Review Comments:
Jas-El - There is a good chance I'll do one, don't tell anyone, it's a big secret, but I might end up doing more than 50 chapters, haha.
meg - Still working the idea of Jeff, but I can confirm that there will be a Cat Grant chapter.
clarkfan325 - Thanks!
LoisNClark4Ever - He's lurking because he isn't "back" yet. He's trying to keep that low profile, but he's too obsessed with Clark now not to try and find out what is going on in his life. How could Clark not be turned with outfits like those? hahaha. And I think it'll be the latter, not sure that even lois would wear some of those outfits to a public party, let alone at her Boss's party, haha. I forgot about the dominatrix outfit, I'll have to fit it in somewhere, haha.
That wasn't the last we'll see of Evil Lex, that's for sure!
A,sky - I was worried that I made it too obvious which costume it was, haha, I'm glad it was a surprise! And yes, more Evil Lex! haha.
sunset - I hadn't even thought about the Talon blowing up, haha. Let's say that Lois had to put some stuff in storage because that apartment was so small and she was sharing with Chloe, haha. That works. haha.
cathy03 - Couldn't imagine the General as the kind of guy who watched cartoons, haha. I used to work with a bunch of older guys and none of them ever watched cartoons or TV shows, it was weird. Plus it set up that whole thing with Jo'an explaining why she loved Elmer Fudd, which was just too cute to let logic get in the way, haha. I think we'll definitely see more scenes of Jo'an and the Gramps, haha, from both me and mygyps17.
I think that Clark is letting loose a little bit, haha. Which is what happens when you are young and in love, haha. As Clark Kent becomes a more buttoned up and straight-laced reporter for the Daily Planet, I reckon he's going to be a little more fun at home with Lois Lane. haha. And I promise, we will see a pretty Evil Lex scene up ahead where he is torturing Clark and what not, he'll be pretty Evil, haha.
Author: CaptainTightPants12
Rating: K
Pairing: Clois
Disclaimer: If I owned Smallville or it's characters, I'd be saving this for the spring and you would be watching it on TV.
Summary: A series of 'Kill me or Kiss Me?' moments.
Chapter: #36, Doomsday
Author's Note: There is a bit of a spoiler for upcoming Season 10 episodes in the bottom Author's Note, just a warning. Enjoy!
"I can't be in there, Chief."
Perry sighed, he had an office nobody was using and the star reporter he assigned it to, didn't want it.
"Lois, look-"
"No. I'm not going to look at anything. Give it to somebody else. Olsen doesn't mind me using his computer and I have my trusty laptop, there isn't a damn thing I need from that office to do my job. Give it to Cat, give it to Jeff, I don't really give a damn. I'm not using that office. It was...I can't use it."
"I really am sorry about-"
"Don't. You're my Boss, not my shrink. We're not talking about it."
"If you need to take some time off, I would understand."
For a moment, Lois considered taking him up on the offer. But she didn't want to be at home either. She couldn't be there longer than giving Shelby some food and taking him on a walk. It was too painful to be in that house without...
"I don't need time off. I need you to get off my ass about that office. I can't be in there alone. I can't."
Perry nodded. He knew that Lois wasn't going to budge on the issue. Lois got up and left the office, heading over to Jimmy's desk. It was his day off, and he was more than happy to let Lois work there. He knew that she was barely keeping it together.
Lois peered over the top of his cubicle at the office in question. Those morons still hadn't put her name on top. She almost broke down when she thought to herself that they wouldn't be changing the names around, they'd be removing a name all together.
'No, you can't cry. You cannot break down in the middle of the Daily Planet. You are a Lane. Keep it together.' she thought to herself.
Instead, she focused on the research in front of her.
She knew she shouldn't have taken the assignment, she was there when they...when they...she knew that she was stupid to still cling to the hope that he might come back. That thing that was masquerading as him, that was not Superman. That was something else entirely. He might have the rest of the city fooled, but Clark would never hurt someone if he didn't have to. And he didn't smile at her like that. And he didn't have those eyes.
It's touch was so cold. It was like it was a machine. And the way that it called her 'Ms. Lane' instead of Lois. It gave her chills just thinking about it. That was not Superman. That was not Clark Kent. Bruce and Oliver swore to find out the truth, so far they had come up with nothing.
And that kid, that boy. She coined the name 'the Metropolis Kid' for him, but he seemed to prefer Superboy. He looked so much like Clark, but he wasn't. She followed his story all the way back to Cadmus Labs, she knew what that meant: Lex Luthor.
Maybe Lex was trying to clone Clark. Whatever he tried to do, the boy escaped and he did not seem keen on being friends with Lex.
Then there was John Henry. He was a nice man. He was just trying to pick up the slack, he thought of Superman as an idol. As a hero. The thought warmed her that Clark had meant so much to the world and so much more to John. He inspired a whole world of heroes.
She knew that the other Superman couldn't be Clark. He knew better than to wear glasses while he was wearing the suit. The way that it talked to her, she knew that it wasn't him. It didn't seem to be human and it sure wasn't trying to be.
Lois let out a sudden laugh.
'What am I doing? I don't even care about this. I don't even care about Superman right now," she thought to herself.
And she didn't. She cared about Clark Kent. Her husband. The man that she had chosen to spend the rest of her life with, but would now have to spend the rest of her life without. She couldn't stand the idea of stepping into that office, no more than she could stand to sleep in that bed alone.
All the Claritin in the world wasn't helping her while she was trying to cuddle with Shelby. Not that she could sleep much anyways. Every time she closed her eyes she could see him. Broken and beaten. That monster laying a few feet away. His last words had been of worry over that thing, that monster.
She quickly wiped a tear away from her eye and tried to focus.
Behind her, she could hear people whisper and gasp. She was momentarily ashamed that she had let even that one tear slip out. She knew that she would be the talk of the office, as if she wasn't already, and now the girls would try to corner her and cheer her up. She turned to say something, anything to keep them from bothering her. She couldn't stand another one of their pep-talks. Instead, she found herself gasping instead.
His expression was a mix of a smile and a frown. A smile, she suspected, she hoped, because he was happy to see her face. A frown because he was afraid of how she would react. Not a scratch, not a bruise, the only imperfection was the hair his glasses pinned down on the side of his head.
"Is it...are you really..."
He took a step closer. "It's really me, Lois. I'm so sorry that I ever left."
She looked into his eyes. She needed to see that it was really him. She had enough of her fantasies over the last few weeks. She pulled his glasses just far enough down to see the blues erupt in his eyes. It was him. He was back. She promptly slugged him.
When he came back up to see her, his hand rubbing his cheek but a small smile on his face just for her because it didn't really hurt. He was Clark Kent after all and she needed to see that. Seeing that was enough for her, she threw herself at him, kissing him with every ounce of passion she had. When they finally came back up for air, well, when she finally came back up for air, she looked all over his face before finding his eyes.
"Don't ever leave me again."
His smile smile widened into a grin. "I won't."
Author's Note: Well, what did you think of my 'Death of Superman' idea? haha. The idea here is that Doomsday returned from under ground, as
(START SEASON 10 SPOILER!)
he supposedly will again in Season 10 according to Kryptonsite, and killed Superman. Now, my version obviously takes place when they are already married and already stars at the Daily Planet and Clark is already Superman (obviously). This was written before I found out about that little spoiler, and I liked it too much not to post it anyways, so you guys will just have to suffer through this slice of potential AU, haha.
(END OF SEASON 10 SPOILER!)
The Kill Me or Kiss Me moment wasn't as obvious as it usually is, the whole "slugging Clark and then kissing him" thing was that moment. Now, I know a lot of you have asked about my "bigger story" mentioned in the very first chapter. That story is basically a story I wrote as my version of a Superman Movie where we take off from Season 5ish (that's all I had seen up to at that point) and rocket into present day Superman. In that story, Clark is killed by Doomsday and when he returns, Lois kisses him as we saw, but is then very upset with him for dying (she's very rational obviously, lol), and that is what they are fighting about during that first chapter. Things get even more hectic when Lana Lang returns, realizing she wanted Clark and him dying sparked the realization and she saw him coming back to life as their second chance to make things right and be together, blah blah blah.
Anyways, I hope you guys liked the Doomsday chapter, that oddly enough did not include Doomsday, haha.
Next Up: Now I know it will be 'New Years'.