All right, I didn't plan a second part... But after seeing Shar's gorgeous, simply amazing Chlark pic, I couldn't help it. Song belongs to Michelle Branch.
I stood at the door, ready to knock at any time. Only problem was, I didn't want to knock. After standing there for probably fifteen minutes, I raised my hand from my side, and knocked.
"Yeah?" a voice called out... Probably Lana.
"It's Clark, Lan. Is Chloe in there?"
"Just a second, Clark!" Lana called back to me. A few seconds later, I heard rustling, then the door opened. Lana Ross was standing there in a lilac dress, holding a diamond necklace.
"Clark, come on in." I walked in, and shut the door. Chloe was sitting at a mirrored vanity, her up in curls, wearing a silk robe. I felt the tears welling up, so I looked toward the ceiling. I needed to do this. For both of us.
Of all the things I've believed in
I just want to get it over with
Tears form behind my eyes
But I do not cry
Counting the days that pass me by
Everything that she had written to me came flooding back. She turned to look at me, and grinned.
"You made it! Clark!" Chloe screamed, leaping up, knocking a brush out of the makeup artist's hand. She ran over to me and threw her arms around me. Instinctively I wrapped my arms around her.
"Hey, Chlo... Good to see you," I said.
"What made you change your mind?" she asked. Sure, she may have been marrying a billionaire, but she was still Chloe.
"You, of course. I can't leave without saying goodbye."
"Leave?"
I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
It feels like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend
And I said
"Yeah... I'm going to go to Europe for awhile. Go to school, work, just soak up another culture," I said.
"Hey, guys, we're going to go into the sitting room. Chloe, get me when you're done, okay?" Lana asked, moving everyone into the room next door.
"Yeah, okay... Europe? Where?" Chloe asked, turning her attention to me.
"I'm not sure yet. Maybe London, Rome..."
"Why?"
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
"I need a change of scenery, Chlo..."
"You mean you need to be away from me," she said, starting to frown.
"Well, sort of..." I said, staring into her eyes. Even after all these years, her green eyes still captured me. Right now they were full of sadness, but I had seen them through out anger, sorrow, happiness, pain... I had always been there. "I can't live without you, Chloe."
I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems that I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light
But it's not right
"Clark... I love you, but I'm in love with Bruce. You understand, right? I'm so sorry... I really never meant to do anything I did. I thought we'd be the dynamic team of Kent and Kent someday. I never thought it would be Wayne and Kent," Chloe said, her eyes focusing on a spot past me.
"You know I can't work with you, anymore," I said, sitting down in a nearby chair. There wasn't any kryptonite around, but I still felt weak.
"I know... So, what, Kent? Are you saying goodbye to me?" Chloe asked angrily. "You are my best friend! Only second to Pete, and that's because he told me he would be here! Why do you hate me for falling in love with someone else? I didn't control my destiny!"
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
"Don't be mad-"
"Mad? Oh, I'm not mad, buster! I'm outraged! When are you leaving?"
"Tonight..." I mumbled. I needed to walk away, just try to move on before she broke my heart completely.
"Before the wedding, right?" I nodded, and she went on. "You won't even come to my wedding because you're in love with me?!"
"Yes," I whispered.
"Clark... I'm so sorry. I just wanted you to be there," Chloe said, sitting down on the floor by my chair. "You're my best friend, and I need you. You need me, too. Who else would save you, Superman?"
Smiling, I leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "I have to go, Chloe. I'll call you the minute I get into London, okay? I'll write, too," I said.
"You better. I'll tell Bruce you said hello, and sent your regards." As I stood up, she followed suit. "Clark... I love you. I really do."
And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you
But I'm not giving in this time
As I embraced her for one last time, I felt everything that we had been through. Throught out our entire life, she was always the one thing that kept me grounded, kept me alive, kept me from going crazy. She was the one I had always loved.
"Goodbye, Chlo.." I said as I stepped out of the room. As I walked down the hall, I gave one lst look back, and ran into someone.
"Clark?"
"Hello, Bruce... I can't stay, but I hope that everything goes well tonight. You're incredibly lucky," I said, shaking his hand.
Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
"Thank you," Bruce Wayne said, smiling. "She means the world to me."
"Just don't hurt her, okay?" I asked, before moving on. I turned a corner, then watched as he went down the hall to the rooms Chloe and Lana were in.
"She means the world to me, too, and I... I hope you know that. But if she's worth it... You won't ever hurt her," I said, more to myself to anyone else. And with that, I walked out of her life, and into the rain that graced Gotham City. "Goodbye, Chlo..."
And when the stars fall
I will lie awake
You're my shooting star
