Title: # 4 Partners

Clark Sided

Rated: T

A/N: Thank you to my lovely beta; Mistakes are still my own.

"Alright Class, I'm going to be assigning you a partner for the astronomy project, alphabetically." Mr. Jones called from the front of the classroom. "…Kent and Lane. Lang and Mace…."

Clark all but fell over when Mr. Jones called off his partner. Of all the schools, and all the states, and all the cousins, and all the students, I get partnered with Lane!

Lois smirked in her seat, Well at least I'm getting an A, Smallville has that nerdy telescope in his loft.

"Join with your groups now and start getting to work," Mr. Jones said as he watched the students shuffle around the room finding their partners.

"Alright Smallville, you can do all the heavy lifting and I'll present it. Because let's face it; I'm the one with charm in this group, and no one can resist this face."

"I'm not doing all the work, we'll spilt it." He said as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"Fine… We will work on it tonight in the barn, after you get done playing with your balls." She smiled wickedly at him as she grabbed her backpack and left the room with the bell.

Clark slumped in his seat as he watched her prance away.

"YES!"

"NO!"

"YE-ES!"

"N. O."

"Smallville! Costumes will give us an A for sure!"

"I'm not dressing up as Hercules!" She opened her mouth and he added, "Or anything else for that matter!"

"Come on! It will spice things up. Our project is on constellations, what can possibly be a better idea than dressing up as one of them?"

"How about just putting in the work, so it's A quality?"

"Where's the fun in that?"

"Learning something new?"

"How is it possible for you to be the starting quarterback when you say things like that?"

He glared at her, "Can we just finish the project?"

"Alright. You have overview of constellations, and I have the Greek mythology and history. Then you'll finish with the importance they play today." Lois said as she looked over her notes sitting in her lap. Glancing up at him, she added, "Why don't we work on our separate parts, and then we will combine our research and finish it tomorrow?"

He pursed his lips and then nodded. "Sounds good." He turned to his textbook and started reading when he looked up, distracted by Lois mumbling humming. He observed her as she mouthed words, mumbling softly with her headphones in as she took notes on the couch a few feet from where he was sitting on the floor. He chuckled at her; he had no idea how she studied like that. She looked up for a moment to see him laughing at her. He coughed nervously and diverted his eyes from her as she arched her eyebrow at him questionably. She smirked at his cowardly ways.

Clark blushed as he walked towards the front of the room, glaring at Lana and Chloe as they hooted and whistled at Clark as he walked past them.

"I can't believe you talked me into this, Lois!" He whispered angrily at her.

She punched his shoulder, "Relax Smallville, it's not like it's revealing."

"I feel ridiculous."

"It's all about selling it. Now let's give them our show." She winked at him.

Lana leaned over to Chloe and whispered into her ear, "Are you sure they aren't dating?"

Chloe was about to answer when she was cut off by Lois.

"As you can see, me and Sma- Clark," She smiled at the class, "are dressed up as constellations. Clark is the heroic Hercules and I'm Virgo the virgin."

Chloe smirked, virgin, she laughed inwardly. Lois saw her cousin's smirk and lost track of where she was. Clark smiled at Lois and picked up where Lois left off.

"Wonderful work you too. You have great chemistry together when you present; you would make great partners at anything you do. A+." Mr. Jones smiled at them as he handed them their rubric back.

"Ha! That's the last time I ever working on a project with Smallville." She smiled back at Mr. Jones

"Thanks Mr. Jones, but I have to go get out of this costume. It's really uncomfortable," Clark said stiffly, Lois rolled her eyes at him.

"Of course you're uncomfortable; it isn't flannel." She punched his shoulder as they walked out of the room.

Mr. Jones chuckled and shook his head as Clark and Lois left the room.