Author's Notes!

Hey there!

Looks like it's that time of the year once again! The 14th Annual Fannie Awards is upon us, and this time, I managed to surpass last year's number of nominations. This time, I've got ELEVEN for the first round, and what's better is that almost all of them came from this story! That alone made me happy already, so thank you guys. Currently the committee is on its final round of the voting process, so head on over the KP Forum (Kim Possible Discussion) and look for the link to vote.

Aside from that, I want to shamelessly plug a brand new story that I've recently posted. If you're a fan of anime in general, then may I suggest "My JRPG Adventure Went Completely FUBAR, As Expected" written by yours truly. This is a fresh air for me because the way of writing for this one is a bit different from my usual, so it was exhilarating to publish it. This one is also a fusion, with the main character from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU and the elements from another VN that I like, Evenicle. I hope you give that one a chance! Here's the link! s/13270070/1/My-JRPG-Adventure-Went-Completely-FUBAR-As-Expected

Let's get started, shall we? I am kmtdiccion and here's another exciting installment of...

"Possible's Pure Love Road"
by: kmtdiccion

Chapter Twenty Two:
"Eruption of Mount Adrena"

Even though his face still feels hot, Ron arrived back to his house with a satisfied smile plastered on his face.

It only had been a day since he and Kim went official boyfriend-girlfriend, yet he thought that his life has already become more busy. He didn't mind it, however. Embarrassment from being caught aside, the time he spent with the redhead is still precious to him, and would never trade it for anything else. Finding his key on his pocket, he unlocked the door and turned the knob. "I'm hoooome!" He greeted loudly.

"You sure are late." Adrena mentioned. She was already on her casual clothes when he first saw her. Looking at the clock hanging on the wall, the freckled teen realized that it was already past 7:30. "Sorry. I'll start getting dinner ready." When he reached the kitchen, he was pleasantly surprised to see some takeout already placed on top of the dining table. He turned towards his smiling sister, who spoke "I met with Little Amelia earlier, so I bought some takeout. That's fine for dinner today, isn't it?"

Ron smiled at her and nodded his head. His elder sister would always be troublesome to him for the most part, but times like this make him appreciate her more. He went towards the stairs and said before climbing "Okay, we'll have them for dinner today, then."

Adrena nodded her head without saying anything else as the blonde boy went upstairs and changed his clothes. By the time he went back downstairs, the food was already on the table. Besides the usual side dishes and salad, the main star of the feast, a small bucket of country-fried chicken, sits right on the center. The elder Stoppable, meanwhile, was practically giddy, not wanting to wait any longer. "Let's eat!"

Suffice to say, the entire duration went on peacefully, with only the sound of utensils lightly hitting the porcelain plates coming from them. It wasn't particularly suffocating, as the entire aura was calm, if he were to be honest. It was just his usual family dinner, even if said family only consists of his sister. The silence permeated for a while more until Adrena suddenly popped with a question "Hmm... You were pretty late today. What were you doing?"

"Mm... Nothing, really." He was initially shocked, but nonetheless answered after swallowing the food in his mouth. Surprisingly, she didn't prod any longer as her sight shifted towards the can of her favorite beverage. While she was dumping the alcoholic drink to her mouth, Ron's mind was still preoccupied. He remembered what he said to Kim earlier, and right now, he doesn't know how to deliver the news to her. He knows how she would react if she founds out that he's now dating one of the most fearsome delinquent the town has ever seen.

But, bottom line, he needed to tell her the truth sooner rather than later. He thought that his chances would be slightly better if it came from his mouth first.

With that in mind, the freckled teen heaved a big sigh, willing all the courage he could muster to himself, before starting "Hey, sis..." Adrena smiled as her drink hits her sweet spot. When she realized that her brother's calling him, she turned to him, her smile never wavering, and tilted her head in curiosity. Ron stared at her for a while, contemplating for one last time, before letting it go and decided to drop the bomb on her "... Sis, I got a girlfriend."

"Hmm..." Adrena hummed for a while. Ron was sure that his words haven't come across her yet, and so he gave her a few more moments. During that period, her humming stopped, as her eyes slowly dilate and go wide up. The half-empty can of beer was still in mid-air, hanging from her hand as realization slowly dawned in her mind.

...

...

And in a blink of an eye, she spat the liquid towards the boy. Ron instinctively jumped from his seat as he could feel the sticky liquid on his skin. "Aghhh! You got beer all over me and my food!" Meanwhile, the elder of the Stoppable siblings wasn't faring any better as her speech seems to fail her "W-W-W-W-W-W-Whaaaaaaaaaaattt!? A girlfriend!? A girl, girl, g-g-girl, g-g-g-g-gir-g-g-girl...!"

As he was cleaning up the mess with a cloth, he watched his sister slowly devolve into insanity, making him think "Oh, dear. I knew this would happen..." With that, he went near her and tried to make her more relax by holding her hand "Now calm down, sis." Unfortunately, Adrena responded by slapping his hand away while shouting "A GIRLFRIEND!?"

"No way, no way, no way, no way, no, no, no, no, n-n-n-n-no... W-W-W-W-What, why, why, why, why, why... But you're supposed to love me so much that you w-won't... so why would you get a girlfriend? There's absolutely no way you could get one!..." Her ramblings went silent for a moment, making said teen's worry to rise even higher. He was about to ask her if anything's wrong, but suddenly she gave him a strained smile and asked with desperation "D-D-Do you mean, um, like in a phone app that's been popular lately?"

He shook his head negatively at that and replied "No, I mean I got a real-life girlfriend."

...

Adrena was silent, with eyes which seems to be boring holes right through the blonde boy's eyes and soul, before she tried another approach "I-Is this 'girlfriend' thing like a brand new medical term for a tumor or-"

Currently having enough of the spectacle, Ron decided to take the 'tough love' approach as he answered with unrepentant truth "No, I'm talking about a lover." Suffice to say, it take her a long while before she could even entertain the fact that her brother had a romantic interest, let alone being lovers, and so she gulped the saliva formed inside her mouth before asking with fear 'W-W-Who is it?" Ron's eyes eased up a little as he prepared himself for the second part of the news. He took another heavy breath before answering "Kim Possible. She's in my class."

And just like the first time, her sense of speech failed her. "K-Kim Possible!? T-That, t-t-that delinquent!? W-W-W-W-W-W-W-Why!? What on earth happened!?..." She suddenly stopped as a thought went to her head. With a 'eureka!' look etched on her face, she suddenly stood up and sprinted towards her room while shouting "Oh! Did she threaten you? I know she did! I just know it! Let me handle this!"

It didn't take her a while before she could return towards the dining room. The only difference this time is that she's now armed with an unusually large hand gun. She took a case hidden inside the lower cupboard and started loading it with ammunition "She may be the leader of our school's delinquents, but this is a Smith & Wesson XVR 460 Magnum that can pierce concrete like butter!"

Ron's eyes widened as his senses were alerted for an impending danger. "W-What the heck are you doing with a stupidly powerful revolver!?" to which Adrena waved her free hand nonchalantly and explained "I once bought it online since I thought it was a bike. Oh, did you know that the special bullet that came with this bad boy can pierce even a rhino's skull?" He stared at the incredulity of her story and retorted "I don't think Smith & Wesson makes bikes in the first place. Also, don't shoot rhinos! One of their species is already extinct!"

"I've never told you this, but your older sister is actually once called the Grim Reaper of Middleton in a survival game tournament." Adrena smirked triumphantly, making the boy to shiver more in fear. This wasn't what he had ever imagined, and he silently berated himself for not seeing this. With that, he tried to appease to her as he raised up his arms "T-That's news to me. ANYWAY... Let's just all calm down, shall we?"

The elder sister, unfortunately, didn't quelled her anger, as her smile went a bit wider while telling Ron "Don't worry. I'll finish it in one shot. I thought this might happen, which is why I just finished the entire Mossad training regimen last month!" To say the least, Ron wasn't really happy that, one, her sister is on par with agents from one of the world's most elite special forces, and two, said trained sister would use her techniques upon his newfound love interest. "W-W-Wow, that's amazing. But still, calm down."

Grabbing her shoulders, he made her look at him straight to his face and confessed "I really do like Kim... You're right, she does have a few problems, so you might not like her as a teacher. But, I want you to understand. I like her. I want to date Kim." Adrena just stared at him for a moment, hoping for a moment that could break his facade that would reinforce her belief that the redhead must be deleted, but all she got from him was pure determination.

She can't even fathom to go against her brother's will, even if she wanted to, and so she let out a sigh and relented "... If you're going to say that much, then there's nothing I can say about it." She unloaded the ammo inside her gun, to which Ron let out a sigh of relief. After putting it away, she turned to him and reminded "It's fine to date her, but don't become a delinquent, okay?"

Nodding his head eagerly, Ron swore "I know. You wouldn't like it if I became a delinquent, after all. You're important to me, too, so I'll make sure I don't cause any trouble for you. Cross my heart." He makes an x-mark right on top of his chest, making said woman to let out a small smile. The intense aura is gone and is now back to comfortable silence. "Have you calmed down now?" Ron asked, to which the blonde woman answered "Yes."

Returning to the dining table, she took a swig from the can of beer, and emptied the remaining contents in one gulp before continuing "Well, I guess Kim Possible's quite alright. She's understanding for a delinquent, so I guess I'm fine with it." Ron smiled at that and asked "Ah, I'm glad." to which Adrena smiled back at him and said "Yes, it's all fine."

Hours later, at a riverside bar...

"LIKE HELL I'M FINE!" She shouted with drunken rage as she slammed the glass on hand on the counter. Currently, Adrena's together with her old-time friend and school resident physician Dr. Amy in a bar somewhere along the riverside. The scenic view was nice, and there were ample enough of people inside, but it didn't help with the elder blonde's festering anger. Amy let out an irritated sigh and said "Here I was, wondering why you asked me to come with you all of a sudden..."

Adrena wasn't listening to her, and instead, she cried as she wallowed on her despair "Waaaaaahhh~ Whyyyy, Ronnie~? Why are you abandoning meeee~?" The short-haired woman beside her shook her head and tried correcting her "He hasn't abandoned you."

Raising the mug up in the air, the elder blonde woman yelled "Ughh, Another mug of draft beer!" When she was sure that the bartender heard her order, she slumps back down and reacted to her friend's words "No, that delinquent must be deceiving him. I mean, of course he is, because Ron only likes me!" Amy let out a sweat drop as she heard her claim "You're starting to sound more and more deranged, and I undergo intensive operations on my stuffed animals daily."

Shaking her head, Adrena explained "But, it doesn't make any sense otherwise! It's an undeniable fact that Ron likes me! Give me a beer, quick!" And before the bartender could even extend his hand, the tall glass of beer was easily swiped from his hands as the blonde woman downed more than half of it in one gulp. Amy repressed a scowl from appearing on her face while muttering "Good grief..." The tidbit where the rather lanky boy and the scary delinquent became an item left her rather intrigued, nonetheless.

In her mind, the thought of them as a couple was extremely delightful to her. It was like a match made from heaven.

Back at the Stoppable residence...

While Adrena was still drowning in sadness and alcohol, Ron was inside his room, currently talking to his new beau "So yeah. I think it'd be for the best to wait for sis to calm down before you come and visit." He lamented. Meanwhile, Kim let out a hum from the other side of the call and responded "Let's do that. I'm scared, too."

"Sorry about that. She's unexpectedly weak when it comes to this. But, I'm sure she'll understand soon enough. It's my sister we're talking about here." Ron muttered, making the girl to let out a small giggle. "Fufufu, looks like you really are crazy for your sister." She teased. The blonde teen just let out a chuckle, silently conceding at her words before looking up to the clock hanging on the wall. He noticed that the short hand is already pointing at eleven, signifying that they're already deep into the night.

Thinking about the upcoming classes, he informed the redhead "Oh, hey, it's already getting late, so I think we should head to bed soon." A hum of agreement was heard from the speaker as she bid "Right. See you tomorrow." He smiled at that and returned the favor by saying "Yeah. See you tomorrow."

But before he could hit the end key, her voice rang once more as she hastily added "Oh, also, Ron, there's one more thing I wanna ask you... Do you... have any food you dislike?"

His hand cupped the tip of his chin in thought as he answered "Well... If it's edible, then I'll eat it whatever. I'm not that picky of an eater." He remembered the hard days under his grandfather's care, as he instilled discipline into his body, and that encompasses his food. He was used to eating fast food before, so the first week he was sent there, he would always throw a tantrum, much to his grandpa's ire. It took him a few months and a whole lot of... 'tough love' before he started appreciating food beyond deep fryers and processed fats.

Suffice to say, now he's thankful for that.

Kim's grunt of understanding brought him back to his current conversation. When he asked about her sudden interest of his palate, all he got from her was a stutter and a quick 'good night', not giving him a second to let out a word. His brows furrowed in confusion for a moment before letting it go, thinking nothing of it. Now that he's finished with his girlfriend, he rose from his bed and walked out the door, going after another certain girl that was close to his heart.

Back at the riverside bar...

Meanwhile, the people inside the establishment has already thinned out as the night went on, and everything went quiet, except from the far side where one particular blonde woman was sniffling with her bloodshot eyes staring at the space between her and her friend. "Why can't it be meee~? Another mug of draft beer!"

The bartender is now eyeing the crying girl with a displeased look while Amy shook her head and reminded her "That's your eleventh mug. You're at the lethal dose." Unfortunately, her foreboding warning went inside one ear and out of the other as Adrena just kept on wailing "Waaaahh! What's so good about delinquents?"

"There's always been a niche for delinquents. For example, in Sailor Moon, guys who watch them tend to like Mercury and Jupiter more than the main character herself, right? Jupiter's originally a delinquent character, although they completely ignored that from the second year onwards." Amy pointed out as she remembered a certain Japanese anime that she used to watch as a child. Adrena nodded her head, as she processed the new information before replying "Huh. I was too young back then, so I only remember starting with the R series."

Amy stared at her friend for a moment before letting out a pitiful sigh. "... Having a generation gap between friends is mundanely depressing."

Raising her empty mug up in the air, Adrena suddenly yelled "A mug of draft beer!" to which the bartender let out a deep sigh and prepared another glass. The school doctor crinkles her nose as she shook her head "Regardless, it has nothing to do with her being a delinquent if he likes her. Just give it up and be happy for him." And although her tantrums lessened a bit from her words, Adrena was still sulking, not wanting to admit that she was right "I don't wanna~"

After taking the beverage, she downed another big gulp and let out a loud burp, followed by a low growl "Dammit! I'm gonna cheat on him, then! I'm gonna pick up some hunk somewhere and get it with him! I'll get my own man! I'm gonna add a cuckold tag to this fucking story if I have to!"

Worry started to slowly build from Amy's stomach as she watch her friend emptied the remaining contents of her glass, before slamming a large bill on the counter and leave the place, without bothering to get her change. Her fits of insanity wasn't new to her, but right now, she's treading a now dangerous line of thought, and it is now up to her to stop her from inducing any damage to innocent people. With that in mind, she grabbed her purse and swiftly followed her.

The breeze passing through them were cold, but it didn't help in the slightest to temper off the rage burning inside the blonde teacher's mind. Her eyes were shining with determination to exact her revenge. "Come here, hunks... Beautiful aura, full blast!"

And in an instant, the grouchy air around her vanished. She was already on her 'game on' face, exuding the grace and sophistication that her 'teacher' side usually employs. Not far from her, one man in particular was enamored by her beauty. "Whoa, you're really hot." He murmured as he left his group and started to inch closer to her. When he reached her, he gave her his patented suave smile and asked amicably "Are you by yourself? Want to drink with us?"

The blonde woman let out a flirty giggle as she nods her head "Sounds fun. I think I'll join you." The man's grin widened at the thought of bringing her to his room entered his mind, not realizing that she stopped following him. Her eyes were unreadable, yet there was a foreboding warning ringing at the back of his head, saying to stay away from her. "Something wrong?" He asked as he did what was arguably the stupidest thing to do to her while in this state: touch her shoulder.

"It's no good, dammit!" He can't even close his eyes for a blink when her arms suddenly went out and hit him squarely in the face, sending him backwards with a sharp pain. When Amy finally reached her, her eyes widened when she realized that an unconscious guy is now lying in front of her friend. She doesn't need any explanation as to what has transpired, given that she knew who her friend is, and so she let out a sigh and asked "What are you doing?"

Adrena stomped her feet in agitation and answered hotly "There aren't any hunks!" Amy gave the guy a glance before returning to her with a deadpan stare "I don't think that guy was too bad just now. Though his cheek is swollen now, thanks to you."

Her attempt of making the blonde woman regret her actions, obviously failed as the teacher started pointing "No good at all! His eyebrows are too narrow, his jaw's too narrow, his nose and mouth are just plain wrong, and worst of all, there's no freckles! What I'm saying is that he doesn't look like Ronnie!"

This time, Amy gnashed her teeth from the absurdity of it all "You're ridiculous, you know that?" Adrena, meanwhile, hiccuped a bit before breaking down into tears for the umpteenth time. She slowly sat down on the concrete pathway as she hid her eyes behind her arms and wailed "Waaaah! Why is he dating a delinquent!? Delinquents are horrible people that punches people in the face just because you bumped against their shoulder in the street!"

"I saw an even more horrible woman just now." Amy muttered under her breath.

Thankfully, it was already past midnight, so there were no one else to see her hysterical friend sobbing out in the public beside a groaning man who she had just punched earlier. The thought that this absurd display feels too normal for her made her think if her own sanity is still intact, but then realize she doesn't care since she, too, has her own craziness. On the other side of the spectrum, Adrena cried for a few long moments before she could cry no more.

After pouring all of her tears from her eyes, she sniffled a bit before murmuring "W-Whatever. I'm going to stop seeing Ron, starting today. It'll only hurt to see him."

Unfortunately, her determination to never see her brother again quickly crumbled like sand on the sea when she stood up and saw him, looking at her with a slightly odd face. "Oh, there you are." He quickly rushed towards her and helped her stand up while saying "Thank you so much, Dr. Amy. Come on, sis. Let's go home."

Adrena just stared at her brother for a while, unsure whether she would follow through with her earlier plan, but their close proximity with each other quickly made her throw it out. So, she locked him around her arms and cried "Waaaaahh! Ronnie!"

Ron almost fell down from the impact, but fortunately his back landed on the wall. The stench of alcohol still lingers on her, making the freckled teen realize that she's still under influence so he has to carry her back home. With that, he turned towards the school physician and bid farewell "I'll be going then, Dr. Amy. I apologize for the trouble. Excuse me." Said woman just shook her head and turned around, saying "Yeah. she really was being a pain in the ass."

Dr. Amy started walking away after that, leaving the two siblings alone. "Time to go home, sis... Ugh, you reek. How much did you drink?" He asked while carrying her on his back, almost nauseated from the smell of her favorite drink. He expected her to let out a retort or would rain pinches all over him, but surprisingly, all he got was a murmur "... Uuh, let's sleep together tonight~"

"Okay, okay..." He sighed as he felt her arms tightened a bit around him. It had been a long night for him, and he wanted to have some sense of rest, lest he invoke his sister's wrath once more. He trudged on, with his sister behind, under the glow of the moon, hoping that he could have energy to face the morning after.

The next day...

Danger, the back part of his brain shouted.

From the moment he opened his eyes, a faint flash of worry started to flow through his veins. He didn't know why, but he felt a bit skittish, to the point where he almost accidentally burned himself from the kitchen. He tried to shake the bad feeling off with a shower, but the feeling clung to him even after he finished with his morning rituals. When he set off to school, he tried to greet everyone in the way, but as he went closer to school, the feeling grew larger and larger.

When he reached the gate, instead of the usual noise, all was deathly silent, as if the entire school is on a vigil. There were even no students on the field, and to those who are, they just silently scurried towards their rooms like rats. The Possible Corps wasn't on show, either. This is completely unusual to Ron, as his worry started to rise at an alarming rate. He went to his classroom, where he found Josh, sitting on his chair. He went to him and asked "Why's everything silent?"

Josh pointed at a particular redhead and answered "Something's going on with Possible." Turning towards the direction he was pointing, the freckled boy saw the infamous delinquent, wearing a scowling face. He wondered what happened, as he remembered how happy she was from the phone last night. Meanwhile, the rest of the class wasn't faring well. Felix' body shook as he stuttered "I-I-I-I-I can't stop shaking." while Crystal, his female classmate, whispered "Why does Possible have to do this once a week? Her blood lust could probably kill small animals in the area!"

Gil stood up and went out of the room without saying a word. But before he could completely close the door, Ron noticed his strained expression and a small forming wet stain on his pants.

Now having learned of this information, Ron decided to calm her down, and so he went to her and greeted "Good morning, Kim." Her eyes instantly turned to him and stared for a moment, before it softened "Hm?... Oh, hey." And in a blink of an eye, the heavy atmosphere was lightened, and the warning from the back of his head was silenced. Everyone, sans Kim, collectively take a sigh of relief as the 'demon' released her spell. Meanwhile, the blonde boy asked with slight concern "Is something the matter?"

Kim wanted to speak at first, but she thought about it, and decided to shrug and replied "... It's nothing." As she raised her hands, Ron and the rest of the class noticed her hand completely wrapped up in bandages. It didn't take long for them to speculate what had happened. One girl went to her circle of friends and said "Look, look, look, there's some blood on her uniform."

Ned looked at her hand and deduced "Her hands are hurt. It has to be from a fight." while Gil, who just came back from the comfort room and has learned the gossip thru Felix, nodded his head. "Yeah, no doubt about it. I know, because I used to be bad, back in the day."

In Ron's case, however, he noticed how her head droop low, wondering if she was depressed. He's worried for her, but approaching her once more and prod on her mood might backfire, and so he decided to agonizingly wait for lunch to come. He mused that talking to her under the room's gaze won't help.

Meanwhile, Kim's eyes closed as she tried to fight off the groan from escaping her lips. "... Shit. Those octopus-shaped sausages I once saw on TV... They're hard to cut." She mentally sighed as she remembered how painful it was for her to recreate what she saw, unknowingly he blurted out the second part out loud "... They fell apart when I got just a little forceful."

Understandably, the rest of the class' spines stood up as chill started crawling from under. "I can make fried eggs without burning them, but cooking with eggs..." She thought while murmuring the rest of her thoughts "... Anyone can do it. You just make a mess out of them and grill them. I need to aim higher."

All eyes went wide as their minds started to show mental images they would best forget, lest they wanted to have nightmares for the rest of their puberty life. Ned shook his head as he tried to fight the shiver "T-That's not on the level of a fight anymore. It sounds more of a butcher." Felix was almost on the verge of tears as he tried to shake the bad thoughts away "S-S-Should we call the police?" Gil shook his head at him and responded "Don't even try. She's going to make a mess out of us, too if she finds out."

While the they were gossiping with each other, the classroom door opened, showing their bewildered class president, who was looking over them with a curious gaze. "Is something the matter?" Felix waved his hand to her and answered "Oh, good morning, Mo. Possible's been scary today." Meanwhile, Gil suddenly jumped in front of her and exclaimed "Stay behind me, President. I'll protect you!" The curly girl just let out a sweat drop at that and brush him off.

Not long after, their math teacher entered the room with her usual smile. "Okay, time to start first perio-ugh." Adrena started until she felt her stomach lurch from the excessive drinking last night. The boy in front of her asked "What's wrong, Miss Stoppable?"

"No, I'm just hung... I have a cold." Adrena corrected herself when she realized that she was in front of her student, not her co-worker. And thus, with her head feeling heavy and her stomach trying to get the alcohol out of her system, Adrena tried her best to teach the class with a smile on her face, albeit a bit strained at the moment.

Lunch break...

Although it didn't felt the world is ending like earlier, when he reached the rooftop, Ron could see that the redhead is still in a bad mood. "Thanks for waiting." He said as he went closer to the redhead, to which she just nodded without saying any word. Once they settled in, Kim brought out a brown paper bag. When he saw what the contents were inside, he looked at her flushed face and asked "... Is that your lunch today?"

Visibly flustered, Kim dished our a scathing reply "W-W-What do you want!? Cow & Chow's alright. It's cheap, it's fast, it's fine." With that, she took out her utensils and started munching on her food with a sulky look. He looked at her takeout food then to his lunch which consists mostly of leftovers from last night and stuff from the Rodriguez deli, and thought of an idea. "Hey, Kim." He called, earning him a her attention and a tilt of her head.

He took a fork, cut a piece from his deep-friend chicken, and hovered it in front of her "Say 'Aah'."

Kim's cheeks flared as her initial startle turned into bashfulness. "H-Huh!?" She stuttered, to which the blonde boy replied with "Come on, open your mouth." He inched the fork a bit closer to her. She tried looking away from his rather intimate request and said "I-It's fine." Although she's trying to reject it, Ron could see that she's already thinking about it, so he decided to prod more. "Aaaaah." He motioned to let his fork in and begged. "I said it's fine!" Kim answered once more, but he could tell that her act's starting to crumble.

"Aaaaaah~" He begged, this time he was practically singing. Kim stared at his eyes for a moment, before heaving a sigh. She opened her mouth slightly and took a bite from the hanging meat from the fork. "How is it?" Ron asked, to which the redhead chewed and swallowed it before smiling "... It's good."

That said, her smile didn't last long, as her frown returned to her face. "Did you not like it? I got it from my favorite deli." He asked with slight worry. He thought that the taste might not be up to her standards, not realizing that the reason behind her depression lies elsewhere. Meanwhile, hearing that bit of information lightened up the atmosphere a bit as Kim started to slowly smile "Huh? You didn't make this?" to which Ron just laugh obliviously and answered "Ahahaha, I leave the stuff that takes a lot of effort to Rodriguez."

With that, the scary delinquent is now emitting a powerful beam of smiles "Oh, ohh, oh, okay... Thank God." Ron's brow rose in question, but Kim just shrug his curiosity off and said "It's nothing. This chicken tastes really good." Ron smiled back at her before peeling off another strip of meat to his fork "Isn't it? Here, have another bite. Aaahh."

"Y-You don't have to do that." Kim murmured with a blush, but Ron wasn't having any of it. And just like the first time, Kim caved in and took the meat off of the fork. After that, the two decided to split their lunches to each other. When Kim took a bite from the vegetables from him, her eyes widened slightly and gasped "Oh, these vegetables are also good." Ron nodded his head at that and explained "They're seasoned with sesame seeds. The bamboo shoots were nice and fresh, too."

Kim nodded her head and asked "The sesame oil's pretty good. Did you buy that at that deli, too?" Ron shook his head and replied honestly "No, I made that myself." Although in his mind, it was less of making it and more of just dressing the vegetables, the effect can't be undone. The smile on her face faltered at that and just nods her head.

"Okay, I don't really get what's going on, but try this." he took a piece of croquette and handed it over to her. After nibbling it, she nodded her head and commented "Mm... It's good." Ron grabbed his own share and said before taking a bite "Right? Rodriguez' always makes some badical croquettes. too."

Noticing how he always talks about a particular store, she let out an offhand comment and said "You really seem to like that place." to which Ron replied back "I've been going there since forever. A girl who's a year older than me works there. The stuff she makes is pretty much always good. She asks me to test out new food every now and then, but it's pretty much a given that it's tasty."

It took him a full minute before he realize the error that he made. And when he turned around, he saw that the damage has already taken effect. Kim's shoulders sag down, her smile turned into a tight one. She's back to her depressed more, and this time, he could admit that it was his fault. He shouldn't have been praising some other girl while talking to your girlfriend, even if that some other girl has been your childhood friend. This time, he conceded his defeat, but nonetheless, he still wanted to get the bottom of this.

With that, he turned to her and asked "By the way, why were you in a bad mood today?" She straightened her back from his words and reacted "What? I-I wasn't in a bad mood."

Unfortunately for her, Ron wasn't buying it "Don't lie. Everyone was afraid of you." Kim let out a snort and replied "Come on, everyone's always afraid of me." to which Ron retaliated with logic and reasoning "That's not true. You almost never scare people unless it's for a fight."

Gritting her teeth, Kim turned her face away from him and pouted, much to the blonde boy's slight amusement. "Come on, you don't have to be like that. I was only worried for you. Look, your eyes are also a bit bloodshot." Ron pleaded. Kim tried to ignore him, but the genuine concern flowing from him were too much for her to be disinterested. After all, it was his earnest attention to her that got her to fall for him in the first place. And so, she let out a sigh and answered "... Because I was up late night reading."

When she finally faced him, the freckled teen noticed that the muscles around her eyes were taut, making her expression look about twice as angry as usual. "This might be the reason for that intensity." He murmured under his breath. Kim nodded her head and placed his fingers on top of her eyelids "... I think I didn't sleep enough."

But before she could rub her eyes from the irritation, Ron grasps her wrist and said "You shouldn't touch your eyes like that. Just a second..." After releasing his hold over her arm, he went to his bag and took a little bottle of eye drops he use in case of fatigue. He motioned her to lift her chin up and said "Look up."

Although she appreciated her concern, she pouted at him and said "I can do it myself." The blonde boy laughed lightly and waved his hand "It's fine. Leave it to me."

He stood up and went behind her as she looked up as he instructed. He towers over her for a bit, causing his face to be above hers. When he looked down, he saw her angelic face, staring at him with glazed eyes as a monster blush formed on her cheeks. Every bit of her looked enchanting, beating any imagination of her by far. The way he was so into her made him involuntarily wrap his arms around her in a hug, causing said redhead to let out a small squeak of surprise "W-What are you hugging me for?"

Ron's cheeks flushed as he let out an embarrassed smile "Hehe, nothing, actually. I just thought this was a nice position..." His arms went tighter at that as he could feel that Kim started to settle into his embrace, despite what she may say "W-What the heck, man? What about the eye drops?" She whispers to him, not really wanting to break the contact. The boy didn't respond, but just laughed while holding her close. They both knew that deep down, they were enjoying every bit of it.

It took them a few more minutes until Ron finally let go and start applying the solution to her eyes. "Okay, open your eyes." He said, to which she silently obliged. Ron thought that he had enough of his fill of her, but when he stared at her emerald orbs for the second time, he was completely distracted. "Did I mention that your eyes are pretty?" He murmured as he continued staring at her. Feeling a bit uncomfortable with his stare, she gently coughed and said "W-What are you staring for? Hurry it up already."

Her words fell on deaf ears, however, as Ron continued looking at her eyes. "Sorry. I'm really fascinated. They're so... green." Kim could feel the blood rushing to her face as his sincerity from his words hit her like a bag of bricks. She was used to people looking at her from a distance. She was used to keep them from herself, fearing that letting anyone near her could lead to her own demise. But, right this moment, she was in close contact with a person she least expected, his gaze making her feel like a newborn babe.

Worst of all, she's starting to like it. "Y-You're staring too much, don't you think? You're making me blush." She admitted.

"It's fine, isn't it?" Ron asked as he ride the wave of confidence churning deep in him. Although it started as a joke, the feeling of intimacy grew into something that the two can't deny at this point. Her eyes are hypnotic, like a moth closing in to a fire. They could blame it on their hormones, but the two are in a trance with neither of them willing to wake up. They've only started dating earlier this week, but from their gazes, they felt as if they've been friends since pre-K, as if they knew each other very well.

Kim called out to him "... Ron." to which she inched her face closer, cupping his cheek with her hands. Instinctively, his own supported the back of her head as the other snuggled behind her back. The two slowly went closer, slightly opening their mouths in anticipation. But before he could capture her lips, a thought suddenly popped up from his mind.

"W-Wait... whenever something like this happens, her cousin would always find a way to interrupt us." Ron mentally muttered.

He looked at the door on the far side from where they sat, and tried waiting for her to slam the door wide open. A second has passed and there was no Joss in sight, but Ron wasn't cutting it close. He waited and waited for the foreboding interruption, not realizing that he's been going cold on her for far longer than she liked to.

Meanwhile, Kim closed her eyes for a while now, but there was still no kissing that happened. "Ron? Ron... Hey, Ron?" She tried calling to him, but it seems like the door was far more interesting than kissing her. Now tweaked, her hands let go of his cheek and slid it towards his chest. And before twisting it, she barked "HEY STOPPABLE!"

In a split second, Ron yelped and jumped high into the sky from the sharp pain he felt. He clutched his chest, checking whether his nipples really did come off, before facing the angry redhead "W-What's the matter, Kim?" Said teen girl shook her head and retorted "That's what I want to ask you, Stoppable. I thought you were going to kiss me, so why are you staring at the door for?"

Rubbing the back of his head, Ron let out an apology "S-Sorry, Kim." to which Kim let out a huff and didn't say anything else. "Come on, Kim. I'm really sorry. It's just... I thought that every time something like this happens, I thought that Joss would come in and break the atmosphere. It's not that I didn't want to. You should know how much I really like you, and I really... really wanted to kiss you." He confessed, blushing harder and harder as he progress.

Kim gave him a glance, her cold facade slowly melting. She knew that she's kind of pissed that she was left in the air, but she knew deep down that he didn't mean to. She knew he wasn't one to lie, so trusting him became easy. Although she still let out a sigh, she still went closer to him and muttered "... Okay."

She lifted her face to him once more and let him put drops of the eye solution to her. "Close your eyes so it doesn't spill" he said as he started dripping them. She wasn't used to using eye drops, so the initial contact startled her a bit, but with Ron helping her by being close around her, she eased herself my lying to his torso. Meanwhile, Ron watched as she slightly squirm in front of him, thinking that this might be the chance to make it up to her.

Chu.

Kim's spine stood still as she briefly felt his lips brushing against hers. It wasn't long, but her lips were too sensitive from the lack of sight, that even after his lips quickly left, it was as if she could still feel him. "F-Fwah! W-What the hell!?" She let out a shrill voice, to which the blonde boy responded "What? What are you talking about?"

"Y-You know what I'm talking about." Her breath had become shorter as her mind went overdrive from the peck. Meanwhile, Ron grinned and asked in a playful manner "Am I doing something strange? Hmm?" With that, he showered her cheeks with light pecks, trailing towards the corner of her lips. The redhead gasped from the contact, as he felt her body react to it. After landing a good solid kiss on top of her lips, she tried, and failed, to bit back a moan and said "Mmh... N-No, you're not..."

Feeling that he successfully lifted her spirits up, he continued peppering her with light kisses. They weren't torrid or anything sexual, but the intimacy and comfort brought them a sense of satisfaction that they never expected. Kim's hands went to his cheeks and cups it gently once more, as Ron's hands guide her body to so that they are now face to face with each other. This time, she settled her arms around her neck and decided to give an even deeper kiss, to which the freckled teen was more than happy to be obliged.

It took them a long while before they could have their fill of each other. "Y-You coward, doing that when I can't see. I'll get you back double later." She warned with a playful tone as she started to open her eyes. The blonde boy's interest were piqued at that and returned the favor with a smile of his own and answered "I'll be waiting."

Kim's finger motioned him to come close once more and whispered "Oh, you bet I will."

But before he could capture her lips once more, the door was slammed wide open. And before Ron could even curse his own luck, he felt her hands turn from gentle to tight as she Kim threw him to the ground followed with a nasty elbow. "There it is! One of Kim Possible's 77 killing moves, the 'Steel Elbow Rhythm-less Strike!' It's ineffective against boss-level and strength-type enemies, but it's a great special move to execute mid-bosses." Joss announced. Meanwhile, Kim wiped her fist from her skirt and sneered "You thought you could get behind me? You're a hundred years too early!"

"Nice elbow, cousin. Anyway, terrible news! It seems that Food Chain's started moving, so I was thinking I'd like to call together an emergency meeting." The small brunette walked close to her idol, not even bothering to look at the twitching blonde boy on the concrete. And before she could let out a retort, Joss grabs her wrist and started dragging her away. "There's no time for fighting that small fry. We've got to go!" That was the last thing he heard before he was left alone.

"... I knew it." Ron groaned as he tried to stand up.

A/N's: Hey there! Sorry for the long delay! To those who are curious about the story's upcoming arc, I assure you, this is just the calm before the storm. If you think what happened in the Pickleworks is crazy enough, then the upcoming true climactic arc would knock your socks off! Don't forget to put me and this story in your favorite and following list, and PLEASE leave a review. I want to hear some feedback, critiques, thought, anything that you wanted me to hear. So don't hesitate!

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