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    â€œI'm sure,” Orlando managed to say without grinding his teeth. “My parents are out of town for a while. The place is usually empty, and we've got a number of good, sound-proofed meeting areas in the house.” Not to mention hidden rooms. Some his sister didn't even know about. “I'm sure we can find a spot that will be more than enough to meet our needs. Who knows? Maybe we can even make it a headquarters or something.”
    â€œLike a bat cave. I've always wanted a bat cave,” JD said with obvious awe.
    Orlando was pretty sure he even heard the other boy giggle a little. What kind of a guy giggled? The sound grated on his nerves.
    â€œI'll get you one for Christmas. I'll be sure to have something ready for lunch and tell my sister you're coming so she's not caught off guard,” he said. Timmy finally wasn't able to take the forced cuddling anymore, and wiggled free from his grasp. With a pout, he began to chase the cat around the room. “Anyway, I should get going. I'll see you tomorrow.”
    He didn't wait for them to say goodbye and hung up as he watched Timmy jump onto his bookshelf and scale to the top. “You know I don't like it when you go up there and eat my books.” The cats had a bad habit of chewing on anything made of paper.
    Checking to see if the door was indeed locked, Orlando concentrated on Timmy and bringing him back down to the ground. It didn't take long for the cat to float into his arms and let out a quiet howl of surprise.
    â€œDon't go up there anymore. It's not safe. Go and chase your brother or something.” He put Timmy on the ground again before shooing him out of the room.
    Lyssa hadn't noticed or come to check on him, and she was still nowhere nearby. He closed the door again, only this time he left it unlocked and went to his bag to pull out his books. He couldn’t stay focused on his reading though. His mind kept wandering back to the events of the day. Super powers...

Chapter Four
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    JD got out of his car and looked at the Holmes Mansion. “Yowza! I’m pretty sure this thing is as big as the high school.” He couldn’t help but admire the stone walkway that lead up to the large, red-brick mansion that could easily pass for a modern castle. It was an amazing sight to behold, and he was convinced it had the length of an entire city block.
    â€œI don’t know about that,” Cadence said. She tried to hide it, but he could tell she was also impressed. It would have been stupid for either of them to not be, but he knew she had a personal issue with turning into a bumbling idiot over material-type things. There was something else different about her as well, but JD couldn’t quite put his finger on what, or if he liked it. She’d been unusually quiet the whole trip there.
    â€œLook, there he is.” She pointed towards a small section of garden near what they assumed was the front entrance. Orlando was kneeling over a pot and pulling at a patch of weeds when he noticed them. He acknowledged their presence with a nod before returning to his work.
    Seeing Orlando do physical labor gave JD a lot of joy for some reason. Then again, he’d always thought the guy had it made and would never know what real work was. “What? No gardener to do it for you?” Cadence shot him a dark look. Orlando did, too.
    â€œI told you, I had chores,” he said with a grunt as he gave the weeds another rough pull.
    â€œHow about a break now that we’re here?” Cadence suggested.
    â€œSounds good to me.” He stood up and dusted off the spilled dirt on his jeans and sighed. “I would have made myself more presentable for you guys, but my sister said I wasn’t allowed to look normal as part of my punishment. Sorry if I smell a lot. I’ve been out here all day. There’s lunch though. I’m not sure if you’ve eaten or not.”
    â€œI’m always ready to eat.