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CHAPTER FOUR: THE DIFFERENCE
Clark drove his truck up the same drive way he had drove on nearly a thousand times and parked it next to Lucy's SUV. He exited the truck and began going over his story in is mind again. By now he knew exactly what he was going to say and he anticipated what Lois would.
He opened the front door and entered the house. It didn't take long for the questions to start.
"So where are all these super important tractor parts"? Lois asked from inside the kitchen. Clark slowly took off his jacket and hung it next to the door and turned back around to see Lois emerged from the kitchen with an egger look on her face.
"They were all out of the parts I needed. I'm sorry it took so long" Clark said.
"So we did you take so long"? She looked up at the clock and continued. "I mean you were gone for an hour. What were you doing"?
Clark was ready for this. He had anticipated that Lois would say those exact words and he was hoping the answers he had found out would help keep Lois calm. "Well after I found out that there was nothing for me to pick up at the hardware store I started heading home. On the way back I passed the library and I decided to try and get some answers to our problem. I stopped and looked used the internet to look up James Gordon. Eventually I found his office number and I had a conversation with him" Clark finished with a proud look on his face.
Lois had a look of disbelief "And……" she said wanting to know what the conversation was about.
Clark proceeded to tell her everything he could about the conversation he had just had about twenty minutes ago. He made sure to infusive the part about how secretive they were going to be. After he was done Lois was just glad things were starting to make since.
"From what I can tell Gordon seems to be a good…….." he started to say.
"Cop" she finished for him. "He has no recorded, but he has a wife, kids……" Clark gave her a puzzled look. "I had Chloe run a back round check"
Clark nodded and a long pause filled the room. He looked over at the empty couch and asked "Where's Lucy"?
"Taking a shower" Lois said simply, but she soon found a way to break the seriousness that had plagued them all day. "And please don't get any ideas"
"If I remember correctly you were the one who likes to walk in on people taking showers" Clark said and threw himself down on the couch playfully.
"Well she's not going to be in there for ever like someone I know" She said and took a seat next to him.
The humor was something they both appreciated, but being so close to each other brought back memories of the morning. It wasn't like neither of them hadn't thought about being more then friends, the simple fact that they were opposite genders was enough to do that, it was just that she was Lois and he was Clark, friends and nothing more.
Besides they had both promised them self's that they would figure this out after the situation was handled. They had nothing else to talk about so they both stared off into space in opposite directions.
"Hey" Lucy's voice rang from behind them. They both turned there heads to see Lucy with wet hair and new cloths on. Thank God they both thought, glad that she had saved them from there newly found awkwardness.
Clark got up from the couch and let Lucy take his place. He stood behind them and tried his best to forget any thing that didn't have to do with Lucy's problem. Lois made sure to do the same thing. After Lucy had been fully informed about the situation Lois asked "Do you want to do it"?
The question made Clark realize that he hadn't even considered if Lucy wanted to do it. He knew things would become increasingly difficult if she didn't.
"Well, it's the right thing to do right"?
"It's your choice to make. We can't do it for you" Lois said unapologetically. Clark wanted to say something to lighten the blow, but he felt like it wasn't his place to interfere.
"I want to do it" she said after along pause.
"Ok…." Lois said and held her sisters hands in hers. She was relived that her little sister was going to make the right choice. Maybe I didn't fall completely she thought.
After she said it there was along unbearable pause. Clark knew that the silents must have been killing both of them and he decided to end it. So with the must enthusiastic voice he could possible have at the moment he called out "Who's hungry"?
Clark stared off into the distance with is head against the window. It had started to rain and he watched as the water began to collect in puddles on the ground. Time seemed to be going slowly and ever drop seemed to the ticking of a clock getting closer to something he can't fully control.
"Weight of the world on your shoulders"? An unfamiliar voice asked.
He looked around and saw the waitress poring him another cup of coffee with a polite smile on her face. "Sort of, thanks"
She nodded her head and went back to work. Clark looked over at the two empty seats across from him. Why do girls always have to go to the bathroom in groups? He thought.
He took a long drink of his coffee and placed it back on the table. "So we ready to go, or what"? Lois said as she walked up to the table with Lucy not far behind.
"Yeah" he said and put ten dollars on the table.
The car ride home was quiet to say the least. Lois demanded that they go in her car and not waiting any more tension between them Clark reluctantly agreed. The fact that he could barley fit into the unbelievably small back seat wasn't making him any happier.
Meanwhile Lois watched the road ahead with as much care has she could remember ever doing. During the lunch conversation they determined that they would leave tomorrow and should get there with a day to spear.
Threw out the entire conversation Lois thought about what there journey would be like. All she could see was her and Clark ending up in a bad situation after the other and it distracting them both from what they should be thinking about.
"Smallville, I've been thinking" she said looking at him throw her rear view mirror.
"Never a good thing" he said looking at the floor board.
"Well, basically I don't think you should come with us" she said trying to make it sound as casual as possible.
"What"? Lucy said with shock on her face. Lois looked at her and gave her a look saying 'this doesn't concern you'. She turned back to look at he mirror and saw Clark's steel blue eyes staring back at her. She had seen that look before. Damn it's him 'the most self confident guy I know' she thought remembering her own words.
"Don't look at me that way. This isn't your battle to win. I don't want you involved" She said looking ahead at the road because she couldn't bear to look at him any more.
Clark took a moment to think about what she said and replied. "I'm already involved Lois. Wither you want me to or not I'm going. Even if I have to run after you" he said and laughed a little at the irony of his last statement.
She knew all to well that Clark was the kind of person who was foolish, or rather unbelievably brave enough to get themselves in to bad situations to help people. Most of the time it was complete strangers, but this time a friend of his was involved and she started to see there was no point in starting this argument.
"I shouldn't have said anything, should I"? Lois asked herself and turned back to the mirror.
Meanwhile Lucy thought it was best to stay out of the conversation. She had only seen them interact with each other a few times and even she knew that thins were some how different.
"No probably not, but…" Clark said looking out his window.
"But what"? Lois asked clearly getting annoyed.
Now Clark saw a way to relive the tension. "Oh gee wiz Lois I just value your opinion so much" he said sarcastically.
"Oh I swear to god when we get out of this car I'm going to smack you in the head" Lois said tightening her grip on the steering wheel. For some reason him saying that made her unbelievably irritated.
"I look forward to it"
"Good cause here we are" she said and turned the car up the Kent farm drive way.
Chloe sat at the kitchen table typing on her lap top. Now that she knew everything that was happing at the Kent farm she knew she had to go there and play peace maker. On the way she had formed her own theory about what was happing with Lois.
She wanted him to stay and help her, but of course Lois Lane doesn't want or need any body. That's why she's freaking out her mind continued to think until the kitchen door opened.
"If you weren't so fast you'd be died"! Lois yelled almost out of breath as she held open the door. Lucy sheepishly made her past her and noticed that Chloe was there.
They both mouthed the word 'hey' because Lois was still yelling at Clark and they knew neither of them could hope to match her voice. Then they embraced in a warm hug. It was the nicest welcome Lucy had gotten since she arrived.
"Yeah you better run to your little…club house" Lois said and slammed the door.
"Your back" Chloe said in a cheerful voice.
"And you're here" Lois said surprised.
"Yeah, well the Daily Planet decided that it was ok to unlock my chain for today and I thought with some many things going on over here, I should stop by and see how everyone is doing. Plus I wanted to say hey to my little cousin"
It was at that moment Chloe noticed that both of there cloths were wet, especially Lois. "So I take it it's raining outside"
"You just noticed that the world is practically ending out there"? Lois asked taking a seat at the table.
Chloe looked at the window and saw that it was covered with rain. She guessed that being consumed in her thoughts made the rest of the world disappear.
The three of them talked for a bet and Chloe got a good picture of what was going to happen. After a while she began to wonder where Clark was.
"Where's…" she started to say.
"In the barn" Lois interrupted.
"Yeah she chased him there" Lucy added.
Lois looked at her sister and pointed an accusing finger at her. "He forced me. I told him I was going to do it, but no he couldn't take it like a man. He had to run".
With the Lois' return to relative normalcy Chloe determined that she had gotten over her problems with Clark. At least for now.
But her curiosity about what Clark was thinking about at the moment was enough to make her brave the storm out side and she politely excused herself and did so.
-Gotham City
Falcone sat at the same table he sat at everyday and wondered what he was going to have for lunch that day.
Two men entered the restaurant and made there way to his table. As was custom they were both stopped and padded down in search of any weapons. After they were done they both took seats directly across from him.
"Morning gentlemen" Falcone said without looking from his menu "I hope you are the barriers of good news" he said and looked at them both.
He recognized the older man to his left. He was wearing a red button up shirt with a brown dress coat that matched his pants. Not to mention Falcone was starting to get annoyed by how sure of himself he looked.
The man next to him was much younger, no older then twenty one. It was obvious to all that he was extremely nervous. The exact opposite of the older man, but they were wearing almost the same things except he had a blue shirt and a black jacket.
"Well I guess it would depend on your definition of good news. The cops got Parker" the older man said not changing his smug expression.
"Well how the hell did that happen Frank"? Falcone asked angrily.
"From what I know they now have a star witness in there case on him and the judge gave them an arrest warrant. The trial is in six days" Frank said. His expression and tone had grown more respectful but he still was trying his best not to seem affected by Falcone's angry out burst.
"I own the cops in this town. How the hell didn't I know about this"?
"Well apparently you don't have the whole set" Frank said sarcastically. The men next to Frank almost had a heart attack when he herd he say it. He turned back to Falcone and excepted to see a gun in his hand, but he had a very calm look on his face.
"Well what do you know"? He said and eased back in his seat.
"I know the girl's name is Lucy Lane and that more then likely she's no where near Gotham" he said proudly as if he had won something.
"Ok, that means where have to find a way to watch the roads into the city" Falcone said as a waitress put a glass of tea in front of him and left swiftly.
"Oh come on. We already have guys working the airports. How many much trouble are you willing to go throw just to get him off the hook? Parker is nobody. If he's gone there will be no difference" Frank said with all the confidents he could possible have.
In one swift motion Frank had the barrel of a gun in is face. It surprised everyone in the room that a man Falcone's age could move that fast.
"The difference will be that the cops that I don't own would have beaten me. No matter how small the defeat I still would have lost. I have to prove that this is and will always be my town" Falcone said coldly and pulled the trigger.
The silent's that had filled the room was broken by two things. The sound of thunder the shoot made and the scream of the man next to it.
Both men that will still alive at the table were now splintered with blood. Falcone slowly got up and let out a sigh. "Come on kid stand up what's your name"? He said and motioned for him to stand.
He did his best not to seem afraid and muttered "Ricky" while starring at the floor.
Falcone grabbed his chin and pulled it up "Ricky huh" he said and forced him to look at the now lifeless body next to him.
"I want you to tell everyone that that's what happens when you don't pay attention. Now I want you and your guys to find this girl alright"
With a small nod Falcone let go of him and without hesitation he ran out of the restaurant.
Falcone looked at his men next to him and said "Take care of it" he took one last look at what was left of Frank and muttered under his breath "So much for lunch"
TBC.
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