Divine Intervention

We live and we learn to take one step at a time,

There's no need to rush,

It's like learning to fly or falling in love.

It's gonna happen if it's supposed to happen,

And we find the reasons why one step at a time.

"So she knows everything?"

Chloe shrugged noncommittally "More or less… only what Jor-El told her, she hasn't asked about the details yet surprisingly."

Clark looked nervously towards the bathroom door, ignoring the voice inside his head telling him to use his x-ray vision too see whether Lois was still in the shower or not.

"She finds out I'm from outer space and all she cares about is having the first hot shower?!" His temper took over and he fought back irritation. How is it possible that Lois could even be annoying aboutthis?! She couldn't be her normal self and ask questions and be nosey, no, she had to be all silent and polite and act so unlike her. She wasn't reaction at all like he imagined she would god! She drove him crazy.

The bathroom door opened and a cloud of steam followed Lois as she shook her wet bangs from her face, "Well it was cold in your fortress of broodom."

"I think you mean Solitude." Chloe corrected grabbing her knapsack and heading for the door, "Well I'd love to hang around but I'm meeting Jimmy downstairs so I'll leave you both too have a nice long, friendly",she emphasized "chat about all things alien." She sent a cheeky wink in Clark's direction, she imagined he was trying to deep fry her with his heat vision.

Chloe opened the door and shut it behind her with a thud, not planning on hanging around for what promised to be world war three.

After a few moments had passed of Clark glaring at Lois and Lois obliviously reading a magazine on the kitchen bench, Clark let out a long annoyed huff, "Well let's have it!"

Lois looked up from the magazine she was skimming, "Have what?"

Clark searched hard for some sign of mockery or fear within Lois's eyes but when he found none he simply threw his hands up in frustration, "Why of all things are you being so normal about this?"

Lois rolled her eyes at his dramatics, "Well how would you like me too be Smallville?"

"Oh I don't know?! Upset, terrified, gathering an angry mob to lynch me maybe?!"

She scoffed, "You really think I would do that to you?"

Before he could stop himself the words fell out of this mouth "You did it too Oliver." And he wished he could take them back as a look of regret and sadness flittered across her face.

Lois steadied her voice, looking at Clark with remorse she sighed, "That was different. I thought Ollie might have been a terrorist or something horrible but in the end he wasn't I was wrong about him and about Green Arrow. It's just that thinking Oliver might have been someone who was so unlike him, someone who had been violent and arrogant, I couldn't handle that."

"So what are you saying? You think I'm such a freak already that finding out I'm an alien isn't that surprising?!" He was beyond hurt at the implication and he wasn't trying to hide it.

She laughed, "Smallville you are an idiot."

Before he could open his mouth she silenced him by placing her hand on his face, "I already knew you were one in a million, you're this amazing guy who always happens to save my life, if I haven't saved yours first that is," she sent him a smug smile, "guys like you don't exist in the world. I've never met someone with so much courage and empathy, so yeah finding out your not from around here... well it's not that surprising because I've always known your amazing."

Not for the first time Clark was left speechless by Miss Lois Lane. Wordlessly he reached for her and she smiled warmly as he pulled her into an embrace.

After what felt like a lifetime she pulled back and he noticed Lois was a lot paler than she had been seconds ago, "I feel weird." she said in a strangled voice and suddenly a bright blue light over Clark's shoulder caught his eye.

Before he could comprehend what was happening Lois was clutching her wrist, and for the first time he noticed the bracelet he had been given years ago clasped around it.

"Is it hurting you?" He asked concern over flowing within him. He attempted to remove the glowing jewelry from her hand but it felt like it was unbreakable, "No.. no I..dizzy" the blue light focused directly onto Lois's forehead cutting off her ramble.

"Lois?!" He cried out as she fell back, he caught her before she hit the ground crumbled in his arms. "Lo?!" He shook her lightly but her eyes remained closed, after listening to the steady rhythm of her heart he realized she was alive just knocked out somehow. He took her too the hospital and once he as sure she was in safe hands he called Chloe to let her know what was going on. Then headed straight for the person he was sure was responsible for it all.

Jor-El.

"I knew it wouldn't be long till I saw you again my son."

"What did you do to her?!" Clark screamed, unaware until that point just how emotional he had gotten over the idea of Jor-El messing with Lois's life.

"Lois Lane's memory has been reprogrammed."

It took everything in him to know slammed his fist into the control board, "Reprogrammed?! Why?!"

"I've told you before my son. Destiny has a way of correcting itself."

"Destiny?! Why couldn't she know my secret?! Why couldn't you let her know? She didn't care, she accepted me!" And he almost added, 'why did you have to take her away from me?!' but found himself omitting that. He felt so out of control and enraged, he hadn't realized just how much Lois's acceptance meant too him. But now, knowing it was gone he felt the loss of that weighing down on him.

"In time my son you will come to understand. Until then you must join me once again and finish your training."

"I'm not doing anything for you! Not after what you've done too me!" He was on the verge of tears now and his voice was raw from all the yelling, he felt defeated, stranded on the edge of the unknown.

"I saved you my son. Now it is your turn to save the people you love."

He glared up into the 3-D face of the father he had never known, "Saved me? You trapped me here in your fortress while that phantom took over my life." A shiver ran down his spine as he remembered the chilling conversation he had with Lana right before he went too see Lois in her apartment. Lana confessed she loved Bizarro and had loved him in ways Clark couldn't imagine. He felt sick and angry but he was surprised to find he was not jealous or envois... Just sad too see what they had become.

"I did what was necessary to preserve your life Kal-El, you were not strong enough to defeat the phantom alone and too stubborn and immature to ask for assistance."

Clark moodily kicked at the console after hearing those insults, but he had no comeback... because it was true.

"If I do this, if I complete my training how can I help them anymore than I can now? I can't save everyone!"

"No you can't my son, but using your training you can try."

Clark sighed; this was it, a time he never thought would come.

"Can I say goodbye to them? Can I make sure Lois is okay?"

"Lois Lane will be awake and alert in a few short hours. But my son maybe it would be best if you stay now and begin immediately, for saying goodbye meant you did not return last time. Instead I will send word to Kara-El that you have commenced training."

He nodded, "Alright."

Lois rubbed groggily at her eyes and felt the tug of a saline drip, "Where am I?"

"Smallville Medical Hospital" Kara replied matter-of-factly smiling down at her, Chloe was sitting in a nearby chair and rushed forward when she heard her cousin's voice.

"What happened?"

Kara bit her lip slightly in concern, "What's the last thing you remember?"

"Umm I went over too the Kent's, to get something... Some papers or something for Mrs. Kent and Lana was there." Lois tried to sit herself up further, "Umm I can't remember much else…"

Quickly Chloe tried to think of an appropriate cover story, "Uhh we think you fell down the stairs on the way down from Martha's room." Kara looked over at Chloe in surprise and then nodded too Lois. "Right, you knocked yourself out pretty bad, luckily Clark found you and brought you here."

The blondes shared a look of relief as Lois appeared to buy the story.

"God, what is this? Like the millionth time I've been KO'd since moving here?"

Chloe let out a giggle, "Just about. Hey you alright here for a moment I'm just going to call Martha and let her know you're awake and back to your usual sarcastic self."

Lois nodded and smiled as she watched her cousin close the door, she turned her attention towards Kara, "So where is your plaid obsessed cousin anyway?"

"Uhh I suppose you have to find out sooner or later..." Kara came closer and sat down on the bed, "Clark's gone… up north." She resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the irony.

"What? Since when? He just left while I was lying in hospital all dying?!" Lois gestured widely around the room.

Trying to stifle a giggle at Lois's melodramatic tone Kara still certainly felt her pain. She was summoned to the fortresses moments ago to be told by Jor-El that Clark wanted to commence his training and that she was left too look after the farm and herself and that she could not return to the fortress until Clark was ready to leave.

Feeling a little miffed that Clark had gone without saying goodbye she returned to the farm to find a note left by Lana… she was leaving Clark to live in Gotham City with her aunt Nell, she said that things just weren't "working out" between them and she needed some space to "find herself again" Kara almost snorted when she read that, Lana had to be the most self-obsessed human she had ever met.

When she called Lois with the news she got Chloe instead and told her thereal reason why Clark was gone. Chloe had told her too come here as soon as she could.

So here she was explaining to one of Clark's closest friends, a person she was sure loved Clark as much, if not more than she did herself, that she had no idea when they'd see him again.

"You weren't exactly dying Lo." She looked away from Lois to the window outside as someone was wheeled past, "He just needed to get away from it all, Lana broke up with him this morning... His mom's not around much anymore, his dads gone and his stuck looking after me. It can't be easy."

Lois felt herself tear up as she watched Kara's face fall, "Hey he didn't leave because of you Kara..." Lois sat up straight and ran a hand down the younger girls' wavy blonde hair, when Kara rolled her eyes Lois said more confidently "He didn't. He told me before you even got here he wanted to go up north for awhile… when he thought Lana was dead. Maybe her breaking up with him was just the motivation he needed. It was about time he got out of here, can you believe his lived here his whole life? I've been here less than three years and it's already driving me crazy!"

Kara smiled and wiped at her eyes, "Hey Lo, do you think maybe you might want too come and stay at the farm on weekends sometimes? Just to hang out?"

Lois returned the smile and hugged the blonde closely.

"Just try and keep me away!"

If it's meant to happen it's gonna happen,

One step at time we find the reasons why..

Okay! Woah finally finished! Thanks for all the comments and feedback its been really fun reading your thought and taking in your advice!