Upon thinking further, the whole teleportation power might have some holes for Grace. To be born there would have had to have been led in her system. This means either there was not enough lead to stop her from teleporting- I just said a slight resistance would stop her- or she built an immunity/resistance to it- painting the sign of the house of el wouldn't stop Grace- so I seemed to have dug a hole I can't really get out of unless I play the whole half Kryptonian half human card, but I don't think that really solves anything.
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Atlanta Georgia, Lenox Square
Clark super speeds them about a block from the mall and lets Alicia down. They begin to walk towards Lenox Square and Alicia asks, "So what are we exactly?" Alicia sees Clark raise his eyebrow in confusion at her so she clarified "I mean do we want to start a relationship years before we should and while trying to take care of baby? I mean we both just started are careers and I don't mean to come off as rude but with your special duty are you really going to be able have a serious relationship?" Clark was taken aback from what she said and slightly hurt from ending remark but as he thought more about she said he started to slowly understand things from her point of view 'Yeah I guess my history of just disappearing to help people and my tendency to jump into things without thinking might be off putting, but I know that this is what I want.' Clark turns to Alicia and looks her dead in the eyes before saying "You're right that I don't always think things through and that I focus on my special duty more than I probably should but I want you to know this. Out of every relationship I've been in none of them make me feel even a tenth of what I feel when I'm with you. You understand me better than anyone else even when we were teens, I knew from the day you said goodbye to me that there was some kind of connection I would regret not following up on.".
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(I really hate disrupting, but I don't want someone to get lost. In the episode where Alicia came back, she sees Clark in his loft in the barn coming home from the talon. They have the same talk and Clark still checks her file with Chloe this next part happens as he gets home from that.)
Smallville Kansas, Kent Family Farm 2005
Clark walks up the loft with confidence finally making the decision to go through with asking Alicia on a date. He places his bag down and pauses when he hears someone enter the bar. Clark looks down the railing and sees Alicia walking towards the stairs with a solemn expression. Clark meets her at the top of the stairs and before he could ask her out on a date to the ice rink she said "Hi Clark, I know you still don't really trust me but that's fine I just wanted to tell you that I am sorry and thanks as well as goodbye. My family and I are moving to California. We all thought it would be for the best as almost everyone else in Smallville is looking at me and my family like we have the plague. We're heading out tomorrow, so I just wanted say thanks and tell you goodbye personally and don't worry about your I won't ever let anyone know." Clark was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
Clark knew what he wanted to say, but instead bit his tongue and thought 'It would be selfish for me to ask her out and have a relationship when all she is trying to do is move on. She might not even actually feel that way for me anymore. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.' Clark threw his expression off and put on a smile and said "I'm sorry that people are treating you guys like that, but I want you to know that that while trust is something that is hard to get back I do believe that you're rehabilitated and I forgive you for what happened. I mean I have had many people that were close to me trying to kill me one way or another it's more so about looking at the person and what they mean to you. I hope everything goes well in California I'm sure you will do great things." Both Clark and Alicia came in for a hug and thought 'I really wish things could ended differently.' They broke the hug and Alicia left the barn.
Clark just stared at the direction Alicia left in thinking 'I have this feeling that I'm going to regret just letting her go like that. I should maybe just leave a way to stay in contact or something. No, maybe its to just break things off cleanly before they even start.'
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Atlanta Georgia, Lenox Square
"I still regret that I didn't give you a way for us to stay in contact or something when you left for California. I watched you leave my life once and I don't want to experience that feeling in my heart ever again." Clark's says while looking down at the floor. Alicia puts both hands around Clarks cheeks and raised his head and said "I'm not saying I don't want this Clark I just think that if we are going to do this I want us both to be sure and serious about it." Alicia gave him a quick peck before saying "Alrighty lets go get the items Mrs. Kent asked for and head on back before it gets too late." Clark just nodded his head as they began walking towards Lenox Square.
They began holding hands sometime during their walk to the mall. As they enter Clark asks, "So, why did want to come this mall specifically? I mean it's nice and all, but it seems like a normal mall." Alicia answers blankly "It is but I know the layout of it and I know that everything on the list is here so there shouldn't be any problems plus over here there really isn't anyone that knows you so it shouldn't raise any questions that your buying baby items." Clark could only respond with "Wow" as he hadn't even considered that. Alicia points to the second floor and says, "Lets head over to the Pottery Barn Kids." Clark just says "Okay" and they head off to the store.
Everyone in the store is staring at Clark as he holds close to six hundred pounds of baby items waiting in line with Alicia who was looking around sheepishly due to all the attention they were getting forgetting that Clark's powers made the things he did very extraordinary in the eyes of others. They couldn't get out of the store quick enough once they were finished at the register. Alicia turned back to Clark to ask, "You sure your okay holding all of that?" however as she looked to Clark, she accidently bumped into someone. She turns to apologize but stops mid-sentence as she sees April. April stops and looks at Alicia and Clark carrying many bags coming out of Pottery Barn Kids and just says "Oh My God!".
