Subject: Smallville, Clark-Chloe…sort of
Disclaimer: Nope I don't own them no offense or copy-right legal stuff intended
Time-Line/Spoilers: During/Post Obscura…kind of a re-arrangement/rewrite of some events and what happened after. And Just for Clarification I am messing with the timetable for Tempest and pretty much washing out most of the plotline for it..
Rating: PG-13 I guess…mostly for language, and maybe the action sequences.
Note from ME to the READER: Reviews are appreciated and may help me decide which direction to go with this thing While this is a C/C get together type of thing and I am a SERIOUSLY Rabid fan of that relationship There IS a plot going outside that. Kinda follows the episode's "Freak of the Weak" idea……with a twist. SO bear with me in the beginning while I introduce a new Character
Prologue:
............Spring Formal………..
Clark Kent stood irresolute in the doorway. The winds were howling fiercely, and the teenager could see the trees in the distance bent almost completely double. There was debris on the wind as well. Leaves and tree limbs and cornhusks whipped along the road as Clark smelled the signs of a storm. Watching the winds howl as they blew a new friend into the distance. He couldn't believe he was still standing here and just watching while a friend could be in danger. He took a step outside just as a hand touched his arm.
"Clark?" said Chloe.
Part 1 – People and Powers
…….Several Weeks Earlier……
…….A Monday Morning before School……..
"Can I help you?" ask Chloe Sullivan as she raised her head to see who was knocking at the Torch's door.
"Probably," said the short brown-haired student standing in the doorway.
"Well?" she repeated as she watched him peer around the office from the door like he had never seen the place before. And now that Chloe thought about it she didn't recognize him at all.
"I am looking for the Torch's office?" said the boy with just a hint of uncertainty. He was about Chloe's height with blue eyes and short- cropped hair. His jeans and T-shirt displayed a wiry frame spoke of little food or lots of exercise.
"Was that a question?" asked Chloe with a hint of humor in her tone. "You have found the office of the one and only Smallville Torch. And if you are that uncertain you must be new here." She smiled as she stood and walked toward him.
"Ummm yeah you could probably say that," replied the student with a kind of sheepish grin. "The name is Stephen, Stephen Conrad." He said as he took his first step into the office.
"Nice to meet you…Steve?" said Chloe as she reached out her hand.
"Steve is good," he shrugged with a grin as they shook. "You must be Chloe Sullivan?"
"Chloe Sullivan Editor in chief," she replied. "My reputation has again preceded me I guess. What can I do for you?"
"Well I just moved in this past week and I was wondering if you need any more hands on the paper?" He gestured inquiringly to the empty office. "I guess I MIGHT have a shot."
"Only until the guys get here," said Chloe. " I am in early today but I certainly don't run this place by myself… Well not ALL the time." She amended with a grin.
"So you are all staffed up?" Steve asked sounding disappointed.
"Hardly," laughed Chloe. "I guess it depends on what you have to offer? Ever worked on a paper before?"
"Sort-of"
"Sort-of?" echoed Chloe. Not exactly a ringing self endorsement she thought.
"Well we had shortage of computer literate people at my last school so I was more maintenance than actual News reporting I guess. Our paper was top heavy with seniors so I didn't get to do much before I moved." said Steve with a shrug.
"Ahhh well we are Freshman based thing here so you should fit right in. You can never have too many people who know more about computers than simply turning them on. Can you Clark?" she asked as looked over his shoulder as her tall friend came in the room. Chloe smiled as Clark walked around Stephen and put his arm over her shoulder. Ever since he had finally asked to the Spring Formal last week Clark had been making small gestures like that. It still took her by surprise and he still looked halfway nervous. "Clark this is Stephen Conrad he's new to Smallville and wants to join up."
"Clark Kent," said Clark as he reached out with his free hand to shake Stephen's. "Welcome to Smallville."
"Kent from the Kent Farm?" asked Steve as Clark released his hand and the three teens sat down.
"You know my folks?" asked Clark in surprise.
"Well not personally but I passed the farm on the way to my Godmother's and it just clicked in my head." Steve replied.
"Ahh he's observant I like that," said Chloe with a grin. "Clark here sometimes has to run into walls before he sees them."
"Ha-ha thanks," smirked Cark as he swung at Chloe and she scooted easily out of his reach on her rolling chair. "So you must be moving in with Mrs. Weldman?"
"That's right," nodded Steve with an internal grin and a slight moment of personal pain at the couple's horseplay. "Apparently she and my folks go way back but I have only seen her a few times since she moved here."
"Where are your fol…" said Chloe
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"Time for the day to start I guess," said Steve as he stood rapidly.
"Looks like," agreed Clark with a slight frown. "Where you headed?"
"Uhhhh History," replied Steve once he realized Clark was speaking to him. "Mr. Johnson."
"It's on my way u want a guide?
"Yeah since I can probably get lost in my own closet," he said with a smirk.
"See you in Math Chloe?" asked Clark.
"Unless I decide not to show up," remarked Chloe with a grin and she sat back down at her computer to get working on the Torch, which was her first period Study Hall. "Nice to meet you Steve."
"Ditto," said Steve as the two boys left for class.
......After School the Torch Office……
TAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAP
"Done!" said Chloe, pushing enter one last time to save her current article to the Torches latest edition.
"Finally," exclaimed Pete. "I was ready to leave ten minutes ago."
"In a hurry Pete?" asked Clark as he smiled from his seat across from Chloe. Pete flashed him a million dollar grin.
"Just don't want all the women to have a chance to get taken before we get to the Talon."
Clark was shaking his head and smiling when heard a knock at the doorway "Hey Steve."
"Yo" said Smallville's most recent addition.
"Pete this is Steve Conrad," introduced Clark as the two boys shook hands. "he just moved to Smallville from…." Clark trailed off.
"Gotham," supplied Steve.
"Gotham," echoed Clark. "And he came by this morning to see if there were any openings on the Torch."
"Which I still don't have an answer to yet," laughed Steve. "I am more or less resigned to admiring this paper from afar."
"I am sure we can find something," said Clark before Chloe could speak.
"So who made u editor MR Kent?" asked Chloe as she grinned and tossed an eraser in Clark's general direction. "But we can always use another set of eyes when we go hunting for clues so Clark is probably right."
"Thanks," said Steve with a nervous smile. "Well I guess I will see you guys tomorrow."
"Uh uh," disagreed Chloe. "You can't be a formal member of this place without learning where we hang out. Right Clark?" she said looking at Clark as he nodded.
"Yeah," said Pete "Come and join us."
"Guess I am outvoted," Steve said with a grin.
"So what is Gotham like?" asked Pete as the foursome moved toward the door.
…..The Road Home…..
"Last stop," Chloe said as she Clark and Steve reached the driveway to the Kent farm.
"Yeah," said Steve. "I really appreciate the welcome guys."
"Don't mention it," said Chloe. "Making friends in a new place can be tough."
"You want to come back and meet my folks?" asked Clark. My Mom knows Mrs. Weldman pretty well."
"Umm I'd better get home," apologized Steve as he shoved his hands rapidly into his pockets. "Thanks though." He added as Clark nodded and turned to Chloe.
"What about you Ms. Sullivan?" asked Clark, his voice becoming shyer. "Want come in and maybe stay for dinner?"
"You sure your parents won't mind? asked Chloe with a bright and slightly silly smile.
"Nope," explained Clark with an earnest smile. "I told them I'd ask today."
"Then I'd love too. See you tomorrow Steve!" said Chloe as she and Clark walked toward the Kent home.
"Yeah tomorrow." Steve said in a strained voice.
"You ok?" asked Clark half turning.
"Yeah no problems," said Steve forcing a smile.
Clark nodded and turned back toward the house. Steve's smile turned slightly less strained as he watched the two walk away. Their hands finding each other and fingers intertwining with the concentrated awkwardness of two people in the midst of a budding romance.
Steve slowly took his hands out of his pockets and watched them. They were shaking with an ever-increasing force. Steve took a deep concentrated breath and turned down the road. As he let the breath out he vanished. Running down the road with a speed to rival that of one of his new friends.
Disclaimer: Nope I don't own them no offense or copy-right legal stuff intended
Time-Line/Spoilers: During/Post Obscura…kind of a re-arrangement/rewrite of some events and what happened after. And Just for Clarification I am messing with the timetable for Tempest and pretty much washing out most of the plotline for it..
Rating: PG-13 I guess…mostly for language, and maybe the action sequences.
Note from ME to the READER: Reviews are appreciated and may help me decide which direction to go with this thing While this is a C/C get together type of thing and I am a SERIOUSLY Rabid fan of that relationship There IS a plot going outside that. Kinda follows the episode's "Freak of the Weak" idea……with a twist. SO bear with me in the beginning while I introduce a new Character
Prologue:
............Spring Formal………..
Clark Kent stood irresolute in the doorway. The winds were howling fiercely, and the teenager could see the trees in the distance bent almost completely double. There was debris on the wind as well. Leaves and tree limbs and cornhusks whipped along the road as Clark smelled the signs of a storm. Watching the winds howl as they blew a new friend into the distance. He couldn't believe he was still standing here and just watching while a friend could be in danger. He took a step outside just as a hand touched his arm.
"Clark?" said Chloe.
Part 1 – People and Powers
…….Several Weeks Earlier……
…….A Monday Morning before School……..
"Can I help you?" ask Chloe Sullivan as she raised her head to see who was knocking at the Torch's door.
"Probably," said the short brown-haired student standing in the doorway.
"Well?" she repeated as she watched him peer around the office from the door like he had never seen the place before. And now that Chloe thought about it she didn't recognize him at all.
"I am looking for the Torch's office?" said the boy with just a hint of uncertainty. He was about Chloe's height with blue eyes and short- cropped hair. His jeans and T-shirt displayed a wiry frame spoke of little food or lots of exercise.
"Was that a question?" asked Chloe with a hint of humor in her tone. "You have found the office of the one and only Smallville Torch. And if you are that uncertain you must be new here." She smiled as she stood and walked toward him.
"Ummm yeah you could probably say that," replied the student with a kind of sheepish grin. "The name is Stephen, Stephen Conrad." He said as he took his first step into the office.
"Nice to meet you…Steve?" said Chloe as she reached out her hand.
"Steve is good," he shrugged with a grin as they shook. "You must be Chloe Sullivan?"
"Chloe Sullivan Editor in chief," she replied. "My reputation has again preceded me I guess. What can I do for you?"
"Well I just moved in this past week and I was wondering if you need any more hands on the paper?" He gestured inquiringly to the empty office. "I guess I MIGHT have a shot."
"Only until the guys get here," said Chloe. " I am in early today but I certainly don't run this place by myself… Well not ALL the time." She amended with a grin.
"So you are all staffed up?" Steve asked sounding disappointed.
"Hardly," laughed Chloe. "I guess it depends on what you have to offer? Ever worked on a paper before?"
"Sort-of"
"Sort-of?" echoed Chloe. Not exactly a ringing self endorsement she thought.
"Well we had shortage of computer literate people at my last school so I was more maintenance than actual News reporting I guess. Our paper was top heavy with seniors so I didn't get to do much before I moved." said Steve with a shrug.
"Ahhh well we are Freshman based thing here so you should fit right in. You can never have too many people who know more about computers than simply turning them on. Can you Clark?" she asked as looked over his shoulder as her tall friend came in the room. Chloe smiled as Clark walked around Stephen and put his arm over her shoulder. Ever since he had finally asked to the Spring Formal last week Clark had been making small gestures like that. It still took her by surprise and he still looked halfway nervous. "Clark this is Stephen Conrad he's new to Smallville and wants to join up."
"Clark Kent," said Clark as he reached out with his free hand to shake Stephen's. "Welcome to Smallville."
"Kent from the Kent Farm?" asked Steve as Clark released his hand and the three teens sat down.
"You know my folks?" asked Clark in surprise.
"Well not personally but I passed the farm on the way to my Godmother's and it just clicked in my head." Steve replied.
"Ahh he's observant I like that," said Chloe with a grin. "Clark here sometimes has to run into walls before he sees them."
"Ha-ha thanks," smirked Cark as he swung at Chloe and she scooted easily out of his reach on her rolling chair. "So you must be moving in with Mrs. Weldman?"
"That's right," nodded Steve with an internal grin and a slight moment of personal pain at the couple's horseplay. "Apparently she and my folks go way back but I have only seen her a few times since she moved here."
"Where are your fol…" said Chloe
RRRIIIIIININNNNGGGG
"Time for the day to start I guess," said Steve as he stood rapidly.
"Looks like," agreed Clark with a slight frown. "Where you headed?"
"Uhhhh History," replied Steve once he realized Clark was speaking to him. "Mr. Johnson."
"It's on my way u want a guide?
"Yeah since I can probably get lost in my own closet," he said with a smirk.
"See you in Math Chloe?" asked Clark.
"Unless I decide not to show up," remarked Chloe with a grin and she sat back down at her computer to get working on the Torch, which was her first period Study Hall. "Nice to meet you Steve."
"Ditto," said Steve as the two boys left for class.
......After School the Torch Office……
TAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAP
"Done!" said Chloe, pushing enter one last time to save her current article to the Torches latest edition.
"Finally," exclaimed Pete. "I was ready to leave ten minutes ago."
"In a hurry Pete?" asked Clark as he smiled from his seat across from Chloe. Pete flashed him a million dollar grin.
"Just don't want all the women to have a chance to get taken before we get to the Talon."
Clark was shaking his head and smiling when heard a knock at the doorway "Hey Steve."
"Yo" said Smallville's most recent addition.
"Pete this is Steve Conrad," introduced Clark as the two boys shook hands. "he just moved to Smallville from…." Clark trailed off.
"Gotham," supplied Steve.
"Gotham," echoed Clark. "And he came by this morning to see if there were any openings on the Torch."
"Which I still don't have an answer to yet," laughed Steve. "I am more or less resigned to admiring this paper from afar."
"I am sure we can find something," said Clark before Chloe could speak.
"So who made u editor MR Kent?" asked Chloe as she grinned and tossed an eraser in Clark's general direction. "But we can always use another set of eyes when we go hunting for clues so Clark is probably right."
"Thanks," said Steve with a nervous smile. "Well I guess I will see you guys tomorrow."
"Uh uh," disagreed Chloe. "You can't be a formal member of this place without learning where we hang out. Right Clark?" she said looking at Clark as he nodded.
"Yeah," said Pete "Come and join us."
"Guess I am outvoted," Steve said with a grin.
"So what is Gotham like?" asked Pete as the foursome moved toward the door.
…..The Road Home…..
"Last stop," Chloe said as she Clark and Steve reached the driveway to the Kent farm.
"Yeah," said Steve. "I really appreciate the welcome guys."
"Don't mention it," said Chloe. "Making friends in a new place can be tough."
"You want to come back and meet my folks?" asked Clark. My Mom knows Mrs. Weldman pretty well."
"Umm I'd better get home," apologized Steve as he shoved his hands rapidly into his pockets. "Thanks though." He added as Clark nodded and turned to Chloe.
"What about you Ms. Sullivan?" asked Clark, his voice becoming shyer. "Want come in and maybe stay for dinner?"
"You sure your parents won't mind? asked Chloe with a bright and slightly silly smile.
"Nope," explained Clark with an earnest smile. "I told them I'd ask today."
"Then I'd love too. See you tomorrow Steve!" said Chloe as she and Clark walked toward the Kent home.
"Yeah tomorrow." Steve said in a strained voice.
"You ok?" asked Clark half turning.
"Yeah no problems," said Steve forcing a smile.
Clark nodded and turned back toward the house. Steve's smile turned slightly less strained as he watched the two walk away. Their hands finding each other and fingers intertwining with the concentrated awkwardness of two people in the midst of a budding romance.
Steve slowly took his hands out of his pockets and watched them. They were shaking with an ever-increasing force. Steve took a deep concentrated breath and turned down the road. As he let the breath out he vanished. Running down the road with a speed to rival that of one of his new friends.
