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Maternal Instinct: Spotlight

Chapter 22: Shego and Shin-Perfect Summer Afternoon

It was a beautiful late summer afternoon in Middleton. The weather was warm enough to be relaxing instead of scorching and a light breeze kept things that way. There were a few white, fluffy clouds in the sky that added to the picturesque nature of the day. The birds' chirps were far enough away to soothing and seemed to be well out of dive bombing range. It was the kind of day that encouraged people to go outside and enjoy the last great hurrah of summer.

That's exactly what the two, pale green members of the Possible household were doing at the moment, albeit in their own unique way. To any passers by, it would appear that Shego and Shin Possible were merely laying out in their backyard in swimsuits to tan under the bright, midday sun. While that was true in some respects, their unique physiology allowed them both to soak up the usually harmful ultraviolet rays and turn it into an internal energy source for their plasma manipulating abilities.

Of course, all Kim saw was her wife and teenage daughter laying out in their backyard in swimsuits to tan under the bright, midday sun. It was especially vexing for her because Shin was wearing a black, two piece bikini that was missing a bit too much fabric as far as she was concerned. Shego's green and black one piece was surprisingly more conservative but still hugged enough of her features to let anyone who saw them to know she kept her body in very good shape. It was a prospect that Kim didn't like one bit. Determined to put a stop to the peep show, she quickly pulled the sliding door open and marched out to the backyard. She came to a stop in front of the two and scowled at them as she placed her arms on her hips.

Shego's relaxed expression twisted into a scowl of her own when she noticed the distinct lack of warm on her body. She opened her right eye behind her sunglasses to investigate and let out a small, irritated sigh when she spotted Kim standing before her.

"Kinda blocking my sunlight there, Kimmie," she muttered as she closed her eye again.

"And just what do you to think you're doing?" Kim asked, pointedly ignoring her wife's remark.

"What do is look like we're doing?" Shego asked back.

"Well it looks like my wife and 16-year-old daughter are acting as eye candy for the whole neighborhood."

"Then you should look again cause Shin and I are just soaking up this gorgeous sun," the other woman remarked as she motioned around them. "Or at least we were til someone decided to be Little Miss Buttinziki."

"Yeah, Mom, you're kinda ruining the moment here," Shin added from where she laid on her stomach on her own lawn chair.

"Don't you get smart with me young lady!" Kim snapped with a wagging finger to her daughter. "And just where did you get that swimsuit, anyway?"

"What? What's wrong with it?" the pale green girl asked as she twisted a bit to look herself over then look at her mother over her should. "It's not like it's a thong or anything."

"Might as well be," the redhead muttered as she crossed her arms over her chest.

Shego rolled her eyes behind her sunglasses. "Hey James, when Kimmie gets home tell her she's free to join us in the backyard, okay?"

Kim's eyes widened in anger and she whipped her head towards her wife to glare daggers at her.

"What's that supposed to mean?" she snarled.

"I thought it was pretty clear," Shego casually remarked. "It means you're acting just like you Dad did around you when you were Shin's age. And older even."

"I am not!" Kim insisted.

"Are too," the other woman shot back with a smile.

"Am not!"

"Are too."

"Am not!"

"Are too."

"Am not!" the redhead shouted again with a stomp of her foot.

"Am too," Shego repeated with a smug smirk. "You know Kimmie, I could do this all day."

"You are kinda acting like Grandpa, Mom," Shin spoke up after she had laid back down again.

"You know what else I can do to be like Grandpa? Ground you!" Kim warned.

The teen turned over completely this time as she gawked at her much more stern mother.

"What? What did I do?" she shrieked.

"Oh, don't pay any attention to her, sweetie," Shego casually waved off. "You're Mom's just jealous she doesn't share our amazing body types."

"As if!" the redhead scoffed as she moved her hands back to her hips. "I'm more worried about every guy on the block staring at those 'amazing body types' of yours."

"You...you don't think that's actually gonna happen, do you?" Shin asked her other mother as she pulled her knees up to cover her ample chest.

"Eh, maybe," Shego shrugged. " 'Course it's only really if any of them have a bathroom window with a view of the backyard."

"Ewww gross Momma!" the teen shouted in disgust as she curled herself up even tighter.

"Shego! Sick and wrong!" Kim agreed as she cringed a bit.

Shego just shrugged again and closed her eyes before she raised her arms lazily above her head.

"Hey you should be honored, Princess. That's half your genetic code they're staring at, too," she informed her wife.

Somehow Kim didn't looked too convinced or flattered.

"That's not helping much, Shego," she remarked. "I'd much rather not have strangers staring at either one of you."

"Yeah, I think I might head inside too and just hit the tanning lamp to finish up," Shin said as she stood up and picked up the towel from the lawn chair.

Shego let out an annoyed sigh. "You know if you're really worried about it, we could just call Kieran and her mom over here to join us. Trust me with them out here, no one's going to be looking at us."

The dual haired girl placed a finger on her chin as she face scrunched up in thought.

"Well...that's true..." she mused.

"And let's face it, Kieran could stand to get a bit of sun," Shego continued.

"That's true too. But I think the semi-pale look kinda works for her."

"Oh?" the raven haired woman asked as she dipped her shades to look at the teen.

Kim caught her gaze and for a brief moment the two parents stared at their daughter before they exchanged a few glances between themselves. Shin seemed completely oblivious to the looks as she continued to ponder whether or not she should invite Kieran and her mother over to join her and her Momma in their tanning ritual. Eventually she shook her head.

"Nah, I don't think she'd go for it," she finally said aloud. "I mean her mom might, but Kieran gets kinda weird when she knows people are staring at her."

"Probably because everyone seems to stare at her," Kim remarked with a slight edge of annoyance to her voice.

"Hey Kimmie, come on, no need to get all uppity just because you're being out done in the chest department by a teenage girl," Shego 'comforted' her wife with a sly smile.

"Oh shut up!" the redhead snapped then turned her attention back to Shin. "Look, honey, why don't we just go inside and spend the rest of the day watching TV or something that involves being away from prying eyes."

"Yeah I think I'm definitely done tanning for the day," Shin agreed as she wrapped the towel around her bikini clad body and looked around.

Kim looked back at her wife even as she helped her daughter secure the towel around her.

"Gonna join us?" she offered.

"Nope. You prudes can go inside if you want but I'm staying out here and enjoying my toasting time," Shego replied, fixing her glasses and returning to a comfortable position.

Kim just rolled her eyes and shook her head as she guided Shin back into the house. She loved her wife with all her heart but some days she was just too much to take. Today was definitely one of those days.

The End.

Author's Notes: Hey look at that! A "Maternal Instinct" story after all this time! Huzzah! This was just a little something I've had rattling around in my head for awhile now and I figured I should get it out there before summer finally ends. I know a lot of colleges are in session and that summer is slowly drawing to a close but it's still pretty friggin' hot here with plenty of sunshine that's usually good for tanning weather. Since we all know Shego loves to tan I figured she'd be right out there enjoying it and sharing it with her daughter as their own unique mother/daughter bonding experience.

Plus as I mentioned in the story, I like the idea of their bodies taking UV rays and converting them into energy for their plasma blasts. I know that's an idea that's been thrown around in the "fanon" but I can't remember who started it first. Hmmm... Still I like the idea and kinda rolled with it. Plus it was just a great excuse to get them into swimsuits. Yes I'm shameless, I'll freely admit that.

I'm sure this wasn't the big, epic return to the "MI" universe that most people where expecting but I hope you could enjoy this little slice-of-life from the Possible family. It was a fun, simple exercise to see if I could still get in touch with these characters after so long of not seeing them. I did watch "Showdown at the Crooked D" before writing these to get their voices right and I think I did a good job. What do you guys think?

Well that's all for now, rest assured I'm working on plenty of other ideas and in fact there's one for a Jen Credible centric fic that's just chomping at the bit. Might have to get to that one soon. We'll see...

Later!