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Chapter 21: Realization:

Go City:

When Shego woke up, she was still on the bathroom floor and had yet to notice that Hego was sitting next to her. However, when she attempted to stand up, he spoke out.

"Don't get up too fast, you hit your head pretty hard when you fell."

Shego stopped what she was doing and looked over at Hego.

"When did you get here?"

Shego asked.

"About five minutes ago. I came upstairs to grab something, when I saw you passed out in the bathroom. Are you okay?"

Hego asked, his voice filled with concern.

"I'm fine, but my head hurts."

Shego then rubbed the back of her head and winced in pain.

"Here let me see."

Hego felt the back of Shego's head, and felt a small bump.

"Well the bump isn't too bad, but you should still ice it, just to be on the safe side."

Hego then helped Shegobto her feet, and took her downstairs.

When they made it downstairs, he had Shego go lie down on the couch, while he went and fetched an ice pack. After a few minutes, Hego returned and placed the ice pack onto the back of Shego's head.

"Thanks."

Shego said, closing her eyes.

"Hey Ciel, I know you probably don't want to talk about it, but what exactly happened between you and Kim?"

Shego let out a small sigh, and opened her eyes.

"It's complicated. I mean ever since my final battle with Ayumi, I've been a real bitch to Kim. And yet I know she loves me, but..."

"But what?"

"I dunno, I guess I don't understand why she loves me."

"What do you mean?"

"Well I hit her, and she still wants to be with me."

"You hit her?!"

Hego saw a look of guilt flash across Shego's face, and immediately felt bad for reacting the way that he did.

"You know you're not a bad person, right? Yes you have a temper, but it does not make you a bad person. Do you understand?"

Shego nodded her head and bit her bottom lip, trying to hold back the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes. Seeing the look on her face, Hego pulled her into a hug.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm giving you a hug, what do you think I'm doing?"

Shego just shook her head, and returned the embrace. She would never admit it, but she cared a lot about her big brother.

Possible Residence:

Kim was sitting her room, doing the homework that she had gotten from Barkin's class. However, her mind was more on Shego, as oppose to the work in front of her.

"I wonder how she found out where I was."

Kim thought, writing down another answer to her homework.

"Something on your mind?"

Anne asked, standing in the doorway of Kim's room. Kim let out a sigh and turned her attention to her mom.

"Ciel saved me today, and I'm trying to figure out how she knew where I was."

"Well when you love someone you just sorta know where they are at all times. Do you remember when you went to rescue Ciel?"

Kim nodded her head.

"If I remember correctly, Wade didn't exactly know where she was. He knew she was in Japan, but he didn't have a specific location. That being said, how was it that you found her?"

"That's easy, I just got this feeling and I instantly knew where she was."

"Well I'm sure Ciel had the same feeling. She knew you needed help and she came to your rescue."

"I guess, but she didn't even say anything to me. She just saved me then left."

"She probably didn't want to keep you from your mission. Why don't you give her a call, I'm sure she'd be happy to hear from you."

Anne then left Kim alone, so that she could have some privacy while she called Shego.

Kim sat there for a few minutes, and debated whether or not she would make the call. While she wanted to talk to Shego, she was worried that Shego wouldn't want to talk to her.

"I suppose it can't hurt to try."

Kim thought as she dialed Shego's number. After a few rings, she finally answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey Ciel."

"Kimmie?"

"Yep, I was just calling to see how you were doing."

"Uh, I'm doing okay."

"That's good. Did you get everything straightened out?"

"Not yet, but I will soon, I promise. I miss you so much."

"I miss you too. Are you still going to your appointment today?"

There was a pause on the other end of the line.

"Ciel you still there?"

"Yeah, I just forgot about my appointment. I should probably get going, I'll call you later. I love you."

"I love you too."

Kim then hung up the phone, a smile on her face.

Go City:

Shego placed her phone into her pocket, and walked towards the front door.

"Going somewhere?"

Hego asked, appearing behind Shego.

"Yeah, I have an appointment in Upperton."

"Would you like me to drive you?"

"No, I can drive myself. I'll see you when I get back."

"Alright, just be careful."

Shego gave Hego a slight nod, and then headed out the door.

Upperton: Dr. Andrews' Office:

When Shego arrived at Dr. Andrews' office, she suddenly felt very nervous. She could handle talking to her therapist on her own, that wasn't the problem. However, she wished that she had Kim there for moral support. But then again, it was already hard enough for her to leave Kim. She couldn't imagine what would happen if she were here with her. As Shego sat there lost in her own thoughts, Dr. Andrews appeared.

"Alright Ciel, are you ready?"

Shego nodded her head, and followed Dr. Andrews through the door she had just come through.

Once they were seated across from each other, Dr. Andrews got the ball rolling.

"So how has your week been?"

"Fine."

"Hmm, I'm getting the sense that it hasn't been."

Shego just shrugged her shoulders.

"Everything's fine, really."

"Well then if that's true, how come you split up with Kim?"

Shego's eyes widened in shock.

"How did you find out about that?"

"Galilee called me, he was worried about you. Now care to tell me what happened between you and Kim?"

Shego crossed her arms and looked away from Dr. Andrews.

"There's nothing to tell. And we didn't split up, we're just taking a break."

"Okay then, why are you taking a break?"

A silence began to fill the room.

"Ciel you know I'm here to help you, right? However, I cannot help you if you don't open up and tell me what's going on."

Shego remained silent. Dr. Andrews pinched the bridge of her nose. Clearly she was gonna have to find some way to get through to Shego.

"Ciel look at me."

Shego gave Dr. Andrews a quick glance, but otherwise didn't keep eye contact. Dr. Andrews let out a sigh, as it was clear that Shego wanted to be stubborn.

"Ciel please look at me."

Shego let out a groan, and then looked at Dr. Andrews.

"Thank you. Now why don't you want to tell me what's going on?"

"I dunno."

"Come on Ciel, don't give me that crap. Why don't you wanna tell me how you are feeling?"

"You're the therapist, why don't you tell me how I'm feeling?"

Dr. Andrews smacked her hand onto her desk.

"Ciel I am trying to help you, but if you wanna be a little smart ass then we can just end the session right now."

"Whatever."

Shego said, rolling her eyes.

"Ciel!"

Dr. Andrews yelled, becoming frustrated.

"What, what do you want me to tell you?!"

"I want you tell me what's wrong!"

"Fine then, let's start with the fact that ever since I left Kimmie's place I haven't had a decent night's sleep. That I'm hurting because I can't be with her, and that I want to cry because she's not here with me."

"Why did you leave in the first place?"

"I punched her. Well it wasn't exactly me, Ayumi made me do it. But still, I hurt the one person I love more than anything in this world."

"Is Kim angry at you for hitting her?"

"No."

"Do you think that if you had asked her to come with you to your appointment, that she would've come?"

Shego nodded her head.

"Well then why didn't you ask her?"

"It was already hard enough to leave her that I don't think I could do it again. I miss her, I want to be with her, but I don't want to risk hurting her again."

"Have you at least talked to her since you left?"

Shego nodded her head, for she didn't trust herself to speak as she felt sadness welling up inside her.

"Well that's good then. Now we still have another thirty minutes left to go. Do you want to continue the session or do you want to stop?"

Shego took a deep breath to steady herself.

"I want to continue."

"Okay, when was the last time Ayumi took over your body?"

"It was the day that I had hit Kimmie."

"That was a few days ago, correct?"

Shego nodded her head.

"I thought so. Now can you think of any reason why she hasn't taken you over since?"

Shego thought about it for a moment, then shook her head.

"Could it be that because you gave Ayumi what she wanted?"

Shego gave Dr. Andrews a confused look.

"What do you mean?"

"Well she hasn't bugged you since you left Kim. Could it be that's what she wanted?"

Shego suddenly looked very surprised.

"Oh my god, what have I done? I let her win."

"Not necessarily, you can still set things right."

"How?"

"Simple, go back to Kim."

"Are you insane? I can't do that."

"And why not?"

"Because I hurt her, you know that. And I refuse to put her in danger ever again."

"Ciel you didn't hurt Kim, Ayumi did. And if you want to get rid of Ayumi for good, then you're gonna need Kim's help."

"But I-"

"No buts! Ciel listen to me, you can't just runaway when things get tough."

"I know, but what if when I go back, Ayumi makes me hurt Kimmie again?"

Dr. Andrews walked over to Shego, and placed a gentle hand on Shego's shoulder.

"Moumantai Ciel. As long as you know how much you love Kim, then there's no way that Ayumi can make you hurt her."

Shego thought Dr. Andrews' words over for a moment. Could her love for Kim really stop her from hurting her? Dr. Andrews could see Shego's hesitation.

"You know if you don't want to go back to Kim, then you don't have. But it really would be in your best interest to return."

"Well..."

"Ciel you need Kim in your life. Go back to her. Trust me, it'll be okay."

Shego released a small sigh.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but perhaps you're right."

"So are you saying that you'll return to Kim?"

"Yeah, I guess I am."

Shego then stood up, and walked towards the door. As she placed her hand onto the doorknob, she turned her attention to Dr. Andrews.

"Hey Lafayette, thank you."

Dr. Andrews gave Shego a warm smile.

"Anytime. Take care of yourself, okay?"

Shego gave a nod of understanding, and then exited the office.

End of Chapter 21:

A/N: Moumantai is a Cantonese phrase that can mean relax, take it easy, or not a problem. Not sure when the next chapter will be up. So until next time, this is PokémonSoulMaster93 signing out.