Chapter 18 people, a bit faster than my usual updates, just to make up for the long delay of chapter 17!

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When you find the one…18

Shego stared at the young vampire in front of her. Her mouth was still hanging open and she couldn't even think of an appropriate answer to Kim's question. She had never thought of marrying someone, except for the one time that she was forced to marry Fino. That wasn't a pleasant marriage so she wasn't really up for it. Though she knew that a marriage with Kim would be different. It would be loving, sweet and enjoyable with the occasional arguments or fights. Even though she knew it would be nice she still didn't know the answer. Why marry when a relationship is going so well? What would change?

Nothing. She thought. Married or not she would stay by Kim's side and she figured that their relationship wouldn't change at all. If nothing was going to change, what was the point of getting married? There is no point. Though for Kim there obviously was a point. Shego knew that she could screw everything up if she didn't consider her answer carefully. But something told her that the nice day was going to end in a disaster no matter what. It was official, the day was already doomed and she hadn't even said a word yet. That's just unfair.

She looked the girl over, seeing that Kim was becoming impatient. If she didn't answer soon Kim would take the silence as an answer. She knew that Kim wouldn't take it the right way.

"Do you want to get married?" Shego questioned.

"Yes, Shego, yes I do. I love you; I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Marriage fits the picture and I want to marry you." Kim answered.

"So you want to marry me because it fits the picture?"

"No not because of that, I just want to be with you. I want it to be completely official."

"You are with me, I told you I would never leave you. Why would you want to marry me if you already know that I'll stay with you no matter what? I just don't see the point, we're together, I love you, and you love me. What will marriage add to all of this?" Shego asked throwing her hands up in confusion.

"Why wouldn't you want to marry me? You said it yourself you love me! If we're going to be together forever we could get married. Don't you think that's the right step? Don't you think it's the right thing to do in this relationship? Moving forward instead of backwards or not at all?" Kim replied the volume of her voice slowly rising. Shego could see anger boiling up inside the girl she could sense it. Kim was close to bursting and she was going to get the full load. Guess the horny stage is already subsiding. Great. She thought as she watched in awe how the girl got angrier and angrier.

"We ARE moving forward! We won't move any faster if we get married you know? We'll be together just as we're together right now. It won't change anything accept the fact that your last name will change and we'll be wearing rings!" Shego countered figuring that she might as well get pissed off as well. She was already sure that Kim was going to have a fit, she might as well join in and speak her mind.

"So that's just it? I'm going to live forever and I'll never get married? I'll never have an idea of what my future might look like because you won't marry me?" Kim snapped at her.

"You know exactly what your future looks like! You'll live forever! You'll have me by your side; you'll drink blood and fight enemy vampires whenever they attack! That's exactly how it will go, how can you not have an idea of how things will go? What did you expect? A nice dandy life with 3 kids, a nice house and flowers everyday?" Shego snapped back feeling her own anger boiling up as well.

"Maybe I did expect that! Maybe I do want a life like that!"

"Well then you've got the wrong vampire!" Shego said. She saw Kim's eyes widen in shock and the red head took a few steps back.

"All I ever wanted was a nice life. My family died so it became a lot harder to have that nice life. I always expected them to be at my wedding, considering I would ever have one. But they can't be there for me. So I guessed I would get married even though they weren't there for me. Now that won't happen and it's all because you don't want to get married?"

"I guess you were wrong about me, I'm not the person you thought I was. If I could bring back your family I would, just so they can watch you marry someone who's not me." Shego spat and when it left her mouth she regretted it. She saw the tears welling up in Kim's eyes and even as vampire she could feel the undeniable sting of guilt running through. "Kim." She said and she took a step towards the young vampire. Though Kim took another step back, not wanting Shego to touch her.

"Kimmie come on, don't do this." Shego said calmly and she took another step, making Kim back up yet again. "I didn't mean it." She added sincerely but Kim didn't fall for it. The red head kept backing up every time Shego took a step forward. "I'm sorry."

"Why would you be sorry? You made it clear, you don't want to marry me. So just.. don't. Don't touch me, don't get any closer. Don't you even dare follow me." Kim replied in a bitter tone and before Shego could grab the girl she was gone.

"Kim!" Shego shouted as she ran up to the open front door. She stared into the darkness, seeing no sign of the red head. "Kim!" She shouted again but the girl had already vanished. Angrily she punched a hole in the wall next to the front door and slid to the ground. She sighed heavily and rubbed her eyes as she thought about their fight. "I just had to go and say no." She muttered to herself, wishing she could turn it around and just say yes to the girl.

Angrily she shut the front door from her place on the ground. She saw no point in following Kim. She didn't know what to say to the girl, she just didn't have the words for it all. She had failed miserably and she knew it. She had already foreseen trouble and she just couldn't avoid it. She had to tell Kim the truth though now that she thought about it, alone in her quiet house, she realized that she could've been a bit nicer.

She snorted softly, grinning stupidly at her mistakes.

"A lot nicer!" She said to herself. "Even as a vampire I realize that when it's too late." She groaned and she stared up at the ceiling, her head leaning against the wall behind her. "Why wouldn't I marry her? I love her; she's the only one I would commit to. God something must be wrong with me! And I'm talking to myself! Damn right something's wrong with me!" She let out in a frustrated tone and she quickly jumped to her feet.

"It is considered mad, talking to yourself. Though it was said that great thinkers always talked to themselves. Are you secretly a great thinker Shego? Or just crazy?" A sensual voice spoke gently.

Shego whirled around, looking at the source of the sensual voice.

"Well, well, Thana, I haven't seen you for quite some time. What's wrong did Fino finally send another vampire to come and retrieve me?" Shego questioned, one eyebrow rising as she placed a hand on her hip.

"Oh please, Fino has found a different somewhat younger vampire." Thana replied as she stepped out of the shadows and into the hallway light of Shego's house.

"Don't tell me it's you. If it's you I might piss myself with laughter." Shego replied and she already started to snicker at the thought.

"Oh no, it is not me who has caught his eye. She is… younger or might I say newer?" Thana said suggestively and Shego gave her a puzzled look. "Though he couldn't quite get his hands on the girl, seeing as she was occupied. It, however, was just a matter of time before something would happen, making her escape a certain black-haired vampire's grip." She added and she could almost hear the gears grinding in Shego's head. She watched in amusement how the pieces of the puzzle fell together in Shego's mind, immediately recognizing the moment Shego realized who she was talking about.

"He wouldn't." Shego hissed and she took an angry step towards Thana.

"He wouldn't have if you hadn't left him. Isn't your girl just dying to marry someone? After how you talked to her I seriously doubt that she'll come back to you. We all know that you chase away the ones you love, it just took a bit longer with this girl. I'm surprised by that actually." The enemy vampire spoke slowly and once again Shego could feel her anger boiling up.

"If one of you touches her, I'll kill you all even if it'll be the death of me." Shego threatened as she ignited her plasma around one hand.

"You should've kept an eye on her. As long as she was with you we couldn't harm her. We couldn't get close to her because you protected her. But now, now she's outside in the dark forest of Germany and she is all by herself. No one to protect her, she can only defend herself for so long. But it's not too late just yet." Thana said with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"What are you talking about?" Shego asked impatiently.

"Put your glow out first," Thana said and with a growl Shego extinguished her plasma. Thana smiled and simply started examining her nails. "I have yet to tell Fino that your precious red head is no longer in your possession. You can't defend her now so she's vulnerable, meaning he'll send someone to retrieve her the moment he hears about this."

"What do you want?" Shego growled angrily and Thana let out a light giggle as she looked up from her nails. She approached Shego slowly, making Shego back up against a wall in the hallway. She looked the black-haired vampire up and down, giving a satisfied nod.

"What I've always wanted," She murmured as she took another step towards the closed in vampire. "You." She whispered hotly and she grinned when she felt Shego quiver with anger.

"What will happen to Kim if you get what you want?" Shego questioned as she tried to keep the anger in her voice to a minimum.

"She won't be attacked and she will have a bigger chance of escaping Fino's servants. You might even get a chance to get her back." Thana said suggestively and for a moment Shego's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Though I can't promise you all of that if you don't give me what I want." She added and she trailed a hand up Shego's arm, placing it upon Shego's shoulder.

"Fine," Shego sighed in defeat. "Everything for Kim." She added and she wrapped her arms around Thana's waist. She turned them around, pinning her against the wall as she pushed herself against the other vampire's body. She dived in, her lips trailing along Thana's neck, nipping, kissing and licking at the pale skin.

"Aah yessss, right there." Thana hissed softly and she buried a hand within Shego's black hair, pulling her closer.

Shego chuckled softly, her lips curling into a smile as she busied herself with Thana's neck.

"What's.. aaah, oh yeah.. so funny?" Thana gasped out as Shego pressed her thigh in between her legs.

"This is," Shego murmured in such a sensual way that Thana barely paid attention. All of a sudden she grabbed Thana by the neck, her plasma ignited and she squeezed the woman's throat shut. "Did you forget the second option? I could just kill you and you won't be able to tell Fino about Kimmie." Shego said grinning like a madman. Without a second to spare she ignited in full force, burning the victim within her hand completely.

Thana didn't even get a chance to defend herself, her hands weakly fell to her sides. She was engulfed in searing hot flames and eventually she was reduced to ashes.

"Sorry Thana but what we had was a one time thing." Shego said as she stared at the pile of ashes on the hallway floor. "It was a pleasure knowing you." She added and she bowed slightly before she left the house to search for her princess. She ran into the woods, by now Kim's scent had already weakened, making it harder for her to track the red head. Though somewhere along the road she could pick up the faint scent of Kim. It wasn't strong but it gave her a fairly good idea of where she could find her hurt lover.

She thought about calling out to the girl but that might betray Kim's position. As long as Shego didn't have Kim by her side she wasn't going to stop running. She knew the girl could defend herself but as a new vampire she couldn't control her own powers yet. Meaning she could hurt herself as well and that could lead to a disastrous end.

Come on Kimmie… where are you?Shego thought as she ran through the German forest. Out of nowhere a different, unfamiliar smell hit Shego's senses and she came to a stop. She looked around, listening for any sounds of movement. She knew someone was near, someone she didn't know, which couldn't mean anything good in her book.

Though as soon as the scent had appeared it disappeared again. Whoever it was, he or she hadn't been moving towards her. She or he had passed her in high speed. The unknown vampire hadn't been searching for her.

"What the hell would a vampire be searching for if I'm not the one…." Before she could finish that sentence it hit her. "Kimmie!" She suddenly yelled and she started running again. She launched herself up a tree and looked into the darkness with her vampire eyes. She saw something or rather someone moving in high speed in the darkness of the woods. "Shit." She cursed and she launched herself out of the tree, jumping from tree to tree as fast and as far as she could.

She followed the unknown vampire, tracing what appeared to be a male, to god knows where. As she jumped from tree to tree, making sure the unknown vampire didn't notice her; she almost lost her footing when that all too familiar scent filled her nostrils.

"Shit he's closing in on Kimmie." She cursed softly and she continued to jump from tree to tree. It didn't take too long for her to spot a familiar red head running through the forest. Though as she closed in the unknown male vampire closed in as well. I've gotta do something!Shego panicked slightly as she saw the male vampire close the distance between him and Kim. In a split second Shego was soaring towards the ground, plasma ignited. She shot plasma blasts at the now surprised male vampire.

He looked up at her, his mind no longer on Kim. That's it, look at me you son of a bitch. Shego thought with a grin as she landed on the ground.

"Don't even think about touching her." She said as she moved up to the frightened male vampire. Shego gave him a look-over, guessing that he wasn't much older than Kim was. But still she had to kill him. Her plasma flared a bit more and he stumbled backwards in fear. Oh this is going to be fun. She thought sadistically and all that was heard were the tortured screams of the male vampire as Shego had her way with him.

"Shego!" Kim's voice suddenly sounded and Shego cringed slightly. She averted her eyes from the now lifeless vampire and turned to look at Kim. She looked pissed, no, she looked beyond pissed. "I thought I told you not to follow me. What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I had a surprise visit from Thana, telling me that Fino has a new victim. It's you and if I hadn't killed her and followed you, you would've been in the hands of my enemy clan by now. Lord knows what the hell they'll do to you, he almost raped me for fucks sake!" Shego explained in a somewhat angered tone.

Kim's mood lightened up a bit but the stern gaze remained in her eyes. She folded her arms in front of her chest and frowned slightly.

"Fino or not, I told you not to follow me." She said again and she slid her feet apart. "So go, now. Thanks for saving me but I don't need you anymore." She said and the words stung Shego heavily.

"Princess," Shego started and she took a step forward. She, however, got the shock of her life when the ground came up to wrap around her feet as Kim moved her hands upwards. "Come on, you're strong but you'll need my help to survive all of this." Shego reasoned.

The ground wrapped tighter around her feet, slowly crawling up to her knees.

"So you'll marry me?" Kim asked holding her hands in position to attack.

"No, I stand by my point. I love you but marriage is something we ought to discuss when we've been together for 5 years instead of 2." Shego reasoned and the ground around her knees lowered a bit.

"You'll consider it in 3 years?" Kim questioned a bit hopeful, a glint appearing in her eyes.

"Yes, that's the best time to consider it. But for now it's no." Shego replied hoping that Kim would release her now but she didn't.

"Why would it be any different in 3 years?" Kim suddenly questioned and Shego sighed inwardly. She knew she wasn't going to get away that easily. She had hurt Kim with her words and she had to pay for it.

"Because by then we'll know if we're supposed to be together. By then we'll know if we'll be able to survive the attacks of my enemy clan." Shego explained and Kim's eyes narrowed slightly as she gave Shego a thoughtful look.

"You don't have to wait 5 years to know if you're supposed to be together. You love each other or you don't, it's that simple." Kim replied "Though you might be right about OUR enemy clan." Kim added, emphasizing the word our. Shego's lips curled up into a slight smile and so did Kim's.

"I'd like to discuss this further in the middle of nowhere in a dark forest with enemy vampires running around Kimmie. Believe me, I really do." Shego said and her smile disappeared. "But I think we have bigger problems right now." She said a bit concerned and Kim gave her a puzzled look. Shego's eyes darted around, motioning for Kim to look around. The red head turned to look at what Shego was motioning towards and her eyes widened immediately.

They were surrounded by at least a dozen vampires. Unfriendly vampires, she knew that for sure. How had she not noticed that herself? She looked back at Shego with fearful eyes, almost expecting her to leap to their rescue.

"Well well, look what we've found," A young male vampire with ginger hair said. "The great Shego and her… pet." The male said as the vampires stepped out of the shadows of the trees.

"Uh Shego, what should we do?" Kim asked backing up towards the still trapped black-haired vampire.

"Why don't you start with releasing me?" Shego suggested and she motioned towards her feet.

Kim made a move with her hands, aiming them towards the ground but nothing happened.

"Quickly." Shego urged and Kim tried again.

"I can't… It won't budge." Kim said in a panicked tone and her eyes switched back to the approaching vampires.

The ginger-colored vampire chuckled softly and gave the two a look-over.

"Isn't that convenient, she's trapped. That will make it so much easier to kill her and take her precious red-head." He spoke slowly. "And if you're wondering what my name is, it's Silvano."

"I don't give a shit if you were Jacob himself, don't threaten my princess." Shego snarled and she would've attacked if her feet weren't buried in the forest's ground.

Silvano chuckled again and looked at the vampires by his side before his eyes trailed back to Kim.

"Get her." He said and the vampires started moving towards Kim, moving quicker than the human eye could follow.

"No! Kim! Run!" Shego yelled and the panicking red head suddenly started running. Shego watched how the red head sped off, followed by at least 6 other vampires.

"They'll catch her, don't worry about that." Silvano spoke and Shego growled at the young man. "Oh feisty, I hope your red head is feisty as well, that's how Fino likes it."

"That's it!" Shego growled loudly and she burst out of the ground with her plasma ignited at full force. She somersaulted up into the air as a green flame and landed in front of the baffled ginger. "You're going down asshole!" She said and she slid into her fighting stance.

So.. they had a fight! we all saw that coming.. come on, it's Shego. Now they're all after Kim! Holy Shit! Thana forgot that Shego could kill her so easily, haha. Let's just hope that Fino doesn't get his hands on Kim... cause that won't be good now would it? Shego will come to the rescue! then everything will be alright.. they'll kiss and make up ^^ I hope. YOU hope.

Sorry for the Jacob reference. And Silvano means: From the Forest.

Up to the next chapter!

Yours truly,

WPJ