A/N: Just needed to clean up the typos. It's the same chapter.

Blackbeltkimc at blackbeltkimc: thanks everyone for kind words of support. The last couple of days were not great, but you kindness made it better. I am working w/ Seaford High to organise a fund raiser for Pawtastic Pets. Your support would mean a lot to me and it would make lives of shelter animals so much better. Hope to see you there. Details are on Facebook pages of Seaford High and Pawtastic Pets.


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Some incredible news keep coming out of Seaford! To remind everyone, Seaford, CA, is home to Bobby Wasabi, his rumored daughter Kim, and her boyfriend Jack Brewer, who we recently saw in several teen shows. We broke the story about Kim being a friend/love interest of Ricky Weaver. It turned out that three young celebrities are good friends, or so they would have us believe. Bobby, Ricky and Jack all officially denied any romance between Ricky and Kim. Kim had not directly addressed the rumors, but maintains a steady presence on social media highlighting her interest in martial arts, cheerleading and volunteering at the animal shelter. She has recently taken ill with a 'food poisoning' that was well publicized. Many speculated at the nature of the illness, but she appeared in good health afterward.

However, two days ago, something quite terrible happened to Kim. Her pet dog, that was a present from Ricky, was brutally killed and its body was left for Kim to find in her school locker! Kim was understandably shocked and distraught and taken home immediately by a very concerned Jack. The school administration is investigating the matter and we hope that the perpetrators are caught and brought to justice.

Immediately after the discovery in the locker, Bobby sent his personal bodyguards to Kim's house and later appeared there himself. His visit coincided with Ricky's visit, who found time in his busy schedule to come and comfort his special friend. Ricky is promoting his new album that is coming out soon with a lead single Fever, that many believe is about Kim.

Despite all appearances, Jack, Ricky and Bobby were seen leaving Kim's house together to have a quiet dinner. It seems that we stand corrected: they are indeed friends.


Eric was both ecstatic and pissed off. His story about Kicky got lots of attention and his position in the company improved dramatically. Other news outlets reported everything he wrote about and he was the first one to break it. However, soon the story changed. The young people at the center of it apparently were not involved in weird triangle, but were merely friends. His editors were giving him side-eye and it was only because the traffic to their site had increased since the original story broke that he was still in a good standing. He wanted another story, another break to solidify his position as the top reporter in the company. He had a suspicion that either Ricky or Jack had a very clever managers, who manipulated the story into a tale about great friendship.

So, he scoured the internet for any mentions of Ricky in Seaford prior to the most recent trips. He followed up any chatter between fans of both Ricky and Jack to see if there was any tidbits from those close to either star. He followed Kim and her friends on social media to see if anything popped off. That's how he learned about Ricky's surprise about the puppy. It wasn't much, and the editors did not spin it as another evidence of interest on Ricky's part.

It seemed that another trip to Seaford was in order.


The two days that Kim did not go to school proved two things to Jack: one, that Kim was practically in every aspect of his life and he missed her terribly; and two, that majority of their school mates were decent guys and girls, who sympathized with Kim. He was approached numerous time by fellow students asking after her and passing along their sympathy to her. He was buoyed by this knowledge that the world that had such creeps, who would hurt an animal, also had a lot more nicer people.

Kim kept busy organizing a fund raiser, which was a good development. She was not focusing on the negatives so much. He was glad to see her in improved spirits. Even presence of Ricky did not spoil his mood. In fact, there was a distinct change in Ricky's attitude. When Jack came in to check on Kim after school and practice, he found her, Ricky and Bobby lounging in the family room eating pizza and watching a Bobby Wasabi movie. Bobby was giving them a running commentary on how each scene was made and little anecdotes about the movie, actors, director, etc. He was funny in that way, where it was not clear that he was trying to be funny, and Kim was laughing and needling Bobby for more details. Ricky was laughing along and was trying to mimic the karate moves. He was exaggerating his own ineptitude and clumsiness and it only made Kim laugh more.

Jack joined them as well and they finished watching the movie. Ricky was polite and did not stare at Kim or glare at Jack. There was a moment when Kim went to make more popcorn and Bobby joined her to help bring the drinks. Jack could have sworn he saw Kim signal at Bobby to come with her. When they left, Ricky cleared his throat and said, "Listen, Jack. I know I made things uncomfortable for you and Kim. And I know that my presence does not make Kim's life easier. I had selfish reasons to come back again and again, but you don't have to worry about it. Kim told me straight up that she is with you and that its not going to change anytime soon. She also told me to stop pretending that I can control anything, but especially other people's behavior. For what's it worth, I am sorry that she got the raw deal here. But she won't stop being your girl, and I don't want to miss an opportunity to make a good friend."

Jack was struggling to maintain his hatred for Ricky after that. He suspected that Ricky still very much liked Kim as more than a friend. It was understandable, as Kim told him once, you can't just turn off your feelings. But if Ricky backed off, then Jack could be OK with him being a friend to Kim.

The two of them, plus Bobby, ended up having a dinner together and it was surprisingly alright.


The school security cameras did not help much. What they captured was a person dressed in a janitorial grey uniform with a baseball cap on breaking into Kim locker. The angle and the quality of the video did not allow for more than being relatively sure that the person was of average height and Caucasian. The janitorial staff was questioned, but according to their schedule, they weren't supposed to be there anyway in the middle of the night. It would seem that this was a dead end.

Kim's dad talked to their lawyer and the police. Unfortunately, there was not much to be done at this moment. There were no direct or overt threats made to Kim and the food poisoning could have been an accident. It left Jack feeling useless. To make things worse, his own hater came back with a strange message, now focused on Kim. They were gleeful that Kim was hurt and that it in turn caused him to be hurt.

Milton checked Kim's accounts and found what she already knew. There were few outspoken critics, but their messages did not warrant the label of the direct or overt theat. In fact, he believed it was part and parcel of the digital life. Even Jerry was getting some nasty comments. He himself was mostly getting corrections on his post that were related to science and an occasional bully.

Jack was restless and the trip for an audition was a welcome change from the routine. Kim agreed to come along, feeling like she wanted a break from Seaford and the recent unpleasant events as well.

They arrived at the studio early enough for him to get a go over his part of the script again. This time, the scene was not that of a confrontation between the protagonist and his old associates, but a conversation with one of the new friends the character makes through martials arts. The friend was a girl and the dialogue was fairly simple; them talking, connecting, him opening a little, her being intrigued a little. Kim suspected that the friend would be a potential love interest for the protagonist. She was curious, who they'd cast in this role and would admit that she was jealous a little. They were going over the the dialogue again and this time it was for Jack to actuallly try and act the scene out.

"You were not bad out there. Your form needs work and your moves are not yet precise, but you have speed and power and awareness that is important in Karate," Kim said as Lena.

"Look at you, junior sensei. Have you been doing this long?"

"Since I was ten. Dad felt like I need to learn to defend myself from bullies."

"You were bullied? Why? You don't seem like a nerd..."

"You have not seen me at ten. I had braces, glasses, was in the band and sang in the choir."

"Ouch. All of that, and now look at you."

"What about you? Ever been in a band or choir, or wore glasses?" Here Kim added a soft smile.

"No. My life was hectic. Didn't stay anywhere long enough to do any of that. And my eyesight is pretty good I guess. That would be the only good thing my parents gave me." Jack had the closed off and brooding expression on.

"Oh... Sorry I brought it up. I am..."

"Hey, it's OK. But let's move on. You got a boyfriend?" Jack's expression morphed into playful curiosity that was almost deliberate. It suited the scene. His character's background was tumultuous and he didn't like to discuss it. Hence the diversion.

"Not right now. The last one was a jerk. I made it clear I dont like jerks. Now other guys avoid me." A shrug to complete the don't care attitude of Kim's character.

"Well, they are missing out. And a girl that can take care of herself is kind of hot."

The scene ended there, but Kim and Jack were still caught in the moment and were looking at each other slowly leaning in. When they kissed, Jack sighed into her mouth, "I missed this. We are never alone anymore. The ninjas, Bobby, your dad, Ricky. Ugh."

"We just have to be inventive finding time and place for this. Like right now. There is no one here to interrupt us." Kim said and quickly pecked him.

They ended up making out a little in this small closet of a room. At the end of it, Kim whispered heatedly, "just don't do that with whoever you'be reading with."

Jack ended up reading with several young actresses. Kim wasn't in the room, but she saw them from where she sat waiting. She secretly thought that she was prettier. Then came the guys who came to audition for the roles of either old or new friends of the main character. Kim was a little bored and moved around the studio. She was looking on one set, when someone addressed her, "aren't you the Wasabi girl? Kim, right?"

She turned around and saw a young guy about her age, but taller, who was smirking at her.

"It's Crawford." She said simply.

"Right, right. Are you here to audition as well? You must be. They were looking at actors with martial arts background. You practically have Karate in your blood. You dad must have had your doing it before you could walk."

"And you? Are you a martial artist? Sorry, I didn't catch your name." Kim didn't feel like explaining her actual situation to some random guy.

"My name is Daniel. And I did a little bit of Karate growing up. I saw your LA competition matches. You are pretty good. Hey, you want demonstrate you skills?" She could hear the condensention in his voice. Coupled with his smirk, it was quite grating.

"What? Right now?" Kim was taken aback.

"Well, there isn't much to do while we wait. Might help us kill some time... Unless you just do the exhibition matches?"

That's it, thought Kim. People may think she is fat, stupid and ugly, but no one questions her Karate skills.

She turned fully to face Daniel and dropped into a fighting stance. Daniel charged and threw a first punch. He clearly was more than a little bit prepared. His skills matched hers, but she sparred with Jack often. And Jack was taller and faster, so she learned to compensate for that. She landed a solid combination of punch, kick, punch, that dropped Daniel to the ground.

"How's that for an exhibition match?" Kim said smirking at Daniel.

She heard applause and turned to see that they had an audience. Jack and other actors were looking at them and Jack was giving her a knowing smirk.

A middle age man approached her swiftly, "are you here for audition? What's your name? Crawford? We don't have you here on the list. Never mind. Come with me." He turned around and went back to the small room without waiting for her reply.

Kim ended up auditioning without Jack or any other actor. She was given a scene that required no speaking, but tasked her with portraying a young woman in turmoil taking it out in the gym. Kim had plenty of material in her own life that fueled her frustration and she thought she did well.


Hollywood Grapevine

Jack Brewer was spotted back at the studio. It seems that the project centered around him is a go. Bunch of other young actors were seen at the studio. We guess the audition process began. Kim Wasabi was there to support her beau. The young couple was later seen enjoying a low-key meal.