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The Affections of a Villainess- Chapter 3

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The Affections of a Villainess

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Chapter Three: Friendship... and Possibly Something More

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Middleton Mall


Ron Stoppable had, like most days, returned to the very location that provided him with plenty of surprises and entertainment. The last few days especially have been very amusing, if not a bit bewildering, in retrospect. He was nearly seduced by Adrena Lynn, rescued and kissed by Shego, and then met someone who could easily pass for the pale green beauty's twin sister in the form of Selina Goldberg all in less than three days time. Speaking of his new feminine acquaintance, he couldn't help but wonder if he would meet her again.

It would be awesome to run in to her again, his mind recalling her lovely appearance. Between Shego and Selina, he wasn't sure who occupied more of his thoughts as of recently. They were both beautiful, smart women in their own right. It would be extremely difficult for him to decide which one would be his choice to take out on a date. A blush colored Ron's cheeks at that thought before he managed to shake it off as his mind began to contemplate on that particular thought.

Would he have to make that choice between Selina and Shego? It could be said that Selina was currently only a friend to him, while Shego's interest in him was still unknown, but what if... they would be interested in him in a romantic sense? Who would he choose? Selina, the snarky young woman with a cool attitude and alluring appearance, or Shego, the stunningly beautiful and deadly femme fatale with an equally cool personality? He couldn't be sure which one of them he'd pursue if given the chance!

Ron knew that he may be getting ahead of himself on the subject, yet it never hurt to speculate and consider these questions. After all, if girls as hot as Amelia were interested in him, who is to say women like Selina or Shego wouldn't be genuinely interested? He may not know it, but there are actually many, many women who would fight to have someone like him by their side. He's loveable, honest, loyal, courageous and just plain fun to be around. What young woman wouldn't want a guy like Ron Stoppable?

He couldn't help but smile at the thought of dating either Selina or Shego. He was pretty sure Kim would accept Selina as his girlfriend, but Shego, on the other hand, he wasn't so certain of given their history. He could only imagine how Kim would react if he was in a relationship with Shego. She'd most likely fight the villainess, assume that she brainwashed him... or her mind would go into overload and cause her pass out once she discovers that they were actually dating. One of the those options, if not all three, were most likely to happen in a situation like that.

Then just as Ron entered Club Banana, he notices a familiar looking individual going through and picking out some very fashionable clothing. Black jeans, white tank top t-shirt, green vest, long chocolate-brown hair. It was all the confirmation that Ron needed as he made his approach, for who else could it be other than Selina? Upon resting his hand upon her shoulder, Ron's assumptions were proven correct as the lovely brunette turned to face him, her arctic-blue eyes meeting his own chocolate-brown orbs.

"Hey, slick, what's up?", Selina greeted, an amused smirk gracing her lovely features.

"Hi, Selina. Just thought I'd say 'hi'. So... you buying some new clothes?", Ron responds, eyeing the clothing she had draped over her arm.

"Still searching for your pale green girlfriend?", Selina retorts in her usual snarky tone of voice, getting a kick out of Stoppable's flustered expression.

"Heh heh. Good one. Actually, I come here every day just for something to do. Plenty of things in this place to keep me and Rufus entertained.", Ron informed.

"Really? And here I thought you came back to ask me out.", Selina remarked with a sly grin.

"Well... I... Uh... Um...", Ron stuttered as she nervously rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand, feeling an intense heat surge up into his cheeks.

"Easy, Ronnie, I'm just messing with ya.", Selina chuckled, reaching out and giving him a slight push with enough force to stagger him slightly.

"Okay... so, what are you going to do after you get your clothes?", Ron asked, smiling at the beautiful young woman.

"Why do you ask?", Selina inquires, arching an eyebrow as she stared at the blond-haired hero.

"Uh, no reason. I just thought that, you know, maybe you'd like to hang out.", Ron replied, shuffling his feet a bit in nervous fashion.

"Sure. Why not.", Selina said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Really?", Ron asked, surprised that she would willingly agree with him.

"Yeah, I'm game.", Selina stated with a smirk.

"Yes! Booyah! Score one for the Ron-man!", Ron cheered, pumping his fist in victory.

"Don't get too cocky, sport. It doesn't impress most women, especially not me.", Selina pointed out, crossing her arms over her ample chest.

"Heh. Sorry. Force of habit. Couldn't resist.", Ron muttered, somewhat embarrassed by his actions.

Selina can only shake her head slightly from side to side, a genuine smile on her delicate features as her gaze remained focused on Ron Stoppable. Never would she had guessed that Ron, his personality, and his actions would have this kind of effect on her. After enduring so much in her life, from all the tragic events that made her into the person she is, to her family and their eventual schism, to dealing the sheer annoyance of her former employer Dr. Drakken, who would have thought that it'd be her arch-nemesis' sidekick who could make her feel this way. If only he knew her true identity, if only he knew whom he was willingly hanging out with at this point in time.

"Don't worry about it! Now, c'mon! We've got places to go!", Selina said, walking past him and up to the register counter to pay for her items.

She goes up to the check-out counter, hands her items over to the register operator, who happened to be none other than Ron Stoppable and Kim Possible's friend Monique. Getting out her wallet, Selina hands over the money to Monique to pay for the clothes before placing it back in her pants pocket. Monique then places the purchased clothing in a gift bag and gives them to Selina, who then turns to look back at Ron Stoppable, something that Monique immediately took notice of.

"Are you coming, Ron?", Selina called back, immediately getting the attention of both the blond-haired hero and the lovely dark-skinned beauty managing the cash register who was watching the entire scene unfold.

"Ron? As in, Ron Stoppable?", Monique questioned, an intrigued smirk and a curious eyebrow being arched.

"Yeah, he's with me.", Selina replied nonchalantly.

"Hey, Monique.", Ron greeted sheepishly as he approached the counter, coming to a stop directly beside Selina.

"Hi, Ron. Who's this?", Monique responds before gesturing towards the azure-eyed, chocolate-brown brunette.

"This is Selina. She's a friend.", Ron introduced somewhat awkwardly.

"Your girlfriend?", Monique suggested.

"What?! Uh, no... she's just a friend. Honest.", Ron quickly replied.

"T.I.D. much, Ron?", Monique giggled, much to Ron's chagrin.

"T.I.D.?", Ron and Selina said in unison, confusion evident on each of their faces.

"Totally in denial.", Monique explained.

"No, I'm not. I swear, she's just a friend.", Ron argued, waving his hands frantically.

"But you're with her.", Monique stated.

"Yeah.", Ron agreed, though somewhat reluctantly.

"Then that means you're hanging out.", Monique stated, pointing it out to her male friend.

"I guess. So what?", Ron said in reply.

"Name one girl, besides me or Kim, that you regularly hang out with.", Monique challenged, crossing her arms over her chest, her expression daring Ron to come up with an explanation.

"Uh...", Ron drawled out, stumped for the time being.

"Uh-huh. That's what I thought, baby boy. She's your girlfriend. You might as well just admit it.", Monique remarked, almost daring him to respond.

"No, she's not!", Ron protested, a brief glare sent at the fashion-sensible young woman.

"What's matter, Ron? Don't you think she's attractive?", Monique inquired, looking from Ron to Selina.

"Yeah, I'm kinda curious myself, Ronnie.", Selina added, a mischievous, sultry smirk gracing her features as she locked eyes with him.

"I... Uh... Well...", Ron stammered, trying with all of his might to look anywhere but at Selina.

"What's wrong? Don't you like me, Ronnie?", Selina asked with a pout that could easily challenge or even best one of Kim's own puppy dog pouts.

"Of course, I like you, Selina. Why wouldn't I? You're drop dead gorgeous! And... I'm going to shut up now.", Ron blurted out before realizing what he just admitted, much to sheer amusement of both Selina and Monique.

"If you keep giving out compliments like that and play your cards right, Ronnie, I might give you something that you'll never forget.", Selina stated with a wink, a seductive smile forming on her face.

Despite herself, Selina was impressed that Ron would willingly admit his attraction of her. Sure, he did confess his attraction and thoughts regarding Shego, unbeknownst to him that she is the villainess in holographic disguise, but to hear him directly admit something like this to her while she was present and listening was entirely different on a number of levels. To a certain degree, she was impressed as well as flattered by the words that he had spoken. And it was fun to see him in such a predicament, if only for her own personal amusement. She would never admit it, but he did look cute when he was all flustered and nervous. If only it could last.

"Can we please go now?", Ron asks meekly, fidgeting with his fingers.

"If you insist, Ron.", Selina replied as she walked away from the check-out counter, making sure to put a little extra sway in her hips.

"Git-r-done, ladies man.", Monique teased, releasing a couple of girlish chuckles much to Ron's utter discomfort.

"Not cool, Moni. Not cool.", Ron groaned, sending one last glare at Monique before following Selina out of Club Banana.

Monique couldn't help but watch as Ron left with Selina, a feeling of pride and joy coursing through her in knowing that one of her closest friends has finally found someone. And if anyone deserved love, love with someone that wasn't platonic in nature, it was Ron Stoppable. And from what she could tell, Selina just might be the perfect choice for him. True, she didn't know much about her, but Monique had a feeling that there was chemistry there between the arctic-blue-eyed-brunette and the fun-loving, blond-haired hero of Team Possible.

"Wait until I tell Kim about this. She's been so determined to see that Ron gets himself a girlfriend. I wonder if she'll believe me when I call her? She probably thinks it'd be Tara that he's going out with. She's gonna be in for a big surprise!", Monique mused to herself, making sure to remember to give Kim a call after she was done working for the day.

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Middleton Mall

The Food Court


Selina sat in her seat at one of the circular tables, watching on as Ron and Rufus devoured several trays of nachos and a whole large pizza in a matter of mere minutes. Never in her life had she seen anyone devour so much food at an incredible rate. She didn't know whether if she should be impressed, disgusted, or maybe a little bit of both. She wondered if he had a high metabolism, which would explain why he could eat so much food and keep himself lean and physically fit. He may not be the most muscular man on the planet, but Ron definitely had a very solid physique, something that she began to notice more and more over time.

"Are you sure you didn't want anything?", Ron offered, taking a long slurp of his soda.

"No, I'm good. Have to keep myself in shape. A girl's got to look her best, you know.", Selina assured in response to his offer.

"I don't think you'll have to worry about that. I mean, you look pretty great to me.", Ron remarked before taking another sip of his beverage.

"Flirting with me again, eh, Ronnie?", Selina teased, her remark nearly causing Ron to nearly choke on his soda.

"Wha? Uh, I, no! Just stating the obvious, that's all. So... anyways, Selina, I was wondering if can I ask you a couple of things?", Ron replied, quickly changing the topic of the conversation.

"What kind of things?", Selina inquired, her expression and tone of voice becoming serious.

"Well... do you have any brothers or sisters? What're your parents like? Stuff like that.", Ron answered, making sure to explain what kind of 'things' he meant.

"I don't want to talk about those things. At least not anything regarding my brothers... or my parents.", Selina stated, a certain edge evident in her voice.

"Oh, okay.", Ron muttered, briefly averting his eyes elsewhere before refocusing on the beautiful young woman.

A tense silence followed, neither speaking a word. It was then that Ron took notice of Selina's angry yet sorrowful scowl, her arctic-blue irises seemingly staring at nothing as she became lost in her own thoughts. He wasn't sure what events she endured that involved her family, only that it must have been something truly devastating to make her react like this. He didn't like seeing her like this, so angry and sad. It was his own fault for asking her something so personal, therefore it was only right for him to apologize to her. He wanted to show her that he cared, that he could be trusted, that he would always be there for her.

"Look, Selina, I'm sorry if I said something that upset you. I didn't mean it. I just want to get to know you better. But only if you give me that chance, and only if it's on your own terms. But I just want you to know that I would never do anything to hurt you. Ever.", Ron said, his words sincere and his tone gentle.

As soon as he began speaking, Selina's focus was solely on Ron Stoppable. He was genuinely concerned for her, displaying both sympathy and perhaps a sense of empathy in her ordeal. She wasn't one for being sappy, but she did think it was kind of sweet... if only a little. Leave it to him to truly surprise her. She might as well assure him that it wasn't any of his fault, if only to rid herself of the fragment of guilt she was feeling at the moment.

"It's not you. It's just that... there's some things that I can't talk about. Not yet, at least.", Selina responds, her mind recalling the fate of her father and the rage & darkness that consumed her mother.

"I understand. No pressure. We'll talk about it when you're ready.", Ron said in understanding, reaching over to gently grasp her hands within his own, much to the shock of the beautiful young woman.

"Thanks, Ron.", Selina said, appreciating his sentimental acceptance and understanding.

"No problem. That's what friends are for, right?", Ron chuckles, relaxing into his seat while unknowingly keeping his hands intertwined with hers.

"I guess you got a point, slick.", Selina remarks.

"So, anyways, is there anything you want to ask me?", Ron offered willingly.

"Being a bit bold, aren't we? I mean, offering to tell someone about yourself without really knowing them? Why are you doing this?", Selina inquired, honestly perplexed by his foreword nature.

"Because I trust you. I wouldn't offer if I didn't think I could trust you, Selina.", Ron answered, not a single trace of deceit anywhere to be found in his voice.

"I... I don't know what to say.", Selina choked out, completely at a loss for words.

"You don't have to... because it isn't necessary.", Ron reasoned, his usual warm, affectionate smile appearing once again.

"Heh. You're really something, Ron.", Selina chuckled, a full-fledged smile forming on her lovely features.

"Don't worry. You'll get used to it once you're around me long enough.", Ron informed, causing them both to laugh.

When their laughter ceased Ron and Selina discovered that their faces were separated by mere inches while their eyes, his chocolate-brown orbs and her arctic-blue irises, gazing deeply into each others windows that led to the depths of their very souls. Seemingly by their own volition, Ron and Selina leaned in closer, the diminutive gap of space between them narrowing with each passing second. Then, just when it would see that their lips would meet, a sudden call from a familiar person from Ron's high school caused the two to separate.

"Hey, Ron!", Marcella greeted, marching up to the table.

Ron instantly recognized the Latin-American beauty of the Middleton Cheer Squad, not that it was difficult to remember someone like her. Her fair light-brown skin, long pitch-black hair, dazzling dark-brown eyes, and luscious figure were something that no heterosexual male high school student would want to forget. But what did she want from Ron? It wasn't every day that she would speak to him, let alone confront him.

"Hi, Marcella. What's up?", Ron replies in greeting, reluctantly releasing Selina's hands from his grasp.

"Nothing much. Who's this?", Marcella replied before gesturing towards the woman seated beside him.

"Oh! Marcella, this is Selina. She's a friend.", Ron introduced, not noticing the two women slightly glaring at one another.

"I see. Nice to meet you, Selina.", Marcella said in a nonchalant manner, a hint of disdain seeping into her tone.

"Oh, no. The pleasure's all mine.", Selina responded, venomous sarcasm clearly visible in her words.

It was quite apparent that Selina and Marcella didn't like each other. Each viewed the other as competition for Ron's attention, something that each of them wanted. Marcella, having recently broken up with her last boyfriend, considered asking Ron Stoppable out after a couple of conversations with Tara. Unfortunately, it would seem that another female had beaten her to the punch, a disguised villainess who was fighting her urge to ignite her fists in fiery emerald plasma and turn Marcella into a pile of ash. Oh, yeah. Shego, aka Selina, was as jealous as she was protective when it came to other women around Ron Stoppable... even if she wouldn't admit it.

"Right. So, anyway, Ron, I was wondering if you are doing anything this evening? If not, would you like to go out and catch a movie with me?", Marcella asks, ignoring Selina completely as she refocused on Ron.

"You mean, like, a date?", Ron stammered, feeling a slight heat burn in his freckled cheeks.

"Yeah. Like a date. So... what do you say?", Marcella questions, awaiting the blond-haired hero's response.

"Well, I...", Ron muttered only for a certain jealous mercenary-in-disguise to answer for him.

"Sorry, but Ron is spending today with me.", Selina interjected, looping her arm around his and pulling him closer in a possessive manner.

"Is that true, Ron?", Marcella replied in inquiry.

"Yeah, I kinda promised to spend the day with Selina. Heh, sorry.", Ron confessed somewhat nervously as he scratched the back of his neck.

"It's all right. Here's my phone number. When you're not busy, give me a call.", Marcella said, handing him a piece of paper with her phone number written on it.

"Sure! I'll be in contact, Marcella.", Ron proclaims, smiling at the lovely cheerleader until he felt Selina give him a sharp elbow jab to his ribs which causes him to flinch slightly in pain.

"I'll see you then, Ron.", Marcella giggled, smiling sweetly at Ron one last time before turning and walking away.

"Floozy.", Selina huffed, glaring daggers at the retreating Latin-American cheerleader.

"Aw, c'mon, she isn't that bad.", Ron chuckled as he rubbed the spot that her elbow connected, taking notice of Selina's immediate dislike of Marcella.

"Maybe not from your point of view.", Selina scoffed, crossing her arms over her ample chest.

"Aren't you being a little harsh? I mean, she's one of the best cheerleaders, she's popular, she's nice and she's one of the top students at Middleton High. Not to mention that she's very attractive.", Ron said, attempting to reason with his newest feminine friend.

"HA! Please! Girls like her are worth a dime a dozen. Trust me on that one, Ron.", Selina exclaims, knowing all too well from past experiences with women of Marcella's type.

"If you say so.", Ron said, casually shrugging his shoulders before rising out of his seat.

If he didn't know any better, Ron would think that Selina was jealous. But that couldn't be it. They were just friends, right? Then his mind recalled that they were about to kiss before Marcella appeared. He would have to put some more serious thought to that matter later, maybe after he spent more time with the lovely brunette. Right now, however, all he wanted to do was to have some fun and spend time with Selina.

Once he was certain that Rufus had returned to his pants pocket, Ron extends his right hand out to Selina. She seemed reluctant at first, but after a few seconds of hesitation she grasps his hand and lets him help her up to her feet. And there they stood, gazing at each other for a few moments, unaware of what was happening around them. It was only when they noticed that they were still holding hands did Ron and Selina come back to reality, causing them to release their grip and avert their attention elsewhere even as a few couples walked past them, whispering and giggling like enchanted forest imps.

"So, um... do you wanna go play some games at the arcade?", Ron suggested, a crimson blush still coloring his cheeks.

"Sure. I'm game. Let's play.", Selina accepted, a wry grin making its way on her face.

"All right! This is going to be so badical!", Ron cheered, excited at the prospect of engaging in activities with newest comrade.

Somewhere within her psyche, Shego knew she shouldn't be doing this. She shouldn't be allowing herself to become this close to him, that she shouldn't become involved in Ron's life. If it would have been anyone or anything else, she wouldn't have started anything like this. It wouldn't have been allowed to transcend. But this was somehow different, he was different.

She enjoyed spending time with Ron Stoppable, even if it was undercover. She didn't want to care about him, she didn't want to feel anything towards him. But no matter how much Shego didn't want to, no matter how much she tried to deny it... she did. It made her wonder: if he accepted her now without judgment, could he accept her if she were to reveal herself?

Author's Notes

What's next? Tara conversing with Ron; Tara meeting and conversing with Shego; the set-up for Ron discovering Selina's secret identity. Oh! And the return of Adrena Lynn! Plus, we'll be foreshadowing the main antagonist of this story... one who's been connected to Shego's life since the very beginning!

All this and more in the coming chapters!

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