Just Christians
Chapter 3:
Hell Bound
Kim and Shego waited for what endlessly, at the door for it to open. Which in reality it only took 38 seconds. Hearts were pounding, minds were running so many negative outcomes of their current sitch. Dark clouds started circling in the sky. Sounds of thunder could be heard making the scenery match the two's current mood. Shego grabbed Kim's hand to give it a squeeze. She reached into her black hoodie pocket and grabbed a cigarette; something she hasn't done since she started going to church, then lit it up with her fore finger. She holds it with her lips like it was an accessory, letting the smoke run freely through her system. Kim's body started shaking in fear of disapproval and memories of what her father did to her the last time he found out this love. Even though he still apologizes daily and spoils her endlessly to this day out of guilt. Shego squeezed her girlfriend's hand a little tighter.
"It'll be okay, Princess. If your dad doesn't understand this, your mom will."
Kim wipes away a tear. "What if he hits me again? I don't think I can take a rerun of him doing that to me, Shego."
"Then he isn't a father at all!" Her free hand curled into a fist. "And I'll yell 'Thou shall not judge' endlessly until that gets through his thick head of his."
Shego inhaled some more smoke, coughing a little before resuming to speak. "You're not the only one freaking out with this, Pumpkin... We should have went with my idea and ran away from this."
"You know I couldn't do that to them, babe. I'm tired of running anyways. We have to tell my parents that..."
*Door opens*
"Hi Kimmie-cub!... Hello Shego." Kim's dad said as he answered the door.
"Please, come in you two. Ronald and Yori are in the living room."
"Thank you, Mr. Possible." Shego firmly stated.
She put the cigarette butt in her pants pocket before proceeding to the Possible's living room with Kim. There they were greeted with Ann, Ron, Monique, and Yori. Kim took a deep breath and sat next to Monique. Shego sat right next to Kim, fighting hard not to hold her hand or put her arm around her for comfort. Knowing that will just make them assume the obvious and that it wasn't the right way to tell her girlfriend's parents they are an item. Kim's heart raced, pounding so hard you could see the throbs through her light pink hoodie she was wearing. As soon as James sat down with his wife the hard part begun.
"Okay, Kim." Ann started. "You've got our attention. Now, what do you have to say to us that is so important you brought all of your close friends for support?"
Kim's heart dropped. She fought the verge of tears for the moment, knowing she had to get this over with. She stood up, then gestured Shego to do the same.
"...Well... I um, I guess I should just flat out say it." Kim grabbed her girlfriend's hand before continuing. "Mom, Dad,... meet Shelia Isabel Gooding... my girlfriend. DAD PLEASE DON'T HIT ME!" Kim stated before blocking her face and hiding behind Shego.
An awkward silence filled the room and the air was so thick even the Lotus Blade couldn't cut through it. Ann knew Kim was still in love with Shego all along, but she patiently waited for her daughter to come out and say it than telling her herself. She slowly got up and walked to the girls. This caused Shego to get into a fighting stance to protect Kim but then eased when she saw the woman was actually hugging the two girls.
"It's about time you came out and said that, Kim! I was starting to worry."
Kim's jaw dropped.
"Wait, you're not mad mom? I mean... what about the bible and-"
"-The bible also says not to judge Kim, and it also says to love the sinner, just not the sin." Ann took a deep breath before speaking to the girls. "Kim, you and I both know what the New contexts of the bible says. And for a while I believed that every single bible said that homosexuality was a down right evil abominated sin. But I did a little research in why most churches aren't as strict as the one your father got us going to. Turns out that it is all but a miss translation."
Kim's mouth just hung open. Shego smirked and closed her girlfriend's mouth. "Told ya, Princess!"
"...B-but...Miss translation? W-what do you mean, mom?"
Ann grabbed two bibles out of the bookshelf. One an Old King James Version, The other a New International version, which she plans on throwing out later. She turned both bibles to 1st Corinthians chapter 6 verse 9 and laid the books on the coffee table.
"Kim, I want you to read verse 9 of chapter six in both bibles. Tell me what you see different."
Kim hesitated, but did as Ann said. Shego read as well, curious to know what Ann was getting at.
Kim was astounded. They were both different. "The New Translation has the word Homosexual in it, while the other is talked about perverted people." Kim was so relieved to hear she wasn't hell bound after all. But James didn't believe it. He only believed in what his church teaches and that's it.
"Dear, what website did you get that garbage from?! Kim, Shego, and Ann, if you all will tolerate and accept this demonic behavior I want every last one of you to pack your things and get out of my house!"
Ann quickly shot back a look that would make any smart man take back those words, but James was so brainwashed in the mistranslated book his church teaches he did not take back what he said and meant every word.
"First of all, Joseph, you're not the only one who pays the bills for this house nor bought this house.. This house was mine way before I knew you even existed! Second, yes I will tolerate this behavior from our daughter because she is our daughter and will be accepted as our daughter for who she is! Third, if anyone should be kicking anyone out it should be me throwing you out fallowed with divorce papers!" Ann quickly snapped back.
James's mouth hit the floor... for about five seconds. Then he got up from his seat.
"Fine!" He simply stated. He walked over to the foyer, going upstairs to pack, but before he did so, he had one more thing to say to his soon to be ex-wife.
"I'll see you in court."
Ann, Kim, and the rest of the crew looked at him in disbelief...well except Shego. She had the look of disgust and dejavu. It was similar with her father, not accepted her and her brothers as his own children after they were hit with the comet.
Kim fell to her knees, breaking down right there on the living room floor. Ann joined her daughter, hugging her as she let tears of her own fall. Shego put her arms around both redheads, knowing the pain and sympathy as she remembered her and her mother doing the exact same.
"This is NOT how a TRUE Christian acts!" Ron screamed upstairs to the man he used to think of as his second dad. His Mystical Monkey Powers started to show. His body slowly turning blue. He may not be dating Kim anymore but his BFF feelings for her never left. He will always love Kim, but as a sister.
Yori was beyond furious with James as well. She did not believe in Christianity due to her teachings at the Yamanouchi School, but she did accept those who had different beliefs than hers and even allowed them to speak freely of their beliefs as long as she was treated with the same courtesy.
"Boy, there about to be a fight up in here!" Monique stated. "But if the violence goes down up in here let me get my swings too!" She told Ron. Ron simply nodded, too mad too even care that the rocket scientist doesn't know how to fight.
Yori was mad, but knew well enough about self control and how wrong it is to pick fights with anyone unless they threw the first punch at her or a loved one. Even though she did agree that the scientist asked for it, she spoke up.
"Stoppable-San! Calm down. Think of Master Sensei's teachings about Tai Shing Pek Kwar. How disappointed he would be for using it. I am mad too but we mustn't harm Kim's father. It is not his fault he is acting this way. We need not to blame him, but his upbringing in that church of his. He's gone there for so long." Yori stated.
"Come on, let's do some meditation exercises in order to calm down."
Meanwhile...
While Yori and Shego calmed the group downstairs, James was packing everything he's ever owned in a leather suitcase. But before he was to officially leave his old home, he made one phone call.
"James, Hello is that you dear?" Nana Possible asked.
"Yeah mom it's me. Um... I need to stay at your place a few days."
"Is something wrong with you and Ann?" Nana asked.
"Well, she's divorcing me. Your granddaughter came out and told us she is a lesbian, and Ann thinks it's completely okay to accept such demonic behavior and is even supporting it!" James bitterly stated.
Nana Possible was shocked. Not at Ann accepting Kim's new found sexuality, but at her own son."
"Joseph Timothy Possible I have taught you better than this!"
James was dumbstruck, was the world against him today?
"What do you mean, mom?"
"Yes, our church teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but have you forgotten everything else in the bible that is considered a sin? You're even sinning right now for crying out loud!" She snapped.
"Have you forgotten that judging sinners and avoiding them like the plaque is a sin too? What about not loving the sinner, or pushing the sinner out of your life? What about God's sayings on divorce and how denying those who sin as His will have you denied in front of the holy father. What about praying for the sinner and helping the sinner through their issue? Have you been so brainwashed by this one sin you've forgotten every other?"
James heart dropped to his to the floor. He felt terrible. Here he was acting as if he was perfect and his own child was worth less than garbage! He made up his mind. He kept his suitcase packed just in case his apology doesn't work but he was going to go to the Middleton Mall, and do something he never in his life saw himself doing for a same sex couple.
"You're right, mom. Looks like I'll need to be doing some repenting tonight. I'll never treat My Kimmie-cub like she's hell bound ever again!" He let a few tears slide down his face. He was truly sorry. He felt he'd done just as bad or even worse than when he laid hands on her.
"You know God isn't the only one you need to apologize to, right?" His mother implied just in case.
"I'm already on it, mom." James assured her. "But just in case this doesn't work can you make some room for me at the house?"
"You're always welcome back home, dear. But I have a feeling there wont be a need for you to come." She assured her son.
"I hope you're right, mom. Love you." James replied before disconnecting the call.
James wiped away his tears. He grabbed his keys to his old orange car. He then snuck through the back of the house, and set out to do what he promised himself to do to not only save his marriage, but his relationship with his beautiful Kimmie-Cub.
Meanwhile...
"Alright now doesn't everyone feel better?" Yori asked as she slowly floated down to the ground, using her chalkra to calm the others down.
Monique got up and sat back on the couch. "Yea girl, thanks!" She told Yori giving her a small smile.
Ron also returned to his former spot on the Possible's sofa along with Yori. "Yeah, thanks Yori! You're the best!" Ron said cheerfully.
Yori also used her ninja skills to help Kim, Shego and Ann, but there was only so much she could do for the heartbroken mother and daughter. She just secretly hoped that time will heal this broken family and they will soon be able to welcome the sudden change.
Shego picked up both redheads, and carried the crying duo to the couch where they both laid on her lap, letting all of the tears fall on Shego. She wished she could do something to help the two out, knowing how much it hurts. The scene reminded her too much of when her own father did this to her family. Her brothers had went through it too, but they didn't take it as hard as Shego and her mother did. She remembered doing the same thing with her mother. For three full days Shego and her mom stayed on that floor crying like her lover and her lover's mother are doing now. And all she could do was hold the two as they cried and she hated she couldn't do a thing to make the unbearable pain to go away.
Ron, Yori, and Monique watched in awe as they even saw Shego shed the tears. They never seen her this consolable to anyone else besides Kim. It made the trio wonder what went on to turn Shego's personality around without the Additudinator. Shego used to be so emotionless. Nothing but anger and pleasure of physically hurting another. The girl has changed since graduation night. And the three were thankful Kim had someone who was so selfless to her.
Ann, Kim, and Shego we're just starting to calm down when they heard Jame's car slowly pull out the driveway. Was he really leaving his family over what a book says?! Thought Shego. She couldn't have met anyone more selfish if she tried and that includes Hego and Mego who gave the definition selfish. Kim curled closer to Shego as she kissed her on the forehead. She looked out the window. And she started praying to God for her girlfriend's family.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I honestly don't know if my feelings towards Kimmie are a sin, an abomination, or whatever! But hear me out. I didn't plan this okay? I didn't chose to make my life a thousand times harder to fall for another girl. I can't control the way I feel. I can't chose my love for Pumpkin and I don't expect to change a thing about it because I can't change even if I tried.
I know for a fact you gave me this beautiful redheaded angel to save me from the demons of hell. I was hell bound since the night I gotten hit by the comet. I am a green demon. I don't deserve You, or Princess, but you sent her pure and shiny beauty to save the depths of my soul from hell. And I thank You every single day of my life for that. I'll never stop loving Pumpkin as long as I remain on earth.
I ask you, please don't make Kimmie and her family go through what I did as a child. Don't make her dad stop loving her as my dad did to me. I may have deserved it, be a demon and all, but Kimmie never has and never will deserve something so painful. The pain is unbearable.
Kimmie is starting to think You don't love me and her anymore and You and I both know that isn't true, so do the kid a favor and bring Kim's dad back. She needs him to accept her. It's what we all need. You accepted me for who I am, having that doctor accept her too. Knock some since into the guy. Please.
Amen.
*Knock Knock Knock*
*Door Opens*