Life's Simple Pleasures

I do not own Kim Possible

So… day numba 2, huh? Well… Carpe Diem (Noctum in this case.), let's see what they do with their time.

I HATE this chapter… It's like a filler (a filler on chapter 3 already?), and I've barely gotten into the plot. I mean… she cuts her arm open with a knife? How lame is that? I already know how bad it is, so please don't flame…


"Hey Princess, need anything while I'm out?" Shego yelled from the doorway as she set a foot outside.

"Um… no, I'm good," Kim replied from the bathroom.

"Ya sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure. You can go."

The pale woman shrugged before turning around and closing the door behind her.

Kim sighed as she after she heard the door close and sank to the floor, clutching onto arm. She just remembered that she did in fact have a tracker on her person, recording hers, Ron's and Rufus' coordinates. She had to get it off as quickly as possible. Problem was, it was embedded into her bicep, underneath the skin. A small microchip about the size of a dime. She was afraid to tell Shego, the reason being that she was scared the woman would abandon her. That would so not be kewl. The chip worked automatically. If Wade couldn't track her down manually he would activate it, and in 24 hours the chip would have her exact coordinates. She had to get it out in 5 hours or GJ would come rushing in after her and Shego. Time just did not seem to be on her side recently.

Back to the task at hand; how to get this friggin' thing out of her arm without doing any fatal damage and without Shego knowing about it.

Well, she could always get it surgically removed.

Kim slapped her forehead. Of course she couldn't. That would mean she would have to go to the hospital, and then they would have her on record.

Well, she could always just grab a knife and cut over it then take it out. But what if she ended up killing herself because of blood-loss? That wouldn't be good. Nope, not good in the least. People would think she was suicidal, which actually didn't seem to bad seeing as she had thousands of mini robots swimming through her bloodstream with a mission of finding an antidote that seemed totally futile.

'Okay, this is so not helping my situation here. Gotta think positive. Gotta think of something to get this stupid thing out.'

She started looking around the bathroom to find anything that might help. But what could? The only solution was to cut the damned thing out.

Kim stood up and opened up the bathroom door, glancing around. Shego probably wouldn't be back for another half hour. She went to a grocery store nearby to by snacks and stuff.

Kim ran a hand through her fiery hair as she walked towards the kitchen. She started rummaging through the cabinets and drawers, looking for something besides a fork or butter knife. She finally found what she was a looking for in a drawer by the stove. She raised the blade into the air, letting the light reflect off of it as she examined how sharp it was. Once when she was satisfied with its quality, she looked through the cabinets once again and pulled out a rolling pin, and smashed off its side handle.

She plopped down onto the floor and placed the wooden handle into her mouth before pressing the knife against the skin on her bicep. She audibly gulped as the handle of the knife shook in her hand. What if she missed the chip and hit a vein? What if she couldn't stop the bleeding in time? There was a kitchen towel dangling right above her on the stove, and the sink was right next to that. The thing that scared her the most, she guessed, was the inevitable pain she would be in. Sawing through your own arm didn't sound like very much fun. She would definitely have to cut through the same place more than once, or she could always take a chance of just plunging the blade deep enough into her arm to fling it out. She didn't like the second choice too much.

The red-head took in a deep breath and bit down as hard as she could into the wooden handle as she drew the knife across her arm.

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"Yeah, I have no idea where she could've gone. Her brother said Shego came here yesterday, but I have no idea why. Yeah, it probably did have something to do with that whole bounty thing, but why would she act now? It just doesn't make any sense. Uh-huh. Both of 'em. No, just Killigan. Yori, I don't think KP would just run off after accidentally killing someone, especially if we know that it wasn't her fault. There probably is more to this than it seems, I mean-… Now? Oh, okay, tell Master Sensei I said hi. 'Kay… Bye."

Ron sighed as he set down his cell phone on his desk. Rufus scampered up to him to his master and set his paws on his hand, trying to reassure him. Ron smiled down at him and gently petted his head.

"Thanks buddy. I'm just worried about Kim is all. I just have this feeling that Shego didn't kidnap her… I can't explain it, but… I just don't know…"

Ron jumped in his seat as his Ronumminator (sounds better than "Ronunicator) started beeping. He quickly grabbed it from his computer desk and pressed the button that fed through live webcams. Dr. Director's face appeared in the screen, he lips set in a thin line as they always were.

"What's up Doc?" Ron said quite seriously.

The Director's lip twitched slightly at the nickname, but it when on unnoticed by Ron. She cleared her throat before saying, "I've sent a forensics team to search through Kim's room, and they've found some very interesting materials."

"Like what?" Ron asked as Rufus climbed up on his shoulder to look at the screen.

"Well, for one thing we've found Shego's fingerprints on various materials, even a strand of her hair. But the strange thing is there was absolutely no sign of a struggle anywhere. Stranger still, there was a sample of Kim's blood underneath her microscope."

"A blood sample? Why would Kim examine her blood?"

"I don't know, but we're going to take it to the lab and have a look at it. That's all we have so far. I'll be sure that Agent Du keeps you updated on recent events. If you find anything at all-"

"I'll call you. Thanks Doc."

"You're welcome… and don't call me 'Doc'."

"Sorry," Ron said sheepishly before Dr. Director cut off the transmission.

The blonde boy exhaled loudly as he set down his device and rubbed his face.

"Well Rufus, that sure made things even more confusing, didn't it?"

"Yeah-huh," the mole-rat squeaked as he nodded his head. "Sheegy no do it."

"You agree with me, huh?" Ron said as he picked up Rufus off of his shoulder and set him down in his lap. "You think it would be a good idea to call for help?"

Rufus was silent for a moment as he rubbed his jaw.

"Yori help?" he said after awhile.

"Yeah Yori. Do you think ninja could hunt down the world's greatest thief?"

"Dunno."

"How about when things start to get a little desperate? They could be back-up."

"Yo-kay. Good idea."

Ron smiled as he started rubbing Rufus again.

"Ya know, little buddy, you can make even the stupidest guy feel like he's on top of the world," Ron smiled.

"Yaw shucks," Rufus said as he gently kicked the ground.

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LittleBoyBlue45 has posted:

Have you guys heard? Duff was killed!

CuddleBud4Eva has posted:

Oh no! By who?

RokNroLL has posted:

By that Kim girl. Heard she shot him with his own golf club, cuz he killed her

dad, or something like that. I bet she got blood all over the floor, seriously…

LittleBoyBlue45 has replied:

Really?! Possible did him in?! 0.o

CuddleBud4Eva has replied:

Oh goodness! Are you sure? .

RokNroLL has replied:

Positive. Red has finally marked her perfect record, seriously.

The Ultimate DonkeyKong has signed on.

ChromeDome 93 has signed on.

LittleBoyBlue45 has posted:

Monkey Fist! I thought you were arrested!

CuddleBud4Eva has posted:

Monty-kins! X3

The Ultimate DonkeyKong has posted:

Hello. Yes, I was arrested, but I got my monkey-ninjas to swarm the van and break

me out. Have you all heard about what happened with Killigan yet?

LittleBoyBlue45 has posted:

Yes, I have. Is it true Kim Possible killed him?

ChromeDome 93 has posted:

He was killed? We were supposed to have a game next Saturday…

RokNroLL has posted:

Cry me a river. So, where's Red now? Hey cuz, I heard your green lady ditched ya. XD

The Ultimate DonkeyKong posted:

I have absolutely no clue where she could be, but someone needs to find her before

the time period is up. I suggest we all team-up and search for her. We can split the

money, there's more than enough for all of us. Drakken, is it true Shego's gone?

LittleBoyBlue45 has posted:

Yeah, Shego's gone and left me… I have no idea where she went. She just up and

left after I told her about Kim Possible's dilemma.

CuddleBud4Eva has posted:

Oh, that's so sad. After you told her? You don't think that she…

RokNroLL has posted:

Dude, you aren't saying that Green left to help Red, are you?

The Ultimate DonkeyKong has posted:

More like she left to gather the bounty herself.

ChromeDome 93 has posted:

She does seem like the kind of person to do that sort of thing…

LittleBoyBlue45 has posted:

Getting back on track here. First thing's first, we need to find Kim Possible before

the nano-bots activate. I agree with Fist. I say we join together to try and confine

her. Duff and Fist have already shown us that we can't get her separately.

RokNroLL has posted:

I'm in, seriously

CuddleBud4Eva has posted:

Count me in

The Ultimate DonkeyKong has posted:

I'm game

ChromeDome 93 has posted:

Diddo.

LittleBoyBlue45 has posted:

Cool! We'll meet tomorrow at my place. The lair in the mountainside. You all know

the one

LittleBoyBlue has signed off.

RokNroLL has posted:

Later

RokNroLL has signed off.

The Ultimate DonkeyKong has signed off.

ChromeDome 93 has signed off.

CuddleBud4Eva has signed off.

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Kim sat on the kitchen floor, breathing hard as she stared down at the knife pressed firmly against her arm. She had been in this position for a long time now, and she knew she was going to have to do it before Shego came back, which would be soon. It wasn't that blood made her queasy or anything thing. Just the idea of digging into your own flesh to dig something out was rather unnerving in her opinion.

She bit down harder into the wooden handle wedged between her teeth as she tried to syke herself.

'I can do this. It's not even that deep! I know exactly where it is… so what's the stinkin' deal?! Just do it! Do it! Do i-'

She cut herself off as she drug the blade across her skin. A muffled whimper escaped her lips as the blood ran down her arm, staining her pants and the floor. She dropped the knife and spit out the handle, figuring the cut turned out to be deep enough after all. Now, all she had to do was get the chip out. She could see the green of it, and cautiously dug her thumb and index finger in her arm to grab it.

Just then, the front door opened, and Kim froze. She could tell it was Shego, because of the soft sounding footsteps like she was walking on tiptoe. She heard the sound of grocery bags being placed onto the floor, and let out a sigh of relief as she heard the TV being turned on and the sound of a body sitting the bed.

"Hey Kim, ya alive?" Shego shouted lazily.

"Um… yeah, I just gotta… do something."

"And that something is…?"

"Uh… I… I-" Kim hissed as her hand slipped, yanking out the chip but also causing her great pain.

"Kim?"

"I'm fine! I just stubbed my toe, that's all, I swear!" Kim said quickly as she idly wiped her forehead with the hand holding the chip, smearing a little blood on herself.

If there was anything the girl that could do anything couldn't do, it was tell a good lie.

"Uh-huh…" Shego said suspiciously.

Kim cursed as she heard Shego rise from the bed and pad over to the kitchen. The teen looked around frantically for no apparent reason. She had half a mind to stuff herself into a nearby cupboard.

There was a sharp inhale of breath, and the girl turned to see a wide-eyed Shego standing at the doorway. Slowly, Shego's eyebrows furrowed. She marched over towards Kim before reaching down and roughly pulling her to her feet by the red-head's good arm.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Shego said in a low tone.

"Let me go," Kim said, trying not to be intimidated by the green woman's glare.

"First tell me what the fuck you think you're doing. There's blood everywhere, Kim!"

"Not everywhere. Just my pants, and the floor… and some of my shirt… and my arm-"

"And your forehead."

"And my forehead… Look, if you let me go, I'll tell you."

Shego scowled before releasing Kim's arm and crossing her arms around her chest, waiting for an explanation.

"Okay, spill."

"Alright. I was getting this," she held up the microchip in her right hand to let Shego see. "Outta my arm."

"Okay, here's a stupid question. Why was that in your arm?"

"It's a tracking device. It lets Wade know exactly where I am in twenty-four hours in case I go missing. So, you see, I'm not so stupid."

"I beg to differ," Shego muttered.

"Pardon?"

"I said I beg to differ. Haven't you ever thought of just disrupting its signal?"

Kim's face dropped. Wow, she really was stupid.

"Well, I have nothing to disrupt the signal with," she retorted, trying to regain her pride.

"Yeah, but I do. I snuck into Drakken's awhile ago and snatched up some things. One of those things being an EMP Generator, doy!"

"Well, how was I s'pose to know?!"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe you could've asked for my help!"

"I couldn't!"

"Why the hell not?!"

"Because I thought you would leave me!"

Shego visibly lurched and Kim paled. She couldn't tell if it was because she was embarrassed of what she had just said, or if it was from blood loss. They stood in silence, Kim's hard breathing and the A/C unit the only thing making noise.

Shego lowered her gaze and rubbed the back of her neck.

"You really think I'd just up and leave you if you told me, Kimmie?" Shego asked quietly. "That I'd really just abandon you like that?"

Kim was silent. She had a weird feeling in her gut. Like the feeling you get after you lie to your parents.

"Shego, I-"

"Just go sit on the bed. I'll get the FirstAid kit for your arm."

"But I-"

"Just go sit on the damn bed you stupid kid!" Shego shouted before stuffing her hands down her pockets and stomping out the room.

Kim placed her hand on the counter to steady herself. She felt increasingly dizzy, and she wasn't sure if it was from the gash or being proved she was the most idiotic person on earth. How had she come to the conclusion that Shego would ditch her anyways? She guessed it all came down to lack of trust. She was still getting used to the idea.

Kim drug her feet across the ground as she walked out of the kitchen and sat cross-legged onto the bed, staring blankly at the TV screen. Her arm had started throbbing badly, making her wince occasionally. Shego came out of the bathroom a few seconds later, the FirstAid kit and a bottle of alcohol in hand, and sat down next to Kim on the bed before opening the case up.

She opened up the bottle of alcohol and poured some on a cotton swab.

"Gimme your arm."

Kim obeyed and stuck out her arm. Shego grabbed her wrist with a surprisingly gentle grip and dabbed the swab over the cut. Kim let a whimper escape her lips because it was very cold and it stung.

"I might need to stitch it. You cut it pretty deep," Shego said as she continued to clean it.

"Uh… I don't think that's necessary," Kim said nervously.

"Would you rather I cauterized it?"

"Hey Shego, this cut looks pretty deep. Why don't you stitch it for me?"

Shego smirked before letting go of Kim's wrist and rolling backwards off the bed, dropping to the ground on all fours. She reached underneath the bed and pulled out a black duffle bag and started rummaging through it. She soon got back on the bed with a needle and thread in hand.

The redhead gulped and said, "Is that gonna hurt?"

"No Kim, it's not."

"Really?"

"No."

Kim gaped at Shego as she bit off a piece of thread and shrugged.

"That wasn't funny."

"Wasn't s'pose to be."

"Then why'd you say it?"

"Cause I thought it would make you shut-up, but obviously I was wrong," she snapped.

Kim closed her mouth and averted her gaze away from Shego, trying to ignore the hurt she was feeling at the moment. She let out an unexpected cry as she felt a sharp prick in her skin.

"Hold still ya brat. I'm trying to work here," Shego growled.

"Excuse me for having functional sensory nerves," Kim said sarcastically.

Shego glared at Kim who glared right back. After a few more unsettling moments of this, Shego finally huffed and went back to her task.

"You never told me why you cared so much," Kim asked suspiciously after a few silent minutes.

"Judas priest," Shego whispered harshly. "What is with you and knowing everything? Ever heard the old saying 'Curiosity killed that cat, ripped out its tongue and sent it to the taxidermist'?"

"No, and I'm not a cat. Is it because you want to work your way up on my 'no-shit list' or something?"

"No."

"No?"

"Yeah. No."

"So, you want to be friends, and just friends, not even best friends?"

"Not even best friends. Actually, I consider myself more as an acquaintance than an actual friend."

"Well, what the heck?"

"Look," Shego started as she bent down at bit off the end piece of thread, finally finished sewing up Kim's arm. "The way I see it is that we won't amount to anything more than what we are now. Which are acquaintances that can't stand the presence of the other for the time being."

"Why do you say that?"

"Either way this situation goes, I won't get to spend any more time with you, so it's better not to get too attached to you. Not that I really could get attached. I barely got attached to Willy and Wa-… the Wegos, and they're my favorite."

"Explain it to me," Kim said as she looked her arm over. It actually looked pretty kewl. It reminded her of Rambo for some weird reason. Rambo… Kimbo… New preview for an awesome new movie. Kimbo: First Blood! Kim quickly shook her head and turned her attention back to Shego, who was giving her a weird look.

"What?"

"Having fun in LaLa Land? Anyways, why should I explain it to you? You prolly still won't get it even after I tell you the reason. The explanation would simply baffle you."

"Would it? Why?"

"Cause you're stupid," Shego said rather matter-of-factly.

"I am not!"

"Says the girl who jabbed herself with a kitchen knife. I left you alone for a fuckin' half hour Kim! What the hell!"

"Jeez, I'm sorry… Can you just tell me the reason why you can't get close to me…? Not that I would want you to or anything."

"Fine alright. Situation Outcome Number One: We find the serum, cure you, then you go home and GJ arrests me, and you forget I walk this earth. Situation Outcome Number Two: You die. See? Win/lose for you, Lose/lose for me. Either way I lose. Happy?" Shego said hotly.

Kim seemed to be mulling this through her head for awhile.

"What makes you think I'd forget about you if you get arrested?" Kim asked gently.

Shego looked up and connected eyes with Kim, her eyes unreadable.

"Because you hate me."

Kim looked away and focused her attention on something else across the room.

"I don't hate you. I just…"

"Hate me."

Kim turned to face Shego again, her eyes slanted. "I don't hate you, I just don't like you very much and I don't trust you."

Shego quirked an eyebrow.

"What's the difference?"

Kim opened her mouth for a few seconds before closing it and running a hand through her hair. Shego's heart throbbed for a reason unknown to her.

"Let me refrain that. I don't get along well with you because I don't trust you… enough. That good?"

"Good enough. I guess I can understand to some level."

Kim smiled before hopping off the bed and walking towards the kitchen, tossing something small to Shego who easily caught it with one hand. She opened her palm and saw the chip laying in her palm.

"Can ya fry that up for me?"

"Sure thing, Pumpkin," Shego said as she lit up, letting the plastic and aluminum melt in her palm. "Dammit, it dripped on the bed."

"You're problem, not mine," Kim shouted from the other room.

"What are you doing in the kitchen?"

"Cleaning."

"Oh. Need help?"

"No, I'm good."

Shego nodded, it going unseen by Kim, before reaching into the duffle bag again and pulling out a laptop. She popped it open and started typing furiously as a small smile crept on her face.

"Hey Kimmie, the baddies are starting to group together to catch you and split the money."

"How do you know?"

"Those idiots posted their ideas on a forum on the VC. They're some other villains commenting on here too, but your original dudes won't let anyone else in on the action."

"Is there anyone there that would should make me fear for my life?"

"Nope. Only person I would be worried about is DNAmy. That girl is freaky, for real. Wait… hold on… there's a person here named 'CaesarOfWrath'. Now he sounds kewl. I'm gonna check out his profile."

"Lemme see," Kim said as she skipped out of the bathroom, new blood smears on her clothes.

"Oh my God, quit skipping. You look like one of those insane killers that play with yoyos."

Kim stopped abruptly and pouted as she moved to sit behind Shego on the bed, placing her hands on the woman's shoulders and leaning forward to get a better look at the computer screen.

"Ya know, for someone who doesn't trust me that much, you sure do seem comfortable," Shego said, hoping Kim didn't look down and see the small blush across the bridge of her nose.

"That's just the way I am. If you haven't noticed, I have conversations with some of the villains while I'm in a deadly situation."

"Yeah, I've noticed, you weirdo," she said as the webpage uploaded. "Man, his profile's just about empty," the woman squinted. "Sorry… she has an empty profile. Let's see now… Age twenty-four, she's a couple years older than I am-"

"Heh… Always wondered how old you were…" Kim mumbled.

Shego ignored her and continued.

"Likes swordplay, fighting, food and blowing things up. Dislikes grape soda and cheerleaders," Shego shot a smile at Kim. "Sounds like my kind of girl. Anyways, that's all she put. But that name sounds so damn familiar…"

"Where've you heard it from?"

"Don't remember… Ah, forget it. I got us someone that'll keep and help us while we're lookin' for your little serum."

"Yeah? Who?"

"Triple Ssss," she hissed for no apparent reason, returning to the computer and typing in something else.

"Senor Senior Senior? He's a villain."

"That he is, but he's a rich villain."

"So…?"

"He doesn't want your bounty. He doesn't need it, Kimmie. And he has all the stuff we could possibly ever need to track down the thing that'll save your life! We're finally gettin' somewhere, Kim. We're finally getting' somewhere," she said happily as she continued browsing through the web.

Kim smiled and looked down at Shego, somewhat confused by her eagerness but still thankful for it. She leaned forward some more and gently hugged the ebony-haired woman around the neck. Shego paused momentarily, but then continued typing, pretending the hug wasn't fazing her.

"Uh, um… we leave tomorrow."

"Spankin'," Kim said, releasing her grip to walk off somewhere. "I'm gonna go take a walk for a little, 'kay?"

"Yeah, go ahead. I'm gonna order up a new bedspread. You've totally ruined this one. Just don't get abducted, alright?"

"Alright, mom."

"Damn straight I am. If you aren't back in twenty, I'm comin' out, bullets blazing."

Kim smirked before she closed the door behind her, leaving Shego alone.

The green woman exhaled loudly as she laid back and stared up at the ceiling.

'That damn girl is gonna drive me insane. First she's diggin' a knife in her arm, then she's askin' me all these friggin' questions, then she's actin' all happy-go-lucky and gives me a freakin' hug. What. The. Hell. Is it hormones? Is she on her period? Or is she really just that crazy? I never did that kind of stuff when I was her age, did I? Friggin' Rubix cube with Nikes, that's what the fuck she is. Can't solve her no matter how old you are…'

Shego rolled over onto her stomach for a big splotch of blood to greet her on the covers, reminding the woman of something important.

"Dammit! The kid didn't change her clothes!"

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Kim gazed up at the moon as she strolled down the backstreets, trying to keep out of sight. She was trying to sort things out in her head. She desperately wanted to check up on her brother and see if he was alright. She wanted to hug and kiss her mother and father one last time. She wanted to say bye to her friends at school. But right now, what she really craved, was to watch Ron as he tried to scarf down two nacos at once. Sighing, she hung her head low, her eyebrows furrowed and her lips set in a thin line.

Who got her injected anyways? Oh yeah. Shego. But Shego was trying to help her. Probably trying to earn her forgiveness, Kim thought. That would be just like her. Or… what she thought would be just like her. Shego's demeanor, while still rather biting, seemed to be lifting up quite considerably. And boy, were her hands soft. Kim never thought someone with her occupation would have hands as soft as those. Hell, her hands weren't that soft. She probably had connections with Victoria Secret…

Her thoughts traveled back to her thoughts at home, and she soon found tears splattering on the pavement. She muttered a curse as she paused to wipe at her eyes, and looked up to see she had reached the end of the alleyway.

"Hey… what's a cute girl like you doing in a place like this?" came a voice form behind her.

Kim slowly turned around to face the intruder.

A young man with dark bangs covering his eyes wearing jeans and a black jacket with his hands stuffed down his pockets walked casually towards her.

'How cliché…" Kim thought as she started walking forward, wanting to get past the man.

She stopped when the dark-haired man put a firm hand on her shoulder.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked, tilting his to look at her. His eyes glinted silver in the moonlight.

"Home. If you haven't noticed, I have blood on my shirt," Kim said monotonely.

"Oh, I've noticed… and I gotta say, it's a big turn on," he smiled.

All of a sudden, Kim felt something flare inside of her, and she acted on it. She turned and gripped him tightly around the neck, shoving him against the nearest wall. He grunted on impact and raised his arms in surprise.

"You're messing with the wrong girl," Kim growled, gripping even tighter as her breathing got harder.

The man laughed lightly. It was a charming laugh and it almost made Kim want to loosen her hold, but instead she made it tighter.

"Actually, I think I've found the right one," he whispered.

Kim's eyes widened as she felt a prick in her lower back, and quickly turned to see what had done it. Nothing was there.

"What was that?" she growled again, turning back to the man at her mercy.

"A mosquito, maybe. How should I know?" he smiled again. His cocky yet charming smile.

He jerked when a punch landed on his cheek, and shifted his jaw to see if it was alright.

"Now why'd you do that, lovely?" he asked lazily, his breath increasing slightly because of Kim's chokehold.

"I need to blow some steam off, mind if I use you as a punching bag?" she threatened, trying to scare him.

"By all means," he said sincerely.

That set Kim off. She moved her hand down and grabbed the front of his jacket before she started wailing on his face. She didn't know what had come over her. She couldn't think straight. All she knew was that she felt bad, and in turn she wanted to cause other people pain. Whether it be emotional or physical.

Before she knew it, there was blood covering her fist and the side of the man's face. He hadn't made a sound as of yet, and if anything it was making Kim punch harder.

"Kim?"

Kim paused mid-punch, her fist a hairsbreadth away from the man's face. She turned to face the source of the voice and saw Shego heading towards her.

"Shego? Has it been twenty minutes already?" she asked nonchalantly as she let go of the dark-haired man's jacket. He fell to the ground in a heap.

"Jesus Kim. What the hell did you do to him?"

"What? What'd I do?"

Shego cocked an eyebrow and pointed to the man. Kim looked to the ground, and her eyes widened considerably. She turned back to Shego and raised a bloody fist in the air, examining it in the moonlight.

"I… don't know… I got angry and…" she trailed off as she lowered her hand and looked over at Shego. "I snapped. Why'd I snap? I never snap," she finished quickly.

"Maybe it's all the stress. You've been a total emotional roller coaster today. And, you know… all those… things in your organs can't be good for the psyche."

"I guess so, but… this is all so random-"

"Hello, I'm still down here."

Kim and Shego looked down at the man, who was laying down with his head propped up on his arm.

"You have got to be kiddin- Hey, shut up! We're talkin' here," Shego yelled at him.

"Sorry. It's just I don't like being excluded-"

"Like a really give a fuck! Now shut your yap-"

"But I-"

He cut off as Kim dug a foot in his stomach.

"Kim!"

"What?"

Shego motioned frantically at the man.

"Oh… Well he was trying to rape me!"

"You don't know that-"

"Shut up!" Shego and Kim yelled simultaneously. The man sighed and waved his hand to show them that they could continue on.

Shego pinched the bridge of her nose before looking back up at Kim.

"Look, let's just… go back to the hotel and get you cleaned up. We've gotta get up early tomorrow. Heaven knows you need the rest. Especially after you sliced your arm open…" She thought the last part. "What the hell kinda person slices their arm open? With a kitchen knife?"

"What do we do with the rapist dude?"

"Oh, uh… I don't know. Just leave him here, I guess."

"Leave him here? But he's-" she turned around and then quickly spun back. "He's gone!"

You're kidding me, he's here. He's-" she looked passed Kim's shoulder. "Not there anymore... Well, guess there's nothin' left to do but go back to our room. C'mon, I'm hungry."

Shego quickly stuffed her hands down her pockets and started walking in the direction of their hotel. Kim followed suit, and glanced behind her shoulder one last time.

She thought she saw a shadow waving at her.

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"Do you have it, Riddle?"

"Yes, yes, I have it," the one named Riddle snapped, taking long strides through the dark room, dimly lit by lanterns that cast eerie shadow against the stone walls.

The room was huge. And although it was fashioned to look medieval, complete with stone pillars and torches and even elegantly strewn rugs, there were machines and contraptions buzzing and beeping against the cold walls, analyzing and calculating infinite things.

Near the end of the room was a long, purple carpet that led up a few steps that connected to the throne where only a pair of black, baggy pants tucked into metal-plated boots were visible. The lighting allowed you to see nothing more, save for a pair of glowing electric blue eyes.

"I'll have you know that that girl nearly broke my jaw! Do you know how hard she punches?" he asked fiercely, throwing a vial filled with blood in the direction of the throne.

A darkly tanned and well toned arm stretched out and snatched the vial from the air, raising it up in the light to examine it.

"I haven't the slightest clue. And honestly, I don't very much care…"

Riddle ran a hand through his black locks as he let out a frustrated growl.

"You're so mean to me. You're supposed to be my elder sister, you're supposed to care," Riddle whined.

"I am, but I don't. You're old enough to care for yourself, anyways…" the figure trailed off again, her voice light yet somehow full of authority.

"There was another woman there," the silver-eyed man said as he shrugged off his and threw it into the air. Before it hit the ground, though, a black hand shot out of the shadows and slowly drew it under into the darkness. "Long, wavy black hair, light shade of green, rather beautiful figure if I do say so myself. Maybe you've heard of her? She seems like someone everyone should know about."

The silhouette on the throne casually rolled the vial of blood between her fingers, from thumb to pinky and over again.

"Kyla Sienna Go, a.k.a. Shego. Age twenty-two, turns twenty-three in August, has four brothers; Hedrick, Michael, Willy and Wally. Was part of Team Go for six years and quit for a life of villainy under Dr. Drakken's rule. Her parents are deceased, due to a comet that completely disintegrated them. Has the power to generate plasma from her hands and can manipulate the temperature, and also has speed healing abilities and enhanced strength. Also has a soft spot for pugs. Need I say more?" You could practiclly see the smirk spreading across her face.

"Do you know every bloody villain on this earth?" Riddle asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"I'm ruler of the Underground. I have to know everything," the figure said before leaning forward, a shower of black hair spilling over her shoulders. There was a sly grin on the figure's face, showing off two pointed canines.

"You want to know everything so you can rub it in my face later. You always do. Dunno why."

"Because it's fun. Now, you know what to do with this," the blue-eyed woman threw the vial back to her brother, who caught it easily. "So do it. We don't have much time before the red-head perishes, and I would like to have my fun with her before then, if you don't mind."

"Right, right," Riddle said as he turned around and waved her off. "I'm on it."

"And if I find you playing my Resident Evil 4 instead of doing your job, I'm telling daddy."

"You wouldn't."

"Oh, I would."

"But that's not fair! Then I'll tell mummy you were bullying me!"

"You wouldn't dare…"

"Oh… I would…"


Again… I hate this chapter with all my being. So please, no flame with the random arm-slicing-ritual. I'm already feeling rather down…

And Ron isn't going off to Yamanouchi or anything like that. I loves my Ronnie to death and whatnot, so he's gonna be here for awhile. Everybody else kills him or something...