Sorry it has taken me so long to get this chapter up, i have been rather busy, i have just started in a new job and was preparing myself LOL so after doing my very first day today, i decided to come home and write this chapter for you guys...i hope you like it :D

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Superman's Little Angels

Part 13

Lara was nervous as she sat beside her aunt, unsure of what to expect now that she was back and considering what she had walked in on, things couldn't go well for her. She shuffled her feet beneath her, her hands picking at one another in anticipation, until her self torture was broken as Kara began to speak.

"Lara I understand that you may be feeling that you aren't that little girl anymore and that you want to experience…new things, but you shouldn't feel you have to lie to us about it…well maybe your Dad" Kara joked trying to lighten the mood, she just couldn't bring herself to be mad at the adorable girl sat next to her.

Lara had to laugh at that herself, if her father ever found out she had kissed a boy he would flip and Superman angry is never a good combination. "You're right there…I'm sorry Kara, but it really wasn't how it looked, we just got talking and he…he's so lonely, I just thought, I thought I could take some of that away, open him up to something worthwhile…he hasn't got a mom you know, that must be terrible" Lara empathised, feeling her heart break for him all over again.

Kara listened to what Lara had to say and felt immensely proud that she could think this way at the tender age of 11, she was definitely Clark's daughter.

"That was a very noble thing to think Lara but there are different ways of helping people, you know that, although your choice may not have been the best one, I can understand why you did it…plus he is really cute" Kara added smiling broadly as she nudged Lara in the side, giggling like two best friends gossiping over a boy.

"He is isn't he…and he's so caring, I really like him Kara, I don't know what to do, Dad is gunna flip if he finds out and then he'll ruin it, Jay won't want to see me after my Dad deals with him" Lara professed her mood suddenly dropping at this realisation.

"Don't worry about your Dad, I'll see what I can do, maybe I can soften him up for ya" Kara assured, wanting nothing more than to make her family happy. But she couldn't help but feel the nagging sense in her stomach reminding her that she already had a lot to amend for with Clark concerning Connor and herself going crime fighting together, she only hoped that with all this Lara and Jay's little one minute romance wont even blip on his radar…though if Clark was like any other overprotective father she highly doubted her wish would come true.

"Thanks Kara, it means a lot that you aren't mad at me" Lara smiled sweetly at her aunt and snuggled into her embrace, happy to feel the love that surrounded her, feeling blessed to be a part of such a super family.

Even if it was short lived.

"Oh no, they're here…that was quicker than I expected" Kara suddenly gasped, her eyes bulging as she heard Chloe beckon her son with force to the top of the stairs, obviously she had seen the news and as expected wasn't at all happy about it.

"Who?" Lara asked confused, disappointed that her super hearing hadn't yet to kick in.

"Superman has entered the building" Kara answered trying her best to keep her tone playful so not to worry poor Lara even further, but the truth was it was her that was worried.

"Oh…why so worried?" Lara replied simply, confused to her aunt's reaction.

"Just turn on the news and you'll find out…but now I have Superman and his not too happy wife to deal with" Kara said with a grimace.

Smiling her best assuring smile to her aunt. "Good luck"

"Thanks, I'm gunna need it" Kara spoke more to herself, standing from the bed she moved to the door ready to head into the land of the unknown. "If I'm not back in half an hour…start to panic" Kara joked as she left the room, leaving a bewildered Lara to contemplate her aunt's last words.

"Sit" Chloe ordered her son after sending Jimmy and her still wailing daughter into the next room; they needed so overdue talking with their son.

Chloe took a seat in the middle of the couch, Clark besides her and Connor opposite. Connor tried to avoid making any eye contact with his furious mother, and by now his father didn't look all that pleased either, he carefully took a seat and found it hard to relax despite his efforts, his mothers continuous death stare wasn't helping. Trust Kara to leave it all to me to take the blame! Were Connor's last thoughts before Chloe began her interrogation.

"What the hell were you thinking tonight? No, I'll tell you what you were thinking young man, you weren't thinking at all!" Chloe said her voice rising with each word, throwing her hands up in emphasis of her foul mood.

Connor went to speak but thought better of himself as Chloe gave him a look of warning; daring him to defy her…he wasn't that stupid.

"Connor it was stupid of you to do what you did…despite whether or not you believed you were doing the right thing and protecting innocent people, you're not Superman, you're my son, a child and you can't put yourself in that situation…not yet" Chloe sighed ruefully, gathering her inner strength as she continued, the thoughts of what could have happened were a constant plague in her mind, she was a mother before she was anything else and she couldn't bare the thoughts of anything happening to her children.

Connor listened to his mother's words and they sunk to the pit of his stomach along with the slowly rising guilt that left a stale taste in his mouth. He hadn't thought about how his mother would feel before he done what he did, but now hearing the words straight from his mothers mouth, it finally hit him…he wasn't Superman, no matter how much he wished he was.

"I'm sorry" Was the only response he could muster, his guilt overwhelming him.

"Sorry may not cut it this time Connor…do you realise the magnitude of what you have started tonight?" Chloe asked, leaning forward, her eyes not leaving her son's face, watching for any sign of an answer on his features. Feeling confidant with Clark by her side, knowing he was there if she needed support.

Connor kept his eyes locked on the not o interested floor but he couldn't bring himself to look at his mother and see the hurt that lye there.

"Well do you?" Clark spoke up for the first time, catching Connor off guard, inwardly smiling as he noted he was able to avert his son's gaze from the floor.

"Yes" Connor answered simply, watching his father remove his glasses, the tiniest of smirks tugging at the corner of his mouth at his fathers choice of a disguise, he would never understand his willingness to look so…nerdy. But once the glasses were off and he ran a frustrated had through his dark hair, his demeanour changed from the mild mannered news reporter to the ever heroic man that was both Superman the worlds white knight and his father, a man he has looked up to from the day he was born, he was suddenly hit with another resurfacing of guilt, he had let his father down and it killed him inside.

"Why did you talk to them Connor? You know better than most what reporters are like, they'll do anything to get a story, not giving a second thought to the consequences, or in this case your consequences" Clark added meaningfully, holding his son's eyes, determined not to let him look away.

"I'm sorry ok, I wasn't thinking, I just…god do you now how hard it is to watch you and Kara fly around able to protect our planet and do good in the world and to know that I have that power, I could be that hero…but it seems I'm never quite good enough, I'm strong but not as strong as you but tonight, I felt what it was like to have that power, to do good and I've never felt happier…you don't know how it feels to be told that you're not good enough to be what you want me to be…and never be able to show it" Connor held his fathers gaze through his entire speech, sure he wouldn't disappoint him further, but as tears welled in his eyes and his throat began to constrict he found he had to look away…to weaken yet again.

Clark and Chloe listened to their son open up and they were startled, they had no idea he felt this way and it was heartbreaking, Chloe felt a single tear fall down her cheek, absent minded she took hold of Clark's hand and took strength from her husband's presence.

Kara had just came down stairs to hear the last of her nephews speech and her heart went out to the poor boy, she edged towards the entrance of the living room and decided not ot interrupt just yet.

"Oh Connor…we didn't know…" Chloe tried to amend for her previous outburst, feeling as though she was the bad person all of a sudden.

"Of course you didn't…you never asked; you always just assumed I wouldn't want to be like you Dad, you thought I didn't care…you never asked" Connor spoke his last words quietly, more to himself, the room falling silent, nobody sure of what to say, until Clark broke that silence.

"I…we didn't want to push you son, we didn't if that was what you wanted, you're right, we should have asked, but we felt that if we pushed you then you would walk away and that isn't far from what we wanted…I wanted you to be ready Connor, you had to decide for yourself what you wanted and now you have…but there are things that have to be considered very carefully, you understand that don't you? We have to protect our family before anything else and what you did tonight has put all of that at risk" Clark professed with affection to his son, an undertone of pride overwhelming him at the realisation that his son wanted to be just like him and he couldn't be prouder.

"He's right Connor, I should have thought this through before I encouraged you to come along…I'm sorry Clark, Chloe, but know that I wouldn't have let him get hurt, he's my family and that means everything to me" Kara spoke up from her position in the doorway, entering as they all looked up surprised to see her there, all but Clark, who knew she had been stood there the whole time.

Connor shared a thankful glance with Kara before she moved further in and sat on the arm of Connor's chair, feeling she could protect him further.

"Kara I know that you mean that, but you still shouldn't have taken my son out fighting criminals, what about the rest of us, if he is identified as Superman's son then we could all be at risk" Chloe the ever truth speaker, added in her own thoughts, still angry that her son was fired upon, despite his invulnerability.

"Don't blame her for that, it was my choice to call myself that, not hers, she had nothing to do with it" Connor added in trying to safe his aunt from more of the blow she was already destined to receive from his father.

"That may be so, but she still knew better. Connor go to your room, I think Kara and I need to have a little chat…we will talk about the repercussions of your actions tomorrow" Clark took order in his home and gave Connor a look that wiped away any of his ideas of apposing his wishes.

"Fine…sorry Kara and mom I'm sorry that I put you through this…I know how you must have felt seeing me like, well you know…love you" Connor whispered in his mother's ear as he leant down and gave her a much needed and wanted hug, allowing her hands to stroke the back of his hair in a manner that only a mother could know.

"Thank you Connor, I love you so much, don't ever scare me like that again, got it mister?!" Chloe said rashly, hoping to mask the haze of emotion building in her throat.

"Got it mom" Connor smiled, leaving the room with a final glance towards his father, he knew he had much to atone for with his father but he was willing to do whatever it takes, he wanted to be the son he had always wanted, a son he could be proud of, a son to soon follow in his powerful and iconic red footsteps and he looked forward to that day coming.

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Cee xx