Thanks for the reviews! I've been writing a lot today(working on Chapter 4 now) and I just had to update again. If I don't update again today after this, it may be a little bit before I update again since I'm moving in three days and my mom's and my brother's laptops will probably be packed away. Even if my older sister's was still out then she probably wouldn't let me use it anyways. So I may not be able to update again until next Monday. I don't know when I can finish Chapter 4 though since my little sister will probably want me to play a wii game with her. But until then, here's Chapter 3!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kickin' It.

Kim entered the house after coming home from the dojo to see that her mom was making dinner. She had great news and wanted to tell her family at dinner.

"Hey Kim," her mom greeted. "Can you set the table for dinner for me?"

"Sure." Kim set out four plates and forks around the table.

"Oh, and set another plate for Alan," her mom told her.

Kim stopped and looked up at her mom who looked at her sternly. She sighed and set an extra place for Alan.

She helped her mom serve the pasta to each place. Alan came in and as soon as he did, Kim went off to get John and Lucy for dinner. She suddenly didn't feel like sharing her good news anymore.

When they came down, Alan and their mom were already seated at the table, waiting patiently for them. They all sat down and said blessing. Kim avoided eye contact from Alan the whole time.

Kim ate quietly as she listened to Alan and her family talk.

"So Kim, how's your Ancient Greece project going?" Alan asked.

"Fine," Kim mumbled. She turnes to her mom. "May I be excused?"

Sarah sighed. "Alright."

She got up to clear her plates and then headed up the stairs. She entered her room, sat on her bed, and pulled out her laptop. She liked to send emails to her dad but he didn't always answer back. She wanted to share the good news with her dad.

To: Dad

Hey Dad!

Guess what? Rudy told us that since we won our karate tournament on Saturday we get to move on to a state tournament! This is the first time that's happened with this dojo! Is there any chance that you can come? It would really mean a lot to me.

Love you!

-Kim

Kim pressed send and then sat back to wait for a reply. While waiting, she typed up some things for her Ancient Greece project. She was working on a chart of the Olympian gods. She finished the chart and printed it out. She had left a little blank spot next to each god so she could draw their symbols. She ran downstairs to grab the paper from the printer and ran back up before anyone spotted her so she wouldn't get dragged into a conversation with Alan and her family.

She entered her room and closed the door before getting back to work. She was in the middle of drawing an arrow for Artemis when she heard the alert sound for an email. She put her pen down and clicked on her email. It was a reply from her dad.

To: Kim

Congratulations on winning your tournament! I knew you could do it. I'll try to make it but I can't promise anything. Say hi to John and Lucy for me.

-Dad

Kim closed her laptop and went back to drawing the arrow for Artemis. Knowing her father, Kim knew that he probably wouldn't be able to come and wouldn't say anything about it until after the tournament. She finished the arrow drawing and moved on to Hades.

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The next day after school, Kim and Jack waited outside the elementary school for John. He came out a few moments, with a huge smile on his face as he carried a robot he had built for the 5th grade Young Inventor's competition.

"Guess what?" He said, excitedly as they walked towards home.

"What?" Kim asked.

"I won first place! My invention was chosen to represent the school in a big competition with kids from other schools!" John exclaimed.

"Awesome!" Kim said, giving her little brother a high five.

Jack also gave him a high five. "Great job. When is it?"

"In a couple weeks. The day before your big tournament," John replied. "Could you email Dad for me later and tell him about the competition?"

Kim nodded. "Sure."

John ran into the house to share the news, Jack and Kim following behind him. They went upstairs to Kim's room to work on homework.

"How's your project coming along?" Jack asked.

"I'm almost done with the chart on the Olympian gods," Kim replied. "How about you?"

"Same," Jack said, picking up a picture off the bookshelf and looking at it.

Kim came up behind him and smiled. "That's my dad and me at one of my karate tournaments when I was in second grade. The divorce happened not much later after that. Then I moved here."

Jack set the photo back on the bookshelf and turned to Kim.

He smiled. "You know, there's one good thing that came out of your parents' divorce."

"What's that?" Kim asked.

"If then divorce never happened then you wouldn't be in Seaford. And if you had never been in Seaford, then I would never have met you."

Sorry this chapter is short. I just thought Jack's line would be a good place to end the chapter. 5 more reviews and I'll try to update. Thanks for reading! Now to start packing!