Young Justice

Father, Superman, Clark Kent

Brother, Superboy, Conner Kent

Seeing him for the first time in person, from his signature hair curl to the infamous symbol blazoned on his chest, Kagome could barely guise the tremors.

Sucking in a sharp gasp, she reached out beside her to grasp the hand of the only person she's ever grown to know and love heart and soul. His hand did wonders to calm the storm in her mind, and she could only hope her touch did the same for him.

And then one by one, all around, super heroes rained down on the unlikely group of heroes.

Superboy decided it was time.

Shoulders squared and eyes hard as steel, he stepped forward, pulling beside him his sister by the hand.

Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash watched with bated breaths as the twins moved towards the Man of Steel. They weren't honestly sure how the legend would take to the news of Kadmus cloning children from his DNA. But they hoped that deep down, Superman would not condemn or shun the two for their mere existence. Besides, the team had grown somewhat fond of the two during their time together.

With his free hand, Superboy lifted the torn white fabric of his suit to fully expose the symbol underneath. Beside him, Supergirl pushed away the cloak Robin had given to her to reveal the symbol on her white solar suit as well, her own blue eyes watching their father.

Tangible tension and disappointment filled the air around them.

Supergirl's hand was quick to let the cloak drop once again, covering the symbol from view. The hands between them tightened around one another. This wasn't turning out well.

"Is that what I think it is?" Batman questioned, pulling up beside the shocked Superman.

"He doesn't like being called an it, especially-," Kid Flash walked forward to support the two clones.

"We are Superman's clones," Arms dropped in surprise and horror registered on some faces, "I am a clone, created from the DNA acquired from Superman, I am the Superboy."

"My name is Kagome, I was injected with the DNA acquired from Superman...I am the Supergirl."

The inky black hair, the uncanny shades of blue, the square jaw, there was no doubt in their words.

Batman broke the silence.

"Start talking."

Split into smaller groups for conference, the teens plus two children-by-age stood alone in the middle.

The three teens offered words of comfort, which rewarded them with a smile from the younger female. However it seemed to do little to take away the sadness in her eyes as she buried her face into her brother's chest, the symbol of hope pressing warmly onto her cheek.

Superboy tightened his arms around the smaller figure, his own thoughts and emotions in their own chaotic blender.

'Just when I thought I finally had a dad. I shouldn't have-,' Kagome relinquished the thought and tried to do the same with her emotions, choosing instead to focus on her brother. She worried for him more than anyone else. Unlike her, his entire life centered around her, Kadmus, and Superman. To have lost Kadmus, that only left him with the only two persons in his life who had any standing. To be loved so unconditionally by one, and to be rejected by another, by his father.

She hoped that he did not regret escaping.

She needed him now more than ever, and she would be there for him. Forever.

Reaching up, she placed a light kiss on his cheek, relaying the one message that needed to be said.

I will never leave you.

Superman watched his, no, the clones with a critical eye.

From here, he could tell the girl was the calm and gentle of the two whereas the boy held an anger and short-fuse within him. The two were part of a ticking time bomb, two of the many wires that were exposed today. And both, were a spitting image of him.

They were, by birthright, his children.

He wondered for a moment if they thought of him as their father, what they thought and expected of him during the entire time they were trapped in those tubes. Their unwilling creator? Their father? Their bane of existence?

Either way, he wasn't ready to take them in. He knew he wasn't prepared for this kind of responsibility.

He didn't know anything, he didn't know what to do.

But just watching them, watching the girl, Kagome, reach up to Superboy.

In that split second, he yearned to be there for the two.

To be so alone in the world that didn't understand or fully accept them. That feeling was one he could share.

A gentle hand landed on his shoulder.

Martian Manhunter gave a knowing look to the Superman.

They did not expect him to do anything so quickly, at least not now.

Taking in a breath, he made his way toward the...his clones.

One step at a time.