Chapter 2: Green Day, "Good Riddance"
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iAnother turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life./i
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It was with an almost heavy heart that Kim stalked to Bueno Nacho. Alone. Ron, apparently, was grounded for not telling his parents before he went out crime fighting.
So freshmen year of them.
Though, truth to be told, Kim liked the time alone. It seemed like she was getting less and less of that lately. And even though Ron was good company and a great friend, it was kinda hard for her to be all introspective and broody when he and Rufus were trying to spray cheese out their noses.
Not paying attention to where she was going, Kim's stride to the counter was cut short by her body crashing into another. "Oh, sorry! So sorry." She said hastily, glancing up at the person she bumped into.
Her eyes met a pair of poison green irises.
"No harm done, Kimmy." Shego smirked, taking a ginger bite of her burrito and smirking snidely.
Kim hissed, falling into a fighting stance. "Shego."
"Duh."
"What are you doing here? Didn't you learn your lesson yesterday?"
Shego gave her a stony glare. "Kim, darling. I've been helping Dr. Drakken pester you for how many years? And have I ever learned my lesson?"
Kim growled. "True. But that doesn't explain what you're doing here."
Shego gave a growl to match. "Well, if you must know, I'm pretty broke. You know that nasty little habit you have of destroying every place I've ever lived within the last two years? Yeah, well, it pretty much sends any money I've been hording up in flames. As well as my refrigerator."
Kim's stance gradually relaxed as Shego took another bite of her burrito. Her incredulous look remained, though. "So you decided to pop by Bueno Nacho for some munchies?"
"Hey, even villains get hungry." Shego's nasty smirk returned. "Besides, if I unzip my top a bit and lean over the counter at just the right angle, the cashiers will usually give me a free Chimmerito combo."
Kim's upper lip curled in distaste. "Wow, *that* qualified as way too much information."
"Inquiring minds want to know," Shego artfully flopped into a booth. "Besides, I figured you'd want to know I didn't steal it."
"Well, actually," Kim pointed out, "You kinda did."
"I didn't. They," Shego gestured carelessly at the young men working the cash registers, "Were the ones stealing. They aren't supposed to give out free meals. It's not my fault if they do."
Kim scowled. "You're logic is warped."
"True."
Kim pivoted to leave, then hesitated. "You know, I think this is the longest we've ever been civil to each other."
"That's only if you consider interrogation civil." Shego pointed out.
Kim snorted. "Compared to our usual encounters, this is practically sunshine and puppies."
"Also true." This time, Shego hesitated. "Wait a minute. Sunshine and puppies?"
"Give me a break, okay? It's been a long day."
Shego tisked sympathetically. "Poor baby, did your house blow up too?" Off Kim's glare, she snickered. "Wanna talk about it?" Shego's eyes widened as she realized what she just offered. And her eyes practically bulged out of her head when she realized that the offer was somewhat genuine.
Kim's eyes were undergoing a very similar process as her brain tried to wrap itself around the recent events. 'Okay, so, Shego. Eating, not stealing. Being semi-nice. Not trying to kill me.' Kim paused after that thought, before mentally going back to it and repeating it a few times. It still sounded odd.
Strangely enough, (and possibly because of the shock), Shego didn't retract her offer. And Kim, after a few moments contemplation, sat down across from her.
"I don't know what to do about college." Kim confided, staring at her hands.
After a minute, Kim looked up straight into Shego's eyes, and they both burst out into incredulous laughter.
They were arch-enemies. They didn't talk about each other's problems; they were each other's problems. Yet here they were. One afternoon in the middle of a Bueno Nacho, on the verge of being nice to each other.
'Ah,' Kim thought, unable to keep the utter merriment off her face as she watched Shego wipe away tears of laughter. 'What tangled webs we weave.'
Little did she know what this event would bring. Little did she know that this turning point would change everything.
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iAnother turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life./i
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It was with an almost heavy heart that Kim stalked to Bueno Nacho. Alone. Ron, apparently, was grounded for not telling his parents before he went out crime fighting.
So freshmen year of them.
Though, truth to be told, Kim liked the time alone. It seemed like she was getting less and less of that lately. And even though Ron was good company and a great friend, it was kinda hard for her to be all introspective and broody when he and Rufus were trying to spray cheese out their noses.
Not paying attention to where she was going, Kim's stride to the counter was cut short by her body crashing into another. "Oh, sorry! So sorry." She said hastily, glancing up at the person she bumped into.
Her eyes met a pair of poison green irises.
"No harm done, Kimmy." Shego smirked, taking a ginger bite of her burrito and smirking snidely.
Kim hissed, falling into a fighting stance. "Shego."
"Duh."
"What are you doing here? Didn't you learn your lesson yesterday?"
Shego gave her a stony glare. "Kim, darling. I've been helping Dr. Drakken pester you for how many years? And have I ever learned my lesson?"
Kim growled. "True. But that doesn't explain what you're doing here."
Shego gave a growl to match. "Well, if you must know, I'm pretty broke. You know that nasty little habit you have of destroying every place I've ever lived within the last two years? Yeah, well, it pretty much sends any money I've been hording up in flames. As well as my refrigerator."
Kim's stance gradually relaxed as Shego took another bite of her burrito. Her incredulous look remained, though. "So you decided to pop by Bueno Nacho for some munchies?"
"Hey, even villains get hungry." Shego's nasty smirk returned. "Besides, if I unzip my top a bit and lean over the counter at just the right angle, the cashiers will usually give me a free Chimmerito combo."
Kim's upper lip curled in distaste. "Wow, *that* qualified as way too much information."
"Inquiring minds want to know," Shego artfully flopped into a booth. "Besides, I figured you'd want to know I didn't steal it."
"Well, actually," Kim pointed out, "You kinda did."
"I didn't. They," Shego gestured carelessly at the young men working the cash registers, "Were the ones stealing. They aren't supposed to give out free meals. It's not my fault if they do."
Kim scowled. "You're logic is warped."
"True."
Kim pivoted to leave, then hesitated. "You know, I think this is the longest we've ever been civil to each other."
"That's only if you consider interrogation civil." Shego pointed out.
Kim snorted. "Compared to our usual encounters, this is practically sunshine and puppies."
"Also true." This time, Shego hesitated. "Wait a minute. Sunshine and puppies?"
"Give me a break, okay? It's been a long day."
Shego tisked sympathetically. "Poor baby, did your house blow up too?" Off Kim's glare, she snickered. "Wanna talk about it?" Shego's eyes widened as she realized what she just offered. And her eyes practically bulged out of her head when she realized that the offer was somewhat genuine.
Kim's eyes were undergoing a very similar process as her brain tried to wrap itself around the recent events. 'Okay, so, Shego. Eating, not stealing. Being semi-nice. Not trying to kill me.' Kim paused after that thought, before mentally going back to it and repeating it a few times. It still sounded odd.
Strangely enough, (and possibly because of the shock), Shego didn't retract her offer. And Kim, after a few moments contemplation, sat down across from her.
"I don't know what to do about college." Kim confided, staring at her hands.
After a minute, Kim looked up straight into Shego's eyes, and they both burst out into incredulous laughter.
They were arch-enemies. They didn't talk about each other's problems; they were each other's problems. Yet here they were. One afternoon in the middle of a Bueno Nacho, on the verge of being nice to each other.
'Ah,' Kim thought, unable to keep the utter merriment off her face as she watched Shego wipe away tears of laughter. 'What tangled webs we weave.'
Little did she know what this event would bring. Little did she know that this turning point would change everything.