Author's Note: It's the most wonderful time of the year, I figured it could use an added edge, however. This is my D/S fic. Read, review, and ENJOY!
Red and Green for Christmas, Blue and Green for Love
By Lil' Slugger24
Chapter One
Shego sat cross-legged in the soft armchair by the window of Dr. Drakken's lair. She was a beautiful young woman in her early twenties with flowing black hair that reached just below her bottom. She had pale skin with a greenish tint to it and sparkling emerald eyes. She had a slim, well rounded figure and wore her casual green-and-black jumpsuit. She was thumbing through her latest teen magazine.
Drakken, Shego's employer, was buzzing over his new piece of work at the desk. He was a thirty-five year old man with blue skin and jet black hair which was tied up in a small ponytail, jutting out just above his neck. He bore a thin scar that encircled half of his left eye. He wore his usual dark-blue lab coat with his black boots and rubber gloves. His hands worked precociously with a small device while his humming wore on Shego's last nerve.
Shego closed the magazine noisily, trying to drop hints of annoyance to the blue doctor. She cleared her throat and shifted in her seat, both were ineffective acts as the doctor didn't even spare a glance at the woman. She stared out of the nearby window and rolled her eyes at the falling snow.
The room was not as spacious as others in the lair, however, the amount of space was more than moderate for the two human beings. This was included in the fact that there were few items which inhabited the small space. Aside from Shego's red armchair, the room contained a desk which Drakken was working on and a mini refrigerator which held sodas in case those in the room were thirsty. The latter was really unnecessary seeing as how Drakken and Shego were the only ones who entered the room.
Contrary to popular belief, the villains in subject were not dating in any sense of the word. Shego was hired by Drakken to be his bodyguard. He often treated her as a sidekick, however. Shego needed money and a place to stay. Drakken's offer had consequences, but it was the best she could do. Villainy was new, but she caught on quickly and has since became one of the most known criminals in all of history.
Drakken had a different cause of evil. He was teased in his college days and vowed to those who teased him that he would be famous for his genius one day. The vow was flawed and he had to revert to villainy to make his threat plausible. By enslaving humanity, he would rule and, of course, become known. Then he would show them. Kind of extreme, but villains don't always make sense.
"Would you please stop the humming!" Shego said through gritted teeth. She stood and ignited her hands, a power she had obtained as a little girl when a multi-colored meteor struck the house she and her brothers had inhabited.
Drakken sat up from his position. "How can it bother you? Have you even listened to the sound you magazines make when you turn through the pages? I could pull my hair out just thinking about it!" He shuddered, going back to his work.
"You mean what little hair you have left?" Shego teased, extinguishing her hands from the green flames. She smiled evilly as the doctor glared at her.
"Try all you want, Shego… I will not be steered from my good mood…" Drakken scoffed and looked again to his device.
"Yeah, about that… What's up with you!" Shego stated forcibly. "This happens every year. You get all giddy around everyone. It's sickening! Don't you think that now would be an ideal time to take over the world?"
Drakken stood from his stool and stared at his assistant. "But Shego… It's… Christmas!"
"Yeah! That's my point! Christmas! A time where everyone is loving everyone else! Everyone buys gifts for each other! The stores are loaded with cash and you just sit there! The world is vulnerable and you stand back and watch!" Shego exclaimed, trying to figure out what made the doctor so strange.
Drakken smiled and closed his eyes as he strolled down his memory's street. "Isn't it wonderful?"
Shego rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "No! It's sick and wrong! There's, too, much love in this holiday!"
Drakken sighed. "Shego, you have to look at it through my eyes… When I was a boy-."
"You can remember that far back?" Shego taunted.
"Very funny!" Drakken scowled, half-hearting a 'ha-ha.' "Please let me continue…"
"No! No way am I going to get sucked into one of your stories of your tormented childhood." Shego said, shaking her hands in correspondence with her head. "Just tell me why you can't be evil around the holidays."
Drakken grumbled. "I simply don't think it right for someone to take over in the season of giving, is all!"
"Why?" Shego said, pacing the room in thought. "The world is so off guard right now that even you could run it! Why not go for it?"
Drakken's eyes flared with anger. "It's just not how I get things done!" he gritted. "The day after New Year's will be fine to continue my life of evil. Until then, I am content to stay legitimate for the holiday season."
Shego stared at her employer. "Whatever, I get paid either way." She took her seat and stared out at the falling snow, remembering how it was like when she was a kid.
Drakken stood from his usual seat and held the now completed device in his hands. "Eureka! Shego, I've done it!"
"What?" Shego asked, yanked away from her own memory.
"This device will now make channel flipping a breeze!" Drakken held the electronic masterpiece to his face and chuckled. "By pushing a random sequence of numbers, I will have the power to change the television's setting from the comfort of my own chair!" He began laughing evilly.
Shego stood and strolled over to the blue man, snatching the small rectangle from his hands. "So you made your own remote?"
Drakken laughed again. "Yes! I... Wait, remote?"
"Well, yeah." Shego rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "They've had these things for, like, ever."
Drakken took the remote back. "You mean to say that I re-invented another creation?"
"Yeah, you did." Shego said crisply.
"Why?" Drakken threw the device across the room. "Why haven't I heard about this!"
Shego giggled. "Maybe you are as ancient as I think!"
Drakken slapped his face and scowled. "Shut!"
"There's always next time, Dr. D." Shego said laughing. "When you want to make a new invention, surf the web for that 'new' toy you think you came up with yourself. You might get into big trouble with all of the copyright laws out there!"
Drakken grumbled. "Shego! Leave! I need to be alone right now!"
"You got it, Pops!" Shego said, racking with laughter as she left the room. Drakken closed the door after her and sighed deeply.
"Every time I think I do something right…" he trailed as he picked up the now shattered piece of equipment. "And I call myself an evil genius… ha!" Drakken placed all of the parts in a pile and sat on the abandoned chair.
He was engulfed in his thoughts. He had loved Shego from the beginning of their work career together. Granted, he had first only saw her for her slim, young body. However, after a few months of actually getting to know her, he fell in love with her as a person.
"Why must the evil stay apart?" Drakken questioned. He committed an entire hour a week thinking about this question, trying to figure out why he and Shego weren't meant to be. He always concluded with the same result: Villains don't do relationships. As often as this this occurred to him, he still didn't regard it as true. Bad guys could love like anyone else, however, it was unusual.
His mood dipped but recovered quickly as he remembered the big plan for Christmas. "Oh, yeah! I had almost forgotten!" He looked down to his watch and saw what time it was. "Oh, no! The dinner is in a few minutes! I better get ready! I hope that this works as well as I planned…"
Drakken rushed from the room and headed to his own living quarters to get ready. The dinner for all of his evil cohorts, including Shego, was about to take place. This plan was supposed to spread the feeling of Christmas, loyalty, and membership of a family around all of Drakken's employees. The fact he didn't know, however, was that this announcement he would make would create a string of events that would change his life forever.
