Young Justice: Amanda Kent: The Daughter of Superman: Chapter Ten
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Young Justice, just my original characters that I used for the story.
Kent's Home
July 24th 7:45Am
Amanda woke up from the strands of sunlight from her bedroom the next morning. She sighed, looking up at the ceiling praying that today will go well. She sat up, stretch, yawned and changed into decent clothes before walking downstairs. As she was walking she could smell food from the kitchen.
When she had walked in, she saw her mother, Lois Lane making breakfast and Superboy who was staring at her. "Oh Amanda you are awake. Did you sleep well?" She asked, flipping pancakes. Amanda nodded and sat at the table with her head down.
"Where is dad?" She asked, noticing he wasn't here. Lois looked at Superboy then at Amanda before sighing.
"He, he's at work." Amanda threw her head back, rolling her eyes. Of course her dad is work so he could avoid Superboy. "But, but! He did promise once he gets home he will take all of us to dinner!" Amanda and Superboy looked at her and she cleared her throat. "I have an idea. How about after breakfast you can call Ashley and see if you guys can do something until then." Ashley Walkwood, Amanda's best friend since third grade.
"Yea I guess that would be good." Amanda said, side-glancing at Superboy. Superboy walked over and helped her mother pull out the plates so she could place food on them. She smiled at him.
"Thanks Superboy." She said with a smile. It was an awkward breakfast Amanda has ever had in her life. She cleared her throat and stood up from the table and wiped her mouth with her napkin, checking her watch. "Oh! I better go have loads to do!" She disappeared from the kitchen and Amanda groaned, ruffling her black hair.
"Is your family always like this?" Superboy asked. Amanda looked up and saw that he had not touch his food not once. She sighed.
"No." She muttered. Superboy frowned. "But dinner shall be done great though!" She said, trying to be happy. Superboy crossed his arms. Amanda groaned. "Wanna help me with the dishes?" She asked, standing up clearing the tables. He did not moved. She puffed her bangs out of her face. Things are not going as planned.
"Oh look who decided to call back after being ignored almost all summer." Her best friend Ashley said onto the other line of the phone. Amanda laid back down on her bed, rubbing her head as a headache started to form.
"I'm sorry Ash. It's just, that I have been busy." Even though they were best friends she doesn't know Amanda's other life as a young superhero. Ashley scoffed on the other end, not buying it.
"Oh yea? Doing what?" Amanda bit her lip, trying to figure out on what to say.
"Visiting my cousin! Yea I was visiting my cousin who lives in Happy Harbor. That's what I have been doing all summer." She laughed. Ashley hummed.
"What's his name?" Oh crap! Superboy doesn't have his own name. Amanda hit herself on the head.
"He's name, he's name is Supy! Well, actually, that's his nickname, his real name is hard to pronounce!" She sighed in relief. "He's from my dad's side." Amanda explained.
"Okayyyy." Ashely said on the other end. Amanda sweat dropped and cleared her throat.
"Anyway, I'm calling because since I visited him he's here now visiting us and I was wondering do you want to do something today?" Amanda crossed her fingers, biting her lip.
"Is he cute?" Amanda rolled her eyes, puffing out her bangs, thinking. Wait, was there something going on between him and Megan?
"Seriously?" Ashely laughed on the other end and Amanda groaned, getting impatient. "So can we or not?" She asked.
"Yea, yea we can like go to the mall at noon or something." Amanda nodded into her phone.
"Cool, see you then." They both hung up and Amanda laid back down onto her bed, rubbing her temples. "Please tell me this day is go as planned." She prayed to the ceiling.
Metropolis Mall
July 24th 12:00PM
"Okay, see that girl with the ripped jeans, black tank top with frizzy curly blonde hair?" Amanda asked to Superboy. They were at the foot-court of Metropolis Mall, watching as her best friend started walking towards them. He nodded once. "That's my best friend Ashley Walkwood. Don't worry you will like her." She gave him the thumbs up but all he did was stare into space. Amanda sighed.
"Oh Amanda I have missed you!" Ashley yelled once she had gotten close to them, throwing out her arms and Amanda walked into them in a hug. She whispered into her ear. "Your cousin is cute." Amanda rolled her eyes as they pulled apart and sat down at the table.
"So, uh, Supy this is Ashley, Ash, Supy." Amanda said. Ashely smiled at Superboy. Amanda nudged him on the shoulder and Superboy cleared his throat.
"Hi." He said waved up a hand and moving it so he could cross his fingers.
"You guys look really alike are you sure you are cousins?" Amanda and Superboy glanced at each other.
"As I said, my dad's side." Ashley shrugged her shoulders. Let the mall adventure begin.
Mount Justice
July 24th 2:45PM
Robin was lying upside down on the large couch of Mount Justice, going through his phone and smirked. "Dude, what are you doing?" Robin looked up to see Wally eating a bowl of popcorn.
"About to call Amanda." Wally raised an eyebrow at him.
"How did you even get her number?" Robin flipped over so he was fully sitting on the couch and looked at Wally with a raised eyebrow. Wally smacked himself on the head. "You hacked it didn't you?" Robin chuckled.
"And now I am going to see how her and Superboy are doing." He placed his phone into his ear and waited after three rings before she answered it. "Hey, Amanda."
"How the hell did you get my number?" She asked him.
"How do you think?" Amanda sighed on the other end. "How's Metropolis?" He asked, leaning over the couch to steal some of Wally's popcorn. She sighed again.
"Hoping it will be better. Hanging out with my best friend named Ashley." Wally's head poked up.
"Is she hot?" Robin shot him a glare.
"Shut it Wally. Anyway I better go we are about to watch a movie at the mall."
"Okay good luck with that."
"Gee, thanks I'll need it." They both hung up. Wally and Robin looked at each other. Well, this should be interesting.
Kent's Home
July 24th 6:45PM
Amanda took a huge deep breath while she looked at herself in her bathroom mirror later that day. She normally do not wear dresses but in this situation, she might as well wear a light purple sundress and black flats. She smoothed down her black hair and gave herself a one more look over before she left to go downstairs. She found her mother and Superboy in the living room, her dad not in sight.
"He's still getting ready." Her mother said. Amanda nodded once and went over to stand next to Superboy. Just when she said it they heard footsteps and her father Clark Kent, walked down the stairs while straighten his red tie and pushed up his glasses. He cleared his throat.
"Okay let's get going." Amanda took a breath. Let this be a normal dinner.
Olive Garden
July 24th 7:15PM
So far, the dinner is a disaster. Well, not completely. It feel as though it was only Amanda and her mother Lois talking while Amanda glance between her father and Superboy who was staring at each other. Come on you guys, Amanda pleaded inside her head. Say something anything.
"Ashley really likes Supy dad." Amanda said, trying to break the tension as she took a bite of her garlic bread. Clark nodded his head as he took a sip of his red wine.
"That's good to hear. What did you guys do?" He asked, looking at Superboy.
"They showed me all the stores of the mall then to a movie." Superboy said without blinking. "It was called The Great Gatsby?" He asked, turning towards Amanda. Amanda nodded and took a sip of her lemonade.
"Yes that's right! It was a really good remake of the old one Leo played the perfect Gatsby." Her mother laughed.
"I am glad that you two kids had fun today." She said, placing a hand onto her husband's and looked at him. Amanda smiled, things are turning around. Amanda cocked her head to the side when she had heard a buzzing sound of a phone. Clark cleared his throat and dug up his phone out of his pocket and answered it.
"Yea?" He asked. Amanda sighed, puffing out her bangs in annoyance. It was Batman out of all people asking Clark if he could help Green Lantern with a gang. He looked at her and Superboy before saying. "I'm on my way." He clicked the end button and stood up from the table.
"Clark?" Lois asked.
"GL needs help with a gang activity. I must go." Amanda crossed her arms, rolling her eyes.
"I am sure GL can handle himself." Amanda muttered. Clark turned and looked at her.
"Do not start Amanda once I am called I must go." He said. Amanda rolled her eyes again. "Just enjoy the dinner without me." Amanda threw her napkin on the table and stood up.
"Sorry, lost my appetite." Clark ran his hand through his hair.
"Amanda." Clark growled out. Amanda glared at him. Clark sighed, throwing his hands up in the air. "I don't have time for this. We will discuss this later." He walked away. Amanda gripped the table before sitting back down slowly. When she did, Superboy stood up and walked out of the restaurant, almost knocking over the table.
"Supy!" Amanda called out. She threw her hands in the air in frustration. "Great, just great." Everything she hoped for that day was ruined. All her father could say he was busy with family but no, he decided to go hero instead. He won't accept Superboy. Not now, probably not ever.
Author's Note: Woah, how did you guys like that chapter? Did you like my new character Ashley Walkwood? She may appear more in later chapters but that's all I could say about that. Uh oh, things didn't go well did it? Anyway, review please!