Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or any of the show's characters (unfortunately). This fic is written solely to entertain; I do not earn anything (except reviews).

AN: This story ignores the events of StD, but includes all the episodes of the series.

First of all, my apologies for the delay! I was away on a business trip last week, and I didn't manage to finish the new chapter before that. I'd also like to thank you for all the kind reviews I received for the last chapter! It's really great to see that people generally seem to like where I'm going with this! The one question that has popped up a couple of times now (what about the police) will be answered later on; it's not forgotten!

And now I hope you'll enjoy the new chapter! It's pretty short, I know, but I wanted to finally update, and it was such a nice moment to have a break, so bear with me! The next update shouldn't take as long as this one did. Anyway, let Monday begin!

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It was a nice and bright Monday morning. Ron Stoppable was walking over to the house of his best friend, Kim Possible, but his disposition wasn't quite as sunny as the day's. On the one hand, his curious side was looking forward to school, but on the other hand, his fearful side was dreading it. He didn't know what to expect, and the fact that he had to keep a secret from Kim didn't help things in the least. But then again, he reminded himself, he had managed to keep Yamanouchi's secret until the day that Yori allowed him to tell Kim about it. He could do it! After all, Bonnie would probably skin him alive if he couldn't. So despite his nervousness, he tried to be as upbeat as always when he finally reached the Possible home and entered. "Good morning, Possible clan! How are you on this bon-diggity morning?"

The Dr.'s Possible and the twins greeted him and returned to their breakfast, while Kim got out her Latin stuff. "Hey, potential boy! So, did you manage to finish Latin yesterday?"

Ron smiled and took a seat beside her. "Of course, KP!"

"Ron, would you like some breakfast?" Mrs. Dr. Possible inquired.

"Thanks, Mrs. Dr. P; that would be awesome!" Ron replied happily.

"Uh-huh, awesome!" chirped Rufus, who had climbed out of Ron's pocket when he heard the word breakfast spoken.

"Focus, Ron," Kim chided playfully. "How did you translate that Latin proverb?"

"Which one?"

"There was only one, Ron. Amicus verus cognoscitur amore, more, ore, re."

Ron got out his translation while Mrs. Possible put down a plate with breakfast near him on the table. "Thanks, Mrs. Dr. P!"

"You're welcome, Ron." Kim's mother smiled and went back to her own breakfast, while Ron searched for the sentence that Kim had asked about.

"Ah, here it is! Err, a true friend is recognized by his love, his behaviour, his mouth and his deed."

Kim's smile brightened. "I've got the same!"

Ron scratched his head while chewing on some of the breakfast Kim's mother had put in front of him. "Yeah, but how can I recognize a friend by his mouth?"

Kim giggled. "It's not meant literally, Ron. I think it means that you recognize a true friend by the things he says."

"Oh… well… that makes sense, KP," Ron answered uncomfortably.

"You ok, Ron?" Kim asked, noticing his discomfort.

Ron perked up at the question. "What? Me? Ha ha! Of course, KP! I mean, why wouldn't I be? Ha ha!" As if to prove his point, he took an extra large bite of his toast.

Kim looked at him suspiciously for a moment, then shrugged. "Well, we'd better head off to school. We don't want to be late first thing in the morning!"

Ron sighed and wolfed down the last bit of his breakfast. "Coming, KP!"

On the way to school, Kim told Ron every detail about her visit to her uncle's ranch. "You should've come with us, Ron. Tornado missed you," she finished her tale, winking.

Ron gulped. "Don't remind me of the robotic horses, KP!"

She just laughed. "Well, others missed you, too," she said in a suggestive tone, grinning from ear to ear.

"I know, I know… Go ahead and laugh, but I still say that Joss is a smart girl."

They had finally arrived at school, and Kim was about to reply something, when they were greeted by Tara, who rushed over to them. "Hi Kim, hi Ron!"

"Hi Tara," Kim answered with a slightly puzzled look, while Ron greeted the cheerleader with one of his usual grins. It wasn't uncommon for Tara to greet them, but the platinum blonde had pretty much run to them just to say hello. She also noticed that Tara seemed to give Ron an admiring look, and she narrowed her eyes subconsciously. "How was your weekend?"

Tara seemed slightly nervous when she answered. "Oh, pretty nice. The party was cool, Kim; you should've been there!"

"Yeah, Ron and Monique told me about it." She glanced at her watch. "We should hurry, or we'll be late! Talk to you later?"

Tara nodded. "Sure!"

She seemed unwilling to leave, and Kim wondered what was going on. However, she didn't have much time to ponder the matter: When she and Ron reached their respective lockers, Bonnie passed. The brunette shot Kim a condescending look and greeted her with a cold "K", as she always did.

"Hello Bonnie," Kim replied in just as icy a voice.

Bonnie then passed Ron, who was looking for something in his locker and hadn't heard the exchange between the two rivals. "Hey, KP, do you know where I put that English book? I can't…" Turning his head, he broke off when he saw Bonnie. "Oh, hi Bonnie."

"Hi," Bonnie said almost in a whisper, but it was obvious everyone had heard her, for the entire student body fell silent and stared at her. Ron didn't seem to notice that and turned back to Kim to ask her whether she had seen his book, but Bonnie was very much aware of the looks she got from everyone. "What?!" she snapped, and everyone quickly looked away, hoping not to incur the brunette's wrath. Bonnie proceeded towards her locker, positively fuming.

Kim still stood in front of her locker with a mixture of shock, denial, surprise and wonder on her face. She had heard Bonnie saying hi to Ron, but she couldn't believe it. The brunette would never willingly talk to Ron, except to insult him! What was going on? What had she missed? First Tara had hurried to them to say hello, and now Bonnie, Middleton High's very own Queen Bee, had greeted Ron!

"Kim?" Ron asked. "Hey, KP!"

She finally snapped out of her thoughts. "Sorry, Ron, what?"

"Are you ok? I asked you if you know where I put my book."

"No, I don't. Ron, did Bonnie just say hi to you?"

He shrugged. "I guess so, KP. Damn, where could that stupid book be?" He turned back to his locker for another search.

Kim's voice still did nothing to hide her surprise. "Why would she do that?"

Ron stopped from rummaging in his locker. "Is it really so surprising that someone would wish me a good morning?"

"If it's Bonnie we're talking about, yes!" Kim answered immediately. "She must be up to something…"

Ron sighed. "Perhaps she just lost a bet or something." He returned to his locker once more, this time finally finding the book behind an old Bueno Nacho bag. "Ha! There it is! I knew it had to be in here." He closed the door of his locker. "Come on, KP! You don't wanna be late for Mr. B, do you?" he teased.

Kim walked beside him, deep in thought. Maybe Ron was right for once, and Bonnie had indeed lost a bet. Still, the red-head couldn't quite believe this. She would get to the bottom of this! After all, she could do anything, so finding out what was going on with Bonnie Rockwaller should be no big, now, should it?