Charlotte was almost convinced that Henry had an extra superpower because he always seemed to be able to sense when she was upset or distressed. He was always making her feel better in a way that only Henry seemed able to do. After Charlotte voiced her fear, Henry took his head off of her chin and intertwined their fingers together.
"I doubt that someone in this town is actually plotting something. We don't exactly have top notch villains, but even if they are plotting something, I'll be fine, Char. We can look at this later. Let's go get some ice cream. It's been a long day." Henry said using their intertwined hands to twirl Charlotte around in the chair where she was facing him. Charlotte smiled softly up at him, her eyes shining with adoration. Henry held his breath as she stared intensely at him. Her eyes were a breath taking dark brown that seemed to shine when the light hit them. She'll be the death of me. Henry thought to himself as he got a strong urge to lean down and kiss her. He quickly looked away to avoid staring at her luscious lips. Charlotte couldn't find out that he was in love with her. She obviously, didn't feel the same way, and if he ever told her, things would get awkward between them. He couldn't imagine a life where he didn't get to talk to Charlotte every day. So, no matter how almost every fiber in his being ached to kiss her, he couldn't. The thought sobered Henry up, and he let go of her hand and plastered a fake smile on his face.
Charlotte's hand suddenly felt cold as Henry let go of it, and the disappointment she felt was almost palpable. She pushed it aside and got out of the computer chair.
"Ice cream sound really good. The place near your house, right?" Charlotte said walking towards the elevator.
"It's the only place to go. They have the best ice cream." Henry said following her to the elevator. Charlotte rolled her eyes.
"Honestly, I think that their ice cream is okay. The ice cream parlor near the clock tower is a lot better." Charlotte said pushing the up button. Henry looked at her obviously offended.
"Charlotte, their vanilla ice cream isn't good. How do you not have good vanilla ice cream? That's like the most basic requirement for owning an ice cream shop." Henry said getting inside the elevator.
"That's because all you eat is vanilla ice cream. If you would try another flavor, maybe you would know why their ice cream is better. They have better mix-ins anyway." Charlotte said looking at him pointedly as she also got into the elevator. Henry crossed his arms and glared at her.
"Why do you always get to be right? Can't you ever say I'm right for once?" Henry said as the elevator rode up quickly.
"Because you're always wrong, that's why." Charlotte said laughing as Henry pouted to himself. Charlotte looked at him before sighing.
"Fine. You're right about their vanilla ice cream. It's not as good as the one near your house." Charlotte said looking away, so she wouldn't have to see Henry's face light up.
"HA! So, you do admit that the ice cream parlor near my house is better!" Henry said smiling and pointing at Charlotte who was turned away from him. Charlotte huffed.
"That's not really what I said…" Charlotte said getting off the elevator with Henry. They continued to bicker as they walked through the front door of Junk-N-Stuff. They walked in sync towards the ice cream parlor a few streets away. As they were approaching the ice cream parlor, a little boy ran up to Henry with eyes as big as saucers.
"Kid Danger! Can I take a picture with you?!" The child asked holding up a green pear phone. Henry felt his stomach drop as he realized that he was still in his uniform, and he was walking around with Charlotte. Charlotte was just as shocked. The boy looked up at him expectantly.
"Uh, sure! Here, citizen I don't know, can you take a picture for us?" Henry said handing Charlotte the phone. She quickly nodded and took the phone. Henry kneeled down and put his arm around the ecstatic little boy. Charlotte quickly took the picture and handed him his phone back. The boy squealed and ran away clutching his phone like it was made of gold. Charlotte looked at Henry or Kid Danger really, before stuttering an excuse.
"Well, thank you for answering my questions, Kid Danger. I'm sure that the Stanford newspaper will love to publish this." She said sticking her hand out for Henry to shake. Henry quickly picked up on her ruse and shook her hand firmly.
"No problem. I'm happy to help any citizen. I have to go, Ms…?" Henry said pretending to forget Charlotte's name. Charlotte rolled her eyes.
"Charlotte. Yeah, I have to head home as well. My friend is waiting for me with strawberry ice cream on a waffle cone." Charlotte said smirking slightly before walking in the direction of Henry's house. Henry could have kicked himself. How could he have forgotten that he was still in his Kid Danger uniform? Now, someone could find out who Kid Danger really is, and his friends and family could be in danger. He needed to be more careful now and make sure that no one could track Kid Danger to Henry Hart. Henry looked around quickly before jumping behind a tall bush near the sidewalk. He quickly took a gumball out of his pocket and chewed it, transforming back into his civilian self. Then, Henry walked out from behind the bush making sure that there was still no one around. He headed towards the ice cream shop which was crowded with a bunch of different teenagers studying and chatting loudly outside. Henry was about to go inside when he saw his sister Piper at a table with some guy. Piper had her long blonde hair curled with light makeup on. She was wearing a short yellow dress, and she was currently giggling at something that the boy said. Henry walked over and put his hand on Piper's shoulder.
"Hey Pipes, you didn't tell me you were going out tonight." Henry said glaring at the tall, pale skinned brunette. The boy cleared his throat and looked away. Piper felt her cheeks inflame. She finally got a date with the cutest guy in her grade, and her brother just had to ruin it.
"You were so busy snuggling with your girlfriend, you probably missed it." Piper said with a smirk on her face. Henry ground his teeth.
"So, who's this?" Henry said getting straight to the point. The boy boldly looked Henry in the eye before introducing himself.
"Hi, I'm Peter." Peter said standing up and offering Henry his hand. Henry looked at it rudely before crossing his arms. Peter pulled his hand away knowing that Henry wasn't going to shake it, and he started rubbing his neck nervously.
"If you don't get out of here, I'll tell Char what you did. You know that she'll be on my side." Piper said crossing her arms and glaring up at her brother.
"Leave Charlotte out of this." Henry said feeling his temper flare. Peter looked up.
"Wait, you're dating Charlotte Bolton? The girl that got into Stanford with like the 5.0 GPA?" Peter asked incredulously. Henry proceeded to glare at him once again.
"Yeah, he is." Piper said smirking at Henry, practically daring him to disagree.
"No, I'm not. We're just friends which is what I'm hoping that you two are." Piper rolled her eyes and responded.
"Not everyone likes to live in denial like you two, so no, we're not just friends." Piper said turning around and smiling kindly at Peter who blushed slightly. Henry rolled his eyes. Although it was a weak argument, Piper was right. He knew Charlotte would scold him for his little display with Piper's new boyfriend, and she was probably irratated that he wasn't already there with her ice cream. Henry sighed.
"Unfortunately, I have somewhere to be, but you better bring Piper home in an hour." Henry said sending Peter a vicious look and walking inside the ice cream shop. He quickly ordered an ice cream for himself and Charlotte before paying. As he was walking out, he saw Peter lean toward his sister looking as if he might kiss her. Henry couldn't resist. He walked over towards Peter and gave him a good smack on the back.
"See you later guys!" He said waving as he started walked back home smiling to himself. He could vaguely hear Piper cursing him out as he walked away. She was probably going to tell Charlotte about this later, but it was totally worth it.
Author's Note:
Hey guys, I'm super sorry that this was so short. This chapter isn't exactly what I thought it would be, but you write what you write. XD I'll (probably) update soon! Please review! I want to know what you guys think of P^2 (Peter x Piper). ;P