Hello. Here I am again with yet another chapter. This is the longest one yet, about exactly 2,547 words, not including the A/N. Please, read and review, I would really appreaciate it. :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Superman, nor Clark Kent, for that matter.
Chapter 6 - First Date
After the initial sensory overload, Clark's senses became better than ever before even when he wasn't particularly focusing on them, not that he minds. The rest of the week went well, nothing out of the ordinary, though his mother told him a few times that his eyes looked like they had a shade of red in them. He didn't know what to think about it, but it was always only when he was feeling overly emotional, which doesn't happen that often, so he didn't pay it much attention.
Monday came. Clark woke up and did his usual routine – brushing his teeth, dress up, have a breakfast with his parents and then go to school by foot. He used to go by the bus, but that was a story for another time.
When he came to school, he spotted the usual – cheerleaders, football players, nerds, geeks, ordinary students chatting, stuff like this. He made his way to his locker, but stopped when he heard a male voice.
„Hey, Clark. I heard you haven't been feeling well last week, is everything alright? I tried to catch up with you, but I haven't seen you anywhere," said the voice. Clark the voice immidiately recognized. He turned around and saw Whitney Fordman, Lana's current boyfriend.
Whitney is a classic boy most girls would call ‚handsome'. Dirty blond hair, brown eyes, 6 feet tall with an athlectic build. He is also a football player.
After things went dowhill with his and Lana's relationship, Lana and Whitney got closer than ever, not that Clark minded. Whitney was a good guy. He used to be a bully, but that was a long time ago. He changed. Since then, Whitney and Clark were friends. Clark was happy Lana had someone who cared about her deeply, just as Clark once had. Not that he didn't care about her now, Clark cares about his friends, especially Lana.
„Yeah, but I'm alright now. What you've been up to? I know we haven't seen each other in a while, and I'm sorry, but I didn't have much time," said Clark and smiled at Whitney. Whitney just smiled and shrugged.
„Yeah, I know, it's alright. And nothing out of the ordinary. Though I noticed one thing," said Whitney with a little smirk on his face. Clark was a little confused. What was he talking about?
„What thing?" asked Clark.
„You and the new girl, Sarah... Mileson?" asked Whitney, unsure about her surname.
„Wilson, and no, nothing is going on between us, we barely know each other, man," said Clark. He really didn't know what to think about this. Truth be told, he was attracted to Sarah. A lot. But as he said before, they barely know each other. And he didn't know if she was attracted to him.
‚This shit is complicated...' thought Clark. Yes, he curses, sometimes. He is an alien, a farmboy, a high school student, but that doesn't mean he doesn't swear. He would say that he is a human, after all, but that would be a little ironic.
„Come on, man. I saw the way she looks at you. And I saw the way you look at her. There is attraction. Not love. Not yet. But there is the attraction. You gotta act on it, or you're gonna miss your chance. Well, maybe she will act on it, because, even I, a male heterosexual, gotta say, that you are far from ugly. Just talk to her, invite her out, just do something, man," said Whitney while looking up at Clark.
Clark thought about it. If what Whitney says it's true, then he surely wouldn't want to miss his chance. He likes Sarah. The decision has been made.
„Alright, alright, will you shut up? I will ask her out," said Clark seriously, though Whitney could tell by the sparkle in his eyes that he wasn't mad at him or anything.
Suddenly, the bell rang and Clark realized he didn't even take his books out of his locker. Damn it.
„Gotta go, CK, see ya later," said Whitney as he stormed off.
„CK? What the hell?" muttered Clark as he went to his locker.
The rest of the day went quite fast, but then, the Math came. And with Math came Sarah. The period hasn't started yet, so Clark had time to ask Sarah out. He came to the classroom and there she was, the first of the students. The classroom was basically empty except for her. Clark noticed that she was almost always first there. He came over to her. Suddenly, he felt nervous. Like nervous, nervous. He never felt nervous. Why was he feeling nervous?
‚For God's sake, Kent, grow a pair. Just ask her out, no big deal. Whitney said she likes me, so she'll probably say yes, right? Right? RIGHT?! Damn it, Kent. Stop overthinking. An alien from an advanced civilization with amazing powers, but when you are in the same room as her, your insides turn into jelly. What the hell?'
When she looked up at him, she smiled. Clark's words were caught in his throat.
„Hey, Clark. How are you?" asked Sarah.
„Eh, um.. hi, Sarah. And I'm okay, how about you?" asked Clark. ‚Really, Kent? Nervous babbling? You are better than that.'
„Oh, I'm alright. Though I must say, I'm bored. Math isn't what it used to be," said Sarah with a shrug.
„I know what you mean, it's getting too easy. Look, I'm going to be forward, I wanted to ask you something," said Clark, feeling his cheeks getting a little red.
„Yeah?" asked Sarah, curious.
„Eh.. I, um, I wanted to ask if, if... I don't know.. if you would, maybe.. go.. go out.. like.. on a date with me?" asked Clark. His cheeks were now a shade of deep crimson. He looked at Sarah and saw her smile getting broader.
„Of course I would like to go out with you, Clark! Took you long enough!" she said enthusiastically.
„We've known each other for barely a week, Sarah..." said Clark with a smile.
„I know. Let's say... are you free after school? I know a place. I know I've been here for little over a week, but I like to come there a lot, what do you say?" asked Sarah. Clark just nodded with a big smile on his face.
The bell rung and other students came rushing by, along with Mrs. Adams. Clark and Sarah didn't pay any attention to the class, though. They would always steal glances and smiles at each other.
After the school ended, Clark and Sarah made their way together, with Sarah in lead, of course. Clark may know every part of the town, but he honestly doesn't have any idea where is she leading him. After about 30 minutes of walking, Sarah stopped. Clark looked around.
There was a big tree with 2 swings. Clark used his x-ray vision to look at the tree, and based on the number of rings in the wood, the tree is approximately 700 years old.
Clark then looked at Sarah, who looked a bit self-conscious.
„I know it's a bit of a weird place for a first date, but.. I come here a lot. To think, especially. It's pretty quiet in here and no one comes here, so we won't be disturbed," said Sarah.
Clark's cheeks reddened and Sarah's eyes grew wide.
„I didn't mean it like that! Oh, God!" said Sarah. She looked mortified. They just looked at each other for a second and then they bursted laughing. Sarah's laugh was beautiful, well, for Clark. He would definitely like to hear more of it.
When they finished laughing, each sat on a swing.
„I haven't had a laugh like this in ages! Thank you, Sarah," said Clark sincerely. Sarah looked a little taken aback, like she wasn't expecting something like this to come out of his mouth. Clark just smiled.
„Well, I suppose you're welcome, Mr. Kent," said Sarah with a teasing smile.
Then, the conversation went as easily as it began. They talked for hours, though it seemed like minutes to them both. They found out a lot about each other, though definitely not everything. Sarah found out Clark likes pancakes with marple sirup. Clark found out Sarah is an expert martial artist. Sarah found out Clark was adopted. In turn, Clark found out that Sarah lives with her uncle and aunt. She didn't tell him why, though, and Clark knew there was a reason behind it. He didn't want to push her.
Sarah knew he was curious about why she was living with her aunt and uncle, and she was grateful Clark didn't push her. She noticed that Clark was a very gentle person. He may have the build gladiators would be jealous of, but he prefered words rather than fists. That's what interested her about him the most. He was a good person, and she didn't know many of them.
He was different, but in a good way.
Clark noticed her thinking, the wheels turning in her head. He gently, very, very gently nudged her shoulder. She shook her head a little and looked at him.
„Is everything alright?" asked Clark.
„Yeah, of course, my mind was just elsewhere," said Sarah. Before Clark had a chance to answer her, his phone rang. He took it out of his pocket with an apologetic smile to Sarah and looked at the caller. His mom.
„Hey, Ma. Is everything alright? Yeah, I know. What do you mean if I know what time it is? Wait, what time is it? Wow, alright. I'll be home in a few. Alright. Love you, too."
Clark hung up and looked at Sarah.
„I'm sorry, but it seems we've been here a bit longer than we thought," said Clark as he looked around. Sarah looked around, too, and noticed that it was already dark. She looked at Clark with a smile.
„Well, it seems so, Mr. Kent. We should probably be going," said Sarah while stooding up from the swing. Though her legs were a bit paralyzed from sitting so long. Her knees gave up on her. Before she even had the chance to prepare for a fall, she felt a pair of strong hands catching her. She looked at Clark.
„Wow. Nice reflexes. Thank you," she said with relief evident in her voice.
„You're welcome. Shall we?" asked Clark as he offered her his arm.
‚A gentleman. He didn't mention that,' thought Sarah. She took his arm with a smile and they made their way to the town.
They got carried away with their conversation that they didn't notice they were standing right in front of Sarah's house. When Clark noticed, he looked around and blushed a little.
„It seems we got carried away a little. Anyway, thank you for this unusual date. I really enjoyed it," said Clark.
Sarah smiled, stood up on her tiptoes (while Clark had to bend down a little) and kissed his cheek.
„I hope this is the first of many," said Sarah.
Clark's smile grew bigger.
„Definitely. Good night, Sarah," said Clark.
„Good night, Clark."
Clark was very excited and happy. His date went incredibly well. He learned a lot of things about Sarah and she liked it, too! Clark didn't even notice he was running until he came to a stop. He looked at the nearest building and saw a billboard. In chinese.
‚I'm definitely faster than before... damn it, I need to memorize the map of the world...' thought Clark as he started running back to Smallville. After a few minutes, which surprised Clark, he was standing in front of his house. He pulled the phone out of his pocket and looked at the time. 0:30 AM. GREAT. Just great.
He stepped inside and made his way to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and pulled out some milk. He opened the bottle and was about to drink it when the voice of his mother startled him.
„We drink from the glass," said Martha. Clark looked at her and he could see she was angry. And also concerned.
„Sorry, Ma," said Clark. Martha knew he meant more than just trying to drink from the bottle. She came closer to him.
„Clark Joseph Kent. Me and your father both know that you are a teenager and teenagers tend to do impulsive things, but come home at 0:30 AM? Do you know how worried we were? And don't you dare tell me that you can take care of yourself. We know you can. You have these powers and stuff. But we are your parents and we care and worry about you," said Martha. Clark just looked at Martha a little puzzled, but he composed himself in a second.
„I know, mom. And I'm sorry. I kind of had.. a date," said Clark while looking down at his feet. When he looked at Martha, he could see that her expression changed. She looked surprised, yes, but happy, too. And don't forget curious. She wouldn't be his mother if she weren't curious.
„What? What's her name? Where's she from? Is she cute? Do you like her? Did you ask her or did she ask you? Is she..." his mom attacked him with questions. That's when Jonathan came.
„What the hell is going on here? And you, young man, where were you this whole time?" asked Jonathan, too, concerned and a little angry.
Martha looked at him with a smile while saying, „He had his first date, Jonathan."
Jonathan got that knowing smile on his face and walked over to his son. He clapped him on the shoulder.
„Well, I guess your mother asked you about a million questions already. Tell us about her," said Jonathan.
Clark smiled and started talking.
„Well, her name is Sarah, and she literally is one of the most beautiful people I've ever met. She, in fact, came over and gave me my test results the day I had the overload. You remember that day, right?" asked Clark. Both his parents just nodded, a little sad. They know Clark is alright now, but they never want to go through anything like this ever again. Nor do they ever want Clark go through anything like this again.
„Well, I had a crush on her, which is a little weird, considering she moved to Smallville about a week ago. Whitney told me she was attracted to me and I knew, and even he knew, that I was attracted to her. So, after my nervous blabbing and blushing, I asked her out on a date. She said yes..." and it went like this for almost an hour.
Jonathan and Martha noticed the way Clark's eyes lit up when he talked about her. The same way Jonathan's eyes lit up whenever he talked about Martha. They both looked at each other and smiled. Clark noticed this and stopped his babbling.
„Hey, why are you smiling?"
Martha and Jonathan just started laughing.
„Go to bed, son. It's late," said Jonathan after he yawned. Clark wished his parents good night and went to his room.
After he changed into his pajamas, he went to sleep. Though he wasn't even tired. He was just happy.
I would like to say that I have practically 0 experience in the dating area, so.. keep that in mind. Thank you for reading.
6 feet - approximately 183cm.
See you another time. :)
