Chapter 7
Feminine laughter. That's what stirred the King from his sleep. He rolled over in his large feather bed and sat up, the soft silk sheets pooling around his waist. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes, before pulling on a pair of trousers and rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He lethargically walked toward the large oak door in his bedroom, twisted the knob and opened the door to look out to see who was laughing at such an hour. The offender wasn't anywhere in sight so he chose to follow the sound.
Two hallways and three rooms later Clark turned the corner to reveal a goddess dancing near the fireplace: Lois Lane.
"Lois?" He asked softly and she turned as if she'd been expecting him. He appreciated her lithe womanly body in a sheer white gown that he was sure was see through. "What are you doing here?"
Lois gracefully approached him a bright smile playing on her lips the entire time. When she finally reached him she gently placed her palm on his cheek before laughing and pulling away from him, taking off down the hallway her gown flowing behind her, Clark was shocked as pieces of the fabric slowly started to fall off, peppering the floor like leaves. The King quickly took off after her trying to catch up to her, he finally did so outside in the gardens, the moonlight giving Lois' skin a luminous glow. Clark grabbed her wrist and pulled her naked body down beneath him.
Clark pushed a stray curl off her face, he couldn't keep his eyes off her, she was like the rarest jewel in the world. "Why are you here?" Clark asked playfully. He watched as Lois' gaze fell to his lips, slowly she lifted her head. Just as their lips were about to touch in a heavenly moment that Clark had wanted to experience since he laid eyes on her, Lois whispered against his lips.
"Seduce me." And with that she disappeared in a gust of wind, leaving him there in the gardens alone.
Clark's eyes shot open and he sat up in his bed, his heart racing. Clark looked around, the laughing was gone, she was gone. "It was only a dream…" he said softly before shaking his head and attempting to go back to sleep.
Lois was seated out on the back patio of Bruce's estate enjoying the cool night. A candle whose flame gently flickered in the cool breeze cast a faint glow around her. Her black cloak hiding her deep royal blue gown she had worn that day. She had sat for an hour or so in silence so when she heard commotion behind her she turned toward the patio door to see Bruce, Jimmy and Oliver all coming out to join her.
"Ah! There's our Venus." Oliver smiled charmingly as he sat down in a chair.
"Well you all look like cats that got the cream, what have you learned?" Lois asked curiously as the other two men joined them.
"The King is absolutely besotted with you." Jimmy smiled happily. "Today he asked Bruce about you, and even confided in me that he dreamt about you."
"Dreamt? About me?" Lois asked in complete shock.
"What did you do to him when Lord Bruce brought you to the palace?" Jimmy asked playfully. Lois' smile immediately disappeared.
"I didn't do anything. I flirted with him just as I was told to. It seems now you are the one to underestimate my feminine charms." Lois said, obviously offended by the insinuation that she did something with the King.
"Whoa, calm down Lois." Oliver said softly, his hand resting on her back. Before turning to Jimmy, "I'm sure Lord Olsen meant no offense by his remark."
"Forgive me Lois, I did not mean to cause offense." Jimmy apologized sincerely. "It's just… we've never seen the King like this."
"He's asked when he can see you again." Bruce informed her. Lois looked down at her lap and smiled softly. "How do you find the King, Lois?"
"I… I think he is very kind. I've only really spoken with him once so I'm afraid I can't give you a true opinion of him just yet." Lois said honestly.
"I think he should come to you this next time. We don't want him to always be in his comfort zone." Oliver offered.
"I agree." Bruce nodded.
"And when will that be my Lords?" Lois asked leaning against the chair she was seated on.
"You leave that to us." Oliver grinned glancing at his two friends. Lois looked between them all curiously, wonder what it was they were up to.
Two Days Later
It was another absolutely beautiful autumn day, the sun was warm and the cool breeze was absolutely refreshing. Bruce had told Lois of a waterfall close to the estate, she decided to take her silver colt and explore the surrounding areas. This was her home now and she wanted to know it inside and out. She didn't rush the ride out, the sight of the lush country now a fiery red and orange was absolutely breath taking. Autumn had always been Lois' favorite season but having grown up on the coast the seasons seemed to all blend together, and once she began working on the Aeman farm the world seemed to lose its beauty all together.
Lois' face lit up as the waterfall came into sight and the sound filled her ears. She quickly hopped off her horse and tied his reigns to a nearby tree. Lois hiked up her maroon gown slightly and made her way over to the crystal clear aqua water. It was as if she had entered Eden. She slipped her shoes off and gently dipped her foot into the water, it was a little cool but refreshing all the same.
"Only a brave woman would choose to go by herself in the woods of Wayne's Estate." A deep masculine voice spoke behind her. Lois smiled happily and turned on her heel.
"Are you following me your Majesty." Lois smiled upon seeing the King on his tall black horse. She was sure Bruce had set this up.
"When did I become 'your Majesty' again? I told you, I'm Clark." Clark said playfully as he hopped off his horse and approached her, his tall frame towering over hers.
"Well then, Clark, you still haven't answered my question." Lois turned her head and raised her eyebrows.
"Alright I confess, I asked your cousin where I could find you, and he told me I'd most likely find you at the falls on his estate." Clark replied.
"Well then, I supposed I'll have to be a little less predictable won't I?" Lois teased before looking up at the waterfall and a small trail that she assumed went up the side of it. Lois smiled and began to walk towards the trail.
"Where are you going?" Clark questioned absolutely confused. Lois turned with a smirk.
"Up here," she pointed. "Are you coming?"
"Why do you want to go up there?" Clark asked and Lois giggled.
"Well you have to go up in order to jump into the falls." Lois said as if it was the most obviously thing in the world. She looked the King up and down waiting for him to follow her but he did not. "Are you afraid of heights Clark?"
"No… I just…" Lois looked at him expectantly. "Okay, I am."
"Just where is your sense of adventure?" Lois challenged him slightly before she turned back, walked up to him and gently grabbed his hand. The surge that shot up both their hands was startling, Lois felt tingles all the way from her fingertips to her toes. "Come on, do you trust me?"
Clark's features softened and he gazed at Lois, the corner of his mouth twitching upwards. "I trust you."
"Then follow me." Lois smiled brightly before pulling him up the trail. They walked up in silence and Lois saw a ledge where they were high up but not too high where it would be extremely dangerous to jump. She didn't want to go too high up and scare him even more. Lois let go of his hand before walking toward the end of the ledge and looked over before turning to look up at Clark. "We can go back down if you want."
Clark straightened his back and swallowed thickly, there was no way he was going to turn back now and possibly humiliate himself in front of this woman. Even if he was petrified he was going to jump. "No, absolutely not. We're going to do this."
Lois smiled at his brave façade, she walked towards him and took his hand in hers once more. "We'll do it together." She said huskily, the King's eyes widened obviously hearing the double meaning to her words. Lois smiled softly and pulled him gently towards the ledge. "Ready?"
"As I'll ever be." Clark said shortly, Lois chuckled.
"Okay on the count of three, we're going to jump out as far as we can and just fall straight down. The water's deep enough, we'll be fine." Lois reassured him. "One… two…" Clark's grip tightened on her hand. "Three!"
Lois and Clark both took a step forward before taking the leap off the rocks. Lois let out a yelp of joy while Clark remained silent, the entire time their hands were joined. When they hit the water it was as if the entire world was left behind, and they were both careless children. Lois only released his hand to swim to the surface and gasp for air, Clark did the same, a huge smile on his face. "Are you okay?"
"That was… unbelievable!" Clark couldn't control his laughter. He turned to Lois and wrapped his arms around her. Lois gasped slightly at the intimate gesture.
"See, I promised we'd be safe." Lois smiled up at him placing a hand on his chest. The two locked eyes and everything went silent, until the thunder clapped and broke up the moment.
"Really?" Clark shouted to the sky completely annoyed, Lois shook her head and felt a shiver down her spine. Clark turned to Lois and shrugged. "I supposed we should get you home."
"I suppose so." Lois sighed watching as Clark climbed out of the lake, his white shirt clinging to his toned muscular body. Lois knew she was caught staring when Clark called her name.
"Lois?" Clark called to her as if he had said it a few times. He was hunched over his arms ready and waiting for her to talk. Lois shook her head and hoped the falling rain concealed her blush. She lifted her hands and Clark grasped them, lifting her out of the lake as if she weighed no more than a feather. Lois couldn't help the yelp of surprise that escaped her lips.
The ride back to Bruce's estate was silent, Lois began to shiver slightly from being soaking wet and the wind that came with the autumn shower. When they arrived Clark helped Lois dismount from her horse and walked her to the entrance. He noticed her shivering, "Promise me you'll get out of those wet things." His words caused Lois' eyes to widen slightly. "I wouldn't want you catching a chill."
"Neither would I." Lois smiled. "I'm glad you surprised me today."
"I'm glad I jumped with you, even though our time was cut short." Clark said sadly.
"You can jump with me anytime." Lois assured him. "And we should change our meetings being cut short, it seems to be a habit."
"I'll see to it." Clark grabbed Lois' hand pulling it to his lips kissing her hand softly. "Good day sweet Lois."
"Good day." Lois smiled watching as he finally let go of her hand and galloped away on his horse. She smiled as she watched him go, perhaps his friends were right: he was completely besotted and the plan was working.
There's chapter 7. Are you feeling the tension between the two of them yet? haha! Loved it? hated it? Questions? Ideas? Leave me some comments and let me know!
