Disclaimer: This is the final chapter, so please enjoy, and thanks for reading.
Chapter 19: A Holiday Surprise:
Possible Residence:
It was Christmas morning at the Possible house. Everyone was seated at the table, eating breakfast.
"Can we open presents after breakfast?"
Tim, asked, taking a bite of french toast.
"We can open them, after everyone gets here."
"Who's all coming?"
Jim, asked
"Let's see, it'll be Ron, Rufus, Nana, uncle Slim, cousin Joss, and Ciel's cousins."
Anne, said.
"Holy shit, that's a lot of people. Why so many people?"
"Ciel, language; and it's not that many people, only eight people, nine if you count Rufus. So, it'll be fifteen in all."
James, said.
"It's still a lot of people."
Shego, mumbled, taking a sip of orange juice.
"Don't worry, you'll get use to these large family gatherings."
Kim, said. After they had finished their breakfast, they all went to go get ready for company to arrive.
It was around lunchtime, when there was a knock on the door. Anne answered the door, and Ron stepped in, with Rufus perched on his shoulder.
"Merry Christmas, everybody."
Ron's voice was cheery.
"Happy New Year!"
Rufus, squeaked.
"Happy holidays to you as well."
Anne smiled, at the two.
"Has anyone else arrived yet?"
"Nope, you're the first ones here. Would you like to join us for lunch?"
"We'd love to. By the way, how's Ciel been? KP told me about the whole being adopted thing."
"Yes, that, well it was a bit of a shock, for her, but she's been dealing with it. However, I wouldn't bring it up around her. I am allowing for her cousins to come over, because they want to be able to answer any questions she may have for them. But, the important thing is to give Ciel a really, wonderful Christmas."
"Don't worry, Mrs. P. Rufus and I will make sure Ciel has the best Christmas ever."
The three of them then headed into the dining room, to have lunch. Just as they sat down at the table with Kim, James, and the tweebs, they heard a scream come from upstairs. Springing into action, Kim raced up the steps.
"Ciel, are you okay?"
Shego was standing there, and hyperventilating. She tried to speak, but was having trouble getting her words out. However, Kim did pick up something that vaguely sounded like spider, or was it cider? Certain that Shego would not be freaking out over cider, she was sure that she had said spider. So, Kim looked around for a spider, and spotted one crawling along the wall.
"Ciel, it's just a little one, calm down."
"Princess, you see harmless, little spider. I see death, with eight legs."
Kim shook her head.
"Geez, Ciel, you're as bad as Ron, when it comes to monkeys. Did you have a traumatic experience with spiders, as a child?"
"By traumatic do you mean like, I was bitten by a spider, or traumatic like I watched Arachnophobia when I was three, and have been afraid of spiders since?"
Shego was still trembling.
"I'm not sure. The second one, I guess. Would you like me to get rid of it for you?"
Shego nodded her head, and Kim walked over to the spider. Taking her hand, she gave the spider one, solid whack.
"Alright, it's dead. I'm gonna go wash my hand."
Kim then headed for the bathroom.
When Kim and Shego finally made it downstairs for lunch, everyone asked them what all the screaming had been about.
"Ciel saw a spider, and she freaked."
"Hey, that spider was frickin' huge."
"It was so not huge. It was barely the size of a pea."
The two women continued to argue back and forth, until Anne stepped in.
"Alright you two, that's enough. Now Kim, if Ciel thinks the spider was big and scary, then that's her opinion."
Shego gave Kim an, I told you so look.
"And Ciel, don't you think you should thank Kim for getting rid of the spider for you?"
"I guess so. But wait, what if since I had her kill it, the family comes after me, for revenge?"
Shego looked around, nervously.
"Don't worry, they won't come after you, for revenge."
Jim, said. Shego sighed, in relieve.
"Yeah, it's Christmas, so they'll wait until after the holidays, to get you."
Tim, said, and Shego turned pale, and began to panic. Kim put a comforting arm around her shoulder.
"Tweebs, don't tell her stuff like that. And, Ciel, I promise you that if any spiders come after you, I'll protect you."
Kim gave her a warm and loving smile. Shego smiled back, Kim's words helping her to feel better.
"Alright, now that that's over, let's have some lunch."
James, said. Everyone else agreed with him, and they all began to eat the meal that was placed in front in them.
It was about three in the afternoon when Nana, Joss, Slim, and Team Go arrived at the Possible house.
"Seasons greetings, ya'll."
Slim, said.
"Glad you guys could make it."
James then took the gifts, from Slim's arms. He then looked over at, Team Go.
"And we're glad you boys could make it, as well."
Team Go thanked James for inviting them, then walked into the house.
"Now, if you would all just hang up your coats and stuff on these hooks, and then leave your boots on the mat, we'll go into the living room, and open presents."
Everyone did as instructed, and soon they were headed for the living room. When they got there, an awkward tension immediately began to fill the room, as Shego, and Team Go began to stare at each other. After a couple minutes, Anne decided to break the tension.
"Okay, why don't we open presents? Ciel, you go first."
Anne then handed Shego the present, she had gotten her. Shego took the package from Anne, and opened it. It was a dark green sweater. Shego thanked Anne for the gift, and set it aside.
"Who wants to go next?"
James, asked.
"I do!"
Tim, shouted, already tearing into one of his presents. He opened his present to reveal a jar of uranium. When he saw what he had gotten, he rushed over to Shego, and gave her a big hug.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"You're welcome."
Shego returned the hug. One by one they all went around opening presents. Finally it was down to just three presents left, and they were all for Shego. She picked up the present she had gotten, from Ron, and opened it. It was a nail file, and the handle was in the shape of holly.
"I know how much you like to file your nails, so I thought I'd get that for you."
Ron gave her smile. Shego smiled back, and thanked him for the gift. She then turned her attention to the two presents that remained. One was from Kim, and the other was from Team Go. Earlier, Shego had seen Kim sneak upstairs, to get something. And, while she was dying to know what Kim had gotten her, she had the strong feeling that she should open the present from Team Go up first. She picked up the small box, and card the went along with it. Deciding to read the card first, she opened it, and then removed it from its envelope. Taking a deep breath, Shego opened the card, and began to read.
"Dear Ciel, we just wanted to let you know that even though we're not really siblings, we will always be a family. And, in our hearts, you will always be our sister. Love, your brothers."
The letter touched Shego, and she wiped a tear from her eye, before opening the small box that was in front of her. She opened the box, and inside was a heart shaped locket. Then, she opened the locket to reveal herself, and the family she had grown up with. Shego smiled at the picture, and then looked over, to see Mego, handing her another envelope.
"Mom and dad were gonna wait, until you were older to give this to you."
Shego took the envelope, and opened it. When she pulled out what was inside, her eyes widened, in shock. She stared at the picture in her hands for a few minutes, before finding her voice.
"Is this, my mom and dad?"
"Yep, their names are Alexandre and Genevieve Go. They are your biological parents, and our aunt and uncle. None of us have seen or heard from them, since you were adopted. After you were adopted by our parents, they sort of just disappeared."
"Why didn't they want me?"
Shego's voice was beginning to break. Mego wrapped his arms around her, and hugged her as tight as he could.
"None of us know why they put you up for adoption, but I do know that they missed out on watching a pretty terrific person grow up."
Soon the rest of Team Go had joined in on the hug. Ron, and the Possible family all watched the happy little moment, with smiles on their faces. Finally, after a few minutes, the hugging stopped, and Shego turned her attention to the last present. Picking up the envelope that laid beneath the tree, she turned her attention to Kim.
Kim just sat there, smiling.
"Are you gonna open it, or are you just gonna stare at me?"
Shego turned back around, and studied the envelope in her hand. After turning it over a few times, she finally opened it, and pulled out the card that was inside. Flipping open the card, she read what was inside.
"Turn around."
Shego did as she was told, and turned to see Kim standing right behind her. Kim then pulled Shego into a kiss. After the kiss had ended, Shego looked happy and confused. Kim giggled at her, before speaking.
"Ciel, we've known each other for a few years now, and even though we've only been dating for a few weeks, I feel like it has been longer. You mean so much to me. You are the moon that lights up my night, and the sun that brightens my day. You are the reason I get out of bed in the morning, and the reason I go to sleep, with a smile on my face. Ciel Go, will you marry me?"
Kim then dropped down to one knee, and revealed a ring to Shego. Shego just stood there, in stunned silence, her voice seeming to have left her. Everyone else just looked on in anticipation. Finally, unable to take the suspense, Ron spoke up.
"For the love of god, Ciel, say something! The suspense is killing us!"
"Say yes, say yes!"
Rufus, squeaked, jumping up and down, excitedly. Still unable to find her voice, Shego nodded her head, tears of joy spilling from her eyes. Kim then stood up, and placed the ring on Shego's finger. She then pulled her into a passionate kiss, and everyone behind them cheered, thrilled for the newly engaged couple.
"We're gonna have a superpowered sister in law? Hicka bicka boo?"
Jim, asked.
"Hoosha."
Tim, said, giving his brother a high five. Anne just shook her head, and gave them an amused look. Sometimes her boys could be really weird.
As the festivities died down, Kim and Shego sat together outside on the porch swing, and watched the snowfall. The two of them snuggled close together, and Shego noticed how the moonlight made her ring sparkle.
"Hey Ciel, do you think you would ever wanna go find your parents?"
"Since they didn't want to be apart of my life, I'm not gonna gonna go out of my way to look for them. However, if they showed up out of the blue one day, and asked to see me, then I wouldn't turn them away."
"But aren't you curious as to why they put you up for adoption?"
Shego shook her head, and gave Kim a loving smile.
"I don't need to know why. I mean, I wanted to know when I first found out, but not anymore."
"Why is that?"
"Because, everything that is important to me, everything I love and care about, is sitting right next to me. Princess, thank you for making this such an amazing Christmas. I'll never forget it."
Shego then pulled her fiancée into a warm, passionate kiss. After the kiss ended, they looked deeply into each other's eyes.
"Merry Christmas, Kimmie."
"Merry Christmas, Ciel."
Kim then pulled her in, for another passionate kiss. And, while the two sat there kissing, locked in the warm embrace of each other, they had the same thought. They had had an amazing day together, and they couldn't wait to see what the future would have in store for them. But they knew, that no matter what trials they may come up against, their love for each other would be able to withstand anything.
The End:
A/N: My first fic has finally come to a close. I hope you all enjoyed it, and thanks for the reviews. I plan on making a sequel, but I'm not sure when it will be up. So until next time, this is PokémonSoulMaster93 signing out, and wishing you all a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.