Disclaimer: I do not own Kim Possible. KP belongs to Disney.

Shego and Kim just stared at each other; either woman's intense gaze not wavering to even blink. Shego had an uneasy feeling about her. 'This' gonna be awkward...' she thinks as she opens her mouth.

"Kimmie-"

"Shego-"

The green thief-come-hero couldn't help but chuckle at their blunder. Kim relaxed a little at Shego's lightness. Only a little.

"You go first." Shego stated as she made her way down to be at the same eyelevel as the redhead.

Kim shook her head. "No, you."

"Fine, fine..." the older woman conceded. She looked at the ex-hero and walked closer to her before sitting down on the moss. "Why're you so embarrassed? You didn't do anything."

That got Kim wide-eyed. She didn't expect Shego to be so gentle with her words. Usually, she's sarcastic, snippy and/or insulting. "I-I'm sorry..." Was all she could make out.

"Like I said, Pumpkin, you didn't do anything. There's nothing to be sorry for. Get over yourself."

"You... You don't wanna know who I was singing about?"

"None of my business, Princess." Shego rose from her seat. She paused for a while as if thinking. "I gotta go."

"So soon?" Kim raised a brow as she stood up. "What's the rush?"

"I have to report back to my idiotic brothers." She caught Kim's look. "Don't worry. I'll just tell 'em I didn't progress. I've got that son of a bitch manager as an alias."

"Really? You're not gonna snitch on me? You're okay with covering up a murderer?"

"Doy! No big." Shego shrugged as she started to walk.

"Hey! No stealing catch phases!" Kim said in a joking manner as she followed her, albeit a few paces behind. "Shego?"

The green-tinted woman turned around to face the redhead. "Yea, Cupcake?"

"Thanks."

"Don't thank me just yet. If we ever meet on the field, we're gonna tango like we always do."

"'Cept, of course, the roles are reversed."

Shego gave a visible shudder. "Yup. Weird, ain't it? Well, I'll be seein' ya! Take care of yourself, Princess." She gave a casual wave and walked out of the area and into the dense forest.

[back in Southton]

Shego sighed. She took a deep breath. She did katas in the park. She even went for a few laps around the track laid out there. Finally, she flipped her communicator on and the once blank screen blinked to life.

"Sis! About time you called in! We thought something happened to you!" One of the Wegos said as she heard footsteps in the background. Probably the other two.

"Yea, yea... Look, there's nothing to report. I didn't have a lot of luck last night. Couldn't find her." Shego said in a bored tone.

"Oh... Well, we kinda expected that." Mego said as he appeared. He saw the death glare his sister was giving him. "-but we knew you'd find her eventually! No worries!" He laughed nervously.

"Right. I'll be staying here a little longer. Just to fully scan the area." She said, her glare unwavering. "Don't call me. I'll call you." She curtly cut the connection. '