Chapter 22

Clark was standing in Calvin's walk-in closet putting on suit since Calvin insisted he should look professional.

"How you do you feel?" Calvin asked helping Clark with his tie.

"Nervous and uncomfortable," Clark said adjusting his jacket.

"Yea I hate wearing suits," Calvin said.

They both stepped out of the closet to Calvin's master bedroom where they see Chloe and Diana getting ready, themselves, for the big day. Calvin's room consisted of white and baby blue giving the room a calm effect.

"Give me some pants and a white beater and I will be fine," Calvin continued.

"So why do you have so many suits?"

"Blame those two over there," Calvin said pointing to Chloe and Diana.

Chloe turned around, "You look hot in a suit," Chloe said with a smile.

"Ms. Sullivan are you flirting with me because if you are we could do this right now," he said smiling while looking at the king size bed.

"Calvin, we can't especially when your beautiful girlfriend is right next to me."

"I don't think Diana would mind, right honey?"

Diana turned around, "By all means, go ahead, you need it."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

Diana looked at him, "Let's just you have been slacking, honey," looking him up and down.

Clark and Chloe started laughing as Calvin just shook his head and smiled, "I've been slacking huh? You weren't complaining a few days ago."

Before Diana could say anything Calvin looked at his watch, "Look at the time! You guys should get going. Bruce and Lionel will be waiting."

"You should come," Clark said.

"In my condition, no. Besides, we don't anyone getting suspicious," Calvin said hopping to the bed while grabbing his guitar. "Plus I might hurt Spencer if I see him."

Calvin turned on the TV to see that the case would be broadcasted on every news channel and to find Clark's enemy, Lex Luthor, talking about Lois with a reporter.

Clark's jaw tensed, " Cal, can you put the volume up?"

"Sure."

"I respect Lois, I really do, and to see her on that hospital bed non-responsive hurts me so much. It really does."

"Mr. Luthor, do you believe in killing a person?"

"Of course not! It kills me to see her like this, which is why I'm supporting her father. He knows what is best for her. I just can't believe her husband won't do anything about this until it's too late."

Calvin shut the TV off. Everyone turned to Clark who was silently fuming.

"You sure you don't want to come?" Clark finally asked.

"I'll go to the hospital and check on Lois for you then maybe I'll come," Calvin said.

Clark nodded and the three left for the courthouse.

Clark stepped out of the Benz with Chloe and Diana. They were all dressed in black; cameras were flashing left and right before they got pounded with questions, Bruce and Lionel came to their aid.

They steered them away from the paparazzi to the courtroom where Lex was answering questions. The ex-friends, now enemies, made eye contact. Lex smiled deviously as they both headed to courtroom, one fighting for a person's life, one trying to end it. To both of the young men it was war and they would both fight until the end.

Calvin was playing his acoustic guitar when he had a feeling something was not right like something was going to happen somewhere but he didn't know where. He stood up slowly and put his clothes on. He proceeded to take his pills then hopped into the car and drove to the hospital. Even though he was breaking every traffic law, it felt like he was being pulled to the hospital and he got there in record time. He ran inside and stopped at Lois' door. He saw the bodyguard; they both nodded a greeting and Calvin walked in surprised to see Spencer in Lois' room with a syringe near Lois' head.

Calvin ran at him and attacked him knocking the syringe out of his hand. They tackled each other. Even though Calvin was in major pain, he fought Spencer back until Spencer punched him in the abdomen where he had been wounded. Calvin screamed in pain and just before he blacked out he looked over at Lois who was watching him fearfully.

The bodyguard came in after hearing the noise only to be knocked out by Lex's people who were hiding. Spencer walked to Lois and without giving a second thought injected the liquid into her head.

He then turned to the men, "Bring him to the hideout, make sure he doesn't get away and I want you to keep an eye on that Sullivan girl."

The judge entered the courtroom and the proceeding began. Personally it was grueling for Clark. Lionel Luthor gave his testimony, making sure everyone knew what kind of person Lois really was. Clark smiled at that. Chloe was next. After preliminaries General Lane's attorney didn't even go with the basic questions, he went straight to the hard ones. He even asked about her mother and her condition and Diana was forced to calm Clark and Bruce down before they did something they would regret. Once the attorney was done Chloe sat back down almost in tears. Bruce hugged Chloe, trying to calm her. There was a recess so Diana, Bruce, and Lionel could regroup before General Sam Lane and Clark would testify tomorrow.

They all headed back to Clark's house. Clark was livid and stressed out, "What is going on, Diana?"

"Lex obviously bribed the judge, Clark," Lionel said.

"Yes, and you guys are making it worse," Diana said clearly pissed.

"What are you talking about it?" Clark asked.

"What did Calvin tell you not to do?"

Clark shook his head not knowing where this was going.

Diana rolled her eyes, "Do not let your emotions out and you did that in court today. The judge will see that which could cost us!"

"I'm sorry," Clark sat down next to Chloe, "but that attorney had no right to ask questions about her mother."

"I'm fine, Clark," Chloe said with reassuring smile.

"Well, Clark, your testimony could change the way this is going," Lionel said.

"He's right, Clark," Bruce said but before he could say anything else, Clark's mother came in.

Clark smiled, "Hey, mom, I see you got your cast off."

Martha only nodded. Clark ran to her concerned, "Mom, what happened?"

Everyone turned to see what was going on, concern written on all their faces.

Martha gave him a note and then she sat down next to Chloe.

Clark read the note aloud:

Kent, I told you to keep to yourself but no you didn't want to listen. I got a good friend of yours now. Don't worry, he's all right well for now. Boss man wants to ask some questions before I get the privilege to kill him. You had better keep an eye on your loved ones because I already have plans for my next target. Beware.

-T.R.

Clark looked up at Bruce, Diana and everyone and said, "They have Calvin."

Calvin woke up, pain coursing through his body. He was in a dark room. The men who abducted him must have taken advantage and beat the crap out of him because he was bleeding from his mouth and possibly his wound.

He tried to stand up but fell right back down on the hard floor. He was picked up by two men who were dressed in black and they threw him against the wall. Calvin is stripped of his clothes only leaving him with his boxers on and the men chained him to the wall.

"What the hell you do you want?" Calvin asked breathlessly.

His response was getting punched in the gut. He yelled in pain. Because of that he got punched again. He shut his mouth resisting the urge to yell.

"Calvin Garcia, welcome," a man said.

Calvin's jaw tensed, "Lex Luthor, the devil himself and Spencer his bch."

"Ha Ha, very funny Garcia. You're the one who's chain to the wall," Spencer said.

"So you're still his bch," Calvin said.

"You know what…."

"Shut up, Spencer, you will get your chance to what you have to do," Lex said. He then looked at Calvin, "I want some answers and you will give them to me."

"Why do you need me?"

"Let's just say I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone."

"So you're the reason why Lois is not up yet."

"Yea."

"So you think I'm just going to give you answers?"

"That's right. And then I will kill both you and Lois."

"Well then, kill me now because you're not getting anything from me."

"I was afraid you would say that," Lex turned to Spencer, "Do what you have to do. Make him suffer."

Spencer smiled deviously, "My pleasure."

Calvin just shook his head and glared at both of them. He just hoped he would make it out alive.

Once Lex left, he heard Calvin screaming in agony and people telling him to be quiet. It was music to his ears. When Lex wanted something he would get it. He wanted to know Clark's secret and would find out even if meant killing someone for it. Lex and Spencer would torture Calvin until he asked for mercy or until he spilled Clark's secret. And if Calvin didn't know Clark's secret, well, that would just be a shame for Calvin.