Chapter 9

Drakken walked up to the ticket counter, followed by Shego.

"Drakken, are you wearing cologne?", Shego laughed as she sniffed at the air.

"Yeah…", he said, then turned to the ticket counter, "Two tickets for "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

"Sorry. We're sold out. It's a busy Saturday night", said the odd looking ticket seller.

"Well, what else is playing now, that isn't sold out?", asked Drakken, annoyed.

"We still have tickets for "The Cuddlebuddies 3 - Pandaroo's Puppy Rescue", said the ticket seller.

"Ugh… is there anything else? Cartoons make my eyes itch", said Drakken.

"Sorry…", said the ticket seller.

"Alright. Fine! Two tickets for the Pandaroo's Puppy Rescue!", shouted Drakken.

The somewhat frightened ticket seller retrieved two tickets with his very sweaty hands and handed the moist tickets to Drakken. Drakken grimaced and quickly gave the tickets to the man at the entrance.

"Popcorn?", asked Drakken, as he walked with Shego to the concession stand.

"Sure", she said, "Get me a drink too."

When Drakken ordered the popcorn and drink, the man at the cash register said, "That'll be $17 dollars."

"And I thought I was a thief…", muttered Shego.

Drakken grumbled as he paid, then walked with Shego towards the theater hall. They sat in the middle of the theater. The theater was almost empty, except for a few families with children. The screen was still blank.

As they sat there, Drakken felt nervous in the silence. He had never felt so nervous around Shego before. The silence felt awkward, and he wanted to say something, but for once he was having trouble thinking of what to say. He looked at Shego, sitting next to him. He got a nervous feeling throughout his body.

"Uh.. Shego. Sorry they didn't have the movie you wanted to see. Maybe we can see that one some other time?", said Drakken.

Shego looked over and saw Drakken was blushing and nervous. He looked so cute like that, she thought to herself. A smile crossed her lips, as she realized this was his first real date. He must be a nervous wreck, like a 13 year old at his first school dance, she thought to herself.

"Ok, sure", said Shego, "Cuddlebuddy cartoons aren't really my thing either."

The theater became dark and the previews started. Drakken smiled and held out the popcorn bucket for Shego. She grabbed a handful and ate it.

'He's being really sweet', she thought to herself. She looked at him, as he watched the previews. He really was kind of cute.

As they watched the boring cuddlebuddy movie, Drakken wasn't really paying attention. He kept thinking about Shego. He wanted to hold her hand, but he didn't know how she would react. He glanced down at her gloved hand. Her hand was on her leg by her knee. He reached out and placed his hand over hers. She didn't pull away. He held her hand in his small hand and massaged the inside of her hand with his thumb.

Shego felt like her heart was moving. She felt breathless, and chills moved through her body. She had never reacted in such a way to just holding hands before. She looked at Drakken and leaned her head on his shoulder. He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed it.

Shego felt a strong desire to kiss Drakken, but didn't want to kiss him in front of so many children in the theater. So she was content in holding hands with him and leaning on his shoulder. When the movie ended, Drakken wrapped his arm around her as they walked back to the hovercraft. When they reached the hovercraft, Shego couldn't wait any longer. She turned to face Drakken and kissed him.

Drakken wrapped his arms around Shego, and returned the kiss. He had never experienced anything so wonderful. Her lips were so soft, and he stroked her long hair lovingly with his hands. As their lips parted, Shego playfully flipped Drakken's ponytail in her hand. He opened the small side-door of the hovercraft for her and she stepped inside.