"…and their jaws just dropped, both of them."

Tara giggled at the image as Josh blushed and Ron shook his head slowly. "What I wouldn't have given to see that."

"Oh come on, it's not that big a deal." Ron wrapped his arm tighter around Bonnie, as they all sat in the cafeteria, 'enjoying' the latest Friday cuisine.

Bonnie smirked to the rest of the table. "Actually, I'd say all evidence suggests it was a 'BIG' deal." Bonnie squeezed Ron's butt quickly, causing him to yelp out loud.

Several drinks sputtered at that, and Kim was coughing as she tried to get her breath back and ask a question at the same time. "Wha… when… you two… how do you know…"

"Oh settle down, Ron and I haven't gotten that far… yet." She smiled at her boyfriend, whose brain looked like it had shut down already.

That settled Kim down a bit, who was cleaning up the mess on the table that she had made. "Good, good. Just… when you mentioned big…" Kim trailed off as she felt all the eyes on the table looking at her. "What?"

Bonnie was glaring particularly hard. "How would YOU know how big he is?"

That tone seemed to wake up Ron and he glanced around the table curiously. "Okay, what did I miss?"

Kim was blushing furiously, not seeing any support, only curiosity. "It's not like I planned it or anything. Ron and I just… switched bodies for a couple of days… accidentally."

Tara's eyes widened appreciably, and Josh just looked uncertain. Bonnie still had a sharp look on her face. "When was this?"

"Last year, long before you two became a couple." Kim's tone was defensive, but she didn't exactly like Bonnie's tone either.

Tara though didn't pay any attention to that, as she gripped Kim's hand tight. "Oh, you have to tell us, what was it like as a guy? I mean, I've always kinda wondered a bit, and you're probably the only woman who can say she's seen both sides of the fence."

Kim was still blushing brightly, but she could see everyone wanted to hear her opinion. "Umm… well… peeing standing up was… interesting."

Tara got a devilish smirk on her face as she leaned in. "So, you did get to handle the goods after all?"

Ron leapt to his feet quickly, pulling Bonnie up with him. "Allrighty then, look at the time. Man, these lunch periods are getting shorter and shorter, aren't they? We should…"

"Settle down." Bonnie pulled Ron back to his seat a bit reluctantly. "I'm not going to get mad… provided that's the LAST time that she handles your goods." Bonnie cast a withering glare at Kim, one that Kim returned equally.

That's when Monique finally showed up. She took one look around the table and sighed, sitting down. "Looks like I missed one hell of a convo. Girl, what did I tell you about spilling the good stuff before I got here?"

Monique's easy tone defused what could have become a tense situation between the two cheerleaders, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief as both Kim and Bonnie settled back to lean against their respective boyfriends.

Bonnie though was looking a little nervous as she looked at Monique, picking at her lunch. "So…"

Monique paused from taking a bite, looking up at the brunette. "Yes?"

Bonnie gave a sigh, rolling her eyes. "Come on, you know what this is about. I've purposely kept myself out of the rumour mill because I was too worried about what I would find. So spill already."

"You sure you want to know?"

Bonnie just groaned softly. "Yes, I want to know."

Monique smiled as she saw all the attention was on her. "All right then." Monique put down her fork and reached into her bag, pulling out what seemed to be a booklet. Flipping open to the first page, she took a deep breath and began. "Well, overall impression is positive. While twenty percent still believe there is some kind of blackmail/mind control sitch going on, even those are largely in favour of you two as a couple. In favour, we have the pops, skids, geeks, dweebs, smokers, Goths…"

Bonnie raised an eyebrow at that. "Goths?"

Monique just waved her hand. "It's the whole anti-establishment thing, they love it. Anyways, the preps are antsy, but not so bad, the female jocks are right there with you two…"

This time it was Kim that cut in. "What about the male jocks?"

Even Monique winced at that. "That one is… not such good news. Brick leads the football team, and the football team is dominant at this school. The other sports seem to be… mixed. Some are afraid of others following Ron's example, but so long as it's a one time deal, they'll let it slide." Glad to be past that point, Monique pushed on. "The cheerleaders are obviously on board, so good news there. Where the cheerleaders go, others follow, so it's all good on that front. Oh, and your problems with D Hall are as good as gone."

That got Ron's attention. "Wait, what?"

Monique just grinned. "Well, the ones that weren't scared of Big Mike are scared of what you did to Bonnie."

Bonnie gave Monique a questioning look. "What he DID to me?"

"Oh please girl, you've been sugar and spice since you two got hot and heavy. I can't remember the last time you yelled at someone other than Kim this week. They're the ones mostly convinced of some kind of mind control, and they're worried what would happen if he turned it on them."

All eyes turned to Bonnie to gauge her reaction, and were startled to see her shoulders shaking softly. After a couple of moments, the shaking increased, and the laughs starting coming to the fore. As soon as Bonnie started laughing, everyone else joined in, until other tables started looking over at them, wondering what was going on.

Bonnie wiped a small tear from her eye as her laughter settled down. "Oh that was good, I needed that." She took a deep breath, letting it out until she was calm again. "So, overall?"

"Looking at eighty-six percent approval. In terms of the food chain…" everyone at the table just groaned, causing Monique to smirk, "Bonnie is still on top with Kim, and Ron, thanks to the stories making the rounds about you two and that newspaper article about your guys recent mission…"

Everyone leaned in closer as Monique trailed off. "Yes?"

Monique shrugged. "Let's just say, he may not win Homecoming King, but he'd be in the running."

Ron fell back into his seat stunned. "Seriously?"

"Seriously."

Kim cast a worried glance at her best friend. "Ron, you're not going to let this get to you, are you? I mean, you are prone to big-headiness."

Ron looked hurt at that. "Come on KP, you know me." Kim's eyebrow shot up as she looked at him harder. "Okay, okay, but I didn't do that with Bonnie, now did I?"

Kim let the look drop, though she still did look uncertain. "There is that."

Bonnie just smirked as she turned to her boyfriend. "Besides, if my Mad Dog gets a big head, I know just how to bring him to heel."

Ron was smiling as well, as he leaned in closer. "Woof, woof."

Kim rolled her eyes at the display. "Ughh."

"Rockwaller, Stoppable!" The two teens jumped apart quickly as Mr. Barkin stood over them where there had been no one just a moment ago. "Unless you two would like to spend another day with me in detention this week, I suggest you refrain from such public displays." He paused to glare down at them. "I've got my eye on you two."

"Yes sir!" Ron was sitting up straight, looking decidedly uncomfortable until Mr. Barkin, satisfied that nothing was going to happen, strode away. With a visible shudder of relief, Ron relaxed. "Man, I don't even know where he came from that time."

"Well don't worry about it." Bonnie clasped her hand in his, smiling wryly. "I much prefer my Ronshine in private."

"And on that note," Kim stood, bringing Josh up with her, "as I'm having enough trouble keeping this stuff down as it is, how about we head out and grab some real food for lunch."

Tara rose quickly to join them, pushing her tray back. "Sounds like an idea."

Ron and Bonnie were quick to follow. "Sure, just let me… where's Rufus?" Ron started looking around frantically. "I could swear he was here just a moment ago." Just as Ron was starting to get worried, Rufus jumped up onto the table, out of breath and panting. "There you are buddy. We were just heading out for lunch, you almost missed out."

Rufus seemed to brighten at that. "Cheese?"

Ron chuckled softly. "No problem buddy." Ron scooped him up and dropped him into his pocket, turning quickly to follow after the others. "Where do you keep disappearing to anyways, this is the third time this week?"

As the door to the lunchroom closed behind them, there was a loud, piercing shriek from the kitchen, which, if it had been heard by the blond teen, would have told Ron exactly what Rufus had been up to.

Ron was getting changed for cheerleading practice in the change room, feeling better than he had in a long time. Bonnie, after being tense all morning, was happier than he had seen her in some time with the news that she was still high up on the food chain. Even though she said it didn't matter to her, he knew it did. As much as he loved her, he knew Bonnie thrived in being popular, and it would have hurt her if their dating had ruined that for her.

It had been the one real fear he had had regarding their relationship when it came time to reveal what they were doing. He knew she loved him, but she loved being popular as well. Ron was glad that it was no longer an issue.

Ron was just grabbing the Mad Dog head when he heard the door open behind him. "Don't worry, I'm just finishing getting ready. Be with you in just a moment."

"Don't worry Stoppable." Ron's head shot up at the familiar, and decidedly male, voice coming from behind him. "I think you're more than ready for what we have in mind."

Kim looked up from her stretches to look over the other girls on the squad and noticed that Ron was still absent. She turned her attention to Bonnie, who was the first to finish stretching. "Bonnie could you go get your boyfriend out here so we can start." Bonnie had a bright smile on her face, so Kim quickly amended her statement. "And don't take forever doing it either. Five minutes, or I send the cheer squad in after you two."

Bonnie just smirked as she headed off. "Wow, I know I got you to loosen up last night, but that's just kinky. I'll have to run it by Ron first and let you know."

Kim blushed furiously, unable to speak as the brunette quickly left the gym.

Bonnie chuckled loudly once she was out of the gym, happy that she could still get Kim's goat without resorting to insults, which she knew Ron wouldn't appreciate. She was trying to get along better with Kim, but years of adversarial contact couldn't just be wiped out in a week. But she loved Ron, so she was going to try and get along better with Kim, no matter how hard she had to bite her tongue on occasion.

As she got to the change room, she was ready to knock when she heard voices from inside. The first was obviously her boyfriend. The second, as she quickly discovered, was her ex.

"Come on Brick, you don't want to do this." Ron stopped abruptly when he found the locker at his back, preventing him from going any further. He eyed Brick and his three friends very carefully.

Brick cracked his knuckles with a smile. "I think I do. See, Bonnie is MY girl, and I don't like other guys sniffing around her. I taught Jeremy that lesson last year, I taught that Hiro… whoever a few months back…"

The big goon on the left, Ron thought his name was Mark or something, leaned in to try and talk quietly to Brick. "Umm… didn't that Hiro guy beat you…"

"Shut up!" Brick turned his attention back to Ron, smiling again. "Anyways, now we have you. Now I know why Bonnie wasn't coming back to me, she was seeing you. Course, let's see if she still goes out with you after I'm done with you."

"Actually, I think I'll give him a big kiss after he beats you."

Five heads shot quickly to the door and Ron almost panicked when he saw Bonnie standing there, a slight frown on her face, arms crossed over her chest. "Bonnie, get out of here now."

"No Ron, I'm going to stand right here and wait till you're done beating all four of these guys."

Ron glanced worriedly between Brick and Bonnie. "Bonnie… Honey… you are SO not helping me right now."

"Don't you give me that Ron Stoppable." Bonnie stepped further into the room, pointing accusingly at Ron. "I talked to Kim, and I know you usually have no problems dealing with five or six henchmen bigger and stronger then these four boneheads."

Ron was getting really panicked now. "Bonnie, I usually RUN from those henchmen."

The guys snickered and Bonnie turned to sneer at them. "I wouldn't laugh, any one of those guys would mop the floor with you losers in a heart beat. MY man deals with them all the time." Bonnie turned her attention back on Ron. "And don't you give me that 'all I do is run' spiel because I also talked to Wade as well, and he says you've fought them as well, especially when Kim is in trouble."

"Bonnie, this is so not the same thing."

"Yes it is, because if they start just beating you up, I'm going to have to help you, and since I don't have your training…"

"Bonnie, you'll get hurt!"

Bonnie just smirked in response. "Yup, so you better not let them just pound on you and treat them like you would those henchmen."

"EXCUSE ME!" Bonnie and Ron turned to look at Brick, who was standing there getting angrier by the moment. "I believe I was in the middle of pounding Stoppable into paste. I'll deal with you later Bonnie."

Bonnie just sneered at him. "I highly doubt that."

"Bonnieee…"

Ron's tone was whiny, but Bonnie ignored it. "I'm not telling you to throw the first punch, but if they are stupid enough to attack you, then you put them down properly. You got me?"

Two of the three guys with Brick, Mark and Dave, looked on worried. "Man, maybe this isn't such a good…"

"You going to chicken out because Bonnie talks a good game?" Brick just sneered at his flunkies. "Look at him, he ain't got nothin'."

It was Mark who spoke up this time. "Brick… man… he does hang with Kim Possible, and he wouldn't…"

"Fine, I'll do it myself." Brick spun quickly, throwing out a right aimed for Ron's head, but the blond ducked under it quickly, his attention still on Bonnie. Brick growled softly and threw out a left that should have hit Ron in the stomach, but Ron just backed up a step, moving out of the way.

"Bonnie," Ron ducked another right, shirting away from the lockers, "please be sensible, just go back out, please?"

Bonnie just shook her head, watching Ron dodge three quick jabs with taking his eyes off her. "No Ron, I am not going to leave, not until you finish dealing with Brick."

Ron spun and ducked, moving quickly to the other side of the room. "Bonnie…"

"No." Bonnie tone was firm, her expression set. "Now you finish dealing with Brick so we can get back to cheerleading practice. And do it quick, because Kim was going to send more of the squad if we took too long."

Ron sighed, knowing he didn't want to have to deal with Kim if she saw what was happening. When Brick threw out a right again, Ron grabbed his arm and twisted, carrying the much larger teen over his shoulder and slamming him back first to the floor. With another twist, Ron locked up Brick's arm before the football player's superior strength could be put to advantage, putting him in a sharp hold that caused him to cry out. "All right Brick, do you give up?"

Brick grunted loudly, his shoulder protesting. "Not a chance." He glared up at his flunkies, wincing as Ron put more pressure on his arm. "What are you just standing around for, get him already!"

Mark and Dave just gave each other a look and bolted for the door, barely missing Bonnie in their haste to get away. The third one, Ron couldn't even guess at the guy's name, looked like he was going to jump in, but when Brick groaned again, it was too much for him, and he fled as well.

Ron let out a sigh of relief that the other three had taken off. He really had no idea how he would have handled more than one on one, especially with Bonnie there. "Look Brick, it's over. I don't want to fight you." Ron struggled briefly as Brick put all his strength into one last attempt to break free, but Ron managed to hang on. "Just stop and I'll let you go."

Brick struggled briefly, but finally settled down. "Fine."

Ron was unsure, but slowly he let up on Brick, before letting go and stepping back quickly. Brick rose slowly, rubbing his arm and glaring back. With a final sneer, Brick turned to go. "This isn't over Stoppable." He paused only to glare at Bonnie, who was smiling triumphantly, before storming out the door.

As soon as the door closed, Bonnie was across the room and throwing herself into Ron's arms, kissing him passionately. "Oh God Ron, that was so cool."

Ron slumped back against the lockers, his energy completely gone. "I have never been so scared…"

Bonnie just smirked. "Never?"

Ron thought about it a moment before conceding the point. "Okay, so I've been plenty scared more than that, but…"

The door flew open quickly and Ron jumped in a panic, but instead of a rampaging football player, it was an aggravated cheerleader. "Ron, are you all right? I just saw Brick leave and…"

"I'm fine KP, I'm fine."

Bonnie was still smiling triumphantly. "Ron handled Brick all on his own without even having to throw one punch."

"What?" Kim alternated between shocked and concerned. "Ron, you didn't…"

Bonnie just waved off Kim's concerns. "Oh please, he didn't hurt the big baby, and if he really wants to go and tell anyone that Ron beat him up, then there is no way he'll have a date for the rest of the year. It's all fine Kimmie."

Kim ignored Bonnie's tone, keeping her attention on her best friend. "Ron?"

"I'm fine KP. But shouldn't we get out there, cheerleading practice should have started already."

Kim looked like she wanted to say something more but she let it drop for now. "All right, but don't think we aren't going to talk about this later."

Author's Notes – The fair is coming to town, and so is a brand new villain (well… not to anyone who watches the show, but Kim and Ron haven't met him yet). Things are about to get intense… seriously.