Chapter Two - That's Life

I got into my small, blue, chevy and closed the door. It was my graduation gift from my parents and I absolutely love it. I stretched my arms out and sighed loudly. The statistics final almost kicked my ass. All the studying in the world wouldn't guarantee me an A in that class, but I'm happy with a B. I put the key into the ignition and started her up. I then began to head my way to my parent's house.

-25 minutes later-

I pulled into my parent's driveway and parked on the left side. I turned my key and pulled it out as I unbuckled myself from my seat belt. I saw a scrunched up face all pressed up against the front window. He then started to smile and lightly bang on the glass. I pulled my duffle bag from the passenger seat and closed and locked my doors. He then left from my eyesight. I smirked as I knew he would be standing at the front door waiting for me. I walked up and lightly knocked. I heard him yelling out for our mom to open the door. I heard someone rush down the stairs and unlock the door. My mom had a smile on her face as she opened her arms wide. "Hey sweetie, how was your final?" She asked me as I stepped inside and hugged her. "Hi mom, it was fine but long," I admitted to her. She let go and closed the door behind us. I then saw Jack-Jack holding his little toy Impala in his hand as he ran up to me and hugged my legs. "Vi! You came home, Vi!" He shouted happily. I giggled and bent down to hug him. "Hey, Jack-Jack. Is that your car?" I asked him. He nodded his head and showed me his little toy while opening the little doors to it. "Momma got it for me after I went to the doctor. She said that if I didn't cry then I would get a toy. And I didn't cry because I'm not scared of shots because I'm six now." He explained to me.

I nodded my head and smiled. I remembered when Dash used to be this small, he was so cute then. Now, he's just a kid who's going through puberty who has hormones going out the wazoo. I stood back up as he ran off to go get his other car to show me. "You hungry? I was just about to make some lunch for Jack-Jack and me." I nodded my head since I had to skip out on breakfast this morning. "Yeah, I'll be back. I'm gonna go put my stuff in my room." I told her. "Alright sweetie." She said as she walked into the kitchen. I went upstairs and headed into my room. As I opened the door I got a bunch of flashbacks of living here. I had my lava lamp off to the side. My queen sized bed which I dearly missed, but I can't bring it home with me because my room isn't big enough to have it in there. I'm sure they did some slight changes and made this the guest room. Which was fine, I didn't live here anymore and I thought it was fair.

I threw my stuff onto my bed and headed back downstairs. Jack-Jack was on the floor of the living room playing with his cars. "So, is dad at work?" I asked aloud as I went into the kitchen and sat down at the small table there. "Yes, he won't be back until five. He wanted to take off today and spend some time with you but wasn't able to." She said as she was cooking one of my favorites, grilled cheese. She placed one on a plate for me and put it on the table in front of me. I lightly blew on it and touched it to see if it was cool enough to eat. To my disappointment, it wasn't and I had to wait a little longer. She placed another onto a plate and began to cut it into four squares. "Jack-Jack! Lunch is ready!" He ran over to the table as my mom placed the plate down. "Careful sweetie, it's hot." She cautioned him. He sat down and nodded his head. I then began to realize that Jack-Jack wasn't in school. "Do you not have school today?" I asked him curiously. "Momma said I had a fever yesterday and this morning." He answered. He then leaned in and whispered. "But momma doesn't know that I'm really strong and can't get sick." I nodded my head in understanding. "He had a fever of a hundred and threw up yesterday at school." She answered overhearing our conversation. "This morning he finally broke the fever, but just to be sure I had him stay home today."

She walked over and placed two plates down. One plate was hers while the other plate had another three sandwiches on it. I then grew impatient and began to eat. We talked about Jack-Jack and how he was doing in school along with Dash and how he's doing as well. "He's been doing a good job at keeping himself controlled for track." She said as she got up and began to wash the dishes. "That's good. I'm glad that his ego hasn't gotten the better of him." I said as I stood up to place my dish in the sink. "I gotta run to the store really quick to pick up a few things for when your father and are gone. Is there anything you need in particular?" She asked me. I shook my head. "No, it's okay. If I do need anything I'll get it myself." I answered her. "Okay, I'll be back. Watch Jack-Jack for me, please." She turned off the water and dried off her hands with a small towel. She then grabbed her purse and headed into the garage. I looked over to Jack-Jack who was wiping his hands with a napkin. "What do you want to?" I asked him. He thought for a moment and finally came to a conclusion. "TV!" He shouted happily. I nodded my head in agreement. "TV it is."

Before I knew it I was on the floor with Jack-Jack watching Jonny Quest. His eyes were completely glued to the TV. "Jack-Jack, how are your powers?" I asked him curiously. "They are okay. Momma told me not use them at school. She said I can only use them for emergencies, like when I'm in danger." I nodded my head as I understood. I remember when she told me the exact same thing when I first started school. "I practice in my room." He said while his eyes were still focused on the TV. "Hm?" I asked confused. "I practice my powers in my room." He explained. "Oh, well that's good. It's good to learn how to control your powers. Because when you're older, you get to use them to help mom and dad fight the bad guys." I told him. He nodded his head. "Yeah." That's when the front door unlocked and mom came in with a bag. She closed the door and headed back into the kitchen.