Chapter 7

As Kim slept she began to dream about Drakken again. This time, she was skydiving beside him. The wind rushed through her hair, and she laughed playfully. Drakken placed his hand over hers, as they rushed down through the air. She pulled him close and wrapped her arms around him, as she opened her parachute. When they floated down, they landed in a bed together. As Kim's dream became more passionate, she reached over and wrapped her arm around Drakken in the tent, unaware of what she was doing. Drakken continued sleeping soundly.

In the morning, the sound of chirping birds rose Drakken from his slumber. His eyes opened wide as he suddenly noticed the fact that Kim Possible had her arm wrapped around him. He turned to look at her. She was still sleeping. As he softly placed her arm back on her side, he looked at her face. Despite the fact that she was his arch foe, he had to admit, she was pretty.

Drakken stepped out of the tent, silently so as not to wake Kim. He began to pace, the way he commonly did when he was thinking hard about something. He had taken notice of Kim's actions lately. The fact that she risked her life to save him, how she had blushed when he removed his coat, and now the fact that she had wrapped an arm over him while he was sleeping. The idea seemed absurd, but he couldn't get it out of his head. "Could Kim Possible be crushing on me?" Drakken thought to himself.

The idea of it flattered him and even somewhat excited him. He had never really captured the attention of any woman in his life before. And he was very lonely. He pictured Kim in his mind, confessing her desperate love for him. A smile crossed his face, but quickly turned to a frown.

"No, I can not do this", he thought to himself. It went against every rule of villainy. She was a hero. He was a villain. They were arch enemies. It didn't matter how hot she was. Drakken smiled as another seductive image of Kim appeared in his mind. He felt warmth spread through his body, as he imagined her giving him a back massage.

"Aaargh, what's wrong with me?" he thought to himself.

He began heating some water in a pan to keep his mind off of Kim. He poured the hot water into two cups and mixed a couple of packets of instant coffee into it. He brought the cup to his mouth and smelled the heavy aroma of the coffee. There was a soft rustle of sound from the tent, and Kim emerged looking tired. Drakken held out the other cup for her.

"Sleep well?", he asked, "Coffee?"

Kim yawned and scratched her head, "Sure. Well, I've never actually tried coffee before."

Drakken handed her the cup, and she hesitantly took a sip. She didn't really like the bitter taste, but it was warm and soothing.

"That was the last of the water I used to make the coffee", said Drakken holding up a strange object, "But I found this in the backpack!"

"Umm a chemistry set?", asked Kim looking at the handful of attached tubes.

"It's a portable water filter", explained Drakken, "We can use it on the river water, to make it safe to drink."

"Spankin", said Kim.

Drakken poured some granola cereal into a bowl and opened up a small can of milk. Kim made a bowl of cereal for herself and sat down beside Drakken to eat. As she sat on the rock next to him, her hand briefly touched his. She felt a jolt of embarrassment and pleasure in the touch. Drakken felt his face blushing. Kim held her hand on his for a moment before hesitantly grabbing her spoon to eat.

After breakfast, they packed up the tent and supplies into two backpacks, and headed towards the river to fill their canteens with filtered water. Kim took off her shoes and walked up to the cool mountain river. The water foamed against the pebble-strewn beach, lapping at Kim's bare toes. She dipped her canteen into the water, then poured the river water through the filter into the other canteen. If they followed the river, they would always have enough water to drink.