Disclaimer: See the first chapter. Seriously, I don't own KP, if I did ... well, let's just say it would have been the weirdest cartoon ever.

AN: This is a KiGo fic, I swear. But in order to actually get to the KiGo goodness, I have to deal with Kim and Ron, so bare with me through the horridness that is their relationship.

Kim wanted to freak out. She wanted to panic, yell, scream, get up off the bed and get ready to fight. She wanted to be angry, or even scared, but she just didn't feel like that at all. Kim felt confused, and that was just the clearest emotion that was running through her. Well, confusion and what felt like happiness, and that confused her even more. Kim Possible was happy that Shego, her greatest enemy, was sitting next to her bed to greet her when she woke up, and not her boyfriend.

"You know if you don't close your mouth soon, you'll swallow a fly Princess."

Shego's voice shocked Kim out of her thoughts, making her shake her head and close her open mouth. Kim reached up through the sharp pain and rubbed her forehead and her eyes, holding back the loud groan of pain that wanted to escape her. Her eyes were closed as she tried to think everything over, and tried to ignore the myriad of emotions running through her at this moment. That's when she felt Shego's bare hand on hers.

The touch made Kim blush softly as Shego pulled her hand away and started wiping Kim's face gently with a wet washcloth, concern in her eyes. Kim stared at Shego, dumbfounded and at a total loss for words. It was then that she realized she was still holding onto Shego's hand. Turning her head to the side a bit, Kim pulled her hand out of the older woman's grasp. Kim's pale green eyes leveled at Shego, trying to give her a death glare but only succeeding in making her arch-villain chuckle softly.

Shego pulled away from Kim and pulled her chair up closer to her bed, her smile gone as she met Kim's gaze. It was hard to keep staring at each other this long in silence, but they managed. Kim tried to think of something to say, but nothing came to mind. Finally a question popped into her head and Kim had to ask.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm sorry about everything."

They spoke at the same time, their voices drowning each other out. Shego let out a soft chuckle and leaned back in her chair, waving her hand at Kim, a silent indication for her to go first. Kim huffed and stared at Shego. She would have crossed her arms at her chest if the mere thought didn't make her wince. Instead, Kim just relaxed into the bed and rolled her head to the side to fully look at Shego.

"I said, what are you doing here?"

The room was silent for a moment as Kim stared at Shego, her expression softening. She should hate Shego with every fiber of her being, but she didn't. For some strange reason, Kim just couldn't summon up the hatred that she claimed to have. It made her frustrated, and confused. What the hell was wrong with her? Shego stole her prom date, even kissed him right in front of Kim! That was enough for anyone to hate Shego if no one knew her villainous track record. But Kim couldn't do it; she just couldn't hate the woman.

"Well … I made you a promise, and I keep my promises."

"And what promise was that? Kill me in my sleep?"

"Do you honestly think I would kill you in your sleep? C'mon Kimmie, you should know me better than that by now."

"I know you well enough Shego. I know you're EVIL, that's all that matters."

"Wow, I'm touched, you actually remembered enough about me to know I'm evil. What other obvious facts are wandering around up in that brain of yours?"

"What was your promise Shego? Come taunt me in the hospital about my defeat? Hound me at my school to tell me how I got hurt by someone I normally defeat? Make sure the whole world knows that Kim Possible was defeated by a henchman and put in the hospital?"

"Ok, One: I am not Drakken's henchman, lackey, sidekick, enforcer, hired help or any other variation of those words." Shego counted the titles off on her fingers, glaring at Kim as she spoke. "Two: if you truly look at me as a 'Henchman', then I would prefer you be politically correct and call me a Henchwoman, last time I checked I don't have a brain altering problem dangling between my legs."

Kim blushed a bit at the last line of Shego's rant but kept staring at the woman, listening to everything Shego said as she fumed. Kim had always listened to Shego, had always committed everything she said to memory and kept it stored somewhere in the back of her mind. Shego smirked slightly after noticing the blush on Kim's face, but mostly she was smirking at her own joke.

"And Three: I made the promise to take care of you until you were fit to fight crime again. And as strange as it may be, as counterintuitive, as totally wrong as it is, I fully intend to keep that promise. I even swore on a picture of you that your mom keeps in her office."

"My mom made YOU take a vow? Ok, now I really don't believe this."

"If you want Kimmie, I can bring her up here right now and have her tell you everything. But I'm telling you the truth Kim; I have no reason to lie to you."

Kim stared at Shego for a long moment in silence, the other woman's words running through her mind as she thought everything over. She knew that she shouldn't trust Shego, not after everything that had happened between the two of them, and especially considering that Shego was the reason Kim was in the hospital in the first place. Closing her eyes, Kim groaned softly before opening her eyes up again to glare at Shego as best she could.

"How long have I been out?"

"Two weeks. Your boyfriend decided to take it upon himself to make sure that your jobs got done."

"Great." Kim's voiced dripped with sarcasm. Ron taking over her duties was the scariest thought that had entered into her mind so far today. She hoped that he at least had Yuri or someone with actual skill helping him out, but since the world hadn't exploded yet or didn't seem to be run by evil mastermind's, he had probably been doing well.

There was a long moment of silence between the women; the only sound in the room was the beeping of the EKG machine. Shego finally looked away from Kim and out the door, her instincts screaming at her to run as far away as possible. But she wouldn't run. Shego had been running all of her life, from her family, from her past, from the people that wanted to get close to her. Now was the time to stop and actually face reality.

"Look, Kim, you have no reason to trust me or take my word. I put you in here, and I've done worse to you than this, but I made a promise to you to get you better, and I'll keep it, whether you like it or not."

Kim stared at Shego in silence, thinking over every word before sighing and staring up at the ceiling. She had given Shego a chance once when Shego had been forcefully turned good, what was so different this time? Why should Kim judge the woman so quickly? It wasn't very heroic of her to judge Shego so quickly and so readily. Maybe Shego could actually help her improve, but deep down Kim as suspicious. If this was another plot by Drakken, then the most logical place to keep Shego was right next to her.

"And how exactly are you going to help me?"

"I'm going to get you back into fighting shape and keep an eye on you. Your mom offered me a room at your house, and I can take up my job as Ms. Go again at your school."

"What about Barkin?" Now it was Kim's turn to smirk as she tilted her head to the side, looking at Shego. The light blush was plain on Shego's pale skin as she cleared her throat.

"I'll deal with it when it happens. Look, Kim, I'm going to help you, and the best way for me to keep you safe from Drakken or Monkey Fist is to stay as close to you as possible. I may not be in favor of attacking you at school, but they won't think twice about it."

"If they attack me at school, there are plenty of people there who can help me."

"Oh really? And who could help you? Your boyfriend, the greatest doofus that ever lived? Trust me on this one Kim; he's just as inept as Drakken is. Face it Princess, you need me."

Kim couldn't deny that Shego was right. She really did need the villainess to keep her safe, and not only that, she needed Shego to help her train and get back into fighting shape. Kim couldn't rely on Ron to help her, and the cheerleading squad was only good for her acrobatics. She could have flown out to Japan, but then she'd have to deal with seeing Yuri and Ron together and she hated that. She wasn't jealous of Yuri, or frightened at losing Ron, she hated that she didn't feel any remorse at the thought of losing Ron as her boyfriend.

"Fine, you win. I hate this, but you're right."

"I knew you'd see reason. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go tell your mother that you're awake."

Shego stood up and walked around Kim's bed, grabbing the card out of the Pandaroo's grasp before turning the door. Kim was about to stop her and say something when the door to Kim's room burst open and there was a loud yell as the chair that Shego was just sitting in toppled to the ground. Kim heard Shego growl, then the familiar sound of the villain's plasma igniting, and when Kim looked over she saw the other woman ready for an attack, a scowl on her face.

Shego leapt high up into the air, landing on the other side of Kim's bed and swung down at the intruder on the ground only to stop just before she hit him. Her plasma disappeared and Shego grabbed the back of the black shirt, lifting the person it was attached to up off the floor to reveal Ron Stoppable, his hands up in the air as if he was going to start fighting. Kim sighed, looking at her boyfriend, a soft smile on her face.

"Speak of the moron and he shall appear. Here you go Kim, your Prince of Idiocy."

Shego let go of Ron's shirt and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. Kim watched the other woman leave, the short conflict replaying in her mind. Shego had actually tried to protect Kim, she was actually ready to fight and defend her. Kim couldn't believe it. What puzzled her most of all though is that Shego actually stopped herself from hitting Ron. Had she been transferred to an alternate dimension again or something? This was just wrong.

"KP! You're awake!" Ron hugged Kim tight, making her yelp loudly in pain, a sound which he ignored and just kept hugging her. "I was so worried Shego would do something to you while you were asleep!"

"Ron. Pain. Lots of it. Get. Off."

"She refused to leave you alone no matter how much I tried to get her away! I would have stayed with you but Wade convinced me that someone needed to take care of the world while you were out."

"Ron! Get off me, NOW!" Even the yelling hurt a lot, but it seemed like the only way to get Rom off of her. Ron finally got the hint and let go of her, looking down into her eyes and smiling wide, his hands on her shoulders.

"I can't tell you how happy I am to see you awake Kim. Now you can get back to saving the world … and helping me with my homework."

"I'm kind of recovering from a nasty fight here Ron; I can't get back into the fray just yet."

"Sure you can KP! You're invincible! I mean c'mon, this won't stop you. I bet you just put yourself here to get out of school and Shego was planning on actually making your faking real. Y'know I'm honestly surprised at you KP, ditching school to save the world is cool, but coming up with something like this? You should have shared it with me!"

"Ron, I'm not faking."

"Sure you are! If you didn't want to go to Bueno Nacho with me, you could have just said so, I'm sure we could have thought of somewhere else to go."

Kim sighed. It seemed like the only person actually glad to see her and legitimately concerned with her well-being was the woman that should have been her arch-nemesis. Not even Ron believed that she was injured, though Kim wasn't entirely surprised. Her boyfriend had always been really, really slow to grasp things. It would have been nice to see him at least a little concerned for her health though. Kim closed her eyes, ignoring Ron's ramblings, when she felt Rufus crawl up her arm to curl up against her neck, the naked mole rat squeaking out little half-words. At least someone else was happy to see her awake.

Kim reached up and stroked the mole rat along the back, smiling softly. She heard footsteps outside of her room and opened her eyes to see her mom walk into the room, Shego standing in the doorway and watching everything go on. For some reason, Kim found herself looking only at Shego as her mother and Ron traded off talking to her. She was only half listening, her mind occupied by thoughts of Shego. It was a weird world, and Kim was definitely set in the middle of the weirdness.

"Ron, can you leave me and Kim alone please?"

"Sure thing Doctor P!"

Ron turned and walked out of the room, leaving Rufus behind and curled up next to Kim's neck. Kim turned to face her mother, still smiling softly. Shego was in the corner of her eye, moving aside to let Ron out of the room when the door closed, hiding the pale woman from sight.

"Shego told me everything. Kim, what were you thinking going after her on your own? Why didn't you tell anyone?"

"I don't know mom … I just did. I've never lost to her before, I was confident this would be like every other time we've fought. I was wrong." Kim sighed and looked at her mother as she sat on the bed. Reaching out softly, Kim took her mother's hand in her own and squeezed gently, smiling. "I'm fine, honestly. It's just a little strange to wake up and see your arch-foe sitting next to you. It's even stranger to see her happy that you're awake and concerned about you."

"She refused to leave your side. None of the security staff wanted to try moving her, and all the doctors avoided her. She's kind of scary when she's angry."

"Shego's always angry mom, it's just the way she is."

"You'd be surprised Kimmie. I suppose she told you that she'll be staying with us until you're better?"

"Yeah, she said you made her take a vow and that it was you who offered her a place at the house."

"I did, and you are not talking me out of this. Don't even think about pouting, she made a very strong case to me as I'm sure she did to you."

"Yeah, she did. I don't like it mom, Shego actually made sense for once … and it wasn't her talking about evil either, she actually sounded … well, she sounded like a good guy."

"Well she was part of a hero team at one point Kim, and no matter how much you try to escape your past; it has a way of sticking with you."

Kim didn't know what to say to that. Instead she only nodded and stared at the door. On the other side of it was Shego, the person who was going to protect her and keep her safe until Kim was fit to take care of herself. It was all wrong, like some sort of weird parallel universe. Nothing made sense, but Kim liked that, she thrived on it. In an odd way, she had never felt more alive than this moment, now that she couldn't control the things around her. It felt freeing.

"Just promise me one thing Mom."

"What's that?"

"While Shego is staying with us … please keep the Tweebs away from her. She deserves better treatment than that."

"I'll try honey, but your brothers are unpredictable."

"Thanks mom." Kim turned her head to look at all the gifts arranged next to her bed. Reaching out with one hand and groaning with pain, Kim grabbed the Pandaroo and pulled it into bed with her, breathing slowly but deeply to recover. "How long do I have to stay here until I can go home and get back to school?"

"You should be able to get home tomorrow, but school will be something different. I'd say another four days of bed rest before I'd let you walk around."

"Was it really that bad?"

"She shattered your ribs Kim; it takes a while for anyone to come back after that."

"I didn't think she kicked me that hard."

"It wasn't the kick so much as it was the bookshelf falling on you. The kick was enough to break your sternum and a couple ribs, the bookshelf sent some bone fragments into your lungs."

"You make it sound like I had to have surgery."

Anne looked away from Kim for a moment before nodding, squeezing her daughter's hand gently, her face softened. Kim's mouth dropped open again as she stared at her mother.

"I had to have surgery?"

"Well if they left the bone fragments in your lungs you could have died. Look at it this way Kim, you'll have a few scars to show off."

"Mom, can we focus here? I can't have scars anywhere! I'll be the deformed cheerleader that everyone laughs at!"

"It's not that bad Kimmie, just a couple of incisions to get at your lungs. It's not like they cut open your chest to perform open heart surgery."

"Ugh! I am so going to get laughed at! Bonnie will have a field day with this!"

Kim groaned and pulled the Pandaroo closer to her body, the only thing that seemed to comfort her. It wasn't fair at all, but she supposed she could make the best of it. Honestly, Kim was shocked that she hadn't gotten worse injuries over the years of being a hero. After all she had been through; Kim should be one walking scar. But the miracle of her being untouchable was over, and now she had to come to grips with the fact that she was just a normal person like everyone else. She really, really didn't like it.

"You know, she bought that for you."

Kim was jolted out of her thoughts by her mother's voice. Turning her head to face her Anne, Kim just stared at her for a moment, not knowing what to say. Looking down at the Pandaroo, Kim looked up at her mother again and tilted her head to side.

"Shego, she bought that for you. She saw everyone leaving their own gifts and didn't want to be outdone, so she asked me what you liked. So the next day she went out and bought that for you."

Shego bought Kim a Pandaroo? As if the universe wasn't twisted and strange enough already, it had just gotten weirder. Anne smiled and patted the back of Kim's hand before getting up and walking to the door to Kim's room. When the door opened, the argument on the other end flooded into the room. Shego and Ron were having a yelling match it seemed, and Shego was winning.

"I'm not gonna let you hurt KP, Shego! You could be here on Drakken's orders and I don't trust you!"

"Look moron, I'm not here to hurt her, I'm here to HELP her! And I'm certainly doing a better job at that than you!"

"No you're not; you're hurting her recovery by just being here!"

"I'm not the one trying to change her food supply to purely Bueno Nacho crap!"

"She needs all her vital nutrients and only Bueno Nacho has it!"

Kim looked at her mother, raising her eyebrow in question at Ron's statements. Anne nodded and sighed, rubbing her forehead as she looked into Kim's eyes, a frown on her face.

"Yes, he did try. Six times in fact. Each time it was Shego that shot him down."

Anne left the room, the door closing behind her and leaving Kim in silence to think everything over. Shego was here to help, bough Kim a Pandaroo, and even kept Ron from feeding her Bueno Nacho while she was unconscious. Hugging her new Pandaroo closer to her body, Kim smiled a bit behind the fake fur and closed her eyes. It really was a very strange world.