HENRY DANGER: TRUE HEROES

DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR

Charlotte could only watch with concern and mild amusement as Jasper climbed over the fence of the balcony, blood running down his cheek and a few obvious bruises dotting the visible part of his arms.

"Sorry I'm late, I got caught up in something." He apologized as he went to sit down at the table with Charlotte.

"I can tell..." she replied, shocked. "What happened to you anyways?"

"I was out with Sidney and a bunch of people with masks who clearly were after us because of the mafia tried to fight me." Jasper replied nonchalantly, taking off his torn jean jacket and placing it on the chair, revealing some more wounds from the fight. "You know, the usual."

Charlotte gave him a weird look. "You didn't think to clean yourself up first?"

"I told you, I'd be late." The brunet replied, grabbing a nearby napkin and cleaning up the blood with it. "I climbed up fifteen stories to get here, be grateful."

Charlotte decided not to engage like that, and quickly changed the subject. "So, since we're at a cafe on the top of one of the biggest buildings in this part of swellview, you want anything to eat?"

"Yes, I'm starving!" Jasper exclaimed and took out his wallet, before Charlotte stopped him and said she would pay for it.

"Really?"

"Of course 'really', who's the millionaire here?"

"You're right, sorry." Jasper replied and sat down a bit uncomfortably.

Charlotte said it was fine and headed inside to order. Jasper looked around, he had never been to this cafe before. He'd heard of it, but quite frankly, Jasper just never bothered. But now, he was glad he did. It was on the top floor of a shopping mall/small skyscraper, and it overlooked the city quite nicely. It had perfect view of the three small mountains in the middle of downtown swellview, giving it a decently scenic look. The only reason jasper was able to scale it was because he had already been on top of another building, which gave him a huge boost.

As for the cafe itself, jasper seemed to enjoy it. String lights weaved through the roof, small succulent plants made nice centerpieces on each table, and gentle music played over the loudspeaker just enough to make the balcony a little less quiet. It was a rather enjoyable environment reminiscent of the inexplicably calm atmosphere his warehouse base had. Felt like home.

"I'm back." Charlotte interrupted his admiration as she sat down. She handed him a sandwich and a curious drink that was white at the bottom, but slowly faded into a deep blue, with small tapioca pearls dotting the bottom, all in a small glass shaped like a lightbulb.

"Don't worry Jasper, it's just tea." The millionaire assured him.

Despite the injuries, Jasper smiled. That same goofy smile that showed immense appreciation for even the smallest of things, reminding Charlotte that the wide-eyed, cheery, bucket loving boy she knew so long ago was still there under that bulletproof vest and soot-stained shirt.

"Thank you, Charlotte." Jasper finally said and began to take a sip from his drink. "So how'd the whole international superhero thing go?"

"It went pretty well. There was a lot of arguments, but we've convinced them."

Jasper nodded in acknowledgment as he started eating. "Alright, so what's your plan?"