Author's Note: Shego's real name is Carol.
Part One: At the Possibles
Kim Possible sighed as she woke up to the songs of the holidays playing over her alarm clock radio. The nineteen year old world traveler always felt…different when this particular time of year came around. She was by no means a Grinch, but there was just something painful about the time of year Kim never could place. Sure, she would put on a happy face for her family's sake, but that was just it. The face was a mask, a façade to hide the pain she always felt. Kim sighed and walked into the kitchen to see the smiling face of Anne Possible in a festive sweater. "Good morning, Kimmie." Kim smiled for only a second as the brief image of a green-skinned antihero ran through Kim's mind. "Shego…" Kim whispered softly as the smile broadened. It quickly vanished when Kim realized her Mom was the one talking. "Morning, Mom." Kim said with a smile. "Do you have any missions today?" Kim shrugged. "I have to finish my shopping." She said with a groan. Ann looked at her daughter. "Why don't you get something for Shego this year?" Kim froze and looked at her Mom as if the woman had her head screwed on backwards. "Get something for my ARCHENEMY?" Kim questioned. Ann shook her head subtly as the ghost of a smile graced her lips. The woman could spot denial a mile away, and right now, Kim was in the middle of it. "Sure…It's a time to bury the hatchet." She said with a look. "You might be pleasantly surprised by the reaction."
At Drakken's latest lair, Shego was quietly filing her glove claws as she sat in a chair. A doorbell chime rang through the largely open space. Does Drakken know the meaning of secret hidden lair?! Shego thought with a glare as she approached the entrance of the hideout and opened the door. "Oh, HELL no!" Shego growled at the sight of Victor Go A.K.A. Hego, her eldest brother. "Carol, come on. You know how important this time of year is to Mom." Shego, now identified as Carol, stopped. Her Mother was the only one who tried to understand the plasma powered woman, and she also tried her hardest to get the family together for the holidays. "Fine…" Carol growled with a fire in her eyes. Victor chuckled, turned around, and began to walk away. Then, he seemed to remember something and turned back to his sister. "She also wants us to bring a date." As Victor walked away, he hummed the little jingle to the Kimmunicator. "You won't get her." Carol vowed with a glare at her brother's shrinking form.
Back with Kim, the woman was a mess. She hated the last minute rush, but something compelled her to listen to her Mom's advice and get Shego something for the holidays. After combing through almost the entire mall, Kim was running out of options. Then, an idea struck her. Kim ran around gathering the various components and went home to work on her gift. Kim wasn't on the tech level of Wade or the Tweebs, but she was confident she could bring this particular gift online. After dedicated hours of work to the device, Kim was putting the final touches on her gift when the doorbell rang. Who could that be? Kim thought as she listened to her Mom open the door and talk to the person. "Oh…you must be looking for Ron. He would be delighted to work with you at Bueno Nacho…" Kim's heart stopped as she glared at the gift in her hands and squeezed it gently. "Hego…" Kim said with a groan. She looked at her closet, saw her battle suit on the inside of the door, and smiled. This could be fun after all. The Girl Who Could Do Anything thought to herself.
Downstairs, Victor stood gobsmacked when Kim came down in an attractive black little number that brought out her curves in the right way. She smiled at Hego's expression. As he walked over to Kim, he was tackled to the ground. "Hands off my Kimmie!" Shego growled as she rolled to her feet. Victor looked at Carol with a confused expression. "What? I wanted to ask her to the party." Shego glared at her brother in a deadly way. "Can you two stop fighting and talk like calm, rational adults?!" Kim growled as she picked each one up in an arm. "Kim, where did you get the super strength?" Hego asked her in shock. Shego rolled her eyes and smiled at Kim. "I see Nerdlinger perfected the cloaking technology." Shego said as she studied the "dress". Kim blushed at Shego's smile as she admired the garment and the body in it. I'll have to thank Nerdlinger if I ever meet him. Shego commented in her mind. "Kimberly…" Kim bristled unconsciously as Victor addressed the teen by her complete name. This reaction made Shego smile. "…I want you to come with me to a Christmas party my family is having as my-" Kim cut the hero off with a simple gesture. "No, Hego. I won't go as your date."
The word "date" seemed to pull Mr. Possible out of thin air. "I concur with Kimmie Cub. I would trust Ronald or even Shego before I let you take my Kimmie Cub." That statement surprised all in the room. Victor looked like he got punched in the gut by the sentence and groaned out, "Why?" James marched up to Hego. "You are too dimwitted to realize when you can give your enemies information." James finished and added another finger to the one he was already holding up. "You have only met me once, so I do not know who you really are." James held up a third finger. "Your hero identity is a secret, so I cannot trust you fully to not deceive me or my daughter." James backed up and stood between Kim and Shego, his left hand on Shego's shoulder and his right on Kim's. "Shego, I have met twice, and Kimmie Cub has talked about her at length. With that said, I feel I know her enough to trust her." Hego took this moment to object. "Shego and Kim…" His protest was silenced by James. "Shego and Kim have a complex bossiness relationship, yes, but Shego has never seriously injured Kim."
Shego was dancing happily in her mind but remained stoic on the outside. "What do you say, Pumpkin?" Shego asked calmly. Kim gently placed her hand in Shego's. "Of course, Shego." The green-skinned woman looked at James. Then, she looked at Kim with a sigh. "My real name is Carol." Kim was surprised for a moment. Then, she smiled. "Alright…Carol." The name made Kim's lips tingle with electricity. She smiled and looked at her Kimmunicator to check the time. "When is the party?" Carol sighed. "In a few hours, we probably need to leave now if we are going to make it on time. As Kim and Carol were walking out the door, they were ambushed by the Tweebs with mistletoe, Kim simply shrugged. "It is tradition." She said before she kissed Carol gently.
Please Read and Review. Next time Kim meets the entire Go Family. Suggestions are welcome and encouraged.