Coffee House Confrontation

Disclaimer: I've had this idea for a bit now and it could have gone in any number of ways but I figured I'd use it for this. Though I can certainly always re-use the idea at a different point.

"… If the Meteor Shower never happened."

Clark felt the sting of hurt sweep through him over Lana's words where the Meteor Shower was concerned. Her comparing him to a Vigilante from the night before had hurt him then as well and combined together, had not done him any favors in a quick amount of time. "Its no wonder I've never been truly open with you." He stated coldly before he could so much as stop himself as Lana left.

His words capturing the attention of everyone in the Talon as never had he sounded like that to anyone. Least of Lana Lang herself. Lana stopped and turned back to look at him with a surprised look on her face, uncertain if she'd just heard him right. "I'm, I'm sorry, but what did you just say?"

"You heard me, its no wonder I've always been so reluctant to trust you with everything about me beyond my parents' fears and the like where I'm concerned. You can't handle things that are truly different from you, Lana. You lump everyone with powers into the bad column because of a few bad apples when not everyone deserves it."

"Clark, I really don't like how you're talking to me right now." Warned the growing hurt and angry girl.

But the young man in front of her didn't seem to care. "Have you talked to Byron Moore lately? Yeah, remember him? He's different. What about Earl? Remember him? He was a victim plain and simple. Much like Ryan was! Or what about Kyla!? Or have you chosen to forget all of them because of what others have done!?"

He was truly angry now as he let loose with how he was feeling. "Calling me a Vigilante was a low blow last night. I've never done what it took to stop someone with powers through any means necessary, just enough to get them to stop WITHOUT going too far! What happened with Tina was an accident as she was trying to kill ME when I moved out of the way for my own safety!"

Granted, when he thought about it… Getting hit by that thing she had in her hands really wouldn't have hurt him any… "Oh, lets not forget Cyrus Krupp! The kid who used his own powers to save your horse last year!"

"And he's now in a mental institution!"

"Only because he thought he was someone else the whole time! And his mind couldn't handle it when he finally realized the truth!" Countered Clark angrily, not willing to back off.

Many were shocked as this continued as they never imagined Clark Kent of all people would go off on Lana Lang of all people. Especially considering the intense torch he carried for her. "If you're so high on all the freaks, maybe you should go and join them then! But it won't be here as from now on, all freaks are NOT welcome here!"

Clark stumbled back in shock and murmurs swept through the patrons in the coffee place. A few even getting up with angry scowls on their faces and walked out. Unwilling to be in a place that now carried hate within it. "If that's how you want it to be, then so be it, Lana. But don't count on a freak like me to save your close minded ass the next time you need it. So glad I never told you a damn thing about me! Cause God knows you'd probably be treating me horribly!" He finally said seconds later in the coldest, most pissed off voice he'd ever used with anyone.

"Don't know how I could have ever loved you."

And with that, Clark made his leave, but not before leaving a hole of all things with relative ease thanks to how angry he was in one of the support columns of the Talon. Shocking Lana and those still left in the building. Lana could only stare at where he'd been and the hole he caused without really trying as her heart shattered into a thousand pieces. Completely unaware of his own having pretty much done the same thing. What… What'd I just do?

Author's Notes: Should I continue?