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Kim, Ron and Ron's parent's sat in front of Mrs. Winter's desk as the older woman gave them both a hard look.
"Would you like to explain to myself, Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable where you were the last three days?" the older woman asked, leaning forward and Kim stopped just barely from rolling her eyes.
"We were in Seattle," she replied calmly and she heard Ron's mother gasp.
"And what, pray tell, were you doing there?" the principle asked.
"I was looking for a lead on my family." Mrs. Winters sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"And the two weeks ago when you left school without an explanation?"
"Ireland," Kim said and she heard Ron groan quietly next to her.
"Ireland?" Mrs. Stoppable asked, her voice a higher pitch than normal. "You told me you were staying at Josh's for a project."
"Look mom," Ron started but her glare stopped him mid-sentence.
"We'll talk about this when we get home," she said and turned back to Principle Winters and Ron sank lower in his seat.
"Well I can't let you get away with leaving school for several days without an excuse or permission, to hunt down leads on your family. They are dead Kim." She tried to say it gently but it made Kim angry and she sat up, about to give the woman a piece of her mind when another voice spoke up from the door.
"I will excuse Kim from any absence she has taken and any she will take in the future." Kim turned and saw her grandmother standing there and she stood to hug her.
"What are you doing here Nana?" she asked pulling back a moment later.
"Your principle called me," Nana said, looking past her grand daughter to the woman in question and Kim turned to look at her.
"There was no reason to call my nana," she said angrily.
"You disappeared for several days, twice in as three weeks, I do not need that in my school," the principle said, glaring.
"If her absences are excused, she is no longer in trouble, is that correct?" Nana asked, also glaring. There was a long silence as the principle mulled over what to do.
"I suppose not," she said, her voice tight with annoyance.
"Then there is nothing more to discuss; if she needs to leave school for any reason in the future she will call me then I will call you. Good day," the older woman said, taking Kim's arm and pulling her out of the room. Kim shot Ron an apologetic look and followed her grandmother out of the school and to her car. Once they were sitting inside, her Nana stared at the steering wheel for several long moments.
"What was that about?" Kim's grandmother asked quietly, still not looking at her granddaughter. Kim stared at her grandmother, trying to think of an excuse that might not hurt her grandmother but could not find one without the pain and sighed.
"I'm looking for my mom and dad," she said and heard the other's breath hitch.
"Kimberly," came the quiet response and Kim turned her head to look out the window. "Honey, they're gone."
"We don't know that," Kim said, still not turning her head.
"Kimberly, they were in that warehouse correct?"
"I don't know, I never saw them."
"Kim, you need to let this go," Nana said, leaning forward and starting the car then pulling out of the parking lot, and Kim kept silent. Nana stopped her granddaughter off at her apartment with a quick goodbye, asking Kim to stop looking for ghosts.
She sat in her family room, staring at the blank screen TV for a long time until her phone rang and she stared at it for a long moment before picking it up.
"Hey Ron," she said opening the phone and holding it up to her ear.
"Hey Kim," came the subdued response.
"I'm sorry about the whole thing today," she said and heard Ron chuckle.
"Nah, it's not too bad,' he said and Kim could hear the lie.
"What's the damage?" she asked.
"Just grounded for two weeks and not allowed to do any overnight projects and if I need to go anywhere, they want phone numbers, and to talk to the parents."
"Ouch," she replied.
"Like I said, no big deal. Any leads on the Seniors?" he asked after a moment of silence.
"No not yet, I should call Wade and find out if he has anything," she said.
"Hey Kim, I need to go, my mom started yelling," Ron said, and Kim could hear him mom yelling in the background.
"All right, call me when you get a chance."
"Will do, let me know what Wade finds," he said then quickly hung up.
Closing the phone, Kim stared at it for a while before turning to her Kimmnicator and calling Wade.
"Hey Kim, what's up?" he asked.
"I was wondering if you had found anything out about the Seniors," Kim asked and Wade smiled slightly.
"I think I've located them in Mexico," he said.
"When can I leave?" Kim asked, finally sitting up and feeling a bit excited but the hesitation in Wades response made her stop.
"Look Kim," Wade said biting his lip, "principle Winters got a hold of my parents and I've been told not to help you." Kim stared at the small picture that held Wade's face, feeling frustrated.
"So that's it?" she asked finally and Wade looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry Kim," Wade said. Kim just nodded and said goodbye and disconnected the line. Standing up and feeling completely drained, she walked into her bedroom and fell onto the bed, fully clothed and fell asleep.