Title: Trust Me
Rating: M
Category: Drama, Romance
Content: Chlex, some Clois
Summary: Continuation of what happens when Chloe goes into hiding, protected by Lex from Lionel. This is a work in progress and sometimes writes itself, so I'm not exactly sure where it's going yet.

Spoilers: Rewrite of S4, S5, S6

Disclaimer: Smallville and all its characters are owned by people who are not me. No profit is made and no infringement is intended.
A/N – Well, Lana doesn't exist except in a few moments about what's she's doing in Paris, where she stays. And since I have never been able to write just about specifically two characters, everyone in Smallville seems to pop up in this story somewhere along the way. So instead of the whole S4 stones arc (which I still yet to understand), I give you what I feel is a much more compelling S4 and beyond.

Chapter 1 - BOOM, You're Dead.

Chloe never did really trust him. He was the son of the man who fired her father and put her hometown in jeopardy of a disaster more than once. But this time she had to trust him. Now, at seventeen she was hoping he could really protect her and her father. The sly look of the FBI agent in the passenger seat said otherwise.

As Gabe opened the door, he motioned for Chloe to come and look around the house. She glanced at her father and crookedly smiled then screamed as armed camo laden men grabbed the two and shoved them down a set of stairs. All she could understand were the words, "run," over and over again as two men commenced to practically dragging her faster down the very long, dark hallway.

Stopping suddenly, one of the men said dryly, "stay here," as he signaled for another to wait with the Sullivans. Chloe looked at her dad and didn't speak – she didn't know if she could. After sitting for an hour, she couldn't resist.

"Um, what are we doing down here – what happened to the safe house?" Gabe sat quietly, hoping his daughter would not start her inquisition at the moment. The two continued to squint and look around. The light sticks from the armed men were the only light but the ground was soft like mud and cold. Unsatisfied by her lack of response, she tried again. "Where are …"

Distracted, Chloe stopped talking and watched as another brighter set of lights came down the tunnel. Between two of the heavily armed men walked a man dressed to the point he blended in with the darkness of the background. Chloe and her father both stood up and stared as the figure came closer.

Handing his light to one of the armed men, he softly said, "Chloe," as he hugged her and then shook Gabe's hand. "I'm glad that they got you out safe before the house went up."

He could see the look on her face and knew she was in shock but hugged her again to reassure her of his promise. "I promised nothing would happen to you."

Lex. He really did save her and Gabe. "You knew your father was setting us up to die and you're … here," she trailed off as she hugged him back.

Leaning back on his heels, Lex slowly pulled her arms from around him and turned to look at Gabe. "I knew what my father was capable of doing and planned on this particular house for this reason. The tunnel system is old and fragile, but much better than your demise. We unfortunately have a long way to go before your new identities can be revealed so we must move." He motioned to two armed men to proceed ahead while he walked with Chloe and her father. The three didn't speak, but the pat on the back that Gabe gave Lex and the very slight squeeze of Lex's hand by Chloe told Lex he had to take care of them.