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Rewards and Revelations
chapter 4: Night Prowlers
A dark figure moved stealthily through the darkened lair, sliding against the walls and using the shadows as cover. The hidden intruder froze in a dark corner as a patrol of sleepy hench men sluggishly walked by, muttering amongst themselves something about going to work for Senior Senior.
Once they were a fair distance away, the figure quickly moved through the shadows and came to a stop at a door covered in a chaotic pattern of black and green. The figure whipped out an average looking pen and pointed it at the keypad next to the door. A small cable shot out and embedded itself into the keypad. The locking mechanism flashed several times before a distinct click resonated throughout the hallway, making the figure flinch. After waiting a few seconds to make sure nobody had heard, the figure pressed a button on the pen and the black and green door slid open with a barely audible hiss.
The intruder silently padded through the darkened room and came to a stop a few feet from the bedroom door that was slightly ajar. A small gulp was heard from the shadowy figure as the door was silently pushed open.
Shego mumbled something unintelligently in her sleep as she rolled over onto her back. The intruder came to a stop at the foot of the bed and gazed upon Shego's slumbering figure. A gasp of breath was heard from the figure when Shego shifted onto her side, causing her sheets to fall off her body, revealing that she was sleeping in nothing a black thong and large green shirt that had ridden up, revealing her toned abs.
Ten minutes passed before the figure was brought out of its frozen state by a snore coming from the pale green woman. Shaking its head a little, the intruder pulled out a small metal ball and laid it next to Shego's face before taking a large step back. Small holes opened up on the ball, releasing a puff of gas before closing up. Shego frowned a little in her sleep, but it slowly melted away as rolled onto her back, a serene look on her face. The figure waited a minute and then let out a loud sigh of relief before walking up to a desk lamp and turning it on, engulfing the room in light. Kim couldn't help but look smug as she stared down at her slumbering nemesis.
"Pay back's a bitch," Kim mumbled as a light blush covered her cheeks as she slowly walked up to the scantly clad pale green woman.
Shego muttered a few curses as she slammed a hand down on her loud alarm clock. With a sigh, she climbed out of bed as she stumbled toward her bathroom, removing and tossing her shirt and underwear carelessly across the room. Shego yawned loudly as she sluggishly dragged her body into the shower and sighed in contentment as the scalding water brought her out of her sleepy daze.
After washing up, the plasma wielding woman stepped out of her shower and grabbed a towel off the rack as she stepped out of her bathroom. She came to an abrupt halt, however, and ran back into her still steaming bathroom.
"What...the...hell," Shego whispered as she stared at her fogged up mirror with wide eyes.
Taped on her bathroom mirror were three pictures. The first picture was of Kim lying next to her as she smiled toothily at the camera as she gave the sleeping figure next to her bunny ears. In the next photo Kim was standing on her bed with her arms crossed, one foot propped on Shego's stomach, and a smug look on her face. In the last picture was of a heavily blushing Kim kissing Shego on the cheek.
Shego didn't know how long she had stood there in her bathroom staring at the pictures, but she finally snapped out of it when the picture of Kim giving her bunny ears slid off the mirror and into the sink. Shego slowly picked up the picture and stared down at the picture.
"Never seen Pumpkin smile like that before," Shego mumbled absently. The red head's eyes were glowing with delight, and even though it was most likely because she had Shego at her mercy, the pale green thief couldn't help the small smile that crossed her face as she stared at Kim's beaming face.
Shego looked up at the picture of Kim kissing her cheek, and felt a small blush cross her face.
"You should have given me a real kiss, Princess," Shego said softly as she took the picture down.
Where did that come from?
Shego shrugged the thought off.
I'll burn that bridge some other time. But for now...
An evil grin crossed her face as she stared at Kim's victory picture.
"Not bad, Kimmie. But I think its time I showed you how big girls do things," Shego said as she grabbed the last picture and walked out the bathroom, a slight bounce in her step.
Ron and Monique stared wearily at Kim as she took a bite out of her naco, and chewed it up. Normally the site wouldn't have bothered them, but the fact that she was practically glowing was starting to creep them out. Ever since they had met up at Bueno Nacho, Kim hadn't wiped that goofy smile off her face.
Ron waited till Kim swallowed before he spoke up.
"Anything you wanna tell us K.P.?" Ron asked as he arched an eyebrow. Rufus copied him as he lowered down the small cup of cheese he had been licking.
Kim froze in mid motion as she was going to take another bite. She stared at Ron blankly before her face turned beet red. She took a large bite and mumbled something around the food in her mouth.
"What? All I heard was mmrphmrpr," Monique said dryly as she eyed the red head.
Silence engulfed the booth as Kim tried to stall as long as she could by chewing up the food, but she eventually was forced to swallow.
Her two companions (plus the naked mole rat) raised an eyebrow at her, giving her a 'well?' look. Kim laughed nervously.
"N-nothing, really. I'm just having a good day," Kim said, and plastered a wide, fake smile on her face.
Ron and Monique glanced at each other before nodding in silent agreement.
"I thought I was you best gal friend," Monique began, narrowing her eyes at Kim.
"And I thought I was your best guy friend," Ron followed up, looking accusingly at the red head.
"I've always told you what was going on in my life."
"We've been friends for, like, forever!"
"I thought my friendship meant something!"
"I guess I'm not good enough for the great-"
"OKAY!" Kim shouted, before humphing like a petulant child and crossing her arms. "You didn't have to guilt trip me like that," Kim muttered as she looked away from the now grinning duo.
Ron and Monique looked intently at their friend.
"Well?" Ron said when the silence had dragged on.
Kim was still looking off to the side, but both friends could see the blush that was steadily growing deeper. This made Monique squeal girlishly and struck a painful chord in Ron as he slumped into his seat.
He knew what that blush meant.
"Well, you know how Ron and I were humiliated by Shego, right?" Kim began as she shifted her gaze to her clasped hands resting on the table.
Monique nodded excitedly, squirming in anticipation, as Ron just let out a soft sigh.
"Well, I sort of, uh, managed to even the score with Shego last night," Kim blurted out, her blush instantly doubling in color.
"YOU WHAT!?" Ron shouted, startling both the girls and causing Rufus to accidentally bring the cup of cheese over his head. Kim didn't know what to say when she looked at the angry and betrayed look on his face, so she just winced and stared at her hands again. Monique let out a long, tired sigh.
"Excuse us," Monique said sweetly to Kim before dragging Ron out of the booth by his ear and out the door. Kim and a cheese covered Rufus blinked and stared after the two friends until the door shut behind them.
Several minutes later they came back and sat across from her, Monique flashing her usual smile and Ron looking like a puppy that was severely scolded for wetting the rug. Kim hesitated to say something to Ron, but the blond beat her to the punch.
"Sorry for being such an insensitive jerk," Ron mumbled as he fiddled with his thumbs. "I should respect your decision that you love me like a brother and realize how lucky I am to even have a friend like you. I need to support you in your endeavors, and do whatever I can to help you out during this confusing stage in your life," Ron mumbled out as if reading from a script. Monique discreetly elbowed him in the side while still smiling at Kim.
Ron sighed. "And I just want you to know that I have no right to be jealous, so don't be afraid to deck me if I flip out on you whenever you mention Shego." Monique patted Ron the back.
"Now was that so hard?" Monique said in an overly sweet voice.
Ron frowned. "Well, yea-" He choked on his words as Monique's hand disappeared beneath the table. Kim stared at Ron's wide eyes and pale face and at Monique's still smiling face.
"What was that?" Monique said cheerfully. Her arm flexed.
Ron whimpered. "No ma'am," Ron said in strained voice. Rufus looked curiously at his masters pained look.
Kim chuckled nervously. "Uh, thanks Ron...I think," Kim mumbled out the last part.
"So, whats the 411!?" Monique said suddenly as she leaned over the table, a gleam in her eyes.
Kim chuckled nervously again. "W-well, you see, I had Wade find out where Draken's newest lair was..."
later that night...
Kim and Monique waved to Ron as the blond drove away from Kim's house. The two girls sat on the steps of Kim's porch and enjoyed the peaceful silence around them.
"Kim," Monique said softly, her eyes trained on the crescent moon in the sky. "Whats the real deal with Shego?"
Kim glanced at her friend and then at her hands thoughtfully.
"...I don't know. I'm not sure what I want from her."
Monique gave Kim a knowing smile. "Do you want her to sweep you off your feet...or the other way around?"
Kim blushed lightly, but a sad look crossed her face, making Monique regret what she had said.
"I wouldn't mind swooning Shego, but...I have to be realistic about the situation. I doubt Shego would stop being a criminal just to go out with me," Kim said with a chuckle devoid of any humor.
"You never know till you try," Monique said as she gave Kim a half hug with one arm.
Kim leaned against Monique and rested her head on her shoulder. "The last thing I want to do is get my hopes up just for Shego to crush them," Kim said softly. Monique gave the red head a squeeze.
"Like I said, you'll never know till you try," Monique said as she stared at the moon disappearing behind the clouds.
Kim sighed tiredly as she collapse on the couch by her mom, who was watching the news while doing some paper work, and rested her head on the older woman's shoulder
Anne gave Kim a worried look.
"Is everything alright sweetie?" Anne said as she placed the stack of papers she was going through on the coffee table, giving Kim her attention. "You've been sighing an awful lot lately."
Kim stared blankly at the television for moment.
"Mom, have you ever crushed on somebody who you knew could never be with?" Kim asked softly, her gaze trained on the old man reporting the weather.
Anne smiled sadly down at her daughter.
I wonder who it is this time. At least she's not moping over Ronald anymore...
"Yes and no," Anne said gently as she wrapped an arm around her daughter. Kim looked up at her mom, silently asking her to continue.
"Yes, because when I first met your father, I was smitten by him," Anne said as a fond smile crossed her face. Kim scrunched up her face. The thought of her parents in any kind of romantic situation was a little weird for her. "Yet, despite how infatuated I was with him, I always thought it was one sided."
Kim looked surprise. "How come? Dad always says he was nuts over you," Kim said as she gave Anne a confused look.
Anne chuckled. "He was, but he was too shy to admit it and I was blinded to his true feelings when I realized how obsessed he was with his work. Whenever someone had just said the work rocket back then, he was just so..." Anne waved her hand in a motion, and Kim laughed softly.
"I thought that there was no room in his heart for me, so yeah, for a while I was depressed when I thought I had no chance with him," Anne gave Kim's shoulder a squeeze when the red head gave her a sympathetic look.
"So what happened?" A hopeful look crossed Kim's face, as if Anne held all the answers to her problems.
Anne laughed lightly. "Basically, I took grabbed the bull by its horns, you could say," Anne said as an amused look crossed her face. Kim just arched an eyebrow.
A rare, bashful look crossed Anne's face. "When I got sick of feeling sorry for myself, I decided I was going to force my way into his heart, whether he wanted me to or not. So I did. I just had to give him about a hundred home cooked meals, fifty hand knitted cloths, numerous spontaneous trips to different places he liked, and a heartfelt confession at Kennedy Space Center in front of all his peers.
Kim gaped at her mom.
"You went through all that for dad?" Kim said incredulously.
Anne nodded, a twinkle in her eye.
"...was it worth it in end?" Kim asked softly, a small smile on her face.
Anne leaned down kissed Kim on her forehead.
"What do you think...bubble butt," Anne said softly, and laughed loudly when Kim's face scrunched up.
Kim sighed as stared at the dark ceiling of her bedroom. Before tonight, she was content with how things were between her and Shego. However, after her conversation with Monique and her mom, she had crossed a line she knew she shouldn't. She wanted more. She wanted more than random kisses spread weeks apart. She wanted more than the bantering and cute nicknames. She wanted more than just this rivalry that connected her to Shego. She wanted...
"I want candle light dinners," Kim whispered as she threw an arm over her eyes. "I want kisses when I wake up and before I go to sleep, I want random hugs for no reason, I want to be held while watching a sad movie, I..I," By now tears were streaming down Kim's face.
She let out a choked sob before she rolled over and buried her face into her pillow. "I want Shego," Kim sobbed out. She grabbed her pandaroo and held it tightly. She would like nothing better than to charge in head first and fight for Shego's affections, but she knew it would be a hopeless endeavor. Shego was the kind of person who either liked you or hated you, and despite the recent teasing between them, she was pretty certain she wasn't in the 'like' category. Kim did her best to try and forget any thoughts of trying to win Shego over as she cried herself to sleep.
The room was engulfed in silence except for Kim's steady breathes. Outside Kim's window, Shego hung silently from a cable beside the glass panel, an intense look in her eyes as she hung her head back and stared at the crescent moon in the sky.
Great, just freaking great.
Shego silently opened Kim's window and sat on the ledge, her eyes trained on the slumbering figure that was facing her, noting that Kim was wearing pink boy shorts and a tight white beater. The pale green thief could see the drying tear streaks on the red head's face.
Shego frowned and looked away from the sad look on Kim's face.
Theres no reason I should feel sorry for the brat, its not my fault she took my teasing to heart.
Yet despite her thoughts, Shego felt a strong pull in her heart to do something to make that pitiful look go away. Shego sat there for what seemed like forever to her, before she finally waded through her jumbled thoughts and came to a decision.
"You better be worth all this trouble, Princess, or else I'm gonna fry your ass," Shego sighed out as she walked silently up to the bed. Shego quietly slipped out of her cat suit, and eased her bra and panty clad figure next to Kim while pulling the covers over them. Shego gently pried the pandaroo out of Kim's arm, making a note to tease Kim mercilessly for having something so childish, before gathering the read head in her arms and placing a light kiss on her lips.
Shego held her lips there till she saw Kim's eyes flutter open.
"Shego!" Kim gasped out loudly as her body automatically tried to put some distance between them, but was held in place by Shego's strong arms.
"I'm not here to hurt you, Kimmie," Shego said as gently as she could, as she held Kim's struggling figure against her.
The red head came to halt as she stared at Shego's smiling face, not seeing any of the usual deviousness it usually held.
"W-what are you doing here!?" Kim whispered loudly, glaring at the thief.
Shego smiled amusedly at Kim's angry expression before giving Kim a quick peck on the lips, instantly wiping the glare off Kim's face.
Kim blushed furiously and gaped at Shego. "What...what are you-" her entire body froze up as she realized something. Her bare arms and legs felt incredibly soft and warm skin against them. Her entire body flushed violently.
Shego chuckled at Kim's wide eyes. "I thought I'd drop by to comfort my girl," Shego said softly as she rested her forehead against Kim's.
Kim's heartbeat tripled its pace. "Your girl?" Kim whispered in confusing, thinking she must be dreaming.
Shego silenced her with another soft kiss.
"We'll talk about it in the morning. Get some sleep, Pumpkin," Shego said quietly tightening her arms around the red head and slipping a leg in between Kim's. As Shego drifted off into unconsciousness, Kim just laid there stiffly, staring in disbelief at the woman before her.
I must be dreaming, gotta wake up! WAIT! DON'T WAKE UP!
"If this is a dream, better enjoy it while I can," Kim whispered shakily as her body relaxed. Her already flushed body turned a shade redder as she brought her arms around Shego's body and pressed her body against the warm figure. Kim laid there for what seemed like eternity as her face rested centimeters from Shego's, feeling the thief's steady warm breaths against her mouth. Kim rested her forehead against Shego's and gave her a lingering kiss, releasing it with a shuddering breath. Kim said a silent prayer for this dream to never end before drifting off to sleep, a peaceful smile on her face.
to be continued...
AN: Right now I'm planning to end this story in the next chapter, cause I feel like I'm dragging it out too long. But, let me know what you guys think, since I write to please my readers.