Chapter 7: Drunken murmurs

Shego opened the door to the house they had decided to stay in for the night. From the looks of it the family that inhabited the home had gone on vacation. Kim staggered in through the door laughing, Shego turned and smiled. "Shh…you here that?" Kim suddenly whispered; both women fell silent.

"Honey I'm home!" Kim announced. Both women laughed as they shut the door and began searching through the house. Shego had found herself becoming quite inebriated as they walked to the next town sharing a strong bottle of whisky. Kim stumbled over furniture and leaned against the walls as she walked into the living room searching for a place to rest. Shego walked uneasily behind her, she fell onto the couch and pulled the drunken red head down with her.

"Are you sure the place is empty?" Kim asked looking hazily around the room.

"Trust me Pumpkin; I know…an empty house when I see one."

Kim nodded and slid off the couch.

"Where you going?" Shego asked.

Kim wobbled out of the room and returned with yet another bottle. "We still haven't finished our game."

"Yes we did, you'll get alcohol poisoning if you try to drink me under the table."

"Wha…you're already drunk, I bet I could take you on."

Shego stood up right and walked steadily over to face Kim. She took the bottle from her hand and took in a massive gulp. She shoved the bottle back into Kim's hand and smiled. "Let's see what you got Princess."

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Kim and Shego lay drunk on the floor after they had depleted most of the liquor in the household. Shego was the first to make the effort crawl to the couch; she slummed down into the cushions and sighed heavily. She had the feeling she would regret their game in the morning. Kim quietly followed suit but could only make it half way onto the couch. She buried her head in the cushions until Shego found the coordination to help her the rest of the way up. The two of them 

quietly stared at the pictures on the wall. Kim was the first to break the silence.

"Shego?"

"Yeah Kimmie?"

"Do you think it's a good idea to keep staying with people after what happened?"

Shego was quiet for a long moment before she answered. "No I think we're on our own until we get those two off our trail."

Kim rested her head on Shego's shoulder. "I'm fine with that. So what are we going to do tomorrow?"

"Well first I'm going to find a way to cure our hangovers then I think we'll work on that Kimmunicator before we head out of the country."

"What about Hamilton?"

"I'll tell mom tomorrow, right now I don't think she'll appreciate a drunk dial."

They were quiet for a long while before Shego took up a new topic. "I can't believe Dr. D was capable of murder. He's always been such a wuss."

"I don't think it was him. I think Eve was the one who killed that man. Unlike Drakken, she is capable of anything if she wants something bad enough."

"Sounds like she was a joy to be around."

"Actually, I she's a lot like you…only she is scary when she gets like this. This isn't the first time she's killed."

Shego was suddenly intrigued.

"It was the reason I left, a job went bad when a security guard spotted us. She just killed him without a second thought right there in front of me. I decided to leave after that but she stole Pandaroo before I could escape. So I had no choice but to hunt her down and get it."

"Okay, what is so special about that stuffed animal?"

"I told you. It has sentimental value."

"Enough to risk your life over?"



"Alright, I hid the key to a safe deposit box in Middleton. I hid the journal there. Think about it no one would think to look there. If you ask anyone in Middleton they would all say I haven't set foot there in eight or nine years."

"So that's why you wanted it back so badly."

"Yes. I wasn't about to let her get her hands on that journal. So I hid it, she's been after it ever since."

"You know Kimmie you've sure grown up over the years…I actually like you a hell of a lot better as a thief than some up tight teen hero."

Kim didn't respond, in fact Kim had fallen fast asleep while Shego had been talking. Shego shook her head and went about the daunting of arrange a comfortable position without waking the sleeping red head. She fell into a restless sleep filled with nightmarish creatures and shady characters.