"Hey Lana!," Clark called out to her from the Beanery doorway, "Wait up!"
Lana gasped, 'Oy...How am I gunna explain...'
"Lana! Your mouth...its..." Clarks eyes narrowed, "purple?"
Lana smiled, "Wow. Youre observant. Any other brilliant deductions?"
Clark smirked, "Hanging out with Chloe?"
Lana gulped and stuttered a little, "Um...why...would you...uh, say that?"
"Well, first the snarky remark and then the purple mouth? Whats with that
anyways? You guys join a cult?"
Lana looked down, "No."
He raised an eyebrow, "Oook then. See ya around?"
"Yeah uh huh, see ya." Lana spun and walked off. She had to find Chloe and ask
her about her day. What kind of crazy comments had her blonde fri--. Lana inhaled
deeply. Not friend...not anymore...more like? partner? She almost burst out laughing. Not
in a million years. Besides didnt that imply that sex was involved? So then, what was
Chloe? Her...her...Chloe was her girlfriend. The word sounded good in Lanas mind.
"Girlfriend..wow."
"Lana?" The brunette jumped ten feet in the air.
"Jesus Chloe! Dont scare me like that!" She grinned and looked around to make
sure no one was watching them before leaning in and pecking her on the cheek.
"How was..uh..today?" Chloe showed her lilac teeth.
"Pretty good. Got some looks cuz of the whole purple mouth thing."
"Yeah," she giggled, "Me too."
"Clark wants to know if we joined a cult. What have you been telling people?"
Lana hoped against hope that Chloe wasnt embarrassed of her.
The girl was deadpanned, "That I hooked up with Barney."
Lana couldn't stop laughing, "Is that my new nickname?"
"Could be."
They were coming up on Chloes house when Lana got brave, "Is your dad home?"
Chloe flashed a wicked look, "No, wont be for...hoooours."
Lanas stomach bounced, "Really?"
"Totally." Chloe grabbed Lanas hand and dragged her into the house.
That night, Chloe and Lana sat in the back table at the Beanery, giggling and
touching lightly. They hadnt gone public so of course they kept things on a fairly friendly
level.
"Hey Lana!", Whitney sat down next to her in the booth, "Hi Chloe." He noticed
the girl sitting across from his ex.
"Hey Whitney", Lana rolled her eyes to her girlfriend and mouthed 'Sorry'.
Chloe frowned. Of course Whitney wouldn't think he was intruding on anything
important. It doesn't look like a date. Just Lana and her reporter friend. Nothing more.
Suddenly, reality hit Chloe. Hard. She was in an unconventional relationship. She and
Lana could never be open how she wanted to be. Chloe began to tear. It was all so
confusing and...real.
"You okay, Chlo?" Lana tried to act nonchalant.
Chloe glared and gathered her things quickly, "Yeah Im fine, Im gunna go. See ya
'round."
Lana made a questioning face but Chloe ignored her hurt expression. The blonde
wanted to get out of there before she started to cry.
"Chloe?"
Chloe thought she heard a tinge of fear in Lanas voice. 'Yeah. right.'
Then, she was out the door practically running down Main street, clutching her
bag to her chest. She was sobbing loudly and didnt hear the sound of pink Puma's
following close behind.
"Chloe! Stop!" The voice was out of breath and pleading.
"Why should I?" She was still running.
"Cuz we need to talk...please...whats a matter?"
Chloe stopped suddenly and sharply turned. Lana gasped as she noticed Chloes
wet cheeks.
"What do you wanna talk about?"
Lana smiled, "Lets start with why you were crying...and go from there."
Chloe wasnt amused, "You just dont get it do you? You think everything is
sunshine and daisies? Well its not."
"Chloe, what are you talking about?"
Chloe shook her head, "Us, Lana! What exactly are we doing? What is this?", she
gestured in the space between them, "I mean, where is this going?"
"I...I dunno, I thought we were taking this one day at a time, ya know? I dont
know what they call it where you come from, Chloe, but I was under the assumption that
this was a relationship."
Chloe frowned, "How can it be? The geek and Little Miss Smallville? We have to
get real, Lana, theres all sorts of complications!"
Lana took a step closer, "Do you love me?"
Chloe nearly blacked out, "What! What kind of a freaking question is that?!"
"Do you?"
Chloe sighed, "Lana...I.."
Lanas face was right up against hers, "Cuz I love you and I sure as hell dont care
what anyone else thinks."
Chloe smiled brightly and wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "You know
what? Me too."
Chloe leaned in to steal a kiss but Lana blocked her, "Say it."
Chloe groaned but Lana persisted, "Say it."
"I love you, you stubborn priss."
Lana grinned smugly, "I love you too, you melodramatic analyst."
They kissed and in that instant, the whole world melted around them and there
was no one else on the face of the earth. They were happy now and Chloe would just have
to learn to deal with it.
Lana gasped, 'Oy...How am I gunna explain...'
"Lana! Your mouth...its..." Clarks eyes narrowed, "purple?"
Lana smiled, "Wow. Youre observant. Any other brilliant deductions?"
Clark smirked, "Hanging out with Chloe?"
Lana gulped and stuttered a little, "Um...why...would you...uh, say that?"
"Well, first the snarky remark and then the purple mouth? Whats with that
anyways? You guys join a cult?"
Lana looked down, "No."
He raised an eyebrow, "Oook then. See ya around?"
"Yeah uh huh, see ya." Lana spun and walked off. She had to find Chloe and ask
her about her day. What kind of crazy comments had her blonde fri--. Lana inhaled
deeply. Not friend...not anymore...more like? partner? She almost burst out laughing. Not
in a million years. Besides didnt that imply that sex was involved? So then, what was
Chloe? Her...her...Chloe was her girlfriend. The word sounded good in Lanas mind.
"Girlfriend..wow."
"Lana?" The brunette jumped ten feet in the air.
"Jesus Chloe! Dont scare me like that!" She grinned and looked around to make
sure no one was watching them before leaning in and pecking her on the cheek.
"How was..uh..today?" Chloe showed her lilac teeth.
"Pretty good. Got some looks cuz of the whole purple mouth thing."
"Yeah," she giggled, "Me too."
"Clark wants to know if we joined a cult. What have you been telling people?"
Lana hoped against hope that Chloe wasnt embarrassed of her.
The girl was deadpanned, "That I hooked up with Barney."
Lana couldn't stop laughing, "Is that my new nickname?"
"Could be."
They were coming up on Chloes house when Lana got brave, "Is your dad home?"
Chloe flashed a wicked look, "No, wont be for...hoooours."
Lanas stomach bounced, "Really?"
"Totally." Chloe grabbed Lanas hand and dragged her into the house.
That night, Chloe and Lana sat in the back table at the Beanery, giggling and
touching lightly. They hadnt gone public so of course they kept things on a fairly friendly
level.
"Hey Lana!", Whitney sat down next to her in the booth, "Hi Chloe." He noticed
the girl sitting across from his ex.
"Hey Whitney", Lana rolled her eyes to her girlfriend and mouthed 'Sorry'.
Chloe frowned. Of course Whitney wouldn't think he was intruding on anything
important. It doesn't look like a date. Just Lana and her reporter friend. Nothing more.
Suddenly, reality hit Chloe. Hard. She was in an unconventional relationship. She and
Lana could never be open how she wanted to be. Chloe began to tear. It was all so
confusing and...real.
"You okay, Chlo?" Lana tried to act nonchalant.
Chloe glared and gathered her things quickly, "Yeah Im fine, Im gunna go. See ya
'round."
Lana made a questioning face but Chloe ignored her hurt expression. The blonde
wanted to get out of there before she started to cry.
"Chloe?"
Chloe thought she heard a tinge of fear in Lanas voice. 'Yeah. right.'
Then, she was out the door practically running down Main street, clutching her
bag to her chest. She was sobbing loudly and didnt hear the sound of pink Puma's
following close behind.
"Chloe! Stop!" The voice was out of breath and pleading.
"Why should I?" She was still running.
"Cuz we need to talk...please...whats a matter?"
Chloe stopped suddenly and sharply turned. Lana gasped as she noticed Chloes
wet cheeks.
"What do you wanna talk about?"
Lana smiled, "Lets start with why you were crying...and go from there."
Chloe wasnt amused, "You just dont get it do you? You think everything is
sunshine and daisies? Well its not."
"Chloe, what are you talking about?"
Chloe shook her head, "Us, Lana! What exactly are we doing? What is this?", she
gestured in the space between them, "I mean, where is this going?"
"I...I dunno, I thought we were taking this one day at a time, ya know? I dont
know what they call it where you come from, Chloe, but I was under the assumption that
this was a relationship."
Chloe frowned, "How can it be? The geek and Little Miss Smallville? We have to
get real, Lana, theres all sorts of complications!"
Lana took a step closer, "Do you love me?"
Chloe nearly blacked out, "What! What kind of a freaking question is that?!"
"Do you?"
Chloe sighed, "Lana...I.."
Lanas face was right up against hers, "Cuz I love you and I sure as hell dont care
what anyone else thinks."
Chloe smiled brightly and wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "You know
what? Me too."
Chloe leaned in to steal a kiss but Lana blocked her, "Say it."
Chloe groaned but Lana persisted, "Say it."
"I love you, you stubborn priss."
Lana grinned smugly, "I love you too, you melodramatic analyst."
They kissed and in that instant, the whole world melted around them and there
was no one else on the face of the earth. They were happy now and Chloe would just have
to learn to deal with it.