As Kim waited for her named to be called, she opened the locket that hung around her neck. Inside was a small picture of her ex-enemy Shego. Kim hadn't her since she helped put Dr. D in prison. She had given Kim the locket that same night and disappeared since then. It broke Kims heart when she left, she still cried at night. The red head sighed and stood up. She smoothed out the wrinkles in her skin tight black dress, fixed her flaming hair once more before the man on stage yelled to the audience.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please put your hands together for Middletons own, Kim Possible!" The crowd, which consisted mostly of towns people, roared to life as she stepped on stage and took the mic.
Her eyes did a brief scan of the club where she sang at weekly and about dropped the mic as she spotted the love of her life. Shego was sitting in a booth toward the back, watching her with a small smile. Kim blinked a couple times, shaking herself out of her shock and cued the music.
The band played the fast beat to her favorite song as she danced across the stage, the crowd cheered as she started the lyrics.
"Let me know that I've done wrong, when I've known this all along, I go around a time or two, just to waste my time with you" she sang to the crowd, her eyes were closed, her smile bright and shining, her feet never missing a beat as the song went on. This was who she wanted to be, who she was now.
As the last chorus blared she put her heart into it, her eyes flashed open, full of emotion as she looked over the crowd. Shego's jaw was hanging open as she watched the young red head's confident performance. Kim smiled wide and winked at her as the song ended.
"Did you all like that?" She yelled to the crowd, they cheered in response, even Shego was roaring along with them. Kim smirked "I'm going to do a slow song now, so find yourself a dancing partner and get in the mood"
She backed up from the edge of the stage, locked eyes with the woman she loved and cued the music. The hushed melodies of Vanilla Twilight flowed through the club along with Kim's soft, warm voice.
"But drenched in vanilla twilight, I'll sit on the front porch all night, waist deep in thought because when, I think of you I don't feel so alone" she sang, the crowd all swayed to what they thought was just another love song, in a club, but to Kim, it was her way to show Shego, she still felt for her.
Kim swayed and danced slowly on stage as she finished the last lyrics "I'd whisper in your ear:"Oh darling I wish you were here"" she sang in a hush tone, her hand reaching out to, what seemed to be the crowd, but really she just wanted to touch her love.
She pulled her hand back and smiled at the crowd "thank you for having me here tonight, I'll be taking requests now, i may only get through a few though, I've got a hot date after this" she teased and smiled inwardly when she say Shego's face darken slightly.
The night went on like any other night, she sang songs, dance and smiled. Through the rest of the performance she never looked at her love again, she didn't want to give hints that it was Shego she was referring to as her date. When it finally came to a close, Kim bowed and smiled and danced off stage. As soon as she was back stage she collapsed on a folding chair and kicked off her heels, her feet were killing her. As she relaxed a bit, she heard soft footsteps and smiled to herself. She knew those footsteps by heart.
"Hello, Shego" Kim said softly, her eyes still closed. She could sense Shego was standing right in front of her but, she kept her eyes close.
"Kimmie" She responded, she couldn't hide the emotions that were bubbling to the surface. "So..you're dating now huh" she sat on the floor at Kim's feet "I suppose i should have assumed you moved on, i shouldn't have expected things to be the way they were..after i left for so long" she rambled, she often rambled when she was upset.
Kim scoffed and opened her eyes "Are you serious right now?" She asked seriously "How in the hell can you think that i would love someone else?!" The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, even in their small relationship before, neither woman had ever said the word love.
Shego's face lit up red as she looked up at her love "I..you..you love me?" She managed to stammer out as Kim moved from the chair to the floor in front of her.
Kim took Shego's hand and looked into her beautiful olive eyes. "Of course I do, i always have" she said softly and took off her locket, opened it and set it in the older woman's hand "I haven't taken it off since you gave it too me" She had to blink away tears, the locket brought back so many memories of lonely nights and dark nightmares full of nothingness.
Shego's eyes went wide as she looked at the locket and then to her love's eyes "Oh Kimmie.." She whispered and pulled the red head close. "I'm so sorry, i left" she murmured as she buried her face into Kim's soft flaming hair.
Kim cuddled into Shego and started sobbing, she couldn't hold it in anymore and now that her love was back she didn't have too. She clung to Shego as all of her pent up emotions just poured out. Shego held her close and rocked her lightly as she let the younger girl get everything out, a few tears leaked from her eyes as she realized how much pain she had put her Princess through.
After a while Kim was reduced to hiccups as Shego wiped her face lightly "Kimmie, you know, I love you" she whispered as she kissed the ginger's forehead. Kim nodded, hiccuped hard and winced "Oh sweetie, take deep breaths" Shego said softly, gathered her young love into her arms and stood up.
Kim rested her head on the older woman's shoulder and allowed her to carry her to her car "Lets go home" Shego murmured softly as she sat a half awake Kim in the passenger seat. Once she got her buckled up, Shego closed the door and got in herself.
She kissed Kim's temple before starting the car and driving off. Kim was asleep by them time they reached Shego's apartment. Shego sighed softly and smiled as she pulled her sleeping beauty out of the car "Almost there" she whispered as she got into the elevator and waited, when the reached the fourth floor, Shego walked down the hall to a door marked 4C. She balanced the sleeping Kim in her one arm and unlocked the door, the inside was classic Shego, green here, black there and a few random colors thrown in.
Shego carried Kim to her small bedroom and carefully laid her on the bed, she kissed her sleeping love softly before curling up around her and drifting off herself.