Hey guys and gals it's been a while. I have made the discovery that I'm one of those people who takes really long to upload. I kind of lost my inspiration for this story half way through this chapter but I still plan on continuing, even if I have no real ending planned or end goal in sight. This is my first foray into writing fanfics and I definitely still have a ways to. Anyway sorry for the wait here's chapter 3
As Kara and Jason walked to his door, Kara took in her surroundings. There were other apartments on his floor, but they looked unoccupied meaning Jason probably owned everything on that floor. "Gosh the Bats are so paranoid", Kara thought with a chuckle causing Jason to turn to her with an innocent and questioning look on his face. "Just thinking how you're really paranoid just like all the other Bats when it comes to living space", Kara said making Jason laugh. "Yeah, we Bats do love our paranoia, but you'll love what I've done with the place." Intrigued, Kara sped up to the door at the end of the hall which she assumed was the main door, but Jason beat her to it, and embodying a chivalrous gentleman, opened the door so she could gaze upon his humble abode. As soon as the door was fully opened Kara let out a gasp, Jason's place was NICE. She knew he had taste but wow, this boy was something else. The apartment was a lot more modern then the door let on. The kitchen had the latest stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher with a few other appliances Kara didn't even know existed. The living room was sophisticated but conjured up feelings of familiarity and comfort. Jason had an adjacent room which she suspected was a study, as she could see a desk and multiple bookshelves piled high with everything from The Count of Monty Cristo and The Art of War to the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. As Kara ran around his apartment taking it all in, Jason leaned against the wall, a smile plastered onto his face. When he had first met Kara, he thought she was one of the most beautiful and strongest people he ever met. He wouldn't have minded getting to know her a bit more intimately, but she had been set on a real relationship with Michael and that made Jason admire her even more. Not many said no to Jason Todd, hell even Babs came around eventually. Jason was lost in thought until, he saw Kara pick up Gardens of the Moon, and began reading. As Kara read her nose scrunched up and stayed that way, causing Jason to crack a smile at how cute the scene before him was. "This book is really complicated and there are so many characters." Kara stated, never taking her eyes off the page. "You think it's complicated you should read the other 9." Jason stated matter of factly which caused Kara's jaw to drop in some sort of profound realization." Oh my god Jason are you a, what's the word they use on Earth, a nerd?" Kara giggled out the last word and Jason immediately switched gears, ready to defend his honor as the Red Hood, murder of criminals. Right before he said something he may have regretted, Kara flew over to him and kissed him on the cheek, "I think it makes you more mysterious, the whole duality thing, killing criminals by night, being a book nerd by day," she said quietly next to his ear with just enough seductiveness to make Jason start feeling something. "Well this man of mystery also has a washer dryer, and I believe your clothes have an appointment," he quipped, bringing attention back to Kara's attire. "Oh, totally forgot, you have anything I can wear in the meantime?" "Yeah just look around my bedroom there should be something," Jason said over his shoulder as he moved to get himself a beer from the kitchen. Kara had already began walking towards what she was assumed was the bedroom which Jason didn't mind until he realized his room was a complete mess. Turning to stop Kara before she could enter he was greeted with a sharp intake of breath from Kara upon seeing the disheveled state of his bed and surrounding furniture. "So, I'm guessing you had company last night?" Kara ventured noticing a purple lace bra hanging off the top of a dresser. "Ha-ha no actually that's mine," Jason replied sheepishly, causing Kara to turn on him with a speed only a flash or kryptonian could "Kidding. It's Spoilers, I let her crash here sometimes when she need somewhere else to sleep, I was out of town last night following up on one of my cases," Jason stated matter of factly. Relieved, for whatever Kara could not discern, she began to search his dresser, stumbling upon a box of extra-large condoms, definitely noted, and a multitude of sweatshirts. Settling on a comfy Gotham U sweatshirt and a pair of workout shorts Jason told her was one of many clean one's Stephanie kept there for when she would sleep there, Kara made her way to the bathroom to change. After a brief change in Jason's admittedly spotless bathroom, she handed Jason her balled up laundry and sauntered back into his living room. Jason was captivated by how nice Kara's legs were and he couldn't help but think about how nice it would be to see Kara in one of his sweatshirts more often. After starting up the washing machine, Jason returned to the living room and saw Kara staring intently again at the pages of Gardens of the Moon. "It's really a good series, may take you a bit of time but I highly recommend it." Jason ventured, breaking Kara's trance. "There are so many words in here I don't know of, what is a "Whiskeyjack"?" Kara asked, doing air quotes to emphasize what she was confused with. "That's the name of a character Kara," "Oh, well does drink whiskey?" "Not really" "Then why is he named Whiskeyjack?" Kara questioned vigorously, getting worked up about how unfitting this name seemed to be. Jason just laughed in the frustrated Kryptonian's face, "That's a question for the author not me," Jason said as he turned to head back to the kitchen and fetch himself and Kara a drink. Returning with actual whiskey and a little something for Kara, Jason set the drinks down on the coffee table silently, as not to disturb Kara from her reading. The quiet lingered for a bit, Kara engaged in Paran and Whiskeyjack's meeting while Jason tracked the other members of his family, making sure they would not intrude and didn't need his or Kara's help. After a solid five minutes Jason broke the silence, "You hungry?", causing Kara to lower her book. "Yeah, I could go for something, also what is that?" She asked pointing to the steaming mug of brownish liquid. "That, my dear, is Alfred's hot chocolate recipe, copied to perfection and with a touch of my own," Jason stated proudly, as Kara's eyes slowly got bigger and bigger. Kara knew anything Alfred made was basically made by God's own hand (except for those awful waffles) and she practically dove for the chocolaty drink. So, the night continued, the two sharing amicable conversation, slowly inching closer to each other on the couch. Once Jason realized this he attempted to get up but noticed that Kara had fallen asleep on his shoulder and he just couldn't bring himself to wake the kryptonian. And so they remained like that the rest of the night, with Kara's head on Jason's shoulder and a smile on Jason's sleeping face.