Chapter 7
It was warm and comfortable as her awareness began to return. What a strange dream, jumping out of airplanes, talking gems, and the pain. Dreams weren't suppose to hurt that much. She took a deep breath there was a stab of pain in her chest, rib separated possibly broken. Leg hurts probably broken hopefully splinted as she couldn't move it and she was very stiff as if she had not moved in some time. The self check was normal the injuries were not. She took another deep breath (or as deep as she could). It was then she felt the pressure on her waist and the heat radiating from behind her and realized she was not alone shortly followed by this was this is not her house or dorm room.
She felt her heart rate quicken and was only able to take shallow breathes from the fear. After a moment the arm moved and the hand was run over her body. It didn't feel sexual it felt like an exam. "Well you seem warm enough at the moment princess". The voice startled her
"Shego?"
"Oh you're awake" she sounded startled and relived. The green woman quickly rolled out of bed and grabbed her robe. Kim looked under the heavy quilt verifying her own lack of apparel and noting the inflatable cast on her leg.
Flaming redder than her hair "Um Shego why were we in bed together nude?"
Stopping in her effort to restock the fire "Survival 101 the easiest and fastest way to transfer heat from one body to another is to have nothing in-between" this was stated with little emotion and a slightly hostel look Shego then returned to the fire and checked the stew.
Kim was at a loss for what to do. It was obvious that she was not wanted here but with her leg out of whack going elsewhere was not an option
Shego went about adding the barley to the stew not looking at the redhead knowing that she wanted to be with this Eme person and didn't want to admit how much that hurt. She went about her morning rituals feeling the other girl's eyes on her. Coming out of the bathroom after a warm shower (the fire had not been going this morning long enough to get the water as hot as she liked) and fully dressed in a simple grey jump suit obviously made for comfort not stile she noted looking uncomfortable. "You ok, I have aspirin for the pain if you need."
Kim looked embarrassed "Actually I need help getting to the bath room" looking anywhere but at the tall woman.
"Oh sorry." she felt stupid of coarse Kim would have to go. Scooping the smaller girl up quilt and all carried her to the bath room, placing her down on the good leg next to the toilet. Shego then turned and left the room "call me when you're done" despite acting nonchalant she listened close to make sure her charge was ok.
After doing her business Kim hopped over to the mirror to get a good look at herself. The image looking back at her made her wince. The cut on her cheek was still there, it looked like it had bled again other than that her head looked ok. She could see the dark bruises on her shoulders wars and upper legs where her jump harness had been as well as others apparently from the impact. The right leg looked relatively unharmed, a bruise or two on the thigh and one on the kneecap. The left leg that was another story, black and purple the whole length with three brighter pinpoints where the bone had nearly punctured the skin. Multiple compound fractures no wonder it hurt so badly. Looking at herself. it was a wonder she was alive Shego had rescued her... again.
The nock on the door startled Kim "You ok in there?" there was concern in the voice. Kim smiled
"Ya just cleaning up a bit"
"No showers you could get water down the cast and cause an infection"
"No problem don't think I could stand that long anyway" She looked at herself again and decided that the lest could do was come her hair "Shego do you have a hair brush I could use?"
"Cabinet to the left of the sink, and here you can use this" handing a green and black flannel nightshirt.
"Thanks"
rolling her eyes Shego when back to working on dinner "She looks like the poster child for the seatbelt foundation and she's worried about her hair" then she put a towel over the bread dough for the first rise.
The bathroom door opened Shego turned to look with most of the bruises covered the younger girl looked human again instead of an extra from a zombie movie. By the set of her jaw Shego could see she was in pain but trying to hide it. "Nice try" Shego just shook her head "bed or chair?"
"Chair, I feel like I have been in bed for a week"
"two days, but whose counting"
Kim's knee buckled Shego sprinted and caught the girl "two days" she whispered. Shego set her in the chair next to the bed. "Thank you" she said simply.
Shego raised her eyebrow "For what"
"Saving my sorry butt... Again"
In a quiet but angry voice "Kim why are you here" she was cutting up vegetables and not looking at the younger girl so didn't see the pain the question brought.
Kim just sat there for a moment then quietly "I came to apologies"
Shego turned around; Kim was focused on her lap sounding sad and dejected. "For what?" Shego was surprised.
"The little Diablo fiasco"
"what do you have to apologies for?"
"I hated you for what you did"
"But I"
"Just let me finish please" the red hair covered her face the tears in her voice were plane to hear. "I hated you for what you did you had played me and I had thought we were friends of a sort. It hurt so I lashed out at what I thought was the source of my pain. I wanted to hurt you the way you had hurt me. So I hurt you the only way I Knew how."
"Later once I had calmed down enough to be reasonable I began to analyze the battle as I always do. I kept coming back to one image, the look on your face right before I kicked you, the one when I said I hated you. That face has haunted me. I tried to hurt you because I was hurt. And I hurt the wrong person I hurt a friend"
Shego was aghast "you risked your life to apologize to your enemy?"
mistaking the shock for anger Kim started crying in Ernest "I'm sorry I know it's not enough but I had to try"
"Kim I'm not mad just surprised no one has ever done something like this for me" wrapping her Arms around the crying girl "I thought you hated me"
Kim smiled weakly "I thought I did too but the more I thought about it the more I missed you and it was never the same after the tower and that's my fault. I'm sorry" Shego winced at the memory she had been in bad shape after that but the physical pain had been secondary.
"Ok what do we do now" Shego ask while checking Kim's skin. It was cooling again "besides move you over to the fire and get your quilt" picking up the girl chair and all and depositing her near the hearth
Kim looked up hopefully "is it too late to be friends"
"I don't generally make a good friend. But we could try I guess" Kim smiled hugely, tears still in her eyes
After a moment's pause Shego hesitantly asks "Is it ok for friends to ask what is likely to be awkward Questions?" Kim looks over suppressed and nods "Who is Eme"
"I don't know an Eme" looking confused and seeing the hidden anger in Shego's eyes
"Last night you said Eme don't leave me"
Kim sat and thought running through the dream she had had. Shego could see her concentrating taking the question seriously "Emerald don't leave me. Did I say that out loud" the pain from the statement didn't hurt any less the second time
"A green glowing warmth that came and went" Kim was now thinking out loud, then her eyes grew round. Her head snapped up to look at the beautiful green tinted woman across the room "I think you are."
Thanx to Poetheather1 for the Shego Nick Name hope you don mind me swiping it
