Ch.18
As Yori made her way through the house, towards the room she was using, she went over the events that happened since she and Ron came back. His words, his vow and his fluent Japanese had shocked her greatly, to the point she compartmentalized her thoughts and focused on his coming training session. Thinking on it now, she was both dreading and excited, at what his reply could be. He had, in no uncertain terms, admitted to understanding her feelings for him.
As her thoughts reached this point, she opened the door to her room and stepped inside. Looking to the bed, Yori smiled after seeing Ron's jersey where she left it by the pillow. She had wanted to try it on after hearing Shego's words, but had no time to, since Ron had gone upstairs to change for his training. Taking a moment to debate whether to put it on now, Yori settled for putting it on before bed.
Her decision made, Yori went about choosing her clothes for the shopping trip. Just as she selected something comfortable to wear, Shego announced from the hallway. "Bathroom's free."
"Thanks, Shego-san." Replied Yori while making her way to the door.
"No problem." Was Shego's reply.
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Like Yori, Shego had a lot on her mind. From what she gathered in Ron's behavior, he was going to answer her questions, well at least some of them. 'What to ask though? Guess I can start with the obvious one, how did he heal so fast that not even scars remained?' She thought while applying her disguise. Once her hair and skin tone resembled a fair skin blonde, Shego inserted the contacts lenses, turning her eye color blue.
Taking a moment to see her reflection, checking for any missing areas on her disguise and after finding none, Shego started dressing. Choosing skinny jeans and a black t-shirt, she finished getting ready. Taking a final look at the mirror and checking her work, Shego was satisfied. Grabbing her purse, she decided to head downstairs and wait for the rest.
Shego didn't have to wait long, just two minutes after sitting on the living room couch and using the remote starter to start her car, Ron made his way downstairs.
"Hey Shego, wait long?" He asked after spotting Shego.
"Not really, what do you plan on making anyway?" Replied Shego while taking the time to ask about the dinner menu. Seeing as Ron's reply was an infectious grin, she moved the conversation along.
A few minutes later, Yori made her way downstairs and the trio was out the door.
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Hours Earlier Bueno Nacho
"See ya." Tara/Monique/Zita/Felix replied.
Seeing Ron and Yori exiting the store, Monique spoke up while looking at Tara. "SWGAYP(so what game are you playing)?"
"What?" Asked Tara not understanding.
"So, what game are you playing?" Monique repeated. "Your best friend treats Ron like...well frankly speaking, shit. And although there was a rumor going around that you liked Ron, from what I observed, not only did you not make a move, you barely spoke to him. So, what gives?" Monique voiced the questions she had.
"No game." Stated Tara, taking a moment to think. "I know Bonnie's treatment of Ron is...for a lack of a better word bad, but my interest in Ron is genuine. As for not making a move, well I didn't know where to start and..." Explaining till here, Tara hesitates before continuing to speak. "Have you noticed Kim? I know Kim and Ron have been friends forever but when she's around, it's hard to get Ron's attention. Also if anyone shows an interest in Ron, they run into Kim. If I didn't know better, I'd say she's crushing on Ron but now that Kim's dating Josh, I'm not so sure."
Hearing Tara's explanation, both Monique and Zita exchanged a look, silently agreeing. Zita herself had a similar conversation with Monique after her relationship with Ron didn't work out. They had concluded that Kim was in denial of her feelings for Ron but as Tara had pointed out, now she's dating Josh.
"OIBY(okay I believe you)." Said Monique before adding. "Seeing as you're being honest, I'll level with you. I like Ron. I will help him study and try my best to pursue a relationship with him. Fair warning, we aren't the only ones interested and from what I saw at Club Banana, neither are we in the lead."
"Yes, I'm aware!" Tara agreed. "So you're not willing to give up Friday and Saturday I presume?" She asked.
"IWGTAYT(I was going to ask you that)." Monique replied. Seeing Tara tilt her head, she explained. "I was going to ask you that."
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Felix was quietly observing the conversation between Tara and Monique. When Tara pointed out that Kim might have a crush on Ron and that she was keeping females that showed interest away, he almost broke his silence. If Ron was still here, he knew his friend would have been elated. He took a look at Monique and Zita, hoping to see surprise but failed to see any.
Another twenty minutes went by, while Monique and Tara tried to convince the other to give up Friday and Saturdays but to no avail. Seeing as they both were overlooking an obvious solution, he chose to bring it up. "Why not just alternate?"
His words where met with hesitant agreement, but another debate quickly followed as to who would get the first weekend. Seeing the pattern, Felix decided to excuse himself and said his goodbyes with Zita. "We have to go, don't forget to let Ron know what you decide."
"We will, take care." Replied Tara while Monique added. "Again, thank you for your help."
"No problem." Said Felix and Zita added. "Good luck."
Not long after exiting the store, as Felix walked Zita home, he asked a question that was on his mind. "Hey Zita, did both you and Monique believe that Kim had crush on Ron?"
"Hmmm, not at first." Zita began explaining. "When I started dating Ron the thought hadn't even crossed my mind. Maybe it was a week or two into our relationship that I 'ran into Kim' as Tara put it. Ron had told me that he was part of team Possible and would accompany Kim on her missions. At first I doubted it since he is not even mentioned on her site, but he contacted Wade to confirm." Stopping a moment to think, Zita continued. "We made plans around the missions and things were going great. Then the 'us' time started disappearing. It was either a movie, Bueno Nacho or something involving Kim, not just us anymore. By the fourth week, it was I'm with Kim or I'm at Kim's. Seeing the pattern, I talked with Monique about it and after we concluded that Kim had a crush on Ron, one that he shared, we went back to just being friends."
"Oh." Said Felix, processing what he just heard. "Why not tell Ron about it?"
"Ah, simple really." Zita replies, smiling mischievously. "Kim might have been major in things not working out between me and Ron, but I was not willing to pave the way for her at the time."
"Oh!" Sighs Felix, seeing the subtle yet aggressive way his girlfriend and women handle things.
Just as he was vowing to himself never to cross a woman if he could help it, Zita leaned in a gave him a quick kiss on the lips before speaking, still with a mischievous smile. "What's on your mind?"
"N-nothing." Felix replied quickly, sweating a bit.
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Back at Bueno Nacho
'Seems like things have worked out, but what's taking Tara so long?' Thought Bonnie as she saw her bestfriend having a conversation with Monique. Seeing as their conversation showed no signs of ending, Bonnie recalled her first ballet lesson years prior. She couldn't help smile at the memory, while taking out a coin from her purse. She had recieved it from someone she met during her ballet lessons and till this day carried it with her wherever she went.
Shaking her head, hoping to avoid other memories she'd rather forget, Bonnie decided it was time to wrap things up. Putting the coin away, she stood, walked to where Tara was seated with Monique and greeted them. "Hey Tara, Monique."
"Hi Bonnie." Greets Monique.
"Oh my gosh!" Replies Tara, realizing she forgot her bestfriend. "I'm sorry Bonnie. I was so focused that I lost track of time. Join us, we should be done soon."
"Relax Tara." Assures Bonnie before asking. "So what's taking so long?"
A minute later, Monique and Tara finished explaining their predicament to Bonnie. Smiling, Bonnie brought out the coin from before and asked. "Why not just flip a coin?"
Hearing Bonnie's simple solution both Tara and Monique blushed. They had agreed that they were trying to convince the other to give up, but while doing so they neglected such a solution. Seeing them nod, Bonnie spoke again. "So Tara is heads and Monique tails, is that ok?"
"TOWA(the other way around)." Said Monique, seeing their confused looks she explained. "The other way around."
Bonnie looked to Tara and after seeing her agreement, flipped the coin. As it was spinning, Bonnie tried to keep a smirk from showing on her face. Her small trick worked perfectly, making Monique choose heads on her own and giving Tara the first weekend. This coin was crafted in such a way that it almost always landed on tails and as Bonnie predicted it once again landed on tails. Upon seeing the results, Tara was excited while Monique sighed.
"I believe that settles it." Bonnie said and asked Monique. "Want to be the one who let's Ron know what you guys decided?"
"Sure, you're okay with that Tara." Monique agreed and confirmed with Tara before pulling out her phone.