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CHAPTER ONE

Clark was fighting off another meteor freak, this one had super strength. This had practically become a daily activity for him since Lex had found out his secret. They were smashing the building to pieces tossing eachother around through walls and pillars. Clark wasn't really sure what he was going to do about this guy, he didn't believe in killing but he just wouldn't quit and Clark couldn't figure out how to contain him.

Lex found out Clark's secret about a month ago, when BRAINIAC tried to get Lex to kill him with the device that was supposed to control him. Luckily for Clark when Lex left the device exploded and the fortress stopped falling down. Jorel then told Clark that the device had been a decoy, and the real one was still out there somewhere and he had to find it. Great. Another thing to add to his long to do list of how to save the world.

Clark didn't know why it had to be HIS resposibilty to save the world. Like really he didn't choose to be a super powered alien from another galaxy. He just wanted to live a normal life with Lana Lang, the love of his life, but she had left him after he killed BRAINIAC, claiming although she loved him and needed him, the world needed him more. Who was she to decide that? Clark thought to himself, everyone is always forcing me towards this destiny that I don't even want! Shouldn't I get some say in what happens in MY life, I mean everyone else gets free will, but does Clark Kent, NO, he has to save the damn world everyday!

Clark slammed the meteor infected boys head into a pillar with this train of thought, he was getting more and more irritated. And stupid Lex Luthor, he thought, always having to get himself involved, claiming to be trying to save the damn world, little does he know he's the one ruining it. Trying to play God, deciding who gets to live and die, everything would just be so much better if he was dead! Clark smashed the boys head into the pillar again this time going right through the pillar. Why can't he just die? he thought to himself, I could kill him, it'd be SO easy, but then I wouldn't be any better than him.

When Clark looked down at the boy he could see the look of fear in his eyes and he felt a little guilty for taking out his anger on this guy. Even if he was trying to kill him. "Get out of my sight now!" Clark bellowed "If I see you around Smallville or Metropolis again, I'll kill you." he growled the last part, the threat sounding so real he wasn't even sure if he was bluffing.

The boy ran away as fast as he could, Clark watched him leave. After the boy was far out of Clarks sight, he brushed himself off, and decided he better go change, his clothes were pretty torn up from the fight. Walking up to the barn Clark's heart filled with sadness, it was almost impossible to look at this place without thinking about her. He missed Lana immensely and being in the place where they used to live together, a place that he thought held so much love but now all it held was sorrow, it was like his heart was being ripped apart all over again. The pain seemed never ending.

Clark decided he needed a distraction from all the chaos in his life, to maybe focus on some of the other chaos in the world. So he decided to go for Lois' idea and apply for an internship at the Daily Planet. It couldn't hurt to be closer to his friends. He had been avoiding Chloe and Lois lately, not wanting to talk about what had happened, what he had lost. So with his mind made up Clark decided to go put on a nice button up shirt and a nice pair of black slacks instead of his usual primary coloured flanel and jean jacket.