*Sigh*, I'm at home with a throat infection. So I thought might as well continue writing coz I can't be bothered sleeping. Hhhmm I think this will take a while… I'm watching the cricket. Carn the Aussies!!! Damn someone got out! Ok I'm just writing what I'm thinking because I can.
5 HOURS LATER.
Ok I still haven't thought of anything. Oooh it's raining! It's really heavy. Like sumo heavy!
A FEW MINUTES LATER
Still nothing. Damn Simon Katich just got out! What! When did Ponting get out?? grrrr
FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT
Hmmm cricket…Australia…Clark and Lois in Australia… I have a devious plan. Mwa haha!!!
"You can't be serious?" Lois demanded slamming her hands on Tess Mercer's desk.
"Actually Lois I am. You and Clark are going on assignment together" Tess replied smugly.
"I am not going anywhere with Clark" Lois spelled out.
"Lois, if you do not go on this assignment, I will have no choice but to fire you." Tess threatened as she paced around Lois.
"Fine" Lois said through her teeth "where are we going?"
"Australia"
~*~
Lois and Clark sat in the QANTAS lounge waiting to be called to the plane. Lois sipped her overpriced coffee as Clark guzzled down a bottle of water.
"Slow down there camel. You wouldn't want to cause a drought would you?" Lois said sarcastically.
"Sorry Lois. I'm just a little nervous" Clark smiled at Lois as he fidgeted with his hands.
"Come on Clark, it's not that bad. Don't tell me you've never flown before" Lois said. Clark looked at Lois, fear etched his face. "Oh my god, you've never flown."
"I have. I'm just…I don't like…I'm afraid of heights." Clark stuttered, hiding his face behind his hands. He expected Lois to come back with some witty comment, but instead she was really understanding
"Clark it's ok to be afraid." Lois held Clark's hand in hers. "If it makes you feel any better, I'm afraid of hospitals." She confessed, shrugging her shoulders.
"Lois Lane, afraid of hospitals? But you're in them so much, how can you be afraid?" Clark asked in disbelief.
"Because every time I'm at a hospital, you're there. You make me feel safe." Lois admitted smiling, before she playfully punched Clark in the arm. "If you tell anyone, I'm going to have to kill you."
"Don't worry Lois. Your secret's safe with me" Clark answered, smiling sincerely, squeezing Lois' hand. She smiled back and squeezed his hand. "You make me feel safe to Lois."
"Wow did Clark Kent just give me a compliment?"
"I believe he did."
"QANATS flight DJ272, Metropolis to Australia now boarding" a female voice over the loudspeaker announced. Lois grabbed her bag, and still holding Clark's hand, walked over to the queue to board the plane.
"It's ok Smallville. Everything's gunna be fine. I'll hold your hand whenever you feel scared." Lois said smiling.
"Thanks Lois" Clark breathed deeply. "It really means a lot." A couple in front of Lois and Clark turned around to face them.
"Excuse me, not meaning to be rude or privy but are you afraid of heights?" The man asked, only to receive a death glare from the woman holding his hand.
"Yeah. But Lois is going to help me get through it" Clark said smiling down at Lois, who looked proud.
"Is this you're first holiday as a couple?" The woman asked.
"Oh, we're not a couple. Just great friends." Lois said shaking her head. The woman leaned into Lois so she could whisper,
"Oh so we're great friends? I thought you couldn't stand me" Clark said enjoying Lois feeling uncomfortable.
"Oh yeah I can't stand you but your still a great friend" Lois retaliated.
"Are you sure you aren't married? You act like you are" the woman commented.
"Oh I'm positive we're not married. We have no romantic feelings for each other" Lois glared at the woman.
"You keep telling yourself that." The woman winked and turned around again. The line began to move and within minutes Lois and Clark were in their seats…in first class.
~*~
Clark grabbed Lois' hand as the plane began to move. She gave him a sympathetic look.
"Clark it's ok. It'll be over before you know it." Lois tried to reassure Clark as he started hyperventilating. The plane picked up speed and started to leave the ground. Clark squeezed Lois' hand and shut his eyes.
"Clark, can you squeeze a little less. I think you might break my hand" Lois said half joking half serious. Clark loosened his grip, but didn't let go. After a while the plane stopped gaining altitude and Clark opened his eyes. He looked over at Lois, who was smiling at him.
"See Smallville, it wasn't that bad" Lois said. "The first time I flew, I threw up on some random guy sitting next to me." She recalled laughing. Lois looked into Clark's eyes, oh man he has gorgeous eyes…woah woah woah Lois stop tight there. Never ever, think that again and that's an order!
"I'm just…going to watch a movie." Lois moved her gaze from Clark's eyes to the TV in front of her. She searched through the channels and found the movie she was looking for.
"Now who said they didn't have Die Hard marathons on planes" Lois smiled before she slipped on her headphones and watched the movie…still holding Clark's hand.
~*~
Clark looked over at Lois who had fallen asleep on his shoulder. She looks so adorable…no Clark, don't think like that about Lois, she'll probably kill you if you told her she looked adorable. Lois stirred and opened her eyes slightly. She lifted her head off Clark's shoulder.
"How much longer?" she asked groggily.
"About 10 hours." Clark replied. A woman walked down the isle offering food and drink to the passengers "Lois do you want something to eat or drink?"
"Mmbebleme" she mumbled.
"They have coffee" Clark said smiling. Lois' head shot up off Clark's shoulder.
"Did you say coffee?" Lois practically squealed. The woman with the trolley came up next to Clark and Lois.
"Would you like something to eat or drink?" She asked.
"I'll have 4 large coffees please" Lois answered.
"Are you sure that's wise miss?"
"Yes absolutely sure. I haven't had a good coffee in hours. I'm due for an overdose" Lois said. Clark put his hands on her shoulders as it looked like she was about to jump up and strangle the woman.
"4 coffees would be great" Clark said to the woman, throwing her a charming Kent smile. She began to pour out the coffees. Lois span around in her seat to face Clark.
"How did you do that?" She asked him.
"Kent charm" Clark smiled.
"Here we go" the woman placed a tray containing 4 large coffees on the fold out table in front of Lois before she walked off. Lois picked up one of the cups, took a sip and sighed.
"Now that…is what I call a good cuppa" Lois whispered into the cup.
"Well Lois, we might as well look at why we're being sent to Australia in the first place." Clark pulled a folder out of his small bag at his feet. He opened it and they began reading their assignment.
"Ok so let me get this straight. We're going to Australia because apparently some guy named Victor Pierce, a drug dealer involved in the Underworld wars in Melbourne, has resurfaced from the grave." Lois said with a plain expression on her face.
"Looks like it." Clark replied.
"But why us? Can't the Australian people look after it?"
"Yeah but it says here that his influences have spread as far as Metropolis. We have to see what's so good about this guy, and how he's still alive."
"Clark I don't know about you, but I've never even seen Victor Peirce, let alone heard of him, so how are we going to track this guy down if none of us know what he looks like."
"Well if you want to know what he looks like, turn around and have a look at the scary guy behind you pointed a gun to your head." A man with a strong Australian accent said from the seat behind Lois. She turned around and sure enough there was a guy pointing a gun to Lois' head. Clark stood up and went to punch the guy in the face.
"Mr Kent that would not be a wise idea. You sit down now or I will decorate the walls with Miss Lane's brain" Clark looked over to Lois, who for the first time in her life, looked scared.
"Just do what he says Clark." Lois said squeezing Clark's hand.
"Yeah Clark do what he says." The man said.
"Who are you?" Clark asked.
"And here was I thinking you were an investigative reporter. I thought you would've put the pieces together by now. I'm Victor Peirce."
So I started this on Thursday and its now Friday. Fair enough. There's no real point in this story, I just wrote it for fun. And if you're wondering why I chose Victor Peirce out of all the Drug lords, it's because he used to live a few streets away from me. Pretty cool! OMG Robbie Williams was awesome on the ARIAS last night. And OMG he proposed to Ayda! Review!
