Heroes without Masks

Chapter 22

Darek is enjoying this, he lives next door again! I am so glad I'm staying with Lilia in the lab, for now. "You know with this situation we can have dinner together and your mother will feel more inclined to come home now, we might even bring the kids into the schools sooner with me living here." Darek babbled on as I break down the last box. Tucker was laying on the floor, as Ryan had his head on the table, Darek was really annoying.

I took a seat on the couch as I wish I could bang my head on the wall, "Alright boys, thanks for helping me unpack." He hands us each a hundred-dollar bill, "This is for helping me move and listen to my old withered lonely heart gush over your mother." I look at the money as Tucker and Ryan shove theirs down their pocket, "No taking it back, or needing us to repay you right?" Tucker asked waiting for an answer, "Nah, and think of it as a late four-month allowance." Ryan looked at the bill, "You're not dating Dr. Kellie—" Tucker smacked his hand over Ryan's mouth, "Alright no taking it back." I was dragged out of the apartment, "Man that guy really gave us $100 each!" Tucker whistled as we pasted the dojo in time to notice, Yukii was home, "I didn't know Yukii was returning?" I said as Tucker shrugged, "She could be getting something, or packing more clothes." Tucker said as we back up to the bakery, "I guess Yukii wasn't the only one to return home for something." I said to point to Violet who was sitting in the lobby of the bakery talking to her parents.

Ryan smiles and keeps walking, "Most likely telling her parents it's safer at the compound." I begin to feel something different, "I don't think so, I think the girls went back home." Tucker and Ryan shook their heads, "No way, I'm sure when we arrive back to the compound Dr. Kellie will comfier our thoughts."

I roll my eyes as we walk towards the school, and fly to the compound. I open the hatch and fly down. When I arrived at the main room, Dr. Kellie was sitting at her computer papers were printing and she was editing files from the Hero League, "Fix that, delete this, who knows, and no these kids are in the hands of their families." I pick up the papers at the printer, I saw Lilia's name on the top, all of her information, heck it even had listed, her pet goldfishes name from before she was affected by the hormone. "There now I'll give the real flies to Diana, and Stone-head won't have any good evidence on her that he can't justify his actions."

I walk up to her, "Wow! This is dark even for you Dr. Kellie." She jumps as she finally notices me, "Gosh, Heath doesn't do that you gave me a heart attack." I laugh as I hand her the papers, "I'm shocked you didn't hear, the other two; fly through." She smiles, "I did, but I thought you three were racing." I nod and sit down, "Are you done helping Darek?" I hummed, "Yeah, he even paid us, for helping him move and for listening to him talk about what he could do know that he was living here next to our apartment." Dr. Killie giggled, "I'm sure he was, which reminds me, I thought about it, and I think I'll be giving him a try. I haven't dated since Flint and think it's time to know that I'm 36 years old."

I widen my eyes, "What, are you sure, I mean don't you think he's weird?" Dr. Kellie looks at her screen, "I sure if Lilia had kids with someone else and you two started to date now, they would say the same thing about you." I give her a snarky laugh, "Fine you win, now off to see Lilia." I smile to think about her waiting in our room, or training gets my heart pumping harder. Dr. Kellie doesn't move, "The girls returned home, yes, even Lilia, they left a few hours ago." I stop, "What why didn't she text me?" she points to her phone I tore apart from the other day that is sitting on the counter, "She told me to tell you, that once her new phone is active, she'll text you."

I was fuming and worried, I flew off to our room and found a note on a box of Dr. Staff's condoms, 'Heath, I'm returning home, and I'm glad to tell you that we can begin our peaceful courtship. My grandparents are wanting to invite you to our next toy design meeting, I think grandma is ready to enter superhero toys. XOXO Lilia.' I throw the paper away and open all the drawers and find she left a pair of nightclothes in her with a sticky note that reads, 'just in case'.