Meet the Parents: Conner and Cass, on the road to Smallville

[boy-of-steel.livejournal.com]

After the pre-arranged phone call kicking off the next phase in the plan, Conner hurried outside, stepping into his tennis shoes in mid-leap from the porch (thank you, tactile-telekinesis).

"Uncle Jon!" he called out, "We're on."

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_wondergirl_/]

Don't jump him, don't tackle him, don't grab him and kiss him. Stay where you are. No, don't be stupid. Go closer. No, not too close. There. Stop there. Raise your hand. Wave. Wave so that he can actually see you have. Swallow. Breathe. Smile.

"Hey..."

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

"So, you are my daughter's boyfriend..."

Yup, he's getting the once over look from mom. be afraid. Be very afraid.

"Hello, I'm Helena."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wondergirl_/]

Cassie stares at her mother in horror. She places her hand on Helena's shoulder and leans in close to her, whispering, "That look that you're giving him? Don't. It's far more scarier than some of the looks that our friendly neighborhood villains have given us."

[boy-of-steel.livejournal.com]

Heh. Super-hearing.

"It's cool," he said, swallowing hard. He extended a hand toward Helena Sandsmark, putting on his best photogenic superhero smile. "Ma'am. We met before, you know. At the cave. I think you were probably arguing with Arrowette's mom, though, so if you don't remember, I don't take it personal."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wondergirl_/]

Cassie's eyes grow wider.

Oh god. No, bad memories. Bad, bad memories. That was back during the Young Justice days.

Cassie doesn't expect that Helena's going to warm up to that particular memory.

"Oh, heh, Conner. Such a cutie." She turns to her mom then. "Kon's done a lot of, umm, good...since then. He's grown up a lot too. Especially since he's, you know, allowed to age now."

[boy-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"Seriously," he agreed, trying not to let his eyes widen at Cassie's reaction. That was, apparently, a poor choice. "Totally. I'm, you know, trying to live up to the symbol I wear on my chest. The Superman symbol. Thing."

He grinned, trying to force his nervousness down through sheer force of will.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wondergirl_/]

Don't look at that just. Don't stare, don't ogle at that broad, muscular chest and oh god those arms...

"And Superman's, like, totally proud of him, Mom. Like, way proud of everything he's done. Because he's done a lot."

Suddenly, that history final doesn't seem so terrifying.

[boy-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"He'd be here if he could, but he's probably got to like, pull people out of the way of lava flow in Hawaii or something."

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

"Hope we'll do, ma'am." Jonathan pipes in with a save. "We only serve dinner enough for a Super type, so maybe we'll be a bit more your speed."

[kidflash2.livejournal.com]

"Dinner?"

Bart's paying attention again.

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

"Errr...yeah..."

So she wasn't all that thrilled with things back in Young Justice. But you had her with Zeus. Her choices so far triumph Helen of Troy.

She gives her daughter a bit of a reluctant grimace. "Not my finest hour, I'll grant, but -" She pauses. "You've cut your hair since then."

[boy-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"Yeah!" he said, maybe a little too exuberantly. "I figured, I'm not gonna be sixteen forever anymore, so maybe I oughtta not look like quite so much of a kid. If I can help it, that is."

[jla-extras.livejournal.com]

"About that...maybe you can explain what's going on with the aging thing over dinner?" She sighs a little. "I can't always keep up with all this hero stuff, but if you and Cassie are going for the long term, I guess I should be getting more information."

[boy-of-steel.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely," he said, nodding. "Not a problem at all. I hope you like fried chicken. Aunt Martha makes the best in the county. Plus, her blueberry pie is tip-top."

[middle-amazon.livejournal.com]

"Yes, Bart...dinner." She's amused. Minor hitches here and there, but going well for the most part.

"Okay, everyone! Hitch the car up and get in the back of the truck! We're headed to Smallville."