Wizziewoo123: Thank you! I'll see what I can do about that;)
Alice Blu: Thank you! I wasn't thinking about adding Kara, but I don't know; if I find a spot for her….
Lol. I was going to have Clark do it, but Uncle Ollie and Clark might be a lot more fun. Thanks again!
JUJUchick16: Yeah, I thought that part was pretty funny too. And I also don't like Ms. Robinson even though I named her after my favorite elementary teacher; who was absolutely nothing like this Ms. Robinson obviously since I said she was my favorite. Lol. Thank you!
C im am a dragon: Thanks!
TwistedSky: Of course they'll be more Chlollie;) Thank you!
Katlynne: Wow! Thanks for such a lengthy review! I love 'em; and I don't know why they sent Kara away either. I loved her to death.
Cathy: Thank you! I do love the JL boys when they're with her. A lot.;)
Cloisfinally123: Lol, I thought it would be funny if the reason she couldn't call one of her uncles 'uncle' was because Lois practically dated them all. And yeah, Victor is kinda serious; which is probably why they only lasted a couple days;) Oh, and the answer is 'yes'. Lois dated him after Clark left. Thank you!
Sra. Queen: Thank you! So I'm not the only girl who's cousin had a crush on her. Lol. It really is weird, but definitely funny.
Jeremy Shane: Lol. Kids these days indeed.
Wtchcool: Thanks, everyone seems to like the crush on Bobo thing!
No, Lois didn't actually date Victor on the show. I don't even think they've met.
: Thank you!
Joy Blue: Well I'm glad you found it, and like it; and I hope you like the next chapter as well.
Lilbit4: I know, me too!
Brainchild: Thank you! It was sorta my way of letting the readers know what kind of 'uncle' he is, without actually saying it.
Samse: Thank you! You know what's funny? Sometimes I accidently call Tyson 'Tyler' too. I might've even done it in the story. That was the name I was going for originally; but I changed it. I have absolutely no idea why though. Lol.
Batgirl2992: Thanks! Glad this chapter tickled ya;)
Annie : Wow, I really hate getting these types of reviews, not because they bother me, but because I don't want to offend the sender. I don't want you to think I'm mad, or being an asshole or whatever; because right now, I'm actually in a pretty good mood. I don't know why, as I'm sleep deprived and I just lost my wallet; but hey, I'm usually a pretty happy person anyway. Your review even made me smile a bit; the 'Mark and Mandy' line especially. So please don't think I'm being rude; I'm just trying to explain myself to you.
Clark didn't choose Lana over Jo'an. I'd never make him do that. He couldn't choose at all; He wanted both. And I did it that way because of season 5's "Reckoning". Predictably, Clark was blaming himself for the death of his father because he went back and saved Lana. And Martha asked if he would've been able to choose between the two of them if he had a chance. No answer; instead of a definite yes. And I thought 'He wouldn't be able to choose between his dad and his girlfriend?...interesting.' Mind you, I do realize that situation was dealing with death; but still…If he actually made the choice; Jo'an or Lana; the one he didn't choose would have to be gone forever; which is the equivalent of death. To me anyway. Clark's known Jo'an for three days; He's loved Lana for years.
I didn't understand your next point though. The 'The Clark who's longed to not be alone in the universe is going to choose Lana?' line. If he was with Lana, wouldn't that mean he's not alone?
As far as the 'Mark and Mandy' line; though it did make me laugh a little, I kinda don't understand your problem. This is 'fanfiction'. Which means my characters are gonna be a little out of character as this is a story stemming from my imagination; and is not a book report on a television show I like. I've read plenty of fanfics where Lois or Clark or whoever is so out of character, I actually forgot I was reading a Smallville fic. But they didn't bother me. I even liked a few of 'em. The way I figure it, people write fanfiction because they want a certain something to happen on the show; and it ain't happenin'. Now that I think about it, that's probably why there are so many stories with Lana bashing in 'em.
You're wrong. I don't think Oliver's perfect. On some level, I'm flattered you think that I think highly of him, when in reality, I don't even like Oliver. I think it's a little hard to tell because of the way I write him.
And no, I don't think I made Clark into a tool. To me, he is a jerk. You have to remember, I'm a Chlarker. And though I'm not gunning for a Chlark relationship the way I used to, I still like the friendship; and I think Clark treated her bad. I'm not gonna go into full detail unless you want me to. This reply is already running a little long.
As for my OC, I didn't say I modeled her after Rini on Sailor Moon. I said I modeled her relationship with Lois after the relationship between Rini and Serena. I modeled Jo'an after my goddaughter, Alexis. I didn't really have a choice as she's the only six year old girl I know. And yeah, she can be a little obnoxious at times but I love her for it. She cracks me up all the time with the things that come out of her mouth. Just yesterday she was wrestling with my stepbrother, he's six years old too, and she made him cry. Instead of trying to make him feel better, she yelled "Stop crying! I didn't even hit you that hard! Be a man! Your daddy said 'be a man'! Why are you crying?" Which is why I thought it would be ok for Jo'an to tell Bart to 'grow up'. They're almost the same message.
Don't worry, I'm not worried. If you feel the need to dissect each chapter, feel free to. But I've gotta say, it won't do much good because I'm going on the 25th chapter and I can't really change much now. I think this story's pretty much set in its ways. And I've also gotta say, I don't understand how you can dislike a story so much; but read 24 chapters of it. And as a small request, I'd like to ask you not to insult the people who review my story. If you didn't mean to, I'd just like to point out that referring to as a cesspool because I got so many reviews is insulting to the people who like this story and review. If you feel like you can't keep from doing it, you can send me as many private messages as you want, I won't block you. Promise;)
Mrs. Quincy25: Wow, Thanks! I think you just said the complete opposite of what the previous reviewer wrote. So funny! Glad you're enjoying yourself and this story.
Crazy4fanfic2008: Wow, you're right. Clark and Lois haven't been in the last two chapters; but don't worry, they're in this one. Thank you!
JT Jones: Lol. Forget six, I have a crush on Bart now!
Fitz Darcy: that's funny. She's sounds like a total cutie pie…or is it sweetie pie? Forgive me, I'm really bad with my terms of endearments. Probably why I call my godchildren weirdoes and such. Honey and darling just don't suit the little monsters.
Iluvaqt: Thank you! You're absolutely right. When I volunteered at an elementary school once (a first grade class) one of the little girls told me she wanted to marry me. A couple of the other girls heard her and told her she was gay. (yeah I know, first graders knowing exactly how to use the word gay. Scary) But I liked the kid, she was a real sweetheart. So I told her it was sweet that she wanted to be with me forever, cause I knew that's how she meant it. Then the other girls were like 'aww, that's not fair'. Kids are so special.
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Clark looks down at his best friend. He's not actually supposed to be here in the room with her while she's resting; but they can't exactly stop him either.
He sighs. The fact that she's just asleep and not in a coma right now, does not make him feel better. The fact that she's just got a sprained ankle and a small bruise on her cheek instead of being dead, does not make him feel better either.
She shouldn't be hurt at all. He should have been there for her; and the fact that he thought Davis was dead and could no longer pose a threat to her, or anyone else for that matter, just isn't a good enough excuse to him.
He shudders slightly at the thought of what would've happened if he'd gotten to The Talon even a second later than he had; and the fact that he almost didn't go at all, scares him even more. He'd been postponing it all day; but he really needed to drop by and see how she was taking the EMT's death. When he got there however, there he was. A resurrected Davis bloom, and Chloe was on the floor, lying on top of Oliver. Immediately, he saw that Oliver was awake; and Chloe wasn't. He feels no guilt whatsoever for what he did next. Before Davis even realized Clark was there, and without even thinking about it first, Clark sped the beast over to the fortress and sent him straight to the phantom zone.
Clark turns quickly when he hears the door open.
"Whoa, easy Clark. It's me," Oliver says defensively while raising his hands in a surrendering gesture.
Thinking about Davis and his hurt friend has got Clark a little on edge. He takes a deep breath; unclenching the fists he hadn't realized were clenched; and makes a conscious effort to unflare the nostrils he hadn't realized were flared. It's just Oliver. Not someone trying to make another attempt on Chloe's life. Not someone like Davis Bloom. He'll never be able to hurt anyone again.
"You're not supposed to be in here," Clark says before turning back to stare at Chloe once again. Oliver ignores him; almost tempted to point out the fact that Clark isn't supposed to be in here either, but decides to give the guy a break.
"Uh, Lois is looking for you."
Lois.
He'd forgotten about her.
"Does she know?" Clark asks while tipping his head slightly in Chloe's direction. Oliver makes a scoffing sound behind him instead of answering. He can't really blame him. It was a stupid question. If Lois knew Chloe was in the hospital, she'd be here. It doesn't matter that she's a three hour drive away. She'd find a way to be here.
Clark sighs deeply, takes one more look at Chloe, and heads off to the planet. Why does he always have to tell Lois the hard stuff?
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Before Victor can think of all the different ways Daddy Kent is going to try and kill him for letting his little girl go off to Mexico with Bart, they're back.
Thank god, he thinks to himself and before he can lecture the two about disappearing, he's interrupted.
"Uncle Victor, A.C., I won!" Jo'an announces before handing her uncles three burritos each. That means she gets four but as she's the one who won the race. It's only fair for her to get the extra one.
"Aww Bobo, you let the kid win. How cute," A.C. teases while stuffing his face.
"I did not let her win," Bart sulks.
"So, she beat you?" Victor asks seriously. If Bart's faster than Clark, how can Jo'an possibly be faster than him?
"No, Lane Junior cheated."
Victor and A.C. turn their attention onto the little girl, expecting her to deny it. She just shrugs and says, "Bobo let me."
"I let you cheat?" Bart raises his eyebrows at the little girl and folds his arms over his chest.
Jo'an shrugs again. He'd given her a head start to begin with; and when she 'tripped' and hurt her leg, he gave her another one. It was just too big of a head start and she ended up crossing the border a little less than a millisecond before him. That by definition, is 'letting her cheat' as Bart already knows she's invulnerable and doesn't trip or hurt her legs. At least, he should know that.
Just then their cells go off. All three of 'em. It's Dinah. She needs back up. Bart's out before anyone else can blink. Both A.C. and Victor rush toward the front door.
"Can I come too," Jo'an asks.
Victor and A.C, look at each other.
"I thought you were staying with the kid," they both say at the same time.
"No, I thought you were gonna stay here with the kid," they answer together.
"If you take me with you, nobody has to stay with the kid," Jo'an points out.
A.C. glances back at Jo'an. "She has a point. I say we bring her along."
"And that's exactly why she's not allowed to call you 'uncle'," Victor scowls.
"What?"
"She's just a kid A.C."
"She's not a 'normal' kid, Victor. I bet she can help."
"I can," Jo'an nods her head up and down enthusiastically. "I can help a lot."
"No," Victor says to the child. "No," he repeats for the irresponsible adult before him.
"Then what are we gonna do? One of us has to stay here with her."
Victor thinks for a moment. "Coin toss?"
"No way, you always use your cybo calculating skills to cheat…..what about rock paper scissors."
Victor rolls his eyes. Sometimes it's hard for him to believe they're superheroes. But he plays rock paper scissors against A.C… and loses. He can't believe it. He's never lost anything to the fish stick and he doesn't like the feeling at all.
Instead of hanging around to gloat like he wants to, A.C. leaves immediately. He has a job to do, lives to save, etc.
Victor slowly turns around to face a pouting Jo'an.
"Are you going to cry?" he panics a little.
"Lanes don't cry", she mumbles.
"Right," He answers, somewhat relieved. Although, he can't say that he's surprised by her answer.
"I'm bored," Jo'an announces; still in a slightly grumpy mood.
"What do you want to do? Other than go on the mission with the team," he adds on just to let her know that it's a no-go.
Jo'an smiles a little. She'd just been thinking about asking him that; but her uncle's always been able to pick up on that type of stuff.
"Can we arm wrestle?" she asks instead.
"Arm wrestle?"
"Yep, and you can't let me win."
"Alright Kent, let's see whatcha got." Victor rolls his eyes at himself almost immediately. Now he's calling the child by her last name too?
They kneel on opposite sides of the coffee table and put their elbows on it; but there's a slight problem. Jo'an's put up her left hand, Victor puts up his right.
"I'm left handed," Jo'an announces unnecessarily.
"I'm right handed," Victor counters
"But I'm a little girl." Jo'an rebuttals as if that means she automatically gets her way.
"You're a Kent," Victor says. He'd learned the child doesn't need head starts and handicaps from her race with Bart.
"Fine, rock paper scissors?"
Again?
"How about a coin toss?"
"Only if I get to call it first," Jo'an replies.
Victor frowns. He doesn't like that answer too much.
"Fine. Rock paper scissors it is," he concedes.
He loses. Again; but for some reason it's not as bad as losing to A.C. He puts his left arm up on the table. It's just as strong as his right; it just feels weird. And what feels even weirder is the child's small, very small, hand in his. He can't believe he's going to arm wrestle a baby; but then the little girls squeezes his hand a little and begins to push backwards and he's quickly reminded of how different she is from all the other little kids.
He pushes back, attempting to set their arms straight again, and frowns. It's a lot harder than he expects it to be.
Jo'an grins before pushing harder, causing Victor to strain a little. He smiles back at her through gritted teeth. She's actually a challenge for him; and it's kinda…fun.
He takes several deep breaths and actually grunts as he pushes against her hand even harder. Gradually, he begins to gain a little leverage on her and her hand slowly starts tilting toward the left.
When Jo'an realizes she's losing, she does what she always does when she's about to lose; she uses both of her hands.
"That's definitely cheating Lane," Victor laughs, but for the life of him, he can't find it in himself to make her play fair.
"Hey! Watch it!"
Jo'an and Victor jump apart at the sound of Clark's voice. They'd been focusing on their game so hard, they hadn't notice he was home.
"My mom loves this table," Clark continues.
Victor lets out an audible sigh of relief. For a minute there he thought Clark was referring to the fact that he was arm wrestling with his small daughter.
"Jeez Smallville, just chill. It's not like they were gonna break it."
Clark ignores Lois and continues to glare at Victor. Breaking the table is exactly what they could've done. Victor should've known better. He's usually a bit more responsible.
But Victor's ignoring the 'Kent glare' because there goes Lane, in the flesh. And he's suddenly remembering something his niece said about them, the two of them. Him and Lane. And he's suddenly feeling a bit awkward. And he suddenly needs to get outta here. Now.
"See you later Jo'an," Victor calls while getting up and heading for the door.
"Uncle Victor," the girl says with a hiss type whine. Surely he isn't going to leave her here to deal with her parents alone? But he just waves a little and keeps walking. She sighs deeply; and for the second time today she wishes her Uncle Ollie had picked her up from school instead.
"What a minute, who are you?" Lois asks while stepping in front of a determined-to-leave Victor and blocking his path.
"Lois," Clark calls over to her. "Let him pass."
"Uh-uh, you may be okay with letting complete strangers babysit the kid but"-
"Uncle Victor's not a stranger," Jo'an pipes up. She's not exactly thrilled with him right now, but he's still her uncle.
"Uncle Victor huh? And how exactly do we know 'Uncle' Victor?"
"Friend of the family," Victor answers while trying to step around her again, but she's quick and she's right in front of him again.
"So am I. I've been a 'friend of the family' for four years now and I've never seen you before."
"I don't come around much."
"I see."
Relieved, he takes a step to the left. But then she takes a step to her right.
"I've never heard of you before either."
Victor glares behind him. It's high time for Clark to run interference; but he's not there.
Where the hell did he go? Victor thinks with a slight panic.
"Four years," Lois says, grabbing Victor's attention. "And I never heard the name Victor spoken here. Not once. That's a long time. Dontcha think?"
"Black sheep of the family," he shrugs.
Lois quirks an eyebrow at him.
"No pun intended," he says flatly before successfully forcing his way past her and practically jogging to his car.
Lois frowns after him. For someone who's never met her before, he sure was a bundled knot of nerves.
What the hell has Smallville been saying about me?
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A/N: I know, I know. You wanna get to the teachers, no, the principal's Note. Next chapter. Promise;)
Next post will be Saturday August 7th.