Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Kim Possible.

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"Thanks for helping with this, Bonnie."

"No problem, Tara. Thanks for helping me get everything set up. Are you sure, you want to do this though? Your hair rocks as it is." Bonnie looks again at the box of temporary hair dye

"I want Ron to like me. He did today till that Yori girl showed up."

"Tara, I don't think making yourself a red head and dressing like Kim did will help. Tell you what, you will still let me do your hair and I have some clothes that will augment your already charming personality. Don't go with being a Kim clone. It could wind up hurting Ron more than it would help you to get him to notice you."

"Okay, Bonnie, but if this doesn't work…"

"I'll dye your hair tomorrow morning and make sure that you have Ron to yourself to see if it works."

"Thanks, Bonnie, you're a true friend. Have you thought about games for tonight?"

"I don't know. We will probably wind up playing truth or dare around midnight like usual. Why?"

"I was thinking we might be able to play Seven Minutes in Heaven."

"Well, that could be awkward since Ron will be the only guy here."

"One person could play it with him."

"And that would be you. Tara, he lost his best friend. I know you were crushing on him for a while, but you moved on. Why now?"

"He needs someone. He has always had Kim, and now he is alone."

"And not only did you have a crush on him, but now you feel sorry for him."

"I DON'T feel sorry for him. He needs someone. Look in his eyes; something is missing. I need someone, Bonnie. Why can't it be him? We could be good together."

"And you two could be a mess together. Take it slow. I don't care what he looked like in school today, he is still hurting. He had a good day today. He may have a good tomorrow. One day he will have a bad one. I know you can handle the good ones, probably even the not good ones. But I know you, I don't think you could handle the day when he decides that it isn't worth it anymore. What do you think he would do if you split on him then? I watch people. I have watched him. Sometimes Kim would ditch him for some guy or another. I almost decided to take him down a couple of notches. Then I saw it in his eyes. I couldn't do anything to him to hurt him more.

He loved her, Tara. I don't know if he told her or not. I am not talking about love like we talk about. I am talking total unquestioning I am going to die for you so you can marry the guy that you think you love right now type of love. She had no idea. And that didn't matter to him. She could have beaten the hell out of him and humiliated him to no end and he would be there whenever she wanted him.

If you want to take her place, then that is the level of commitment that you will have to have for him so he will have it for you. Just be his friend. Be there for him when he needs someone to talk to. Keep him involved to show him life isn't over. If you want to have sex with him, then tell him and make sure he remembers it. But when it comes down to it, his love for her has ruined all relationships with any other person. You will always be second, and there is no way you can take the place of someone that is already dead."

"Gee, you've thought about this, haven't you?"

Bonnie looked out the window at the last of the sunlight fighting to get through the gathering clouds. "Yeah, I thought maybe I could buddy up to him, you know. That maybe I could take her place, get some of her fame and popularity. You can't compete with someone that is dead. He's a nice guy… He needs someone that won't take advantage of him when he is hurting. I couldn't do it if I was close, you, maybe. Yori knew him in Japan. Hirotaka says that she is a sweet girl, real nice. A lot like Kim in some ways.

If you want him as a throw away, then don't. If you just want his body, then let him know and keep it at that. We buried one classmate this year; I don't want it to be two."

"Bonnie… I don't know. When that freak attacked us at camp… He was a hero. I wanted to be with him then because of that… like when you dated the MVP each week. When I went out with Josh, I looked at him when he thought no one was looking. He constantly slumps, but when he stands up, he has a killer bod. And, well some guys talk about him when he showers they give him room, because of well… his attribute."

"I heard he was hung also. Size isn't that important for me."

"You know how I like it though. And I want it."

Bonnie turned back to the blond, "Then tell him you want him to do you good and hard. No strings whenever he wants to do it."

"Okay, but I still don't know if I like him around Yori. Something about her isn't right. She gives me the creeps. Hirotaka did also. Something about them seems like they are more or less than what they seem."

"Is that why you weren't crushing on him?"(1)

"Yeah, I get the same feeling from Yori."

"Well she will be here tonight. Maybe if you get to know her better you will change your mind."

"Okay, now how about what you had in mind for me to wear?"

(1) I watched exchange again this past week and noticed in the throng of girls crushing on Hirotaka, Tara was missing. I thought that this was a good explanation as any as to why all the girls seemed to crush on him without regards to boyfriends and she didn't.