Suspicious Minds

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Alarms shrieked.

There had to be at least thirty men in ski masks. All carrying machine guns, charging into the Blue Valley bank.

A girl with a golden staff flew in. She rooted herself between the panicking folks and the armed men. Her golden hair gleamed beautifully in the light of her cosmic rod as she projected a force field shielding innocents from the flying bullets.

Through the windows, lightning split the clear blue sky as thunder roared.

A red blur streaked through the door and in the blink of an eye, the armed men were piled in an unconscious heap, now unarmed. Beside them was a neat pile of crushed metal that had seen better days as guns.

"Ma'am, are you ok?" Said a tall, heavily muscled, red suited man as he helped a young woman to her feet.

"My hero," she slung her arms around Captain Marvel's neck and kissed his lips.

The muscular man's face turned as red as his suit, "ma'am, no, please..".

He squirmed out of her embrace. "Please call the police to collect them," he gestured at the unconscious human pile as he backed off.

More women closed in on him like predators. The big blue eyed raven backed off, appearing to hide behind the teenage blonde heroine who by then was glaring daggers at him.

Jealousy?

"Marvel, we're late," Stargirl shot back at him as she flew off with her cosmic rod , Captain Marvel sheepishly tailing her.

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"So, are you going?" Courtney tilted her head, golden hair flowing in the breeze.

"I don't know. It's a civilian dress code, formal party.... No costumes... They don't know I'm a kid," Billy rubbed the back of his neck.

"So, just go as Cap, but wear regular clothes instead of that red suit," she nudged him.

"You're going?" He frowned.

"Wouldn't miss it," Courtney smiled, the glint of metal braces peeking between her luscious lips. "C'mon, it'll be fun!"

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Everyone looked very different at this no-costume surprise birthday party for Hawkman. The entire restaurant was reserved for the JSA event, using Terrific's civilian credit card.

Marvel showed up in a brown suit, dress shirt and tie and looked extremely bored at the table until a walking ray of sunshine lit up the room.

Marvel showed up in a brown suit, dress shirt and tie and looked extremely bored at the table until a walking ray of sunshine lit up the room

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"Marvel!" Stargirl squealed delightedly as she strode across the room, making a beeline for the handsome hunk.

"Stars!" His entire face lit up as he gazed starry eyed at the teenaged beauty.

The pair, known to be good friends seemed a little too friendly. One might think that the man in his prime and the teenage girl were enamoured with each other.

Jay shuddered as the implications would be unacceptable. Marvel, looked like he was at least twenty-five. Courtney just turned sixteen. He had to be mentoring her, as a father figure, perhaps?

Now seated opposite each other, the pair engaged in animated conversation. They seemed to shut out the rest of the world.

Jakeem had approached him privately to tell him that the pair was dating. Back then, knowing Jakeem's crush on Courtney, he brushed that off, but now...

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The mission in Kahndaq took a big toll on all of them. Courtney used to be very close to Al. Now that he decided to stay in Khandaq siding Black Adam's team, the killers, she was devastated.

She rested her head on Captain Marvel's lap as he tenderly stroked her hair, whispering words of comfort to her. Their body language was that of lovers, not friends.

Ethics

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Ethics.

He would risk losing JSA's heaviest hitter if that's what it takes to keep his young charges safe and to protect JSA's reputation.

He'd have a private chat with Captain Marvel.

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"Marvel, we have to talk, privately."

Captain Marvel bristled at the tone of Flash's voice. "Sure."

Looking around to ensure no one was within earshot, "Marvel, I hate to pry, but what is your relationship with Stargirl?"

"She is a fine young lady," he replied.

"Jakeem says you two have been dating," Jay continued.

"Jakeem's jealous. He likes her," Marvel answered warily.

"What is she to you?" Flash asked again, trying to broach the subject diplomatically.

"I care about her," Marvel looked him in the eye, "a lot."

"When you are together, your body language says you are more than just friends," Flash pressed on.

Captain Marvel, looked away.

"Captain, she is sixteen. How old are you? Twenty five? Older? It is not acceptable," Flash's agitation showed in his voice.

Captain Marvel looked Flash squarely in the eye. He made his decision.

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