Chapter 2
Clark knew he was someplace cold. Not that he could really feel the cold, he still knew what cold felt like, if that makes any sense. And that was what was weird. He spent the last five years in the heat. A place with two red suns that bared down during the day leaving him powerless and tired. Now the heat was gone Clark felt a rejuvenation coursing through his body. Where am I? The last thing Clark remembered was fighting Godfrey. Godfrey? A disciple of darkside.
"You will never win Clark." Came a voice. Clark lunged for him, but before he could reach Godfrey was gone.
Clark took a second to look around where he was. He was on top of a building. He could hear the faint sound of cars and traffic below. That means he is in a city. Then he looked across the skyline and there it was. The daily planets spinning globe. Am I really home?
Clark superspeed to the one thing that remained constant throughout his life. The farm. Clark opened the kitchen door. And there she was standing at the sink doing dished.
"Mom?"
Martha turned at the sound of her name. "Clark!" She shrieked and ran up to Clark taking him in an embrace.
"I've missed you so much Mom?"
"Are you hungry? How are you here? I'll make you some food." Martha made her way to the refrigerator and began pulling everything out that she could find.
"Mom I'm okay."
Martha made her way back to Clark giving him another hug. "I'm just so happy that you are back."
As Martha began to make a feast of food for Clark she filled him in on her last years in the senate and how now she is back on the farm for good. Clark told her what is was like on the new Krypton and how there was now peace between them. He told her how this darkness descended upon them this past year but was able to force it someplace else and somehow in that he was transported back.
"Do you know where this Darkside went?"
"No, but when I came back one of his disciples was with me. He vanished before I could get to him. I am worried that I only just brought him here."
"You fought him before and you will fight him again."
"Thanks Mom. I can't believe it's been five years. How is Chloe and Lo-Lois?"
"You should have them tell you themselves." She knew where her son's priorities were. "Lois is still at the Daily Planet; she usually gets off around this time?"
Clark walking into the doors of the Daily Planet and made his way to his old desk. The pace of the bullpen hadn't changed over that past years. But what did change was Lois' desk. Instead of the usual clutter it looked like the color pink threw up on it.
A small blond women saw Clark by her desk. "Hi, I'm Kat, can I help you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for Lois Lane."
"To bad you weren't looking for me." She winked at him. "Lois moved to the tenth floor a couple years ago."
"Thank you, Kat."
"If you ever need anything let me know."
Clark made his way to the elevator. He was about to see Lois. There wasn't a day that went by that he didn't think about her. Would she be mad or happy when she saw him? Did Chloe tell her what happened to him. Did she still have feeling for him? Was she seeing someone now?
The elevator dinged signaling that he arrived to the tenth floor. Clark stepped out but not before bumping into someone.
"Clark is that you?"
"Perry?"
"Great Cesars ghost! That is you, come into my office to catch up."
"Well Perry, I'm trying to find-."
"Come on boy."
Clark followed Perry to his office and each took a seat.
"How have you been Clark. I'm disappointed you haven't been writing for the past couple of years. I've read your stuff, its good. Especially the stuff with Lois."
"I've been gone for a while."
"Well if you plan to be back for good, I have a positon available with your name on it."
"You would hire me? Just like that?"
"Yes I would Clark, I believe I owe you one, remember? And there is a catch, I want you to partner with Lois. Let me get her in here, hang on." Perry threw up a finger telling him to give him a second. He pressed a button on his phone. "Lane my office now." He waited a second. "Now!"
His heart beat picked up. Perry's door opened and here she was. Lois hadn't even aged a day. Her hair was still dark and curled, maybe a little shorter than he remembers. She wore a dark navy suit with a pencil skirt. He was still mesmerized by how long her legs were.
"What do you want Perry, I was just on my way out?"
"I want you to meet your new partner."
"I don't need a new—." Lois wasn't even paying attention to the other occupant to the room up until now. Clark stood up and took a step towards her. He was about to say something when she slapped him on his cheek. Lois was out the door so fast Clark would of thought she was the one with superspeed.
"I take it you two had a falling out I was unaware of?"
"You could say that." Clark rubbed his cheek. It didn't hurt, it burned.
"Well you better go make it better before you start on Monday. Okay? Go to HR in the morning and they will have everything ready for you."
"Thank you, Perry."
Lois was angry. Frustrated. Infuriated. Happy? He was in the same room as her. After five years of being mad and hurt all she did was slap him. Lois always thought about what she would do if she did end up seeing him again. And it ranged from yelling, hitting, jabbing kryptonite down his throat, kissing him, other physical things that they never did while they were together. But she never expected to see him ever again. What do I do?
After Clark exited Perry's office he tried to track Lois down, but was unsuccessful. He needed to talk to her. Clark called his mom to get her new address. Clark was able to find her building and knocked on her door.
Thank god Chloe is here. Lois went to her door and closed it again as soon as she saw Clark.
"Lois, please open up, I need to talk to you." Nothing. "I'm sorry."
Lois whipped open the door. "You're sorry. You're sorry. You don't get to say 'I'm sorry' anymore Clark." She poked him every time in the chest to get her point across. "You left five years ago. You left me. You left us. Did you like I couldn't handle it." Lois was yelling and pacing now. "Was I not strong enough to know? Did you think I would go tell the world your secret? I thought we could trust each other. I loved you." Lois was now standing in front of him on the verge of tears.
Clark didn't know why he did what he did. Maybe because he wanted to get rid of her hurt. Or maybe because he finally heard her say I love you. But he grabbed her arms and brought his lips to hers. It was five years of pent up want and need. Of hurt and aggression. Clark expected another slap again, but she was the one that pulled him closer and closed the door. Lois pulled at his hair trying to hurt him with no avail. She forced her tongue into his mouth and jumped onto him. He caught her easily and brought her to the kitchen island and set her down, stepping into her legs. Lois didn't know why she was doing this. She needed to stop. It wasn't just about her anymore. But hands continued to grab and lips continued to smack.
They were so into what was happening they didn't hear the door open again.
"O my god!" Chloe said.
"Mommy, I thought you said we weren't allowed on the counters?"
