Claire Martha Kent Part II
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. I do NOT own Peter Parker or Mary Jane Watson. I do NOT own any of the Marvel 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, infidelity, and some prayer.
A/N: Thank you to everyone whom has favorited, followed, reviewed, and/or Private Messaged me about CMK. I hope I haven't lost any readers with the turn the last chapter took.
Okay so with this update, I am officially all caught up to the weekly update on this site. Unfortunately, I am not as far ahead on my laptop with my edits, or with CMK's plotline as I used to be (I'm missing the last one or two chapters of Part III and the start of Part IV). However, hopefully, my life will get a little less hectic here again and I'll be able to get back to working on those missing chapters now that I can edit one to two chapters at a time as needed.
Thank you all again for your patience and for your wonderful feedback.
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
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 Thirteen
Worry
Claire sat next to Oliver on the jet. She could see the fear that he had pushed her too far when it came to learning what was going on in Smallville. She knew that she had to reassure him somehow. She spoke, "You know, I've been thinking about what you asked me."
Oliver frowned in confusion. He had been so lost in his thoughts about how he could work saving Claire's home into his plans that for a moment, he had completely forgotten what he'd asked Claire.
Claire saw his confusion and said, "You know; about me going to your class reunion."
"Right," Oliver responded as his right hand nervously found its way into his hair. With things going as well as they were for his plans, he really needed her to accompany him to the class reunion as a way of stating his intentions amongst his peers. He took a breath and looked Claire directly in the eyes as he asked, "And?"
"I want to go with you, Ollie. I haven't gone out in a while, we did say that we would go to parties and social gatherings together; and I would like to spend more time with you. I am honored that you asked me to go with you."
Relief flooded Oliver's veins; but, he still kept tight rein on a certain organ within his body as he said, "No, Claire. It is I who am honored;" in a gravelly voice.
Claire smiled with a twinkle in her eye; "How about we both are honored to be accompanying the other to your reunion."
Oliver chuckled as he said in his best playful manner, "I like that idea."
The two sat looking in each other's eyes; Claire and Oliver leaned in slightly. A cough from above them had them separating quickly. Oliver looked up; there stood AC with a smile on his face and a cold hard glint in his eye. Claire excused herself so that she could speak with Bart. AC took her seat, "Look, Boss-man, if you hurt her there won't be a place on this planet you'll be able to hide from me. If you hurt her, I will find you even if I have to search every body of water on this planet while looking under every rock and every nook and cranny."
"I understand, AC;" Oliver said in the most serious voice he could. He looked directly into the other man's eyes as he said, "I would never intentionally hurt her."
"Even if it's not intentional, I will find you. Is that understood?"
Oliver forced a smile and grit his teeth, "Clear as crystal."
AC nodded and walked away. Oliver looked over at Claire; she and Bart were laughing at something Bart had said. Bart too was chuckling; his eyes were lit in a sparkle. Claire looked very happy; suddenly as if she had felt him watching her, she turned and looked at Oliver; a blush spread across her face and Oliver smirked. Bart looked between his sister and the man she loved, his gaze met Oliver's eyes.
Oliver met the stare head on. There was the promise of a world of hurt in Bart's eyes if ever Oliver hurt Claire. Oliver nodded at the silent warning; hoping to convey reassurance to the younger man. Bart heaved a sigh of relief putting Claire into "concerned big sister" mode. Bart waved her off with, "I'm okay, Claire; I was just worrying about you, that's all; but I can see that you're okay, now."
Claire smiled at her little brother and dropped her inquiries. All of her brothers were safe, her friends were safe, and Oliver was sitting only a little ways away. She sighed as she thought, "Everyone is safe and everything will be fine once this whole thing with the farm is done and over with. I just hope my brothers and Oliver don't hurt anyone in their haste to gather information about the creditors."
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