Chapter 1
Warm arms, warm arms, and warm lips encircled her, keeping her safe, saying what words could not, and then they were gone, all so suddenly the warmth was gone that Lois fell forward a bit in her daze. And then walking forward again she spoke the one name that had been on her mind ever since those warm, familiar arms had encircled her…
"Clark." she said and then she smiled.
Clark was the blur, Smallville and the blur were one and the same, and soon memories of Clark flooded her mind, Clark kissing her, Clark smiling at her, Clark and his quick exits, his lame excuses, and then her thoughts turned toward the blur and Lois realized she needed a few answers and she knew exactly where to get them.
Minutes later she was standing in front of a tall, beautiful building and she remembered Chloe saying "If you are ever in serious trouble or need to talk to me about something life or death important you can come find me here." She looked down at the scrap of paper in her hand ' well this is it, 1632 Maple Avenue' Lois took a deep breath and walked through the doors and towards the night watchman who was eyeing her suspiciously. "Hi." she said her voice quavering a little, the guard just raised his eyebrows, "Look I was just wondering where Chloe Sullivan's office is?" The guard's brow furrowed, then finally he said "the blonde right?" When she nodded he said "Oh yea, comes in at all hours day and night, but she and her associates have left specific instructions to not let just anybody go up to their office." He said arms crossed. "Well I'm not just anybody, I'm Lois Lane of the Daily Planet and Chloe's cousin" she said in a huff, the man checked his roster and said with a little sarcasm "Amazingly you're actually on the list. Let me get a chauffer for you Miz. Lane." he said and then went on "take the first elevator all the way to the top." Lois smiled a little cheekily and headed for the elevators without a look back.
The elevator ride had been strange, a blue light had scanned over her when she pressed the top button and the elevator wouldn't start until it was done. But finally after what seemed like forever the elevator had stopped and opened onto a dark hallway. She stepped tentatively out into the darkness and called out softly for Chloe, but there was no response. She looked to her left and right before she noticed the French doors hiding in the gloom, she put a hand on one and it glided open immediately, still apprehensive about the feeling this place was giving off she looked into the room timidly and saw a lamp on across the room, it was small and only let off enough light for her to see her cousins blonde head, but that was enough to reassure her and she let out a sigh and started to walk towards Chloe only to be stopped when she heard her cousin give a muffled cry and a small sob, Lois couldn't stop from speaking now and she asked quietly "Chloe?" now hesitant in her approach, she walked forward.
At the sound of Lois's voice inside Watchtower Chloe jumped and looked at her cousin in surprise, and asked the first thing that came to mind, "How did you find me… Watchtower? Wait… how did you get up here?" Lois simply replied "you told me to come here if I had important questions, and right now my head is about to explode."
"I did?" questioned Chloe but when she saw the address written on a scrap of paper that Lois held out, written in her hand, she sighed. "Well I guess I did, but this really isn't a good time Lo." then she turned back towards the table where she had been sitting and wiped her eyes, trying to calm her breathing as the unbearable weight of the world pressed down on her again, and knew hot tears rolled down her cheeks as she once again realized she was all alone, both her best friends having been ripped from her in the same day. But Lois's next words brought her back from the recesses of her tormented mind.
"I know Clark is the blur." Lois blurted out, Chloe's eyes bulged and she whipped around "what?" then finding her composure she said "wait…what did you say?"
