Claire Martha Kent Part I

By Arica, Princess of Rivendell

Summary: AU. What if Clark had never been born? What if the Els had given birth to a daughter instead? This is the life and times of Kaila El or Claire Martha Kent. NOT SLASH! NEVER INTENDED TO BE TAKEN AS SLASH!

Disclaimer: I own NEITHER "Smallville," NOR "Lois and Clark the New Adventures of Superman." I do NOT own any of the D.C. Comic Books or their characters. All of the characters mentioned belong to each of their own creators.

Warnings: Later on, there will be some torture, domestic abuse, some child abuse, and infidelity.

Pairings:

Hints/mentions of past Claire/Lex

Will at some point have Claire/Oliver

Will have Kara/Jimmy

Will have Bruce/Chloe

Will have Dinah Lance/AC

Will have Victor Stone/Diana Prince

Most likely will have some Lex/Lois (still debating this).

Bart Allen/Linda Park (Thank you, Kairan1979.)

Also Lana/Lex will be present at different intervals

Casting:

Claire Kent—Michelle Trachtenberg

Oliver Queen—Justin Hartley

Lex Luthor— Michael Rosenbaum

Lana Lang—Kristin Kreuk

Chloe Sullivan—Alison Mack

Bruce Wayne—Christian Bale

Kara Kent—Laura Vandervoot

Jimmy Olson—Aaron Ashmore

Dinah Lance—Alaina Kalanj

Arthur Curry—Alan Ritchson

Victor Stone—Lee Thompson Young

Diana Prince—Tia Mowry

Lois Lane—Erica Durance (But a mixture of Smallville Lois and the Lois from L&C: NAS personalities).

Bart Allen—Kyle Gallner

Linda Park—Linda Park (was in Jurassic Park III)

Cat Grant—Tracy Scoggins

Perry White—Lane Smith

Chapter One

Love of a Father

A beautiful brunette woman with gorgeous blue-green eyes looked out the window of the loft in her parents' barn. From this window, the young woman of nineteen could see the stars more clearly rather than anywhere else. The young woman's name was Claire and she had a telescope that she would use to look up at the sky.

Claire was an unusual woman; she was a tomboy, she preferred flannel shirts and torn jeans over dresses, her shattered and broken heart still belonged to Lex Luthor the first man she had ever kissed and the first man she'd even thought she could one day marry; but her ex-friend was now dating him. But, that wasn't what made her the most unusual person in Smallville. No, Claire was an alien from another planet (although she preferred to be called an Intergalactic Traveler) only two of her friends knew this and both protected her in their own way; though Pete's way hurt her the most because it only reaffirmed her idea that she was meant to be alone for the rest of her life.

Claire was stronger than most humans; she had been able to throw a tractor around since the age of fifteen. She also had heat vision, x-ray vision; she was definitely faster than a speeding bullet (on more than one occasion she had proven that fact). She could sometimes float and on very rare occasions fly (but she didn't like to do either one as she was scared of heights), she also had super hearing, and her newest power was super breath.

Claire often felt ostracized from society and humanity in general because of her rare abilities and talents. From a very early age she had been afraid that she would be taken away and experimented on if anyone ever was to learn that she was from another planet. She had always known that she was different and from another planet; but she hadn't known just how many abilities she actually had; and with each new one, she felt more alone than the last time she received a power.

Claire had learned that the yellow sun of Earth allowed her to receive her powers; the pieces of her home planet had also been gifted with different powers that would hurt her. The different pieces were called Kryptonite, the green pieces would weaken and even kill her, red took away her inhibitions, black could be used for both good and evil, silver made her paranoid, and she wasn't sure if there were any other colors out there.

Suddenly the floorboards on the stairs creaked and someone spoke to her from behind, "You know your mother is worried about you."

"I'm okay."

"Are you?"

"I have to be."

"Who told you that?"

"Lex said—"

"That boy isn't worth your time; not with tears, not with thoughts, and especially not memorizing what he has to say. He's a liar, Claire."

"I know that, Daddy. I know that, now; but—"

"But you still care for him," Jonathon Kent sighed in defeat.

"I'm sorry; I know you're disappointed with me."

"No sweetheart, I'm not disappointed with you. I'm disappointed with that boy. I finally started to trust him; I was going to give you permission to tell him and he broke your heart."

Claire gasped and she turned to face her father face on, "Daddy?"

Jonathon gave his daughter a sad smile; it reached his eyes, but it was dimmer than usual and Claire lunged into his arms as she began to sob, "It hurts, Daddy. It hurts so much."

"I know, Sweetheart."

"I loved him, Daddy," she continued to sob into his shoulder, "I loved him so much; and I still do. But he's with Lana now and she's betrayed me too. Why, Daddy, why did he do this? Why did he just want my secrets and physical activities I wasn't ready for? Why?"

"I don't know, Sweetheart. All I can tell you is that one day you'll find a man who's willing enough to wait for you when it comes to all things; including your secrets."

"What if I don't, Daddy? What if I'm meant to be alone for the rest of my life?"

"You won't be."

"How can you be so certain?"

"Because I knew, the day we found you, I knew that you were destined for greatness. I also knew that there would be a day when a young man would come and knock on that door and ask me for your hand. Now when you were in Kindergarten I got scared."

Claire looked up in surprise; her face full of tearstains and the sadness in her eyes reflected the sadness in her heart and soul; "Daddy?"

"Because of Pete Ross, your new best friend. He was your first best friend and I already knew that day was coming up sooner than I wanted to when I would have to let you go; but to see Pete Ross made my fear even worse. You're best friend was a boy and I believed it would be him who would take you away from me. Imagine my surprise and relief when I learned he was more interested in Chloe Sullivan like that, than he was in you; but I was also a little angry, 'What was wrong with my little girl?' Nothing was or is wrong with you, Claire, but I wanted to know why Pete didn't care for you in that way; but I saw that he just saw you as friends and I was relieved. Then along came Lex Luthor; and, I realized; if there was a boy who would win you over, it would be him. Therefore, I watched carefully to make sure he didn't hurt you; but he did anyways. He won you over and then he hurt you so badly," Jonathon shook his head, "I hated him and I hated myself for hating him. Nevertheless, you, my dear child, you shall find a man who is worthy of your tears, worthy to hold your heart in his hands, and he will be the one worthy enough to hold, guard, and protect both your heart and your secrets. That man I will fear with everything I have, but at the same time, I will be glad that you found someone to love you the way you deserve. That man will have my most precious treasure; and you my dear girl, will have the most protected heart in the world."

"Daddy," gasped Claire and she hugged him, "Daddy, no boy or man could ever make me forget you. I love you, Daddy."

"I love you too. Now let's go join your mom for supper. Okay?"

"Okay, Dad."

Jonathon Kent smiled a true smile this one brighter than the last. As his daughter made it into the house Jonathon paused and looked out at the road as he thought, "You haven't won, Lex. You almost broke my daughter; but her heart will mend and I know there is a boy out there who will grow into a man worthy enough for her heart. No boy is worthy of her, Luthor and that's what you are a little boy trying to be a big man."

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