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"Monique!"
The dark girl closed her locker and turned around, she had been avoiding her friend all day long, but she couldn't really run down the corridor. Could she?
She still glanced away thinking maybe, she could make it, but Kim was already in front of her, looking pissed.
"Monique"
"Hey Kim, how are you? I didn't see you today."
"That's what you are going with?!"
"Kim, calm…"
"Don't you dare! I can't stay calm after you outed me for all the school to know!"
Of course when she screamed that everyone stared at them, whispered and stared again, the red head had to put up with it most of the day.
"When I'm not even gay! I'm not gay!"
The last part was addressed to all the people around them, thought it probably didn't do any good.
"Kim please…"
"I should kick your ass"
This one she didn't expect. She knew her friend could get…physical, it could be part of her job, but she was pretty sure she was safe.
Monique took a good step back until her back was against her locker, a little worried.
"Just let me explain"
"This better be good, I'd love to know why you said to the whole school I was having some kind of torrid affair with Shego!"
"Well you see… we are starting movie courses and we…"
"To the point"
"I'm getting there girl, but I need to explain everything. So…we were working on the line between real life and fiction; one of our first assignments was to pick a movie, mix it with facts from our lives, connect the dots to make it more or less like the movie. It had to be credible for other people, take fiction and make it real"
"So far I don't see how it has anything to do with me"
"You see, I was paired up with Tara, and one of her favorite movie is D.E.B.S, have you seen it?"
"Never heard of it"
"Well it's about a girl who is part of an organization that protects people, you know like some kind of hero who fall in love with her witty nemesis, a famous criminal, specifically a thief"
"How could you even think that it could be me?"
"We were just having fun! And you do have pictures of her in your locker"
"And I have a boyfriend!"
"True, but there were rumors before you guys started to go out with each other, you still don't have any picture of the said boyfriend in your locker, and you tend to talk about her, not to forget the way you reacted when there was the whole electrical tower incident"
The young Possible crossed her arms and looked away while she spoke.
"I thought we agreed to never speak about that again"
"Sorry.And I'm sorry that our little story was so good that everybody in school now thinks you are gay"
"You don't look so sorry to me"
True, Monique couldn't help herself, she was smiling.
"I'm really sorry but…we got an A plus!"
Kim groaned then asked.
"Can't you just tell people everything is just made up?"
"I already tried, I did, but most people don't believe me"
Kim took place right next to her friend, leaning her back against the lockers, she closed her eyes and let the back of her head rest behind her before she sighed.
Monique stayed silent for a minute before speaking again.
"What did Ron have to say?"
"Don't know. He's left school earlier and I can't get him on the phone, he doesn't reply to my texts either"
"Sorry, I'll explain everything to him, I promise"
Kim sighed again before she said.
"You know what's the weirdest thing today; Bonnie is being nice"
"Really?!"
"Why are you so happy?"
"Our next assignment is to do the other way around, take something from real life and make a story good enough for a movie"
"So what?"
"Well picture the popular bitchy cheerleader, having a crush on her school rival"
Kim groaned before glaring at her friend.
"Don't, I don't think that would help me with my lesbian reputation. You'd make things worse"
"Come on Kim, it would make a great story, and that way we can keep our gay vibe like Tara wanted"
"What's up with that anyway?"
"Well…you know…"
Seeing the look on the redhead's face Monique knew she had no idea.
"You don't know Tara is a lesbian?"
"She is?"
"She came out last year"
"How come no one told me?"
"You always say you don't care about gossip"
"I don't!"
"Obviously you do, to some degree"
"Whatever, I have other things to deal with. Just please, keep telling people I'm not gay, try to explain everything to Ron"
Kim started to walk away when she was stopped by her friend.
"Does that mean I can work with Tara on the story I want?"
"What's done is done, maybe if you make things big enough, too big, people will finally realize it's not true"
The young Possible tried again to speak with her boyfriend that day but she couldn't reach him, he didn't reply to her at all, she even stopped by his house but either he really wasn't there or had given instructions to his parents.
This whole thing was bothering her. People were acting strangely towards her. Ron was just ignoring her and she feared why, she couldn't really blame Mo. She couldn't believe she had no idea Tara was gay, and there was that part of her brain that was thinking about what Monique had said about her and Shego.
Sure, she had pictures of the thief in her locker but that was because she was a dangerous enemy, with whom she fought a lot even if she didn't hear about her since she had been amnestied for her crimes after the Lowardian problem.
Before she went back home, there was something she was curious about, she needed to know what this was all about; she bought the movie, she had to see it and see if she could understand what Monique was talking about.
The next day started even worse, she had watched that movie before going to sleep which caused her to have a dream, a dream in which she was getting friendly with a certain green thief, she was just thankful it was petty mild.
She got up thinking it was definitely Monique's fault, she put the thought in her head, and she could get rid of it. She thought about it while eating, in the shower which made things a little bit awkward, on the way to school…
Then she arrived to her locker where Ron was waiting for her. She tried to smile but was tensed.
"Hey, listen about what you probably heard yesterday…"
"It's okay, Mo explained it to me, I'm so sorry I didn't let you explain"
Kim frowned thinking about that.
"Why didn't you? I tried so many times and you just ignored it"
"I'm really sorry, I let my feelings get the worst of me, I didn't think. I just felt hurt. Thinking you could just…"
He couldn't even finish and Kim crossed her arms, she felt some compassion toward him but there was something bothering her.
"Wait, you didn't trust me for one second did you? Why would you believe some rumor right away and not come straight to me and ask what was going on?"
"Kim I just told you I didn't think I just…"
"Oh no you thought! You thought 'How could she do this to me!' and not 'That can't be true!' like any good boyfriend would"
That's the moment Monique got to them but was surprised by what she heard.
"What's going on? I thought everything was cool now"
"No, things are not cool, with either of you"
While she said that the redhead pointed her finger at Ron then Monique, then she just walked away.
This was the second day of her week, she barely talked to anyone at school. She was distracted and refused to speak to her two best friends, which of course caused more rumors to start.
At home it was more or less the same thing. She wasn't really there, her body was but not her mind, so of course her family knew something was up; her father tried to bring it up, but every time he did Kimmie brushed it off with some excuse.
She had too many things on her mind, she had so many questions. She always knew she had some kind of link with Shego. She used to think it was because she used to be more or less like her, a former hero, and was an amazing fighter too; the only one she had so much pleasure fighting with. That was the thing, she realized she wasn't supposed to feel that, to look forward for the next fights…and she might be…she was missing the green woman.
And the dreams were getting more intense, sometimes they were fighting, sometimes not, but it always led to one thing, the thing she couldn't stand was that she woke up at that wrong time.
When Shego was starting to lose some clothes, slowly down her chest, she barely saw a thing that she was awake, then there was the time a hand was going to reach its destination…things had never been farther than that.
On Monday Kim was staring at one of Shego's pictures in her locker wondering if it would help to take it down when Monique stood behind her and tried once more to talk to her friend.
"Kim I don't know how many times I said I was sorry, I did my best to make things better and you still won't talk to me, so please, tell me what I have to do to make things better"
"Make it stop"
"What?"
Kim suddenly turned around, grabbed Monique's arm and dragged her out the building, after a while she asked.
"Where are you taking me?"
"To the park, I need a quiet place to talk to you"
"You, Kim Possible want to skip classes"
"Don't worry I'll say we were on a mission"
"Kim you are scaring me"
"Just wait we'll talk later, I promise"
They didn't speak until they finally reached the park where the redhead sat her friend down on a bench and started to pace.
Monique watched her a moment but couldn't wait anymore.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on?"
Kim stopped and stared at Mo.
"This is all your fault"
"What?! I told you, I never wanted everyone to think you were gay, and I talked to Ron…"
"No, no, not that, that's…not important. Ever since we talked I've been… obsessed, by Shego"
Hearing that Monique straightened up.
"What do you mean by obsessed?"
"Just what it means! I can barely stop thinking about it! Her I mean, and there are dreams. I never had that kind of dreams!"
"When you say dreams you mean…"
"Wet dreams!"
"Okay, try to breathe, I get it. You are seeing Shego in a different light"
Kim grunted at that.
"Wait a…when you say you never had that kind of dreams you mean the girl part or you never had that kind of dream at all?"
"I…never had a dream like that about anyone else"
"Not Ron"
"No"
"Josh?"
"No Mo! No! I never had that kind of dream ever, and now it's nearly every night! And you've seen how we are when we fight it's even more…"
"Okay, I think you can stop there"
"Sorry, it's just… I always had that thrill when we fight, and in my dreams it's like… the start, I kinda feel the same thing but really, really, stronger. And I feel like…that, all the time"
"So you just turned into a normal teen, though you are a little late"
"Monique!"
"What? It's true, maybe all this time you were just…looking on the wrong side of the fence"
"I'm gay?"
"Only you can answer that. But know that no matter what, you are my bff and that's not going to change. On the bright side you already went through your coming out at school"
"I don't know if I'm gay, I just feel that way towards Shego"
"For now"
"How can I know?"
"I can't really help you with that, maybe you…why are you looking at me like that"
"Maybe you could, help me. All you have to do is let me…"
"No! This girl is completely straight, there will be no experimenting of any kind"
"But…"
"No but. That's just the way it is, as for you if you are already thinking about making out with girls that could help with the whole 'Am I gay thing?', I'd say that's a good indication. If you feel that much for the thief just go talk to her or something, see how that goes"
"Are you insane?"
"No more than usual. What else could you do? Mope, feel sorry for yourself or horny, mastur…"
"Wow, stop there, maybe you are right, maybe I could just go see her and see what happens. Or I could just wait and hope it's just a phase"
"Kim, close your eyes"
"What? Why? Did you change your mind?"
"Just do it"
"Fine"
"Good, now use imagination, you are kissing someone, at first it's just lips, slow then there is more pressure, and your mouth open…now keep your eyes closed and tell me, who are you kissing?"
"I don't know my eyes are closed"
"Smartass, what don't you feel anything particular, how are the lips?"
"Soft"
"And the body?"
"Soft too, and I can feel her bre…"
Kim opened her eyes wide to see her smirking friend.
"You know what they say in most movies, you should listen to me white girl. Go talk to the wanted woman"
"Now?"
"Do you know where to find her?"
"No"
"Then not now. This sex thing is making you stupid"
"Hey!"
"Sorry but you got to admit, you can't think straight"
"Ha ha"
"Kim, find her, think about what to say and go, just make sure you won't fight with her"
"It's not going to be easy"
"You'd better try 'cause with the way you are right now, your head could blow up with that kind of foreplay"
Kim couldn't help it and blushed.
"Monique!"
"I felt bad for a week because you weren't talking to me anymore, and I find out it's just because you were dealing with your sexuality"
"Just?"
"You know what I mean. Omg, I now own Tara twenty bucks, she told me her gaydar was pinging, I should've listened"
A teacher called to tell the doctor Anne Possible that her daughter wasn't in school, probably a mission; as usual she contacted Wade to make sure everything was okay and was surprised to discover he didn't know what she was talking about. He was supposed to contact her when he'd know something.
Worried she went home, but no one was there, she went to Kimmie's room and sat on her bed; she knew something had been wrong, she seemed so preoccupied. She should have done more and now her daughter was nowhere to be seen, probably skipping school, because from what she had been told she was with Monique.
She sighed when she got up, but on her way out she stepped on something, a dvd box, she picked it up, this was a movie she'd never heard of, she turned it and started to read.
Five minutes later she was on the net, just to be sure, then she wondered what was really going on with her daughter? And Monique? Were the two of them…?
Wade called her back to let her know Kim was safe, that she just found someone who needed help on her way to school, and that Monique was her sidekick for this one; of course she knew he was lying, covering for Kimmie. Wade was a good friend, but a terrible liar.
It was lunchtime when both girls returned to school, and everyone at least glanced at them, it had been a while since Kim ate with Monique.
They sat down while talking about what they had been speaking about for hours, Kim, her new discovery and a certain woman. They froze when they saw Ron coming their way.
"What should I say?"
"I don't know Kim, I'd try something like: hey"
He stood on the other side of the table, but no one said anything until Monique elbowed her friend in the ribs; Kim said "Hey!"
"Hi Kim P. Can I sit down?"
The redhead cleared her throat, glanced at Mo before replying "Sure"
For a moment they remained silent, the blond boy sitting across them; he tried again.
"I don't know how to express how sorry I am, I shouldn't have reacted like that, please could we talk?"
"Ron, I…things are complicated and I…I need…I need to go to the restroom"
On that, she got up and walked as fast as she could without running.
Monique was left, uncomfortable, in front of the boy; she smiled.
"I'll go after her, wait here, I'll try to bring her back"
She didn't wait for an answer and left; she found her friend leaning against the sink staring at herself in the mirror.
"Kim?"
"I know I should breakup with him or at least go on a break, but I don't want to hurt him. How should I tell him?"
"Humm"
Monique looked around, at the stalls.
"Don't worry, I checked, we are alone"
"At lunch time in the girl's bathroom, how did you do it?"
Kim just smiled at her friend's comment.
"Mo, what am I supposed to say? Can't I just do it later?"
"So what? You want to keep him on the side just in case?"
"What?! No, that's horrible! I just…don't know. What if I'm wrong? What if…?"
"Kim, you do know how you feel about him"
"I love him! I do"
"But…" Said the other girl expectantly.
"I'm not in love with him"
"And…"
"I don't feel attracted to him that way. Happy?"
"Not really, you still need to get out there and face your boyfriend"
"Do I really have to do it?"
"Unless you think you could manage two different relationships at the same time"
"When did you become Yoda?!"
"You really do have a thing for green people"