Chapter 2

"Do you mind?" Lois asked, her voice exasperated as she pushed through the crowd surrounding the crime scene. A robbery had taken place in Metropolis... again. It was the second one this week and the fifth one this month. It was scary, watching the city turn into a place that was getting less and less save.

Since the appearance of Ultraman and the lack of power the police had had against him, people seemed to think that they, too, would be able to elude the police and keep themselves from being locked behind bars. Lois had a hard time sleeping in her apartment in Metropolis at night because the sirens of police cars and ambulances were hard to ignore.

As she pushed herself past an older woman that looked exactly like one of those women who spied on her neighbors from behind her curtains, Lois finally made it to one of the police officers.

"Lois Lane, I'm with 'The Daily Planet'. Can you tell me anything about the robbery?" she showed him her badge while talking, but he only spared it a quick glance. Lois was well known in the police department and at least half of the cops in Metropolis had seen her face before.

The elderly lady behind her leaned forward, no doubt trying to hear what the cop in front of Lois had to say. The officer seemed to notice that to and gave the woman a once-over, then looked at Lois.

"Why don't you go and ask one of my colleagues inside, Miss Lane. I'm sure they'll be able to tell you more than I can." he lifted up the warning tape behind him as he spoke and let Lois through. "Thanks, officer!" Lois replied and smiled at the man before disappearing into the bank.

It was rather busy inside. There were police officers everywhere, talking to employees and other witnesses. Lois sighed. Show time.

Two hours and talking to many a cop later, Lois was finally able to leave the crime scene, her head filled with all the details about the robbery that she had been able to garner. She was just putting her notepad into her purse when suddenly she bumped into someone. The impact almost sent her spiraling against the ground.

"Hey, watch it." she said and looked up into one of the most handsome faces she had ever laid eyes on. But that wasn't why she had to gulp. The man standing in front of her was as handsome as he was famous. Her eyes met non other than those of Clark Luthor as she righted herself.

He seemed unfazed, almost as if he hadn't even felt the impact. His gaze took in her appearance for a second before his eyes settled on hers again.

"Miss Lane, am I correct?" he asked, his voice sending shivers down her spine. She usually wasn't one of those girls that swooned whenever she saw a handsome guy, but his voice was so deep and pleasant that she almost forgot that fact. That, however, made her angry.

She wasn't going to be swayed from her normal self by this rich boy with his playboy mannerism. Clark Luthor was notorious for having slept with enough women to last for more than one lifetime and Lois Lane sure as hell was not going to pine for him like any of those girls.

"Yes, Mr. Luthor, that is correct. Have a nice day." she was about to side step him and leave, but he blocked her way. "You seem to be in a hurry..." he said, blocking away again when she tried the other side.

Exasperated she looked up at him, wondering why the hell he couldn't just let her pass. "Yes, Mr. Luthor, I am quite busy. In fact, I have a dead-line to meet. So unless there is a case of 911 here..." she trailed off, sighing heavily.

"You're huffy..." Clark Luthor said, surprise and amusement in his voice. "No, I am not huffy. I am a general's daughter, I don't even know how to get huffy. I do happy, I do sad, and right now I really want to get back to my office and write my article! So if you would please let me pass, Mr. Luthor." He let her pass, his face still a little perplexed. Lois snorted as she stopped a Taxi that would take her back to 'The Planet'. Rich boys. They sure thought that every single person would kiss up to them, didn't they? Whatever, this was probably the first and last time she'd ever get to see Clark Luthor...