Shego waited for what seemed like an eternity, when in reality it was only a minute. But soon enough her time was up. She quickly swiped the stick from the counter but refused to look for even a second. She faced through her fears and stared. Two little pink lines sat on the viewing window of the test, mocking her. She crashed down to the floor in disbelief. She wanted to cry but couldn't. She wanted to scream. She wanted to do something. But her body just didn't move, never obeyed her actions.
The test just layed there in her ungloved manicured green hands. She just couldn't believe it. Her pregnant? She could hardly imagine herself as a mother at her age. She's not even thirty yet.
As she sat motionless, she could hear soft footsteps hitting the lair floor. The steps got louder and closer. She assumed it was Drakken so she scrambled to the door's lock, afraid to tell him of the news. Although they had been dating for three months, she was still scared to open up to him.
There was a low knock that startled her. She was expecting it, but it still made her jump a bit. It was silent for a minute, apart from the sound of Shego's heart thumping loudly in her ear drums.
After the excruciating sixty seconds of silence, the man behind the door spoke. "Shego," Drakken as she guessed. "Are you alright? I didn't see you when I woke up."
What would she say? "Oh yeah I'm fine. I just found out I'm pregnant with your kid. Just trying to hide from you is all." No. She can't let him know yet. She doesn't even know if he wants kids. Or to even marry her! Another knock broke her from her thoughts.
"Shego are you in there? Are you okay?" She bit her lip and threw away the test. "Shego?" Drakken jiggled the doorknob, making a racket.
Shego pulled herself up and unlocked the bathroom door. She opened it swiftly, swiping the knob away from Drakken. She looked nervous as she made eye contact with his dark almond eyes.
Shego gulped down the lump in the back of her throat. " Hey Dr. D," She managed a smile through her nerves. "Sorry I was brushing my teeth." She brushed by him without another word. Drakken turned his head, displaying a worried expression.
"Are you sure? You locked the door…" He trailed off as he watched his green skinned girlfriend walk into their bedroom. He decided to give her space and went into the bathroom to take his morning shower.
Shego shut the door to the room she and Drakken shared together. She hugged herself and bit her lip once again. She sat at the edge of the bed and pondered to herself.
What could she do? How would she tell him? Her mind raced as she stared blankly at the wall. But suddenly, she undressed and grabbed her regular green and black jumpsuit and her boots. She took her phone from the bedside table and exited the room. However she was absentminded. Her actions were robotic, out of her control. Her legs thought for her. Her brain taking a nap.
As she left the room, Drakken walked in. He stopped her in her tracks, opening his mouth to speak. "Shego," She turned at her name. "I have to go see mother. She's having eye surgery this afternoon and asked me to take care of her until Aunt April can get there."
Shego nodded. " Alright." Was all she said. She left for the living area, aiming for the sofa.
The guilt kept eating her away as she turned the television on to the reality shows. She tried paying attention to whatever show was on but was still thinking of her future. Of their future.
Drakken walked out, fully clothed in a pair of khakis and a button down dress shirt. He figured if he was retiring he'd have to retire his lab coat as well.
"Alright I'm heading out." He grabbed an apple from the fruit bin. "Mother is forcing me to take a ride from Ed." As if on cue, a loud heart attack inducing honk combined with rock music rang through the entire lair. Signaling his ride was finally here. Drakken pecked Shego on the cheek and raced out the door. She waved a soft goodbye as she heard the music quiet down.
Shego nervously bounced her leg around. She was regretting her actions. Regretting why she hadn't told him. She grabbed her cell phone from her side and attempted to dial a number. But her fingers wouldn't obey. She could only put in the area code.
Soon enough she brought up the courage to dial the rest of the numbers. The phone began to ring as she pressed the phone to her ear, biting her lip again. Someone picked up. "Yo, this is the Go residence. The Mego residence to exact. Whats up?" Shego gulped as her eyes examined the ceiling above. "Hello?" Mego, Shego's older brother, rang out.
"Listen, whoever you are, if you're not gonna answer I'm going to hang up." As he had said he hung up immediately. Of course she hadn't given her brothers her new number. She didn't want them to bother her. But now she wanted to get a hold of her big brothers.
She was ultimately devastated in herself for not speaking. She needed someone to talk to. She just couldn't talk to Drakken, not now anyway. What was she to do now?
She flopped down onto the sofa, stumped. She kept looking at her brother's number trying work up the courage once again. But she couldn't. Tears, hot tear, began to drip down. She sniffed, trying to contain it all. Unconsciously, Shego wrapped her arm around her stomach protectively.
"No." She said to herself. "I-I can't just lay here crying. That's not how a Go rolls." She wiped away her tears a bit. She stood up, still holding her stomach, and gripped her phone tightly.
Shego walked in a rushed manner to her bedroom. She headed for the bedside table top drawer where she pulled out a ragged journal. She opened it and searched for an address. Once found she raced into the bathroom to reapply her eyeliner.
After seven minutes, she left for the hovercraft and flu off. As she left the ground, she watched the clouds as they slowly changed in shape, staying as fluffy as fluffy can get. As she stared, she saw many different shapes manifest. A giraffe, a heart-like-shape, a dog, a baby…..wait. A baby? Oh god. She's already seeing babies! Thinking about them even!
What was going to happen after the baby was born?
She planned to be an instructor at Global Justice as she was offered a position. Was she going to have to give that up for the sake of her unborn child?
As she was deep in thought, the hovercraft swerved from control. She snapped out of it and managed to get the contraption under her power, aside from almost crashing into a tree. She sighed in both relief and exhaustion. She was exhaustion due the early morning tummy troubles she had.
"Keep it the fuck together, Shego." She cursed aloud.
Before she knew it she was sailing above Go City, her home. She gasped at how much more buildings have been built since she was there last. It seemed over crowded now. She could hardly see the spots she'd hang out at in her youth. The milkshake parlor was gone, Hego's favorite place to stop after school. Well at least it was. She didn't even see the comic shop where she used to take the twins to when they their allowances each month. Shego would even buy herself some Speedy comics.
She smiled as she reminisced on the old days. But then her destination caught her field of vision. She swooped down onto a parking space next to a apartment complex. As she hopped out a couple people stared.
"Shego," One man cheerfully shouted. "It's good to see ya' back!" Then he was on his way. She had no idea who he was but assumed it had been someone who'd been there for her hero days.
She locked the controls to the hovercraft and began the long walk to her X on the map. She had to climb the stairs due to the lack of elevator service. She actually liked that. It reminded Shego of how much a run down place Go City, back then Stadt City, was. Elevators hardly worked and there were pot holes in almost every street. Now mostly everything worked.
Shego began to ascend the stairs to floor three. She watched the steps below her, her feet following her body in full response. She examined how worn the steps were. They hardly looked blue anymore, if it were originally blue anyway. She wondered to herself. How much dirt and grim was collected over time. Wait ew. Why was she thinking about that?
She broke her own thoughts as she reached the second floor. She turned the corner swiftly but slowly.
Instead of focusing on the steps, she began to examine the concrete walls. Old, she thought. It reminded her of high school. The bumpy, sometimes scratchy surface. So much dust had always collected in those little grooves. It annoyed her to no end! Just like the trip up these steps. It seemed like an hour going up these stairs but really it had been only been two minutes.
Traveling up the previous stair only took about five minutes to go up. But this one was like a agonizing family road trip. One that just goes on and on forever.
Shego stopped and took a breath in, took a breath out. She began to walk once again. This time she reached the top step in no time. She turned to her left and went through the door with the big bold "3" printed on it. As soon as she entered, she began looking for the right room. Apartment 6B. Shego treaded down the hallway while she scrutinized the passing doors.
But finally she reached her destination. Room 6B had a plaque embedded next to it reading "Magnus A. Go." Shego knocked quietly, barely audible at all. She waited a couple minutes before knocking again much louder this time. She could clearly hear footsteps coming forward. She stepped back a few inches as it came closer. The door opened a smidge and Shego began to tear up.
Out stepped Shego's brother Mego who was draped in a tanktop and his boxers, with an accompanying bowl of Loopy Fruits. He went wide eyed in shock as he stared at his sister whom hadn't seen in awhile, willingly that is.
"Shego? Uh, hey. Whats-" Mego began.
Shego's tears became noticeable as they streamed down her cheeks. She huffed and pulled her arms from her sides sprung them around her older brother. She accidently knocked his cereal from his hands which splashed onto their feet.
"Whoa, Shego w-whats wrong?" No response, she only sniffled into his shoulder. "Scarly hey, hey. Calm down, okay? Come on, let me get you inside. I've gotta clean this mess, alright?" He patted her hair as he brought her inside.