Chapter Four Part Two- Old Feelings:

The constant flashes and out of control visuals of people's skeletons was enough to send Clark to Belle Reeve, along with the fact that his mother was almost ran down by a meteor freak.

Jonathan and Martha tried to keep a level head about the situation while Clark just theorized that maybe the meteors had affected Tina Greer in some way that she could shape shift into anyone.

There was only place that he knew held the information to his questions…The Wall of Weird.

His baby blues scanned the wall desperate to find some shred of evidence that his theory was correct, but all he got in return were stories of people's lives being altered by the meteor shower that brought him to Earth.

"Clark?" a soft voiced called out causing the farm boy to turn around and lock eyes with Lana Lang, who just smiled at him before walking towards the wall curious.

When she got to close, the sickness from the green necklace around his neck caused Clark to step farther away placing a gap between them as she was oblivious to both his actions and the TIMES magazine with her on the cover, "Chloe's developed quite the imagination, I'm sure that she'd even give Mulder and Scully a run for their money"

Clark just smirked before turning his attention from the wall back to her, "What brings you to the Torch?"

Lana looked around saying, "I was hoping that Chloe could help me with something, do you know where she is?"

His hands grew hidden in his pocked when he responded, "She's probably out in the halls somewhere with Lois trying to get the next front page for the paper."

She just nodded before, "I'll come by later I guess, thanks anyways Clark."

He just smiled and watched her walk out before responding, "Anytime."

The farm boy however was oblivious as well to the shadow lurking near the other doorway, the hazel eyes of the shadow moved from where Lana was standing to the small smirk on Clark's face.

The ugly green monster known as jealousy was slowly crawling its way to the surface until Lois's common sense kicked in by saying, 'You're not jealous of Clark Kent and Lana Lang. You just need to stay focused and stay within your boundaries.

Main Street:

Lex walked towards his Porsche, the smell of his fresh latte hit his nostrils and was about to take a sip when he spotted tabloid journalist, who was leaning against the door of his car.

The man walked towards Clark extending his hand to him saying, "Roger Nixon, Metropolis Inquisitor."

"Nice to meet you, now go away" Lex said walking towards the driver side of his car until Nixon slapped the front page of the bank robbery in the seat of his car.

"That's a hell of a picture, Lex. You know, it really boosted our sales." he says with a cocky grin.

Lex just smirked, "I've read comic books with less fiction than your rag."

"Well, how about this? Is this fiction?" Roger Nixon reaches into his coat pocket holding a blue folder stamped: Metropolis Police Department. "It's your juvenile record. Fascinating reading. It must have taken a Brink's truck of your dad's money to keep all those people quiet."

Lex threw his latte in the trash and just turned to confront Nixon saying, "Those records are sealed and I don't appreciate a scum bag like you rifling through my past."

"I'm a resourceful kind of guy. You know, I saw that picture yesterday, and it got me to think of a follow-up. "Lex Luthor's Wild Youth in Metropolis." Does the name Club Zero ring a bell?"

The memory of the name caused the bald billionaire to snap and grab Nixon by the collar slamming him against his car, "Now you listen to me you piece of garbage, if I hear one word of Club Zero printed in any of your tabloid trash then I'll see to it that you don't have a penny to your name."

Roger Nixon smiled with his reply, "Lawsuits take years. The genie will be out of the bottle and all the people will know that the new and improved Lex Luthor is nothing but a facade."

Lex let him go and walked around his car saying, "You know what I think, Rog? If you wanted to print that, it would already be in the paper. I think you're looking for a payoff."

Roger was busy fixing his coat while he replied, " It's a business proposition. 100,000 dollars and these records will disappear forever"

Lex slips into his car and slips on his dark sunglasses, "I'd question your integrity, but you're a journalist."

Before he could speed off, Roger stopped him by leaning over the door saying "Your father really thinks he can hide you here forever? You got 24 hours and that's just the front page." he reaches into his pocket and hands Lex his card before the aggravated bald billionaire speeds off, burning rubber in the process.

Underground Shelter:

Lois was sitting at the computer while the simulation of the crash just repeated over and over again the corner of her screen, her eyes scanned through recent articles of miraculous saves and how Clark's name seemed to pop up on the witness list of several crimes.

The trail was getting cold which just peaked her curiosity further, "How can a simple farm boy be everywhere?"

The mouse cursor moved towards a file marked: WOW.

With a quick click thousands of articles swarmed her computer, each one related to the meteor shower and its affects on the people located in the small town.

Frustration soon set in when the answers were no where to be found…

Smallville High:

Clark was leaning against his locker gazing at Tina Greer with interest while Pete just loaded stuff in and out of his locker.

"Have you guys ever noticed anything strange about Tina Grier?" Clark voiced which just caused Pete to peek his head out of his locker and the Lane-Sullivan cousins to look up from their binders confused.

"Nothing that would require the intense concentration you're exerting to look at her." Chloe says sarcastically.

Lois nods at her cousins response, "Beside, I thought Lana was the only one that your obsession was fixated on."

Clark turned to look at her, "What's that suppose to mean?"

She just shook her head in response, "Nothing…"

They watch her walk off, Clark just turned to ask only to have Chloe hold up her hand to him saying "Don't even think about saying it…"

Chloe walked off after her older cousin until she finally found Lois with her on the floor of the Torch wall.

"Lo?" she walks cautiously towards Lois concerned.

Lois just runs her hands through her hair saying, "Has your journalistic curiosity ever got the best of you to where it starts to grow into an obsession?"

Chloe squatted down in front of Lois saying with a smile, "Its what makes us the best reporters, we never let something go until he get the right answer."

The silence between them only grew stronger, so Chloe sat at her cousin's side saying, "You remember when I was 10? We talked about going to the Daily Planet and showing the world what Lois Lane and Chloe Sullivan were made of, you were always the more passionate one about the stories…so much in fact that when they were over, you still tried to find a reason to keep going."

Lois couldn't help but smile, "I just cant help but feel that everything has changed, ever since the accident…" she pauses wiping away the small tear that threatened to fall."

Chloe just wrapped her arms around Lois saying, "Its gonna be okay Lois, you'll get over this in a day and be right back on the tails of every dirty cop and politician."

The army brat couldn't help but laugh, "Thanks Chlo."

The two cousins just sat and talked about the past, laughing at the old childhood memories that connected them not as cousins but…unofficial sisters.

TBC…

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