MY NOTES FOR YOU: Disney, don't sue me, we all know you are the owner of each and every one of the characters. I'm just a fan :)
And let me remind you: I'm not a native english speaker so if my grammar's not the best I apologize :)
That's it, back to our story….
Both girls crossed the wooden door, and as soon as they stepped outside two men dressed with tuxedos extended their arms towards them. Shego sighed and held the one closer to her, Kim did it as well with the other man. They started walking, heading for the garden with hundreds of little lights, perfectly set up tables, with beautiful white flowers in the middle of each, and a few meters away a podium with several instruments waiting to be played. The redhead gasped thrilled, everything was so perfect and magnificent. Kim took a look around, every woman was being guided by one of those men in tuxedos, gorgeous dresses and shiny jewelry, glamour was all over the place.
"We're heading to the bar, Geremy" Shego told her companion, she looked back at the younger woman "wanna join me?", Kim shook her head and thanked for the offer.
Shego and her companion vanished among all the guests, away from her view, while she was guided by her own companion towards the biggest table, next to the podium. The young man retrieved his arm and pulled a chair for the lady to sit. He offered her a drink before leaving, when she refused the invitation with a hand gesture, he bowed and left.
The redhead couldn't keep her eyes focused, there was so much to see. The fine china with golden edges (reminding her of the letter she received a week ago), the thin glasses carefully standing in front of every chair, which were covered with white fabric and a golden ribbon on the back of each. She lifted her gaze and saw the older of the Go brothers approaching her. He was wearing a black suit with a light blue shirt and a black tie.
"Good evening" he greeted, before holding Kim's hand and lifting it up to kiss it.
"Good evening, Hego" replied the woman, pulling her hand away from the man's grip.
"I must say, that the most beautiful thing in here tonight, is you Kim" she let out a nervous laugh, Hego had taken the seat next to her and was leaning uncomfortable close, before she could say anything, Hego continued "so, how've you been?" she opened her mouth to answer, but was interrupted by the man, "because, everything here in Go City is excellent. Those malicious villains -he shook his fist angrily in the air-, are hiding away from our unbeatable team. Now that the Wego's are older they're getting stronger every day. Oh -a waiter passed by, and Hego lifted the glass in front of him, the waiter nodded and walked away-, as I was saying, our city is finally calm and prosper -the waiter came back with a bottle of wine, he poured some in Hego's glass, who planted it in front of Kim, even when she tried refusing it, but the man sitting next to her had another glass already filled- "oh sweet nectar of gods!"-the eldest brother had just taken a sip of wine - "you liked the wine Kimmie?" (the nickname felt so weird not coming from Shego).
"I don't-"
"It's imported, you know? Momo Go likes the best of the best" he interrupted again, raising the glass and moving it smoothly. She forced a smile. ", we went personally to buy it, a quick flight across the world…blah blah blah blah…" Kim focused on the menu in front of her, she somehow figured Hego wouldn't realize she wasn't paying that much attention, every now and then she lifted an eyebrow or smiled, or would say 'oh really?'. "I mean, don't get me wrong I have nothing against bananas", the redhead looked at him, what the hell was he talking about? She tried to focus again in his conversation, but it was so hard… and boring. Her gaze drifted from the table, and saw Shego talking with her mother a few tables ahead.
Momo Go had a glass in each hand, presumably one of them belonged to her daughter, who had her arms folded and had a bitter expression, after a brief moments of conversation, the older woman pointed at the table were Kim and Hego were sitting, she smiled at Shego and walked away. The brunette glared at her mother and started walking towards the table, still looking unpleased.
Kim didn't realize she was following Shego with her gaze, until she was only a few steps away.
"What up, sis?" Hego said, looking at her angry sister. "Momo Go trying to set you up again?" he cocked a teasing eyebrow. Shego huffed and plopped down on the chair next to the other girl in the table.
"Worst!" she growled, folding her arms again "she's trying to keep me sober"
Hego chuckled loudly and put his hand on his chest, nearly hitting Kim in the process.
"Oh Shego, you have a drinking problem, did you know?" he whipped a tear, still laughing.
"No, I have a problematic family, therefore I drink" she smirked, and made a gesture for a waiter to approach. "Be a darling and fill this up, 'kay?" she gave him a glass, but he just looked at her, nervously.
"Uh, Ms. Shane, Mrs. Go told us not to serve you any alcohol…" he stepped away briskly, afraid that she might hit him after refusing to serve her.
Hego bursted out laughing again, punching his leg and struggling for air, Shego on the other side, had her hands clenched tightly and breathed heavily.
"Oh, Momo Go busted you" the man cried, whipping again another tear, he let out a sigh and smiled "I love family reunions".
"I hate you" his sister mumbled, Kim could see the fire in Shego's eyes, she was about to punch someone in the face… and it was not going to be nice, so the younger woman decided to change the subject. And get a couple of answers as well.
"What's the 'Dress Effect'?" she asked, giving the brunette a quizzical look. Brother and sister glared at the younger woman in the table, who shifted her gaze from one to another, suddenly regretting opening her mouth. A teasing smile appeard in Hego's lips.
"Yes Shego, what is the "Dress Effect"? he said mockingly. Shego looked at Kim with daggers in her eyes and spatted "I'm not drunk enough".
The conversation was interrupted by Momo Go's voice, she was standing in the podium with a mic in front of her, out of nowhere, the whole Team Go appeared at the table, they smiled briefly at Kim before focusing attention on the woman speaking. Hego was looking radiant, and tried fixing his already perfect tie.
"Good evening everybody" Momo Go greeted "I am so thankful that everybody was able to come to our annual Gala. It is an honor to share my house with so many people I love, who at the same time loves my family almost as much as I do" the man that walked with Shego at the beginning of the night handed Momo a glass, whom raised it, and continue her speech "Please, let's share a toast for our beloved Team Go, who every day make their best effort to keep peace in our wonderful city, and show us what real heroes are made off… cheers!"-every guest raised a glass and said "cheers" at the same time. "Now, let's hear a couple of words our dearest heroes prepared for us" the elder woman started clapping excitedly, and so did the guests.
The Go brothers stood up and climbed up the podium, taking turns to give their mother a hug.
"Ugh, that's just ridiculous" Shego fumed next to Kim. Hego started talking about some of the greatest battles he and his brothers won during the past year.
"You wouldn't wanna be up there with them?" the redhead asked, sliding the glass Hego served before towards the brunette. Shego looked at the glass and shrugged.
"Nah, it's embarrassing enough being related to those clowns" she picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp, she immediately put the glass in front of Kim again "thanks" she thought for a moment and pointed with her head to a table ahead of them "see that girl over there? the one with the purple dress?" Kim followed the other woman gaze and nodded, squeezing her eyes to take a better look at her.
"The blonde one?" asked Kim, staring at a woman who was resting her head on the chest of a young handsome man.
"Yeah"
"What 'bout her?"
"She's fell into the dress effect too" the brunette explained, picking up the menu in front of Kim, suddenly becoming very interested in the content. Kim tilted her head confusedly, Shego looked with the corner of her eye at the curious redhead. "Two years ago, in this same party we met in the bathroom, and uh…" she hesitated for a moment, not sure of how to continue "…and we sort of hooked up" Kim hummed and opened her mouth then closed it again. The other woman sighed. "Yeah, we had a little too much wine and, well she was wearing a very revealing dress, and so was I and it sort of happen" she scratched the back of her neck.
Kim nodded, trying to digest the information and blushing deeply.
"So you are gay?" she stated, suddenly feeling her heart pounding loudly.
"God no!" Shego interrupted "It was once in a lifetime, just like Katy Perry's song 'an experimental game' that ended terribly wrong" the redhead looked confused again, growling frustrated the older woman explained: "the song? I kissed a girl? ask your nerdlinger friend to google it and send you the lyrics, princess" she shivered, reliving in her mind what happened.
"How come it ended terribly wrong, Shego?" Kim turned her head towards the table where the blonde girl was sitting, she was looking at their table, more specifically at the woman next to Kim, "Shego?" she urged.
"Mmm the heat of the moment took over us and before we realized, her mother walked in on us and made a scene, the worst scandal in Go City took place that night. That's why Mother won't let me drink and that is the Dress Effect, some sort of spark triggered by a fucking dress"
"That's why Hego knows about 'it'?" Kim felt a knot in her stomach, she was SO NOT falling for the Dress Effect, she was barely admiring the beautiful dress Shego was wearing, she was NOT admiring the beautiful Shego -I mean the Shego- I mean Shego… darn-
"Yeah, the crazy bitch dragged her daughter out of the bathroom and yelled at my mother in front of all our guests. She made her marry that guy two weeks after, and make sure that all the city knew about their wedding and how straight her daughter was, pff, bitch" one of Shego's signature smirk lightened her face.
"What?" Kim asked, sharper than expected. She was not feeling very well.
"Straight my ass" the other woman replied, she rested her head in her hand while she watched her eldest brother speaking non-stopping "is he ever going to shut up?" the brunette wondered, she took a look at the redhead and straightened in her chair "Are you okay, Kimmie?" The woman next to her was pale and looked like she was about to throw up.
"Yeah, I just need to freshen up" she mumbled, pacing quickly inside the house and heading towards the bathroom. It was like a public, luxurious restroom. A large mirror hanging in the wall, as big as the room. Three toilets separated with thin walls and fancy doors to give some privacy.
Kim leaned over the sink (also as large as the bathroom) and looked at her reflection in the mirror 'what's wrong with me?', she rubbed her eyes. It was so much easier fighting with Shego than being around her, and worst when she was all polite and funny and… with that black dress that suited her so well 'shut up brain' she mentally slapped herself 'I'm feeling weird just because I'm used to the fights and when Shego behaves like a caring, warm human being it feels nice, and nice is good right?' she waved her thoughts away, splashed some water in her face and sighed "It's new, that's it" she looked threateningly at the Kim in the mirror.
"What's new, darling?" Momo Go's voice asked, the elder woman came out of one of the toilets and washed her hands next to the hero, who laughed nervously.
"Uh- well" Kim hummed for a moment, her mind racing to get a simple answer "Shego and I are enemies, you know that? Hehe and, well she's nice now and I'm not used to be-friend with enemies, you know?"
Momo Go walked behind the younger woman, and reached a towel hanging close to the door "Oh, she's adorable once you get to know her like I do sweetie. She's… like a doberman" her mind wondered elsewhere "yup, like a doberman. Scary and willing to attack, but as soon as you let her approach you'll see that she's just a scaredy puppy" she smiled and disappeared behind the door. Kim followed Momo Go outside, and back to her place in the table.
All the Go brothers were back in their places, shoving spoonfuls of food in their mouths. Shego was the only one not eating, she glanced at the newly arrived and placed the spoon inside her soup.
"Feeling better, pumpkin?" she asked before starting to eat. Kim nodded and smiled at her. "Hurry up, the soup's getting colder and it's delicious", the redhead started eating as well, the Wegos were done with their first dish and were now chatting happily with each other. Hego was having a heated discussion with Mego about redesigning their uniform, and Shego, she was staring at the dark sky above them.
"It's beautiful" Kim whispered, lifting her head "you can see so many stars from here" the woman next to her nodded.
"That's the only reason I still come to this hell" the redhead grinned, reminding the 'doberman' comparation.
"It's not that bad" Shego looked at her and shrugged.
"Whatever"
A loud scream broke the quietness of the night, people started standing up so abruptly that several glasses clashed against dishes, tables and the floor. The Go brothers stood up, preparing to fight whatever was causing the disturbance.
"I think she's dead-" Someone screeched, half the guests froze.
"Call an ambulance!" another voice demanded. Kim tried to look where the screaming was coming from, but there was so many people she could barely see a few steps away, apparently the Go brothers where experimenting the same as the redhead.
"What's happening?" Hego asked, his loud voice brought a dead silent to the night, Shego climbed on the table to get a better view on top of everybody's heads, her face went paler than ever, and her eyes opened widely.
"MOMO GO!"