Leap of Faith

So sorry for the long wait I really feel like I have no valid excuse. This chapter is short but it's a good one.

I tried many different beginnings to this chapter but this one by far was the best!

P.S. If you hate me by the end its okay I understand!

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Sunlight poured in through threw the window; Clark groaned and flopped over on his stomach burying his head in the pillow. He was not in his bed but he knew he was on the couch in the loft. After falling asleep on it so many times Clark knew ever wrinkle it had.

His sleep clouded mind started to clear as he remembered the events of the day before. He told Lois his secret, and if anything she loved him more. He felt lighter for some reason life some of the world had been lifted from his shoulders.

He frowned as he became more aware of his surroundings. He pulled his head from the pillow and racked on eye open. His frowned deepened. Lois was not in the loft, maybe she went in the house for something. He turned his head to the side and focused his hearing. It didn't take long to tune into the familiar rhythm of Lois heart, right then it seemed if possible more weight had been lifted.

He followed the heart beat it was heading up the stairs to the loft now. He sat up and rubbed his eyes waiting to see Lois walk up the stairs. She bounced up the stairs with both arms behind her back and stopped to see he was up. She gave him a smile he knew well, it was the smile she got when she was up to no good.

"Lois?" Clark cautiously asked raising a single eyebrow at her. Her smile widened and Clark heard a familiar click. He knew he heard it before but when he did not know.

Before he could say anything else she whipped her arm around and pointed the gun in her hand at Clark the second she had aim she fired.

Clark had enough guns pointed at him in his lifetime to know to let instinct take over. The whole world seemed to stop around him, he saw the bullet leave the barrel of the gun and slowly make its way towards him.

Still in shock he looked between Lois's determined face, the gun she was holding in her hand, and the bullet heading straight towards him. He looked between the three half a dozen times feeling like a piece of the puzzle was missing. Then he reached out his hand and caught the bullet.

Time returned to normal and Clark opened his hand to show the crushed bullet lying in it. Lois eyebrows shot up and she looked at him with a guilty smile.

"Lois what were you thinking! You could have killed me!" his shock wearing off didn't stop his disapproval. "Where did you get a gun anyways!" he grabbed the gun away from her and turned on the safety before setting it on the table.

She rolled her eyes at him like the answer was obvious. "Well I wanted to test your reaction time; I wanted to see if you could wake up and caught the bullet before it hit you"

Clark became even more confused. "But Lois I'm awake"

"I know that but it would of looked weird if I just walked in here with a gun and didn't do anything with it. And I couldn't of killed you because A you're the blur this invincible alien dude and B I aimed for your legs" this comment came with another eye roll.

Clark tried not to laugh "And the gun?" he asked again.

"I always keep a spare in my car" she said it like it was the most normal thing in the world. All Clarks disapproval washed away and he laughed he couldn't help it.

He pulled her to him sitting her on his lap his hand resting in his lap. She played with it while they talked. It was the same hand that caught the bullet she felt it barely believing it could stop a bullet and not even leave a mark.

"Isn't it a little early for you to be up?" Clark looked out the window and realized it was only about seven in the morning. Lois let out a yawn and rubbed her eyes.

"Yeah well I wanted to shoot you before you woke up." They both laughed and Clark stole a quick kiss.

"I think I know something that might help" he laid her out across the couch and leaned in to whisper in her ear. "Close your eyes"

She had tingles running down her spine but she did what she was told. When her eyes were closed she felt a small gust of wind she counted in her head t five before she opened her eyes. She frowned the loft was empty she blinked again and by the time she opened her eyes there was another gust of wind and Clark was sitting next to her two cups of coffee in his hands.

"Sorry it took so long there was a bank robbery in Texas" he handed her the cup of coffee her.

She took it and took a sip of the coffee. It was by far the best cup of coffee she ever had. "Well Smallville I'm officially impressed you stopped a bank robbery on Texas and got an amazing cup of coffee in a matter of seconds. Great coffee to where did you find it Texas" she took another sip and it seemed to only get better with every drink.

His smile was wide as he watched her face waiting for the reaction for what he was about to say. "Actually Lois one day when I was running around saving people I found this great little café in Italy" he watched her face go from disbelief to denial the finally landed on amazement.

She tried to figure it out the math, he had to be gone for ten seconds at the most but he managed to stop a bank robbery and take a nice little jog to Italy. Finally she gave up and just believed.

"Okay so you're like really fast… How strong are you?" she felt her mind going in to overdrive her questions already piling up. She figured she should start with the simple ones first.

Clark stood up and took Lois's hand as he led her downstairs. "See Lois there's nothing I can think of that will show you all my strength and still be safe" he looked at her and she was frowning with disappointment "but I can show you a demonstration" her face lit up.

He stopped and quickly picked up the tractor and lifted it above his head. "I would say this is about…ten percent of my full strength"

Lois eyes widened as she thought of the possibilities. "How do you not crush everything you touch?"

He smiled and gently set the tractor down "Years and years of practice it's like that with all my ability's" he wrapped an arm around her and led her towards the house.

They were in the middle of the kitchen when Clark first heard it cries for help. Hundreds of people all over the world need help screaming for someone to save them. Clark feels to his knees clutching his hands to his ears. He could hear Lois worried voice screaming to him.

"Clark are you okay! Talk to me! Please Clark!" her voice was panicked.

"So many people… need my help… I have to go" he struggles to his feet the voices almost overpowering him.

"Go Clark I'll be here waiting for you" with that there was a gust of wind and Clark was off to save the day.

Lois looked out the window hoping Clark would be safe. She was completely unaware of the figure creeping out of the shadows wrapping a hand around her mouth to stop her from screaming plunging a needle in her throat and waiting for the drug to take effect.

Her world went black.

TBC

I would say I'm sorry but I'm not. One thing you can say about Smallville is that they love cliffhangers. Anyways this story needed some drama in it!

Reviews please!