Part of this chapter goes through Mortal.
His parents weren't hard to convince, he just told them the truth. Of course, they got a little worried and over protective when he told them about what happened, but they did let Alec stay there.
Alec had told Clark that it was just for the night anyways but Clark couldn't help but to notice the way his mom seemed to take to Alec almost immediately and it wasn't just because the guy was pretty. Clark may have been straight himself and in love with Lana, but even he could tell that Alec was bordering on pretty.
The next day was the barn raising and Alec had said that he might be gone by then. Clark showed him around the house, first. It was mostly rebuilt now, but there were still some things to do.
"This is where you stay?" Alec asked, frowning as he followed Clark up to the loft. Clark nodded.
"Yeah."
"Huh." Alec said, taking in the place, wondering around a little.
"So, where are you from?" Clark asked.
"Why?" Alec asked, looking through Clark's telescope for a second. Clark shrugged.
"Just curious." He said. "I've been talking since you got here, you really haven't said much." Alec shrugged.
"Seattle." He said shortly. Clark rolled his eyes.
"Oh, yeah? Why'd you leave?"
"Just needed to get out." He said, his eyes darkening slightly. He didn't say more and Clark didn't push, mostly because he didn't like the dark look of pain that had crossed over Alec's eyes.
"Well, I'm going to meet Lana soon. You want to come?" He asked instead. Alec shook his head, amusement coming back to his eyes.
"I doubt your girl would want me tagging along for your date." He said. "I'll probably just go see if this town is really as small as I think it is."
Alec did go out, but not on his bike. He'd been on that thing for far to long and he didn't really feel the urge to ride around on it until he left Smallville. He didn't want to leave yet, for some reason.
Meeting Clark had been odd. He had listened as Clark talked about himself and his family and his friends as he had showed him around their house. He had met Clark's parents briefly.
Alec had been under the impression, before he came here, that there were no people like that. Clark wasn't just a good guy, he was probably the purist person that Alec had ever met, and he did get that from the brief contact he had had with Clark.
He felt a little uncomfortable to tell the truth. He wasn't sure why, but he felt a little bit like he didn't measure up and that actually bothered him. Which was actually strange.
It wasn't like he had never met anyone with morals before. It wasn't like he didn't have any himself, they were just a little buried. He had been around Logan for half a year, and that guy made it his personal mission to save the world.
Thing was, he felt different about Clark. It wasn't just the attraction. Oh, he was aware of that. He figured if he was a normal twenty year old, he might have been in denial or whatever, but there was something about spending your entire life locked up in a high security military base being tortured that took away any of that.
He had been aware for a while that he was attracted to men as well as women. He'd accepted that easily. In fact, he didn't really understand why some people got so freaked out by it, but whatever. It was their problem.
He looked around idly at the place, and then snorted. He had passed through a couple small towns after leaving Seattle but he still couldn't believe that there were actually places like this. But, hell, where else would a family like Clark's live?
When Clark got home, he actually found himself hanging out with Alec again. He and Alec. He and Alec actaully sat around and watched TV for a while, talking occasionally.
Alec still didn't say much about his past, but Clark still found himself having fun. He had brought their television out to the loft and they were sitting on his couch, Alec stretched out on one side and Clark sitting on the other.
Clark had found some crap movie on and he and Alec sat, making fun of it. He had done things like this with Chloe before, but he actually felt almost instantly comfortable with Alec.
A couple hours later, Clark went to go to bed, but not before making Alec promise to say goodbye before he left town.
Clark woke up early the next morning to head out to the barn raising. He glimpsed Alec sound asleep in the loft before heading out, hoping that Alec would tell him before he left. It was strange, but he felt like he might actually miss him.
"I guess we should head back." Lana said, standing back up.
"We should." Clark said, nodding and leaning in for a kiss. "Everyones back at the barn raising, waiting for us." He said. Lana grinned.
"Which means we're all alone." She said. She started to pull him towards the stairs.
"If you guys are going to get busy, can I leave first?" Lana and Clarks gazes both snapped in the direction of the voice. Alec was standing at the top of the stairs. He was wearing a pair of pajama bottoms and a tee-shirt. His hair was sticking up. Clark couldn't help but think that he looked kind of adorable. He held up his hands.
"Sorry I interrupted." He grinned. Clark sighed and shook his head.
"Lana, this is Alec."
"Nice to meet you." Lana said a little stiffly. Alec grinned at her too.
"Yeah, well, I think I'm going to go." He said. Before he could leave, though, Clark heard someone coming in. He figured Alec interrupting them was alright anyways. He really didn't want his mom walking in on them.
"Hey." He started as he walked towards the railing. "We were just-" He cut off when he felt something hit his chest and lift him up into the air. One minute he was standing there, the next he was pressed up against the ceiling staring down at three people he had never seen before.
"Clark!" Lana yelled.
"Pretty girl." One of the boys said, looking up at Clark.
"What do you want?" He asked, struggling against the force that was keeping him pinned to the ceiling.
"What every freak in Belle Reeve wants. You." Alec was on the boy in a flash, though. From his position on the ceiling, Clark could see how he moved. He grabbed ahold of the leader and pulled him forward.
"Let him go." He growled in a voice that might actually scare a hell of a lot of people. Instead of doing so, the leader simply smiled. He brought his hands up and Clark could literally see the energy there. When it slammed into Alec's body he was thrown backwards, landing on the ground a few feet away.
Alec lay still for a few seconds, and a surge of terror went through Clark and then he was falling, landing hard on the ground. Lana was there in an instant, trying to help him up.
Shrugging her off, Clark went over to where Alec was still lying. He breathed a sigh of relief when Alec lifted his head weakly. He was shaking badly and his breathing was coming out in short gasps but at least he was alive.
"Well well." The leader said. "Looks like your not the only freak after all. That shot should have killed pretty boy there."
It had to be electricity. Anything else and he would have been able to bounce back almost immediately. There was a reason that Manticore guards carried tasers on them.
Clark lifted him up into a sitting position. His hands were shaking, and he felt weak. He looked up at the three boys that were holding them there and frowned. The world sort of came back to him and he realized the guy was saying something.
"You alright?" He heard Clark ask in his ear.
"Wonderful." Alec said. Clark helped him stand and kept an arm around him when he wavered on his feet. His hands shook a little harder and he fisted one of them in Clarks shirt, trying to steady himself. Clark moved so that he was standing halfway in front of him.
"If you kill him, you wont get whatever it is you want." He said. The leader laughed and shrugged.
Clark was beyond worried. He knew what they wanted, only problem was he couldn't get it now that he didn't have his powers. And now his parents were there.
He eased Alec down next them. He was shaking more, and Clark was beginning to get a little bit terrified that if they didn't get out of here soon that it wouldn't matter to Alec if they ever did.
Alec had assured him that it would pass. That he had it before after a bad shock, but Clark wasn't so sure. He had to go though. If he didn't, his parents, Lana and Alec were all dead.
"Take care of him." He said to his parents before leaving.
It took far to long, as far as he was concerned. When he had finally made it back to the farm, though, he didn't really have time to assess how Alec was doing. He managed to outsmart the bad guys and beat them even without his powers.
"Pretty impressive." Alec said, coming up next to him. He was still shaking a little bit, but the worst had passed. "You just took out three guys with actual powers." He said, raising an eyebrow. "How did those guys in the alley get the drop on you?" Clark shrugged, a small smile pulling at his lips. He steadied Alec when he wavered slightly again with a hand on his shoulder.
"You okay?"
"'Course I am." He said waving away his concern.
After talking with Lex, Clark wasn't really sure what to do. His decision was made easy, though, when he thought back to the events of the day.
"Hey." He said quietly when he got there. Alec looked up from the couch he was lying on. Alec's eyebrows drew together when he caught sight of Clark's split lip.
"What happened to you?" He asked, struggling into a sitting position. Clark shrugged and sat down across from him on the table.
"Just saying goodbye to an old friend."
"Right." Alec said, leaning back on the couch.
"I actually came to see how your doing." Alec shrugged.
"I'm fine." He said dismissively.
"Alec, that guy. He said that it should have killed you." Clark said after a moment. Alec stiffened at that and Clark smiled at the momentary flash of panic in his green eyes.
"Don't worry. If you don't want to tell me, I'm not going to push." Alec raised an eyebrow.
"Really?" Clark shrugged and got up to sit beside him on the couch.
"Trust me, I know what it's like to keep secrets." He was close to Alec, their shoulders touching, and he frowned when he felt the slight tremors that were still going through Alec's body.
"Maybe I should take you-"
"No hospitals." Alec cut him off. Clark sighed.
"Part of this big secret." Alec shrugged, closing his eyes for a second. Clark hesitated for a second before putting an arm around his shoulders, steadying him. He couldn't help the slight smile when Alec rested his head on his shoulder.