The man looked into the other's eyes and gulped, releasing Kim and backing away hurriedly.
"So we do meet again," Kim said with a slight smile, turning so that she could face the man in green.
When they're eyes met, he suddenly shifted his gaze away, and Kim didn't understand why. Had she done something wrong?
As they danced slowly Kim leaned in and placed her head on his shoulder.
Shego gulped slightly, but hid her expression. They danced close together for the rest of the song. This was the most comfortable Kim had been all night. She didn't know why but he made her feel safe, and she was Kim Possible. That was a pretty big feat.
As the song came to an end, Kim didn't have a chance to ask for 'his' name. Her dance partner had disappeared.
"And now," said a woman's voice from the top of the stairs, "We'll pick out those best in dress!" It was Isabel.
The crowd cheered and Kim looked around with a slight frown. Where could he have gotten to?
"For the ladies, we have…" the spotlight shone down on Kim, "this beautiful redhead!"
Kim didn't know what was going on, but she was directed to the steps where she walked up and stood beside Isabel, a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Now then," the older woman continued, "for the men… it would seem that our first choice, a devil dressed in green, disappeared before we could call him up, so instead… this gentleman over here!" The spotlight shone on a slightly older gent who was wearing a flashy Elizabethan era style of dress. It was modernized a bit, but it definitely left an impression.
"Thank you for coming tonight! We hope to see you all again next year!"
People cheered as Kim and the man gave a bow. Kim was sad that the supposed devil dressed in green had disappeared. If it was the same man she'd been dancing with all night, she might have finally gotten to talk to him.
As soon as she was down from the steps, Kim looked around for half an hour as the guests left, but couldn't find the green devil, so with a sigh of resignation she joined Monique in their room to change.
Shego had immediately escaped to her room when the dance had finished and pulled off her nice clothes, hiding them in the depths of her closet. She then pulled on a pair of black sweats and a green t-shirt. She knew she'd have to see her brothers and their guests at some point, so it'd be best to look as non-threatening as possible. She didn't want to fight with the redhead after having such a great day.
When the noise of the party had died down and all the guests had left, everyone was called to the ballroom to help clean.
Shego was the last to arrive, and when she suddenly appeared beside them all, everyone but her parents jumped in surprise.
"Shego?!" they all spluttered. Kim tensed and was ready for a fight, while Ron took cover behind Monique.
She just cocked an eyebrow at them and said, "Yes?"
"What are you doing here sister?" Hego asked bravely.
"It's the family ball, stupid. Just like every year mom had me come," she said whilst rolling her eyes.
"You didn't come last year though," Mego interjected.
Shego sighed, "No duh. I was in prison, remember?" She looked at Kim and smirked, "Kimmie here should know. She's the one who put me there."
Kim's eyes widened. "Wait what? I didn't know I was getting in the way of the ball!"
Shego just let out a slight laugh and said, "Of course not. I just decided that I'd rather be in prison than going to the gala, so I let you take me in."
Kim's mouth dropped. She remembered the fact that around a year ago Shego had been rather easy to capture. Not only that but the woman had stayed in prison for almost a full week before attempting to escape and getting out easily.
"Enough with the chit-chat you guys," Isabel cut in. "We want this place in tip top shape before everyone goes to sleep."
All of the Go kids groaned. Every year after the party this was their job.
"Let's do this!" the Wegos said together, suddenly multiplying into fifty teens. They spread out throughout the parts of the house used for the party.
"Mego, you start working on the steps and bathroom. Hego, you've got the dining room. I'll take the kitchen," said Shego in an authoritative voice. Her brothers didn't fight her and did as she said.
"Umm… what do we do?" Kim asked, pointing to herself, Ron, and Monique.
"You guys can just start sweeping up and such in the ballroom. As soon as we finish we'll join you all. This room takes the longest so we typically do it last, but if you guys start it that'd make it faster," Shego said easily. "Oh, and don't ask my parents for help, they'll just use some excuse to go upstairs and watch a movie. Ignore them."
Before they could reply she walked off to the kitchen to start washing.
Isabel showed them to the closet with cleaning supplies and the three guests got to work as well.
While they were working, the three guests were so confused. Shego was there but wasn't attacking them. She also didn't seem like that bad a person.
After half an hour, Shego was the first to finish with her room, and the five Wegos that were helping her all entered the ballroom to join the others in cleaning.
Nobody said a word to each other, and soon Mego and Hego joined in the ballroom along with the rest of the fifty Wegos.
It took a total of three hours to clean, but according to the siblings, that was a new record time. It usually took them 5 hours at least.
When they had finished everyone was sore and headed for their rooms. Shego cracked her back and without a word of goodnight she disappeared again.
Everyone took a shower before they headed off to bed, exhausted from the day's activities.
Kim went to sleep with two things on her mind. Her mystery dance partner, and Shego. Had the villain been there the entire time, and if so, where? She couldn't remember seeing anyone like Shego.
It was 2 am in the morning but Kim still couldn't sleep. She slipped out bed, careful not to wake Monique, and headed for the kitchen. Hego had told her earlier that day to make herself at home, and if she ever wanted a snack or something that it was fine. So she decided to get a drink and maybe something to eat.
When she made it to the kitchen she heard someone moving about and she peeked inside.
Shego was sitting at the counter with a glass of champagne in hand.
She stared at the green woman for a good five minutes before the villain suddenly said in a quiet voice, "Do you plan to stand there and stare all night Princess, or did you come down for a reason?"
Kim blushed when she realized that Shego knew she was there. She slowly stepped into the kitchen and Shego turned to look at her with a smirk.
"I… couldn't sleep and thought I'd get something to drink."
Shego slid out of her seat with her champagne still in hand. "You're only 20 right? Not a drinker?"
"Yeah…"
The green skinned woman moved over to the fridge and opened it up. "We have milk, orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, lemonade, coke, diet coke, pepsi, diet pepsi, root beer, sprite, mountain dew, and a few other sodas. We also have water of course. What would you like?"
Kim was surprised by the offer and the amount of drinks. After a bit of thought she finally said, "Milk sounds nice."
"Ok, we only have whole milk. That fine?"
"Umm sure," the redhead replied nervously. It was weird talking to Shego and not fighting.
Shego pulled out the milk and took a glass down from a nearby cabinet, pouring the girl a glass. She then handed it over and put the milk away. With a smooth movement she picked up her champagne and brought it to her lips, finishing it off.
"Now then, I'm heading back to bed. Don't stay up too late. Knowing my family they have some sort of 'fun-filled' event for us tomorrow. I guarantee you'll need all the sleep you can get," she said as she cleaned her glass and put it away. Her hips swayed as she headed for the door, turning to say right before she left, "Goodnight Princess."
"G-Goodnight Shego," Kim managed to mutter, but her enemy was already gone. Kim gripped the glass tightly and downed the milk in an instant. Then she washed the cup and put it back where Shego had gotten it from. With a sigh she headed back to her room and slipped into bed, finally managing to fall asleep.
As her eyes slowly closed she whispered aloud, "What did Shego mean by 'fun-filled'?"