Chapter 9
"Where am I?" Gary asked utterly confused of how he ended up in an alleyway.
"You are in Smallville, Kansas at Smallville High, and my name is Clark Kent." Clark updated Gary in his state of confusion. After a few minutes of telling, Gary what had happened to him. Gary apologized for his violent actions that may have caused Clark any harm, but he was unharmed. Gary took off in his car back to his apartment in Metropolis. Clark exited the alleyway and into the building to the gym to assure no sprinklers had gone off. He entered the gym and wondered whether he should accept Lana's offer for one dance, but changed his mind when he saw her dancing happily with Whitney in the center of the floor, who had been crowned King and Queen of the dance. Clark also saw Pete and Chloe dancing, but didn't want to ruin a beautiful moment. Ultimately, Clark decided to head back to the farm, since he was weary from his confrontation also cold from his soaked clothes. Clark exited the school and super-sped back to the farm heading immediately to his room to change into some warm clothing.
After changing into warm clothes, he went to the loft to look at the sky with his telescope and at Lana's porch to see if she had came back from the dance. A red Mustang convertible pulled into the driveway with five students including Lana. Clark looked through his telescope and saw a gorgeous Lana in a lavender strapless floor-length gown which made her look like a princess. Lana waved good-by to her friends as the red Mustang convertible pulled away from the driveway. Clark looked away from the telescope and dreamed of Lana dancing a dance with him. She would gracefully walk up the loft stairs in her lavender dress with her tiara from the dance on. Her midnight black hair fell down to her mid-back brushing her shoulders and her matching lavender shawl would be draped around her neck. Everything by Lifehouse would be playing as she asked for a dance. The both of them glided across the wooden floors of the loft as they shared glancing looks. The relative closeness of Lana to him sent chills down his spine as he admired her beauty. By the time the song was over, she would exit the loft leaving Clark to remember the dance as it replayed in his head over and over again. "Thanks for the dance, Lana," Clark murmured. In reality, Clark knew he would never be with Lana.
