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CHAPTER 5
It was now mid-afternoon and the cruise boat was already a quarter of the way around Billionaire's island. It would make a full circle, back to where they had started out, by midnight. Shego wasn't having that bad a time, actually. She had found a quiet spot to sit on the upper deck and she was enjoying the breeze and the sights. She insisted that Drakken do the same. She said it was the beginning of learning how to relax, but truthfully, Drakken thought it was just plain BORING. He wished he was home now, with Shego, helping him with his evil plans. An hour later, when nothing more had happened other than him being seasick, Drakken started to feel drowsy, and before he knew it he had dozed off.
He dreamed that he was dancing with Shego under the moonlight, and Shego had wrapped her arms romantically around his neck, pulling him closer to her, and then closer still, until finally they collapsed in the sand, Drakken pressing his lips to Shego's warm, soft, neck...
"Dr. D!"
Drakken's eyes suddenly snapped open, to see Shego standing above him, trying to wake him up. Drakken sighed, disappointed. It was only a dream...
"Dr. D," Drakken heard Shego say again, "You fell off your seat. Are you alright?"
That was when Drakken realized he was laying on the floor of the boat. A lot of people were staring. One couple was even laughing.
Drakken indignantly picked himself up. wishing his dream was real, and not this.
It was already almost dinner time, and when Drakken looked around, he saw that some people who worked on board were setting up some tables with candles in the middle, and then placing menus on all the small tables. They were all set for two.
Shego went to take a seat over at one of the tables, and Drakken followed, taking the chair across from her. It was a while yet until the waiter would come over to them to take their order, so Shego and Drakken started talking.
"I wonder why they call this the 'Billionaire's Boat,' when it seems so big it should be called the billionaire's ship." Drakken thought aloud.
"Well," Replied Shego with a laugh, "Compared to their other cruise line, this is small. The other one was called the 'Sensational Ship.' But the tickets were sold out. Anyhow, I think this is still nice. After dinner there's going to be music and hot-tubbing."
Drakken's face lit up entirely at that. "Can we go in the hot tub together?" Drakken burst out, not thinking. He realized what he had said and his cheeks felt hot with embarrassment.
Shego had to hide a half-smile. "I guess," She muttered carelessly. She was about to say, 'I guess it will help you learn to relax.' When her cell phone rang.
"Can you hang on a minute Dr. D.?" Shego said hastily, answering her phone.
"Hello?" She asked, wondering who it could be.
"Hey." Said a voice that was none other than Junior's.
"What's up, SSJ?" Shego hoped he'd make it quick. The waiter was coming over, ready to take her order.
"Oh, nothing, really." Junior said slowly, in a strange smug voice, drawing the words out as long as he could.
"Get to the point, Junior." Said Shego, annoyed. Junior had called two weeks ago just to break up with her. She didn't want any more of his nonsense.
While Shego was talking, Drakken was tapping his fingers on the table self-consciously. He had no patience.
At last, Shego hung up. She breathed out a shaky breath, and Drakken saw that there were tears of anger and hurt forming in her eyes. She tried to blink them back.
"I'll be right back." She cried, quickly, running off to the bathroom before Drakken could see her cry.
When fifteen minutes had passed, and Shego had not returned, Drakken decided to go after her, to see if she was alright. The bathroom was a one-person one, and it was for both boys and girls so Drakken went up to the door and knocked.
Thinking that outside the door there must be a line, Shego silently opened the door. Seeing just Drakken standing there made her jump.
Shego had redone her make-up, thought Drakken. I wonder what she's upset over.
"Can I come in?" Asked Drakken, surprised of his own boldness.
"Thanks for trying to be of help, Drakken," Shego said sarcastically. She was annoyed now. "But I'm FINE now."
Shego was clearly holding all her hurt feelings in, Drakken thought again. Wait-why would that surprise me? She never opens up and tells her true feelings. That's just what she's like.
Five minutes later...
"Junior just had to rub it in." Shego told Drakken quietly.
They were both in the bathroom. Somehow, Drakken had convinced Shego to tell him what was wrong. He couldn't remember how he'd done it now. He kind of wished he hadn't persuaded Shego to talk openly about her feelings. He hadn't realized how deep and sad they were. It was making him feel depressed.
Shego was sitting on the toilet lid, her knees against her chest. She sighed again, and continued to tell Drakken about Junior's terrible phone call.
"We broke up two weeks ago...I knew he had a new girlfriend but when I'm out here, totally miserable already and with no date, he felt compelled to call me just to tell me how good his love life is now."
Drakken gulped. She's miserable and with no date?! But- I'm here. Drakken felt pretty bad himself now.
"And-and he said..."
Shego had to clear her throat again. She had managed to keep from breaking down in front of Drakken so far, she really didn't want him to see her cry like a baby, which she hadn't done in years.
"He told me how...Oh god, I can't believe I'm going to tell you this! He told me that he had just been using me, all these years for..." Shego lowered her voice to a whisper. "Sex." She wiped a single tear from her eye.
"So there." Shego said, turning to Drakken fiercely, "You know everything. Just like you wanted. Happy now?"
Drakken didn't know what to say. But he felt himself reach his hand out and stroke Shego's back, softly. Shego actually found this calming. She looped her arms around Drakken's neck and sobbed. She couldn't believe herself, but she desperately needed someone to hold onto.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry about the long wait. Chapter 6 should be up by Sunday. 'Cause I'll be gone a lot of the week. Please Review! And tell me...Should I up the rating at all? Thank you for reading, and once again: PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHAPTER 5
It was now mid-afternoon and the cruise boat was already a quarter of the way around Billionaire's island. It would make a full circle, back to where they had started out, by midnight. Shego wasn't having that bad a time, actually. She had found a quiet spot to sit on the upper deck and she was enjoying the breeze and the sights. She insisted that Drakken do the same. She said it was the beginning of learning how to relax, but truthfully, Drakken thought it was just plain BORING. He wished he was home now, with Shego, helping him with his evil plans. An hour later, when nothing more had happened other than him being seasick, Drakken started to feel drowsy, and before he knew it he had dozed off.
He dreamed that he was dancing with Shego under the moonlight, and Shego had wrapped her arms romantically around his neck, pulling him closer to her, and then closer still, until finally they collapsed in the sand, Drakken pressing his lips to Shego's warm, soft, neck...
"Dr. D!"
Drakken's eyes suddenly snapped open, to see Shego standing above him, trying to wake him up. Drakken sighed, disappointed. It was only a dream...
"Dr. D," Drakken heard Shego say again, "You fell off your seat. Are you alright?"
That was when Drakken realized he was laying on the floor of the boat. A lot of people were staring. One couple was even laughing.
Drakken indignantly picked himself up. wishing his dream was real, and not this.
It was already almost dinner time, and when Drakken looked around, he saw that some people who worked on board were setting up some tables with candles in the middle, and then placing menus on all the small tables. They were all set for two.
Shego went to take a seat over at one of the tables, and Drakken followed, taking the chair across from her. It was a while yet until the waiter would come over to them to take their order, so Shego and Drakken started talking.
"I wonder why they call this the 'Billionaire's Boat,' when it seems so big it should be called the billionaire's ship." Drakken thought aloud.
"Well," Replied Shego with a laugh, "Compared to their other cruise line, this is small. The other one was called the 'Sensational Ship.' But the tickets were sold out. Anyhow, I think this is still nice. After dinner there's going to be music and hot-tubbing."
Drakken's face lit up entirely at that. "Can we go in the hot tub together?" Drakken burst out, not thinking. He realized what he had said and his cheeks felt hot with embarrassment.
Shego had to hide a half-smile. "I guess," She muttered carelessly. She was about to say, 'I guess it will help you learn to relax.' When her cell phone rang.
"Can you hang on a minute Dr. D.?" Shego said hastily, answering her phone.
"Hello?" She asked, wondering who it could be.
"Hey." Said a voice that was none other than Junior's.
"What's up, SSJ?" Shego hoped he'd make it quick. The waiter was coming over, ready to take her order.
"Oh, nothing, really." Junior said slowly, in a strange smug voice, drawing the words out as long as he could.
"Get to the point, Junior." Said Shego, annoyed. Junior had called two weeks ago just to break up with her. She didn't want any more of his nonsense.
While Shego was talking, Drakken was tapping his fingers on the table self-consciously. He had no patience.
At last, Shego hung up. She breathed out a shaky breath, and Drakken saw that there were tears of anger and hurt forming in her eyes. She tried to blink them back.
"I'll be right back." She cried, quickly, running off to the bathroom before Drakken could see her cry.
When fifteen minutes had passed, and Shego had not returned, Drakken decided to go after her, to see if she was alright. The bathroom was a one-person one, and it was for both boys and girls so Drakken went up to the door and knocked.
Thinking that outside the door there must be a line, Shego silently opened the door. Seeing just Drakken standing there made her jump.
Shego had redone her make-up, thought Drakken. I wonder what she's upset over.
"Can I come in?" Asked Drakken, surprised of his own boldness.
"Thanks for trying to be of help, Drakken," Shego said sarcastically. She was annoyed now. "But I'm FINE now."
Shego was clearly holding all her hurt feelings in, Drakken thought again. Wait-why would that surprise me? She never opens up and tells her true feelings. That's just what she's like.
Five minutes later...
"Junior just had to rub it in." Shego told Drakken quietly.
They were both in the bathroom. Somehow, Drakken had convinced Shego to tell him what was wrong. He couldn't remember how he'd done it now. He kind of wished he hadn't persuaded Shego to talk openly about her feelings. He hadn't realized how deep and sad they were. It was making him feel depressed.
Shego was sitting on the toilet lid, her knees against her chest. She sighed again, and continued to tell Drakken about Junior's terrible phone call.
"We broke up two weeks ago...I knew he had a new girlfriend but when I'm out here, totally miserable already and with no date, he felt compelled to call me just to tell me how good his love life is now."
Drakken gulped. She's miserable and with no date?! But- I'm here. Drakken felt pretty bad himself now.
"And-and he said..."
Shego had to clear her throat again. She had managed to keep from breaking down in front of Drakken so far, she really didn't want him to see her cry like a baby, which she hadn't done in years.
"He told me how...Oh god, I can't believe I'm going to tell you this! He told me that he had just been using me, all these years for..." Shego lowered her voice to a whisper. "Sex." She wiped a single tear from her eye.
"So there." Shego said, turning to Drakken fiercely, "You know everything. Just like you wanted. Happy now?"
Drakken didn't know what to say. But he felt himself reach his hand out and stroke Shego's back, softly. Shego actually found this calming. She looped her arms around Drakken's neck and sobbed. She couldn't believe herself, but she desperately needed someone to hold onto.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry about the long wait. Chapter 6 should be up by Sunday. 'Cause I'll be gone a lot of the week. Please Review! And tell me...Should I up the rating at all? Thank you for reading, and once again: PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!