Stubborn
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the OCs.
Lois sat on the porch swing, one foot tucked underneath the other, swinging gently back and forth. She sipped her coffee and looked at the others.
The tractor had been pushed into the yard and Clark and Dick were now lying underneath the tractor trying to fix it and you could see just over half of their bodies. Taylor sat between them crossed legged with the tool box near her.
Apparently Clark had taught her how to fix the tractor when she was ten so it was Dick's turn to learn now.
Lois listened as Dick caught his finger on something and he yelled, waving his finger in pain. Taylor patted his chest in comfort and then told him to suck it up.
Lois smiled at them. They were so like Lois and Clark themselves that they didn't even realize it.
She listened when Clark got stuck at what to do and Taylor told him. She really did know her way around machines. Clark had taught her well.
But Lois had been there the day Clark had taught her about the tractor.
She said that she didn't remember where she had been for those three weeks. She lied.
The memories had come back to her.
She remembered picking up the weird ring and a bright flash of light.
She had woken up just outside Smallville and after the double vision had stopped she had made her way into town. Discovering that she was twelve years in the future Lois went to the one place she knew would never change.
When she arrived at the Kent Farm she had to hide behind the fence. The tractor was in the yard and Future Clark and a ten year old Taylor were sitting on the ground beside it. Tools were littered around them and Clark was pointing at various parts of the tractor.
Future Lois was sitting on the porch steps with a six year old Martha beside her and a three year old Johnny on her knees.
It was just a normal day at the farm. It was just the five of them together. But when Lois looked at her future self she never saw herself look so content, so happy. It gave her such hope for the future. Her and Clark's future together.
She listened as Taylor learned about the tractor form Clark.
"So you're saying that if I can't figure something about the tractor, wait and get you?" Small Taylor asked.
Future Clark nodded. "But why wouldn't I just get Mom? I mean she can fix the car better then you."
"That's because I run and fly more then I drive. Plus she not better at fixing it then me. And this is a tractor and you're Mom is still more of a city girl then a country girl."
"Mom says she's both. And yes she can fix it better then you."
"No she can't."
"MOM! DAD SAYS THAT HE CAN FIX THE CAR BETTER THEN YOU!"
"Smallville, I know that you're alpha male gene takes a knock every time you have to have to slip into those tights but don't fool yourself, ok? Just remember that we all love you no matter what you wear."
"But the underwear on the outside thing is a deal breaker. I mean…people can see you in those!" Small Taylor put in.
Lois smiled and leaned against the fence. This was her future, her family. And she wanted it so bad, more than anything.
She was still leaning against the fence a few minutes later when a ring appeared in front of her in a flash. It looked exactly like the one that had brought her to that time in the first place.
Lois took one last look at the future Kent family and then she picked up the ring carefully. As she picked it up she heard a voice whisper to her, "Think of home." Lois slipped the ring on and before she knew it, she had landed at the Kent farm.
She didn't remember anything for a long time but bit by bit the memory of that day came back to her. She couldn't decide wither or not to tell Clark about her trip through time but she was musing over it.
But what Taylor said was true, time travel made you hungry. She had to raid Chloe's fridge when she got back.
Lois was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Dick and Clark pull themselves out from underneath the tractor. Clark stood up and walked over to the lean against one of the porch pillars, wiping his hands with a rag.
Dick stood near the tractor with Taylor, looking at his injured fingers. "I know that fixing stuff is supposed to be manly but doing manly things hurt," he complained.
Taylor snorted and said, "Please I can do manly things better then you."
"That because I have a suspicion that you're a guy!"
"HEY! I am not a guy! I'm all girl thank you very much!"
"Oh, whatever!"
Taylor pushed Dick and soon they were shoving each other and Taylor finally got Dick pinned to the ground.
"Hey! That's not fair! You used your super strength!"
Clark cleared his throat and said, "Guys as much as I agree with the whole practise of powers and self defence but I REALLY don't want see my daughter in that position with a boy in front of me."
Lois laughed and Taylor quickly got off Dick and he picked himself up.
"Anyway, Oliver has asked everyone to come to dinner at his penthouse tonight. He and Kara have been spending a lot of time together," Lois said.
Taylor smiled and Clark made a weird face. He didn't know what to think about his cousin and his friend. But if they seemed happy and if Taylor said they were together in the future, he guessed that he would get used to it.
Suddenly a bright light shone from Taylor's pocket and she quickly opened it and took out the crystal. As she held it in her palm it glowed brighter and brighter until it slowly faded.
"What did it do?" Clark asked.
Taylor put the crystal back in her pocket and replied, "I have no idea. This thing has a mind of its own."
Then Clark's phone rang and he pulled it out of his jean pocket. "Hello?" he said.
"Clark! Tell Taylor that next time she brings Kyle into the future; please make sure that he lands on the couch and not my desk!" Oliver's angry voice came clear over the phone.
Taylor had heard it and yelled down the phone, "It wasn't me! Plus Kyle has a bad sense of direction anyway! Remember the tractor?"
Kyle's voice came down the phone, "That tree was in my way!"
"Oh right!" Taylor said.
Lois's phone rang also and when she picked it up she heard Chloe's anxious voice. "Oh my God Lois! Rachael and BJ just arrived here! Bart is with Jimmy and me as well. Does Taylor have some important reason for bringing them here?!"
Lois looked at Taylor, who had taken the crystal out of her pocket and was now tapping it with her finger.
Then she made a face and said, half to herself, "I think I broke it."
"Um that would be a no."
As Lois tried to calm her cousin down the other three went into the house to get ready for Oliver's dinner.
-Later that evening-
When Lois, Clark Taylor and Dick stepped out of the elevator into Oliver's apartment, they were greeted by a weird sight.
BJ, Kyle and Rachael were sitting in the living room while Bart sat on a chair beside them. Oliver was standing near the elevator. The rest of the Justice League was standing near the dining table, all of them trying to contain their laughter.
Bart was muttering "Spandex…red spandex!" with a stunned look on his face.
Oliver meanwhile was frowning with a far off look on his face.
"What's going on?" Clark asked him as they all walked into the apartment.
Oliver turned to them and said, "The kids are trying to decide which one of us is the most embarrassing. Did you know that I wear leather pants in the future? Leather! And Bart wore red spandex!"
Bart shuddered at this.
BJ spotted them and said, "Hey Taylor which of our parents is most embarrassing? My dad wore red spandex for a while."
Kyle said, "My dad wore leather pants."
Taylor looked them for a second and then replied dryly, "My dad wear blue tights."
"OOOHHH!" the kids chorused all of them winching.
"Ya, Taylor wins," Kyle replied.
They all walked into the apartment with Clark following behind saying, "Um can we go back to the tights issue please?!"
"Nope the tights issue is a major thing and I cannot reveal any information about it in case of damaging the future," Taylor said.
Clark frowned and replied, "You just made that excuse up."
Taylor sighed and said, "Well, if you give me a minute I can make up another one."
"Forget the excuses, dinner is ready!" Oliver said as he and Kara walked into the kitchen to get the food.
"No really what is with the tights?!" Clark asked.
"You have no idea how many times someone has asked that question," Taylor replied.
Rachael frowned and said, "Let's just say, Uncle Clark that no one looks at your face when you're flying…or standing…or even in a picture."
"I know Mom doesn't," Taylor said.
Lois frowned, looking insulted, but the she just shrugged and said, "Well that does sound like me. No point in denying the truth."
-Later-
Dinner went well and by the end of it everyone was stuffed, except for BJ and Bart. They seemed to have an extra stomach for dessert. Everyone was sitting and chatting, a relaxed atmosphere coming over them.
Dick stood up and went out onto the balcony, closing the door behind him. He leaned on the balcony wall and looked out over Metropolis.
He was out there for a few minutes before he heard the door open behind him. He turned to see BJ joining him, watching as he closed the door again.
"What can I do for you Lana?" Dick said turning back to the city view.
"I figured it out," BJ said walking to stand beside him.
"And what did you figure out?" Dick asked.
"Why you call me Lana."
Dick went slightly stiff at this point but he kept quiet.
BJ continued, "So if I'm Lana, then you must be Lois and Taylor must be Clark."
Dick smiled and replied, "Dude, Taylor is going to throw you off this balcony for calling her a guy."
BJ just kept going. "I'm the one she loved first…or the one she thought she loved. But when it came down to it I wasn't enough. But unlike Lana I'm ok with that. Taylor and I have a much more brother-sister relationship anyway. Then you came into her life, what was it? Only a year ago? And she found someone that she could be really happy with. You weren't a guy she had known for her entire life or a guy she knew from school or even a guy that she was friends with first. You were someone she had instant chemistry and a connection with from the second the two of you met, like Lois and Clark. You were enough; you were more than enough. I get it, man."
With that he turned around and walked towards the door. Before he opened it he turned back to Dick and said, "But if we are like Lois, Clark and Lana, just remember who won in the end."
He opened the door and stepped back into the apartment. He didn't close the door however and Taylor chose that moment to come out onto the balcony.
"Hey, what were you two talking about?" she asked, closing the door and walking to stand beside Dick.
Dick shrugged and replied, "Just guy stuff. I think BJ might not be such a bad guy after all."
Taylor smiled at this happy that her two friends were actually getting along. She leaned on the balcony wall beside him and took in the city view.
It was a few minutes later when Dick said, "So when are you going home? Now that your mission is complete."
Taylor frowned and said, "Oh I'm not going anywhere yet. I still need to get you through the time machine, put this crystal back in the fortress and save those super kids."
Dick sighed and said, "Taylor, we talked about this. Those kids…their bodies can't take their powers. They'll be dead in a couple of weeks."
Taylor nodded sadly and said, "I know but they deserve better. They deserve to be happy and safe with a family who loves them in the last weeks of their lives. And what do you think Lex will do with them when they are dead? He'll throw them out like trash. They deserve a proper burial as well. And I know that sounds morbid but I don't care. Lois and Clark can do this for them. I know they will."
Dick looked at her and then nodded, "You're right. Of course you're right. Ok I'll help save the kids and then I'll go back home too. But you have to promise me something Taylor."
"What?" she asked him.
"Promise me you wouldn't take any stupid risks."
Taylor smiled at him and said, "Hello! This is me you're talking to! I don't take stupid risks."
Dick just looked at her. "Ok so I just take normal risks."
This time he raised an eyebrow.
"Ok fine! I take stupid risks. But since you know I do you shouldn't make me make promises I can't keep."
Dick sighed and Taylor replied finally, "Ok, I promise."
Dick smiled. There was no way she was going to keep it. He was just going to have to keep an eye on her. They both looked out at the city skyline.
Then Taylor said, "We should go back in. I can hear Clark arguing with Lois about coming out here. He's worried we're going to start making out. Plus he's glaring at you so hard I think the heat beams might switch on."
Dick smirked and said, "I knew I felt something burning."
Together they walked back into the apartment, with Clark eyeing them carefully.