This is my first story and I am nervous about putting it out there, please be kind :)

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Today is the day that I get my new partner. I need to talk to Perry about this! I don't need a partner I am one of the best reporters in metropolis! LOIS LANE is the only name anyone wants to see in the byline. Now my name is going to be scrunched next to some farm boy's name, taking partial credit for whatever great story I dish out next. I didn't work my way up to where I am to end up sharing; Lois Lane does not share well with others! I head over to Perry's office, it's only a few feet from the news room and up three steps, I storm in and am ready to let the chief have it with how I feel about this partner nonsense, when I am stopped cold in my tracks. There at Perry's desk mid handshake is a tall gorgeous man with dark hair and blue eyes that look right into my soul. He is dressed in a simple navy blue suit with a light blue shirt and tie to match, all to complement those eyes, except for a pair of black frame glasses that hide his chiseled features. Perry releases the man's hand and puts both hands on his waist.

"Kent meet your partner, Louis Lane best damn reporter at the planet" "she will show you the ropes and help you get settled in here."

Perry turns to look my way

"Did you have something you needed to talk about Louis?"

I pause and in my head I am screaming YES! I don't need a partner! I'm better on my own! But all I can say is

"Umm, no Perry I'm good."

I walk out of the office and following behind me is my titan of a partner. I unexcitingly stop half way back to the news room to tell this guy how I work, he stumbles and almost runs me over, how can this guy be so uncoordinated! This partnership is not going to work.

"Look Kent, I'm sure you were a hot shot back home in hick-ville"

he interrupts my Lane repartee

"I'm from Smallville"

He speaks! My insides melt just a little at the sound of his strong, smooth voice. I continue, a little side tract

"Where ever you're from, I'm sure you have a lot to learn, and I am not a teacher, I'm a reporter maybe someday you will be as good as I am but for now just follow along and try not to get in the way."

I try to ignore my attraction to him; he just isn't my type, not to mention I have a strict rule not to date my co-workers, Not that I have ever dated someone I work with. Somehow I will have to make this work. We head over to my desk and I show him his desk, the one just to the left of mine, close but not to close. There is a box there with a few things that he starts to take out; a photo of his parents and a name plate reading "CLARK KENT Daily Planet Reporter." That's it Lois, you have got yourself a partner.

Jimmy runs over to me, he is the papers copy boy for almost a year now, he has big dreams to someday be one of the papers top photographers, he just hasn't been given the chance every once in a while Perry will let him run out with a reporter to take pictures of a story that may not even need a picture.

"Louis there's a car chase through the city and Perry wants you on it ASAP!"

I grab my purse, cell phone and new partner.

"Kent let's go!"

We both run out the revolving door and I start waiving down the next taxi I see. We slide in and tell them to go as close to 5th and Main as possible, we received news that is where the police have a blockade set up. As soon as we get there we make our way through the crowd. Clark is right behind me looking a little worried, poor guy this is probably more excitement than he has ever had to deal with for a story. I find the police chief and access my recorder app on my phone to start asking questions. I look around and Clark has disappeared. He must have gotten pushed out of here, he'll learn quickly, that to get a story he needs to push back.

"Chief what is the cause of this chase? And when did it start?"

"one of our officers on a routine patrol through the streets spotted a guy smashing a window to a local jewelry store, once the guy saw the patrol car he jumped into a car that was waiting for him with a getaway driver and took off, and that started the whole pursuit. But this blockade should put a stop to them"

In the distance I hear a faint yell from the crowd "look up in the sky!" I choose to ignore it and keep up my own pursuit of questions for the chief

"Do you know what they were after, anything special or was this just a random crime?"

I wait for my answer and it never comes the chief of police is squinting into the sky looking at something. I look up and in the distance I can see a faint flying object in red and blue. Soon the whole crowd is making comments wanting to know what it is. "It's a bird" someone shouts, another shouts "it's a plane" I squint to see what it is; as the object speeds closer I know it's not a bird, It's a man! The first thing that pops into my head, like any great reporter, I have to get the exclusive on this guy! The pursuit is in everyone's sights making its way closer to the blockade; He swoops down on the upcoming chase and disappears behind the suspect's car. The car starts to lift into the air and the crowd is in amazement of what is happening. The police cars slow and follow the flying car. At the blockade the car is lowered and the majestic man in red and blue rips off the doors and leads the two men from the car by their shirt collars, to the officers standing by

"Here you are officers, these men won't be leading any more chases for a while"

Speechless, they hand cuff them and put them in the back of a patrol car. The crowd is silent, as am I for the first time in my life, I am in awe. He stands tall and built; wearing red boots with a cape that falls to his heals. He has on a blue skin tight uniform that shows every bulging muscle on his body. On his chest is a red "S" that covers his upper torso. I wonder what it stands for, maybe a name. Everyone is waiting for him to do something amazing. He steps away from the crowd and blockade, he is about to leave when my mouth acts without my brain and yells "who are you?" he looks my way and smirks, his inhumanly blue eyes meeting mine, as he rises into the air and answers my question "I'm a friend."

In an instant he is gone. Everyone looks in the direction of the magical flying man, in disbelief; I look for Clark to see if he saw the cities new "friend", as I make my way through the crowd I see him sitting on a curb tying his shoe very innocently. "Clark!" he looks up at me and adjust his glasses "Lois" he says with a smile on his face that takes my breath away, "stay cool Lois he is your partner" I tell myself;

"Clark did you see what just happened! This amazing guy who can fly and lift cars in the air just stopped the whole chase and helped the police arrest the robbers!"

"Oh wow Lois I guess I missed it, it was just so crowed up there I thought I would get out of the way"

"Clark how did you miss it he was huge and could fly! And he was dressed in red and blue tights!"

I stop and look at him and he doesn't seem to have any amount of surprise in his face, he stands up and towers over me, why is he not surprised or excited about what I just told him? He looks at me as if he is gauging my reaction to what I have just seen and told him about.

"I hope I see him again, I didn't even get to find out his name or anything about him. He noticed me when I asked him a question; I want the exclusive story on our new friend"

"Lois I'm sure you will be the first person he contacts"

"How can you be sure, I can't imagine he knows who I am"

"Didn't Perry tell me you are the best reporter at the planet?"

"Clark, what does me being the best have to do with anything about this guy?"

"Either he will contact you or he can assume you will find him somehow, that's what hard hitting journalism is and if he wants people to know about him he is going to go to the best"

"What if he doesn't want anyone to know about him and only shows up when there is a crime being committed or a kitten stuck in a tree? Who is he some glorified Boy Scout?"

"Lois I'm sure it will work out, who did he say he was when you asked?"

"A friend, that's another thing "a friend" what does he mean by that?"

"That he is here to help if needed?"

"I just want the scoop on this friend of ours, and I am going to get it."