Secret
Chapter One: The Other Secret
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"Mrs. Smith?" the intercom called in the middle of last hour history.
"Yes?" Mrs. Smith answered. She rolled her eyes as she waited for an answer. Mrs. Smith was a good teacher, and she didn't like any interruptions in her class.
"Can you please send Chloe Sullivan, Lana Lang, and Clark Kent to the office?" came the reply.
"Will do," Mrs. Smith informed. She didn't look too happy. It was common knowledge that Mrs. Smith hated sending students out during class. To Chloe, Lana, and Clark, she said: "Your homework for tonight is just to read pages 207 to 218 in your textbooks." As the three students stood up, Mrs. Smith continued teaching the rest of the class.
In the hallway, they conversed about what they were being called to the office for. "I'll bet it's for Homecoming royalty," Lana commented.
"Right," Chloe said, somewhat sarcastically and laughing a little. "Chloe Sullivan nominated for Homecoming Queen? Like that would ever happen."
"Don't be so sure of yourself, Chloe. I think it's safe to say that you've definitely gained popularity over the years," Lana said. And it was true. It was their senior year in high school, and Chloe had become better known, as had Clark. The Torch had become more of a hit with the students recently, and Chloe was starting to become someone that everyone knew, and liked.
"She's right, Chloe. Look at me, for instance. If that is what we were called up for, then would you expect me to be nominated either? I have to agree with Lana on this one. We've definitely become more popular," Clark stated. Chloe glanced at him. He was displaying his classic Clark Kent smile. She couldn't help but grin.
"You seem rather sure of yourself," Chloe said. Clark didn't have a chance to answer, because they had reached the office door. Clark pulled it open, and they went inside. Waiting were two other girls, and three other guys, one of which being Pete Ross.
"Great, you're all here," the secretary said. "Now as some of you have probably figured out, this is for the royalty for the Homecoming dance. You eight were the ones nominated by your class to represent senior class for homecoming this year. We will make an announcement in a few minutes making known that you are the nominees. We need to keep you here until then, and afterwards, Mr. Crawford will take you to the auditorium and explain everything to you."
"See," Lana said, smiling. Chloe put on a grin of her own, still surprised. They sat down in the comfy chairs that the office offered, and soon, the announcement was heard over the PA system.
"Attention students, the moment you've all been waiting for! We'd like to announce royalty for this year's homecoming! For freshman, Jacob Stiles and Anna Richmond. For sophomores, we have Mark Tiber and Jenny Bell. For juniors, the prince and princess are Chris Masters and Vicki Cartwright. And, for the seniors, Homecoming King nominees are: Vince Dudley, Clark Kent, Pete Ross, and Steve Underwood. The Homecoming Queen nominees are: Rachel Highland, Lana Lang, Emily Lucas, and Chloe Sullivan. Congratulations to all of you, and we hope to see you at the game tonight and the dance tomorrow night!"
Afterwards, Principal Crawford, who had filled the position of Principal Kwan, brought the eight seniors to the auditorium and explained what they'd be doing. This was basically two things: they would need to be present at the dance, when the winner would be announced, and they would need to go to the gymnasium before their third hour to be in the pep rally. After his small speech he allowed them to go home, since the bell would be ringing in about five minutes anyway.
Lana and Pete drove themselves home, while Clark and Chloe both got into Chloe's car. As she pulled out of the parking lot, Chloe said, "That was a surprise."
Clark just smiled kindly and looked out the side window. Most of the drive was quiet, until Chloe said: "Clark, Pete told me your secret."
Clark, who had been drinking from a Coke, started choking. "Clark!" Chloe cried, and pulled off the road. She stopped and started patting his back to try to get him to stop. When he finally did, she whacked him across the head. "You idiot! You scared me half to death," she said, and got back on the small road.
"Sorry," Clark said. "What... secret... did Pete tell you about?" he inquired, hoping that his best friend hadn't squealed about his powers.
"How you have a crush on me," Chloe answered, mildly. She kept her eyes on the road as she told him.
Clark, glad that it wasn't his other secret, replied. "Oh. Yeah, I guess I'm over Lana..." he said slowly. Maybe he did wish that she knew the other secret instead. He knew Chloe liked him, at least she used to, but he didn't know if he could handle a relationship with her without messing up their friendship in the process.
"Yeah," Chloe said. She had been brave enough to bring up the subject, but now she couldn't think of anything else to say without making it even more awkward. She knew he felt just as weird as she did, and she realized she shouldn't have said anything. "Well, here's your stop," she said, clearing her throat.
"Thanks for the ride," he said. He grabbed his backpack and shut the door. He stood in the driveway and watched Chloe as she pulled away from the Kent farm and back onto the main road. He kicked the dirt softly, and headed up to his house.
Meanwhile, in her car, Chloe was doing a lot of thinking. Even if we don't end up going out, she told herself, I need to tell Clark. I need to tell someone about my secret, and he's the most trustworthy person I know...
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Chapter One: The Other Secret
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"Mrs. Smith?" the intercom called in the middle of last hour history.
"Yes?" Mrs. Smith answered. She rolled her eyes as she waited for an answer. Mrs. Smith was a good teacher, and she didn't like any interruptions in her class.
"Can you please send Chloe Sullivan, Lana Lang, and Clark Kent to the office?" came the reply.
"Will do," Mrs. Smith informed. She didn't look too happy. It was common knowledge that Mrs. Smith hated sending students out during class. To Chloe, Lana, and Clark, she said: "Your homework for tonight is just to read pages 207 to 218 in your textbooks." As the three students stood up, Mrs. Smith continued teaching the rest of the class.
In the hallway, they conversed about what they were being called to the office for. "I'll bet it's for Homecoming royalty," Lana commented.
"Right," Chloe said, somewhat sarcastically and laughing a little. "Chloe Sullivan nominated for Homecoming Queen? Like that would ever happen."
"Don't be so sure of yourself, Chloe. I think it's safe to say that you've definitely gained popularity over the years," Lana said. And it was true. It was their senior year in high school, and Chloe had become better known, as had Clark. The Torch had become more of a hit with the students recently, and Chloe was starting to become someone that everyone knew, and liked.
"She's right, Chloe. Look at me, for instance. If that is what we were called up for, then would you expect me to be nominated either? I have to agree with Lana on this one. We've definitely become more popular," Clark stated. Chloe glanced at him. He was displaying his classic Clark Kent smile. She couldn't help but grin.
"You seem rather sure of yourself," Chloe said. Clark didn't have a chance to answer, because they had reached the office door. Clark pulled it open, and they went inside. Waiting were two other girls, and three other guys, one of which being Pete Ross.
"Great, you're all here," the secretary said. "Now as some of you have probably figured out, this is for the royalty for the Homecoming dance. You eight were the ones nominated by your class to represent senior class for homecoming this year. We will make an announcement in a few minutes making known that you are the nominees. We need to keep you here until then, and afterwards, Mr. Crawford will take you to the auditorium and explain everything to you."
"See," Lana said, smiling. Chloe put on a grin of her own, still surprised. They sat down in the comfy chairs that the office offered, and soon, the announcement was heard over the PA system.
"Attention students, the moment you've all been waiting for! We'd like to announce royalty for this year's homecoming! For freshman, Jacob Stiles and Anna Richmond. For sophomores, we have Mark Tiber and Jenny Bell. For juniors, the prince and princess are Chris Masters and Vicki Cartwright. And, for the seniors, Homecoming King nominees are: Vince Dudley, Clark Kent, Pete Ross, and Steve Underwood. The Homecoming Queen nominees are: Rachel Highland, Lana Lang, Emily Lucas, and Chloe Sullivan. Congratulations to all of you, and we hope to see you at the game tonight and the dance tomorrow night!"
Afterwards, Principal Crawford, who had filled the position of Principal Kwan, brought the eight seniors to the auditorium and explained what they'd be doing. This was basically two things: they would need to be present at the dance, when the winner would be announced, and they would need to go to the gymnasium before their third hour to be in the pep rally. After his small speech he allowed them to go home, since the bell would be ringing in about five minutes anyway.
Lana and Pete drove themselves home, while Clark and Chloe both got into Chloe's car. As she pulled out of the parking lot, Chloe said, "That was a surprise."
Clark just smiled kindly and looked out the side window. Most of the drive was quiet, until Chloe said: "Clark, Pete told me your secret."
Clark, who had been drinking from a Coke, started choking. "Clark!" Chloe cried, and pulled off the road. She stopped and started patting his back to try to get him to stop. When he finally did, she whacked him across the head. "You idiot! You scared me half to death," she said, and got back on the small road.
"Sorry," Clark said. "What... secret... did Pete tell you about?" he inquired, hoping that his best friend hadn't squealed about his powers.
"How you have a crush on me," Chloe answered, mildly. She kept her eyes on the road as she told him.
Clark, glad that it wasn't his other secret, replied. "Oh. Yeah, I guess I'm over Lana..." he said slowly. Maybe he did wish that she knew the other secret instead. He knew Chloe liked him, at least she used to, but he didn't know if he could handle a relationship with her without messing up their friendship in the process.
"Yeah," Chloe said. She had been brave enough to bring up the subject, but now she couldn't think of anything else to say without making it even more awkward. She knew he felt just as weird as she did, and she realized she shouldn't have said anything. "Well, here's your stop," she said, clearing her throat.
"Thanks for the ride," he said. He grabbed his backpack and shut the door. He stood in the driveway and watched Chloe as she pulled away from the Kent farm and back onto the main road. He kicked the dirt softly, and headed up to his house.
Meanwhile, in her car, Chloe was doing a lot of thinking. Even if we don't end up going out, she told herself, I need to tell Clark. I need to tell someone about my secret, and he's the most trustworthy person I know...
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I hope you liked it, more should be up soon...