Flames of Destiny - Part Four

The camera flash dazzled Clark for a brief second as he
stepped out the door with Lana still in his arms,
Chloe Beamed at him "This is going to make a great
front page for The Torch " she said as she
grasped him by the arm as he settled Lana
down on the ground as the paramedics
rushed over to treat them both, Clark
issued another fake cough but stated he
was alright and they should treat Lana,
he made his escape with Chloe who
was eagerly pressing him for a 'exclusive
interview', he was saved from her reporting
instincts by the sight of his parents,
"Mom! Dad!" he called out as they rushed
over to him and hugged him with all their
might, "We so Proud of you Son!" His
Dad smiled at him and his Mother gave
him a knowing smile and pointed to Lana
and mouthed 'We'll talk about this later…"

" Kent!" Whitney called out as he made his
way towards the group, "I was wrong about you Clark…"
he held out his hand and the two shook hands
and then Whitney saw Lana and walked away
from him leaving Clark in shock he jumped
when he heard another familiar voice from behind him,
"Well at least you got a handshake this time…"
Clark turned to face Lex and they both smiled at the little
private joke they shared, "What are you doing
here Lex?" Clark asked, "I came to offer my services
to community being the upstanding citizen I am,
I've told the school board that Luthor Corp will
pay for any damage that occurred here today.",
he smiled a dark smile "Besides I'm sure my dear
ol' Daddy will be thrilled." he grinned even as Jonathan
grimaced at Lex's offer, Lex may not take after his father
but he seemed just as ruthless in his attempt to be kind
and that worried Jonathan that and the fact that his own
Son was friends with this man…

Clark silently stared at Lana & Whitney as they shared
an embrace, 'That should be me comforting Lana
not him…' he sadly thought to himself…

He looked back at the School and wondered what
kind of a idiot would leave a gas tap on by mistake
'its a wonder the whole place did not go up
in flames…' he thought to himself.

elsewhere…
Sitting in his car Lex smiled, things had worked out
wonderfully he had managed to bring Clark and Lana
closer even if it was just for a moment,
though he conceded he would have to be a little
more subtle in his efforts at matchmaking in future,
this little stunt was going to cost the company
a small fortune, but hey it would annoy his father
no end and that was worth every cent..

Clark's Mother wrapped her arm around her Son and lead
him to the truck, "Clark give her time, I don't
think this thing with Whitney is going to last,
you just have to hold in there…" she said gently,
Clark took one last look over his shoulder
and then got in the truck with his parents…

a week or so later…
Clark stood there heartbroken even as Lana walked
quickly away from him, once again he felt like
yelling at the universe that gave him life, his own
words echoed in his mind "Why are you with Whitney?"
'Stupid Clark! how lame can you get?!?, She's in Love
with him! what did you expect her to say?' the voice in his
head told him, his Mother's words rang through his
mind "Give her time…" he whispered under his breath
"I'll always be there for you Lana…" then he turned and
walked away…

As Lana turned around another bend in the hallway,
she stopped and rested her head against the wall and sighed
she wiped a stray tear from her eyes, she hated herself
how could she be so horrible to Clark like that?,
'I'm so sorry Clark…' she thought to herself
'Just give me time to work my feelings out'
she spotted Whitney coming towards her
and forced a smile she did not really feel to her lips,
'Just give me time, after all I'm not perfect'

End