Sorry for not updating yesterday it completely slipped my mind lol.

Chapter Eight Part One- Behavior Changes:

Dr. Hamilton stormed into Lex's office unannounced with a concerned look on his face, something had gone wrong and he only hoped that this wouldn't back fire his plans.

"Dr. Hamilton, I thought I made it clear that you weren't to pop up at my home without warning." Lex says rising to his feet to face the jittery doctor.

"We have a problem, the project I was working on was recently stolen by a colleague of mine. I believe he worked for your father."

At the mention of Lionel Luthor, Lex immediately grew serious "What was so important that my father would try to steal something from you?"

Dr. Hamilton took a deep breath before handing him a folder, "Its called Nicodemus and its been extinct for hundreds of years."

Lex opened the file and immediately shut it, "He stole a flower?"

"I-I know its sounds kind of odd but this is the scientific discovery that I've been hoping for…" the doctor begins to say only to have Lex cut him off.

"I hired you to study the effects of meteors on this town. That is your focus. You're a geologist. Why are you wasting time on bringing flowers back from the dead?"

Lex throws the file down on his desk and begins to walk towards the bar for a much needed drink.

"In order to test the effects of the meteors, I irradiated it with fragments of high radioactivity. Just imagine what these rocks could do with starving third world countries and the military."

Lex just smirked before sipping his scotch, "I enjoy your enthusiasm for global evolution but I want to know the effects these rocks have on humans."

"It's a first step. That's what science is. It's a process, a journey. You know what? Either you understand that or you find someone else." Dr. Hamilton says while he turned to leave only to hear Lex's voice call him back.

"What's his name."

Dr. Hamilton just smirked before turning to face Lex, "James Beales. Now I just found out that he was in a car accident. He almost didn't make it, but another driver pulled him out."

Lex just shook his head, "Let me guess, it was Clark Kent."

"Actually it was his father, Jonathan."

Kent Farm:

Clark walks in and slings his backpack on the nearby table before heading into the kitchen saying, "Mom? Dad? I just heard about the…" he stops dead in his tracks at the sight of his mom on the counter in a heavy make out session with his father, "I did not need to see that."

Jonathan and Martha separate, the sandy blonde haired farmer just smiles at his son saying, "Hey, son. Just getting the old hero's welcome. You know what I mean?" at that he pats Martha on the back who stares at her husband curiously while at the same time making Clark wish that he had the ability to throw up.

Clark looks at his mom confused, "What's wrong with dad?"

Martha just shrugged and whispered back, "He's been acting like this since he got home."

They turn to see Jonathan pulling a beer from the fridge and cracking it open, "I was thinking of taking the day off from chores. You think you can pick up the slack for me son?"

Clark looked from his father to his mom and replied slightly confused, "I guess…It's good to see this whole hero thing didn't go to your head. "

Jonathan just wrapped his arms around Martha and began kissing her neck which just caused Clark to slowly back away from them saying, "I'm just gonna get stared on those chores…" and with that he practically ran out with a disgusted look on his face 'Why do I always walk in on people?' he thought to himself before slipping his work gloves on and heading towards the barn.

But just before the farm boy could get to work, a silver Porsche pulled to a stop and Lex climbed out concerned "Hey Clark, I heard what happened with your dad and thought-"

Jonathan's voice cut him off, "You wanted to see if I was going to sue you or not. Of course, that would put an end to all my financial difficulty, wouldn't it?"

Lex and Clark turned to the elder Kent surprised by his outburst as he sipped another beer, "I don't like Lex Luthor. I don't like Lionel Luthor, and I don't like your friendship with my son. In fact, if all of you Luthor's were to dry up and die, I wouldn't shed a tear."

Clark immediately walked up to his dad saying, "Dad, I think that's enough."

Jonathan just smirked before belching and walking back towards the yellow farmhouse with a satisfied smirk on his face.

Clark just turned to Lex and shrugged, "I've never seen my dad like that…I'm sorry"

Lex just smirked, "When you grow up like I did, you get use to people judging you before they get a chance to know you. The Luthor name isn't one you have the luxury of growing out of."

Smallville High:

Pete and Clark were having a heart to heart about Pete's disgust for the whole Luthor clan, a shocking revelation to the young farm boy who never knew of his friend's feelings.

Just before they could reach their lockers, they see Lois rushing towards them saying "You guys better get out of here, Chloe is on the warpath and she wont stop until she gets what she wants."

Pete and Clark looked at her confused and were about to voice their confusion until Chloe appeared behind Lois saying "What's your deepest desire? I mean, if nothing was holding you back, what would you guys do?"

"Hello, Chloe, nice to see you too." Clark says flashing a small smile before Pete could finish the farm boy's sentence, "What's with the clipboard."

Chloe didn't get the chance to answer cause Lois cut in saying, "Principal Kwan thinks that she needs to get more in touch with the student body…."

Chloe finished her cousin's sentence by saying, "So I've decided to do a poll. Now, if you would both please do your statistical duty…"

Pete's gaze landing on the girl walking past him, "I'd go over and make out with that girl right now."

The Sullivan-Lane cousins couldn't help but roll their eyes, "You know, every answer I've gotten so far has been either sex- or violence-related." Chloe says in disbelief.

Pete just smirked, "That's just human nature…" he turns and rushes after the girl which just caused Lois to shake her head.

Clark looks from where Pete was headed back to the cousins saying, "Did you know that Pete doesn't like Lex?"

"Well its no surprise, I mean he has been your friend since you were kids and now that Lex showed up its like you don't even do the things you guys use to do." Lois says with a small smirk which quickly disappears when Lana appears at Clark's side.

"Excellent timing Lana, what's your deepest desire?" Chloe asks with a huge smile

"Um, I would climb the windmill down on Chandler's Field. Somebody told me you could see the Metropolis skyline from there. I haven't got the guts to climb up and see for myself."

"Really?" Lois and Chloe asked slightly surprised since it was better answer then what most people have given them.

Lana just nodded before being called over by some of the cheerleaders, Lois's gaze was on Clark who was currently watching Lana walk away, 'Stupid Farm boy!' Lois's little voice went off only to be snapped back to reality when Chloe's voice called out.

"Okay, Clark. You're up."

Lois looks at him waiting but instead he skips over the poll by saying, "Ever since Whitney's father's been in the hospital, there's been a no-fly zone on Lana."

Lois and Chloe just rolled their eyes, "You know, Clark, there are other girls out there that don't require crossing an emotional minefield." Chloe says turning to her cousin as it holding a huge glowing arrow that reads: LIKE THIS ONE!

Lois just nudged her cousin but the small green monster know as jealousy began to reel its ugly head when Clark replied, "I can't just turn off my feelings for her."

Chloe took a deep breath, "You know, the choice is yours. You can either sit in your loft and play with your telescope, or move on." the spunky reporter just turned and walked away mumbling curse words as she left.

Clark looked back at Lois and flashed a small smile, "So…h-how's your day going so far?"

A small smirk appeared on her face, "I got asked out on a date by one of the football players and I might say yes or I might say no."

He stood their stunned but quickly grew relived when Lois punched him in the shoulder, "You need to lighten up more, maybe learn how to take a joke once in a while…" the bell cut their friendly stances and left Clark with a struggle growing inside of him.

Lois looks at him before adjusting her pack, "I better get to class, I don't need anymore trouble then I already have."

Clark immediately walks beside her saying, "How about I walk you to class?"

Lois just chuckled, "Clark, we have the same class together…remember? I'm the TA for your math class."

Clark just nodded and mentally hit himself in the head thinking, 'Smooth Kent, very smooth.'

TBC…

Tell me what you guys think of it so far? If your curious to what's going on with Clark, I'm here to tell you that Lana will be the farthest thing from his mind ;)