20 Chapter 19: Bank account.

***kar-el P.O.V.

" What is your name?" I asked her as we traveled toward an area where we could find a taxi because I didn't think she could walk that much.

"Tania.... and yours?" she replied as she followed me with a 3 step distance between us.

" Where do you live, Tania?" I asked her as I kept walking. She didn't seem to care by now that I didn't reply to her questions.

" It's in west new Brighton", she answered as we neared a Starbucks store. I had a change of thought as I changed my path and entered inside.

It had been decades since I last had coffee, especially at Starbucks. I turned toward Tania and said," Go and get a pair of your favorite coffee. "

She looked at me like I was a weirdo which might be true technically. I had been a dick to her since yesterday with my behavior but I didn't want to involve with her too much.

If I got involved with someone and became attached, that person could very well be my kryptonite for my enemies. Kal-el always got in trouble because villains trap Miss Lane and he had to walk into the trap designed for him.

I gave her enough cash that she could get us something to eat too as social norms are important too in stores like these.

She got into the line with an expression that said 'why me?' while I sat on a chair and relaxed. I observed the store as I played a tune with my fingers on the table. Tania certainly caught people's eyes with her dress even here but I didn't think that she had any thought about how she looked right now.

Before long, she returned and sat in front of me with some snacks as we waited for our coffee. It felt like she will eat my face with how focused she was staring at it.

" what?" I asked her as I looked at a kid that seemed interested in the beat I was drumming with my fingers.

" What do you want with me?" She seemed to be determined to get answers from me.

" what do you mean?" I continued to entertain her now that her mind finally entered a phase where she could think logically.

" You could have just let me go by myself after we exited the pawnshop but you didn't do that. What thing is that I possess that might interest you?" I finally turned to look at her as I answered her question, " Age and identity. "

" What do you mean?" she asked confused as I leaned back and looked at the ceiling.

" Order for Tania is ready!!!" announced the girl behind the counter. I only needed to focus my eyes on her to make her realize that she would be picking up the coffee and bringing it here.

She got up while breathing heavily in anger as she marched to get the coffee and brought them back before passing one to me.

" which one it is?" I asked as I intake that smell of coffee beans while observing it.

"Caramel Frapp," she answered before she took a sip and sighed satisfied. I shrugged before taking a sip too. It was good. While krypton had drinks like these too, the original was original for a reason.

"So, you were about to reply to my question. What do you mean by that?" She began the conversation by herself which meant that she was getting confident again and trauma was residing little by little.

"Well, as you can see for yourself I am not a major, and living on the streets is tough. I want to get on my feet as quickly as I can but I can't do a job because I don't have a bank account. " I told her as I enjoyed the coffee. She looked thoughtful after I said that.

"What about your parents? " She asked softly as she leaned forward a little.

" Never seen them in my whole life," I answered casually as technically and laterally my parents were dead before I was even born. Cloning genetic blueprints kinda fucked up like that. My genetic parents were dead 200 years ago before even the development of my embryo.

" Where were you used to live with?" She asked sorrowfully yet curious.

" I don't see why it is significant right now." I half-heartedly replied as the question provoked an internal turmoil of emotions inside me. I was perfectly aware that I had not yet come to terms with being alone yet again. Somewhere along the line, I had to face it had on and let my emotions out but right now I had too many things to worry about.

She looked awfully guilty as she stopped asking more questions and simply agreed to open a bank account for me and promised that she won't use it later on. I didn't care what misunderstanding she assumed as long as I get my chance to rise from poverty.

**** Tania P.O.V.

I shouldn't have asked that question to him, He looked like someone stole a piece of his heart out and he couldn't do anything about it. It appeared that he didn't even grief yet because of his circumstances.

'Maybe I should tell mom about him.' I thought as we exited the store and he finally stopped a taxi so we could get to the bank faster.

The rest of the ride was pretty uneventful as he was lost in his thoughts and I didn't want to disturb him except that the driver was looking at me weirdly because of my ruffled dress.

It seemed that he was not that cruel enough to let me walk into the bank with my current getup as he stopped the taxi in front of a nearby clothing store.

It felt weird that even though I'm 22 years old this year, I still had to silently follow a 16 or 17-year old teenager around but I shut up my protests considering that he was the one paying and I was broke at the time.

I chose a dress that I felt comfortable with and he paid without even blinking even though there were a few dresses that were a little cheaper than it. The cashier looked at me like I'm some hoe that was using him when he paid for the bill but he looked at the cashier with his ' my way or highway' glare, he quickly looked away.

He might be a minor but his body was in perfect proportions and with the aura that he carried himself with announced ' I could shake the moon if I so desired' people tend to become a little submissive to him.

We exited the store and he handed me the required money for the initial deposit needed to open the account. It took some time but he seemed satisfied when he got his account.

We ate one hotdog each from the nearby vendor before we booked a taxi to reach my friends. They must be worried sick for me, I came with my two friends and the father of one of my friends for an outing and while her father was sleeping, we got out for a little girls' night out but I was drugged in the bar while I was away from them.

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Pancake: hey kit, why did you name this fiction such a silly name?

kitshaar: what do you mean?

pancake: I know it's unique and all but how is it related to the fiction?

kitshaar: As you already pointed out, first of all, It's unique and innovative. It also defines kar-el's feelings as well as mine towards maths, the subject that was kryptonite for him but he had to practice a lot because it was essential in life. It is a subject of science that didn't change even after he end up in Dceu or MCU so you could say that maths was his link to his life when he was a normal human. There is a deeper meaning in the title too, you see the maths in the title also refers to the r.o.b. ×÷+- so it could also be read as I hate ×÷+- but I respect it.

pancake: It is still lame though *hehe*

kitshaar: Whatever, I'm going to take a bath in the power stone, see you later.

Pancake: wait, another question. when you are going to release a side story following the events of Dceu after kar-el was flung into Mcu?

Kitshaar: oh that, well either when this fiction enters the top 20 in weekly power rankings or I win gold rank in WPC with my other novel. It's only 30 power stones behind the first rank. * excited*

pancake: why are you so obsessed with winning that?

kitshaar: TO BRAG, TOO BRAG OBVIOUSLY. Do you know how satisfying it is to watch your friend's faces filled with jealousy and admiration.