A couple of hours later, Shego awoke and rubbed the sore spot of her head where Kim had kicked her earlier. Everything was pitch black. She lit up her hand and waved it around, illuminating parts of the small space that use to be a cave. There were chunks of rock, scattered about the floor. She continued to inspect her surroundings when she was a red tuff of hair, sprawled on the floor, unconscious. Shego quickly crawled towards the red head to try and wake her up. Thats when she saw the entirety of Kim's condition. Kim had multiple cuts and lacerations on the upper half of her body, some of the bigger ones still oozing blood. As for Kim's lower half, her right leg had no visible injuries. Her left leg however, was stuck underneath the barrier of rocks that had blocked them off from the lair. Shego began to panic, clawing her way through the rock and debris to get Kim's leg out of there. She chucked rocks across the room, making quite a bit of noise to say the least.
The loud banging of rocks against the cave wall eventually made Kim stir. She looked up, towards the direction of the noise to see yet another rock hit the wall. Kim directed her attention towards the heavy breathing and grunting she was hearing from behind her. She saw Shego's silhouette moving at a frantic rate to get through the wall of rock. Kim tried to get herself up, only to realize that she couldn't. Something was holding her down. She looked back to see if she had gotten her clothes caught on something. She gasped in utter shock. Where her left leg should have been was a wall of rock.
Shego turned her head around, having heard Kim's gasp. She saw the amount of fear that those olive orbs held within them. She turned back to the pile and continued to try and free Kim's leg. She unintentionally lit up her hands, as to help speed up the process. She had just passed Kim's knee, which meant that her ankle and foot weren't too far away from being freed as well. Shego's muscles were beginning to get tired from her efforts, but she was not going to stop until Kim's leg was safely out of the rock wall.
Kim just continued to watch in amazement as Shego, her arch rival, was beginning to free her leg. It made no sense to Kim. 'Shouldn't she be hitting me while I'm down or something? I mean she's a villain after all.' Kim thought to herself.
With the last rock removed from Kim's ankle, Shego tugged on her leg to get the rest of Kim's foot out. Finally after all that effort, Kim was safe.
Kim closed her eyes in relief, only to have them fly back open when she heard a rip and felt cold air hit her leg.
"Shego! What the hell are you doing?" Kim asked in terror.
"Don't flatter yourself there Princess. I'm just looking at the damage." With that, Shego pulled up the torn fabric. Shego's stomach dropped. Kim's leg was completely covered from thigh to toe in bruises, ranging from black and blue to purplish black. It looked unbearably painful. Some of the bruises had external cuts on them from where the rock tore Kim's pants. Shego was just grateful that Kim didn't appear to break anything.
"Judging by the repulsed look on your face, I don't think I want to know." Kim said, a million of Possible injuries and images flooding her mind. The most disturbing possibility was the thought of her fibula or femur cracked in half and protruding from her leg.
"It's not that bad, just a lot of bruising. I wouldn't try to move it if I were you." Of course Kim being who she was, thought she could handle the slight pain and decided to try to move it. She let out a yelp when the pain from her leg shot through her. "Told you!" Shego said, earning a glare from Kim. "Well I did!" Shego argued.
Kim just sighed in response. Silence fell upon them for a few minutes before Kim broke it. "So what now?"
Shego thought for a moment before answering. "Well our exit is blocked off and I don't think we should try escaping until you can move your leg without screaming in agony, so I guess we'll just stay put until then."
"Thats not fair Shego. You shouldn't have to wait to escape just because I'm stuck here for the moment. Go ahead, I'll be fine on my own." Kim said, trying her best to sound reassuring, when she was a little afraid of being abandoned.
Shego was a little upset to say the least when she heard those words leave Kim's mouth. "Lets get one thing straight here Kim. I'm not leaving you alone to fend for yourself especially when your injured. Heaven forbid if there should be an aftershock that has the potential to burry you alive." Shego finished, having to stop an expression of terror show on her face as the image ran through her mind.
"Well if you stay here, you could get crushed too. There's no reason for both of us to die." Kim argued, "Shego, just go. If I die, its not your fault. You can blame Drakken for causing the earthquake."
"Drakken? Where is the blue dolt anyways? Shouldn't he be in here too?"
"He ran off after I smashed the machine. It took a few seconds for the earthquake to start so he had the chance to escape the cave."
"Wait, wait, if he had time to escape, then why the hell are you in here? You should have had time to escape too." Shego was utterly confused. Kim stayed silent, hoping Shego would just let the topic drop. She wasn't so fortunate. Shego noticed Kim's silence and grabbed her by the shoulders, "Kim why the hell didn't you leave? You had a chance to, didn't you?" Shego yelled, hoping to get an answer out of the teen. 'Is she suicidal or something?' Shego wondered.
Kim sighed, knowing Shego was not going to let it go until she answered her. "Yes I had the chance to escape, I ran towards the exit Drakken left through, but as I approached it, I remembered that you were still back in the cave. So I turned back to get you. I flung you over my shoulder and ran towards the exit again, only this time I was too late. Everything went black after that. I'm assuming that I must have dropped you when the rock knocked me out." Kim finished, catching her breath. She heard no sound at all from the villainess. She turned her head to look at Shego, only to see her anger filled eyes staring intently at her.
"You are so freaking stupid Kim! You could have ran through that exit and not injured a single hair on your head, but no. You get the amazing fucking idea of 'hey lets save the villain that makes my life miserable'. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with you Kim? What it the roof did cave in? You would have been killed too! What good would that do the world if their teen hero died? The world would go to hell is what would happen. Why would you do such a stupid thing Kim?" Shego finished, on the verge of tears.
"Why did I do it?" Kim asked. "I did it because it would have been my fault if you died. I was the one who knocked you unconscious, making you unable to save yourself. I was the reason why Drakken used it on the cave. And even if I wasn't the reason for it, I still couldn't let you die. Sure I could have died too, but if I didn't save you, I wouldn't have been able to live with myself. Missions would have no more meaning if you were never there anymore. You're the only opponent who actually pushes me to my limits and is capable of giving me a more than decent fight. Anyways if I died, the world would continue on as it always does, there are other crime fighters out there. Long story short, I tried to save you, I failed but I'm glad you're okay and we are both still alive. So call me an idiot, stupid, whatever it may be, but I regret nothing." Kim said, showing she was dead serious about everything she had just said.
Shego was not expecting that answer. Her mouth was agape, matching her eyes at Kim's confession. Every emotion she had ever felt for Kim ran through her body, but the one she ended up staying on was the emotion she had towards Kim the longest.
Kim was looking down and the ground, waiting for the insults or a response to her outburst. Nothing came. Instead she saw Shego scooting away from her slightly, only to turn and lay down, her head directly in front of Kim's face. She starred intently into Kim's eyes for what seemed like forever. Slowly, she began to close the space between the two of them, their faces mere inches apart. Kim's breathing began to pick up as Shego came closer to her face, but then she began to move sideways towards her ear.
"Well since we both appear to have some free time on our hands now, how about a little game of truth or dare?"
Kim was quiet confused to say the least, not at Shego's suggestion, but the fact that she was a little upset when Shego hadn't tried to kiss her. She didn't know what she was feeling. Sadness? Anger? She couldn't pinpoint any specific emotion. All she knew was for some reason, she wanted Shego to kiss her. 'Why would I want that? I'm straight. Well at least I thought I was, now I'm not so sure.'
"Hello anyone in there?" Shego teased, waving her hand in Kim's face.
Kim shook her head to clear her thoughts. "Sure, why not?"
"Okay you first there Kim. Truth or dare?" Kim should have thought this through before accepting. She could sense that Shego had something planned for her, she just couldn't think of anything.
"Truth."
"So what is it between you and Ron? Are you guys a couple or just friends?" Shego asked, waiting to hear what the redhead would reply with.
Kim crinkled her nose in disgust. "Oh god no! Eww. I mean don't get me wrong he's good friend and all, but I would never willingly kiss him or date him for that manner. It would just be too weird. He's not my type anyways." Kim wasn't sure why she added that last part.
"Oh really now? Then what is your type?" Shego asked
"You'll have to wait your turn to ask that question. So Shego, truth or dare?" Kim said, a smile crossing her face.
"Dare." Shego felt that if she hadn't picked dare, Kim might think she was a wuss.
"Hmmmm, I dare you to lick the floor of this lovely little cave." Kim smiled mischievously.
"I swear, sometimes I think you're more evil than me." Shego looked down at the dirt and dust covered floor. She knew she had to do it in order to ask Kim her nagging question. She stuck her tongue out and slowly licked the floor tongue was completely covered in filth. "Mo I have to wallow it?" Shego asked her tongue still hanging out of her mouth.
"Well I could be evil and say yes, but for the sake of your stomach and mine, no you don't." As soon as Shego heard those words leave Kim's mouth, her hands flew to her mouth and began scraping off the disgusting dark layer of filth. Once she had cleaned her tongue to the best of her ability, she turned her attention back to Kim. 'oh she is so going to pay for that', Shego thought to herself. "So Kim, truth or dare?"
" I would choose dare, but I can't do much on the floor in my current predicament, so I'll have to say truth."
"Okay, back to my previous question, what is your type?" Shego asked, eagerly awaiting her response.
Kim began to blush at the question. Shego was able to see it by the flame of her hand. "Well I would have to say my type is someone who shares the same interests as me. Someone who knows how to fight. Someone who can keep up with my busy lifestyle. Someone who loves me for who I am."
Shego nodded in understanding, thinking that she would have had a chance, had she been born a male.
"So Shego truth or dare?"
"Are you kidding me? After last time? Truth!"
"So who do you have your sights set on? Dr. Drakken perhaps?" Kim smile mischievously.
"Ew gross! No way in hell!" Shego yelled, absolute disgust on her face.
"Well then who? You haven't answered my question yet."
"I'd rather not say." Shego was really hoping that the red head would get the idea to drop it.
"You're the one who wanted to play the stupid game in the first place Shego. You have to play right." Kim felt a little upset that Shego didn't trust her enough to tell her.
"Fine, you want to know so freaking badly? Here's a big freaking hint." Shego put her face inches from Kim's face again. Kim was expecting her to whisper something to her, so she waited. Shego continued to inch her face towards Kim, deciding if she should go through with it or not. Kim's lips where mere centimeters away from Shego's when she registered what was happening. Kim moved her face forwards, closing the gap between their lips. The moment that Kim and Shego's lips met, the both melted, feeling as if they were in heaven. Kim felt like hundreds of butterflies were trying to desperately escape her stomach. She felt as if she could do anything at that moment. She had never felt this way before, even with past boyfriends. This was way better than any kiss she had ever experienced before.
They got lost in the kiss, deepening it slightly. Neither of them wanted to pull away, they just wished they could stay there for the rest of eternity. Unfortunately their bodies required oxygen at some point and were forced to pull away. Kim and Shego looked at each other, both smiling ear to ear.
"I think I'm starting to like this game." Kim said, still smiling. Shego's smile spread even wider, as if that were Possible.
Kim took advantage of feeling like she had the power to do anything and tried to move her leg. She felt a slight pain in her leg, but it was quiet bearable. She stood up, standing on her right let while the she held the other in the air as to avoid extra pressure. Shego took this as her sign to go to work.
"Kim go lean against the wall in the far corner over there." Shego pointed to the farthest wall. Kim complied and hopped over to lean against it. Shego brought both of her hands together and began to charge her hands. The light from the charge was almost blinding. Every crack and crevasse of the cave was illuminated. Shego released the plasma ball, hurdling it towards the blocked off entrance. The impact of the plasma beam was almost ear splitting. Where there once was a wall made completely of stone, now laid debris and rock fragments. The other room was visible now, they finally saw freedom.
Shego made her way back towards Kim and lifted her up bridal style. She then made her way out of the cave with Kim.
"Shego I can walk!" Kim said, embarrassed at being carried around.
"You aren't going to put any pressure on that leg if I can help it." Shego continued to carry Kim until they came to the hovercraft parked outside the lair. She lifted Kim in and put her in the passenger seat. Shego got in the pilot's chair and lifted the hovercraft off the ground.
A few hours later, they arrived at Kim's house. It was about 1:00am by the time they arrived. Shego picked up Kim yet again and made her way through the Possible's doorway. She carried Kim up the stairs and into her bedroom where she laid the young heroine down.
"I'll stop by tomorrow to check up on you. I'll see if I can ditch Drakken earlier than usual." Shego smirked. She walked over to Kim's desk and wrote something down on a piece of loose leaf paper. She brought the paper over to Kim and placed it on her night stand. It contained seven digits. "My cell number, incase you want to text me while your at home tomorrow."
"You're going to regret giving me that. I'm going to drive you nuts with all the texts I'm going to send you." Kim said with a smile.
"I doubt I'll regret it. Anyways you should get your sleep, its been a rough day." Shego began to pull Kim's covers down and tuck them around her. "Goodnight Princess."
"Goodnight Shego." Before Shego left, Kim made sure to give her a kiss, enjoying and savoring the feeling. Hoping it was only the first goodnight kiss of many to come.
A/N ~ I'm so so sorry it took me this long to update the story! I completely forgot about it to be honest, but I did manage to update it! I don't know if I should end the story here or keep going. Let me know what you guys think!
