Author's note: Before you ask "Why a month for this short chapter?", I just wanted to say that I originally slammed this chapter and the next one together but I found the shift in tone too jarring. I will be posting the next part this weekend. Maybe even tomorrow if I can spit out a few thousand words tonight. Chapter 24 will likely be at least 6-8k words and I don't think I can split it anymore. Hopefully you all enjoy it since I've been working on it for a long time and had it on my mind for months.
Ron heard birds chirping and smiled. He had no idea why but that felt like the best rest he had ever had. He slightly stirred on his pallet then felt some weight on top of him. 'It's probably still pretty early. I shouldn't wake BonBon'. Whatever. He didn't mind waiting a bit to wake her. He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. Today was the day. One of the preordained events he was supposed to "chosen one" his way out of like he was an anime protagonist. He wondered if all that training, meditating, and ki manipulation was enough. If he failed he was positive everyone here was weaker than him besides Sensei, possibly. He never really asked to spar with him or anything so he didn't know. Either way his friends would probably end up dead.
He slightly frowned when he thought about Shego since he had dragged her into this. He didn't know if he was friends with her or not. They were…..something. He felt compelled to invite her for since he knew she would be closer to his level than his friends were, but he'd never forgive himself if she got seriously hurt the one time he asked her for help.
He smiled when he heard Bonnie sigh in her sleep. It was one of the cutest sounds he had heard in his life. He raised his right hand to where her head always was on his chest and stroked her hair a few times before taking pause and a full account of his surroundings. He felt two heat sources on his body, not one. He looked down and saw a mass of black hair on the left side of his chest. The little bit of skin showing above the covers was pale green. He also took this time to realize that his left hand was resting between the small of her back and her bottom. His heart rate skyrocketed.
Why was Shego in his bed? Why was Shego even in his room? How had Bonnie not noticed this!? All of those questions were irrelevant, he was a dead man. If Yono didn't kill him then Bonnie would find a way to do so. She was pretty rich, she could probably afford some comically large explosive. She would never believe that Shego just waltzed in on her own accord, stripped down, then laid on top of him. Who in the hell would believe that? He couldn't even move Shego, if she stirred she would probably wake up Bonnie, which would lead to the conclusion of his life even faster.
Honestly, now he was hoping he died in battle. At least then he wouldn't have to live without Bonnie. Maybe this was some sort of revenge Shego planned out for beating her or something. The thoughts swirling in his mind almost caused his heart to beat out of his chest. He was shaking involuntarily slightly until he felt Shego nestle her head deeper into his chest and groan out "five more minutes."
"Shego, Shego are you up?" He tried whispering, only for his cries to fall on deaf ears. He heard her breathing resume it's resting pace and guessed she went back to sleep. Honestly, he couldn't wait anymore. If he did he felt as if he would have a heart attack. He shook both of them a little too hard while he was sitting up and ignored their collective groans.
"Ron what are you doing? The sun is barely up. Lay back down." Bonnie said. She almost reverted to Queen B mode when he just stared at her with big doe eyes like she was a monster or something.
"She's right. Lay back down Stoppable. You were a nice pillow."
Bonnie noticed his shaking increase and his eyes widen as he looked between her and Shego then had a duh moment. She grabbed his hand before he could continue scooting away and stroked the back of his hand with her thumb.
"BonBon-B-Bonnie I know you won't believe me but I didn't invite her in here. I-I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. I'll handle the mission without you so you don't have to see my face. Maybe global justice can pick you up before things go down. PleasedontkillmeImsorry."
She saw he was probably going to keep rambling so she placed a hand on his cheek, ignoring his flinch and cupping it. "Shh, calm down Ron."
Ron kept looking between Shego and Bonnie. Shego was looking on with slight amusement kicking her feet in the air. He was far too scared to even become mad, let alone scold her. He tried his best to pay attention to Bonnie and calmed down slightly. Although he was still preparing for the worst.
"It's okay Ron."
"What's okay? What you're about to do to me?"
Shego couldn't help but to begin laughing. She expected confusion when he woke up but this was an entirely new level. He's probably the strongest man on the planet and he's terrified of a one hundred pound cheerleader.
"Ron, I told Shego to lay on you. It's fine." Ron smacked himself then kept closing and opening his eyes. "What the hell are you doing!?"
"I'm dreaming. That's the only logical explanation. There's no way that I could get two of the hottest women I've ever seen."
"I'm starting to question why I fell in love with him. Is he always this goofy? I figured he'd be sexier when he wasn't acting in public, like how he looked during our fights." Shego bit her lip, then received a light swat from Bonnie, which she laughed off.
"Calm down before I change your name to cougar."
"I'm in my mid twenties."
"So you're old then." Bonnie stated as if it was a fact. Shego facepalmed. It didn't even make her angry, it was just funny in a sad kind of way.
Ron calmed down a bit more, but he was still on edge. "W-why aren't you trying to kill each other? Why aren't you trying to kill me? Did Shego say that she loves me!?"
"Has he ever been like this before?"
"Twice that I can think of with me, unless we calm him down he's going to keep rambling." Bonnie said
"How did you calm him down?"
"Oh! I know how to calm him down and let him know how you feel at the same time! Kiss him and he freezes up."
"Wait what?" Before Ron could form a rebuttal Shego pounced on him and locked lips. Bonnie told her to do it which left him confused. Was this a test? He peered over at her and she was smirking. If it was a test he was about to fail since all signs pointed to her being fine with it, and Shego was so hot that his brain was melting. Right when he felt like he was going to get handsy she pulled away after tracing her tongue around his lips. He was left speechless. Every attempt to form a sentence was short and incoherent at best, at worst no words came out at all.
"Told you." Bonnie said.
Shego waved a hand in his face and he barely registered it. "Is he broken?"
"Nah." Bonnie shrieked out "STOPPABLE!" Which caused him to jump. "See, he's fine. You can talk now."
"I'm still here, and I'm still lost." Ron said.
"I'll be succinct. I'm in love with you, BonBon is willing to share, and she already knows you feel something for me."
"But I never...We haven't even….."
Shego put her finger over his mouth and shushed him. "You didn't have to say anything, She knows your heart."
"That was incredibly sweet Shego, I didn't take you for the metaphorical poetic type."
Shego raised an eyebrow. "I was being literal. What you feel," Shego traced a finger on his chest to accentuate her words "she feels. To an extent anyway."
Ron looked at Bonnie. "Are you sure you're okay with this? I didn't know you could….You don't have to do this for me. I understand."
"Ron. Don't worry about it. If I couldn't handle it I wouldn't have told her it was fine to begin with. Or engaged in a bra and panties cuddle puddle with you in the middle."
Her tone implied it was final so Ron let it go, as much as he could given that this was so new to him. He returned his attention to the woman sitting on his lap."And you're fine with this? I never thought in a million years you'd go out with me."
Bonnie scootched a bit close and traced her fingers through his hair. "You said something similar when we started going out. You need more confidence Ronnie."
"And I know just how to give him some." Shego leaned in and kissed his earlobe, then whispered something she knew would change him into the animal she desired. Then animal she felt in their fights. The animal she saw in passing when she watched him with Bonnie. "You can do whatever you want to me, I belong to you now. Master."
Kim awoke at what was seemingly mid morning. Josh was already awake sitting against the wall staring off into space in deep thought. His brow seemed permanently furrowed when they were doing anything mission related. He put on a quick fake smile when he noticed she was staring at him then wiped it off as soon as she slightly turned away. Kim smirked with a little eye roll. 'at least he tries'. She stepped out and admired the school, and the nature that surrounded it. It was beautiful. She hopped on the roof for a better view and took a seat. She didn't get the chance to look at it like this yesterday. The birds chirping, the clear sky, the way you could just hear the waterfall off in the distance. She took a deep breath and smiled. Ron was lucky to have had the opportunity to stay here for a few weeks. Actually, now that she thought about it given how hard he is on himself he probably didn't do much relaxing here.
Now Kim's brow was the one that furrowed. Sure, she would be helping, but everyone present knew without saying that Ron would be doing most of the heavy lifting. They just hoped that they could have his back while he got things done. She was honestly a little surprised when he explained how he got involved with Shego, but she wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. How he just 'knew' she was good Kim would never understand. He said something about being able to communicate with her through their fists, and that they formed a bond. She didn't even try to understand what he was talking about. Bonnie was right, they really were two of a kind.
Actually, she didn't see much of Shego yesterday after the fight. She asked Sensei about what Yono was, where she would be sleeping, then kind of disappeared. When she went to check on her she wasn't rude or anything but she didn't seem very chatty. After that she didn't see her for the rest of the night. Was she stewing at her loss? That wouldn't make sense. After the shock wore off she almost seemed happy that she lost. Kim looked around that school for her. Maybe she would be able to ask her what's up before mission time. They wouldn't want to go into battle with….the team…..dysfunctional.
Her mind slowed down then completely froze as she finally saw Shego. In Ron's arms. With her tongue down his throat. They seemed like they had been at it for a minute, so they likely hadn't seen her jump on the roof. She hadn't immediately noticed them because of how far away they were. They were on the other side of the courtyard making out against one of the buildings. Bonnie was nowhere in sight. After her brain caught back up to what she was seeing she began seething. No. uh uh. This is not happening on her watch. She jumped off and ran towards them. She had to be pretty loud since Shego broke the kiss and began smiling at her once she was a few feet away.
"RONALD DEAN STOPPABLE, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?" Kim said while storming towards him
"Making out with a super hot villainess?"
"And you see NO issue with that!?"
"No?" He thought for a second then realized what it looked like from her perspective. It took him a minute since it seemed as if kissing Shego turned his brain to mush just like kissing Bonnie did. He probably realized it too late since it appeared as if Kim was rearing up to smack him. Luckily Bonnie grabbed her hand. Lucky for Kim anyway, since she would have probably hurt her hand.
"May I ask why you're screaming at my boyfriend while attempting to assault him? I was trying to ask Sensei for advice regarding our training."
Kim pointed strongly at Ron, as he had let go of Shego while she was screaming at him. She was currently looking around as if she was bored. "Your boyfriend had his tongue down skankazoid prime's throat!"
Bonnie rolled her eyes then gave Kim a pat on the shoulder. "Thanks for letting me know Kim."
"….why do you seem more agitated that you had to stop your conversation than you did that Ron was cheating on you. What's your damage?"
Bonnie looked at Ron and he just shrugged. Guess it was up to her to explain this mess. "I can feel Ron's emotion's. He felt something for Shego but he was repressing it for obvious reasons. I let him know it was fine. Shego is also his girlfriend now. She called it a triad, Sensei and Yori keep calling her a concubine."
"I'm just going to let it slide that they keep calling me a royal whore."
"So Ron didn't make you agree to….this?"
"You've known Ron your entire life. Do you really think under any circumstances he would have the audacity to ask me for this? Or somehow force me to with some kind of threat?"
Kim looked at Ron's eyes. Sure, he didn't tell her about the monkey stuff initially but that was likely to spare her feelings. She knew the answer within a second and she was ashamed of herself. "No, he would probably literally kill himself before hurting a person he loves. Especially his BonBon" She made sure to say her nickname with air quotes.
"Good. Now if you're done insulting your best friend's character, Sensei is actually just as cool as Ron said so I'd like to get back to it." Bonnie stopped by and gave Ron a peck on the lips, then she made sure to stare daggers into Kim's eyes before grabbing Shego by her jumpsuit and giving her a peck as well before flipping her hair and walking away. When her back was fully turned away she smirked, she caught a small glimpse of Kim's jaw hitting the ground.
Shego smiled wide as she knew that she did it simply to piss off Kim. "I like her attitude. She's fierce."
"That's my BonBon"
