Claire Martha Kent Part I
By Arica, Princess of Rivendell
Summary: AU. What if Clark had never been born? What if the Els had given birth to a daughter instead? This is the life and times of Kaila El or Claire Martha Kent. NOT SLASH! NEVER INTENDED TO BE TAKEN AS SLASH!
Disclaimer: I own NEITHER "Smallville," NOR "Lois and Clark the New Adventures of Superman." I do NOT own any of the D.C. Comic Books or their characters. All of the characters mentioned belong to each of their own creators.
Warnings: Later on, there will be some torture, domestic abuse, some child abuse, and infidelity.
A/N: Thank you Serena85 for being the first one to review since my return to ff . net. Thank you AnmialsRainbows and ShapeofRainbows for coming back to read this after all these years. I also thank Guest #1, Guest #2, and Belluda57 for their kind reviews. Thank you Angelvan105 for all the wonderful reviews; I'm very glad that you're enjoying this story. Thank you .Winchester.17 for letting me know how much you like the story and are interested in it. Thank you to Meitantei-Clark for your review; I'm glad that you love this. Thank you Guest #3 for letting me know that you have questions; I've responded to them further down in this A/N. Thank you Guest #4 for reviewing and being concerned for my health. Thank you to Guest #5 for your review. Thank you to Guest #6 for your review and I'm glad that my response to your question hasn't chased you away. Thank you Lauren for your review and yes Lex was quite creepy in that chapter; I hope it was the good kind of goosebumps and not the bad ones.
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To the Guest whom asked about Male!Lois and Fem!Clark, I have to say that won't be in this story as Claire isn't a female version of Clark; but instead, Clark's twin sister; and Lois is definitely female.
To anyone wondering if this is going to be slash or femslash, no it will not have either of those pairings.
For those wondering how often I update, I generally update once a week. If something comes up and I'm aware of an issue ahead of time, I try to update the day before my next update is expected. If something unexpected comes up, I try to update no later than two days late; however, life does sometimes get in the way of this; and it ends up being three or more days late. In which case there will be two updates that week instead of just one.
To the Guest whom said, "I don't understand Lex anymore. He loves/is obsessed with Claire. And he wants her to be his. But, in this chapter he thinks he wouldn't have married her? Could you explain more, please?" I can say a little on this subject without giving too many spoilers for later chapters. Obsession, love, and wanting someone don't necessarily go hand-in-hand. Obsession, lust, and wanting someone more often than not do go together. Someone in love would put marriage and commitment on the table just to spend the rest of their lives with the person they love; however, someone in lust would only put marriage and commitment on the table if they saw it as a means to an end and once getting where they wanted to go, would remove it as a viable offer. Another thing to keep in mind is that in the previous chapter, Lex was talking to reporters and he had to put a spin on it. Whether to make himself look like the 'good guy' in the situation to keep face as head of his company; or, to play up his role as a 'villain' for whatever reason he may have, Lex said what he thought/felt he had to say at that time. Hopefully, this answer has helped and hasn't added to the confusion.
To the Guest whom was concerned for my health, thank you for the concern. I wasn't sick though. I had had a super busy weekend. As I had expected to be busy, I had planned for it by posting two chapters the week before instead of just one.
To the Guest whom asked, "Why won't or can't Lex marry Claire? I mean, he married Lana and she is too just a poor farm girl. And Desiree wasn't loaded either. So why not?" I am very glad that you've asked this question. Unfortunately, I can't answer this question without revealing too much information that will appear in later chapters. You will be able to read them if you stick with Claire Martha Kent. I already have the later chapters written in which the reveal to your question occurs. It's just going to take a while to get there. As such, I'm afraid that if I give away spoilers, readers won't want to read anymore. Thank you for letting me know that you're sticking with this story.
I want to let everyone know that my cited works are listed on my Author's Page. The corresponding numbers should all line up; if someone at some point notices something is missing, or doesn't quite align, please let me know.
I love hearing from my readers and I don't mind answering questions pertaining to my fics. I do ask forgiveness though if I can't always answer the questions to everyone's satisfaction as I don't want to ruin the fics for anyone by posting spoilers. Please let me know if there's any more confusion or trouble spots that appear. Thank you all again for your patience and support.
Pairings:
Hints/mentions of past Claire/Lex
Will at some point have Claire/Oliver
Will have Kara/Jimmy
Will have Bruce/Chloe
Will have Dinah Lance/AC
Will have Victor Stone/Diana Prince
Bart Allen/Linda Park (Thank you, Kairan1979.)
Also Lana/Lex will be present at different intervals
After many years of working on this story, this will most likely not have Lex/Lois (but my characters may yet pull a rabbit out of their hats).
Casting:
Claire Kent—Michelle Trachtenberg
Oliver Queen—Justin Hartley
Lex Luthor— Michael Rosenbaum
Lana Lang—Kristin Kreuk
Chloe Sullivan—Alison Mack
Bruce Wayne—Christian Bale
Kara Kent—Laura Vandervoot
Jimmy Olson—Aaron Ashmore
Dinah Lance—Alaina Kalanj
Arthur Curry—Alan Ritchson
Victor Stone—Lee Thompson Young
Diana Prince—Tia Mowry
Lois Lane—Erica Durance (But a mixture of Smallville Lois and the Lois from L&C: NAS personalities).
Bart Allen—Kyle Gallner
Linda Park—Linda Park (was in Jurassic Park III)
Cat Grant—Tracy Scoggins
Perry White—Lane Smith
Chapter Twenty
Dinner
Oliver had found Claire's apartment address (courtesy of Chloe) and he was unhappy with what he found; she was living in a bad; not just bad, one of the worst parts of town. He had his Metropolis driver, Arthur Curry park the car and said he would be back with Claire shortly.
Oliver frowned as he walked towards the building and thought, "The place doesn't have any security measures at all. There aren't any elevators, which can be bad in case of a fire; but, in the case of a robber going up the staircase, someone could get seriously hurt. If Claire didn't have superpowers, I'd be worried. Strike that, I am worried, I'm worried someone could easily figure out her secret. What if Lex finds out her secret? I have no doubt that he knows where she lives and it would be entirely too easy for him to figure out her secret. Not only that, it would be entirely too easy to take both of us out with one stone while I'm visiting her. That's it she's moving!"
Oliver nodded to himself as he came to a conclusion; he knew that he would be talking to Bruce and seeing what could be done about getting Claire set up in a different apartment. He knew he would have to argue with Claire; but that mattered not, he could not compromise safety over wants. If she didn't want to move then Oliver would have to go to Bruce so that the other man could interfere and tell her how ridiculous she was being. Plus, he could always talk to Chloe, Lois, and Kara about talking Claire into moving if he and Bruce weren't able to do so; not to mention the boys that worked for him that would come up with the overprotective "Big Brother" act.
Oliver reached Claire's door and knocked. When she answered Oliver's breath hitched as he saw what she was wearing; a black long sleeved sweater (as it was November, chilly, and windy, especially at night), a medium length black skirt, with black one inch tall and thick heels, she was wearing a silver cross necklace, and her hair was slightly wavy as it fell around her shoulders. She looked beautiful and Oliver could not help but comment, "Gorgeous."
Claire blushed and said, "You don't look half bad yourself." Oliver had literally taken Claire's breath away when she'd opened the door. Oliver was wearing a black suit with a white dress shirt under the jacket. Oliver's hair was, as usual, perfectly in place; even, when his hair was messy, it looked like his hair was supposed to look like that. And then there was the look Oliver had in his eyes that made the brown look almost black.
Oliver continued to smile as he offered her his arm and said, "May I have the honor of escorting you to your chariot, my lady?"
"You may, kind sir."
Oliver and Claire left the building and when they got to the car and Claire was in it she was pleasantly surprised to see Arthur.
Arthur chuckled as Claire began to question him about what he was doing there and he said, "Why, my lady, I am here to drive you and your escort to wherever you please tonight."
Claire smiled and she giggled at being called, "my lady," Arthur and Oliver shared a grin through the rearview mirror and then Oliver said, "Arthur, please take us to the restaurant."
Arthur chuckled and said, "Of course, good sir."
Claire just smiled and shook her head at the men's antics. But, for Oliver and Arthur, everything they said was worth it just to see Claire's beautiful smile and at times to hear her giggle.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Arthur said, "Well, kiddies, this is your stop, Queen take care of my sister, Claire scowled at Arthur as Oliver said, "I promise, Arthur." Arthur Curry nodded; and Oliver got out and helped Claire step out of the car.
Claire who had already opened her door and was starting to step out was surprised to find Oliver holding his hand out for her. She smiled as she took his hand and said, "You know, you don't have to do that."
"I want to."
Claire searched his eyes and found what she was looking for. Oliver wanted to help her out of the car, she smiled at what she found; and he grinned back. Once inside, they were escorted to their table.
Bruce and Chloe were already there. Chloe and Bruce watched their friends the entire night and found themselves trying not to laugh. Oliver was teasing Claire, "You know, Claire, most girls wouldn't order steak instead of a salad."
Claire smiled she knew Oliver was joking around and said, "Well I'm not most girls. Besides, what you ordered to drink was 'kind of strange' too. Most guys wouldn't order milk to drink with a salad."
"I'm not most guys," Oliver knew Claire was teasing and couldn't help but remember another time when another girl had said the same thing and had dumped him because he had preferred milk that night instead of Champaign or some other kind of alcoholic drink. It had been one of those nights, when he just wanted to be himself; he was only comfortable drinking water, milk, and non-alcoholic drinks around certain people. Claire, Bruce, Chloe, and at times his team were among the small number; because he was comfortable with them. He wasn't comfortable being around most of the socialites and tended to drink so that he could put out an image. He and Bruce were both like that; and at-most-times, Lex Luthor was too.
Chloe then said something that broke him out of his thoughts; and he was surprised to find both Chloe and Claire gone when he came out of his thoughts completely.
Bruce smirked, "So you ordered milk, Oliver."
Oliver raised an eyebrow, "Is that bad?"
"Bad? No. I'd say it's good. It means you're comfortable around Claire and Chloe," Bruce paused and looked appraisingly at Oliver, "You like her."
"Of course I like her. We're friends."
"No I mean that you like her as more than just as a friend."
Oliver glared and said, "Keep telling yourself that, Bruce."
"I will," Bruce chuckled.
Oliver glared at his friend and when Chloe and Claire came back from the bathroom; Chloe looked concerned while Claire seemed annoyed. Oliver asked if Claire was okay, and Claire said she was fine. However, Oliver could tell that Claire was upset; he dropped it though and said that she didn't have to talk about it unless she wanted to.
Chloe seemed to become angry at that and turned to talk to Bruce about something random. It wasn't until after dinner, that Oliver found out what was wrong and Chloe let him know why Claire was upset. Chloe held him back and told him that if he ever hurt Claire, she would kill him herself.
Oliver glared and told her, "I'm not Lex Luthor," and walked away.
Claire was already waiting in the car and Oliver said, "I'm not Lex, Claire. Chloe can say what she wants; but I'm not Lex. I might hurt you unintentionally; but I will do my best not to hurt you."
Claire nodded and suddenly Oliver had his arms full with Claire. She was sobbing into his chest and he held her, as she cried her heart out. Then, Oliver knew that whatever Chloe had said, had shaken Claire up deeply. He frowned this was one thing he would not, could not ignore. He had to find out what Chloe said and he would do it too.
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