Disclaimer: Same as previous chapters.

Warning: A little M/M kissing.

Chapter 10

The next few days after Ryan's death Clark was despondent and Andrew was worried, he wanted Clark to be himself again and not beat himself up over Ryan's death but he couldn't help Clark deal with it if Clark didn't want his help. He walked home as he had to be more careful with his secret identity now that Lana lived with them.

Chloe walked over, holding her cell phone tightly in her hand and growled out, "Andrew, how did J Jonah Jameson get my damn number?"

"Is he still calling?" Andrew frowned, "Now it's just getting awkward, isn't it?"

"Well, yes and no," Chloe said, "I'm almost charmed by his stubbornness, he wants to offer me a job when I graduate from college, he seems to think that I've got potential."

Andrew smiled and said, "He's a jerk but yeah, he could also help you if you want."

"I want to work for the Planet, not the Bugle," Chloe said, "No ifs, ands or buts about it; the Planet, not the Bugle."

Andrew looked at her and said, "You can come with me and visit Aunt May and Uncle Ben in the summer and yell at him yourself."

'Hmm,' Chloe thought, 'Me in New York? Interesting.' and nodded, "Sure thing, J Jonah Jameson watch out, because I will yell at you."

That night as Andrew got ready to do his patrolling he heard Lana call out, "Andrew, we're going to the Talon, do you want to come with us?"

"Umm, no thanks," Andrew yelled, "Gotta get to sleep, but thanks anyways Lana."

Andrew sighed with relief as she walked away from his door and groaned as he swung out towards the town to begin his patrol.

'The town looks peaceful tonight,' Andrew thought as he swung through town, he noticed the lights on at the Talon and saw Chloe and Lana making friends and smiled, 'It's kind of nice that Chloe and Lana were making friends.' He saw Pete sitting with them and wondered, 'Is Clark still holing himself at his home?'

As he swung to the farm he hoped Clark would want to talk, he smiled as he saw the lights in the loft on, he swung down and saw Clark flipping glumly through the comics, he smiled and said. "Hey Clark."

Clark looked at Andrew and waved, Andrew flipped in and said, "You alright Green Eyes?"

"No," Clark groaned, "Still,"

Andrew smiled, "Depressed, aren't you?"

Clark nodded and Andrew frowned, "It wasn't your fault Clark, Ryan had a inoperable tumour and no one could have predicted what would happen."

"Yeah," Clark mumbled, "But it's hard, he was so young."

Andrew smiled sadly and said, "Well Green Eyes, come on," as he held his hand out to Clark he whispered, "You want to ride with me? Maybe just to take your mind off things."

"Yes," Clark said almost grateful as Andrew scooped him up in his arms and smiled as he swung out and towards Smallville, he smiled even though it was hard for him to be high in the air.

"So," Andrew said as he swung towards Smallville, "It's a Friday night, do you want me to take you to Metropolis and maybe show you some real web slinging?"

"Umm," Clark said nervously, "I guess we could, if you really want to?"

"I do," Andrew said as he landed on top of a bus heading towards Metropolis and said, "It's going to be fun, I promise."

Clark nodded and sat on the roof and shuddered, Andrew looked at him and said, "You cold?"

"Nope, never get cold really," Clark said as Andrew smiled at him.

"That makes one of us," Andrew said, "I do get cold," and muttered, "I'm wearing spandex because my cousin has a fetish for it."

Clark laughed and said, "Do you want a nice warm wool suit for the winters? I think mom wants to thank you for saving my life from that Goblin guy."

Andrew smiled and said, "No way, I'm gonna see if I can't get my cousin to put thermal lining in this suit, though he thinks that black would suit me."

Clark looked at him and shook his head, "No, I think I like you better in red."

"Thanks," Andrew said, "I like me in red too."

As the bus rolled in the bus station Andrew pulled Clark to him and said, "Time to explore the city of Metropolis, hang on," and suddenly leaped to a building and began to climb it.

Andrew aimed his hand and shot a line towards the tallest building he could and crawled up towards the roof.

They walked past a janitor who stopped and stared, Andrew just grinned and waved at him while Clark clung closer to Andrew and waved at the janitor too.

Andrew smiled as he got closer to the top, he looked back and said, "You getting nervous there Green Eyes?"

"Umm," Clark muttered, "Could you call me Clark? I like it when you call me Clark but Green Eyes is nice too."

"Oh?" Andrew said with a mock pout, "I call you Green Eyes because of those beautiful eyes of yours."

Clark turned pink, he clung harder and Andrew winced, "Clark, ya gonna hurt me soon."

"Sorry, like I said," Clark frowned, "I'm really afraid of heights."

"You're going to have to let that fear go if you want to hang out with me Clark," Andrew said as he finally climbed up to the top of the building.

Andrew looked over the glittering city and said, "It's beautiful, isn't it? But Clark, open your eyes, alright?"

Clark looked out and saw the glittering city beneath him and it was beautiful; he could see the Daily Planet's globe rotating slowly and he saw the city lights shining, he looked at Andrew and said, "It is beautiful."

Andrew sighed, "It is Clark."

Clark looked at Andrew and whispered, "Thanks for being so nice to me, I mean I suspected you of hitting on Lana. Did you ever learn about Greg Arkin?"

Andrew laughed and said, "Yeah and my webs come from my wrists, thank you very much and if I come towards you, wanting to make you my queen, you do what you have to do to save yourself. Just don't panic if I come with roses and other treats that aren't insects."

Clark grinned and began to laugh a bit, Andrew smiled and said, "Nice, I'm glad you can laugh again."

"I can laugh because it's just too funny," Clark said, "You coming up with flies for me in fancy boxes."

Andrew smiled slightly and said, "Maybe chocolate covered ants but not flies."

"So are we going to explore Metropolis," Clark said, "Or sit here on this tower all night?"

"Oh, okay," Andrew said as he webbed Clark towards him and said, "You're right, I promised you a night of adventure,"

After Clark got comfortable Andrew rushed to the edge and leapt off the tower, Andrew felt the joy of the air rushing through him and he stuck his hand out and shot a line towards a nearby building and began to swing, he laughed and said, "You alright Clark?"

Clark shook his head and gasped, "Don't do that again, what if you get hurt or worse?"

"You're really concerned, aren't you?" Andrew whispered.

"Yes," Clark said, "I don't want to see you on the newspaper, reporting your death."

Andrew nodded and said, "I'll try to be careful, alright?" and swung through the city and said, "Hopefully your parents won't freak if you aren't there when they wake up, I want to explore this whole city."

Clark nodded and said, "Where to first?"

"Luthor tower, I wanna buzz Lionel Luthor," Andrew grinned as he swung towards the tower and said, "You know Spiderman, right?"

"Yeah," Clark said, "I know Spiderman, why?"

"Well," Andrew said, "He and I are good with each other, he told me that he was on top of the Empire State Building and he did what we just did for the rush and I gotta admit, that was a rush."

"Its dangerous," Clark grumbled, "What if you miss or something like that?"

Andrew smiled, "Not sure, but if it upsets you then I won't do it so often Clark."

"It does upset me," Clark said with a bit of steel in his voice.

Andrew smiled, "It's good to know that I'm cared about, I mean in New York they either hate Spiderman, love him or try to kill him."

Clark looked confused as they reached Luthorcorp tower and Andrew began to climb up the tower, Clark looked down at the street beneath him, he gulped and said, "You got a good grip, right?"

Andrew nodded and said, "Clark, I'm never gonna let you fall, remember that."

As they crawled up the tower Clark held tightly to Andrew and was looking down worriedly, nervous that Andrew and he were going to fall. He looked at Andrew and through the mask he saw that Andrew was smiling excitedly, he shook his head, 'Andrew looks so happy here in Metropolis.'

When they finally got to the top Andrew smiled, "Now this is a nice city Clark; beautiful and glittering but I'll be exploring it soon."

Clark nodded and said, "We aren't going to jump off, are we? Or maybe we can just crawl down?"

Andrew whispered, "I'm thinking of jumping again but are you nervous about the jump Clark?"

"Yes," Clark grinned nervously, his eyes looking down at the glittering city beneath him and said, "Can we be safe at least?"

Andrew looked down and said, "Not sure if they make safety hats for things like this."

Clark gulped as Andrew suddenly snapped his fingers and began to spin something, he saw Andrew finish in twenty minutes.

"Alright Clark," Andrew said as he placed the mass of webbing on his back and said, "Ready?"

"For what?" Clark smiled nervously, "What are you planning to do?"

"This," Andrew said as he jumped off the building with Clark attached to him, he pulled the webbing and mass of webs became a parachute to Clark's surprise.

"Is that better?" Andrew yelled, "Or should I just be careful with you?"

Clark nodded, "Yes, you should be careful, remember? I don't want you to get hurt, ever."

Andrew nodded and landed on the streets and said, "Well let's get you home, if you want?"

Clark nodded, "But can we take the bus and not ride on the roof?"

"Oooh, okay, I, the man with the red spandex suit, and the farmboy on the bus, together," Andrew grinned, "That should be great for the newspapers."

Andrew smiled as Clark nodded as they jumped on a bus heading towards Smallville and Clark muttered, "Was this a date?"

"Do you want it to be?" Andrew whispered softly into Clark's ear, "Or what?"

Clark thought it over and nodded, "I do like you a lot actually; you always try to help me with my problems and you gave Ryan a ride."

Andrew sighed, "I know Spiderman would've done the kid a favour like that and I want to be more like Spiderman."

Clark listened to Andrew talk about Spiderman and nearly slapped himself, he could've checked out who Spiderman was but he probably forgot to do that.

When they got to Smallville Clark was helped off the bus by Andrew and was about to swing away when Clark whispered, "Please walk home with me?"

Andrew nodded as he walked Clark to the Kent farm, he looked at Clark who smiled at him and sighed, he'd tell Andrew the truth that he knew him.

When they got to the farm and Andrew landed on the barn roof Andrew smiled, "So I gotta go Clark."

"Not yet," Clark said as he reached for Andrew's mask and was about to pull it up.

"Whoa!" Andrew said, "Secret identity, you know that farmboy."

Clark whispered, "Andrew, I know it's you."

Andrew froze, "What? Green eyes, how?"

"When you got injured trying to scare the Green Goblin away from us," Clark said, "You're injury was in the same place and finally when your back was injured, you have a scar in the same place."

"So what now?" Andrew said, "You gonna rat me out?"

"No," Clark said, "I just want to see you without the mask, please?"

As Andrew lifted the mask off Clark smiled and walked over and smiled, "I want to help you in your work protecting Smallville."

"Umm, you gonna be my sidekick?" Andrew smiled, "Cause you ain't no sidekick."

Clark shook his head and kissed Andrew, pulling him closer into his arms, he whispered, "I want to help, first because I like what you're doing and finally because I care about you and I don't want to see you in the news because you were gunned down or worse."

Andrew smiled, "Okay, I believe you Clark but I don't want you getting hurt either, okay Clark?"

Clark allowed Andrew to hold him and he whispered, "I had a really nice night Andrew."

As Andrew looked at Clark and pulled Clark towards him and whispered, "So did I Clark," as he kissed Clark again, "A very nice night."

Andrew pulled his mask on and whispered, "I'll see you tomorrow, alright?"

Clark nodded as Andrew jumped out of the of the barn and swung away.

Clark watched Andrew leave and rubbed his mouth, he had a nice night, a really nice night and smiled at Andrew's retreating form.

Meanwhile in Sunnydale Warren sat down and was looking at the files that this Green Goblin had sent him about Andrew, so interesting but he didn't care much that Andrew had power, he was pissed that Andrew had power and not him.

He looked at Jonathon who was convulsing as Warren pressed a button to inject another dose of serum into Jonathon's body. he grinned, 'The change is amazing,' he thought, though he bet Jono was hurting, not that he cared really.

Jonathon's face was frozen in pain as Warren casually observed him, 'The formula must be painful,' he thought as he tapped Jonathon's head as Jonathon looked up, his pain filled eyes begging him to stop.

"You know," Warren said, "I probably wouldn't have done this to you at all if Andrew hadn't left but, ah, he left us, I think and he did leave all you alone Jonathon, he's got new friends now so he doesn't need you anymore."

As Jonathon shook his head Warren grinned, "All alone Jonathon but hey, you're helping me so your useful," as he walked over registering the changes to Jonathon's body on the fancy Oscorp computer and pulled out some pictures of Andrew spending time with some dark haired kid and his friends, he walked over and showed Jonathon the picture and said, "He's Andrew's best friend now."

'No,' Jonathon's mind screamed, 'No, not this, Andrew mine, my friend, not new boy's friend, only mine. But Andrew left me alone, he hates me, hates me, hate him, hate him, hate, hate, hate, hate him so much!'

"Yes," Warren said, "Isn't that fun? He's made new friends, why does he need you? Why do I need you? Because I want power, but even I'm not stupid to try the chemical my new friend sent me, so…"

Jonathon floated in the serum moaning angrily, revenge formed in his mind against everyone who hurt him and everyone who got in his way.

Warren sat back relaxing when he got a call and said, "Umm, Mr Goblin?"

"Yes," the Goblin said smiling, "I've noticed you were using chemicals on your, umm, friend?"

"More like my test subject," Warren shrugged, "But anyways he's doing well, by the way thanks for the glider plans, I'm planning to make Jonathon into another Goblin."

The Green Goblin grinned, "Another me, eh? Sounds fun."

"Not like you," Warren grinned, "Not Green," as he saw Jonathon's body twitch, "More like a Hobgoblin; different weapons and glider specs."

"I have to come and see this," the Goblin grinned, "See you in a bit Mr Mears and maybe we can turn your Hobgoblin into a true killer."

"Yep," Warren said, "Sounds like a plan to me." As he walked out towards the makeshift lab he wondered how powerful Andrew was and what changes were done to his body? He looked at Jonathon and whispered, "Hobgoblin, I like that; you're the Hobgoblin."

Jonathon's mind whispered, 'Revenge on everyone, revenge.'

TBC

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