OK, OK… The readers have swayed me. I am continuing this…

Warning: This chapter might push the limits of the "T" rating. I really didn't want to make this "M", but yet wanted to really mess with y'all. (evil grin)

A big "Thank-you" goes out to Whisper from the Shadows". He did a quick Beta for the first half of this to see if it fit. Sorry for not sending you the rest, but I wanted to get your first reaction to this as well.

And once again, Thanks to all who reviewed chapter 1: CajunBear73, Aerislover1.0, Whisper from the Shadows, cpneb, screaming phoenix, panda0031698, Kwebs, kim's 1 fan, Akinyi, Jordan.The.Chaotic, Samurai Crunchbird, Sentinel103, Pharaoh Rutin Tutin, Jason Barnett, Joe Stoppinghem, daccu65, Invader Johnny, MrDrP, Mr. Wizard, KPRS shipper, JAKT, and Lonestarr.

Chapter 2

Vestiges of Ron's dream fluttered at the edges of his consciousness as he held the phone to his ear. "Tara?" He said again, slightly confused.

(sniff)… "Yeah Ron… it's me. Can… can you come over to Bonnie's house? S… something has happened."

"Bonnie's house? Why… Tara… what is going on?" Ron slid a hand across his face.

"It's best if you come over and see… Oh and Ron?"

"Yeah?"

"I think it would be best if you don't bring Kim… At least for now."

…x x x x…

Honoring Tara's wish, Ron didn't bring Kim, but when he saw what Tara had wanted him to see, he sure wished he had.

Bonnie lay on her bed face down with only a pair of sweat pants on. Her bare back was covered with slash marks, and various puncture wounds. The sheet below her was stained red from her blood.

Turning away from the horrible scene, Ron stood just outside the bedroom door. He placed a hand on the wall to steady himself, and took a few deep breaths in an effort to keep from throwing up.

"What happened? Where's her family?" Ron asked Tara when she placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"They… they went out of town Friday morning to a fashion show in Go City. They're due to be back Sunday, tomorrow night. Sh… she had called me only 30 minutes ago to come over. She sounded…" Tara started to cry again and Ron took her into a hug. He could feel her trembling as his arms wrapped around her waist.

"I… I need to go in there." Ron said into the young cheerleader's hair.

"No…" He felt Tara shake her head side to side. "Don't leave me here… I'm scared."

Ron gently pushed Tara out of the hug, and held her by her shoulders. "It's OK Tara. I'll just be inside this room. You can stay out here if you wish, but I need to look around for any kind of clues. If you need me, just call. OK?" The young blond nodded her head while wiping a tear away.

Stepping back into Bonnie's bedroom, Ron quickly scanned around the bed. There were no tracks of any kind that might have given him clues about the attacker. Then he went over to the side of the bed to get a better look at the body. There on the opposite side of her, lying on the bed sheet, was a bloody letter opener that was in the shape of a miniature sword.

"Well, there's the murder weapon." Ron muttered to himself.

Not far from where the blade lay, was Bonnie's bloody upturned hand. Ron looked a little closer and he thought he saw a few long strands of bloody hair in the palm. He went to touch the hair when one of Bonnie's fingers twitched, making him jump.

Without a word, two of his fingers shot to Bonnie's neck and he felt for a pulse. Ron couldn't feel anything at first, but he kept his fingers there for a good minute to make sure he was right.

"Tara! Call 9-1-1! She's got a pulse! Bonnie's still alive!"

…x x x x…

Kim suddenly woke, sitting straight up in bed and breathing as if she had just run a marathon. Clutching her sheets in the dark of her room, she desperately tried to remember the dream that had just woke her up. It was terrifying, that much she did remember.

One thought griped her chest tight, making it hard to breathe, and that was the thought, and or feeling, that Ron was in terrible danger. She reached over to her phone and hit the speed dial for Ron.

"C'mon Ron… Pick up, pick up!" Glancing over at the time, she saw that it was almost 3:15 in the morning. After the 20th ring, she was starting to get concerned. Kim had called Ron before late at night for missions, and he would almost always pick up by 15 rings. She let it go for another 10 more, and finally hung up. Unknown to both her and Ron, that in Ron's rush to get to Bonnie's house, he had left his cell phone on his desk at home.

When Ron didn't answer, Kim quickly snatched her Kimmunicator from the night stand and called Wade.

"Kim?" A bleary-eyed Wade said as he rubbed his cheek with a hand. "Do you know what time it…" Then he saw the look of worry on Kim's face. Immediately he was all business and his fingers were poised over his keyboard to do whatever Kim needed. "Say the word Kim. I'm ready."

"Wade… I think something is really wrong with Ron. I just tried to call his cell phone, and he's not answering. Can… can you locate him for me?"

In a matter of just a few seconds, Wade found Ron's locator chip, and his brow narrowed. "It looks like he's at… Bonnie's house."

"Now why would he go to Bonnies?" Kim said out loud to herself, then spoke up to Wade. "I'm going over there Wade."

In a matter of minutes, Kim was dressed in her purple mission gear, and she was on the road to Bonnie's house. It was only a 5 minute drive, but Kim's mind was going a mile a minute.

What is Ron doing at Bonnie's house in the middle of the night? She looked at the time on the dash of the Sloth, and it read 3:22. If there was a problem, why didn't he call me? There's now way he could be… Nah… Don't even think that Kim. She shook her head at that last thought just as she pulled into Bonnie's driveway.

Walking to the front door, Kim saw that there wasn't a single light on in the house. At least from what she could see from the front. She walked around the back, and saw that all the other windows were dark as well. She opted to enter the house from the back kitchen door.

As soon as she entered the room, it was not at all what Kim expected. For one thing, the light was on. She did a double take and looked back outside, and then back in. She shrugged it off to possibly just being tired, since was almost 3:30 in the morning.

The other thing that didn't seem right was that Bonnie was there, and she had her back to Kim while standing at the stove cooking something.

"Bonnie?" Kim said with confusion evident in her voice. "What… what is going on? I was looking for Ron. Wade said that he was able to track him here?"

Bonnie turned towards Kim with a smile, and it caused Kim to take a step back. It wasn't a sinister grin, by any means, but it was a smile that normally didn't grace the brunette's young face.

"Oh, he's here Kim… He's just upstairs in my bedroom. He and Tara are just a little busy right now. Ron should be done in a few minutes. You want to see the stew I'm making? It's something new I'm trying."

By now Kim was thoroughly confused as to what was going on. Why was Ron in Bonnie's bedroom with Tara, and Bonnie was down here cooking? Kim took a step closer to Bonnie, and placed a hand on the table, but not for support.

"Come here Kim. I'd like you to see this. It's almost done, but I think it needs more seasoning." Kim cautiously walked up to Bonnie's side, and saw the pot that she was stirring. "I wasn't sure what kind of spices to put with the meat, as I've never cooked anything like this before."

Bonnie picked up a large spoon and put it inside the pot. She stirred a bit, and brought it out with what looked like a broth of some kind. She offered the spoon to Kim, who looked at it, but never took it.

"C'mon K… Here." Bonnie then sipped at the broth from the spoon, and placed it back in the pot. She stirred again and brought out the spoon, once again offering it to Kim. This time she took it, and tried the steaming broth.

"It… it tastes like… What is this anyway?" Kim looked into the pot, and her jaw immediately dropped. Looking like she was going to throw up, Kim placed a hand over her mouth, and turned her head while making a small gagging sound.

This was in my dream! She immediately thought.

"What's the matter K? I told you I've never cooked this before. I mean, what kind of spices do you put with PandaRoo?"

…x x x x…

Upstairs in Bonnie's bedroom, Ron quickly walked around the bed to head out the door, and he was met by Tara just as she quietly closed his method of egress.

"Tara? What are you…"

Two slender fingers pressed against his lips, silencing the young blond boy. With her other hand, Tara gave Ron a push and he stepped backwards, landing in a sitting position on the bed. Quickly he looked to his right, expecting to see Bonnie's body, but it wasn't there. Instead, the bed was covered with numerous petals looked like they came from a black rose.

He turned back to Tara, who was now walking towards him with what was best described as a predatory-like grin on her face.

To be concluded…

A/N: So are you REALLY confused now? I think I am as well… Don't worry though, it will all make sense in the end.