Greetings fellow fans! Now we can move forward even further with the revenge plan. First of all, I'd like to apologize to everyone for making you wait so long, I promise that the rest of the story will be filled with the revenge plan now dubbed 'We Love Our Two Dads' by our favorite Speedster. Also, I would like to confess that Batman calling someone 'naughty' repeatedly came from another story called "Life with Bruce Wayne" written by VictorianChik, whom I forgot to refer to last chapter. VictorianChik, if you are reading this, I am so sorry for stealing that quote in the first place and not even asking first. It will not happen again and I will take it out of Chapter 7 if you want it off. Also, should I be focusing an equal amount of time on the character development? Because now I'm wondering if everyone is coming off as flat and unoriginal Now back to the story.

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Chapter Eight: The News Heard 'Round The World Part One

Clark went into the Daily Planet the next day, still trying to recover from his conversation with Bruce yesterday. It turned out to be a very awkward conversation for both of them when the sounds of snickering were heard outside. Several moments later, the Man of Steel stormed out of Bruce's quarters wearing nothing but his boxers, the rubber suit torn to pieces at the Dark Knight's feet. There were many more flashes from cameras before Bruce stepped out and scared everyone away with a wordless roar.

As the reporter entered the building, he noticed how the secretary up front-what was her name? Lana? Lucy?-was looking at him with great interest, as if he were holding something very beautiful and was planning on showing it to her. Clark nodded her way, causing the woman to blink with great surprise. And before the elevator door closed behind him, Clark heard the secretary say,

"Congrats, you lucky bastard!"

The reporter didn't quite understand what the secretary was even talking about. Did Perry change his mind about the dumb cat story and decided to go with his own? Was it a promotion of some sort? Did he just win the lottery and was now as rich as Bruce? Wait, he never even bought a lottery ticket to begin with. The question soon became even more elaborate by the time Clark entered his office with Jimmy Olsen looking at him with an expression of shock. It was as if Jimmy was waiting for his friend to enter the room, considering how he looked so rigid standing in one place.

"Hey Jimmy," Clark responded, trying to defuse whatever situation he might have started, "How was your weekend?"

"Not as good as your, I'm afraid," Jimmy answered with his eyes darting all over the place, "So how did it happen?"

"How did what happen?" Clark was getting confused now.

"You know. Hooking up with someone like that!" The answer Jimmy gave still didn't explain a thing to Clark, "How'd you do it? Drugging him? Blackmail? Pure luck?"

"Jimmy, I have no idea who or what you are talking about," Clark was starting to get annoyed with his friend now, "So I'm just going to head to my desk and start working." And with that, he proceeded to walk away from a smirking Jimmy.

"Deny it all you want, Clark," Jimmy called out to his friend, "But I know you can't hide the truth forever. This is the Daily Planet after all, nothing can escape our sight!"

As Clark sat down at his desk, he noticed several of the female workers were staring at him too like some prized animal or something. One of them, a person that Clark had previously dated upon coming to Metropolis, looked like she was going to punch him. And when the woman walked up to him, Clark was actually expecting that sort of thing to happen. Instead, he found himself being splashed with hot coffee before the woman stormed off in angry tears, muttering how he "manipulated" her and that "he was no better than the guy he was with." Why was everyone thinking Clark was gay now?

When Perry came up to him however, the answer becoming a little clearer. The chief whispered into his ear,

"Just wanted to let you know that dating someone as rich as that is just asking for trouble. Plus there's his kid to worry about if you're that committed already."

"Perry, I have no idea what you are talking about, so could you just please tell me instead of beating around the bush?" Clark didn't mean to sound intimidating, he was just getting tired of everyone in the room assuming that he knew what they were talking about.

"Just check out the front page of Gotham Stars and your memory might be jogged a bit," was the only answer Perry gave him. His boss then handed the reporter the latest edition of Gotham Stars with the caption: INTIMATE LETTER FROM GOTHAM PRINCE WRITTEN TO METROPOLIS REPORTER? Clark's eyes went wide with horror as he flipped open the magazine and found that the majority of the issue was devoted to this one letter. But that doesn't make sense! He gave the letter to Dick last night, who was still acting cold towards him, but then he remembered that they met at Bimbo's Diner and that he bumped into someone on his way out. Someone must have stolen it from the boy and gave it to the highest bidder. Must have obviously been those who ran the magazine that Clark was holding in his hands. He read only a paragraph of the article:

Gotham's billionaire playboy has been well known by some of the world's most prominent women out there. But recent developments have shown that he might be seeing someone very different than his usual two or three girls. A letter was revealed showing Gotham's Prince mentioning "true feelings" and wishing to discuss them with this "Clark" mentioned. Rumor has it that the one that Mr. Wayne is referring to might be a fellow reporter from Metropolis, one that has had contact with the billionaire for almost ten years. If these rumors are true, then what does it mean? Have they been seeing each other for that long? Or did a recent heartbreak bring the playboy to his senses about where his true love lies? Considering how words like "punishment" and "bad boy" have been used in the letter, it might be clear that these two completely different men are on very intimate terms. It is unknown how Mr. Wayne's foster son, Richard John Grayson-Wayne, survivor of the Haly Circus Tragedy is dealing with this-

Clark stopped reading when they began to talk about Dick, his own nephew! Although most of Gotham's high society had accepted Bruce's adoption decision four years ago as a permanent standing, the reporter feared that anytime someone mentioned Dick in a paper, they would try to milk out his tragic story all over again. Not that Bruce didn't do anything about it, he usually ended these things before they began in the first place. When he noticed Lois standing over his shoulder, Clark felt his face burn red with embarrassment.

"I see you read the news," Lois observed. She remarked sarcastically, "Congrats on making the front page of the Daily Planet by the way. It is what you wanted, right? You know, my mom always told me that things don't always go the way you plan them to. And now I understand why!"

Clark turned to face his ex-girlfriend and glared, "If you had anything to do with this-"

"Don't look at me, Smallville. Gotham got the story first, not me!" Lois said indignantly, "Besides, if it was me, then you'd know right off the bat who was pulling the strings in the first place."

Clark could only groan. Why couldn't that weird letter form Bruce stay out of the public eye? Why did someone have to come up with their own conclusions about the intentions that the letter implied? Why didn't he just stay in Smallville in the first place and avoid all of this nastiness? This was all Bruce's fault!-wait a second! Bruce!-and so Clark rushed past Lois and avoided more looks as he realized that the billionaire would start asking questions to the reporter. Now all he had to do was find the phone and call him first before things got out of hand...

Next part will involve Bruce's viewpoint of the incident happening right now, with Clark calling and making things worse. I admit that this isn't my best chapter so far, but I promised an update every day and here you have it. Speaking of chapters; how many more should I have before the story ends? I don't want this to go on forever, there are some other stories that I wish to write as well. I'd also like to give special thanks to ProtectorKorii for beginning to follow my tale. I have read their stories and feel honored that they are getting in on the story now. Thank you so much! As always, please review and give suggestions. Are these characters flat and one-dimensional at all? That's my newest concern as I don't want that to happen in this story. Happy Readings!