By mkusenagi2
The story concept © 5-19-2006
All Marvel characters are © Marvel Comics.
Kim Possible and other Disney characters
are © Disney Co.
6-10-2004
(2 days after the end of Level One)
The Stoppable Household
Middleton, Colorado
0930 hrs
A nervous and slightly angry Kim Possible stood fidgeting on her best friend's porch because she wanted to ask him a very serious and personal question.
'Maybe I should wait,' she thought, 'No; I'd better get this over with!'
BAM! Ron's Rabbi ran into Kim as he exited the Stoppable home.
"OOOFF! SORRY!" Kim and Rabbi K said.
"Kim!" Ron's Mom exclaimed, "Are you alright?"
"I'm sorry Kim, we didn't see you standing there!" said Esther Stoppable as she, Kim, and Rabbi Katz sat on the living room couch.
"I'm ok Mrs. Stoppable, Rabbi K. Sorry for being a klutz! Um, is Ron home?"
"No dear, he ran off with… uh… with his father, Uncle Nick and that 'Specialist' from SHIELD to… uh train a bit… earlier today." Esther said.
"?" Kim thought.
"Mrs. Stoppable, Rabbi K… I uhhh… I…"
"Yes, Kim?" from Esther.
"I need to ask Ron something… I think he's been hiding secrets from me… we've been friends since… Pre-K and…"
"Kim, I'm sure Ronald wouldn't do something like that unless he had a good reason." Rabbi K said.
"Kim, what's happened for you to think of Ron that way?" Esther asked.
"Well… on this last mission… he… I heard…"
"Go on."
"I heard the 'Specialist' hint that Ron had firearms training… Is it true?"
Both adults looked at each other and at Kim.
"Yes, it's true," Ron said from behind her, "Kim, we need to go to the treehouse… to talk."
"Uh Huh!" chirped Rufus.
"Rufus, stay here with Mom buddy. Hey Mom."
"Ron!" Esther said.
"Mom it's cool, I'll handle it."
"Hey Rabbi K."
"Hello Ronald, you're sure you don't need any help?" Rabbi Katz asked.
"No sir, we'll be fine." Ron quietly and firmly said over his shoulder as they left.
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"Y'know KP, any other guy in the world would think you're spying on him… good thing that I know better, huh."
"Ron…"
"I know I should've told you… and I'm sorry!"
"Ron…"
"It's just that after WannaWeep… and my Bar Mitzvah… and dealing with these missions getting nastier… I just wanted to… y'know make sure that I've got your back…"
"Oh Ron…"
"KP let me finish here before I choke up… I asked my Dad and Rabbi K who they thought could train me… since in Israel it's normal at my age to get some military training. THAT'S why I've been running off with Unc'. In his day he was one hell of a soldier."
'It's also 'cause you love her,' his heart whispered.
"Wow… you'd do that for me…"
"Yeah… I know you're uhh ticked at me… just wanted to make sure you're safe… cause you're my best friend… and I (mumble, mumble)."
"What?"
"Nothin'…"
"You better tell me what you said or else…" said Kim with a mischievous gleam in her eyes.
"Or else what?" Ron said warily.
"Or else this!" and with that Kim pounced on Ron and tickled him mercilessly.
After 1 minute of wrestling and laughing Ron ended on top of Kim and said, "Say Uncle!"
"No fair you fought dirty," Kim giggled, "Let me up!"
"No."
"C'mon Ron, this isn't funny, let me up or else!"
"Or else what?"
"Or else, This!" Kim unleashed her most powerful Puppy-Dog pout to date.
"NO! THAT'S NOT FAIR… OK, OK, I'LL TELL, JUST STOP IT!" Ron said as he backed off and sat on the treehouse floor before Kim.
"You're my best friend and… and… I don't want anything to happen to you 'cause I…"
"Yes?"
"I…"
"I… Love… You…" said a SCARLET Ron Stoppable as he hung his head from embarrassment.
'What!'
"…cause you've always been there… for me…"
"Ron… Look at me."
"No."
"Oh Ron!" Kim said as she raised his chin and wiped his tears, "It's ok… I love you too…" BEETROOT, "Y'know always there…" closer, "best pal…" closer, "always got my back…" At that point Kim had a vision of Ron in the future kissing her at the Junior/Senior prom and proceeded to KISS him in the present!
'Oh WOOOOWWW, THIS IS WHAT IT"S LIKE TO KISS HER!' he thought as he reached up and tenderly held her face in his hands.
'WHAT AM I DOING… WOOOOWWW HE'S GREAT AT THIS!'
They quickly broke their kiss and sat there GLOWING in the treehouse.
"…"
"Sorry KP."
"It's Ok Ron… it's my fault… still friends?"
"You bet!" Ron said. "Our secret?"
"Oh Yeah!"
"Wanna see what I learned from Unc'?"
"Yes!"
"Bueno Nacho later?"
"OK."
"Let's go!"
FIN