Homeplot Not-Date and Klarion Attack Post

[thethirdwonder]

Yesterday had been rough, talking with her mother and dealing with Luke. So today, Cassie just wanted to have some fun. She wanted to show Sam some of her world and really, just hang out like the group of teenagers that they were. Kon had agreed to take care of Luke and Cassie was going to owe him something awful when they got home. Though he had mentioned something about taking Luke out to Smallville and she couldn't wait to hear who that went.

So after some discussing, there was now a plan for the afternoon, a very simple but very good plan. Burgers and a movie. There was a great burger joint near Young Justice headquarters with milkshakes to die for and a patio behind it so the young heroes and Sam could have some privacy once they got their food.

Klarion will be added as a top level after I look up his powers again and set for after lunch, when they are on the way to the movie theater.

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[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

Sam was glad they were going out. Not, "Going out" going out, but he was glad they were getting out of the Young Justice headquarters and getting something to eat and seeing a movie. He was secretly amused that they were essentially getting Cissie and Bart to go on a date, even if they didn't know it. Even Sam could tell that there was something between the two of them that was more than just close friends. So, this was sort of a secret "Make Cissie and Bart go out on a date" thing, and he was cool with that.

"So there's really a chance that we're all back on the island, sleeping, and this is some sort of weird dream?" Sam asked.

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

"Not a chance. That's really what's happening." Cassie said as she munched down a french fry she'd just dipped in Cissie's chocolate milk shake. "It happens every once in a while. Like the weekend last month where I was sleeping? I was dreaming I went home with Zuko."

Cassie kept glancing over at Bart and Cissie, trying to see if they realized what was going on. She hoped maybe the atmosphere would help, without the weirdness of the island. And if not, well, hanging out with her friends was the best way she could think of spending a weekend at home.

[order: Sam, Cassie, Cissie and then Bart!]

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"I woke up in New York with Claire that weekend," Cissie chimed in after taking a bite from her burger. "This has got to be the same thing especially with all of us being here."

It was kind of nice to be out and doing "normal" things, even if it all felt uncomfortably like a double-date. It wasn't, of course, since she and Bart weren't doing anything remotely like dating and Sam and Cassie were just clearly in denial.

[slowspeedster.livejournal.com]

"Final Fantasy 8 with Zell. We landed right smack in the middle of the plains of Esthar before the Lunar Cry," Bart said, not sure what else to say. He was glad they could get away with ordering a lot of sides to "share" so he didn't look like the pig his metabolism demanded he be, but it still was hard.

"But I guess it could be worse. I mean, this is practically our golden age."

[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

Sam figured he really had lucked out. He definitely wouldn't have fared too well in the plains of Esthar, although he probably could have handled New York with Claire. Unless Claire came from some sort of post-apocalyptic zombie world or something like that.

"So are we all dreaming the same dream, or is one of you dreaming it and you pulled the rest of us here?" Sam asked.

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

"I think that's how it works," Cassie said as she gestured at Sam with a french fry. "One of us is dreaming and the others come with. I'd say it was me but there is no way I'd have brought Luke here so I have no idea." She popped the french fry into her mouth with a shrug.

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Cissie took an onion ring and casually slid the rest of them over to Bart. If anyone else wanted more, they could get their own - he was a speedster and he needed to eat and that was all there was to it.

"Well, it must be you or me, Cass," Cissie pointed out. "If, you know, there's some kind of logic to this. I know that's crazy, but hear me out! If it were Kon or Bart, we'd probably be in the Titans Tower or something, right? We woke up in Young Justice headquarters and Kon was wearing his old uniform and you and I are behind everyone in the timeline, you know?"

She made a face and took a drink. "All of this makes my head hurt so I think we need a new topic."

[slowspeedster.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, maybe. I don't know. I hadn't really been back long enough for any place to feel like much of home," Bart admitted, shrugging a little and taking a mouthful of fries before he continued.

"At least it doesn't look like we're in the middle of a war or anything."

[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

"Well, I've never been here, or met Luke, so it's not me," Sam said, agreeing with Cissie's logic. He hoped that it was Cassie's dream, if for no other reason than he wanted her to dream about him. Of course, that meant she dreamed about Kon and Luke too, but he could easily ignore that part of his logic.

"Also, do you know if what happens to us here will happen to the real world? If I trip and fall on my face, am I going to wake up with a broken nose?"

[not_the_s]

When he woke up that morning, Kon felt an itch. It wasn't the itch to have sex or anything else like that. Instead, it was the itch to get out of the house. To get out of the freaking state. He wanted to get out there and fly and see what was going on in the world. Maybe even end up back in Kansas to see if Ma and Pa Kent were around.

He crawled out of bed and padded into the main room. "I'm going out. Anyone want to come?" he called He didn't figure there was going to be anyone up this early, but he figured he might as well give them all a chance.

[luke-castellan.livejournal.com]

I haven't slept well in a while. I was like this back home a lot, and I've been slipping back into it. I slept on the couch last night, and I was still there sound asleep when Kon started calling out. My eyes are open in a flash and I turn Backbiter in my hand into a better position and... it's just Kon. I relax back into the couch.

"Nope."

I start shutting my eyes again.

[not_the_s]

Kon honed in on Luke and he sighed silently. "Come on. Don't you want to get out of here? I'm heading back to Kansas. It'll be away from everyone. You can go sulk in quiet in the barn until it's time to come back. You'll keep the horses entertained." And mostly it would keep him away from Cassie and contained. He was trying to give the guy the benefit of the doubt, but it he didn't want to try, Kon wasn't sure what else he could do.

[luke-castellan.livejournal.com]

Sulk?

I guess I have been sulking, haven't I? Gods, I'm such a downer lately. It's just that ever since Thalia told me that I broke... never mind.

I sit up.

"Aren't we supposed to wake up back on Tabula Rasa soon? I thought Kansas was pretty far. How are you planning to get there?"

[not_the_s]

Kon hovered in the air and then did a flip, not bothering to land back on the ground. "Sure it's pretty far. It shouldn't take that long to get there as long as you're willing to trust me to keep us in the air."

[luke-castellan.livejournal.com]

Oh, he can fly. It occurs to me that Kon might be very much like Superman. I'm not floored and awed or anything. I saw Cassie fly, and heck, I've even flown before with those winged shoes, but he wants me to trust him?! The incredulity is all over my face.

"You want me to trust you? I wouldn't be able to stop you from messing around or just..."

...let me fall like a rock. Cissie started talking to Percy, and could know all sorts of terrible things I've done. Cassie sounded like she'd be fine if someone wiped me out. I probably even deserve to be taken out for a one-way flight.

"Why do you even want to take me there?"

I'm starting to imagine Kon holding me a mile high in the air. A bit too close and waaaay to much trust required than I'm used to.

[not_the_s]

Kon tried to resist rolling his eyes, but he couldn't quite manage it. It was only a small eyeroll. "Because I figured that it would beat spending another day holed up in here? I figured that you might actually want a bit of fresh air? Real fresh air and not island air. And who knows. Ma might see another stray and offer you pie. She's a great cook."

Great. Now his stomach was just rumbling from the image of pie. Of course, his luck, Ma would think that he'd skipped class and she'd send him off to do chores all day as payment.

"I'm not going to drop you. I don't...do that." He shuddered.

[luke-castellan.livejournal.com]

Welllll....I've had enough video games already. And this gets a good distance between me and Cassie. Maybe I can take one of their horses out for a ride? Maybe even pretend to be free for a day?

I glance over to Kon. I can see even if he wanted to drop me to my death, he's not the type that could go through with it. I can see that. He's not the type to fake a shudder.

Finally, I reply, "Okay...I guess...?"

"I'll need to wash up. And can I get something extra to wear? That's got to be cold up there, right?"

Somehow I doubt Kon needs to worry about the cold.

Klarion Attack

[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

After lunch, the four of them decided on a movie. It was just a few blocks so they figured it would be easier just to walk. Cissie and Bart were walking a little bit ahead of Cassie and Sam, though if asked, they were giving the other 'couple' some space.

"So, having fun?" Cassie asked of Sam as they walked.

[Sam and Cassie will thread a bit and then when Klarion's cat come on the scene, the others can join in.]

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[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I really am," Sam said with a nod. There was a weird fluttering in his stomach as he said it, like he was maybe meaning more than just hanging out in this world.

"Especially now that you're around. I mean, you're world is pretty cool and all, but I'm glad you're here."

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[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

Cassie turned her head to look in the window of the store they were passing in front of to hide her flush caused by no doubt the same unknown feeling that was making Sam's stomach flutter.

"I really am sorry about taking off yesterday." She said again. She'd needed to do it and she hadn't even known Sam was there when she did, that it would have changed anything. "But I'm glad we're making up for it today."

She glanced back at him and as she did, her hand accidentally brushed his.

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[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

"Hey, you're home, you don't have to apologize for going to see your mom, okay? You'll see me again back on the island when we wake up," he told her, smiling over at her. Hopefully she'd be seeing a lot of him.

"But hey, I don't mind if you make up for it today," he replied, reaching out to give her hand a quick squeeze.

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[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. I will, won't I?" Seeing Sam back on the island. She would, wouldn't she? It was strange, as she was suddenly looking forward to going back.

She looked down at their clasped hands and tangled their fingers together so he wouldn't let go. "I was kinda hoping that's what this was. A purely teenage afternoon."

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[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

Sam couldn't help but plaster a big grin on his face when he felt Cassie lace her fingers with his. A sort of shock shot through his arm and ran through his entire body.

"I was thinking just hanging out with you was making up for it," Sam said.

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[thethirdwonder.livejournal.com]

"...really?" While she knew Sam liked spending time with her, Cassie was getting the feeling this was more then just hanging out. Or was she reading too much into it? It took everything she had to stop herself from biting her lip from the sudden onslaught of nerves that hit her.

And since when did Sam make her nervous?

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[not-so-smooth.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, really," he said, slowing down his walk ever more. He gave her a sheepish smile, realizing that he was awkwardly admitting that he might have feelings for her that went beyond just friendship.