Author's Note: Ah, Christmas… Have a Merry one… ENJOY!
Red and Green for Christmas, Blue and Green for Love
By Lil' Slugger24
Chapter Two
Shego sat at her table located at the front of the cafeteria. Drakken and Shego usually sat together, no reason why, just because they knew each other better than they knew anyone else. Also, Drakken loved ranting during a meal, spewing his crumbs all over the place when he laughed evilly at his whacked plans.
At this point and time, however, the blue man hadn't showed up. Shego was sitting alone, picking at her plate, and Drakken was no where in sight. Not to say it bothered her but she did wonder where the man had gotten to.
"Dr. D you are the strangest guy to live with!" Shego growled, her impatience growing with every passing second of thought. "You have nothing to do and you still can't make it to this big dinner thing that you organized! The Henchmen are all gorged to the brim and you are no where in sight! Where are you?"
Shego had finished her meal and was glancing around the room where everyone was staring with anticipation at her. She tried ignoring them but the stares began to make her face burn. "What do you want?" she shouted, standing and clenching her fists.
Despite their superior numbers, the Henchmen flinched upon confrontation of the green female. One had enough courage, or stupidity, to speak up for the group. "Um… we were wondering where the boss is…" He realized his mistake and quickly cowered when he saw the woman take a frustrated step.
"I don't know where 'the boss' is! He should have been here by now! Now everyone turn around and be quiet before I take away your chance to see 'the boss!'" Shego yelled. The room kept still which was another bad mistake. "NOW!" Shego snapped, engulfing her hands in flipping green flames.
Every man in the area quickly flipped their position in their seat and whimpered out of fear. Shego, feeling adequately powerful, returned to her seat and waited for the doctor to arrive. She realized the comedy that took place in the actual awaited event and rolled her eyes. 'The doctor has arrived... I swear, if that man says that to me, ever, I will rip out his tongue!' Shego thought maliciously.
Five minutes went by and Shego wanted to claw through the wall to find the late Drakken. Although her thoughts were violent toward him, she thought about her relationship with the blue man. Although it was purely business, she felt that they were closer than that. Not as close as couples, mind you, but close all the same.
When Shego first began to work for the demented future ruler of the world, she had guessed that he would pay her little and she would have to find an apartment or something to live in. This was not the case. Instead, Drakken paid her a rather large paycheck, provided her with her own living quarters in his lair, gave her free meals, clothes, and everything else needed to survive, including some things not needed. She realized how good he was to her even though he didn't have to be.
Shego was an independent woman in all senses of the word. She was strong, healthy, could acquire and secure any job she pleased, and she was smart. The exact opposite of skills you would assume from a girl who looked as Shego did.
As Shego sank deeper and deeper into her mind, she began to think more and more of Drakken and their relationship. Her thoughts were interrupted, however, when she heard feedback from the speakers.
A loud screech filled the inhabitants of the cafeteria's ears. They all looked around, trying to pinpoint the source. Shego's ninja-like skills allowed her to spot the speakers located on the ceiling of the room. A new sound came from them, this time it was a familiar voice.
"Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3... Alright then. Ahem. Ho, ho, how hall!" said Drakken as he began to fall from a platform about half-way up the wall. A loud crash was heard as his body hit the ground. He stood and brushed himself off, cracking his back in the process. "Pretend that didn't happen!"
Shego stared in awe as the blue man took the stage by her table. He pulled the microphone close to his mouth and spoke into it. He was wearing a Santa suit and a fake beard. His hat had fallen off during his fall and he gently repositioned it on his head.
"There we are." he said to himself. He now looked out to his audience and spoke loudly. "My henchmen and Shego, thank you for coming to this wonderful dinner that has been prepared by my new invention! Now down to the reason I asked you all here. I feel that we don't work together as a team and that is why we fail. Well I have come up with ways to increase our teamwork! And since it is close to the holidays, I believe that now is as good a time as any to begin phase one!"
Shego placed her head into her hands. 'Again with the Christmas ranting.' she thought. Drakken pulled out a velvet red bag that rustled quite loudly.
"In this bag, are hundreds of little slips of paper, each with one of your names on it." Drakken beamed.
Shego rose her head and stared in horror at her employer. "No, Dr. D you can't be serious!"
Drakken grinned and shouted for all to hear, "We are going to each have… SECRET SANTAS!"
All of the employees, except Shego, began to celebrate. There was pandemonium afoot and Drakken had planned on this happening.
"Silence, everyone, SILENCE!" yelled the doctor. The room quieted and stared in anticipation for further orders. "I will begin randomly calling names out and that person will then come up to the stage and select a name from the bag. Remember that you will not know who your Santa is until you receive your gift so don't go around announcing it for all to here. Now let's get started!"
Again the room blew with applause and cheers. Shego walked out as a crowd began to form around the stage, everyone waiting for their name to be called.
Shego slipped into her bedroom and decided to get some sleep. After all, it was late and she had filled her stomach with turkey. It had begun to take its toll on her eyelids.
Shego showered and replaced her jumpsuit with a light-green night gown. She sat on her bed and pulled out a novel she had been reading. "The Fury of Green Eyes" by Joel Neckson. The book was good but lacked something that Shego desperately needed to enjoy it.
An hour passed and Shego finally put the book down. Her eyes wouldn't allow her to continue. She placed the novel under her bed and when she again rose her head she saw Drakken standing a few feet away from her.
"What are you doing in my room!" she yelled as her hands flared menacingly.
Drakken's eyes showed fear but his composure remained stern. "Shego, why didn't you wait around to draw a slip of paper?"
Shego rolled her eyes and shot an evil glare at her boss. "Like I would subject myself to that, are you kidding me?"
Drakken sat down on the edge of the bed and removed his hat. "You don't want to do it?"
Shego kicked the doctor from his seat and scoffed. "Duh! I don't want anything to do with this 'team' thing that you're trying to start! Now get out of my room unless you want to leave in pieces!"
Drakken stood and walked towards the door. "I'm sorry you feel that way… Good night."
Shego said nothing but slammed her head down on her pillow and closed her eyes. Drakken exited the room and closed the door behind him. He leaned against the nearby wall and sighed. He loved Shego but could never reveal it. He felt hopeless.
He walked back to his own room and slumped onto his bed and reached into the bag to pull out a name for himself. 'Please be Shego,' he thought desperately. 'I want to prove how much I love her.'
His hand clutched a small piece of paper and he pulled it out and unfolded it. 'Johnson' it said and he hung his head in defeat.
"Oh, well…" he sighed, a small tear came to his eye. "I'll just have to try again next year…"