Part 4

"Good morning." Shego said giving Drakken a kiss on the cheek. "Mmm. Good morning to you too." He said with a smile spreading across his lips. It felt so weird, yet so right being with her. He never thought this would happen. Not so bad for the guy who couldn't get a date. He thought to himself proudly. Shego pulled Drakken against her body and hugged him tightly.

"How about we go out for breakfast? You know, to get away from all this for a while." She suggested.

"Sounds great." Drakken agreed sounding relieved that she had asked. "While we're out we can plan on how to get rid of that ghost." He added.

A few minutes later Drakken and Shego met out in the lab, all changed, and looking ready to face the world. Drakken wasn't dressed in his usual blue lab coat, but instead decided to wear a blue jean jacket, with a black t-shirt, and jeans. Shego also decided not to wear her jumpsuit . She wore a green t-shirt with a black hoodie, black jeans, with black and green converse. The fact they both had decided to dress casually turned them on.

"You should dress like that more often Shego." He said playing with one of the strings on her hoodie, twirling it around his finger. "You too Doc." She said with a wink, turning towards the next room where the hover-car was parked.

They jumped in the hover-car, speeding off into the sky leaving the lair behind them for a couple hours anyway. When they landed they came to a stop at a restaurant called, Tabitha's Diner. It was one of Drakken's favorite places to eat. They sat at a table in the far end of the restaurant where they could have some privacy, not that anybody was paying attention at this time in the morning. There was mostly business men in there with their faces buried in the local newspaper.

"So, what should we do about our situation back home?" Drakken began as they waited for someone to come to their table to take their order.

"I don't even know where to begin. I've never been confronted with something like this before." She replied.

"I know. Neither have I…well accept that time I was possessed by a pirate." He said with a shrug. Shego could remember that time very clearly and for some reason she remembered she had found him strangely attractive as a pirate…

"Good morning ! My name is Jackie. How can I help you today?" The girl said pulling out a pen and paper.

" A cup of coffee, two scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast please?" Drakken said.

"I'll just have a couple of pancakes and a glass of milk." Said Shego as she handed her menu to the waitress. "I'll be back in a couple minutes with your drinks." Jackie said heading off towards the kitchen.

Drakken began to fidget with the fork next to him on the table. Something was bothering him. "What's wrong Drew?" He liked it when she said his real name.

"Nothing is wrong." He lied not looking at her.

"C'mon! I've been working with you for how many years now? I can tell when you're upset." Drakken looked up at her with an almost painful expression on his face.

"Did I really try to kill you last night?" He asked.

"Yes, I was terrified…for once." She replied.

"Why didn't you defend yourself?" Drakken asked banging the fork up and down on the table as though it were a drumstick.

"I didn't want to hurt you….I meant it when I said I loved you. If I was going to die I wanted those to be my last words." She explained grabbing Drakken's hand that had been playing with the fork. He was forcing back tears.

"Oh…I hope when we go back the ghost or whatever it is doesn't do that again. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you." Drakken said holding her hand tightly within his own.

"I couldn't help overhearing, but are you really having a problem with a ghost?" Jackie said, returning to the table and placing their drinks in front of them.

Shego glared at her and snarled, "It's none of your business." Figuring that the waitress would be one of those people that would make fun of them and make their whole morning miserable.

"I'm sorry. It's just that I'm a paranormal investigator." She told them.

Drakken stared at her blankly, he didn't quite know what a paranormal investigator did. "I help people who have ghost problems." Jackie explained.

Drakken looked at Shego. "We could use some help." Shego sighed and agreed. They didn't have the faintest idea how to solve this problem anyways.

"How much will it cost?" She asked expecting her to come up with a large sum of money for an answer. "My services are free."

"But?" Shego questioned further, expecting there to be a catch.

"There isn't any buts. I don't expect anything out of you besides your address and permission to investigate." Jackie said taking out her notebook, ready to jot down their address. "Alright." Drakken decided. He always like the word free.

"So, what is your address?" She asked. "It's the old mansion on top of the hill just downtown. You can't miss it." He told her.

"That place?!" Jackie gasped.

"Yes, why?" Shego asked folding her arms.

"Well, I know why it's haunted alright. One of my ancestors, Desiree Ricardo, caught her husband with another women one night and killed his mistress. Then in a fit of rage her husband killed her. Their child was adopted by my great-grandfather. What a weird coincidence!"

Shego shot a look at Drakken, "Of all places you had to pick." She remarked.

"Indeed." He said. This had to be the worst lair he had ever picked out, worse even than the ice fortress.

"I'll see what I can do. I'll see you both tonight at 7 Mr.?" Drakken sighed, he didn't want to give out his villain name. If any word got out that Dr. Drakken was having a ghost problem it would ruin his evil reputation or worse Kim Possible would know where his new lair was. "Drew Lipsky." He replied.

"Great! I'll get you your plates and I'll see you later. This meal is free by the way. I really needed a case to get my business going." She said running back into the kitchen and coming back out with their plates seconds later. "Thank you very much." Drakken said digging into his plate of delicious eggs and bacon.

About half an hour later, they left the restaurant. Their stomachs full and relieved that they were finally going to get some help. Never in their lives did they ever imagine that they, evil villains bent on world domination, would need help.

"How about we go out for the rest of the day Drew? We don't really need to go back till 7 anyways," Shego said not desiring at all to go back to that place. "Sure. Where would you like to go? And not the mall!"

She chuckled. "No, I was actually thinking for a walk in the park." She suggested. Drakken's mind flashed back to the time Shego had been controlled by the moodulator. He thought she had lost it then, but now was different. "Ok." She hadn't expected him to agree after their last stroll in the park a couple years before. Drakken took her by the hand and they walked down the street to a nearby park.

It was peaceful there, not a person in sight, only the birds chirping loudly in the trees. "Let's go sit over here." Shego said dragging Drakken over to a pond, where they sat on the grass and watched the ducks swim by. They didn't care how much time passed and that the world was waiting for them to take it over, they were just glad to be with each other. Shego scooted as close to Drakken as she could and lay her head on his shoulder, while he ran his hand through her soft black hair. "I must be the luckiest man on the planet right now." Drakken said with a smile looking up at the clouds. "How's that?" Shego asked "Because I have you." He told her as he impulsively pulled her down on the ground and kissed her. They both lay in the grass exchanging kisses back and forth.

"Can I get a boo-ya? Oh, can I get a boo-ya?" Ron Stoppable sang as he strolled down a path leading to the pond where he was going to meet up with his girlfriend, Kim Possible. He strode past a tall oak tree, not a care in the world, when suddenly his eyes fell upon a sight his eyes just couldn't handle. "Aaaaah!" He screamed, his eyes popping out of his head and jaw dropping. He quickly ran behind a tree and hid, sheltering his eyes. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. "No, it couldn't have been..." He told himself. He peeked around the tree to double check, and then quickly turned back. "Yeah, that's them alright. I mean how many blue guys and green girls are there in this world?" Ron said with a shrug. "Ron!" A familiar voice called out making him jump in surprise.

"Oh, it's just you Kim." He sighed.

"What are you doing behind a tree?" She asked walking towards him.

"Drakken and Shego are…are making-out!" He blurted out.

Kim gasped. "No way!"

Ron pointed behind him. "See for yourself." Kim looked in the direction he was pointing.

"Well, it's about time they get together." She said half happy and half grossed out.

"Unless, she has a moodulator stuck to her again." Ron suggested.

"Hmmm, I don't think so. Drakken seems to be kissing back."

"Maybe he's under the control of a moodulator too!"

"That's ridiculous Ron!" Kim said rolling her eyes. She looked back at the couple kissing on the ground. She saw Drakken caress Shego's neck. "Drew." She sighed, enjoying the touch of his lips against her skin. Kim turned back to Ron.

"Maybe they are." She agreed.

"Let's go find out. It's for their own sake." Ron said coming out from behind the tree.

"I'll distract them while you sneak behind them and check." Kim whispered taking the first step towards them. "Drakken? Shego?" She said stopping near them. Drakken looked up in horror. "Kim Possible!" Shego pushed Drakken off and quickly jumped to her feet ready to fight. Behind her there was a splash as Drakken fell into the pond.

"What do you want?!" Shego growled. "We weren't doing anything!"

Kim raised her eyebrow and folded her arms. "You sure about that?"

Shego blushed. "Well," She chuckled nervously. Then collecting herself, she shot out. "What I meant was that we weren't doing anything bad like taking over the world and that kind of thing!"

Drakken stumbled out of the pond, completely drenched and confused. "Now, I'll ask you one more time. What do you want?" Shego asked her hands flaring up. While Kim was distracting Shego, Ron snuck behind her and pulled her hair to the side. No moodulator. Now he was really creeped out. If she wasn't under the control of a moodulator then she was actually enjoying kissing Drakken. "Hey! What are you doing?!" Drakken asked, looking surprisingly outraged. He pushed Ron away from Shego and stood there with his fists clenched. He didn't want anybody near his girl. That reaction was definitely something none of them expecting, especially from Dr. Drakken. "I..er…" Ron stuttered, fidgeting with his hands.

"Spit it out kid!" Shego snapped turning to him for an answer.

"I was checking you for a moodulator!" Drakken looked at Shego confusingly.

"I don't have one stuck on me! I was kissing Drakken of my own free will, thank you." She told them.

Kim nodded. "I knew it."

"Hey, zip it!" Shego snapped pointing at Kim. "Is it really that hard to imagine us together?" Ron nodded his head, yes. Drakken moaned, how degraded he felt just now.

"Then you must have Drakken under the control of a…" Ron began.

"No! I'm not either." He interrupted turning around. "See!" He said pointing to his neck.

"Well…this is awkward…" Ron said rubbing the back of his neck.

"More, like awkwierd! Now get out of my sight before I blast both of you into the next century!" Shego hissed growing more annoyed with them. Ron took off before another word could be said, Kim following close behind. "I told you Ron!"

Shego turned back to Drakken who she noticed looked sad and all wet. "Sorry about that." She said apologizing for tossing him in the pond.

"That's not what's bothering me Shego." He told her as he began to walk away.

"Then what is? If it's about what the buffoon said about not being able to picture us as a couple, just ignore it." She said pulling him back.

"He's right! I mean, look at me. How could someone strong, dangerous, and attractive fall in love with me? Underneath the blue skin is just a nerd who couldn't even get a date." He leaned against a nearby tree and slid down it.

"You think I care? I love you for who you are and how you make me feel. All those other guys dated me just for my looks but you're different, and that's all that matters to me."

Drakken looked up from the ground and stared at her almost in disbelief. "Really?" He asked.

"What do you mean really?! I meant every word." Shego bent down in front of him and stroked his cheek gently with her hand. He smiled and kissed her hand.

"I love you Shego."

"Love you too."

They stared into each other's eyes for a moment or two before Shego said, "C'mon we better head back home. You can't stay all wet like that." She said helping him up from the ground. "If you want to call it home." Drakken remarked thinking about the ghost they had to face when they returned. He feared what would happen next…