Chapter 13:

Possible Residence:

When Kim made it upstairs, she heard a noise coming from the guest room. Slowly approaching it, she looked inside and saw Shego on the bed, tossing and turning.

"Looks like she's having another nightmare."

Kim thought, as she began to approach the bed. After she had made it to the side of the bed, she placed her hand onto Shego's shoulder and began to gently shake.

"Shego. Hey, Shego, wake up."

Shego's eyes remained shut, and she continued to twist and turn. Kim then got a little more forceful with her shaking, and began to shout.

"Shego, wake up!"

The force of Kim's shaking, combined with her yelling, caused Shego to awaken with a start, and she shot up in bed, breathing heavily.

"Are you alright?"

Kim's voice was filled with concern. Shego took a few moments to catch her breath, before answering.

"I'm fine."

Shego's voice had an irritated quality about it, as she swung her legs off the side of the bed and stood up. She then began to make her way to the door.

"Shego, wait!"

Kim called out, stopping said woman in her tracks. Kim was then about to speak, but was quickly cut off.

"If you're going to ask me about my nightmare, you can forget about it. I don't want to talk about it."

"Um...actually I was going to ask you about the kiss."

Shego turned around, and faced the redhead.

"What about it?"

"Well for starters, why did you kiss me?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Kim thought it over for a moment.

"Not really. I mean sure, you've done things to mess with me, but even you would stoop so low as to kiss me. Then again, maybe you would."

"What, you think my kissing you was just to get inside your head or something?"

Anger was clear in Shego's voice, but Kim didn't seem to notice. Either that, or she didn't care.

"Well, why wouldn't it be? The way I see it you kissed me, so that you could mess with my head and make me forget that we're enemies. Then, you'll strike once I've let my guard down completely."

Shego let out a quick laugh, and looked into Kim's eyes. The redhead couldn't help but gasp, when she looked back into Shego's eyes, for she saw a mixture of anger and sadness.

"You don't get it, do you?"

Kim didn't respond, and just stared at Shego in confusion.

"Whatever."

Before Kim even realized what was happening, Shego had disappeared out the door. Suddenly, Kim's kimmunicator beeped, snapping her out of the trance she seemed to be in.

"What's the sitch?"

Kim asked, upon answering the device.

"Kim, Drakken built a high powered laser and has it set to destroy the Statue of Liberty, unless he is made the mayor of New York."

Wade said.

"I'm on it, Wade. Ride?"

"It'll be there along with Ron, in about five minutes."

"Thanks Wade, you rock."

"Thanks Kim, good luck."

The call then ended, and Kim slipped her kimmunicator into her pocket. She then swung her mission bag over her shoulder, and headed out the door.

As she made it down the steps, a thought occurred to her.

"I hope Shego's okay."

Kim then headed out the front door, to the awaiting plane.

Somewhere in the sky:

Kim, Ron, and Rufus were sitting in the plane, on their way to stop Drakken's latest scheme. As the plane flew through the air, Ron noticed that Kim had something on her mind.

"Penny for your thoughts, KP?"

"I was just thinking about Shego."

"What?! Why?!"

"Ron, chill."

"Sorry, KP. But why are you thinking about Shego, of all people?"

"Well something happened between us, and she took off running."

"What happened, did she hurt you?"

Ron asked, a blue aura surrounding him. Over the past few months, he had gained better control over his mystical monkey powers.

"How dare she put her hands on my girl."

Ron thought, bitterly. Kim placed her hand on top of Ron's and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"Ron, calm down. She didn't hurt me, but she did kiss me."

The blue aura around Ron disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's a relief. I'm glad she didn't-wait, did you say she kissed you?"

Kim gave a nod. Ron's jaw dropped, and he stared dumbfounded at his best friend.

"Wow, you're so lucky."

Ron said, beginning to fantasize about the kiss.

"Ron!"

Kim shouted, smacking the blond on the arm.

"Ow, hey! Oh, come on KP, Shego's hot. Anyone would be dying to get a kiss from her."

"Yeah well, not me."

Kim said, sitting back and crossing her arms.

"Why did she kiss you anyways?"

"I'm not sure. I asked her, but all she said was that the answer was obvious. At first I thought she did it to mess with me, but I don't think that was the case."

"What makes you say that?"

"When I said she kissed me to mess with me, she had this look in her eyes that was a mixture of anger and sadness."

"Wait, wait, wait a minute. Are you saying that Shego actually has feelings?"

"Hard to believe, huh?"

"Yeah. So, she left after that?"

"Yep. I wonder if she's with Drakken, but I doubt it."

"Why is that?"

"Well, Shego lost her powers trying to steal something for him. I doubt she'll ever want to work for him again."

"Woah, are you serious? Shego lost her powers?"

"Hard to believe, I know. But she has absolutely no powers now, and her skin is different too. It's no longer pale green, and it's got more of a pale white tone to it. It really brings out her hair and eyes."

Ron gave Kim a worried look.

"Sounds to me like you like her."

If Kim had been drinking something, she would've done a spit take. She could also sense the worry and sadness in Ron's voice.

"Ron, are you worried that I'll leave you for Shego?"

"Yeah. Although if you did, I wouldn't blame you. Shego is pretty hot."

Kim moved and sat next to Ron. She then kissed him, and gave him a loving smile.

"Ron, I love you and I'm not leaving you for Shego."

Ron gave Kim a smile, and returned the kiss.

"Thanks, KP."

The couple then sat in silence for a few minutes. After a few minutes, Ron spoke.

"So, what are the chances of Shego kissing you again?"

"I don't know, why?"

Ron started blushing, and began to rub the back of his neck.

"Well...uh...um."

"Oh my god, you want to see us kiss!"

"Well...yeah."

"Ron!"

"I'm sorry, but you're both hot. I'm sure there are a lot of people who want to see you kiss."

"By a lot of people, do you mean crazy, hormonal teenagers?"

Ron just gave a sheepish grin. Kim shook her head, Ron could be so strange sometimes.

"Let's just focus on the mission, for now."

Kim said.

"Okay, but I have one last question."

"What is it?"

"Where were you when Shego kissed you?"

"In my room."

"Wait, you mean to tell me that Shego went to your place, just to kiss you?"

"Actually, she's been staying with us."

Ron's jaw dropped.

"Damn, how drunk did she get?"

Ron asked, remembering that Kim had taken Shego home after a previous mission, to help her sober up. Kim facepalmed, and let out a sigh.

"Ron, she was sober."

"Okay, well then why was she in your room?"

"She's been staying with my family and I."

"KP, have you lost your mind?! You can't have a wanted criminal in your home!"

"Ron, calm yourself!"

Kim shouted, grabbing Ron by the shoulders and shaking him. After a few seconds, Ron took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Sorry KP, but don't you think having Shego in your home is a bit dangerous?"

"Not really. She doesn't have her powers, so there's no danger of her burning the house down. Also, she has nowhere else to go."

"Can't she just stay with Drakken?"

Kim shook her head.

"She can only handle so much of him."

"Hmm yeah, that's understandable. But still, you should be careful. Shego's not exactly the most trustworthy person in the world."

"No big, I can handle her."

"I guess it's easier, now that she doesn't have her powers. Speaking of which, how did she lose her powers?"

"Oh, they were taken from her by the Egyptian god, Anubis."

Kim spoke, as if what she had just said is a very common thing. Ron blinked in confusion a few times.

"Anubis stole her powers?"

"Yep. She had gone to the museum to steal the Head of Anubis. I managed to stop her from leaving with it, but the head got broken in the process. And to make a long story short, Anubis appeared, took Shego's powers, fixed the Anubis head, and then vanished. I then brought Shego back to my place, and she's been staying with us since."

Ron remained silent, as he took in Kim's story. After a few moments, he turned his attention towards Rufus.

"Sounds like we've missed out on a lot, eh buddy?"

"Mmhm."

Rufus squeaked. Ron then turned his attention to Kim.

"Well, I'm glad the Anubis head got fixed and didn't get stolen."

"Me too."

Kim said. However, she sounded a bit distracted, and Ron had an idea why.

"You're still thinking about Shego, aren't you?"

"Yeah, sorry."

Ron placed his hand on top of Kim's, and gave it a gentle squeeze.

"No worries, KP. You have a good heart, and you're just wondering if she's alright."

Kim smiled at Ron. Despite his goofy nature, he did have his moments where he was able to say just the right thing.

"Thanks, Ron."

Kim said, hugging Ron tightly.

"Anytime, KP."

Ron said, returning the hug. After the hug, the pair sat back, and enjoyed the rest of the ride to Drakken's lair.

End of chapter 13: