Chapter 2; Batman For Ever
Chapter 2; Batman For Ever
'Mom, we're home!' Morgan heard the voice of a man reach the kitchen while they were eating. She had already seen three extra plates. Well, two extra plates actually. Conner just refused to come. Mr. Kent stood up and went to the voice. Morgan looked around, but quickly returned to her food.
'O, hello, I'm Clark Kent,' a man suddenly said. Morgan quickly stood up and shook the hand of the friendly man behind the glasses.
'Morgan O'Sullivan,' she smiled.
'How are you? Have, have the boys been nice to you?' he asked. He was a bit of a loser, Morgan already thought, but at least friendly.
'Very,' she smiled. Then a woman entered with Mr. Kent.
'O my God,' Morgan gasped, 'You're Lois Lane!'
'I am,' the brown short haired woman smiled, 'how do you know?'
'I read the Metropolis papers,' Morgan smiled.
'Where's Conner?' Clark asked Mrs. Kent. She sighed.
'He didn't want to come, perhaps you can talk to him.'
'I can try, but I'm not sure if it'll work,' Clark sighed and walked outside.
'Mom sent you, didn't she?' Conner asked Clark before he could open his mouth.
'Yes, she did,' Clark said, 'come on, Conner. Just have dinner with us.'
'I'm not hungry,' he said.
'You lying,' Clark said.
'How do you know? Can you read my mind, or what?'
'No, I have superhearing, and my ears tell me that your hungry. And mom told me you haven't been eating with them for a while,' Conner did not answer.
'Look,' Clark said and sighed, 'I know you miss M'gann, but you have to move on.'
'Move on? Clark it's my fault she's dead!' Conner replied angry and jumped down to land just before Clark. The earth shook a bit.
'Don't worry,' Mrs. Kent said when she saw the wide eyes of Morgan, 'there will be no earthquakes here.'
'I did feel something,' she said. The others looked at each other and shook their heads.
'Anyways,' Wally went back to their conversation, 'what about Black Canary?'
'No, it's not your fault. It was her decision to go in there,' Clark said, 'you have no reason to blame yourself.'
Conner did not answer, he just glared down.
'Just come and have dinner, alright?' Clark asked. Conner sighed and nod.
'No, I'm telling you: Batman for ever!' Morgan pronounced every word very clear. Conner paid no attention but sat down immediate and began eating.
'Batman, o please!' Wally said, 'Flash is way cooler!'
'Why? Because he's quick? Come one a footballer is fast too, you don't see him saving people!' Morgan said.
'Why Batman?' Wally said, 'why out of all the superheroes for crying out loud Batman!'
'Batman rocks socks, alright! Just to begin with!' Morgan smiled.
'It's his belt, right? I knew it! Chicks dig the belt! ' Wally said, waving wild with his arms.
'Not at all!' Morgan laughed, 'He has this deep, manly voice. And he is like, showing to normal people like us that we can also make a difference!'
'Still…Batman?' Wally continued.
'Hey, he at least talked to me!' Morgan winked, 'in a normal way. Although, normal.'
'You met Batman?' Dick said.
'Well, not actually met. I was with the Ghosts when he-'
'You were one of the Ghosts!' Clark asked.
'No, no! I wasn't one of them. I lived on the streets back then, and you only survive when you're with a gang, you know. And someone I knew was with the Ghosts and I was just…well. I was not one of them, that's for sure,' Morgan saw the bright blue eyes of Conner gazing at her, 'Anyway, I think Batman is still the coolest of all!'
'What about Superman?' Lois asked. Morgan thought for a second.
'Superman is cool too,' she said and winked, 'Batman's just better.'
'What ever!' Wally said, 'You have no idea!'
'Of course not! Just because I'm a girl, right?' Morgan said.
'Absolutely!' Wally said, 'you just pick the one with the cutest voice and the hottest body. But than you're even more wrong!'
'Ok, Wally, that's enough!' Morgan said and stood up, 'First of all, you have no idea what you're talking about! It doesn't matter what anyone says, they're always wrong! Ok, give me some arguments! Second of all, women are just as much, just as smart if not smarter, than men! Got it, don't you ever give me the 'because you're a girl' talk, or I swear you'll regret it! And third of all, you should be glad that Batman is a normal human who is a superhero, because that means that you also might have a chance in the world!'
'She has a point, Wally,' Conner said after it had been silence for a moment. Morgan gave him a nod to show her thanks, but said nothing. She had learned quickly that Conner was not a man of words, but of deeds. And Kaldur had also told her.
'Conner, may I come in?' Morgan stood in the doorstep of the room on the attic of the house. Conner was preparing his bed.
'Sure,' he said short.
'Are you sure you don't mind me sleeping in your bed? I can sleep here if you want,' she said and looked in his eyes. His fierce blue eyes looked in her soft green-brown eyes. She really tried to be nice to him.
'I'm fine,' he said and returned to his bed. The freaking thing just did not work with him.
'Here let me help you,' Morgan said.
'I don't need help,' but before he had said it, Morgan was already busy with the sheets. Within a few seconds the sheet laid on the bed and Morgan made it look like came out of a store.
'Where did you learn that?' Conner asked amazed, yet trying to hide it.
'I worked in a hotel for a few weeks,' she smiled, while she was tightening the sheets.
'A hotel? But you're like what, eighteen?'
'Seventeen and yes, downtown Gotham all things are possible!' she said with a smile, but quickly stopped sliming and looked outside. She walked to the window.
'It's so beautiful out here,' she sighed, 'you must love living here.'
'I guess,' he said and shrugged his shoulders.
'You guess! God, Conner, look at this!' she gestured him to come to the window. He hesitated but than came closer.
'Just look at that, isn't it beautiful?' Morgan said. Conner looked.
'It's a sunset,' he said and wanted to turn away.
'Look better, Conner,' she said, 'see how the beautiful orange sun strokes the mountain, sliding behind it? Stroking the cornfields with her last beams, coloring it like some mythical story. And if you look very closely, you can see the first stars.'
'Yeah, I see it,' Conner said, for the first time he really looked at it and moved closer to the window now, 'it is beautiful.'
'Yes, nature is,' Morgan sighed.
'You know where you have a beautiful view?' he said, looking at Morgan.
'Surprise me,' she smiled back.
'The roof,' he said and looked up, 'its amazing, the view you have from there.'
'The roof?' Morgan said.
'If you don't dare-'
'I'm not afraid,' she said, 'Show it to me.'
'Alright,' Conner smiled and opened the window completely. Suddenly someone knocked on the door. Clark walked in the room.
'Conner, Morgan, could you come down, please?' he said and walked downstrairs.
'Like he knew we were going on the roof,' Morgan said.
'I'll take you there, one way or another,' Conner said and looked at her.
'That's a promise,' she smiled.
'Here, I brought you some old clothes of mine,' Lois said when Morgan walked down the stairs. Lois handed her a garbage bag filled with clothes. Morgan smiled at Lois.
'And I just put some, you know, girls things in there,' Lois smiled.
'Thank you, thank you so much,' Morgan felt a deep feeling of thankfulness.
'She means tampons,' Wally explained with a wink.
'I think she knows,' Mrs. Kent said with a warning look.
'You're welcome,' Lois smiled at Morgan.