Shego looked at the hotel room she had rented. She was too exhausted from being depressed to drive at night. And too depressed to be exhausted.
She collapsed face first on the bed. She was an idiot. She had found something in life that actually felt worth having, but she had pushed it away.
It was for Kim’s best. Even if the girl didn’t agree with her.
She sighed. Even now she was divided on it all. She got up with a growl and stormed out of her room. A walk would help her clear her head.
Kim sighed. Her life was a wreck. She was in love with a woman who pushed her away because she wanted to do what was right.
Damn it! The woman had said it…said that she was the kind of person who walked on the wrong side of the law. Why couldn’t this just follow down the same road?
Kim punched her pillow, and the bell around her neck jingled. She reached up to take it off, but stopped.
She was technically still Shego’s pet.
Shego looked at the park. It was beautiful at night with the stars as a background. And it made her feel all the more alone.
She kept walking, her hang hanging low as she tried to find another way out of the park than the way she came in.
Kim checked the living room before slipping downstairs. She had dug out a set of what was once her mission clothes, and just needed to do one thing before she disappeared. She left a note.
Shego found herself outside of Ron’s house. She wasn’t sure why she was there, but she was. She sighed and walked up the gravel path to the front door. She went to knock but the door swung open before her fist met the wood.
“You’re back…Why?”
“You’re answering doors before they get knocked on, how?”
Ron smirked, “Because of my dumb skills.”
Shego rolled her eyes, “I honestly don’t know what I’m doing here. I…I went for a walk and just found myself here.”
Ron closed the door after stepping out onto the porch with Shego. “Well obviously the universe has guided you here.”
Shego sat on the steps, and looked at her feet, “How’d you deal with hurting Kim?”
Ron winced, “Talk about your low blows….”
“I….I think I broke Kim’s heart today….I know I broke mine…” Shego’s voice was hollow, like she was there but wasn’t.
“I could handle it because I was angry…when she disappeared, I got scared.” Ron sighed, “I was selfish. She just wanted my help, and I blew up at her.”
Shego looked up, “Why?”
“I…I used to love her…” Her looked away from the woman sitting near him. “I gave up on it…and I wasn’t very nice about it when I finally let Kim know…”
Shego looked at her feet again, “I just wish I could have let Kim know in a better way. I wanted to take her, and run off into the sunset with her the entire time since we left my place. The entire time I wanted to just keep her for myself.” She sniffled.
“Why didn’t you?”
Shego sniffled again, “I wanted what was best for her. I wanted her to live a good life…one that didn’t mean possibly losing me to the authorities because of my line of work.”
“And who says that abandoning your pet is best?” It was a different voice this time, from above them.
Shego looked up and saw Kim looking down. The girl pushed off with an aerial twist and landed on her feet.
“Pumpkin…your not my pet anymore…”
“You never told me that.” Kim was close now, her face inches from Shego’s. “In fact, I think you told me that this collar meant I was your pet. And I’m not taking it off for anything.”
Shego winced, “Kimmie….I…we….” She didn’t finish and looked away.
Ron scratched the back of his head, “How long where you there KP?”
“Long enough to know that the one person I love enough to give up everything for in this world is suffering because she’s willing to give me up to the world.” Kim sat down next to Shego. “And I refuse to abandon my mistress for the world.”
Ron winced, “Kim… that sounded really creepy. You sure this isn’t just the Kimness talking?”
“Ron…I’m Kim. Everything I do is Kimness.”
Shego smirked despite herself, “She’s got a point.”
“And I have a point about what I keep telling you. I love you, and I’m not leaving you just because you want to protect me. I’ve lived a dangerous life before; this doesn’t bother me a bit.”
Ron shook his head, “It’s hard to tell who’s more stubborn right now.”
The two women pointed at each other and spoke at the same time, “She is.”
Kim snickered, “I could just use the pout.”
Shego glared, “You’re not allowed too!”
“Well….If I’m really not your pet like you insist, then I’m allowed too.”
Ron snickered, “She’s got you there.”
“Shut-up Ron.”
“Yes Kim.”
Shego sighed, defeated, “For a pet you seem to be in a more dominate position you know that?”
“Because I’m your little kitty?”
The women ignored Ron’s laughter as they leaned closer.
“I’ll by that…you make one sexy kitty…”
“Meow.”
Shego smiled and let her emotions win out. Her lips pressed to Kim’s and they entered a battle of love and lust. There were no losers in this fight though. And there were no distractions.
Just pure and endless joy.
Author’s Notes: Kind of maybe close to the end. Or not. We’ll see. Obviously this roller coaster can’t go one forever, or can it…?
I lied, it can’t.
Next chapter: Breaking the news…again?