Chapter One: Sarcasm, IM's and Chloe Sullivan
"So what so you think?"
Clark exchanged a look with Pete who looked just as overwhelmed as he felt.
"Um Chloe did you actually just ask us to go to Roswell with you?" he asked sounding a little more then confused. Chloe shot Clark a look "It'll be fun! Besides, what better place to meet up with your relatives Clark" she said sweetly. Clark rolled his eyes at Chloe who in turn started whining "Oh come on guys. Pete, how many times have I gone with you to those awful family dinners your mother insists on putting on every Sunday night and Clark, am I not always there when you need to vent over Lana?"
She gazed at her two best friends "All I'm asking is for you to give this whole Crash Festival thing a chance. My cousin Maria is so excited about the prospect of meeting you guys…." She gave them her best puppy dog look "Please…!" Pete laughed at her expression, she really did look wounded "Ok I'm in" Chloe grinned "Correct response, 2 points for Ross….now will Clark come through or will I have to ignore him for the next two weeks?" Clark smiled, Chloe was crazy "Okay I guess I'm in as well" Chloe grinned "Well good then, be packed and ready to leave in the morning!" she started getting up "Um Chloe?" Clark interrupted "What?" Chloe asked her eyebrows raised "How about we invite Lex?" Chloe gave Clark a weird look "Well I guess, I mean if you want to…" suddenly Chloe realised what he was doing "I'll ask Lana if she wants to come on my way home Clark" she said meeting her best friend's gaze "Invite Lex though, who knows he might have fun" with that she walked away. Pete exchanged a look with Clark as she left "So I guess we're off to Roswell then" Clark smiled, thinking about the time he would get to spend with Lana if she came "Looks like it" he replied with a grin.
Chloe walked up to the counter at the Talon "Hey Lana" she said with a smile putting her bag down and sitting on a stool. "Hey Chloe" Lana replied with a genuine smile "What brings you to our parts, I know it can't be our coffee" Chloe made a face "God no….no offence" she said with a laugh. Lana laughed as well "None taken" she served a couple of customers and came back to Chloe "So what can I do for you then?" Chloe smiled and took a deep breath "Well there's this thing next week, I'm going to Roswell to visit my cousin Maria and go to this crash festival that they have every year" Lana nodded listening and looking interested so Chloe felt game enough to continue "And well it would pretty much be me in a car with two guys cross country and everyone knows that I can only be pushed to far…I mean sure they are Pete and Clark and they *are* my best friends but" Lana smiled and interrupted her "Chloe stop babbling! If you're asking me if I want to come to Roswell with you, the answer is yes, I've actually read about the Crash Festival, sounds fun" she said with a twinkle in her eyes. Chloe grinned "Okay well, we'll pick you up tomorrow at 8am" Lana nodded and Chloe started walking away "Um Chloe?" Chloe spun around to find Lana smiling at her "I'm really glad that you asked me" Chloe shrugged and smiled back "Well it was you or Principal Kwan" she allowed. Lana laughed "Oh well, thanks a lot" she said pretending to be offended. They both laughed and then Chloe turned and walked out the Talon door. She had packing to do.
"You want me to drive you where?"
Lex gazed at Clark, clearly Martha had been slipping him pills in his morning breakfast if he actually believed that he, Lex Luthor would drive Clark and a bunch of Clark's friends to Roswell New Mexico and hang out with them for a week before driving back.
Clark sighed; this wasn't getting him anywhere "Lex, c'mon it'll be fun. When was the last time you had a genuine, expenses paid vacation?" Lex raised an eyebrow "Forget I said that, look Chloe has her heart set on this Roswell thing and her dad bailed at the last minute, I just got off the phone with her and she's going nuts" Lex met Clark's eyes "Oh so I'm the backup is that it Clark?" Clark groaned "No! I was supposed to ask you this afternoon but I got held up at home…Please Lex!" Lex sighed, why was it that this guy could break his resolves in an instant "Who else is going?" Clark smiled seeing that it was gradually working "Pete, Chloe, You and um Lana" he said going a lovely shade of crimson. Lex smirked "Oh, now I understand everything" Clark blushed harder and Lex nodded "Alright. I will take you to Roswell" he said in his usual cool, calm and collected tone. He was about to leave Clark when an alarming though entered his head and stopped turning back to Clark "On one condition. Tell Chloe No Interviews" Clark nodded grinning before walking back to the house to call Chloe.
Instant Message Conversation between Maria and Chloe
Roswell_Diva: Hey :p
InterviewsWanted: Hi Maria
Roswell_Diva: We all set?
InterviewsWanted: Yep! Clark, Pete, Land AND Lex!
Roswell_Diva: As in Lex Luthor?!?!?!
InterviewsWanted: The One and Only! He and Clark are good friends; I guess that I'm his friend through default. Anyway yeah he's coming, is it going to be a problem? I mean all the guys….
Roswell_Diva: No. Although your father said no boys and girls in the same house, I have connections. You and Lana are staying with me and the guys are staying with Michael.
InterviewsWanted: Oooh I can't wait to meet this Michael!
Roswell_Diva: He's a sweetie :x I gotta go Chika, I'll see you 2morrow. K?
InterviewsWanted: K. the next time I talk to you, I'll be there :)
Roswell_Diva: Oooh I can't wait. Byez!
InterviewsWanted: Later Maria!
(Roswell_Diva has logged off)
Chloe logged off herself and crawled into bed, the next day she was going to be seeing Maria in person! She couldn't wait. She snugged under her blankets and fell into a peaceful sleep.
"So what so you think?"
Clark exchanged a look with Pete who looked just as overwhelmed as he felt.
"Um Chloe did you actually just ask us to go to Roswell with you?" he asked sounding a little more then confused. Chloe shot Clark a look "It'll be fun! Besides, what better place to meet up with your relatives Clark" she said sweetly. Clark rolled his eyes at Chloe who in turn started whining "Oh come on guys. Pete, how many times have I gone with you to those awful family dinners your mother insists on putting on every Sunday night and Clark, am I not always there when you need to vent over Lana?"
She gazed at her two best friends "All I'm asking is for you to give this whole Crash Festival thing a chance. My cousin Maria is so excited about the prospect of meeting you guys…." She gave them her best puppy dog look "Please…!" Pete laughed at her expression, she really did look wounded "Ok I'm in" Chloe grinned "Correct response, 2 points for Ross….now will Clark come through or will I have to ignore him for the next two weeks?" Clark smiled, Chloe was crazy "Okay I guess I'm in as well" Chloe grinned "Well good then, be packed and ready to leave in the morning!" she started getting up "Um Chloe?" Clark interrupted "What?" Chloe asked her eyebrows raised "How about we invite Lex?" Chloe gave Clark a weird look "Well I guess, I mean if you want to…" suddenly Chloe realised what he was doing "I'll ask Lana if she wants to come on my way home Clark" she said meeting her best friend's gaze "Invite Lex though, who knows he might have fun" with that she walked away. Pete exchanged a look with Clark as she left "So I guess we're off to Roswell then" Clark smiled, thinking about the time he would get to spend with Lana if she came "Looks like it" he replied with a grin.
Chloe walked up to the counter at the Talon "Hey Lana" she said with a smile putting her bag down and sitting on a stool. "Hey Chloe" Lana replied with a genuine smile "What brings you to our parts, I know it can't be our coffee" Chloe made a face "God no….no offence" she said with a laugh. Lana laughed as well "None taken" she served a couple of customers and came back to Chloe "So what can I do for you then?" Chloe smiled and took a deep breath "Well there's this thing next week, I'm going to Roswell to visit my cousin Maria and go to this crash festival that they have every year" Lana nodded listening and looking interested so Chloe felt game enough to continue "And well it would pretty much be me in a car with two guys cross country and everyone knows that I can only be pushed to far…I mean sure they are Pete and Clark and they *are* my best friends but" Lana smiled and interrupted her "Chloe stop babbling! If you're asking me if I want to come to Roswell with you, the answer is yes, I've actually read about the Crash Festival, sounds fun" she said with a twinkle in her eyes. Chloe grinned "Okay well, we'll pick you up tomorrow at 8am" Lana nodded and Chloe started walking away "Um Chloe?" Chloe spun around to find Lana smiling at her "I'm really glad that you asked me" Chloe shrugged and smiled back "Well it was you or Principal Kwan" she allowed. Lana laughed "Oh well, thanks a lot" she said pretending to be offended. They both laughed and then Chloe turned and walked out the Talon door. She had packing to do.
"You want me to drive you where?"
Lex gazed at Clark, clearly Martha had been slipping him pills in his morning breakfast if he actually believed that he, Lex Luthor would drive Clark and a bunch of Clark's friends to Roswell New Mexico and hang out with them for a week before driving back.
Clark sighed; this wasn't getting him anywhere "Lex, c'mon it'll be fun. When was the last time you had a genuine, expenses paid vacation?" Lex raised an eyebrow "Forget I said that, look Chloe has her heart set on this Roswell thing and her dad bailed at the last minute, I just got off the phone with her and she's going nuts" Lex met Clark's eyes "Oh so I'm the backup is that it Clark?" Clark groaned "No! I was supposed to ask you this afternoon but I got held up at home…Please Lex!" Lex sighed, why was it that this guy could break his resolves in an instant "Who else is going?" Clark smiled seeing that it was gradually working "Pete, Chloe, You and um Lana" he said going a lovely shade of crimson. Lex smirked "Oh, now I understand everything" Clark blushed harder and Lex nodded "Alright. I will take you to Roswell" he said in his usual cool, calm and collected tone. He was about to leave Clark when an alarming though entered his head and stopped turning back to Clark "On one condition. Tell Chloe No Interviews" Clark nodded grinning before walking back to the house to call Chloe.
Instant Message Conversation between Maria and Chloe
Roswell_Diva: Hey :p
InterviewsWanted: Hi Maria
Roswell_Diva: We all set?
InterviewsWanted: Yep! Clark, Pete, Land AND Lex!
Roswell_Diva: As in Lex Luthor?!?!?!
InterviewsWanted: The One and Only! He and Clark are good friends; I guess that I'm his friend through default. Anyway yeah he's coming, is it going to be a problem? I mean all the guys….
Roswell_Diva: No. Although your father said no boys and girls in the same house, I have connections. You and Lana are staying with me and the guys are staying with Michael.
InterviewsWanted: Oooh I can't wait to meet this Michael!
Roswell_Diva: He's a sweetie :x I gotta go Chika, I'll see you 2morrow. K?
InterviewsWanted: K. the next time I talk to you, I'll be there :)
Roswell_Diva: Oooh I can't wait. Byez!
InterviewsWanted: Later Maria!
(Roswell_Diva has logged off)
Chloe logged off herself and crawled into bed, the next day she was going to be seeing Maria in person! She couldn't wait. She snugged under her blankets and fell into a peaceful sleep.