27: Calico
"Shippou," Kagome introduced her son plainly, a sick feeling twisting around in the lowest pit of her stomach while he glared at Martian Manhunter yet again, "and be nice." Despite the shaky nervousness wallowing her guts, she managed her voice to be somewhat harsh to the young boy. Shippou withdrew his eyes and averted them elsewhere.
"Very nice to meet you both, Kagome and Shippou." The noble alien bowed, "I am J'onn J'onzz. Hope we can be good acquaintances."
Kagome blinked, before forming her eyes in a curious leer, "As in like John...John?" Her hands rolled on Shippou's shoulders. The said boy was looking sulky and giving a bit of an attitude, his sight within the depth of the forest. Disinterested in even poking fun of the alien's name.
His lips formed in a thin line, and the martian sighed, having gotten this often, "Quite so."
"Oh," she nodded in a polite, if a bit reluctant, greeting, "well. Nice...to meet you, Mr. J'onn, sir." Absently rubbed the boy's shoulders to assure herself, she nodded again, "If you'll excuse me, I...want to check on my truck first, okay?" She wobbled, her hands waved sheepishly.
The green man stepped away, "Do feel free to, miss Kagome." While his expression remained somehow friendly the woman detected a hint of warning within his tone not to escape. As if she could, from an experienced superhero.
"Thanks." She rubbed her head, before patting Shippou to follow her. Kagome wilted at the sight of her smoking truck, "Oh this is just great." She was quiet, before a realization set in, "How did it not exploded?! I never removed the key!" Kagome yelped, stormed to her door and thrusting her torso through the window frame to check the insert.
Martian Manhunter admitted, "I ensured it wouldn't happen." He turned the key long before they arrived, by telekinesis. The engine was loud and was nearing destroying itself, would have had he not interfered. If he did not, the forest would be ablaze and risking harms to the locals.
A whoosh of relieved sigh, and Kagome slumped to the seat tired, her legs and her bottom dangled out of the windowless frame, "Thanks."
The sight looked silly to the alien but he said nothing of it, "You are welcome."
Shippou shook his head at his mother, having used to her strange positions she oftentimes put herself in over her beloved truck. Seeing her behind when she was tittering under the ol' Rusty's hood, was an usual sight.
There was a desperate meow, and Shippou yelped at the sound, "Iris! Where's Iris?"
"Check the trailer." Kagome prompted him to rush in the rickety little home, after she pushed herself out of her truck. Practically hearing an eyebrow rising from where she was, she explained, "It's Rav-" she corrected herself, "our pet cat. Iris came with the trailer when we first got it."
"Ah." He closed his eyes in understanding, when Shippou came out with a shaking calico cat in his arms, "I see. I very much see that."
"Meooowwww..." the poor cat looked traumatized.
A/N: You guys wouldn't think I've forgotten about the calico cat, eh?
Having troubles writing the team introduction chapter (few chapters afterward I mean), which is why the update is so late. Unfortunately I still do have some issues still (and not really happy with this chapter in particular, but blegh), so it'll be for some time. Still hopefully this will tide you over for a little while. Thanks for your patience!
