Part One
CHLOE
Lana Lang and Clark Kent, Clark Kent and Lana Lang.no matter which way you say their names, it sounds perfect. Wait, while I gag.
I can't stand anymore of them. The way they look at each other, when they think no one's looking, the way he stares at her when he's with me.the.everything.
Ever since Clark rescued her from the tornado; there's been something between them, an unspoken bond and it makes me sick. The hero and the victim.they deserve to be together and they probably will be.Ok, I shouldn't really be this bitter, should I? Actually, I should be more bitter, I mean there we were about to kiss, when he rushes off. to save the raven haired beauty Miss. Lang, no doubt.
That was cruel; she could have died but still.no. Chloe Sullivan, you must break out of this Clark Kent phase and let's not even discuss what happened at the barn, between you and Clark.
Maybe going back to Metropolis will help. God, I need coffee.
CLARK
What is it about Lana? She just smiles at me and it sends my head spinning; it's the best high in the world. No girl has ever done that to me before; well.there was that time with Chloe, at the dance when we almost.But that was still different, it was more comfortable and.Oh, I can hardly think about it, without feeling guilty. Firstly because of what that almost kiss meant and secondly because of how it turned out. I do like Chloe and I did want to kiss her, but then there was the Lana thing and afterwards, it felt different and then when I tried to tell her.
***
Chloe walked up into the Fortress of Solitude and found Clark pacing around.
"Trying to burn holes into the carpet?" She asked, coming up behind him.
"Chloe!" Clark replied, jumping back slightly. "I wasn't."
"Don't tell me you weren't expecting me, because you invited me here." She answered, putting her hands on her hips.
Clark smiled. "True."
He was nervous about what he was about to say. How do you find the right words to tell someone that you can't be with them, like that? Clark's head was a mess.
"So, what's up? A farm problem you need my expertise on?" Chloe said, smiling broadly. She was trying desperately to cover up her fear. She knew that Clark wanted to talk about the almost kiss and she knew it wasn't going to be good news.
"Chloe.about what happened at the dance and the way I." Clark stuttered. His palms were sweating.
"It's ok. I understand, saving Lana came first." Chloe said softly, trying to reassure her friend.
Although, Lana always came first and she always came second, Chloe thought.
"Good." Clark said, letting out a little sigh of relief. "But, about the kiss." He let his voice trail off; he didn't know what to say.
"Almost kiss." Chloe corrected. She moved closer to him and stared up into his eyes. Chloe could feel herself, losing it.
Clark could see the look in her eyes and he didn't want to say, the words forming in his mouth. But he couldn't lead her on.
"I wanted to kiss you," Clark started, smiling sheepishly.
"And I wanted to kiss you." Chloe cut in, she leaned in closer to Clark, gently pressing against him. Her hope was growing.
Clark could feel Chloe lean into him and his heart raced slightly. As he looked down into her face, it looked so, hopeful, did he really want to say this? Then another face appeared, Lana. It smiled at him and sent him reeling with happiness.
"What's so funny?" Chloe asked, as she saw the massive grin appear on Clark's face.
Clark realised he was smiling like an idiot and stopped. He then looked at Chloe and put on a serious face.
"Chloe, you know you're my best friend and that I care for you, right?" Clark said, walking away to his telescope. He gazed towards Lana's house and wondered what she was doing.
"I know, Clark." Chloe replied quietly, turning her back to him. She could tell, he was looking for Lana. Her hope had officially died now.
"Good and. I don't want to do anything that affects that friendship.and thinking about it, that kiss might not have been a good idea because."
"Save it Clark." Chloe said sharply, causing Clark to turn around and look at his friend.
"Chloe.I don't want to hurt you." Clark said desperately. He laid a hand on her shoulder, but she shook it off.
"Nice words, I'll save them for a rainy day." She replied sarcastically, turning around. But she shouldn't have, because she saw the hurt in his beautiful eyes and she hated herself for feeling sorry for him.
"Are we still friends?" He added softly.
"Always." Chloe answered, she could never stay mad long.
Clark smiled and was about to say something when Chloe cut him off.
"I'd better go." Chloe muttered, composing herself. Although she knew, that as soon as she left the barn, the water works would begin.
"Then you can go back to your "star gazing"." Chloe added, before trudging down the stairs.
Clark could tell by the way she said that sentence that she meant Lana.
"We're just friends."
Chloe sighed heavily, she always did when Clark said the words, "just friends" when he was talking about Lana.
"Clark, do me a favour? Don't pretend that I'm anything more than a friend and that Lana Lang is anything but a friend. Ok?" She watched for her friend's reaction but he seemed stunned.
Clark was speechless but there was no point in lying to Chloe, she knew him too well and would see through it.
"Ok."
Chloe's heart ripped a little more as she heard those words; he'd actually admitted they weren't going to be more than friends.
"Bye Clark." She whispered before walking quickly out of the barn.
As she got into her car, her emotions enveloped her and she cried, not just for today but everything. It wasn't fair, but then again life never is.
Clark watched the blonde disappear out of the barn and his heart ached slightly; he'd hurt his best friend.
***
I hurt my best friend and when you do that, hurt someone in that way, things are never the same.
CHLOE
Lana Lang and Clark Kent, Clark Kent and Lana Lang.no matter which way you say their names, it sounds perfect. Wait, while I gag.
I can't stand anymore of them. The way they look at each other, when they think no one's looking, the way he stares at her when he's with me.the.everything.
Ever since Clark rescued her from the tornado; there's been something between them, an unspoken bond and it makes me sick. The hero and the victim.they deserve to be together and they probably will be.Ok, I shouldn't really be this bitter, should I? Actually, I should be more bitter, I mean there we were about to kiss, when he rushes off. to save the raven haired beauty Miss. Lang, no doubt.
That was cruel; she could have died but still.no. Chloe Sullivan, you must break out of this Clark Kent phase and let's not even discuss what happened at the barn, between you and Clark.
Maybe going back to Metropolis will help. God, I need coffee.
CLARK
What is it about Lana? She just smiles at me and it sends my head spinning; it's the best high in the world. No girl has ever done that to me before; well.there was that time with Chloe, at the dance when we almost.But that was still different, it was more comfortable and.Oh, I can hardly think about it, without feeling guilty. Firstly because of what that almost kiss meant and secondly because of how it turned out. I do like Chloe and I did want to kiss her, but then there was the Lana thing and afterwards, it felt different and then when I tried to tell her.
***
Chloe walked up into the Fortress of Solitude and found Clark pacing around.
"Trying to burn holes into the carpet?" She asked, coming up behind him.
"Chloe!" Clark replied, jumping back slightly. "I wasn't."
"Don't tell me you weren't expecting me, because you invited me here." She answered, putting her hands on her hips.
Clark smiled. "True."
He was nervous about what he was about to say. How do you find the right words to tell someone that you can't be with them, like that? Clark's head was a mess.
"So, what's up? A farm problem you need my expertise on?" Chloe said, smiling broadly. She was trying desperately to cover up her fear. She knew that Clark wanted to talk about the almost kiss and she knew it wasn't going to be good news.
"Chloe.about what happened at the dance and the way I." Clark stuttered. His palms were sweating.
"It's ok. I understand, saving Lana came first." Chloe said softly, trying to reassure her friend.
Although, Lana always came first and she always came second, Chloe thought.
"Good." Clark said, letting out a little sigh of relief. "But, about the kiss." He let his voice trail off; he didn't know what to say.
"Almost kiss." Chloe corrected. She moved closer to him and stared up into his eyes. Chloe could feel herself, losing it.
Clark could see the look in her eyes and he didn't want to say, the words forming in his mouth. But he couldn't lead her on.
"I wanted to kiss you," Clark started, smiling sheepishly.
"And I wanted to kiss you." Chloe cut in, she leaned in closer to Clark, gently pressing against him. Her hope was growing.
Clark could feel Chloe lean into him and his heart raced slightly. As he looked down into her face, it looked so, hopeful, did he really want to say this? Then another face appeared, Lana. It smiled at him and sent him reeling with happiness.
"What's so funny?" Chloe asked, as she saw the massive grin appear on Clark's face.
Clark realised he was smiling like an idiot and stopped. He then looked at Chloe and put on a serious face.
"Chloe, you know you're my best friend and that I care for you, right?" Clark said, walking away to his telescope. He gazed towards Lana's house and wondered what she was doing.
"I know, Clark." Chloe replied quietly, turning her back to him. She could tell, he was looking for Lana. Her hope had officially died now.
"Good and. I don't want to do anything that affects that friendship.and thinking about it, that kiss might not have been a good idea because."
"Save it Clark." Chloe said sharply, causing Clark to turn around and look at his friend.
"Chloe.I don't want to hurt you." Clark said desperately. He laid a hand on her shoulder, but she shook it off.
"Nice words, I'll save them for a rainy day." She replied sarcastically, turning around. But she shouldn't have, because she saw the hurt in his beautiful eyes and she hated herself for feeling sorry for him.
"Are we still friends?" He added softly.
"Always." Chloe answered, she could never stay mad long.
Clark smiled and was about to say something when Chloe cut him off.
"I'd better go." Chloe muttered, composing herself. Although she knew, that as soon as she left the barn, the water works would begin.
"Then you can go back to your "star gazing"." Chloe added, before trudging down the stairs.
Clark could tell by the way she said that sentence that she meant Lana.
"We're just friends."
Chloe sighed heavily, she always did when Clark said the words, "just friends" when he was talking about Lana.
"Clark, do me a favour? Don't pretend that I'm anything more than a friend and that Lana Lang is anything but a friend. Ok?" She watched for her friend's reaction but he seemed stunned.
Clark was speechless but there was no point in lying to Chloe, she knew him too well and would see through it.
"Ok."
Chloe's heart ripped a little more as she heard those words; he'd actually admitted they weren't going to be more than friends.
"Bye Clark." She whispered before walking quickly out of the barn.
As she got into her car, her emotions enveloped her and she cried, not just for today but everything. It wasn't fair, but then again life never is.
Clark watched the blonde disappear out of the barn and his heart ached slightly; he'd hurt his best friend.
***
I hurt my best friend and when you do that, hurt someone in that way, things are never the same.