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Summary: Refer to chapter 1 (default chapter).

Chapter 8Girl Talk

After changing from her battle suit into a pair of black jeans and a forest green tank top, Shego went to the hospital. Once at the hospital, she put on a pair of sunglasses and tied her hair back into a pony tail. She slipped on one of Drakken's inventions, a bracelet that could transform her physical features so that she looked like someone completely different. Right after the Centurion project incident, Drakken tried to replicate the project but could only succeed in creating the bracelet that Shego now wore. Drakken said she could have it when he realized that it was not what he wanted. After all, Shego was the one who tested it for him.

Shego made the bracelet transform her into the first person she recognized on the street. She walked into the hospital and found the floor she was looking for. Shego went up to the secretary and was about to ask her where Kim was when she heard someone call in her direction. She continued her quest until a hand rested on her shoulder.

"Bonnie," someone said, "Are you here to see Kim?"

Thinking quickly, Shego replied in a sweet voice, "Why yes... and you are?"

"Bonnie, you know me. I mentored you here, at the hospital about a year ago." At the blank look on the girl's face, the older woman continued, "Mrs. Dr. Possible?" She received another stare. "Kim's mother? Are you feeling alright?"

"Ha, ha, ha, got you good Dr. Possible. Mrs. Roberts said that if I want to get to the big screen, I've gotta practice."

"Well, you certainly fooled me, Bonnie. I can see you're going places. Anyway, Kim's room is down this hallway," Dr. Possible pointed, "Room 365."

"Thanks Dr. Possible."

Dr. Possible watched as the girl walked down the hallway and into the room she was searching for.

In the room, Shego was about to transform back into herself, but a cold voice stopped her, "If you've come here to give me lip, Bonnie, you can leave now; I don't need it. I already know that the team thinks I let them down."

Shego was confused until she remembered that she was disguised as Bonnie. She replied, "You haven't let the team down. We just hope you heal quickly."

Kim stared at her; she remained quiet for five minutes, thinking, watching the girl across from her sweat in place, then she said with a mischevious grin forming, "Have you come to relinquish your captain's duties again, Bon-Bon?"

"I'm captain? I thought you were," Shego thought aloud, more to herself than to Kim.

Kim smiled, "Give it up, whoever you are. I know you're not Bonnie Rockwaller!"

"Of, course I am, Kim."

"If you're Bonnie Rockwaller," Kim said, thinking of something that only she and the rest of the cheerleaders would know, "...then who won the spirit stick when we went to Camp Gottagrin?"

Shego thought for a minute, "...Um, you?"

Kim laughed, "I wish. Spill. Who are you?"

'I can't show who I really am,' Shego thought, 'She'll throw me out in a heartbeat.' "What's the matter, Kimmie? You don't want to talk to Bonnie?" Shego asked.

"The real Bonnie?" Kim asked, then she thought for a minute, 'Wait a minute. Only mom or dad calls me Kimmie... Unless... Couldn't be, could it?' Kim continued where she left off, "No. You?..." She looked at the other girl in the room and asked, "What's happening to you?"

Shego looked down and noticed her hand was a mix of her natural skin color and tan. Shego ran into the adjoining bathroom and looked in the mirror. Her face hadn't faired much better than her hands. 'Curse Drakken's inventions with their time limits!' she thought, 'Well, I can always shut Kimmie up.' She lit up her clawed hand for emphasis. She took the bracelet off and returned to herself; she put the bracelet in her pocket. Slowly, she walked back to Kim.

"Well, now, Princess. How's it hangin'?" Shego asked casually.

'I knew something was up.' Kim thought, 'That just was NOT Bonnie!' She looked at her leg propped up in the air and answered, "All things considered? Pretty good. I thought that was you in the bathroom." Shego's questioning stare prompted Kim to continue, "I heard you power up your plasma. It's not exactly quiet, you know. People can hear it from space."

Shego wasn't sure how to interpret that last comment but asked anyway, "Are you alright, Kimmie?"

"Fine, and you? You know, it's not exactly S.O.P. to be talking to my enemy." Shego raised an eybrow. Kim answered, "S.O.P. Standard. Operating. Procedure."

"Yeah, not sure what I'm doing here, really, but I do want to say that when you come back..." Shego was interrupted.

"I'm going down?" Kim offered, "Feel my wrath, Kimmie because you're going to die." Kim said, melodramatically putting the air quotes on the words 'going to die'. She laughed, "Typical Shego." She tried to reposition to get comfortable but only managed to get back into her current position seeing that she couldn't move her leg. She grumbled under her breath but loud enough that Shego could hear her, "I hate being in here. So vulnerable."

"Then maybe you should pay attention when crossing the street." Shego offered sincerely.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, SHUT IT!" Kim demanded. She realized what she said and quickly apologized. She hit a button, and a nurse walked into the room.

"What'cha ya need, Miss Possible?"

Kim's reply was struggling to reposition. The nurse helped her reposition by moving the sling with her casted leg in it toward the head of the bed. She noticed how painful it must have been because Kim grimaced, "I'll be back in a minute," the nurse said while exiting the room.

Before Kim or Shego resumed talking, the nurse returned with a syringe.

"You're going to poke me, again?" Kim asked, beginning to get nervous.

"That's what you get for coming to the hospital, Kim, but no. It can go in your i.v.," the nurse replied.

Kim visibly relaxed, slightly, still apprehensive of the nurse but asked anyway, "What is that?"

The nurse replied, "A mild sedative to dull your pain." Kim displayed a grateful smile. The whole time, Shego stood back, trying not to get noticed but was unsuccessful as the nurse asked, "Who are you?"

Kim spoke up, "She's a friend of mine, and we need to talk." The nurse looked skeptical but reluctantly accepted the given answer and left the room.

Shego waited until the nurse could no longer be heard in the hallway before speaking, "I've seen it all now. KIM POSSIBLE, THE Kim Possible is afraid of something that's way minor." Shego teased, lightly.

"You weren't there the day I..." Kim trailed off, thinking better of telling one of her most embarrasing moments to an enemy.

Curious to find out what happened, Shego prodded, "Day? You what?"

"Doesn't matter," Kim said, in an attempt to wave it off.

"Come on, Princess, don't leave me wondering."

"Shego, have you ever loved someone?" Shego was thrown off guard by the question and all but forgot about her earlier plight.

"What's it to you, Pumpkin?" Shego asked, hoping that she was able to conceal her emotions from the red headed teenager.

"I was just hoping that you could help me with something." Kim looked away, trying to keep from twirling her finger in her red tresses.

Shego recovered quickly, "Depends on what you're talking about. Advice on getting someone to love another person..." she trailed off, nodding her head, "Yeah, that's never been my area; yeah, not so hot at that." Shego babbled. She watched Kim's face fall slightly and continued, "So, who is he?"

Without thinking, Kim blurted out, "It's not a him." Shego was taken aback.

"You mean to tell me. That Kim Possible..."

"THE KIM POSSIBLE has feelings for a girl," Kim finished once again reveling in the fact that she'd surprised the other girl, "You see I've been having dreams lately that have me... a little confused, to say the least. And the only constant in them is a girl who tries to explore me. At first, when I'd wake up, I'd be repulsed..."

"Let me get this straight," Shego said, grasping her head. She could feel a migraine coming on. "You've been having dreams. DREAMS. Of a girl. Who makes you crazy."

Kim nodded and continued, "This girl knows my weakness. Her touch."

Shego allowed her puzzlement to show and asked, "Anyone I might know?"

Kim replied, slyly, "Possibly."

Shego began to get frustrated, "C'mon Kimmie. Just what are you getting at?"

Kim yawned, "I can tell you something about the girl."

Shego leaned in closer since Kim had begun whispering. She heard the red headed girl mumble, "She likes wearing a lot of green and black." before she drifted to sleep. Shego waited around to see if Kim would wake up and explain more, but she stayed asleep. Instead Shego thought of the highlights of the day and then the talk with Kim. She put the bracelet back on and transformed back into Bonnie to leave the hospital.

Shego left the hospital and went back to the lair; she went to her room to wind down from her busy morning. She was glad that when she returned to the lair, she didn't have to deal with anyone; she just wanted to think.

ravenvixen says:

first off, i'd like to apologize for not updating sooner. i've been having problems with my computer; when my computer was back up and running, i got sick. on top of that, i was preparing for my BIG moment, my high school graduation. second, i'd like to thank my reviewers, for without whom, this story would not have gotten as far as it has. please continue to read and review. thank you.