Be My Friend

Chlana friendship, A/U

Spoilers for events mentioned in Metamorphsis and Linage

Summary: Chloe and Lana meet for the first time.



"Aunt Nell! Aunt Ne-lll!" A young brunette called out as she ran down the halls of the Luthor mansion.

"Whoa!" Another young girl called out as she stepped into the hall and the tiny girl ran into her. "What do you think you're doing?" A young Chloe Sullivan asked the scared doe-eyed gir.

"I'm sorry. I wanted to go find the swimming pool, and there was a man.and." Lana stumbled over her words.

"That's Lex." The blonde said knowingly. "And I'm Chloe. Who are you?"

"I'm Lana. My Aunt Nell and me are here until my horse riding competition is over." Lana said, becoming wary. "You look like you're my age. Who are you and why didn't my aunt tell me about you?"

"Follow me. I wanna go play." Chloe said, starting up a staircase like she knew exactly where she was going. "And my mom is here to see Mr. Luthor. Dad made me go. I haven't seen Mom in five years, but all of a sudden, my Dad tells me she wants to spend the weekend with me. Where are your parents?" Chloe said all of this before they had even made it halfway up the stairs.

"They're.dead." She sighed as they reached the landing and took a right.

"I'm sorry. Wanna play with my Mom's makeup? I know I do!" Chloe said as they took a left and entered a humongous room with an adjoined bathroom.

"Won't we get in trouble?"

"Nah. Mom is never around anyways. We can just wash it off before we leave the room." Chloe said, already unscrewing the lid to some blush.

"Ok," Lana said, grabbing a brush that looked like the one Aunt Nell used a lot.

*

"So.is your Mom like Mr. Luthor's girlfriend?" Lana asked as the girls stared at their reflections.

Chloe giggled in response. "I think so. I caught them kissing last night."

"I saw my AUNT kissing him too!"

"Eww!" The girls cried together, giggling.

"I didn't know you could have TWO girlfriends!" Lana said.

"This is Metropolis. It's a lot different that where you live. A lot better."

"I like Smallville!" Lana replied in shock.

"I'm going to lay in Mom's bed. It's bigger than my bed." Chloe said defiantly, hoisting herself up into the bed.

"Can I come up, too?" Lana asked quietly.

"Sure." Chloe said, scooting over.

"Wanna be my friend, Chloe?" The younger version of Lana asked.

"You didn't have to ask. I thought we already were friends." Chloe said sleepily.

"Oh." Lana said, tired also. "You're not going to die, are you?" She asked, yawning.

"Not if you promise to never go away and never come back." Chloe said, turning to look at Lana.

"Deal." Lana smiled, putting her arm around Chloe.

"Deal!" Chloe said, smiling as she drifted into sleep.