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This will be the shortest chapter. Eight chapters coverings eight days. This chapter is set on Monday. Things don't get really interesting until Wednesday.
Chapter 2 – All That's Best of Dark and Bright
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Shego rose a little earlier than planned. She checked out the breakfast buffet surreptitiously, and, seeing no Kim, slipped in.
Having been awakened early the day before, Kim slept late. The call from Global Justice woke her up. Betty Director herself called.
"Did you have any trouble finding Shego?"
"No, she was in the bar when I arrived."
"And you didn't do anything to compromise your mission?"
Kim hesitated, "Of course not, I wouldn't do anything to reveal my identity to Shego." Kim had little she cared to report and the two chatted for only a few minutes.
After the phone call Kim dressed and went down for breakfast.
Meanwhile Shego had staked out a lounge chair in the shade near the volleyball net. It was a prime location, with another lounge chair beside her in case anyone decided to join her. With her fair skin Shego didn't want to risk too much direct sun.
Like the lobby bar the night before the pickings appeared slim. Apparently everyone was there as a couple. Shego did have a little thrill as a tall, tanned blond came over to the empty chair. Shego was about to ask the woman to join her when the blond asked, "Is anyone using this chair? Can I take it over for my daughter?"
"I'm saving it for a friend," Shego growled, unhappy to have her hopes dashed.
As Shego wondered if the day could get any worse she realized it could.
"Yoo-hoo! Shelly! How are you?" Kim called as she headed in Shego's direction.
Shego wondered if she should try to pull the 'saving this chair for a friend' routine on Kim. Of course Kim would probably just spy on Shego from a distant point. And the blond woman would know Shego was lying. Shego sighed. Better to have the pest where Shego could keep an eye on her.
Shego shrugged and gestured to the empty chair beside her, "Kay, how wonderful to see you. Care to join me?"
Kim plopped a huge beach bag with novels, magazines, bottled water, sunscreen, towels, and God knows what else on the ground and sank down on the lounge chair. "Great to see you," she bubbled, "any plans for the day?"
Shego stared at Kim over the top of her sunglasses, "I'm just hoping to avoid anyone who raises my blood pressure."
"Oh, I so know the feeling," Kim confided, rummaging around in the bag for sunscreen. She found the bottle, "Can you help me put this on? You rub my back, I'll rub yours."
"Some people do not take a hint," Shego thought as she sighed and moved over to help 'Kay' with her back. Shego grinned, maybe she could 'help' Kim in a way that would make the redhead keep her distance. At the very least it would give her a chance to mess with Kim's head.
'Shelly' did a wonderfully sensuous job of putting the lotion on 'Kate'. Kim knew she had never received that sort of treatment before when having sunscreen applied. She wasn't sure what it meant, or how she was expected to respond. Should 'Kay' accept this sort of massage? Should she object? What did Shego mean when her hands strayed like that?
Kim counted on her behavior to help disguise her identity more than the wig. 'Kim' would never have boldly approached Shego the way 'Kay' had. And Shego should be unable to see Kim in the silly nuisance she pretended to be. But how should 'Kay' respond to this treatment? Could Shego think 'Kay' was interested in her?
Before Kim could figure out how she should respond Shego lay, face down, on her beach chair. "Undo my top," she directed 'Kay', "make sure you do a good job on my back. You can fasten it back after you're done."
Kim applied the sunscreen to Shego nervously. The pale woman had propositioned her with her hands. Kim didn't know how to respond. Too abrupt and it would be an insult - she wouldn't be able to continue her deception that enabled her to stay close to Shego while remaining incognito. If she tried to give Shego a massage like she had received the older woman would interpret it as… Kim didn't even want to think about that possibility.
Shego accomplished one goal at least. She managed to shut Kim up for a couple hours.
"Lunch?" 'Kate' eventually suggested, "snack shack is right here."
'Shelly' almost thought of seeing how far she could push Kim and demand that 'Kay' bring her something. But for all she knew Kim might get her a hamburger and spit on it, so she closed her magazine. "Okay, get your stuff together."
"I think I'll leave it here. This is a lot of haul and the shack's right there. Besides, it will hold our chairs until we get back."
"You're not worried about thieves? You never know who might be around."
Kim wondered what Shego was implying, but left her towels and other paraphernalia on the beach chair.
A volley ball tournament began after lunch. Shego continued to read but Kim watched the games.
"Some of these people are good," Kim enthused. "You should watch."
"Pass," Shego responded, flipping another page.
"Oh, come on. There's a mother and daughter who look like they're going to win the tournament."
'Shelly' glanced up, and found the blond woman from the morning with an equally tall daughter who looked about seventeen. The two were very good.
"We could beat them," 'Kate' insisted.
"What makes you think that?"
"You're good! We could win."
"What makes you think I'd be any good?"
"As athletic as you are? Come on, let's see if there is time to get in the tournament."
"As athletic as I am? We just met last night. What makes you think I'm athletic?"
"I, uh… When I put the suntan lotion on you, you had good muscle tone," Kim answered lamely.
Shego's eyes narrowed slightly as she watched the mother and daughter. They were good, probably took a lot of pride in how well they played. The mother had insulted her that morning by thinking Shego wouldn't have anyone who wanted to sit with her. "All right, I'm game," 'Shelly' told 'Kay'.
Since the pair entered late they were not given the chance to warm up in any preliminary matches, but sent in to play the apparent tournament winners.
Shego served first. The daughter spiked the ball in between them and the mother sneered at the pair for even trying.
Kim and Shego went down seven points quickly. They didn't have any experience working together. But the two enemies were both fiercely competitive and rallied.
On what would have been the eighth point Kim dove, making a spectacular save and popping the ball in the air where Shego spiked it hard into the sand on their opponent's side.
Shego looked in awe as Kim served, she must have been playing volleyball in college and managed several aces. When their opponents managed to return Kim's serves Shego's defense at the net was devastating.
Kim's run as server put the two in the lead, but before they could win on points one of Shego's returns caught the mother hard in the face and gave her a bloody nose. The referee called the game, awarding it to Kim and Shego.
"Yes!" 'Shelly' gloated.
"I hope you didn't hurt her," 'Kate' said.
"Your fault if I did."
"My fault? How would it be my fault?"
"Your idea to play. I was willing to be a non-combatant, a conscientious objector. But you insisted we get out there in the trenches. If I broke her nose it's your fault."
"I just suggested a simple game of volleyball! You're the one who made it a battle."
"Oh really? You could have hurt yourself on some of those dives you made. You were playing, 'don't take any prisoners'," 'Shelly' argued. "If I hadn't tried to play as hard you'd have shot me for treason. No, your fault the other side took casualties."
They teased each other about it until dinner. 'Kay' seemed determined to stick with 'Shelly' for the meal so Shego reluctantly agreed to meet her at the main restaurant at the resort.
After dinner Shego had a couple cocktails in the lobby bar, she didn't risk drinking too much for fear Kim might attack her. Kim drank a hard lemonade, but mostly stuck with cola.
Having spent more time with Kim Possible than she had ever desired Shego went to her room early, filled the Jacuzzi and soaked. While the green woman had informed the Global Justice agent she needed to relax tired muscles from the unusual exertion she simply wanted Kim out of her face.
Kim, convinced Shego planned to commit a robbery, spent three hectic hours trying to monitor the door to Shego's room and the balcony - the two means by which Shego could leave. Kim's bugging devices picked up the sound of the Jacuzzi, but Kim feared it was only on to cover the sound of Shego leaving.
Before going to bed Shego once again hung her motion sensor alarms on every door in the room.
The hotel detective came up to their floor when another guest complained of Kim's suspicious activities. Kim didn't want to reveal the true reason for her actions, and he warned her to go back to her room and stop annoying the other guests.
