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A/N: I changed the title and the summary, as well some things, but mostly it's the same!

Coward

By: Ulquishinee

Chapter one – part one – The night that changed everything

The lair was eerily quiet as Shego made her way to the kitchen for a glass of water. She wondered what Dr. Drakken was up to when she had heard him fussing over something in his lab about twenty minutes ago. 'Take over the World' plans had been going slow at the moment because Drakken couldn't seem to come up with anything. Not like he ever succeeded with his schemes, but he had never let his failures get in his way. It had been almost like his job to try and take over the world at least once every two months.

Though, Shego didn't mind at all. She wasn't complaining of the free time that she could spend doing nothing – like she liked the most – or spending her time in a resort, spending her money – another one of her favorite pass times.

It did seem weird, though, that Drakken couldn't come up with a new plan in over six months. He also seemed detached and only bothered her if he needed something from her, or if he couldn't find something. He didn't even react when she commented about his lack of ideas the other day and that made her frown. Drakken always yelled at her to shut up or tried to come up with a witty enough remark that usually had no effect on her. She didn't want to admit it, but it worried her just a tad bit.

Reaching the kitchen Shego flipped the light switch on, so she wouldn't bump against the counters and other objects that could be in her way and walked straight to the sink. She grabbed a glass, which she pulled from a cupboard above the sink, and filled it with water from the tap and leaned against a counter behind her, taking big gulps from the glass. She downed the whole glass of the cool, tap water and sighed; she had been so thirsty.

Her thougths strayed back to the blue skinned man and she once again wondered what he was doing at the moment. Was he asleep or was he in his lab, trying and failing to come up with anything? She let another sigh escape her dual colored lips and pushed herself away from the counter. She placed the empty glass in the sink and made her way out of the kitchen, turning the light off as she went.

Again in the corridor she listened for any sounds, but didn't hear any. Her feet carried her through the halls, but not in the direction of her room. Her destination was suddenly programmed in her brain and her consciousness could only watch from the side lines as her body carried her in the direction of Drakken's room, which was in the exact opposite direction of her quarters.

Before she could comprehend what she was doing, she was already at his door and was pressing her ear against it and listened intently if he was there or not. But her ears were met by silence. Tentatively she took hold of the handle, biting her lip as she twisted it. The door creaked, as she pushed it open a crack enough to fit her head through.

She peeked inside the room and her eyes were met by the sight of Drakken lying on his bed. His eyes were wide open and staring at the ceiling. She frowned.

"Dr. D," she called softly moving inside the room and shutting the door behind her with a soft click. His only acknowledgment of her was a soft 'hmm'.

"You okay Dr. Drakken?" Shego asked as she moved closer to the still man on the bed.

"Never better," he replied in his usual voice, still starring at the ceiling. Shego rolled her eyes at him and sat down next to him on the bed, waiting for him to say something else, even if it was to just kick her out of his room.

The fact that it was his bedroom made Shego slightly uncomfortable since it was the first time she had set foot in it, and also wearing a silk green nightgown with black lace adorning it wasn't making her comfortable. She heard him sigh besides her and turned her head to look at him.

"What do you want, Shego?" he asked softly. His eyes travelled over her body for the briefest of seconds before he looked away.

"I was wondering," Shego started ignoring the chill that went down her spine at his eyes travelling over her form. "Is something bothering you?" She bit her lip hoping that she her question wouldn't make him flip at her. Shego wasn't used to being nice to people, so actually showing concern for someone was foreign to her.

Her question was met with silence and she sighed. She felt so dumb sitting there and waiting on someone that obviously didn't want to talk to her. She was about to lift herself off the bed, but Drakken's cool hand grabbed her forearm, stopping her intention.

"You really want to know?" he asked as he rose into a sitting position. Shego nodded a bit unsure by Drakken's sudden serious tone. His hand was still holding her arm and she felt her skin tingle at his touch. The feeling wasn't unpleasant at all, and she didn't shake it off like she would any other person that would try to touch her.

There was silence once more as Shego looked back at Drakken still waiting for him to speak. Whatever it was that had made him like this was showing on his face, his expression anxious. Taking a deep breath and releasing it Drakken decided to just say it.

"Shego," he let go of her arm, which made her a bit disappointed and in turn made her confused why she felt disappointment. He started fidgeting and she had the sudden urge to just tell him to spit it out, but she controlled that urge. And then he spoke:

"I-I think I love you, Shego."

TBC…

A/N: 03/11/2012: Edited for grammatical and spelling errors! Leave me a review of what you thought of it! C:

~*Ulquishinee*~