Chapter 2: The Choice Is Made
-Hello everyone sorry for the bit of the wait for Malevolent Lovers second chapter but I've been smashed hard with work. I've been stuck almost everyday working and I've only really had time now to sit down a write. Please Read on and Please Enjoy-
Ron walked along the heavily crowded corridors, with Kim by his side. His head was hung low as he walked, as Kim carried on about Josh Mankey. He held his eyes shut as they carried on walking. First he really felt down that Kim and him weren't spending time together, but now the subject us wouldn't change. All she talked about what that thug Mankey.
"Oh Ron I can't wait until later, I wonder where Josh is gonna take me. He's so sweet when we're together and he-"
Ron kept his eyes closed as he held his head in pain as Kim carried on talking. Rufus looked up at his master from deep within his pocket. He saw all the built up rage from this morning building up in his lightly freckled face. Then Rufus ducked back in his pocket as he saw it snap.
"CAN YOU CAN IT KP-" Ron screamed as he turned towards his friend. His breathing was now heavy as inside he was snapping with all his built up anger. Around then almost all the hallway had stopped to see where this cry of rage had come from, even Kim had backed away when Ron had screamed. In all the years they'd been friends Ron had never snapped at her. But now his face was a bitter rug of rage, he was almost snarled at her.
"I'm . . . I'm sorry KP . . . Sorry I didn't mean to shout" Ron rapidly sucked in air, as inside he tried to think of why he'd screamed at his beast friend. His heart was pounding almost screaming at him while his head seemed to pound like a drum. Kim looked into the eyes of her blond haired friend and saw something different in his once gentle brown eyes. Something that actually scared her, but she couldn't see why Ron was so mad.
"Ron. . . Are you ok? What's the matter?" Kim voice sounded edgy as she looked at her now settling friend. If Ron ever had a problem he always told her, but she could see something wasn't right with him something was plaguing him. But what it was she couldn't see.
"No. . .its… its ok KP really. I'm just a little bummed about that guy and his car that's all. Come on we better get to class." Ron then walked past Kim, leaving her in the hallway as he walked on by. What could she really do, What could he really say. Oh I want you to dump your boyfriend because he's a aggressive bully, or was it something else that was driving his now deeply burning rage. He couldn't really be sure, but something wasn't right in the air.
Ron walked into class by himself as he walked towards his seat near the front of the class. As he looked around he saw that jerk Mankey sat just behind Tara Strong, one of the cutest girls in school. Although Tara was beautiful, she had a reputation around school of being a total slut, always going with the cutest or most athletic boys and most of the time not even dating them a week before taking them to bed.
Ron watched as Josh leaned across his desk and started to whisper something into Tara's ear. Tara giggled as she smiled at him as Ron's fists clenched tight. Josh was either saying something rather funny, or if his gut was right, he was flirting with that little slut even though a girl who was totally infatuated with him was just down the hall.
Ron took his set near the front of the class keeping his back well turned away from that confused haired pretty boy, when he heard Tara giggling once again. Then Kim walked into the room, still looking a little shaky from before, as Tara's giggling stopped. Ron watched as Kim smiled at somebody in the back, who he only guessed was Josh as he glanced back. Sure enough Kim was looking straight at him, her eyes glittering once again in there green beauty, as Josh sat back in his chair not even acknowledging Tara anymore.
Ron at first pulled the chair next to him back for Kim. They usually sat next to each other in class and he smiled up toward her as he held her chair. But it was a smile she only gently returned as she started to walk past him and over towards a chair that Josh had next to him. He never even pulled the seat back for her he just sat with his arms crossed waiting for her to sit down.
Ron first looked back at her befuddled before slamming his head into the table. Rufus heard the slight knock as he popped out of his masters pocket and ran up his arm. He could see Ron, gently knocking his head against the table as the little rodent looked around, as he spotted Kim with Josh. Rufus just stuck his tongue out at Mankey which the twofaced thug didn't even see, as Rufus started to pat his master on the head.
Ron sat with his head berried in his table, now with a monumental headache. Not that his head wasn't already hurting enough. He gently raised his head up as he looked back at Kim, as Josh was whispering things into her ear making her blush a deep shade of rose.
First Ron was filled with concern, he really didn't want to see Kim hurt, but now something else was hurting him. Something much more then any headache could. His heart felt as though it was dropping beats every time he looked at Kim in the arms of that thug. Why he was feeling like this he didn't know. Kim always held a large place in his heart, but he'd never felt like this before. Like that part was slowly being sucked away never to return. He cared about Kim more then anybody else in the world, but Josh Mankey was slowly pulling her away from him, and deep down he wondered if she even cared.
Ron sat through History with his head in his hand, just looking out at the world around him. He tried not to look behind him afraid at what he would see, he just sat in his own little world. He didn't even hear when Mr Barkin asked him a question, he was to busy paining. Mr Barkin asked Ron the question two more times, before slamming the large History textbook down onto Ron's table, making him jump out of his trance.
"Stoppable I've been calling you for the last five minutes. I do not enjoy being kept waiting for a student to answer" Snapped Mr Barkin his voice booming like a drill sergeant as he stood almost in Ron's face. Only the small school desk separated him for Ron's complete personal space.
"Sorry Mr B. . . I didn't hear you." answered Ron as he looked into his teachers face, his breath touching his skin as Mr Barkin snarled.
"Well maybe you'll hear this Stoppable. You now down the hall for two hours Isolation starting now. Snapped Mr Barkin as he pointed a stern finger at the door.
"but. . . But Mr B that'll lead into lunch and-"
"Are you talking back to me Stoppable." Mr Barkin barked as Ron just lowered his head, as he stood up from his desk.
"No sir"
Ron then started to walk towards the door his head slumped by his chest as he took one last look back into his class towards Kim. Kim looked at him with a sympathetic smile on her face as he just smiled back at her.
He walked along the corridors alone towards room 51, what was know as the Isolation Chamber. Really it was just a room where you sat and just done your homework, as a teacher kept his or her eye on you. But Isolation wasn't like Detention which lets you out for lunch or recess. No Isolation kept you inside through all those things, and thanks to Mr Barkin Ron would be lucky to see anything of Kim now.
Ron approached Room 51 and slowly opened the door. Inside he saw Ms Honey the music teacher, as she sat by the desk reading what looked like a magazine. Inside room 51 was just two more boys, Ron knew each of them belonging to that little grope of thugs Josh hanged out with.
One was the large boy that had pushed him into the dirt outside, and the other was a slightly smaller boy. He was smaller in height to the much larger boy but he was quite largely built. Each just sat back on their chairs with their feet on their desks as they looked at Ron.
"Well, Well Mr Stoppable, didn't really expect to see you here, well take your seat there and keep quiet." Ms Honey said as she pointed to a seat between the two boys and just in front her. He then took his seat feeling even more low then he already felt and he flopped his head down onto the table, and hoped that it would soon be over.
The minutes seemed to go by like hours and his headache wasn't helping much either. A couple of times the boys had tried to get his attention with insults or pokes with rulers or other things, but he'd just sat there and ignored it. Now they had taken to throwing paper balls at his head whenever Ms honey would look into her magazine but he wouldn't bite so they soon stopped and were now just whispering to each other.
"So I hear Mankey is getting really serious with that fit ass red head he's dating now a Mike" whispered the smaller thug as Rons ears pricked at what they said.
"Yeah he has well changed since he went with that slut. He hardly talks to us anymore." spoke Big Mike as Ron grinded his teeth at that slut comment.
"Wonder if his got into her panties yet. Man I'd like a bit of that Red Headed pussy myself" Mike and the other boy then started to laugh as Rons fists clenched tight. These two low life ingrates were insulting his best friend right behind him, and really there was nothing he could do about it.
But something made him think about what they said. Josh had changed. But Josh had slapped him across the face outside. Yet inside he seemed so nice. Ron started to think more about what was happening. Could he really had gotten Josh wrong. Maybe it was these boys that made him into a bully. Was Josh really a good person inside?
Ron really didn't know the answer to that. But if anyone could turn a high school bully into somebody clean, It was Kim. Maybe she could be good for Josh. Maybe she could change him. Ron then lowered his head to the table as thoughts of Kim stayed fresh in his mind just hoping that his two hours would end.
Ron had to endure even more taunting from Josh Mankey's goons whenever Ms Honey stepped out. They tried to get him to speak to them, but he'd refused. Then when he hadn't spoke to them one of them slapped him across the head when Ms Honey left to possibly go to the lavatory. Ron nearly snapped at that but he'd kept his cool. He didn't need to be stuck in here with those two anymore then he needed to be.
Then after another failed attempt of trying to get him to speak or even look at them, big Mike pulled his seat completely out from underneath him. Ron bashed his chin hard on the unflinching desk as he fell hard to the floor. He gazed back at the two thugs laughing at him as he clenched his fists tight. What he'd give to give both of them a taste of Monkey Kung Fu.
Ron then climbed back up to his feet as he pulled back his chair. He glared at each of the boys with a look that would have had them both fall down dead if looks could kill. But they just laughed at him as he started to sit back In his seat, whishing inside he could smash this chair over each of their heads. Ron then shook his head at that thought. He wasn't a violent person even if they were low down bullies they were still human beings even if Baboons had more manners then they did.
He took back his seat as Ms Honey walked back into the classroom with a fresh glass of water in her hands. Why teachers always walked in after bullies had tried to pick on somebody he could never figure out, but he knew that glass of water looked lovely and cool, what he'd give to have a drink right about now.
Ron had now been stuck in isolation now for about a hour and a half and it couldn't have gone any slower. All through his time here he'd ever had to endure these taunts from josh Mankey's little pep squad, or what seemed to hurt more was having to listen to the comments the two boys were making about Kim just behind him. They were talking about what Kim looked like in her cheerleaders uniform. About how in their eyes she looked like a slut when she was on the football field.
Ron was sure they were just saying these things to annoy him. He was known all through school as being her best friend and sidekick, But what really got Ron thinking was when they talked about Kim and Josh together. All they would say was how Josh has turned into some kind of pussy being around Kim. They kept talking about how he blanked then in the corridors when he and her walked by like he was better then all of them.
Really Ron couldn't blame him with the way just these two acted what semi decent person would want to leave that little circle. These boys were acting like animals, ever taunting of attacking him, or talking about Kim like she was just a piece of meat in a butchers window. Then again Ron couldn't help but smile at what one of the boys had said.
"She looks cute in the little cheer number of hers . . ." what came next Ron pushed out of his mind. But he couldn't deny that she was cute. He sat with his head placed dreamily into his palm thinking about Kim, with her flowing mane of pure red hair. Her shining green eyes that seemed to sparkle whenever the light touched her face. The way she always greeted him with a smile first thing in the morning when they would walk to school together.
Ron then shook his head realistically. What was he thinking about. Kim was with Josh and she was his best friend. He shouldn't even be thinking of her that way. It was the same as in the hall when he'd seen her. He remembered how she seemed to glow in the light of the corridor, her face slightly hidden by her open locker door, yet he still could make out her beautiful eyes and soft heavenly skin.
Ron then smacked his face hard, So hard that he almost fell completely off his chair. The boys behind him started laughing almost hysterically as Ron's arms flailed to steady himself.
"Mr Stoppable. This is not the place for fun and antics sit down." Ms Honey snapped at Ron as she looked over her magazine before glancing back at the clock behind her.
"Well your two hours are up Mr Stoppable you may leave. I hope we wont meet in here for a long time" Ms Honey gave Ron a stern look as she lowered her magazine even more, just like Ron's lowered head.
"Yes ms" came Ron's low spoken answer as he began to walk out of isolation.
"Yes Ms" taunted one of the boys as he threw another ball of paper towards Ron.
Ms Honey then started shouting at the boy who threw the paper ball at Ron as he started to close the door. The booming voice of the teacher could still be heard threw the door as Ron rested his back to it. He then looked down at his hand which was clenched into a fist so tight that his knuckles were beginning to whiten in unnoticeable anger.
He shook his hand lose before breathing a sigh of relief. He was free from isolation with maybe some lunchtime to spare. He then took off racing down the corridors towards the cafeteria as thoughts of seeing Kim's friendly face instead of those two thugs' brightened his thoughts. He burst through the doors of the of the cafeteria like a freed prisoner. He smiled at some of the people that looked back at him before just turning there noses up at him and went back to eating their food. But that didn't bother him all he wanted to see was one person.
Then he saw her. She was sat in her usual seat but the seat next to her wasn't empty. No the seat that he usual took next to his best friend was taken by Josh Mankey. Ron lowered his head at that sight. Josh was sat in he's seat with her hand in his. She was smiling brightly at him as he smiled back. She really did seem happy with him. He watched from across the room like a cast aside piece of clothing as he watched her fuss over him.
She rested her head against he's and he kissed her forehead making her turn a deep shade of red. Even this far away Ron could see it she was really happy. A small hole seemed to open inside Ron as he said that to himself. Kim was really happy with Josh and really who was he to come between that. He was her friend no mater what and as her friend the one thing he wanted was to see her how she was now. Truly happy. Then Ron took one last look suddenly not feeling very hungry and left the cafeteria alone.
His choice was made.
Kim was happy with Josh and now who he used to be didn't matter
Kim was happy even if inside Ron felt as if he was crying.
Josh Mankey had won.
To Be Continued.
-Well chapter 2 is done. But did Ron really make the right choice in letting Kim go without telling her what Josh was really like. Could Josh really be a good person inside since he seems to be making Kim really happy. Well we'll have to wait and see. Hope you liked reading this new chapter and please review.-
