Chapter 1: The failure of see the spark.
Clark Kent met Lois Lane one the first day of his last year at secondary school, as she was Chloe's cousin. The two of them formed a friendship.
In the early stages of this friendship, Chloe had noticed that there was something more between her cousin and best friend; something which of which she thought they were both aware. Lois and Clark had feelings for each other. She could see it and Clark's parents could see it. Were the two of them ever aware that they were flirting with each other?
For purely selfish reasons, Chloe decided not to say anything and hoped that the two of them would work it out for themselves.
No such thing happened: by the end of the school year, Clark was back to dating Lana Lang and, for once, they were happy together. The only sign of jealousy of Lois's showed was mocking their relationship, but that was the extent of it.
Inhaling a deep breathe, Lois walked up the steps to Clark's barn. Her boyfriend, AC, had just left. After making a joke about college, she sighed and remarked, "I'm sorry that I got mad with you when you told me about A.C. It's just," she paused and bit her lip, "I've never had someone to help me out like that." There was feeling in the pit of her stomach, but she didn't know what it was.
Clark smiled and walked over to her. "I think I was wrong about him; he was a bit misguided, but his heart was in the right place. He was a good guy."
Lois smiled, more to herself than to Clark and remarked, "He was unique. He was the first guy I've met who actually wanted to do good for this world-not own it, like a crazy lunatic." She turned away, as she could not bear to look anyone in the eye at the moment, with the fear that she may burst into tears. "How am I ever going to meet someone like that again?" she asked, in a voice so soft that Clark barely heard her. Her arms were folded, almost as if to protect herself.
Slowly, Clark walked over to her and whispered, "Lois, I promise you, someday you'll meet someone even more special." As he said that, Lois let her hands drop to her side, but finding herself feeling uncomfortable, settled them on the railing. She turned her head and smiled slightly at him, but said nothing. She could not bring herself to say anything to him.
Lois now knew what the feeling had been in the pit of stomach: she had feelings for Clark. As she thought about it, she had done since the very first time they met, over a year ago. Why had she not worked it out before now? Did he feel the same way?
Almost a year later, Lois met Oliver Queen and they began dating and she dispelled all of her feelings and thoughts of Clark, besides Clark was still dating Lana, so he obviously didn't feel that way about her.
One evening, when Lois and Oliver were having dinner together, Oliver bent down on his knee before her and asked, "Lois Joanne Lane, will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
Tears formed in her eyes; she loved Ollie, she really did, but she needed to make sure that she entered this marriage with no regrets and in order to do that, she needed to talk to Clark.
She excused herself from Oliver and made her way to Smallville. She went to Clark's barn and when she heard people approaching, she hid behind a bale of hay, her courage suddenly failing her.
The voices of Clark and Chloe became clear.
"Clark, if you're having doubts about your relationship with Lana, then you should talk to her." Chloe stated, in a very matter-of-fact way.
Lois heard Clark inhale and exhale deep breaths, before he said, "It's not that-there's something that's been bugging me for nearly two years now, Chloe." He fell silence for a moment, then whispered, "I think I'm in love with Lois."
The shock Lois felt as she heard those words was unimaginable and she continued to listen to what Clark said next:
"I think I am, Chloe, but it can never come to anything."
"Why?" Chloe asked, unaware of her cousin's presence.
"Because Lois isn't Lana. I love Lana and she's my first and true love. My love for Lois has only just started."
Before he could say anything more, Lois slipped out of the barn without being seen or heard by Clark, but Chloe did and she bit her lip; she knew that Lois had heard.
When Lois had left the barn, Clark continued, with a heavy sigh, "No, I tell a lie. My love for Lana may have been with me for ages, but something tells me that it won't last; our relationship has been on and off for years…somehow, I don't think that we're destined to be together and I haven't told her my secret. When I'm with Lois, it's different. I feel as if I can be myself and everything will be ok." He sat down and ran his hands through his hair. "My love for Lana is something which will change, it will be changed by time, but my love for Lois feels as if it could be eternal-ever lasting. As if she could be the person I'm destined to be with." There was a long silence. "Why have I only just worked this out? Does Lois feel the same way?"
Chloe bit her lip, as she wasn't sure what to say to Clark, but then Martha and Johnathan walked into the barn and the latter remarked, "I just saw Lois running out of here. She looked rather upset. Is she ok, son?"
In shock, Clark turned back to his friend, fear in his eyes. In a frantic whisper, he asked, "When did she leave, Chloe? Please, tell me!"
"I-I think she left after you said that the two of you could never be together and that she didn't compare, in your eyes, with Lana." replied Chloe, in the same tone, tears filling her own eyes.
Ignoring his mum and dad, Clark declared, "I have to find her. Try her on her mobile. If you get hold of her, tell her that I need to talk to her." With that, he super-sped of the barn and searched everywhere for Lois, whilst Chloe called her cousin, but received no reply.
Lois drove back to where Oliver was and walked up to his flat, prepared to do what she was about to do. She stopped at the door, as she saw Oliver standing in silence, with tears in his eyes. He was looking at a photo of his parents.
Lois had never met them, as they had died when Oliver had been 10. Lois had lost her mum at a young age, but she still had her dad and should not image what losing both parents had been like for Oliver, especially as he had no siblings.
"Oliver." She made her presence known.
Oliver turned to face her and wiped away the tears which had fallen from his eyes. He walked over to her, carefully, as if he were afraid of something. Without saying a word, he embraced her into a tight hug.
Upon releasing her, he said, "Lois, I know you're answers a 'no', so I just-I just want to let you know that I love you and I know that my being the Green Arrow is a part of your rejection."
Looking deep into his eyes, Lois asked, "Why do you think I'm going to say 'no'?"
"Because of how you reacted, Lois." His voice was tight and she could tell that he was on the verge of tears.
Taking hold of his hands, she whispered, "Ollie, I love you more than I can express and the fact that you're the Green Arrow just adds excitement to my life." She laughed, but then became serious again. "I can't think of anyone else with whom I want to grow old or have children."
Oliver looked very shocked, but he smiled and asked, "So, that's a yes?"
In reply, Lois kissed him passionately on the lips and he kissed her back with equal passion. It was this kiss which reminded Lois of how much she loved Oliver and that he wasn't her second choice.
After their moment of passion, Oliver asked, "So, what kind of wedding do you want?"
A great smile spread across Lois's face. "Well, I was thinking that I should call my dad and Lucy and we should just get married right now: elope."
"Really? Is that what you want?"
"Yes. I just want to be your wife." She whispered with a smile.
It was arranged and within the hour, the two of them were standing together by a minister, with Lois's dad and sister there. Lois knew that her phone was ringing, but she knew that it was Chloe, so she didn't want to answer; she wanted to move on with her life and focus on her love for Oliver.
Oliver and Lois joined their hands together and the vows began:
"I, Oliver Jonas Queen, take thee, Lois Joanne Lane, as my lawfully wedding wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and health, till death do us part." Lois could see tears forming in his eyes and she knew that tears were falling down her face.
Inhaling a deep breath and looking into his eyes for comfort and strength, she stated: "I, Lois Joanne Lane, take thee, Oliver Jonas Queen, as my lawfully wedding husband, to have and to hold from this day forth, for better for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, till death do us part."
Oliver slipped a ring on her finger and she slipped one of his finger and they shared their first kiss, as husband and wife.
Early the next morning, Clark returned, exhausted. He had searched the entire state of Kansas and Metropolis for Lois, but he had been unable to find her. He found Chloe in the barn, with her mobile. There were tears running down her face.
Clark ran over to her and asked, "What is it? Is she ok? Chloe?"
When he received no response, he grabbed her mobile phone and read the message which was up. It was from Lois. It read:
'Chlo, Oliver and I have eloped in Monte Carlo. When we come back, we'll be husband and wife. '
A dreadful sense of guilt filled Clark, as he read the message over again and again. Tears filled his eyes and he dropped the phone, unable to comprehend the idea that Lois was married to Oliver. He liked Oliver and he was a good friend, but that wasn't the point.
Unable to face anyone-even Chloe and his parents-he supersped away to the other side of the world, texting Lana to say that he had to go away for a while, but that he loved her and he always would.
He didn't send a text to Lois. He could not bear it. She was married to Oliver and she was happy. There was nothing he could do to change that.