Lois Joanne Lane: Thank you! The awkwardness was so much fun to write. I'm glad you liked it.

The fallen sky: Oh boy, I think I nearly wet my pants from laughing so hard at you! You are probably the most perverted person I've ever met in my entire life! But it makes me laugh so, what the heck;)

I knew you would be sad about Chlark not finishing what they started; but it's Clark…Clark. Those command cards are wasted on him. I'm sure Jimmy would know what to do with them; but the thought hurts my stomach…and my eyes…and my head…and my…hair.

As for hating Lana's guts again; what are you going to do when I start posting Bring Her To Me? You know Chloe's still going to be sad about her friend dying. Are you going to be mad at her for being so friendly with the girl in the first place?...JK. I know this is all my fault. I shouldn't have made her likable in the first place.

You know, I honestly don't know which one Clark is sorry about. How about we say it was all of the above. That's why there was no room for anyone else to write on her cast.

Daniel1973: Lol. You know, I never understood why Lana never got into trouble for locking Chloe in the freezer.

Katlynne: Lol. That makes complete sense now. It's nice to know you were a Chlarker before. Now I'm not weirded out by seeing you here anymore;)

Kirsty Joy, Madlenita, badkidoh, Jeremy Shane and Emma217: Thanks!

Shonnia22: Lol. Thanks! You're right! Leaving reviews is important. A lot of my ideas come from reviews.

Dizzy78: Thank you! I think Lana wanted the Chlark relationship to die down some; but when it ended so abruptly she found that suspicious.

Angie B: Lol. Of course Clark didn't take advantage of Chloe;)

Hopelessly pessimistic: Thank you! I thought it was kinda fun; the whole innocent backrub turning into a not so innocent incident.

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I should be happy. Chloe is standing in front of me. Right there! I haven't talked to her in weeks. I haven't seen her in weeks.

I called the day after the "incident"; but she didn't answer. Then she sent me a text that literally told me to stay the F-word away from her. I was shocked. I really didn't think we'd done anything worth…I thought we'd still be friends. We're always still friends.

I waited a few days before calling again. I figured she needed just a little time and space; and then she'd be ready to at least talk to me again.

No such luck.

When I called her, her phone didn't have service. I was worried; and I was just milliseconds away from running off to see her when I heard her cousin, Lois, yell "hey Smallville long time no see." She'd just walked into my home as if it was her own. And it had been…for the past three years…off and on again of course. Lois never stays long. It's just as well; I can only take her in spurts anyway.

I listened to her a bit impatiently for about five minutes. I wanted to ask her about Chloe, but true to Lois form, the woman hardly took a second to breathe, let alone pause during our…her conversation.

Something useful did come from the talk with Lois though. I found out that Chloe has a new phone...and a new number…a new number that she didn't give me. That hurt. That hurt a lot; and I just kinda shut down afterward. I literally went days without eating, and nights without sleeping. I just couldn't do those kinds of menial everyday things. They weren't important.

I know it wasn't fair to Lana. I didn't really talk to her; I didn't really smile at her; I barely even looked at her. I could see that I was hurting her; and that's the last thing I want to do considering how many times I've hurt her in the past…considering how many times I made her cry; but I just couldn't help it. Chloe's my best friend; and I screwed up. I messed up so bad that she changed her number. I messed up so bad she didn't want to even see me. No, there was nothing stopping me from seeing her. I could have easily shown up at her apartment and demanded for her to talk to me. And to be honest I nearly did. I was at her apartment door when I heard her talking to Jimmy. I heard her say, "Clark won't be a problem for us anymore," and I left.

Jimmy.

I'd forgotten about him. I always forget about him. Even now; I'm standing in front of Chloe, who has just moved in front of the ringing phone, and Jimmy could be somewhere on Krypton for all I care. It's like he's not here. It's like it's just me and Chloe.

"Clark?"

'Lana.'

I feel guilty; but right now Chloe needs me, not Lana. She could be on Krypton too. It's like it's just me and Chloe.

And that damn phone.

I reach behind her and pick the phone up. I'm not Jimmy. She won't be able to snatch the phone out of my hand.

Just as I get it to my ear she disconnects the call. I really should have thought about the fact that putting the phone on the hook isn't the only way to hang it up; that all she has to do is press the little square disconnecting trigger on the cradle and I'm hearing a dial tone.

I glare at her and clench my teeth together. I don't think I've ever been this angry with her in all our years of friendship.

Before the phone can ring again, I quickly grab both of her wrists, cast and all, in one hand. I don't know how I manage it; but I make it work.

"Uh, guys?"

Jimmy again. I ignore him. So does Chloe.

"Just don't Clark; I can handle this," she whispers so low that even with my superhearing I have to revert to a little lip reading.

I tug on her wrists a little, pulling her closer to me before bending my head forward; "and what exactly is this?" I hiss.

She doesn't answer.

"Uh C.K?"

Jimmy. Again. Doesn't he realize I'm busy!

Because I'm so irritated with her and her boyfriend, my grip tightens on her wrists.

I let go when she gasps out an angry "ow Clark!" Not because I hurt her; but because her phone's ringing. Her cellphone. I already know who it is; and the fact that this person has her new number and I don't…

Angrily, I grab the phone out of her back pocket.

She widens her eyes at me before yelling "Clark!" and grabbing for her phone.

Like I'm gonna let her have it.

I answer the phone with an authoritative "Who is this?"

"Clark Kent." I frown at the voice on the other end; it's more than obvious it's been disguised with some type of voice modifier. "I wanted to talk to your girlfriend; not you."

"You leave Lana out of this!" I exclaim while looking around myself wildly. He's probably somewhere close by, watching; he has to be if he knows Lana's here.

"Lana?" the voice scoffs. "Who said anything about Lana Lang? I want to talk to Chloe."

I freeze. Lana is my girlfriend. Why would someone say that…think that Chloe…

I turn back around and face Chloe as some pieces start to fall into place. Whoever is on the other end of this phone must've seen us together that night. He must've said something to her…threatened her in some kind of way…maybe even told her to stay away from me. That would explain why she's wanted nothing to do with me for weeks.

In the background, I can hear Lana and Jimmy simultaneously ask me what's going on; but again, it's just me and Chloe.

I hold the phone out to her. When she reaches for it, I snatch the phone back and hold her hands down. I know her. She would've hung up as soon as she got a hold of it.

I press the phone up to her ear.

She shakes her head.

"Talk to him," I tell her.

She shakes her head again; her eyes going wide. I realize she's afraid; and it makes me even angrier than I was before. She shouldn't ever be afraid of anyone; especially when I'm standing right here.

I take a deep breath and quickly change my whole persona. All anger I was feeling toward her is gone from my face and buried beneath the surface. My facial expression is the epitome of the concerned best friend.

"Chloe," I plead. "Talk to him."

She waits a few seconds before relenting and letting out a quiet "Hello?"

I tune in and hear the voice say "I warned you," then he hangs up..

"What's going on?" Jimmy asks impatiently when I pocket Chloe's phone and tell her I need to speak with her privately.

I walk past him without saying a word and expecting Chloe to follow me so that I can "talk" to her. Really, I'm going to yell at her for a very long time; then I'm going to get rid of the voice for her; then I'm going to yell at her some more.

"Hold on C.K," Jimmy says with a bite of irritation in his voice before placing a hand on my shoulder.

I shrug his hand off and glare down at him.

"I…" Jimmy turns a little and faces Lana. "We have the right to know what's going on. If Chloe's in some kind of trouble we should call the police. Right Lana?"

I watch many expressions flicker across Lana's face. Sure, she wants to know what's going on too; but she knows about my abilities. She knows that I can protect Chloe better than a thousand police officers; and I'd be willing to show Jimmy right now to get him off of my back. In fact, it's starting to sound like a very good idea right now.

"Down boy."

I turn around at Chloe's whispered words and nearly smile. I'm sure I'm the only one who's heard them. She could probably tell how close I was to losing my patience with her boyfriend.

I watch her pack her purse quickly. Then she walks up to Jimmy with a very heavy sigh.

"Jimmy," she starts off nervously. "I'm not in any danger."

Jimmy starts to protest with a doubtful "but", but Chloe interrupts him.

"I know who was calling…and so does Clark."

I nearly tell her that I don't; but she's giving me the 'don't be an idiot' look and for the first time I listen and I keep my mouth shut.

"It was…" she sighs heavily before, "I cheated on you…it was a one night thing but he didn't want it to end. When I told him that it was a mistake, he told me he was going to tell you what happened if I didn't…" She clears her throat; obviously unable to say out loud what he wanted her to do again. At least that's the way it looks; and if I didn't know the truth, I would have believed every word she just said. "I'm really sorry Jimmy. You deserve so much better than this…than me."

Lana's jaw drops. I work mine from side to side. Jimmy is the only one to speak.

"Who…who was…is he?"

"Does it really matter Jimmy? I know you probably could care less right now; but now you know I'm not in danger. I was being blackmailed; and now that you know, he has nothing to hold over my head."

Then she turns her attention on me.

"I'm really sorry for putting you through this Clark. I know you don't approve of what I did; but you kept my secret for me anyway. I know it was eating you up inside and the fact that you still kept it to yourself…you're a really good friend."

Then she walks away.

I just stand there and watch her go; too shocked to move. She just lied; well, she lies a lot to protect me; but she just…the lie she told just ended her relationship with Jimmy. Not only that; but she'd just provided Lana with a legitimate excuse for why I'd been acting the way I have for the past two weeks.

I can't let her do that. I can't let her give up something like that for me. I'm going after her.

As soon as I hear her walk out of the Daily Planet, I tell Lana and Jimmy that I have to use the bathroom.

When I don't come back immediately, Lana will know that I've supersped away. Jimmy, well, I don't care what Jimmy thinks. I'm slightly irritated with him. How could he be Chloe's boyfriend and not know what was going on? That some creep was calling her…and scaring her?

Probably the same way I didn't know what was going on if I'm completely honest with myself. Chloe might not have wanted to see me; but there was nothing stopping me from watching over her. I should've been protecting her…whether she wanted me or not.

Chloe's a few steps away from her car when I spot her. That's good. I look around quickly before running up to her and speeding her away. There were people around; but no one was watching. I took her on the off chance that no one would suddenly have the urge to suddenly look her way.

When I set her down, she wobbles a bit before looking around herself; then she frowns as she takes in her surroundings. I don't blame her for being a little confused. One second she's in a parking lot next to her car; and the next she's in a barn nearly two hundred miles away.

"Clark!" She yells when she finally realizes what's happened.

She looks like she about to yell a lot more; but she doesn't get the chance because my mouth is suddenly on hers.

It's an accident. Really. I didn't mean to do it. What I meant to do was yell at her for keeping such a huge secret from me; and for making me worry about her. But…something just went…wrong. That's all.

Chloe pushes at my chest.

It's a good idea. I should stop kissing her. I should take a step back.

But I don't. I do the complete opposite instead; I take a step closer and try my best to deepen the kiss. It's a really hard task. First, my brain is screaming at me; asking me why the hell I'm kissing Chloe and telling me to stop…now. And second; she's so stubborn. She keeps her mouth closed, refusing me access to her.

I work on her bottom lip; using my top lip to try and separate her stubborn pressed together lips.

Once I'm in, I'm in. She stops fighting and kisses me back.

God I've missed her.

Suddenly I'm reminded of why I've had to miss her in the first place. She avoided me for weeks; trying to handle a stalking creep on her own!

I quickly get very angry with her; and my kisses begin to get a little aggressive. That's when she snatches away from me and yells, "What the hell are you doing!"

I turn the tables on her.

"Me? I was worried sick about you. I haven't seen you, my best friend, in two weeks! You got a new phone; changed your phone number…And then when I do see you; you've got a dangerous...stalker stalking you and you didn't tell me about him! How could you possibly think I'd be okay with that?"

She stares at me with her mouth hanging open; like she can't believe I just put the blame on her.

She doesn't stay quiet for long before she's yelling at me again.

"If you were so worried about me, you could've stopped by to see me! Nobody was stopping you! Nobody can stop you Clark!"

"Yeah, because getting a text message from you that says stay the fuck away from me was such an inviting invitation!"

She hesitates before answering again. I imagine I must've startled her when I dropped the F bomb, but that's what she sent to me. And I'm an adult now. I can't portray myself as one if I say "the f word" instead of fuck. She won't take me seriously; and I'm more than serious right now.

"I never sent you a text Clark! My phone was stolen. I had to get a new one!"

"Did you have to change your number too?"

"There. Was. A. Stalker. Calling me! Of course I changed my number!"

"But you didn't think to give it to me? The new number?"

She goes quiet again. I've made a point.

Just as I'm starting to feel smug about it, I feel something else; something bad…and painful. I drop down to my knees as I start to feel the effects of kryptonite. It's somewhere nearby; and it's getting closer. I grab my stomach and end up lying on my side, curling slightly.

"Clark!" Chloe yells as she falls to her knees beside me. "Clark? What is it?"

"I warned you."

I stiffen when I hear someone who isn't Chloe say the same thing the voice did before hanging up on her. The only problem is…it's a woman's voice; and not just any woman's voice. I recognize that voice.

"Alicia?" Chloe gasps.

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A/N: So, obviously for the purpose of this fic, Alicia was never released in season four and her "Pariah" death never happened. I would've told ya before; but then you would've known who was stalking Chloe. That wouldn't be much fun;)

Next post will be Friday, December 17th .

Also, I wanted to do a Chlark Christmas fic for you guys; but I just need you to answer one question before I start it. What rating do you want? K, K+, T, or M

If you don't want everyone to know you're a perv ;) then you can private message me the rating you want, if you want. If you're The Fallen Sky, You can only vote once. We all know what rating you want honey;)

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