Chapter 10 Visitors

Lex POV

I sat there my leg tapping a thousand mile a minute against the ground as I took in some deep slow breath but it did nothing for the anxiety racking my body. It was around 2 am when a flying red and black blur flew through the door. The loud thud of the door echoing off the walls like thunder as Conner dropped to his feet when he noticed me in the living.

Tear lighting up his soft blue gaze as he looked up at me with big blue puppy dog eyes while Wolf bounded up behind him. His shoulder shook with unshed sobs and he rushed through the air vaulting towards me as he clutched to my back for dear life.

Hiding his face in my chest as he cried his shoulder shaking uncountably while sobs racked his whole body forcing him to shake. His fist balling up my shirt as he clung so tightly I thought the fabric might rip and all I could do was stand there in shock. What happened? What could have made such a strong boy cry?

All I could do was hold him as he continued to cry and sniffle and all I could think was that he had been fine a few hours ago. Damn it what did they do to him now? I wanted to blow that damn mount justice to peace but I settle for rubbing his back gently as the small smoothing circle that works through his body caught off his sob as he crawled into my lap as we dropped onto the couch.

He cried until he fell asleep in my arm slow shallow breaths told me that I wasn't getting him to tell me what had happened I would just have to wait. His tear stained cheeks stared back at me like this at peace expression slowly slipped onto his face as he got lost in his dreams.

Could it have been about his girlfriend or something else? I didn't want to wait I wanted to know how but my selfishness wasn't going to make things better it might make things worse.

All I can do now is wait and hope that when he wakes he will be in a better mood. I tossed my feet up on the couch and gently returned us both back as he rested his head on my heart as his body grew to lose with each calming breath he took.

The morning came fast as my eyes slowly opened as the sound of s Conner soft breaths filled my ears. While a wailing siren sound that I knew had to be Conner phone echoed in the air. At any moment he would wake up from the loud sound as the sun shone in on us from the large window the azure blue eyes shimmering as fluffy white clouds floated by. A perfect morning to a terrible night still what happened question seemed to play over in my mind even in my dreams.

I let my left arm drop to the floor as I mindlessly began to search for Conners phone while I stared blankly out the window as the front door opened. I could hear the light footfalls and I knew that it had to be Merry, Mercy never walked that quietly she stomped around the penthouse like she is made out of led thought that force a smile to my face as I called out to my wonderful maid.

"Merry would you put on a pot of coffee," I spoke in a soft voice as a surprised squeak erupted in the air as she peered into the living room. Wide eyes filled with confusion as she smiled sweetly as Conner for rested contently on my chest. I couldn't help but laugh at her reaction but the rumbling in my chest forced Conner to groan out a complaint.

"Dad stop pillow aren't supposed to laugh" I smile down as I gently stroked his cheek as he let out his own content sigh but pain spike in my chest as Merry hurried away with a polite yes sir. Her voice sweet and kind but as I looked down at Conner I could only see the tear in his eye as he clutched onto me for dear life.

Slowly as my finger finally curled around his phone Conner looked up at me with that tired blue gaze as he spoke in a polite tone that isn't like him in the least. "Morning" His tone so soft and sweet but also husky with emotion and pain. His piercing blue eyes soft as emotion whirled like a hurricane in his gaze.

"Morning are you going to get this?" I slowly lifted my hand up as a black smartphone held firm on my grapes as he tirelessly pulled his head from my chest. "No, I'm not, did you know that you are very comfy to sleep on"

I smiled at his attempt to bring some levity to this moment but it wouldn't work if he wouldn't answer it then I would. I hit the bright green button as I look at the initials on the screen F.

As in kid flash, I'm guessing. But instead of yelling at me to stop Conner curled tightly to my side as he hid his face in the warmth of my body and gently began to snore she drifted back to sleep."Conner Luthor's phone what do you want Kid Flash?"

My tone hard and cruel I don't have it in me to be mock them or act superior which I am I just don't want to see Conner like that ever again and every time that he hangs out with them he comes home upset.

"Luthor?" His shocked voice grated my nerves this early in the morning I'm not in the mood for stupidity. I snarled lowly under my breath but no low enough for Conners super hearing as he lazily opens his right lid. The same shimmering blue stared up at me as I spoke in a cool tone.

While running my hand thou his jet black hair which seemed to put him at ease as he snuggled next to me."Yes now, what do you want with my son and be quick about it?" Though that didn't stop him from frowning angrily as he glared up at me now both his eyes open. "Dad hangs up the phone, I don't want to talk to any of them I don't need their pity or their apologies."

His voice thick as he made a weak empty to grip the phone from my hand but I simply glared at him. "I pay for your phone Conner so actually it's my phone now hush and goes back to sleep."

Conner let out a tired groan but did as he curled up into a tiger ball and began to close his eyes but I could see the way that his ears twitched he is still listening. A chorus of voices started to go off the first being husky and thick which meant Artemis. "Conner I'm sorry for everything that I said and did last night would you please talk to us"

Her voice filled with worry as Robin spoke next all the joy and mocking arrogance gone from his voice as it turned grave and cold. "SB come on man I'm sorry about what he said last night but you can't just leave and not come back. Please come to the mountain we have a victory party to kicking the league's ass and stopping vandal Savage." Huh so the plan didn't work but he managed to cause some damage from what I heard.

"Conner come back so that we can talk about all of it I'm not even mad about the cheating thing" Oh so that was the girl which mean that the Martian was Megan. "Go away all of you dad hang up the phone."

Conner's voice boomed cold as if he is trying to command me I guess that they were getting close to telling me what I wanted to hear but who was he to keep such an important matter as secret.

I looked down sternly at Conner who was still hiding his face in my side. "If you're not going to tell me what made you so upset last night when you came home I'm going to ask them so it's your choice."

Conner pulled his face from the warmth of my side to glare angrily at me before letting out a defeated sigh as his gaze went from piercing to defeated in a matter of seconds. "Fine just hang up the phone I don't want to hear from them right now. I don't want to hear from any heroes right now so why don't you tell Batman than Robin." His voice grew gruff as he sat up on the couch folding his legs as I did the same his black hair muse to the right and push down on the left from where he has bee laying on my chest.

I hit the hang up as a clearing breath left his lips as his shoulder began to drop and he shook with fear and pain his blue gaze turning a gentle green as he did his best to keep from crying. At first, I had my doubts even Clark isn't that cruel but then my heart aches for my son, he wouldn't lie and all those tears from last night were just further proof. Once that thought ran across my mind the revenge plotting began.

The best way to kill Superman to get away with it that is the plan. To start I should use kryptonite to weaken him and then maybe an acid bath to draw out the pain before finally cutting his head off and sticking it on a pike.

Or maybe I could draw out the torture for a few days maybe even a few weeks before finally ending it. Though the longer it takes the better the chance that the league will find him. "Dad promise you won't go after him you would only be proving him right and I don't want him to be right I want to be a normal teen if only for a while."

It was as if he could read my mind but as I looked up at the broken heart green-blue stare I knew that I couldn't say no and he knew I'm a sucker for the puppy dog eyes. "Fine Conner but I don't like this and I won't take it again the next time you come home like you did last night I will kill him that isn't a threat it's a promise is that understood." He nodded his head numb as a small smile formed on his lips. Clark, he has saved you once again!

A few hours later

I watched the old black and white movie with Conner tucked firmly at my side gripping tightly to my shirt as we watched the black and white rendition of Dracula on the flat screen. It seemed to be one of his favorite movies I didn't know why but he enjoyed it so much but I wasn't going to make a fuss after what he endured. Dishes for the night's meal lay neatly on the coffee table, for once we didn't eat at the dining table much to Merry dismay.

I watched a Dracula sunk his fanny into the main heroine's neck, her skin turning dark as blood ran freely from her neck and collarbone. Her shrill screams echo in the air as Merry came walking in the room with a few people with her.

In the dark, I couldn't see them well but I could see the polite smile on her face as she strode in front of eyes blocking the tv as dramatic music played in the background. Conner just snuggled closer into my side as his grip on my shirt tighter.

I smiled gently getting him to calm down a little bit as Merry bent down to pick up the dishes before getting in our way again. Her gaze narrowed and stern as she glared at Conner looming over him with that steady frown of hers.

"Mr. Conner you have guests don't be rude." Her motherly and stern tone forced Conner's nose to wrinkle as his gaze turned hard like he didn't like taking orders. Wolf nipped her heel as he growled angrily at her but she slapped his nose as he let out this sharp Winnie as he snorted in rage.

Wolf dropped back down on the floor glaring angrily at her as I turned to look at these so-called guest. A girl with bright green eyes and auburn hair stared back at me. Her pale creamy skin tuck in a pair of black jeans and a heavy whole black coat. Next to her stood Artemis even without the spandex and mask I knew it was her that aren't a lot of people with her yellow gold hair and her deep gray almost black eye color.

Next to her stood a 13 maybe 14-year-old boy that I knew from Wayne manor he came to a number of my parties with his adoptive father Dick Grayson if I remember correctly his deep blue easy scanned my face as his deep black hair melded with the darkened room. Finally came the 16-year-old boy with sandy red hair and bright green eyes that seemed to glow in the dark as they scanned Conner's face with worry.

They all seemed intently focus on him while he did his best to ignore him but as Mary turned on the light it flooded both of our eyes forcing Conner to groan as Wolf snared in outrage. I couldn't help but feel the least bit amused as I smile at Conner as I spoke in a smug yet amused tone.

"Conner Mary's right you shouldn't be rude if you're going to ignore them at least do it in your room." Conner forend at me obviously not liking the idea of being away from me. Reluctantly I could feel his grasp loosening as glared angrily at me for a moment. "Yes, father" With one more reluctantly sigh he floated off of the couch before glaring heartedly at his friends.

"Fine follow me" He grumbled angrily down the hall giving me one last look that said I don't want to go then he walked off with this friends and wolf clambering after him I wish that he wouldn't fly in the house though.

I waited until I hear the familiar slam of Conner's door before finally rising from the couch as I look down to my white shirt that seemed covered with wrinkle from were Conner had been gripping my shirt.

locked up from my shirt to see Mary hiding an amused smile "I'll be in my study let me know when Conner is done with his friend." After giving me a firm nod I quickly made my way to the study if they were here there's a good chance that he is here.

I walked passed the kitchen and dining room till I came to a darkened hallway long with only one door as the very end of the hall. An ice cold breeze filled the air and as I got closer to the door the breeze only seems to be getting stronger as I pushed the door open to see Batman glaring at me leaning firmly by the open window.

Even without his mask, I knew that his gaze had to be cold and hard as I glared at him with my own hate-filled stare. "I figure when I saw your son and his friends in my living room that you might be nearby. You're here about SM don't bother denying it Conner told me everything. So what the hell do you want coming to torture my boy some more."

At my harsh words, Bruce seemed to flinch as his gaze drifted down to his feet in shame. "He's barely been in his life for a year and you people are already giving him a complex. Once he told me that he is better off dead! What would you do to the person that made Dick feel that way."

My voice hoarse and cracking hard against him like a whip as my question filled the silence with tension that I knew he felt. With the window right there it would be so easy to push him to his death but I couldn't do that not with his own kid in the other room unlike him and Clark I'm not that cruel. "Say your peace and then you leave the way that you came" I stalked away from him as my hand itches and aches to wrap around his neck and squeezed the life out of him.

"I didn't tell Superman to speak to him I knew that it wasn't what Conner wanted to shove Superman out of his life for good and I knew nothing I said or did would change that. But after what he did for the league WonderWomen thought that at the very least SM would acknowledge the boy.

I watched the whole thing with a heavy heart and it had gone well until Clark ask him about his real name. Then from there, the shit starts to hit the fan as he weighed his options, in the end, he told him the truth. Conner was so scared he started to float and by the time that I got close to them it was too late he assaulted with those cruel jest and then he flew out of there with Wolf running after him into the zeta tube. I just want to make sure that he is okay and that you or he didn't do something foolish out of rage and pain."

Out of rage and pain?! I could feel my eyes widening as my muscles grow taunt and painful as I glared at him he had no idea seeing Conner so broken seeing him crying and griping at me like a life raft.

Right before he went under and drowned broke me in ways that I don't even think possible. I have always loved my son even before he broke free from Cadmus and seeing him so upset broke me and rage was the only thing holding me together.

I turn to Batman my fist closed tightly as my nail cut deep into my palms as they began to bleed. "He came home in tears crying until he passed out and woke up on couch only to wake up and do more of the same.

He is far from okay this is the farthest he has been for me since he got home. He is terrified of Clark! Terrified that he will come here and make good on his harsh words and cruel jest. He gripped my shirt so tight that I thought it might rip. He a tired little boy and you have the nerve to come here and act concern when it was your friend that did it. Fuck you Bruce and fuck Clark too!"

I spit angrily at the shoulder began to shake with unspoken rage as he looked up at me with wide eyes. His jaw hanging open hell yeah I knew his real name id he thinks that I'm some kind of fucking idiot. If I can clone highly advance alien DNA in the span of 16 weeks I figure out that Superman is Clark Kent without glass.

Plus who else can afford all the toys that Batman has beside Burce Wayne? "You knew?" The confusion lacing his tone forced me to laugh as I glared at him venom and hate rising in my chest as bile filled my mouth. "Yes, I know you fucking idiot now you need to get away from me before I do something drastic."

He gave me one more wide eyes stared before nodding his head reluctantly as he jumped out the window leaving me there alone with my thoughts. My mind races as images of Clake Kent laying bloody beneath my hand gave me nothing but pleasure. But then I saw police coming to take me as Conner begged for me not to go, to stay with him and that shove all murderous thoughts away from my mind.