The Affections of a Villainess- Chapter 1

The Affections of a Villainess

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Chapter One

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Surprises for Stoppable

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Middleton, Colorado

The Middleton Mall


Ron Stoppable, hero and member of Team Possible, was wandering the mall in search for some entertainment and activities in order to pass the time of the day. He only wished that his best friend Kim could be here, but she had gone with her father and brothers to visit Uncle Slim Possible. They would be gone for a little over a month; and while Mrs. Dr. Possible stayed behind, she was mostly busy with patients that needed surgery at the hospital to do more than check up on him. And his parents, as usual, were working and would not be returning home until the middle of September. But at least he still had his dear friend Rufus to keep him company, even if he was now currently taking a nap inside his pocket after helping his friend and owner devour several trays of nachos and a pizza at the food court.

It had been a few months since the moodulator incident when she had kissed him. After that, they had a very long conversation with one another in regards to what transpired. And while Kim revealed that, despite the moodulator manipulating her emotions, she did love Ron, it wasn't the kind he initially thought of. Kim loved Ron, but it was more of a platonic love, similar to the way that she loved her family. He was a little disappointed at first, but accepted it and immediately reverted back to his normal care-free self.

In many ways, now that he had the chance to put some more thought into it, Ron was glad that Kim didn't love him in that manner and vice versa. He always did care about Kim, but to be in that kind of relationship with her was just too awkweird, as he would have put it. Besides, such a relationship could have damaged their friendship later down the line, which is something that Ron didn't want to happen. And it wasn't like there was a shortage of women in the world, especially if one were to consider that half of the world's human population is made up of women. He would find the right one, the woman who would be his perfect match, his friend and partner in crime. It would only be a matter of time.

But those thoughts were at the farthest depths of Ron's mind now. He was at the mall, enjoying himself and having some summer fun. He ventured into several stores, exploring each one of them and everything that the shops had to offer. He didn't buy anything, not that he couldn't afford anything with his Naco Royalty checks still being deposited in his personal bank account, but it'd just be too much effort to carry a ton of merchandise home on a hot summer's day like today.

All he really intended to get were a few clothes from Club Banana, pick up his reserved comic books from Cosmic Comics, and then go home before it got too late. The last thing he needed was for Mrs. Dr. Possible to worry about him. It was good to know that there were people in his life that truly cared about him, even if they couldn't be around him all the time. He couldn't help but smile at the thought of his family and friends. His life may not be perfect, but Ron was more than thankful for what he had.

Still, he had to admit, a girlfriend would be pretty cool to have. Someone to love and have fun with all the time, someone to be close to in ways one couldn't be with others. It must be awesome. Releasing a contented sigh, Ron finally came to his next location which is that of Club Banana. He enters the store, scanning for Monique, only to discover she wasn't anywhere to be found. She must have had the day off.

"So much for engaging in a conversation with Monique. Ah, well. I'll just get some clothes and be on my way. Yep, sounds like a plan.", Ron mused to himself, happy and care-free as usual as he continued walking through the store.

However, as he walked past the changing rooms, Ron felt something from behind grab him by the shirt and quickly pull him into one of the rooms. He soon found himself landing on the seating bench inside the room as another form straddled atop him, their hands coming to rest on his shoulders. When he opened his eyes, Ron was met by a most unexpected surprise as the identity of the person who grabbed him was revealed.

"Adrena Lynn?!", Ron gasped, shocked to see the blonde villainess for the first time since she was arrested about two years ago.

"Miss me, Ronnie?", Adrena Lynn purred, a seductive smirk gracing her lovely face.

"Why are you here?! What do you want?! Wait a second, you're here to get revenge on me for ruining your career, aren't you? That's why you're here! You want me to pay for destroying your life of fame!", Ron said frantically before Lynn placed a hand over his mouth to prevent him from shouting or screaming his head off.

"Relax, Ronnie, I'm not here to hurt you.", Adrena assured, removing her hand from Ron's mouth once he calmed down.

"Really? You're not?", Ron inquired, briefly raising a confused eyebrow as he stared at the female daredevil.

"Of course not, Ronnie.", Adrena chuckled, leaning her face closer to Ron's, much to his utter discomfort.

"Okay... then why are you here?", Ron asked nervously.

"Oh, I just wanted to have some fun... with you.", Adrena answered, her voice becoming more sultry in tone as she lowered her face closer to Ron's own.

"M-M-Me?! Why?", Ron stuttered.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm just crazy about you, Ronnie.", Adrena cooed, licking her bottom lip in a seductive, hungry manner as she gently caressed his cheek with her left hand.

"I... I don't get it. I mean, I don't understand what this is all about.", Ron gulped, not at all comfortable with the current situation.

Now, it was true that Ron had many fantasies involving beautiful women, but he could never have imagined something like this happening to him. And while Adrena Lynn could be regarded as stunningly attractive, her advances towards him unsettled and unnerved him more than Kim when she was influenced by the moodulator. The way her hands roamed his upper body, massaging his chest and shoulders, as her slowly grinding hips remained straddled atop his as they continued their ministrations. It was all so weird and... wrongsick! It threatened to send his mind into overload.

"Don't worry, Ronnie. Everything will make sense soon enough.", Adrena whispered, her lips just mere centimeters away from his own as she began to close in on the hapless young adult.

SMASH!

A ball of fiery green plasma destroys the door to the changing room, stopping Adrena Lynn's advances on Ron Stoppable instantly. She barely has enough time to turn around as a pair of gloved, green and black hands roughly grab her by the shirt and remove her from Stoppable's lap. The next thing the blond daredevil villainess notices is a pair of angry, emerald eyes glaring directly into her own before she is thrown across the entire length of the store. Adrena Lynn crashes through several of clothing and merchandise display cases before coming to an abrupt halt, her body completely smothered and buried in various outfits and attire that were displayed.

"Keep your filthy hands off of him!", Shego shouted at the top of her lungs, standing firmly in place at the entrance of the changing room as Ron's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Shego?! What're you doing here?!", Ron exclaimed, completely baffled by the deadly pale green beauty's unforeseen arrival.

Ron couldn't believe Shego was here, let alone that she was seemingly rescuing him from Adrena Lynn. Of all the people in the world, never could he'd have guessed that Shego would be the one to save him from being seduced by a crazed, freaky female villain. Why would she even want to protect him? What was going on here anyway?!

"Never mind! Time to move it, sidekick!", Shego responds, rushing over and helping the blond-haired boy to his feet.

"Yeah, but why did you...", Ron began to speak only to be quickly silenced.

"Shut it, Stoppable! Now, c'mon, let's get out of here!", Shego ordered, grabbing and pulling Ron by his right arm before rushing out of Club Banana as fast as their feet would allow them to travel.

By the time Adrena Lynn managed to get herself untangled from her predicament, Shego and Ron were long gone from Club Banana and Middleton Mall. This made the daredevil villainess furious, her anger warring with her disappointment. She had Ron Stoppable right where she wanted him! If it wasn't for Shego coming to his rescue, she would've had him wrapped around her finger. She would get her chance again, that she promised, but first she was going to have a little chat with Shego regarding a certain blond-haired hero.

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The Stoppable Residence

Home of Ron Stoppable


The door of the Stoppable residence opened, allowing Shego and Ron Stoppable to enter the premises. She quite literally ran all the way back to his home, pulling Ron along by his arm, her gloved hand firmly locked around his wrist like an iron vice. She quickly shut the door behind them and marched towards the living room, refusing to release her grip on him until they made their way to the front of the sofa. They stood their for several moments, neither saying a word to each other as silence reigned in the otherwise empty Stoppable household.

Ron still couldn't believe what had transpired. He went to Middleton Mall for something to do only to be caught up in something involving Adrena Lynn and Shego, something that apparently involved him. Speaking of the deadly pale green beauty, Ron couldn't help but wonder... why did Shego rush in to save him? Why did it even matter to her? What was all of this really about? There was just so many thoughts and questions racing through his mind at this point, all of them centered on this particular event.

"You okay, Stoppable?", Shego asks in stern voice, startling Ron from his thoughts, her dark jade irises looking over the heroic blond's entire body from head to toe.

"Uh... yeah, I guess. Heh heh.", Ron answered with a nervous chuckle, taking his hand to rub the back of his neck.

"Good. Once I'm certain Ms. Bats-in-her-Belfry isn't going to show up, I'll leave you alone.", Shego replied, seemingly indifferent to his presence and to the events that transpired.

"Um... Shego... would you mind telling me what all of that was about? I don't know if you realized it, but I'm pretty confused about this whole situation here... and it doesn't help with you standing in my living room and all. So... basically what I'm asking is, uh, what's going on?", Ron asked in response, nervously fidgeting with his fingers as he locked gazes with the beautiful villainess.

"It's nothing you have to worry about.", Shego deadpanned, not at all thrilled with discussing the topic with Kimmie's sidekick.

"Yeah, well, I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you on this one. First, I'm pulled into a Club Banana changing room by Adrena Lynn, then you come to my rescue for no apparent reason, followed by you dragging me all the way home without so much as a single threat of inflicting harm or threatening my life. I don't know about you, but it certainly sounds a bit weird, at least to me... and that's a lot considering my motto is 'never be normal'. So, could you tell me what this is all about? I mean, if you don't mind.", Ron countered evenly.

"Do you really want to know what this is all about?", Shego inquired after releasing a heavy sigh, taking a few steps closer towards him.

"Well... yeah. I mean... that is, I think I deserve at least that much, ya know.", Ron stammered, taking a few steps back only for the villainess to continue advancing until only a small gap of space was left between them.

"Do you really want to know?", Shego inquired once again, this time arching an eyebrow as her gaze focused solely on Ron Stoppable.

"Yes, I have to know.", Ron answered, his voice just short of a whisper.

It was then that Shego noticed the determined and serious expression on his face, confirming her in knowing that he wouldn't stop until he would receive answers. But how could she explain it to him, let alone know where to begin with an explanation? Releasing a light sigh, Shego merely stared at the heroic young adult, unable to find words that could explain the situation that involved them both. It was then that, for a brief couple of seconds, she found herself getting lost in those gentle and caring chocolate-brown orbs of Ron Stoppable.

Shaking herself from this trance, Shego's glared at him before reaching out to roughly grab two handfuls of his oversized red t-shirt and proceeded to pull him closer. If he were to judge her actions and the angry glare of her emerald eyes, Ron would have to say that he was in for a world of hurt very soon. The phrase 'beauty kills' was one of the many thoughts that entered his mind as Shego's face became closer to his own, so close that he could feel her breath against his lips. She wouldn't kill him, Ron was certain of that fact since he never known her to ever cross that line, but causing severe injury was another case entirely. And this reasoning alone made Ron a little more than nervous, a twinge of fear surfacing once again on this summer day.

"Then again, maybe we should forget it, Shego. I mean, after all, I was kinda being a bit... MMMMFFFPH!", Ron begins stammering once again only to be silenced in a most unexpected way.

It was then that Ron Stoppable was silenced as Shego captured his lips with her own in a passionate kiss, a kiss that made him feel like he was in heaven. Nothing could compare to it, not even the kiss from the moodulator-influenced Kim could come close to challenging it. It seemed to last for an eternity, not that he cared if it would ever end. Unfortunately, it did come to an end, but not before he felt something... something that Shego also felt when they kissed.

Once the kiss ended, Shego and Ron once again gazed into each other's eyes, each wondering if the other felt the connection. This did not last. For no sooner than the kiss ended, Shego once again grabbed Ron by his t-shirt and narrowed her dark emerald irises at the heroic young adult.

"Listen, and I mean listen good, Stoppable! If you tell anyone about this... you're dead. Got it?!", Shego warned with a menacing glare, her emerald irises staring deep into Ron's chocolate-brown orbs.

"Uh-huh.", Ron agreed without hesitation, his mind still somewhat in a daze from the kiss as face still remained colored with a crimson blush.

And with that taken care of, Shego released her grip on his clothing and made her way to the door. But just as she opened the door she couldn't help but spare a glance back at Ron. Closing her eyes Shego rushed out of the Stoppable household, slamming the door shut as she quickly made her way back to her hovercraft. A few minutes pass, but Ron Stoppable remained standing in the exact spot where he and Shego engaged in the kiss. He was barely aware that his pet mole rat Rufus had finally awakened from his long nap, crawling out of his pocket and up onto his shoulder.

"Hnk! What's wrong?", Rufus asked, curious as to why his friend and owner was standing silently in the living room.

"Rufus, you'll never believe what happened to me, buddy.", Ron answered, a heavenly smile forming on his facial features.

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Café Villainess

Later that Evening


Seated at her table alone, her mind still troubled after what happened between her and Ron Stoppable, Shego finished drinking her eighteenth shot of whiskey that evening. She wasn't much of a drinker, not that it mattered because of her unique powerset she was incapable of easily shrugging off the effects that immense amounts of alcohol would cause to a normal human being. She couldn't believe what had happened. She kissed Ron Stoppable!

What was she thinking?! What could have driven her to do such an impulsive act of intimacy? It wasn't like she cared about him, or that she was actually attracted to him, was she?! And yet, even as her conflicted mind tried to deny and sort through everything that raced through her, she couldn't stop herself from revisiting that moment, the kiss they shared, over and over again. Her heart, body, mind and soul were literally at war with each other in regards to Ron Stoppable... and she didn't know why!

Releasing a heavy sigh, Shego decided to contemplate on the issue further, if only so it might help her figure out what was going on within herself. She didn't know why she kissed him. But when she did, when her lips captured his in that instant of passion and desire, it felt... nice. When she kissed him, it just felt right. And then there was the connection, the spark that she never felt before when the kiss occurred. Never before had she felt this way in regards to anyone or anything.

But could she allow herself to trust someone again? Could she allow herself to become close to anyone after all she had been through? Could she allow herself to fall in love? Could it be that the love, trust, loyalty, friendship and companionship of another was what she truly desired all along? And if so, can she take that risk... even with someone like Ron Stoppable?

No, she couldn't let that happen. She could never allow herself to care for anyone or anything; she could never allow herself to trust anyone ever again. She was hurt before, betrayed by family and friends alike in the past. What makes Ron Stoppable any different from them? Besides, how could he ever care for and love someone like her?

She was a villainess. A ruthless and cunning mercenary of the greatest skill and ability. A snarky, sarcastic, aggressive, pale green-skinned, plasma-blasting, cosmic-empowered freak. How could Ron Stoppable ever come to accept someone like her?

She wouldn't get any more time that evening to contemplate these thoughts as a certain blonde, female daredevil villainess bursts into the café, much to Shego's chagrin. This was the last thing she needed to deal with right now. Then again, if a fight would ensue, at least she could work her frustration out on Adrena Lynn's wretched hide. And sure enough, Adrena Lynn marched over to Shego's table, her glaring eyes focused on the deadly pale green beauty as she rested her hands atop the table as she stood.

"Think you're pretty slick, don't ya? Rushing in and taking Ronnie away before I could have my fun with him.", Adrena Lynn remarked in a huff.

"Your definition of 'fun' is one he doesn't need! Stoppable doesn't deserve to be seduced, used and then eventually get tossed aside just so you can get pleasure and a sick thrill out of it!", Shego counters, rising out of her seat and getting directly in Adrena Lynn's face.

"Why should you care? It's not like he's your boyfriend or anything. Last time I checked, he was available. Therefore, he's fair game.", Adrena shot back, resting her hands on her hips.

"Doesn't matter! You're not going to hurt him! Not as long as I'm around!", Shego proclaimed, igniting her fists in fiery, blazing, emerald plasma as she took a fighting stance.

Adrena Lynn realized that she wasn't a match for Shego in a physical confrontation. It would be suicidal, at best, if she were to fight Shego on her own terms. Adrena Lynn was smarter than that; she wouldn't engage in a fight she couldn't win. However, when it came to psychological warfare, especially of the nature of how protective Shego seemed to be of Ron Stoppable, she definitely had the advantage. And she would exploit it to her benefit, thus gaining an edge over the otherwise unconquerable former member of Team Go.

"You can't protect him forever, Shego. Sooner or later, I'll get him alone. All to myself. And once I do, there will be nothing you can do about it.", Adrena Lynn stated with an evil grin before turning and walking away.

"We'll see about that.", Shego growled beneath her breath.