So here we go next part in the series! :) Please tell us what you think we love to hear options, both good and bad. Remember that things are a bit AU in these stories so if things to line up exactly sorry but that's how they work in our world!
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Lois Lane stormed into the Daily Planet, clutching her cup of coffee and glaring around the room. Clark was nowhere to be seen. Fuming, Lois stalked over to her desk. She set her purse down on the desk along with her coffee cup. But as she reached over to turn on her computer, Lois bumped the coffee cup, spilling it all over her desk and spraying herself with the hot liquid.
"Great!" she exclaimed. "Can this day get any better?"
Grumbling, she pulled some napkins out of her purse and started mopping up the mess. Lois lifted her purse to wipe the bottom of it and clean the desk underneath. Setting it back down, she realized too late that it wasn't completely on the desk and it tumbled off straight into the trash can, dumping its contents.
"Aaahhhh!" she yelled, drawing some stares. "I'm going to kill him when I find him."
Finally finished mopping up the coffee, Lois fished her things out of her trashcan and put them back in her purse. Sighing, she plopped down in her chair and tried to drum up some leads on the computer. But she couldn't concentrate. She kept finding herself staring at Clark's desk, wondering where he was and when he would be getting to work.
"That's it!" she announced abruptly, shoving herself backward in her chair and jumping up. "I need a break."
Shoving the chair back under her desk, Lois marched up to Tess' office and let herself in. Tess looked up from her desk and raised an eyebrow, not at all surprised to see Lois. She put down the report she had been reading and waited for Lois to speak.
"I need an assignment, Tess," Lois said anxiously. "Something, anything, to get me out of Metropolis for a while. I need to get out of here."
Raising an eyebrow at the desperation in Lois' voice, Tess pulled up her list and started looking.
"Well, Lois," she said. "The only thing I have remotely close is in Gotham. Billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne recently adopted a son. It's more of a gossip piece than anything else. I'm not sur—"
"I'll take it," Lois interrupted. "I don't care what it's about, I just need to put some space between me and here for a while."
"Then it's yours," Tess told her. "As long as you promise to actually bring me back that story, and not something you make up once you get there."
"Don't worry, Tess," Lois said with a grin. "I'll get you your story. But I think while I'm there I'll do a little investigating of my own."
"Oh?" said Tess. "About what?"
"I'm going to investigate the legendary Batman."
"Chloe!" Clark called out as he zipped into Watchtower. "Have you heard from Lois? I can't find her anywhere."
"Just a second, Clark," Chloe answered, not looking away from her computer screen.
She was concentrating intently on something on the screen, her phone pressed between her ear and her shoulder. Clark started pacing while he waited for Chloe to finish her conversation.
"Sorry, Clark just came in… Like I was saying, everything is working great. I haven't had any problems keeping people out since you gave me all those tips last year."
Chloe paused, listening to the person on the phone.
"No," she answered. "I don't think that's necessary right now… Yeah, I know you just want to help. But a complete overhaul is going a little overboard right now… Yes. Yes, the scanning program is just what I needed. I'm trying to keep an eye on something going on here and it'll make life a lot easier. I swear I haven't left the tower for more than five minutes in the past week with everything I'm trying to monitor."
Pausing again, Chloe shifted her phone to the other shoulder.
"Yep, don't worry. I'll be sure to let you know if it becomes necessary to do that overhaul… Uh-huh… Yeah… No, that was all I was calling for today… Yeah. Anyways, say hi to Tommy and the kids for me. I've got to go help Clark. He's lost Lois."
Chloe laughed, taking the phone in her hand as she finished up on the computer.
"No, I don't think we need to go that far yet, Hayley. I'm sure she's fine, but I'll make sure I let you know the moment we find her… Yes, if we need help you'll be the first ones I call… Yep. Talk to you later. Bye."
Clark, who had been politely not listening in on the other half of the conversation, was staring impatiently at Chloe when she turned around.
"So what's wrong with Lois?" she asked. "How can she be missing? I just saw her this morning. She didn't get kidnapped again, did she?"
"No," Clark said. "At least, not that I know of. But she wasn't at the Planet when I got to work this morning and she didn't come back to the farm last night."
"Oh," said Chloe. "I thought you knew. She stayed with me last night. Didn't Lois tell you?"
Clark sighed, pacing again.
"No," he said, "but I think I know why…"
"What did you do, Clark?" Chloe asked.
"Well," he said sheepishly, stopping and facing Chloe, "I may have accidently forgotten about our date last night."
"Clark!" Chloe exclaimed. "No wonder she was cranky last night. Why on Earth would you skip a date with her?"
"I didn't skip," Clark said defensively. "At least, not on purpose. I was working on that lead you gave me, the one about Lex, and I kind of lost track of time. And my cell phone. By the time I realized how late it was, she was already gone."
"So you figured you'd give her some space?" Chloe asked, amused and irritated. "Clark, you're supposed to be balancing your hero work with your real life. Lois isn't the kind of girl to take second place."
"I know," he sighed. "And I'm trying. But sometimes I just get caught up."
"Tell that to Lois," Chloe told him. "Anyways, I'm pretty sure she's fine. Lois is probably still angry and is trying to avoid you. If you really need to know where she is, go see if anyone at the Planet knows what story she's working on."
"Alright," Clark said. "But you'll tell me if you see her, right?"
"We'll see," Chloe said with a smirk. "Now get out of here so I can finish setting up the scanning program. You know that lead I gave you? Well, more kryptonite has gone missing from stashes around the Metropolis area. I'm hoping the scanner I just got will help me figure out where it is going, and maybe lead to why."
"Maybe I should stay and help," Clark said, hesitating at the door. "After all, someone amassing kryptonite has to be planning to come after me."
"Nope, out," Chloe ordered. "Go find Lois and say sorry, then maybe I'll let you back in."
"Alright," Clark said, and he took off for the Daily Planet.