Afterparty [Open to glowinggreenhands]

[complains_about_lemons]

Well. That was that, wasn't it? Sa...rescued the world. Him and Shego had done it. Oh, sure, Possible and the Buffoon had helped - but it was her help and his plant potion that had crippled an entire alien invasion fleet. It was a tremendous victory. And they'd been held up at the U.N., given medals. It was a very strange feeling. Well, seeing the looks on the faces of the other, suddenly much less successful, villains had been priceless. But what next?

Oh, he was pretty sure the international authorities were wiping their records clean. But would they still be...well, them?

He sat in a chair in a deserted room, trying his best to ignore the sounds of partying from next door. He sat looking in some confusion at the medal in his hands, a few forlorn party streamers draping off his shoulders.

There were new thoughts in his head. That had nothing to do with villainy. Though that was on his mind, too. Were they heroes now? He wasn't sure. But the bigger question was: what was Shego to him now? Were they friends? Partners? Well, fine, they were definitely partners after this - you couldn't pull his bacon out of the fire on such a scale and not agree that the 'sidekick' part was perhaps a little limiting - but what else?

And, more importantly, would the feelings now swimming around in his head be ones she would share?

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[glowinggreenhands]

For everything that happened that day, Shego was surprisingly okay with it. She stood by the munchie table and sipped the fruit punch, thoughts racing in her head. Where exactly did this leave her now? Was she even a villain anymore now? She was pretty sure her slate was clean after helping save the world.

Shego sighed and finished the fruit punch, flinging the empty cup in the trash can. The biggest question on her mind was where her and Drakken stood. Sure they both knew she meant more than a sidekick, but was she now more than a partner?

She noticed the lack of blue in the room. 'Why isn't he dancing?' Shego spotted a door and strolled over. 'What if he doesn't feel the same?' Doubt struck her as she turned the knob of the door and opened it.

The sight of Drakken sitting in a chair alone in this room made Shego wonder what was up with him. She smirked and leaned against the doorway. "Something bothering you Dr. D?"

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He looked up as she entered and swallowed, at a loss for words.

"Huh? Oh, yes, I...I don't know. My mind has been racing all day." He tossed the medal on the table next to him, staring at it for a minute. Then he forced a smile, standing up and punching the air.

"Hah! We sure did it, didn't we? Yes. That's...that's...quite the triumph." He rubbed the back of his head, the smiling facade cracking a little bit. Then he slumped back into the chair.

"This is so weird. And I say this as someone who has spent years turning out industrial-grade freak on the world."

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"Yea we sure did it." Shego looked down at the floor and sighed. "It is weird for me too Dr. D. I'm an international high class thief who is partners with a man bent on global domination. Yet, we some how ended up helping this planet out."

She chuckled dryly. "Fate has a messed up sense of humor."

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"If anybody asks," he said, gesturing for her to take a seat, "we rescued the place because it's supposed to be our real estate. None of this...altruism stuff. Our planet, no alien invaders on my watch, yadda yadda yadda."

He leaned his head in a hand for a long moment, then looked at her.

"So. Um. What now?"

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Shego walked over, grabbed a chair and plopped it down in front of Drakken. She sat down and looked at him. "I-...I don't know. All I know is our slates are clean, you got a medal for taking care of alien's, and I am here just as confused as you." Though were they both confused about the exact same things? 'How hard is it really to just come out and tell him. Of all the men you have dated and certainly didn't hide your interest in them, why now do you choke?' She thought to herself.

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"Nnnrgh, why does this have to be so complicated? I mean, we sa...rescued the world, but just this once. It doesn't have to be a habit. We don't have to be good guys now, right?"

He was quiet a second, just blinking at her.

"I mean, we're still going to be partners, right?"

[glowinggreenhands]

"I don't think rescuing the world once qualifies us to be 'heroes' Dr. D." Shego was about to place her hand on his knee but retracted and awkwardly cleared her throat. She did give him a little smile.

"Of course we'll be partners. I couldn't leave you Dr. D, nor would I." She smirked playfully. "Who else can I mock and tease so well?"

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He wiped his brow.

"Phew, never have I been so relieved." He paused, briefly, and looked mildly annoyed. "Nor more certain that there will be days I sincerely regret that relief."

He looked at her again.

"Y'know, I feel like for the first time, we were really working together. I don't have words for it - never thought I'd need them - but it's...better. I like it."

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She shrugged at his words. "Yea you could say that. It was pretty nice to feel like, a team." Her thumbs twiddled and she raised an eyebrow. "So you got any plans going on in that blue head of yours?"

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"Well, I've always had a buffer of evil going, but right now? Nothing. There's...other things on my mind."

And he looked at her, for a moment, the way her face expressed...well, anything. It was beautiful. He'd never noticed before. Watching her was like watching a classical statue come to life.

Naturally, as he stared, that's when the flower popped back into view around his collar.

[glowinggreenhands]

Drakken staring at her with that warming like gaze made her wonder what WAS he thinking about. The moment the flowers appeared around Drakken's neck, she went into a fit of laughter. "Dr. D....your-" She calmed down after a minute and reached over to pluck a petal. "Maybe the first thing you should figure out to do is get rid of these."

Shego smirked playfully. "Although the petals make you look cuter." She leaned forward, ruffling his hair a bit. It took her a few moments to realize how close their faces were now...

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He removed the other ones in a flurry, but then...then her hand was in his hair. And he just stared. He wasn't sure he'd been this close to her when she wasn't angry at him. Well, maybe during the moodulator thing, but that had been different.

Involuntary, for a start.

He just stared, mouth half open, just watching. She was so...beautiful. Well, she always was, in that fiery sort of way. But this was new. Special.

"Shego, I..." he said, and a hand just came up, ungloved, touching her jawline.

[glowinggreenhands]

The touch of his hand sent a tingle down her spine. She stared at his eyes, tensing up a little at him saying her name. Her fingers began to twirl his hair a bit as her faced neared his. Maybe this was it. Involuntarily her eye lids began to close.

Her lips met his and she swore she felt a spark pulse through her body.

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It was for the best, really, that she kept him from saying anymore. This was not the sort of moment in which words would help.

He swore that he felt a spark when their lips met. The shocked look faded in a moment however, and his eyes closed, a hand lifting to tangle in that beautiful hair of hers.

[glowinggreenhands]

A part of her wanted more, at that moment she wanted all of him but she internally told her dominant self to give it time. Shego continued to kiss his lips as her hand twirled his hair more. The other hand moved to his cheek.

Maybe this was the starting of more than partners in crime, maybe this was a huge mile stone in each other's life.

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Given how filled his head was with running, rambling thoughts, a full-on Shego moment would have reduced him to incoherency. She was very, very warm, and he decided to continue somewhat scientifically, trying her lips at different angles, different pressures.

And enjoying every single tiny little experiment.

[glowinggreenhands]

Shego kissed Drakken back but not as 'experimentally' as he was. Her's were more lust powered. Minutes passed and Shego backed away slowly, her brain finally processing what had happened. Her mouth opened to say something but it closed. Words couldn't describe the moments her and Drakken just shared.

She twiddled her finger's,finally finding the words to say. "Dr. D. I don't know what exactly is there but, something is there."

She glanced at the clock in the small room. "We should probably be heading back to the lair, it's getting late now."

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"Whaflugle?" he replied, brain only slowly coming down from the delicious place it had been as they kissed. He blinked a few times.

"Right, yes, there, I..I know...right. Movement. Lair. Things to do."

And he stood up, on somewhat shaky legs. Well, things he'd learned today: Shego had feelings for him, and was one hell of a kisser.

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Shego saw he was wobbling and shook her head, smirking a bit. "Not used to kissing woman like myself Doc?"

She reached over and kissed his cheek while grabbing his hand but quickly retracted. Shego cleared her throat "C'mon Casanova. We got a lair to still put together and unpack for."

Shego headed towards the door to open it and glanced behind her shoulder to see if Drakken was following suit.

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He looked at her with a look of astonishment.

"There are other women like you?"

He was pretty sure she was unique. He also looked a tiny bit disappointed when she retracted her hand, but he followed, with a growing expression of enthusiasm.

[glowinggreenhands]

"Oy. Yes there are other woman like me, I'm pretty sure."

Shego twisted the knob and opened the door. Quite a few people had left but some were still dancing. "You remember where are ride is?"

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"I doubt it," he said, eyes unconsciously watching the sway of her hips as she walked, the way her hair fell down to her waist.

When they entered the room, he had the urge to just take her and dance with her, but he belatedly heard her speak.

"Oh, right, this way." And he headed out a side door, making as little noise as possible in case the celebrants tried to make a deal out of them leaving. Strangely, the fanfare wasn't as fun as he'd thought it would be.

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Shego followed suit and made little noise as well. She hated dealing with the paparazzi, having a camera literally shoved in your face was NOT Shego's idea of 'fun'. If Drakken hadn't been by her side earlier that day, well one of the guys would be in the hospital.

Shego noticed a lot of expensive cars but not spotting where there ride was. She hustled to walk by Drakken's side and casually slipped her hand in his. If he asked, she would make up the excuse that it is dark and didn't want him to get lost.

"You know where it is right?"

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He noticed that. And stopped for a moment. He looked from the hand to her, then gave it a delicate squeeze.

"Umm...what? Oh, right, right, the hovercar." The free hand fished in a pocket, pulling out the keys. He pressed the 'alarm' button so it would honk a few times and reveal it's location.

"Aha!" he said, with a grin. "Over there, next to the ugly blue car." Then he stopped, and very suddenly kissed her again. After a long moment, he pulled back, free hand falling away from her cheek.

"Erm, sorry," he added, nervously. "Couldn't resist. Heh."

[glowinggreenhands]

The kiss caught her completely by surprise and left her a little stunned. She blinked and nodded her head slowly. It took a few moments for words to form. "Yea...Huh."

She continued walking with him till they arrived at the hovercar. "I think you should drive. I've had a few shots tonight."

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Sheepishly, he got into the driver's seat.

"You never let me drive," he remarked, starting the flying car up. "I promise I'll do a good job."

He threw a lever, and promptly backed right into an expensive car, shattering windows and denting the doors. As silence once again descended on the parking lot, a single hubcap fell off and rolled loudly to a stop.

"After that. That's a freebie."

[glowinggreenhands]

The jolt of bumping into the car caused Shego to clench her stomach. "Now I remember why I never let you drive..." She turned her head and groaned at the mess Drakken caused. It was going to be a long ride home the way he was driving.

"Maybe I should just drive, it wasn't that much any way."

(( I honestly feel like shit for just, dropping this. A lot has happened and this just slipped my mind. I am truly sorry....))

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"Oh..." he started to protest, then hunched down for a moment. "Fine. You can drive."

He switched seats with her, but found that - oddly enough - he wasn't angry at her. Well. There was a nice side effect. In fact, he just really wanted to kiss her again. That was new, too.

((OOC: No worries. :) Things happen. Glad to see you back :) ))