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Chapter 10:

(One week later…)

Lois walked into the Torch. Chloe was sitting behind her desk, typing up her latest article. "Chloe, we need to talk."

"Sure, Lois," Chloe said as she clicked 'save' and exited out of her article. "About what?"

"Clark."

Chloe shifted slightly in her seat. "What about him?"

Lois locked her gaze onto Chloe. "You know."

"Know what, Lois?"

"Friend with the secret, Chlo. You need to tell him that you know."

"But you told me-"

"Chlo," Lois interrupted as she sat down beside her younger cousin. "It's not about trust, not to Clark. The think that keeps him from telling you is concern for your safety."

"Why would my safety be the issue?" Chloe asked in disbelief.

"Clark told me that the FBI once captured his friend Pete Ross and interrogated him, trying to find out Clark's secret. He said that was why Pete had to move."

"Why did he tell you then?"

"He didn't. His father did."

"Mr. Kent? That makes even less sense."

"No, not Mr. Kent. Clark's biological father. Talk to Clark though, Chlo?"

Chloe nodded.

"It's amazing isn't it?" Lex said as he finished climbing the stairs to the loft.

Clark looked up from his telescope, "What is?"

Lex moved to stand next to Clark and looked up at the star-filled night sky. "All those billions of stars out there, and we have the arrogance to believe that mankind is alone in the universe."

Clark simply nodded, not sure what else to do.

Lex handed Clark a slim folder.

"What is this?" Clark asked curiously as he opened the folder.

"Last week some of my scientists discovered high pitched signals being emitted by the caves."

Clark nodded. "Chloe had me and Lois investigating that for the Torch, but we weren't able to find out anything."

"Several of my scientists believe that the caves were… 'calling' something- or someone; and that the signals stopped because whoever- or whatever- it was calling, answered," Lex said as he studied Clark's face, searching for something that would tell him what he needed to know.

"But, Lex, how could the caves be calling someone?" Clark asked, feigning confusion.

"I'm not sure, Clark, but the caves called, and I intend to find out who- or what- answered. I'll see you later, Clark."

Clark watched as Lex walked down the creaking, wooden stairs and out of the barn.

Lex smirked as he drove away from the Kent farm. Clark had just confirmed what he had suspected.

I don't trust him," Lois said as she sat up on the couch.

Clark turned to her with a concerned look, "I didn't wake you, did I?"

Lois shook her head. "No, I was awake before Lex came. I was just pretending to be asleep, and I really don't think you can trust him," she said.

"I don't," Clark said simply.

She was about to launch into why Lex Luthor couldn't be trusted when his words sank in. "Wait. You don't?"

"No, I'd like to, but I don't. I haven't since I found out he was still investigating me."

"Oh," Lois said quietly. She turned when she heard the stairs creak and smiled when she saw who it was. "Chloe, hi."

"Hey, Chlo," Clark greeted.

"Hi. Clark, I need to talk to you about something."

Clark glanced at Lois and saw her watching Chloe with a look of approval. 'What does she want to talk about?'

'Why don't you ask her?'

'But you know?'

'Yes.'

Clark sighed. "Why does it seem like I'm always the one left in the dark here?" he asked Lois, only realizing he'd spoken out loud when Chloe shot him a look of confusion.

Lois laughed as Clark's face reddened in embarrassment. 'Good job, Smallville, Chloe is looking at you like you're losing it.'

"I'm not losing it!"

"Are you feeling okay, Clark?" Chloe asked as she shot him an odd look.

Lois laughed harder as Clark's face turned an even brighter shade of red.

"Yes, I'm okay," Clark grumbled as he shot a look at Lois. "What did you want to talk about, Chlo?"

"I probably should have told you this a while ago, Clark," she took a deep breath, "I know your secret."

"What- What are you talking about?"

'Relax, Smallville, she really does know, and she isn't going to tell anyone.'

"How did you find out?" Clark asked.

Chloe looked confused at the sudden change in Clark's attitude. "Before Alicia died, you got a call from her. She said that her car wouldn't stop. You did your roadrunner act and caught the car, only Alicia hand teleported us out moments before. I know that the meteor rocks make you sick. I know about the heat vision, x-ray vision, and the hearing too."

Clark nodded thoughtfully, processing the new information.

"Clark why didn't you ever tell me you found your biological father?"

Clark took a deep breath. She knew this much, so, why shouldn't she know the rest? "Because I'm not from her, Chloe. Before Krypton, my home planet, exploded, my parents sent me here. They transferred their spirits into the caves so I can talk to them."

'Do you want me to tell her the rest?' Clark asked Lois.

'Yeah, we should tell her.' "Chloe," Lois said as she stood and moved to stand by Clark, "we have something else we need to tell you."

TBC...

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