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Shego left after that. Kim turned the cameras on and went back to bed. When she went over the footage, she found that Shego stuck by their agreement.

She was having trouble sleeping. She blamed school and Jonas.

Crime in Middleton was stagnant. She had a working theory that Jonas was secretly going from villain to villain and having them stay out of his way, whether it be by money or violence

Ron was torn between being content and offended with the current plan. For effectiveness (and revenge on Shego's part), Kim and Shego would team up, and Ron would stay back. His mood fluctuated between being glad he was safe and pissed off because he wasn't good enough to be relied on. In the end, though, he understood.

Monique had taken a keen interest in the plan. She had listened patiently when Kim explained everything and didn't tease, to her credit, but she fooled herself into thinking that Kim would end up with Shego.

"You've only ever seen me and her fight," Kim said. "How is that love?"

"Love is a strong word for this," she replied. "But something's changed. You light up when you mention her."

Kim rolled her eyes.

By the end of an oddly uneventful week, Kim got a text from Shego.

Shego: Can I come over tonight?

Kim: why?

Shego: I just want to talk to you

Kim: theres this new thing actually, called cell phones

Shego: Ha

Shego: Funny

Shego: I'm returning to wanting to kill you

Shego: Face to face is my preferred method of talking to people, kid

Kim: thats fair. room or roof?

Shego: Room

Her parents were so used to Shego stopping by, they merely waved her away when she told them she would be over soon.

Of course, Shego climbed in through the window, because it was so utterly Shego. "Been a while, princess."

"Whats up?"

Shego groaned. "Jumping right into it, awesome. Wonderful." She took a few steps with her hands held over her head as she mumbled something.

"What?"

"I'd like to apologize," she said, almost too fast to understand.

"Oh. Okay."

"I was worried about you. I am," Shego said. "But I haven't had anyone to worry about in years, and it takes some getting used to. Even if you are more than capable of taking care of yourself."

"It's okay," Kim replied. "Maybe I should invest in a secret identity."

"No shit."

There was a comfortable silence where Shego sat on her bed. "Still no luck with Jonas," Kim said.

"Because that'd be too way too easy. This is why I'm a criminal. It's way easier to steal than it is to fight crime."

"Great motive, Shego."

"Tropical vacations are good too," she mused. "Try to get one of those with all of your favors."

"I think that'd be unethical.

Shego sighed. "You're such a goody two-shoes."

"Mhm." Kim rubbed her eyes. "You should get going. It's late."

"We need to stop meeting in the middle of the night."

Kim nodded and asked, "You won't be stopping by without notice, right?"

"No. You can trust me."

"Yeah. I know I can."