Author's Note: Chloe and Lois both work together at the Daily Planet, Clark is still on the farm, unsure of where his destiny lies, until he decides that maybe the city of Metropolis could use his help. Oliver and Lois have dated, but both have moved on since then. Mostly an AU fic, but there are some similarities to Season 8 with the Red-Blue-Blur. But the rest of it has a kind of season 5 kind of vibe.

Prologue

"Ha! Beat that Smallville!" Lois shouted in triumph, doing her victory dance as the pins scattered everywhere, a perfect strike. She high-fived Chloe and stood back, rocking on her heels and throwing Clark a challenging look.

Smirking at her as he picked up a rather heavy looking ball, he said. "Stand back and watch Lane."

"Sure you don't want to pick out a lighter ball there Smallville?" Lois teased, but as he turned around, she could see the muscles twitching in his back, under his blue t-shirt. He so didn't need a lighter ball.

At the Metropolis Bowlerama, Lois, Chloe and Clark were enjoying their newly found ritual of spending more time together. Something that had only been going on for a few weeks. Every other Friday night, they would get together, along with Oliver, for a meal or something more fun, and catch up. And tonight, Lois was thoroughly enjoying getting to beat Clark.

"Oh, better stand back Lois, he's got his game face on." Chloe laughed.

"Oh is that what that is? I thought he'd burnt a fuse out or something." Chuckling, she sat down next to her cousin, ignoring the glare Clark was sending her. "So where's Oliver. He's late." "He said he had to take care of some business but he'd be…oh, and there he is." Chloe pointed over to the shoe counter, where Oliver was standing. Heading towards them with a pair of bowling shoes, he grimaced as he looked down at them.

"How many people have worn these exactly?" He asked, sitting down next to Chloe. Lois couldn't help but chuckle at him. Even as easy going as Oliver was, when faced with a situation like this, his billionaire side showed through.

"Stop griping Ollie, get them on and get in the game already." Lois said. "The shoes are all part of the fun of bowling."

Oliver did so, but not without a little grumble. "So who's winning?" He asked. Chloe rolled her eyes. "Do you even have to ask?"

"Lois." He nodded, as Lois grinned.

"That's right Queen, think you can take me on?" She challenged.

"Uh guys," Clark interrupted as he headed back over to them, his face nearly splitting from the grin he was giving Lois. "I do believe that is another strike Lois. What's that, three in a row now?"

She glanced at the screen and sure enough, Clark had scored yet another strike. A hat trick. Oh hell no, I'm not having this, Lois thought. She stood up and smoothed down her teal coloured v-neck shirt. "Don't get cocky Smallville, the game's not over yet." She marched over to the rack and collected another ball, only to feel a tap on her shoulder. She whizzed around, finding Clark standing very close and for a moment, she lost the ability to talk. His eyes were the clearest blue she had ever seen, how had she not noticed them before.

"What?" She asked, momentarily a little flustered. "It's Chloe's turn Lois." He laughed.

Slightly embarrassed, Lois replied. "I know that. I was just choosing the right ball for my next shot. Got to have the right one Smallville."

"Uh-huh." He chuckled, moving to sit next to Oliver.

She looked over at Chloe who was watching Clark and Oliver with a strange expression that Lois couldn't read. Catching her eye, Chloe threw her a smile and turned towards the lane to take her shot.

"Ooh, tough break cuz." Lois winced, as Chloe had only managed to knock down two pins. "Come on, you can nail this one." Chloe chuckled. "You're taking this game a little seriously don't you think Lo?"

"Maybe, but what's the point in playing if not to win? Besides, I have to wipe that smirk off his face, it's driving me crazy." She murmured, stepping up close to Chloe so that Clark couldn't hear her.

"Who Clark?""Who else?"

Chloe patted her shoulder lightly. "I think you've got this game Lois, there's only one more turn left."As it turned out, Lois and Clark drew even, which made Clark even more irritating and Lois even more determined to beat him."Hey I have an idea, how about this time we go girls vs. boys?" Chloe suggested.

Oliver and Clark nodded their agreement, Lois however, had another idea. "Or, how about me and Ollie vs. you and Clark?"

Chloe raised her eyebrows at Clark, who smiled. "Sure, stick with me Chloe, we'll win this thing for sure."

"Oh I wouldn't be so sure on that boy scout." Oliver chipped in, moving to stand next to Lois. "Lois and I make a pretty good team, huh legs?" He asked her.

Chuckling softly, she didn't notice Clark's frown as she grabbed Chloe's arm, dragging her away. "We'll get some more drinks in while you two set it up."

"You're very hyper tonight." Chloe said as they waited to be served at the bar.

"I'm just happy Chlo. I love spending time with my best friends. I don't see enough of them.""Lois, we work together every day, Clark visits us at work mostly every day, and Oliver…well I don't know how much you see him but I'm guessing its not that infrequently."

"Actually, I don't see that much of him these days. Work is work so that doesn't count for us. And the only times I see Smallville is when he's visiting you. I'm not stupid enough to think he actually drives all the way to Metropolis just to see me."

Chloe's eyes sparkled mischievously. "You want him to visit you?"

Lois smirked and fluttered her eyelashes. "It's my dream come true."

After placing their order, Lois and Chloe headed back to their table, only to find Oliver sitting alone."Hey, where's Clark?" Lois asked.

"Oh he uh…" He looked over at Chloe pointedly as Lois set the drinks down on the table. "Went to check on his truck, he can't remember locking it."

Chloe sat down next to him and leaned in close, whispering. "Is that the best you could come up with?"

"Hey, it was a last minute thing." He defended. They turned back to Lois, who was watching them.

"He'll be right back Lois."

"Okay." She shrugged it off and stared down at the screen. "You ready to take them on Ollie?"

"Bring it on." Chloe said, making both Oliver and Lois burst out laughing. She looked a little confused. "What?"

Clark stuck to the shadows, looking out at the road, the car that had been speeding out of control was now sitting at the side of the road, the engine idling, the driver looking very confused. As he watched him get out, he heard a beep come from his pocket. Opening his cell phone he read the text from Lois.

"It doesn't take this long to check if your truck's locked Smallville. Get your butt back here and get this game started."

He frowned at the message. What was she talking about? Shaking his head, he put his phone back in his pocket and took one last look at the driver, there were sirens in the distance, he would be fine soon enough. Feeling a little better that he'd stopped anyone getting hurt, he turned around and super sped back to the Bowlerama. He was on a mission and that mission was, to annihilate Lois Lane at bowling.