Disclaimer: Somebody Saaaave me, from a law suit.

Author's Note: You like me, you really like me.  Right, for the record, I have no idea where this is going at all.  I just came up with an idea and wrote.  It seems to be going okay at the moment, here's hoping.  Oh, and I'm really excited because someone's asked to put it on another site.  I've been showing off about it.  Wasn't 'Reaper' just fab?  I was really worried Lex had killed him for a minute, but he would have deserved it, how bad is Dominic's accent? 

Chapter 4: Return of 'The Kent Gestapo'.

Lex pulled his car up in the parking lot and sauntered into the Torch's offices.  He wanted to talk to Chloe, but knew he could always cover by saying it was Clark he was after should anyone see him.  Then again, it wasn't as if anyone had the nerve to challenge him, he'd donated so much money he practically owned the place.

Luckily it was the middle of third period and Lex was able to walk around without being seen.  He entered the office and sat at Chloe's desk idly skimming a transcript of her interview with the principal on the scintillating subject of 'What is 'Mystery Meat', and why should it be forced upon us?'  Typical Chloe.  Thought Lex.

As if on cue the bubbly blonde entered the room humming Marilyn Manson's 'Tainted Love', complete with hip movements to indicate the drumbeats. 

"… Well I'm sorry I don't pray that way…"  Chloe sang.

"Now why don't you ever do that at home?"

"Do you want me to?"  Chloe responded, neither embarrassed nor surprised by Lex's presence.  "Social visit, or are you here to donate more cash?"

"Social, I would have told you otherwise."

"Doh!"  Chloe still wasn't quite used to the boyfriend thing.  "I forget that we can actually see each other places that aren't the mansion.  So why are you here?"

"I had a really odd visitor today."

"Who?"

"A woman called Catherine Cartwright."

"Not as in Longridge Breweries?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"She was interviewed in Vogue last year."

"You read Vogue?"

"Not the point.  She was talking about how the loss of her mother affected her and why she was so excited about graduating.  She also talked about how she'd had a wild youth until the age of 14 when she'd learnt to put her energies into more productive avenues.  It was interesting, why did she come to see you?"

"Apparently, just before her death her mother revealed the truth about Catherine's paternity to her, from the evidence she has it appears she's my sister."

"Woah!"  Was all Chloe could manage.  "So what do you think?"

"It appears more than likely, her mother, my father, even Catherine herself are inclined to deny the truth.  But sitting in that room with her I can believe she's my sister."

"Why?"

"She shares mannerisms with my father, and she has a natural poise that's very Luthoran.  Apart from that, there is absolutely no reason for me to believe her story to be true.  But I did think my favourite sexy journalist might look up on the net about her."

"Don't you have people to do that?"

"Not without arousing my father's suspicions."

"What's it worth?"  Chloe asked walking slowly towards him.

"How about this?"  Lex said leaning forward and kissing her softly.

"Not good enough."

"Then what about this?"  He said, kissing her again only more deeply and slipping his hands up her shirt for good measure.

"CHLOE?"  Came a familiar voice.

"Kent Gestapo scramble, scramble!"  Chloe announced with mock terror, Lex watched amused as she straightened her shirt, and sat at her computer.  "You owe me big Luthor."

"For what?"  Asked Clark as he entered.

"Chloe's looking up something on the Internet for me."

"Oh what?"

"Just some girl he met today."  Chloe answered, noticing Clark's look she could tell that he was mentally running around singing 'Lex has got a girlfriend'.  "It's not like that Clark."

"Like what?"  He feigned innocence.

"You know full well, she's just a business acquaintance."

"Like Victoria?"

"No, now shut the hell up or leave."  Lex snapped, he was not in the mood for Clark's teenage innuendos.

"Sorry," Clark mumbled, "I was only teasing."

"I know it's just she was acting a bit oddly and she kind of unnerved me."

"Woo-hoo!"  Chloe exclaimed.  "Jackpot."

"Let's see."  Lex leaned over Chloe's shoulder and read some private files from the prep school Catherine had attended.  "You are dangerous little hacker aren't you?"

"I try."

"What have you found?"  Clark asked, still not sure why Lex was researching this girl.

"Just some background info, why did you want to see me?"  Chloe asked getting up from her seat so she could get Clark away from Lex and the computer.

"You left your trig book in my locker, I thought you might need it."

"Thanks, I've got to do the homework tonight."  She threw a sidelong glance at Lex before continuing.  "Look, I think you'd better go, illegal activities only require so many people."

Lex smirked thinking of several illegal activities he and Chloe could try later.

"See you soon Lex."  Clark called out.

"Yeah, later."  He replied distractedly, still concentrating on the screen in front of him.

"I won't do anything he can't cover up."  Chloe told Clark as she practically shoved him out the door.  He just had enough time to offer her a farewell before she slammed the door.  Suddenly it opened again.  "And don't tell anyone, even Lana."  And as quickly as it had opened it was shut.