Hey guys, I'm back with another chapter! And wow, this came out longer than I expected. It would have been even longer though, if I didn't decide to split it into two parts. This chapter was already a filler one and I didn't want to overload. Too many events were happening and they all didn't seem right in the same chapter. Because of this, you'll be seeing Jack in the next part. Sorry guys, but that was towards the end, so it went into the other part.

But don't worry, Part 2 is already halfway written and I should be able to post it by this weekend. real things are gonna start from chapter 8.

Also, please ignore the random capital letters in the story. This site is weird, really.

Thank you for all the Amazing reviews and support! Keep them coming please :) ENJOY!

Desclaimer: I don't own Kickin it, or anything else mentioned.

JFK airport was always busy, with people rushing around trying to get to their gate on time. Buisness men speed-walked, teenagers forcefully pushed their way through the crowds, even the seniorns didn't have time to spare. Maybe that's why an old lady was getting fed up with having a family walking infront of her, who seemed to be taking their sweet time. Finally, after finding some space where she could get through, she walked around the snails and stalked off after giving them a glare.

The people didn't seem to be fazed though, as they continued looking at the ground, wanting to spend as much time togheter as they could. They only looked up when they arrived at the security and Kim turned to face her family, ready to say goodbye, at least for a while. She walked towards her father first, not even trying to hide the frown that formed on her face. Chase just gave her a sheepish smile before turning serious and grabbing his daughter's shoulders. He looked staright into her eyes before speaking up,

"Look Kim, I'm sorry okay? I know you don't like planes-" He rudely got cut off by Kim,

"I despise planes" Chase ignored her and continued,

"But I've been waiting for this moment to happen for at least the last 3 years now. I wished day and night that you would finally decide to settle things down with your past, so when I heard you were really going back, I just couldn't stop myself. I had to get you there as soon as I could and the fastest way was by plane and you know it. I knew about your dislike but try to understand. I guess I got a little carried away and acted on impulse..." After that, Kim found it hard to keep her glare, so her eyes softened and Chase brought her into a hug.

"Show 'em you're still that brave girl Kimbo, never back down, promise me" Chase whispered in her ear and was glad to hear Kim respond confindently back,

"I promise daddy, I promise." They pulled away and Kim moved onto her mother. Saying goodbye to her dad wasn't that hard and she knew it from the beginning, but with her mother, she knew a few tears would escape.

Natalie let a lone tear fall, but she managed to work up a smile for Kim's sake. She tried to hide her pain but Kim saw right thorugh it and began reassuring her,

"Mom I know you're worried but trust me, I know what I'm doing and I've never been this sure about anything in my whole life. You know I'm tired of running away, you know I can't take any more of this. You know I hate what I've become and I know you all do too. I have to go back to Seaford, I have to fix things. It's time for a change because we can't go on like this. We moved because of my cowardness when we could've done something about it. It's my fault and nothing's gonna stop me from trying to fix it. Mom, please, I need you to believe in me." Kim finished with giving her mother a pleading look.

Natalie sighed and nodded, knowing that anything she would say, would be useless, as Kim had her mind set. She wiped away the tear and Kim smiled, pulling her mother into a warm embrace. Lastly, he brother. As soon as Kim and Natalie broke apart, Jace launched himself at his sister, not even giving her the time to turn around.

Kim stadied herself and wrapped her arms around Jace, who began having a meltdown. Jace buried his face into Kim's chest as he felt his tears finally escape. He's held it in for so long and he just had to let it out.

"Kam, please..." Jace stuttered out, sqeezing Kim even more. Kim didn't mind though, as she only held Jace tighter and tried to stay strong, but failing miserably.

"Kam no. Don't go p-please. I-I don't care if you ch-changed, I do-don't c-care about your flaws, it's not your fault!" By now, Jace was full out sobbing and it broke Kim's heart to see her baby brother like this. It had been ages since she saw him shed a single tear. The first nights after the incident, when they were still in Seaford, whenever Kim snapped, he was the one who held her while she cried her heart out. Despite being the younger one, he always took it upon himself to protect her. He felt the need to. He was her 'bodyguard', always giving the stink eye to any guy she was ever interested in. After Jerry, He always made sure to be the only guy in her life who would get her affections. Possesive? Very. But he didn't want Kim to get hurt again, because he knew that he would never leave her. He would never exit her life, ever.

"Jace I-" Kim tried but Jace shook his head and began speaking again,

"No Kim, I of all all people know what you went through. I was the one who wiped away your tears, I was the one who watched my sister die inside. I promised myself I would never let it happen again." Jace started breathing heavily, while Kim let a few tears fall, knowing that everything he was saying was true.

"That night...that night I almost lost you. You barely escaped Kim, I can't lose you! You're my everything Kam, please don't do this!" Jace shouted ans soon, everything quieted down. It was like everything else disappeared, a bubble formed around them and no sound reached them. It was just Natalie, Chase, Kim and Jace.

"Please" Jace's whisper broke the silence. Kim couldn't bare it anymore, so she grabbed Jace's face in her hands and made him look directly into her eyes. Natalie and Chase continued to watch with saddend eyes, both feeling sorry for their son.

Glossy doe eyes stared into glossy puffy cider eyes. Kim wiped away the tears from her brother's cheeks before speaking with a gentle, soothing tone,

"Jace, sweetheart, I understand your worry, I really do, I get that you don't want to lose me. I know what I mean to you but..." Kim tralied off, before sighing. She knew there was only way to convince Jace to let her go.

"Do you trust me?" Kim asked. Jace blinked and said,

"Kim-" She cut him off,

"Do you trust me?" she asked again, more firmly

"Kim wha-"

"Do you trust me Jace?"

Jace searched into her eyes and when he found nothing but determination, he coldn't help but let out a small smile.

"Yes. Yes I do. Very much" Kim beamed at his words and knew he caved in. Jace pulled her in again. Sighing, he said,

"Stay safe Kam. I love you" He couldn't believe he was agreeing with this, but he trusted his sister with his life. If this was what she wanted, then he was nobody to stop her.

"I promise, I love you too buddy" With a final sqeeze, they broke apart and Kim grabbed her suitcase. She faced her Whole family before saying with a smirk,

"See ya later?" Chase smirked back, while Natalie and Jace just let out a small laugh,

"See ya later" With a final smile, Kim turned around and began walking away. Her family stared at her retreating figure, when Chase walked up behind Jace and put a hand on his shoulder. Jace looked up at him as his father gave him a loop-sided grin,

"Don't worry kiddo, she'll be fine. After all, she's a Crawford" At that, Chase smirked at Natalie, who just shook her head with a small smile on her face.

They all looked back ahead just as Kim turned her head to face them. She gave them a nod and they nodded back, with Jace giving her a thumbs-up. Kim smiled and with one last look, she turned around once again, ready for the hell to come.


Kim never liked plane rides. She hated how queasy she got and how tired she would feel after just one hour. She has had bad experiences on the aircraft, yet no matter how much she tries to avoid it, she still finds herself staring at a little screen with the food tray down.

'I knew I shouldn't have let father take care of this' Kim bitterly thought as she stared out the window, wanting to just jump out of it and run as far away as she could. One problem though, the window was too small, because if not, Kim would have surely done it. Sighing, she turned her head to face ahead and leaned back into her seat. She quickly stuck her earbuds in her ears and grabbed her iPod, feeling the plane begin to move. She turned the volume all the way up, gripped the armrests tightly and closed her eyes, trying to block everything else out.

The plane started running down the track and Kim roughly bit her lip, shutting her eyes even more. Finally, she felt the plane lift from the ground as it took off, this being the most crucial part for Kim. She didn't relax until she knew the plane was steady, then she re-opened her eyes and let out a breath. Kim purposely ignored the look the man next to her was giving her, while she tried to calm herself down. Ever since she was little, Kim didn't like planes, unlike other kids her age who already dreamed about becoming pilots. On her first time, she was sick and her ears closed, becoming painful and she didn't take it very nicely for her first time, another time she got a pounding headache that didn't even allow her to turn her head without feeling a pang of pain. Another time again, she puked her guts out.

Kim started taking in deep breaths, when 'Postcards' by James Blunt came on. She allowed herself to smile, knowing that she would fall asleep while listening to this. Sleeping was the only way she coud get through a plane ride without having a heart attack. Anything happening around her wouldn't bother her and she wouldn't have to worry.

'I should really stop watching Mayday' was her last thought before she fell into darkness


"Folks, we have begun our descent, the current weather is sunny, we will be arriving at the gate in about 20 minutes. Thank you for Flying with us"

The pilot's voice made Kim jolt awake and she accidentaly elbowed the man next to her. He gave her a glare while she smiled meekly, muttering a sorry. She stretched, being careful not piss off the man even more and looked out the window to see the land. She went to fasten her belt when she realized she didn't even unfasten it. She leaned back and closed her eyes, waiting for the damn plane to land already.

When the tires hit the ground, Kim jumped five feet in the air, once again earning a look from her right.

"What?!" This time, she fired back, tired of recieving looks.

"I'm sorry that I hate planes, but my father still thought it would be funny to book me seat on this hell hole of a Flying machine!" The man knew not to mess with her, as he saw the fire in her eyes, so he just turned away, actually being afraid. Kim huffed, crossing her arms in a childish way as the plane came to a stop.

She undid her belt and got up, grabbing her bag and making her way out of the plane as fast as she could. She let out a sigh of relief as soon as her feet touched the ground. She was about to crouch down and kiss the holy ground but didn't want to make a scene bigger than the one in the plane, so she just continued walking.

After collecting her suitcase, she made her way to a cafè, as she didn't eat anything on the plane. The airport wasn't very crowded, so she payed less attention to where she was going. Bad idea. As she was looking around at the few stores, she suddenly crashed into something, or more like somebody. She heard a grunt as she let out a 'whoa!' She saw a flash fo red as the person grabbed her arms to steady her. Finally they both regained their balance and Kim looked up. A tall ginger boy was looking back at her. He had pale skin and looked pasty but he seemind like a really nice person.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking wher-" Kim's apology got interuppted by the boy,

"No no, it's okay. It's my fault too, I was looking down at my phone" he shot her a smile and Kim smiled back. Yeah, a nice person...

"My name is Milton by the way" he introduced himself, extending his hand.

"I'm Kim" Kim shook his hand before they let go, just staring at eachother. For some reason, she felt the need to know more about this guy, so without thinking, she said,

"Hey, I was going over to the cafè, would you like to come?" Only then did she realize that she probably sounded like some desperate chick, which she sure as hell wasn't. 'What the heck is wrong with me? The dude might not even be hungry and is in a rush, yet, I still invite him to a cafè with me. You can be a real dumbass sometimes, Kim' But all her worry melted away when Milton smiled at her.

"Yeah sure, I was going there too anyway" Kim smiled back, though she was a bit confused.

'If he was going there too, how come he walking in the oppsite direction?' As if sensing her thoughts, Milton spoke up, looking kind of amused,

"And, uh...the cafè is that way..." He tralied off, pointing behind Kim. She felt her cheeks heating up as she let out an embarassed laugh.

"Right..." Milton just shook his head smiling and lead the way.

*30 minutes later*

Kim and Milton found themselves engaged into a conversation about planes. Figures. They already finished eating but they both didn't want to leave just yet, as they were having fun.

"Some people say that planes are the safest transportation, when it's clear they've never watched the news." Milton said as he rolled his eyes, thinking of how some people can be so ignorant.

"It doesn't matter if you're not paranoid, there has to be one moment where you though of something bad happening" He continued

"I know and it should always be acceptable that some people are afraid"

During their previous conversation, Milton found out about Kim's hatred and fear but he didn't judge her, as he too had his problems. He also found out that she lived in Manhattan and she was actually going to a town a couple of hours away. The thing is, she didn't tell which town exactly, but he didn't care much, as he too didn't want to reveal his real destination. He didn't know her reasons for the trip but he had some important...stuff to do.

He enjoyed talking to Kim, usually he wasn't so open with strangers but he saw somehting in her. For some reason he knew he would see her again, so why not socialize and make familiarity now? But as much as he enjoyed talking, he also hated lying. He knew the time would come when Kim would ask him about his profession, but no matter how many times he practiced his lines, he would always stutter. His hesitaion, you ask? Well, he guessed he didn't want to be looked at wierdly, he feared he would be somewhat different. So he always went with the closest thing,

"I'm a psychiatrist" his usual response. Well, after all it wasn't completly a lie...sort of

"But anyways, it was really nice talking to you Milton but I really gotta go. I gotta catch a cab, so if you don't mind..." Kim's voice snapped him out of his thoughts and reminded himself that he too had to go.

"Oh yeah, of course. It's okay, I have to get going too" They both got up when Milton's phone began ringing. He turned to her and looked at her apologetically while Kim smiled at him and extended her hand. Milton smiled back and shook it,

"Nice meeting you Milton, hope we do again"

"Yeah, me too. Have a nice and safe stay Kim"

"Thank you, you too. Bye Milton"

"Bye Kim" With a final smile, Kim turned around towards the exit and began walking away. Milton stared at her, 'Yeah, we'll meet again' he smirked before finally picking up his phone, only to be greeted by the pissed off voice of his mother,

"MILTON! What took you so long I..." He sighed and the rant began.

Outside, Kim breathed in the California air. She closed her eyes and leaned her head back. The bright sunlight hit her face as the light breeze blew through her hair, making it flow. She inhaled deeply before exaling and opening her eyes. After seven years, she had to admit that she missed this. The air here was so different than in New York. The Whole atmosphere was different. The purity, the cleanness, everything. Looking around at the vast place, she concluded, 'Yes, I missed it so much'

She walked to the sidewalk and started signaling for a cab to stop. After a few minutes, a white cab pulled up and the driver rolled the window, greeting Kim with a smile,

"Good Afternoon miss" Kim smiled back and after putting her suitcase in the trunk, she sat in the backseat. The driver turned to her and asked,

"Where to miss?" At that, Kim shot him a nervous smile, causing the driver to rise his eyebrows

"Um, Seaford" The driver's eyes widened but he quickly composed himself and repeated,

"Seaford? That's a two hour drive from here" Kim noticed how uncomfortable the driver got and she did feel sorry, but she had no other choice. As far as she knew, there weren't bus stops near Seaford.

"I know and I'm sorry, but I have no other option" Kim said regretfully, looking down, cusing the driver's eyes to soften. He didn't know why the miss wanted to go...there, but he was a man devoted to his job and he didn't like seeing anyone frown, especially Young ladies, so he pushed aside his worries.

"Okay, let's drive" Kim looked up, surprised.

"Really?" The driver smiled at her before starting up the engine and turning onto the road. Kim let out a sigh of relief and leaned back.

The man may have accepted to drive her there, but he still couldn't help but worry. Worry for the young blond in the backseat.

'Why?' soon, 'Maps' by Maroon 5 began blasting trough the speakers, muting all thoughts.


The cab stopped, reaching the limits of how far it could go. Kim turned her gaze from out the window to the windshield, seeing a path starting just a few feet away. The driver went to speak, when Kim interjected,

"Thank you for your availability. I know it's been a long and tiring journey." The man smiled at her before saying,

"You don't have to thank me miss, It's my job. Getting you here was my duty, as soon as you called me" Kim smiled and stepped out of the cab. She grabbed her suitcase before paying the driver. With a final smile and a nod, the man turned the car around and drove off, giving one last glance at Kim from the rearview mirror.

Kim faced ahead, finally taking it all in. The sky was filled with dark clouds, the wind picked up and the coldness sent shivers down Kim's spine. It didn't look at all like it was summer, more like autmn. She saw the big board on her right. It looked beaten up, the black faded out paint spelled out 'SEAFORD' in cubical letters.

Kim took a deep breath before stepping Beyond the board. Finally, she was in the territory of Seaford and there was no turning back. She began walking down the path, the vegetation around it looked as if it hadn't been cut for years, wich it probably wasn't. The wedged path lead into a Group of trees.

'Since when wre there trees here?' Kim thought, confused, before shrigging it off. She continued walking for a few minutes until she reached the end and that's where she saw it. Seaford. Her hometown. Or what she thought was Seaford anyway...

Walking down the streets, she noticed the many differences. The Whole town had a dark light to it, the clouds didn't make it any better. All the stores, houses, every buliding, had faded colours. Nobody was outside, there was an eerie silence, that really threw Kim off. It was like she was in one of those old horror movies. Nontheless, she kept on walking down the streets, turning around the blocks, looking closely at each building. She still could recognize every one of them. At one point, her gaze fell upon a small store that stood out the most because of it's pink colour. It wasn't just any store though, it used to be Kim's favourite bakery when she was little.

Kim walked closer to it and pressed up her face against the glass, looking inside at the empty room.

"Come on Jerry! Hurry!" A blond eight-year-old girl with pigtails yelled to her friend, as she turned her head to look at him. He was going at a slower pace than her, trying to keep his lunch in. The little bundle of energy ran as fast as her little legs could carry her and didn't come to a stop until she reached her destination. The bakery. Kim turned her head to her companion again, as he finally reached her. She was panting while his breathing was less erratic as he didn't make a mad dash towards the place. Once he stood beside her, he gave her a look,

"You know it hasn't even opened yet, right?" Kim gave him a cheeky grin, before pressing her face against the glass window. The kids had just gotten their weekly allowance of five dollars, after all, how much could an eight-year-old spend? They were lucky that they even got money to spend on their own in the first place.

After a few minutes, Kim saw the brunette lady enter the room from the back of the store, putting on her pink cap with a Lollipop designed on it.

"Cindy" Kim whispered as soon as she saw her. Cindy looked up to see her two favourite customers and rushed to open the door. Kim hugged Cindy while Jerry stood behind her and gave a big smile to the woman. Cindy's smile only grew more. Cindy was a 27 year-old woman with long brown hair and deep, cheerful brown eyes. Both hair and eyes seemed like melted chocolate, which was what Kim was craving right now. A smile would Always adorn Cindy's lips, making most of the single men in Seaford fall for her.

"Hey kids! Haven't seen you since Saturday, how are you?" Cindy asked, having not seen both of them as they were out of town for the past few days.

"We're good, the trip was Amazing" Jerry said as Kim let go of Cindy,

"But we missed you" Kim added. Because of Cindy's kind nature, everyone loved her, especially kids and more than once she had even baby-sitted them a few times. She was a great friend.

Cindy chuckled, "Are you sure you missed me, or...these" she teased as she pulled out two of her famous chocolate cookies covered in melted marshmallow, fudge truffles and chunks of cereal. Oh yeah, that got them. Cindy's cookies were famous in the Whole town and nobody could ever resist them. The twins licked their lips, looking up at the woman. She laughed before giving the cookies to the eager kids,

"Yeah, I missed you too"

Kim, overwhelmed by the nostalgic thoughts, decided that it would be better if she just kept going on, before she had a serious meltdown. Yeah, she still wasn't used to her feelings roaming around freely.

She leaned away from the glass and after giving one last look at the store, she turned away and walked off. She needed to act quick, she needed to rush things. It was the only thing that kept her from losing it. She figured that if she didn't stop at certain things, certain situations could be avoided. In her opinion, so far she was doing a very good job.

'Does that mean that Cindy moved away too? No, she couldn't. She loved this bakery, it was passed from generation to generation in her family...how could she?' Kim though, confused out of her mind. She knew that Seaford now wasn't the best place, but she also knew how much loyal Cindy was. She sighed and shook her head. She kept roaming around, looking at her dark and gloomy surroundings. Even though nobody was outside, the tension in the air could be cut with a knife. An unknown force in the air overwhelmed her. It suffocated her. 'What is it?' It wasn't the first time she felt like this...

Kim frowned, Seaford looked like an old suburb resided by criminals. The uncertainity, the coldness, the indiffrence, it was all hitting her hard. Looking up, Kim found herself facing a Street. Not just any Street though, her Street. The...Martinez's Street. Her feet began moving on their own. She wanted them to lead her the opposite way but they didn't. She soon found herself speed-walking down the Street, before taking a sharp turn on the left. The Crawford's and the Martinez's used to be neighbors, wich means...Kim looked behind her. Yes, the cream-colored house was there. Closed bare Windows, dark brown front door, nothing had changed.

Kim brought her hand up and ran her fingers through her hair, when her eyes fell on the bracelet on her wrist. Suddenly, Kim got a bust of confidence. She gathered all her courage, walked up the porch and rang the doorbell without hesitation. A few moments later, a tall woman who seemed to be in her early 40s, with black hair and a pair of glasses, opened the door. She was about to say something when she took a good look at who was standing before her. Her eyes widened as she whispered,

"Kim?"

Here it is! I hope you liked it and like I said, part 2 is on the way. Don't forget to review!