"Well I've checked you over from head to toe and...there's nothing wrong with you." Kat told me as she straightened and I sighed, rubbing my eyes. "How long ago did you feel funny?"
"The last time was maybe an hour ago. And before that when Jason was waiting for Dredd to start searching for him. Of course he didn't and the face he pulled." I trailed off then, letting out a giggle as I remembered the funny way he chewed his bottom lip and narrowed his eyes as he stared at the computer screen.
"Okay well you don't seem to be sick or anything. I wonder if there's anything you're not telling me." Kat said crossing her arms and after my giggles trailed off I came to a sudden and shocking conclusion. Which caused me to suddenly rear back and with a high pitched scream, tumble off the bed and end up in a very undignified heap on the cold floor. Trying hard not to laugh Kat knelt and tried to help me up but I managed to untangle myself and climb to my feet, mumbling something under my breath as I did. "I didn't quite catch that." She said and I groaned, closing my eyes for a few seconds.
"I don't have a crush on Jason Naught...do I? Please tell me I don't actually...maybe like him?" I asked and Kat just grinned at me. "Oh that's just perfect. Out of all the guys I could have a crush on it had to be...him." I complained as I dusted myself off.
"At least he's human...I think." Kat said trying in vain to offer me a positive on this and I nodded, wondering just where to go from here. Thankfully Kat could help me in the regard though I knew my face now resembled a tomato as I listened to her advice. "Try flirting with him a little and see how he responds. If he flirts back then great and if not...well at least you tried." She offered and I tilted my head to one side, feeling incredibly dumb for even asking.
I was kind of hoping I wouldn't see him for a few minutes which would give my face enough time to return to its usual pale pink color. Sadly I didn't have that chance because as I walked through the doorway, intending to return to the training room, I almost immediately collided with Jason and Shock.
"Uh...sorry about that." I stammered as I tried to avoid looking directly at Jason's face and he shrugged, adjusting his tie like always. "I'm a little clumsy today." I added and he shook his head a slight smirk on his face.
"No more than usual. So why did you leave before?" Jason asked, his arms resting at his sides and when I blinked at him, he stared right on back. "Never mind."
"Maybe its because of that taser that I'm a little off-balance right now." I replied and he narrowed his eyes at me, letting out a breath before he answered me.
"I already apologized for that. Hold a grudge why don't you." He muttered and I narrowed my eyes as he turned his head, looking towards the way he'd come and not me.
"Excuse me? You set your crony on me and anyway you never apologized to me. Besides my neck still hurts." I shot back and sensing an argument Shock intervended.
"Not this again. Why can't you two work together?" Shock asked as both Jason and I continued to glare at each other.
"Because he's a pompous jerk." I growled, crossing my arms and he froze for a moment, surprised by my insult.
"And you're a super powered moron." Jason shot back, his eyes almost glowing as he glared back at me. Now looking directly at his face I kept thinking just how annoying he could be.
Not much older than me and he thinks the world revolves around him, I thought as I continued to focus on his face and that's when I noticed his weird orange eyes. Hmph at least mine are normal unlike his, I thought as my lip curled slightly and as Jason smirked at me I copied him.
Who does this girl think she is, Jason thought at the exact same time as he watched me grinning at him. Without those Turbo powers she'd just be a helpless girl, he grinned as I mirrored him.
And that's when I started to focus a little too much on his face and as I stared at his eyes something just clicked and at the same time he looked directly into mine.
I suppose his eyes aren't all that bad, I thought as I noticed him staring back. Pretty unusual but also kind of...pretty.
Her eyes are pretty nice...if you like that shade of brown, he thought as he uncrossed his arms and just for a few seconds we just stared at each other. It wasn't really an awkward silence, frankly I don't know what you'd call it, but eventually Shock noticed and he made an odd coughing noise. Instantly it jarred us out of our thoughts and I felt my cheeks grow hot as I blushed, though I noticed Jason turned his head slightly as he coughed. But I was too fast and I caught the slight blush that spread across both his cheeks.
"What time is it, Shock?" I asked as I attempted to focus my attention on my friend and not Jason, who was looking towards the far wall as if it was the most interesting thing at N-Tek.
"About 6pm. But you do have a watch so why didn't you check it instead?" Shock asked as he looked from me to Jason and I shrugged at him. "Should we be heading back home?"
"What a second what about Naught? There's no room at our apartment." I said and Jason turned back, clearly confused. "Maybe we should just stay here tonight." I suggested.
"What about the spare room? He could stay there." Shock told me and I narrowed my eyes suddenly at him, silently begging him to be quiet.
"Well I suppose I could stay there. Not exactly a five star hotel but I'll do for. For now anyway." Jason sighed and I suddenly growled at Shock then him, making them both blink at me.
"You're not staying in my mo...the spare room." I told them both and not waiting for a answer I stormed off, heading for my dorm room and trying to hide the tears welling in my eyes. As I disappeared around the corner Jason turned to Shock, wondering just why I'd become so angry and Shock sighed.
"I messed up bad. I forget that that room...used to belong to her mom." Shock muttered and Jason narrowed his eyes.
"I am not staying in a lady's room." Jason replied and Shock narrowed his one green eye, silencing the villan. For about a minute. "What is her problem?" He asked the Ultralink and once Shock gave him a shortened version his eyebrows shot up. "Wait so she's an orphan?"
"Duh. You lost both her parents before her powers emerged and that room...look I forgot who it used to belong to. Maybe I should go and tell her how sorry I am...before she gets upset." Shock muttered and Jason suddenly shook his head. "Huh? Why?"
"I need her help to capture Dredd so I should try. It couldn't hurt." Jason added as Shock crossed his arms as if he was considering the idea. When Jason received a nod he returned it before he went searching for me, forgetting he knew next to nothing about the layout of N-tek and pretty soon he was hopelessly lost.
But he refused to ask for help and spent the next hour looking around for me until he came across a set of doors set way into the back of one side of the building and that made him grin.
"Finally. Now I just need to find her." He muttered as his lips curled slightly and as he went from one door to the next, he called out. Getting no answer from one door he tried the next and as he made his way to the end of the hallway he finally came across the final door. "Jessie?" He called out and after a pause he heard a voice answer back.
"What do you want, Naught?" I yelled back and he rolled his eyes, hearing the anger in my voice.
"I heard about your mother." He called back and as he listened closely he heard the sound of approaching footsteps. When I didn't answer he thought that maybe I hadn't heard him but then the door slowly opened and he cracked a grin as I stood in the doorway.
"Yeah so?" I sighed and getting no response I narrowed my eyes. "Look I'm ready to go so are you coming or not?" I asked and he quickly nodded, moving back enough so I could close the door. "Shock?" I called out and once my friend found us we headed towards the entrance.
I didn't want to admit it but I still couldn't let go of the fact that my mom was gone forever and that's why I kept her room the same from the day she left. I knew it was stupid, after all she'd died when the Tachyon missile exploded and vaporised her the day I'd also lost my memories. But it was something I just couldn't let her go and as we entered the warehouse I fought back tears.
"Flight Mode or should we just walk?" Shock asked as he watched my reaction and I didn't answer, still thinking about my mom and he nodded. "Okay then we'll walk." He said and as we headed for my apartment I ignored Jason's protests that if I could fly, it would be much quicker then walking the whole way.