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Chapter 16 The Tree House
Ron watched as Kim struggled climbing the boards nailed to the tree. She was making slow progress. "Kim, please let me help you," he begged.
She slumped a little. "I haven't taken my pain medication today. It makes my mind all fuzzy." She tried one more step, then stopped. She looked down at Ron, her face crinkled with pain, a tear in her eye. "Please and thank you," she said softly.
Ron climbed under her and put his head between her legs. With Kim seated on his shoulders, Ron quickly scaled the boards into the tree house. Once inside, he bowed and let her slide onto the couch. He sat down beside her, letting her cuddle in his embrace.
"That was an interesting ride," she giggled. "I liked it." She looked into his eyes. "When did you get so strong?"
Ron smiled. "You know, during the free period at school, when I say I'm going to the Home Ec. room to do some baking?" Kim nodded. "Well, when you don't come with me, I go to the weight room and work out. You know I've been going to an aerobic class three mornings a week, before picking you up for school."
Kim turned in his arms to face him, a surprised look on her face. "Why?"
"Hey, we're partners," he chirped. "I don't want to let you down during a mission."
She gave him a long, loving kiss. "You could never let me down."
"Anyway," he reluctantly changed the subject, "I need to tell you what Sensei and I discussed."
Kim pulled out of his hug and sat up. "Go ahead."
"Well, to begin with., we did talk about the weather. It snowed last week."
"Roooon!" Kim put her hands on her hips.
"And... Well, we talked about what we'll be doing after graduation. He thinks I should return to Yamanouchi for more training." He looked at her. "I know we haven't discussed which college we would go to."
Kim looked down at the floor. "I haven't thought about it too much. I always assumed we'd attend some college together. I thought we'd go to a two year college to get the basic classes out of the way and get our bearings first." She looked at him. "Your grades have improved and you should be able to get in at any college you want now. I mean we're a team, on missions and in life."
"Well, it's something we need to think long and hard about. Sensei said that with the Mystical Monkey Powers comes a responsibility to the school." Ron looked frustrated. "First as a student and later as a teacher and possibly the head of the school."
Kim was shocked. "You... the Sensei?"
Ron sighed. "Yep! Unless Monkey Fist turns his life around and becomes good. You know how unlikely that is. But he knows more about Tae Ching Pet Qua than I do at this time." He looked down at the floor and kicked at a nail that was partially exposed.
"Wow, that is some really heavy stuff," Kim, the master of understatement, said.
"That's why I thought we should talk about it in private. If Monique and Bon got in on this conversation, they'd put their two cents in and confuse us even more."
"Yea, this is confusing." Kim... understatement. "So... what. You'd move to Japan? Permanently?"
"That's the idea," Ron said flatly. He stood up and threw his hands in the air. "Everything was going so well until now. I mean I had it all planned. We get married in August, go off to college, settle down and have a couple of kids!"
Kim sat up. "Wait, a couple of kids? How many?"
Ron grinned. "Two. A boy and a girl. The boy would have red hair and green eyes, the girl would have blond hair and blue eyes."
"Where did the blue eyes come from?" Kim queried.
Ron beamed, "From you Mom, of course. She's gonna be a real terror." He laughed. "Probably takes after her Uncles Jim and Tim."
They both laughed loud and long. Kim's laughter finally turned to a giggle fit. "Do our kids have names?"
"Yea," Ron said, "I have their names picked out, but I wanted to run it past you. After all, they are our kids."
"Thank you for the courtesy," Kim bowed. "What's the names, and which one is older?"
"Actually," Ron rubbed the back of his neck, "They're twins, but not identical. The girl is Tara Blue Stoppable, after Tara, and Bon Bon's middle name. The boy is Joshua Wade Stoppable. You know, after your first crush and, of course, Wade."
"Covering all the bases with friend's names, huh?" Kim thought for a moment. "You know our parents might have something to say about it. They might want some family connections thrown in. You know, like Nana's real name, Martha."
"Well," Ron concluded, "It's still a few years down the line before we have to worry about names." His demeanor soured. "We still have college to consider."
Kim frowned. "Yea, right. We could have half a world separating us. Not too conducive to a marriage and kids."
They curled up on the couch together, lost in thought.
Author's Note. Let's leave them to plan their future.