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Chapter 2

"Haa.. Haaaww..." As a drawn out yawn forced its way out of her, Kim held up one of her hands by her mouth to block the hot air she emitted. "Yup, really starting to regret not accepting Mom's offer to call in sick today." The redhead muttered, rubbing at her aching eyes as she walked along the halls of Middleton High with her best friend, Monique. Despite how exhausted she was, Kim still put in the effort this morning to make herself look presentable before coming to school. Even though she was suffering with the task of trying to truly move on from Ron, a course that hasn't been working out in her favor since that fateful conversation with her Mom a few days ago, Kim was stubborn in the way that she refused to ever go out in public looking like a mess; especially at school. Depression wasn't enough to force her to make that mistake.

"It may not be too late, y'know. If you're that out of it, I'm sure you could still ask her to call in and come get you." Monique suggested as she gazed in concern at the redhead, holding a textbook and her notebook close to her chest.

"Nah, I think I'll be fine. Knowing my Mom's job; she probably got swamped with operations the instant she entered the hospital. So if I called her now, I'd only just distract her. And I don't wanna do that if it isn't necessary." Kim replied, brushing some of her fiery locks behind her ear. "Plus, lying. That's a big no-no for me. You know this, Mon."

"If you say so." Monique shrugged, conceding as she wasn't tempted to argue if that is her bestie's choice. "Just trying to look out for you, is all. I mean, you can't blame me for wanting you to take it easy considering how miserable you've been all week. Like honestly, girl. It's been really bumming me out."

"Eheh.. I see.." Just when she thought she couldn't feel any worse, Kim acknowledged the comment with an anxious smile. One that was short-lived as it quickly morphed into a frown. "I'm uh... sorry about that, Mon. Really, I am.." She sighed, the painful sting of guilt pricking at her. She didn't mean to make her, or anyone for that matter, feel that way, honest. But with the whole Ron situation she's been going through, she tried to keep her spirits up. Lord knows she's trying. She hated how difficult it was to forget someone who mattered a lot to her.

As if Kim's frown was infectious, Monique's lip couldn't help but do the same thing. She was aware of Kim's predicament as she had known about Ron for almost the whole time she knew the redhead. They've been besties since middle school after all, and they both knew the true meaning of the word, which meant that they shared pretty much everything with each other and kept all their secrets between themselves. She never met the guy, but to know that Kim held Ron so close to her heart even after so many years of not seeing him. It both amazed and scared her. The reason for the latter being because she truly cared for Kim and her well-being. "Kim, are you sure you want go through with this whole "forgetting about Ron" idea?" The blackette asked worriedly. "I'm only asking because... I don't like what that decision is doing to you. You've had moments where you were down in the dumps about him before, sure. But those times don't even come close to what you're putting yourself through now. You hardly ever ate this week as far as I can tell, and it's obvious that you aren't getting much sleep either. I just... I need to know what's going on inside that head of yours, girl. So please, help me understand so that maybe I can help you a little better... Because I don't know how much longer I can stand to see you like this.."

Her hair shadowing her eyes, Kim's voice remained unresponsive for a few moments before she replied, sounding almost lifeless. Despite the demeanor change, Monique stood her ground.

"No... I don't want to forget about him, Monique. The last thing I wanna do is forget about Ron.."

"Now, you see, that's where you're not making any sense here, Kim." Monique sighed. "Okay... If you don't want to do it, then... why are you?" She inquired while sounding perplexed.

Kim took a heavy breath before answering, hanging her head low as she bit her lip to hold back a quiver. "Because, even though I don't want to forget about him, I need to in order to move on with my life, Mon. I can't... I can't keep wasting my life hoping for someone to come back if I'm not entirely sure he will at this point. It's too... exhausting. Lately, I often kept thinking... what if he's already forgotten about me, and I no longer mean a thing to him. I'm just a tiny, pointless fragment of his past that he no longer thinks about, or even remembers.. That's where things started to become too much for me to bear. This whole ordeal with him has caused not only me, but my family too, enough problems. So if you really think about it, it'll be better for everyone if I just... let go. Just like he probably did. Yeah, I know things are looking pretty bad for me right now. But I'll get over all of this eventually. I... I-I have to.." Nearly shedding tears, Kim sniffed as she dried her watering eyes, her heart aching immensily from what she said. It wasn't easy for her to admit all of that, but it's about time that she did. Unfortunately though, it did nothing to relieve even a bit of her sorrow.

"Oh, Kim..." Monique lowly muttered as she gave Kim a sorry gaze, not sure how to progress the conversation after hearing that as in some way, it did make sense.

At that very moment, they had just passed another pair of their fellow teens. And for one of them in particular, who was a blonde boy dawning a freckled and slightly pale complexion, time slowed down for him as he instantly recognized his old best friend when he was about to trek past her. As for the two teen girls, they didn't even notice him. Upon seeing Kim's expression of sadness, the boy looked on in concern before using one of his... unique abilities... to sense what had the redhead so distraught. When he felt the source of her pain, he frowned as he discovered that it was his fault. He wasn't about to have that, as he knew that she had no reason to worry about him being gone.. not anymore. So hoping to lift her spirits, even if it is just a tiny bit, he proceeded to use another one of his abilities to "talk" with her.

"KP.."

Startled, Kim halted her movement as she gasped sharply in surprise and raised her head with wide open eyes. Then quickly, she shot herself to face every angle around her as she could've sworn she heard someone speak to her. The voice had her spooked as it sounded almost ghostly, yet it clearly sounded male. However, the most important thing she had to note about the voice was that it sounded like it was coming... from her head? What?

Monique nearly jumped at Kim's sudden reaction, sending her heart into a frenzy as she stared at the redhead in shock. "Girl, what the-!"

"Did you hear that?" Kim asked as she didn't give Monique the chance to voice her fright completely.

Before responding, Monique took a quick look at their surroundings. She was instantly confused as she saw and heard nothing out of the ordinary.

As for the blonde fellow and the Japanese girl he had been walking with, they were nowhere to be seen.

"Um... hear what?"

"Wha..." Kim couldn't be anymore bewildered now. Her mind at a stand still as she couldn't comprehend what she had just heard. Is she going crazy? Has her exhaustion caught up with her to the point that she's starting to hear things? She just didn't know. 'What the hell was that?' She thought.

"Kim? Are you... okay?" Her worry increasing tenfold, the blackette called to Kim as she reached to gently touch her on the shoulder, making the redhead jolt and turn to her.

"I-I don't... know.." Kim replied as she tried to catch her breath, bringing a hand to her racing heart as she looked around again, but slightly calmer this time.

"Geez, girl, you scared me half to death! What's up? You look like you've just seen a ghost or something." Monique felt the need to point out, wanting to know the reason behind her earlier action.

Kim tried to think up a sensible explanation, but was coming up empty. "I thought I heard.." Not finishing that thought, Kim groaned tiredly as she went ahead and blamed the event on sleep deprivation, not wanting to sound crazy in front of her friend. At least, not more crazy. "N-Nevermind. Sorry about that.. Heh, I guess my lack of sleep is affecting me more than we thought, huh?" She bashfully scoffed as she rubbed her head.

"Yeah, I'll say." Monique huffed, taking a final sigh that steadied her heart rate. "Y'know, a warning would've been appreciated." She joked, forgiving the redhead for the outburst with a smile.

"I'll keep that in mind." Kim chuckled. 'God, I hope I'm not going crazy.' She thought as she was still a bit uneasy about the mysterious voice.

Suddenly, the girls perked up as the bell rang throughout the school, yelling at them to get to class. Before either of them could acknowledge the noise, someone else had beaten them to it, and it was voice they recognized.

"A little tardy this morning, are we ladies?"

Yet another surprise of the day, the gasping teens swiftly turned around to face the woman talking to them. They breathed in relief as it was one of the school's more chill staff members, and someone they always got along with.

The curvaceous beauty before them was a woman who looked to be in her mid twenties, possessing long dark hair that travelled down to her lower back, a hair band over its many top strands, and a beautiful pair of emerald green eyes. But her most prominent feature wasn't her hair, nor was it her eyes. Oh no. That honor belonged solely to her rather... interesting skin complexion, which was a pale shade of green.

For those who were brazen enough to ask her about it, the woman would often say it was because of a very rare skin condition that she was born with. She always avoided going into the details as it was a sensitive topic for her. However, that was far from the truth. Because if she did tell people of the real story behind her apppearance, who in their right mind would believe her? She had been working at Middleton High for a little over a year now, as the school's guidance counselor. And during that time, due to the kindness and patience she has always showed towards both her students and fellow staff, she was a beloved member of the school's faculty. Behind the scenes though, her life was a whole other story..

As for her identity, her students had to refer to her as Miss Go. However, for those who knew her on a more personal level, she went by the name of Sarah, Sarah Go.

"Oh, good morning, Miss Go. Man, you had us freaked there for a sec." Kim greeted the woman as she and Monique regained their composure. The redhead was glad Miss Go showed up when she did, as she wanted to move on from the uncomfortable conversation she and Monique just had, preferring they not talk about it whilst at school.

"Oo, did I?" Miss Go giggled. "Well, my apologies then. Scaring you two certainly wasn't my intention."

"Nah, you're cool, Miss G." Monique assured the counselor. "I think we're just glad it wasn't Mr. Barkin who spotted us." She remarked humorously.

"Ooh, good point." Kim commented.

Once again, Miss Go chuckled. "Yeah, I bet he would've given you both heck if he were in my shoes. Now, as curious as I am to know the subject of your conversation since it has you both running late for homeroom, I don't wish to hold you up any longer. So come on, get a move on, ladies." She beckoned the teens, gesturing for them to hurry along to homeroom.

Just as she commanded, Kim and Monique obeyed as they didn't hesitate to jog off down the hall.

"Right away, Ma'am!" Said the teens as they complied.

Once they were out of sight upon turning a corner, the counselor turned around to start heading to her office, frowning slightly as she thought about the young Possible of the duo. Being the observant one that she is, it didn't take much effort for Miss Go to notice the way Kim had been behaving and looking over the past week. And to say the least, it bothered her to know that Kim wasn't doing good at all.

'I hope you'll be okay, Kimberly.'

Upon closer inspection of the redhead, it's evident that she is currently suffering; terribly so. But what exactly was causing the suffering, she didn't have the slightest clue. She did want to ask Kim if she wanted to talk about it. But seeing as she had her bestie by her side the majority of the time, she left that job in Monique's hands... for now anyway until she feels it's her time to step in.

After today though, that won't be necessary..

When making a few more turns throughout the school, Kim and Monique had finally reached their destination as they slowed their steady jog to a walk upon approaching their homeroom door, taking a few seconds to catch the bit of breath they had lost. They were slightly hesitant to enter the room as it wasn't everyday they were late for class. It was actually a rare occurance when it came to them.

"You think Mrs. Kyle will be cool with us being a teensy bit late?" Monique asked as she glanced at Kim.

"Only one way to find out.." Kim replied while sounding nervous, her fingers settling their grips on the straps of her bag.

Having no other choice, they proceeded onwards after the redhead opted to take the lead. As they opened the door, another familiar voice immediately hit their ears, this one sounding much more masculine compared to Miss Go's.

'Oh no.. What's he doing here?' The besties thought in dread after identifying Mr. Barkin's authoritative tone.

"All right, listen up people! Starting today, these two will be atten-" Holding that thought, Mr. Barkin ceased speaking as the entering teens captured his and the class' attention. The hulk of a man stood before said class at the front of the room. But, he wasn't up there alone.

With an annoyed glare, Mr. Barkin addressed Kim and Mon with a... less than enthused attitude. "Well, well, well. Look who decided to join us..." He briefly looked to his watch. "two minutes late. Possible. Jackson."

"H-Hey, mornin' Mr. Barkin!" Monique greeted the man with forced politeness as she gave him an awkward wave. "What uh... What are you doing here? Where's Mrs. Kyle?" She asked as Mr. Barkin wasn't their usual homeroom teacher. While she waited for an answer, Monique quirked a brow as she noticed the two new youngsters standing beside Mr. Barkin, both of them being unfamiliar to her. 'Who are these two? New students?' She wildly guessed.

Hmm, she had to say, the blonde boy was quite the cutie as his freckled face dawned a gentle smile. His figure wasn't bad either as judging by the broad structure that could be seen underneath his clothes, which gripped on him nicely she might add, but could use more style, he worked hard to maintain a strong and healthy body. Even if he was a bit on the thin side. As for the slender Asian girl standing right next to him, she was undoubtedly a looker as well. Her casual skirted attire adding to her adorable appeal.

"Due to an unfortunate rollerblading incident, I'm afraid Mrs. Kyle will be spending some time off to recover from a leg injury." Mr. Barkin explained. "So until further notice, I will be running this class every morning until she is clear to return to work. Is that going to be a problem for you, Miss Jackson?"

'Yup, a big problem.' "N-No, no. No problem at all, Mr Barkin. Heheh.. Glad to have you aboard." Monique replied, trying and failing to sound content with this outcome.

"Riiiight." Mr. Barkin scoffed. "Anyway, how about you and Possible go and take your seats? Luckily for you two, I'm in a good mood. So I'll let you both off with a warning, but just this once! I don't want you being late to become a habit. Now sit. I still need to finish introducing the new blood here." With that order, he pointed the pen in his hand over to a pair of empty desks close by before marking the girls down as present on the class roster.

Monique was both shocked and astonished that Mr. Barkin had let them off easy. But hell, no way is she going to complain about such a show of generosity. "Y-Yes, sir." She acknowledged the order before walking off towards one of the free desks. "Come on, girl." She said to the redhead as she moved past her.

Monique moved only four steps before stopping, as she didn't hear Kim moving along with her. "Um.. Kim? You coming?" She called to the young Possible after looking over her shoulder. Her eyes then narrowed curiously as the redhead's sudden petrified expression weirded her out. 'Oh geez. Please don't tell me she's seeing ghosts again..' She complained with an internal sigh.

With who precisely Kim was staring at, she may as well be..

'It... I-It can't be.. Is that...'

"Er.. Possible? Is something the matter?" Mr. Barkin questioned a bit worriedly as he noticed the tears welling up in the still teen's eyes.

'Wait, is she... crying?' Monique asked herself as she, along with the rest of the bewildered class, gazed at Kim in surprise, seeing the tears now sliding down her cheeks.

Kim didn't answer, as she was much too occupied trying to process the face of the last person she ever expected, but long hoped, to see.

Suddenly, the blonde boy opted to break his silence as he knew very well what had the girl so awestruck.

"Allow me to handle this, Mr. B." Said the confident blonde as he chuckled softly, patting on the substitute's closest shoulder before moving slowly towards Kim.

"Oh, uh..." The man couldn't get a word in as he was caught off guard by the boy's assertiveness. His action and the laidback tone he spoke in didn't help decrease the shock factor. If anything, they only increased it.

Then in stunned silence, when the boy stopped directly in front of the redhead, the whole class watched as Kim and her long lost childhood friend came face to face.

Finally, after twelve horrible years of not being able to see each other, they had reunited at long last. And Kim's doubt and pain could finally come to an end. Because even after all that time, once reality had hit her, she could never truly forget that face of his. Nor his familiar warm smile..

"Judging by that look on your face, I take it you haven't forgotten about me, have ya? Kim." The blonde said as he relaxed his form and hid his hands within his pockets, his smile rising with emotion as he locked eyes with his first ever friend. He had to tilt his head down slightly as he was a few inches taller than Kim, while she had to tilt her head upwards to meet his gaze.

What the young Possible went on to say after a few more moments of silence, she confirmed what he had already suspected and hoped for; doing so with just one word.

"..R-Ron..?"

A/N: About bloody time, am I right? XD Now, I would explain what's been taking me so long to update any of my stories, but it's stuff I haven't already said dozens of times before. So, I won't again. Man, even with my town being deep in pandemic mode, and I'm at home pretty much all day and everyday, I still need to do work while also watching over a crazy six year old most of the day. Lol Anyway, thanks for being patient with me everyone. I do appreciate it a lot. I'll try to pump out updates asap, but I recommend that you don't hold your breathe, as my freetime and energy is still quite limited during these times. Plus, my paranoia of the virus definitely isn't helping. Ugh, life is just nuts right now.. For everyone I'm sure.

Alrighty, let's get to that updated harem!

The Harem! (Absolute List!)

- Kim Possible

- Yoriko "Yori" Hirano

- Bonnie Rockwaller

- Monique Jackson

- Tara Walker

- Amelia Evans

- Zita Flores

- Adrena Lynn

- Sarah Go (Shego)

- Jessica Hendricks

- Liz Slater

- Hope Jacobson

- Crystal McDonald

- Marcella Parks

- Britina

A/N: As you may have noticed, the harem list is... different compared to Chapter 1's list. A couple ladies were taken off, while quite a few were added. For those who wanted Ann and Betty Director to be in the harem, I deeply apologize for taking them off so suddenly like this. I swear I didn't mean to bait or deceive anyone. If those particular changes are what turn you off from the story, you're more than welcome to drop it. No harm, no foul. The reason for both the removals and the additions were pretty much because of some sub plots that I have recently thought of and decided to incorporate into this fic at certain points. They seemed fun to me, so I thought, why the hell not?

Yes, I know that they make the harem crazy big, but I believe I have things planned out well enough that it just may work. Maybe, only time will tell really. XD And again, I'm terribly sorry for the removal of Ann and Betty Director, as well as the lack of some of your other favorite ladies, but this is for the best in my eyes. Thank you for understanding if you ultimately did.

Alright, that's all I gotta say for now. I'll let you all go now. I hope you all are being cautious and staying safe wherever you are. And here's to hoping we can get through these worrisome times. Have a good one, guys!

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Until next chapter, whenever the hell that'll come out, deuces!