Ch. 15

Kim was not feeling well after her conversation with Ron and Yori. Just as Ron suspected, Josh had suggested that he skipped school to hang out with his 'girlfriends', after the video was shared. Sadly, Kim did not even think about that after seeing Ron and Yori. All that went through Kim's head, was Ron being upset and Yori covering for him. She had convinced herself that Yori and Sarah were a bad influence for Ron.

Even after having the argument with Ron, Kim composed herself and went back to enjoying Josh's company before first period. After a few minutes of conversation, they parted for their respective classes, as the warning bell rang. On her way to class, Kim was confident that Ron would have calmed down and admit he was in the wrong. Having set a precedent in their relationship, she was not prepared for anything different.

When she entered the class, Kim was surprised that Ron wasn't at his usual seat, but at the back with Yori. One thing Kim noticed, that made her doubt her previous assumptions about Yori and Sarah, was that Ron was paying attention and taking notes during class. By the time lunch arrived, Kim was aware that Ron was asking his teachers for extra credit assignments to improve his grades.

Kim entered the cafeteria while thinking over the last few days, starting with the recon mission at the villain convention. In her mind, Kim followed the progression of events, leading to Ron having Drakken's evil inside him. From there, she remembered how gradual the changes were, until it became undoubtedly obvious something was wrong. Once Wade figured out the problem, they were able to take back Ron from Shego and return Drakken's evil. At that point, Kim was certain everything went as planned. Ron was returned to normal, she accompanied him to the family wedding and his cousin was 'reformed'.

Thinking up to this point, Kim couldn't see anything wrong. After a minute or two, Kim looked up trying to spot her friends, in particular Ron, but after seeing Josh heading her way, she focused on him instead. Forgetting trying to figure out the problem between her and Ron.

Kim enjoyed Josh's company, to the point she did not notice that some of her friends never entered the cafeteria for lunch.

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As Ron left detention with Yori, he sent a text to Felix, letting him know he was on his way. Making his way to his favorite restaurant, Ron talked with Yori, while sending a text to Shego, asking if she wanted anything from Bueno Nacho. After getting her reply, Ron was surprised with her answer, since they had similar taste. When they arrived, he opened the door for Yori, Rufus, who was in his pocket, reacted and quickly climbed his way up to his shoulder.

"Naco, Grande size!" Rufus squeaked in excitement.

"You got it buddy, but you have to complete your exercise routine later." Ron replied to Rufus, while Yori smiled at their interaction. Rufus simply nodded to Ron, not agreeing. "Bud, I'll make sure you go through your exercises."

"It seems you've been caught, Rufus-san." Yori commented.

"Yeah." Rufus admitted.

Smiling, Ron looked around for Felix. When he saw him with Zita, Ron walked over, waving to get his attention. "Hey Felix, Zita. Sorry about being late. Had to attend the detention I earned for the food fight last week."

"No problem Ron, since you let us know in advance, we had some time to ourselves." Felix replied with a smile.

"Ok, I'm gonna order, so what can I get you guys?" Ron asked and after receiving their orders, went up to the counter. He greeted Ned before placing the order and paying.

Just as he turned around, he spotted Bonnie and Tara in a booth to the side. Seeing that, Ron decided to check if any other classmates where present and saw Monique by herself. Seeing as she was alone, Ron went over while the food was being prepared with the intention to ask her to join them.

"Hey Monique!" Ron greeted and slightly surprised her.

"Hey Ron. WU(what up)?" She greeted and asked.

"Not much. Hey if you're not meeting anyone, want to join us?" Ron asked pointing to the table with Felix and the others.

"SWN(sure why not)." Monique said.

"Ok, great. Want me to get you something?" Ron asked.

"JHAST(just had a salad thanks)." She stated.

"Ok, that one got me." Ron admitted.

"Just had a salad, thanks." Monique clarified.

"Ok, I'll be over once I get the food." Ron said, going back to the counter.

A few minutes later, Ron returned to the table holding two trays of food. He heard as Felix finished telling about the incident when Motor Ed, Drakken and Shego stole his wheelchair to reverse engineer its technology. Seeing Yori's look of amusement at the mention of Shego, he spoke up. "To her credit, Shego did protest about the plan to steal his wheelchair."

At his words, those at the table shared a laugh. Seeing this, Ron set the trays on the table, to allow everyone to get their food and sat down next to Yori in the open space. As everyone began eating, Ron opened the subject that brought him here. "So Felix, about tutoring me, what days after school would be more convenient for you?"

"Hmmm." Felix looked from Zita to Monique and then back at Ron before answering. "About that, I can do three days a week starting from Sunday to Tuesday. As for the subjects, I can't cover all of them myself, so I asked a couple friends for help."

"Thats not a problem. Thank you, Felix, I really appreciate your help and apologize for cutting into your free time." Ron said, looking apologetically towards Zita for a moment. "So, who's going to help me with the subjects you can't cover?"

Felix smiled when he heard Ron's question. "Well, you know both of them." Was all he said, before he moved the wheelchair away from the table.

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Tara's heart was speeding like crazy. It had been like that all day, since Zita agreed to help her. Although Zita had made sure that it wasn't some prank to humiliate Ron, before she agreed to help. Since then, every time she thought of the blonde boy, Tara's heart raced. Thus in this state, Tara dragged Bonnie to Bueno Nacho the moment school ended for the day. Arriving at Bueno Nacho, she picked a booth that would allow to discreetly watch the entrance and sat down with Bonnie.

"What can I get you? My treat." Tara said to Bonnie, deciding her bestfriend earned it. From Bonnie's smile, she knew her thoughts were seen through.

A few minutes, after they sat down to eat, Tara started to get anxious. She looked around and saw no sign of Ron, Felix and the others. She looked to Bonnie for her opinion and the brunette shook her head, sighing. "I'll ask." She said, smiling as pulled out her phone. "Felix and Zita are on their way, Ron is at detention for the food fight he started on Friday."

"Oh." Tara said blushing. Not long after, Monique walked in, made her way to the counter and after receiving her order sat down at a booth. Tara noticed this, but didn't think much of it.

When Felix came in with Zita, Tara was able to relax. This did not last long however, the moment Ron entered with Yori, her heart started racing. Although, seeing Yori with Ron made her feel slightly jealous, Tara chose to focus on first getting closer to Ron. Then, she would pursue a relationship with him and for this she needed to help with his tutoring, as it would provide the opportunity for them to spend time together.

After a while, Tara noticed Felix move his wheelchair from the table and knew he was about to tell Ron who his other tutor was going to be. What she did not know, was that there were not two tutors but three. Tara was also watching as Ron eyes followed Felix across the room and stopped at her table.

"Hey, you ready?" Felix asked her as he stopped his wheelchair at her side. Tara momentarily couldn't find her voice, so she simply nodded with a slight blush and stood to follow Felix back to his table.

Once standing in front of Ron, Tara's heart was going so fast she thought the others could hear it as well. Taking a couple of deep breaths to calm herself, she completely missed as Felix asked Monique to stand and only noticed once he started speaking to Ron again.

"Your other tutors are Monique and Tara, as they have agreed to help you, Ron." Felix said with a smile, not noticing that his words stunned almost every teen at the table, except Zita who was already aware.

After Felix's big reveal, Ron, Monique and Tara exchange looks for a while, before they were able to respond. The first to respond was Monique, asking what was on the mind of the other two. "SHDTH(so how did this happen)?"

"Sorry, can you repeat that?" Asked Felix not understanding and from the other nods, he wasn't the only one.

"So, how did this happen?" Monique clarified for those present.

Felix took a moment to think before he replied. "So after Ron asked for help studying this morning, I noticed that I alone would not be able to cover all subjects. After discussing with Zita, we ended up adding Monique and Tara to cover what I wouldn't be able to do, since both of you were willing to help." Felix said looking from Tara to Monique, hoping that they understood that both had the same interest in Ron.

"Oh." Monique/Tara said understanding what he meant.

At this point, Ron spoke up. "Details aside, I really appreciate your help. If there's anything I can do to repay the favor, don't hesitate to ask." Ron said looking from person to person.

Tara, Monique and Yori nodded at his words, while Felix simply smiled. Zita shot a look at Tara, reminding her not to play with Ron.

"So, what days are you girls responsible for?" Ron asked.

"Friday and Saturday." Monique/Tara simultaneously answered, then looked at the other, as if trying to change their answer.

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Seeing Monique and Tara having a silent conversation with each other, Ron remembered that Shego was waiting for her food, so spoke up to excuse himself and went to the counter. After placing the to go order, he came back holding the bag of food. "So, guys again thank you for helping me. Monique, Tara I'll let you settle the details for what days you'll take care off, just text me when you decide. Felix, is starting tomorrow okay?"

"I was thinking the same thing." Felix answered. "Your place or mine?"

"Hmmm, yours for now. I'll see you guys at school tomorrow, Yori and I have someone waiting on food and considering we just ate, I'd feel bad making them wait too long." Ron said.

"See ya." Tara/Monique/Zita/Felix replied.

Not long after, Ron and Yori were on their way to his place, when he spoke. "Yori, I think my luck finally changed."

Hearing this, Yori was slightly saddened but asked for confirmation. "How so, Ron-san?"

Ron didn't think before answering. "I have two beautiful women staying at my place. You're helping me train. And now, two more beauties are also going to be helping me study. I have to say, Boo Yah!"

At his words Yori blushed, she had thought that he would say something praising Monique and Tara. His honest answer affected her more than she would admit. Especially, since Ron had admitted that he found her beautiful. Softly, she spoke her agreement. "Boo yah!"