Chapter 9: Talia's New Boy-Toy

Vicki felt unnerved all Monday during 5th block with Bruce and Selina. She had heard Selina admit to cheating on Bruce the previous Friday.

She had followed Selina and eavesdropped on her conversation with Pammy and Harley, in hopes of finding some ammo to sabotage her relationship with Bruce. She couldn't believe she hit the jack pot when Selina confessed to her friends about cheating on Bruce. Unfortunately for Vicki it turned out they had cheated on each other with each other and they made up for it.

"He deserves, to know the truth but dammit! He looks so happy with her." She thought to herself. "Why can't that be me? What makes her so special? I should be the one getting pampered like a princess. I wouldn't even cheat on him... At least not until after I was married to him and guaranteed half his shit."

"Another charity ball?" Selina groaned. "Didn't we just host one of those?"

"Yeah well the last one ended in a brawl so we didn't end up raising much money. I beefed up security this time. No uninvited guest." Bruce assured her.

"God it's bad enough trying to dodge the media on the way to and from school. Now you're bringing them back into the house? Journalist are nothing but parasites." She looked over at Vicki. "No offense."

Vicki forced a fake smile. "None taken." She replied. "Fucking bitch." She thought to herself.

"I won't make you attend if you don't want to." Bruce paused. "But I'd really appreciate it if you did."

After 5th block, Bruce and Vicki shared 6th block. AP stats with Mr Julian Day.

Before class started, Vicki thought now was a good time to tell Bruce about Selina's confession. Mainly cause Selina wasn't there to kick her teeth in for ratting her out.

"Listen Bruce, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about."

He looked at her and smiled. "Yes, you're invited to the event this Friday. And I'll give you a quote."

"No that's not,- well thanks actually that's sweet of you. But I need to tell you about.."

She was cut off by Mr Day. "Okay class today a quiz day."

"Why do you have to do this to us on a monday." Barry Allen whined

"Monday is quiz day!" Mr Day snapped a little more hostile than necessary. "Monday is always quiz day." He took his days very seriously. "Now you know the rules; no cell phones, books, socializing, cell phones, cheating, questions during the quiz, and absolutely no cell phones. Any questions before we start?

Barry raised his hand. "So that's a no on phones?" He said with a grin.

Mr Day scowled at him. "You just automatically failed the quiz."

Barry shrugged and chuckled. "I don't even care."

Mr Day handed out the quizzes to everyone. Bruce finished his in no time. Vicki finished not too long after. Barry just doodled Mr Day as an overly exaggerated fat man on a mobility scooter. Mr Day was a little over-weight but he was far from Barry's mean doodle. However Mr Day was kind of an asshole so he had it coming.

Vicki waited patiently until everyone was done. Mr Day didn't allow talking until everyone had finished. Just as the last student was finishing with half the period still to go, Coach Ra's Al Ghul walked in.

"Excuse me Mr day, I'd like to borrow my team Captains Allen and Wayne?"

"I still have a lesson to go over when the quizzes are all turned in."

Al Ghul stepped toward him. "I see how that sounded like a question. I need to be more clear." He gave Mr Day his iconic terrifying gaze. "I'd like to borrow my team Captains Allen and Wayne... Period."

Mr Day gulped and nodded. "Of course. Barry, Bruce, you may go."

Barry and Bruce wasted no time to grab their back packs and follow coach. They figured it was important.

"Dammit." Vicki sighed as Bruce walked out.

When they walked out Diana was out in the hallway.

"Coach pull you out too?" Barry asked.

"Yea. Coach is getting all the captains together for a meeting. Apparently they're finally gonna start the season."

"At long last." Al Ghul said.

"About damn time." Barry said with a smile. "I've been dying to break some ankles."

They stopped by a couple other classes before making it to coaches office. In there now was all the team captains Diana, Victor, Barry, Clark, and of course his favorite pupil Bruce.

"Have you all been working out like I've asked?"

"Yes sir." They answered.

"Good. Now as you all know, due to the pandemic finally coming to an end and a lot of debates on wheather or not the vaccines should be mandatory, we had to postpone the start of football season for a while. But practices start next week and the season just two weeks after that. It's gonna be a real grind, I want everyone to be in shape before hand. As team captains it's your job to see to it everyone is ready to go next week. Understood?"

"Yes sir."

As they walked out Clark walked up to Bruce.

"Did coach really need to pull us out of class for that?"

Bruce shrugged. "Probably not. But you know how coach is. Plus I'm not complaining I had Stats with Mr Day."

"That guy's a turd, man."

The bell rang and the halls became flooded as people went to their 7th and final class of the day.

Bruce and Clark were still walking together when Selina joined them.

"Hey Babe." She greeted Bruce. "Hey farmer boy." She greeted Clark.

"Ma'am." He gave her a smile and nod.

She saw his mustache was back. "You grow your mustache back?"

Bruce did a double take. "Oh I didn't even notice."

"Yea, it's not as good as before but it's getting there. My new girlfriend says she likes her men with facial hair."

"You finally get back together with Lois?" Bruce asked.

"No." He sighed. "She rejected me." He looked over and pointed. "That's my new girlfriend."

Bruce didn't even need to see her to know who he was talking about. He smelt her perfume and heard her stilettos click against the floors.

"No. Fucking. Way." Selina in disbelief.

"Talia." Bruce sighed.

"Oh yea." Clark said with a smile.

Bruce and Selina turned and looked at him like he was crazy as Talia approached them.

"Hey sweetie." She greeted Clark with a kiss on the cheek. She then looked over at Bruce and Selina. "Oh hey Bruce and... Susan?"

"Selina!" She shook her head. "Why do I even bother?"

"Easy there missy." She turned her attention back to Clark. "See you after school darling." She licked her fingers and twirled up the the ends of his mustache before walking off.

Bruce pressed his hand to his head. "Clark, brother what are you doing?"

Clark turned to him. "Look Bruce I know you and Talia used to date, but please don't make this awkward."

Bruce and Selina looked at each other in disbelief. "How'd this all even start?" Selina asked.

"Well I was trying to win Lois back..."

4 days ago:

Clark gave Lois a call, well several calls. She just refused to answer him. He left all sort of different messages raging from tame and innocent.

"Hey Lois it's Clark. I was hoping we could talk. Just give me a call back when you got a sec."

To a little pushy.

"Hey it's Clark again. Not sure if you got my last message but I think we should talk soon. So call me back, please."

To really pushy.

"Call me back already??!!... Please."

Finally to his surprise Lois did in fact call him back. He picked up in the middle of the first ring.

"Lois is that you?"

"Yea it's me."

"Oh wow this is a surprise."

"Clark... You spent all of yesterday and today blowing up my phone."

"Yea... but you called back. That's the surprise."

Lois tried not to chuckle. She realized just how much she missed his dorky charm.

"Look if you want to talk you can come over."

"I'll be right there." He hung up immediately.

Soon after she got a knock on the door. She opened it up and was shocked.

"Surprise!" A very naked Clark greeted her with flowers in hand.

"Clark! Why are you naked?"

"Because of what you said. That we're getting back together."

"No we're not!"

"Yes we are."

She looked around. "Just get in before one of my neighbors calls the cops."

"Well now I'm getting mixed signals because of all the super sexy stuff you were saying."

"Super sexy? I said you can come talk at my house!"

"That's not how you said it." He began to mimic a low seductive voice. "You said Hey Clark it's Lois. You can come talk at my house."

Lois shook her head. "Just be glad my dad isn't home otherwise he'd probably shoot you."

"You see, you invited me over while your parents were gone. How was this not a 'let's get back together booty call'?"

Lois pressed her hand to her head. "Oh my god you are such a baby. Literally! You're a big naked baby. You even shaved your mustache to look even more like a baby."

"I shaved it because you said you hated it."

Lois paused. "You shaved just for me?"

"Yes. I'd do anything for you."

Lois couldn't help but smile. "That's actually pretty sweet."

"And I'm happy to report the carpet does in fact match the drapes."

Lois smile soon turned into a frown. Clark held his hands up.

"Okay I admit that was a little too far but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to win you back."

Lois looked at the flowers and sighed.

"Did you really bring me daisies?"

Clark didn't answer. He just realized he messed up.

"Clark, there's only one thing on this planet that I'm allergic to and it's..."

"Daises. Yea I know. Well I knew there was a major correlation between you and daisies so I... Okay look this is progress. And I think..."

"I need you..."

"I need you too."

"To leave."

Clark stood there for a second silently before letting out a sigh. He then turned and walked out.

He put his clothes back on in the car and headed to Callahan's bar and grill. It was his and Bruce's favorite place to chow down on ribs and wings. He called Bruce up but he didn't answer. He was too busy with Selina.

So Clark sat there at the bar alone and sad. The song Tennessee Whisky by Chris Stapleton came on the juke box. Clark used to love that song, but now he hated it cause it just made him think about Lois.

"Hey Clark." The bartender greeted him. "The usual rib and wing platter?"

"I guess. I don't know. I just need something to feel better."

The bartender looked around and set a shot glass in front of Clark.

"This'll help your spirits, kid."

Clark downed the shot like it was nothing. "Keep'em coming."

"You got it."

Clark wasn't alone at the bar. A succubus was there as well and spotted him. Like a predator spots it's prey.

Talia like a hungry wolf, she could sense him like he was a wounded animal. She walked over and sat next to him so she could sniff him for weaknesses.

"Hey Clark." She said in a her fake sweet tone.

Clark looked over at her. "Miss Al Ghul, hey."

She chuckled. "We're not in class. You can call me Talia now."

He looked down at his shot glass. "Um I can explain."

She put her hand on his back. "Don't worry. I'm not a tattle tail. She ordered them both a shot. "It'll be our little secret."

Talia spent the next few minutes liquoring him up and getting him to talk about his feelings to make him vulnerable. Once she had him fully in her clutches she brought him back to her place.

Present day:

"Long story short we're dating now." Clark finished his story.

"Clark, this is a bad idea. She's insane!" Selina warned him.

"I think she's just misunderstood."

Bruce sighed. "Clark, I really don't want to hit you below the belt with this one but... Dammit man she's just using you to get to me."

Clark nodded. "You know what, maybe. Definitely maybe she's using me. But Lois shot me down hard. I felt awful after she did so. Talia was there for me... And you weren't man."

"Clark... I..."

"Look it's cool man. You're still my brother and I ain't mad. But I need this. I don't have a whole lot else going for me right now."

Selina shook her head. "I'm sorry neither of us were there for you. But this woman is gonna hurt you even more."

Clark looked at Selina, then a Bruce, and then back at Selina. "Maybe." He said with a shrug as he walked off.

"Poor Clark." Selina said.

"Poor Clark indeed." Bruce replied.

"She's gonna break him."

"No... He's already broken."