By AngelViper9
A/N: I have a beta now!! Yaay…
Betaed by Blueowl
Disclaimer: I don't own Superman or Star Trek.
Chapter 7: Promises
Clark waited a few minutes after the last child left the classroom before getting up calmly to check on his wards. The children had only shown a mild interest in them so far and that suited him just fine. He took a moment to strengthen the shields slightly before picking up his stuff and heading out of the Children's Center.
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Clark stepped out of his bedroom and settled on the couch for a quiet evening. The door chiming had him wondering what the ship councilor would be needing.
"Come in," he called out inviting the dark haired empath into his quarters.
Deanna came in and gave the room a brief glance before holding her hand out in welcome.
"Hi, I'm Deanna, ship's councilor. I just stopped by to see how your first day went," she said, pausing to give him time to reply.
"It went well," Clark said looking at her. "Was there something specific that you wanted to talk about?"
"All the children are trying to find out where you're from. They said that you gave them clues but refused to tell. It's got them curious," she said, making it a light conversation.
Clark smiled. "I'm sure that they aren't the only ones. I was orphaned when I was little and raised on a small farm in Kansas by my adopted parents," he told her. "When I became an adult, I was given recordings of my biological parents. I never knew my real parents." It was more than he intended to give her, but he decided at the last minute to give her a little extra to look into.
"Starfleet doesn't have records of your origin," Deanna stated to see if he would tell her anything more.
"There was no point. My parents died when our planet destroyed itself. The rest of the survivors are trying to rebuild somewhere, but by the time I knew of them, I had created a new life on Earth. There's nothing there for me now," Clark told her.
"Why do you change your name?" she asked, hoping he wouldn't close up on her. For some reason she was having a really hard time reading his emotions. It was almost as if he was blocking her.
"While humans are becoming more and more advanced, for the most part, people still fear things they don't understand. Every now and then a simple name change will end the trail. Most people don't look back to see the other names or even realize that they're not dealing with another human. Most people don't want to know," Clark trailed off, lost in his own thoughts until his doorbell range again.
"Come in," he called.
Clara stepped into the room and looked around before spotting him on the couch. She walked over to stand in front of him before asking, "are you Q?"
Clark laughed. "No, but that was a good guess and our species sometimes lives as long as the Q. Keep looking. The answer is there to be found," Clark said, getting up to walk the little girl over to the door.
"Why don't you ask Mr. Data when he gets off duty? He can help you research Earth myths and legends. You never know what an extra person will find on a research project," he suggested.
"Okay," she replied as she left.
"It's time I probably left also," Deanna said, walking to the door.
As she went past him he gave her one last thing. "Deanna, I will give you the same promise I gave my wife when I first met her. I will never lie to you." With that, he stepped back and let the door close between them.
A/N: Response to reviews. Thank you to all my reviewers.
Alice Penn: I have seen the captain send the ship off in both ways.
Lunatic Pandora 1: The story takes place sometime after Encounter at Farpoint. I don't really have a specific time set just now. As far as Clark's hearing; he can hear every thing on Earth, why wouldn't he be able to hear everything on the ship?
Trance47: I'm glad you like it.
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