A/N I just have to say that I'm skipping right over the rest of the first season cause I got bored with it. (sad I know) And one more thing: Jared joined the Marines with Whitney cause they're really good friends and he didn't want Whitney to be alone. He also told Rory that he wanted to save her from the stress of a long distance relationship, not to mention the stress of having a boyfriend in the Marines and they broke up. (Was Whitney in the Marines? Oh well he is now.)

Rory can now control her mind-reading power! Yay for new powers!I'm sorry about the 'chapter' I posted before (for those who read it), I was just really stuck! I hope you like the decision I made. And thank you Glynnis007 cause I would've been stuck for ages without your help!
Wow. Such a long AN. Sorry!


Heat – Eleventh Chapter
Biology class
Rory went over to one of the benches and put her book bag on it. Lana sat down beside her while Chloe sat on her other side. A student wheeled an old projector into the room and she heard Pete groan from the bench he was sharing with Clark. Curious, she tapped into his thoughts to see what was going on.

A few months ago, Rory had learned that her latest ability allowed her to eavesdrop on conversations. Of course, she only used it when people she knew were involved, especially Clark. Unless he was talking to Lana.

"Oh great," was the first thing Pete said.

Rory 'heard' Clark answer, "What?"

"Every year the incredibly aged Mrs. Kowalski kicks off biology class with an ancient sex ed film."

Hearing this, Rory was hard pressed not to laugh. Evidently Clark felt the same way as he asked, "Who told you that? Your brother?"

Pete looked at him and said, "My dad."

Clark's mouth practically dropped open. He turned to the front and said hopefully, "Well, it can't be that bad."

The door at the front opened and Rory left Pete's mind. A beautiful woman in her late 20s entered and all of the guys in the class sat up a little straighter. She was wearing a light sundress that came to her mid-thighs. "Good morning," she said. "I'm Miss Atkins. I'll be your new biology teacher on health and human development."

All of the guys were staring at her, but of course Clark wouldn't pay anyone other than Lana any attention of that kind, Rory thought smugly. She glanced over at her brother and almost fell off her chair when she realized that he was staring just as hard as the rest of them. She shook her head disapprovingly as Miss Atkins moved to the front of the room and lowered the projector screen giving the guys in the first two rows, including Clark and Pete, a good look at her… assets.

Rory glanced at Lana who was trying hard not to laugh, then she looked at Chloe who just looked back at her with a massive grin on her face. "I'm really sorry about the air conditioning in here," Miss Atkins announced, "but it looks like we're going to have to suffer through this together."

Thanks to her better-than-human-hearing, Rory heard Pete mumble under his breath, "Bring on the pain." She giggled, then assumed a sombre expression and shrugged when her friends looked at her.

Lana laughed quietly at the expression on her face as the teacher closed the blinds in the room. "Let's get ready for a movie," she said. "All right. Everybody try to stay awake."

The projector began to clunk out the movie as a monotone male voice began to drone on about animal reproduction. "All members of the animal kingdom, from the simplest one-celled organism to the most complex of mammals, engage in reproduction. This insures that each individual creature can pass on its genetic information to future generations."

Between the intense heat and the oh-so-boring video, the majority of the class was practically asleep already.

"Animals rely on a variety of courtship methods. This remarkable reproductive process is set into motion by the act of copulation, also known as intercourse or coitus. In many species, the females attract their mates with chemical scents called pheromones."

Clark had stopped paying attention ten seconds into the video. He turned around and saw Miss Atkins leaning on her desk at the back of the room. She leaned down and brushed her hand along her leg. Clark began to sweat as he watched her move her hand over her collarbone absent-mindedly. She looked up and saw him watching. He blushed in embarrassment as she gestured to him to start watching the video. He did so reluctantly, not noticing that Chloe had been watching and was laughing to herself in disbelief.

"Pheromones are used to elicit specific behaviours from members of the opposite sex and are secreted by glands, or incorporated into other fluids such as perspiration. The desired goal of all courtship behaviour in mammals is to..."

Clark couldn't help himself; he turned back to see Miss Atkins again and swallowed hard as he watched a drop of sweat run down between her breasts.

"sperm into the female..."

Suddenly, Clark's eyes started to heat up. What the hell? He started to blink, fast, and turned back to the front of the room.

"sperm travels up the... to..."

If anybody had been watching Clark, they would have noticed how his irises started to glow a little, and how he was panting slightly, almost as if he was even hotter than the rest of the class. An instant later, said onlooker would have seen how heat waves burst from his eyes, similar to the ones that are seen coming off the road on a hot day.

The heat waves hit the projector screen in splotches, and those places immediately caught on fire. Most of the students started to panic, but Rory knew that in Smallville, things don't spontaneously combust. Someone makes them spontaneously combust.

Clark? What was that?

I think it might have been me.

The connection was broken abruptly as Miss Atkins called out "Okay everybody, walk, do not run! Leave your books," she said to one kid who was picking hers up. "Let's go!"

Clark stood up and looked at the screen, then glanced over at his sister. They were the only two left. "Think we should do something? Or just leave it for the fire fighters?" she asked.

Clark glanced around and looked at the projector screen, which was just about to fall off the wall onto the ground. "No, I started this. Quick, get me the fire extinguisher!"

Rory turned and held out her hand. The fire extinguisher came off the wall an instant later and rocketed towards her. Rory grabbed it out of mid-air and supersped over to Clark, handing him the fire extinguisher. All of a sudden, the fire crackled and small, flaming pieces of the projector screen flew at them. An ember landed on Rory's forearm and she yanked it away, crying out in pain.

"You alright?" Clark asked her in concern.

"I'm fine," she said through gritted teeth. "Put the damn fire out!"

Clark turned back to the fire and sprayed it with the fire extinguisher. Rory stared down at the burn on her arm, the pain receding slightly. She reached out and touched it gently with her fingers, and was shocked when small light blue waves, similar to the ones that sometimes appeared while she was using her powers, jumped out of her fingers and scurried over the burn.

Clark turned around and saw his sister staring at the burn, transfixed. "What's the matter?" he asked, walking over to her. She looked up at him, eyes wide with shock, then back down at her arm.

The burn was gone.

Outside, not long after
Clark and Rory stood over by a fire truck with Pete. Clark put his arm around her shoulder, pretending to comfort her. Chloe and Lana were standing not far away being interviewed by a fireman. Suddenly, a silver Ferrari pulled up honking its horn. It pulled to a stop and Lex climbed out, seemingly in a hurry.

Clark and Rory turned towards the car and Clark said, pleased, "Lex!"

Lex walked towards them, saying in a worried tone, "I came as soon as I heard."

"That's sweet, Lex," Rory started to say, but stopped when he walked straight past them and over to Miss Atkins, not even acknowledging that his two best friends were standing right there.

Miss Atkins's expression changed when she saw him and she said happily, "Hi!"

"Hi," Lex replied as he embraced her. Pulling away a little, he kissed her tenderly. "Are you alright?" he asked her, concerned.

Pete, Clark and Rory exchanged looks of confusion.

"I'm fine," Miss Atkins reassured him. Pointing to Clark and Rory, she continued, "Thanks to these two. Guys, come over here for a second." Rory and Clark walked over to them and Miss Atkins went on, "They were the only ones that didn't panic. They actually put the fire out."

"Why am I not surprised?" Lex questioned rhetorically as he smiled at them, still holding onto Miss Atkins. "Once again, I'm grateful to you. Both of you," he said, looking at Rory, making her even more confused.

"And I'm confused," stated Clark.

Lex grinned and said, "You're right, and I'm sorry." He turned to Miss Atkins and continued, "I'd like you to meet Desiree Atkins." Rory and Clark still looked confused, and Lex added, "My fiancée."

Thoughts whirled through both of their minds. Clark's were primarily, But Lex has a crush on Rory… so why is he marrying another woman? while Rory's were a little more, I know that Lex is impulsive, but the last time we talked to him was a week ago and he didn't say anything about being engaged then.

But, though she would never tell anyone, including her beloved brother, the primary emotion she was feeling was jealousy.

Desiree smiled at them, while they just looked stunned. "All clear!" declared a fireman in the background.

"See you two in class," Desiree said. She squeezed Lex's hand as a goodbye and walked off, although Lex seemed reluctant to let her go. The three watched her go, Clark and Rory with confusion on their faces and Lex with love on his.

"Fiancée, huh?" Clark asked Lex.

"I didn't even know you were seeing someone," Rory said, puzzled. "Are you sure about this?"

"I've never been more sure of anything in my life," Lex said, staring after Desiree. Suddenly he looked at Rory and she saw confusion in his eyes for a moment. Then he started to rummage in his pockets, breaking eye contact with her. "I was going to have this messengered but, since you're here..." he trailed off, still not meeting Rory's eyes.

He handed Clark a small white envelope. Clark opened it and pulled out the card inside. On the front were two wedding rings. "It's a wedding invitation," Clark stated, surprised. He looked at the date and time and said shocked, "...for tonight."

"I know it's short notice, but I was hoping you'd be my best man," Lex said sincerely. Turning to Rory, he said, "And I would've loved for you to be one of Desiree's bridesmaids, but she'd already chosen two. So I'm sorry."

Rory nodded, pursing her lips for a moment. "It's fine. Don't worry about it."

Clark was lost for words. "Lex, I – I don't know what to say."

"I hope you'll say yes," he replied.

"Well, I'm surprised..." Clark trailed off, not sure what to say next. Then he saw the look on Lex's face which conveyed how much it meant to him that he would be there and Clark finished, "and honoured."

"Good," Lex said cheerily, clapping Clark on the shoulder. He pointed to the school and said amusedly, "Better get back to the school. You never know when the next fire may erupt."

He walked off towards his car and Rory watched him go. She felt Clark's thoughts brush against hers for a moment and caught a snippet.

Lex and Rory
Sittin' in a tree...

She whacked him on the arm and scowled, "Immature much?" He grinned impishly at her and she relented, "Okay, so maybe I like Lex. As a little more than just a friend. But he's getting married, Clark. He's going to spend the rest of his life with Desiree. And there's nothing you can do."

She walked off towards the school.


A/N I know I put one of these at the start but I have to say some stuff that you can't read til you've read the rest of the chapter! Rory's new power is not the self-healing power that Claire on Heroes has. It's a little more like the healing ability the fairies have in the Artemis Fowl books, i.e. she can heal herself and others.
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