“I’m glad to share this with you kid... it means a lot. Don’t you tell Dr.D about this you hear?”
This is kinda like another part of of the last baby drawing I did. This is like couple of weeks or more after Shego recover enough to head home. She still had to be bed rest for 2 weeks. In that time, Drakken still had to take care of the baby most of time and is very competent about it to her surprise. I mean, he hardly had any experience with children at all and even dislike the idea of taking care of a snotty brat. But right in front of her is her Husband feeding their baby with airplane noises and giggling at the little spit the baby makes. Ew. At least, one of them knows what they’re doing.
Shego in the beginning is kinda distant with the baby. She doesn’t mean to be neglectful, not at all. She tries to calm the baby when Athena cries but whatever she does it only makes things worse. Until, her dada comes into the room and suddenly she stops crying as she reaches for her dad. Drakken assures Shego that the baby just getting use to Shego and she’ll warm up to her, eventually. But Shego doesn’t mind it, at least that’s what she’s trying to convince herself... She not all about that motherly crap anyway. She’s fine that her baby sees her as if she’s the devil herself, she’s fine!
(She honestly wants to be really good with her baby but she still gives herself a hard time for being mushy and soft. I mean, she’s already have her walls down for Drakken. But, she doesn’t want to be a soccer mom and loose her edge for some domesticated house wife. And jealous of Drakken for his close bond with Athena and she fears that somehow she’ll just ruin things with her baby)
One night, Athena has another of her 3am crying sessions. Drakken was about to get up to do his thing until Shego offer to take this one and she rather have her ears bleed to death from the cying than having Drakken pass out while carrying the baby. And he did not argue... or said anything because he just collapses back to his deep slumber.
Rocking, shushing, rocking, shushing, singing, humming, pats, rocking, rocking, and nothing but crying. Shego still persistent and tries to look for Athena’s favorite stuff elephant rattle in the dark. Couldn’t find a switches she use her glow to look around the room-wait... Athena stop crying and stare at her glow in such awe. Shego thought this was better.. Shego cautiously brings her glowing hand closer without burning her baby. Then suddenly Athena reaches Shego’s hand and held her fingers, to Shego’s shock the baby doesn’t seem to in any effect to heat at all. Maybe warmed her up a bit. Athena just smiles and held her mom’s hand tighter. For the next 30 mins it’s just Shego dancing flames around her hands and Athena watches as she cuddles up against her neck. Shego thinks about how innocent, sweet, and the spark in Athena’s eyes that makes her heart swell with ugh-l-love.
Notes: I don’t really like to think Shego being a domesticated house wife and really good with babies. Nope. I mean, she was around her baby siblings but I like to think it was Hego did most of help raising the kids. From an oldest child experience, I helped my parents a lot with my baby brothers while my other sisters were doing their own things. Sure they helped, but still not really much else than cleaning their diaper. Drakken in the beginning was parenting most of the time until Shego eventually found her place in the trio. Drakken is still Den Dad, though. Athena (later known as Johnathon later on) has the same tolerance as her mother with the glow power without getting burn at all. What else does this child have in store?
