A/N: Well, here's chapter 9.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KICKIN IT. I ONLY OWN KATE.

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CHAPTER 9: WHAT NOW?

KIM'S POV

Rudy opened the door & escorted me to his car. He opened the passenger side door & let me in. I sat down in the seat & felt the tears building up in my eyes. He got in on his side & started the car. I saw him look at me & sigh, but I ignored it for now. I kept my glance out the window as we drove back to the dojo.

How could this be happening to me? How could he do this to me? I knew he hated me & wanted me out of his life, but...he's slowly breaking me down.

I let one tear roll down my cheek as we pulled up to the parking lot. I waited until the car stopped before jumping out & running into the dojo. I heard Rudy calling after me, but I ignored him & ran straight into the girls changing room. It was small, but It was the only place that I wouldn't be bothered by anyone. The guys aren't allowed in here.

"Kim, please open up." Rudy said knocking on the door. I ran my fingers through my hair & sniffled.

"I really wanna be alone right now Rudy." I said, trying not to sound like I was about to cry. I pulled my knees to my chest & let my head rest on the back of the locker. I heard his footsteps walking away & I let the tears fall from my eyes.

JACK'S POV

I hated this. I hated going to school not knowing how Kim was doing. Kate & I asked if we could skip school tomorrow & my mom started ranting about how important education is & there was no need to skip.

The bell finally rang & I jumped out of me seat, darting out of the room. It was lunch time. After lunch I had a free period, & gym. I was gonna leave after lunch to go see Kim. I got to the cafeteria & spotted my friends.

"Hey guys." I said as I sat down.

"Hey Jack." They all greeted me.

"Are you still skipping the last two periods?" Kate asked. I nodded my head.

"You gonna come with me?" I asked.

"I wish I could. I have a make up test next period. Maybe I'll skip last period & meet you at the dojo."

"Your skipping to see Kim?" Milton asked.

"Yup." I answered.

"Yo! Can I come? I don't wanna go to my classes." Jerry asked.

"Sure. Milton?" I asked. His eyes widened & he did a spit take.

"ARE YOU NUTS? I'm worried about Kim, but skipping classes!" We all started chuckling. "That will go on my record & I can't have that on my record." Milton exclaimed

"Relax Helen!" Kate said. "I'll wait & go with you after school." He nodded his head & I pulled out my phone.

"I'm gonna call Kim." I said. I went through my contacts & clicked on Kim's name. I put the phone in my ear & listened to the endless ringing.

"Hey this is Kim,*giggling* can't come to the phone right now *giggling* but leave a message & I'll consider calling you back. *giggling* Just wait for the *beep*" I sighed.

"Hey Kim, it's Jack. Just calling to see how your doing. Call me." I hung up & put the phone back in my pocket.

"No answer?" Milton asked.

"Nope." I responded.

"She could still be at the hospital." Kate said. "Call mom."

I nodded & pulled out my phone again. I dialed my moms number & put it to my ear.

"Shouldn't you be in class?" Was the first thing my mom said.

"I'm at lunch." I said. My mother sighed.

"What's up Jack?" She asked.

"How'd it go with Kim today?" I asked. I heard my mother sigh on the other end of the line again.

"Not good." She responded. I raised my eyebrow & shot the gang a look.

"What happened?" I asked.

"There's no internal damage & we patched her up, but she told us something about hearing a crack when he hit her yesterday..." She explained.

"Like a bone cracking?" I asked, confused.

"Yeah. We ran some x-rays on her face & she was right. Her left cheek bone has damage." She explained.

"What kind of damage?" I asked, concerned.

"Her left cheek bone is fracture. That's why her cheek was so flat & she flinched when I touched it. She's gonna be felling a lot of pain." My mom explained.

"I gotta go. Class is gonna start." I lied.

"Okay, bye Jack." She said as I hung up.

"Well?" Milton asked. I sighed & started explaining everything my mom said. Kate's eyes widened, Milton did another spit take & Jerry's mouth dropped open.

"Wow." Jerry said.

"Poor Kim." Kate said.

"All this time & we didn't notice anything." Milton said.

"I know." I mumbled.

The bell rang & we all went out separate ways. Kate & Milton left for class while Jerry & I walked out of the school & headed to the dojo.

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We walked through the doors just as Rudy was walking away from the changing rooms. He sighed in relief & walked to us.

"Thank god you guys are here...Kim won't come out of the changing room." Rudy said. "She locked the door & won't talk to me. She's been in there for almost an hour." I glanced at the doors & took a deep breathe.

"I got this." I said. I walked to the doors & knocked. "Kim?" Nothing. "Kim, come on. Open up please."

"Just go away!" She cried.

I bit my lip & reached for the keys on the wall. I turned to face Rudy & gave him my Really? look. He made an 'o' with his lips & shrugged. I rolled my eyes & unlocked the door. I closed it behind me & walked to my girlfriend, sitting on the floor curled in a ball. I sat beside her & threw my arm around her.

"I know what happened. My mom told me." I said. She lifted her head up & gently wiped her cheek.

"Your mom told me they can't always be fixed. What if I walk around with this ugly bruise for the rest of my life?" She asked. "I'll always have a reminder of him." She said.

"It won't be a reminder of him...It'll be a reminder of how strong you are. And it'll only make you more beautiful." I said with a smile. She lightly hit my shoulder & giggled. "I'm serious. No matter how many bruises you have, you'll still be the most beautiful girl in the world." She smiled & kissed my cheek.

"I love you." She said. I couldn't help but smile.

"I love you too." I stood up & held out my hand. "Come on." She rolled her eyes & took my hands. I pulled her up & we walked out hand in hand. As we walked out, Rudy & Jerry jumped to their feet.

"Hey Kim, how ya doin?" Jerry asked.

"I'm good." She said.

"You sure?" Rudy asked. She nodded her head.

"Yeah, I was just overwhelmed. But, I think I'm gonna be okay." She said with a smile on her face.

"Good. I'm glad. Why don't you go pack up your stuff & wait for Jack's mom to come get you?" Kim turned to me & gave me an excuse me? look.

I hadn't told Kim she was staying with me yet.

"What?" She asked.

"You can't sleep on Rudy's couch forever." I said. Everyone nodded.

"But-" I put my finger on her lips & she shut up.

"No No. No buts. Come on." I said as I pulled her to the office.

KIM'S POV

We sat down on the couch with a box in front of us. I hesitantly opened it & saw that this box pictures in it. I pulled out frame by frame. One had a picture of Kate & I, another was of me & my mom. I came across one of me & my dad. I opened up the frame & pulled out the picture. I stared at it for a few seconds before ripping it into a billion little pieces. I tossed it into Rudy's garbage & sat back down.

"What was that?" Jack asked. I sighed as I closed the frame back up.

"A picture of me & my 'dad'" I said, making quotation marks with my fingers. "I don't want to keep anything that has his face or name on it."

"So I'm guessing I should throw these out?" Jack said holding up a bunch of birthday cards. I grabbed them & saw they were all from my mom & dad. I threw them into the garbage & nodded.

"Just wanted to check for money." I said. He chuckled & I could help but giggle.

We went through the other boxes. I threw out some shirts, more photos of me & my dad, some pointless things I didn't need. Kate, Milton & Jerry came in to help & we ended up finishing a lot faster. Then, Mrs. Brewer walked in.

"Hey kids. You almost done." She asked.

"Yup. Just finished." Jack said.

"Since this is temporary, Rudy said to leave some things here so grab any boxes with clothes & necessities & load them in my truck." She said. The guys nodded & started grabbing things. I grabbed a box & Jack took it.

"No No! Sit." he ordered. I gave him a pouty face & he shook his head. "We got this." I rolled my eyes & sat down.

"Lisa?" I asked. She turned her head & nodded. "I just wanted to thank you. You don't know how much this means to me."

"Oh Kim, baby, don't even mention it. I know that if the roles were reversed, you'd do it for Jack & Kate." Lisa said.

"In a heartbeat." I said.

"I think of you as my own. I would do anything for you." She said. She leaned forward & kissed my forehead. "Check any boxes we aren't taking & make sure there's nothing you wanna take with you." I nodded & stared at the box full of pictures.

I sat down & opened it again. I pulled out a picture of Milton, Jerry, Kate, Jack & I from over a year ago. I smiled & put it on top of the last box. I closed up the other box & put it in the corner with the other 4. I grabbed the last box & walked out of the office. Jack was running in & stopped when he saw me.

"This is the last one." I said. He nodded & took the box from my hands. He saw the frame on top & looked at it.

"I remember this. This was so long ago." He said.

"I know. I don't know why I just...I felt like I should take it."

"Okay, come on. Let's get this in the car & get you home." He said, with a smile.

"Sounds good to me." I said.

He nodded as we walked out of the dojo.

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Jack bought the last box into the guest room & we collapsed onto the bed. I turned over on my elbow & looked at him. His eyes were closed & he was smiling.

"Your staring." he said. I smiled.

"I'm gazing." I corrected.

"It's creepy." He joked eyes still closed, smile getting bigger.

"It's romantic." I corrected again.

He turned his head to face me & opened one eye. He saw me smiling & turned his head back. I couldn't help but giggle. I saw him holding in a chuckle. He reached back & grabbed a pillow. He covered his face with it. I started laughing as I attempted to pull the pillow of of his head. His head popped out & we crashed our lips together. He rolled me over so he was on top of me as we continued kissing. I pulled away & just looked at him.

"What's wrong?" He asked. I thought about that for a second. Honestly...what was wrong? - Nothing.

"Nothing...It's just - For the first time in what feels like an eternity..." I paused to look into his brown eyes. I bit my lip & sighed. "I'm happy." A smiled formed on his lips & he leaned forward. He quickly kissed my lips & pulled away again.

"Well, I'm glad that I get to see happy Kim again...We missed her." He said.

"Yeah, let's hope she's back for good." I said. Jack smiled & sat up. I groaned, but sat up with him. We sat on the edge of my bed for a few seconds before I broke the silence.

"Do you believe that God has a plan for everyone? That he creates...I don't know - like a timeline for every person filled with very specific details about everything that will happen?" I asked.

"Where you going with this?" He asked. I sighed & continued my rant.

"Like...when someone's born, he already has their hole life planned. When they'll meet the person your going to marry, when you lose your virginity, where you go to school, etc...All leading up to the moment you die?" I asked.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason & behind that reason is a very good explanation to why everything is happening." He answered.

"Do you think that God had this planned for me? To lose my mom & for my dad to spiral out of control?" He opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. I shook my head. "You know what, forget I said anything." I got up from the bed & walked over to the boxes. I heard him sigh & stand up.

"Forget what I think, Kim. The only thing I know for certain is that I was brought into this world to make you happy, to see that smile that lights up a room, & to be the one that makes you laugh. If I'm not doing that, What am I here for?" He asked. I smiled & wrapped my arms around him. His arms snaked around my waist.

We soon pulled away & he cupped my face. "I love you, Kim."

"I love you too." I said. He kissed my forehead & brought me into another hug.


A/N: AWWWWW! How cute?

2 MORE DAYS TIL KICKIN IT SEASON 3!

WOOOOOOO!

Okay, he's the preview to the next chapter.


KIM'S POV:

KNOCK KNOCK

"Kim? You okay?" Jack's voice echoed in the room. I sighed & stood up, making my way to the door. I opened the door & he walked in.

"Today's the hearing..." I started.

"I know. What time?" He asked.

"Uhh 12." I answered.

"Okay, I'll be ready by then." Jack shrugged & sat down on the bed. I nodded & then realized something. He wants to come.

"Wait, what?" I asked. I sat down on the bed next to him.

"I'm coming with you." He said. I shook my head.

"No your not." I corrected him. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Why?"

"I'll be fine. You don't have to-"

"I want to. I wanna be there for you." He said cupping my cheek. I grabbed his hands gently & moved them away from my face. I leaned forward & kissed his cheek.

"You've already done so much for me. I'm so grateful but...I don't know what's gonna happen when I walk into the courtroom & if it get's ugly, I..."

"Kim, I'm coming." I opened to fight with him but I sighed knowing that he'd win.

"Fine. Go take a shower rat man." (A/N: You'll get what I mean by rat man when you get the hole chapter.) He chuckled & kissed my forehead. He stood up & walked out of the room.


A/N: ONLY TWO MORE CHAPTERS UNTIL RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW IS OVER!

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