Ineffable – 1/10

By Deliciously Weird

Pairing: Chloe/Sam

Characters: Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester, OFC

Rating: PG

ineffable [ɪnˈɛfəbəl] adj

1. too great or intense to be expressed in words; unutterable

2. too sacred to be uttered

3. indescribable; indefinable

Disclaimer: All recognized characters from 'Supernatural' are property of Eric Kripke/CW. All characters, references, and other things pertaining to 'Smallville' are property of the WB, DC Comics, Tollin-Robins, Al Gough & Miles Millar, and J. Siegal & J. Shuster. I make no money for my labors, only friends.

Wrapping her arms around her waist pulling her coat more snuggly around her Chloe hurried down the sidewalk. The heel of her shoes clicking along as she made her way down the street.

Normally Chloe was quite fond of cooler weather. However, hose and heals were a poor replacement for warm pants when a gust of cold wind caressed her body. With a shiver she gratefully slipped into the building that housed the ISIS office.

She doubted that many of 'her kids' would show up tonight for the meeting. The cold weather was keeping most people indoors.

Starting a pot of coffee she slid into her chair booting up the computer systems. She rubbed her hands together to stimulate warmth as she waited for them to finish loading. She might as well work on some research for Oliver while she waited.

Chloe did not regret agreeing to work with the Justice League. Anything she could do to take Lex down a notch was definitely a pleasure. The extra funds that the job provided were not just appreciated, they were necessary now that she no longer could depend on her Daily Planet check. She sighed as she looked around the office. Working at ISIS was in a way penitence for her. Having spent so many years chasing down meteor freaks without once saving one put her rather heavily on the wrong side of the ledger in her mind.

Glancing at her watch and seeing that it was 15 past the hour with no one yet showing for the meeting she got down to work. The League was currently in transit to Germany. Victor had discovered one of Luther Corps hidden subsidiaries there. They suspected that Lex was, as usual, up to no good. The plan was for them to do a little recon on the instillation there. The job seemed fairly typical and Chloe didn't have a bad feeling about it per say, but still she would feel better if she could find more detailed information for the gang before the actually went on sight.

Chloe was deeply into her work when she felt a cold breeze blow into the office and heard the door slam behind her. Stifling a small shriek, she spun in her chair quickly.

"Jease!" Chloe exclaimed as she took in the woman standing shivering at the door. "Angela? What in the world…"

Chloe hurried across the room and shut the door. She led Angela over to the sitting area and helping her into the loveseat.

"Angela, what's wrong?" The other woman was pale and trembling. Chloe could not tell if that was from fear or cold, but something was obviously upsetting the woman. When Angela didn't respond right away Chloe poured her a cup of coffee and waited patiently as the older woman wrapped her chilled hands around the warm cup. Angela was the oldest of 'her kids', which was an ironic thing to call a woman old enough to be her mother. She had started attending the meetings recently. Chloe was always grateful for her presence. She was a calming influence on the younger members of the group. She usually came armed with a tray of baked goods and a load of good humor and good sense. To see her so shaken was unsettling.

It was only recently that Chloe found out just why she was such a stabilizing influence on the group. Angela was a projective empathy. She could read emotions off people as well, but her strongest gift was to affect the emotions of those around her. Luckily for Smallville and the world in general, Angela was a wonderfully even tempered creature. Right now all she was giving off was uneasy.

"Angela, are you okay?" Chloe asked.

"Do you… have you ever seen something…" Angela ventured hesitantly.

"Go on please. I have seen a lot of things that most people do not think possible" Chloe encouraged.

"I think my house is haunted" Angela stated in a rush.

Chloe sat back in her chair and took a moment to process that. "Okay, what makes you believe that your house is haunted?"

"It's just this feeling that I get. I'll be going about doing my daily business and I'll get this,… chill feeling. It's like there is someone in the room with me. The feeling is so malevolent! It's all hate and anger and despair".

"You are alone when this happens?" Chloe asked.

"Yes, my son is away at school now, so it's just me and the dog at home now" Angela stated.

"Is there a particular time or place that you get this feeling?"

"Not really a particular place. It has happened in most of the downstairs rooms. It only happens at night. I was lying in bed last week and had a feeling like someone was looming over me wanting to hurt me."

"That must have been quite unsettling. How long has this been happening?"

"Ever since we moved in, with Tim off to school I sold the old house and bought a smaller one. I really didn't need that big old place anymore. The house was so cozy, and the price was so good I couldn't resist it" Angela explained. "I really liked that the master was downstairs, what with my bad knee and all. But I can't sleep in that room anymore! It got dark and I felt this feeling of menace and I just had to get out of that house. I know it's late and the meeting is long over, but I just could not stay there a moment longer."

"It will okay Angela. Why don't you stay with me tonight and we will go over there and take a look in the morning" Chloe offered.

"Thank you Chloe. I would really like that" Angela said offering her first true smile of the night. "I have been sleeping in Tim's room upstairs, but even though I haven't felt the presence up there I just don't feel safe."

"Don't worry Angela, we will get to the bottom of this".

Quickly sending off her research to Victor to look over on his end, Chloe shut down the computers, gathered her things and Angela heading to her apartment for the night.