Okay so this is set just after season 8. Obviously i don't know what happens in season 8 as of course i am not phsycic. However i am going to tell you what happens in MY season 8 to make up this story.

Lana dies at the beginning at the hands of Lex who then leaves Smallville for "good". Clark obviously mourns the death of his beloved but there is not much time for him to mourn as Zod returns in his kryptonian form to seek his revenge on Kal-El. After a clash Zod makes off with Lois Lane in order to produce an heir, Obviously Clark goes and rescues her. His feelings for her throughout the series grow quite significantly, though they still argue ALL the time. Clark rescues her and since this is Smallville world she has no recollection of the events. Clark however has to deal with the fact he's starting to get serious feelings for her. That's when Lex comes back and it looks as though he is going all out on 33.1. Lois gets some seriously classified information (which will be disclosed thoughout the story) which she keeps to herself as it is not enough to write her hard hitting expose of Luthorcorp. Clark gets a job at the Planet thanks to a favour from Perry White who is the new editor. Lois and Perry clash over something petty and she takes a leave of abscence to proove she can get a story that will knock his socks off. She moves to Gotham and has been working on a series of stories...until this one comes along...

Okay so i hope you like this. I'm hoping it's good. And If it's not. I don't care ahahaha I had fun writting it!

Disclaimer: I don't own it. Smallville or superman or anything that is worth any money.

Chapter One

One Year Ago

Lois Lane left her apartment in Gotham City huffily, the cold was really beginning to get to her. She'd been here all of six months and she'd seen about three days of sunshine. It was December 25th and she was fully expecting Chloe to arrive shortly. However life was never easy for a reporter. Someone had phoned her with a tip to where Batman might be.

She buttoned her duffle coat to the neck and placed her hands in her pockets. Gotham wasn't exactly the safest of places to be wandering. The crime rate was higher than any other place she'd ever visited and twice in the past month she'd been held at gun point. It was ridiculous.

The factory wasn't far from where she lived however and within a few minutes she was there and already she could see the men. Men piling what looked like crates of something very large and heavy into a lorry.

Lois frowned, she was going to have to phone Chloe and let her know to just let herself in. As she took out her phone however a hand grabbed her from behind and pulled her into the shadows. She could feel her heart beating hard within her chest and she tried to struggle but whomever it was had a tight hold over her. A leather garbed hand was covering her mouth.

The moments seemed to fly by and as they did a man walked just in front of them. They were shielded by the darkness, the man couldn't see them. Lois could see him though. Lex Luthor was wearing what looked like a cloak. Fear flooded her and she tried to swallow.

"I'll let you go. If you promise not to scream." Lois summoned her courage and nodded. Immediately she felt the arms release her and she was once again able to breathe. She turned and she swallowed…Batman.

"W-why is Lex Luthor here?" Lois demanded not even bothering to ask what was going on, "Why is he here?!"

"Is that who it is?" Batman growled pushing Lois aside, "You'd best get yourself home. No doubt you will be missed."

"I live alone." Lois hissed, "And I-"

"Listen I don't care why you are here or who you live with but if you don't leave I cannot be held responsible for what happens." He looked down at Lois severely his eyes narrowed, "If you value your life you will leave now."

"Lex Luthor doesn't scare me." Lois growled clenching her fists, "What is it with men in thinking that they have to protect women?"

"Suit yourself." Batman said after a few moments, he seemed to be sizing her up, "So that's Lex Luthor?"

"Yes." Lois said with a tight smile, "And I'd watch your back-"

"Trust me miss…I know how to handle Lex Luthor." He placed a hand on her shoulder before turning. Lois' eyes twinkled slightly and she immediately took out her phone. There was no way Lex was going to get out of this one. She wanted a shot of him. And perhaps one or two of Batman.

Slowly she slid from within the shadows and towards the factory again where Batman had entered. Lois frowned glancing up at the fence in front of her looking for some way to get in. This could be her big break, Perry at the Planet had been on her back for a story to prove her worth…it would mean the end of the freelancing and back to the Planet.

Back to Metropolis. Back home, Clark's last message had sort of brought her back to reality. She looked around the men seemed to be in the warehouse again. She looked to the ground in frustration and her eyes found a small gap between the wire fence and the ground. She could totally slip through that.

She lay herself flat on the cold ground the snow soaking her jacket. With a sigh she realised she was going to have to take it off to get through. She pulled off the brown jacket to reveal a festive jumper, it was blue with a snowman on the front. Mrs Kent had sent it from Smallville.

"Here goes nothing." Lois muttered her heart pounding still in her chest. She lowered herself to the ground again the cold snow causing shivers to trickle down her back. She slid herself through the hole the tips of her hair getting suitably damp.

With a resounding sigh she pushed herself off of the ground brushing the snow off of her jumper. Her eyes were on the entrance to the factory, slowly she raised her phone up in front of her and took a quick snap of the front of the building.

This was going to be fun. And besides she knew how to be sneaky she'd spied so many times it was starting to become second nature to her. Slowly she moved forward her head down, she slid behind a crate in the entrance of the factory and found herself in a great position to take some pictures.

Bruce Wayne rolled his eyes beneath his mask and sat himself down on the rafters. He knew not forcing that girl to go home would wind up biting him on the ass. However he had to sit it out for the moment lest everything else be completely compromised for the sake of one head strong girl.

"Why so glum?" Came a voice no louder than a whisper to his left. Bruce merely shrugged and pointed in the direction of Lois Lane who was taking some highly compromising shots of Luthor. A sharp intake of breath followed and Bruce ventured a glance at the Green Arrow who was watching her intently and with an expression of deep trouble.

"You know her Oliver?" Bruce asked looking up at him with a smirk on his face, "Cause you look like you've just seen a ghost…"

"Clark is going to have kittens." Oliver whispered sitting down, "That…that is Lois Lane."

"She's certainly a looker. Why was it again that she dumped you?"

"I dumped her because I…"

"Was in love with her?" Bruce ventured, "Broads have that effect on the best of men." Bruce let out a low laugh, "Is she seeing anyone?"

"No…not at the moment. But she's infatuated with Superman-"

"Did someone say my name?" Oliver and Bruce turned to see the amused face of Clark staring back at them. Bruce smirked noticeably through the mask and he spoke in long drawling tones.

"We were talking about a certain reporter who is trying to scoop the Luthor story." Batman indicated where Lois was crouched snapping as many pictures of Lex as her phone would hold.

Clark turned and looked down, his eyes lingered on her for a moment before he shook his head, "Is it just me or is that woman oblivious to danger?"

"We need to make sure she gets out-" A sudden noise rang out. It was a jingle of some description…and it was coming from where Lois was crouched.

"What is that?" Demanded Lex angrily his eyes darting to the crate where Lois was now cursing her Cousin's timing and her own stupidity. Of all the things to forget, your phone wasn't the best thing.

It was Lex that was storming towards the crate and Lois hastily stashed her phone in her pocket. Clark made to move but Oliver shook his head. They needed to wait before exposing themselves.

"Lois Lane?" Lex asked smoothly, "Well this is a surprise." Lex pulled a gun from his jacket pocket, a small pistol. Lois felt her lips tug back in a snarl like a dogs and she stood up her hands raised.

"Wandered a bit far from Metropolis, eh Lex?" Lois taunted. She'd never really been one for keeping her mouth shut. Especially in the presence of Lex Luthor. Her mind was on those massive crates though. She'd seen inside. Lex was transporting people.

"What exactly did you think you could accomplish by coming here?" Lex said taking a step or two towards her his gun still pointed at her head. Lois didn't flinch though, she'd been in slightly dangerous situations before.

"I got a tip." Lois said with a smile remembering her encounter with Batman, "Thought it might be in my best interest to follow it."

"Well you were wrong on that account weren't you Lois?" Lex purred his lip curling into a smile, "And if you look around, there's not superman to save you this time is there?"

Lex closed the distance between them and pushed the gun into her side. Lois winced but stood her ground her eyes still determined.

"No. You're right Lex…Superman isn't here." Lois smirked, "Just me."

Clark was at his wits end, he turned to Oliver and Bruce his eyes narrowed. He couldn't just leave her like that.

"Don't think about it." Bruce said in a low voice, "He's not going to kill her." Clark shook his head and watched as Lex leaned in to whisper something in her ear. Straining himself Clark listened.

"I know Superman's biggest weakness." His breath on her ear caused tingles to fall down her back and she stiffened. Clark knew she knew what it was…she'd had only a few encounters with Superman but it was something that had come up.

"D-do you?" Lois said in a quivering voice, there was no hiding the fear in her voice, "If you're going to kill me I'd do it now Lex. Because if I live long enough to get out of this…You'd better get used to wearing an orange jumpsuit."

"What do you know?" Lex demanded suddenly taking a step back, "You have absolutely nothing. A couple of pictures maybe, but nothing incriminating at all."

The men around them laughed and Lois smiled, "You have people in those crates. I've got the pictures. I'm assuming Level 33.1 is still in operation?"

It was obvious by the look on his face he hadn't expected that answer. Lex lowered his gun and pulled Lois to him, "That is very dangerous knowledge for you to ha-"

He was cut off however, an explosion near the back of the warehouse caused him to release her. Clark grinned and he was off, within seconds Lois was in his arms. Her reaction was more than a little amusing. She seemed confused for a second and the look of dawning comprehension made him chuckle.

"Superman!" She gasped breathlessly as he lay her on the rafters where Oliver stood perched with his bow. Lois looked from one to the other and then down where Batman was fighting off some of the men.

"I kind of hoped you might have learnt to stay out of trouble Miss Lane." Clark said with a smile.

"But that would mean I wouldn't get to see you." Her eyes twinkled slightly and Oliver snorted as he knocked out another thug. Clark beamed at her before speeding towards Lex.

"Luthor!" Superman boomed as Lex made for his get away car. Lex turned to Clark with a slightly mystified look.

"Ah…I wondered if you would show." Lex said huskily, "Seems Lois Lane can't seem to go anywhere without her own personal hero coming after her."

Clark gave him a half smile, he'd saved Lois three times in the year he'd been superman. Not exactly her own personal hero.

"Luthor. I'd not move another muscle if I were you." Clark boomed making to move forward but something stopped him. He began to feel dizzy and light-headed as though he'd taken one too many shots. In Lex's hand he held a small green stone.

"Just in case." Lex said with a smile as Clark crumpled to the ground. He took a couple of steps towards him and Lois screamed out.

"No!" Her voice was breaking as she leaned over the rafters. Oliver turned and saw Lex place the rock on his back and pull out his gun again pointing it at Clark's head. Oliver grabbed his bow and arrow and aimed for the rock on Clark's back. Flawlessly he hit it and it went flying into the air.

A red blur flew past them and grabbed it. The Flash had now entered the fray. In the blink of an eye Clark was standing up again and he had Lex held above him by the collar.

"Good try Luthor. But nothing can hold me back." Oliver grinned and turned to Lois who was regarding him suspiciously.

"Thank you." She said shakily turning back to where Clark was, "The world needs people like him."

"You mean to say…you…need people like him?" Oliver said slightly stiffly.

"I've never liked you." Lois said glaring at him but deep inside agreeing with him. Instead she watched as Superman flew to where she sat. She smiled warmly at him.

Lex was unconsciousness, "Miss Lane can I give you a lift home?" Oliver winked at Clark before walking carefully along the rafters and through a small window at the back.

"If you insist." Lois said with a playful smile he lifted her with ease into his arms and took off leaving Batman and The Flash to clean up.

"I don't think you should publish this story Miss Lane." Clark said quietly as they arrived outside of her apartment building. Lois smiled slightly and shrugged, still in his arms.

"Why not?" She said with a grin, "It'll put him away for a long time."

"He'll find a way around it. He always does." Clark stammered, "I just don't want to see you get hurt Miss Lane."

"I won't get hurt." Lois whispered, "As long as you are around, I feel safer than I have in a long time."

"Miss Lane…"

"It's Lois." She said gently her eyes looking deep into his. There was something familiar about them. Something she couldn't place. She'd never really taken the time to look into the eyes of her saviour. Her guardian angel.

"Lois, I can't be there all the time." Clark frowned and he looked into her eyes his heart racing. He felt odd. Something was weird about this. He was still holding her, "I don't want…I worry about you."

Lois shook her head her eyes misting slightly and they were both leaning in. Clark wasn't even thinking. This was slightly strange, he'd thought about kissing her many times before. She was in his arms, snowflakes sticking to her hair and looking more beautiful than he'd ever seen her.

She could feel his breath on her lips and she opened them slightly, they were almost connected. The noise of the door opening suddenly caused them to part before they could finish it…or start it.

"Oh my god…" Lois and Clark turned round to see Chloe watching them. Clark immediately lowered Lois to the ground gently and she looked a little sad.

"Will I see you around?" She asked her eyes on his. He smiled warmly at her and nodded at Chloe who looked as though she was going to laugh out loud at any moment.

"I'll always be around Miss…Lois." And with that he was off. Lois ran out into the middle of the street and watched as he disappeared into the night.

"Wow." Chloe said breathlessly, "You two almost-"

"What's going on?" Came a voice from behind Chloe. Both Lois and Chloe spun round to see Clark standing at the door looking a little flustered, "Ah there she is…late for her own party."

"You were just early Smallville" Lois said with a grin, "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a story to tell."