Kigo

41) Tangled Up in Green by Poetheather1

Chapter 41: Hanging by a Moment
Tangled Up In Green

Heather O'Malley

Kim Possible is owned by the Disney Corporation and they have no connection to this what so ever. These characters are used without their permission and include a plea not to be sued as I have no money.

Hanging by a Moment

Kim really hated the fact that school was starting up again. All that the teen wanted to do was stay home and do a lot of nothing, but Shego had insisted, saying it would be bad for her if she went to work but Kimmie skipped school. The teen was just not looking forward to having to deal with assholes so soon, especially as she was just starting to get used to no longer having them around. Abby stayed quiet in this argument, knowing that anything she said wouldn't be helpful. Marital spats were always something to avoid getting dragged into.

So, now that they were on their was to school, the bodyguard was dressed much more like a college student than a high schooler, though there were a few kids already starting to dress that way in preparation for leaving home. Thankfully, that didn't make her stand out too much and if a person was rushed they just might miss her. It was a hope anyway. Her jacket was long enough to cover her pistols and knife but still allow her complete access, so she was glad for that. Now if only she could make sure that Kim made it through the day in one piece she would begin to feel alright.

The first few days on a job like this were the worst in her opinion. She didn't know the lay of the land and had no idea what behavior was and was not normal amongst the students. Once she would be able to figure that out things would become a good deal easier on this detail. Being able to read the action of a crowd to spot different behavior was important for something like this to succeed. And in the event of an attack, near the school was a back up unit of agents who could be at the school in five minutes, so she at least knew her window. And with Ron and Shego there as well, keeping things from going south for five minutes would be easy to maintain. But that didn't make her any less nervous about things. But then again, that was her job. She was being paid to be paranoid.

While Abby was dealing with the issues of security, Kim was just busy dealing with stares and whispers, all having to do with the fight she had survived over the break. Word of it had gotten out naturally since this town really wasn't all that big. The whole mess had been reported in the newspaper as well as TV, so there really was no way to hide it. Besides, how many pregnant teen heroes got into knife fights over the holidays in this school? As far as she knew she was it. She sort of wished there were more, so she could at least pretend to have a normal life.

"So Mrs. Possible, who is this?" asked Mr. Barkin, who had come up the hall towards her, students parting like the Red Sea for him.

"Uh...Mr. Barkin this is..." How do you tell someone that this was your governmentally assigned bodyguard? She was really drawing a blank on this one.

"My name is Abigail Normal, sir. I'm the Agent currently assigned to Mrs. Possible here for the remainder of her pregnancy. I was told that my Agency had contacted you with the details of my job here and what concessions had to be made on your end?" She didn't extend her hand to the man, as that might draw even more attention their way. Besides, from what she had gotten from Ron and Kim, the man was a jerk. Shego had her own issue with him. Abby really could care less so long as she was able to do her job.

Needless to say, that was not what Barkin had been expecting. He had been expecting another friend or something. He blinked a few times before he said, "Agent?"

Abby reached into her inner coat pocket and pulled out a badge, knowing that she needed to keep Global Justice out of this as much as possible per her orders. What she pulled free was her old Secret Service badge that had been returned to her when she took this mission in order to provide her with another layer of cover. Besides, people tended to get a little bug eyed when they saw it. Not so much when they saw the GJ badge.