Kigo

In the Middle by StarvingLunatic 23

23: Bull's Eye

"I can't believe I agreed to this shit," Shego muttered while smoothing out one of her favorite forest green shirts. The top flattered her form, but not as much as many of her other shirts. She stood in the bedroom, staring into the closet, trying to figure out what pants or skirt to put on with her top.

Kim and Bonnie were in the room, too. They were all getting ready to go out and they all in various stages of dress. Cali sat on the bed, watching them with sorrowful eyes, very aware she was not going with them. While she understood she had to stay home when they left in the morning, she did not see why she should have to be alone in the evening.

"Babe, it's already done," Kim pointed out. She was in front of their full-length mirror to check out her outfit... for the fourth time. She currently wore a form-fitting white shirt with golden trim and cream-colored pants that hugged her slim hips. She contemplated changing the pants... again.

"So, stop whining about it," Bonnie added. She was the least dressed out of all of them – not counting Cali. She just had on a slip and sat at the vanity, applying her makeup. She knew what she would put on, which was more than she could say about her girlfriends.

"Shut the hell up and get dressed," Shego replied with some snap in her tone. She knew it was not the best comeback since she was not dressed, but she would be damned if she was going to let her girlfriends have the last word.

"I am," Kim replied smugly, even though she was very close to taking off her pants to find new ones.

"Let's not kid ourselves, Princess. You're five seconds away from changing that outfit, hoping to find something more fancy to meet my idiot brother in," Shego stated, sounding just as smug as Kim. Then she rolled her eyes.

"I want to look my best!" Kim argued, turning to glare that the older woman for a moment. It was not every day that she met Shego's big brother and his girlfriend, after all.

"It's just Hego and he's an idiot," Shego said.

Kim and Bonnie just looked over at Shego, who was focused on her clothes, so she did not notice. They did not point out that she was putting as much care into what she would wear as Kim was. This was obviously important to her, so it was important to them.

The trio was about to head out to meet up with Hadrian, also know as Hego, and his girlfriend. They were all supposed to have dinner together. It was a way for the siblings to try to mend bridges and heal old wounds while letting each other into their lives. Kim was very much in favor of going while Bonnie seemed much more subdued and Shego wished she never agreed to "bond" in the first place.

"We should just skip this and go to the movies or something," Shego muttered while pulling out a pair of black pants. She put them back barely two seconds after the fact. She wanted something that was nice and very comfortable, but also did not appear too nice. God forbid someone thought she cared about this encounter.

"I like the sound of that," Bonnie agreed. Cali jumped up, as if wanting to be let in on that plan.

"No, we're not ditching your brother, Shego," Kim said, causing pouts from all of the other females in the room – including Cali.

"Why not? He's a total flake, anyway!" Shego argued, keeping her attention in their huge walk-in closet. It was almost the size of another room and split, so each of them had a side.

"No, no, no. You're the one who set this up and I know you did because you secretly like your brother," Kim countered, but was cut off before she could finish.

"Like hell I do!" Shego bellowed, turning and looking as if she had been shot by the words. She wanted to make sure her girlfriends saw how indignant she was, so they would never make the mistake of her caring about her idiot of a big brother. Bonnie only glanced at her from the mirror and Kim rolled her eyes.