Chapter 10
That night, the temperature dropped dramatically.
Drakken was freezing cold, he couldn't sleep. And although Shego was in the shelter of the helicopter, she found herself un-able to sleep too.
At last she got tired of tossing and turning, and exited the helicopter, to see if by any chance Drakken was awake too. She figured it was better to have some one to talk to, rather than no one.
The very second Shego opened the door, a huge shiver went through her; it was that cold.
I wonder if Drakken's alright, she thought, getting slightly worried without realizing it.
"Shego?"
It was Drakken. His voice pierced the night's silence unexpectedly, making Shego jump.
"Oh, it's just you." she said, panting. "You made me jump!"
"It's the middle of the night." Said Drakken. He sounded a little annoyed, yet concerned too. "Can't you sleep?"
He was going to point out that SHE had the warmth of the helicopter, not him. Yet... he decided not to.
"I've been having trouble sleeping lately." Shego stated simply. "I just came to check on you."
"Oh."
"So...uh... What's up?" Shego found herself speaking awkwardly, which was strange. She usually felt quite comfortable around Drakken.
"Nothing much." Replied Drakken. "Just trying to get some sleep- which is hard since it's so cold out here." He shivered, uncomfortably.
"Sorry." Shego was starting to feel guilty for leaving Drakken to face the cold. "Would you like to come in the helicopter to keep warm?... With me?" She asked him slowly.
Drakken's whole face lit up. Of course Shego couldn't see it, but she figured he was happy.
"I'd love to!" Drakken exclaimed, then suddenly realized how lame he must have sounded. "I mean... sure!"
They clambered back into the tiny helicopter, and each took a seat, trying to get comfortable, which was hard, since the inside of the minuscule plane was not built with room.
Drakken glanced over at Shego, (he could see inside the helicopter because it had a light in it) and saw an expression of discomfort on her face. He instantly felt worried, what was up with Shego? She still did not seem her normal healthy, fit self.
"Shego?" He asked her as gently as he could possibly manage, "Are you alright? Is anything wrong?"
"Oh, it's just my back." She replied quietly, "I have this weird cramp."
Maybe it was her period, she thought. It HAD been a long time since she'd had it, and it should have been here by now already. How was she going to deal with THAT? She had never thought about all this complicated stuff.
She sighed, and Drakken looked even more worried. "Shego, are you sure you are alright?"
"I'm fine." Shego insisted, "But I guess I could do with lying down, if you'd make some room for me."
It was more of a demand than a question.
Drakken scooted over as much as he could to give Shego some room to lie down. Then he gradually lay down next to her, trying to keep some distance between them for personal space.
Their faces were inches apart.
"Dr. D?" Shego asked quietly, "Do you think we'll ever get off this island?
Drakken paused for a moment, biting his lip. Then he finally put one arm around Shego protectively and said, "Don't worry Shego, I promise, we will get off this island. Soon. Tomorrow, we'll start planning."
And with that, snuggled up close to the one he loved, Drakken fell asleep.
That night, the temperature dropped dramatically.
Drakken was freezing cold, he couldn't sleep. And although Shego was in the shelter of the helicopter, she found herself un-able to sleep too.
At last she got tired of tossing and turning, and exited the helicopter, to see if by any chance Drakken was awake too. She figured it was better to have some one to talk to, rather than no one.
The very second Shego opened the door, a huge shiver went through her; it was that cold.
I wonder if Drakken's alright, she thought, getting slightly worried without realizing it.
"Shego?"
It was Drakken. His voice pierced the night's silence unexpectedly, making Shego jump.
"Oh, it's just you." she said, panting. "You made me jump!"
"It's the middle of the night." Said Drakken. He sounded a little annoyed, yet concerned too. "Can't you sleep?"
He was going to point out that SHE had the warmth of the helicopter, not him. Yet... he decided not to.
"I've been having trouble sleeping lately." Shego stated simply. "I just came to check on you."
"Oh."
"So...uh... What's up?" Shego found herself speaking awkwardly, which was strange. She usually felt quite comfortable around Drakken.
"Nothing much." Replied Drakken. "Just trying to get some sleep- which is hard since it's so cold out here." He shivered, uncomfortably.
"Sorry." Shego was starting to feel guilty for leaving Drakken to face the cold. "Would you like to come in the helicopter to keep warm?... With me?" She asked him slowly.
Drakken's whole face lit up. Of course Shego couldn't see it, but she figured he was happy.
"I'd love to!" Drakken exclaimed, then suddenly realized how lame he must have sounded. "I mean... sure!"
They clambered back into the tiny helicopter, and each took a seat, trying to get comfortable, which was hard, since the inside of the minuscule plane was not built with room.
Drakken glanced over at Shego, (he could see inside the helicopter because it had a light in it) and saw an expression of discomfort on her face. He instantly felt worried, what was up with Shego? She still did not seem her normal healthy, fit self.
"Shego?" He asked her as gently as he could possibly manage, "Are you alright? Is anything wrong?"
"Oh, it's just my back." She replied quietly, "I have this weird cramp."
Maybe it was her period, she thought. It HAD been a long time since she'd had it, and it should have been here by now already. How was she going to deal with THAT? She had never thought about all this complicated stuff.
She sighed, and Drakken looked even more worried. "Shego, are you sure you are alright?"
"I'm fine." Shego insisted, "But I guess I could do with lying down, if you'd make some room for me."
It was more of a demand than a question.
Drakken scooted over as much as he could to give Shego some room to lie down. Then he gradually lay down next to her, trying to keep some distance between them for personal space.
Their faces were inches apart.
"Dr. D?" Shego asked quietly, "Do you think we'll ever get off this island?
Drakken paused for a moment, biting his lip. Then he finally put one arm around Shego protectively and said, "Don't worry Shego, I promise, we will get off this island. Soon. Tomorrow, we'll start planning."
And with that, snuggled up close to the one he loved, Drakken fell asleep.