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A/N: Alright, I have a breathing moment so I figured I'd spend it updating my stories. You guys wanted your fix and I'm giving it to you. ;) I apologize for the shortness of this chapter, but I figure I make it up by posting 2 stories at once... I hope it makes up for it! ;)
Anyway, I'm pretty sure the next time I'll update will again be on Tuesday... or if I work on my homework in a timely manner and I don't have anything else to do, who knows, I may update sooner... ;)
Alright! Enough with the griping... here's the next chapter to Invisible... :D
NEW A/N: Edited 10/16/2017 - Please still enjoy!
Chapter 3
"Clark?" Chloe placed her hand on his shoulder. Lois turned around at Chloe's entrance. Clark had fallen asleep. The light streaming in Lois' window had now turned into a starry night.
"Chloe? What are you doing back?" Clark sat up.
"You fell asleep, Clark," Chloe explained, "I was going to come by one more time to visit before visiting hours were over and I noticed you were still here."
"Oh," Clark sniffed and wiped his hand under his eyes.
"You all right, Clark?" Chloe was concerned. She didn't see Clark cry too often.
"Yeah… Yeah, I'm fine, Chloe," Clark nodded after taking a breath.
"Do you need to talk?" Chloe lowered her head a little to look into Clark's eyes. He had his head bowed.
"I think I'm fine for right now, Chloe. Thanks," Clark nodded.
"I don't understand why I'm still invisible," Lois shook her head.
"Your journey isn't over quite yet," Ella said from behind her.
"But I heard how Clark feels about me… we love each other," Lois shrugged with a small happy laugh. She started tearing up again, "Why aren't I back to normal?"
"More things have to come to light," Jonathan came up behind Ella, "You're going to help Clark with something."
"How can I help him if I can't touch him? He can't see or hear me," Lois didn't understand. She looked back to Clark where Chloe seemed to be giving him a pep talk. She couldn't hear them. It was like they were on mute.
"I can't really explain it…" Jonathan started.
"Try," Lois barked and then looked apologetic at the elder Kent, "Sorry."
"You'll be able to help Clark with something that will in turn help the world," Ella stepped in for Jonathan.
"What does Clark have to do with the world? Is it a story he'll be working on?" Lois asked.
"You and Clark are very important in the world to come and it's better if what Clark needs to do is accomplished sooner by you helping him," Jonathan tried to explain as cryptically as he could.
"Mr. Kent, you were never this cryptic when you were alive," Lois shook her head in frustration.
"Just… trust your gut. You'll know what to do when the time comes," Ella told her with a smile and a nod.
Once again Jonathan and Ella faded away before Lois could ask anything else.
"I hate it when my own advice is thrown back at me. Could this get any more irritating?"
"Do you want a lift to the farm or do you want to go solo?" Chloe asked just as Lois reverted her attention back to them.
"Actually… I was wondering if you could drop me off at Lois' apartment?" Clark replied. Taken aback at first, Chloe simply smiled and nodded. She knew he wanted to be close to Lois if he couldn't be with her at the hospital. Clark and Chloe left Lois' hospital room as Clark cast one more glance at Lois' still form while the invisible Lois was right behind them.
~L&C~
Lois' apartment seemed duller than it had when he was there earlier. He stood in the doorway and looked across her living room. Some books and magazines were strewn everywhere and there was a half-melted tub of rocky road ice cream on the corner of her coffee table.
"Clark?" Chloe took Clark out of his trance, "You know Lois is going to be okay, right?"
"Yeah," Clark replied and attempted a half-smile, "I know, Chloe… thanks for the lift over here. I didn't feel much like running."
"No problem," Chloe smiled and patted Clark on the back for support, "I'll see you tomorrow."
She shut the door behind her leaving Clark in the apartment alone with Lois.
"This is really sweet of you to stay here, Smallville," Lois said as if Clark could hear her.
"Lois," Clark half laughed when he saw that there was still a spoon inside the half-melted tub of rocky road ice cream, "I think this can go back in the freezer."
"Cleaning up for me, huh Smallville?" Lois laughed as she followed him into her kitchen.
"Wild Cherry ice cream?" Clark asked when he put the other tub back into the freezer, "I wonder if she's trying to drop some subtle hints."
"I didn't think you were going to be in my freezer, Smallville… but thanks for the credit," Lois replied with a laugh.
Clark closed the freezer door and slowly walked to her bedroom. He reached out his hand to the door handle and just kept it there for a minute.
Lois watched him freeze. She let out a sigh, "I'm sorry, Clark."
Clark let out an audible breath and twisted the door handle, opening it and walking into her room. Just as when he had walked through her apartment door, her bedroom seemed duller than that morning because Lois wasn't there. He sat on the edge of her bed, turned his head for a moment and next to the now stale bear claw and cold coffee, the picture on her nightstand caught his eye.
"Dad must've made a copy for you," Clark took the frame into his hands.
"Yeah, I asked him to," Lois sat on the bed next to Clark, "It's my favorite."
She'd go insane if she didn't talk to him as if he could hear her, so she decided to do just that.
"I wish I knew what's happening to you," Clark sighed. He set the picture back down, "I hope Ollie's neurologist figures this out."
"Somehow I doubt it, Clark," Lois said, "Any idea what it is that I have to help you with to help the world?"
Clark of course didn't hear her and got up from her bed to go back into the living room. Lois followed him. He took a seat on Lois' couch just as a knock came to her door.
Furrowing his eyebrows at who could possibly be coming to Lois' apartment at this hour, Clark got up to answer the door. Maybe it was Chloe checking up on him again. He really didn't need her to keep doing that. Clark opened the door.
"Oliver."
TBC
Again... don't kill me for the shortness... *ducks*
Chapter 4 is longer, I promise... ;) It's not super long, but it's longer than this one. ;)
I hope the fact that I'm posting 2 stories at once with ANISC having longer chapters makes up for it. ;) 8-)
Keep those reviews coming! You know they fuel me... I need a little help for brainstorming for another possible S9 story, so keep those reviews flowing! :D 8-)
Clois Forever! :D :)
NEW A/N: 10/16/2017 – Please still leave a review if you can. I still enjoy reading them. It's nice to know that this story is still being read. :)
