Chloe thought that today would be easy. At least she hoped it was. She would wake up at 5am like she always did, run around the block a couple of times, return home and do some yoga, take a shower, get ready for work and arrive with Clark welcoming her with bagels and coffee.

Except that Davis made sure she ate. Yet he still allowed her coffee so she had to relent.

Except that Davis wasn't there. He hadn't been for the past 2 weeks.

She didn't run around the block, she just strolled. The yoga was skipped and instead of a shower she filled the bathtub. It was relaxing. She imagined touching Davis's knees with her toes and then she would climb on him and snuggle, the water soapy, yet warm and relaxing. She sometimes would fall asleep right there.

Chloe, wake up, you have to go to work.

Nuh uh. she snuggled closer in the tub

Chloe, wake up

Nooo.

CHLOE!

And that's when she woke and realized she fell asleep and almost slipped under water. She got out coughing and took in a large gulp of air. Whenever she heard that voice of caution in her head it was always Davis. She got out and wrapped a towel around her body and went to her bedroom. But instead of going to her wardrobe she went to her bed and intentionally fell backwards on it.

Her cellphone next to her rang.

"Mr. Bad Timing as always. Couldn't you just give me 5 more minutes to mope" she picked up the phone and answered a bit too cheerfully afterwards "Hey Clark"

"Hey, where are you? You're usually on time" Clark said

"I'm just running late." Chloe toned down her voice but still kept it upbeat Well actually I accidentally fell asleep in the bathtub because I was missing Davis too much.

"Want me to superspeed over there?" Clark joked.

"Thank you Clark Kent Airlines but I'll be there in half an hour." Chloe chuckled.

"Okay see you then" Clark hung up.

Chloe put her phone down. She got up and picked up the framed picture of herself and Davis at the beach.

Chloe lay back on the bed, put the picture to her chest and groaned.

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It's a one way trip to Sweden and Davis is already looking for his seat on the airplane. He's glad it's not a window seat but not really. Someone's bound to strike up a conversation soon. After putting his bag in the compartment above, he sat down, acknowledged the man next to him who wore a business suit, adjusted his seat, put on his headphones and closed his eyes.

He realized he should have said goodbye to Chloe. He did, two weeks ago, but he wondered how she would feel if she knew he was leaving the country. It's all for the best, he thought.

"Yeah I guess you're right." Chloe said.

"Clark needs you Chloe. The kind of person he is, he needs someone like you by his side" Davis replied.

"But you're a good person Davis." Chloe complained. "This Doomsday business, we can fix this. I can. He won't ruin your life any longer."

"No one can fix this."

"But you fixed me"

"Chloe…"

"Hey Chloe"

Davis woke up. The businessman was next to him, chatting on his cellphone.

"Yes munchkins, I bought you that video game set you always wanted." he replied. A few seconds later "Yeah, dolls are much too mainstream. ... I'll see you soon. Give your mom a kiss from me"

The man hung up and saw Davis looking at him curiously.

"Oh that was my 10 year old daughter Chloe," he said. "We just moved to Sweden a month ago but I had to return here for a business trip."

"She likes video games?"

"Yeah, it's kinda weird isn't it?"

"I knew a girl who loved playing The Force Unleashed though because I got her introduced to it"

"What's her name?"

"Chloe"

The man chuckled.

"Oh I'm not kidding…" Davis felt he had sort of offended him.

"I know." the man said. "The bracelet on your wrist has Chloe Sullivan stylized on it."

Davis looked down at his right wrist.

"Was she your friend?"

"No. She's much more."

Davis turned his hand and looked at the rest of the writing

"Chloe Sullivan: You are my entire world"

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Chloe arrived at work and just outside the door she looked at her bracelet. Engraved on it was:

"Davis Bloome: Without you, the man that I want to be doesn't exist."

Chloe sighed and forced a smile. Not good.

Chloe, what's wrong? That was Clark's voice in his head. Davis would notice too but he wasn't the one she was trying to fool.

She smiled again. Much better.

Chloe entered the Daily Planet and stood at the top of the stairs. Right at the bottom was Clark, smiling with a bagel and a cup of coffee.

"Oh thank you" Chloe said as she took both items and a sip "It's cold"

"Let me heat that up" Clark used his laser vision to heat her coffee.

"Much better." Chloe said as she took a second sip "Mochachino. Perfect. "

Chloe went to her desk and put her bag down. "Any major news happening today?"

"Nope, and it's only 8:30" Clark sort of sat at the edge of her table. "Say, have you heard from Davis lately?"

"Nope" Chloe said as she turned on her computer. She had an article saved that she needed to edit. She began scanning the pages and made necessary corrections. "Oh wait, that sounds a bit off…Well I'll just move that there…" She continued typing.

"You two were getting pretty close"

"Things happen, you know" Chloe resumed typing.

Clark sighed and went to his desk opposite her. He decided he would try to get her to open up again, but when she was ready.

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In an open field, a man wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and grey t shirt looks at his watch and then at the sky. He's looking for something, or perhaps, waiting.

His cellphone rings.

"Hello, Mr. Kenyon. Thanks for getting back to me" he said.

"Hello Michael" Mr. Kenyon, on the other end, replied. "I really can't talk right now"

"sir, you can't have your phone on… just 2 minutes please.. alright… thank you" Michael heard Mr. Kenyon conversing with a woman.

"Michael I'm sorry we can't talk now…how about when I arrive at Sweden. I'm only there a couple of days."

"Mr. Kenyon, you don't understand," Michael tried to keep his voice calm. "I never did what they said I did and I need my job back. I promise I'll explain everything if you just give me a chance."

"I'm sorry Michael. I have to go. I'll talk you later okay." he hung up.

Michael swore and his phone short-circuited in his hand. He dropped it and looked at his own hands, electricity encasing his hands like a net.

"Oh you'll be sorry alright. You'll be so sorry"

A plane flew overheard and in a flash, he flew up towards it.

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The businessman next to Davis is asleep and Davis takes out a ring he had bought for Chloe. It was a more of an "I'm here for you always ring" than engagement because it was too early to rush into committing themselves to something. They had agreed to take it slow.

He had no intention of complicating her life when he walked into it but she had assured him it was complicated from the beginning. She was engaged to another man, a good man, so he decided to back off. But the more he saw them together, the more he thought that it just didn't sit well with him. Jimmy always looked offended, Chloe always apologetic. Davis noticed that there was more a rapport between her and Clark although they were best friends than anything else. He thought he saw more of a connection between them than with her and Jimmy. So he checked their history and he was right.

He was falling for her and had to keep his feelings in check. But what surprised him was that Chloe told him things, personal things, that she never told Clark and Jimmy. And she welcomed him into her life, her heart, taking the place of the one she appeared to have there (Jimmy) when he thought Clark was that one.

"Clark and I have been best friends ever since I moved here," Chloe said. "Which was the start of my freshman year at Smallville High. And I crushed on him so badly. I loved him and would do absolutely anything for him. Which is, as I've learnt through years of heartache, a problem. He's always at the centre of things. But I've realized what I've basically done, was hero-worship him, all my life. And that's not the relationship I want. With Jimmy I wanted to try to make it work so badly because Clark wasn't available so I was willing to go through a hundred break-ups and long nights of crying if necessary. I had moved on from Clark but not as much as Jimmy would have liked. I know Jimmy has a lot of insecurity issues and would feel comfortable if I cut Clark completely out of my life but it wasn't what I wanted.

And then Davis realized that he had to cut her out of his life, if she didn't. She knew his secret. He needed her in his life, not because of Doomsday but because something about her made him feel real, whole. He would need to contend with his fractured existence if he wanted her and the world to be safe.

Suddenly the plane started to shake as though there was some disturbance from outside. The businessman next to Davis awoke with a startled look.

"What happened?" he asked.

"I don't know" Davis said. The plane shook again. A red-headed airhostess almost lost her balance next to his seat but he steadied her. "Careful. What's going on?"

"Thanks. I don't know. I'm going to find out." she replied. She went over to talk to a taller blonde airhostess. Both of them looked worried.

"Attention passengers" the blonde one announced on the intercom. "We're experiencing a lightning storm. Please be calm and stay in your seats."

The businessman looked out the window.

"In this weather?" he asked, confused.

Davis looked outside too. The sky was clear as day.

Outside the plane, a man is being levitated by his own anti gravity electric field. It doesn't hurt him but seems to be emitting from his own skin. He makes a circular motion with both palms facing each other, a ball of electricity growing larger and denser by the second. With a grunt he pushed the ball of electricity towards the airplane, encasing it in a net of electrical currents.

The plane started to tremble even more intense and there was an immediate change in pressure. Davis braced himself against his seat. They were crashing.

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Back at the Daily Planet, Chloe, Clark and the rest of the news team were hearing about the crash from a citizen who just called in and saw the disturbance. The Editor replayed the conversation over the intercom.

"Go!" Chloe told Clark. "I'll be there in 15 minutes"

He nodded to her and sped off.

Chloe was in her car, driving for 5 minutes when Clark called.

"Hey, what's going on?" she said as she turned on her headset.

"Where are you?"

"I'm nearing Worren Avenue."

"Meet me at the hospital."

"Will do"

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Chloe arrives at the hospital and sees that it's in a state of turmoil. Injured victims, ranging from mild to severe were being tended to. Standing out like a beacon, Chloe found Clark.

"Did you see what happened?" Clark asked.

"By the time I got there, whoever caused this was long gone by now" they began walking slowly.

"The weather report was clear skies." Chloe said. "And the only other person we know that can cause a lightning storm is Lightning Lad and he would never attack people"

"Plus he's a few centuries in the future."

"We need a list of all the victims" Chloe turned to face Clark.

"I got that already"

"Showoff." she chuckled.

"Chloe," his voice was concerned. "Did Davis ever tell you anything about leaving town?"

Chloe looked at him intently "No." She was sure her voice started shaking.

"But he was on this flight Chloe" Clark said. "Are you sure he never told you?"

Chloe shook her head. "Where is he?"

"The nurse told me just down the hall, first right."

Chloe began walking quickly. She had to see him. Even though she was walking faster than normal, Clark still had to slow down to walk next to her.

"I'm sure he's fine" Clark said. He didn't know what else to say.

Chloe moved the blinds. There was no one there.

Chloe's lips pursed in frustration.

"Let's go" she said to Clark and walked out without waiting for an answer.

Inside the hospital but hidden from Chloe and Clark's sight, Davis watches them leave. Sadly he sighs and uses the other exit.

Chloe turns around. For a moment she thought she saw something.

But it was nothing

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End of the day

Chloe arrives home and puts her bag on her sofa. A few seconds later Clark arrives and opens the door.

"Chloe?" he said.

"Yeah?" she turned around.

"You forgot your phone"

"Oh thanks" she took her Blackberry from Clark.

There was an awkward silence.

"Chloe, you've been quiet ever since we got back from the hospital," Clark said. "It's about Davis isn't it?"

"What do you think?"

"Did he hurt you?" Clark put a hand on her shoulder.

"No" Chloe replied. "I hurt him. And it's because of you Clark. It's always because of you."

"Chloe," Clark sighed. "I don't know but I'm sorry."

"You don't need to apologize because it's no one's fault" Chloe said. "Not yours, not mine, not Davis's. It's out of everyone's control."

"Chloe what are you talking about?" Clark asked her. "What's going on?"

"Help me find him please Clark" Chloe put her arms around his chest and hugged him. Clark put his arms around him. "Davis thinks he's doing the right thing but you have no idea how much he needs me. How much he needs both of us."

"I will. I promise" Clark said. "You really love him don't you?"

"More than anyone knows."