The Chlark Chronicles: Memory

Chapter 1: Remembrance

Author's Note: Hi everyone! So this is my first Smallville fanfic. I'm really enjoying writing this so far, so I hope you all enjoy reading it. Let me know if you see anything that I can do to make it easier for you guys to read. This is hopefully going to be a series of Chlark stories, so Clana fans beware. Most of the story is already written, but there are always things I can change if need be. Please read and review and let me know what you think.

Chloe stood silently as she watched Clark superspeed away. She never knew if she was going to see him again. What she did know was that the kiss that they had just shared would be enough to give her the hope that she would see his face again. She decided to run out and find Lionel Luthor, her only chance of safety. When she reached the glass doors of the Daily Planet, she was alarmed at the sight before her eyes. People were running about screaming, and riots were breaking out as far as she could see. She knew that her only hope would be to get to LuthorCorp. She dashed out into the street, trying to avoid anyone or anything that came flying at her. She finally found Lionel and jumped into his car, but a few thugs grabbed her and yanked her out. She landed hard on the concrete and her world suddenly went black.

She quickly sat up, breathing heavily. Looking around the quiet room, her breathing slowed back to normal, and she realized that she was safe. She wasn't sure where she was at, all she knew was that she wasn't in Metropolis or in her dorm room.

"Chloe are you okay?" a concerned voice asked from beside her. She turned slowly and saw that a shirtless Clark was lying in the bed next to her with a concerned look on her face. She wrapped herself in the blankets quickly and jumped up out of the bed.

"CLARK! What are you doing in my bed?" Chloe exclaimed.

"Chloe, why are you acting so strange?" Clark asks in a concerned tone, "I've been in here all night."

"But….you're…er…here in my….wait where am I exactly?" Chloe asks as she looks around unsure of what is going on.

"Chloe, enough of the games. You're starting to scare me," Clark says worriedly as he gets up and walks over to her wearing only his boxers. Chloe looks down and then looks away and covers her eyes.

"Not that I'm not enjoying the view, but can you please put some pants on Clark?" Chloe asks still covering her eyes.

"What's wrong with you? It's not like you haven't seen me in boxers before," Clark says as he goes and gets a pair of jeans and throws them on.

"Clark, what's going on? One minute I'm in Metropolis getting attacked by thugs and the next minute I'm here….in bed with you. I can't believe I just said that. Oh my...Am I dead?" Chloe says as she sits down on the bed and starts to panic.

"Chloe, you aren't dead. What do you mean? Are you talking about Dark Thursday? Chloe, that was 3 years ago," Clark explains as he comes over and sits next to her.

"What?"

"I destroyed Zod and went to find you. You were pretty beat up, but you weren't dead. You had a sort of amnesia after that. Chloe, I saved you," Clark says as he kisses her forehead.

"Clark, I don't understand. How did I just all of a sudden get into this alternate universe?" Chloe asks as she looks at him.

"Chloe, you have been alive for the past 3 years, but you haven't been you. That was until about a year after all of this happened and you started coming back to yourself, but there was a lot that you still didn't remember," Clark explains trying to get her to calm down.

"Wow. This is so strange. Wait….why are you here? Are we….?" Chloe says as she looks down at her left hand and sees a ring twinkling as the sun from the window hit it. She gasps when she sees it and tears fill her eyes.

"You don't remember. Do you?" Clark says as he sees her reaction.

"I wish I could Clark. I wish I could relive every moment in my head. I don't remember us getting married or you and I even dating or anything," Chloe replies as she looks at him with tears in her eyes.

"You have no idea how hard it was for me to see you in so much pain. Not knowing who you were or who……I was. It took me so long to finally get you to believe that you could trust me. Then, somehow we fell in love. I didn't just fall in love with you. I knew that you….the real Chloe would come back one day," Clark said with tears in his eyes.

"Clark…I don't know what to say. No one has ever done something that amazing for me in my entire life, well maybe in the past few years someone has, but as far as I can remember."

"I never gave up on hoping that you would come back to me. Even though, I love you regardless. I loved you with or without your memory. I want you to know that if you're uncomfortable with us being at the stage we are and you want to start over that's fine with me. I'll do anything to keep you in my life," Clark replies as he takes her hand in his.

"Clark, memory or no memory, you're the only one I want to be with for the rest of my life. I love you Clark Kent and I want to continue being your………..wife," Chloe says as she kisses him passionately. Clark had never felt so connected to anyone in his life. That's when he realized that this Chloe was the real Chloe. She was the one for him. He pulled away slowly no matter how much his body fought him not to.

"Chloe, I just don't want you to think that you have to stay married to me. Things were different before," Clark says as she looks softly into her eyes.

"Clark, obviously our love was stronger than anything a doctor said about amnesia. I don't believe that you forced me into this. It was a decision that I made for me. Amnesia or not, I'm sure my ability to make decisions didn't go anywhere. Deep down, I'm sure that I knew you were my soulmate," Chloe says softly.

"You don't know how happy I am to hear that. But I want us to take everything slow. If you feel like I'm being too pushy or anything just let me know and I will lighten up. I want to be with you more than anything, but I never want to push you away," Clark says as he places his hand on her cheek.

"Clark, you could never push me away. I'm way too stubborn," Chloe says playfully with a smile.

"Somehow that smile seems so much more real now," Clark says as he kisses her softly.

"It is real. Thank you, Clark, for looking out for me when I needed you most," Chloe says.

"You can always count on me. That's something that will never change," Clark replies. Chloe smiles at him softly.

"So, what kind of job did AU Chloe land?" Chloe asks in the curious tone she always used when wondering what was going on.

"Well, I was hoping you'd ask. You started out at the mailroom at The Daily Planet and basically started over. It was tough at first, but I stayed close to you at all times. Actually, I got a job working side-by-side with you at The Planet."

"No way! Mr. 'The Torch Was My First and Last Time as a Reporter', I can't believe that."

"Believe it. You and I work as a team on everything. After about a year and a half, we were moved up to the first floor."

"Wow, this is unbelievable."

"Your drive as a reporter was the only part of the real Chloe that was left. When we were moved, you and I started to get really close. I still never told you my secret, that is until one day you followed me to a warehouse on a story and you were taken hostage. You watched me throw the guy halfway across the room and I suddenly realized that you weren't the Chloe that knew I had powers. So, I had to tell you."

"How did I take it? I must have been so confused."

"Actually you took it like you did the first time. Calm, reassuring, and that's when I realized that you were still inside of there somewhere. I vowed that I would do everything that I could to protect you and kept the faith that one day you would remember everything."

"But how did we end up getting married?"

"We fell in love. Working with one another and depending on one another played a huge part in that. I never forced you into anything, though. I let you make the decision to pursue our relationship further and a year later we were married," Clark said with a smile on his face.

"Well, even though I can't remember what our wedding was like or how we got to that point, I'm so happy to be married to you Clark," Chloe says happily.

"I'm glad that we're married too Mrs. Kent," Clark says as he kisses her. She pulls away.

"Mrs. Kent! How is she? And Lois?" Chloe says excitedly.

"Why don't we go and see for ourselves?" Clark says as he throws on a shirt, takes her hand and walks over to the door.

They walk down the stairs slowly, hand-in-hand.

"We live in your house? With your mom?" Chloe asks awkwardly.

"No no no, we live down the street. We were just staying here last night," Clark explains.

"Oh, I see. I'm going to have to get used to this 'we' business."

They soon arrive in the kitchen and Chloe sits down on one of the bar stools as Clark puts on a pot of coffee. Everyone in the house is still fast asleep. Martha comes down the stairs and sees the two of them.

"Glad to see everyone is awake," Martha says with a yawn. Tears fill up in Chloe's eyes.

"Yeah we're fine Mom," Clarks says as he kisses her good morning.

"Chloe what on earth is wrong?" Martha says worriedly and she comes over to her. Chloe embraces her in a hug as the tears fall down her cheeks. Martha looks at Clark with a confused look.

"Chloe is everything okay? What's the matter?" Martha asks softly.

"I just never thought that I would see you again," Chloe says as she tries to fight the tears.

"Well, why not? I'm perfectly fine," Martha asks as she hugs her again getting more confused.

"Mom, Chloe's memory is back," Clark say softly.

"What?" Martha says as she pulls away and looks at Clark and then Chloe.

"She woke up this morning and everything came back."

"Oh Chloe," Martha says as she hugs her again, "It's so good to have you back."

"I'm glad to be back," Chloe says with a smile.

"I'm going to make you something, um pancakes, blueberry, whatever you want," Martha says excitedly.

"Pancakes are fine Mrs. Kent," Chloe says with a laugh, "I'll be back in a few minutes. I'm gonna run to the restroom." Chloe leaves and goes upstairs. She makes her way to the bathroom and sees herself for the first time. Her hair is down past her shoulders and she looks a little bit older. These past three years look like they've been good to you she thought. She went through her clothes and found something decent to wear and changed.

Meanwhile down in the kitchen Clark and Martha were discussing the situation.

"Clark, is she okay with you two being married? I mean, this has to be huge for her," Martha asks in a concerned tone.

"Truthfully, I think this is like waking up to a fairy tale for her. She seemed to be so happy about everything. I told her that we would take it slow and that if it became overwhelming or anything we would slow down," Clark replies.

"That's a good idea. She needs you now more than ever, but don't overwhelm her. Remember, everything that has happened between you over the past 3 years she doesn't remember. Just don't hurt her, Clark."

"I could never do that. I love her too much." Just then Chloe comes back downstairs in different clothes.

"I still was stylish even with amnesia," Chloe says with a laugh.

"Yeah well, there are some things that never change," Clark says with a smile. A knock comes at the door and Clark opens it up to find Lois.

"Lois!" Chloe says excitedly as she runs over and hugs her.

"Hey Chloe, why the sudden outburst of excitement. You haven't even had your coffee yet," Lois says as she hugs Chloe back.

"Smallville, your wife is crushing me here," Lois says to Clark.

"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy to see you," Chloe says with tears in her eyes.

"Hey, what's wrong? Did someone die? Is it Mrs. Kent? Is she alright?" Lois says worriedly.

"Everything is fine Lois. More than fine," Martha says happily.

"Chloe's memory is back," Clark says with a smile.

"What! Chloe, that's amazing. Wait a second, that means you remember all of those things that I did to you when we were kids now right," Lois says with a nervous look on her face.

"Every last one," Chloe says with a sly smile.

Next Time: Chloe and Clark find out some very interesting news.