Chapter 2
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Flashback: one month earlier…
Clark Kent was in his kitchen; since his parents were in Metropolis for their anniversary and that meant he had to cook for himself. As he emptied the eggs he'd just fried from the frying pan into his plate when there was a knock on the door. He walked to the door and opened it, to find a woman standing behind it. Her face was framed by straight blond hair that fell down and framed her face as it cascaded its way past her shoulders. She wore a bright smile that Clark was sure it belonged to somebody he knew. She spoke to him as she strolled into the kitchen. "Mornin', Dad."
That was probably why.
"Wh…what did y-you call me?"Clark asked confused, "Who are you, what do you want, how do know me?"
"Slow down will you? I know I have some kryptonian in me but…that's no excuse." She smiled, "I called you 'Dad' because you are…well theoretically you're not…but that's a minor technicality. My name is Lara Lois Kent but my cover name is Lara Sparks. I'm here to change the future because the future, if you ask me, is NOT a place you wanna be. And well I already answered the last one." Lara finished with a smile as she proceeded to sit down and started eating his breakfast.
"The future- you expect me to believe you're from the future?" he asked skeptically, "that's crazy!"
"As crazy as a farmer and his wife finding a super-powered boy in a corn field…from another planet?" she said with a knowing smile. "Besides, I'm sure you watched 'The Terminator' or 'Back to the Future'. Like terminator I'm permanently here, and unlike back to the future, I am here to make sure the future is nothing like the one I lived in. So…I know what I don't want and basically we do whatever we want; there's no specific target goal or anything."
"Which means?"
"It means you don't have to marry my mother because the only reason I'm here because you guys were sad and lonely…I know you guys loved each other just not like that…but you gonna fall for somebody else… don't get me wrong, I love my mom…anyway, you don't have get the same job or anything that future is GONE!"
"How did you get here…from the future I mean?"
"Jor-El." She stated, like that explained everything, "The future you and my Mom sent me here, the future was not safe and being here I can make sure it is save again and I can start over and have a life – whatever life I want- once it not in Smallville, Metropolis, Star City or Gatham."
"Why not?"
"Because, everyone I love is here, but not really here. Like you, you're not the Dad I remember – at least not yet- then there's Mom and Grandma." Seeing the sad look on his face, she continued, "Don't worry, we prepared for this; I'm planning on travelling for a while- after spending all my life here and the cities I've mentioned, it'll be nice to see somewhere else for a change."
"Who is your mother by the way?" Clark asked curiously.
"I'm surprised you haven't figured it out yet." She smiled knowingly while playing with her long blonde hair.
"Chloe?"
THE EMERALD HOTEL: present time
Clark entered the luxurious hotel owned by his billionaire friend: Oliver Queen. He strolled in and searched the person who had demanded, yes, demanded his presence here today. She said to drop what ever he had planned and come see her! She was starting to act more like Lois than Chloe which was strange because she never met Lois in her life because of circumstances he'd rather not think about. It wasn't that he did not mind seeing her since he didn't for about a month and not to mention she was technically his daughter. Did he mention that said daughter was OLDER than him? Twenty-one! And he was eighteen for crying out loud- still naïve and inexperienced in the world but he figured she was forced to grow up fast due to the circumstances she grew up in and had future 'him' and Chloe to guide her while he had Jor-El –who by the way – is/was not helpful.
When he found her sitting in the corner by the tables he strolled over to her hugged her and gave her kiss on her cheek.
"Hi, so I thought you weren't going to any where near Metropolis, Star City, Gotham or Smallville for that matter for a very long while." He smiled again.
"I wasn't planning on visiting."
Clark waited for her to continue but she didn't, "So…"
"So what?" she asked evasively
"Come on, Lara, you storm into my live and quite literally flipped it over, invaded my state of obliviousness and forced a 180 on me than leaves. You know I fell like just described Lois there except Lois sticks around." He ranted, getting side tracked on Lois, but getting back to the topic at hand, "You can't expect me not to be a little curious as to way I'm here?"
"I guess not." She muttered, "And for your information I didn't storm into your life, I knocked first then walked into your life and then ate your breakfast. Besides you'd rather I didn't?"
"No."
"Good. Because I'd hate to think all this was a waste of our time." She paused.
Sensing need to change the direction of the conversation, he volunteered, "How about you tell me what youtell me what you did for a month."
She watched him for few seconds before answering, "I flew to Paris spent a couple weeks and then the next two in Italy - always wanted to go there, once there I visited tons of art galleries, fashion shows, the food- good God – the food! Went for midnight strolls under the starry sky…oh I threw a coin in the fountain." She finished with mega-watt smile and a dreamy look on her face.
"And?"
"Yeah…oh right then I visited these vineyards that are so nice and peaceful, kind of like the farm, so, I have decided that I am going to buy a wine vineyard. I saw one- it's great, perfect even, just big enough a large house, big enough so when I'm ready I could invite Grandma and Grandpa to visit or even let them stay there for good vacation!"
Clark broke into a smile. He never thought she'd want to do that but she'd apparently put some thought into it, so he couldn't be more happy.
"So, as you said I kind of turned your life upside down, how exactly did you recover?"
"I hate lying to my parents and friends, to honest, because they asking me why the 180 and keep telling them some crappy diversions like: 'can't a guy act mature' or 'would you rather me mope in my loft?' I tell Lois the latter. I think they'll start getting suspicious but I really think Lois is just really happy I'm mope free, its done wonder for our relationship."
"How are things with Lana?"
"Lana? Oh! We dealt with what ever it was that we had going on." He explained, "Then there's the thing with Jason and his mother, I had some friends sidetrack them, and as far they are concerned Smallville holds no interest for them. Since Lana and I have solved our problems after a good long talk, she decided to leave with Jason."
"Oh, are you sad?"
"No. I'm relieved to be honest."
"Chloe?"
"Ha…yeah, things were awkward between us at first, for my part at least, but I think she just thought I was being my usual weird. But things fine now, better actually, I'm beginning to see how much of a good friend she'd been to me in past years. And I appreciate her more than I did before."
"That's good." She conceded with a smile, "How are things with Lois?"
"Like I said we're great." Clark smiled, "I'm thinking about asking her on a date?"
The statement turned out to be more of a question to see if Lara approved so when she smiled a knowing smile he got her answer.
TALON APPARTMENT:
"Like I said we're great." They saw Clark smile, "I'm thinking about asking her on a date?"
Suddenly the footage was cut and the screen went black.
"Chloe, did you forget to tell me you knew the girl? Because it sounded like she knows us. And did Smallville just say he was going to ask me out?" Lois spilled out but ended with a smile.
"No, I don't know her, I would have told you if I did. And as for sounding like she knows us, I have no idea. And I think you don't need to worry about being replaced anymore." Chloe smiled, still trying to figure out what just happened.
"Ha Ha, you're hilarious." Lois smiled back. Clark was really going to ask her out? Why on earth would he be awkward around Chloe then suddenly felt the need to appreciate her more? Lying to us? What was he lying to us about? Then there's Lana, what could possibly happen for him to suddenly fall out of love with the girl he was in love with since he was like five? Was Clark really going to ask me on a date…
A certain blonde, billionaire entered the apartment, interrupted Lois' thoughts, "Sorry to cut you out but Clark gave me a good talking to, and you know how Boy Scout is, 'That's an invasion of people's privacy! How would you feel if someone was listening into your 'private' conversations Oliver?'" he finished with his best Clark Kent impersonation, "then he had me promise to cut it…Sorry?"
"You know who she is, don't you?" Lois asked
"…"
Tbc…
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