The next day, she heard a knock on her apartment door.
"Coming." She said and went to open the door.
"Good morning Miss Duque, I am Harold Quentino. Mr. Stanton sent me to get you."
"Good morning, sir. My things are fixed. I'll just get them."
Harold helped you carry her bags. She only have two suitcases, a backpack, and a sling bag.
She travelled back to the MARVELOUS compound.
"Ah, Jean! Good that you're here already. Are those your only things?" Anthony asked.
"Yes sir." She answered.
"Oh, that's quite few. Anyway, there's a vacant room on the left wing. That will be your room." Anthony said.
"Come, I'll show you your room." Nash volunteered.
"I will help you carry those." It's Pierre and Aiden.
Nash and Jean looked at them.
"No, thank you. I can--"
They both grabbed a suitcase. The only thing she have is her backpack and sling bag.
"Thank you, I guess."
Nash bumped her shoulder and smiled at her. She smiled shyly as she went upstairs.
"Thank you, Pierre and Mr. Roosevelt." Jean smiled at them
"Just call me Aiden. It's fine with me."
"Super fine with him." Nash teased Aiden.
He smiled and looked at Jean. She smiled back.
"If you need anything, just call me. I'll be downstairs." Pierre interrupted Jean’s exchanging of smiles with Aiden.
Jean looked at him and smiled.
"Yes. Thanks for the offer."
They both left her and Nash.
"I guess they like you, huh. You got yourselves 2 gentlemen on your first day." Nash teased Jean as she helped her unpack your things.
"I don't think so." She smiled and got a pile of tops and put it in a drawer.
"If you say so." She smiled mischievously.
"Miss Nash---"
"Just call me Nash. I'd be more comfortable that way." She smiled.
"Okay... I just wanted to know about Leinth..." She stopped.
"What about Leinth?" She asked
"Yesterday, Tin mentioned something about teaming up with Tempel, whoever that is..."
"Oh... That. That is actually classified but Leinth... He killed almost a hundred people in Ordinarius due to his terrorist attack before we got him."
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"A h-hundred???" in a terrorist attack… Leinth… she thought to herself.
"I know it's a lot to take in but, whoever Leinth you met, is probably one of his plays. He is not known as the Trickster Prince after all... But, no offense on your part, of course."
Jean were silent, unable to process what Nash had said. She we're taken back to reality when Nash tapped her shoulder.
"I'll be downstairs if you need me." She said.
Jean smiled and nodded.
"Thanks Nash."
She smiled back and she left the room.
Her memory with Leinth flashbacks, from the first night they met until the last night she had seen him. But there are no tears falling on her cheeks. Suddenly, there's a knock on her door.
"Come in." She said.
Vera came in.
"Let's go downstairs, I've cooked lunch." She smiled.
She smiled back and she got up from her bed. Vera waited for her. And they both went out of her room.
"Is it okay if I call you by your name?" Jean asked.
"Sure dear. It's fine. Be comfortable, okay?" And she smiled.
"Thanks Vera." And she smiled back.
They were heading towards the kitchen when someone came in.
"Hey Jon! Wanna join for lunch?" Vera asked.
"Sure. So who is this…?" He asked and looked at Jean.
"This is Jean. Our newest member, well, sort of."
"Hi, nice to meet you." She smiled and offered a handshake.
He smiled and accepted her handshake.
“Jonathan Beckett. But you can call me Jon.” 'This girl's hot... he thought to himself.
"Let's go to the dining hall. They're all waiting." Vera said smiling playfully at Jon.
The three of them went to the dining hall.
"Good that you're here Jon. So you met Jean already." Anthony stated.
"Yeah I met her." Jon simply said and he glimpsed at Jean.
Jean took her seat beside Nash. Vera took her seat beside Jean.
"Tonight, I will be throwing a party for Jean, since she's a soon-to-be member of the team. And also, she will be attending school with Pierre this semester." Anthony announced.
"Wow. Thank you Mr. Stanton." Jean smiled sincerely, her eyes are glowing in joy.
Anthony nodded at her and smiled a bit.
Pierre, Aiden, and Jon looked at her admiringly but she didn't seem to notice.
She can't believe it. Being a member of the elite superhero team and being accepted by new people is another thing to celebrate.
After lunch, they all went to their separate ways to do their own personal things. Jean went back to her room. Suddenly, she heard a knock on her door.
"Come in." Jean commanded.
The door opened. Aiden appeared in the doorway.
"Just checking in." He said as he stand in the doorway and leans, his arms crossed in his chest.
"I don't bite." She said and smiled. He smirked.
"I-I don't mean anything..." And she blushed.
He smiled and took his seat at the edge of the bed.
"How's your first day?" He asked.
"So far, so good." She smiled as she nodded.
"So you met my best friend, Jon." He said, more of a statement.
"Yeah. I met him just before we entered the dining room."
He nodded.
"Cool... I'll be leaving you now. See you tonight." And he smiled.
"See you."
And he left the room. Jean did not notice that she is holding her breath. Talking to the leader of the MARVELOUS up close is sooo breathtaking.
"Calm down, girl. That's the Team Leader. You don't want to mess your stay here." She told herself.
Another knock on her door. Nash is on her door.
"Hey Jean! Get up. We’re going shopping." Nash prompted.
"Just the two of us?" She asked
"No. The three of us." Vera said and peeped at the door, behind Nash.
"Cool!" I'll be there in a minute.
"Okay! We'll wait for you downstairs." Nash said.
She went downstairs. She saw Jon, Simon, Tin, and Aiden sitting in the living room. She tried to sneak past them when Tin sees her.
"Where are you going, SG?" Tin asked.
Jean looked at him.
"SG?" Simon asked.
"Yeah, SG, Statsonian Girl." Tin said.
"Where are you going, Jean?" Aiden asked Jean.
"We're going out, TL." She answered.
"With who, doll?" It's Jon who asked this time.
Vera and Nash entered the living room.
"Why are you grilling her, boys?" Vera asked, smiling mischievously.
"Yeah, why are you grilling her? Let's go, Jean. Don't mind them." Nash said and Jean smiled awkwardly.
"Where are you three going?" Anthony asked. He just came from the laboratory.
"Oh, for Pete's sake can't we have a peaceful girls bonding? You’re scaring her, you know that?" Vera asked in disbelief.
"Don't worry boys, we will bring Jean back in one piece." Nash winked at Jean.
Jean was cold sweating. Vera wiped her forehead.
"See that? She's cold sweating because of you guys." Vera said, laughing.
"Just be sure to be back before 8 pm. The party's going to start at 9." Anthony reminded.
"Yes, dad." Nash and Vera mockingly said.
"Yes Mr. Stanton." Jean answered.
She finally went off with Nash and Vera.
"I told you Jean, you got some gentlemen on your sleeves." Nash teased her.
"No, I don't. They're just asking, that's all." She said.
"Aww, this girl's so naïve!" Vera said in disbelief. They both laughed. She was left thinking if they really like her.