Santa's Secret
Rated no more than PG
Multi-chapter
Minor spoilers for both seasons of Smallville
*Can't reveal the parings yet*
"Rule one: Don't be stingy, but don't be over the top with your gifts." Lana was standing on a stool and grinning out at faces eager to get the Talon's first annual Secret Santa underway.
"Rule Two: No telling! That makes it no fun! Three: All gifts must start in the stocking hung in the theater. There can be a clue or whatever in there, but make sure they can find it in their stocking. Four: on December 23rd, the gift MUST reveal who you are!" Lana finished, heaving a big breath. "Everyone understand?" She asked, answered by a chorus of 'yes' and 'yea's'. "Then let the games begin! Waitresses, start passing around the baskets." Lana grinned and stepped off the chair as the clamor and noise began.
*
"You're turn, Chloe." Pete said as he past a red and green basket to her.
"Alright, here we go." She grinned gamely as she closed her eyes and picked a name from the basket, then handed it over before opening it. She looked at Pete in nervous anticipation and opened the slip of paper.
Whitney Fordman
Chloe's gazed instantly moved to the boy.young man.conversing with a few freshman Chloe had seen at school.
"Well, who is it?" Pete cried.
"Pete, I can't tell you! That's against the rules!" Chloe said in mock shock. "But it could be worse." She hinted. "You're going to tell me, aren't you?" Chloe said as Pete nodded happily.
"Lana. You've got to help me pick some stuff out for her, since she lives with you and everything."
Chloe nodded as her mind began to turn at what to get Whitney. Turns out he's not the predictable jockstrap she thought he was. He went off for Uncle Sam, and since he's come back, he's just been.different. Better. And Lana had confessed that even she had seen a change in Whitney that made her feel lucky for the next girl he dated.
*
"Did you get one yet, Whitney?" Lana asked, making her way over to the blonde as the crowd began thinning out.
"Not yet. Lemme have one." He asked and Lana offered out the basket.
Chloe Sullivan
"Oh. Well, this isn't too bad." Whitney shrugged, looking at the intrepid reporter through the window as she slide into her car across the street.
"I would ask you who it was, but I can't break my own rules, can I?"
"Lana, in case I forget.Merry Christmas. This is amazing!" Whitney replied, indicating the newly decorated Talon.
"Thanks. Merry Christmas to you too."
"I think we resolve our issues, Lana. This is the season of love.and you can't have too many friends to love."
"You're right. I'm really proud of how you've pulled through this past year, and then the military.I'd be honored to say you're my friend."
"You've been through a lot too, I know. Want some help cleaning up?" Whitney asked, leaning down to pick up a tiny folded piece of paper.
"Sure" Lana nodded, leaning down.
*
"Maybe I can get Lana her old boyfriend for Christmas," Chloe said as she observed the scene from her car. She was going to leave, then she was going to ask Lana if she needed some help.but it looked to Chloe that she had enough of help.
~end part one
Rated no more than PG
Multi-chapter
Minor spoilers for both seasons of Smallville
*Can't reveal the parings yet*
"Rule one: Don't be stingy, but don't be over the top with your gifts." Lana was standing on a stool and grinning out at faces eager to get the Talon's first annual Secret Santa underway.
"Rule Two: No telling! That makes it no fun! Three: All gifts must start in the stocking hung in the theater. There can be a clue or whatever in there, but make sure they can find it in their stocking. Four: on December 23rd, the gift MUST reveal who you are!" Lana finished, heaving a big breath. "Everyone understand?" She asked, answered by a chorus of 'yes' and 'yea's'. "Then let the games begin! Waitresses, start passing around the baskets." Lana grinned and stepped off the chair as the clamor and noise began.
*
"You're turn, Chloe." Pete said as he past a red and green basket to her.
"Alright, here we go." She grinned gamely as she closed her eyes and picked a name from the basket, then handed it over before opening it. She looked at Pete in nervous anticipation and opened the slip of paper.
Whitney Fordman
Chloe's gazed instantly moved to the boy.young man.conversing with a few freshman Chloe had seen at school.
"Well, who is it?" Pete cried.
"Pete, I can't tell you! That's against the rules!" Chloe said in mock shock. "But it could be worse." She hinted. "You're going to tell me, aren't you?" Chloe said as Pete nodded happily.
"Lana. You've got to help me pick some stuff out for her, since she lives with you and everything."
Chloe nodded as her mind began to turn at what to get Whitney. Turns out he's not the predictable jockstrap she thought he was. He went off for Uncle Sam, and since he's come back, he's just been.different. Better. And Lana had confessed that even she had seen a change in Whitney that made her feel lucky for the next girl he dated.
*
"Did you get one yet, Whitney?" Lana asked, making her way over to the blonde as the crowd began thinning out.
"Not yet. Lemme have one." He asked and Lana offered out the basket.
Chloe Sullivan
"Oh. Well, this isn't too bad." Whitney shrugged, looking at the intrepid reporter through the window as she slide into her car across the street.
"I would ask you who it was, but I can't break my own rules, can I?"
"Lana, in case I forget.Merry Christmas. This is amazing!" Whitney replied, indicating the newly decorated Talon.
"Thanks. Merry Christmas to you too."
"I think we resolve our issues, Lana. This is the season of love.and you can't have too many friends to love."
"You're right. I'm really proud of how you've pulled through this past year, and then the military.I'd be honored to say you're my friend."
"You've been through a lot too, I know. Want some help cleaning up?" Whitney asked, leaning down to pick up a tiny folded piece of paper.
"Sure" Lana nodded, leaning down.
*
"Maybe I can get Lana her old boyfriend for Christmas," Chloe said as she observed the scene from her car. She was going to leave, then she was going to ask Lana if she needed some help.but it looked to Chloe that she had enough of help.
~end part one
