SO Clark was an alien, Lex had asked me out and I had a history test on
Tuesday. Normal life right? Clark seemed more excited then I was about me
having dinner with Lex. Although I reminded him I hadn't said yes yet. At
that he would give me the patented Clark smile and I hated it only because
he knew I knew I would.
The history test was brutal. I couldn't keep my mind on the war of 1812. I met with Chloe after school and it was relatively painless. On Wednesday Pete broke up with Lauren. On Thursday Pete and Lauren were caught making out in the hallway. On Friday Clark missed the bus to school. For someone with super speed he could be so slow in the morning. I was dreading that Lex wouldn't call. I was in no hurry to get back to the farm. I decided to walk home. It was a very long walk but Clark said he would walk with me. Friday's chores were usually pretty light. Even Mr. Kent seemed to think we needed some time to be social. But I walked slowly back to the house, kicking the dirt with my feet as Clark started to make inpatient noises.
"You could have taken the bus." I said after a particularly loud sigh.
Clark looked up and down the road and suddenly got a very big smile on his face. "I have a better idea."
"Don't you even dare." I started to walk away from him but he picked me up any way.
"Put me down Clark, if I get nauseous and suddenly Kansas became one big blur. I seemed to be holding on for dear life. I really had to get around to seeing just how fast this boy runs. It seemed to take us only less then minutes for Clark to run what would have takes us at least an hour or so to walk.
He put me down in front of the house. My legs were wobbly.
"Oh come on I wasn't even going at top speed."
"You have to learn to be a bit more patient Kent."
"You walk to slow." Clark replied walking normally into the house.
"Dori you got a package." Mrs. Kent told me as I walked in.
"A package?"
"It came just a few minutes ago. How did you to get home so fast?"
"Clark's idea, I'm still a bit dizzy."
Clark rolled his eyes.
I turned my attention to the package in front of me. There was a small card on top.
Dorinda Tara Russo Kent.
My named looked weird like that and I was puzzled because although the Kents discussed formally adopting me (Even though I was old enough to live on my own) I hadn't told anyone about it.
Opening it the small, perfect handwriting continued
I will pick you up at 7 Saturday. – Lex Luther.
Not a question. He just assumed that I would…
I opened the package and gasped at the beautiful dress that lay inside.
It was purple, a color I notice Lex chose to favor and it had tiny crystals sewn into it making the whole dress sparkle a bit. I pulled it out of the box. Floor length, halter-top no back to speak of and my size. Also in the box was a pair of high heels, perfectly matched to the dress, also in my size.
"How did he know?" I looked at Clark accusingly. Has Clark been going through my closet?
"Don't look at me. Lex just has ways of finding these things out."
I'm sure he does. How could I say no to this?
After dinner I tried on the dress. It fit perfectly. A little tighter then I would have bought but not uncomfortable so. Except the back. As I turned to looked at my self in the full-length mirror I saw part of my back. My scar was showing. The burn scar on my side kind of wrappers around a bit and with such an open back on the dress…
I touched it, pulled on the dress to see if I could hide it but no.
There was a knock at my door.
I knew it was Clark. "Come in."
Clark came in. "That looks great on you."
I ran my fingers through my hair. "Thanks but I don't think I'm going to be wearing it."
"Why not?"
I showed him my back. He knew about the scars. "Dori, you can't let something like that bother you." He sat on the edge of my bed.
"It's hard not to Clark." I continued to look in the mirror.
"You can hardly see it and even if you could no one is going to be looking at that particular part of your body, not in that dress."
"Why Clark Kent!"
He just smiled as I sat next to him. Well I could sit in it.
"Thanks Clark, So what's going on or did you just come in here to admire me."
"Jealousy."
"What you want to try this on?" I stood up. Clark took my hand and pulled me back down to sit.
"No," he still held my hand. "Just you going out with Lex and Lana's still with Whitney, Pete has Lauren and Chloe…"
"Been making eyes at that guy Todd on the soccer team."
"Yeah."
"Don't worry Clark. I would hate to sound old but you're only in high school."
"And there are plenty of fish in the sea."
"Exactly, Pete and Chloe will still always be there for you, this is only dinner with Lex it's not like I'm going any where and as for Lana, well Lana can't see past Prom right now but some day she'll see what I..,." was that a line did I cross it? I loved Clark; I did, as my brother. It was hard not to be attracted to this guy, I really didn't get Lana.
"She'll see what she's missing." I finished ready to get up but Clark stopped me. And then he kissed me. Clark Kent. Aquardley pressed his lips against mine. I turned my head.
"Sorry." Clark mumbled, turned bright red and got up quickly.
"Clark." I stopped him before he left. I'm surprised he didn't jet out of there but maybe he was waiting for me to say something. "I know this is going to sound, well gross, but if you weren't my brother…"
I trailed off with a smile and received a smile from Clark. He closed the door. I took on last look in the mirror; decided I was going out with a billionaire and got changed. My life is so odd.
At 9 I found Clark in the barn reading.
"Hey." I was back in jeans and a very big coat.
"Dori, I'm really sorry."
"Don't worry about it Clark, I just wish you could be that bold with Lana."
"But it's different with you because you really know who I am, I can tell you anything."
"As an older sister let me try to impart some wisdom on the situation." It was corny and he knew it. "I do know who you are, and I love who you are Clark but your just feeling as though everyone is paired up but you and that's just not true. It was one of those seemed like a good idea a the time moments. But I really wasn't the one you want to kiss." I gestured towards the window.
"I guess."
We sat in silence for a while watching the night sky. I shivered.
"Aren't you cold?"
"No, I don't feel temperature as much, thick skinned and all."
I laughed. "Well I'm freezing let's go in."
We walked to the barn door. "Really Clark, Lana doesn't know what she's missing."
Saturday Clark helped me through my chores and I spent three hours walking in heels so I wouldn't fall. At 5:30 I took a shower while everyone ate. I wondered what kind of dinner merited such a dress. By 6:45 I was ready and fighting with myself not to pick at my nails.
At 7pm I was nervous. At 7:05 I heard a car. A limo. Lex. Black jacket, black pants, silk purple shirt that matched my dress. Mrs. Kent let him in.
"You're late." I said with a smile.
So what kind of dinner should it be? One on one romantic or large gallery opening type dinner thing. And what excitement could happen Ideas Please.
The history test was brutal. I couldn't keep my mind on the war of 1812. I met with Chloe after school and it was relatively painless. On Wednesday Pete broke up with Lauren. On Thursday Pete and Lauren were caught making out in the hallway. On Friday Clark missed the bus to school. For someone with super speed he could be so slow in the morning. I was dreading that Lex wouldn't call. I was in no hurry to get back to the farm. I decided to walk home. It was a very long walk but Clark said he would walk with me. Friday's chores were usually pretty light. Even Mr. Kent seemed to think we needed some time to be social. But I walked slowly back to the house, kicking the dirt with my feet as Clark started to make inpatient noises.
"You could have taken the bus." I said after a particularly loud sigh.
Clark looked up and down the road and suddenly got a very big smile on his face. "I have a better idea."
"Don't you even dare." I started to walk away from him but he picked me up any way.
"Put me down Clark, if I get nauseous and suddenly Kansas became one big blur. I seemed to be holding on for dear life. I really had to get around to seeing just how fast this boy runs. It seemed to take us only less then minutes for Clark to run what would have takes us at least an hour or so to walk.
He put me down in front of the house. My legs were wobbly.
"Oh come on I wasn't even going at top speed."
"You have to learn to be a bit more patient Kent."
"You walk to slow." Clark replied walking normally into the house.
"Dori you got a package." Mrs. Kent told me as I walked in.
"A package?"
"It came just a few minutes ago. How did you to get home so fast?"
"Clark's idea, I'm still a bit dizzy."
Clark rolled his eyes.
I turned my attention to the package in front of me. There was a small card on top.
Dorinda Tara Russo Kent.
My named looked weird like that and I was puzzled because although the Kents discussed formally adopting me (Even though I was old enough to live on my own) I hadn't told anyone about it.
Opening it the small, perfect handwriting continued
I will pick you up at 7 Saturday. – Lex Luther.
Not a question. He just assumed that I would…
I opened the package and gasped at the beautiful dress that lay inside.
It was purple, a color I notice Lex chose to favor and it had tiny crystals sewn into it making the whole dress sparkle a bit. I pulled it out of the box. Floor length, halter-top no back to speak of and my size. Also in the box was a pair of high heels, perfectly matched to the dress, also in my size.
"How did he know?" I looked at Clark accusingly. Has Clark been going through my closet?
"Don't look at me. Lex just has ways of finding these things out."
I'm sure he does. How could I say no to this?
After dinner I tried on the dress. It fit perfectly. A little tighter then I would have bought but not uncomfortable so. Except the back. As I turned to looked at my self in the full-length mirror I saw part of my back. My scar was showing. The burn scar on my side kind of wrappers around a bit and with such an open back on the dress…
I touched it, pulled on the dress to see if I could hide it but no.
There was a knock at my door.
I knew it was Clark. "Come in."
Clark came in. "That looks great on you."
I ran my fingers through my hair. "Thanks but I don't think I'm going to be wearing it."
"Why not?"
I showed him my back. He knew about the scars. "Dori, you can't let something like that bother you." He sat on the edge of my bed.
"It's hard not to Clark." I continued to look in the mirror.
"You can hardly see it and even if you could no one is going to be looking at that particular part of your body, not in that dress."
"Why Clark Kent!"
He just smiled as I sat next to him. Well I could sit in it.
"Thanks Clark, So what's going on or did you just come in here to admire me."
"Jealousy."
"What you want to try this on?" I stood up. Clark took my hand and pulled me back down to sit.
"No," he still held my hand. "Just you going out with Lex and Lana's still with Whitney, Pete has Lauren and Chloe…"
"Been making eyes at that guy Todd on the soccer team."
"Yeah."
"Don't worry Clark. I would hate to sound old but you're only in high school."
"And there are plenty of fish in the sea."
"Exactly, Pete and Chloe will still always be there for you, this is only dinner with Lex it's not like I'm going any where and as for Lana, well Lana can't see past Prom right now but some day she'll see what I..,." was that a line did I cross it? I loved Clark; I did, as my brother. It was hard not to be attracted to this guy, I really didn't get Lana.
"She'll see what she's missing." I finished ready to get up but Clark stopped me. And then he kissed me. Clark Kent. Aquardley pressed his lips against mine. I turned my head.
"Sorry." Clark mumbled, turned bright red and got up quickly.
"Clark." I stopped him before he left. I'm surprised he didn't jet out of there but maybe he was waiting for me to say something. "I know this is going to sound, well gross, but if you weren't my brother…"
I trailed off with a smile and received a smile from Clark. He closed the door. I took on last look in the mirror; decided I was going out with a billionaire and got changed. My life is so odd.
At 9 I found Clark in the barn reading.
"Hey." I was back in jeans and a very big coat.
"Dori, I'm really sorry."
"Don't worry about it Clark, I just wish you could be that bold with Lana."
"But it's different with you because you really know who I am, I can tell you anything."
"As an older sister let me try to impart some wisdom on the situation." It was corny and he knew it. "I do know who you are, and I love who you are Clark but your just feeling as though everyone is paired up but you and that's just not true. It was one of those seemed like a good idea a the time moments. But I really wasn't the one you want to kiss." I gestured towards the window.
"I guess."
We sat in silence for a while watching the night sky. I shivered.
"Aren't you cold?"
"No, I don't feel temperature as much, thick skinned and all."
I laughed. "Well I'm freezing let's go in."
We walked to the barn door. "Really Clark, Lana doesn't know what she's missing."
Saturday Clark helped me through my chores and I spent three hours walking in heels so I wouldn't fall. At 5:30 I took a shower while everyone ate. I wondered what kind of dinner merited such a dress. By 6:45 I was ready and fighting with myself not to pick at my nails.
At 7pm I was nervous. At 7:05 I heard a car. A limo. Lex. Black jacket, black pants, silk purple shirt that matched my dress. Mrs. Kent let him in.
"You're late." I said with a smile.
So what kind of dinner should it be? One on one romantic or large gallery opening type dinner thing. And what excitement could happen Ideas Please.