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Nobility

Chapter 6 Back in School

Kim bounced on her tip toes and jumped up a few times before she finally spotted the familiar blond cowlick she was seeking in the crowded hallway. It was walking away from her. "Ron, wait up!" she yelled, slammed her locker shut and ran to catch up.

"POSSIBLE! NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS!"

Kim came to a screeching halt in front of the huge roadblock of a man sporting a bristly Marine haircut. "Mr. Barkin!" she said in surprise, "I was just trying to catch up with Ron. We had a disagreement on Saturday and I haven't seen him all weekend."

"I don't care if you and Stoppable were arguing over the weekend," Barkin growled, "it's Monday now and you're in my domain. Safety rules state there is NO RUNNING IN THE HALLS!" He spun quickly and pointed at two boys racing away from him. They came to an immediate halt, paused for a second then walked quickly away

"I'm sorry Mr. Barkin, I'll remember that," Kim said apologetically while peeking around the large man to see if the cowlick was still in view.

"Just remember that you do," Barkin warned. "You and Stoppable have the same schedule so you can see him in class. But first, I want you to retrace your steps and walk down the hallway like a lady!" He adamantly pointed back the way she had come.

"Yes sir," Kim, having lost sight of her target, slouched in defeat and went back to her locker. She turned quickly and walked ramrod straight at a brisk pace back to the Vice Principle.

"That's better. Now remember, rules are enforced for the safety of not only the individual but for everyone around them. It the same principle as when you drive your car. Speed causes accidents!" Mr. Barkin reprimanded. "Take for example Miss Rockwaller on Friday. She was rushing hither and yon when she ran into Stoppable. While neither was injured, it's highly likely her collision and subsequent fall could have damaged her to the point she became ill. At least that's my theory. Now if she weren't racing..."

Kim cut off his lecture. "This is all fascinating and informative Mr. Barkin but I need to get to class. I don't want to be tardy so I'll have to leave now if I can't run in the halls."

"Good thinking Miss Possible, go ahead to your first class. And remember," Mr. Barkin yelled after her as she speed walked away, "you're a Senior now! You should set a good example for the underclassmen!"

Kim made it into the room mere seconds before the bell rang. She leaned on Ron's desk as he faced forward and sat up straight. "Ron, where were you Saturday night and all day Sunday? I looked all over and missed you so much. Your Mom..."

"Miss Possible," the surly old female teacher growled as she towered behind Kim, "the bell has rung and class has begun. This is not a social hour! Please take your seat!"

"Yes Miss Diatribe," Kim uttered and swung into the empty chair in front of Ron.

Kim turned around and was about to say something to Ron when, "Miss Possible! Eyes front!"

Class went slowly for Kim. When the end of class bell rang she turned to Ron. "Why did you tell your Mother you didn't want to be disturbed, not even for me?"

"KP," Ron said as he gathered his things, "I was a little upset from our outing Saturday and I wanted to concentrate on my homework." He glanced around the room and noticed they were alone. "You woulda distracted me with your desire to get married and your need for... it. Becoming friends with Bonnie was weird enough but you were practically drooling with your sexual appetite and desires."

Kim blushed. "You really think so?"

Ron picked up his books and headed for the door. Before he exited he spun on Kim. "KP, you were gonna share me with Bonnie and Tara! I thought we had a mono... monog..."

"Monogamous relationship," Kim filled in his thought.

"Yeah," Ron monotoned low as he swiftly left the room.

Kim chased after him and caught up half way to their lockers. "We will when we go off to college, but for now don't you want to experience a different partner before we settle down? You said Bonnie was a fantasy of yours and I know Tara had a crush on you and you like her a lot. I might even like to experiment a bit."

"No Kim, I don't wanna try anything with anyone else," Ron said softly as he arrived at his locker and had trouble with the combination. After a few seconds his head fell against the metal door and he sighed. "I thought we'd be together forever, only giving ourselves to each other. I mean you've dated a few guys but you've never been with them like that. I..." Ron let out another sigh, briefly closed his eyes then opened them and dialed the correct combination. "I knew from the moment I saw you in Pre K we'd be together forever and I ain't never got the desire to experience," he rammed his books into the locker and grabbed a few more, "or even experiment with anyone else." Ron slammed his locker door shut. "I thought Bonnie was cute and all but I found out real quick like that I was just foolin myself when I couldn't get a date to save my life. You're the only one I want now."

They took the few steps down to Kim's locker. "Ron, we've never talked about this. I didn't even realize or acknowledge my true feelings for you until the Little Diablos case and our Junior Prom. I knew we'd always be together as friends but I didn't want to have any other feelings for you until I realized how much you meant to me."

Ron leaned back against the wall. "And I alway worried if we declared our feelings and became a couple it might ruin our friendship." He pushed away from the wall with a foot and slumped down the hallway. "I guess I was right."

Kim swiftly retrieved her books for their next class and caught up to him. "What are you saying Ron? Are you break..." She looked around the crowded hall, grabbed him by the arm and dragged him into the conveniently close custodial closet. "Are you breaking up with me?"

"I don't know what I'm sayin KP," Ron said sadly. "I thought I'd be able to clear my mind and understand the whole sitch over the weekend but it never happen. I need some more time to think things over."

"How much time do you need?"

Ron smiled weakly and let out a single syllable laugh while rubbing the back of his neck. "You know me and thinkin KP. This might take all week to figure out." Ron's ire rose as he said in all seriousness, "Why don't you go ahead and experience and experimentwith Bonnie and Tara or whoever to your hearts content while dumb little Ron tries to get his head screwed on right!" He flung open the door and race out.

"Ron wait!" Kim stepped out of the closet and peered down the hall. She couldn't see him anywhere.

"Hi Kim," Tara chimed happily as she walked up to the redheaded girl, "what's up with Ron? Is he alright?"

"I'm not sure Tara." Kim said and quickly changed the subject. "How's Bonnie holding up?"

"Bonnie was extremely nervous before we got to school but she's doing a lot better now," Tara said as the two girls walked down the hall. "Word of her condition has gotten out but the reaction isn't as bad as she thought it would be. In fact, Bonnie is happy she's been virtually removed from the Food Chain altogether just like you and Ron. Also, she was able to talk to both her parents on Sunday. Her Mom wanted to cut her convention stay short and come home but Bonnie talked her out of it."

"What about her Father?" Kim queried.

"Agent Rockwaller was absolutely thrilled to hear he was going to be a Grandfather. He thought he'd be one by now with the way Connie and Lonnie acted in high school." Tara tittered before she continued. "He was totally disappointed when they weren't preggers by the end of their junior year."

"I"ll bet Bonnie is really looking forward to when her sisters hear the news." Kim said sarcastically.

"Oooooh Yeah!" Tara said, her words dripped with equal sarcasm, "she was dreading it. Actually, now Bonnie is considering a preemptive strike and phoning them with the news. She told me she's going to laud it over them, that she's marrying some rich guy and starting a family while those two are still wallowing in school."

"Marry a rich guy?" Kim pondered. "Why would she tell her Sisters that?"

"I dunno," Tara shrugged. "Sunday afternoon Bonnie was dreading the conversation with Con and Lon. I had to go home to pick up some clothes and when I got back Ron was leaving. He told me he had dropped by to check up on Bonnie. This morning she was all," Tara hunched over and greedily rubbed her hands together in an imitation of a plotting Queen Bonnie, "I can't wait to call them now!"

"Oh Shoot!," Kim slapped her forehead in anguish. "He would do it wouldn't he!"

"He who?" Tara asked.

"Ron.," Kim informed her blond friend as they turned a corner and headed down the corridor. "You know he was a little tweaked when he left Saturday. He's been avoiding me since then and just now he told me he needs time to think about our relationship. I think he intends to break up with me but can't bring himself to do it. He even snapped at me a couple of times. That is definitely not like him so I know he must be hiding some big secret."

Tara put two and two together, grabbed Kim's arm and stopped their walk to class. "You mean Ron is breaking up with you so Bonnie can marry a rich guy, just to spite her Sisters and please her Mom?"

"I don't think it's all about Bonnie's Sisters or Mother to Ron," Kim chuckled. "You know him and his old fashioned values. Ron would fall on his sword and do something noble in a heartbeat to ensure the child is legitimate and make Bonnie an honest woman."

They resumed their trek up the hallway to their class. As they approached the room Kim pointed ahead of them. "I think we're about to find out what rumors are floating around the school." Monique was waiting at the door, grinning like the Cheshire Cat and bouncing on her heels in excitement.

"Kim Girl, have you heard the latest!?!" Monique bubbled.

"Morning Monique, no I haven't."

The dark skinned girl turned to Tara. "Can you confirm Bonnie is pregnant?"

Kim held her hand in front of Tara's mouth stopping the blond girl's response. "We can neither confirm nor deny the allegation."

Monique practically crashed to the floor in disappointment and frowned. "Does that mean y'all weren't at Bonnie's house on Saturday? That there wasn't a celebratory orgy with Ron as the main course!?!"

"Monique!" Kim shuddered, practically knocked out by the gossip. "Where do you get these rumors?"

"Oh, here and there," Monique said nonchalantly gaining some of her cool back and checking her fingernails. "Probably the same place I found out you and Ron aren't a couple no more."

"Ron and I have not split up," Kim denied. "We're having a slight disagreement about the date for our wedding and Ron wants some time to think things over. I'm giving him that time."

"Girl, is he taking time to think or run out on you?" Monique threw back at her friend. "Cause I heard Ron went to the office and told Barkin he needed a few days off from school to travel to Europe or the Far East on a very important solo secret mission. Word in the hall is he and Bonnie are eloping."

"If he's going to the Far East," Kim postulated, "it may be to visit his teacher at Yamanouchi, that school he went to on the exchange program. Master Sensei is like a second father to Ron."

"What about Europe?" Tara pondered. "You think Ron might be heading to Lisbon to see someone? Maybe ask that someone for a hand?"

Kim caught Tara's drift. "If you're talking about a certain someone, and I believe you are, that's definitely a possibility. That is Ron's style."

Monique shook her head in utter confusion. "Are you two speaking some kinda weird cheerleader language? I didn't get a word you said."

"You weren't suppose to," Kim slyly said as the three walked into the classroom and sat down. "Monique, I'm asking as a friend, please don't spread the rumors we've been talking about for a while. Things should blow over in a day or two. If not, I'll do something noble and fall on my own sword."

"You gotta give me something," Monique whined. She grinned weakly and pleaded, "Please and Thank You?"

Kim looked at Tara and nodded. Tara giggled as she simply said, "Bonnie, is."

Monique squealed in delight. "I knew it! That's why she's no longer on the Food Chain!"

"And since she's not on it," Kim added, "Bonnie and I are now very good friends!"

"Oh! My! God!" Monique squealed and fell out of her chair in a dead faint.