Dancing

Drakken sighed as he sat at the bar of a trendy villain's nightclub. He hadn't gone there for good reasons; the drinks were overpriced yet watered down, there were far too many people, it smelt disgusting, and he always ended up sitting at the bar alone. He and Shego had gone there hoping to find the location of a particular metal Drakken needed for his new mind-control device. Apparently, Henchco only sent parts they had in stock. He rolled his eyes. That had been a bust and Shego had decided to take it as a sign that the shift was over. She'd had a few shots and had wandered off to dance with one of the guys in the club. So Drakken sat waiting for his assistant to finish her night off. He wanted to just leave, but he was also worried by the number of drinks she'd been consuming. He looked towards where she was currently dancing with some beach gorilla in black. He scoffed and drank his watered-down beverage. Drakken didn't drink really, so it was probably best it was not at its fullest impact.

"Hit me," said Drakken as he shoved his glass towards the bartender. "Make it stronger this time."

"We're running out of milk sir," said the bartender, holding up the nearly empty chocolate milk jug.

"Give me the rest," said Drakken. "In fact, pour the bottle of peppermint schnapps into the jug. I'll drink the jug."

"Wow, Dr. Drakken, bit much." Drakken's eyes shot up as Shego plopped down next to him, her hand on his shoulder. "Someone has to drive. Besides, you said you don't like drinking."

"Done dancing with your gorillas?" asked Drakken. He could taste the bitterness in his voice. Shego's arm drifted off his shoulder lazily.

"Gorillas?" asked Shego. She looked at the guys she'd danced with and then back to Drakken. She gave a half-smirk. "Feeling left out, are you?"

"No," said Drakken with an eye-roll as the jug was placed in front of him. Shego grabbed the jug. "Excuse you."

"Ew," coughed Shego as she chugged it. "Is this watered-down Peppermint Patties? It's not even good milk."

"Rude," said the bartender as he took the empty bottle and glared at her.

"Agreed," said Drakken with an eye roll. "Aren't any of your men buying you drinks? Or is there another reason you're pilfering mine?"

"You're in a bad mood," said Shego with a scowl. She leaned against him. Drakken tensed as her arm went across his shoulder and her face got close to his. "You're still here, so you can't be that mad Dr. Drakken."

"I can be whatever I want to be," said Drakken. He felt his face go hot as Shego's breath hit his ear. "Are we done here?"

"Hey, if you wanted to dance with me, you could have asked. Stop being so moody. You do need to go out more than just Friday nights once in a while," said Shego with a scoff. The tint to her face showed the alcohol was slowly sinking in.

"Nehn, whatever," grumbled Drakken as he stood up. "Let's go then."

"Fine," snapped Shego as she got up. Drakken went to pay the tab but his arm was yanked towards the dance floor. "You know you catch more bees with honey."

"Excuse me...Shego, what?" asked Drakken as Shego yanked him on the dance floor as a fast-paced dance song played. "You have to be joking?"

"You said, let's go," said Shego as she began to dance to the beat. "Come on, loosen up Dr. D."

"I... Dr. D?" Drakken felt uncomfortable as he stood there. Shego was a very good dancer, and while he knew how to dance, he didn't find this very professional.

"Come on, I'm sure you're a better dancer than those...gorillas," she smirked. She placed his hands on her hips. "Follow my lead if you're not sure."

"I know how to dance, Shego." Drakken wasn't sure if the alcohol had started to kick in, but he spun her to the beat of the music, his hand firmly on her hip as they continued moving to the beat.

"So you do?" she smirked, her arm on his. "Surprise, surprise."

"Please, you should see my other moves," said Drakken as they danced to the rhythm.

"Noted," said Shego with a smirk. She moved along with him, a devious look in her eyes. "Why don't you go out dancing?"

"Not my scene," said Drakken, though he was having a great time at that moment. He spun her again.

"Could have fooled me," said Shego. Drakken noticed her brow rise. "Come on, you have to have some game. Are you too shy to ask a woman to dance or what?"

"I thought we were dancing," said Drakken. His face fell and he slowed. He tensed up at the conversation shift he had caused.

"Hey, I'm trying to help," said Shego. She rolled her eyes. "Come on, just lighten up. You're a genius, right. Come up with something. Dazzle me."

"Did you know that most cultures and animal kingdoms use dancing as a mating ritual?" said Drakken. Shego stopped dancing. "I made it weird didn't I."

"Yeah, we're going to have to work on that," sighed Shego. She looked at her watch. "Come on, it's late, and that Peppermint Patty is not holding too well right now if you get my drift."

"That's nice," said Drakken with a grimace. "Is that how you end a dance with the gorillas?"

"No, normally I challenge them to a shot contest and then rob them when they blackout," said Shego. She gave a devious smirk. "Drinks are on them by the way."

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