Anne stared at her daughter, her face draining of all color. She got up and ran for the bathroom.
The sound of her mother puking was not making this easier for Kim who turned back around and put her head on Shego’s breasts, closing her eyes and ears to the sounds.
Shego couldn't blame Dr. Possible. She was a medical doctor and knew, without a doubt, what each detail of Kim's torture really meant. A sane doctor, a good doctor, no matter how good or staunch the person, was not prepared.
And her stomach rebelled.
Anne finally returned to her seat looking much paler than normal. Kim had fallen asleep in Shego's arms, face completely serene. She had thrown up until she had the dry heaves…and even then it still took her a little while to get those to stop.
She raised her eyebrow at Shego. Shego only smiled and kissed the top of Kim's head.
“I think Kim would want you to tell how you saved her…”
Shego looked up from her sleeping bundle of joy and shook her head.
“You don't understand because you haven’t heard that part yet. I didn't really save Kimmie at all by pulling her out of that place. Much much later, though, she redeemed my life and gave me a new one. She won't agree, of course, it's not in her to deny her Kimness when it comes to accepting praise. She has to feel what she gave has been returned.” she nodded downwards to the sleeping Kim “and that's why she's like this with me. The love I give her she sees as me returning her devotion. You think I would let just anybody take care of me like this?”
Anne looked at her sleeping daughter again, wondering what exactly had happened to make such a change. The Kim she knew would never slow down long enough for something like this to happen…that is until her little European “vacation” happened.
“Any particular reason why you seem to have a heart of gold all of the sudden?”
Shego looked at Kim before replying. “You're going to get the story out of order if I tell you now and you won't fully understand it.”
“Fine I’ll wait, but will you tell me this: if the torture had only really broken her body, then how did she end up like this finally?”
Shego stared at her for a full minute before answering her.
“I'll wake Kim up to tell you on two conditions. First, you cannot get angry again for the rest of this conversation while Kim is in the room. Second, you won't fight when this is over and Kim has to leave with me.”
Anne Possible started to say something and stopped. Why couldn't she get her bearings on this one? She thought she had it figured out when she outed their relationship. The torture thing was something that would haunt her for the rest of her life and she certainly couldn't tell James about. Betty was going to get more than just a piece of her mind but something was nagging her.
Another flash went off behind her eyes and she leaned forward and thought she would be sick again. Of course, there could another explanation. Best to see what this bait would bring her.
She looked up at Shego who looked back calmly.
“So Shego, did you ever figure out why, despite the years you spent fighting her, Kim was only once hurt by your plasma attacks? And don’t tell me you were holding back all this time because you know I’ve seen you in action…”
Shego grinned.
“Of course, it wasn’t that hard to figure out after the Aviarius thing. There's only one explanation, but I cannot betray any confidences. Kim made me promise…and the way it happened guarantees I won’t discuss that with you without her consent”
“Oh really?
Kim picked that time to fidget in her sleep. Shego bent down and kissed the top of her head again and picked her up and carried her over to the couch and lay down with her in front. Kim sighed deeply, smiled, slid one arm behind her and the other up under her shirt to cup her breast and promptly passed into a deeper sleep.
Anne could only chuckle at the look on her daughters face and Shego’s.
Shego closed her eyes as the memories of two previous lives washed over her. She couldn't escape her past. Or her present. Or her future.
She opened her eyes again and gave the good Dr. one of Kim's patented head cocks and eyebrow arches.
Anne nodded. “Deal.”
Shego grinned. “Do you want to try to wake her up or should I?”