27 Chapter 27 Talk With MJ

Varen woke up surprisingly on time, he gave a lazy stretch to his body reaching as high as he could. He then got up, changed, brushed his teeth, and knocked and MJ's door to head to school.

Varen waited outside MJ's door until he heard yelling coming from inside. The door opened revealing MJ dressed for school in her usual revealing type clothes but not to overdone. Only she had an angry face on that looked like she would cry any second.

Before Varen could ask what happened she walked passed him and said a quick "Let's go." She walked to the elevator and pressed the button leading down to the apartment parking lots. Thet stood in silence, but saying a word to each other on the way down. Soon they were in the car and Varen was driving them to school. Not being able to take the silence anymore he turned to her and spoke up.

Varen: "What's wrong? What happened?"

MJ didn't say anything and just stared out the window for a few minutes. Then she answered without turning back.

MJ: "I got in a heated argument with my Dad."

Varen: "About?"

MJ stayed silent at the probing question for a few seconds.

MJ: "...I caught him drinking again when I woke up. He was so piss drunk throwing beer cans at the TV while watching a football game that already happened. I screamed at him to clean up his beer but he just ignored me, so I cleaned then up myself.  He got pissed off and a few words were exchanged between us."

Varen: "Is your dad an alcoholic?"

MJ was quiet for a moment but then nodded her head in confirmation.

MJ: "He became one ever since...ever since mom passed away."

Varen: "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to remind you of any bad memories."

MJ shook her head and gave a soft smile to Varen, she had a few tears in her eyes that she did not let drop.

MJ: "No memory of my mother is a bad one. She was the kindest woman who loved her family."

Varen: "I would have loved to meet her, she sounds amazing."

MJ simply nodded with a reminiscent smile on her face.

Varen choose to let her reminisce for a while until he asked another question.

Varen: "Do you and your father often argue?"

MJ was silent for a while but eventually nodded.

MJ: "I try to avoid any situation that might lead to us arguing, but I cant possibly avoid all of them. We usually start a small argument about the littlest things, that eventually lead into us shouting at each other."

Varen: "Has it ever gotten physical?"

MJ glared at Varen when she heard this.

MJ: "Are you asking if my father has ever beaten me?"

Varen tightened his grip on the steering wheel and nodded.

Varen: "I'm just worried. You don't have to answer, I'm sorry."

MJ: "...Yes."

Her response was so quiet that any normal person would not have heard, but Varen was normal person. Since he got Audiokenisis, he was now able to hear things from a much greater distance. Varen obviously heard what MJ said without a problem, and was angry when he did.

Varen: "When?"

Varens voice was calm but anyone could tell that he was angry.

MJ was a little surprised he heard her, but still told him.

MJ: "It was on a random night, where we were having an intense argument that was brought up by nothing. I literally dont even remember how it started. He spent most of his day drinking again, leaving me to clean after him. We argued back and forth until I had enough. I told him that mother would be sick to look at how he ended up, which earned me a hard slap against my cheek."

Varen was silent at the moment, letting her go on with whatever she had to say.

MJ: "I knew I took it too far and that I deserved it, but it did not lower my surprise. I never imagined in my life that my dad would ever hit me."

Varen: "Sometimes people due what they never thought they would do ever in their lives. Some are hitting their children, cheating in life, or killing to protect. They break their own principles, cross a line that they never saw themselves crossing."

MJ pondered about what Varen said for a moment then nodded in understanding.

MJ: "I could see what your talking about, I feel like my dad regretted slapping me the moment he did it."

Varen smiled and rubbed MJ's head playfully. She blushed but had a agitated look and pouted because of her now messed up hair.

The mood seemed to lighten a lot now as they were smiling and laughing. Soon they made it to school.

As Varen made it to his first class he saw Gwen and Felicia already there. MJ and Varen made it to their table and sat down.

Varen: "Hey girls, good morning!"

Felicia: "Morning hotstuff."

Felicia winked at Varen making him blush a little. It seemed that Felicia was a lit more comfortable around him now since he saved her father.

Gwen seemed a little irritated that Felicia was flirting with Varen right in front of her.

Gwen: "Morning Varen! Last night was fun, but I'm sorry my dad ruined it."

This drew alarm to the other two girls.

Varen: "Yeah it was fun, but I dont blane your dad. I did get a little more irritated than I should have."

Gwen knew why, since her father was basically insulting Varen to his face. Gwen had trouble sleeping last night since she was thinking about how Varen was Nightwing. Suddenly Varen disappearing during the Parade attack was not so mysterious anymore, since he was the one protecting the civilians.

Felicia: "What do you mean last night was fun?"

Felicias question brought Gwen out of her thoughts. She then smiled victoriously which ticked off the other two girls.

Gwen: "Varen had dinner with my family last night."

Varen: "Yeah until I ruined it by arguing with her father who is a cop by the way."

Gwen: "Chief actually."

Gwen corrected as Felicia and Gwen stared at them.

Felicia could guess what they argued about and laughed to herself. She didn't know that garen could be so short fused.

MJ however seemed to did not really know what they were talking about, only that Varen went on a date with Gwen.

MJ: "Did you guys kiss!?"

MJ's statement made Varen and Gwen blush, answering her question.

Felicia raised an eyebrow at this, and was feeling a tug at her stomach. This was what they probably call jealousy, which she has never really felt before.

Gwen, after getting over her embarrassment, gave another smile of victory.

This rubbed Felicia the wrong way so she decided to knock her off her pedestal.

Felicia: "Who's kiss was better, mine or Gwens?"

Varen stiffed up at her question, while some sweat went down his neck.

Gwen seemed to freeze at Felicia 'question' which was more like a statement to her. 'I kissed him first!' Was all that she heard out of that question.

All three girls turned to Varen, who the latter did not know what to do. He then heard the school bell ring.

Varen: "Oh look, class is starting!"

He then began to pay attention to class while trying to ignore the girls' glare.