KP in Tough Being a Girl

Ever wonder where Kim and Ron would be if Ron had been born a GIRL and still knew each other from since Pre-K? And then one day while visiting a top-secret lab to stop Drakken, she becomes the male Ron we all know and love? What would happen? What would any natural-born girl, stuck forever as a guy do? Read on to find out!

Chapter 4: Changes

Kim had visited every single day her friend was in the hospital without fail because they did not want to let her...him... go home as long as he was changing in case of any unforeseen complications.

Every time Kim visited, she was surprised at how rapidly her friend was changing before her very eyes and all of it was being videotaped and photographed for later study by the doctors of the hospital. After all it wasn't every day that someone changed gender so quickly without any really expensive surgery.

Kim watched as Ronnie's face changed from the soft girl one into more of a boy's and she'd been worried when she lost her voice for half a day at one point but it had been just her voice doing what it needed to become a guy's deeper one.

Kim had watched as Ronnie's breasts melted away to become the chest of a guy's and even though Ronnie's breasts had been a little bigger (Just a cup bigger in size) Kim knew that the hardest part would come when Ronnie had to get a haircut as she loved her long, flippy hair.

Kim was surprised as Ronnie's faint freckles became much more noticeable and darker and how the ears seemed to become a little bigger than before. She however was not surprised to discover Ronnie had grown taller as we since as a girl, Ronnie had been shorter than she was and now Ronnie was taller than she was!

When the day came to remove the bandages, Ronnie who was almost legally Ronald Stoppable except for some signing and that couldn't happen until the bandages were off and Ronnie was very curious as to what she, er... he looked like.

Kim and her family were there since they all liked her and considered practically family. They also knew that Ronnie might need a lot of support to deal with all the changes that she might have been feeling but couldn't see.

Kim was holding Rufus in her hand as she had been the one taking care of him the entire time Ronnie had been in the hospital which had been Ronnie's suggestion as she knew Kim would take better care of the little guy than her own parents.

Ronnie's parents were also there as well even though her mother seemed more eager to get the papers signed than anything else.

One of the other doctors was originally going to do the bandage removing but Ronnie wanted Mrs. P to do it and it was easy to say that she was more than touched by Ronnie's gesture.

So when the time came the nurse hands Mrs. Possible the scissors and then everyone watched with held breath as she cut the bandages over Ronnie's eyes very slowly and delicately, not wanting to touch the skin.

Once the bandage was down to the final layer, she stopped and finishes by unwrapping the last one. After the bandages are removed, Mrs. Possible says, "Ok now... open your eyes slowly and tell us what you can see. Don't worry if you can't see anything right away, let your eyes adjust and you'll be fine."

Ronnie nods and bites on her lower lip for a moment as if waiting before Kim says, "We're all here Ronnie, even Rufus." She smiles in relief as if that had been exactly what she'd been waiting for before she slowly opens her eyes.

Long moments pass with Ronnie's face changing as she tries to focus on seeing and then Ronnie moves her head side to side, scanning the room as she can start to see shapes.

Ronnie says, "I think... I can see something... light... shadows... all kinda blurry... I can kind of make out shapes..."

Everyone was happy to hear the progress and could only hope that it meant his eyesight was fully returning. Everyone watched as Ronnie tried to look around even as the blurry shapes started to slowly take form and color.

Ronnie stopped at the first shade of red, thinking it was Kim's mother, as she wanted to thank her as soon as her vision came back.

Ronnie's vision then suddenly became much shaper as if whatever forces that were letting her eyes get better decided to kick into overdrive. Ronnie found herself unable to move her head from the red that was hair. She saw the lightness of the skin start to come into focus as the blurry colors reformed and changed as things became more and more clear.

Ronnie squinted for a moment, trying to help focus her eyes better by looking through her shorter eyelashes but then when she noticed the pools of green on the face, she froze as a single thought went through her mind, "Kim? Could it be Kim?"

She found herself hoping that it was Kim for just before she had bandages placed on her eyes, she'd seen the look of worry on Kim's face and it had made her determined to be strong and pull through. If for nothing else than to see the look of relief and happiness on her best friend's face.

She could feel her heart beating harder as she wished she could see already and see Kim's face once again. She waited as the view continued to grow better at a incredible rate, and when she could finally see Kim's anxious, even hopeful face with those incredible green eyes of hers. She knew something had changed for her, realizing that she now saw her best friend through the eyes of a guy, and one who had been lovestruck at the moment of visual clarity upon which she knew was the most beautiful sight that she would ever see in her lifetime.

Ronnie smiled as tears started and said the very words everyone had been waiting with held breath to hear, "I... I can see you Kim. I can SEE!"

Everyone cheer loudly at the news, even Kim cried in joy with tears streaming down her cheeks while the naked little mole rat in her hand squeaked for joy before leaping from her hand and onto Ronnie's shoulder to rub against the cheek in happiness.

Ronnie smiled and says, "It is good to see you too little buddy, did Kim take good care of you?" Already knowing the answer even before Rufus nodded and said "Uh-huh! Yep!" She rubbed Rufus on the head with a finger as she smiled at Kim who just beamed happiness at her and that was the best thing about her view, the happiness coming from her friend.

Kim didn't know what to say, for the first time in her life, she was speechless and there was something about the way Ronnie looked at her that she liked. It made her feel happy, and she was already overjoyed to know her friend was all right now!

Ronnie says, "Kim... boy are you a sight for some sore eyes..." laughing at her own joke and smiling when Kim smiles before saying, "Oh Ronnie... I am so glad you're all better now."

Ronnie grins and says, "Hey, you know me... you can't keep me down for long. I always bounce back." She then holds out her arms and says, "Now how about a hug? I have missed seeing you."

Kim grins and says, "Anytime Ronnie" and steps forward to give her friend a big hug. They hug for a few moments and then when they let go, they are still smiling.

Ron's father says, "It is good to see that you are ok, son..." Though he didn't mean it, his words had a crashing effect on everything and everything went quiet because until that very mention of Ron's gender happened, everyone had forgotten about Ronnie not being a girl anymore.

Taking advantage of the stunned silence, Ron's mother who had been holding the legal paperwork in her hands the whole time steps up and says, "Ron... I need you to sign these papers before we can let you leave the hospital. They are documents that will make you an official man in the eyes of the law and in the community."

Ronnie thought, "Great timing Mom... you couldn't wait to see me become a man and let me enjoy myself a little longer could you?"

Kim could guess accurately what was going through her friend's mind at that moment as she looked at her... his face. As hard as it was for her, she had to think of Ronnie as a guy now, even if he was a very cute one.

Ronnie sighs and says, "Ok, give me the papers and I'll sign them." Knowing that her mother was not going to back down now until she got what she wanted.

The papers are placed on Ronnie's lap and there are a lot of colored tabs sticking out, pointing to places where Ronnie had to sign. She knew that her time as a girl was coming to a close and a new life, one that she knew only in the back of her mind was just beginning and hoped that Kim would be there to help see her... him through it.

Everyone in Kim's family was silent, but their eyes told another story as their thoughts all agreed that Ronnie's situation was not fair. They all wanted to say or do something, but no one knew what to do. Even the twins didn't know what to do and they had always liked her, she was one of the few who was fun to hang out with and didn't even judge or get angry with the things they did.

All anyone could think of doing was just be there for Ronnie who was about to become Ronald with the last signature and when that happened, they all had to wonder if the nature of their relationship with her would change as drastically as the changes to the body? No one knew and that made them all very uneasy because they all worried especially about Kim who was closer to Ronnie than any of them.

AN: Well everyone, I hope that you like this chapter. I know that there wasn't too much going on. Poor Ronnie huh? Just you wait and see what else is going to happen! Kim and Ron are going to find where they have true friends and Bonnie will be... well, Bonnie.