Chapter 2, finally up. Things get a bit more interesting as Kim does something nobody expects from her and Shego finally acts out but in a completely different way than you might expect.

Enjoy


This Unfamiliar Side of You 2

On her way home Kim contacted Wade again.

"Hey Kim, did you stop Shego?" He asked as he appeared on the screen that was assembled in the girl's dashboard. She bit her lip, a slightly embarrassed look spreading on her face.

"Ehm not really." She replied in a guilty tone.

"What happened?" Wade immediately asked.

"Well she kind of distracted me and I let her walk away, I totally forgot about the plans." Kim explained and she imaginatively face-palmed herself. "I'll try to get them back tomorrow." She added quickly and the young genius raised an eyebrow at that.

"Why tomorrow?" He asked and Kim opened her mouth to respond but no sound came out. She simply looked ahead, her eyes directed at the road as she neared her home. Wade smiled secretly and with a 'see ya later' he disconnected the line. The small screen lowered back into her dashboard, blending in completely. The red head had remained silent, her hands clenching around the steering wheel. She pulled up in front of her apartment and the car switched off automatically.

She blankly stared ahead, her mind completely elsewhere. It was just dawning upon her that she had agreed to meet Shego on Middleton Hill. Pff hanging out was fun. Kim thought dry but unconsciously she smiled slightly. She sure knows how to bring stuff. She realized and she finally got out of her car. The door locked immediately and she headed inside, wearing the same smile as before. It didn't fade from her face as she opened the door to her apartment.

Absentmindedly she plopped down into a chair in her living room, her eyes directed at the ceiling as she got lost in her thoughts. She had never imagined she would hang out with Shego after she had been turned evil again. She didn't even know how the evening would end, she feared it might end up in a fight. Though it was what they did so she couldn't say she'd be surprised. The shock would be bigger if they got along just fine for the entire evening.

"I've gotta call Ron." She suddenly said to herself and she hopped to her feet, reaching for her phone. She looked up the number in her phone, knowing it would cost her a fortune to call him. She didn't mind, she had no idea what to do and as stupid as it may seem she needed his clumsy advice. She accepted the costs for the international call and the phone quickly got picked up by the one she called her best friend.

"Kim?" He said surprised at the other end of the line.

She felt a smile appear on her face as she heard his voice. She hadn't talked to him in ages and despite the fact that it didn't work out between them she still missed him as best friend.

"Ron it's so good to hear you!" She said enthusiastically. "We haven't talked in ages!" She added quickly and she heard him chuckle slightly.

"I know right! So what's with the surprise call?" Ron questioned and Kim could practically hear him smiling at the other side. She was glad he still cared about her after the break-up.

Telling him about Shego, however, made her a bit nervous. She seriously doubted that Ron would encourage her to go.

"Well I called you to tell you something big. Don't look into it too much but I just want to know how you feel about it alright?" Kim said, biting her lower lip as she waited for his answer.

"Alright, tell me." He replied and she let out a steady breath, preparing herself for any possible reaction from Ron.

"2 Days ago I stopped Drakken but I ended up being trapped. Not only me but also Shego got trapped as well. We ended up hanging upside down from a support beam in an old factory. I came up with a plan and she freed us, after that she almost died because her body temperature had drastically dropped. I took her home and made sure she survived. I woke up and she was gone." Kim said in one breath and it remained silent at the other side for a second or 2.

"Is that it? You made sure Shego didn't die? That's what heroes do KP!" Ron replied.

"That's not all. She was gone and today Wade beeped me. Shego was stealing plans in the science center. When I got there she had already managed to get them and that's when it happened. She told me she liked hanging around with me, after the whole hanging upside down thing and she gave me a piece of paper. She told me she wanted to do it again and I accepted the piece of paper. After that she vanished, with the plans, meaning she got away."

"Can't you just go and get them back?" Ron asked as if he wasn't following her story at all.

"You don't get it Ron! Not only did she get away with the plans! I'm meeting her tomorrow to hang out on Middleton Hill!" Kim finally shrieked out and she could almost hear how Ron's jaw hit the ground.

"You did WHAT NOW!" He yelled in shock. "You're going on a DATE with YOUR ENEMY? AND SINCE WHEN ARE YOU INTO GIRLS?" He continued, making Kim cringe slightly as he kept on yelling. She knew he was just in shock and it wasn't because he was angry.

"That's why I'm calling you! I don't know what to do! I can fight her if she tries anything evil but I don't know if I'm able to endure lesbian moves. I'm not gay Ron, I was just wondering if you think it's a good idea to go." Kim replied and she heard the blond sigh loudly.

"Normally I'd say no because she's your enemy. You being straight makes it less like a date so that's a plus. There's only one thing that comes to my mind to say yes."

"What might that be?" She asked curiously.

"You said she stole the plans right? Well this is your chance to get them back." Ron replied simply and for a second Kim agreed with his plan but swiftly something dawned on her.

"Why in god's name would she bring it along after she already stole it? It's not like she is going to carry it around with her and bring it tomorrow!" She suddenly realized and Ron had to admit she had a point. Meaning there was no reason why Kim should meet up with Shego.

"Uh I guess you're on your own KP, just do whatever comes to your mind, I really don't know what to say to you right now." Ron eventually said and Kim nodded, even though he couldn't see it.

"Thanks anyway Ron. Talk to you later 'kay?" She said and they said goodbye, the line going dead the moment Ron had said goodbye. She placed her phone back on the table, and sat in her chair, staring ahead clueless. It would be another day before her 'date' with Shego. She didn't even know how to call it! She thought about the word date but she doubted that Shego would see it like that. A sigh escaped her lips and she rubbed her temples. She wondered how she had gotten into the entire mess. She had stood there, listening to the thief and she had barely responded to it all.

"She must be very confident if she expects me to show up. She didn't even check if I was free!" Kim said to herself. "I wonder what she would do if I just refused to show up?" She wondered out loud. She grinned to herself, thinking that the villain wouldn't be able to do a thing if she just didn't want to show up. It's not that she didn't trust the woman, but not going at all seemed like a better plan. Shego had already stolen the plan, which was enough humiliation for Kim. She could only imagine what Shego would say to taunt her if she actually showed up.

That evening she got called away for yet another mission. This one involving Monkey Fist and of course his ninja monkeys. They were after a solid gold banana and actually managed to steal it. Out numbered by about 20 monkey ninja's Kim easily managed to stand her ground. It was just a rain of pain for the monkeys and that same pain quickly followed for Monkey Fist. She used not even half of her skills to bring him down and he was cuffed the moment GJ arrived. Happily she waved him goodbye and all he did was growl as he was taken away.

It was one of the easiest and quickest missions she had ever done and the solid gold banana was delivered to a nearby bank. There it could be kept safe in the vault. Afterwards it was finally time for her to return home. Thanks to a ride provided by Wade she arrived at her apartment in a matter of minutes. Due to the mission, despite it being easy for her, she fell asleep swiftly.

Somewhere during the next day she woke up for a while. She got up, got something to eat, took a shower and settled down on the couch afterwards. It was the first lazy day she had in weeks and she was going to take full advantage of it as long as it lasted. She kept her eye on her Kimmunicator, hoping every minute that it wouldn't chime as usual. Her eyes were on the other side fixed upon the TV. Just like that the day started passing by slowly but sure. It went from 1 at noon to 5 in the afternoon and eventually 7 in the evening. Her agreement with Shego was completely forgotten but that didn't matter, she had already decided not to go either way. She briefly wondered if Shego would be pissed off after being stood up but she really doubted it.

Just as this thought left her mind a loud knock was heard upon her door. She frowned slightly, forcing herself to get up and look away from the TV. She went to answer the door, and almost fell backwards when the slightly taller Shego stepped into her house. The woman didn't look all too happy and she forced Kim into the apartment, closing the door behind her.

"Where the hell were you?" Shego questioned, sounding almost upset as she stared the girl down. Her arms folding across her chest angrily.

Kim opened her mouth to respond but once again no sound came out. She had no idea how to explain the situation.

"You stood me up Possible." Shego growled slightly and Kim backed up just a little bit more.

"You really expected me to show up?" Kim finally asked and Shego actually looked surprised to hear the question. Kim's eyebrows rose at the sudden surprised look on the woman's face. It hit her that the woman actually had expected her to show up. She wasn't quite sure how to react to the new piece of information. Apparently it wasn't needed because Shego, unaware to Kim, took another step towards her, deciding to take action.

"You thought I wouldn't mind? You thought that just because I'm a villain I couldn't care about such things? I asked you to meet me today and you didn't show up! You, Kim freaking Possible! Didn't show up!" Shego ended up yelling to the girl, making Kim cringe slightly at the raised voice. She really didn't like it when people yelled at her. "The last person I'd expect it from and she actually turns up doing just that!"

"I…. I…" Kim stuttered but Shego simply raised a hand, cutting her off.

"Save it, I don't want to hear some half-baked excuse especially not from you Possible." She almost spat the last name of the red head, her eyes narrowing with a murderous tint to them. She turned away from the petite hero and walked back to the front door. "See you around Kim." She said and she walked out of the apartment, leaving the front door open as she exited. She left Kim staring at the spot where she had been standing just seconds ago.

"Was she… hurt!" Kim blurted out to herself, amazed by the scene Shego had made out of it. She hadn't seen this reaction coming at all and what she did next was a complete surprise to her again. She bolted out of her apartment, slamming the door shut behind her as she started looking for a trace of the apparently hurt villain. "Why am I doing this?" She questioned herself as she practically leaped off of the stairs, running for the exit of the building. She didn't know the answer to her own question but none of it mattered.

She had an idea of where she could find the villain. So she headed for the place where they had first agreed to see each other. She was already halfway towards Middleton Hill when she noticed a figure leaning against the railing of the bridge. For some reason she instantly knew it was Shego, seeing the clear feminine curves despite the fact that she was hunched over.

"What are you doing here Kim?" Shego questioned, she hadn't even looked up but already knew it was the petite hero. The use of her actual name bothered the red head extremely. Her real name wasn't uttered unless it was serious and now it was said with an icy edge to it.

"I'm sorry I didn't show up." She said with less confidence to her tone than she had wanted. She watched Shego push herself upwards and away from the railing. The woman faced her, her face unreadable. She heard Shego sigh and for a moment Kim feared the worst. She watched Shego make an advance on her and for some unknown reason she closed her eyes. She expected a world of pain, a plasma engulfed-fist in her face, anything! She felt the heat of Shego's close proximity. Yet she had never expected to feel a pair of arms wrap around her.

The villain pulled her into a swift, warm hug and within 6 seconds she released the red head again, stepping back quickly. She watched how a very surprised Kim opened her eyes to stare at her in shock. A what-the-hell-just-happened-look on her face.

"I uh.. what.. why.." Kim started and she paused, choosing her words carefully. "What just happened?" She finally asked, looking at the currently amused villain.

"That's called a hug, or at least I think it is. Just so you know." Shego replied dry and Kim frowned slightly.

"Why?" She pressed on

"Figure it out." Was all Shego said and she smirked, walking past the stunned red head. She disappeared like a thief in the night, her words leaving Kim to ponder. It took the red head 15 minutes to figure out that she couldn't quite wrap her mind around the reason she had come up with. After that she finally discovered that Shego was no longer with her and she realized she must've looked foolish, standing on that bridge on her own with a puzzled look on her face. Blushing brightly she checked if no one had been looking at her. She quickly turned on her heels and returned to her apartment.

Rubbing her cold arms she entered her house and kicked the door shut behind her. She didn't know what kind of game Shego was playing with her but she could hardly believe that it was without any evil purpose. Though evil or not, her thoughts were completely absorbed by what the woman's reason could be. She knew for sure that she'd have to look her up again. She couldn't appreciate the fact that Shego was playing with her mind. Maybe even her feelings, she wasn't completely sure about the situation. Something unknown stirred within her and for some reason it made her feel uneasy.

She was snapped out of her thoughts by the ringing of her phone.

"Hello?" She answered it.

"Hey KP." Ron's voice sounded through the phone.

"Ron?" Kim questioned. "Why are you calling?"

"Well I was wondering how it went with Shego and I thought about it a bit more and I came up with a new theory." He said and it remained silent on the other side. "Kim? You still there?" He asked and she uttered a swift yes in response.

"I didn't go Ron." She finally said. "I didn't go and she just showed up in my apartment to ask me where I was. She really expected me to come Ron and to tell you the truth; she looked a bit surprised that I hadn't. She looked a bit hurt as well and she just stormed off again."

"What happened next?" He asked.

"I followed her and the strangest thing happened. She… She hugged me and I asked why and she told me to 'figure it out' but all she did was confuse the hell out of me." Kim said thoughtfully, not even paying attention to the fact that she just used the word hell.

"It sounds pretty darn obvious to me KP."

"It does? Well what do you think she meant by it?" She asked curiously and she heard Ron clear his throat awkwardly at the other side of the line, followed by a long uuuuuuuhm.

"Look KP maybe…. Maybe Shego isn't as bad as you think she is." He said unsure. "Maybe if you manage to look beyond her evilness you might realize what she could be talking about. Maybe she just has a hard time expressing herself." He said and Kim snorted at that.

"A hard time expressing herself? She looks pretty comfortable with expressing herself when she tries to chop me into pieces with her claws or tries to burn me with her plasma. The way she taunts me seems like she has it quite easy when it comes to expressing herself." Kim stated and she heard Ron sigh.

"Maybe," He started again, hoping Kim would be able to figure it out on her own. "Maybe it's just a cover for the real expressions she can't express. Maybe she finally took a step to try and express herself and you ended up ruining it because you didn't show up."

"Ron? What are you trying to say?" The red head finally asked and it became clear to him that the girl wasn't going to figure it out right now.

"Listen to me, MAYBE she took a chance and dared to be a bit more vulnerable JUST for you. That chance was shot to hell and MAYBE she was REALLY hurt when she looked like it. MAYBE everything she wants to say was put into that hug and she's just waiting for you to figure out that you might want to return those words." Ron explained, trying to emphasize his point.

"I really don't know what you're trying to say." Kim admitted, not knowing whether to feel stupid or not. It seemed like her best friend had grown a lot wiser since they had last talked.

"Just think about it okay KP? Get some sleep and think about what I said. You'll get it." He replied and Kim sighed a soft 'okay'.

"Bye." She said and the line got disconnected. With Ron's words in mind she placed the phone away and prepared for bed. Somewhere between changing and pulling a shirt out of her drawer something happened. A picture came flying along with the shirt and it fell to the floor. She grabbed it and looked at it, freezing in the process. It was the last picture she had kept from her time with Miss Go. She too had destroyed them partially out of pure anger, the source unknown. The last one had survived her fit of anger and she had tucked it away safely between her shirts.

Scared of what she was thinking she placed the picture back in its place with trembling hands.

MAYBE everything she wants to say was put into that hug and she's just waiting for you to figure out that you might want to return those words. The words repeated themselves in her head, it had finally hit her and it had hit her hard. So hard that she didn't even dare to consider whether it might be true or not.

"That's impossible." She said to herself. That you might want to return those words… It couldn't be true; she simply refused to believe it. There was nothing she wanted to return. Was there? "Is there?" Silence was her only answer.


Shego finally took a step forward, will Kim meet her halfway there? Or will she back up yet again? At least she tried to make something clear, not being able to express herself in a different way after Kim had stood her up. And Ron, despite being in Japan, actually helps Kim with some surprisingly 'wise' words and a lot of maybes just to push her into the right direction.

Wonder what the answer will be to the question she just asked.

Yours truly,

WPJ