JUST FRIENDS, FOR SOME
Pairing: Lana/Clark
Summery: In this chapter, it's a really, really, really long day at school for Chloe. She tries to stay away from Clark, and Lana.
Rating: G (for this chapter)
Chloe ran into the torch office and pulled out her tiny hand-sized mirror. She fixed her make up and started working on this weeks edition of The Torch. She couldn't concentrate, and when Lana walked in, it didn't help.
"Hey, Chloe!" said that cheerful ex-cheerleader voice.
When Chloe didn't answer, Lana got suspicious. "So, did you talk to Clark?" she asked. Chloe nodded. "How'd it go?" asked Lana. Chloe lost it.
"You really want to know how it went? Fine! I'll tell you! He broke up with me! That's right! He broke up with me!"
"What?!" Lana said, trying to calm Chloe down. "Why?"
Chloe began crying again. "Because he's in love with YOU! That's why!" and she ran out of the room. But before she did that, she saw a small light appear in Lana's eyes.
Lana sat there quietly until the bell rang, thinking about what Chloe had said.
-Later that day, in Lana's English class
Chloe couldn't help but look over and see Lana staring at Clark's back. The teacher sat everyone in alphabetical order, so Lana sat right behind Clark. Chloe sat about two desks behind Pete.
"Miss Lang, could you read page 2 of chapter 3, please?" Mrs. Elling asked. There was no reply. "Miss Lang?"
Lana looked up. "Huh?"
"Page 2." Mrs. Elling was very impatient.
"Oh, sure." Lana cleared her throat and began reading. About two minutes later, Lana finished reading. Of course, not before Mrs. Elling put in a few examples of reading-with-expression. The bell rang, and class was dismissed. It was lunchtime.
Chloe, Clark, and Pete all sat in silence, eating their lunches. Pete knew what had happened earlier that morning between Clark and Chloe. The silence between friends was broken when Lana came up. "Can I sit with you guys?"
"Sure!" Pete said cheerfully, try to lighten the mood. Lana sat down. It was awkward because Lana was sitting beside Clark, with Chloe right across the table. After a few minutes, Pete got sick of it. "You know what, you guys are going to have to straighten this out sooner or later. Come on Chloe, just because it doesn't work with you and Clark when you're dating, do you really want to lose a life-long friend? And Clark, if you really do love Lana, why are you never willing to take a risk and ask her out? You did with Chloe!"
"Because he's a great guy." Lana stepped in. "He never tried to get in between Whitney and me, he just figured he was never going to get his chance, so he got over me and--"
"Tried." Clark mentioned. "I tried to get over you, Lana."
Lana was quiet for a second. "—And he asked Chloe out. Once he found out she liked him, he began thinking he might have feelings for her, too. But Chloe, there are plenty of other Clark's out there. They might not be exactly like Clark, but they'll love you so much that they'll do anything for you." She nodded at Pete, and Chloe noticed this.
Pete felt his face get hot, and he turned to Chloe, making sure not to make eye-contact. "Chloe, I like you. I've liked you for a long time. It's just, you were always mooning over Clark and I could never get close. But Clark is my friend, and I didn't just start hating him because you like him."
Chloe smiled. "Liked." She said.
Pete said, with a confused look, "Huh?"
"I liked Clark. Now, you know what I think?" she said. When he didn't reply, she smiled and replied, "I like you now."
Pairing: Lana/Clark
Summery: In this chapter, it's a really, really, really long day at school for Chloe. She tries to stay away from Clark, and Lana.
Rating: G (for this chapter)
Chloe ran into the torch office and pulled out her tiny hand-sized mirror. She fixed her make up and started working on this weeks edition of The Torch. She couldn't concentrate, and when Lana walked in, it didn't help.
"Hey, Chloe!" said that cheerful ex-cheerleader voice.
When Chloe didn't answer, Lana got suspicious. "So, did you talk to Clark?" she asked. Chloe nodded. "How'd it go?" asked Lana. Chloe lost it.
"You really want to know how it went? Fine! I'll tell you! He broke up with me! That's right! He broke up with me!"
"What?!" Lana said, trying to calm Chloe down. "Why?"
Chloe began crying again. "Because he's in love with YOU! That's why!" and she ran out of the room. But before she did that, she saw a small light appear in Lana's eyes.
Lana sat there quietly until the bell rang, thinking about what Chloe had said.
-Later that day, in Lana's English class
Chloe couldn't help but look over and see Lana staring at Clark's back. The teacher sat everyone in alphabetical order, so Lana sat right behind Clark. Chloe sat about two desks behind Pete.
"Miss Lang, could you read page 2 of chapter 3, please?" Mrs. Elling asked. There was no reply. "Miss Lang?"
Lana looked up. "Huh?"
"Page 2." Mrs. Elling was very impatient.
"Oh, sure." Lana cleared her throat and began reading. About two minutes later, Lana finished reading. Of course, not before Mrs. Elling put in a few examples of reading-with-expression. The bell rang, and class was dismissed. It was lunchtime.
Chloe, Clark, and Pete all sat in silence, eating their lunches. Pete knew what had happened earlier that morning between Clark and Chloe. The silence between friends was broken when Lana came up. "Can I sit with you guys?"
"Sure!" Pete said cheerfully, try to lighten the mood. Lana sat down. It was awkward because Lana was sitting beside Clark, with Chloe right across the table. After a few minutes, Pete got sick of it. "You know what, you guys are going to have to straighten this out sooner or later. Come on Chloe, just because it doesn't work with you and Clark when you're dating, do you really want to lose a life-long friend? And Clark, if you really do love Lana, why are you never willing to take a risk and ask her out? You did with Chloe!"
"Because he's a great guy." Lana stepped in. "He never tried to get in between Whitney and me, he just figured he was never going to get his chance, so he got over me and--"
"Tried." Clark mentioned. "I tried to get over you, Lana."
Lana was quiet for a second. "—And he asked Chloe out. Once he found out she liked him, he began thinking he might have feelings for her, too. But Chloe, there are plenty of other Clark's out there. They might not be exactly like Clark, but they'll love you so much that they'll do anything for you." She nodded at Pete, and Chloe noticed this.
Pete felt his face get hot, and he turned to Chloe, making sure not to make eye-contact. "Chloe, I like you. I've liked you for a long time. It's just, you were always mooning over Clark and I could never get close. But Clark is my friend, and I didn't just start hating him because you like him."
Chloe smiled. "Liked." She said.
Pete said, with a confused look, "Huh?"
"I liked Clark. Now, you know what I think?" she said. When he didn't reply, she smiled and replied, "I like you now."