A/N : Here's the first two chapters of my new fic which starts where the episode 'Tempest' left off. It's going to be basically a Chlex fic but before we get to that here are two chapters, one about Chloe and one about Lex, in order to bring them together for chapter 3. Did everyone follow that?! Thanx to everyone who read and reviewed my other fic (Chloe's Double Crush) if you haven't read it and you like Chlex fics please read and review it soon. Also everyone please check out my Chloe songfic - 'If You Were Mine' - thanx!

Now, let's start the story with Chloe.........

Disclaimer : WB and DC Comics own it all - I own nothing!

"Clark!"

Chloe stood on the front steps of Smallville High, calling out into the storm. Tears came to her eyes as she admitted that he had left her for Lana - again.

The wind became stronger, causing the fabric of Chloe's dress to whip hard against her legs and her hair to blow across her face obscuring her view. She knew she should go back inside. Even from the school she could see the three funnels of the tempest dancing wildly to the south of her. They inched closer and closer together, wanting to be one, devastating vortex, but never quite making it.

Chloe thought about her options. She could go back inside and be safe but miserable.

She could go and try to find Clark which was ridiculously dangerous and almost impossible, since he could be anywhere, but most likely closer to the building storm than Chloe cared to be. Her third choice was to get to her car and go home.

She chose number three.

She took a deep breath, tried in vain to push the hair from her eyes and made a run for the car. It seemed to take an age to get to the door and every bit of her strength to open it and get inside.

Once she was inside the vehicle, she felt a little safer, but she still felt as miserable as ever. Clark had promised her a night she would never forget. Well, he hadn't lied - she would never forget this, but it wasn't quite what she'd had in mind.

She told herself to hate Clark, as she drove down the deserted roads towards her home. She told herself he was a bad friend, a terrible person and a liar, but she couldn't convince herself so absolutely that Clark was the root of all evil. She still liked him, she thought she still loved him but it didn't stop her being angry at him.

The road was a blur to Chloe, as lumps of wood and bundles of hay and the occasional small tree were picked up by the forceful winds and flung across her path. This coupled with the tears in her eyes made seeing where she was going near impossible. These were not the best conditions for driving and given her state of mind at the time, she probably shouldn't even have been driving if the weather was good.

The storm, her tears, her thoughts and her anger all had pat to play in what happened.

By the time the ambulance came, the car was a wreck and to Chloe everything was black...

A/N : Now onto Lex's chapter......