Chapter Seven

Lex stared up into his exact own eyes. Those silver orbs stared back full of hatred.

"You're supposed to be dead." Lex whispered.

"Kal was meant to mourn me and then I would return. He was supposed to treat me the way he does you. Love me unconditionally. I am the one from this world that should be ruling at his side."

"No you shouldn't. You scared Connor so much that he thinks Kal is a monster. You know what is funny you would fit better in my world, and I fit here." Lex chuckled humorously to himself.

"No Lex you are meant to be in our world." Clark said from the door, a dark figure standing beside him.

Clark and Batman slowly walked into the room and around. The knife dug deeper into Lex's next.

"How can all versions of him want you?" Alexander muttered.

"Let us take him back with us and then you have your Kal to yourself."

"No I wouldn't. I would still be second best to him. No matter what happens Kal will always be thinking of him first. If I kill him then you all will know my loss."

"Let him go." Kal's voice boomed from the door.

"How did you…" Alexander laughed. "Bruce told you. He loves you desperately and was always jealous when you showed benevolence to someone else. Kal you never noticed him."

"Bruce is my closest friend and I will always care for him. You can't make someone love you."

Clark heard a faint shuffle behind him and turned to look at Batman. Even though, he couldn't see all of the other man's face, he knew it was an embarrassment by the slight colouring. Clark opened his mouth as he realised what it meant. Bruce Wayne, billionaire playboy by day, Batman by night was in love with him Clark Kent.

Alexander laughed. "Our worlds are so alike aren't they?"

A loud noise comes from outside the room lights up and shakes as the explosion echoes around them. Alexander looks towards the window and smiles. This is the end of the world as they know it. Kal finally sees that his dead lover is distracted. He rips Lex from his doppelgangers arms and throws Alexander to Bruce who grips hold of his arms tightly.

Kal holds Lex tightly against his chest and kisses him. Clark glares at them, jealousy devouring his insides. Kal moves so he can stare at Lex, gently brushing a finger down his cheek.

"You have to go Lex." Kal tells him.

"I'm staying here with you." Lex mutters stubbornly,

"You have to go back to you world. I don't know what is going to happen here. If I survive." Kal places his fingers on Lex's lips to stop him speaking. "I need to know that you are safe that you will look after Connor. Please do this for me. If I do survive and I am able, I will come looking for you."

"I love you Kal. You'd better be back." Lex grabs Kal down into a steamy good bye kiss the both of them desperately trying to show each other their feelings.

Clark moved to take a step forward but Batman grabs hold of his shoulder and shakes his head. He knows that Clark cannot get involved in this. The young man has already lost his Lex to the Kal of this world, and that is something he is going to have to get used to.

Alexander starts to chuckle and they all turn to look at him. "It may not be the revenge I want, but I'll take it."

"What do you mean?" Batman asks him

"Did you wonder how the aliens got past the defences? I told them, I was suddenly going to appear and help you save the world. Then you would love me the way you were meant to, the way you love this replica."

"You did what?" Kal growled as he moved over to him.

Lex grabs his arm. "Don't, he isn't worth it, and we don't have time."

Kal turned and smiled at him. "You mean I don't have time. You're still going Lex." He looks over at his doppelganger, who looks so young and so innocent. His eyes green eyes shining with envy. "Take care of him; take care of both of them. You know, just because Kal is a more uninhibited person and wants to control everything it doesn't mean you lose whom you are wholly. Yes, I am Kal, but I am also still very much Clark. My parents lived a long and happy life on the farm, even after I changed. We became closer because I learnt about whom I was born to be and whom I was raised as. They helped me become the man I am, and yes I rule this world, but they are still free. You are looking at things as if they are black or white. There are many shades of grey."

"I love you Kal." Lex whispered.

"I love you to Lex. Goodbye." With that Kal turned and walked away not before they saw the tears falling from his eyes.

TBC

N/B The next chapter will be the last one.