TITLE: Hate at First Sight
AUTHOR: Louise SUMMARY: 3 years after the meteor shower, Chloe introduced her cousin, Lois, to her best friend, Clark, and they didn't get along like she expected.
RATING: PG-13
CLASSIFIED: Humor
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters mentioned in this piece of fiction belong to me. They belong to the cast and crew of Smallville, WB, and DC Comics
DISTRIBUTION: Permission granted to Prologue, and Happy Ending. If anyone else wants to archive it, please let me know.
FEEDBACK: Very much appreciated. Please e-mail me at
PAIRING: Lois/Clark
CHARACTERS: Lois, Clark, Chloe, Lex
SPOILER: Commecement
DEDICATION: To Kim, for beta reading this fan fiction and helping me with my English, Val, for the help with the characters' ages, and for the wonderful people from Clois, Forever Devoted 2 Clois, Clark/Lois thread
A/N : This is an AU version of Clark discovering the super speed power.

Smallville, 1992

Chloe Sullivan was happy that day. The 6-year-old daughter of Gabe Sullivan was more excited about Christmas this year than the others. Her favorite cousin, Lois Lane, who was 8 years old now, was spending the holidays with her family. She and Lois were always great friends, and after Lois's mom died, they become even closer. Lois was helping her father, taking care of Lois's young sister, Lucy, who was 4 years old.

Chloe was expecting to distract Lois a little- show her the city, and introduce her cousin to her new best friend, Clark Kent (also 6 years old). She had known Clark for a year, since they started school and they quickly became best friends. So, she wanted to do the same thing with Lois. She wanted to her two best friends to get along, too. This will be a fun holiday, Chloe thought.

When Lois arrived with General Lane and her sister Lucy, who was sleeping, Chloe made her feel welcome in her home, showing Lois her room where she would sleep with her.

"I'm so happy you're here, Lo! You will love Smallville. And I know you will love my best friend, Clark," Chloe said, giggling a little.

"A boy? No away! I hate boys! They are so stupid, thinking they know everything!"

"Don't be silly, Lo. Not all boys are stupid. Clark's different. He is so adorable. You'll see."

"I doubt that. All the boys I know are dumb," Lois replied, still trying to convince her cousin.

The next day, Chloe and Lois went to the Kent's farm so Chloe could introduce Lois to Clark. Martha opened the door and was surprised to find the guests.

"Chloe! Hi! How are you?"

"I'm fine, Mrs. Kent. Where is Clark?" The blonde girl asked her.

"He's upstairs, but come in. I'll call him. Do you want cake? I just finished."

"I'd love some! Thanks. Oh, this is my cousin, Lois. She's spending Christmas with us."

"Oh, hi, Lois. Welcome to Smallville. I'll call Clark. Wait a minute."

Martha went to the loft, where Clark was reading a comic book.

"Clark?" Martha called.

"Hi, mom." Clark said with a smile dropping, the comic book.

"Your friend Chloe is here," Martha announced. "And her cousin, too."

"Oh, right. I heard about her," Clark replied, not very entustiastic. "She's spending Christmas with Chloe and her dad."

"I see," Martha said, noticing the bored look on her son's face. "Well, be a nice boy and go see them. They are expecting you."

When Lois and Chloe were eating cake, Jonathan came to get a slice, and Clark and Martha finally appeared.

"Hi, Chloe," Clark said with a smile.

"Hi, Clark," Chloe said, trying to not giggle in front of him. "This is my cousin, Lois. Lois, this is Clark, the boy I told you about."

Lois and Clark looked at each other with angry looks, and shook hands, still annoyed.

"Hi," Lois said, aggravated.

"How are you?" Clark replied, with the same look.

Martha noticed that Clark and Lois didn't get along, and tried to distract them a little.

"Why don't you go outside to play? I'm cooking lunch, and after I finished I call you all, okay?"

"Thanks, Mrs. Kent," Chloe responded with a smile.

Chloe, Lois, and Clark went outside, and Chloe suggested playing "Hide and Seek". Lois was the one who had to count; Chloe and Clark had to hide from Lois.

Lois finds Chloe first, who was hidden behind a cow, making Lois giggle a little. "I can't believe you, Chloe. A cow? This was a silly idea."

"Yeah, you're right. What I was thiking?" Chloe nodded. "You'd better find Clark, now."

"I know," Lois said, running to find Clark, but she couldn't find him anywhere. "This dumb boy is so good at this," Lois thought.

Suddenly, Lois felt a shiver, and saw Clark running fast- really fast. But Lois wasn't the only one who was surprised; Clark was surprised, too. He didn't know what to do, so he decided to stop running. What was that? What's wrong with me? Clark thought before Lois appeared in front of him.

"What did you do?" Lois asked him, surprised.

"I didn't do anything," Clark answered, angry and confused.

"Yes, you did."

"No, I didn't."

"Yes, you did."

"No, I didn't," Clark rebutted again, already annoyed. "You are really annoying, did you know that?" Clark finally said.

"And you are dumber than I thought. I don't understand why Chloe thinks you are so great."

"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing," Clark answered with a smirk.

When Chloe finally found them, they were looking at each other very angrily, and both had their arms crossed.

"What happened here?" Chloe asked, suspicious.

"Your friend Clark is dumb," Lois yipped at her.

"And your cousin is annoying," Clark announced.

"And he's a liar, too," Lois accused.

"No, I'm not," Clark defended himself.

"Yes, you are."

"No, I'm not."

"Yes, you are."

"NO, I'M NOT!" Clark finally finished the coversation and tugged Lois's ponytails.

"Ow! You are mean," Lois ran in the house and locked herself in the bathroom.

Chloe and Clark entered later, with a confused Martha and Jonathan. Clark went to his room, and locked himself there.

"What happened?" Martha asked, confused.

"I thought it was a good idea to introduce them. But I don't think so anymore," Chloe said.

"What happened, sweetie?" Jonathan asked, curious.

"Clark and Lois didn't get along, and Clark pulled Lois's ponytails."

"Oh That's why she was running to the bathroom," Martha concluded. "Okay, we have to fix this. I'll talk to Clark. Jonathan, you talk to Lois."

"It's better if I talk to Lois, Mrs. Kent. She is my cousin after all," Chloe explained.

"All right, sweetie. I'll talk to Clark."

In the loft, Clark was very angry, and scared when Martha arrived.

"Clark, what's the problem? What happened with Lois?"

"Mom, I think something's wrong with me."

"Why do you say that, sweetie?" Martha asked going closer to him.

"I was playing Hide and Seek with Chloe and Lois, and something weird happened. I started to run really fast, and I couldn't stop. Then, I noticed Lois was close to me, and I finally stopped. What's wrong with me, Mom?" Clark asked, tears in his eyes.

"There's nothing wrong with you, sweetie. Don't think that for a minute. You are a special boy. My special boy." Martha hugged him. "But for now, don't tell anyone besides your father about this, okay? Not even Chloe or Lois."

"Lois?" Clark asked, wiping his tears. "I will never share anything with that stupid girl."

"Clark," Martha said, smiling. "Don't talk like that. Where are your manners?"

"Sorry, Mom. I'll try to be good."

"That's my boy. I'll meet you downstairs for lunch."

When Martha down the stairs, Lois was already in the living room, calm, with Chloe by her side. Martha called Jonathan, and they went to the kitchen to talk.

"So, the situation is under control, here, too?"

"Yeah, but it wasn't easy. Lois was so angry with Clark. She said he cheated in 'Hide and Seek'," Jonathan said with a smile.

"Well, he kinda did, but wasn't his fault. Jonathan, Clark has a new ability," Martha revealed to him.

"What?" Jonathan asked, surprised. "And you think Lois saw that?"

"Doesn't matter Jonathan. I don't think anyone will believe a child, right? We are safe for now. Clark was so scared. You should have seen him. He was crying, thinking there was something wrong with him. He's calm now, though."

"Yeah, Lois too. Chloe and I talked to her, but she's still angry with Clark."

"Clark's still mad at her, too."

"Martha, do you think they?" Jonathan asked, a little worried.

"What?" Martha inquired, trying to understand what her husband meant.

"Uh, it doesn't matter. It's a silly idea. They are too young for that," Jonathan answered.

"'Too young' for what, Jonathan?" Martha asked, still confused.

"They look like they hate each other, right?" Martha noods. "I don't know, but maybe this could be the opposite," Jonathan finally concluded.

"Do you think they like each other?" Martha asked in disbelief. "Well, Clark did pull her ponytails, and both are annoyed with each other's presence. Your theory makes sense, Jonathan, but they just met. I still think it's too early for that."

"You're probably right, Sweetheart. So, shall we eat?"

Continued