Authors Note: In case anyone is confused, and didn't really read my last
author's note, I'm just going to remind you that this is a bit of an
Alternate Universe for Superman, building on Smallville characters and
storylines. Chloe works with Clark and Lois at the Planet, Lex is still
mostly good, though beginning to really lean bad. Nell married Lionel, and
Pete is a Lawyer at Luthorcorp. Well, now back to the story…
As lex returned to his office, he found the door slightly ajar, and upon entering, he discovered someone sitting at his desk facing out toward the city. "And who are you?"
The chair spun around. "Its me, your little sister."
"Lana, you're home." Lex made his way over to Lana, and the two embraced. Lex wasn't at all pleased about his dad marrying Nell, when it first happened, but when he realized that he was getting a little sister out of the deal, things greatly improved. "When did you get in?"
"Landed a couple hours ago, ran my stuff by the Penthouse and made my way over here to see you." She sat back down in his chair and reclined back.
Lex looked at her with an annoyed look. "You're barely back two hours and you're already taking my seat."
Lana started pushing the chair back as Lex got closer and closer to her. "Oh, no you don't, Lex."
Lex managed to catch her before she could get away, beginning to tickle her mercilessly. She quickly cried uncle, and they stood up again. Just as his secretary came in the door.
"Mr. Luthor, Mr. Wayne is on the phone, for you. He says its urgent." She looked down and saw Lana on the floor. "Welcome back, Miss Lang."
"Thanks, Marilyn." Lana smiled as she pulled herself up from the floor.
"I'll take the call in here, thank you."
With that, Marilyn took her leave of the office and returned to her post outside Lex's door. Lana managed to pull herself up onto one of the couches in the far corner of Lex's office. She studied her brother as he picked up the phone and began talking to Bruce. She'd only met the man a couple of times, but he seemed really nice, moody but nice. She noticed a few things different about Lex as she watched him discuss something about the upcoming benefit. He seemed to look a bit older, a bit more distinguished. Maybe it was just the office, or maybe she was just used to seeing him in Smallville, that the aura of Metropolis simply made him seem more grandiose than normal.
Lana could remember how upset she had been when Nell had told her she was going to be marrying Lionell. It had come as a shock for not only her, but Lex and the rest of Smallville as well. She remembered how weird it would be for her and Lex to be brother and sister, but they'd both quickly warmed to the idea. Besides, she had been dating his best friend at the time. The sudden thought of Clark made Lana sigh.
"Lana, you with me?" Lex's voice snapped Lana out of the trance she had fallen into. "That was Bruce, he wanted to let me know that he might not make it to the benefit on Wednesday, but to let me know that someone from Wayne Enterprises will be here to present their matching donation for the fund."
"That's great, Lex. Not that Bruce can't make it, but that he's going to match the donation made by you and your father." Lana stood up and walked over to the window to look out at the city below. It still took her some getting used to, realizing she was part of one of the most powerful families on the planet. "Have you seen Clark recently?"
Lex had wondered how long it would take her to ask that question. "Actually, I just got back from seeing him. He's working at the Daily Planet."
"You took off in the middle of the day to go see Clark?" Lana couldn't believe that Lex would skip out on work just to go see a friend.
"Actually, no. It seems that our dear friend Clark rescued one of his co-workers, Lois Lane, from the clutches of a kidnapper. I went to see if everything was alright." Lex sat down in his chair and turned to look out the window with her.
"Is he ok?" Lana couldn't even believe she asked the question, knowing what she knew about Clark. But, she figured, it was best to act for Lex; she knew that it was best for him not to learn the truth.
"Yeah, he is fine. He's going to be at the benefit on Wednesday, Chloe too. They're both working at the Planet now." Lex saw Lana's shoulders slump when he mentioned Chloe. Then, he remembered what had happened. Lana and Clark had been together for nearly three years, when they graduated from high school. Unfortunately, that also signaled the end of their relationship. By the time they left for their respective schools, Metropolis for Clark and Duke for Lana, they had decided not to try the long distance thing. When they both came home that first summer, Lana had been shocked to find out that Clark and Chloe had gotten together. That had devastated her, and Lex knew it. He got up to go comfort her.
"You know, I don't know if they're still together or not. I couldn't tell from seeing them together earlier. Even if they are, I know they're not married. Until then, you still have a chance." He put his arm around her and gave her a hug. "I'm not going to let you give up on him until then, because I worked to hard to bring you two together the first time."
Lana turned to face Lex and smiled. She really loved having a big brother to turn to when things got tough. "Enough about me, how are things going for you in the love department?"
"Funny you should ask that." Lex suddenly felt uncomfortable and returned to his seat. "I haven't really had time for any type of relationship lately. My father hasn't been getting any better, and I've had to shoulder a lot more of the burden around here."
"Nell told me about your dad the other day." Lana knew that Lex could really care less about how Lionell was doing. They didn't get along at all, and she could almost see the hate in his eyes when he looked at his father. She decided to change the subject. "She also told me that Pete is coming to work for you."
Lex smiled, thankful that Lana had quit talking about his dad. "Yeah, I think it will be good having him around. I know that we didn't get along that well back in Smallville, but I think this will be a real chance for us to work together and become a bit more friendly."
"You're probably right." Lana returned Lex's smile and turned back in to face him. "I should get going, leave you to your work."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Lex turned back to the papers on his desk as Lana retrieved here purse and jacket from the couch. "I'll see you at home later?"
"You bet. Have I got some stories for you." She smiled a devilish grin and Lex returned it.
"So I take it you had fun in Italy." Lana had been on a trek around Europe for the past six months. Before that, it was East Asia and Australia. She was really taking advantage of being a Luthor.
"Great, but we'll talk about it later. We'll have dinner and then we can catch up about everything, even what's been going on with Clark lately." With that, she was out the door and Lex settled back into his work. He was glad she was back.
Chloe was fiddling with her keys, trying to unlock the key to her apartment. She had a bag of groceries in one hand, and was holding the other up with her knee. It wasn't working. Finally, she gave up and set the bags down on the floor—cursing herself for not thinking of it sooner. As she entered her apartment she turned on the light and set her things down in the kitchen. Next, she made her way to the bedroom to change out of her work clothes and into something a tad more comfortable. What she found when she flipped on that light, was a bit of a surprise.
"Clark!" Chloe's mouth nearly dropped to the floor when she saw Clark sprawled out on her bed. "How did you get in here? I don't remember giving you a key, and I made sure the door was locked."
"Clark smiled at her and laughed a little bit. "You didn't shut the window all the way, though."
"Yeah, but it's twenty stories up…" Chloe stopped herself when she realized her mistake. "But that is plenty, for a man who can fly."
"There you go." He stood up and made his way over to her, sweeping her into his arms. "I missed you today, having to keep you at arms lenth at work. I still can't believe that you don't want them to know about us yet." I think it would just create weirdness at work. Besides, you saw how uncomfortable Lois got when Perry told her that we'd gone to school together."
"I guess you are right." He laid her out on the bed, beginning to kiss her neck softly, nibbling on her ear. "But, now that we're alone…"
Clark never finished his sentence, he simply began kissing her passionately, wrapping his arms around her, allowing her to remove his shirt. He did the same to her, unbuttoning her blouse. The carefully rolled over, and Chloe unzipped her skirt, and quickly undid the belt on Clark's pants. He pulled her into him, kissing her strongly, again, feeling her body melt into his. This was the best part of his life, being with Chloe. He didn't know if he'd ever get over Lana when they broke up just before starting college. But that was before he and Chloe realized that they had feelings for each other. It had been during the third week of classes their first semester at Metropolis U. They were studying for a test together, when Clark had reached over to grab something, lightly brushing against Chloe's breast. A gasp of air had escaped her lips, and when he pulled back he stopped his face inches from hers.
They kissed, and they kissed. Getting lost in each other. That was the first night they ever made love, in fact, it was the first night they had really kissed. Soon, Clark was forced to focus on the present, as Chloe lowered herself on to him and began to grind into him. They both became lost in each other, giving into total passion. After what seemed like a couple hours, she collapsed on top of him and they drifted off to sleep in each other's arms. Clark smiled and though about how perfect his life was. Could it get any better than this?
*Well, that's it again for now. I'm not sure when I'll get the next one up, but it should be by the end of the weekend. I've cranked out both of these chapters during the last twenty-four hours. It can be done :)*
As lex returned to his office, he found the door slightly ajar, and upon entering, he discovered someone sitting at his desk facing out toward the city. "And who are you?"
The chair spun around. "Its me, your little sister."
"Lana, you're home." Lex made his way over to Lana, and the two embraced. Lex wasn't at all pleased about his dad marrying Nell, when it first happened, but when he realized that he was getting a little sister out of the deal, things greatly improved. "When did you get in?"
"Landed a couple hours ago, ran my stuff by the Penthouse and made my way over here to see you." She sat back down in his chair and reclined back.
Lex looked at her with an annoyed look. "You're barely back two hours and you're already taking my seat."
Lana started pushing the chair back as Lex got closer and closer to her. "Oh, no you don't, Lex."
Lex managed to catch her before she could get away, beginning to tickle her mercilessly. She quickly cried uncle, and they stood up again. Just as his secretary came in the door.
"Mr. Luthor, Mr. Wayne is on the phone, for you. He says its urgent." She looked down and saw Lana on the floor. "Welcome back, Miss Lang."
"Thanks, Marilyn." Lana smiled as she pulled herself up from the floor.
"I'll take the call in here, thank you."
With that, Marilyn took her leave of the office and returned to her post outside Lex's door. Lana managed to pull herself up onto one of the couches in the far corner of Lex's office. She studied her brother as he picked up the phone and began talking to Bruce. She'd only met the man a couple of times, but he seemed really nice, moody but nice. She noticed a few things different about Lex as she watched him discuss something about the upcoming benefit. He seemed to look a bit older, a bit more distinguished. Maybe it was just the office, or maybe she was just used to seeing him in Smallville, that the aura of Metropolis simply made him seem more grandiose than normal.
Lana could remember how upset she had been when Nell had told her she was going to be marrying Lionell. It had come as a shock for not only her, but Lex and the rest of Smallville as well. She remembered how weird it would be for her and Lex to be brother and sister, but they'd both quickly warmed to the idea. Besides, she had been dating his best friend at the time. The sudden thought of Clark made Lana sigh.
"Lana, you with me?" Lex's voice snapped Lana out of the trance she had fallen into. "That was Bruce, he wanted to let me know that he might not make it to the benefit on Wednesday, but to let me know that someone from Wayne Enterprises will be here to present their matching donation for the fund."
"That's great, Lex. Not that Bruce can't make it, but that he's going to match the donation made by you and your father." Lana stood up and walked over to the window to look out at the city below. It still took her some getting used to, realizing she was part of one of the most powerful families on the planet. "Have you seen Clark recently?"
Lex had wondered how long it would take her to ask that question. "Actually, I just got back from seeing him. He's working at the Daily Planet."
"You took off in the middle of the day to go see Clark?" Lana couldn't believe that Lex would skip out on work just to go see a friend.
"Actually, no. It seems that our dear friend Clark rescued one of his co-workers, Lois Lane, from the clutches of a kidnapper. I went to see if everything was alright." Lex sat down in his chair and turned to look out the window with her.
"Is he ok?" Lana couldn't even believe she asked the question, knowing what she knew about Clark. But, she figured, it was best to act for Lex; she knew that it was best for him not to learn the truth.
"Yeah, he is fine. He's going to be at the benefit on Wednesday, Chloe too. They're both working at the Planet now." Lex saw Lana's shoulders slump when he mentioned Chloe. Then, he remembered what had happened. Lana and Clark had been together for nearly three years, when they graduated from high school. Unfortunately, that also signaled the end of their relationship. By the time they left for their respective schools, Metropolis for Clark and Duke for Lana, they had decided not to try the long distance thing. When they both came home that first summer, Lana had been shocked to find out that Clark and Chloe had gotten together. That had devastated her, and Lex knew it. He got up to go comfort her.
"You know, I don't know if they're still together or not. I couldn't tell from seeing them together earlier. Even if they are, I know they're not married. Until then, you still have a chance." He put his arm around her and gave her a hug. "I'm not going to let you give up on him until then, because I worked to hard to bring you two together the first time."
Lana turned to face Lex and smiled. She really loved having a big brother to turn to when things got tough. "Enough about me, how are things going for you in the love department?"
"Funny you should ask that." Lex suddenly felt uncomfortable and returned to his seat. "I haven't really had time for any type of relationship lately. My father hasn't been getting any better, and I've had to shoulder a lot more of the burden around here."
"Nell told me about your dad the other day." Lana knew that Lex could really care less about how Lionell was doing. They didn't get along at all, and she could almost see the hate in his eyes when he looked at his father. She decided to change the subject. "She also told me that Pete is coming to work for you."
Lex smiled, thankful that Lana had quit talking about his dad. "Yeah, I think it will be good having him around. I know that we didn't get along that well back in Smallville, but I think this will be a real chance for us to work together and become a bit more friendly."
"You're probably right." Lana returned Lex's smile and turned back in to face him. "I should get going, leave you to your work."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Lex turned back to the papers on his desk as Lana retrieved here purse and jacket from the couch. "I'll see you at home later?"
"You bet. Have I got some stories for you." She smiled a devilish grin and Lex returned it.
"So I take it you had fun in Italy." Lana had been on a trek around Europe for the past six months. Before that, it was East Asia and Australia. She was really taking advantage of being a Luthor.
"Great, but we'll talk about it later. We'll have dinner and then we can catch up about everything, even what's been going on with Clark lately." With that, she was out the door and Lex settled back into his work. He was glad she was back.
Chloe was fiddling with her keys, trying to unlock the key to her apartment. She had a bag of groceries in one hand, and was holding the other up with her knee. It wasn't working. Finally, she gave up and set the bags down on the floor—cursing herself for not thinking of it sooner. As she entered her apartment she turned on the light and set her things down in the kitchen. Next, she made her way to the bedroom to change out of her work clothes and into something a tad more comfortable. What she found when she flipped on that light, was a bit of a surprise.
"Clark!" Chloe's mouth nearly dropped to the floor when she saw Clark sprawled out on her bed. "How did you get in here? I don't remember giving you a key, and I made sure the door was locked."
"Clark smiled at her and laughed a little bit. "You didn't shut the window all the way, though."
"Yeah, but it's twenty stories up…" Chloe stopped herself when she realized her mistake. "But that is plenty, for a man who can fly."
"There you go." He stood up and made his way over to her, sweeping her into his arms. "I missed you today, having to keep you at arms lenth at work. I still can't believe that you don't want them to know about us yet." I think it would just create weirdness at work. Besides, you saw how uncomfortable Lois got when Perry told her that we'd gone to school together."
"I guess you are right." He laid her out on the bed, beginning to kiss her neck softly, nibbling on her ear. "But, now that we're alone…"
Clark never finished his sentence, he simply began kissing her passionately, wrapping his arms around her, allowing her to remove his shirt. He did the same to her, unbuttoning her blouse. The carefully rolled over, and Chloe unzipped her skirt, and quickly undid the belt on Clark's pants. He pulled her into him, kissing her strongly, again, feeling her body melt into his. This was the best part of his life, being with Chloe. He didn't know if he'd ever get over Lana when they broke up just before starting college. But that was before he and Chloe realized that they had feelings for each other. It had been during the third week of classes their first semester at Metropolis U. They were studying for a test together, when Clark had reached over to grab something, lightly brushing against Chloe's breast. A gasp of air had escaped her lips, and when he pulled back he stopped his face inches from hers.
They kissed, and they kissed. Getting lost in each other. That was the first night they ever made love, in fact, it was the first night they had really kissed. Soon, Clark was forced to focus on the present, as Chloe lowered herself on to him and began to grind into him. They both became lost in each other, giving into total passion. After what seemed like a couple hours, she collapsed on top of him and they drifted off to sleep in each other's arms. Clark smiled and though about how perfect his life was. Could it get any better than this?
*Well, that's it again for now. I'm not sure when I'll get the next one up, but it should be by the end of the weekend. I've cranked out both of these chapters during the last twenty-four hours. It can be done :)*
