Kim Possible Porn Story: Maslow Chapter 15

Maslow
Ninnik Nishukan

Whenever she dressed in something else, it was usually something formal or at least nice and dressy. Now she was wearing a black, short-sleeved top and jeans, and she was barefoot. He found himself watching her bare, pale, slender arms moving gracefully as she crossed the long floor to get to him.

Dr. D?

When she spoke, her voice soundeddifferent. Like she wasnt only talking to him because she was bored and wanted to tease him. She sounded serious, and just a little coy.

Hmm?He answered in a faraway kind of voice before he cleared his throat loudly. What is it, Shego?

Her smile was trying, yet slightly amused and persuasive. Doc, why dont we blow this place, huh?

Flabbergasted, he looked up at her. What on Earth are you talking about? Weve had enough lairs explode on us already, and we havent even finished building this place yet! What good would

Figure of speech, Doc, sheesh!Shego groaned before she shook her head, seeming to decide to just ignore the little setback. I mean, we could go on vacation, she suggested in a soft, appealing voice, her fingers finding their way down to his neck and his ponytail, tangling in his hair. Just you and me. She went on, with a tiny, secret smile. Wouldnt that be nice for a change of pace?

His eyes went big and round at the sudden rise in temperature with her, going from casual to downright intimate, and he felt completely at sea all of a sudden. Wh-what?He babbled. The two of us? Alone on a vacation together?

Right, she nodded firmly, suddenly all business, you wouldnt want to have to pay for the henchmens vacations too, now would you?

Nono, I guess I wouldnt He mumbled absently; it all just sounded so reasonable now!

Youre always so tense, Dr. D Shego murmured, slipping back into that oddlyflirty tone as she leaned closer to his face, her fingers starting to knead his shoulders. You need to relax.

Thatsmmnn He sighed, finding himself arching into her touch instead of backing away, his eyes falling shut and his lips curling into a slight smile as she moved around to his back.

The shoulder massage went on for another moment or two, and Drakken was just beginning to think what a good idea a vacation was, when it stopped. He blinked, disoriented, as Shego came around to face him again, bending down and cupping his face in her hands.

She gave him a warm, lazy smile and he found himself swallowing hard. Shego?

Uh-huh?She replied with a kind of gently teasing cheerfulness, and he gulped as her breath touched his face, the tiny hairs on his neck suddenly standing on end.

He grinned in a frozen, panic-ridden sort of way as her thumb started stroking his cheek. Um, Shego, he let out a brief, lame laugh as he tried to pry her fingers off of his face with trembling hands. II dont thinkum, m-maybe this isnt such a good ideaHe stuttered, trying to scoot backwards. This reminded him of the Moodulator situation last year, except now she looked and seemed like herself; she wasnt all sugary and out of control. She seemed relaxed, but just a little anxious under it all, as if she wasnt quite sure if it was a good idea either.

Shego cleared her throat and glanced away as if trying to buy herself some time. I dont think its a bad idea, she said after a beat or two, grinning tentatively. I mean, if we just do this a littleum, if we just take things slowly, then

Wh-what things?Drakken demanded in a small, hoarse voice, going for the last resort; feigning ignorance.

Shego rolled her eyes. Well, you knowI mean, doy, we both knew this was coming eventually, right?

N-no, no, I didnt, he insisted stubbornly, setting his jaw.

Shego faltered. What?

I dont even know what youre talking about. Drakken said, his voice getting stronger as he stood up from his chair, towering over her. Suddenly she seemed so non-threatening as she looked up at him with big, uncertain eyes.

Y-youHer voice wobbled a little before her eyebrows drew together in a deep, angry scowl, her teeth grinding together. You jerk!She exploded, and his eyes widened as she suddenly didnt seem so small anymore, her eyes practically shooting green fire. He was still taller than her, but he felt abruptly smaller inside, as if some ghostly hand had taken his lungs and stomach and compressed them into tiny lumps.

Shego?

Justforget you! I dont have time for this!She barked, not even glancing back at him one last time as she started walking away. I cant believe Ive wasted all these years on a loser like you!

Drakken found his legs moving out of their own volition as he took after Shego at a run, grabbing at her arm. Shego! You cant justShego! No! Dont do this! No!He called desperately, shaking her.

He felt hands clutching his own arms, then, and felt himself be shaken just as he had been shaking Shego then he felt a sharp, stinging impact on his cheek and he blinked rapidly, completely confused.

His vision was a little blurry, but eventually, he managed to focus his gaze and make out Shegos face, frowning down at him. What?He asked groggily. He wasnt in his lab, he was on the couch in the living room, and she wasnt wearing casual clothes, she was wearing her usual green and black cat suit. His cheek hurt a little where she mustve slapped him, but she looked more concerned than angry.

What happened?He demanded, snatching her wrist. Is this some kind of magic trick?

Whoa!Shego blurted, lowering his arms in an attempt to calm him down. Maybe you should switch to decaf, Doc.

He gasped softly, staring up at her as it slowly dawned on him that none of what had just happened had in fact been real. Shed slapped him to wake him up. Sh-Shego?He said weakly, starting to feel embarrassed.

Thats my name, dont wear it out, she quipped ironically.

Drakkens frame shook a little as he ran a hand through his hair, trying to regain his bearings as he swung his feet onto the floor and sat up. He glanced up at her nervously, his shoulders descending and a small puff of air escaping his lips as she didnt appear to be annoyed at him.

Shego straightened her back, looking down at him inquisitively. So, what was with all the yelling?

Drakken cringed; so shed heard him, huh? Just his luck! II had anightmare. Yes. A nightmare.

Shego swallowed, suddenly taken aback. Hed had a nightmare about her. About her. Because hed been yelling her name, yelling for her not to do somethingwhich had most likely been that shed been hurting him somehow. Usually, she would feel smug and empowered by somebody fearing her enough to have her play a part in their nightmares, but nownow it didnt make her feel good about herself at all.

Shed always liked the fact that she could spook Dr. D sometimes to do what she wanted, especially if he thought she was really angry, but nowwell, shed just never expected him toshed never wanted him to see her asto actually have her appear as something frightening in his dreams, because that was just she wasnt quite sure how she wanted him to see her, what she wanted him to see her as, but with a sharp sense of clarity, she was aware now that this certainly wasnt what she wanted.

Sure, it was always fun to make him a little nervous, tease him a little and keep him on his toes, but she didnt want his actual fear. She was beginning, in fact, to want his trust.

She was used to people being jumpy around her, and she normally found it amusing, but latelylately a particular person being all squirmy and evasive and nervous and almost frightened around her wasnt amusing her at all. She didnt want it. It made her feel all knotted up inside, her chest and stomach all tight and cold

A nightmare in the daytime?She asked in a dry tone, thankfully sounding unconcerned. She wasnt particularly tempted to ask him what the dream had been about.

Wella day-mare, whatever.Drakken groaned as he rubbed his face.

A day-mare isnt a nightmare during the day, its a distressing experience, similar to a bad dream, occurring while one is awake.Shego went on, tilting her hip as she quoted the definition perfectly. Somehow, the pointless banter was making her feel better again. Youd have to be awake to have a day-mare.

Okay, okay, a bad dream! I had a bad dream! Whatever! Drakken grumbled, shooting her a glare. Dont start with me, Im not in the mood!

Snickering slightly, Shego shrugged as she went to the lab to run the hot tub and then to her room to change into her bathing suit. So much for another linguistic debate that she was sure to win! Oh well

Drakken fumed, aimlessly following Shego as she left the room, his stomach churning with the perturbing dream and with how she couldnt even back off with her teasing when he said hed just had a nightm a bad dream. And now she was using the new hot tub, as if there wasnt work to be done! He shouldve never listened to her and had one installed right there in his work area!

The new lair was on a snow-covered mountain, and as such, it was a little colder than their usual lairsand shed complained about the temperature and had demanded a hot tub. When hed insisted there was no room for it and had told her to just put on a sweater like other people if she was cold, shed just looked at him as if he was some kind of screwball. And so hed ended up with a damn hot tub in his lab. Her and her expensive tastes would ruin him one day.

Exceptthe dream hadnt been all bad, he thought, his mind running away with the almost soothing sounds of the water splashing into the tub. In fact, in the beginning, Shego had been quiteit had been very

Drakken grunted and scowled as he realized he was wearing a sappy grin. Stupid! Shego would never act like that in real life!

I cant be attracted to her, Drakken thought, squirming a little as if trying to get rid of an itch without scratching it. Theres probably nobody worse to be attracted to.

It was ridiculous! He couldnt be attracted to her! It would ruin everything, because she certainly wasnt the type to settle down, and even if she was, she would only make his life even more complicated than it was now! She was hardly girlfriend material she was as agreeable as a sack full of snakes and mongooses, as pleasant as a root canal and as sweet as a pitcher of grapefruit and vinegar lemonade!

Sure she was pretty, but so what? A lot of women were pretty!

Although there was something unforgettable about those full, dark lips when they gave that crooked smile, those green, challenging eyes, constantly evaluating him or being amused by him

But he was sure there were pretty women who were nicer than her. There had to be, even if his high school years had taught him differently; pretty women who were nice to him were few and far between indeed.

Of course, he thought then, his expression softening a little, maybe she wasnt all that easy to get along with, but she was also as a smart as a whip, realistic, strong in many different meanings of the word, talented at her job, fascinating, had a sharp sense of humor and never let his life get boring. And even if she was lousy at showing it, she cared about him. Hed figured out as much over the years, especially this last year, even if her favorite hobby was giving him a hard time. In little ways that were hard to notice at first, she would actually take care of him, back him up and even encourage him.

And how shed acted these last few monthsit was almost as if she wanted to spend more time with him even if she didnt have to, almost as if she was appreciating him a little morealthough it was kind of difficult to tell, because she wasnt beingwell, nice. Or maybe she was nice, only in a backwards, weird kind of Shego way. He had no idea.

But if she ever caught on that he was interested in her that way which he wasnt! shed waste no time in taking advantage of it! Shed exploit it for all it was worth, and then shed leave, shed

When she came back and stopped by the hot tub, Drakken glanced over at her, and was surprised to find her doing just the same. Then it dawned on him with a certain amount of embarrassment that he was just standing in the middle of the floor like an idiot, lost in thought. Frowning at him, she cleared her throat and looked away.

Unbidden, his eyes followed the silky movements of her long hair as she flipped it over her shoulder in an almost self-conscious kind of way. His gaze dropped down to her back, where one pale shoulder blade was now visible. Then the scrutiny traveled down the length of her long, slim, strong legs, but not before, with some shame, pausing briefly at her curvy behind. An abrupt, unsettling urge to touch her naked skin bubbled up in him, which he was quick to banish back to wherever it had come from. That wasnt something he should or could or wanted to think.

She would exploit him and leavewouldnt she?

Thats what shed do if he ever saidright?

She was dressed in her green bathing suit, and was wearing a big bath towel as a kind of wrap-around skirt. She seemed reluctant to take it off, and there was a clear, tight moment of tension in the room as she looked back at him again.

Suddenly Shego, whod been waltzing around in swim wear in his lairs from basically day one, wasnt comfortable with wearing one in front of him anymore. And it didnt take him long to figure out why. What had happened last week was still fresh in their minds, it seemed. Things had gone back to normal sooner than hed expected, but nownow it seemed as if, for the while, theyd reverted to awkwardness again.

What was he doing gawking at her, anyway? It was clearly only making her feel even more ill at ease.

Drakken bit his lip, turning away to give her some privacy. He heard the towel dropping softly to the floor and the water moving about as she slipped into the bath, and tried not to look back.

Im going to go work on my project! He blurted loudly.

He heard Shego give a little sigh behind him. Any other announcements you wish to bestow upon your royal subjects today, your Majesty?She said in a voice dripping with sarcasm.

Yes! I do have some more announcements!He exclaimed. Control that lippy attitude of yours! And when youre done splashing around while other people are working, you can go call the contractors like I told you to!

I already did, while you were snoozing the day away. Shego said with a scoff. They said the third floor would be done this weekend.

Really? He turned around, blinking.

Yep. Her tone was flat.

And just like that, the tension between them snapped like an old rubber band.

Well, thats excellent!Drakken said, grinning, pleased more because he was able to look Shego in the eye again without awkwardness than because those lazy contractors had finally gotten their rears in gear. Shego was looking like Shego again, bored, irritated and sarcastic, instead of uncertain and shy. It only dawned on him now that hed been bossy and obnoxious on purpose, just to get her to break the tension. Was this how she thought all the time? Did she always annoy him just to shape the dynamics between them however she pleased, to get him to react a certain way?

Drakken frowned; it was a kind of power, really. He was always so straight-forward, while she was sneaky; hed only managed to manipulate her like that maybe a couple of times in the duration of their acquaintance. Hed have to study it further some another time.

Sometimes, though, it didnt seem to be as much about manipulation as it was about self-defense

Yeah, whoop de doo, theyre actually doing the job theyre getting paid for.Shego muttered, shaking her head. Its a miracle.

Sitting down at his desk and shuffling some papers around in an attempt to look busy, Drakken studied her surreptitiously as she swept her hair up from where it was draped like a black curtain over the tubs edge, pinning it up to keep it from getting wet before she closed her eyes and sank further into the hot bath, her bare shoulders peeking out of the water like small twin desert islands. The rising steam was already curling a few tendrils of hair around her face and was bringing a mild flush to her usually pale face.

The fact was that she wasnt just pretty, she was gorgeous. Attractive not only because of the way she looked, but for the way she moved, the way she carried herself and for the myriad of interesting mostly self-assertive expressions that crossed her face in the course of a day. Sometimes he hated the tilt of her chin, her unimpressed gaze, her sharp elbows and the way she cocked her hip in derision, but when those same things werent directed at him, he could maybe even admire them.

But what did she think of him?

Shed called him cute a couple of times, but it had seemed like sarcasm, only intended to deflate his ego whenever he tried looking all cool and intimidating and villainous nothing burst a mans bubble quicker than cute in those kinds of situations.

As for what she really thought about him, he had no idea.

He didnt really fuss over his appearance much he was too busy to be vain but knew he was in good shape. He was especially pleased to have such a body even at forty-two. Hed learned a few years ago that you had to stay fit if your life entailed running from the law and annoying teen vigilantes on a regular basis, so hed invested in his own private little gym. He had to stay in shape if he wanted to keep up with Shego whenever they escaped, anyway.

He could still remember, in the first couple of months after shed moved in with him and his henchmen, how out of condition hed discovered hed been. Hed had a good figure, but he couldnt follow her for all that long without having to stop to catch his breath if they were running or climbing. The memories made him cringe. Hed been so focused on his genius mind that hed forgotten that a villain needed a body to match his mind if he expected to stay out of prison or even alive for long.

Shego had definitely been a big reason why hed decided to start working out.

So, he knew he had a pretty good body; he hadnt been ashamed to appear in that shampoo commercialwell, not for his body, anyway, he thought and cringed again as more humiliating memories resurfaced. He hoped hed never have to see that commercial ever again. As for his face, howeverhe knew his face would never win any beauty contests. He never really considered this much; it was his face and his body, and hed grown rather attached to them over the years, even the blue skin. Hed already traded them once with somebody elses, and he wasnt keen to do it again. He was a villain, he figured, and he was supposed to look like this. He didnt think he was ugly, justnot a pampering pretty boy.

He probably wasnt Shegos type, though, whatever her type was. He probably wasnt hip enough or cool enough or, come to think of it, young enough.

He was fifteen years her senior, something he didnt usually think about much since she so often had that unaffected school teacher vibe about her, treating him like a kid, but there it was. Maybe she wouldnt even consider him like that. Maybe he was just some old guy who happened to be her boss.

Or maybe shed been acting completely odd lately and there was just no way there wasnt something going on.

But what if she was acting so strange because she was afraid that he was attracted to her and was repulsed by it?

no, that couldnt be it, could it?

Could it?

And when it came to her, did he even want her to be attracted to him? Wouldnt that just beweird?

Why was he even considering these kinds of things? There was so much he didnt know about her, he knew nothing about how she might act in an actual relationship, so how could he even be thinking of

Drakken sent Shego another furtive glance.

He told her things about himself all the time, but she never talked much about herself or her private life. What if she had some weird favorite pastimes or disturbing hobbies or something? How in the world did she spend her time away from the lair, anyway?

He had no clue.

Tapping his chin in thought as he got up from his desk and took a few steps in her general direction, he sent her a lingering, curious look.

Finally, she looked up and noticed. She sighed; an eye roll seemed to be imminent. What now?

Shego? He asked, with a kind of fascinated horror as a terrible thought struck him; a memory of DNAmy. You dont have a large, secret collection of cutesy stuffed toys, do you?

Her eyes went large before her brow knitted in an incredulous frown. Um, well, lets see herehow about no? She grimaced with a kind of bewildered distaste. Why in the world would you even ask me that?

He shrugged, shaking himself a little as if coming out of a trance. No reason.

There was the eye roll now, as she leaned her elbow on the edge of the tub. Please dont tell me youve finally gone completely fruit loops?

Nnngh!He huffed, trying to get past the whole thing. I was just wondering, thats all. Just a thought.

Right. Shego said slowly, her look overbearing. Call me when the shuttle has landed.

Drakken grunted and turned away from her. Why couldnt he just have asked her if she had any hobbies?

Stupid, stupid, stupid he had better things to do! Important things! How in the world did he expect to complete his most glorious scheme yet if his mind kept being all muddled up by foolish thoughts like these? He wasnt somesome silly teenager! The only daydreaming he should be doing was dreams soon to be reality! of world domination!

Yes! That was it! He wouldnt think of her like that at all right then. If he absolutely had to have these perturbing thoughts, if he couldnt get rid of them, he could just save them for later! He could think about all this in a few weeks time when hed conquered the world! Then he could give himself a day off to let his mind wander, if he even still felt like this!

Brilliant! He could simply post-pone it! If he only promised his brain hed think about all this later, surely it would have to leave him alone!

Picking up his little schedule book from his desk, he thumbed through the pages until he arrived at a suitable date. Tuesday, he wrote, Remember to sit down and mull over repressed thoughts.

There! That should do the trick!

Feeling reinvigorated, Drakken took a deep breath and grinned, puffing up his chest as he pocketed the book. Really, there was no end to his genius!

Drakken strolled up to his work top with determination, ShegoHe began in an absent-minded sort of tone as he sat down, starting to idly review his most recent project journal entry. Have you ever heard the tale of Sisyphus?

At the random topic, Shego sent him a puzzled look from the hot tub, but nodded. The last time I was in Greece, Ium, yeah. I heard of it back in high school, too. She cut herself off quickly as she caught the odd look in his eyes as he turned to her in his chair, saw his mouth tighten with discomfort. Bringing up what shed been doing while hed been stuck in jail obviously wasnt a very good idea. This guy squealed on one of Zeus many sordid affairs and thought he was smarter than the gods or something, she ventured, and as punishment he was set to roll this rock that was bigger than himself up a hill down in Hades.

Drakken nodded. Except the rock was enchanted, so it rolled right back down every time it reached the top, and he had to start all over again. And so the process went, on and on and on

Right.

And now, a pointless, repetitive task is referred to as Sisyphean.He said matter-of-factly.

Shego raised her eyebrows. Um, not that Im not enjoying your little story time here, but is this actually going anywhere?

Exactly, Shego.He said gravely. Thats just the question. It hasnt been going anywhere. Ive tried time and time again to conquer the world, but something has always gotten in the way.

No duh. Shego sighed; she shouldve known. That was exactly how shed come to talk about Sisyphus at all when shed been in Greece. Midas had told her that shed looked like shed really needed a vacation, and, with his talented fingers working their magic on her back, shed absentmindedly started complaining about her dead end career with Drakken.

It wasnt often that she got to rant a little to someone who simply listened. Midas had nodded and grunted now and then in sympathy, the way a bartender might, and finally, hed said it reminded him of Sisyphus. Oh boy, what an uplifting thought that had been! Was it really any wonder shed been reluctant about working for him again at first?

Drakken scowled at her with defiance. But this time, its going to work.

Shego made sure her expression clearly broadcasted her cynicism on the matter. I hear you say it, but

No, really, Shego!He insisted, cutting her off, and the genuine certainty and eagerness in his voice surprised her. It didnt sound like simple bragging to cover up his own doubt, it didnt sound like his usual, tired spiel. The words were mostly the same, but the tone wasnt. I have a good feeling about this one. Ive never felt as good about anything as I do about this one. Not even thethe Little Diablo plan. Here he winced briefly before he went on with more conviction. My heart is in it this time, Shego, really in it. Ive really been going over it this time, really thinking it through, and its not just the plan-of-the-week. This is the one, Shego!He added enthusiastically.

She was coming to notice that there was a certain gleam in his eyes that she hadnt seen for a long time, and she found herself almost starting to believe him. He sounded so sure.

He was standing up from his chair now, grinning hugely, and she nearly cracked a grin, too. They wont be expecting this one! No death rays! No bombs! No robots! Its all a new thing! Im going to open a big can of botanical whoop ass on them!

She barely held back a snort at that last, cheesy line; he seemed so fired up that she didnt want to spoil it. If she didnt discourage him, maybe shed finally get something exciting to do again.

This time, Sisyphus is going to roll that rock all the way over the topand its going to tip over and its going to keep rolling, and hell be done!Drakken declared triumphantly. No more endless, fruitless repetition!Drakken clenched his fist with resolve. No more, Shego. I cant lose again.

She didnt know what to say except for something sardonic, so she didnt say anything, only shrugging. Besides, thered be plenty of time to taunt him later, once she found out what his so-called fabulous new plan was.

Lost as he was in his own ambitions for the moment, he didnt seem to expect much of a response from her, anyway.

Stepping out of the bath, she wrapped herself up in her towel, left him to his work and went into the kitchen to switch the brewing coffee pot with decaf. She would do what she could for him. When he wasnt looking.

And just whenever she happened to feel like it, of course.

Authors note: This was sort of an introduction to Graduation, which will be dealt with in the next chapter.

So now theresprobably two or three chapters left before Maslow is finito. Happy reading, folks.

Woo, I updated in about three weeks this time instead of a month. Drinks are on me. Huzzah.

Ah, Maslow is such a thrill rideall stuff like Drakken and Shego sitting around bantering while drinking caffeinated beveragesnon-stop action, I tell ya.

I didnt have a beta this time. Feel free to point out my mistakes.