Safe and Sound

Chapter 2

"Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. We are approximately landing in 15 minutes. The temperature of Jump City is 25 degrees and we will be experiencing a few rain showers in the afternoon. May we request for all passengers to take their seats and fasten their seatbelts in 5 minutes. Thank you" the flight attendant said through the intercom.

Peter woke up, lifted his head from what happened to be Cassandra's head which was leaning on his shoulder. She too slept through the flight and barely touched the food. He gave her a nudge on the arm to wake her up but it was useless. He placed his hand on her shoulder and shook it gently. Still, it was no use. Instead of waking up, her head and her upper body nearly fell to Pete's lap until he finally caught her. Even in her sleep, she was too stubborn to deal with.

"Come on… Wake up… Cassie, you're getting on my nerves…" he said but her upper body and her head slid and fell to his lap. At that, Pete angrily grabbed her head and began to push it up. However, while he was half way pushing her head up, she woke up.

Cassandra's hand balled up into a fist and took one strike at Peter's nose, sending a swift punch faster than his great reflexes. BAM! It was the hardest punch she'd ever gave and Peter was gonna get it bad.

"OOOOOOOOOOOWWWW! Shit! Damn, that hurts! OW!" Pete shouted out furiously as the airport nurse applied plaster on his broken nose. He was alone with the nurse and the doctor since they asked Cassandra to keep out unless she wanted to see all the blood. After the nurse fixed him up, she ran away from Pete who was screaming in her ear

"That will be it, Mister… um… Vanderveer…" the doctor said as he checked Pete's passport and health records.

"Vander-what?" Peter repeated. He forgot that Cassandra's dad changed their names and identities.

"Vanderveer… I pronounced that correctly, didn't I…? I mean, I'm Dutch too…"

"Dutch! Dutch! Yes… I am Dutch. Holy crap, I am Dutch!" Pete shouted hysterically as if he forgot who he was. Just then, Cassandra busted in with two lollipops in her hand. She felt so guilty that she decided to buy something for him. She took a look at him and examined his nose.

"Hmm, my hit was strong but something is wrong with my fist… Too tight… what do you think?" she asked with a skeptical look on her face as she looked at his nose.

"What do I think? What do I think! I THINK THIS THE SADDEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME! Then again… the punch was GREAT! And I hate you for that! Man, why do you have to have such a good punch!" he ranted as he walked out of the clinic. Cassandra let out a giggle after he left, took his medicine and ran after him.

"So, Mr. Vanderveer, where are we off to now?" she playfully asked as she walked to his side with some people helping them with their bags behind them.

"And I still don't get a sorry… that's just… sad." He replied with a frown, a really fake frown.

"Aw, don't give me that look!" she said then put her arm around his neck which caused him to blush. "Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry..." she continuously told him until he had enough.

"Okay… okay! I get it! And please let go, you're stepping on my last pair of shoes," he said with a wide grin. They got into a cab which was bursting with Retro music. It was the annoying type of retro music.

"So, where are you lovers off to?" the cab driver. After hearing this, both kids turned red and fell silent until Cassandra quickly said.

"He's not my lover; he's my sister's friend's cousin's sister's… he's not my boyfriend!" she stuttered.

"Um, yeah… What she said." He told the driver as he glanced at Cassandra.

"So, where do we go?"

"My dad said there's this hotel by the bay… What's it called?" she said as she tried to recall the name of the hotel.

"Days Hotel! It faces those teen superheroes' crib" he said. As they heard the term 'superheroes', they exchanged glances then shared the same look; it was an "are you thinking what I'm thinking" kind of look.

"Superheroes, huh? What are their names?" Pete asked with a look of perplexity plastered on his face.

"Teen Tissues… Teen Tootsies…"

"Teen Titans?" Cassandra asked as if she knew.

"There ya go! Teen Titans… Love em! They stop every criminal entering town… There was this one time when my kid saw them in the pizza parlor... The green fella ordered a tofu pizza. How queer!" he said, receiving a snort of laughter from Pete and Cassandra.

"Yeah… Queer…" Cassandra said to herself.

"The Teen Titans…" Pete repeated silently to himself.

When the two kids finally arrived in Days Hotel, a tall burly man dressed in a black suit and black shades came up to them.

"Are you Ms. Lawson?" he asked in a boring tone.

"Lawson? Isn't it just La—"Peter asked worriedly and was shushed by Cassandra who gently but quickly put her hand over his mouth.

"He's from the CIA! Now, shut up!" she whispered to him.

"Ms. Lawson, my name is Joe. Your father has given me instructions to guide the both of you and give you a tour tomorrow. In the meantime, would you need my help with the bags?" the agent asked and received two nods. He walked away, leaving Pete and Cassandra

"Sorry..." he said to a disappointed Cassandra looking really sorry and serious. After a few seconds, Cassandra laughed at him.

"Just take care of your nose job, tiger"

"Sure thing, youlittlebrat…" he muttered under his breath. Cassandra, who was about to walk to the gift shop to get some chocolate turned around.

"What did you say?" she asked in a not so frightening way but with a smirk.

"Umm…I… Uhh… Look!" He pointed at something which turned out to be nothing when Cassandra looked. She spun around only to find Peter running away from her.

"Ha-ha! Peter! Come back!" she giggled as she ran after him.

"Catch me if you- Whoa!" Peter bumped into Joe and fell on his back followed by Cassandra whose heel snapped off from her boot from running sending her on top of Peter. The two turned red instantly. After a couple more seconds, Joe sighed and picked Cassandra up so Peter can move. He looked at the teens as if he wanted to scold them like they were little 5 year olds.

"I'm sorry, Joe…" she laughed "We…" laugh again. "were" then continued her laugh only this time, she didn't stop. Joe smirked.

"-Just having fun…" he continued for her. "I know the routine…"

"So, got any goods for us? Presidential suites? King sized beds?" Peter asked with a dreamy look on his face.

"Actually… no." he said as the kids' faces dropped. "Your father called and said that they'll need me in New York tomorrow, so looks like I'll be giving you two your tour today. Got any questions?" At this, Pete slowly raised one hand like a proper school boy.

"Yes, Peter."

"Can we have lunch first?" he asked innocently.

A/N Can you imagine Spiderman like Ron Stoppable? He's serious, charming and absolutely witty but he's also funny, innocent (a lil) and a bit clumsy. As Peter, he's sweet and is NOT geeky like we see him in the movies. As Spiderman, he's competitive, hard and has a sarcastic humor. Anathema is not such a "Curse" when she's Cassandra. She's your ordinary girl who is into everything girls love. She's funny, wild, pretty, pretty vain, and clumsy too which gets her into embarrassing situations with Peter. As Anathema, she fights as if fighting were her passion. She uses martial arts (like Robin), knives and sometimes guns.