Ok readers here is chapter 4. We hope you enjoy reading it, as much as we are enjoying writing it.

Chapter 4

"Clark, wait." Lois stopped him.

"What?"

"Don't tell your mom."

"Why the hell not?" Clark gave her a strange look.

"Because she's still grieving. And shoving a strange photo of her late husband in her face might not be such a good idea."

"Oh, but shoving a strange photo of my late father in my face is okay?!" Clark got defensive.

"Clark!" Chloe exclaimed.

"I didn't mean it like that. And you know it. I freaked and told you without thinking. Just pretend I didn't tell you. I'll figure this out on my own." Lois headed for the stairs.

"Don't be ridiculous, Lois." Clark grabbed her arm and tried to stop her.

"Well then don't yell at me, or tell me what to do. I'm in that picture too, Clark. Whatever it is, it affects me too."

"I know," Clark sighed. "Sorry."

"Look guys," Chloe took the photo. "Why don't I take this to the Planet or something and get it analysed. See if it's an elaborate fake or something."

"Fine. Let us know right away when you find something."

"I will. Later!" Chloe headed out of the loft.

Clark sat down on the stairs and watched as Chloe walked to her car and drove away. Lois walked over and sat down on the couch, both were thinking about the same thing. The picture. Lois not liking uncomfortable silences broke the tension.

"So Smallville what do you think it is that makes us . . . well you know . . . "

"Closer?" Clark asked.

"Yeah. If the picture is real then what do you think draws us together like that?"

"I don't know Lois. I was as stunned as you to see us like that, and the fact that the little girl is supposedly ours."

"Or that we had another one on the way."

"Yeah, that too." Clark chuckled, then paused. "Wait. What are you talking about another one?"

Lois froze. "Nothing. I just assumed. You know. My boobs looked bigger in that picture. And your hands were caressing my belly."

"And from that you deduced you were pregnant?"

"Uh . . . sure."

"Lois."

"Okay, okay. I really wasn't planning on saying anything . . . but I had this dream last night. About the picture. It was her birthday. And we told her that she was gonna be a big sister." Lois gave him a look begging him not to push her on it.

"Look all we can do is wait until we hear back from Chloe. Until then you're welcome to help me with my chores." Clark smirked at her.

"In your dreams Skippy, I think I'll stay here if that's alright with you?"

"It's fine Lois. Feel free to play a game on my laptop if you like." Clark walked down the stairs to finish stacking the hay. Lois watched him as he walked off and couldn't help but wonder what it is that would make her fall for Clark Kent. She walked over to his desk sat down at his computer and played some solitaire.

A couple of hours had passed and Clark was finished doing his chores he decided to go and get a drink he also got one for Lois and was taking it up to the loft. When he walked up to the loft he saw that she was asleep on the couch. He put the drinks down on the coffee table and sat watching her for a few minutes, wondering what it is about her that makes him fall in love with her in the future. All of a sudden his mobile rang. He saw that it was Chloe and picked it up.

"Hi Chloe." Clark whispered.

"Why are you whispering Clark?"

"Because your cousin is asleep on my couch and I don't want to wake her. What did you find out about the photo?"

"It's a real photo Clark, it's not fake."

"Well then where the hell did it come from?"

"I don't know Clark, but I was thinking . . . maybe you should go and see Jor-El . . . he might know something." Chloe suggested to him.

"I didn't think of that, thanks chloe. But what about Lois what do I tell her?"

"Clark I hate deceiving my cousin, but why don't you go and see him while she sleeping that way she'll never know you left."

"Yeah, I'll call you when I get back, let you know what he said. Chloe, thanks again for all your help."

"That's what friends are for Clark, but one suggestion."

"What's that?"

"Drive to the cave, that way she wont get suspicious."

"Alright I will, bye Chlo."

"Bye Clark." Once they had hung up Clark walked over to his draw; got the spaceship key out, put it in his pocket, looked at Lois, walked downstairs and towards the house to tell his mum where he was going.

Unbeknownst to Clark, Lois had woken up when the phone rang and heard everything. There is no way that Smallville is going anywhere without me. She got up and ran downstairs she decided to hide in the back of the truck. So she jumped in and covered herself over with the blanket. Clark came out to the truck, got in, started it up and drove off and headed to the Kawatche caves.

When he arrived at the cave he parked the truck where nobody could see it and entered the cave. Lois climbed out of the back of the truck and followed Clark in. She watched him as he went into the chamber then followed him, curious about what he was doing. Just as she walked into the chamber she was blinded by a bright light.

Christina had been at the fortress discussing what she had found out from Clark with Jor-El.

"So the way I see it . . . the night my father came to you asking for help in changing time is what has screwed up my future." Christina was pacing around. She was frustrated; actually, she was just angry. At Clark for changing time, and at Jor-El for letting him.

"I only gave Kal-El the choice he is the one who took it."

"I don't care who took it, you should never have given him the choice in the first place. You know as well as I do that messing with time has consequences. And dad changing time to save Lana Lang changed everything."

"I'm sorry my child."

"Don't be sorry just help me fix it . . . please grandfather, I want my life back. I miss my family and friends."

"I don't know how to fix it."

Christina collapsed onto her knees and cried tears of pain and sorrow. She felt very lonely she contemplated going and telling her family who she was. I can't tell them. She reached for her purse, knowing that looking at the photo would help with her loneliness. But she couldn't find it. She tried to remember when she had it last. The Talon! She got up and super sped back to Smallville.

Just as Christina left the fortress a bright light shined and Clark appeared. He walked over to the console and Jor-El's voice rumbled through the fortress.

"Kal-El, my son."

"Jor-El I need your help with something."

"What can I help you with?"

"My friend Lois found a photo and in this photo my father Jonathan Kent is very much alive . . . but I don't know how this is possible, when he is dead."

"I know nothing about this, my son."

"The other thing with photo is there is a little girl and there is writing on the back and it says mummy and daddy. But again I ask you how is this possible. Is this photo from the future?" Clark asked hopefully.

"I cannot tell you too much my son but it is possible that this photo you speak of is indeed from the future."

"So are you telling me that my daughter has travelled here from the future and that it belongs to her?"

"It is possible, my son."

Clark stood in front of the console in shock. If my daughter from the future is here, where is she? All of sudden he heard a familiar voice come from behind him.

"Sm . . . Smallville . . . w . . . where are we? W . . .what . . . is . . . this place?"

Clark turned around shocked. "Lois!" He ran over to her. He took off his jacket put it on her and zipped it up. "What are you doing here?" he asked concerned for her.

"I followed you I heard you on the phone with Chloe and so I climbed into the back of your truck followed you into the cave and next I know I'm here." She said feeling a little warmer. "Now, do you want to tell me, just where the hell we are?" she asked angrily.

When Clark heard the tone of her voice and saw the angry but confused expression on her face, he knew there was no getting out of this one.

"Lois lets get out of here."

"I'm not going anywhere until you explain to me about this." She said gesturing around with her hands.

"I'll explain it all to you Lois, just not here, I don't want you to freeze to death."

Lois looked at Clark and saw that he was deeply concerned about her. She nodded her head at him, he walked over to her and took her around the corner and they were transported back to the cave.

Lois walked ahead of him out of the chamber then turned around to face him angrily. "Well I'm warmer now, start explaining to me Clark, because we are not leaving this cave until you do." She said as she stood in front of him arms crossed and glaring at him.

"Alright I will, just it's a long story." He said frightened about how she was going to react.

"Well I'm not going anywhere." She said as she sat down on the ground of the cave admiring all the paintings and symbols.

Clark looked at her and saw what she was looking at, the kryptonian writing. So he sat down next to her and told her everything, from when he came down in the first meteor shower, all about his heritage, his destiny, the caves, the fortress, and his powers. He also told her about why she found him in the field that night and about the alien spaceship from the last meteor shower and the reason why he wasn't there when the meteor shower happened.

They sat talking for over two hours. Clark looked at Lois as she stood up and walked over to touch one of the symbols.

Clark stood up and slowly walked over to her. "Lois . . . are you alright?"

"Yeah . . . it's just a lot to take in . . . that's all." She said in a whisper as she ran her hand over more of the paintings.

"I know its a lot to take in, so . . .ill just stay quiet and let you think about it." He said sincerely. As he was about to walk out of the cave Lois turned around to him.

"This is why you're always there in the nick of time to save someone, isn't it?"

"Yeah."

"You said you have powers . . . what powers?"

" I have many powers Lois." He saw that she was serious. "There's super speed, super strength, super hearing, x-ray vision, heat vision and invulnerability. I can be shot at and it wont hurt me, unless it was made of kryptonite." He said watching her reaction to him stating all his powers.

"What's . . . kryptonite?" she asked intrigued.

"Kryptonite is the meteor rocks. They actually came from my planet."

"Then how can they hurt you if they're from your planet?"

"It think has something to do with my cells. They absorb radiation. And derive energy from the sun. The kryptonite drives the energy out of my cells and I lose my powers and become vulnerable like any human does." He tried to explain it to her the best he could.

"So it can kill you?" she asked suddenly becoming very concerned for him.

"Yes . . . its fatal to me. That's why the time I saved you from getting that nice little facial from Abby's mum you had to help me out."

"Because it was kryptonite." Clark nods his head. Lois walked over to him and grabbed his hand tenderly, "Clark I'm beginning to understand why you're so cautious now, you save lives and take no credit for it, now that's a hero in my books."

"Thank you Lois . . . for not freaking out on me." He said tenderly. They realised they were holding hands and let go abruptly.

"Your welcome . . . alien boy." She said smirking at him.

"Now . . . whatever happened to Smallville?"

"That's before I found out you're from another planet . . . get used to it." She said chuckling at him.

"Great." Clark said sarcastically. He and lois walked out of the cave and for some reason Clark had never felt freer.

"Now did . . .what's his name --- "

"Jor-El"

"That's it . . . did Jor-El say what I think he said?"

"Yeah . . . apparently our daughter from the future is somewhere here in Smallville." Clark said smiling. "The only question is . . ."

"Where is she?" they said in unison. They glanced at each other and felt something different but couldn't place what it was. They walked to the truck got in and drove back to the farm. Clark was happy that Lois knew now he wouldn't have to hide the real him from her anymore.

TBC