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Chapter Four
"What happens now?" Kara asked.
"Mr. Kent, Mrs. Kent. Kal and I talked and we were wondering if you wouldn't mind him living here with you," Chloe said.
"Of course you can live here!" Mrs. Kent exclaimed.
Mr. Kent nodded.
"Just call us Aunt Martha and Uncle Jonathan," Martha said.
"Thank you," Kal said sincerely.
"You're family," Jonathan said.
"Some extra help on the farm would be nice, though," Kara joked.
"I'll do whatever I can to help around here," Kal said.
"That would be nice," Martha said, embracing Jonathan.
"So, Kara, what all can you do?" Kal asked.
"I have super strength, super speed, I'm practically invulnerable, and I can see through things. The only thing that seems to affect me is meteor rocks," she said.
"Pieces of our home planet that is deadly to us. It is also deadly to humans, if they're exposed to it constantly for at least 20 Earth years," Kal explained.
"What abilities do you have, Kal?" Martha asked.
"I have the same that Kara has, but I also have: heat, microscopic and telescopic vision, super breath, ice breath, ability to hold my breath for extended periods of time, even in the vacuum of space, super hearing, Solar Energy absorption, super stamina and dexterity, enhanced healing and memory capabilities," Kal explained.
"Wow…" Kara said, shocked.
"And one other ability…" Kal started.
"What is it?" Martha asked.
Kal stood up and placed Chloe on the couch. He slowly started to lift up. Once he was on the tips of his toes, he kept rising. Everyone was shocked, including Chloe.
"The power to fly," he whispered.
"Okay…wait a minute…'Solar Energy Absorption'? What does that mean?" Chloe asked.
Kal lowered himself back down and sat on the couch. He didn't pull Chloe back into his lap. When she noticed this, a hurt look came over her face.
"Kal…?" she asked, hurt.
He looked over at her with a guarded and lost look on his face.
"If you don't want to be with me because of what I am…" he started.
She gasped in realization and flung herself at him. She kissed him passionately and lovingly in front of the Kents.
"I don't care if you have these gifts, or not. I fell in love with the gorgeous young man who saved me from…" she started.
He pulled her into a loving, but gentle, embrace.
"That will never happen to you again," he promised.
After a few minutes, Chloe asked him about his SEA.
"Think of it like this: Kryptonian bodies, under a Yellow Sun, are like your…batteries. The radiation of your sun supercharges the cells and it allows us to use our abilities," Kal explained.
"Well, we've never really known, or understood, how Kara got her abilities. But, it didn't make us not help her to master what abilities she's already got," Jonathan said.
"So, what you're saying is we're like Duracell batteries?" Kara asked.
"That's one way to look at it, I guess…" Kal said.
"Duracell is a common brand of batteries," Chloe explained.
"Ah, okay," Kal said, nodding.
"What about school?" Chloe asked, worried.
"School?" Kal asked.
"Are you going to go to school?" she asked, looking at him.
Kal turned to the Kents.
"You probably don't have any transcripts…" Martha started.
"Actually…" a voice said.
Everyone turned to see Oliver walking in.
"Ollie!" Kara said, blushing.
"Oliver. Please come in," Martha said.
Oliver walked in, a thick folder in his hand.
"I've got everything that you'll need to 'blend in'," Oliver said.
He handed the folder to Jonathan, who flipped through it.
"How…?" Martha asked, looking over Jonathan's shoulder.
"I figure, since Kara has such a good memory and above average grades, Kal should have the same ability," Oliver said.
Kal nodded in understanding as Chloe leaned into him and laid her head on his shoulder.
"What if someone calls about the validity of these?" Jonathan asked.
"Let's just say that I have a very good team to handle things like this," Oliver said.
"Thank you for doing this, Oliver," Martha said, sincerely.
"Anything to help my girlfriend's family," Oliver said seriously.
Kara blushed and turned her head shyly.
"Oliver, remember what you told me about Chloe? The same applies to Kara," Kal said.
Oliver paled and nodded, knowing that Kal could back up his warning.