The red head hadn’t taken a nap though, instead had managed to sleep the entire day, and well past Shego’s three am bed time. Shego was a little tempted at first to wake the girl up and chase her off, but she just looked so cute sleeping there.
The dark haired woman collapsed on her bed, she could get rid of the red head in the morning.
She had forgotten about the girl, and was surprised to see her at the foot of the bed with an omelet and juice waiting for Shego to wake up. The girl had obviously snuck a shower in on Shego, and was looking a lot more human.
And to the sleepy woman’s surprise, cuter too, “Breakfast?”
The girl smiled and nodded, “You made me food yesterday, so I made you breakfast.”
Shego was a little impressed. She’d never had someone make her breakfast in bed, and the idea was rather…sweet.
Shego brushed the notion of sweetness, and looked at the girl, “You eat yet?”
She shook her head.
“Why not?”
“I didn’t want to make you mad at me…”
Shego patted the bed beside her, and the girl put the tray down on the spot. “Actually that was a hint for you to sit.”
“Oh…” She sat down next to the woman, making sure the tray was between them.
“Look…you’re a cute kid, a bit sweet too, but it’s not going to work. I don’t live a kid friendly life style, not to mention I’m not a good influence on people.”
That’s when she saw the lip. That pouting lip was more than enough to cause Shego’s heart to melt.
“Alright, alright! Just make it stop! You can stay.”
The girl smiled and clung to Shego in a hug, “Thank-you!”
“Pumpkin…can’t breathe…”
Shego was delighted with breakfast, even though she now had been bested by someone younger than her.
That had never happened, and left her feeling rather full of contempt for herself.
She stared at the empty plate, could it be that the breakfast had been a way of hoping to get on her good side?
She sighed and leaned back, regardless why, Shego hoped that maybe she could have breakfast in bed a little more often, as long as it came with some proper strength coffee.
Kim sighed, content in knowing she had at least secured a temporary home. The woman had been nice to her, and seemed like a nice person. She just wished she hadn’t needed to use her puppy dog pout to do it.
It wasn’t really that she hated getting her way; it had just made her guilty to use such means on the woman.
“Oh stop acting like you killed my goldfish or something.”
Kim looked up and saw her, walking with that same poetic grace that had made her admire the woman in the first place.
“For curiosity’s sake,” the woman paused and put the dishes in the sink, “Where did you learn to pout like that?”
Kim scratched the back of her head, “Oh…you know…around…”
Kim swallowed nervously as she swore she could hear the woman’s eyes roll.
“Alright Pumpkin, as long as you are staying here we’re going to have some rules. First rule is no pulling that on me again. Second rule is that you don’t choke me again. Hugging or otherwise.”
“I can cuddle though?”
The woman stopped, and couldn’t help but stare, “….Cuddle?”
Kim nodded, and her eyes had grown, looking large and very watery.
“GAH! Alright! Just stop with the begging faces…”
Kim nodded again.
“So what’s your name?”
“Umm…Pumpkin?”
The woman looked like she was going to smack herself, “No, I meant what is the name you were born with, not what I call you.”
“Oh…It’s Kim.”
“No last name?”
Red hair bobbed as the girl shook her head.
“Alright, in any case, I’m Shego. And no, that is not the name I was born with, but you’ll just have to deal with it.”
Kim nodded again.
“Good, so what are the rules?”
“No pouting and no choking you?”
“Very good. We actually might get along after all.”
Shego plopped down on the couch next to Kim and reached for the remote, but before she could grab it a red haired head was in her lap. “Why is your head in my lap?”
“I thought you’d get mad if I put it on your chest.” The voice sounded innocent for such a statement to come from it. Shego sighed, “Alright…head on lap is fine…Why are you so worried about making me mad anyways?”
Kim looked away, “Because you’re nice to me…No one is nice to me anymore.”
“What, you’re an abused puppy? You can’t say that everyone in the world hates you.”
“Feels like it.” The girl had tears in her eyes, and Shego let the subject drop. She could get more from the girl later, when she wasn’t threatening to sob in her lap.
They settled on a horror movie, though Shego was sure the girl would have watched anything Shego wanted. There was just something about the red head that reminded her of a child or even a puppy trying to make someone happy.
Though the stretching and slight purring yawn didn’t help Shego shake the pet like image of Kim.
“Alright Kimmie, what’s the deal?”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re reminding me a lot of puppy, maybe even a cat. Are you trying to suggest that you want to be a pet or something?”
Kim blushed; the idea wasn’t too far off. But rather than explain herself she just nodded meekly.
Shego put her face in her hand and muttered some surprised curses. Of all the people to help she had to pick on who wanted to be submissive. On the plus side she could count on the apartment staying clean.
“Okay…why?”
Kim turned red, “It sounds like fun?”
Shego raised an eyebrow, “A pet is a submissive person in a sexual relationship…and to you that’s fun?”
Kim shrugged, “I ‘unno…I think so.”
“Well Princess, you ain’t getting any sex from me. I just don’t do that. Not with you, not with women, and sadly I never seem to be able to with men.”
Shego’s souring mood was broken by nuzzling of her stomach. “Alright…you can be a pet if you want too…just as long as your house broken.”
Kim latched onto Shego, who already doubted the sanity of the girl.
Bed time was a new problem. Namely that Kim refused to sleep by herself. Her pestering nature about having nightmares made Shego cave, and let the red head have a spot next to her, granted that she behaved herself.
Unfortunately for Shego, Kim had nuzzled up to her in the night and had buried her head in the pale woman’s chest.
To Kim’s amazement and surprise she found herself on the floor next to the wall with a smoldering hole inches above her head.
Shego’s hands were still glowing as she sat up in bed. It was obvious she wasn’t used to having a bed mate, much less one who had tendencies to cuddle in their sleep.
“I think we should avoid sleeping in the same bed…”
Kim went to pout, but stopped herself; remember that she wasn’t allowed too.
Then again there was no stopping her from climbing into the bed after Shego went to sleep, because there weren’t any rules against it.
Author’s Notes: Kim’s wanting to be a pet is a little more two faced that it seems, I swear! After all, look at cats, they act like your in charge, but the are very hard to train not to do things…their persistence is what inspired Kim’s pet idea.
Beside Kim in a collar sounds cute. XP