Title: Lost and Found
Author: The Fallen Sky
Rating: M
Pairing: Chlark, mentions of past Chlex
Summary: Chloe is lost, literally and figuratively. Will she ever be found, and, if so, will she ever be the same?
Warning: None for this chapter.
A/N: This story is set in an AU that deviates from canon during Season Four, one in which Chlex are in a romantic relationship, Chloe doesn't learn Clark's secret, Lana never returns from Paris, and Clark embraces his destiny instead of running from it. Also, this is told from Chloe's POV.
A/N-2: Just to make sure there isn't any confusion, the dialogue, in italics, is Clark speaking to Chloe. Also, the boyfriend Chloe is referring to is Lex.
Feedback is welcome. Enjoy.
"You have to choose. Him...or me."
They say life is nothing but the sum of the choices we make.
I wish I had made a different one that day.
He gave me an ultimatum, forced me to choose between my best friend and my boyfriend.
At the time, I was so angry and hurt that he'd put me in such a position, and I didn't even stop to consider what he was really trying to do. It wasn't until later, much later, that I realized he wasn't trying to hurt me, he was trying to save me.
Of course, being a teenage girl in love, at least I thought I was in love at the time, I wasn't exactly thinking rationally. My emotions got the better of me, and I made my choice.
I'll never forget the sadness, the resignation in his eyes at my answer.
Even then, in the heat of the moment, angry as I was, I was taken aback, and part of me knew I'd made the wrong decision. But, being the stubborn mule that I am, I ignored my doubts.
"I'm sorry."
Those were the last words he said to me before he turned around and walked away.
I can still hear that voice inside my head screaming at me to go after him, to tell him I'd changed my mind, that I chose him.
I really wish I'd listened to that voice. If I had, I wouldn't be where I am now...