PT 11

Glancing at the sky, Clark noticed the sun would be rising soon. He believed it was too early to go to work and was undecided on whether or not to confront Chloe. 'Should I wait to confront her until all of my memories returned?' An old familiar feeling washed over him upon arrival at the farm. He was still unable to figure out what bothered him every time. Stepping into the house there was a pit in his stomach knowing his parents' reaction would not be pleasant.

"Mom, Dad" Clark said. Martha and Jonathan were sitting at the table eating breakfast. Martha looked up from her coffee and smiled, surprised to see him since Clark rarely visited. She figured his job at the Daily Planet and patrolling the streets of Metropolis kept him busy. The first thing Jonathan noticed when he looked was that Clark was avoiding eye contact.

"I do not want to freak either of you out" Clark started to say. That was the exact moment his parents noticed the change in his eyes. Jonathan remembered when Clark was exposed to Red-K. "Where is it, son?" Jonathan asked. The question sparked something familiar that Clark could not place. He knew the small red pebble in his pocket was not the source.

Martha understood what Jonathan was implying. She remembered Clark being destructive when exposed to Red-K. In her opinion, Clark was anything but destructive. He obviously came here to talk to them. "Jonathan I think we should let him talk" Martha pleaded. "Obviously Clark got exposed to that Red meteor rock again" Jonathan insisted.

The ache in his heart was all too familiar as Clark said, "I came here to talk to you about what was happening to me." After a short pause, he looked directly at his father, and exclaimed, "Obviously that was a mistake!" Without another word, he turned on his heel and walked out the door. The door rattled on its hinges from the force in which Clark swung the door open.

Martha yelled, "Clark wait!"

Martha ran outside to where Clark was standing in the driveway. "Please, Clark. What is happening to you?" Martha asked. Clark could hear the concern in the tone of her voice. "I started getting memories back from the third time I was exposed to Red-K" Clark informed her. The only time, Clark had purposely wanted to get high. The confusion was clearly written in Martha's eyes as she said, "There was only the two times. When you got your class ring and when Pete had that parasite."

'Seems I'm not the only one' Clark thought. Not wanting to cause his mom pain by mentioning the baby she lost, Clark said, "Trust me mom there was another time." Martha looked skeptical. "From what I remember so far I was in Metropolis." Clark informed her. He shifted on his feet suddenly feeling uncomfortable. 'I'm not a kid anymore.' he thought when suddenly feeling like he was a teen about to confess his sins.

"I had sex with Chloe both on and off Red-K" Clark said.

Martha remained silent knowing what Clark just admitted was only the beginning. "I got Chloe pregnant" Clark said. Instantly, Martha thought of the accident where Chloe was killed. She felt saddened for the loss of not knowing her grandchild. "Mom, Chloe and my children are very much alive" Clark said angrily.

"That was almost sixteen years ago" Martha whispered. She could not imagine Chloe purposely hurting him. Clark might have been blind but she had noticed that Chloe was in love with him. 'That just does not make sense,' she thought while not knowing what to say to him.

She remembered when Clark started his training shortly after the accident. Jonathan was furious with her for agreeing with Clark. "Do you think maybe Jor-El had something to do with any of this?" Martha asked. Jonathan chose that moment to come outside and grumbled, "Told you not to trust him"

Suddenly Clark remembered everything. His anger remained even with his understanding for her reasons. Looking directly at his father, he said, "Sixteen years ago, Chloe kept coming here to talk to you. She tried to convince you that I was not using Red-K. Every time, she got sick from being exposed to Kryptonite."

"I think Jor-El brainwashed you" Jonathan said angrily. Clark was unwilling to share the information Jor-El gave him. Martha interrupted by asking, "Did both of your children get sick?" The confusion at the question was clearly written on his handsome face.

"Just my daughter" Clark responded. "Three months ago, there was a teenage girl walking up the driveway. She was alone at first then out of nowhere there was a teenage boy with her. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me. The teenage boy looked so much like you at that age. Right down to the leather jacket and shades you used to wear" Martha said in a rush.

Clark stared at his mom unable to believe Chloe would allow their children to come to the farm. 'She didn't. They did it on their own' he thought. "The girl acted like she was exposed to Kryptonite. But right after they were gone. I just thought I was imaging the whole thing" Martha said sadly.

"That would mean there is Kryptonite on this farm" Jonathan said angrily unaware that Kryptonite was on the farm for sixteen years. Clark looked at all the areas of farm he avoided all these years. His eyes narrowed in on the green specks of Kryptonite before he turned his attention back to his father. "Kryptonite is all over the farm" Clark growled while being dangerously close to losing his temper completely.

Jonathan stepped backward when Clark's eyes suddenly flashed a darker red. Martha noticed the change in his eyes as well. Before she could say anything, Clark said angrily, "Until this very moment I could not remember that I vowed sixteen years ago that I would never return to this farm."

Neither Martha nor Jonathan were allowed any time to respond. The next thing they saw was the dust of the driveway. Martha looked at Jonathan with a mixture of sadness and shame. Jonathan sighed before he informed her, "I will clean it up but I do not know where it came from."

Landing in the alley by his old apartment, Clark slowly walked toward the building. He climbed the steps two at a time. Discovering the door was unlocked, Clark smirked while thinking, 'wonder if she sensed I was coming.' Stepping into the bedroom, he closed the door and walked further into the room.

Her body trembled slightly when the covers were pulled away. "Forgot my rule" Clark whispered. Chloe mumbled in her sleep. Stripping the silk shirt from her body, Clark admired her beauty, noticing the subtle changes from having given birth. He imagined her breast feeding his children as his thumb brushed against the burn. Instantly, her body responded to his touch.

Clark was tempted to tease her hardened nipples that seemed to beg for his touch. Chloe wanted to pretend she was still sleeping. Only one man could insight a response from her body. Not that she would have dreamed of being with another man but him. She believed playing the sleeping possum would be an extremely bad idea.

"I heard the change in your heartbeat" Clark growled.

Chloe opened her eyes not wanting to anger him more. Noticing how the irises of his eyes were read caused her heart to beat faster. "Scared?" Clark asked. Chloe recalled when Kal-El asked her that very same question. However, there was a big difference between then and now, she had not betrayed him. She knew there was only one piece of Red-K that Clark possibly could get his hands on but that was impossible because the ring was in her possession. The reality was that her son was to blame for Clark having Red-K in his system. She just did not know when Clark came in contact with their son.

"Clark?" Chloe whimpered.

Clark noticed the way Chloe seemed to be thinking something over. "Hoping for someone else?" Clark asked. Chloe understood what he was implying which caused anger to mix with her desire. "You are Kal-El" Chloe whimpered. His eyes narrowed in response to seeing the sudden anger in her eyes. "If I was inhabitation free you would be in a lot more pain" Clark informed her.

Chloe believed that Clark would be a lot more destructive. She wanted to scream at him that there were only three ways he could be infected with Red-K. 'Your ring, you got bit by your son's snake Amon whose venom is pure Red-K, or Kal' she thought and then while imagining his response to her. 'I don't know where to find the ring. Did you forget I'm invulnerable?'

Chloe was not certain of his response for the name she chose of their son. However, she knew his full name was Kal-Clark but her son chose to go by Kal. The mere thought of the snake sent shivers down her spine since Amon could penetrate through any auro field. Clark studied her wondering what she was thinking about. He wanted to know why she had kept his children from him.

She was pulled from her thoughts when he asked, "Can our son fly?"

"Since he was three" Chloe answered. The shock was clearly written in his eyes. "What was he doing on the other side of Metropolis?" Clark asked

Chloe was aware that Lois had specific rules about Kal sneaking out. She wondered if the situations were connected somehow. "Did you see Kal after you got your memories back?" she asked. Clark glared at her while wondering what she meant. 'How could I have been so stupid?' Chloe thought as she whispered, "I should have known. God, he's so much like you"

Chloe realized being this close to him and explaining was not something she wanted. She tried to push her fears away needing to focus on Kal's actions in the past. "Chloe…" Clark snapped as the red darkened slightly with the annoyance. Brushing his thumb over his claim, he growled, "Answer me!"

Chloe needed to concentrate but his actions were making her only want him. She tried to fight the pull the mark caused within her. "Please…Stop…" she begged. She bit into her bottom lip to suppress a moan of frustration. Of their own accord his eyes fell to her lips. "Please…I can't answer you cause of what you are doing to me!" Chloe whimpered.

Clark stopped his menstruations when her words finally got through to him. Chloe used the opportunity of his temporary distraction to scamper away from him. Clark growled in annoyance and quickly grabbed her. Chloe wished for to be anywhere but pressed against his muscular frame. Even through his clothing, she noticed the heat from him, almost too much too endure after all these years.

Clark breathed in deeply, trying to shake the reaction she was stimulating within him. Instead he was encompassed by her scent. After the flashes earlier he nearly stumbled to his knees. Noticing the sudden change in Clark, she struggled to get away from him. Her actions had the opposite affect than she hoped.

"Stop" Clark groaned.

Clark could feel her hardened nipples through the thin fabric of his t-shirt as his jeans became unbearable tight. He fought the desire to rip off his clothing to feel her completely against him. Chloe whimpered feeling all his emotions. She started to tremble, unable to handle them. Clark noticed the change in her eyes. His emotions were sending him into a tail spin. Even through the haze he noticed something was happening to her. However, he was not thinking rationally.

"Chloe!" Clark yelled

Chloe breathed in deeply and then slowly exhaled trying to regain control. She felt dizzy and her head felt like it might explode the pain was so intense. Her hands gripped his t-shirt while she fought the feeling of fainting.

The anger within Clark was quickly replaced with concern. Chloe sensed the sudden change in his emotions. However, her head still was pounding. The buried emotions for him played havoc on her body and sensing his emotions was causing her to lose the tight control she managed to gain over her empathic ability. The added weight on her heart of failure to help their son brought tears to her eyes.

Chloe decided to attempt to concentrate on one emotion: her love for Clark and their children. She could not explain to him what she implied about his memories and Kal since she had not figured everything out. Instead, she could explain one of her reasons for not coming to him.

"All I kept thinking was how I could protect them while you were in training. So I went to Jor-El. When I got back here, you were gone. It was if my time with Kal-El here never happened" Chloe babbled.

Clark looked at her with disbelief. The pain at her words cut right through him. "You were with me too" he exclaimed.

"I know that! Jor-El told me he erased your memories. So…" Chloe pushed herself away from him and motioned with her hands, "This never happened."

"But it did" Clark argued.

"You never saw me as anything more than your best friend. You loved Lana" Chloe cried.

"That's not true" Clark snapped.

"Bullshit!" Chloe yelled. She wanted him to leave before the tears that were threating to fall came crashing. Clark would never see the situation from her perspective. The argument was a stalemate as far as she was concerned.

"I understand your reasons. I want to know why you haven't come to me." Clark demanded.

"You think this has been easy for me? I've had all my memories. It was like I died inside that day. Every day after I remembered and agonized over my decision. Nothing could change that day and I didn't want you to want me by default" Chloe snapped.

The tears she held at bay were starting to cascade down her cheeks. She suspected Clark would think she was lying to him but decided to tell him any ways. "I was going to come see you later."

Clark's words dripped with sarcasm as he replied, "Right."

"I thought it was kind of ironic that I planned on coming to see you tonight since it's this same night sixteen years ago I let my fear control me" Chloe said in a rush.

Clark wondered if his return of memories was connected to her decision. However, he still was reluctant to believe her. Chloe understood why Clark was reluctant. "You need to go to work. I know I don't deserve you to give me the benefit of doubt but I swear I will come to you later. If I don't you can inflict any form of punishment you feel fit" Chloe pleaded.

Either way, Clark planned on punishing her. After all she had sixteen years to make up. "Five o'clock" Clark replied before leaving. He stopped at the doorway when Chloe said, "Go home early so Kal can get the Red-K out of your blood." She started to walk toward the bathroom refusing to give him any hint on what she meant. She suspected for a while now that Kal's favorite spot to relax and hide during the day was his father's apartment.

Kal was not aware that he contributed to the return of his father's memories. A couple of days before he finally decided to take matters into his own hands. The pain from the headaches was getting to the point where he could no longer handle them. After knocking, he discovered his father was not home.

Sighing in frustration, he walked down the hall to leave. Lost in his thoughts, he was unaware of the man walking toward him. Kal stepped sideways to avoid running into him as he did their shoulders touched. Kal was unaware of the contact. However, Clark felt the impact of their shoulders. He stared at the teen walking away wondering how the hell the teen managed to break through his invulnerability barrier.