Kim walked with Roxy around the mall. It was the most normal she'd felt in weeks. Mr. Lynch had given her some money to buy things; she'd never had an allowance before. It had always been doing odd jobs babysitting mowing lawns that sort of thing. She had way more leisure time than she was comfortable with.
"So tell me about yourself." Roxy asked.
"What's to tell?" Kim asked.
"There's gotta be more to you than being an over achiever." Roxy replied.
"I'm a regular girl." Kim replied.
"Right and I'm the queen of France." Roxy chuckled.
"I was hyper as a kid so instead of medicating me into a stupor my parents directed my energy to more positive ends.
"Isn't that really stressful though?"
"Why do you think I duplicate myself?" Kim asked.
"Touché." Roxy replied.
"Yeah, so why can't I wear my swimsuit again?"
"How do you expect to catch a guy in that?" Roxy replied.
"Maybe I don't want to." Kim said.
"You will eventually. I don't care what you say, yeah it sucks now, but you're gonna miss it." Roxy said.
"It?" Kim asked.
"Ya know; sex." Roxy said.
"It formed the sole reason he wanted to be with me." Kim replied.
"So you met a scumbag, it happens, the point is, contrary to what Sarah says they aren't all bad." Roxy replied.
"How would you know?" Kim retorted.
"I've dated a lot of losers, then I found Grunge; my dude in shining armor." Roxy replied.
"Must be nice." Kim said.
"Oh sure, he has his douche bag moments, but by and large he's a good guy." Roxy said.
"Because you're so unbiased." Kim smiled.
"Yeah, he's better than the last one, that's for sure." Roxy replied.
"What was he like?" Kim asked.
"Let's just say he prided himself on his ability to write my name in the snow after a bender." Roxy said.
"Yeah I can see why Grunge would be better. Why do you guys call him Grunge anyway?" Kim asked.
"His real name is Percival Edmund Chang. So we call him Eddie or Grunge." Roxy said.
"He looks like a nice guy, truth be told he kinda reminds me of Ron a little." Kim said.
"That gonna be a problem?" Roxy asked concerned.
"No, I'll get over it." Kim said.
"So I'm thinkin black." Roxy said changing the subject.
"Huh?"
"Your bikini color." Roxy said.
"Oh, ya think so?" Kim asked.
"Or a well padded white one." Roxy said thoughtfully.
"Why well padded?" Kim asked.
"It'll be see-through otherwise. Then the guy will come runnin'." Roxy replied.
"Yeah, that'd be bad." Kim said eyes down.
"You're not used to this much freedom are you?" Roxy asked.
"What was your first hint?" Kim asked as they walked into a bathing suit shop.
"Just call it a hunch. We went through the same thing with Kat." Roxy smiled.
"Kat?"
"Caitlin, sorry." Roxy said.
"Unless she was raised in a convent…."
"She didn't always look like that, its part of her powers, she used to be a ninety pound weakling with coke bottle glasses." Roxy replied.
"Oh, wow look at this." Kim said holding up a positively scandalous swimsuit.
"You'd need some landscaping done for that one." Roxy chuckled.
"No thanks that's a pain enough as it is." Kim said putting it back.
"The things we do to be pretty…god I'm sounding like Sarah, new topic." Roxy said.
"Ok, is Caitlin seeing anyone?" Kim asked browsing the shelves.
"Weirdly enough, no, she's the only virgin left on the team." Roxy said.
"Nothing wrong with that, I wish I hung on to mine." Kim replied regretfully.
"Yeah, I made that mistake too." Roxy said patting Kim on the shoulder.
"It's weird having two sisters I never even knew about." Kim said.
"Yeah, well like I said; we nearly have enough for a support group." Roxy said.
"At least we found each other." Kim said.
"How about this one? A little sexy but not too much skin." Roxy said holding up a yellow two piece.
"Found one in pink, I'm going to try something different." Kim said checking the top.
"What up with the top?" Roxy asked.
"Nothing, just making sure I don't put somebody's eye out when I don't get out of the pool." Kim replied blushing a little.
"That's gonna happen anyway." Roxy said.
"No, mine are really bad; I'm totally self conscious about it." Kim said quietly.
"Oh, yeah, I can see how that would bug ya." Roxy replied as a girl literally ran into them.
"Hey watch it!" Roxy said annoyedly.
"Get outta my way!" the girl said flipping out a butterfly knife. Kim sprang into action disarming her with a crescent kick.
"You're totally, going to pay for that bikini clutched in your fist, right?" Kim asked assuming a ready stance without even thinking.
"That was assault! I'm suing this store!" the girl said.
"You pulled a knife; I'll claim self-defense." Kim replied.
"You're already banned from this store for shop lifting." The sales attendant said arms crossed. Kim C-stepped around her and tripped her at the same time and sat on her.
"She's not going anywhere. Call the police." She said.
"They're already on their way. Hey wait a sec… you're Kim Possible." The sales attendant said.
"What? Goddamn it why do people always fucking confuse me for her? It's such a pain in the ass!" Kim said.
"Whoa, she doesn't swear like that, sorry for the confusion." The attendant said.
"Yeah, she's such a fucking goody-goody." Kim said keeping the act up.
"Then why'd you stop her?"
"To, ya know, maybe score some free stuff." Kim said hopefully.
"Sorry this is a business not a charity, half off." The attendant haggled.
"Works for me." Kim said as mall security arrived and apprehended the girl. Kim and Roxy were sent on their way after paying half price.
"What was that back there?" Roxy asked.
"Kung fu?" Kim asked.
"No, that bit about you not being you." Roxy replied.
"The government types my mom is hiding me from necessitate a low profile." Kim said.
"But the swearing." Roxy asked.
"I don't usually do that, got to admit it felt kinda liberating. I should change my hair style too." Kim said.
"You got a fresh start. Go all out." Roxy encouraged.
"Not on my allowance; back to odd jobs." Kim said.
"No way, that'll draw attention to the house. I can do hair, I did this myself. " Roxy said pointing to her dye job.
"I guess I can give it a shot." Kim said.
"That's the spirit." Roxy said as they got to the parking lot. She then took out a cigarette and fumbled around for her lighter.
"I, uh, didn't know you smoked." Kim said.
"Tryin' to quit. Where's my damn lighter?" Roxy said. Quick as a snake Kim snatched the cigarette from her lips.
"That's mine!"Roxy exclaimed.
"You're trying to quit." Kim reminded her snapping it between her fingers.
"That was my last one!" Roxy said in horror.
"Yes, I bet Grunge loves sticking his tongue in a mouth that tastes like an ashtray." Kim replied nonplussed.
"Gotta admit that's a new tactic." Roxy said.
"If you don't know the health risks of smoking you've probably been living under a rock. I didn't want to patronize you." Kim replied.
"I have Caitlin for that." Roxy groused.
"I'm sure she cares too. She doesn't strike me as the type to lord something over someone." Kim said.
"Nah, she's so nice it's almost unbelievable." Roxy replied. Kim handed her a pen.
"What's this for?"
"Something to do with your hands, I remember when Ron's dad was quitting smoking." Kim said.
"He was a big part of your life, huh?" Roxy asked.
"Inseparable up until the end. Why didn't I listen to him? He was right all along." Kim replied shaking her head.
"Did you have a crush on the scumbag?" Roxy asked.
"A huge one." Kim admitted.
"He was killing your cloud; I mean you finally had him and now you've got your friend telling you exactly what ya didn't want to hear, makes perfect sense." Roxy shrugged unlocking the van.
"You sure have a lot of experience at relationships." Kim said.
"I'm just a girl who's made a lot of mistakes and learned from most of them." Roxy said.
"Can I ask you a personal question?" Kim asked.
"I guess." Roxy replied.
"You, uh, ever have unprotected sex?" Kim asked uncomfortably.
"Once or twice, let me tell ya something, for us girls it doesn't change much. If anything a condom increases hang time, and if he's wearin' a ribbed one that's even better just don't put it on him inside out, then they come way too fast." Roxy said.
"Josh bugged me for it towards the end." Kim said.
"You stuck to your guns right?" Roxy asked.
"Of course." Kim said.
"Want to hear a man beg? Let him think he even has a chance of goin' bareback with you. They'll beg like they're freakin' three years old. You gotta be firm with em'." Roxy said.
"If you're not?" Kim asked.
"Well, its how I came to be if my mom's to be believed, so from one accident to another welcome aboard." Roxy replied.
"Cheery." Kim said.
"Isn't it though?" Roxy asked.
"Your mom was cool, right?" Kim asked.
"She was never around, always workin'. How do you think I was able to run wild in the streets?" Roxy asked.
"Oh." Kim said.
"I wasn't abused or anything if that's what you're getting at." Roxy said.
"That's good." Kim replied not knowing what else to say.
"So do you want to keep your hair long or shorten it up?" Roxy asked changing the subject.
"I was think two long pig-tail braids." Kim said.
"Ok, there Pipi Longstockings." Roxy chuckled.
"You want to help me or not?" Kim asked testily.
"Hey it's your hair." Roxy conceded as they pulled into the drive.
"That's right." Kim pouted.
"Next thing you know you'll be getting a tattoo." Roxy said.
"Baby steps." Kim said.
"Ok ok, they don't hurt too bad once the endorphins kick in." Roxy said.
"Where's yours?" Kim asked.
"On my ass." Roxy replied.
"You know, if you don't want to tell me that's ok." Kim said.
"No, seriously it's on my ass." Roxy said plainly opening the door.
"There's a conversation I didn't want to walk in on." Bobby said hands up.
"Hey Bobby." Kim said.
"You look like you're feelin' better. Mr. Lynch wants to see you asap." He replied.
"Hair's going to have to wait." Kim said.
"It'll still be there when you're done you better go he doesn't like to be kept waiting." Roxy said.
"Office is that way." Bobby pointed out.
"Thanks." Kim said heading that way.