"Kim…?"

She turns her face up to meet his, the sight of his brown eyes so close makes her heart beat just a little faster. While she waits for him to continues she can see the different emotions flash through his gaze.

"I…uh…I was wondering if…" Kim cuts him off as she sits up and gently presses her lips to his.

Holy crap! After a minute Kim pulls back and looks away. I can't believe you did that. "I'm sorry. I…" She finds herself not able to meet Jason's eyes again.

Jason opens his mouth to speak but closes it when his brain can form no words. He looks down at Kim while he tries to process what has just happened. Did that actually happen?

"Jason, I am so…"

Her face turns back to him when she finally begins to speak again but before she can get too far he leans down and captures her lips again. His hand comes up to cup her cheek pulling her a little closer as he feels her relax against him. Suddenly he feels her muscles tense as pulls away from him and takes a couple distancing steps back.

"Jason, I…" Kim avoids looking directly at him as she struggles to find something to say. What was that… "…goodnight, Jason." She says abruptly as she quickly retreats to her bedroom and shuts the door.

Shocked, Jason stares at the closed-door until his brain finally catches up on the events of the past several minutes. You, idiot. His head drops into his palms as he mentally chastises himself. Way to blow it.

When he finally stands upright, Jason wants nothing more than to go to Kim's door to try to explain but uncertainty keeps him from doing so. He considers retrieving his bag and going to a hotel but knows that will most likely just get her even more upset with him. Walking over to the front door, he stands there for a couple of minutes before reaching out and turning off the lights in the living room and retreating to the guest room. Tomorrow is going to be a long, awkward day…

Leaning against the cool wood of her bedroom door, Kim listens for movement from the other room. She half expects to hear the front door indicating Jason's departure but is relieved to hear the door to the room beside hers shut instead. Closing her eyes she lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding. You are still going to have to face him tomorrow, you know…

Opening her eyes, Kim looks over at the wall that now separates the two of them. It was just an innocent kiss. She tries to convince herself as she pushes herself away from the door. Right? I mean we are good friends. Her mind repeats the few words over and over as her body runs on autopilot getting her ready for bed. Yeah we are just good friends. She tells herself when she finally flops down in her bed. As she drifts off to sleep she has almost convinced herself it.

"Hi. Your pretty."

Kim smiles at the 7-year-old brown-eyed boy standing in front of her. It is her first day at this new school and he is the first of the kids to even acknowledge her presence. "Thanks."

"I'm Jason." The boy tells her with a shy smile. "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

"Okay." She grins brightly, she has never had a boyfriend before. "My name's Kimberly."

"Come on. Kimmie…" Jason laughs softly. "You do not want to go out with him."

"Why not?" Kim looks at her best friend for the last three years. "I think he is kinda cute."

"Cute? Eugene Skullovitch is not cute. He is a punk with a bully for a best friend."

"He is not that bad. Maybe he just needs some better friends. Like us." She suggests.

"There is no way Bulk would ever let that happen." Jason points out to her. "He is the one with all the control in that duo."

"You're not afraid of Farkas, are you?"

"I'm not afraid of anything, you know that." He answers. "But there is no more Farkas and Eugene, only Bulk and Skull."

"Maybe you're right…"

"I know I am. I am just looking out for you." Jason smiles at her as he puts his bike helmet back on. "Now are we going to go build this ramp or not."

"He's cute."

"Who?" Kim turns follows her friend Trini's gaze across the youth center but all she sees is Jason and his buddy Zack messing around with some dance moves. Seeing her looking his direction he gives her a small wave.

"Jason." Trini answers with a smile. "I think he likes you."

"No way. We are just friends." Kim turns back to her friend.

"Are you sure about that? He is always sneaking looks at you." Trini tells her with a knowing expression.

"That is crazy. We are not like that. He is my best friend." Kim takes a quick glance over at the boys again and back. "Well my best 'boy' friend."

"Too bad. You two would make a super cute couple." Trini smiles as she watches the subtle blush spread across her friends cheeks.

The shrill sound of an alarm clock buzzing drags Kimberly out of her pleasant dreams of the past. Hitting the snooze, she rolls over and starts to drift off again until the memories of Jason's brown eyes looking at her cause her to snap awake. "Oh, man." She groans as she stares at the wall that lay hides her best friend and for the first time in years she wonders if there could be something more to their relationship.