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CHAPTER TWO: THE PROBLEM

Clark sat in is loft watching the sun rise. He found it ironic that most of the time he saw the sun set from this position, but today was different for many reasons. The night before he had gotten hardly any sleep because he was worried that if he fell asleep he might wake up to Lucy and Lois killing each other. The fact that he had to sleep in his parent's room didn't help either.

He continued to use his hearing to check on the house. The last thing he wanted was for them both to wake up and him not be there to play referee. This time alone had also giving him time to think.

What was so bad she would come here for help? He thought. Lucy had done some bad things and he truly believed she would have to own up to them, but for now the curiosity of her presence was another contributor to his lack of sleep. He looked down at his watch and saw that it read seven o'clock. Well Lois won't be up for a while.


However he knew better then anyone that once Lois put her mind to it she could do almost anything. He left the loft and walked back to the house.

He opened the door slowly and entered the house. He then carefully closed the door behind him and walked into the kitchen. It didn't take long for him to realize that Lucy was starting to wake up.

Lucy opened her eyes and looked up at the unfamiliar ceiling. It didn't take long for the reality of the situation to come flooding back into her mind. She put the blankets over her head and tried to go back to sleep.

"Do you like coffee? I mean Lois can't get enough and I always wondered if it was genetic" Clark's voice broke the silents of the house. She slowly pulled the blanket off her face and started blankly at him.

"You can go back to sleep I meant for later" he said quickly.

"No……" she started to say and sat up. "…….coffee sounds great"

Lois opened her eyes and looked up at the very familiar ceiling. She had slept in this room many times before, but she couldn't remember a time when she went to bed with so much on her mind. She came back and all I want to do is throw her under the bus, but then here comes Smallville trying to play nice with everyone. She knew he was right, but that wouldn't stop her from trying to convince her self other wise.

She decided she wasn't the kind of person that stayed in bed all day and thought about what to do. She wanted answers. She quickly put on the same cloths she had last night and made her way down stairs. Clark, hearing her footsteps, made sure to start making a cup of coffee just the way she likes it.

"You better have made it right" Lois voice rang when she entered the kitchen. Clark didn't need to see throw walls to know that Lucy jumped at the sound of Lois' voice.

"Good morning" Clark said while pouring her a cup of coffee.

"What's so great about it"? She said and snatched the cup from his hand. Well there were no meteor showers or nuclear missiles that hit the house, so the days pretty good so far Clark thought and laughed a little.

"What's so funny"?

"Nothing" he answered with a smile.

"Whatever" she said and rolled her eyes. After taking a few sips of her coffee, which she was glad Clark knew how to make it the way she liked it, she began to speak again.

"Okay Smallville listed up" Lois said and looked over at the entrance to the kitchen to make sure no one was listening.

"When we get in there its going to be me asking the questions, but if you have to talk don't sugar coat it okay"

"Fine"

"Good, alright lets go"

Lois turned and started heading for the living room. Clark wanted to give her some words of encouragement but he was having trouble finding them.

"Lois…." He said finally. She stopped and turned around.

"Everything…everything's going to work out" he said quickly.

"I hope so" she responded and she went into the living room with Clark following her.

"Alright let's start with the obvious question. Where have you been"? Lois asked in her most intimidating voice.

Lucy sat on the couch with her hands folded in her lap. Her large eyes staring up at them both. Clark stood to Lois' left with his arms in his pockets and Lois was looking down at her with as serious a look Clark and had ever seen her have.

"Ughhh New York, LA, Gotham, all over the place" she responded in a small voice.

"More importantly…" Clark interrupted. "…what have you been doing"?

Lois gave him a look of unhappiness, because she had already told him how things were going to happen, but she liked the question and decided to let it pass.

"Well….ughh" she started to say.

"Oh come on Lucy with all the connections you made from your money barrowing days I'm sure there the only people you had to go to" it was apparent that Lois was becoming more and more aggravated.

"Well yeah, were else could I have gone" Lucy said. It was clear she was starting to get angry.

"Oh well you could have stayed here"!

"And what go to jail"!?

"You think you aren't"? Lois said coldly. It was a stunning realization for all three of them. Lois didn't mean for it to sound as hate full as it did, but it got all three of them thinking.

"You broke the law…" Lois continued. "...and there's no running away this time" With that she sat down in the chair next to her. Never breaking eye contact with her. On one hand said had her whelming disappointment of her actions, but on the other hand all she wanted to do was help her little sister.

Lucy looked at Clark for support, but he had little to give.

"Why did you come back Lucy"? He asked staring at the ground.

"That's the whole reason I came back, so I wouldn't go to jail" Lois and Clark, both surprised at this statement, looked at her with puzzled faces.

"Explain that logic" Lois said still confused.

Lucy took a deep breath and began her explanation. "I was living in Gotham with….with a few drug dealers"

"Oh Lucy…" Lois started to say.

"I never did any thing or sold anything. I just needed a place to stay. I ended up seeing a few things here and there and after a while I couldn't stand it any more so I left"

"Oh well I'm sure that went over well them. 'Hey guys I'm just going to leave after I've seen things that can but you all in jail, bye' Lois said mockingly.

"I took my time and left when no one noticed. I took what money I had and flew to LA. I was trying to start over there when some one found".

"One of the dealers? Are they after you"? Clark said immediately. His serious voice was enough to make Lucy and Lois jump.

"No it was a police officer from Gotham. He told me he had followed me, because he wasn't me to testify in court about what I saw"

"Why didn't he put you in witness protection or ask you to come with him"? Lois asked.

Lucy shook her head. "I don't know it all happened fast. He said something about it being to dangerous. He said that in a week I should get to the Gotham police station. He also said that if I had any family they should come with me and since I like living I couldn't go to dad so I brought that hunk of junk out there and came here".

There was along pause in the room. To Clark it made no since. Why would he be so secretive about this? He thought.

"Are you sure he was for real? How do you know he wasn't just some psycho"? Lois asked.

"He showed me his badge and gave me his name" she said and reached into her jeans pocket. She extended her hand to Clark with a small white piece of paper in it.

He took it from her and read the name aloud.

"Lieutenant James Gordon"

"Doesn't ring a bell" Lois said and took the paper from Clark's hands.

Clark was frustrated at the fact that questioning Lucy didn't give him answer but more questions. Then he realized that now he knew who had the answers and he made up his mind. He was going to Gotham.

"I'm gonna go to the hardware store" Clark said out of nowhere.

Lois had continued on in the conversation and she saw that Clark had lost interest some time ago, but this statement made no scents to her at all. But before she could say anything he was heading for the door.

"Wait"! She said and grabbed his hand stopping him from leaving.

For some reason that neither of them could explain, they both got a strange rush when there hands touched. They both stood still and waited for the other to make a move. Lois felt she should because she started it. She let go and put her hands to her sides.

"Its ok I'll be right back. I just have to get a few tractor parts" he said.

"Fine, but be quick" she said quickly and sat down on the nearest chair. Why was that so weird? She thought.

Clark went to the door and put on his jacket that was hanging next to it. He gave them both a nod and left.

"That was weird" he said aloud as he opened his truck door and got in. He sat in his truck continuing to think about what just happened. Until finally he pulled himself out of his trance.

"She touched my hand. What's the big deal"?! He said and started the engine. He knew he had to get the truck away from the house so neither of them would get suspicious. He drove to the nearest field and parked in the middle of it.

He got out and looked at the bright Kansas day. "Ok….east" he said. He found the right direction and in a flash of red and blue he was gone.

TBC.