Resistant • Jonathan Kent

ii. The Next Steps

Summer, 2030

Tiana had given out apartments to Jordan and Jon while they were looking to apply for different colleges and universities, she also rented out to most of her high school graduating class to help everybody out.

After all, it was their post-secondary school years and everybody, they were working their asses off to get money for paying their way through college.

The ones that weren't being funded by her and Tal's business proposals, anyways. If she didn't have his expertise and experience by her side, she didn't know what she had been left to do on her own.

Tiana was doing some of her homework with Tal occasionally popping in with some helpful advice on science, when he wasn't in business meetings and then, she was smiling at the words and she was looking over her shoulder with the knock at the door.

Tiana stood up and she was cautiously walking over to the door, never fully losing her habit of worrying about people at the door and her eyes narrowed. Tiana opened it, she saw that it was soldiers of the DOD at her doorstep. "What's wrong?" She asked.

"Nothing's wrong, Flash. It is your graduation day and it is also, many other people's. So come on now, let's get going." One of them gestured over to where they were waiting and Tiana sighed, before she was disappearing into her suit and she was locking up, before she was walking out of the building.

They decided to have it at the Kent Farm since she wasn't the only one of the students from the DOD, who was living in Smallville or originally from Smallville.

"Tag!" Tiana called out, casually laughing with disbelief at the sight of him and as an impulse, she was giving him a hug which Tag Harris was returning with no hesitation whatsoever.

"I'm glad you're here." Tag murmured and Tiana laughed quietly, before he was letting her go. "Hey, when did you get engaged?" He asked as she narrowed her eyes in confusion at the words, before she glanced down at the ring that was hanging around her neck.

"Uh, actually... Jonathan gave me this, just under three years ago. It is a promise ring, we decided not to rush it." Tiana admitted and Tag smiled.

"Well if I were you, I would gladly be accepting a marriage proposal from, uh... Superman's son?" Tag sounded like he was still awestruck by the news as Tiana sighed, knowing that he probably still blamed her for not telling him sooner. "Hey, come on. They are going to be calling us up and, then we will be starting soon."

Tiana nodded slightly, before she was looking over her shoulder and she saw that Jon and Jordan were also wearing their super suits, along with Tal and Clark as she smiled faintly.

Even Mateo had one, although it looked more like an old outfit that he had modified but it did the trick anyways.

General Hardcastle had officiated their so-called graduation ceremony and then now, the party had truly begun. Tiana had never been one for dancing, but whether it was by Tag or by Jon and Jordan, she didn't even have a chance tonight to politely protest or even a chance to zip away from them again.

After Tiana had finally escaped the dance floor and she was shaking, trying to regain her breath and she felt eyes on her. Tiana turned around to look at Jordan who was smiling at her. "Oh. Hey Jordan." Tiana said and he was nodding.

"You know, you really have not been inside for a while." Tiana narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him. "I'm just saying..."

Tiana watched him as he was casually walking away with his back to her. Tiana looked over at the house, before she walked over to it, taking her time as she climbed the porch steps as she was knocking on the door quickly.