Sidetracked

A KiGo fanfic

I know, I know; SHAME ON ME! Sorry I took so long, here's chapter 12.

Thanks to: King in Yellow for your patience and guidance.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible or any of its characters, they belong to Disney. All the attempts of giving a first or last name to uncertainly named characters (such as Ms. Dr. Possible or Shego) are just my own speculation. This is a Kim Possible/Shego story (KiGo) that means it contains femslash, so if this is not of your liking STOP READING NOW. All the events depicted here are the result of my restless imagination. Any resemblance to reality it's a mere coincidence. I'm not looking for any profit. Rated M

Yuuko Ichihara (Xxx-holic) belongs to CLAMP.

However, I do own Gabrielle and John Gallagher. If you'd like to use them in your own story, let me know first. I guess I own little Eduardo, Drakken's son, too.

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Chapter 12: Sacrifices

The black haired teen crouched silently, hiding in the shadows, waiting for the turmoil to begin.

"Prisoner 18547 is gone, ma'am!"

"WHAT?!" roared the 'Boss' lady. "I want him back in his cell where he belongs, NOW!"

Gabrielle smiled, diving further into the shadows to avoid getting caught. A lean figure, dressed in a grey jumpsuit, whose face was covered by a helmet snuck up behind her, tapping her shoulder. The teen flinched slightly, jumping into a fighting stance but relaxing once she saw who it was.

"Don't scare me like that, Yuuko sensei."

"Sorry, I could not help it," said the Japanese woman, taking off her helmet. "The good doctor is on his way to the safe location we agreed on. Are you ready?"

"Yes…" the teen paused, an unsure look in her eyes. "Will I see you again, sensei?"

The taller black haired woman looked away. "We talked about this, my child…maybe we will and maybe we won't. It's not of our choice," Yuuko smiled. "You don't have to call me sensei anymore; I'm no longer your teacher."

Gabrielle clasped Yuuko's shoulders, drawing the taller woman closer. "Well…just in case I don't see you again…" she whispered, placing a kiss into the other woman's lips. "I love you…"

Yuuko stood there, frozen for the first time in years; could this girl mean what she had just said?

The black haired teen disappeared into the darkness before the Japanese woman had a chance to answer. Yuuko put her helmet back to place, wiping away a lonely tear. "Gabrielle…I'll try to see you again," she whispered before running in the opposite direction from which the teen had gone.

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"So, you got home safe?" asked the redhead while typing on her computer.

"Yeah Princess, is not a long ride anyway, you shouldn't worry so much," answered the green skinned ex thief, waving to her girlfriend from the tiny Kimmunicator's screen. "So, how's the investigation going?"

Kim groaned in frustration. "The result is a lovely, round number; zero! It's like Monique suddenly vanished from this world!"

"Calm down, Pumpkin; I'm sure something will come up sooner or later," said Shego. "I'm worried about this too, but if you keep stressing so much about this you'll break…"

The redheaded ex-heroine smiled to the black haired woman, running a finger down the screen. "I'm sorry, Shee…I loved that place you took me earlier, by the way; that chocolate fondue is so the best!"

"Glad you liked it, Princess."

Kim giggled, but a blinking light on her Kimmunicator distracted her from her conversation. "Hold on, baby, incoming call."

Shego shrugged. "Mind if I leave my channel open?"

"Switch to Conference mode," said the redhead. "Hey Wade, what's the sitch?"

"Kim, I need you to come here right away!" said an obviously stressed Wade, typing furiously while staring at the Kimmunicator's screen. "Is Shego with you? Bring her too, this is important!"

"Whoa, hold on buddy; where do you want me to go? And why are you asking me to bring Shego with me?" asked Kim while pulling on her mission clothes. "What about Ron?"

"Already called him; he's on his way to pick you up," explained Wade, still typing. "Where the heck is Shego?! She's not answering her Kimmunicator."

"That's because I'm already listening, Wade! You interrupted a nice conversation between the redhead and me, by the way, so I demand an explanation!" said an annoyed Shego, scaring the ebony skinned boy out of his skin.

"Gah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Is just that I've got something here that I think you should see," said Wade. "Shego, the Wegos should be picking you any moment now."

-CRASH!-

"Shego, you ok?! Baby, talk to me!" shouted Kim, holding her Kimmunicator tightly; Shego's side of the screen had gone pitch black. "SHEGO?!"

"Ow, I'm ok! Just stubbed my goddamn toe on the freaking coffee table!" answered Shego, picking her Kimmunicator up. "Hey Nerdlinger! Did you just say you're sending my younger brothers to pick me up? What kind of cruel fate introduced them to you?"

"It's a long story, they'll tell you on your way here! Wade out."

"Wait--!" said Shego, but Wade was already gone. "Damn! Well, I guess I'll see you wherever Wade said he wanted us to go, Princess."

"Yes…he never said where he wanted us to go, though."

"Nevermind, Princess, my ride's already here."

"Mine too! See you then, baby. Kim out," said Kim as she ran downstairs to catch her ride with Ron..

"Bye, Kimmie. Shego out," said Shego, jumping out of the window and into the Go Jet. "I love you…" she whispered before hiding her Kimmunicator inside her jumpsuit.

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Ron parked his car in front of an old, big, but decent looking house in the suburbs, just twenty minutes or so from Kim's own house.

The redheaded ex-heroine got out of the car and looked around. "What's this place?"

"I'll tell you in a second, let the others arrive," said Ron, looking up. The Go Jet was already nearing them. Its speed slowed as it assumed a position for vertical landing and it was almost all the way down when suddenly Ron jumped in front of his car.

"HEY, WATCH THE PAINT!" he hollered, swinging his arms.

The jet jerked lightly as it moved away from Ron's car. Four figures emerged from the jet.

"Are you insane?! I could have killed you!" screamed Melvin, waving his arms like a crazy rooster.

"Nobody scratches my car," said Ron, calmly.

Shego patted Ron's shoulder. "That's right! And come on Mel, look at his car; it's a '64

Mustang, just so you know."

"So?"

The green skinned ex-thief stared at her older brother in disbelief. "So? …SO? If I had a car like that and some jerk scratched it…well…can you say "scorched jerk"?"

Of course, our favorite redhead had something to say too. "Shego…"

"Hey Princess, long time no see," teased Shego, smiling seductively.

Kim blushed and giggled. "Hi Shego…"

"Come on girls! You can talk about romance later," joked Ron, walking towards the house's main door and ringing the bell. "Kimmie, you're so the school girl."

"I'M NOT!"

"Is it just me or Shego is acting weirder than usual around Kim?" asked Mego, taking out a small controller and pointing it to the Go Jet.

"Where have you been--?" said Warren.

"—the last six months, bro?" said William.

"Oh that's it; as soon as this ends we're coming out!" whispered Shego, just loud enough for Kim to hear.

"He's been bugging you again, baby?"

"Yes! He keeps asking me why we're friends so suddenly and he also wants to know if you're available… I'm just dying to tell him to fuck off."

And then Mego pressed the little red button on the controller. The Go Jet beeped.

"Dude, the Jet just beeped," said Ron, staring at Mego.

Mego glared at him. "That's the alarm, brainiac."

"Stop it now Ron, before you get the "Security Talk"; Mel is one of those guys who believes that if you leave your ridiculously painted old jet in the open, a wandering, low-budget –not to mention tasteless- circus is bound to pass by and steal it," said William, running a hand through his hair.

"Well it could happen!" said Mego, obviously angry.

Shego held Kim's hands and gave her an imploring look. "Miss Possible, I'm decent girl who lost her family on a strange bakery accident, would you adopt me?"

The twins joined Shego's plead. "Us too?"

"Hey, hey, hands off boogers; I saw her first!"

Kim managed to turn her giggles into a coughing fit by the time a big ebony skinned and gray haired lady answered the door; she was wrinkled, hunched and had a huge pair of glasses hanging from her nose, but you could see that she was still strong and lucid.

"Hi, Mrs. Load!" greeted Warren, hugging the old lady.

"We brought you some goodies!" said William, handing the lady a bag while grinning.

"Why, you mischievous little rascals!" she said, smiling broadly while holding a briefcase-sized sewing kit. "So that's why little James and Timothy brought me that beautiful fabric earlier…come in kids!"

"Mrs. Load, we brought company too; these are our older brother and sister, Melvin and Sheila."

"Oh, where did my manners go? I'm Agnes Load, Wade's grandmother."

"And these—"

"Dear, I know who they are; Kimberly Possible and Ronald Stoppable," said Mrs. Load. "My Wade talks a lot about you two. Kimberly dear, you have two lovely brothers."

The look on Kim's face was priceless. "My…lovely…what?"

"Wade's in his room, as usual; I wish that boy would come out more often…" The longing on the older woman's voice was almost heartbreaking. "But at least now he's making real friends, even that weird blue man; he might be blue but he's a nice man and his little boy is adorable!"

"Weird blue man? That sounds familiar…" Shego thought, while everyone followed Mrs. Load down the long and wide hallway.

Mrs. Load took a left turn. "He seems sad, but I'm sure he'll be ok. I'm worried about the girl that came later, though; she looks tired, way too tired…not physically, but here." she said, pointing to her chest.

William froze suddenly. "Mrs. Load, did you just say a girl came here after the blue guy showed up?"

"Yes; she's a very sweet child; black hair, brown cat-like eyes, pale as a ghost and a little somber if you ask me… I think she might have lost someone dear to her."

Shego noticed Warren mumbling something to his twin brother. "Say, Mrs. Load, where's that girl right now? Is she still with Wade?"

"She looked like she had taken a beating on her way here, so I took her to the guest bedroom so she could clean herself up and sleep a little if she wanted to," answered the old lady. "The guest room is over there, but I think she might be sleeping right now."

The Go team siblings weren't listening anymore; they rushed to the guest bedroom's door, trailed by Kim and Ron, and nearly broke the door knob trying to get in.

The door opened smoothly, as if pushed by a gentle breeze and they were face to face with the black haired girl; she was sitting on the bed, her hair still wet from the shower and wearing borrowed clothing. She stared into their eyes for what felt like an eternity and then smiled.

"I'm home."

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End of Chapter 12

I know what you're thinking: "TELL US WHO'S THE 'BOSS' LADY, NOW!"

I'll tell you who she is on next chapter! Read and Review!