Justine ran around in circles, trying to catch falling leaves in Justin's back yard, while Jay and Blake watched from the porch, drinking hot chocolate that Kim had given them. "So, just you me and the kid today huh?" Blake asked.
Jay shook his head, "Naw, Kyler's supposed to come over here with her Dad I think."
"Now why is that kid always around here?" Blake asked, "Doesn't she have her own home?"
Jay smirked at him, "The same could be said about you. You're over here everyday after school, and you sleep over every weekend."
"Yeah, well sorry if I don't wanna go home." Blake shrugged.
An uncomfortable silence settled over the two of them. Jay knew that Blake didn't like his parents, but wondered why. Was there some reason other than Blake's fashion choices? Jay could never work up the nerve to ask Blake. He was torn between wanted to help his friend, and the fact it was probably none of his business. Still, Blake seemed pretty open to hinting at it.
Justin suddenly squealed in delight, rushing over to the porch, a big red leaf clutched in her hands, "I caught it!"
Jay scooped Justin up, pulling her onto his lap, and then tickling her. Justin squealed, "No! Stop Jay! Stop!"
Jay laughed, and stopped tickling her, offering her a sip of his hot chocolate. "Careful, it's hot."
Justin ignored his warning, taking a big mouthful of the hot chocolate so her cheeks looked like a chipmunks, and then spitting it all over Jay's face.
Jay cried out, and Justin bolted off of his lap, scurrying under the table while Jay dabbed at his eyes, "Ugh!"
Jay peeked through his squinted eyelids at Justin, "Kid, as soon as my face stops burning like hell, you're gonna get it!"
Justin gasped, clinging to the chair legs, "Blake!"
Blake just laughed, "No way kid, I'm staying out of this one."
The back gate swung open, and Kyler rushed into the back yard, "Justy! Justy!"
Justine scrambled out from under the table, rushing over to Kyler, "Kylie!"
Jay and Blake looked up as the gate swung open again, expecting to see Kyler's dad, but instead, a beautiful girl walked in. Blake and Jay immediately both dropped their jaws in sync, staring at her as she walked in.
She had honey blonde hair, and piercing green eyes. In tune with the cold weather, she was wearing a pale purple sweater and long baby blue sweat pants. Her sweater hugged her frame, showing off her natural curves, and making her eyes stand out.
Jay immediately looked down at his shirt, cursing as he saw chocolate stains all over it. Blake snickered at him, standing up from his chair, "Your loss man."
Blake crossed the yard, walking up to this new girl, "Hey."
She looked up at him, smiling shyly, "Hi, are you Jay?"
Blake shook his head, "Nah, I'm Blake, his friend. And you are?"
She smiled, "I'm Caitlin, Kyler's cousin, I came in from Star City for Halloween."
Blake's eyes lit up, "You like Halloween?"
Caitlin nodded, "Love it."
If there was one holiday that stood out to Blake from the rest of them, it was Halloween. And a girl who liked Halloween? This girl just went up a few notches in his mental hot meter. "Me too, favorite holiday."
Caitlin nodded, "So, what are you going as?"
Blake waved his finger back and forth, teasingly, "Now, that is a surprise, but I'll tell you this, it's a classic."
Caitlin laughed a little, "Really? Mine too. I don't keep secrets though, so I'll just tell you. I'm going to be Snow White."
And now she dropped to the middle of the hot meter. "Oh? Well, I'm going as something scary."
Caitlin giggled, "Scary? Have fun with that, I like looking cute."
Blake nodded, "Alright, whatever."
Blake made a beeline for the front porch, shaking his head at Jay, "You can have her man, she's so not my type. To giggly. Way, to happy."
Jay jumped up, brushing chocolate off his shirt, "Sweet."
Blake pulled his grey turtleneck over his head, revealing a black wife beater underneath. "Here ya go man, good luck, I've gotta get home."
Jay raised an eyebrow, taking the turtle neck, "You're walking home in that? It's cold outside dude."
Blake picked up his unfinished hot chocolate, "No worries, I'll return the mug. Maybe."
Jay shook his head as Blake left, rushing out into the yard and scooping up Justin, Throwing her over his shoulder and twirling her around, "I got ya!"
Justin squealed, and Caitlin smiled at Jay, "So, you're Jay?"
Jay nodded, smiling, "Yeah, Caitlin, right?"
She nodded. "That's right. You know, you're really good with her."
Jay shrugged, setting Justin down. "What can I say, she's my little sister, gotta love this brat."
Caitlin smiled, "That's sweet."
Justin and Kyler rushed off to chase leaved, until they fell down dizzy. Justin looked up at Kyler, "Hey Kyler, what are you gonna be for Halloween? Speedy?"
Kyler shook her head, smiling, "No. Are you gonna be Nightwing?"
Justin grinned from ear to ear, "No."
Kyler suddenly gasped, pointing behind Justin, at Caitlin and Jay. Justine looked over her shoulder, and nearly screamed. Jay and Caitlin were doing something Justin had only seen her parents do to each other, and Blake do to a few girls before. They were kissing!
Justin turned back to Kyler, asking her, "Do you like it?"
Kyler shook her head, "No, do you?"
Justin glared over at Caitlin, "No."
Kyler raised an eyebrow, "Then what do we do?"
Justin furrowed her eyebrows, "What I do whenever I want to play with Daddy, but he's hugging Mommy. We sabedoge it."
"Sabedoge? What's that?" Kyler asked.
"It's when you stop something from happening." Justin said, "Like Jay and Caitlin gettin' married." Justin explained.
Kyler's eyes widened, "Married!? They're gonna get married!?"
"Well, they're already kissing! You know how the song goes, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes-"
"Babies!" Kyler exclaimed. "No! I don't want Caitlin to get prego Justin!"
"What's prego?"
"It's when you have a baby inside of you, I heard my mommy say it once. She said that if Daddy wasn't more careful, she was gonna get prego again."
"What happens when you're prego?" Justin asked.
Kyler shivered, "I saw it in a movie once, you get really fat, and you're angry and sad all the time, and you yell at people even when they don't do anything to you, and then you get even fatter!"
Justin's eyes widened, "What if Caitlin doesn't get prego, what if Jay get's prego?"
Kyler shrugged, "Well, then it won't be my problem anymore."
Justin went pale. "I don't want Jay to get prego Kyler, if he turns into one of those fatties, then he can't play Batman and Robin anymore!"
Kyler nodded, "And if Caitlin get's prego, then she can't play Green Arrow and Speedy anymore!"
Justin nodded, "Alright then, we've gotta bust them up!"
Kyler nodded, "Okay!"
They were both silent for a moment, until Kyler asked, "How?"
Justin practically deflated, "I don't know."
"Well, what do you do when you want your Daddy to play with you, and stop hugging your Mommy?" Kyler asked.
"I tell Daddy I want him to play Batman and Robin with me." Justin said.
Kyler nodded, "Okay, whenever I want my Daddy to stop hugging my Mommy, I tell my Mommy that I wanna play princess."
"Okay, you get Caitlin, I'll get Jay." Justin ordered.
Kyler grabbed Justin's hand, "Wait, we need a name for the mission."
"A name?" Justin asked.
"Yeah, that's what heroes do, it's what my Daddy does whenever he goes on a mission."
Justin nodded, "Okay, we'll call it mission prevent the prego."
Kyler nodded, "Okay, and after we do it, we have to write a report on it."
"Write?" Justin asked. "But I'm not even in kindergarten yet!"
Kyler frowned, "Oh yeah, neither am I."
They both paused, until Kyler brightened, "I've got it! We'll write in our own code! We'll make it up, and it'll be our own way for writing."
Justin nodded, "Okay then."
Kyler nodded, "Alright, begin mission prevent the prego!"
Justin and Kyler launched themselves at Jay and Caitlin, Kyler shouting, "I wanna go home and play princess!"
Justin latched onto Jay's leg giving him her best puppy dog eyes ever, "Jay, please play Batman and Robin with me!"
Caitlin said goodbye to Jay, and took Kyler home immediately. Jay dug out the black cowl and cape for Batman, and the green domino mask and yellow short cape for Robin, and then Justin and Jay ran around their backyard, catching Poison Ivy, Penguin, Two Face, and even Joker all day long.
And Yes, Justin nad Kyler weren't pronouncing sabotage right, they kept saying it sabedoge because they're kids, and they're only two. Kyler is actually a few months older than Justin, so she'll probably be getting her birthday soon.
