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True Love Is Hard To Find
Chapter 2
Welcome To Reality
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Chloe rolled over, slamming her fist against the offending alarm, and willing herself to go back to sleep
~~~Just a few more minutes please, it was just getting good. Clark-- ~~~
She jumped up quickly; why dream about Clark when she could see him in person?
~~~That one's easy. In my dreams he can be mine.
In my dreams I don't have to watch him fall all over himself like an idiot when Lana walks into the room.
Everything's different in my dreams.
That's why it's a dream.
And that's all it will ever be.
So I might as well get my sorry ass out of bed and go see him instead of sitting here feeling sorry for myself. ~~~
Chloe took a deep breath, then banged on the door HARD. Clark came to the door, looking as gorgeous as ever. Immediately, Chloe felt her heart start beating faster.
~~~How can he still have this effect on me after all this time? I swear he gets hotter every day. ~~~
He smiled warmly, holding the door open.
"Come on in."
~~~There's that smile. Some things never change, whether it's my dream or not. Welcome to reality, Chloe. ~~~
She stepped inside, never taking her eyes off Clark.
"I never thought I'd say this," Clark joked, "but I actually kind of missed you."
"OK, that was just wrong."
"Sorry, I couldn't resist. I meant it though; I haven't seen you in a while."
Chloe felt as though she may sink through the floor at any given moment.
~~~Reality isn't as bad as it seems sometimes. I'll have to remember that.~~~
"I know. What a crime. You haven't seen me in a whole week. How horrible!"
"It really is. I guess I take for granted seeing people every day, so a whole week is a big deal to me, actually."
"I'm sure you were occupied making yourself more and more obvious to Lana."
"Hey, I like Lana a lot but that doesn't mean that she's all that matters."
"Really? Too bad you don't show it once in a while."
"What exactly is that supposed to mean?"
"What that's supposed to mean is that if Lana's not around, no one can get you to talk about anything for more than 2 seconds."
"That's not true!"
"O really? Try me."
"What are you suggesting?"
"You are going to hang out with me all day and tonight-on my terms-and you are absolutely forbidden to talk about Lana the whole time."
"Wait a second."
"What?"
"What do I do if we see her?"
"Leave that to me. That'll be a slight exception; but you don't say anything until she talks to you first, and even then you avoid saying her name."
"I don't know."
"What? Are you afraid? Forget it, you probably couldn't do it anyway."
"What did you say?"
"I said I don't think you can do it."
"You're on."
He stepped forward and leaned over as if challenging her. She swallowed hard, extremely aware of how close he was. She could feel his warm breath on her face. In that moment, looking into his eyes, she hoped against hope that he could actually, in some small way, share her feelings. She wanted to kiss him more than ever, and she almost did; but something stopped her.
~~~Don't do it. You will ruin everything, and you will regret it. ~~~
She laughed out loud at the irony of it all, turning away from him.
"What's so funny?"
Clark looked so confused, it made her laugh even harder.
"Honestly, I don't even know what's so funny."
~~~Oh God I'm looking so stupid right now! I have to get out of here before he starts to think I'm really crazy! ~~~
"I should go. I--"
She ran out the door as fast as she could.
"Chloe, wait! You--"
He stopped mid-sentence and watched out the door as she took off down the street.
"Hey, Chloe! Wait up!"
Chloe turned to face Clark with dismay.
~~~You knew he'd find you eventually. ~~~
"Hi."
"About yesterday--you--"
"Can we just forget yesterday? It's really complicated, the whole thing, but I'm over it."
"Umm, OK. You're sure?"
~~~No I'm not sure. I'm not over it. I'll never be over it. You're incredible. I love you. ~~~
"Absolutely."
"Well, okay. I have to go. I'll see you later."
"Sure. Later."
Pete walks up next to her.
"When are you going to tell him?"
"Tell him what?"
"That you're madly in love with him. What else?"
"Move on. I have no idea what you're talking about."
"So you're in denial. I know the truth anyway."
"What exactly is this 'truth' you speak of?"
"Your huge crush on Clark."
"OK, so you know. Does it make a difference?"
"You never know. It might if you told him."
"I don't think so."
She gazed longingly at Clark, who was talking to Lana a little ways away from them. His dark eyes glinted, clear even from a distance.
~~~I'd give anything to have him look at me like that just once. ~~~
She said just that.
"You know something? I would give almost anything if, just once, he would look at me the way he looks at her."
"I've seen him look at you like that a lot of times."
"Name one."
"Right now, for one," he said, pointing.
She turned just in time to see Clark staring at her; when she looked at him, he quickly turned back to Lana.
Clark quickly turned back to Lana when Chloe looked at him.
"You were saying?"
~~~I hope she didn't see me watching her. ~~~
Lana looked at him curiously for a second.
"Whitney and I broke up a couple days ago."
"And you're telling me this because?"
"Well, I've been thinking a lot, and I was wondering if maybe we could go
out sometime."
"I don't know, Lana. I--I'll think about it, but I'm sort of--"
"You're seeing someone."
"Not exactly. I'm hoping to be. I don't know."
He couldn't help glancing at Chloe quickly as he said it, and Lana caught on.
"I see. Talk to her. You'd have a good chance with just about anybody."
With that, she walked away.
~~~It's hopeless. I'm pathetic. Clark will never see me as more than a friend. ~~~
Chloe sat at the lunch table, sulking. Pete walked over and sat down.
"Did you talk to him yet?"
"No, and I'm not going to. I haven't seen him anyway."
"You should talk to him while you have the chance. Here he comes."
Clark sat down next to Chloe.
"Hey. Chloe, can I talk to you for a second?"
"Huh? Oh, sure."
Pete moves down away from them so they can talk, then turns and grins.
Chloe glares back at him. Clark somehow misses all of it.
"Lana asked me out."
"She did?"
~~~Ok, now I know it's not happening. Reality really does suck. ~~~
"That's great, Clark!"
"I turned her down."
"You what?! Why did you do that?"
"I don't know; I'm really confused. Sorry if I was interrupting or anything,
but I thought it best to directly face the source of the confusion."
"The source of the confusion? What does that mean?"
"What I mean is--I really do have to talk to you about yesterday. I felt
something. Then, I thought maybe you felt it too, especially after you took
off like that. But I guess not since you wrote it off as nothing so easily today.
But I have to know. Did you feel anything at all yesterday, Chloe?"
~~~Yes, I felt something yesterday. And I felt something every single day since I met you too. ~~~
"I really don't know, Clark. It's all so confusing. I just don't know."
He stood.
"Oh. Well, I'll call you. We can talk tomorrow or something."
"OK. I'll see you later."
"Sure. Later."
~~~No! Come back! I'm not confused! IloveyouIwantyouIneedyou! ~~~
She turned towards Pete, who was leaning across the table listening.
"What are you thinking?"
"I don't know. I'm an idiot."
"That's an understatement. But you're entitled. Love makes people do crazy
things. I just never heard of turning the person you're in love with away
being one. That's definitely new."
"I really screwed up, didn't I?"
"So far, yeah. But he'll be back. He cares about you, Chloe. Just make sure
you get it right next time."
"I will. I won't let anything ruin this."
I worked with the formatting a little bit, but I don't know if it's much better.
Nice little twist I made at the beginning, don't u think? ;)
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True Love Is Hard To Find
Chapter 2
Welcome To Reality
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Chloe rolled over, slamming her fist against the offending alarm, and willing herself to go back to sleep
~~~Just a few more minutes please, it was just getting good. Clark-- ~~~
She jumped up quickly; why dream about Clark when she could see him in person?
~~~That one's easy. In my dreams he can be mine.
In my dreams I don't have to watch him fall all over himself like an idiot when Lana walks into the room.
Everything's different in my dreams.
That's why it's a dream.
And that's all it will ever be.
So I might as well get my sorry ass out of bed and go see him instead of sitting here feeling sorry for myself. ~~~
Chloe took a deep breath, then banged on the door HARD. Clark came to the door, looking as gorgeous as ever. Immediately, Chloe felt her heart start beating faster.
~~~How can he still have this effect on me after all this time? I swear he gets hotter every day. ~~~
He smiled warmly, holding the door open.
"Come on in."
~~~There's that smile. Some things never change, whether it's my dream or not. Welcome to reality, Chloe. ~~~
She stepped inside, never taking her eyes off Clark.
"I never thought I'd say this," Clark joked, "but I actually kind of missed you."
"OK, that was just wrong."
"Sorry, I couldn't resist. I meant it though; I haven't seen you in a while."
Chloe felt as though she may sink through the floor at any given moment.
~~~Reality isn't as bad as it seems sometimes. I'll have to remember that.~~~
"I know. What a crime. You haven't seen me in a whole week. How horrible!"
"It really is. I guess I take for granted seeing people every day, so a whole week is a big deal to me, actually."
"I'm sure you were occupied making yourself more and more obvious to Lana."
"Hey, I like Lana a lot but that doesn't mean that she's all that matters."
"Really? Too bad you don't show it once in a while."
"What exactly is that supposed to mean?"
"What that's supposed to mean is that if Lana's not around, no one can get you to talk about anything for more than 2 seconds."
"That's not true!"
"O really? Try me."
"What are you suggesting?"
"You are going to hang out with me all day and tonight-on my terms-and you are absolutely forbidden to talk about Lana the whole time."
"Wait a second."
"What?"
"What do I do if we see her?"
"Leave that to me. That'll be a slight exception; but you don't say anything until she talks to you first, and even then you avoid saying her name."
"I don't know."
"What? Are you afraid? Forget it, you probably couldn't do it anyway."
"What did you say?"
"I said I don't think you can do it."
"You're on."
He stepped forward and leaned over as if challenging her. She swallowed hard, extremely aware of how close he was. She could feel his warm breath on her face. In that moment, looking into his eyes, she hoped against hope that he could actually, in some small way, share her feelings. She wanted to kiss him more than ever, and she almost did; but something stopped her.
~~~Don't do it. You will ruin everything, and you will regret it. ~~~
She laughed out loud at the irony of it all, turning away from him.
"What's so funny?"
Clark looked so confused, it made her laugh even harder.
"Honestly, I don't even know what's so funny."
~~~Oh God I'm looking so stupid right now! I have to get out of here before he starts to think I'm really crazy! ~~~
"I should go. I--"
She ran out the door as fast as she could.
"Chloe, wait! You--"
He stopped mid-sentence and watched out the door as she took off down the street.
"Hey, Chloe! Wait up!"
Chloe turned to face Clark with dismay.
~~~You knew he'd find you eventually. ~~~
"Hi."
"About yesterday--you--"
"Can we just forget yesterday? It's really complicated, the whole thing, but I'm over it."
"Umm, OK. You're sure?"
~~~No I'm not sure. I'm not over it. I'll never be over it. You're incredible. I love you. ~~~
"Absolutely."
"Well, okay. I have to go. I'll see you later."
"Sure. Later."
Pete walks up next to her.
"When are you going to tell him?"
"Tell him what?"
"That you're madly in love with him. What else?"
"Move on. I have no idea what you're talking about."
"So you're in denial. I know the truth anyway."
"What exactly is this 'truth' you speak of?"
"Your huge crush on Clark."
"OK, so you know. Does it make a difference?"
"You never know. It might if you told him."
"I don't think so."
She gazed longingly at Clark, who was talking to Lana a little ways away from them. His dark eyes glinted, clear even from a distance.
~~~I'd give anything to have him look at me like that just once. ~~~
She said just that.
"You know something? I would give almost anything if, just once, he would look at me the way he looks at her."
"I've seen him look at you like that a lot of times."
"Name one."
"Right now, for one," he said, pointing.
She turned just in time to see Clark staring at her; when she looked at him, he quickly turned back to Lana.
Clark quickly turned back to Lana when Chloe looked at him.
"You were saying?"
~~~I hope she didn't see me watching her. ~~~
Lana looked at him curiously for a second.
"Whitney and I broke up a couple days ago."
"And you're telling me this because?"
"Well, I've been thinking a lot, and I was wondering if maybe we could go
out sometime."
"I don't know, Lana. I--I'll think about it, but I'm sort of--"
"You're seeing someone."
"Not exactly. I'm hoping to be. I don't know."
He couldn't help glancing at Chloe quickly as he said it, and Lana caught on.
"I see. Talk to her. You'd have a good chance with just about anybody."
With that, she walked away.
~~~It's hopeless. I'm pathetic. Clark will never see me as more than a friend. ~~~
Chloe sat at the lunch table, sulking. Pete walked over and sat down.
"Did you talk to him yet?"
"No, and I'm not going to. I haven't seen him anyway."
"You should talk to him while you have the chance. Here he comes."
Clark sat down next to Chloe.
"Hey. Chloe, can I talk to you for a second?"
"Huh? Oh, sure."
Pete moves down away from them so they can talk, then turns and grins.
Chloe glares back at him. Clark somehow misses all of it.
"Lana asked me out."
"She did?"
~~~Ok, now I know it's not happening. Reality really does suck. ~~~
"That's great, Clark!"
"I turned her down."
"You what?! Why did you do that?"
"I don't know; I'm really confused. Sorry if I was interrupting or anything,
but I thought it best to directly face the source of the confusion."
"The source of the confusion? What does that mean?"
"What I mean is--I really do have to talk to you about yesterday. I felt
something. Then, I thought maybe you felt it too, especially after you took
off like that. But I guess not since you wrote it off as nothing so easily today.
But I have to know. Did you feel anything at all yesterday, Chloe?"
~~~Yes, I felt something yesterday. And I felt something every single day since I met you too. ~~~
"I really don't know, Clark. It's all so confusing. I just don't know."
He stood.
"Oh. Well, I'll call you. We can talk tomorrow or something."
"OK. I'll see you later."
"Sure. Later."
~~~No! Come back! I'm not confused! IloveyouIwantyouIneedyou! ~~~
She turned towards Pete, who was leaning across the table listening.
"What are you thinking?"
"I don't know. I'm an idiot."
"That's an understatement. But you're entitled. Love makes people do crazy
things. I just never heard of turning the person you're in love with away
being one. That's definitely new."
"I really screwed up, didn't I?"
"So far, yeah. But he'll be back. He cares about you, Chloe. Just make sure
you get it right next time."
"I will. I won't let anything ruin this."
I worked with the formatting a little bit, but I don't know if it's much better.
Nice little twist I made at the beginning, don't u think? ;)
R+R and answer the ? I asked in the reviews!!!
