Chapter 5- Shocking Confession
When the phone rang late that night Chloe had been the only one there. (Clark had left a few minutes earlier to once again save the world!)
As Chloe answered she thought of the night's events, Lana's visit, her confession, then Clark's breakdown. She had told Lana not to hurt him, but leave it to her to screw it up!
"Hello?" Chloe asked into the phone.
"Chloe, can I talk to you? It's very important," Lana begged.
"You couldn't possibly do anymore harm than you've done, so why not?" Chloe said tiredly, already deciding that she wouldn't like what Lana had to say.
"Chloe, I don't have time for apologies right now. I took Clark's phone. It's what I'm using to call you. I didn't want to steal from you and him, but I had to," Lana explained.
"You already crushed your best friend's heart, and tore him to pieces, why not steal from him to close the deal?" Chloe spat the words like venom.
"I deserve that. I deserve a lot more, but if you don't listen Clark will die!"
"I'm listening!" Chloe pleading for Lana to go on.
All of Chloe's muscles became stiff. *Why isn't Clark home yet?* she thought.
"About six months after you and Clark left Smallville, about one and a half years ago, Lex invited me to his mansion," Lana continued.
"So, as soon as Clark leaves, Lex pounces? How gentlemanly of him to wait a whole six months!" Chloe sneered.
"Chloe, SHUT UP!!" Lana almost screamed, "Don't you understand that Clark might die. He will die, if you don't listen to me! Lex is going to kill him!"
Chloe sat in stunned silence, her mouth going dry. *Clark?!?*
"When I got into the mansion I was escorted into Lex's study. He was sitting at his desk. On his desk was a folder with Clark's name on it, a piece of kryptonite and my meteor necklace," Lana explained.
*Clark, why aren't you here?!? Come home, I need you now!* Chloe willed Clark to hear her pleas.
"Lex handed me the folder with the most hurt and angry look on his face," Lana explained, "When I opened it there was a copy of Clark's adoption papers, a picture of Lex's car after Clark had pulled him from it when they first met, and various notes he had written concerning Clark being the hero at the scene of every 'accident' in Smallville," Lana continued.
Chloe tried to talk but it came out a whisper, "How much does he know, Lana?"
"Everything. I denied it, but Lex had done his research and he knew better," Lana said apologetically.
"Oh, God," Chloe breathed.
"As soon as I found out I tried to contact Clark, when that didn't work I tried to contact the Kents. Lex was one step ahead of me. He had had all outgoing calls from my house blocked, so I could only receive calls. Lex was at my house when the Kents called to chit-chat. He realized that I could still find a way to tell Clark, so he bugged my phone. He said that if I ever contacted you, Clark, or the Kents he would see to it that Clark got hurt," Lana said through tears.
"Then how did you get here, Lana, if he has such a tight hold over you?" Chloe questioned, not sure whether to believe her or not.
"The weekend I came," Lana explained, "Was the anniversary of my parents deaths. They are buried in Metropolis. It had been a year since Lex had cut me off from the world and I hadn't tried anything so he let me go."
"Why would he want to hurt Clark? What did Clark do to him?" Chloe asked.
"Clark was Lex's only true friend. The only person Lex truly cared about. When Lex found out Clark's secret, he knew it meant that Clark had lied to him. That crushed Lex in a way you can't fathom. From then on he vowed to get Clark back for hurting him," Lana answered.
"But how can he kill Clark? Sure, kryptonite weakens him, but take it away and he recovers instantly. Surely Lex realizes that," Chloe stated.
"Yes, but put the kryptonite in Clark, and then you have a problem," Lana explained sadly.
"But…how?" Chloe pressed Lana for answers.
"Lex has come up with a liquid form of kryptonite. He plans on weakening Clark with meteor rocks, then when Clark is too weak to protect himself, injecting him with a syringe filled with liquid kryptonite," Lana admitted.
"No, Lana! You're lying! Please be lying!" Chloe begged.
"Chloe, liquid kryptonite in Clark's bloodstream means he can't just walk away from it. Any injury he gets will have the same effect it would on anybody," Lana explained, "You have to let Clark know. I tried to tell him, but screwed it up!"
"When?" was all Chloe could say.
"I don't know when or where, just soon," Lana told her.
"I can't lose him, Lana! I can't! Oh, God! Not Clark!" Chloe sobbed.
"I have to go now Lana. You needed to know, and I'm sorry there isn't more I can do," Lana said feeling horrible about being the bearer of bad news.
Chloe hung up the phone.
*Where the hell is Clark?!?* She thought. Well, she knew a surefire way to get him home. It would scare the hell out of him, but she had to do it.
"Clark! Help me!! Clark! Clark! Please help me! Help me, Clark!" Chloe screamed.
When he flew into the room she fell into his arms, not able to support herself anymore.
When the phone rang late that night Chloe had been the only one there. (Clark had left a few minutes earlier to once again save the world!)
As Chloe answered she thought of the night's events, Lana's visit, her confession, then Clark's breakdown. She had told Lana not to hurt him, but leave it to her to screw it up!
"Hello?" Chloe asked into the phone.
"Chloe, can I talk to you? It's very important," Lana begged.
"You couldn't possibly do anymore harm than you've done, so why not?" Chloe said tiredly, already deciding that she wouldn't like what Lana had to say.
"Chloe, I don't have time for apologies right now. I took Clark's phone. It's what I'm using to call you. I didn't want to steal from you and him, but I had to," Lana explained.
"You already crushed your best friend's heart, and tore him to pieces, why not steal from him to close the deal?" Chloe spat the words like venom.
"I deserve that. I deserve a lot more, but if you don't listen Clark will die!"
"I'm listening!" Chloe pleading for Lana to go on.
All of Chloe's muscles became stiff. *Why isn't Clark home yet?* she thought.
"About six months after you and Clark left Smallville, about one and a half years ago, Lex invited me to his mansion," Lana continued.
"So, as soon as Clark leaves, Lex pounces? How gentlemanly of him to wait a whole six months!" Chloe sneered.
"Chloe, SHUT UP!!" Lana almost screamed, "Don't you understand that Clark might die. He will die, if you don't listen to me! Lex is going to kill him!"
Chloe sat in stunned silence, her mouth going dry. *Clark?!?*
"When I got into the mansion I was escorted into Lex's study. He was sitting at his desk. On his desk was a folder with Clark's name on it, a piece of kryptonite and my meteor necklace," Lana explained.
*Clark, why aren't you here?!? Come home, I need you now!* Chloe willed Clark to hear her pleas.
"Lex handed me the folder with the most hurt and angry look on his face," Lana explained, "When I opened it there was a copy of Clark's adoption papers, a picture of Lex's car after Clark had pulled him from it when they first met, and various notes he had written concerning Clark being the hero at the scene of every 'accident' in Smallville," Lana continued.
Chloe tried to talk but it came out a whisper, "How much does he know, Lana?"
"Everything. I denied it, but Lex had done his research and he knew better," Lana said apologetically.
"Oh, God," Chloe breathed.
"As soon as I found out I tried to contact Clark, when that didn't work I tried to contact the Kents. Lex was one step ahead of me. He had had all outgoing calls from my house blocked, so I could only receive calls. Lex was at my house when the Kents called to chit-chat. He realized that I could still find a way to tell Clark, so he bugged my phone. He said that if I ever contacted you, Clark, or the Kents he would see to it that Clark got hurt," Lana said through tears.
"Then how did you get here, Lana, if he has such a tight hold over you?" Chloe questioned, not sure whether to believe her or not.
"The weekend I came," Lana explained, "Was the anniversary of my parents deaths. They are buried in Metropolis. It had been a year since Lex had cut me off from the world and I hadn't tried anything so he let me go."
"Why would he want to hurt Clark? What did Clark do to him?" Chloe asked.
"Clark was Lex's only true friend. The only person Lex truly cared about. When Lex found out Clark's secret, he knew it meant that Clark had lied to him. That crushed Lex in a way you can't fathom. From then on he vowed to get Clark back for hurting him," Lana answered.
"But how can he kill Clark? Sure, kryptonite weakens him, but take it away and he recovers instantly. Surely Lex realizes that," Chloe stated.
"Yes, but put the kryptonite in Clark, and then you have a problem," Lana explained sadly.
"But…how?" Chloe pressed Lana for answers.
"Lex has come up with a liquid form of kryptonite. He plans on weakening Clark with meteor rocks, then when Clark is too weak to protect himself, injecting him with a syringe filled with liquid kryptonite," Lana admitted.
"No, Lana! You're lying! Please be lying!" Chloe begged.
"Chloe, liquid kryptonite in Clark's bloodstream means he can't just walk away from it. Any injury he gets will have the same effect it would on anybody," Lana explained, "You have to let Clark know. I tried to tell him, but screwed it up!"
"When?" was all Chloe could say.
"I don't know when or where, just soon," Lana told her.
"I can't lose him, Lana! I can't! Oh, God! Not Clark!" Chloe sobbed.
"I have to go now Lana. You needed to know, and I'm sorry there isn't more I can do," Lana said feeling horrible about being the bearer of bad news.
Chloe hung up the phone.
*Where the hell is Clark?!?* She thought. Well, she knew a surefire way to get him home. It would scare the hell out of him, but she had to do it.
"Clark! Help me!! Clark! Clark! Please help me! Help me, Clark!" Chloe screamed.
When he flew into the room she fell into his arms, not able to support herself anymore.