It's been two weeks now, since a TV channel started to rebroadcast Smallville. So much memories came back, and I decided to write a bit about it. And let's face it, I think everyone has been frustrated to see Chloe and Clark searching eachother for ever and ever without them ending together. So I wondered : What would have happened if Chloe hadn't asked to keep Clark as a friend at the beginning of the second season ? That's what I will be trying to write. This is the first "chapter", starting with the episode 2x01. I don't know if I'll be making other chapters, nor did I decide wether i would like to follow the original timeline only changing the Clark / Chloe relationship or change everything. Please leave feedback ! Even if you didn't like it, your comments are very precious.
PS : Keep in mind that English is not my first language. I've been trying my best to put up the best I can, but still there may be some mistakes.
Chapter I : Worth The Wait.
It was the day after the storm. Smallville had been strucked by a three-headed tornado, and yet the little city survived, as if a guardian angel was protecting it. Or maybe there was indeed ? A couple of miles ahead in the country, Clark was worried like never before. Jonathan, his father, had been missing for twelve hours now, and he was nowhere to be found.
Despite all his superpowers, Clark felt helpless, hopeless, desperate. Through times like these, he was happy that his friends came along to find his father.
Pete and Chloe walked by his sides, and he was most certainly glad they did, for in this very moment he felt ready to collapse. Just as the stream of his thoughts was coming back to the pain caused by his missing father, Chloe distracted him, and he couldn't help but smile a little. The party had been a mess, but at least there was one thing he was proud of : he finally showed Chloe she was not the only one caring. She began :
''Hey, you know, I've been thinking about us, and...''
Clark barely heard those words. Suddenly, as if someone else had been controling him, he just pulled her to him and kissed her. One long, passionate, kiss, and in this very moment Chloe knew that the evening they spent together was far more than just a beautiful dream. And yet, one question was still there, haunting her, wandering through her mind, and she had to ask, even knowing she most certainly wouldn't like the answer :
'' But... What about Lana ?''
Clark took a deep breath :
''I can't spend my whole life chasing a ghost, Chloe. Until now, Lana had Whitney, he even asked me to keep an eye on her, and I've never been more to her than just a friend. And it has been hurting me for sure, but last night, here, dancing with you, I realized...''
He paused, as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders. After a moment, Chloe asked :
''Realized what ?''
And there was a gloat in her eyes, so many emotions passing through her look, that Clark's apprehensions and concerns vanished, and he went on :
'' I realized only one girl had been here for me no matter what, helping me, caring for me even in the darkest night. And that girl may not be as pretty as Lana, nor as gifted or rich as Lex, but she is worth the whole bunch, for she was there all along, and her passion and perseverance inspired me. Her name is Chloe Sullivan, and I decided to give her a chance.''
''Oh my God Clark !''
Chloe burst down in tears, but this time it was joy. The boy's words cracked her shields open and went right through her heart, and for nothing in the world would she give up the feelings passing through her chest right now.
It most certainly wouldn't be easy. They still had to find Jonathan and rebuild Smallville. And she knew Clark still had feelings for Lana. Yet she couldn't blame him, and she knew that from now on, Clark would never let her go. As he was holding her in his arms, she felt like nothing, neither the warmest fire or the coldest ice, could ever harm her. No matter how long it would take for Clark to completely forget Lana, if that was ever possible, she would be there. She always had.
'' I think you're worth the wait'', she murmured, and she kissed him again, the first of a thousand more to come.
