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A Bond of Honor
Chapter 12 – It's Official
By JuPMod (aka JPMod)
For Yori Takana, this was the third time she had visited the Possible residence. The Possible family, judging from the first time she had met Kim's parents and brothers, were good people, and as always she considered it polite to always make one's presence known before entering another's private sanctuary.
Yet as she and Ron, with Rufus in his pocket, approached the house under the lights of the street lamps, the Japanese girl was surprised that her blond suitor didn't head toward the front door. "Ron-kun, the front door is this way." She pointed to the front.
Giving that goofy smile, Ron pointed toward the back. "And the back entrance is this way, Yori. Come on." Before she could protest, he was around the corner heading toward the rear of the estate. Frowning in disapproval, the ninja took off after him.
When she caught up with him as he made the turn into the backyard, Yori grabbed his arm to halt him. "Ron-kun," she said sternly, "we can not just enter someone's home unannounced. It is rude to do so."
Realizing she didn't know, Ron grinned reassuringly at her. "No big, Yori. My family and the Possibles became close when Kim and I became friends in pre-k. They don't mind me dropping in unannounced." He shrugged. "They got used to it."
Yori blinked in surprise at this news as she followed Ron toward the rear entrance. To allow him entrance to their home had to mean that the Possibles truly trusted Ron.
Opening the rear door, Ron walked into the kitchen with Yori just behind him. "Evening, Mrs. Dr. P!" he greeted upon seeing Kim's mother placing dinner leftovers into the fridge.
"Evening, Ronald," Mrs. Possible returned the greeting with a grin. "Evening to you, Yori."
"A good evening to you, Possible-sensei," Yori replied with a grin and bow of her head. "Can I ask a question?"
"I don't see why not," the matriarch softly chuckled. "As long it is not something too private." She closed the fridge door before facing the two teens.
Yori gestured a hand toward Ron. "Is it true that you allow Ron-kun total access to your home, and he can enter it unannounced as he wishes? It is not that I don't believe Ron-kun, after he explained it to me. It is just—."
"Hard to swallow?" Mrs. Possible gently finished the sentence with a kind grin. "You're very polite, Yori, and I can tell this would seem confusing to you, since I guess you always believe in knocking before entering another's home. It is just that we've known Ron ever since he was four years old. My husband and I trust him. Kim trusts him, and Jim and Tim look up to him as an older brother. The Stoppables trust us just as well.
"And even though I know my husband might not approve at first, I say you're more than welcome to enter our home unannounced as well."
This floored both Yori and Ron. "You trust me that highly, Possible-sensei? You only just met me on Friday."
"True," Mrs. Possible nodded, "yet you are dating Ron, and if he trusts you, I can trust you. Also, Kimmie told me that you're now a member of her mission team. I doubt she would have allowed it if she didn't trust you."
Giving a small, thankful grin, Yori placed her hands together and bowed toward the lovely matriarch. "It is my honor you bestow me this trust, Possible-sensei." Standing upright again, the young woman continued. "However, I will still announce myself before entering your home."
With a chuckle, Mrs. Possible raised a hand. "I'm not expecting you to change, Yori. If you need to come here, you're welcome to do so." She lowered her hand. "Just I want to let you know that if you need to enter our house unannounced for a good reason, you're free to do so."
The older redhead pointed a finger skyward. "Kimmie is waiting for you both upstairs in her room. We've received a package a few hours ago from Wade, thus why she called you both here."
Ron smiled excitedly. "Got to be new gadgets! The Wademan always come through with new stuff." With a skip in his steps, the blond boy strolled out of the room toward the stairs, and his girlfriend was not far behind him.
Anne grinned as she watched the young couple leave the kitchen. It seemed Ron had a new measure of happiness she noticed, and no doubt due to his relationship with Yori. Yori, as she observed on Friday, still had that look on her face when it came to Ron. She truly wished the best for both in their relationship.
However, the Possible matriarch knew that her daughter didn't completely trust Yori. Anne could tell that Kim just didn't realize yet the hidden mistrust she had for the Japanese girl. She only hoped and prayed that mistrust would not grow into a monster.
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Green eyes were reading words in the Latin/English dictionary for the brain to memorize. Despite all her worldliness, Kim Possible still did not see any benefits for learning a dead language. It was true however that Latin was the ancestral language of many modern day languages, and some words were even imbedded into English words she knew, like 'terrafirma,' which has the Latin word 'terra' in it. Yet for Kim the only true benefit for her to learning Latin was that it at least gave her something good to put on her college application and résumé.
Her ears picked up the familiar voices of Ron and Yori as they approached the loft's stairs, and their conversation piqued her curiosity.
"Yeah, yeah," Ron chuckled. "I still find it hard to believe that, Yori. You are willing to enter my house unannounced, yet you will not do the same for Kim's. 'Mission' my naco. I say you enjoyed surprising me that time."
From the distance of Ron's voice, Kim knew he was just at the bottom of the loft's stairs now.
"You may be right, Ron-kun," came the giggling voice of Yori as Ron's head appeared through the floor opening of Kim's loft bedroom. "I was eager to see you again, but I wanted to make sure Possible-san was gone before I entered your home."
"What was that about me?" Kim asked from her desk chair as Ron fully came into view.
Ron took a final step into the room as Yori's body came into view. "Hi, KP," he grinned. "Yori and I went through the back kitchen door and ran into your mom. Yori couldn't believe I have permission to just stroll into your house without knocking or ringing the door bell first."
"Because it is the polite way to do so, Ron-kun," Yori chided him as she stepped into the room to stand next to him.
Ron smirked at his girlfriend before facing Kim again. "Mrs. Dr. P told Yori that I have special access to your place, KP, and she gave permission for Yori to do so, if she desires it."
"Which I refuse to do so," Yori half smirked and half frowned at her boyfriend.
"Buuuuut," Ron grandly countered as he faced the ninja, "you didn't mind breaking into my home a few weeks ago."
Kim finally put two and two together. "I heard you before you came up the loft stairs, Ron. Was it during the day the Gravy Ghost appeared?"
"Yeah, KP," Ron confirmed. "After you left my house, Yori appeared."
Yori, still smirking, shook her head. "As I said, it was a mission, so I had to enter your house unannounced after Possible-san left. I couldn't take any chances of being spotted."
"Why?" Kim asked, baffled.
This time the pretty Japanese frowned at the redhead. "At the time, Possible-san, you weren't even aware of Yamanouchi or any of our secrets."
A sheepish grin appeared on Kim's face as an embarrassed chuckle escaped her. "Oh, right." She couldn't fault Yori for being sneaky like that, now that Kim knew the reasons why Yamanouchi was to be kept a secret.
Realizing something, Ron spoke out. "KP? About the Gravy Ghost? I found out it was Sensei."
"Sensei?" Team Possible's leader said as her eyes widened a bit.
As Ron walked over to sit on Kim's bed, Yori explained. "Hai. Sensei has the ability to send his spiritual being over great distances to contact others. His form would be akin to a ghost. He had told me that he had first tried to contact Ron-kun at Middleton High, but other than Ron-kun, no one else in the school knows about him. He couldn't speak or show his true form, so he tried to speak to Ron-kun through other means."
A small, amused grin came to Kim. "Oh, he tried all right; by writing Ron's name on the cafeteria wall with gravy. He spooked out many people, including Ron."
Ron gave a small chuckle. "Sensei appeared again to me at my place after you left and Yori made her entrance. He showed his true form so I could see it was him."
Kim chuckled as well. "After seeing Sensei float as he did, I believe he could do that spiritual phone trick." Her brain immediately thought of something, making her focus on Yori with a curious expression. "Can all the masters do what Sensei can? Can Master Mochizuki levitate and contact others through this spiritual trick?"
Yori's lips formed a tiny, somewhat sad, grin. "Not on Sensei's level, Possible-san. Sensei was able to levitate as he could and broadcast his spirit over long distances, because he has been practicing and meditating the techniques far longer than anyone in Yamanouchi. He is Yamanouchi's Grand Master after all.
"I have seen Master Mochizuki levitate, yet I could not tell whether he is able to levitate far above the ground as you have seen Sensei do. As for the spiritual broadcasting, I have no idea whether Master Mochizuki could do it or not."
What Yori said made sense to Kim. Sensei is several decades older than Master Mochizuki, thus he has been using the techniques longer than the younger master. Yamanouchi's Grand Master had more experience and time to reach the level he did than Mochizuki, who might have to practice another decade or more until he could able to reach Sensei's level.
Seeing it was perhaps a good time to change the subject, Ron thumbed over his shoulder to the large package on the other side of Kim's bed from where he was sitting. "So, what new funky stuff did Wade send us, KP?" Rufus popped out of Ron's pants pocket to look at the large parcel, scratching his head in bewilderment.
"They're not for us, Ron," Kim answered. "They're for Yori."
"For me?" Yori asked surprisingly. She went to stand beside the bed from the opposite side where Ron was sitting and looked down at the package. Even Ron and Rufus looked confused.
Kim held up a notepaper. "Yes, according to what Wade has written on this note that came with the package. He wrote for me to contact him once we're all here." She swiveled half way on her chair to press a few buttons on her computer keyboard. A moment later, the monitor screen blipped on to reveal the face of Wade Load.
"Ah, you're all there," Wade grinned.
"Okay, Wade, spill," Kim instructed as she thumbed toward the bed to indicate the parcel. "What's in that box that you wrote that it's specifically for Yori?"
The 12-year-old super genius picked up his soda cup. "It's her new mission uniform." He took a sip through the straw.
Kim and Ron turned wide-eyed toward the box on the bed. Even Yori was floored. "But I spoke with Monique-san just yesterday in the morning. How could you have gotten the order out this quickly?"
Ron softly chuckled. "Yori, when it comes to that question regarding Wade, not even Kim and I know how he does it. He just does, and we learned to accept his quick delivery, for it is really helpful when we need it."
"Pretty much," Kim agreed with a small grin. Over the years, since she first met Wade, Kim knew she could trust him totally when it came to the devices he created and his quick delivery of them. Oh, he was not perfect, anymore than anyone else, but the redheaded teen would rather trust him than anyone else on the planet when it came to running her website, keeping tabs of her rides, building the mission gear, and providing tech support whenever they needed it. He was a vital member of the team, and she couldn't imagine what would have happened without him.
Wade smirked. "I have my ways, Yori, and that is all I will say about it. I have my secrets just like you ninjas do."
"Good point, Wade-san," Yori grinned.
"Anyway," Wade continued, serious now, "it is best you have your new uniform ready, because we do not know when an important mission might come up. Better to have it ready as soon as possible, so after you spoke with Monique yesterday, I spoke with her to know specifically what you needed. After that, it was simple to just get your uniform and gear shipped overnight." He took another sip of soda. "Go try it on."
Taking the package, Yori went behind the changing partition, making Ron and Rufus turn their heads toward the windows. It was then that the blond teenager saw where Wade's eyes were focusing.
"Hey!" Ron cried out, nearly peeved, startling Kim and Wade. "Keep your eyes off my girlfriend!" He placed himself in front of the computer to block Wade's view of the partition.
"Ron!" Wade called out in shock. "How could you think I would do such a thing? Besides the changing partition is not showing anything." His face scrunched up. "Also I'm not into girls anyway."
Kim giggled, and she could hear Yori giggle as well, while Ron smirked. All three teens knew it would only be a matter of time before Wade would be changing his tune when it came to girls.
For Kim however, the thought of Wade hitting puberty made her realize that she might have to have a private conversation with Mrs. Load later when it came to Wade and girls. Knowing Wade, he might easily have placed hidden cameras in the girl's locker room at Middleton High or even in her shower. Mentally shuddering on that image, Team Possible's leader vowed to make sure Wade's mom would prevent her son from turning into such a super genius pervert.
"Well, what do you think?" Yori asked as she stepped out from behind the partition, and when Ron and Rufus turned around, their jaws immediately hit the floor. The lithe ninja girl giggled. "I take you like what you see, Ron-kun."
Kim gave a kind grin. "Looks good on you, Yori." However, inside she was frowning and wondering whether it was better if Yori had kept her ninja uniform instead, for what Yori had chosen made the redhead think the Japanese girl and Shego may have a lot in common when it came to form-fitting uniforms. And given Yori's assets, her new uniform sure would turn every guy in Middleton High into a drooling puddle of goo.
Yori's top was the standard black mission shirt Kim and Ron wore; yet hers was long sleeved like Ron's and covered her stomach unlike Kim's. Also the shirt was quite form hugging to Yori's chest and waist. Instead of cargos, Yori wore black spandex tights from the waist down to the ankles, and given they molded to her like a second skin, the tights didn't have any pockets at all. Black, zip-up boots adorned her feet, and one had to look closely to see where the boots ended, for they nearly blended into the tights. A utility belt hung loosely on her hips, much like Kim wore hers. Last, a large zip-open pocket case was belted around her left thigh by two straps.
Shaking himself out of his daze, Ron leered at his girlfriend, eying up and down her shapely body. "Quite hot there, Yori. Are you going to topple the bad guys through hormone lust?"
After softly laughing, Yori shook her head as she placed a hand on her hip before her lips curled up lopsidedly. "That will make things quite easy to catch them, Ron-kun," she teased back before speaking seriously yet her grin still on her face. "I'm comfortable with these clothes." She twirled around once. "It is close to what I feel when I wear my shinobi shokuzu (ninja uniform)."
Looking toward the computer screen, Yori touched the thigh-strapped pocket. "Wade-san, I know I have not ordered this pocket. What is it for?"
Wade grinned. "That is for Rufus, Yori."
"Rufus-san?" Yori asked as she, Ron, and Kim eyed the mole rat standing on the bed.
Wade clarified things. "Kim and Ron wear cargo pants, which have large side pockets for Rufus to travel in. Now that you're a Team Possible member, there will be times that Rufus would be separate from Kim and Ron. So if you happen to be there, least you will have a place on your person to carry Rufus."
To test out this new place for him, the little fellow hopped off the bed and climbed up Yori's leg to enter the pocket. Four sets of eyes could see the pocket moving around inside as Rufus tried it out.
"What do you think, buddy?" Ron enquired with a grin.
Rufus popped his head out of the pocket and gave a thumb up. "Good!" he called out, grinning. There was no doubt that he liked the pocket.
"I hope you don't mind, Yori," Wade said.
Still grinning from Rufus's endorsement of his new carrying home, Yori shook her head. "Why would I mind, Wade-san? Rufus-san is an important member of the team, is he not? If it weren't for him, Ron-kun and I would not be here today."
This sparked Kim and Wade's curiosity. "Rufus saved your life and Ron's?" Kim asked. "When?"
So Yori, with some input from Ron, told of how Rufus saved her and Ron from Monkey Fist and a terrible fate of being burned to death by lava. It also required telling the story of the betrayal by Fukushima, the escape from the cavern, and the ensuing battle between Yamanouchi's top elite students and Fist's monkey minions including Ron's defeat of Fukushima. By the time the story was told, Kim and Wade were impressed.
"So you see," Yori said, "Rufus-san was a hero as well. Since he also possessed the Mystical Monkey Powers, he was able to transform the Lotus Blade to help Ron-kun and me escape from our cage."
"That makes sense," Wade mentioned as he rubbed his chin. "Rufus was in Ron's pocket, when Ron was zapped by the four Jade Monkey Statues, so he should also possess the powers."
Yori nodded before looking down to eye the pink mole rat before smiling. "So I don't mind at all to carry him when needed." She opened her left palm down to pocket level for Rufus to hop onto, and once he did so, the Japanese girl raised him up to her face. "I should have done this long ago. I thank you, Rufus-san, for saving my life. Arigato." She kissed the top of the little guy's head, and immediately everyone could see his skin turn pinkish red.
"Welcome," he grinned at Yori before scurrying down her body into the pocket, causing everyone to softly chuckle.
"I think you embarrassed him, Yori," Ron chuckled again. "It's the first time he ever was kissed by a girl."
"So it seems," Yori giggled, still looking at the pocket where Rufus hid.
Even Kim chuckled again at the notion of Rufus blushing due to being kissed by a girl. She also mentally noted that Yori was perhaps more at ease with Rufus, when the ninja first met the mole rat at Yamanouchi, than she was when she first met Rufus five years ago. It was true that she was a pre-teen then and thought such animals, like mole rats, were creepy, but Yori didn't freak when she met Rufus, judging how she praised him for saving her life. Furthermore, Yori didn't mind kissing the little fellow, so it clearly showed how more comfortable Yori was with Rufus than Kim ever was. The redhead mentally frowned, for this was another plus for Yori over her.
Clearing his throat, Wade caught everyone's attention. "As you can see, Yori, I took the liberty in contacting Master Mochizuki in securing your weapons. The belt has places to hold your fans, chain, smoke & knock-out pellets, and other equipment."
Looking at the utility belt, Kim and Ron took notice of what Wade has said. Each of Yori's two fans was attached on either side of her for quick access. Her grappler chain was looped on the left side, and no doubt some of the pockets contained the pellets and other ninja gear.
"Arigato, Wade-san," Yori thanked as she checked her gear before placing a hand over one large pouch on the right side. "What is this?" she asked before flipping the cover open to pull out what was inside. Her hand came out with a black PDA, similar to Kim's.
Kim whipped her head around to face the computer screen. "You gave her her own Kimmunicator?" she asked nearly incredulously.
Wade held up a hand. "Calm down, Kim. Let me explain," he said before lowering his hand. "Now that Yori is part of the team, she has to be notified when important missions come up. She's not going to be in school five days a week, and furthermore, since she and Ron are dating, there will be times where they will be somewhere else. Letting her have a Kimmunicator will enable me to contact her wherever she will be when a mission does turn up."
Calming down, Kim could see that he was right. Yet it still tweaked her that Yori had her own PDA now.
Ron frowned a bit however. "How come I don't have my own Kimmunicator?" he whined.
After taking a sip of soda, Wade gently grinned. "Well, it is not really necessary, Ron. You're mostly hanging out with Kim, Yori, or both, so if I contact either one, you're going to be informed anyway."
"True," Kim chuckled, and Yori followed suit, holding a hand over her mouth. Both girls looked at the blond boy, who sheepishly grinned now. Before Yori came, it was indeed true that Ron rarely ever spent time away from Kim, so when Wade contacted her, Ron was nearby to be informed as well. Now with Yori having a PDA, Ron would still be informed anyway no matter whom he hangs out with now.
Green eyes examined Yori in her new mission uniform one last time as the girl placed her Kimmunicator back in its pocket. She certainly was prepared now. With a sigh, Kim gave a small grin. "So I guess it is official now. You're now a member of Team Possible, Yori."
"Welcome aboard, Yori," Wade grinned.
"Yeah!" Rufus said as he popped out of Yori's thigh pocket. His blush receded somewhat but was still there.
Ron walked over and took Yori's hand in his own. "Welcome to the team, Yori," he smiled warmly at her.
"Arigato, all of you," the pretty ninja smiled at her comrades. "I will do my best to always be there to help."
Wade pointed to Yori. "You should know, Yori, that I've also sent duplicates of your uniform to two other locations. One set was mailed to Ron's house, and two sets were mailed to the Mochizuki Estate. You should take one set from home and keep it at school."
"Hai," Yori agreed but frowned a bit in thought. "Where would I put it at school though?"
Kim came up with the solution. "Ron and I always keep our spare mission uniforms in our gym lockers, Yori. We find it easier to quickly change that way."
Yori could see the wisdom of the simple solution. "That makes sense, Possible-san. I will do the same."
"Any other questions, Yori?" Wade asked.
The Japanese girl thought for a moment before shaking her head. "For now, none, yet if I do have any more, I will contact you." She patted the right pocket where her PDA was stored.
Nodding in satisfaction, Wade grinned. "No prob, Yori, and once more, welcome to the team."
Ron and Rufus once more showed their enthusiasm as well, making Yori smile again and squeeze her boyfriend's hand.
For Kim, she knew there was no turning back now. Team Possible, for better or for worse, was now officially a new team with Yori aboard. She wondered how much would change or remain the same with the Japanese ninja doing field ops with Ron and her. Only time would tell.
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TBC (End of Chapter 12)
A/N: Since John Steppenwolf and Leon are not registered; this is my reply to their reviews of Chapter 11:
- I want to thank you for your constructive crit of my story, John. It's very much welcomed. :)
Now as for the story and why it may seem things have fizzled when it comes to Kim's jelling and such, it's called 'build-up', John. Yes, I know it seems too long a build-up toward the conflict which you expect, but one have to remember that only 10 days have past since Yori moved to Middleton. Besides, this is only the beginning with plenty of time before the start of "StD". I'm not going to spoil anything but Kim's jelling is still there given the hints 'here and there'. When will it blow up? One has to wait and find out. ;)
Thanks for your review, John. :)
- Oh, don't worry, Leon. I have someone in mind to pair with Kim. Just it'll be a while before we get there. :)