I don't own most of these characters; Disney does. I do own Trin and Tatsu.

2: Full House

"Okay, Tats, what the hell is your problem?" Shego inquired. She was lounging in Trin's apartment with Tatsu; their girlfriends had left to fetch their little cousin. She was lying on the couch, spread out like a lazy cat while Tatsu was sitting in the armchair nearby.

"Huh?" Tatsu answered without looking up for her magazine, which she was not really reading. She could not focus much on the words or even the pictures in one of her favorite auto magazines.

"Your problem. You and blondie seem to have hit a little patch. Well, not really little since I'm pretty sure that a blind beggar would be able to see it," the pale woman remarked, also not looking up from her magazine. She was skimming her magazine, much like she always did. Kim was shocked when she first found out that Shego rarely seriously read any of the magazines that she had. When Shego was seriously reading, she had thick books in her hands that she read pretty quickly.

Tatsu shrugged, which did not do much good since Shego was not looking. But, then, Shego showed that she knew the mechanic rather well after knowing each other for almost a year.

"Shrugging isn't going to work if I'm not looking, ass. Besides, you're lying when you shrug," the former villainess commented. "Now, tell me the truth. What the hell is going on with you two? Tired of being the poster couple for lesbians everywhere?"

"Poster couple?" Tatsu scoffed and rolled her eyes. Only one half of their couple was meant to be on a poster and she was damn sure that it was not her. She wondered when she was going to be dropped for a better half, as she was almost certain that such a thing would happen.

"You know what I mean. You two are like sickeningly sweet on each other without being obnoxious about it. You haven't been like that for a couple of weeks, though. Is it because you moved in? Not ready to live with your little blonde bombshell?" Shego inquired as if she was teasing, but there was too much truth to the statement to be a tease and they both knew that.

Tatsu chewed inside of her lip; a new nervous tick. She was pretty sure that she would suck at poker as she added her usual giveaway of running her hand through her hair. Shego sighed; yeah, Tatsu would suck at poker.

"What's wrong?" the green-skinned woman asked again, some concern sneaking into her voice. She could not help it since she had known Tatsu for so long and, hell, she liked Tatsu.

"Do you ever wonder why the hell Kim is with you?" Tatsu suddenly asked, tossing her magazine aside. Her eyes implored Shego for a response, which the former thief noticed as she glanced up from her magazine.

"Not usually, no. I'm damned sexy, after all. We don't really have the time of day for me to go into why I know I'm a fine catch. Is that what's wrong with you? You've been wondering why the hell blondie with you? If so, you are as stupid as most people assume."

There were several beats of silence until ice blue eyes glanced away. "I am…" the mechanic concurred. "I am as stupid as everyone thinks."

Shego did not seem to like that response…or her magazine was boring because she tossed the periodical at Tatsu. She nailed the mechanic right in the forehead. Tatsu snarled and shot Shego a dirty look.

"Don't try that, you idiot. People say mean shit all the time. Hell, I still accidentally do that with Kimmie and vise versa, but that doesn't mean it's true. You got an inferiority complex now? Please don't make me have to say something like 'get off the cross, we need the wood.' So, stop being an idiot," Shego snorted.

"Do you think I should move in with Trin?" Tatsu asked out of the blue. She seemed to be having a lot of random moments right now, but she did need answers and she did not know where to get them. Shego seemed to be as good a source as any other.

Shego blinked and then wondered where that question came from. She then thought that might explain the tension between the couple. It was possible that Tatsu was contemplating living with Trin and was not sure how to approach the subject or maybe Trin was hinting to Tatsu moving in and Tatsu did not know what she should answer.

"I don't know about that. It's your call. You move in with her, don't you have to get a job out here?" Shego asked.

Tatsu nodded. "I've thought about it. I closed my garage." She had neglected to mention that fact to her girlfriend. She was not sure how Trin would react to the news and she was too afraid to find out.

"For the summer? That makes sense since you're going to be here."

"No."

"For good?"

Tatsu nodded again. She had closed up the doors to her work and home forever to come stay with Trin for the summer. She had no clue what she was going to do when Shin came back and when the fall semester started. All she could think was that she screwed up.

"I'm trying…" Tatsu muttered and trailed off. She was not sure what she was attempting to say.

"You don't have to try too hard, Tats. You already got the girl and the girl adores the hell out of you. Anybody can see that. Be cool," Shego told the younger woman.

Tatsu nodded, but it was only to end the conversation. Lately, she did not feel like she "got the girl." She was sure that she did not deserve the girl, but she was trying. She was trying so hard, but still quite certain that she was screwing up. She was starting to feel sure that she was going to be single before the year was out.

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"Trin, is everything all right between you and Tatsu?" Kim asked curiously. The sisters were in Trin's car, traveling to pick up their cousin. Trin was driving, more for a distraction than any other reason because she had no problem with letting Kim drive her car.

"Yes. Why would you ask that?" Trin countered in her usual bored tone, betraying nothing going on in her mind. Internally, she could not believe that her little sister figured out something was not right between her and Tatsu already. Was it that obvious? How bad were things if it was so easy to tell that something was wrong?

"I don't know. Lately, it just seems a little tense between you two. Maybe it's nothing. I mean, this is really your first time cohabitating with each other. Maybe I need to get used to seeing you live together or you two need to get used to living together," the redhead reasoned. For her, those were logical, but something told her that those were not it. Something was wrong between her sister and Tatsu and she could only hope that they worked it out soon. After all, Tatsu made her sister very happy and she wanted that to continue. Tatsu was very good for Trin.

"Sounds logical. It's probably a little of both," Trin replied. She hoped that things were coming from the fact that she and Tatsu needed to get used to living together, but she was certain that it was not that. Things were slightly tense before that, but now it was just getting unbearable.

The conversation was dropped in favor of talking about how classes were going. The summer session had just started and Trin wanted to make sure Kim was fine with the pace. Despite the fact that she often crammed, Kim explained that she was all right with everything and just had to figure out how to balance her hero work with her summer school work. Trin had no doubt that Kim would do it quickly.

They also spoke about how they thought Joss was going to do in the summer program. They both expressed pride that she was admitted to the program in the first place. The program was for the cream of the crop, not just nationally, but internationally. A student had to have exceptional grades through out her school career and also have a good balance of extracurricular activities.

"Joss must be getting some spanking grades," Kim commented.

"She's probably on the road of being valedictorian of her class to get into this program. I mean, she's pretty much going to be a college student for the summer and on the dime of one of the nation's finest institutions of higher learning," Trin added, sounding very close to impressed, even though she expected no less from a Possible.

"Not too much of a college student, right?" The redhead did not want Joss acting like the few students in school that seemed to think the campus was just a large club.

"Of course not, Mini-me. The program is highly monitored. It wouldn't look good for the school if the minors on campus had wild parties or spoke of getting drunk or worse while on campus."

Kim smiled. "Just making sure. I mean, Uncle Slim is trusting us with his only daughter. I don't want to let him down."

"We won't, Mini-me."

Kim nodded and took her sister's word on it, like she always did. Besides, she reminded herself, she could do anything, and her sister could do more! They were definitely going to be fine.

When they arrived at the airport, Trin waited in the car while Kim went in as far as she was allowed to with security in order to catch Joss as soon as possible. She checked the monitors to make sure Joss' flight got in on time and she found that it did. Barely a minute after she did that, her Kimmunicator went off.

"What's the sitch?" Kim answered the device.

"Hi, cousin. I'm picking up my luggage right now," Joss informed the older female.

"All right. I'm standing right around that area," the redhead answered. She started to crane her neck, looking for her cousin through out the throng of people. Usually, she would have just counted on Joss' keen eye to spot her and then scream for her, but she had a feeling that would not be happening today. Joss was not going to be enthusiastic to be in her company.

Kim sighed, thinking about how not too long ago, Joss would have basked in her presence. Now, it was not like she enjoyed any hero-worship coming her way; in fact, it really bothered her. It was just better than being hated for who she decided to love. She wondered if the way that she felt now was the way that Trin always felt in regards to their extended family. The burning in her bones and knots in her stomach, wishing that her so-called family would just accept her.

"Hey, cousin," Joss said, seemingly appearing out of nowhere since Kim had been lost in her own head for a moment.

Kim blinked hard as she registered that Joss was standing before her. She took her younger cousin in automatically, noting how the girl was standing almost a foot away and not trying to step any closer. Her stance was defensive, as if she was ready to show her fight-or-flight instincts. Kim mentally sighed.

Why's she acting like this? Does she think I'm going to molest her? Yes, because we all know that incest and pedophilia are barely a step away after lesbianism, Kim commented in her mind. She then threw on a bright (and fake) smile. "Come on, Joss. Trin's waiting and we can get you home and settled in."

"It's not home. I'm only staying there for the summer," Joss corrected with a snotty attitude.

The redheaded hero rolled her eyes and walked off after that. She did not even bother to check and see if Joss was following her or inquire if the teen had all of her bags. The gnawing feeling in her gut intensified and felt like her insides were being shredded by rabid dogs. She hoped that this was not how Trin always felt when it came to their family because she did not see how her big sister could live with the feeling for so many years.

Joss had to break into a jog to keep up with Kim. She pulled one suitcase and had a duffle-bag on her shoulder, which made it harder to keep up with Kim. She almost lost the redhead in the hustle of the airport.

"Kim, wait! You're going too fast and I don't know what Trin's car looks like!" Joss called out.

Kim was tempted to keep walking, but she did stop. Joss caught up and they walked in silence to the outside of the airport, finding Trin arguing with a security guard. Kim decided to hurry up to the car before Trin decided to "joke" about having a bomb or something else to tweak the guard. Before Trin could get into trouble, Kim was pushing her into the driver's seat and assuring the guard that they were leaving while Joss was getting into the backseat.

"Trin, are you trying to get arrested?" Kim inquired with a teasing smile as the blonde pulled off.

"I was bored," Trin answered as if that was an acceptable answer. "I see you picked up our cargo completely in tact." She glanced in the mirror to see that Joss was dialing a number on her cell phone.

"Yeah," Kim said with a sigh. She almost made a snap about Joss' attitude, but decided to leave it alone. She was not going to let Joss ruin her summer, she silently decided. That intense churning in her gut said otherwise, though.

The car ride was silent, except for Joss' phone call, which lasted too long in the sisters' opinions. It was fine when they could tell that Joss was speaking with her father. It was clear that he was offering her words of encouragement, for both the program and getting to know her cousins again. It was when her mother got on the phone that things became annoying.

"No, Mom, I'm not going to let them touch me…" Joss said, apparently not caring enough to lower her voice, even though Trin and Kim knew exactly who she was referring to. "…Yes, Mom, I'll be sure to lock the door at night. I'm not stupid—Ow!"

Joss suddenly slammed into the back of Kim's chair as the car came to hard, sudden halt. Trin dared to look innocent as Joss glared at her while righting herself in her seat and Kim threw a scolding stare her way. Trin shrugged.

"There was a bird," the blonde lied, motioning slightly to the outside where the road was clear.

"If you flip the car, I'll show you a bird all right," Kim replied, trying to hold in snickers and failing horribly. She shook her fist for just a moment, which got a slight smile of amusement out of her sister.

"I see living with Shego is doing something to your bantering skills. That was witty and profane," Trin teased.

"No, it was clever and witty. You took it in a profane way. So, where's your head at, dear sister?" the olive-eyed hero countered with an innocent grin. The sisters occupied themselves by going back and forth while Joss went back to speaking and complaining to her mother.

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"So, you think they'll make it back from the airport, or just dump Joss off in a lake on the way?" Shego asked to break the silence that reigned over the apartment.

"Wishing out loud?" Tatsu countered. She would not mind the latter, though. She was not sure she was up to dealing with someone that was obvious with her dislike of Trin.

"I don't really want her around. She's just going to upset Kimmie. You should know what I mean. She's just going to piss off blondie too," the older woman pointed out.

Tatsu shrugged. "They agreed…"

Shego turned her mouth up. "That they did and so did we." Well, technically, she was bribed, but she was proud that Kim could even do that, so she accepted that Joss would cramp their style for the summer.

Tatsu did not say anything. She agreed…yesterday. Shego probably agreed the day the deal was being hashed out. Was she slowly being phased out? She ran her hand through her wild hair and tugged on the ends. Shego noticed, but she did not say anything. Yeah, Tatsu would suck at poker.

The sound of the key in the door got their attention. They noted that there were voices, one with a distinct accent. So, apparently, the sisters had not decided to just throw their cousin in a lake on the way home. Well, there's always tomorrow.

"I don't see why I have to stay here," Joss huffed as the Possibles entered the apartment.

"We've gone over this, Joss. This is the only place with space for you and Trin would love your company," Kim replied with a nervous smile.

God, Pumpkin, your lying needs serious work, Shego thought as she caught sight of her lover and the expression that she was tossing Joss.

"Yeah, I'm sure Trin would," Joss said snidely and the undercurrent of that line did not miss the sisters' ears. Even if it did, the disgusted, accusing glare that accompanied it was so blatant that a blind man would have seen it.

"If I were you, I would worry about the lock-picking lesbian on the couch more than the blonde lesbian that's your cousin," Trin remarked as she shut the door behind them, not caring that Joss was barely inside.

Shego pepped up, sensing a game afoot. "Are you hinting that there's something in her suitcase worth stealing?" A cruel smile curled onto her face.

"More like something inside of her that she thinks is worth stealing," Trin commented while rolling her eyes.

Shego was pretty sure that she knew what her blonde nemesis was referring to. "Doesn't sound too valuable to me, but I'm sure I could hock it for a couple of bucks."

Joss bristled and gulped. Kim stepped in immediately. "Shego, cut it out! Trin, stop encouraging her…and, Shego, stop encouraging Trin!" Sometimes, she thought that her girlfriend and her sister really did need to be enemies because they did worse things when they were getting along than when they were at each other's throats. They were supposed to be mature adults, but there they were being amused with frightening a fourteen-year-old girl.

"Hey, when she's throwing 'em that easy, I gotta knock 'em out of the park," Shego said, smirking up a storm.

"Anyway, Joss, I'll show you the room you're going to stay in and I'll give you the grand tour of the apartment," Kim said. She was about to grab her cousin's hand when she saw Joss flinch and step away. She bit back a frown, cutting the inside of her lip while she was at it. "Come on, this way," the redhead said while motioning off to the left with a tense wave of her hand.

"Brat," Shego spat when the cousins were out of earshot.

"Two months of her and all my school work. Baby, kill me now," Trin requested as she flopped down in the armchair with Tatsu.

The mechanic only shook her head and grabbed onto Trin. They both sighed and rested against each other, both trying to commit the feeling to the memory of each and every cell that they had. They closed their eyes and hoped that things would stay this way, at least for a little while.

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"This is his room, isn't it?" Joss sneered as she looked around the clean room full of dark wooden furniture. There were a few posters on the wall of good looking men. There were several items with Japanese writing on them around the place that Joss could not read.

"Yeah, this is Shin's room. Trin cleaned it up pretty good for you. The linens and everything are clean. I'm actually shocked she didn't buy a brand new mattress for you," Kim answered, forcing out a bright smile. She was fairly certain that if she continued smiling as she was, she would split her cheeks open…that or the tension she was feeling would completely shatter her bones.

Joss sucked her teeth and rolled her eyes. "There are probably all kinds of sick things in this room with the way he acts. Wish I coulda just stayed in a dorm."

Kim growled, not liking that her sister's effort was not appreciated. "Listen, Joss, you're going to be here all summer, so if I were you, I'd cut out this little pity party you're throwing."

"I ain't throwing nothing. I wanted to stay in a dorm, but Daddy couldn't afford it since you and your fake-sister messed up the ranch!" Joss countered.

"Slap her, Kimmie!" Shego called, letting the cousins know that everyone could hear the little argument.

Kim trembled, wanting nothing more than to take Shego's advice, but she did not. The fact that Shego suggested the slap let her know that was not the way to go. Besides, she was afraid that she might not be able to stop once she started hitting her cousin. Instead, she stormed off, leaving Joss to the silence and the chocolate smell that coated Shin's bedroom.

"I can't believe her!" Kim screamed as she flopped down on the couch next to Shego. "You'd think she'd show a little bit of gratitude! Instead, she's accused us indirectly of being perverts, acting like we're going to molest her, and looking down her nose at us! I don't think I can take this for the whole summer."

"Princess, you should just ignore her, like blondie." Shego motioned to Trin.

Looking at the blonde, no one would guess that she heard anything between Kim and Joss. She was leaning against Tatsu and smiling like the cat that got the cream. Kim sighed and leaned into Shego.

"Trin's got this ignoring thing down," Kim muttered.

"Well, maybe it's time for you to take some lessons, so you don't end up as the Heartbreak Kid. You know this is Joss' problem to deal with, not yours. There's nothing wrong with you, but there is something wrong with her. You can either work to change her mind while she's here or you can ignore her. Either way, you shouldn't take her shit to heart when she's the one that's fucked up," Shego informed her lover.

"Wow, Shego, that might be the most insightful thing I ever heard come out of that filthy mouth of yours," Trin remarked.

"You know what, I'll tell you some other things that come with my mouth if you don't shut the fuck up and let me have my moment," the former villainess countered with a grin.

"Carry on," the blonde replied and focused her attention back on her girlfriend. She could not help wondering if Joss' presence was going to make things worse. Joss might even push Tatsu into going back to Middleton if her attitude persisted, Trin thought. Her stomach sank; she should have said "no" to her uncle, she now knew that.

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Next time: Joss is kept awake by sounds in the night and then ladies all have breakfast together where Joss gets a few shocks.