A/N: Hey everyone... last time was th Clois snack, so now comes the salad ;) :) Alright everyone... enjoy Chapter 6! :D

Previously...

"Is this a date?," Clark asked, stopping Lois in her tracks.

Chapter 6

"Uh… I don't know… do you want it to be?," Lois asked hesitantly.

"Not if you don't want it to be," Clark replied. "I mean… if this is a date, then I want to do it right… I'd have to stop off and buy you some flowers."

"Why don't we just say that this is a trial date… or a practice date," Lois suggested to try and ease the tension.

"Sounds good to me… we don't want to rush into anything," Clark agreed. In the back of his mind, he could hear a small voice yelling at him, "Rush into anything?! You've known this woman for five freaking years… if anything you should be popping the question, already!"

Little did he know, that in the back of Lois' mind, a similar voice was berating her, "A practice date?! What kind of a crackpot thing is that to say to the guy? He's Clark Kent for Pete's sake! You know he'd make the perfect boyfriend… and maybe one day a perfect husband! Sigh, I'm gonna drive myself insane."

While these little voices were buzzing around Clark and Lois' heads, they ended up in Metropolis City Park, "How about we just talk under this tree? We could get to know each other better," Clark suggested and then he added in his head, scolding himself once again, "Boy that sounded like some cheesy pick-up line… Note to Self: stop being such an idiot."

"Good idea, Smallville. What do you want to talk about? The past? The future?," Lois replied, sitting down in the shade and Clark did the same. Then she mentally scolded herself again just as Clark did, "The future?! Why don't you just outright ask the guy to marry you? Why is this so difficult? It's only Smallville… maybe that's why it's so hard… I think he might be the one."

"I think we can just talk about whatever you want, Lois. You know, just say whatever comes to mind," Clark started. They both started looking all around but at each other. For someone who hates uncomfortable silences, she sure wasn't doing anything to prevent one from happening.

"How about we each reveal something that we don't know about one another?," Lois tried, "But after the whole ET thing, I don't know if that's possible."

"You never know, Lois… I may surprise you," Clark answered, bewitching her with one of his mega-watt Kent smiles. She gave a small smile in return, grateful to get back into their usual banter. Clark simply smiled back, also grateful they were able to slip back into their comfort zone, but at the same time starting something new.

"Alright then, Smallville… this might be a little out there, but I've been wondering if you have any memories of what your birth parents were like? I know you weren't that old during the meteor shower and my guess is that your planet wasn't exactly close…," Lois started, then blushed, "I'm sorry, I'm rambling."

"No, it's okay, Lois. I know what you're trying to say. As a matter of fact, I do remember a little bit, but only flashes. My mom told me that my first word was, 'Lara'… later I found out that that was my biological mother's name. I guess she stayed with me that way," Clark replied, amused a little at Lois being a little uncomfortable, "It took me three years to get to Earth. My parents… the Kents are the only ones I know, really."

"So why did your biological parents send you to Earth?," Lois asked. Thankfully Lois and Clark were all alone by the giant oak tree with the exception of a few birds, so there was no danger of anyone overhearing their conversation.

"To save me," Clark started. He brought his knees up, leaned forward, and placed his arms on his knees, finding a comfortable position. Lois tilted her head in interest as Clark continued, "It wasn't a pleasure trip, Lois. They sent me to Earth to both save me and this planet. Krypton's gone, Lois. Kara and I are all that's left, actually."

"You mean to tell me, that you're entire planet is gone?," Lois asked, not quite believing that an entire civilization could exist and perish without anyone knowing. Clark simply nodded and Lois leaned on his shoulder as means of support, "I felt alone a lot growing up… especially after my mom died when I was six."

"Tell me about her," Clark replied, wrapping his arm around her. They now shifted positions, Clark laying against the bark of the tree, legs stretched out in front of him, and Lois still leaning on his shoulder, they now looked as if they were cuddling – which in fact, that was exactly what they were doing.

"She was great, you'd love her, and I'm sure she'd love you," Lois started, her face lighting up at the thought of her mom, "My dad used to tell me that I was the spitting image of her, maybe that's why he was so hard on me… he was afraid of losing me too. Lucy looks more like my dad. I wish you could have met her."

"I wish you could've met mine…," Clark started. "This may sound out there, but I got to meet her."

"What'd you do go back in time and go to your planet before it was destroyed?," Lois asked sarcastically, and then internally winced at how ridiculous that sounded.

"Yeah, but not for that reason," Clark replied, knowing that the fact he time traveled would rile Lois up, but that conversation would be better off for another day, "Some technology from my planet made it possible to meet her and I'll just leave it at that for right now."

"So I guess there really is intelligent life out there," Lois teased, nudging Clark in the shoulder, "You know, it figures that it would take someone from literally out of this world to sweep me off my feet."

"I swept Lois Lane off her feet?," Clark asked looking down at Lois, in a teasing manner.

"Don't let that go to your big ol' head of yours, Smallville… hm," Lois replied and then stopped.

"What?," Clark asked intrigued.

"Maybe I should stop calling you, Smallville. After everything, I'm sure you can do, that name probably doesn't describe you," Lois replied, sitting up.

"I don't know… it's really grown on me," Clark replied, "You know, one day when you were off on assignment without me, Chloe told me that I was going through "Lois withdrawal", and she tried to call me 'Smallville' to cheer me up… it didn't sound right for that name to come out of anyone's mouth but yours."

"Chloe called you Smallville? I'll have to talk to her about that, that name is mine," Lois replied, putting her arm around him. Then it struck her what he actually said, "You were having 'Lois withdrawal'?"

"Yeah… it's what Chloe calls it when I start what she says is 'moping around' when you aren't with me," Clark confessed. "The truth is, Lois, you've really grown on me. I guess I'm at my best when you're near me, it's almost as if you give me a boost of energy."

"Aww… who would've thought you'd be such a romantic, Clark?," Lois answered, tilting her head to the side, while Clark continued to look sheepish. "Sigh… enough with the sappiness, I'm glad we got that out on this practice date… how about we play a game or something?"

"Yeah… okay," Clark replied, sitting up. He knew Lois could only take so much of the lovey-dovey stuff. She truly is one of a kind.

"You know, I didn't mean anything by the 'sappiness' right? I mean, I know you like that stuff, but…," Lois started but Clark cut her off, "Lois, it's okay… I didn't mean to come off as sappy, that's just me. I know you can only take so much of it. I know underneath that tough exterior, you've got a soft side."

"Soft side, huh? Says who?," Lois asked sarcastically, folding her arms and made an attempt to look tough. At Clark's incredulous gaze, she smiled and let out a small laugh, letting her tough façade break down, "Yeah… but you are among those privileged that get to see it."

"I feel honored," Clark replied, putting his hand on his chest with another mega-watt smile. She knew he was teasing and vice versa, "Well… if we had some cards we could play something."

Thankful for him finally changing the subject off of her softer-side, she replied, "So why don't you go run and get some, Speedy Gonzalez?"

Clark simply smiled and before Lois could blink he already had a deck of cards in his hand, "So what card game do you want to play?"

"How'd you do that so fast? I figured I'd at least feel a gust of wind or something," Lois replied, pointing to the deck in his hand.

"I can go pretty fast when I want to, Lois without any gusts of wind. I've been practicing, after all of Chloe's complaints of my breezy entrances," Clark replied, taking the cards out and began to shuffle, "You know, believe it or not… Bart is actually faster than me."

"Really? I just thought he was being cocky," Lois replied, taking the cards from Clark's hand so she could deal. They had yet to decide what game they were going to play, but whatever it was, she was going to deal.

"Yeah, he likes to rub it in a lot," Clark replied taking in the cards, she was dealing him, "Uh, Lois what card game are we playing?"

"I thought we could play a game that matches your intelligence level," Lois started, a teasing smile on her lips. Clark knew what was coming, he started to glare at her when she finished, "So we're playing Go Fish."

"Very funny, Lois," Clark replied. He took a short pause after glaring at her and then asked, "Got any twos?"

A/N: I hope that was good enough for right now, I'll post Chapter 7, part of the 'main course' whenever I get the chance after homework and such :) Please review! They mean the world to me!! After this there are only 2 more chapters and an Epilogue left of this story! :) :)

Clois Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)