Breakups can be a Good Thing
Dr. Drakken trudged through the botanical garden he had grown for the Middleton Park and soon he approached the center of the garden where a massive oak tree stood surrounded by a high hedge. Crouching down to slip through a hidden gap in the hedge and stood in a small enclosed area. The hedge formed a private area where there was a small pond on the opposite side of the entrance, the pond was dug into the earth between two of the roots. Drakken had created this small area for a private retreat and for romantic dates that may never happen again. Placing down the picnic basket he carried on a patch of grass he saw a familiar red headed figure sitting in front of the pond. Marching up next to the figure he addressed her reflection. "So the rumors are true, you and Stoppable broke up."
"Grunt," was Kim's reply which while confusing to others, it was not confusing to Drakken who had spent many years with Shego who often spoke like that. The pitch and length of the grunt combined with the statement turned the grunt into a yes, or at least to Dr. Drakken it did.
"Well you're not alone Shego and I broke up today as well." That caught Kim's attention as her reflection now stared up at Drakken, still he addressed her reflection. "We just weren't as compatible as we thought we were. Even if something seems right it doesn't mean that it is." Finally he turned to face her, "would you like to join me for a late lunch?" He held out his hand and Kim took it with a smile.
"Please and thank you," chuckling at her response Dr. Drakken lead her over to the picnic basket and drew out a cloth which he spread over the ground and drew out two cushions for them to sit upon. "Thank you, you know if anyone told me that I would be having a picnic with you one day I would have thought that they were crazy."
"Likewise Mrs. Possible now…"
"Please call me Kim."
"Alright Kim, but only if you call me Drew, now help yourself too whatever you want." With that he drew out soup, salad, and sandwiches as well as two thermoses of coco-moo. They had a pleasant lunch and were able to laugh and joke about the old times and sometimes were able to get into a technical debate about some of the past doomsday machines. When the conversation finally started to wind down they were surprised to see that the sun nearly set. For the two former enemies their conversation had been pleasant and they both felt oddly comfortable in each other's presence.
"So what will you do now?" Kim asked Drew her head cocked to the side. Drew took one final sip of coco-moo before answering.
"I plan to go to GO University, they have an excellent biology department. Biology is something of a passion of mine and I think it will help me understand my companion here." He said jerking his head at the vine that had extended from his jumpsuit to the pond where loud slurping noises could be heard on occasion. "What about you though Kim?"
"I do like biology and I suppose that I could always choose something else if I want to try my hand at something else. It would also be nice to have someone there who I could talk to about certain things." Kim said with a smile as she stroked the vine that now lay in her lap. A shadow blocking her light caused Kim to glance up into the smiling face of Drew who stood there arm extended.
"Shall we?"
"We shall!"
Kim stretched in her chair finally done grading term papers for the semester. She gazed up fondly at her doctorates for Biology and Teaching. Lowering her gaze she smiled at the photo of her class's graduation and more specifically at the two figures in the center of the first row. Kim and Drakken stood there holding their hands at an angle in order to make sure the two rings on their ring fingers were seen. Touching the chain around her neck that now held both her class ring and her engagement ring Kim looked down with a smile at the ring that had replaced them. Her wedding ring, a simple band of gold, sparkled in the dim light. As she brushed a strand of gray hair out of her eyes she felt a pair of hands massaging her shoulders.
Sighing she gazed up at Drew and their lips met in a gentle kiss. "Are you coming to bed soon?"
"Just now I finally finished the grading," they shared another kiss and as they walked out of the room Kim turned and gazed fondly at the photo covered walls of the study. The pictures formed a timeline of their life together from university to being field biologist to their current time as teachers at GO University. Scattered amongst the pictures and first show among their field biology photos were pictures of a little baby girl and then her baby brother, Cidnie 'Cid' Anastasia Possible and her younger brother Derrick Isaac Possible.
Both of the children had pale skin and bright green eyes, now while Cid had hair as dark as her father before the white streak set in her brother had his mother's youthful fire red hair. The photos showed the children growing up, getting married, and evening having their own kids who also had their own photos. Kim and Drew's oldest grandchild was even expecting a baby soon and the thought of great grand children made both of them very happy. Kim smiled happily at the memories on the wall and it was all because of two little breakups. They were still of course friends with Ron and Shego, especially after all their years of working together. She then flicked off the lights and shut the door.