Chapter 17
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Two hours later, Drakken was walking happily back towards the little waterfall, with his arms full of bananas, coconuts, and grapes. It wasn't 'till he put the fruit down on a rock and turned to face the sparkling water pool, that he noticed Shego, lying motionless, face down, by water's edge.
He ran over to her, holding his breath in fear. "Shego?" He called out to her somewhat gently, "Are you alright?"
There was no answer.
"Shego?" Drakken said again, reaching down and shaking her shoulder lightly.
Shego lifted her head up, but otherwise remained still. "What," She asked groggily, "Do you want now?" Her face was red and tear-stained, and her eyes looked pained and lifeless.
"Nothing." Drakken replied, taken aback. "I just wanted to see if you were alright. I've brought food if you want any." He tossed Shego her shirt.(Which had dried in the sun.) And he helped her put it on and get up.
Shego was holding her stomach, she was still in pain.
"Did something happen while I was gone?" Drakken asked, looking a little suspicious.
"Why would you care?" Shego replied sarcastically, taking a bunch of grapes for herself, she was starving.
"I care." Drakken argued. He was getting angry now. He had gone to all this effort to find food for Shego, and this was what he got, sarcasm.
(You see, the problem with Drakken and Shego was that they both had short tempers, and that made them have fights, VERY often.)
"Fine." Said Shego, giving in at last. "I'll tell you. Happy now?"
Drakken didn't answer. He just sat down, to listen.
Shego took a deep breath, and sat down next to Drakken. "Junior's back."
"What?" Drakken asked looking confused.
Shego gave him a look.
"Junior's back." She repeated. "Junior somehow survived to ship wreck, and he found the island too, I guess. And-" She paused for a second, as tears filled her eyes.
"Yes?" Asked Drakken urging her to go on.
Shego took another deep breath, then sighed, before she continued. "Junior...He- He saw us kiss."
Drakken gulped. He felt he knew what was coming.
"Then when you left, I was up here, and I fell asleep. And the next thing I knew Junior was standing over me. He was yelling about how I had kissed you, and then he said something about his CD collection. That's all I remember. But he punched me- in the stomach. It's force sent me flying into the water fall. He went away after that. But I fear he'll be back and I'm scared!"
Shego burst into tears again as Drakken gathered her up in his arms.
"Shh..." Drakken whispered to Shego, "You don't have to be scared. I'll stay with you from now on, to make sure Junior doesn't come back."
"I'm not scared of HIM." Said Shego, strongly enough to make her point. "I'm just worried...What if he hurt the baby, Drakken! What if he injured it!?"
Drakken's eyes widened. That thought had not ever crossed his mind.
"Well," He replied gently, "If you'd let me take a look at you to see if there's any bruising, I might be able to tell you."
"What are you?" Shego teased "A doctor?"
"Believe it or not Shego, I was going to be a medical professional. Back in college, before I got laughed at and dropped out, I was studying to be one. But, as you know, my hobby was building robots, and that one incident about the bebes going to the school dance, kind of ruined everything. So, I became a MAD Doctor! Not a medical one."
He chuckled. "So, no fears right?" He said, somewhat proudly, "You can trust me!"
Shego rolled her eyes and lay back for Drakken. She figured she'd give him this ONE CHANCE, and if he failed, joked around, or flirted with her, she'd know he was not to be trusted.
Drakken lifted Shego's shirt slightly to reveal her stomach. He had covered her waist and legs with the towel he had brought with him when he came to 'rescue' Shego, a week or so ago.
Running his hand over her stomach, he first felt to see if he could feel anything. After all, Shego could be anywhere from 8-9 weeks pregnant, and he wanted to make sure this was the case. If it was, He would probably be able to feel a slight bump, even if it was too small to confirm anything yet.
"I don't see any bruising." Drakken said truthfully. "I honestly think you're fine. But there is one thing." Drakken added after he had helped Shego sit back up.
"What?" Asked Shego, a little worried.
"I think you were right about you being pregnant." Drakken said, with a small smile on his face. "I think I could feel the baby already! It's probably going to be big, Shego!"
He grinned, and gave Shego a small hug. "Congratulations!"
"Thanks." Replied Shego, who couldn't help smiling a little herself. "I guess it is a special thing. To be a Mother." She sighed. "But who's going to deliver the baby if we can't get off this island?"
"That is a tricky one." Drakken admitted. "But I think your best bet is to stick it out here and have the baby, before we start to try to get off the island."
"And why is that?" Asked Shego, for once curious on what Drakken had to say.
"Because," Drakken continued, "If we give a distress signal now, and we are found, we'll be thrown in jail. Then, when the baby is born, they'll take it away from you. We don't want to risk that."
Shego winced at the thought of having her baby, and then have it taken away from her, all because she was a criminal.
"No." Agreed Shego. "I don't want that to happen at all."
'Drakken sure is acting smarter than I usually give him credit for.' Thought Shego. 'Maybe there is much more to him than I thought.'
"Dr. D?"
"Yes Shego?"
"I tired, but I don't want to sleep in case Junior comes back. I don't want lose this baby." Shego patted her stomach. "Do you think you might-"
"Sure Shego. I'll watch over you while you sleep."
"Thanks."
"Don't worry Shego, you can thank me later."
And with that, Shego fell into a deep sleep, cozy in the arms of the one she loved.
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TO BE CONTINUED!!!!
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Woah...That was a looong chapter... for me! Over 1000 words! I'll update soon. But Please review, and I'll update sooner!
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Two hours later, Drakken was walking happily back towards the little waterfall, with his arms full of bananas, coconuts, and grapes. It wasn't 'till he put the fruit down on a rock and turned to face the sparkling water pool, that he noticed Shego, lying motionless, face down, by water's edge.
He ran over to her, holding his breath in fear. "Shego?" He called out to her somewhat gently, "Are you alright?"
There was no answer.
"Shego?" Drakken said again, reaching down and shaking her shoulder lightly.
Shego lifted her head up, but otherwise remained still. "What," She asked groggily, "Do you want now?" Her face was red and tear-stained, and her eyes looked pained and lifeless.
"Nothing." Drakken replied, taken aback. "I just wanted to see if you were alright. I've brought food if you want any." He tossed Shego her shirt.(Which had dried in the sun.) And he helped her put it on and get up.
Shego was holding her stomach, she was still in pain.
"Did something happen while I was gone?" Drakken asked, looking a little suspicious.
"Why would you care?" Shego replied sarcastically, taking a bunch of grapes for herself, she was starving.
"I care." Drakken argued. He was getting angry now. He had gone to all this effort to find food for Shego, and this was what he got, sarcasm.
(You see, the problem with Drakken and Shego was that they both had short tempers, and that made them have fights, VERY often.)
"Fine." Said Shego, giving in at last. "I'll tell you. Happy now?"
Drakken didn't answer. He just sat down, to listen.
Shego took a deep breath, and sat down next to Drakken. "Junior's back."
"What?" Drakken asked looking confused.
Shego gave him a look.
"Junior's back." She repeated. "Junior somehow survived to ship wreck, and he found the island too, I guess. And-" She paused for a second, as tears filled her eyes.
"Yes?" Asked Drakken urging her to go on.
Shego took another deep breath, then sighed, before she continued. "Junior...He- He saw us kiss."
Drakken gulped. He felt he knew what was coming.
"Then when you left, I was up here, and I fell asleep. And the next thing I knew Junior was standing over me. He was yelling about how I had kissed you, and then he said something about his CD collection. That's all I remember. But he punched me- in the stomach. It's force sent me flying into the water fall. He went away after that. But I fear he'll be back and I'm scared!"
Shego burst into tears again as Drakken gathered her up in his arms.
"Shh..." Drakken whispered to Shego, "You don't have to be scared. I'll stay with you from now on, to make sure Junior doesn't come back."
"I'm not scared of HIM." Said Shego, strongly enough to make her point. "I'm just worried...What if he hurt the baby, Drakken! What if he injured it!?"
Drakken's eyes widened. That thought had not ever crossed his mind.
"Well," He replied gently, "If you'd let me take a look at you to see if there's any bruising, I might be able to tell you."
"What are you?" Shego teased "A doctor?"
"Believe it or not Shego, I was going to be a medical professional. Back in college, before I got laughed at and dropped out, I was studying to be one. But, as you know, my hobby was building robots, and that one incident about the bebes going to the school dance, kind of ruined everything. So, I became a MAD Doctor! Not a medical one."
He chuckled. "So, no fears right?" He said, somewhat proudly, "You can trust me!"
Shego rolled her eyes and lay back for Drakken. She figured she'd give him this ONE CHANCE, and if he failed, joked around, or flirted with her, she'd know he was not to be trusted.
Drakken lifted Shego's shirt slightly to reveal her stomach. He had covered her waist and legs with the towel he had brought with him when he came to 'rescue' Shego, a week or so ago.
Running his hand over her stomach, he first felt to see if he could feel anything. After all, Shego could be anywhere from 8-9 weeks pregnant, and he wanted to make sure this was the case. If it was, He would probably be able to feel a slight bump, even if it was too small to confirm anything yet.
"I don't see any bruising." Drakken said truthfully. "I honestly think you're fine. But there is one thing." Drakken added after he had helped Shego sit back up.
"What?" Asked Shego, a little worried.
"I think you were right about you being pregnant." Drakken said, with a small smile on his face. "I think I could feel the baby already! It's probably going to be big, Shego!"
He grinned, and gave Shego a small hug. "Congratulations!"
"Thanks." Replied Shego, who couldn't help smiling a little herself. "I guess it is a special thing. To be a Mother." She sighed. "But who's going to deliver the baby if we can't get off this island?"
"That is a tricky one." Drakken admitted. "But I think your best bet is to stick it out here and have the baby, before we start to try to get off the island."
"And why is that?" Asked Shego, for once curious on what Drakken had to say.
"Because," Drakken continued, "If we give a distress signal now, and we are found, we'll be thrown in jail. Then, when the baby is born, they'll take it away from you. We don't want to risk that."
Shego winced at the thought of having her baby, and then have it taken away from her, all because she was a criminal.
"No." Agreed Shego. "I don't want that to happen at all."
'Drakken sure is acting smarter than I usually give him credit for.' Thought Shego. 'Maybe there is much more to him than I thought.'
"Dr. D?"
"Yes Shego?"
"I tired, but I don't want to sleep in case Junior comes back. I don't want lose this baby." Shego patted her stomach. "Do you think you might-"
"Sure Shego. I'll watch over you while you sleep."
"Thanks."
"Don't worry Shego, you can thank me later."
And with that, Shego fell into a deep sleep, cozy in the arms of the one she loved.
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TO BE CONTINUED!!!!
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Woah...That was a looong chapter... for me! Over 1000 words! I'll update soon. But Please review, and I'll update sooner!