Disclaimer: I don't own Smallville... :P
Summary: Lois and Clark investigate an Intergang plot in Las Vegas and naturally... they get caught in the middle of it; and they have a little revenge on each other in the process... ;) :P
Tagline: Revenge is sweet, handcuffed revenge is downright sexy... (Credit to who thought of tagline: redplanetkrypton at DI)
Pairing: CLOIS of course! :D
Spoilers: Nothing major... it makes references to previous episodes throughout the series.
A/N: SURPRISE!
I decided to start posting this story early. I already know that my college classes are going to be taking up a lot of my time and I only have so much free time so I figured I'd start posting it while I have some down time! 8-)
Rachel from DI is in the process of making a trailer for this story, so as soon as she sends it to me I'll try and remember to post it to my author profile. ;)
This is my first Smallville story with absolutely NO CHLOE! The story came entirely from redplanetkrypton's suggestion. I didn't know that the poster for this story was just artwork and she asked me if I wanted to try it out... so I did! :D It's my first stab at a 'mature' story so bare with me. ;) It's still PG-13, but some parts border on R... so just be wary of that. ;)
It starts off a little slow, but don't worry... it'll pick up! ;) And since the Prologue isn't that long, I'll post Chapter 1 to this story on Tuesday along with an update to Invisible (Chapter 2) on Tuesday as well... *phew* this should be interesting/fun! :P ;)
Some of you already know, but to those of you who don't... this story is chock full of shoutouts to members on here, , and k-site as well as some of my friends in school as people Lois and Clark run into... 8-)
Keep an eye out for them, your name may be in it. :P
Alright, enough griping... I got the point, you wanna read it... :D
Without further adieu, I give you the beginning to A Night in Sin City...
NEW A/N: It's 2017, I've been in a Smallville mood again (that never really goes away) but I decided to go back and edit this story with "upgraded" grammar and punctuation as I have done for other stories of mine. Enjoy again! (10/8/17)
A Night in Sin City
Prologue
"What a slow news day," Jimmy came up behind Clark. Lois was typing at her desk paying no attention to the boys.
"What do you mean?" Clark looked up at him as he leaned back in his chair.
"Well, the Blur's made most of the crime rate go down… factor that with the fact that we're the only three left in the basement and we've got a slow news day," Jimmy raised his hands to gesture to the empty bullpen.
"Maybe we should expand our news from Metropolis further," Lois tore her eyes from the computer monitor, "After all, this is the Daily Planet, aren't we supposed to cover the world?"
"She lives," Clark teased.
"Shut it, Smallville," Lois narrowed her eyes, "While you two have been goofing off, I've actually been searching for a possible story."
"Aw, come on, Lois," Jimmy grabbed a chair off to the side and wheeled it up between their two desks, "We weren't goofing off."
"Right, what do you call Clark never being at his desk because he 'forgot to feed Shelby' and having to go 'return a late rented video' and you taking pictures of everything in here?" Lois used air quotes.
"If I ever want to become an award winning photographer, I've gotta practice," Jimmy defended himself.
"Okay, I'll take that," Lois smiled, "What about you, Clark?"
"Shelby was hungry?" Clark tried.
Lois shook her head, "Funny."
"Yeah, well… what's this brilliant idea you have for a story?" Clark asked in a desperate attempt to change the subject from his lame excuses.
"A possible counterfeiting scheme in the city that never sleeps," Lois replied proudly as she double-clicked on a link. She motioned for Clark and Jimmy to look. Jimmy wheeled his chair over and Clark got up to lean over Lois' shoulder.
"You wanna go to Las Vegas?" Clark asked.
"Well that is the city that never sleeps… and since the story is there, yeah I want to go there," Lois looked up at Clark. She let out a silent gulp when she noticed their close proximity. He was leaning on the arm of her chair. If she wanted to she could lift herself about a half an inch and plant one on him. Clark coughed nervously and stood up. Jimmy noticed the exchange and smiled to himself.
"So is the counterfeiting scheme being committed by anyone we know?" Clark quickly assumed 'professional mode.'
"Well," Lois started, but Jimmy cut her off pointing to the screen, "Looks like it could be Intergang's handiwork."
"Thanks for stealing the spotlight, Olsen," Lois retorted.
"Sorry, but I was with them for a little while when I was a bartender at the Ace of Clubs," Jimmy explained, "Remember?"
"I try not to think about that time," Lois subtly looked to Clark. She'd never forget the image of him on the floor writhing in pain with a bullet in his side intended for her.
"Yeah, well that's understandable. That leather suit must've been uncomfortable and tight," Clark joked.
"So you were checking me out again?" Lois raised her eyebrow. Clark simply shrugged his shoulder and smiled, looking straight into her eyes.
"Guys," Jimmy hated to break up their moment, really he did, but there was a story at their fingertips, "Uh, shouldn't we go back to focusing on this story?"
"Absolutely," Lois coughed, coming out of her trance, "Jimmy, book us some tickets to Vegas… we're leaving in the morning."
"We? Who said I wanted anything to do with this story?" Clark placed a hand on his chest.
"Like you were going to let me go to another state by myself with a dangerous story," Lois tilted her head to the side. She knew him.
"She's got you there, CK," Jimmy laughed.
"Book two tickets to Vegas, Jimmy," Clark conceded. He really wanted to go with her, but it was nice to have some reassurance that Lois wanted him with her.
"And book a hotel room for us too, Jimbo," Lois ordered. She got up and Jimmy took her seat.
"All right, Smallville… let's go pack," Lois smiled and pulled his arm. He barely had enough time to grab his jacket before she pulled him over to the elevators. Jimmy smiled as he heard them arguing about who should pack first with Lois winning in the end.
"You two are unbelievably stubborn."
He shook his head and opened up a window for a travel company. Jimmy quickly booked a flight to Vegas for two.
As he searched for hotels in the area, a scheming smile crawled on his lips, "Hmm… I think I'll book them for one room. She did say room as in singular… and maybe it'll finally get those two together. I just hope they don't kill me."
Before he lost his nerve, he typed Lois and Clark's names quickly, booking them for a single suite and clicked confirm before double-checking it. He failed to notice that he typed in "Lois and Clark Kent" for their reservation. Switching back to the other window, he printed out their tickets and put them in an envelope. He wrote down the name of their hotel then headed out to give them the information.
TBC
Jimmy's sneaky... ;) :D I hope you guys liked this little surprise. 8-) If you didn't read the author's note before the Prologue because you were so excited to read it, I'll just tell you that I'll be posting Chapter 1 to this story some time on Tuesday along with Chapter 2 to Invisible some time on Tuesday... and whenever I get the trailer I'll try and remember to edit my profile to include it. :D
Please Review! I thrive on them while I'm working on my college classwork/homework. *hug* They're what keeps me going. 8-)
12 more days until Savior! *faint*
Clois Forever! :D :)
NEW A/N: Hopefully you guys like the edits that I've made throughout. I'm keeping the original author's notes. Please still let me know what you think. :) (10/8/17)