Casper had a pretty monotonous life.
Wake up, get ready, eat, go to school,eat, come back, eat, sleep and repeat. This had been his routine for the past 12 years that he had been with his foster family.
His foster mother never really cared about him, he wondered if his foster father even knew if he existed. They just fed, clothed, and sent him to school.
But that was enough for him.
He woke up early in the morning as always. He did some light exercise, some jogging and all that. After getting home, he quickly took a bath, brushed his teeth, got ready in his uniform and made himself some breakfast.
After quickly devouring his food, he was just about to head out when he heard a noise coming down the stairs.
He turned around to find his 'mother' walking down the stairs in her night gown.
"Good morning. " Casper called out.
She didn't respond, just lightly glancing at him before going to the the kitchen. Casper already expected this to happen, so he just walked out without another word.
'Why do I even try? '
Casper couldn't help but sigh as he walked down the road. Metropolis high wasn't that far from where he lived so it took him just a light jog of 5 minutof to get there.
As he got into the school and passed by the hallways, he got a lot of stares.
Well, it was to be expected.
Casper stood roughly at 6'5(195 cm) with a pretty built figure from years of doing martial arts. He was probably above average in terms of looks, with jet black hair and eyes, with a slightly tanned skin colour. His black shirt stuck to his figure revealing a pretty chest muscles, broad shoulders and and defined back and bicep muscles.
He was also pretty popular, so he was well known around the school.
As he got to his locker, he spotted a figure next to him.
"Hey, crystal. "
The girl just glanced over with a smile on her face.
"Hey, cas. You're unusually early today. "
The girl, Crystal kent, was one of Casper's best friends since elementary school. Their parents know each other since his 'father' works for the daily planet, same as hef father, so they had met each other a lot.
She was beautiful, with black hair and eyes as well. At 6'2(187 cm) she had an ample figure that filled out in all the right places and a stunning face that could put most models to shame.
"Why? Am I not supposed to be early? "
"Yeah. It's iconic how you always get scolded by Mr. Morganson. "
Casper turned to her with a scowl on his face, though a slight smirk was playing on his lips.
"Watch it kent. I still have those photos of you wetting yourself in middle school. My hand might just slip and, I don't know, accidentally post them I the group chat. "
The color drained from her skin at the mention of the plan.
"You would never... "
He looked at her with an evil smile before clearing his throat and looking at his watch.
"We should get to class. I can't be early to school and still roasted by that baldy. "
As they got to their homeroom and sat down, they saw their teacher, Mr. Morganson lazily walk in.
He started taking attendance in his usually hoarse voice.
"Casper? "
"Present."
He lightly glanced over his clipboard.
"Well, well, well. Look who finally decided to show up on time. What special circumstances caused this change of heart Mr. Ashwood? "
Casper blinked before saying "nothing."
'I have a bad feeling about this. '
"Tsk, tsk. It would have been wise if you were like this from the start. You know, back in my day... "
Silent groans filled the classroom. Knowing their teacher, they were probably going to hear this for the next 30 minutes.
'Just my luck... '
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(After school: Martial arts Club)
The sound of kicks and punches on pads cut through the air.
Casper could be seen in the ring with another boy, who was wearing pads on his thighs, shins and hands. His arms and legs moved with speed, almost overwhelming the boy.
"Okay, let's rap it up. Looks like we lost track of time. " The boy opposite to him said.
They both stood there for a second, catching their breaths, though it look like Casper could go on for a lot longer.
"Fuck, cas. What kinda creature are you? "
Casper just smirk and held out his hand.
"Good job to you too, James. "
He took the hand and heaved himself up. They stood there talking with each other a little before James glanced to the side.
"She's waiting for you again. "
He turned to where James was looking and saw crystal sitting on the bench. She gave them a small wave when she noticed them.
"Is this why you've been refusing to hop on the game? Because you're hanging out with a pretty girl? H-how could you? " James exclaimed whith a heartbroken expression.
"It's not like that. You know that I've been friends with her since childhood. "
James scoffed at his words and put his hands around Caspers neck.
"Look, cas. I've seen how you look at her sometimes. Also, there's no way you can have a purely friendly relationship with a girl that beautiful. Most of the guys in school drool after her. "
Casper slightly hesitated to answer. He glanced over to see crystal. And she was... blushing? Her entire face resembled a red tomato.
'It's not like she could hear what we're saying. What is she thinking about...? '
Casper shook his head, forgetting about such thoughts.
"Well, I do... think about that sometimes. But she might not think of it as the same thing. A-and I don't want to risk it. "
James just sighed and leaned in a bit more.
"Trust me, bro. I've been in a lot dates. I know girls. I'm the best wingman ever, and you should totally just ask her out. She actually has a higher chance of saying yes because of how long you've know each other. "
Casper judst excepted defeat and walked into the locker room.
After showering and changing out of his gear
he walked out of school accompanied by crystal, James, and a few others from the club.
After a little talk, he said goodbye to everyone else, leaving him walking alone with crystal. He fumbled nervously with his fingers, his cheeks turning a slight of red every now and then, something crystal definitely noticed.
What Casper didn't notice was that she was doing the same thing.
"H-hey, crystal. You wanna hang out this weekend, if you're free? "
She glanced over slightly and replied in a low voice.
"Sure. What do you want to do? "
"You know, just grab some food. Head to the amusement park. "
"So... is it a date? " She asked in an even lower voice.
"Yeah, totally. "
Casper halted in his tracks. He had just instinctively answered the question, and only realized what he said after he said it. He nervously looked at her to see how she'd react, but to his surprise
Crystals face turned beet red, but a genuine smile graced her expression.
Before he could react, she quickly gave him a tight hug that knocked the air out of his lungs.
She separated just as fast and ran of, not giving him a moment to react. He could practically feel the joy in her run.
Casper just stood there for a second, stunned, before snapping out of and stumbling towards his house.
His mind was clouded for a good while, before being replaced by excitement.
"Let's go! "
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He sauntered his way through a relatively quiet street that no one visited. It was starting to get dark at the moment, the shadows creeping in from the corner like vines.
He tapped his fingers on his hips with bright smile on his face.
With a whoop, he jumped into the air with his hand outstretched...
... But it seemed he put a little to much energy into his jump.
He blasted of into the sky, turning into a blur. His shirt, unable to fully hand the force, started to tear.
"What the he-! "
The wind drowned out his words as he got even faster, turning into a streak of colour across the sky.
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First chap done!
How'd you guys like it. I'm very early into writing, so I'll probably make a lot of mistakes.
I'll take any constructive criticism, so please tell me if you see anything wrong.