“What’s going on?” Dr. Director asked, seeing Shego and Kim Possible casually standing next to each other, as if they met up like this every day.
Whatever Kim’s response could have been, Dr. Director did not expect Kim Possible to hug the green woman tightly. She sighed. “Okay, I can see that neither of you are going to tell me, so can you at least let me know what happened after that guy,” Dr. Director jerked a thumb in the direction of the guy that had been the leader of the whole hostage event, “knocked me out?”
Kim sighed, but didn’t release Shego. In fact, Shego seemed to suddenly realize what Kim was doing, and wrapped her arms around the young heroine. “Will told me where he was heading,” Kim explained. “And when I got here, he started shooting at me. Shego showed up and did something to him. I couldn’t see because, I didn’t want to get shot at again.”
Dr. Director looked at Shego. Why would this woman do something like that? Of course she wasn’t a killer, Dr. Director knew that much from reading all the files that had been created about this green skinned woman. But, she did have a greed streak, at least from what Dr. Director could tell, and wouldn’t give that up unless she had something that she valued more. Although, Dr. Director thought she might have an idea of what that might be here.
“Well, we’ll talk about this later,” Dr. Director said, knowing that later would come all too soon for her. “Come on. There’s an exit over this way that we can use.”
Dr. Director lead them over to some glass doors that looked like they were there more for decoration than to be used, after Kim and Shego released each other from the embrace and securely tied up the leader of the whole problem. However, as they tried opening the doors, they noticed padlocks on them. “I not really sure, but I don’t think those were supposed to be there, right?” Shego remarked.
“Of course not. This goes against several codes for building safety.” Dr. Director sighed. “I guess there’ll be more to do about this than I thought.” At that moment, a shot rang out, and Dr. Director staggered.
Kim rushed over to her side, giving her support. Kim could see that she was shot in the chest. She didn’t know how serious it was, but knew that they probably should use the front entrance to leave, since it was likely there would be medical help there.
“I guess the idiot in charge outside set up those snipers?” Shego asked, taking Dr. Director’s other side, and helping Kim move her towards the front entrance.
“Yeah. He said that they were to shoot anyone that was a threat,” Kim answered, doing her best to keep up with the stronger woman.
Shego chuckled. “You can’t get much more threatening than the head of GJ, huh?”
Kim smiled in spite of herself. “Maybe they thought that anyone walking around wasn’t a hostage, and so a threat.”
“Wouldn’t surprise me. Idiots like that shouldn’t even be allowed to try and negotiate.”
Kim didn’t bother arguing with Shego on that. She completely agreed with her. Idiots should be left as the ones who take orders, not give them, but history showed that idiots were often given such high positions even though they proved time and time again that they were incompetent. At least in the while that Kim had been around saving the world.
As they neared the front entrance, Will Du came up. “What happened?”
“A sniper shot your director,” Shego answered, giving Will her position of supporting Dr. Director.
“Who authorized the sniper?”
“The genius who was negotiating.”
Will sighed. “I guess I shouldn’t really be surprised. He tried shooting everyone as we came out the front.”
Shego and Kim stared. Finally Shego broke the silence. “Wow. I knew the guy was more of an idiot than Drakken, but I didn’t think that he’d be this stupid.”
Shego started to move away. “Shego! Aren’t you coming?” Kim asked, nervous that Shego was going to leave for good this time.
“Relax princess. I just have some things that I need to take care of before Global Justice get their hands on me.”
Kim didn’t like it or how Shego put it, but she knew that she was making sense; sort of. After all, there was no way Global Justice would pass up the opportunity to capture Shego, even if she did help them take care of the guy who started the whole hostage sitch.
Kim watched as Shego made her way towards the center of the building, apparently planning on using the escape route that the assassin was going to use. After a few more minutes, Kim and Will reached the front entrance and were relieved of their burden by medical personnel. After Dr. Director was no longer their problem, Will turned to Kim. “Do you know why Shego was helping us?”
Kim wasn’t sure if she should tell Global Justice right now about the change in hers and Shego’s relationship, but figured what she heard Shego say down the hall before the instigator of this whole mess was knocked out by her plasma blasts. “She said that she doesn’t work for killers.”
Will thought about this for moment. “Are you sure there isn’t anything else?”
Kim was sure that Will suspected about what was going on between her and Shego, but there wasn’t any possible way that he could prove it. “Why would there be?” Kim asked, knowing that if he gave her an answer, then he’d more than likely already know, even though he shouldn’t.
Will sighed. “It just seemed like there was something more about why she’d do that.”
Kim shrugged. “Maybe she has something else in mind?”
“That might be. But, what could it be?”
Kim was about to say that she didn’t have any clue, but suddenly a voice rang out. “What are you doing? Let me go!”
Kim knew Monique’s voice. She started to make her way to where Monique was. As she did, she heard the idiot who was in charge tell her, “You were told to leave, and since you refused to follow my orders, I have no choice but to arrest you.”
Kim managed to make her way to where Monique was being handcuffed by two police officers. “Stop!” Kim was surprised to see that Will Du had followed her.
The guy in charge turned to him. “You do not give the orders around here. I’m in charge.”
“Not anymore,” Will said flatly. “According to Global Justice regulation 652, section 3, paragraph 4, subparagraph 2: any person who endangers those whom they are to protect, they are immediately to be arrested and relieved of duty until further notice by appropriate personnel.”
“I was doing my job to protect you and the other hostages!”
“Aside from a poor job at doing that, you also pad locked all exits except for the entrance, assigned snipers that were to shoot anyone who wasn’t tied down, and refused to acknowledge that Kim Possible was sent to help. Since you have shown a complete lack of capability of doing your job correctly, I herby relieve you, and place you under arrest pursuant to Global Justice regulation 15, section 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1: any Global Justice personnel has the authority to arrest any person who has violated the trust that has been given to them in any way.” Will then motioned for a couple of Global Justice agents to arrest the idiot.
“That’s putting it lightly,” Kim heard someone comment behind her.
“You can’t do that! I’ll have your hide for this!”
“Fill out the correct form and we’ll be able to get that under way.” Was all that Will said in response to him. He then turned to the officers arresting Monique. “Now, pursuant to Global Justice regulation 3, section 1, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1: Any Global Justice agent that finds a problem in which the person in charge has either been incapacitated, killed, or unable to give further orders in any way will then assume full and complete responsibility for all parties involved and take charge; I am now taking charge of this. Release her.”
The officers didn’t seem like they were going to argue, not that Kim blamed them; she wouldn’t want to confront Will on any matter with him like this, and in moments had Monique released. Monique then walked over to Kim, rubbing her wrists. “Who’s this?”
“This is Will Du, the top agent at Global Justice.”
Monique regarded the man carefully. “He’s the highest guy in Global Justice?”
“As far as I’m aware he is, at least aside from Dr. Director who was shot by a sniper that idiot ordered put up.” Kim was still finding it hard to believe that that idiot had still tried to act like he hadn’t done anything wrong, even after Will pointed out what he did exactly that was wrong. But then again, he probably wouldn’t have been much of an idiot if he didn’t think he couldn’t do anything wrong.
“Should we go home then?” Monique asked.
Kim looked at her watch. It was definitely getting late. “Yeah, I don’t think there’s anything else that we could do here to help. We’d probably only get in the way if we tried.” Kim pulled out her Kimmunicator and turned it on. “Wade, we need a ride home.”
Shego kept going over what she needed to do as she made her way to Drakken’s lair. She needed to get this done quickly, otherwise he might just try to convince her that it wasn’t what she wanted to do. If he went in that direction in his argument, she might not be able to keep it secret from him that she’s in love with Kimmie. She sighed as she neared the lair. What she needed to do was strike hard and fast and not give him any chance to recover until she had all that she wanted. If she had to light up, fine. She would. However, she knew that if she fried him even just a little bit, he wouldn’t be able to move as quickly, which would mean that it would take longer before she would be able to get out of this place. She just hoped that the threat of pain would be enough of a motivator for him to keep moving.
Although, she knew that she would probably miss the blue freak, that’s just how things always seemed to work. You always miss the people you once knew, even if you could barely stand them. Shego didn’t know why, but that’s how things always seemed to work. The only ones you never seemed to miss were the ones that you couldn’t stand to be around and weren’t rivals with. Then you seemed to be able to forget them, while people like Drakken, however annoying, always were the ones that people missed, because of how they were just annoying, not really aggravating, but more irritating than anything else really.
Shego parked in the hangar again and made her way over to the main lab. As she entered, she noticed that Drakken was excited. Apparently he’d come up with a new plan that was nearly complete. Shego half wondered if he was going to use his ‘Annialator’ or whatever in this plan.
Shaking her head, she made her way over to Drakken and wasn’t surprised that he had noticed her coming. “Good, you’re back Shego. Now we can begin our next phase.”
“Hold up, Dr D.”
“Huh?”
“We have a few things we need to discuss.”
Drakken looked at Shego for a minute in silence before he answered. “We do?” He was clearly getting uneasy about how she said that.
She nodded. “You realize that the guy you hired me out to was a killer?”
Drakken stared. Of course he didn’t know. This was Drakken after all. “What’s that mean again?” It was clear he didn’t know what she was getting at, even though he knew that he wasn’t going to like it.
“Well, according to my contract, if you send me to work with anyone that is going to kill someone else, then it will be as if you’re ordering me to kill, which would immediately nullify the entire contract.”
Shego waited for the little man’s brain to process that information. She nearly smirked as she thought of it like a computer that was loading something that was taking forever. Loading, loading, loading. Finally when it was clear that Drakken realized what that meant, he dived at her feet. “Please help me! Please don’t go! Pleeeeaaaaase!” Shego wouldn’t be surprised if he were actually crying.
“Sorry, Dr. D. But you know that I was planning on leaving, so you should have seen this coming.”
“What can I do to make you stay? Please, I need your help. I’LL DO ANYTHING!”
Shego sighed. She was sure that his henchmen were watching this exchange from the various places they were in the lab. “What I want you to do, is get up off the floor, go over to you vault and get me my final paycheck.” Shego paused for a moment before adding, “In cash.”
“But–“ Drakken started, but stopped quickly as Shego lit up her hand. He then scrambled away, frantically doing what he could to please the angry woman who could inflict several types of hurt on him.
Shego watched him scurry away, estimating that it would take him five minutes at the most to get back with her money. She didn’t move while she waited. That way he wouldn’t have to look for her when he came back. She didn’t want to be here any longer than she had to. After all, she’d known him long enough that she couldn’t put it past him to try something underhanded to keep her there. Not that she could think of anything that would make her change her mind.
Drakken returned in the five minutes Shego had figured that it would take him and she wasn’t surprised that he tried talking her out of leaving again. “Isn’t there something I can do to change your mind?”
If Drakken didn’t sound so pitiful, Shego wondered if she might have just hit him for the heck of it. But instead she merely replied, “No. There’s nothing you can say or do to make me change my mind.”
Shego then took the money he held out to her and made her way back to her car without even looking back. If she did, she was sure that Drakken would see it as her having second thoughts, which would then make him want to try again to make her change her mind. She just wasn’t going to allow that.
When Shego got in her car, she allowed herself a moment of reflection. After all, she did spend a chunk of her life with the blue man which would always remain in her mind. However, if she remained, it wouldn’t be fair to Drakken, her, or several others; Kimmie included. Even so, it was only a moment. Especially since she couldn’t care less about being fair to the blue buffoon. She was only really concerned about being fair to herself. And one other person, of course. With that, she pulled out.
The drive home for her was uneventful. As Shego parked her car in her garage, she sighed. Now she had to take care of what would probably be the most difficult project she was going to take this evening. However, she knew that she’d need Kim here to add more leverage to her side. Although, her helping out earlier in the evening would probably count in her favor as well. Even though she just wasn’t sure how much it would. But, she wasn’t the type to worry about it if she needed to do it anyway.
Shego then got out of her car and went inside to the kitchen. She paused in front of the phone, not really sure what she should say. After all, what she said would be vitally important. If she said the wrong thing or said anything the wrong way, it’d be likely that she wouldn’t get what she wanted. However, if she didn’t make this call, she probably wouldn’t get it anyway. She had never felt like she was stuck between a rock and a hard place as much as she did now. Finally she sighed and picked up the phone. There was only one way to find out if her gamble was going to work.
Kim went up to her room. For some reason she just wasn’t tired. She knew it was late, and she was planning on several activities with Monique; least of which was going to Shego’s again. However, she just didn’t feel tired. Almost as if she had gotten enough sleep already. After trying unsuccessfully to get to sleep for a few minutes, Kim turned the lights on in her room and turned on her computer. If she wasn’t going to get to sleep, she might as well try on focus on something else.
However, as she visited the sites she usually visited, she realized her heart wasn’t in surfing the net. Finally, she sighed and left her computer. Maybe I should try watching some t.v. Kim though to herself, hoping that some t.v. would help her relax. She didn’t know why, but she was just bored, even though she had not idea why she’d be like that. After all, usually when she wasn’t tired after a mission, she’d be able to immerse herself in something and wouldn’t get bored. Being bored were for those nights when she was by herself and no one was around that she could spend time with. If she hadn’t realized how pathetic she was then, she would have been appalled at how pathetic she was right now. After all, who gets bored after getting out of bed? Kim changed out of the clothes she always wore to bed. Right now she wasn’t sure if she’d end up going for a walk or not, but wanted to be prepared just in case.
Kim sighed as she turned on the t.v. She didn’t usually watch it at this time, so she just started flipping through the channels. Nothing seemed very appealing to her as she occasionally stopped for a few minutes on various channels. She was about to see if they had any movies that interested her when she heard a knock at the front door.
Kim listened as her parents made their way towards the door. At worst, it was just a distraction most welcome, at best it would be something that would relieve her boredom. Especially since they weren’t expecting anyone to come at this time. Heck, even if Ron was still around, he’d likely have called before coming over. At least if there wasn’t some personal emergency that he seemed to have had constantly. Kim didn’t hear what was being said, but when she heard her parents call out to her, she made her way over, a little confused as who would be wanting her at this time.
“Yeah?” Kim asked, as she came in sight of the front door. However, she stopped short when she saw that it was Global Justice at the door. Even though she had saved their tail earlier that night, she didn’t expect them to come to her house at all. This really was getting weird. Kim identified Will Du as one of the three agents at her front door.
“Kim, we were informed that you know where Shego’s house is,” Will said as business-like as always.
Kim wasn’t sure what to make of it. “Maybe, why do you want to know?” For one thing, she certainly wasn’t going to tell them anything until she knew what the heck was going on.
“We received a call from Shego, telling us that she’d like to talk with us and make a deal. She told us that you would be able to lead us to her house.”
So many of this just didn’t make any sense. Why would Shego want to make a deal when she’d been able to evade Global Justice for so long? And why would she have Kim take them to her house, when she could easily just set it up somewhere else? After all, Shego was always out for herself, and doing this was just giving up all control that she could have over this. It just didn’t sound like Shego.
At that moment, however, Kim was saved from having to answer as she heard the phone ring. “Excuse me, I’ll answer it,” Kim said, hoping that her parents wouldn’t offer to get it instead and insist that she remain with the GJ agents. After all, she definitely needed a moment to think this over, but there was one thing she was certain of. However that person found out that she knew where Shego lived, she wasn’t going to take Global Justice there. Even if she had to go renegade, she’d still protect Shego’s home. Kim sighed as she picked up the phone. “Hello?”
“Hello, princess,” Shego replied.
Kim was stunned. This was just getting too much for it to be just a coincidence. “I see they’ve already arrived.”
“Um, yeah,” Kim finally managed, still uncertain about all that was happening.
“Just bring them here and I’ll explain why I’m doing this. Okay pumpkin?” Shego asked in a subdued tone. A tone that Kim never thought she’d ever hear from Shego.
Kim nodded for a minute before she realized that Shego wasn’t able to see that. “O- okay.”
Kim heard a click and knew that Shego had hung up. There was very little that Kim was sure of right now, but she knew that she was going to take the GJ agents over to Shego’s place; if only to see what Shego was up to here. Even though it didn’t make a lick of sense, Kim was sure that Shego had asked her to take them there. Why was still a mystery, but at least Shego promised to let her know. And Kim was going to hold her to that promise.
Kim hung the phone up and walked back to where Will and the other agents were waiting, ignoring her parents inquiries as to who it was that called. “Okay, I’ll take you.”
Will nodded, and motioned for Kim to follow him, and they walked out to a van that was obviously made to look inconspicuous, which in Kim’s opinion, made it look all the more obvious. Although, it could be because she was expecting something like that. Kim got in and sat down at one of the chairs secured in front of the equipment installed inside the van. Will sat down next to her and she felt the van start moving.
“Okay, just in case this is a trap, we’ll be monitoring you,” Will told Kim, handing her a small coin. Kim took it, and looked at it while he continued. “Keep this with you and if she tries to take you with her, wherever she’s going, we’ll be able to find you.”
Kim sighed as she pocketed the coin. They probably installed some sort of tracking chip inside the coin and although Kim knew that Shego wasn’t setting up a trap just to capture her, she didn’t see the point in saying anything about it. After all, who would believe her? Kim knew that it would go much quicker if she just went along with them. Shego knew what she was doing, and Kim knew that she just had to trust that she had thought this all through. Even though it all seemed crazy to Kim.
“We also will be able to hear what’s said so if she threatens you, we’ll know.”
Suddenly something occurred to Kim. “Wait, aren’t you coming in with me?”
Will shook his head. “She asked to speak with you for a few minutes before she wants us to come in. And since this will be our best chance at capturing her with little effort, we know that we should go along with her if we’re going to have a chance at capturing her.”
Kim wished that Shego would have said something about that on the phone. However, she had to bite back a smile as she knew that doing that was definitely something that she would do. At least she hadn’t changed completely in the couple hours since they had last seen each other. “How long are you giving me?” Kim asked, wondering how long she’d have with Shego to extract an explanation.
“You’ll have ten minutes before we’ll come in. If she gets done before then, open the front door and come out and we’ll go in. We’ll need you to cooperate fully with us if we’re going to succeed.”
Kim knew that she didn’t really have much of a choice. I guess heading over to Shego’s tomorrow with Mon won’t be happening, Kim thought to herself. “Can’t I watch Shego get captured?” Kim knew she wouldn’t do such a thing, but she had to word it that way if she was going to be even allowed to stay there when the attempt happened.
Will thought about this for a moment. “It’ll be going against regulations, but I think that you would be able to.”
“Am I rubbing off on you?” Kim asked, a little amused.
“I’m just filling in for Dr. Director until she’s fully recovered, and I know that she’d probably allow you to stay.”
Kim nodded, just glad that she’d be able to help Shego if she needed it; not that she expected her to. “Do you really know where her house is, or are we going to just roam around town?” Kim asked, wondering if they were going to ask her where to go or not.
Will regarded Kim for a moment. “We’ll need you to tell us where to go. We’re just waiting for the other squads to tell us that they’re ready to follow us and get into formation when we arrive. We’re not going to take any chances of losing you.”
Kim sighed. She guessed she really shouldn’t expect any different behavior from them, after all, they didn’t know how Shego cared about her, or the fact that she returned those feelings. Of course that would lead to some discussions that Will probably wouldn’t get. Dr. Director might, but Will Du certainly wouldn’t understand. After all, Kim was certain that Global Justice regulations did not cover that. “So, how is Dr. Director doing?”
“She’s in stable condition. She’ll probably be out of action for a few weeks at least. She lost a lot of blood.” Kim could have sworn that Will sounded almost thoughtful as he added that last sentence. If he was getting thoughtful about it, it certainly was a change from what she’s experienced with him in the past.
Finally a light lit up on the equipment in front of Will. “Okay, let us know where to find her, and we’ll take you there.”
Kim sighed again. It would have been so much easier for them to have taken Kim there and then had the agents show up and take position, but that probably wouldn’t be following regulations. However, Kim still gave Will the address, which Will then relayed to the driver. Kim knew that she’d then be able to get Shego to tell her soon. Something that she was looking forward to quite a bit. Especially with Shego doing something that didn’t make any sense to her at all.
When they arrived, Kim started to get up, but was stopped by Will. “Kim, one last thing. If you squeeze the coin, it’ll send out a signal for us to come in immediately. If for some reason the tracking and microphone in it are stopped, that will let us know to come in and where you are. Use it if she tries anything.” Kim nodded to show she understood. Not that she thought that she’s actually use it. If Shego had wanted to do something like what they were afraid of, she’d have just called Kim and asked her to come over on her own. She wasn’t stupid.
Kim waited for Will to open the door, just in case he had some other last minute details to let her know about, but it seemed that was it. Kim got out and stretched for a few moments before making her way up to the house. Kim opened the door, and pulled the coin out of her pocket as she made her way to the living room. She set it down on the couch before she started searching for Shego. Kim walked up the stairs after finding the kitchen empty. Kim could only think that Shego was in her room since she didn’t see her in the other places of the house she expected to see her.
Shego was waiting on her bed as Kim entered the bedroom, wearing her usual jumpsuit. Kim resisted the urge to run over and embrace Shego, because she wasn’t sure that she’d be able to get the answers she wanted from the green woman if she started that. Kim just walked over and sat next to her.
“So, why did you want me to bring Global Justice here?”
Shego sighed. “I wanted to try and make a deal with them. I want to be able to be with you, but I can’t do that if I’m wanted. It’d be too much of a strain on any relationship we’d have.” Shego then wrapped her arms around Kim, holding her tightly. Kim snuggled into her arms and wrapped her own around her.
“I want that too, but are you sure this is the way?” Kim asked, soaking in the physical contact with the older woman.
“What other way is there? If I don’t try to make a deal with them, how will I be able to get out quicker?” Kim felt Shego tighten the hug. “I want to be with you as much as I can, but my past is still hanging over me, and I don’t want it to hurt you.”
Kim smiled. Even though it was completely out of character for her love, she was still thinking of her and if Kim had had any doubts about if Shego loved her, this would have definitely removed them from her mind. After a few minutes of silence, Kim asked, “What kind of deal are you going to try and make with them?”
Shego sighed. “What kind? I’m not really sure.” Kim felt Shego loosen her grip on her, so she just held on tighter. “I just knew that I’d need to talk with them. Even if I can’t make a deal with them, at least I know how much time I’ll have to wait until we can be together.”
Kim knew that it was likely she wouldn’t get another chance to do this, and even if it pushed Shego away she wanted this. She was just scared that she was going to lose Shego for good no matter what she did, and Kim just wanted to at least have made the attempt.
Kim lifted her head, and waited. Shego eventually lowered her head to look at the redhead in confusion, not aware that that’s what she wanted her to do. Kim then captured the older woman’s mouth in a deep, and yet soft kiss. Kim at first was afraid that her timing was completely off, but was reassured when Shego finally responded to the kiss. Kim was satisfied. She had what she wanted from Shego, even though this would never be enough on it’s own, but Kim knew that she might not get a choice about getting more than this, and was content to settle for this if she had to. Shego leaned back so they were lying on her bed with Kim on top.
Kim didn’t know how long they were like that, breaking the kiss whenever they needed to breathe, and returning back for another kiss when they had gotten some air. However, what Kim didn’t expect was to hear the front door being kicked down and various windows being shattered. The sudden sounds startled them, but they didn’t move from the position they were in. Will burst in the room first, and when he realized what had been going on before he came in, Kim wasn’t sure if he wouldn’t need medical attention himself as his face turned beet red.
“Wh– what’s going on?” he stammered.
Kim and Shego shared a look at each other and started laughing. Eventually, other GJ agents made their way into the room, and only a few others shared Will’s reaction, and a couple left the room as quickly as they entered when they realized what had been going on. Finally, Shego pushed Kim off of her and they both sat up
“What’s going on is that I want to make a deal with Global Justice.”
“Where’s the coin?” Will demanded.
“Coin?”
“I left it downstairs,” Kim answered.
“You were supposed to keep it with you!”
“What are you talking about?” Shego asked, unnoticed.
Kim crossed her arms across her chest. “You never said that. Besides, I’m not an agent so it doesn’t matter if I have it or not. Besides, Wade’s always able to find me no matter where I go.”
Will shook his head. “Even still, we needed you to keep that coin so we’d be able to know what you were talking with her about.”
Kim grabbed Shego’s arm, as if she was afraid they’d take her away right then. “It was personal.”
Will stared at Kim shocked. His mouth seemed to have stopped operating as it opened and closed without any noise coming out. Finally, Shego decided that she would be able to get a word in edgewise. “I don’t care about whatever coin you’re talking about. I have some things I need to discuss with whoever is currently head of Global Justice.”
Will turned to Shego as if he just realized she was there. “So you’re willing to come with us quietly?”
“Whoever said anything about going with you?” Shego asked. Kim started to worry that Shego might try to fight the agents here, because if she did, she wouldn’t be able to get what she said she wanted as easily.
“If you’re serious about talking with us about a deal, you’ll need to come with us,” Will said.
Shego thought about this, or at least seemed to. “Fine, but I leave the keys to everything in here with Kim.” Kim was shocked. Was she really going to do that?
“Fine,” Will said.
“And I get a few more minutes with Kim alone,” Shego said in a tone that said she wouldn’t take no for an answer.
Will looked like he was gong to have a vein burst. “Fine,” Will replied through gritted teeth.
Shego waited until the door was shut before she turned to Kim. “You’re giving me the keys to your house?” Kim asked before Shego could say anything, releasing Shego’s arm.
“And my car. I just don’t trust they’d just leave it alone,” Shego said quietly, obviously knowing that the agents would probably try to eavesdrop on them. Kim opened her mouth to say something more, but Shego put a finger on Kim’s lips. “Hold on, princess. I just wanted to make sure you’re fine with me doing this. Because if you want, I’ll leave through the window and forget trying to make a deal with them.” Shego paused, but didn’t remove her finger. Finally, after a few moments of silence, she continued. “But, otherwise I’ll go through with it. I just wanted you to know that.” Kim felt Shego press a set of keys into her hand, at which point Kim threw her arms around Shego and let the tears, that had been threatening to overwhelm her, flow. Shego wrapped her arms around Kim’s head, trying to comfort the upset redhead. “Shhhh. It’s okay. I know what I’m doing.”
Kim wished she could believe Shego, but she wasn’t sure that Shego really knew what was going to happen. Especially when it was a world so different from the one she had lived in for so long. It was just all too much to take at once. “I– I just don’t want to lose you,” Kim whispered, knowing that she more scared at the thought of not being with Shego anymore, rather than the older woman getting in over her head.
“I’ll be fine, pumpkin.” Shego released Kim’s head enough so that they could look at each other. Shego then lowered her head to lightly kiss the trembling redhead. Kim felt warmth spread throughout her body and after a few moments of the kiss she felt herself start to calm down.
“Don’t leave me,” Kim whispered when Shego broke the kiss for a moment.
“I’ll be back,” Shego promised, after the next kiss broke.
The third kiss was broken when there was a knocking on the door. “He’s learning,” Shego remarked to Kim. Shego gave Kim a brief kiss before getting up and making her way towards the door. She opened it and said, “I’m ready.”
With that Shego left with the Global Justice agents, leaving Kim still sitting on the bed, not sure if she’d see her love for a while. After she heard them start down the stairs, Kim felt the cold certainty of what was happening settle on her. At that, she felt the dam burst and the tears came out uncontrollably, as she launched herself at the pillows and held one close as she allowed herself to let all her fears out through her tears. After what seemed like hours, Kim felt the tears stop. They were still coming, but not as much as they had been. Kim was tired from crying so much, but didn’t want to stay here. There was just so much here that she wasn’t sure about and didn’t want to be reminded of when she woke up. She made her way downstairs and saw that there was one Global Justice agent waiting for her. Kim smiled to herself. At least she wouldn’t be walking home, and Kim hoped that the agent was going to stay silent on the way. She didn’t want to talk with anyone right now. She wasn’t even sure that she’d be able to speak if she really wanted. She just wanted to be home, in her room right now. Nothing more.