Okay, this is where things kick in. Not a lot of things kick in, but things
do get started. In this chapter you know a little more of Serena's
thoughts. I dunno what else to say.
Once they closed the door of Lana's room and strode towards Serena's, the pain instantly faded. All she had to do was get away from that room, and stay away from it. At least most of the time. They entered her room that was dimly lit from a lamp on the computer desk. Lana sat down on the bed. Serena sat a few moments after her, and asked, "So what did you drag me up here for?" Lana laughed. Serena was so glad that the pain had subsided. She wouldn't have been able to utter a word. She hated Nell for adopting her. Well she didn't really hate her…but the main reason that she hated Nell was because she lived in Smallville. Smallville had so much of the meteor rocks she didn't think she could survive. And ever since she started reading the Smallville newspaper she had been so thankful that she resided in Shootersdale and not in Smallville. Oh, but how her whole plan went down the drain. Why does Lana have a NECKLACE of the meteor rocks?
"I just wanted to talk. I've never had a girl talk with a girl, or mainly anyone in my life," Lana embarrassingly admitted. Serena looked so much better than she did less than five minutes ago. Now she looked perfectly fine. Her new friend nodded and smiled. "What did you want to talk about?" There were so many things that they could discuss. But maybe they should talk about the most recent news. Lana felt a jolt of excitement flow though her veins. "Well, I have some news," she announced. She felt full of pride. But then there was the other feeling of sadness and pity for Whitney. "Really? What??" Serena said, eyes widening. Lana couldn't help but giggle. It's a good thing Nell isn't home. She usually likes to check Lana out every…few minutes or so. It's not that she hates having Nell around, it's just that she does like to have privacy. But then again she does need to socialize. Lana was about to speak, but was interrupted by the doorbell.
"I'll get it," Serena said popping up. "Are you sure?" Lana asked. She nodded in response and started running downstairs. "Call me if it's someone ya don't know!" Lana yelled behind her. Serena caught her breath as she opened the door. "Hello, is Ms. Lang around?" Lex asked with a small smile for politeness. Serena felt so intimidated. Once she realized who was at the door, she lost her tough thirteen-year-old image. Now she looked like a little girl who got bad grades and was about to be lectured. It looked like she was unworthy of being spoken to. Serena looked down. "Serena? What's taking so" Lana started as she was walking down the stairs. She looked at Lex. "Oh hey, Lex," Lana said smiling. Lex and Serena turned to Lana. "Well hello Lana," Lex replied smiling in return. Lana turned to Serena. "Serena Bryant, this is Lex Luthor," Lana explained looking at the two. Lex smiled again. "Hi," he put out his hand. "Hi," Serena answered, shaking Lex's hand. "My my my, don't we have a strong grip," Lex said laughing. She nodded and laughed. After they had their little moment, Lex turned to Lana. "Where's your aunt?" he asked looking around. "Oh, she's not here," Lana replied. Serena couldn't take this. Not that she hated Mr. Luthor, but she just needed air. She always loved looking at the sky. The moon, most importantly. It always made her feel safe. Serena clasped her moon amulet on her neck and looked at Lex and Lana. "Hey guys, I'ma go for a walk," she announced. Lana turned to Serena. "Alright. But be" "careful, I know," Serena finished her sentence. She nodded to Lex, and he moved out of the doorway so she could get out. Free at last, free at last, free at last. Wasn't that in Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech? She shrugged it off, and headed toward the road. As she walked, she thought about ways to hook up Clark and Lana. She had to find the perfect one – the one that will really capture Lana's heart. What Serena knew for sure was that what she had to know first was how Clark felt about her and their history. She also knew that she had to get that information from Clark, and not Lana. If she asked Lana, Lana wouldn't tell the truth. The truth was exactly what she needed. Serena looked up. There it was. She didn't know why the moon made her feel so…she felt like she belonged. Even though she didn't, the moon made her what she wanted to be. She loved how the moonlight reflected off her face, and she loved how people would say that it was made out of cheese. One day, she'll find out if it was. Wow. She didn't know that she was walking for this long. Serena was in front of Clark's house.
He wondered what Lana was doing at this moment. The night was so perfect. The air was crisp and fresh, and the stars shone brightly. Clark wanted to spend this night with his one and only. He wished that Lana could know how he felt. So what if she would say all she wanted was friendship. At least she would know that there was someone who loved her more than Whitney. He'd tell her tomorrow. No, he'll tell her now. Clark wanted to get it over with. Yeah. "Clark?" He whipped around. Serena. What was she doing here? "Oh hey," he said smiling. "What are you doing here?" "Oh. Well, I wanted to…uh, this is really hard to explain," she answered, wringing her hands together. Clark looked at her with curiosity. He felt like he knew her from somewhere. Or like he'd known her forever.
She knew him from somewhere. She didn't know where, but she knew him. There were so many ways that she could say that she wanted to play matchmaker for him and Lana. "I came here to help you get Lana," she said. Clark's eyes widened a little. "You'd do that for me?" he asked. "Yeah, of course. You guys belong together, so…" Serena trailed off, looking at Clark. "Okay. Cool. But the question is" "How?" she finished his sentence. He laughed. "Yeah." On Serena's way here she only came up with one way to catch Lana's eye. Make that two. "Okay, you've got" "two options." Clark said. "How'd you know that?"
Clark had no clue where that had come from. And now he didn't know what to say. "Wild guess." He said grinning. Serena smiled back. "Yeah," she said. She gasped. "What?" he asked, looking at her. "Gosh, I am so glad I came here in time," was all she said walking towards him. "What do you" "You were gonna tell Lana the way you felt about her?" Serena said putting her finger on his nose. "Y-y-yeah," he responded nervously. She slapped him. It was in a playful way, not the way that is in soap operas. Clark put his hand on his face. "Ow," he said. But this time he wasn't faking it. It really did hurt. Serena pulled back. "Sorry. I just got carried away." How could she hurt him? There's no possible way, unless he lost all his powers. He had to find the right way to get this information without telling her his secret. "Where did you come from?" he questioned. "The Shootersdale orphanage." She answered. "Oh that's right, Nell adopted you," he thought out loud. "Where are your parents?" he continued his questioning. "They crashed during the meteor shower," Serena said sadly. "I'm sorry." "No, it's fine. I barely knew them anyway," she said looking at Clark. "Mine did too." He said, trying to make her feel better. But it was sort of like the truth. Because his parents did crash their ship.
Serena was starting to get scared. What if something slipped, and he knew her secret? "Really?" she said. "Yeah," he answered back. "I'm sorry," Serena said looking down. "It wasn't your fault, Serena." He said smiling sadly. Her head snapped up and her eyes widened.
Clark knew that look. It was the look that he tried to hide whenever he heard a tragic story about someone and the meteor shower. He didn't know what to say. "I-I better go now," Serena said, turning around and heading for the stairs. "No, I'll walk you home," he said grabbing her arm. Serena wheeled around. "No, I'll be fine." "Really, I insist." She sighed. "Okay." They went outside the barn and started walking. The two didn't say anything until they reached Serena's house.
"Do you want to come in?" Serena asked. She wanted to test him. She wanted to see if he would get weak in the knees when kryptonite was in sight. Serena didn't know why, but she felt like he was – like her. "Sure, why not." He said, smiling. She smiled back. "You just wanna see Lana," she said, nudging his arm. Clark wriggled his eyebrows. They laughed. Serena opened the door, and they ran upstairs. "Lana!" Serena yelled. "In my room!" was all she heard. Serena looked at Clark. He wriggled his eyebrows again. She snickered. She opened the door. "Hey howdy hey," she said smiling. Lana was holding her necklace. Here comes pain.
Oh no, not the necklace. Clark put his hands behind his back immediately. Serena did the same. "H-hi, Lana," Clark smiled weakly.
Serena looked at Clark. Her eyes widened. Now she knew. She leaned against Lana's desk for support.
Clark saw movement from Serena. She was leaning on the desk. His eyes instantly widened.
Lana looked at the two. They both looked like they ate something nasty and were trying not to barf. "Hey, are you guys" "we're fine" Serena said. Lana stood up and put back her necklace in a box. Clark was sweating. Once she closed the box, Serena and Clark relaxed. She grabbed a piece of tissue for Clark. Lana slowly ran the tissue on his forehead. Unfortunately, one of her fingers slipped and ran across his soft skin.
He always knew that her skin was smooth and soft, but not this soft. Just one touch made him feel much better. "Are you okay?" Lana whispered, smiling. Clark tried to control himself. He slowly nodded. "Yeah," he answered, smiling back. There was a clamp of hair sticking to Lana's perfect lips. Clark reached down and ran his fingers from her stunning green eyes to her lips and brushed away the hair slowly.
Lana tried not to blink. She didn't want to ruin this perfect moment.
Serena left the moment she heard Lana whisper something to Clark. She sneaked around the open door and went to her room. She so wanted to hear what they were saying! But maybe looking at what they were doing was better. She x-rayed and saw Clark run his fingers softly on Lana's cheek. Awww…they're so cute. She should stop looking and give them privacy. Serena picked up "A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks and started reading. She dropped her book and pushed play on her boom box. Lifehouse has the coolest songs. Serena pushed the search button until she reached eleven.
She looked up into his eyes and stared deeply. Lana tilted her head to Clark's hand, loving the feel of his hand cupping her face. She wanted this moment to last forever.
I can't be
Losing sleep
Over this, no I can't
And I cannot stop pacing
Give me a few hours and I'll have this all sorted out
If my mind would just stop racing
I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening
This is over my head
But underneath my feet
Because by tomorrow morning I'll this thing beat
And everything will be back to the way that it was
I wish that it was just that easy
I am waiting for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
And I'm somewhere in between
What is real and just a dream
What is real and just a dream
Once they closed the door of Lana's room and strode towards Serena's, the pain instantly faded. All she had to do was get away from that room, and stay away from it. At least most of the time. They entered her room that was dimly lit from a lamp on the computer desk. Lana sat down on the bed. Serena sat a few moments after her, and asked, "So what did you drag me up here for?" Lana laughed. Serena was so glad that the pain had subsided. She wouldn't have been able to utter a word. She hated Nell for adopting her. Well she didn't really hate her…but the main reason that she hated Nell was because she lived in Smallville. Smallville had so much of the meteor rocks she didn't think she could survive. And ever since she started reading the Smallville newspaper she had been so thankful that she resided in Shootersdale and not in Smallville. Oh, but how her whole plan went down the drain. Why does Lana have a NECKLACE of the meteor rocks?
"I just wanted to talk. I've never had a girl talk with a girl, or mainly anyone in my life," Lana embarrassingly admitted. Serena looked so much better than she did less than five minutes ago. Now she looked perfectly fine. Her new friend nodded and smiled. "What did you want to talk about?" There were so many things that they could discuss. But maybe they should talk about the most recent news. Lana felt a jolt of excitement flow though her veins. "Well, I have some news," she announced. She felt full of pride. But then there was the other feeling of sadness and pity for Whitney. "Really? What??" Serena said, eyes widening. Lana couldn't help but giggle. It's a good thing Nell isn't home. She usually likes to check Lana out every…few minutes or so. It's not that she hates having Nell around, it's just that she does like to have privacy. But then again she does need to socialize. Lana was about to speak, but was interrupted by the doorbell.
"I'll get it," Serena said popping up. "Are you sure?" Lana asked. She nodded in response and started running downstairs. "Call me if it's someone ya don't know!" Lana yelled behind her. Serena caught her breath as she opened the door. "Hello, is Ms. Lang around?" Lex asked with a small smile for politeness. Serena felt so intimidated. Once she realized who was at the door, she lost her tough thirteen-year-old image. Now she looked like a little girl who got bad grades and was about to be lectured. It looked like she was unworthy of being spoken to. Serena looked down. "Serena? What's taking so" Lana started as she was walking down the stairs. She looked at Lex. "Oh hey, Lex," Lana said smiling. Lex and Serena turned to Lana. "Well hello Lana," Lex replied smiling in return. Lana turned to Serena. "Serena Bryant, this is Lex Luthor," Lana explained looking at the two. Lex smiled again. "Hi," he put out his hand. "Hi," Serena answered, shaking Lex's hand. "My my my, don't we have a strong grip," Lex said laughing. She nodded and laughed. After they had their little moment, Lex turned to Lana. "Where's your aunt?" he asked looking around. "Oh, she's not here," Lana replied. Serena couldn't take this. Not that she hated Mr. Luthor, but she just needed air. She always loved looking at the sky. The moon, most importantly. It always made her feel safe. Serena clasped her moon amulet on her neck and looked at Lex and Lana. "Hey guys, I'ma go for a walk," she announced. Lana turned to Serena. "Alright. But be" "careful, I know," Serena finished her sentence. She nodded to Lex, and he moved out of the doorway so she could get out. Free at last, free at last, free at last. Wasn't that in Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech? She shrugged it off, and headed toward the road. As she walked, she thought about ways to hook up Clark and Lana. She had to find the perfect one – the one that will really capture Lana's heart. What Serena knew for sure was that what she had to know first was how Clark felt about her and their history. She also knew that she had to get that information from Clark, and not Lana. If she asked Lana, Lana wouldn't tell the truth. The truth was exactly what she needed. Serena looked up. There it was. She didn't know why the moon made her feel so…she felt like she belonged. Even though she didn't, the moon made her what she wanted to be. She loved how the moonlight reflected off her face, and she loved how people would say that it was made out of cheese. One day, she'll find out if it was. Wow. She didn't know that she was walking for this long. Serena was in front of Clark's house.
He wondered what Lana was doing at this moment. The night was so perfect. The air was crisp and fresh, and the stars shone brightly. Clark wanted to spend this night with his one and only. He wished that Lana could know how he felt. So what if she would say all she wanted was friendship. At least she would know that there was someone who loved her more than Whitney. He'd tell her tomorrow. No, he'll tell her now. Clark wanted to get it over with. Yeah. "Clark?" He whipped around. Serena. What was she doing here? "Oh hey," he said smiling. "What are you doing here?" "Oh. Well, I wanted to…uh, this is really hard to explain," she answered, wringing her hands together. Clark looked at her with curiosity. He felt like he knew her from somewhere. Or like he'd known her forever.
She knew him from somewhere. She didn't know where, but she knew him. There were so many ways that she could say that she wanted to play matchmaker for him and Lana. "I came here to help you get Lana," she said. Clark's eyes widened a little. "You'd do that for me?" he asked. "Yeah, of course. You guys belong together, so…" Serena trailed off, looking at Clark. "Okay. Cool. But the question is" "How?" she finished his sentence. He laughed. "Yeah." On Serena's way here she only came up with one way to catch Lana's eye. Make that two. "Okay, you've got" "two options." Clark said. "How'd you know that?"
Clark had no clue where that had come from. And now he didn't know what to say. "Wild guess." He said grinning. Serena smiled back. "Yeah," she said. She gasped. "What?" he asked, looking at her. "Gosh, I am so glad I came here in time," was all she said walking towards him. "What do you" "You were gonna tell Lana the way you felt about her?" Serena said putting her finger on his nose. "Y-y-yeah," he responded nervously. She slapped him. It was in a playful way, not the way that is in soap operas. Clark put his hand on his face. "Ow," he said. But this time he wasn't faking it. It really did hurt. Serena pulled back. "Sorry. I just got carried away." How could she hurt him? There's no possible way, unless he lost all his powers. He had to find the right way to get this information without telling her his secret. "Where did you come from?" he questioned. "The Shootersdale orphanage." She answered. "Oh that's right, Nell adopted you," he thought out loud. "Where are your parents?" he continued his questioning. "They crashed during the meteor shower," Serena said sadly. "I'm sorry." "No, it's fine. I barely knew them anyway," she said looking at Clark. "Mine did too." He said, trying to make her feel better. But it was sort of like the truth. Because his parents did crash their ship.
Serena was starting to get scared. What if something slipped, and he knew her secret? "Really?" she said. "Yeah," he answered back. "I'm sorry," Serena said looking down. "It wasn't your fault, Serena." He said smiling sadly. Her head snapped up and her eyes widened.
Clark knew that look. It was the look that he tried to hide whenever he heard a tragic story about someone and the meteor shower. He didn't know what to say. "I-I better go now," Serena said, turning around and heading for the stairs. "No, I'll walk you home," he said grabbing her arm. Serena wheeled around. "No, I'll be fine." "Really, I insist." She sighed. "Okay." They went outside the barn and started walking. The two didn't say anything until they reached Serena's house.
"Do you want to come in?" Serena asked. She wanted to test him. She wanted to see if he would get weak in the knees when kryptonite was in sight. Serena didn't know why, but she felt like he was – like her. "Sure, why not." He said, smiling. She smiled back. "You just wanna see Lana," she said, nudging his arm. Clark wriggled his eyebrows. They laughed. Serena opened the door, and they ran upstairs. "Lana!" Serena yelled. "In my room!" was all she heard. Serena looked at Clark. He wriggled his eyebrows again. She snickered. She opened the door. "Hey howdy hey," she said smiling. Lana was holding her necklace. Here comes pain.
Oh no, not the necklace. Clark put his hands behind his back immediately. Serena did the same. "H-hi, Lana," Clark smiled weakly.
Serena looked at Clark. Her eyes widened. Now she knew. She leaned against Lana's desk for support.
Clark saw movement from Serena. She was leaning on the desk. His eyes instantly widened.
Lana looked at the two. They both looked like they ate something nasty and were trying not to barf. "Hey, are you guys" "we're fine" Serena said. Lana stood up and put back her necklace in a box. Clark was sweating. Once she closed the box, Serena and Clark relaxed. She grabbed a piece of tissue for Clark. Lana slowly ran the tissue on his forehead. Unfortunately, one of her fingers slipped and ran across his soft skin.
He always knew that her skin was smooth and soft, but not this soft. Just one touch made him feel much better. "Are you okay?" Lana whispered, smiling. Clark tried to control himself. He slowly nodded. "Yeah," he answered, smiling back. There was a clamp of hair sticking to Lana's perfect lips. Clark reached down and ran his fingers from her stunning green eyes to her lips and brushed away the hair slowly.
Lana tried not to blink. She didn't want to ruin this perfect moment.
Serena left the moment she heard Lana whisper something to Clark. She sneaked around the open door and went to her room. She so wanted to hear what they were saying! But maybe looking at what they were doing was better. She x-rayed and saw Clark run his fingers softly on Lana's cheek. Awww…they're so cute. She should stop looking and give them privacy. Serena picked up "A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks and started reading. She dropped her book and pushed play on her boom box. Lifehouse has the coolest songs. Serena pushed the search button until she reached eleven.
She looked up into his eyes and stared deeply. Lana tilted her head to Clark's hand, loving the feel of his hand cupping her face. She wanted this moment to last forever.
I can't be
Losing sleep
Over this, no I can't
And I cannot stop pacing
Give me a few hours and I'll have this all sorted out
If my mind would just stop racing
I cannot stand still
I can't be this unsturdy
This cannot be happening
This is over my head
But underneath my feet
Because by tomorrow morning I'll this thing beat
And everything will be back to the way that it was
I wish that it was just that easy
I am waiting for tonight
Then waiting for tomorrow
And I'm somewhere in between
What is real and just a dream
What is real and just a dream
