushing it off as their own paranoia. After all, a slight tremor in the breeze and an anomalous shaking of tree branches didn't symbolize catastrophic doom did it? Maybe the weather was just changing. But Sensei knew this wasn't the case. Maybe it wasn't the 'catastrophic doom', but something big was coming. He could only imagine how greatly it'd affect the world.

X.X

This time around the movie Titanic didn't seem so bad to Ron. Then again, the first time he saw it he didn't have Bonnie Rockwaller all over him as they made out for most of the movie. They barely took time to breathe as they embraced in another liplock, and Ron's hands dropped to just below her waist before he steadily calmed himself. She was just so irresistible that Ron couldn't resist a slight grab of her buttocks before letting go. If she noticed, she gave no sign of it, hands now running up and down his body. He was tempted to stick a hand down her pants, but he stopped himself. Their relationship didn't go very fast, and Ron didn't care too much about that. There was so much time later, and it wasn't like he planned to leave her soon anyway. So he just laid back and enjoyed what he was sharing already.

X.X

As Kim stared at her computer screen, she surprisingly realized that she was actually bored. Normally, she would have enjoyed this downtime—she did live the busiest life in Middleton after all. However, this wasn't like every other time. Usually, when she wasn't partying, she hung out with…him.

She sighed. Things were in such disarray, and she understood that she could blame no one except herself. It just downright hurt. Even worse, Ron had taken to Bonnie, and to add insult to injury, they appeared to like each other. Not even Kim could deny that Bonnie seemed different.

'It's like we traded places.'

'Sad how a dog never misses his tail until she loses it, eh?'

'Shut up.'

She missed him so much that it hurt just to hear his name. It burned her so deeply inside when she saw him walking hand in hand with Bonnie. If Bonnie were doing this to get back at her, she wouldn't have minded as much.

'But it's not about you anymore, is it?' It wasn't. Bonnie genuinely liked Ron and was thankful for him.

Kim was too late. Months ago she barely saw him and didn't think much of it. Now she rarely saw him and it was tearing her apart.

'How things change, right Kimmie?'

'Shut up.'

What irked her the most was what happened to Ron. He was so…built. She suspected a muscle ring, but Wade crushed that theory. It's not like a muscle ring could have given him those reflexes anyway. He fought like a trained assassin—except he didn't even want to fight.

His life was so complicated for the first time, and she wasn't there to witness it.

'Then again, maybe there was so much more to him before too, but I never realized it.'

Maybe.

X.X

Sensei's eyes jerked open. In an instant, everything became so clear to him. All of his dreams—nightmares—centered around the Lotus Blade, which meant that Ron-san had to be involved in some way.

'He is the chosen one.'

'Yes.'

"Sensei, are you okay? Something felt amiss here." It was Yori, one of his favorite students and close associate to Stoppable-San.

"Yori, I need to get on a plane and fast." His voice rarely got so urgent, and it scared Yori.

"Why, Sensei?"

"Please no questions until I get back. I have to find Stoppable-san."

"I'll get plane tickets right now, Sensei."

"Thank you." As she ran off, Sensei felt another disturbance in the air. 'It's time you be a hero again, Stoppable-san.'

Or the harbinger to war.

A/N—Well, a lot of you are probably thinking, "I WAITED SIX MONTHS FOR THIS!" Um, well, yea. Sorry if I let you down—it's been a busy year. Drop a review or something though; I'd still love to hear your feedback. Also, I'll try to update more.