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Notes: Thanks for all the support, its helped in the motivation department. I'm a little sick, so trying to write this one was a little harder than usual. Not to mention my headache is making it hard for me to determine if this chapter is any good or not, but I'll post this anyways instead of making you wait. Read and review ASAP!
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Kim Possible or any characters associated with the show.
12 Days of Kigo
"10 Guards a Sneaking"
"No!"
"Shego, just-"
"NO!"
"Come on, you-"
"Goddammit! I SAID NO!"
Kim clenched her jaw in irritation as Shego stomped away from her and the 'Hello Kitty' mascot that was standing in front of the store behind her. With an annoyed sigh, Kim turned to the shocked elderly woman behind her who as staring after Shego with wide eyes.
"Sorry about that, its her time of the month," Kim said sheepishly, quiet enough so that Shego didn't hear her.
The old woman nodded in understanding and handed Kim back her camera.
Kim trotted after the steaming woman, and shook her head in slight amusement. Only Shego could make a trip to the local mall so difficult.
Since Kim and Shego were the only ones in the household who didn't get any Christmas shopping done, Kim because of her missions and Shego because she's evil (allegedly), they two of them had gone to the mall.
Actually I came to the mall and dragged Shego here, kicking and screaming the entire way.
Shego frowned at the redhead when Kim snorted in laughter at the image of a her dragging a screaming and kicking Shego through the snow.
"Why the hell do you want to take a picture of us with that freaky looking cat anyways?" Shego asked, glancing behind her and shivering a little when she looked into the large empty eyes of the Hello Kitty mascot.
"It was cute and I wanted a memento of when I went shopping with the great Shego," Kim finished sarcastically, grinning up at the scowling woman.
"It looked like a cat from out of a nightmare," Shego muttered under her breath.
"Aw, is Shego afraid of the wittle kitty?" Kim said in childish voice while pinching Shego's cheek.
She yelped when Shego's jaw snapped at her fingers with an audible click.
Shego smirked when Kim frowned at her while holding her fingers protectively to her chest.
Kim brightened up when they passed by a store that had a high tech looking sun bathing lamp on display.
Shego would probably like something like that for Christmas...
Kim still felt a little guilty about teasing Shego the way she did last night, and wanted to find some way that would apologize that wouldn't require her to actually say it. A nice Christmas gift would do.
"Uh, I just remembered. I, uh, I saw something back in the other direction, and, uh, I need to get it," Kim said lamely as backed away from Shego.
Wow....good thing your a good-goody. You seriously suck at lying, Shego grinned at the thought.
"Yeah, whatever. Lets meet in the food court in thirty minutes," Shego said over her shoulder as she continued walking.
Kim grinned and nodded, even though Shego couldn't see her, and walked in the opposite direction.
"Now, who's left on my list," Shego said to herself as she sat down on a bench and pulled out the list her mother had forced upon her with instructions to get everyone on the list a gift, or else.
Shego stared down the row of crossed out names and sighed to herself when she noticed Kim was the only one.
A part of her argued that the Santa hat Kim had stolen was enough of a gift, but then again a part of her said it was only to replace the hat Shego had destroyed earlier.
"I'm getting to soft for my own good," Shego muttered as she stood up and searched for a store that reflected Kim's interests. She didn't notice the ten mall security guards peaking around the corner, nervously watching the wanted woman walk away.
"You sure this is a good idea?"
"Yeah, isn't she, like, dangerous?"
"Si, ella es muy peligrosa."
"Quiet Jose, she isn't that dangerous, right guys?"
"Yeah, it's just the media over exaggerating things."
"There's no way she took out that small battalion of tanks by herself..."
"Or took out that squad of Navy Seals..."
"Or sunk that nuclear submarine...."
"Er, guys...."
"Will you people can it! She's getting away!"
Some of the mall patrons watched in confusion and awe as the ten security guards moved as one from corner to corner, store to store, being sure to keep the unsuspecting thief in sight.
Kim walked out of the store, her shoulders drooping.
"I didn't think a lamp could cost that much," Kim said gloomily, staring with longing at the high tech looking sun lamp.
Kim shook her head and straightened out her posture.
"Ok, that was a dead end. What else does Shego like?" Kim pondered aloud as she walked down the row of stores.
She came to an abrupt halt when she saw a jewelry vendor was having a sale.
Kim hesitated for moment, looking around to see if the sales person was around. When she didn't see one, she grinned and hopped over, studying the jewelry through the glass. In the way back, she noticed a necklace that was almost hidden by the others.
It was a simple jade stone carved into the shape of a chinese dragon which was wrapped around a ruby colored gem. It had a simple black rope instead of a chain looped through it, but in Kim's opinion the black rope was more in tuned with Shego's style.
Kim glanced down at the price and felt giddy when she noticed it was withing her price range.
"You have quite the good eye, ma'am," a woman said as she strode up to Kim.
Kim noticed the name tag and figured her to be the vendor for this booth.
"Thanks," Kim grinned turning her gaze back to the necklace. The woman quirked her eyebrows when she saw a frown grow on Kim's face.
"Problem?"
Kim shook her head slightly, looking over to the sales lady.
"I was just wondering if a necklace is too intimate a gift to give to my, ah...my friend."
The woman wondered at the slight pause and shrugged it off.
"Well, giving your friend a necklace could be seen as a sign that you wish to strengthen the bond of friendship between the two of you, especially if there's been any tension between the two of you lately," the woman said wisely, mentally patting herself on the pack for pulling out such a wise thing to say out of her ass.
Kim's eyes widened slightly as a wide smile replaced her frown. Kim looked down at the necklace again and let her imagination run, full of images of a grateful Shego thanking and hugging her for putting so much thought into a gift.
Shego fidgeted while standing in across the hallway from the 'Hello Kitty' store.
Despite her years of fighting against the teen hero, Shego knew next to nothing about Kim's interests. The only useful thing she could remember was Kim calling the evil looking cat mascot cute. Not to mention a passing comment she had heard Mrs. Possible say.
Shego smiled deviously at the thought. Note to self: tease Kimmie into oblivion over her choice of undergarments.
Shego shook off the thought as she once again concentrated on the task at hand.
She shivered when the mascot in front of the store saw her and waved.
This is stupid, its just a freaking guy in cat costume.....an incredibly eerie, demon like cat costume... Shego quickily strode into the store, making sure to keep her gaze away from the silent mascot who was watching her with those large, empty eyes. She couldn't help but shivering anyways. She could literally feel its gaze on her.
A moment later, the Hello Kitty mascot jumped in fright when ten security guards ran up and surrounded the entrance of the store.
"Ok, we got her trapped.....all of you guys go in. I'll watch the entrance."
"....Cobarde."
"Yeah, Jose's right! Why do you get to keep watch!"
"Yeah!.....I'll keep watch, I'm the smallest one here."
"But you're the best fighter, and I sprained my ankle last week-"
"You were just running!"
"Quit making excuses!"
"Uh, guys. I just realized something...."
".....Crap, we forgot to wear our riot gear."
"Quick, lets go grab them and THEN we'll get her."
The Hello Kitty mascot sweat dropped as the group of security guards sprinted off towards the security offices.
Shego could feel a drop of sweat sliding down her neck as the cashier was ringing up her purchase.
So...many...empty...eyes...
Surrounded by pictures, posters, dolls, and other random objects, all with the same image of the cat with the blank stare, Shego felt her breathing become slightly labored.
"There you go ma'am, have a ....uh, have... a... nice ...day," the young girl finished carefully as she slowly handed Shego her bag. The pale green woman looked like she was a nail drop away from snapping.
Shego grunted in response and stiffly grabbed the bag. The young cashier could of sworn she heard the nervous looking woman gulp as she turned towards the entrance.
Its just a stupid cat, its just a stupid cat....
Despite the mantra, Shego just barely managed not to light up and send the foul beast back to hell from whence it came.
Shego let out the breath she didn't realize she was holding when she stepped out of the store and walked away from the blank stare of the cat mascot.
She only took five long steps when two fluffy white arms engulfed her from behind.
Shego froze and slowly looked down and saw two cat paws resting on her torso. Slightly trembling, she looked over her shoulder and into a set a deep, empty black eyes.
Kim couldn't wipe off of the happy smile on her face as she kept imagining various scenarios of how Shego would react to her gift.
She wondered why getting a happy reaction from her rival excited her so much. Before she could follow the thought, a beeping noise reached her ears.
She glanced down at her watch and nodded slightly to herself.
Time to meet up with Shego. Hopefully she didn't have to wait too-
Kim came to an abrupt halt as she was passing the Hello Kitty store. Seated against the wall was a shivering man, wearing the burnt remains of what use to be a Hello Kitty costume.
"Are you alright?" Kim asked worriedly as she trotted up to him.
He just stared up at her with a haunted look and remained silent.
Kim yelped as somebody roughly shoved her aside.
The ten security guards dressed in their riot gear stared down at the scorched man with pale faces.
"Are you sure we should be trying to take her in on our own?"
"Yeah, I mean, doesn't she breath fire or something..."
"I heard she has super strength also..."
"I heard that she's actually a zombie and eats the brains of her victims after she barbeques them..."
"Zombie?...It would explain the green skin."
"Yeah, yeah, and it would explain why she hangs around with that mad scientist!"
"Maybe he's her creator or something?"
"Diablo..."
"....on second thought, lets just leave her alone for now. I'm sure whats her name will take care of her."
"Yeah, whats her name. Wasn't it like Lin Toppable or something...?"
Kim watched in bafflement as the ten security guards walked away, talking nonsense the entire way.
What the hell...?
She glanced at the scorched man and let out a long sigh.
"Shego, what am I going to do with you," Kim groaned.
Shego lifted her head off of the table as Kim entered the food court. She winced when she saw the deep frown on the teen's face.
Great, she must have found out.
Shego sighed and straightened up in her chair.
"Time to face the music," Shego quipped lightly, steeling herself for long, drawn out lecture.
Kim sat across from the plasma wielding woman, shooting her a heated glare.
"So I'm just going to assume that it was you that decided to fry the Hello Kitty mascot," Kim scolded, crossing her arms.
"You know what they say about assuming things," Shego said in a bored tone while checking out her fingernails.
"Shego," Kim said warningly, her frown getting deeper.
Shego slumped in her seat while looking away.
"Look, I was just trying to buy you a freaking gift when that stupid cat hugged me out of nowhere. I thought I was being attacked so I defended myself," Shego grumbled, careful to avoid mentioning that she had screamed bloody murder also.
Kim opened her mouth to further reprimand her, but stopped when she processed all of Shego's words.
"....You bought me something?"
Shego glanced at Kim and stiffened when she saw the thousand watt smile she was wearing.
"S-so what?" Shego said in what she hoped was a casual tone, glancing away as a light blush rose on her cheeks.
Kim shook her head, a twinkle in her eye.
"Nothing, just surprised is all. Come on, lets get out of here," Kim said while gathering her things.
"Just be glad I like your family so much. I would of SO kicked your butt for what you did," Kim taunted as they walked towards the exit.
Shego was about to retort, but decided on a different course of action.
"So says the girl who wears Hello Kitty underwear," Shego said slyly.
Kim halted and stared slacked jawed at the smirking older woman.
"Wh-...how...?" Kim stuttered as her skin flushed to an almost purple color.
"You'd be surprised what your mother says after a few glasses of wine," Shego said deviously. "Actually, it gave me the idea for your gift. I figured it was time you graduated to Hello Kitty thongs."
Shego's loud laughter echoed through the mall as a thoroughly embarrassed Kim chased her through the exit while trying to pummel her with the heaviest of her bags.
The scorched Hello Kitty mascot shivered in fear when the last traces of her laughter reached him before quickly retreating into the store.
to be continued....
AN: I'm still not sure where the Hello Kitty idea came from. It was random as hell and has left me thoroughly confused, lol. But yea, I'm sorry for any gramatical errors and such. Its a sacrifice I'm willing to take in order to churn these chapters out faster. REVIEW ASAP! Christmas is almost here!