CH 14: Carpet

Jason and the others did not know what the adults were talking about but when they went upstairs to head to sleep around 11, everyone was still there. Hyun-Hwa invited Lorna to stay the night which she eagerly accepted. Lorna pretty much had her own room in the house since she would stay over so often.

When Jason was about to head upstairs, his mother told him to stay behind. After a round of playful "ooh"s and "he's in trouble"s, was Jason left alone with everyone else.

When he sat at the table, he was stunned by just who he was sitting before. Everyone in front of him was a big shot in the different scientific fields. Stark specialty was in energy/programming while Reed was in a physicist and Pym was an engineer. Even though each was very skilled in most areas of science, they each had a specialty that really stood out for them.

And his mother did not fall behind them. While each of them were known for their skills in the applied sciences, his mother was known for her work in natural sciences. Her theories and methods had advanced the world by large margins and it would not be an exaggeration to even be said that the world would not be at its current level without her help.

"You're not in trouble, Jay. Besides the trouble you are already in. We are all heading out of town this weekend so Sue and Janet are looking for babysitters. I figured that you would be the perfect candidate especially since you have nowhere to go. What do you say?"

Jason saw a 'smile that did not reach her eyes' on his mother's face so he knew he could not refuse. Seeing Jason upset, the three women quickly agreed on Jason heading to the Baxter building on Friday to watch over the 3 kids until Sunday night.

Jason ran back to his room the moment he was dismissed so that the group could not take advantage of him anymore. Seeing him scurry away, most of the people at the table began laughing.

Jason did not head back to his room but instead went to Lorna's to see if she wanted anything. He opened the door without knocking like he usually did but was greeted with an unexpected sight.

Lorna was apparently changing her out of the skirt she wore earlier into pajama bottoms and she also apparently did not like wearing underwear to bed. Jason was greeted with a side view of her bare bum and legs. But when she turned in shock at the person who opened the door, Jason also saw her secret garden.

"Huh. So the carpets do match the drapes."

When came out of her shock when she heard Jason's words. Several pens started floating and were pointed at Jason. He took that as his cue to slam the door shut which was smart. A second later, and the pens that were now embedded in the door would be in his body.

Jason ran back to his room before sending Lorna a text.

[Night! And sorry about that. Should have kept my mouth shut.]

Jason got a response in a few seconds.

[You should be apologizing for entering without knocking AND for what you said!!!]

[Why would I knock in my own house?]

Jason threw his phone down on his bed and did not look at it again. He knew Lorna would be upset until the morning at least. He called out his cards and saw that only 3 were gold while the rest were black.

'Hmm. I need to be more careful with my summoning or I might end up in a bad situation someday. I am in New York after all.'

Jason picked up Smelly and started petting the cat. It tried to struggle but Jason just held it tighter. It glared at Jason as if to accuse him of messing up its fur.

"Stupid cat. Trying to look good in front of me. I cleaned up shit off of you before. I am allowed to make you as messy as I want now."

The cat hissed in response to Jason's words but he just ignored it and kept doing as he wished. By the time he was done with that cat, its fur seemed very puffy and messy. The cat hopped off the bed and left the room after throwing Jason a glare.

Jason logged onto [Superpower Smackdowns] to watch a few more videos before falling asleep to an old video of Hulk and Thor causing large amounts of destruction as they battled.

When Jason got up, he decided not to go on his usual morning run but instead head to the gym in the basement. He felt like working out more of his body that just doing cardio. Jason went through a high-intensity, 2 hour-long workout. When he was done, he felt slightly tired but still like he was filled with energy.

Jason hit the showers before heading down to the kitchen to make breakfast, pancakes, eggs, pork and turkey bacon, and blueberry muffins. Everyone came down one by one to eat when they smelled the great food. Jason was the best cook in the house.

When Lorna came down, she shot Jason a small glare before thanking him for the food. The group of teens soon left the house. Tim and Dick decided to take a taxi while Jason and Lorna wanted to take a bus. They did not want to arrive at school too early since they had nothing to do there.

When they got off, Flash and his friends were waiting outside the school. Jason figured they were waiting for him but did not care. He walked like they were not there with Lorna by his side but when the dup were about to pass them, they were blocked by about 15 guys.

Lorna flashed then a smile as a few pens began to float around her head.

"Can we help you guys?"