White. The room was white.
As Audrey finally came too, she realized where she was. A doctors office. Not a normal doctors office. There were no other patients.
The bed was small, and there were no windows. Or a Television. She pulled herself up, laying on bed. She looked around, trying to get some more detail on the room.
Her clothes had been replaced with a white gown. And not a tie-up in the back one, but an actual gown. She looked at her gown, before noticing her arm.
"You passed out from exhaustion," a voice said.
"Mr. Kent...?" She questioned, surprised to see him. He shut the door behind him, before taking a seat by the bed.
He pulling a granola bar, placing it into her good hand. "I bet your hungry," He smiled. Audrey quickly unwrapped it, vacuuming it down without any consent to manners.
"Listen, Audrey. I can help you. I've helped kid like you before. With abilities like yours," He said. "Please, tell me what happened," He looked in her eyes, trying to make a connection.
Audrey turned away, looking down at the wrapper in her hands.
"I don't really know what happened. I came home one, and mommy was gone. But a man was there. He said he knew where mommy was, but I didn't believe him. I tried to escape, and accidentally set a fire. I didn't mean too," Her voice hardened at the last sentence.
"Everything was burned down," She her voice was filled with guilt.
"I stayed with my friend Bambi for awhile," Clark raised a brow at the last part. Audrey looked up at him.
" I don't like doctors. I wanna go," She said, pulling herself out of bed. Clark smirked, before smiling.
"alright. Let me go get some spare clothes for you, and we can be outta here," He left the room, leaving Audrey to explore.
"Lois," Clark was speaking into the phone. "Listen. I need you to find the parents of a runaway," He said. He listened to the phone for a moment. "The name? Audrey Selton."
Audrey walked around, holding Clark's hand. She had a pair of jeans, and t-shirt which had the doctor's clinic logo on it. they walked around, looking for a place to have breakfast.
They finally stopped at diner, small talking as they waited for there food. "So, tell me about your powers," He said, cutting to the point. "Pyrokinesis, right?" Audrey raised a brow.
"Pyroneesees?" She questioned. "You mean the fire?" She asked. He nodded.
"Well, it started when I was 3. Just little sparked. Mommy never really liked it, so she never really taught me anything. It's still just sparks," She explained.
The waitress came over, setting plates of pancakes and bacon in front of each of them. Clark waved as she went, before looking at Audrey to continue. "Until that one day I came home,"
She said. She poked her food with her fork, trying to not think about it.
"That man came. He said he knew where mommy was. But I got so scared, I made a really big flame, " She looked back up at Kent.
" I just want her too come back," She said. Clark smiled, patting the girls head. "Don't worry. I'm sure she will," He smiled. "Well, why don't we tak-" He was interrupted by his cell phone.
"Excuse me," He said, grabbing the phone in his pocket. "Lois...yes...mhmm," He said into the phone. Audrey didn't even pretend to look away, watching him, indiscreetly.
His expression changed, his lips cracking a smile. "Really? That's great," He smiled. He hung up his phone.
He grabbed Audrey's hands, holding them in his. "Audrey," He smiled. "We found your grandmother," He announced.
Audrey's brow merely raised in confusion. "A grandma? Do I even have one of those?" She asked.
Superman smiled, gently pulling the girl out of the seat. "I'll get a taxi," He smiled. Audrey merely watched, a little baffled. The man was more excited then she was.
They were about a few hours outside Metropolis, towards Gotham. The countryside was sunny, and quiet, and the road went alongside miles of green fields.
A pretty place, quiet with a touch of humility. There were farmers in tractors, and black and white cows eating grass now and again.
Very different from the city. Audrey watched out the window, mesmerized by the foreign terrain.
Clark, on the other hand, had his head down, going over papers he had printed from his computer earlier. "Are we there yet?" Audrey would ask, and Clack would just laugh and shake his head.
Audrey felt a shake on her shoulder. She rubbed her eyes, looking around. "Wha...?" She asked.
She must have fallen asleep, as the car was stopped. Clark smiled, looking into her eyes. "We're here," he smiled, gently unbuckling her.
They both got out of the car at the same moment, before Audrey rushed to his side. She grabbed his hand, looking for some comfort.
What would her grandma be like? Would she be mean? Would she not like her?
Audrey gulped, before getting a pat on the head from Clark.
"Everything's going to be all right," He smiled. They walked towards the house, holding hands. It was a green little house, with petunias and lilacs and many other assorted flowers around the front.
It had a fairy statue intertwined with the plants, and a cute kitten welcome mat. Superman rang the doorbell, Audrey tensing up.
This was it. She was actually meeting a member of her family. Moments seemed to go on forever, until the doorknob finally clicked, and a figure opened the door.
"I've been expecting you..."