Future!Verse: when your children are in danger

[slayers_desire]

((a continuation of a caged meme in Bakerstreet))

April knew that one of her children were in danger. She didn't have to be near the bank where Dru was taken hostage to know it either. The one thing that prevented 'momma-bear' from doing anything was that her husband was on the scene, he was there to care for Dru and watch over her.

And in the end, things worked out that no shots were fired. Her eldest, Jon, was called in as the hero. And the gunmen were all arrested.

But not all was quite right in the Kent household. April sensed that something had happened with Dru's powers. Something that could affect her daughter, and the rest of the household too.

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[slayers_desire]

April watches her two children carefully, sensing that Jon's words is helping to make Dru feel better.

There is some noises from upstairs, where Drake is in his room.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Do you want me to find out what he's up to?" Clark asks her quietly, not wanting to disturb the other two.

[slayers_desire]

"Yes. Please." She squeezes his hand.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark nods, and heads upstairs. Privacy is a well-respected thing in the Kent household, and even though he's the parent here, he still knocks on Drake's door instead of coming in uninvited. "It's me, son."

[destinyborn]

"Come in," said Drake. He is at his desk, pulling some stuff from his backbag onto the surface of the desk.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Hey. How was your day?" he asks, instead of something pushy like are you all right, letting Drake pick what he wants to talk about.

[destinyborn]

"I got detention." Drake figured it was something his dad was going to know about anyway. He put a few wires and an electrical device on the table. "I spaced out in science. Teacher thought I was making fun of him."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

Clark takes note of what his son is doing, but pays far more attention to what he has to say. "That's a bit unfair." Not that he encourages Drake not paying attention in class, but detention seems harsh. Unless it's a chronic problem.

[destinyborn]

"He said I made a face. I just... I just felt something wrong." Drake shrugged. The science project looks like he has to working model of an electric model.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

He'd been wondering if Drake would sense something, and how much. It's both better and worse than he'd feared. It's certainly not something he can explain to the teacher. "Your instincts are good. You were right to trust them."

[destinyborn]

"It was Dru, wasn't it?" Drake knew something was wrong.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

There's no reason to lie, and Clark's made it a policy to never lie to his kids if he can help it. "Yes. She's okay, just shaken."

[destinyborn]

"What happened?"

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"There was a robbery while we were at the bank. She was held hostage for a few minutes until she was able to reach Jon." He leaves out the more unpleasant parts. Drake doesn't need to know that, at his age.

[destinyborn]

"She reached out to Jon?" Drake frowns slightly at that.

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"I asked her to. I knew he could get there in time."

[destinyborn]

Drake gets that, and nods slightly. He glances over his shoulder as if trying to look downstairs.

"She wants him nearby tonight. Guess he should take my bed."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"He doesn't have to. There's room for a chair in here, so he can sit by her bed. Unless you're uncomfortable with him being there."

[destinyborn]

"She is finally bonding. I shouldn't be upset about it." Drake fiddled with some of the wires. "But I still am."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"Do you know why?" Clark can take a few guesses, but he doesn't want to lead Drake along, or make him second-guess himself.

[destinyborn]

Drake shrugged. "It was just Dru and me for a long time. It feels... sort of... like she is replacing me."

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"I guess I can see why you might feel that way, even if you know it isn't true. Can I share something with you?" Maybe if he offers up a related kind of story, one that shows he really does understand, it might help.

[destinyborn]

Drake pushes away the science project and turns to face his dad. "Share something with me?"

[kalel_ofkrypton]

"When my parents, your grandma and grandpa Kent, found me and took me in, they didn't know who my birth parents were. We were all each other had, and I always thought of them as my mom and dad. When I was fifteen, I was contacted by a man who said he could give me the answers, and tell me who my birth parents were. Mom and Dad didn't want me to go, because they thought that if I found out who my parents were and why they sent me away, I wouldn't think of them as my mom and dad anymore. That I'd replace them with my 'real' parents."

[destinyborn]

Drake felt a lot of connection with that story. He nodded in understanding. "But they were still your mom and dad. Just like you are still my dad."