"I can't believe you Bonnie, how could you force Ron into that situation?"

"Me? Brick is the one who forced him into that situation, not me. I just made sure Ron defended himself from that big ape."

"Ron could have handled the situation without fighting."

"That wouldn't have solved anything and you know it. If Ron had run, Brick would have kept at him and kept at him. As his friend," Bonnie's tone was quite biting when she said friend, "I would think you'd support him standing up for himself."

"And as his girlfriend," Kim's tone was just as biting in response, "I'd think you'd want Ron to avoid getting in trouble. I know he can handle Brick, it doesn't mean he has to do it that way."

"Says the girl who fights bad guys several times a week."

"That just means I know when it's appropriate to fight and when it's not. This had nothing to do with Ron standing up for himself and all about you and your ego."

"What?"

"I know all about you getting Brick to fight for you and you are doing the same thing now to Ron. Don't think I'm going to stand here and let you do that!"

Ron, Josh, and Tara looked on, glancing furtively around them as the fair crowd around them had their attentions squarely locked on the two dueling women, whose fighting and shouting was getting louder and louder. Josh looked imploringly at Ron, uncertain. "Dude, shouldn't you get in between them, stop them? I mean, they are fighting about you."

Ron gave him a look as if he was completely insane. "I'm not stepping between those two. I may not be the best student in school, but I'm smart enough to know that would be a bad idea."

Tara just shook her head. "Bonnie's just warming up, don't look at me."

"Well I'm not just going to stand here and do nothing." Josh stepped forward, his hands raised as if reaching to both of them. "Kim, Bonnie, don't you think..." Two sets of eyes shot directly to Josh, and for the first time, he could see the fires blazing there, as if set to sear his soul. Involuntarily, he stepped back, his eyes widening.

And just as quickly, the fire disappeared from Kim's eyes, as she smiled sweetly at him. "Josh... you think I'm right, don't you?" Kim's bottom lip protruded slightly and Josh could barely stop from shaking.

"Umm..."

Bonnie's glare just darkened further. "Of course your boyfriend is going to take your side." And just as suddenly, the fire was gone from Bonnie's eyes, a smile playing across her lips.

Ron moved quickly before the inevitable happened. He latched his hands onto Bonnie's arm, pulling her away quickly. "Bonnie, are you hungry? I know I'm hungry. Rufus, you hungry? Tara? Well then, let's go get some food while Kim and Josh hold a place in line for us at the Spinninator. Be right back with food."

Ron was away like a shot, dragging a surprised Bonnie before she could utter a word of protest. Josh just looked shocked, first glancing at Kim who was glaring back at Bonnie's retreating form, and then over to Tara. "What just happened?"

Tara just shook her head at the cluelessness of men. "Ron just saved the day and probably your dates."

"I can't believe Bonnie, the way she made Ron fight like that. He could have hurt Brick."

"Kim, is this really the time to be discussing this?" Josh clutched the bar in front of him as the Spinninator hit two G's of force, pressing him back as they spun round and round.

Kim just had her arms crossed in front of her, looking sullen. "Sorry, it's just... the whole sitch with Bonnie..."

Josh was pressed to the right as the carriage they were in began to spin separately from the rotating arms holding them up and Josh fought back the urge to scream as many others on the ride were doing. "Kim... is this... still about... Ron and Bonnie..."

Kim shook her head quickly. "No, I'm cool with that. Ron has been way good for Bonnie and Ron's happy. It's just... she gets under my skin sometimes. We're trying to be nice to each other but..."

The ringing of the Kimmunicator interrupted her thoughts. She pulled out the device, smiling back at Wade. "Hey Wade, what's the sitch?"

Wade was smiling when the screen first lit up, but that seemed to change quickly. "Are you in astronaut training?"

Kim just smiled back at him. "Na, spiny ride at the fair."

Wade was starting to turn a nice shade of green that wouldn't have looked out of place on Shego. "Oh, it's kinda making me dizzy."

Josh leaned over slightly, fighting the forces pushing against him. "How do you think I feel."

Kim grinned over at her boyfriend before turning her attention back to Wade. "Again, what's the sitch."

"Major Kim, we have a hijacked shipment of high output iridium spark plugs from Germany, a stolen coolant nitrox injector, lifted from a freighter in the Sea of Japan."

Kim appeared confused, trying to figure out what Wade had just told her. "A stolen nitro what's it?"

"Prototype automotive components."

The ride came to a stop and Josh and Kim disembarked. She glanced up briefly to see Ron, Bonnie, and Tara get off as well, and it looked like Ron really shouldn't have had that chili cheese dog before getting on the ride. "Er, car parts?"

Wade looked offended. "And the Mona Lisa is a doodle."

Kim sighed, rolling her eyes. "This is a guy thing, isn't it?"

"Ask the guy who just boosted the experimental 24 cylinder supercharges Oxycoder Racing engine."

"More car parts… Wade, why would anyone steal an oxy-cooler what's-a-ma-call-it?"

"Somebody's up to something Kim."

"Well, that's specific and helpful." Kim looked up to see Ron approaching them, Bonnie and Tara on either side of him as held his stomach. "Keep me posted Wade." She turned off the device off as she frowned at Ron. "I thought you were going with soda crackers and water. Why'd you have that chili cheese dog before getting on the ride?"

Ron glanced briefly at Tara who shook her head. "Ummm... just looked good?"

Kim glanced over at a freaked out clown, who was trying to stay as far from them as possible and yet still be accessible to the public. "Well, at least we don't have anouther incident like Mr. Baggy Pants last year."

Bonnie appeared curious, her earlier animosity diminished. "Mr. Baggy Pants?"

Kim shook her head quickly. "Don't ask." Glancing to the left, she saw a game that looked fun. "Come on, let's go over there and play while Ron's stomach settles."

The Cap-a-Rat game was sparsely attended, a few people on one side preparing for the next contest. Kim grabbed Josh's hand, smiling back at him as she let her enthusiasm take her away. It was one thing she had to give credit to Bonnie for, this confidence with Josh that she hadn't had before. Before their date, she had been lovestruck, in awe, and yet afraid of how Josh would see her and treat her. But Josh was as scared as her, even Ron had told her that when he had told them about the double date. At the restaurant, Bonnie had just driven home that point, and she had seen first hand just how a simple change of perspective made things better. She could relax, be herself, and she knew she wouldn't scare him off. It was liberating.

Bonnie whispered quietly to Kim, detailing the plan. For a moment she shook her head, and when Bonnie whispered again, she acquiesced. Kim pouted slightly at Josh as she took a seat. "Josh, can you win me something?"

Josh smiled back, looking over the competition. "Oh yeah."

Bonnie wasn't one to be outdone. "Ron... can you win me something?"

Ron smiled confidently. "Definitely. The Ron-man is all about the whacking!" His confident smile began to waver as all eyes at the booth were looking at him, as well as a few people walking by. It took him a moment, but he suddenly realized just what he had said. "NO! I mean... when I say whacking I didn't mean... not that there's anything wrong with... but that's not... I don't..."

Bonnie kissed him on the cheek as those assembled laughed at his consternation. "Don't worry, we know what you mean." She leaned in to whisper in his ear so that no one could hear her. "And just so you know, it better be me you're thinking about when you... practice."

Ron gulped and blushed deeply, far more than Kim had EVER seen him blush before. "Uhh... yeah, for sure. Always."

Bonnie patted his cheek and took a seat. "Good, then win me a prize."

Josh and Ron gripped their mallets in preparation, trying to stare each other down. Kim shifted over towards Bonnie and Tara, who watched the two competitors with interest, lowering her voice to a whisper. "You know, I could probably beat both of them."

Bonnie just smirked back at her. "Oh probably, but you gotta give a guy a chance to show off now and then, let him think he's in charge. Helps their egos a bit."

Tara just laughed softly, leaning in herself. "Oh please, Ron's been in charge ever since you spent a morning watching his butt as he climbed a cliff. He just doesn't know it yet."

Bonnie glared at her best friend, but only for a moment, then a smile broke out across her face. "Yeah, but he's never going to know that."

The buzzer sounded and both teens set to task, mallets flying even as they exchanged glances at each other, trying to judge their opponents progress as they fought to take the victory.

Kim was as engrossed as the others, which is why the voice to herright caught her off guard. "Are you Kim Possible?"

Kim turned her attention to see a teen about their age sitting beside her, his attention mostly on her even as he redoubled his efforts on the rats in front of him. "I'm sorry, do I know you?"
"My mom works with your dad. I'm Felix Renton."

Kim remembered the brief conversation she had had with her dad before meeting the others. "Oh, hi, my dad told me about you. This is Josh, my boyfriend." Josh waved briefly before returning both hands to his mallet. "The one beside him is my best friend Ron..."

"Hold on, hold on, I'm this close to winning a giant inflatable base ball bat." Ron's tongue was sticking out as he fought the last few seconds.

"And the ones behind and beside him are his girlfriend Bonnie and our friend Tara."

Bonnie and Tara just waved, their attention on Ron as the timer went and Ron raised his arms in victory. "Oh Yeah!" Ron set out his arms to receive his prize, only to find nothing forthcoming. "Huh?"

The game attendant handed the inflatable bat to Felix, who just grinned. "Sorry, I am a champ rat smasher."

Ron and Josh shared a look, grumbling softly but good-naturedly. Rufus hopped up between the two, consoling them.
Kim just smiled at them, pointing out Rufus. "Oh, and this is Rufus, he's with Ron. So Felix, you wanna hit some rides with us?"

Felix pushed back from the table while remaining seated, the clearly visible wheelchair catching a few eyes. "Ready to roll."
Kim was stunned. "Oh…I, I didn't notice you were in a… I mean, no body told me you were…"

"You're crippled!"

All eyes shot over to Bonnie, who seemed just as shocked that she had said that as everyone else was, her hand moving quickly to cover her mouth as if it could prevent the words from having left in the first place. Her face was bright red as her mouth worked soundlessly from behind her hand. "I am so... SO sorry, I..."

Ron laughed self-consciously as he wrapped his arms around Bonnie, who buried her face quickly into his shoulder. "Sorry man, Bonnie likes the taste of shoe apparently." Bonnie smacked his chest quickly without moving her head and he grunted.

Felix just shrugged it off. "No worries, I get that a lot."

Ron pushed on despite the gaff his girlfriend had made. "Hey, who's up for the disorienter?"
Felix's smile widened considerably. "Whoa! I heard that is the bashinist ride ever."

Kim was going to say something to Ron about being disrespectful of Felix's condition when she suddenly realized that he wasn't. After Bonnie's comment, she took a closer look at what she was going to say and the looks on everyone else's faces when Ron had made that suggestion and quickly realized that Ron was the only one NOT doing that. She moved quickly to back him up. "Sounds great, we haven't hit that one yet today."

The others looked at her with a bit of surprise, but quickly nodded, heading off for the ride, chatting amiably, trying to get a better sense of Felix as they made their way to the next ride.

Rolling along beside Tara, he smiled at her. "So, your boyfriend couldn't make it with the rest of you?"

Tara frowned slightly, and the conversation dropped off quickly. "No, I'm not seeing anyone right now."

Felix noticed the uncomfortable silence from the rest of the group, with the exception of Josh, who was just silent because he didn't understand. "Well then," he held up the bat he had won only a few moments ago, "I can give this to you without worrying about some big jock coming after me later."

Tara's smile brightened quickly as she took the prize from his hands. "Thank you Felix."

Bonnie smiled knowingly as she considered the possibilities this presented.

Ron and Felix carried over the trays of snacks for the entire group, chatting comfortably. Felix pulled into a vacant spot between the available seats, but Ron saw that all the remaining spots were taken. Bonnie just smiled, and got up, letting Ron sit down before taking a seat in his lap.

Felix grabbed the bottle of ketchup and slavered it across his hot dog. "So Ron, how long have you and Bonnie been going out?"

Ron, eating with his left hand as he kept his right arm around Bonnie smiled. "Just over a month now."

Kim smirked from beside Josh, nibbling at her nachos. "Yeah, but everyone only found out about it a week ago."

Felix looked surprised as he looked around the table. "Really? I thought you and Kim were best friends. Why keep it a secret so long?"

Bonnie and Ron shifted uncomfortably, dreading the touchy subject. "Well..."

"It was my fault." Bonnie's answer was quick and guilt-laden. "I'm... a bit obsessive about my image and Ron wasn't exactly top of the food chain and despite how much I love him I just couldn't..."

"Bonnie." Tara's voice was strong and sure. "It's all right." She turned to Felix beside her, smiling as she placed one hand on his arm. "Bonnie and Ron were a little concerned how people would react, especially us. Kim and Bonnie never exactly... got along too well, and I... I had a bit of a... a crush you could say on Ron, but Bonnie... anyways, it's this whole big thing, but we've put it behind us."

Felix laughed good-naturedly as the four who seemed to be just a bit uncomfortable with the subject, turning his attention to Josh. "Are they always like this?"

"Not too sure but I would bet on it. I haven't really hung with the group before this."

Felix shrugged, still enjoying himself. "So I'm planning on hitting the monster truck rally tomorrow, you guys want to go?"

Ron brightened considerably. "Monster trucks? Coolio! I am so there!" He suddenly remembered the weight on his lap, and he looked sheepishly at his girlfriend. "I mean, if it's all right with Bonnie, cause I don't know if we had plans for the fair tomorrow and..."

Bonnie smirked and squeezed his hand. "Oh go play with the boys tomorrow. The girls and I were planning on hitting the fair shops tomorrow anyways, see what they're selling."

Felix turned his attention to Josh, who looked a bit undecided. "What about it man, you in?"

"Well... I guess. I didn't have any plans for tomorrow anyways."

Felix seemed satisfied as he looked around the table. "All right then, guys night out. Should be a blast!"

Author's Notes – Folks, I think I'll be focusing on this story until it's complete. I think there should be 8 more chapters after this one, which means that I can hopefully complete it quickly and move on to the next half-completed story that I have been neglecting. Stay tuned!