Encounter in the Talon - Chapter 1
- Lex, hey !
God, how did he always managed to make her so nervous, just by being in the same room, Lana wondered.
- Hi Lana !
- S-so, black coffee as always ?
- Yeah, thanks !
From behind the Smallville Ledger Lex watched Lana preparing his coffee and admired for at least the thousandth time her flawless beauty.
He wanted her, more than he had ever wanted someone before. But he knew she was out of reach for him, Lana Lang, the ever-helping, -smiling, -friendly, most popular and perfect girl at Smallville High.
He couldn't have her, it would ruin her reputation, and for once he cursed the fact that people in Smallville hated him. Going out with the favourite girl of town would probably not help that situation and besides he couldn't imagine sweet and soft Lana in his corrupt, traitorous, hypocritical world.
Man, since when did he care about what other people thought about him, or about somebody else's life, he definitely was becoming soft.
Get a grip of yourself, Lex told himself and put on his trademark smirk, jaut as Lana was bringing him his cup of coffee.
- There you go !
She nervously put a strand of hair back behind her ear and hoped he wouldn't notice how flustered she was because of his presence. But that was probably wishful thinking , seeing the smirk he wore. He certainly knew about the effect he had on stupid, little, shy high school girls, and secretly laughed his ass off, when he caught them drooling all over him. Lana just couldn't help it, she knew he had a bad reputation and that, even if he would notice her sometime, she could never hope for a nice, safe relationship, he just wasn't the type, or was he ?
But then, she didn't even know if that was what she wanted, maybe, she wanted for once some action in her life, and why not by having a passionate and torrid affair. Although that possibility was already lost on her, she reasoned, because an affair certainly did not involve blushing, weak knees and stuttering, those were rather attributed to love. Oh my god, she was definitely being delusional, she couldn't possibly be in love with Lex Luthor.
- Lana ? You alright ?
- What ? Why ? I-I, sorry, hum, just thinking !
She had been standing right in front of Lex, mesmerized by her conclusion completely oblivious to her surroundings apart Lex.
How embarrassing ! Couldn't she have been any more obvious, she reprimanded herself mentally.
How pathetic could a human being be, she had made a complete fool of herself in front of him.
- Yeah, right ! Lex chuckled.
Lana blushed, shot him a hurt look and left his table without saying anything further.
Damnit, why had he made fun of her, that sure was the right way into her heart. But she HAD been staring at him, he could tell. Although maybe he was just hallucinating, good girl Lana attracted to bad guy Lex, that was impossible.
But she had been staring at him and that made him throw his last resolution of acting like a good mannered, reasonable gentleman over board. He was Lex Luthor not Clark Kent, for god's sakes !
He wanted this girl and he would get her !
And he had caught her staring and blushing, so she might be receptive to a first step on his behalf.
Already a plan was starting to form in his head, how he could make sure to know what exactly Lana felt for him. Satisfied with his idea and how it was evolving, he left the Talon, waving Lana a short and seemingly uninterested goodbye.
- Right, see where your stupid struck-by-lightning attitude got you !? He doesn't even bother to look at you anymore, Lana whined while preparing a cappuccino. Meanwhile Lex was sitting in his Austin Martin Vanquish, dialling on his mobile. After a few moments he started talking.
1. Yeah, hey, listen, I need you to do something for me...
TBC..
- Lex, hey !
God, how did he always managed to make her so nervous, just by being in the same room, Lana wondered.
- Hi Lana !
- S-so, black coffee as always ?
- Yeah, thanks !
From behind the Smallville Ledger Lex watched Lana preparing his coffee and admired for at least the thousandth time her flawless beauty.
He wanted her, more than he had ever wanted someone before. But he knew she was out of reach for him, Lana Lang, the ever-helping, -smiling, -friendly, most popular and perfect girl at Smallville High.
He couldn't have her, it would ruin her reputation, and for once he cursed the fact that people in Smallville hated him. Going out with the favourite girl of town would probably not help that situation and besides he couldn't imagine sweet and soft Lana in his corrupt, traitorous, hypocritical world.
Man, since when did he care about what other people thought about him, or about somebody else's life, he definitely was becoming soft.
Get a grip of yourself, Lex told himself and put on his trademark smirk, jaut as Lana was bringing him his cup of coffee.
- There you go !
She nervously put a strand of hair back behind her ear and hoped he wouldn't notice how flustered she was because of his presence. But that was probably wishful thinking , seeing the smirk he wore. He certainly knew about the effect he had on stupid, little, shy high school girls, and secretly laughed his ass off, when he caught them drooling all over him. Lana just couldn't help it, she knew he had a bad reputation and that, even if he would notice her sometime, she could never hope for a nice, safe relationship, he just wasn't the type, or was he ?
But then, she didn't even know if that was what she wanted, maybe, she wanted for once some action in her life, and why not by having a passionate and torrid affair. Although that possibility was already lost on her, she reasoned, because an affair certainly did not involve blushing, weak knees and stuttering, those were rather attributed to love. Oh my god, she was definitely being delusional, she couldn't possibly be in love with Lex Luthor.
- Lana ? You alright ?
- What ? Why ? I-I, sorry, hum, just thinking !
She had been standing right in front of Lex, mesmerized by her conclusion completely oblivious to her surroundings apart Lex.
How embarrassing ! Couldn't she have been any more obvious, she reprimanded herself mentally.
How pathetic could a human being be, she had made a complete fool of herself in front of him.
- Yeah, right ! Lex chuckled.
Lana blushed, shot him a hurt look and left his table without saying anything further.
Damnit, why had he made fun of her, that sure was the right way into her heart. But she HAD been staring at him, he could tell. Although maybe he was just hallucinating, good girl Lana attracted to bad guy Lex, that was impossible.
But she had been staring at him and that made him throw his last resolution of acting like a good mannered, reasonable gentleman over board. He was Lex Luthor not Clark Kent, for god's sakes !
He wanted this girl and he would get her !
And he had caught her staring and blushing, so she might be receptive to a first step on his behalf.
Already a plan was starting to form in his head, how he could make sure to know what exactly Lana felt for him. Satisfied with his idea and how it was evolving, he left the Talon, waving Lana a short and seemingly uninterested goodbye.
- Right, see where your stupid struck-by-lightning attitude got you !? He doesn't even bother to look at you anymore, Lana whined while preparing a cappuccino. Meanwhile Lex was sitting in his Austin Martin Vanquish, dialling on his mobile. After a few moments he started talking.
1. Yeah, hey, listen, I need you to do something for me...
TBC..