Everyday Superhero

Everyday Superhero

Every morning, I wake up just the same
Another victim of ordinary fame
I don’t see myself as invincible
It’s not true at all

I’m just your average ordinary everyday superhero
Trying to save the world, but never really sure
I’m just your average ordinary everyday superhero
Nothing more than that, that’s all I really am
--Smash Mouth, Everyday Superhero

“But, Buffy, look at Chow. He’s twenty years old! For all you know, he could be corrupting Dawn, just as he could corrupt my niece, Jade.”

“Jackie!” snapped Buffy, narrowing her emerald eyes as she looked at Jackie. “First of all, I believe that Chow is a nice guy that’s just misunderstood, probably because of something that had happened to him in his past, or something along those lines.”

Jackie couldn’t think of anything to say, witty or otherwise, that could be classed as a reply to that.

“Second of all,” Buffy then went on, “as for Dawn, that’s a totally different matter. She’s my sister, and I firmly believe that she can take care of herself. I should know, as I’ve seen her in action.”

Again, Jackie just blinked.

From their vantage point on the stairs, Jade and Dawn turned to each other and raised their eyebrows. They had heard “discussions” like this before, so they knew how those sometimes went.

Then, they exchanged smiles and nods before exchanging a low five with each other, and then turning and heading back up to Jade’s room, where they had been sitting on Jade’s bed and having their own discussions – which was usually about Jackie (Jade) or Buffy (Dawn).