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Chloe huffed as she was going over the lay out for the Torch. Clark hovered over her a little bit and said, "Chloe I don't get why you're mad? Isn't this my life? I thought you'd be happy for me."
"Clark I thought you discovered that football wasn't your calling." Chloe said finally looking Clark in his deep baby blues.
"Well, I changed my mind. I haven't had everything figured out. I thought that maybe there was too much complication but…Alicia helped me realize that some complications are worth it. I love football. It's my dream."
Chloe looked up at him and said, "I get going after dreams and everything but some things are more important. I thought you realized that."
Clark looked at her perplexed and said, "And what's that? Chloe I thought you weren't a snob and didn't think all jocks must be dumb and jerks."
"Clark I don't have problems with jocks. I just think you have more to offer the world then passing footballs."
"Well, if I do I can figure it out while getting a free ride at Met U." Clark said.
Then Chloe sighed and said, "Alright if this is what you really want but…just do this for the right reasons and not because Alicia bat her eyes and persuaded you."
Clark raised his voice, "Chloe, Alicia is my girl friend and she just wants me to be happy I thought that my best friend would want the same thing."
Then Chloe said, "I want you to be happy Clark, I just don't think it's responsible or fair for you to play with your… talents."
"My talents?" Clark asked Chloe suspicious.
"Yeah, your so good at football it's not really fair to everyone else."
"Chloe you're really talented at being a reporter does that mean you should give it up?"
"Clark it's not the same." Chloe said.
"Yeah, what ever Chloe. I thought things were finally about to get better for me. I'm finally having a good life with happy times. I just wish my best friend could be happy for me."
Then Clark stomped out of the Torch and Chloe grimaced angrily.
"Alicia." She muttered underneath her breath.
***
Clark came back into his loft getting his football uniform and all of his gear together. He didn't understand why Chloe was being so difficult. It didn't make sense Chloe was always supportive, even about football. Sure he knew the football crowd wasn't exactly her type of people, but Chloe was known to mix with all types. She had never isolated Clark before for wanting to be part of football. She even encouraged him before and was on the front bench cheering him on with the rest of his family and friends.
He threw his uniform in his gym bag and the force from his strength caused the bag to fly against a wooden post and break the wood and it went flying until he heard,
"My, my, my your poor gear getting punished for your fowl mood."
Then Alicia teleported into his loft.
She handed the bag to him and he said, "Thanks Alicia. I was just upset about Chloe."
"Oh did you have a fight about me? I'm sorry Clark I thought me and Chloe were finally burying the hatchet for you. But it will take time."
"It wasn't you per say but you were mentioned. It was about football."
Alicia laughed, "Seriously, of all of the big issues you and Chloe could fight about it's football? Isn't that a little petty?"
"I don't know it's just before I talked to you I told Chloe I was quitting and she was really proud of me. And I told her earlier this week and she got all quiet about it all week, until she finally told me how she feels."
"How she feels?"
"About football. About me playing football. She think I have bigger things in my destiny she thinks that I'm some how cheating because I'm good at playing. Can you believe that?"
Alicia swallowed hard and said, "I can."
"What? Wait, you agree with her? You think I cheat?"
"No Clark, I know you don't. I know you don't use your powers…but…"
"Chloe doesn't know I have powers so how could she…"
"What I meant is I believe Chloe would say that because it's something Chloe would say. She pretty much has you on a pedestal and doesn't see you as a football player. That doesn't mean she's right about who you are. You can be who ever you want to be Clark. You don't need Chloe's permission."
"I know. It just feels like it's the first time Chloe hasn't really supported me. It's weird. I have this aching feeling that there's more to it like she's really disappointed in me for following my dreams. I'd never tell her not to follow hers."
Alicia put her hand on Clark shoulder comfortingly and said, "Clark it's going to be ok."
Chloe was putting all of her stuff in her bag getting ready to leave the Torch and just go home. She hated starting her weekend with a fight with Clark but what could she do tell him it wasn't fair for him to play football with his powers? She couldn't just go out and say it. She wanted him to tell her.
She couldn't stand that Alicia had that effect on him, just to change his mind and be irresponsible like that. She was about ready to leave when Alicia appeared in front of her. Chloe fell behind, "Geesh, Alicia give a girl a little warning."
"Sorry."
Chloe scoffed and said, "Well, I've got to get going."
"I heard you and Clark had a fight."
"I don't see how that's your business."
"It's my business when I'm pretty sure it's about me."
"Self absorbed much?"
"Come on, Chloe I know you're mad at me for swaying Clark to get into football, but that doesn't mean you should take it out on him."
Chloe wanted to yell at her and tell she was right, she was mad at her. She knew Clark would have quit if it weren't for Alicia. She starting to think that even if Alicia was better now, she was still a bad influence on Clark. Chloe always had a feeling that Clark was some kind of hero and now that she knew he really had super hero potential she didn't want Alicia to ruin it.
Then Chloe said, "I just don't want Clark to make the wrong choices."
"But they are his choices. Chloe come on why don't you just support Clark? Go to the football game tonight. Show him you support him."
Chloe had few things she wanted to say but she held her tongue and said, "Fine, I'll go."
Clark finished the football game between the incoming freshmen and the seniors. Clark had, had a blast and he even threw the winning pass and he hadn't used his powers once. It felt good to know he could accomplish so much with out using his powers. As he looked in the stands he was happy to see all of the people he cared about cheering him on. His parents, Lex, and even Lana and Jason were there cheering him on. And he was very pleased and surprised to see Chloe there sitting next to Alicia. It felt good to know that even despite their fight she would still come to cheer him on. And just maybe this was a sign that Chloe and Alicia could be friends.
Maybe this was a sign that everything would be OK playing football in college. Even though Chloe and mostly his father didn't agree with his choice they still would support him. He felt like that maybe even if his loved ones didn't agree at first about him choosing to be with Alicia they would still support him and eventually they'd come around. Their relationship wasn't doomed. Something felt really good and hopeful about that.
Lex came up to Clark after he was sitting on the edge of the bench next to his parents. Clark noticed the glint in his eye while he stared at Jason and Lana holding hands and watching the game at the front row. Clark suspected something fishy going on with Lex and Lana and Jason. Lana and Lex used to be great friends before all of this but then she found out that Lex told the school board about Jason relationship with Lana. They haven't been the same since. Clark used to not like so much about Lex and Lana's close friendship and he was upset about finding out about Lana and Jason but now that he had Alicia all of those lingering feeling of jealousy was gone. It was amazing all of the angsty drama Alicia cured him of. He only hoped he and Lana could remain friends. And hoped that Alicia wouldn't come between them. He wanted all of his friends to stay his friends. So the sight of seeing all of them in the stands cheering him on was pleasant sight. It gave him hope that he could have a normal life with friends and hanging out and playing football and have a girlfriend with out being who he was and what he was getting in the way. He could be normal and special at the same time, all because of her.
Although all of his friends were spread out a bit, it still felt good they all were there. He hoped one day they all be together without tension and bad feelings he saw Chloe sitting next to Alicia and had hope that this just might happen. He did notice Lana's weary face as she sat behind Chloe and Alicia. She stared down at them like she felt betrayed or something. Clark hoped that would stop soon. He knew Lana was going to be the hardest for Alicia to try to win over.
Lex came up to him while Clark got all of his gear together and he found a football and said, "Hey Clark go long."
Clark thought the sight of seeing Lex throwing a football was some what humorous but he went with it and went long. And as Lex threw the ball Clark felt a big gust of wind and the ball disappeared.
Lex looked at Clark surprised and ran to Clark and said, "What happened?"
He had that dangerous intrigued curiosity look in his eye that always kept Clark on the edge.
"I'm not sure; it must have been the wind. I'll check it out."
Lex gave him his usal suspicious look. And Clark then looked around the busy stands with all of the people around and then he saw someone on the other side of the field he made sure no one saw him and super sped and then he saw Bart twirling the football on his finger super fast. And he said, "Geesh Clark it took you long enough."
"Bart." Clark smiling.
Lana took Jason's hand as she saw Clark and Lex just having fun playing football. It was nice to see Clark happy again. She liked it when it didn't seem like Clark didn't have the weight of the world on his shoulders. She started to know what that felt, or at least to know what it was to carry a secret. She finally told Clark about Isabel and how it was causing all of these strange things to happen. Her whole life lately became about ancient stones and strange tattoos and Isabel- her evil witch ancestor. Lana missed just hanging out of Clark and Chloe every now and then when it was actually calm in Smallville. She missed just hanging out with Chloe. She couldn't believe that Chloe was sitting next to Alicia. She thought Chloe always had her back. Alicia tried to kill her. How could everyone forgive her so easily? She knew that this last time she was being framed but that didn't mean she wouldn't snap as soon as she got jealous again.
Lana looked up at Jason and his goofy smile. He always knew how to calm her and relax her and make her smile. She wanted to just have fun with her friends and relax and be here to support Clark. He may have not trusted her with certain things but he was still her friend. And she was glad to see him move on; she just hoped he was right about Alicia.
Then Jason said, "Look, Lana if you feel uncomfortable here. We can just leave now."
"No way, I'm not letting her make me feel like the outsider. I want to hang out with my friends. Besides it will be a nice break from all of the crazy Isabel, stones, your mom has some kind of bigger plan for me drama."
Jason smiled his crooked smile, "OK well let's get going. It'll be nice to party with people other then ones that saw me as the crooked couch who seduced the poor student."
Lana laughed, "Yeah, they actually thought you seduced me. If they only knew."
Then Lana pulled on his collar and softly gave Jason a kiss.
Clark caught the football and said, "Bart. What are you doing here?"
"I was just passing by and I saw you, I thought I mess with you."
"Yeah, can you not mess with me in such a public place?"
"Relax stretch, No one saw me. I'm to fast for the common eye. I'm in out in a blink of an eye."
"I don't know I can blink pretty fast." Clark said having fun with the familiar banter.
Then Alicia and Chloe came towards them.
Then Bart said, "Two hotties at 1'O'Clock."
"One of those hotties is my girlfriend."
"Nice."
"So please tell me it's the blonde with the long hair."
"Yeah."
"Sweet. So does that mean Chloealicous is free?"
"Chloe what?"
"I haven't forgotten about her. I can I forget."
"She turned you down last time.
"Small technicality, stretch." Bart said.
"When first you don't succeed try, try again." Bart continued with a smirk while he eyed Chloe down and licked his lips.
Clark laughed and shrugged, "Gotta love your work ethic."
Clark wasn't pleased with Bart hitting on Chloe before but he figured it wouldn't work. Chloe seemed always focused on other things then romance.
Then Chloe and Alicia approached them.
Alicia hugged and kissed Clark and then Bart took Chloe's hand and kissed it and asked, "Did it hurt?"
"What?"
"When you fell for me?"
Chloe laughed her big wide laugh and said, "Oh, I remember you. You're the lame pick up line guy."
Chloe gave him a crooked amused smile.
Then he said, "Well if it works."
Then Clark said, "Alicia this is Bart. He's a friend."
"Oh hi. So are you going to the party?" Alicia asked.
Then he asked Chloe, "Are you going?"
Chloe huffed looking not so sure. Then she looked at Clark's and Bart's and Alicia's hopeful faces and she said, "Yeah, I guess I can make an appearance."
They arrived at a fraternity house. Everyone was partying and dancing and drinking and having a good time. It was nice seeing Bart again. It felt good getting male attention. But she still felt off about Clark and Alicia she was going to give them a chance. But she still hated the idea that Alicia convinced Clark to play football after he thought it was the right thing to quit. She really saw him as a hero and was on a path to be a great hero and she was afraid that Alicia would lead him astray.
At one point Chloe didn't want anything to do with them and just be by herself away from Clark and Alicia but she had to try to fix things and keep things good between her and Clark. Chloe didn't want to have to maneuver against Alicia and make sure she wasn't bringing Clark down she wanted to have fun and feel at ease about the whole thing. So then she decided she needed to relax so she to a red plastic cup. Suddenly all of her worries went away and she felt really alive. She saw Bart slyly moving towards her and he said, "What's up? Gorgeous?"
Then Chloe grabbed him by his shirt collar and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him passionately.
Bart was surprised but he went with it.
Clark turned around to see Chloe desperately making out with Bart right in front of everyone. At this point she was pushing him against the wall.
That disturbed Clark. He was about to go and break them apart and then Alicia put her hand on his arm.
"What are you doing?"
"That's not like Chloe. She barely knows the guy and when she first met him she turned him down."
"Well, maybe Chloe finally decided to embrace life?" Alicia said.
Then she smiled seductively and said, "Like you should."
Clark couldn't help but smile. "You can only live once."
"Good, lets dance." Alicia said as she grabbed Clark and led him to the dance floor. Clark never was the best dancer in the world. But there was something about Alicia he seemed to want to follow her anywhere. He followed her and relaxed he put his hand on her hips as she led him to her and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
They lightly danced to the rhythmic music. Then Clark noticed around him there were a bunch of people dancing with each other. It made him uncomfortable because they were all over each other heavily grinding on each other and some where excessively making out. It was very heated. Clark shrugged and decided to focus on Alicia and her shinning smiling face.
Then Clark whispered in Alicia's ear and he asked her, "It's getting hot in here can we get some air."
Alicia took in a sudden intake of breath as she was holding something in and she said, "Sure."
He took her hand and they trailed there way out when a shirt had hit Clark on his hand. He pulled it of he didn't want to know.
Clark took a deep breath as he went outside and said, "I guess those kind of parties aren't for me."
Alicia just held his hand and leaned on his shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I'm with you. That's all that matters."
Clark couldn't help but smile. Then he leaned in to kiss her. He kissed her softly and sweetly. He brushed her lips with soft tender care. Clark felt a hunger he wanted explore Alicia more and he knew she was willing but he had always done with tender caution. He always had to think about his strength every second of the day. Even when doing things that relaxed him he still had to be careful and plan out and think about just how much strength he used. In return it made him a bit uptight and tense. But people's lives were on the line he always had to consider them all of the time.
Alicia kissed Clark as she pulled on him and the kiss started to get feverish. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled her fingers through his silky hair. Her mouth stopped wide and her kisses became more intense and filled with want and desire. Clark responded in kind, he wanted to give in further but he knew his limits. He had to stop.
Then he pushed away. Alicia sighed as she was getting used to this. And then she shrugged her shoulders and leaned into his shoulder once again.
Clark said, "Sorry how just take a walk and enjoy the stars." Then they both looked up and took in the diamond filled sky.
They were soaked in by it. Alicia looked up at the sky and Clark looked at Alicia's awe filled eyes. Then Alicia said, "Clark, look there's Osiris and Isis. Their both gods and they both helped each other become gods."
Alicia smiled at Clark and Clark couldn't help but smile back. Then as they were gazing into each others eyes they heard a voice, "Well if it isn't the love birds?"
They turned to see it was Jason, trying his best to be light hearted and funny as he held Lana's hand.
Lana looked really uncomfortable unable to look at Alicia in the eye.
Then Clark said, "Lana, Jason, I'm glad you made it. Jason if it weren't for you I probally wouldn't make it here."
"No problem Clark. Thanks for inviting us it was about time we all did something together without the craziness. In speaking, Alicia…"
Alicia glared at him.
Jason just smiled his crooked smile and said, "I was meaning to apologize, for falsely accusing you. You've changed. I'm glad you got your second chance."
He then squeezed his hand with Lana and Lana shrugged and nodded, "Yeah."
Then Lana changed the subject.
"Is Chloe in there, I've been meaning to talk to her."
Alicia smiled and said, "She's a bit busy."
"Busy? Doing what?"
"Making out."
Lana looked at her surprised and then she pulled Jason with her.
"We better get going. Clark, it was good seeing you out there."
Then Lana and Jason went inside the house.
Clark noticed Alicia's demeanor change. She sighed deeply wondering if she really truly could ever move past her past.
"Don't worry Alicia just give her time she'll come around."
"I hope so Clark. I don't want to cause a wedge between your friends."
Clark didn't say anything he just kissed her on the forehead. "You're important to me. They're just going to have to deal with it."
Alicia smiled and then she said, "Maybe I can try to talk to her one more time by my self."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, this is something I have to try." Then she kissed Clark on the cheek and left.
***
Lana went into the party looking for Chloe. She barely talked to her all night. She hated the idea of losing her friend to her. Chloe was one of her best friends in the whole entire world. They haven't talked lately, she has been so busy with Jason and all of this craziness with Isabel and the stones of power. She wanted just to relax with her friends but so far Alicia was making that difficult.
Lana looked through the active party with so many people all over each other and some where dancing with their shirt of some girls and guys.
Lana laughed and said, "I know college parties were supposed to be wild but wow."
Then she finally saw Chloe. She didn't recognize her at first because she was just wearing tight jeans and a pink bra as she was making with some strange guy with her legs wrapped around him.
"Oh my."
Jason smirked and said, "Who knew Chloe was so…"
"Please don't finish that sentence. This isn't like her she doesn't just make out with random guys."
"Maybe she has a secret boyfriend you don't know about."
"Even so she wouldn't be doing this. Unless…"
"Unless?"
"Something weird is going on."
"Or maybe she's just drunk?"
Lana grimaced and shook her head, "Chloe isn't a big drink. If she does she still wouldn't do this. It's not her."
She was about to go to her she knew it might be rude but it wasn't like Chloe. She had to make sure she was OK. The last time Lana saw Chloe all wild was when she had this fatal parasite in her that could kill her.
Then suddenly she felt a hand on her back and turned to her dismay to see Alicia.
"What do you want?"
"Lana I just wanted to talk."
"What? You actually want an apology from me? I'm sorry you tried to kill me. You're not getting my forgivness so easily." Lana said as she went to look back to Chloe and she turned around to find Chloe again and she was gone."
"Where'd she go?"
"Where'd who go?"
"Chloe she was just there."
"Maybe she went upstairs with Bart."
"Bart? You know him."
"Barley Clark just introduced us and Chloe knew him before."
"Oh, well, I guess I need some air." Lana said as she took Jason's hand and led him outside.
***
Alicia huffed in frustration she should have known that getting in Lana's good graces would be a miracle. She didn't know why she tried. She knew why it was for Clark. It was all for Clark. She was tired of this. She was tired of being judged by everyone and not being able to move past a dark time in her life. She should be happy now she had Clark. But even being with him she had to hold herself back. She couldn't go one hundred percent into it, like before. She couldn't risk she would fall in old destructive patterns.
She sighed and she took a red foamed cup and took a sip. Suddenly all of her woes and heart ache and worries faded away and she was filled with vigor. Every pore seemed to be filled with pure desire and she had to quench her thirst everything else had faded away and there was only one thing on her mind. Clark she wanted to Clark. She needed him. She needed his body she needed to feel him and touch him and breathe him in. Nothing else mattered.
Suddenly she teleported back to Clark who was sitting on a picnic chair looking up at the stars. He was startled to see Alicia teleport on top of Clark's lap.
Alicia put her legs around him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"What? Alicia. What's going on?" Clark asked.
"What do you think Sherlock?" Alicia asked as her hands glided up under his blue jersey feeling each hard muscle.
Clark jumped up and said, "We're kind of in a public Alicia."
"Oh is that all?" Alicia said with her smile mischievous.
Then she sauntered to him and grabbed him close and started kissing him wildly as they kissed green dust went all around them and they spun in circles until they arrived in the back of Clark's truck.
They landed on the back of Clark's truck Clark landed on his back Alicia landed on top of him. Clark squirmed, "Alicia, I don't think this is such a good idea."
Alicia pinned Clark down and she said, "Come on Clark. This is my best idea all night."
She then started kissing his neck.
"I thought we take this slow Alicia. We're not ready."
Alicia started to feel him up and then down and she said, "Oh I think you're ready."
Clark blushed and he then Clark took both of Alicia hands with in his and he sat up causing her to sit on his lap.
"Look, Alicia, we're taking this slow for a reason."
Alicia ignored him and then she started kissing his lips smothering him with kisses so he couldn't speak. She caressed his lips requested for entry until she enticed him to open up wide and she devoured his tongue with hers. Clark gave in to Alicia and kissed her fully letting her guide the way.
***
Chloe was invigorated as she was making out with Bart. She felt no inhabitations. She felt free and alive. Here she was making out with this cute guy she never met. He was very vigorous himself. She didn't even know at what point she lost her shirt. It all felt blurry and fizzy and very right and pleasurable. The next thing she knew they were upstairs in some bed.
It didn't faze her much but even in this altered state she still had to ask questions, "How'd we get here?"
She said as she nibbled on Bart's neck.
"I sped us here."
"Oh you have super speed."
"Yeah."
"Cool." She said as she nibbled on his neck. Then she said,
"Just cool it for now. I don't want this to go by too fast."
"No worries." Bart said.
Then Chloe started to pin him down. Then she grabbed him and she kissed him hard. She held on to his shoulders holding onto him tighter and tighter starting to give him bruises.
Then Bart pushed away, "Chlolicious, maybe you can loosen your grip a little."
Chloe only pushed on to him harder.
"What's wrong? You don't like a girl to take charge?"
Chloe pushed him harder and so hard Bart said, "Ow."
Bart then pushed Chloe off and he said, "Chloe are you OK?"
"I never been better. But I don't need to be wasting my time with a prude." Chloe said and then she left Bart there really confused.
***
Clark and Alicia were making out desperately when she went for his shirt starting to pull it off.
Clark started to regain his senses again and he pulled hi shirt down and he held onto Alicia hands and said, "Alicia, really it's not time for us. Let's relax. OK."
"Relax. I'm tired of relaxing Clark. I want you Clark. I want all of you. I'm tired of waiting and trying for everyone's approval. I don't want you to be ashamed of me."
"I'm not ashamed of you."
"Then prove it."
"I can't, Alicia, I don't want to hurt you." Clark said holding onto her firmly.
Clark held her hand tight trying to reason with her. Then suddenly her soft hand evaporated into green spoke and she was gone.
Clark sighed in frustration he hated when she did that.
***
Alicia teleported into the party pissed. She really hated that Clark never just gave into what he wanted. The thought came to her maybe he didn't want her. Maybe he was playing the hero and he was just with her because she was the only girl who knew his secret. This made Alicia furious and upset. She couldn't help it, it fueled her and any restraint she had before had blown away. It was like she was completely taken over by her feelings.
She marched angrily not really noticing all of the madness of half naked people who started turning on each other. She started to stride angrily when she bummed into Chloe.
Chloe yelled at Alicia, "Watch where you going."
"Me, watch where you going." Alicia said and then she pushed her.
Chloe pushed her back. Then Alicia teleported in front of her and grabbed her and they both slammed into the table holding the drinks. The table crashed and all of the bear fell all over them drenching them. Alicia stood up wipping the beer from her face and she huffed, "What is your problem?"
"My problem? My problem is you! Your going to ruin Clark!"
"Me you're the one who wants to hold him back form actually being happy!"
"I want him to be a hero!"
"Why to full fill your dreams to have a crush on a super hero."
"Why don't you want to be a hero so you and Clark can walk in away in the sunset and be villains together."
Alicia shoved past the crowd of mostly drunk guys who were now hovering over them shouts, "Chick fight!"
Alicia grabbed Chloe and teleported them just out side on the open field. Chloe jumped of and slapped Alicia, "Never do that, to me again! I hated the first time and it's starting to piss me off!"
Alicia then slapped Chloe back and said, "Your starting to piss me off! Why can't you just let me and Clark be happy!"
Chloe pushed her back and said, "Why can't you just let Clark be himself!"
"It is himself I'm just encouraging him to stay himself and not sacrificing everything. Clark deserves happiness."
"Yeah and the world deserves a hero and your taking that away from us!"
"Please, who made the law that he had to give everything up to be a hero can't he have both can't he be happy and save people. What's wrong with that?" Alicia asked out of breath.
Chloe looked at her still angry and blurry she couldn't let her logical thoughts flow through her she had pint up anger that had to be released. She attacked Alicia with everything she had she started clawing at her and then she said, "You can't take him away from me. I won't let you. He's my best friend I won't let you change him into some…"
Chloe felt like she was on fire. Her skin was burning up and Alicia's face became blurry. Then everything went black.
***
Lana was having a terrible time. The first time she gets a chance to just hang out with her friends and boyfriend with out weirdness and it still absolutely sucks. Jason was great as usual but he wasn't having nay fun either not while she had to be so tortured about Clark and Alicia. Lana thought all of the Clark angst would end once she moved on but here it was still in full force. She hated it. She thought once they both found other people things would be easier but he had to pick the girl who tried to kill her.
The party was getting way too wild for her taste.
She joked, "If all of the parties are like that in college count me out as the party girl."
"Yeah, I think it's safe that you won't be a party girl. Unless that's a private party." Jason teased.
Lana blushed a little and pulled Jason close to him. Then suddenly she was shoved into Jason's arms by someone she turned around she saw it was Alicia.
"Alicia, what are you doing?"
Alicia looked at her full of rage, "This is all your fault."
Then Alicia pushed Lana which caused Lana to fly a few feet away.
Jason looked shocked and ran after Alicia, "What the hell?"
Lana looked to be knocked out Jason went after her and then tried to wake her up. When her eyes opened a tint of purple went through her eyes. Then she pointed a finger at Jason and he flew five feet away crashing on the ground.
It didn't faze Alicia, she was about to just leave being filled with anger and rage and indifference.
Then Lana said, "Kalate!"
And it cause Alicia to crash into the house as she fell on the side of the house hr head bleeding and knocked out.
Lana got up and smiled, "No one hurts this body. I have plans for it."
Then she walks away unfazed by all of the chaos coming out of the house with people acting wild and crazy and starting to turn on each other. She actual took pleasure from the chaotic scene. She then sauntered towards Jason and felt through his pockets and grabbed his keys and she then took his car and drove out of there.
***
Clark had stayed in his truck trying to think what was going on with Alicia he wondered how he could keep a relationship with her with everything piled against them. He just didn't want to hurt her but how could he tell her that? How could they be together with out him losing control?
He needed to now what was going on with her so he went back to the party. When he arrived he was shocked to see Alicia lying unconscious on the side of the house her head bleeding. Clark rushed to her side he examined her and caressed her for head where there was a small gash of blood.
"Alicia, what's wrong?"
"Clark, oh my gosh Clark, what did I do?"
"I don't know Alicia I just found you here like this."
"No, no, I wasn't…I would never…its Chloe and Lana I fought them."
"Where are they?"
"Chloe unconscious on the football field and Lana… she's scary. It couldn't be…"
"What?"
"Is Lana meteor infected too?"
"No, not as far as I know."
"She just waved her finger and crashed me here that's the last thing I remember."
Clark looked at Alicia stricken with dreary scared recognition.
"What?"
"That's not Lana. It's Isobel."
"Isobel?"
"Lana's Witch ancestor."
"Witch?" Alicia asked.
"Yeah, it's Smallville."
"Well, Clark go after her."
"But, your head." Clark said caressing her head.
"Clark you have to bring Lana back her being possessed by some witch doesn't sound like something you should just let slide."
"Your right." Clark said.
"I'll be OK, Clark, go do what you need to do." Alicia said.
Then Clark sped out of there.
***
Bart was so confused at this Chloe chick's behavior. When he first met her she's all gorgeous and flirty and fun and then she turns him down and then first chance she gets this time she makes out with and is totally ready to go all of the way and then she gets all weird and violent and he calls him the prude. He's no prude he's never been insulting so much in his life. Chloe perplexed him and he really wanted to figure this girl out.
Then he decided to wonder around. At the party there were plenty of wild and crazy girls going all wild and crazy all around the party. Bart thought he could just cut his losses and move on to hit on other girls. There was plenty to pick from here. But there was something about Chloe he was drawn to.
He mozied around and then he started searching for Chloe. She couldn't have gone far, so then he went out side and he saw chaos. He saw Alicia sitting on the side of the house and then he said, "Alicia, what happened?"
"Uh, where to start?"
"Where's Clark?"
"He's after a big bad."
Bart to took her hand to help her up and then Bart said, "We should get you to the hospital."
Alicia rubbed her head something dawning on her and she said, "Oh no, Chloe, Bart she was unconscious at the football field the last time I saw her."
As soon as Alicia said that he was gone in a blink of an eye. Then Bart sped over to the football field and saw an unconscious Chloe lying on the floor. He rushed to her and said, "Chloe are you ok?"
He started to slap her face a little and then she slowly started to wake up. Bart pulled her up gently. Chloe looked dreary and then she sat up with a start.
"What's going on?" She asked and then she put her hand on her forehead in embarassement.
"Oh no, please tell me all of that was a dream."
Then she looked down to see she was only wearing her pink bar and jeans.
"Oh, no it wasn't dream." She put her head in her hands.
Then Bart said, "Well it was a dream come true, for the most part."
Chloe looked at him horrified.
"Ick. Oh no Alicia is she OK did I hurt her. The last thing I remember is fighting her."
"Oh, man girl fight, I missed it."
Chloe glared at Bart.
"She's a little roughed up but I think she's going to be OK."
Chloe sighed in relief.
"Good. I don't think Clark would be too happy with me killing his girl friend."
"Probaly not. So all night you weren't…"
"Myself, no. I…it must have been something in the drink."
"Oh. So when you kissed me it was just…"
Chloe looked at him looking all sad and she said, "Bart, I barely know you I'd never…"
"Yeah, I get it I should have known."
"No, Bart you're cute and funny but yeah under normal circumstances I'd never… just kiss you with out getting to know you. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to get to know you." Chloe said smiling sweetly and then she looked down at her only wearing her pink bra and hugged herself embarrassed.
Then Bart said, "I'll be back."
Suddenly a big swoosh of wind caused her hair to scatter all over the place.
"Wow."
She started to stand started to put herself back together taking her hair out of her face. Then the gush wind came back and Bart was there holding her shirt.
"Here." He said.
"Although if you want to walk around with out it. You'll have no objections from me."
Chloe hit him and quickly turn around and put her shirt back on.
***
Clark sped on the street and listened for Lana and he saw her driving on the abandoned road that led to Smallville.
He sped in front of the car and put his hand on the car stopping it.
Isobel came out pissed and she sauntered out of there.
"Farm boy please get out of my way before I get you out of my way."
"Your precious book is destroyed, good luck with that." Clark said.
She then pointed a finger at him and said, "Kalete."
He then was thrown backwards and land 10 feet away. He then got up and sped and picked up Isobel and said,
"Your magic still may work but I got you out of Lana once I'll do it again."
"I never left farm boy. I've been waiting until I get the opportune moment and get awakened. Any danger comes to this vessel I awake." Isobel said full of self assurance.
Clark then grabbed her tighter and stared at her and said, "For now."
He then threw her on the ground. He hated hurting Lana's body she was his friend. But he had to fight Isobel. He had to make sure she did not continue with her plans of finding the stones. Clark knew it was his mission to protect them from man. What ever power they contained was too great for one man. For all he knew it could doom the whole world.
Isobel landed on the ground and was knocked out. Clark then rushed to her and saw her as she woke up confused. She shook her head and her fierceness and relentless confidence left her and she looked up at Clark all doe eyed.
She looked confused and asked, "Clark, what's going…?"
"Isobell, she never left." Clark said as he helped Lana up.
Lana frowned, "Clark, it was Alicia she went all psy…"
"She wasn't herself no one was. There was something in the drink."
"Clark this isn't the first time Alicia tried to attack me."
"That was different. She's better now. She just want a second chance."
Lana huffed angrily and then suddenly a car came and Jason rushed out of his car.
He went to Lana and hugged, "Your ok. Your you again."
Lana leaned into Jason's chest and said, "I'm me. Apparently Isobel is still brewing in there somewhere. We got to do something about that."
Jason gently patted Lana's head and said, "We'll figure it out together."
Then Jason looked back at Clark and said, "Thank you Clark for bringing her back."
"No problem." Clark said feeling a bit awkward.
Then Lana went back into her embrace with Jason and Clark left them as they had their private moment. He doubted they'd notice when he was gone so he used his super speed when they weren't looking.
***
That night Bart super sped around the house of the party and everyone was knocked out and then they woke up out of it. Most thinking they all were just really drunk.
Chloe made a point to figure out exactly what happened and what was in the drinks. She suspected it was similar to what was in the pom pom juice in the beginning of the football season. It may have been a bit different. Well, at least this showed that collage would be just as exciting and weird as high school. Chloe wanted to forget about the whole embarrassing night so she did what she did best when she didn't want to confront her feelings; she hid at the Torch and worked.
Suddenly there was a big gust of wind and an orange tulip appeared in a vase by her computer. Chloe blushed and melted a bit and looked around. She looked around and saw Bart standing there with the rest of the bouquet and said, "So about the getting to know you thing..."
Chloe smiled and blushed and smelled the flowers in awe. "You remembered. I told you one time and remembered my favorite flower."
"You're kind of hard to forget."
Chloe smiled a big toothy grin.
***
Lana open up her Talon apartment to see there candles everywhere and then Jason is sitting there with one single rose and then he turns on the music and soft French music blare.
Lana smiled, "What's all of this?"
"Well, you wanted one night to forget about all of the Isobel stuff. So here it is."
He said as he offers her his hand and she takes it.
***
Alicia tip toed into the barn a bit nervous. She hadn't spoken to Clark much since the incident and she really didn't want to cause any problems between them. But she knew they had to speak about what happened. There was a lot of issues there. And if she could talk about her issues with any one it was Clark.
Then when she arrived in the loft it was covered with rose petals. Alicia mouth opened wide shocked and pleased. She couldn't believe it. Clark was hardly the over the top romantic. He usually stumbled over himself.
Then Clark stood there in his flannel holding one stem rose.
Alicia said, "What's the occasion?"
"Well, I just wanted to show you that what happened last night didn't matter and it didn't change anything and I still want to be with you."
Alicia blushed, "Interesting way of saying it."
"Well why don't you come here and tell me." Clark said.
Then Alicia teleported to him and she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. She caressed her lips with is softly and sweetly and then she parted and said, "I think the message is received."
Then Clark grabbed her on her waist pulling her closer to him and breathing her in.
"I think I'll need a little more convincing." Clark said.
Then he kissed her some more. It was nice sweet epic and fulfilling kiss. As Clark breathed Alicia in and loving every minute of it.
Alicia knew what ever issues there were, they would talk about them eventually but for now she would bask.
