Well, here's the nex tchapter to all those who are reading this. I like how this one came out and I hope you do too! (Wow, that sounded.... stupid)

Chapter 10: A Night Out With The Family

A few minutes later the bus dropped the Parr children off in front of their house. Violet and Dash walked up slowly, each not wanting to enter the house, but both for different reasons. Violet was nervous about Kyle and how she would meet him on the other side of town without her parents finding out. Dash was worried about LevitoForce more than anything, worried about how to tell someone what he thought to be more than a hunch.

"We're home!" Violet called as she entered the house, followed by Dash. Helen looked up from the couch.

"Hi kids, how was your day?" She asked them. Both smiled back.

"Great mom." Violet said in a dreamy voice as she walked off to her bedroom.

"It was okay." Dash said quietly, looking down at the ground. Helen wondered what was going on, as her kids didn't normally act like this. Then she decided to drop it and just be thankful they were acting so good for a change.

"Where's dad?" Dash asked. His father was usually home at his time of day, now that he didn't really have an official job.

"He got called in to stop a robbery." Helen said, turning to Jack-Jack, who was crawling around on the floor.

"Really?" Dash said, getting all excited. Helen turned back to him.

"No, you can't go help him." She said even before he could ask. It was as if she had read his mind.

"Why not?" Dash moaned, dropping his shoulders.

"He's probably on his way home now anyway, so there really wouldn't be a point." Helen replied. Dash had to admit she was probably right, even if he didn't voice it out loud.

Then, as if on cue, Bob walked through the door.

"How did it go?" Helen asked him upon entering.

"Fine, although it wasn't that big of a deal." He replied sullenly.

"What happened?" Dash said eagerly. Bob smiled.

"Just some stupid robber who tried to rob the bank. He didn't get very far though."

"Why not?" Dash asked.

"Well, for one thing, he couldn't figure out what to do for the longest time." Bob said, laughing slightly. Helen looked up at him, surprised.

"Crime isn't what it used to be, apparently." She stated. Bob gave a little laugh at this remark. "Is saving the day still as you remember it?"

"Do I need to answer that?" Bob said back. Helen smiled and shook her head. True, crime had gone down, but it still felt good to be patrolling the streets again.

Dash wandered off to his room when his parents started talking about their glory days. Boring, in his opinion so he felt it was a good time to leave. He went into his room and sat down on the bed, looking around. He still didn't know what to do about LevitoForce.

He didn't really want to tell anyone for fear of what would happen.

"Maybe I'm wrong about all this?" Dash pondered to himself. But chances of that were slim. The facts just didn't add up right.

Dash got off his bed and knelt on the floor, spying his math project half buried under his clothes. He picked it up.

"Stupid project." He muttered under his breath as he leafed through it. It was barely started, on account of when Jason had come over Dash spent the whole time showing off his powers. Oh how he wished he hadn't done that.

"Why did I have to be so stupid?" He asked himself. Silence filled the room. Dash had no good answer for himself. He decided to push the thoughts out of his mind by trying the project. His mom would be bugging about it soon anyway, so might as well start it now. He lay himself down on the floor and began.

Meanwhile, Violet was having some of her own problems. As in, how she would go out with Kyle without he parents finding out about it. The task seemed impossible. Still, she had to try. She paced her room, deep in thought.

"Kids, it's time for dinner!" Helen called about an hour later. Both Violet and Dash got up and walked down to the kitchen, still thinking. Neither of them noticed the others presence.

"What are we having?" Violet asked as she walked into the kitchen. She looked at the table.

"Chicken." Helen replied as Violet and Dash sat down.

The family ate in silence for a few minutes. The only noises heard where the random giggles from Jack-Jack. Finally, Violet decided to break the ice and try her idea.

"Hey mom, when are we going to go out to dinner again?" Violet asked Helen. Helen looked up from eating with a shocked look on her face.

"Why do you want to go out for dinner?" Bob asked her.

"I don't know, a change I guess." Violet replied, picking at her food a bit.

"Violet doesn't like your cooking!" Dash whispered loudly to Helen. She glared at him.

"Honey, you know we can't do that." Helen said finally. Violet looked crushed.

"Why not?" She asked.

"We've got too much going on right now." Bob said to her. Violet knew he was referring to being Superheros. They couldn't risk being in public like that when a crime was being committed. Of course, there always was the possibility that she and Dash would start to bicker and mistakingly use their powers. That was the exact reason Violet asked them in the first place.

"But I'm so bored with always staying home like this." She tried again. Helen and Bob exchanged glances.

"I'm sorry Vi, we just can't do it right now." Helen told her. Again, Violet looked crushed. She hoped her parents were starting to feel a bit sorry for her.

"Well, can I go by myself?" Violet asked slowly. She knew her parents wouldn't really like the idea. Still, she had to try it.

"Why would you want to go alone?" Bob asked skeptically. Violet shrugged her shoulders a bit.

"I told you, I want a change." She replied softly.

"Can I go too!?" Dash asked excitedly. Something Violet wasn't expecting.

"NO!" She said hurriedly! Her parents looked from Dash back to her.

"Why not?" Bob asked her. Violet didn't have a good answer for that so she stayed silent.

"Well, if the kids really want to go out that badly?" Helen started. Violet looked both excited and nervous.

"Please work." She whispered to herself.

"I guess we could all go out, as a family for one night." Bob finished for her. Inside, Violet was screaming no, though nothing emitted from her mouth. It wasn't supposed to happen that way. This was all Dash's fault.

"When do you want to go?" Helen asked Violet. Violet looked at each member of her family before answering.

"Can we go Saturday night?" She asked, hoping for a yes.

"Okay then, it decided. We'll go out to eat on Saturday." Helen said to the family.

"Let's go to The Steakhouse!!!" Dash shouted out excitedly. Violet's eyes widened.

"No, can we go to the Italian place on the corner?" She asked. Dash frowned at her and Bob and Helen exchanged glances again, deciding what to do.

"Well, this was Violet's idea." Bob started to say. "So we'll go where Violet wants to."

"Don't worry Dash, you can pick next time." Helen said, as Dash slumped over in his chair and pouted.

Violet smiled at her parents, then excused herself from the table. The only thing on her mind was how she was going to see Kyle with her whole family there. This hadn't gone exactly as planned, but at least she was going to get to the restaurant.


Next Saturday came all to quickly for Violet's taste. She still didn't know what to do about the rest of her family being there. She hadn't even told Kyle about them yet. Sure, she had seen him plenty of times, but she just couldn't bring herself to tell him. Now she was kind of wishing she had.

"Violet, are you ready yet?" Bob called from the living room.

"Just a minute." She called back to them, letting them know she was on her way. She grabbed a coat and headed out the door, still nervous about what she was about to do.

"Finally!" Dash said as Violet entered the room. "Now can we go?"

"Dash, settle down." Helen said to him as he raced towards the door. The rest of the family followed and piled into the car. A few minutes later, they were driving to the restaurant.

"Mom, are we there yet?" Dash asked for the up-teenth time. He didn't really mean it, he just liked to annoy Violet. But his parents were getting annoyed too. Helen had to stop Bob from turning around and shutting him up for good.

"Dash, we'll get there when we get there." Helen told Dash calmly. Dash smirked a bit on hearing this reply.

"Mom, he's doing it on purpose!" Violet tattled. Dash glared at her.

"Both of you, please be quiet." Helen said in an exasperated tone.

A few minutes later, the Parr family pulled up into the restaurant's parking lot. All their tempers were high.

"I want you kids to be on your best behavior tonight." Helen warned them as she lifted Jack-Jack out of his car seat. Violet and Dash nodded, then turned to glare at each other for a brief moment.

"I'll be good if she is." Dash spoke up,pointing his finger at his sister. Violet rolled her eyes upon hearingthis.

"Both of you will be good or it will be a very, verylong time before we do this again." Helen told them. She was still worried though. The main reason she was nervous about bringing them to eat in public was that they were know to start nagging at each other, which eventually led to fighting and screaming. And the fighting part usually involved them using their super powers. Helen prayed that things would run smoothly and that no powers were going to be displayed that night.

The family walked into the restaurant, Violet lagging behind a little. It was about 6:15, meaning Kyle shouldn't be here yet. She looked around and was relieved to find that he wasn't there yet.

"How many?" The waiter asked them.

"Five." Bob responded. With that, the waiter led them to a circular table in the back. They took their seat and were given menus.

"What time is it?" Violet asked after a few minutes had passed. Dash looked at her skeptically.

"Why do you want to know?" He asked in a bit of a mocking tone.

"Shut up." Violet replied under her breath. Dash stuck his tongue out at her.

"I saw that Dash." Helen said, barely looking up from her menu. Dash rolled his eyes.

"So, what time is it?" Violet asked again.

"Six twenty-five." Bob replied to his daughter, still looking at the menu. Violet looked back at the main entrance.

"Thanks." She said.

"What are you looking for?" Dash asked her when he noticed her staring at the door.

"Nothing." Violet replied, not breaking her trance. A couple minutes later, a familiar boy walked through the door. Violet spun around to face her family and hid herself in the menu. Dash looked at her as if she was crazy.

"Are you ready to order?" The waited asked them upon coming up to their table. Helen looked up and nodded. After ordering, the waited collected their menus.

"Violet, give the waited your menu." Helen said. Violet still had her head buried in it. It was just her luck that Kyle got a table right in front of theirs. Even worse, it was right in her parents' line of vision. Violet looked up and handed the menu over. The looked down and entertained herself be picking at her silverware.

"Violet, please stop that." Helen asked her. Violet put her fork and knife down, but did not look up. She didn't dare sneak a glance at Kyle for fear that her parents might catch her.

"Is the food almost here?" Dash asked in a whiny voice. Both parents turned to him to answer.

"This is a restaurant Dash, you have to be patient." Helen told her calmly. Dash scowled upon hearing this. Violet seized her chance and looked over to Kyle's table, only to find he wasn't there. Searching the restaurant for him, she found he was hanging out near the front door, probably waiting for her.

"I'll be right back." Violet said quickly, hoping her parents wouldn't ask questions as to where she was going.

"Okay, don't be too long. The food should be here any minute." Bob said as she got up from the table. Violet nodded as she got up to say that she heard them. Then she wandered over to the restrooms to wait till her family was looking away.

"Come on." Violet muttered under her breath as she watched her family. Dash was still looking at her though. "Why won't he turn around?" Violet said as she looked at Kyle again. He was still at the door. Violet turned to see if Dash was looking away again. To her surprise he was nowhere in sight.

"Where did he go?" Violet asked herself. But she didn't dwell on the idea for too long. Instead she walked quickly up to the front door to meet up with Kyle.

"Hi Kyle." Violet said upon approaching him. He looked up at her. But for some reason he didn't seem too surprised to see her come up from behind him.

"Hi Vi." He said back, smiling. Violet smiled back.

"Listen, I'm sorry about tonight. My parents just happened to come to the same restaurant as me-" Violet started, making up the excuse as she went. There was no way she was telling Kyle she wasn't allowed to see boys.

"That's okay." Kyle said back. "Did they know you were going to be here?"

"Uh... No, no they didn't." Violet said, turning back to her table. Dash still wasn't there.

"Well, do you want to do this some other night?" He asked her. Violet breathed a sigh of relief. She had hoped he would decide to leave.

"That would be fine." She said back. How about we take a walk up to the park or something?" She asked. She didn't want to do anything to out of her way, for fear that her family would tag along again.

"That sounds good to me." Kyle said to her. "Do you want me to come by your house tomorrow?"

"No.... I mean yes." Violet said. She sounded so stupid there, but she couldn't risk her parents finding out. "How about I meet you on the corner at 5:30 tomorrow?" She asked him, hoping he would agree. He thought for a minute, then nodded his head.

"That sounds good. I'll see you tomorrow." He said. Then he stroked her hair and left. Violet stood there as she watched him leave. If possible, she would've melted to a puddle on the spot. Her thoughts were then interrupted.

"Excuse me Miss, do you need to be seated?" A waited asked her.

"Um, No." Violet said, looking down again. She blushed a bit from embarrassment and walked back to her table. Then it occurred to her that she had never told Kyle where she lived. Maybe he knew already, otherwise he would've asked. Then again, he could've forgotten. Just in case, she would go out early just to make sure.

"Vi, where's Dash?" Helen asked her upon approaching their table.

"I thought he was with you." Violet responded as she took her seat.

"Cut it out Vi, the whole reason you left was to go get him." Bob told her. Violet stared at them incredulously. She didn't remember ever saying that. Dash was still with them when she left.

"Go get him now, our food is coming." Helen said, pointing up at the front. Violet looked over to where she was pointing but didn't see her brother.

"Where is he?" She asked cautiously.

"He's up there staring into the vending machines." Bob said with a skeptical look on his face. Violet got up quickly to avoid anymore questions. She never remembered Dash leaving, or saying she would go get him. Were her parents messing with her. They seemed so serious though, as if all that really happened. But she knew none of that ever happened.

"Come on Dash." Violet said as she walked up to him. He was staring longingly at the candy machine.

"Hey Vi, do you have a quarter?" Dash asked, not even looking up at her.

"No, now come on, we have to go eat."

"Fine, I'm coming." Dash responded in an annoyed voice. Violet glared at him, then the two set off back to their table, with Violet was still wondering about the night's events.

A/N: Dashmysteriously disappears and turns up staring at vending machines! What could this mean? (Finally, some suspense!!!) Hope you all enjoyed the chapter and I'll update soon! please review,reviewsmake me happy.... !