Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Man of Steel. I only own this fan fiction and my OC characters.


Clark's P.O.V.

"I take it you're asking her out on a date?" Mom asked with smug grin on her face and I felt the heat rise up my cheeks.

"No! We're going to get together and catch up. No dating," I exclaimed, but now that I thought about it…I can't believe I just asked her out on a date without even realizing it! Mom sighed in exasperation and looked at me sternly.

"Well, you should before someone else does," Mom shot back haughtily and I froze for a second. I groaned at my mistake.

"I gotta get going, Mom. I'll see you when we get back," I said quickly racing to get to the car before she decides to continue this conversation.

"We're not finished with this conversation, Clark!" Mom shouted as I turned the keys in the ignition. I sighed heavily placing my head on the steering wheel for a few minutes, then I drove towards Ihop and waited in the car.

Flashback

Nervously, I sat on my dad's pick up truck with my head low waiting for him to finish talking to Jeremy and his mom from the bus about how I saved the students and the bus from sinking in the lake this afternoon. I couldn't have just sat there and let them drown! Especially Rachel. Gah! Stupid teenage hormones!

"Hey, are you okay, Clark?" a gentle voice asked me with such concern that I wanted to cry. I slowly looked up to be met with beautiful light blue eyes and long wavy black hair with a few streaks of silver. I sighed heavily turning away from her only to have a soft hand gently pull my face towards the owner of the hand and I couldn't help the tingles running up my arms, which luckily were hidden by my sweater.

"I'll be okay. What about you, Rachel?" I asked hesitantly and she looked at me with sympathy.

"As okay as I can be," Rachel whispered with small smile and I nodded letting my dark hair cover my eyes a little. "How can I repay you for saving my life?" Rachel asked and I jumped a little at how close she was to me.

"Y-You don't have to r-repay me for s-saving your life," I stammered and she raised an eyebrow up at me.

"Yes, I do,"

"No, you don't,"

"Yes,"

"No,"

"Yes,"

"No,"

"No,"

"Yes-hey!" I exclaimed indignantly and blushing after I realized she tricked me as she giggled.

"You're cute when you blush," Rachel giggled and my blush got even redder. So, to keep from making a bigger fool of myself, I just stared down at my hands quietly. What are we? Ever since high school started, we've been playing the same game of flirting with each other acting as if it was no big deal. I've always liked Rachel ever since she first sang me that song back at the beginning of elementary, when I looked myself in the Janitor's closet. She's so beautiful with her stormy blue eyes, her soft silky black and silver hair, fiery personality that's always getting us into trouble, her determination and how she's always willing to stick up for everyone even she doesn't know them.

"Did your dad talk to you about what happened on the bus?" Rachel asked me worriedly and I sighed nodding my head sadly.

"Yeah, he did," I whispered sadly and I felt a small arm pull me into a one armed hug making me smile softly.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really," I whispered quietly and we lapsed into a companionable silence. Does she really want to be more than just friends? Or is it just me?

"Are you tired?" Rachel asked me worriedly and I forced out a small smile trying to reassure her, but she's known me for so long that she can read me like an open book. "Here, lie down on my lap for a little while. Let's enjoy this calming sunset together just this once." Rachel said softly and I blushed slightly as I slowly positioned myself to lie down on her lap. She softly smiled down at me with a slight tint of red on her tanned cheeks, and the sunset's casting a golden glow around her face making her look like she has a halo over her head. I relaxed smiling up at her knowing that despite my father's warning about not using my powers, I'm glad that I saved everyone on the bus especially Rachel. She understands me better than anyone else and honestly, I don't know what I'd do without her. She's my best friend and I'll do anything to protect her. Slowly, my eyelids fluttered shut as my breathing slowed down as sleep overtook me.

End of Flashback

"Hey, handsome, are you ready for our date or are you going to keep sleeping in your car?" Rachel whispered softly in my ear making me jump out of my seat and hit my head on the roof of the car. Rachel giggled in amusement at startling poor deep in thought Clark! "Are you okay, Clark? I didn't mean to scare you." I apologized trying furiously to hide my amusement.

"Yeah, I'm fine, let's, um go in and eat," I suggested in embarrassment as I got out of the car. We walked into the breakfast restaurant following a waitress who immediately showed us to our table.

Rachel's P.O.V.

Same old Clark. I really hadn't meant to scare as badly as I did, but it was really funny at the same time. After we sat down, we started to talk about what we had both been up to for the past few years since we graduated from High School and I was surprised to hear about Clark's adventures around the world doing odd jobs wherever he went. It was nice finally getting the chance to relax and catch up with an old friend instead of always having to run around all the time with running a restaurant. Yet, I feel like it's not enough. Sometimes, I feel like I should be doing more in life, it's hard to explain, but I want to change the world in a small way. I know I could do more in life because I'm what people would call gifted with these amazing powers that I've had for as long as I can remember just like Clark. I guess you could say I've got super powers and Clark knows this, but he knows I can't use them so he never brings it up. Like Clark, I have super strength, super senses, x-ray vision and super speed, but I also have my own unique powers. Clark has heat vision, but I've got ice vision which means I can shoot a beam of blue light out of my eyes that freezes anything on contact and I have the ability to move any object with my mind. It's not that I don't want to use my powers to help people, I do really, but there was once a time when I did use my powers to help people only that was the day when I promised myself to never use them again. That was many years ago.