Rebellious

by coolpeson

Superman accepts Superboy from the beginning everything is going great until Superboy's new power's start to develop and they get out of control. Lex Luthor manipulates him to go rouge and he starts to attack the people he loves. Author's note inside. Rated M for violence and sex.

30. Tana Moon

…Mount Justice

"Morning." Kon says as he walks in wearing jeans slightly creased, plus his The BOSS t-shirt.

"Morning." Dick says to him.

"Did you just get home?" Roy asks.

"Yeah." Kon says as he sits down with them. He notices Roy's breakfast. "Oh my god, pizza, French fries and coke, are you seriously eating all of that?"

"That was the plan." Red tells him as he looks down at his plate, he looks back up at him. "Wait a minute, you didn't come home all night?"

"No, mum." Kon asks him with a smirk. "Why?" he asks as he takes a sip out of Roy's coke.

"I must be going nuts cause I could've sworn I saw you when I walked past your room."

"Was it about 2:30? Was I naked?" Kon asks him, Dick and Roy look at each other than back at him.

"Kon, what's going on?" Dick asks him straight forward.

"Nothing, it's not important."

"If it's important to you, it's important to us." Dick says to him.

"What's the matter?" Roy asks him.

"Well, I was sorta messing around with Tana and-"

"Messing around?" Roy asks.

"Yeah. Having sex."

"Good for you." Dick says to him.

"Congratulations." Roy says to him.

"Yeah, so anyway, we were doing…you know, and I was about to, you know, and suddenly I…I teleported out and in here."

"Oh my god, you didn't?" Roy asks with a smile on his face. "Did she notice?"

"No, thank god, I teleported back in before the lights came back on. Talk about embarrassing."

"Forget embarrassing! Kon, you could've had some serious explaining to do." Dick says to him upset.

"Well, I didn't plan on teleporting out, Dick, it wasn't exactly my particular goal at the moment."

"Okay, so why do you think this is happening? I mean, is she like, not doing anything?" Dick asks him.

"I hate that." Roy adds as he eats some fries.

"No, she's doing fine. I think I like her a lot and, she's the first girl I've been with since I got back from the phantom zone, plus this big secret of ours, I can't really let my guard down."

"I can't help you in his, I just go for it. I've never had a problem." Roy says to him as he continues to eat.

Kon turns to Dick. "When I get tired I don't really do much but not really."

"Please tell me I don't have to talk to Kal about this." Kon says to them. "I don't want to talk to him about this."

"Oh come on, you are not talking about this to Superman." Roy tells him. "We'll figure it out."

"Yeah, all you have to do is take it slow." Dick tells him.

"Take it slow?"

"Take it slow, kiss, touch."

"But what about the other stuff?"

"Have you ever thought about being there for her?" Roy asks him as he eats.

"What do you mean?"

"You know, just be there for her."

"I can do that." Kon nods. "I can totally do that." he tells them. "But maybe I can give it another shot, before I go down that road. I mean it's been a while."

"Oh geez, three years."

"I can't even go 3 months."

"With Babs?"

"And I'm done." Dick says getting up. Roy and Kon laugh at him as he walks off. "You guys suck!"

…

"So have we identified a point of entry for the chalet?" Batgirl asks as she looks at the map on holo computer.

"Actually, based on what I could pick up from the infrared cameras you placed, perimeter defenses are way too strong, so you can't go in on the ground." Robin says to her.

"And parachuting in, that's not an option because they've got these turrets that would make that not a very fun day." Nightwing adds.

"What are those dots?" Ravager asks as she looks closer at the map.

"Those are landmines. But what really makes this security system unique is its lethal response system. Now, you trip the alarm, you buy the farm." Robin says to them.

"The cameras showed you all that?" Wondergirl asks him.

"Yeah, I'm that good." Robin says cocky, she turns to look at him. "I've been spending too much time with Kon haven't it?" he asks her, she pulls up her thumb and index finger slightly together.

"So we could drill a hole-" Blue Beetle starts.

"No." Robin says quickly.

"Have you figured out a way to get in the chalet?" Batman asks as he walks in the briefing room.

"No." Nightwing says to him shaking his head. "I'm about to say something, that I'll regret but…help."

"Help with what?" Superman asks looking at the map. "Wow, that's an astonishing security system."

"We need help breaking in." Nightwing says to him. "Any ideas."

Batman, Superman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Blue Beetle, Megan, La'gaan, Ravager, Red arrow, Robin, and Wondergirl all look at the map trying to find a way to break in.

"Son of a bitch!" Conner yells out, they turn to look at him. "I was so close that time."

"Oh my god!" Superman says shocked to see him naked.

"KON!" Nightwing and Red Arrow yell out.

"What!" Conner yells out at them turning seeing everyone. "Oh." He covers himself with his hands. "ooops." He teleports back out.

"That did not just happen." Superman whispers.

"Yes it did." Batman says.

Nightwing and Red arrow suppress a laugh.

"Nightwing." Superman says, he turns to look at him. "What is going on?"

"Nothing." Nightwing says to him.

"Try again."

"You don't want to know."

"I gotta go…" Red arrow says suppressing the laugh. "To a place, for a short period of time." He says and walks off.

"I'm gonna go check on him." Nightwing says and follows Red arrow into a hallway and they both laugh.

Batman and Superman shake they're heads. Megan, Batgirl and Wonder girl try not to laugh.

"It's not funny." Superman says to the girls, they nod. "It is not funny." He says to them again, the girls nod again. "This is obviously difficult for him." they nod again, trying hard not to laugh. "So stop it."

"Ok." Wonder girl says strain.

"Yes." Megan says as she nods in agreement.

"We're good." Nightwing says as he walks back with Red Arrow.

"We're ok."

"It was just a joke, funny joke."

"What where we talking about?"

"I have no idea."

"He was naked right?" Wondergirl asks.

"Full frontal, naked, birthday suit." Ravager says with a smile.

"I wonder how he disappeared and reappeared." Blue beetle says thinking. 'Data is inconclusive.' The scarab says in his head. "Thanks for that."

"I was more interested in the whole naked part." Wondergirl says with a smile.

"I wonder if that's what Superman looks like." Batgirl says to herself, they turn to look at her. "I said that out loud." She whispers to herself.

"Yes you did." Wondergirl tells her.

"I cannot believe that just happen."

"You told them?!" Conner had come back wearing his clothes plus his messy hair.

"No." Nightwing says to him.

"Aw poor baby." Roy says as he hugs him.

"Oh sweetheart." Megan says as she hugs him as well.

Conner looks at Nightwing annoyed.

"We didn't tell them." Nightwing tells him.

"They figured it out." Red arrow adds as he pulls away from him.

"Kon, come over here." Superman tells him.

"Watch and learn kids." Red arrow says to the newbies.

Kon walks in front of Batman and Superman.

"If what I think is happing is happening, then you are in a-" Batman starts.

"Why would you do this? Why would you risk your identity like this?!"

"Stupid it's what it is. You should know better!"

"If you have a problem, especially if it involves your powers! You tell us!"

"No exceptions!"

"Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Good."

"Now I get to yell!" Kon yells at them. "How dare you?! How dare you yell at me about this in front of everyone! And how dare you tell me how to run my life! Because believe or not, it is my life. I know I might not have much of a say in it, but it is still my life." He says angry. "You should be ashamed of yourself." he walks off.

"Kon-" Superman starts.

"By the way, you do not break into a thief's house, you get invited in." Kon tells them, solving their problem and teleports out.

"And that kids is why Kon is the favorite." Red arrow tells them.

"It's brilliant." Nightwing says with a nod.

"We need to know everything about him." Red Arrow adds.

…Tana's apartment.

Conner and Tana are lying in bed.

"That was amazing, that, was fantastic, oh my god, I can't even…wow…just…wow!" Tana was hot and dizzy from the orgasms plural, Conner was lying beside her, he was happy that she was happy but he was not happy, he was a little bored form this routine. "Did you?" she asks him.

Conner turns to look at her. "Yeah." He nods with a smile, she looks at him not believing him. "No." he shakes his head.

"Didn't think so." She lies back down.

"It's not you, Tana. Trust me, it's me." Conner says to her with a sigh.

"You keep saying that, Conner, but what does that mean?"

"It's complicated."

"Well, you're in luck, cause I happen to specialize in complicated. Come on, talk to me, you won't scare me away."

Conner looks at her. "Promise?" he asks her.

"Yeah." She says as she sits up pulling the blanket to cover her boobs looking down at him.

"My name is Kon-El, I'm the clone of both Superman and Lex Luthor. I was trapped in the place called the phantom zone where I had to kill to survive and run like a coward. I'm Superboy."

But instead he says. "It's just that I'm really different than other guys."

Tana gives him a smile. "I know, that's what I like about you."

"No, I mean, really different, more than you could possibly imagine."

"Ok."

"So you're alright with that?" he asks her.

"Alright with what?" she asks him.

"Forget it."

"Forget what?"

Now he was a little upset. "Look, I'm not a freak, it's not like I have a tail or something."

"Conner, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Just forget I said anything." He says as he gets out of her bed putting on his boxers.

"But you didn't say anything." Tana says as she looks at him confused.

"I have to get going."

"We can go again, if you want, I mean since you didn't-"

"I have to go." Conner says as he puts his pants on grabs his shoes and shirt leaving.

"Conner!" Tana yells out as he leaves.

Metropolis…Daily Planet

"Little C.K." Jimmy yells out as Conner walks out of the elevator.

"Hey Jimmy." Conner says as he looks at him points to his bow tie, purple with pink strips. "Nice bow tie." He adds then walks off.

Jimmy puts his arm around him. "Thank you."

"Please don't do that." Conner says as he pulls his arm off roughly.

"Sorry." Jimmy says rubbing his arm. "Hey we don't hang out, let's hang out."

"No." Conner tells him. "Have you seen my brother?"

"Big CK? No, not yet." Jimmy says to him. "Did you hear about him and Lois?"

"What about him and Lois?"

"They had sex." Jimmy whispers.

"No way."

"Totally."

"Wow." Conner says as he walks off, in the newspaper room, Jimmy follows like a little puppy.

"So can we hang out? Get a drink, your old enough to drink right? You look like you're at least 20. Actually you look like your 16." Jimmy says to him walking besides him as they pass some of the cubicles and people as they furiously type, talking to each other. Jimmy continues talking walking past people.

Conner sees Lois talking to Tana as they walk to the offices which were the only ones with windows. Tana turns and sees Conner, he however walks into a room that said closet. Jimmy doesn't notice that he's talking to himself now.

"Tana are you paying attention?" Lois asks Tana.

Tana turns back to her. "Yes, you were saying that rule number five- Is Never take deadlines too seriously. Number 6-Is triple check your facts. Number 7-Is Put all the good stuff at the beginning." She says as she repeats her words.

"Yes, this is golden, I don't give them away just on a whim, now keep writing." Lois says to her.

Jimmy turns around looking for Conner. "Hey." he says to Clark.

"Hey." Clark says. "Have you seen my brother? Someone told me, he was here."

"Yeah, he was here, then he wasn't." Jimmy says as he turns around, Clark turns and sees Lois as she looks at him and he quickly walks into the closet that Conner had just walked into. "Maybe he went to the-" Jimmy stop as he turns to look back at him. "What the hell?" he asks looking around.

Lois and Tana look at each other then walk towards Jimmy.

"This is my hiding spot, I was here first, you go." Conner tells him standing by the mop and broom.

"I need this closet, Conner." Clark says to him desperate.

"Lois Lane?"

"She's my friend."

"You guys had sex, I hope she's more than just a friend."

Lois and Tana stand outside the door as Jimmy walks away confused.

"Did you see someone come in there?" Lois asks pointing to the door.

"I saw Conner." Tana answers her.

"I saw Clark."

Conner smiles at Clark. "I cannot believe you had sex with Lois, all those years of waiting and pinning, finally paid off huh?"

"Stop it, it's not funny." Clark tells him. "I was sad you were gone, she was being a friend, I kissed her and she kissed me back we couldn't-" he stops himself. "You know what, hid in the bathroom." He tells him.

"You're becoming me." Conner says with a smile.

"You are a bad influence." Clark says back with a smile.

"We can hear you in there." Lois slightly yells. "Loud and clear."

Clark and Conner look at each other, no longer smiling.

"I could teleport us out." Conner whispers really low.

Clark thinks for a second then shakes his head, he turns to face the door and takes a breath then opens the door.

"Lois, hi. What are you doing here?" Clark asks with a smile pretending to be shocked to see her.

"I work here."

"Right, me too, and I'm going to go do that, right now." Clark says and walks off.

"Whenever you want to talk about the sex, I'll be in my office." Lois says a little loud, Clark stops walking then walks to his office quickly. Lois smiles, then turns to look at Tana.

"I kinda-" Tana starts.

"Go ahead."

"Thanks." She opens the door and looks at Conner who was leaning on the door. "Hi." She says as she closes the door and stands by the doorknob.

"Hi."

"You didn't come out, are you ok?" Tana asks.

"Yeah, I was trying to avoid seeing you." He tells her honestly.

"Then you shouldn't be where I work."

"I wanted to talk to Clark, he's here more than at his house, and I thought you'd be gone by now."

"Ok, but you're here all cute trying to hide from me in a closet." Tana says with a smile. "So let's talk."

"Talk?"

"You were saying that you're weird, awkward, plus all dark and twisty."

"I'm not dark and twisty."

"Yeah you are."

"No, I'm not dark and twisty."

"All right, why don't you tell me about your family?" Tana asks. "Not Clark." She adds.

"Ok, me not wanting to talk about my family does not make me dark and twisty."

"Ok, tell me about the last girl you slept with."

"Ok, I'm not going to-"

"To what? Talk to me anymore? I'm your girlfriend, you have to talk to me. If not to answer my questions to at least make me move so that you can get out of this closet." Conner looks at her, not saying anything. "You're driving me crazy with the whole not talking."

"This could be a mistake. This, us, you're a really nice girl and...well...you...you don't want to get involved with me. If you knew me-"

"Dark."

"Tana."

"And twisted. See? I told you."

"If you knew me? If you knew my family? If I told you the girls and guys that I've slept with." Conner tells her, she raises an eyebrow at the word guys. "The dark and twisted may actually be more than you can handle."

"You've slept with guys? You're bi?"

"I have issues."

"Obviously, if your sleeping with both girls and guys. Gay-straight, pick a side, stick to it."

"Tana-"

"But I knew that." Tana says to him grabbing his hand. "When I first meet you, you didn't even look up at me, I'm a smart girl, guys don't look at me the way you do. You like that I know who, Kant is and who Descartes is. When you look at me, it's like you're looking through me. Do you have any idea how rare that is?"

"You're smart."

"It's ok if you don't want to tell me everything, we can go slowly. I can do that."

…Tana's apartment

"YES!" conner yells out fist in the air.

Tana laughs as she pants. "I'm guessing-?"

"Yes!" he says laughing.

Tana laughs. "Awesome."

"Let's go again."

"Are you kidding?" she asks him.

"Do you need a minute?" he asks her.

"No! Let's go."

Conner laughs as he looks down at her as he kisses her.

…Mount Justice

"Is this a nightmare?"

"Good morning Superboy, or should I say good afternoon."

"What the fuck?" Kon says looking at Luthor standing with a smile.

"Megan do you mind?" Nightwing says to her, as he taps his temple.

'What the fuck do you think you're doing?!' Kon yells at him in the midlink.

'We need his help.' Nightwing says as he walks to him, putting his hands up.

'With what? How to kill me? AGAIN!?' Kon bears his teeth angry.

'Don't be so dramatic!' Nightwing yells at him angry at him. 'How can you think that!?'

'Dramatic!? Dramatic!'

'Ok, bad choice of words, sorry.'

'Why is he here? I want I good reason why the man who keeps trying to kill me is in my home!' Kon yells through the midlink glaring at him.

'We need his-'

'EEEE wrong! We never need Luthor, even when you think you do, we don't!'

'Kon-'

'NO Dick! I had an amazing day yesterday, and now I'm here with Lex Luthor! Lex FUCKING Luthor!'

'I know you're mad-'

'Mad?!'

Nightwing points at him. 'But, BUT just because you and he have a history doesn't me we all have to suffer because of it.'

'But-'

'We need his help, he's the only one who can help us with his.'

Kon crosses his arms. 'I hate this.'

'I know, but we have to do this.' Nightwing says to him as he puts his hand on his shoulder. 'I'll understand if you don't want to be on this mission, I'm not trying to push you.'

'I know.' Kon sighs. 'But it's Luthor, I want to be able to keep an eye on his.'

'Are you sure?'

'No.'

"Ok, Kon will be joining us on this one." Nightwing says out loud.

"May I say how rude it is to have a conversation with about someone who is in the same room." Luthor says mainly to Kon.

"And may I say how rude it is to walk into the house of someone whom you've tried to kill." Superboy says back.

"I did not try to kill you."

"Yeah, sure, whatever."

"No, I want to be clear, I did not try to kill you. When I found out what…I know it's hard to believe but I did not try to kill you. I wouldn't do that. You are-"

"If you say that I'm your greatest creation again, I will but your head through a wall. Any wall. You can even pick the wall, but there will be a wall." Kon tells him glaring at him.

"I hear you came up with the brilliant idea of getting invited in the chalet."

"Yes I did."

"I would have come up with it as well had someone giving me the information beforehand."

"We're giving it to you now." Nightwing tells him. "If you can't help you can leave now."

"Well I would suggest that one of your very talented girls here to manipulate Mr. Sark."

"But?"

"He's gay."

"None of our back ground research suggests that-" Robin starts.

Luthor interrupts him. "He keeps it well hidden, like any good thief/mercenary."

"Great, I can't go, I have to stay here." Nightwing sighs.

"Robin's to young so is Blue beetle." Luthor says to them. "We need to send someone who can hustle with the best of them, that will draw his attention."

They all turn to Kon.

"I can't go, I have stuff to do."

"What kind of stuff?"

'I have a girlfriend, I can't do this kind of stuff anymore.' Superboy says on the mindlink.

'Sure you can, you don't have to do anything.' Nightwing says back to him.

'You mean I don't have to make out with him? I seriously doubt that.'

'You're quick on your feet.'

'I'd be cheating or something.'

'I think it's a gray area.'

"Another mind conversation? A little tedious don't you think?" Luthor says to them.

"Shut it." Kon snaps at him.

"Superboy you said you wanted to help, so help or leave."

"Things are complicate."

"Right." Luthor says to him. "Just because you kiss other men doesn't mean you are physically attractive to them."

"Screw you."

"Watch your language." Luthor snaps at him. "And don't get mad at me because you're too weak after your 7 month hiatus."

Kon looks at him. "I guess we won't be drawing straws." he says and forces a smile.

…Bar

"You hustled us kid."

"Yeah I did." He chuckles as he counts his money.

The man grabs him and slams him against the wall. "You think this is funny?"

"I think it's damn hilarious, now let me go."

The man pulls out a knife. "Give me my money."

He knees the man right in the balls, he falls down holding himself. "Might want to put ice on that." he says and walks off the building.

'Alright so that's 5 nights in a row, and as much as I love the smell of stale nuts and beer. He's obviously not interested so I can stop now?' he says on the midlink.

"Hey."

"Look, I know I took your money but-" He starts as he turns around. "Sorry I thought-"

"It's fine." He says with a smile. "I own the bar and I just wanted to apologize."

"It's not your fault, guys can be such assholes when you beat them at their own games."

"That's true." He nods. "I'm David."

"Julian." Kon says giving him his fake name as he sticks out his hand, David shakes it with a smile.

…Chinese restaurant

"I went into Foster Care."

David looked straight at him. "Any horror stories?"

"A couple, but that's fourth date material."

"Date?"

"I'm I being to presumptions?" Julian asks him.

"No, I just didn't think you'd be interested."

"Why not?"

"Scars and well I just-" David says pointing to his jaw that had a scar going all the way down to his neck.

"Scars?" Julian scoffs. "You should see me naked."

"I would love that."

Julian smiles at him. "You would huh?"

"It could be arranged."

"I don't sleep with guys on the first date."

"Liar."

"Oh come on, I'm trying to make it hard for you."

"I are am." David says to him, Julian smiles. "Let me take you home."

"Fine, but I'm still demanding foreplay." Julian says crossing his arms.

…

"You live here?"

"Yes."

"Do you rent?"

"No, it's mine.

"Damn."

"So about that foreplay?"

"You can do whatever you want to me."

"I plan to." David says as he grabs Julian behind the neck giving him a passionate kiss, Kon returned it.

…Mount Justice

"Information about a thief/mercenary's launch codes to a bioweapon that could destroy one third of the human population." Superboy says giving Nightwing a CD in a case.

"Thank you." Nightwing says to him as he looks at it.

"And you got to keep half your clothes on." Red Arrow says to him, Kon sticks his middle finger out at him.

"Which is always a good thing." Nightwing says.

"I'm glad it all worked out." Luthor says as he starts to walk off into the zeta beams.

"You were wrong before." Kon tells him.

"Excuse me?" Luthor says looking back at him.

"What you and the Light did to me-"

"I did not-"

"What the Light did to me." Kon says to him. "It didn't make me weak, it made me stronger. I needed to understand who I really was. I don't know what the future has in store for me but I'm here and I'm not going anywhere."

…Gotham

'I hate this city. HATE IT!' Superboy screams in his head. 'The best parts of being Super are the powers but in this city I can't even use my x-ray vision because of all the lead everywhere. Not to mention the smell, oh god! The smell! How can people live like this?' he sits down on a building. "Man. Is this what they do all night? Hang out in this polluted pit, look for crime?" he sits down and sighs.

He hears a police sirens and jumps into action.

Superboy grabs the guy in shotgun holding a gun, pulling him out of the truck and puts him inside a police car, then flies back over to the truck.

"I told you we'd-where'd you go?" the guy says as he turns to look for his friend. "Oh crap!"

"Indiana Jones!" Superboy yells as he kicks the guy out of his seat to the passenger seat. "How exciting for you!" he smiles at him as he takes over the wheel. "You're just driving by minding your own business, and oh my god. Superboy just dropped in! Wow!"

"Get away!" the man says holding a gun.

"Well said." Superboy says as he slams in the breaks, the man flies forward and breaks his nose, knocking him out.

"Out of the truck!" a police officer yells as he pulls a gun at him.

More police officers arrive at pulling guns at him as he gets out of the truck.

"Hands in the air!"

"And wave them like I just don't care?" Superboy says with a smile.

"In the air!" the officer yells again.

"Ok, now I know you know I was not driving this truck." Superboy says hands in the air.

"HANDS IN THE AIR!"

"They're all the way up. They don't go any more up." Superboy says putting his hands up higher. "Listen I was just trying to help you stop this-"

"Shut up!" Bullock yells at him.

"That's just not nice!"

Bullock puts a collar on him. "I got ya kid."

"Seriously? This is unnecessary."

"This will keep your feet on the ground." Bullock says putting hand cuffs on him waves the little remote control to him.

"Funny." Superboy says sarcastically.

"Is that really necessary? He's a hero." A detective says to him, a normal woman, 5 something, brown hair in a ponytail, green eyes.

"This little hero can destroy anything he wants with a flicker of his thumb."

"Still, maybe we should wait for Gordon."

"Look St. Nick, book him or I will."

Killer Croc drags himself out of a sewer with smoke coming out of it, all of the cops standing around pull their weapons out ready to shoot.

Batman jumps out of the sewer. "Nowhere to go Croc!" he yells as he pulls out batarangs.

Superboy snatch the remote from Bullock then jumps up with hand cuffs on his writs, he uses his TTk to kick a slab of earth at Killer Croc and does a tuck and roll as Batman jumps above him and lands, sending more explosive batarangs at him as he uses takes them full on running towards Batman. Batman pulls back as he continues to throw Heated Batarang, freeze batarang none of them worked to slow him down. Batman jumps out of the way.

Superboy comes in to protect Batman and he jumps up to avoid getting tackled by Croc. As he lands on the ground, he punches it using his TTk and sends a trail of earth at the Killer Croc who just leaps up to avoid being hit. As freefalls down ready to land on Superboy, he pushes himself off the ground to avoid it Croc falling on him. Killer Croc lands soon after and smiles at him as he tries to grab him ready to crush his head with one hand, Superboy looks at him crunching down staying low as he jumps to the side to reveal Batman charging at him.

Superboy slides along the ground on his shoulder scratching himself, he hisses a bit surprised by the pain. Batman sends a batarangs at Killer Croc who is pushed back but he quickly recovers by preventing himself from falling on the ground before turning tail. Batman puts away the batarangs and he runs after Killer Croc who was going to the crowd of people recording, watching. Superboy rolls himself upright and uses his TTk to move the concrete road like a snake at Killer croc who turns towards Batman running backwards and doesn't notice the road that is moving towards him.

He trips as the road like-snake making contact with his feet. Killer Croc falls back and Batman jumps up to punch him. Superboy looks up then down at the puddle of water he uses his TTk to move it and surround Batman's fist and arm up to his elbow then blows it with his artic breath freezing it as Batman punches Croc down and the ice shatters as he knocks Killer Croc out.

Batman stands and looks at his hand, if Superboy hadn't frozen it, he would have broken his fingers, knuckles and maybe even his wrist. He turns back to see Superboy sitting on his ass, legs out, he waves his hand which were still cuffed at him, inhibitor collar still on and smiles at him.

ZZZZ

"Sure we'll give you Superboy, we'll give you Croc too, here take me gun, you want some of my food?" Bullock mumbles to himself behind Gordon as Detective St. Nick uncuff's Superboy.

"By the looks of it, you could lose some of that food." Superboy says behind Batman as he takes a step forward.

Bullock pulls his gun on him. "You listen to me, you little shit-!"

"No, fuck you! You handcuffed me!" Superboy yells at him.

Batman turns, grabbing Superboy by the throat pushing him back. "I need you to shut up." He tells him, Superboy glaring pouting at him angry. "Don't talk to them, don't talk to anybody."

"Gage?" Gordon starts.

"I got him." Detective Gage says as she walks over to Superboy who was turned around looking at the crowd of people.

"Batman, I can't have him here." Gordon tells him.

"I know, he's leaving."

"And why was Killer Croc out?" Bullock asks changing the subject.

"More like when did he get out?"

"Hey." Gage says to Superboy.

"Hey." Superboy says back.

"I'm Detective Gage, nice to finally meet you and Batman."

"Do you even know my name?"

"Superboy, right?"

"Yeah, you new?" Superboy asks her.

"This past Christmas."

"Have you meet the Joker yet?"

"No, and I don't want to."

"Smart lady."

"Any other tips."

"Yeah." Superboy goes into Detective Gage's coat pocket pulling out a small notebook and a pen. "If you need me, call me. Don't be one of those stubborn cops trying to take on Killer croc on your own." He says putting back the notebook and pen on her pocket.

Batman turns to him, Superboy bites his tongue forgetting he was supposed to be talking.

"Let's go." Batman says he grabs Superboy the back of his neck guiding him back as he press a button on his belt and his batmobile shows up.

Bullock scoffs. "Good riddance."

Superboy pulls out his middle finger back at him as he continues walking with Batman tight grip on the back of his neck. Commissioner Gordon smirks, Bullock glares at him, Detective Gage pulls out her notebook with a phone number and the S shield symbol under it she smiles.

…Batcave

"I saved your life." Kon says to him as he walks in the cave.

"No you didn't." Batman tells him as he walks in front of him.

"Saved your hand from wearing a cast for 2 month."

"Thank you."

"Hey!" Kon yells out as he sees Robin sitting down looking at the recording from the past 20 minutes or so with their fight. "Why are you sitting down on your ass while your boss is out hunting Killer Crocs?" he asks walking up to the platform.

"I told him to say here." Batman says as he walks over pulling back his mask

Kon looks at him. "Oh well in that case." He turns back to Robin who was still sitting down at the big chair. "Good boy." He teases.

"You're a jerk."

"Well done Bruce, not even Dick was this well trained."

"Did you want something?" Batman asks him annoyed.

"No, can't sleep." Superboy says sitting up on a table.

"All your powers are back and you no longer need to absorb sun radiation in abundance." He says taking off the rest of his uniform.

"I'll put it on the list." Robin says.

"Yeah I know." Kon says to Batman. "I wanna see this list." He points to Robin, who smirks at him.

Bruce walks over to him putting his hand on top of his head, in his hair, Kon looks up at him.

"What's wrong now?"

"Nothing just bored."

"If anything interesting happens, I'll call you."

"Thanks." He smiles at him.

…Daily Planet

"Oh Conner, I can't make dinner today, I am sooo-" Tana starts as she looks at him, Conner pulls up a to-go-plate. "Is that Chow mein?"

"What kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't keep my working woman happy?"

"A horrible one." She says with a smile as she grabs it, then sits back down opening it and she smells it. She stands back up and hugs him. "Thank you."

"Welcome." He says as he gives her a kiss on her neck.

"Aww, don't do that."

He pulls away looking at her still in his arms. "Well I can't exactly make it too easy for you now can I?"

"I'll make it up to you?" she says.

"Better." Conner says with a smile as he gives her a kiss on the lips then pulls away completely. "Alright, I'll let you get back to work."

"Ok."

Conner smiles at her as he walks away to the elevator, she watches him go in and disappear behind the doors. She sighs as she sits down on her chair.

"What's that for?" Lois Lane asks, hand on her hip.

"What?"

"The sigh, it was a big sigh. Is that food?"

"Yes it is." Tana says blushing.

"OHHHH."

"What?" she asks looking up at her.

"Conner Kent was just here wasn't he?"

"Maybe."

"That explains the look." Lois says with a smile.

"Have you seen him?" Tana asks her.

"I have."

"Have you seen his eyes?" she asks her.

"Yeah."

Tana sighs. "I'm trying to play it cool. I am playing it so so cool. I love him!" she blurts out, then pause as Lois looks at her. "Oh my God, I cannot believe I actually said that out loud. I don't know what's happening to me. The last time I told anyone I was in love with them was…I can't remember, that's how long it's been."

"It's the love haze, you'll do anything for him."

"I would." Tana nods.

"I wish I had someone like him."

"Um didn't you and Clark, you know."

"Clark is not Conner, Clark is a little harder to get to know."

"I don't actually."

"What do you mean?"

"Conner, he doesn't talk much about his past."

"Well he was in the foster care, maybe it's too hard for him." Lois says to her, Tana looks at her. "You didn't know that. You should catch up to him." She says and walks off then comes back grabbing the plate then walks into her office.

Tana walks to the elevator then down to the lobby running out to the sidewalk looking around for him, then he hears his voice.

"I told you she'd stay."

"Time to party?"

"Fuck yeah!"

Tana turns and sees Conner take the hand of a beautiful girl with a slender, voluptuous figure, black hair and has bright blue eyes, he twirls her around in her high heel boots, fishnet tights, red mini skirt, and a mini crop top.

"Let's go." Zatanna says, Conner puts his arm around her shoulders, she gives him a kiss on the cheek as they walk off into the crowd.

"Know a good place to get hammered?"

Zatanna laughs. "I know the perfect place."

…Batcave

Tim was in his black and red Robin pants without his mask on and a white muscle shirt on. He was training on a punching bag. He punches it wrong and he feels pain down his arm.

"Ouch." Kon says from behind. "That hurt even me."

"It's fine." He says rubbing his wrist.

"Yeah but if you ever do that out in the field, you'd be in big trouble."

"Yeah I know."

"Someone's cranky."

"What are you doing here? I thought you left."

"Forgot my phone." Kon says as he walks over to the machine and looks at it saying 'complete' on the screen. "Nice." He says as he starts looking through it. "Tell Bruce thanks for the update."

"You done?"

"Sorry." Kon tells him. "I'm I bugging you?"

"No, I'm sorry, I'm just in a bad mood."

"Wanna talk about it?"

"Not to you." Tim tells him.

"Ouch, sorry for caring." Kon says and starts walking away.

"How do you do it?"

"Do what?" Kon asks turning to looking at him.

"Everything, how are you so good at everything?"

"Superior genetics."

"Right." Robin says annoyed as he starts hitting the punching bag.

"I'm kidding, come on dude."

Robin stops. "I bet every hero tries to recruit you to be their partner."

"Oh, please, look who's talking, your mind is a sponge."

"Maybe, but you've got that thing." Robin says to him, Kon looks at him. "I don't know what it is, but it's much harder to learn."

"Maybe."

"I'm totally screwed, I shouldn't be Robin."

"Don't say that."

"You don't understand, you're not like me. You're never afraid of anything." Tim says sitting down on the floor, Kon walks over to him, and sits down with him. "I envy that about you."

"Yeah well don't, it gets me in trouble a lot." Kon says with a smile. "Tim? Talk to me." he nudges his knee.

"I don't know, my whole life I've been like everybody else. Rushing off to school, getting grounded, buying junk food and suddenly I wake up one day and everything is different. I'm a superhero now. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."

"Are you kidding? It's a great thing!"

"You don't know that. We don't know anything about what's going to happen."

"Tim-"

"I don't know why I'm doing this most of the time. Why do we fight? Why can't I just kill the Joker?"

"Tim don't think like that."

"I know, I'm just angry that he gets away with it while good innocent people get hurt or die."

"Do you think the world would accept us if we started killing?"

"But it's just him."

"It's not just him. What if a criminal kills one of us? Do we kill them back? An eye for an eye, that's no way to live. Batman always says 'We are better than them.' because we are better than them, we're compassionate, we feel guilt, and we're selfless."

"I wish we didn't."

"You wanna become a vigilant who murders people who get on his bad side?"

"No."

"Tim, listen to me. You are the most awesome, most caring person I've ever met." Kon tells him, Tim scoffs. "No, I mean that, you are. You're always there to help anybody, even strangers. To protect people is hard but it's also rewarding in its own way." He says to him, Tim looks at him. "Also you are the only who can hack faster than Batgirl."

Tim smiles and chuckles at him. "Yeah that's true." He says proud of himself.

"Atta boy." Kon pats his shoulder. "Now get up, I'm about to whip your ass into shape."

…Daily Planet

"Hey." Conner says as he pops in her cubicle as she types.

Tana flinches. "What are you going here?" she asks.

"I'm reduced to stalking, you haven't been answering my calls."

"Right, I've been working. I do that."

"Ok, are you free now? Maybe a date?"

Tana stops doing her work and looks at him, he smiles at her sweetly.

She sighs. "I saw you the other day with a girl, she was very ugly except that she was beautiful in fishnets and boots." She blurts out.

"Z." He explains.

"What kind of name is that?"

"Family name."

"So you know her?"

"She's my friend, I wanted to introduce her to you but you were busy."

"She's your friend?"

"Since high school."

"And you wanted me to meet her?"

"Yup."

"And I was a 3 day jealous monster for nothing?"

"Yup."

"Sorry."

"It's ok, I kinda like it."

"Shut up!" She hits him on his shoulder and hugs him giving him a kiss.

"So about that date."

"Let's go."

…Tana's apartment

"I overslept again." Tana says as she puts on a pair of slacks puts her hair on a ponytail.

"I know." Conner says making breakfast in her kitchen.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" she asks as she puts on her jacket.

"I tried, and you kicked me."

"I did not kick you." Tana says slightly rolling her eyes, he looks at her. "I'm so sorry." She says apologetic.

"Here, eat this before it gets cold." Conner says putting the food in a plate.

"You made French toast?" she asks grabbing the plate from him with three pieces.

"Well, I had a lot of energy after my run, so-" Conner lies, he went patrolling.

"You went running?"

"Well, I had to wait for the laundry to dry. And I had already read the papers."

"You had an entire day before I woke up."

"Here, you want bacon?" he asks putting bacon on her plate.

"You went out and slaughtered a pig between the running and the French toast?"

"Yes, and by the way, that whole ozone-layer problem, taken care of." He winks at her.

"You're my Green Party hero."

Conner gives her a fork. "Here."

"Oh, no - can't." she says shaking her head, putting down her plate with French toast and bacon then goes to her cupboard. "I have to get to the auto body and pick up my car because today is car day. But I will have a baggie."

"Uh, ok."

"Perfect." She opens the baggie puts the French toast in it, then the bacon.

"What are you doing?" he asks looking at her.

"This is French toast on the go. The other walkers on the sidewalk love it. Come here." She says putting syrup inside the plastic baggie, he lends in, she gives him a kiss.

"I'll call you later. We'll plan our weekend." He says to her.

She stops and looks at him awkward as he starts to clean up. "Um, hey, Conner, hold on a second. Here." She goes into her purse giving him something.

"A key." He says looking at her as he takes it.

"Yeah, it's a key to the apartment."

"Oh...good." he says. "Do you want me to let someone in?" he asks.

"No, it's just an extra key. I thought, you know, if you were coming over and I was running late this way you didn't have to wait in the hallway."

"Ok."

"Or if you were carrying something, and you couldn't wait for me to get to the door, this way, you're all set."

"Okay...good. Makes sense."

"Yeah, it's just a practical thing. It's not a big deal."

"Oh, good."

"Or you don't have to take it."

"No, I'll- I'll take it." he says with a smile.

"I mean, I know how it is. You've got your keys on your ring just so organized, and then you put in a new one- it throws off the whole balance."

Conner frowns. "Well, if you think-" he says trying to give her the key back

"Or you can keep it." she says quickly.

"You sure?" he asks still trying to give her back the key.

"If you want."

"I can go either way." Conner says to her a little impatient.

"It's fine with me." she says to him.

"Well, which way?" he asks her.

"Either way." She tells him.

"Well, I'll take it." he says to her chuckling a little.

"Thanks for the French toast."

"Uh...thanks for the key."

"Anytime. Bye." Tana says and walks out of her apartment.

…Gotham

"Superboy."

"I swear I am only visiting the city, nothing more Batman." Kon says when he hears his name on the com as he drinks a slushy on the top of a building.

"Try again."

"Robin?"

"I'm already over it."

"What's up?"

"Po-po cornered some piece of trash suspected of murdering his wife."

"Umm did you just say po-po?"

"They're shooting up the better part of the financial district trying to bring him down." Robin says trying to ignore the comment.

"Wanna throw a five-oh or a stat in there for good measure?" Kon says teasing. "Wait did you say financial district? I'll be there."

"I checked Batman's network feed, everyone else is occupied. This one's on you Superboy."

"Nothing like the wind and bullets whipping through my hair on a beautiful summer day."

Gotham…Financial District

"Mr. Griswald, just come on out with your hands up. You're shooting up the one nice block in this neighborhood. Ok fine, you got me…pretty please?" Detective Gage says over the microphone, they start shooting out from the van. "Needs to work on his manners." She mumbles as she quickly takes cover over her car.

"Detective Gage, report." Jim Gordon says over the walkie talkie.

"Well, Jim, I asked him nicely. I don't know what more I'm supposed to do."

"Very funny, detective. Just put an end to this."

"Go, Go, Go." SWAT team leader says as they pull out of a truck.

"The city just finished renovating that block." Gordon says to her.

"I know right?" Gage says to him a bit sarcastically.

"Detective Gage, SWAT is moving in."

The man inside the van grabs an orange gas tank and throws it out the window shooting it, the tank explode on top of the swat guys, the run out patting themselves down as the fire tries to eat them.

"He's on foot!" Detective Gage yells out as the man runs down the street, she chases after him. "Repeat, officers down! In pursuit of suspect!" she yells into her walkie talkie as she runs down an alley with her gun on her other hand. "Look, Mr. Griswald-you don't have to run! Maybe you and your wife had an argument. Maybe you didn't." she yells out as she starts climbing up some emergency latter. "Whether or not it was on purpose-you're suffering a loss right now."

"And you, policeman, you know what it's like to lose a wife?!" Mr. Griswald yells back as he starts to run on the flat rooftop, Detective Gage pulls out her gun at him. "Then I shall give you the greatest gift of all." He says turning back to her. "Reunion!" he yells out as his arms turn to clay and he extends them towards her pushing her off the roof.

"Sorry babe." She whispers as she falls back.

"Don't apologize." Superboy says as he flies in grabbing her by the torso. "You're the damsel in distress here. And I loves me some clichés." He says, as she accidently slips out of Kon's grip, Gage falls down on a pill of trash. "ooops." He mumbles landing.

"OUCH!" Detective Gage yells out. "Thanks." She moans.

"Aw, don't thank me, thank physics." Superboy says walking over to her.

"Thanks, physics. Weird to see you in daylight." She says looking up at him.

Superboy chuckles. "I'm not a bat, us Supers like the sun." he says putting his hands on his knees looking down at her.

Gage looks at him, Superboy was wearing a black sleeveless hoodie "What are you wearing?"

"It was my day off, sue me." Superboy says picking her up.

"Nick of time, huh?"

"What? oh, I get it, since you name is-"

"That's what I was going for, guess I live to be lame another day." Detective Gage says as she dusts herself off, then runs over to a pair of police officers. "Over here!" she yells out.

"You two want a room or-" Robin starts on the com.

"I have a girlfriend." Superboy snaps at him.

"What?" Detective Gage asks turning to look at him.

"Nothing." Superboy says quickly.

"Well, while you were making time with Detective Pretty-"

"She's not that pretty." Superboy interrupts him.

"I sat-tracked Clayface." Robin tells him.

"Good idea."

"Thank you, he's at Gotham Bank and Trust."

"I'm on it!"

"You're on what?" Detective Gage asks looking at him confused still with her gun out ready to shoot.

"Clayface is hitting Gotham Bank and Trust. Set up a perimeter around it, and evacuate immediately." Superboy tells him and flies off.

"You hear the kid. Let's move!"

Gotham…Bank And Trust

"This is where you lost him?" Superboy says as he slides down the air vent shaft.

"This is where I lost him." Robin confirms. "Sat thermals overlap down below. Too many signatures."

"Fantastic. Whyever he did what he did, Clayface still killed that woman and ostensibly, the husband, too. We can't let him get away." Superboy says as he crawls over to a vent popping it open. "He could be anyone. Can you lock the bank down?"

"The new security system's too." Robin says as he tries to hack in and scoffs. "No. no, I can't. not from here. Batman says you're a free thinker. So what's the plan?"

Superboy sighs. "Just make sure Batman doesn't find out if I get caught ok."

An office manager in his computer chewing gum as he blows is up in a bubble and pops it as Superboy crawls on his hands and knees putting his finger on his lips from him to not say anything. Superboy moves him to go to the computer and presses the LockDown security.

"What are-?"

"Really sorry about this." Superboy tells him as the whole bank closes its doors.

"LockDown. Initiated. Remain. Calm." A computer says to all the people including the security cops.

"Freeze." The security cop yells.

"Stop or well-"

"Hold on I'm Superboy, I'm here to help." He says to them then scans them using x-ray vision.

"He's robbing the bank!"

"I'm not trying to rob the bank! Everyone just stay-" Superboy starts. "Oh God." he says as he finishes scanning the place.

"Oh god what?" Robin says on the com.

"As in oh, god he isn't here."

"Fantastic." Robin says.

"Look if you want to talk to the manager she just went down to the vault." One of the cops says to him.

"It's procedure. In the event of a robbery, you need to speak with Mrs. Griswald." One of the workers says to him.

"Dude seriously I'm not trying to rob-wait, did you say Griswald?" Superboy looks around the bank and sees the plaque of Manger and looks at the cubicle with a picture. "Mr. Teller, you need to keep everyone up here, understand?"

"That's Amelie, right there in that picture. Let me just go downstairs and-"

"Robin, I stand corrected." Superboy says. "Clayface is still here."

Below The Bank…Vault Access

"Identity. Scan. Initiated." The computer says as Mrs. Griswald/Clayface puts his/her hand on the scanner.

"Almost there." He/she says impatiently.

"Clayface!" Superboy yells out.

"Sigh! Only known." Clayface growls. "For the roles that I play." He says as he rolls his head to look at Superboy.

"Ok, fine. Karlo-what the hell are you doing?"

"Reclaiming something I've lost."

"You've already murdered two people to get to it. How many more have to die?" Superboy says putting his fist up.

"Just one." Clayface says as he shoots him with clay, Superboy jumps out of the way. "Now leave me to my work, Child."

"Confirming. Identity." The computer says.

Superboy uses his heat vision on his hand as it burns while on the scanner.

"Child." Clayface says annoyed. "Enough!" he yells out as he gets in his normal body getting really, really big.

"I've made him angry. That's good, right?"

"Keep moving. Keep him distracted immobilize him as quickly as you can." Robin says over the com.

"Is that all, Rob? You want me to teach him French, too?" Superboy asks Robin. "You know, Clay-can I call you Clay?" he asks as he jumps over him when makes his arm into a hammer smashing the way. "Pretty sure you're gonna get your dead Superboy wish if we don't change venues, here."

"My thoughts exactly."

"So happy you agree?"

Above the bank…

"He wasn't trying to rob the bank. Where did he go?" Detective Gage says to an office worker rubbing the back of her neck.

"Down-" the man starts.

"OW!" Superboy screams out as Clayface pushes him out of the roof/floor into the roof of the bank.

Detective Gage pushes down the officer man.

"You have got to be freaking kidding me." Detective Gage says as the sprinkler system turns on, she turns around to see two Superboy fighting. "What is it you were saying about clichés?" she asks.

"Shoot him!" Superboy and Clayface/Superboy yell out.

"Seriously?" Detective Gage asks looking at them fight. "No, really. Seriously?"

"Shoot me!" Superboy yells at her.

"Do what now?"

"Shoot me, it'll bounce off."

Detective Gage shoots the other one absorbing the bullets as she shoots him several times. Superboy jumps out of the way.

"No chance he'd stay down, huh?" Detective Gage says as she reloads.

"Not really, no." Superboy says landing next to her as she shoots again.

"I'm all out. What do ya got?"

"I'm a super powered boy and a positive outlook?" Superboy says with a smile.

"I shall not be denied!" Clayface yells out.

"Never said the magic word, Clay." Superboy teases.

"How rude of me." Clayface says annoyed.

"Could you please not play with him, I'd rather not die." Detective Gage says to him as she takes a step back.

"I have an idea."

"Why does that make me nervous?"

"Ok Miss. Policelady, quip's to you!" Superboy yells at her as he takes a deep, deep breath.

"Wha?" Detective Gage says looking confused. Superboy blows out a powerful artic breath with the sprinklers still on it makes it look like an ice castle as everything freezes. "…Freeze!" she yells out palming her head.

"Little late but nice effort." Superboy says to her. "Up top." He says putting his hand up for a high five.

"I don't think so." Gage says as she starts to shiver.

"Don't leave a guy handing."

"Nope." Gage shakes her head walking out of the icy bank floor, she almost slips balancing herself out. "Watch yourself, it's slippery." She says as she walks on the hockey bank rink.

"Robin success let's get somebody in here to clean this up." Superboy says on the com.

"Will do. We got like a phone list for that kind of thing…right?" Robin says as he types on the computer looking for a number.

…Later

Star labs group of people show up with a pod keeping his body cold and taking him away into a truck.

"Couldn't help but notice you didn't shoot me." Superboy says in an alley holding an icee.

"Figured only the real you would have such a bad idea."

"No it wasn't, but it worked didn't it?"

"And because I trust you. For whatever reason." Gage says to him looking up at him as he drinks his blue slush.

Superboy jumps down. "Any idea what Clayface was after?"

"Turns out Basil Karlo had an old safety deposit box down in the vault. He need the late Mrs. Griswald's clearance to get in." Gage says pulling out an evidence baggie.

"What was inside?" Superboy says looking over her shoulder to see a picture in the baggie.

"Something from his old life, something from before…everything."

"That's Clayface when he was younger. Who's he with?"

"His dead wife."

"So he did all of this just to get a look at his wife again?"

"Apparently."

"Romantic but supremely messed up."

"Not as messed up as you think Superboy."

"Detective…you ok?" Superboy as she starts to walk off. "Detective?"

"Stay safe."

"You too!" Superboy yells back as he walks off in the opposite direction blending in the crowd as he puts up his hoddie up covering his hair and forehead.

…Metropolis

"So the movie was good. Nice to see Furious out again." Conner says as he walks with Tana beside him. "Which was sarcastic... cause it was number seven... that's a lot." He chuckles. "Never say 'no' to a bunch of cars going fast, which can be risky, you know? Lowers your insurance rate."

"Well, I'm glad you liked it."

Conner sighs tired. "Tana, you're making me work too hard tonight." He whines.

"I know."

"I mean, I wore the cute boots, you know? Do you see the cute boots?" he says pointing to his military camouflage outdoor boots ankle size matching his camouflage t-shirt.

"Very cute boots."

"Well, I've had a full night, what with the walking straight and the balancing. If I'd known I'd also had to do all the talking-"

"I think I did it wrong."

"You did what wrong?"

"The key that I gave you."

"The key?...to your apartment?"

"The key was supposed to say something."

"So it's a talking key." He says her unsure of what she was saying.

"I like you a lot, and it wasn't until recently I realized that I don't know anything about you."

"Tana-"

"Lois told me you were in the foster care, now why is it that she knew and I didn't."

"It wasn't a secret Tana, I thought you did."

"Well I didn't."

"So the key?"

"It was supposed to be a, you can trust me with anything type of action."

"I do trust you."

"Then why didn't you tell me you were in foster care?"

"Thought you knew." Conner shrugs.

"Well I didn't."

"Glad we got that cleared up?"

"You never tell me anything."

"Yes I do."

"What do you like? What do you hate? What are your weakness? Do you like going to the dentist? Are you ever going back to college?"

"OH! Great we're back to that again. You and Clark should start a Go to College club."

"It's not about that."

"Then why'd you bring it up?"

"Because you haven't told me why you don't want to go back."

"How's this for an excuse, I don't want to."

"Ok fine, whatever, throw your life away, see if I care."

"It's my life! I can do whatever the fuck I want with it!" Conner yells at her frustrated, Tana took a step back actually scared of him. "Go to hell!" he walks off.

"You too!" Tana yells back walks into her apartment building.

She walks up the stairs still angry then gets sad as she enter her hallway then opens her apartment. Had they just broken up? She asks herself as she closes the door, she quickly wipes away the tears that where dripping down. There was a knock on the door, Tana shakes her head takes a breath turns back and opens the door.

"I'm sorry." Conner says with a please forgive me face.

"Me too."

"This is the first relationship I've been in a long time."

"You don't say?" she says a little sarcastically.

"I've been on my own for a long time and I'm sorry that I've been pushing you away, I'll learn to include you."

"I'd like that."

"Ok."

"I'm gonna go take care of Furious 8 for you now." Tana says joking.

"I would appreciate that." he nods with a grin.

"Gonna come in?" she says grabbing his hand pulling him to her apartment.

"Well, I mean, I do have key." He says following her, she giggles.

Star City…Supermarket

"Conner, listen to me when I tell you. That girl Shirley with the black hair really liked you." Roy says giving Conner a bag of chips also holding two large water bottles.

"Cheryl. Here name was Cheryl." Kon corrects him.

"It was?"

"How many women in their twenties are named Shirley?"

"You're changing the subject. She liked you. Like like. I could tell."

"How could you tell? I admit I'm not the most adept at noticing the flirtatious advances of a woman, but they were all, well…kinda naked."

Roy smirks at him. "No, Shirley kept her G-string on when she stopped over to say hi she was being coy."

"Cheryl." Kon corrects him again.

"Whatever." Roy tells him giving him another bag of chips. "That could be your special someone. She could be the one who accompanies you on your magical chariot ride of sweaty commingling romance."

"I have a girlfriend Roy."

Roy scoffs. "How long will that last?"

"What does that mean?"

"The longest relationship you've had was with a guy who was ok with you keeping the big truth form him, you think Tana will be?"

"She didn't strike me as the romantic type." Kon says quickly changing the subject.

"Hey, don't be a snob. She's a nice girl. You could do a lot worse. I know what I'm talking about." Roy snaps at him. "If it upsets you that people judge your book by its cover, then don't be getting all Charlie Church cause she has to dance to pay the bills."

"I didn't mean to be judgmental, but I think I'd be more comfortable with someone who was less-"

"Sexual?" Roy says to him as he starts walking down the aisle.

"I would prefer to not see my girlfriend objectivizing herself to pay the bills." Kon says holding three family bag chips plus the water.

"That's Wonder woman talking isn't it?"

"Hey you were raised by a billionaire playboy I was raised by Amazonian warriors let's not-"

"EVERYBODY FUCKING FREEZE!" a guy yells. Roy and Conner boy stop talking and walking looking at the two men with guns pointing at people. "Empty the register! Now! Empty it!"

"Nobody do a goddamn thing and nobody dies!" the other guy says pointing the gun at the other civilian shoppers.

"What do you think?" Kon whispers.

"I think that there's only two of them but this place is pretty crowed." Roy whispers back taking a quick scan of the place counting people.

"Me, too. Too risky."

"Do we let them walk?" Roy asks.

"We let them get to their car and…hey…see that?" Kon says nodding to a mirror at the back of the store.

"Yeah, two more on the back door."

"They aren't just here for the register."

"I don't know what you're talking about!" the man at the register yells at him crying as the man points his gun at him.

"The safe, you asshole! There's a safe in the back room! You and me are gonna open it!"

"I don't have the combination! I've only been here there nights!"

He gets hit in the jaw with the gun gets a crack breaking off a tooth. Kon and Roy both glare at him.

"Randy, he may not be lying. This guy's new. He might not know." One of the guys say.

"Hey DumbASS!" Randy yells at him still pointing the gun at the cashier. "You just said my name. They all heard you."

"We're going to need to improvise."

"We're good at it."

"Are you out of your damned mind? I'm not whacking all these people." The guy with the gun says to Randy.

"We're not wearing masks and you said my fucking name, stupid. We don't have a choice I'm not-"

Roy hits them both with a can of soup in their head, he jumps up grabbing both of them. "It's a nice night. Wanna get some air?" he asks them as he grabs them jumping to the window.

"Everyone get down on the ground!" Kon yells at everyone.

"You want some, hero! Is that what you want?" another guy with the guy yells at him pointing a shot gun at him.

Kon quickly grabs the gun elbows him in the face, he falls down on his back as Kon pops open the gun pulling out the shells then puts the gun over his shoulder looking down at the robber.

"Should have kept the gun." Another guy with the gun pointing at the back of Kon's head says.

Kon swings the shot gun at the robbers head knocking him out, Kon gets down on his knee grabbing the gun sliding off the magazine and pulling out the bullet in the chamber.

"It's over." Kon says to the three guns who were knocked out, he starts to get up.

"It ain't over." Another guy says pointing his gun at the back of his head. "Y-you're the only thing…t-that's gonna be over, man." he stammers.

"Take it easy."

"Y-you freaking take it easy, punk. You take it easy."

Kon gets up hands up. "You don't want to do this you don't want to shoot me or anyone here, do you?"

"I'll w-w-waste the whole room, man! I will!"

"Those guys are a lot older than you. What was it? They threaten you? Is this gang initiation? They just brought you along to watch the back door, right? Gave you that gun." Kon says to him turning to face him. "You've never held a gun before, have you?"

"Screw you, man!"

"It's ok."

"Screw you!"

"Give me the gun. Give me the gun and this is all over." Kon says calmly.

"Screw you."

"You don't want this."

"Don't tell-don't tell me what I…I don't want."

"Come on, it's over."

The guy puts the gun down, then gets hit in head with a soup can.

"You ok?" Roy asks.

Kon looks at him angry. "HEY!"

"What? He had a gun on you. Was I supposed to see if he responded to all the chatter, Dr. Phil?"

"You didn't have to do that. I was never in danger."

"Yeah but the people behind you were."

"He had the safety on." Kon says showing him the gun.

"oh." Roy whispers. "Well, why the hell didn't you just knock him on his ass?" he asks angry.

"If he gave up the gun, he would have felt better about it." Kon answers. "It would have been his choice to do the right thing amongst all the wrong."

"Ok…I can see your point sorry."

"It's ok."

"Let's go talk to the police." Kon sighs.

…Restaurant

"How's your salad?" Kon asks a bit disgusted.

"Fine." Roy tells him.

"It looks terrible."

"Well, that's because it is."

"Then you should have gotten a burger." Kon tells him as he finishes his burger.

"Not all of us have your metabolism." Roy says poking his salad.

"I eat just fine."

"I guess, this upholstered toilet isn't exactly known for its vegetarian menu. Its omnivore fare isn't much better. Mostly it's just open late." Roy tells him, Kon looks at him. "Ollie brought me here for the first time after we went twelve rounds with Copperhead."

"The snake guy?"

"Yeah, the snake guy." Roy sighs. "He used to have the worst costume next to Dr. Spectoro-now he's just this scaly freak show. Anyway, the old man always liked to spoil me just a little after the bigger tussles."

Kon eats a fry. "Was he a tough teacher?"

"Yeah. Nothing like what Dick had to put up with, but…yeah…he was tough. I wouldn't trade it for anything." Roy says getting up from the booth.

"We're pretty different." Kon says getting up after him.

"You noticed." Roy says sarcastically.

"Yes…but I mean…I think it's just the obvious stuff."

"Yeah? Even with me beaning that kid with a soup can of 'hearty man's'? At the end of the day we've got a lot in common."

"Not just at the end of the day."

"The whole clone thing?" Roy asks.

"I think we're both our father's sons."

"I'm a Queen?"

"Yeah, a drama Queen."

Roy shoves him, Kon chuckles. "And I'm an El."

"But that would make you a Luthor." Roy says walking over to a Ferrari.

"I guess it would."

"Cool."

"Can I drive the Ferrari back home?"

"No." Roy says quickly. "And who said we're going home? It's not even three yet."

"Aren't you tired? How do you do this and still run a super team?" Kon says getting on the Ferrari.

"Oh, you gotta practice, Kon. You can't just be a playa overnight." Roy says as he gets on, driving off.

"Don't say 'playa. It's embarrassing."

"Oh check out Superboy giving me lessons in cool."

"Shut up and drive."

…Tana's apartment

"Get up!"

"Wanna go again?" Conner asks Tana as she pulls away from him.

"My parents are coming! Get up!" Tana yells at him.

"Oh ok."

"We have been together for 4 months and I am soooo not ready for you to meet them." Tana says picking up his clothes from the floor.

"It's ok, I understand." Conner says standing up putting on his boxers.

"I'm sorry. I know how this much seem to you but I care about you too much to have my mother and father barbered you with questions!"

"Tana, I'm not fighting you on this."

"You're not?"

"No, I said I wanted to take things slow and even though we sleep together, eat together-"

"Practically live together."

"Doesn't mean I have to meet your parents and I'm ok with that." Conner says to her with a smile as he grabs his clothes from her and put them on.

Tana looks at Conner as he finishes putting his clothes on. "You should meet them." She finally says.

Kon turns to look at her. "What?" he asks her.

"You should meet them."

"Tana you just said."

"I know what I said, forget what I said. My parents should meet you, why shouldn't they?"

"Because I'm a freak who's dating their only daughter."

"You're not a freak."

"I'm pretty close."

"Fine, you're a freak, but you're my freak."

"Don't be cute, I don't want to meet your parents."

"But you will."

"I will?"

"Because I'm asking."

"Aw man, that's true." Conner says and sighs, she smiles and pushes him to the bed.

…

"Come on!"

"I'm going!"

"I wanna see you!"

"I'm having tie issues."

"Well then come out, I'll fix it. I'm a pro."

Conner sighs as he comes out of the restroom, Tana looks at him.

"Ok honest opinion, how do I look?" Conner asks.

"Whoa." Tana mumbles as she looks at him.

Conner was wearing a black suit, white shirt, red tie, and black shoes.

"Whoa as is good? Bad? Something in-between?"

"Holy wow."

"I knew it, I told asked my friends what you wear to an art showing, they said I suit and tie. I've never been shopping for a suit and tie so I told them go have at it." Conner rambles, Tana gets out of her bed and starts takes off his jacket. "They spent 300, on everything, 90 on the shoes, I've never spent 90 on shoes. My boots cost 50 sometimes 60 and they told me to get a haircut and-what are you doing?"

Tana was unzipping his slacks. "You look so good."

"Really? Cause I can take it back."

"Don't you dare take it back." Tana tells him. "What you can do is take it off and have sex with me."

"Deal."

…Art Show

"How's my baby sister?"

"Nelson!"

"What ya doing?"

"Stuff."

He gives her a kiss on the cheek. "I miss you."

"You're the one who's never around."

"And you got yourself a boyfriend?"

"Yes."

"When are we going to meet him?"

"Now."

"Yeah?" Nelson says looking around.

"He's outside."

"Is he parent approval?"

"I need you to help me ok."

"Are you kidding me Tana?"

"Be a buffer for us, mom and dad are going to attack him so I need you to help."

"Fine, but if I don't like him I'm throwing him to the wolves."

"I like wolves." Conner says, they both turn to him.

"Good for you?" Nelson says confused as to why he was talking to them.

"Hey babe." Conner says giving Tana a quick kiss on the lips.

"Hi, hold on your tie." Tana says fixing his red tie putting it straight.

"Are you kidding me?" Nelson says turning to look at his sister.

"Nelson this is Conner, Conner this is my older brother Nelson." Tana says introducing them.

"Nice to finally meet you." Conner says pulling out his hand to shake it.

Nelson looks at Conner, then shakes his hand, then his phone rings.

"Conner." Tana says annoyed.

"Two minutes." Conner says walking back outside to answer his phone.

"You dating white boys now?"

"Don't do that." Tana snaps at him.

"Mom and dad are gonna flip."

"I need your help."

"You need more than my help you are going to-"

"Hey last call, I promise." Conner says turning his phone off. "So where are your parents?"

"Eager to meet them?"

"It's why I'm here."

"You're in for a real treat." Nelson says as he points to the entrance.

They walk further in the gallery Tana and Nelson looking for their parents, Tana holding onto Conner's hand as they walk in looking around then stop and wave as two couples walk over to them.

"Mom." Tana says letting go of Conner's hand to hug her mother.

"Tana." She says hugging her daughter.

"Hi dad." Nelson says shaking his father's hand.

"Son."

"Dad." Tana says hugging her father, he hugs her back.

"Oh sweetie I've missed you."

"I'm sorry, I've been really busy."

"Hi mom." Nelson says hugging his mother.

They all take a step back from each other.

Tana smiles. "Mom dad, this is Conner." She says to them with a pause. "My boyfriend." She adds, they both look at her. "Conner this is Dr. Moon and Mrs. Moon."

They both look at him.

"It's an honor to meet you."

Dr. Moon looks at him. "You too."

"Well since you're dating Tana then you must know that we are a family of academics, Dr. Moon is the head of neurosurgery at Metropolis General Hospital, my son a lawyer at Kruger, Henry and Hunter Attorneys at Law"

"I'm an inter mom."

"And my daughter top of her Yale class soon to be a full reporter."

Conner looks over at Tana. "You haven't told them?"

"I was made a full timer a week ago."

"Sweetie that is amazing."

"Thanks dad."

"And what do you do Conner."

"Whatever I'm ordered to sir."

"How was your spa weekend?" Tana asks quickly, not wanting to get into that subject.

"Well your mother packed five bags for three days."

"I needed options, and one of them was your golf bag."

"Let's go check out the art pieces." Nelson says walking ahead.

/

Somehow they ended up completely split up, Tana was talking to somebody, and he was looking at a piece of art, he wasn't sure if he liked it ballerinas dancing in the rain.

"You looked lonely over here." Dr. Moon says to Conner.

"Oh, I'm fine."

"You haven't told her very much about yourself, have you?"

Conner looks at him. "Well, we're still learning."

"Yes. Well, you certainly know about the dedicated reporter, the struggling writer. You fit right into that world, you get to be the muse."

"No, I wouldn't pretend to be that."

"Don't diminish yourself. You have a very important role in this."

"I just... I don't think of myself as playing any role with Tana."

"No, I don't suppose you do." Dr. Moon says to him. "What do your parents think about Tana?"

"My brother loves her, he says she's too good for me."

"And your parents? They don't have an opinion?"

"I don't have any, I was in the foster care system before I found my brother."

"Oh well that's difficult to overcome, what about your brother's parents."

"They live in Kansas, they own a farm."

"Are they in debt?"

"Farms can be tricky that way, but not recently."

"And how long have you and my daughter been together?"

"Around four months."

"That sounds long? Are you living together?"

Conner looks at him. "You ask questions like you already know the answers."

"It's really very easy to find out what you need to know about people."

"All due respect, but my family's not really any of your business."

"Oh, but it's such an interesting family. Your brother's arrest record, your romance with a former swim teammate, the on and off debt on the farm. You can literally chart all the cracks and strains."

"Excuse me." Conner says putting his hands on fists as he walks off before he'd punch him out.

"Conner." Dr. Moon says, he turns back around. "You act as if I've hurt your feelings. It was unintentional. I just want to make sure that I'm being clear. I may not agree with the way Tana lives her life, but I'm not gonna stand by and let you ruin her."

"What are you talking about? I support Tana."

"Oh, yes. It's all romance and sacrifice in your little Paris garret. Except what happens if you get her pregnant? Is she going to support you in a reporter salary? She wants to travel, now how is she going to do that if she has to take care of your child? I want to make sure you understand your own motives."

"I don't have any motives."

"Everyone has motives."

"Maybe in your world." Conner tells him getting even more angry.

"It's not too late for us to have a practical discussion. There can be real-world compensations in your ending this."

"Compensations?"

"I've got your attention at last. I thought I might." Dr. Moon says with a smile.

Conner looks at him, then turns to look at Tana who was talking to her mother then turns back to look at him. "I love Tana, and I'm not going anywhere."

/

Conner looks around the art show, he looks around to see Tana talking to somebody then laughs he sighs he walks to an art with light bulbs shaped as a M, he looks at it for a minute the lights come on and go out after a few seconds. He quickly shuts his eyes blind.

"Shock in your system." He hears a girl voice tell him beside him.

"Effective." Conner says back as he turns to look at her blinking a couple of times, she had brown hair with a colorful braid on right side and a black dress with very colorful tights and boots.

"I'll guide you too safely." She says grabbing his hand his hand.

"I appreciate that." he says to her.

"Hi."

"Hey."

"You found a boy?"

"She is an artist." The girl with the braid says to him.

"I made the horse." The girl with blue and blonde hair say to him.

"Oh, I really like that one." He says pointing at it.

"Well, thanks."

"It looks really big. It looks bigger than the doorway." Conner says to the girls.

"Yeah well, it turns out it is, as I found out like four hours before the show was gonna start. I had to detach the head, then reattach it when I got here." The blue blonde hair girl says to him. "Does it look crooked?" she says to him.

Conner tilts his head a little. "Um, not to me." he says honestly.

"No, it does." She says worried.

"Oh if it does look crooked, which it doesn't, I think it looks better than it did before- more jaunty." Her friend says to her.

Conner smiles at her use of the word jaunty. "What's it made out of?" he asks her.

"Cans mostly. Tinfoil. A couple hubcaps." She answers him. "I do stuff with found objects. I mean if you could call it trash, but that'd be kind of negative."

"She once made this sculpture of an old lady out of plastic sandwich bags and milk cartons, which was so cool. She's awesome."

"Oh, shut up!" she pushes her friend.

"So you're Olivia Marquont?" he asks the blue blonde girl.

"Impressive." Olivia says to him with a nod.

"What are you, a spy?"

"Yes, I'm here on a top mission to recruit artist for the white collar unit." He says to her in a hushed tone, the girls look at him slightly believing him, he smiles at them. "It's on horse."

"Oh right, I like the spy thing better." Lucy says to them.

"I'm Conner."

"I'm Lucy."

"So what do you think?" she says pointing to her horse.

"Honestly, I don't know. I like your piece, and I think I like the colorful twirl thing painting."

"The multi-color whirlpool is genius."

"Olivia thinks everything is genius." Lucy says to him.

"Only genius stuff." Olivia says back.

"Ok you've got to let us show you around the rest of the show."

"That's cool." He says to her not wanting to get away from Tana in case she need him.

"Come on we'll help you with interpret the art, give you the skinny on everyone."

"Did you see the light bulb thing?" Olivia asks him with a smile.

"Yeah, my retinas are still ringing."

"Our friend Joel did that. He went to M.I.T. dude's wicked smart. His work is always about technology."

"I think Joel's a genius, but I'll admit, I could be biased by the fact that he's a total fox.

"Is that the guy in the '70s prom tuxedo?" he asks looking over the art with a man standing looking at it.

"No, that's Elijah. He's doing a performance piece. He's been doing it since we were got hired. Who knows if it'll ever end?" Lucy says to him, she grabs his hand, Olivia grabs his other. "Ok, you've got to see our friend Kasha's piece. It's called 'girl without clothes,' and it's far out." she says to him as they walk around the gallery.

Conner smiles again at her far out word use.

/

"That is like your 50's drink, aren't you even a little bit drunk?" Olivia asks him.

"No, I have a very high tolerance for alcohol."

The girls look at each other. "So, what are you doing after this?" Lucy asks.

"Hey." Tana says putting her head on his shoulder holding his hand. "These heels are killing me." she sighs leaning on him.

Conner gives Tana a kiss on her head. "This is Tana, Tana that's Lucy and Olivia. Olivia made the horse."

"Wow, I like that piece."

"Thanks."

"So you guys are…together?"

"Boyfriend." Tana says pointing to Conner. "Girlfriend." She says pointing to herself.

"That's nice."

Tana looks at them.

"We're gonna go." Lucy says grabbing Olivia's hand.

"Bye Conner."

"Bye."

"Told you he had a girlfriend." Olivia whispers to her.

"Sorry, I got the loner vibe off him." Lucy whispers back.

"They were totally flirting with you." Tana tells him.

"Threesome? Been there done that and it was awesome."

Tana looks at him. "Don't get any ideas." she says to him putting her arms around his neck and they kiss.

…Tana'a apartment

"So my parents liked you."

Conner stops getting dressed and turns to look at her. "Really?"

Tana looks at him sitting on the bed wrapped in a blue sheet. "Yeah, my dad said you guys had an amazing conversation about art."

"He did?"

"Yeah." She says with a smile. "So they invited you to come to dinner on Saturday at 7."

"Are you sure?"

Tana looks at him. "Aren't you?"

Conner walks back to her sitting down giving her a kiss on the lips. "Yeah, we should go."

"Good." Tana says smiling. "This is so great, they like you and you like them and I love you and it's going to be so great."

"I love you too."

She looks at him. "Is that the first time we've said that to each other?" she asks him.

"Yeah I think so."

"Sounds good?"

"Really good."

"I love you."

She giggles. "I love you too." She says leaning in for a kiss.

"Oh no, no, no." he says quickly getting up. "I have to go."

"Conner." She whines.

"Bye." He says grabbing his shirt and shoes walking out of the room getting dressed outside of the apartment.

…Mount Justice

"He said that?"

"Yeah."

"Well maybe he wasn't talking about money." Zatanna says to him, Roy and Kon both turn to look at her. "I said maybe."

"I lied to Tana, I don't like doing that." Kon says to them. "It's bad enough I have to lie to her about being me."

"We are not Tana."

"I shouldn't tell Tana right?"

"Right." Roy and Zatanna say to him at the same time.

"Thought so." Kon sighs.

"You got something to wear?" Zatanna asks.

Kon groans and falls back on his bed.

…Moon's house

They climb the steps to the front door to the townhouse.

"Ok, ready?" Tana asks in a black lace sleeveless short sleeve dress and high heels with a black coat.

"Ready." Conner says in his black slacks, button up black shirt and a black coat, no tie.

Tana rings the bell, the maid opens the door.

"Hi, hello."

"Hi, come in please."

"Thank you."

"Can I take your coats?" the maid asks, Tana takes off her black coat and so does Conner giving them to her.

"I'm Conner." He says to her holding out his hand.

"I'm a maid." She says looking at him a bit strange.

"Yeah, nice to meet you." Conner says taking back his hand closing the door.

"Your parents and brother are in the living room."

"Thank you." Tana says to her, she grabs Conner's hand and they walk inside the townhouse.

"This place looks so fancy."

"I think the word your looking for is old."

"That too."

"Mom has a thing for antiques."

"Got it."

"There you are." Tana's mom says, going over to her hugging her.

"Can I get you a drink?" the maid asks.

"Gin." Tana says to the maid. "Gin martini, please."

"I already made a pitcher of martinis, but they're vodka." Tana's mom says to her.

"Vodka's perfect. Double with a twist." Tana says to the maid as she sits down in a love seat opposite of her brother, her dad in a single seat.

"How would you like a beer?" Tana's dad asks.

Tana looks at her father. "Since when do we have beer in the house?" she asks him.

"Always."

"Or maybe Conner would like to choose his own drink. That's a thought." Tana says to them.

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry Conner. You can have whatever you like. We have got it all." Dr. Moon says.

"They've got everything. Scotch, rum, whiskey, red wine, they've got it all." Tana says to Conner as he sits beside her.

"Whiskey, would be good." Conner says.

The maid walks over with a plate of drinks, martin, scotch for Dr. Moon and Nelson, red wine for Mrs. Moon and whiskey for Conner.

"Here we are." Mrs. Moon says happy with a clap.

"Thank you." Conner says to the maid, she says nothing to him.

"So what's for dinner?" Nelson asks talking for the first time.

…

"I already told you, I can't go, the internship-" Nelson starts to argue.

"We booked the jet and if you want to come you can." Mrs. Moon says to him casual.

"Why can't we just do the Hawaii vacation on Thanksgiving like always?" Nelson asks.

"Because I need to take a vacation." Dr. Moon says to him.

"Let's not argue about this in front of company." Mrs. Moon says to them.

"I get it, sometimes you just need to get away." Conner says. "Most people go to a beach, but Hawaii is good too."

Nelson chuckles. "Props of having money."

"And having a house near the beach." Mrs. Moon says drink her wine.

"You have a house in Hawaii?" Conner asks.

"It's the house we grew up in." Nelson answers.

"You grew up in Hawaii?" Conner asks again.

"I guess I forget to tell you that huh?" Tana says.

"Yes, you did but I love that, it must have been so great growing up there."

"Yeah, it was."

"Why did you guys move here?"

"Dad got the job offer at the hospital." Tana explains.

"We had to move." Nelson says.

"Sore subject?" Conner asks.

"Conner went to Africa for three years." Tana blurts out.

Conner turns to look at her a bit surprised.

"Did you? Why?" Nelson asks him.

"No, actually I went everywhere."

"Everywhere?"

"When I graduated high school I googled list of places to go clicked the first website and left."

"I didn't know that."

Conner smiles at her. "Yeah, I backpacked through Europe, Australia, I went to New Zealand and visited a place called Glowworm cave. Sketchy name but it is the most awesome place I have ever seen."

"I've never heard of it."

"It's a cave that glows in the dark."

"Sounds romantic."

"It was until I found out that they really where worms that glow in the dark." Conner says to her, she giggles.

"Maybe you can take me there."

"Just say the word."

"How are you planning to do that with no job?"

"I have a lot of friends who owe me favors." Conner says to him. "Perks of being a nice person."

"Conner." Tana says patting his leg a little.

"What? I'm a nice guy."

"Yes you are."

Dr. Moon sighs. "We're all just going to sit around this table and pretend there's nothing wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

"I think he's talking about him trying to pay me off to leave you."

"What?"

"At the party, he said that I would have some-what did you call it? Real-world compensations." Conner says looking at him at the head of the table.

"Tana wants to travel. Tana has plans."

"Tana's special." Conner says to him.

"Yes, exactly, Tana is special."

"Conner is special too, Dad."

"Tana." Nelson says to him.

"You don't even know him."

"I know enough."

"No you don't. Conner is incredible and he's special to me and I bring him here and you attack him."

"I will not be spoken to like that in my house."

"Dad don't." Nelson says, trying to stop the fighting before it starts.

"This family has standards. You live up to them, and you should expect that everyone that you spend time with live up to them also. You are a gifted girl with immense promise, and you should learn very early that certain people can hold you back."

"Dad, stop it! You cannot treat Conner this way."

"Tana, you just haven't thought about this. I mean, I'm sure Conner understands." Mrs. Moon says, Conner turns to her at the head of the table. "He doesn't work. Isn't that right, Conner?"

"I work."

"Tana is always talking about wanting to be a reporter and travel around doing this and that. Tana can't have that without money."

"Oh my god." Tana says to her mother.

"You were not raised this way." Dr. Moon says to his daughter. "He wasn't bred for it. And this isn't at all about his background, it's just, you come from two totally different worlds."

"It would never work. Not for you, and certainly not for us." Mrs. Moon says to them.

"Ok, this conversation is going to end right now. I am not going to sit here-"

"This isn't college, Tana!"

"And whatever happened to that Fallon boy? I loved him. Do you talk anymore?" Mrs. Moon asks her daughter.

"No, we don't talk! We never talked, you talked." Tana snaps at her.

"Oh, what a shame. I just loved him."

"Ok, let's go." Conner says getting up grabbing Tana's hand they both walk off.

"I don't understand!" Tana says angry.

"They're psychotic."

"But why don't they think you're good enough?"

"It's fine Tana."

"No it's not." Tana says. "I'm going to talk to them." She says pulling her hand away walking back.

"Tana." He turns back around grabbing her hand. "It's ok."

"No it's not."

"Don't try to analyze it, there's no rhyme or reason."

"Conner."

"My bike is outside, let's go."

"Somewhere far, far away?"

"I have the perfect place." He says with a smile.

…Mid-air

"We're here!" Amber Joyce yells out from the cockpit of her airplane.

"Ready?" Conner asks Tana as he stands up.

"No." Tana says shaking her head in a panic.

"Thanks Amber!" Conner yells out to her as he puts on a parachute.

"Welcome Conner, have fun!" Amber yells back.

"Ready?" Conner asks her again.

"No!" Tana yells at him grabbing the railing.

"I'll come back tomorrow to pick up some supplies!" Amber yells out.

"OK!" Conner yells out.

"Tomorrow at 3, no later!" Amber yells out.

"Got it!" Conner yells back as he grabs Tana's hand. "We have to jump."

"NO!"

He turns her around and straps her in.

"At 3 Conner!" Amber yells out.

"Love you too!"

Amber rolls her eyes.

"Conner NOOOO!"

Conner jumps out of the plane Tana screams all the way down.

…

"I'm never getting in a plane with you again."

"I thought it was fun."

"I could have brought my own clothes if we didn't have to jump off a plane."

"I thought girls liked shopping."

"We do." Tana says as she gets out of the bathroom in a purple two piece bikini in a french braid.

"Let's go."

"I hate that you can't appreciate how good looking I am."

"I know how beautiful you are." Conner says getting up with his red trunks on he runs his hands on her body. "And your booty." He says as he squeezing her butt.

Tana laughs. "It is a nice booty isn't it?"

"Yes it is."

"I do squads."

"Now let's go for a swim."

Florida…hotel

"You swim pretty fast."

"I was a swimmer in high school."

"Me too, freestyle." He says pointing to himself.

"Butterfly." She says with a smile. "I'm learning so much."

"Like what?"

"You like sky diving, you swim, and you have an ex-girlfriend who is a pilot."

"Amber?" Conner asks her, she nods. "She's a friend of a friend."

"So this other friend is together with Amber."

"Nah, she's like his big sister."

"Oh, so she's available."

"You jealous again?"

"No."

"Good, it's getting a little annoying."

"I'm annoying?"

"Only a little." Conner says to her as he puts his arms around her giving her a kiss on the spot behind her ear.

"That's not fair." She says pulling away with a smile.

"When are we going to the beach?" Conner asks her.

"I hate the beach."

"What? Who hates the beach?"

"Alright, not the beach the ocean, it's dirty, salty and the water is freezing."

"I love the ocean, dolphins, corals, whales, sharks."

"Sharks! Those things are scary."

"They're pretty, have you ever touch them?"

"No, they eat people." She says in a very condescending way.

"They feel like sandpaper."

"You've felt a shark?"

"You know the bottom of a dogs paw, like that."

"You are so hot."

"Let's go see some."

"Hell no." Tana says giving him a kiss on the lips.

Tana's lips were warm and wet against his. Tana pulled back, changed the tilt of her head, and resumed the kiss. Conner slid his arms around Tana's waist, holding on as Tana mouthed and nipped at his lips. The gentle kisses were filled with sensuality and affection. Tana flicked the tip of her tongue over Conner's lips.

"That was good."

"You make my head spin."

"In a good way I hope."

"Very good way."

…Metropolis

"Nelson?" Tana says as she walks on her hallway.

"Where the hell have you been?" he asks her angry as he stands on the hallway of her apartment. "I've been calling you over and over."

"I turned off my phone."

"Why the hell would you do that? I was worried."

"Because I didn't want to talk to anyone." She says as she opens the door.

"You mean you didn't want to talk to mom and dad."

"I don't want to talk about it." she says walking in her apartment.

"Did you actually expect us to just except it?" he says walking in after her.

"Nelson!" Tana yells at him. "I love him."

"I didn't hear that."

"Why are you here? To convince me otherwise? I'm not going to stop seeing him so you should just leave."

"Grandma is turning in her grave right now."

"She told you to leave." Conner says as he stands by the door.

"Back off, alright." Nelson says to him angry. "I'm talking to my sister."

"Well your sister doesn't want to talk to you." Conner says pulling his arm.

"Get the hell away from me!"

"Tana?" Conner says turning to look at her.

"I don't want here." Tana says going to her couch and laying down.

Conner grabs him a little harder and walks him out.

"HEY!" Nelson yells at him. "Tana!?" he yells out.

Conner pushes him out of the door. "See ya later Nelson." He closes the door, he sighs then walks over to Tana on the couch and sits down on the floor.

"You should leave."

"I'm not going anywhere."

…

"Our date's off?"

"No, we're going to the Velvet Lounge."

"I don't know what that is, but awesome."

"They'll look at us like we're crazy."

"You know that doesn't bother me." Conner says with a smile putting his arm around her giving her a kiss on top of her head.

"Wish I could say the same."

"Look, I can't change what I am any more than you can." He says looking at her. "We love each other Tana, we can't change that. My feelings for you are based on who you are not what I want you to be."

"Conner, you are so different." Tana says to him, Conner looks at her a little confused. "I mean, you didn't grow up the way I did. I wish I could say my feelings about your skin color would disappear but it doesn't work like that." she says and sighs. "Do you understand?"

"Yes." He nods sadly.

"But you know, I've never met anybody that makes me laugh or blush, or whatever, the way you do." she says with a smile. "You trust me right?"

"Yes I do." Conner says with a smile as he gives her a kiss.

"Come on, let's go to the Velvet Lounge."

"What is that exactly?"

"Jazz club."

"Well alright then." He says putting his arm around her as they start walking again.