Chapter 2
Clark wakes up in his bed, still thinking about the night he had with Lana. They had sat in that ring for what seemed like days. Then he realized his mother and father would kill him when he got home. So he had used superspeed to rush her into her house quickly and had lied her already sleeping self in bed. He had wrapped her tightly in the covers, and kissed her. He had sat by the bed for a few minutes before running back home, where he had the Wrath of God upon him. He had quickly said he was sorry a hundred times, and had went to sleep, reassuring both of his parents. He used superspeed to take a shower and get dressed before Rebecca got up. He was sitting at the kitchen table when Rebecca came down, dressed and ready to go. "What time did you get up?" asks Rebecca. "A couple of hours ago," answered Clark, lying. "Ok..." muttered an unbelieving Rebecca. "We better get going,"reminded Clark, and the two left the house, waiting for the bus. The two got on it, but Clark's eyes ran rapid looking for Lana, and finally sat down next to Rebecca and in front of Chloe and Pete. "Where is Lana?" asks Clark. "She woke up with a 103 degree fever. They rushed her to the hospital. But its weird because we saw her at the Talon last night, and she was perfect," says Chloe. "I know, we didn't even get back to her house till' about 1'o clock," says Clark, disbelieving. "What were you doing Clark?" asks Chloe, teasing him. "She fell asleep in my arms and I took her back to her house," says Clark, giving a sarcastic account. Chloe rolls her eyes, and Pete whispers something to her as Clark turns around. "She's just sick," says Rebecca, looking at Clark's deep sadness. "It doesn't make sense," says Clark, "people don't get sick like that in less than five hours." Rebecca turns her head to look out the window, while Clark zones in and out of reality.
Clark entered the lunchroom where Chloe, Pete, and Rebecca were sitting waiting for him. "How's your day been so far?" asks Chloe, already knowing the answer. "Every class, I just wish she was there, next to me," says Clark, head lowered onto the table. "Keep your head up. You'll see her right after school. You'll be there in the blink of an eye," says Pete, with a wink. Chloe kicks Pete in the shin. He gives her a look, and faces towards Clark. "Can I speak with you a minute Clark?" asks Pete. "Sure," says Clark, and the two walk out into the hall. "Yeah?" "Chloe has the theory that Rebecca might be at fault for Lana's sickness." says Pete. "What'dya mean?" "Well, you were with Lana all night, and you wake up this morning and she's sick. And Rebecca tried to put the moves on you, and we all know she wants you. And you said, people just don't get sick overnight," responds Pete. "But how would she be able to do it? There aren't any meteor rocks from Australia," says Clark. "She could have been lying about that," says Pete. "Why would she? This makes no sense Pete!" says Clark. "Why are you defending her Clark?" asks Pete, stepping in front of him, "You've waited most of your life for Lana. Now you have her. Don't do this to her. She loves you, and if you do what I think you might just do... well, it would be sad Clark, I don't know how else to say it," says Pete. "I'm not going to cheat on Lana. I love her. You know that, Chloe knows that, Rebecca knows that, and Lana, beyond a shadow of a doubt knows I love her. I'm not gonna do anything. I just feel some kind of connection with this girl. Not sexual or physical or anything like that. I just feel something. I don't know what else to say," responds a teary eyed Clark. "Alright Clark, but keep an eye on her, and keep an eye on yourself," says Pete.
The school bell rang and Clark was at the hospital the same moment. He ran upstairs to Lana's room and shut the door behind him. He looked at the deep red face, and tears of pain for her ran down his face. He could not believe she was in this state, and it seemed to be getting worse. The doctors had told him her temperature was up to 107 degrees, and they might have to ship her off to Metropolis. "Lana? Can you hear me?" asks Clark. "Clark? I've been waiting for you. I missed you," responds Lana, sweat from the fever brushing down her face. "She is almost out of it," thought Clark to himself. "Lana, what happened, did someone attack you with something?" "I don't know. I think I saw somebody in my dreams. I was told you would not be mine" says Lana, and she starts coughing. Clark touches his hand along her neck and throat, and her coughing stops. He kneels down beside her and brushes his hand on her forehead and brown bangs. "Clark, please, please don't leave me," says Lana, tears rolling down her face. "I'll always be here," says Clark. "No, please stay here, now. Don't leave me, don't leave this room," says Lana. "I'll try..." says Clark. She begins to weep, and tears run down his face. He suddenly hears something in the distance with his super hearing. "Lana, I'm sorry... but I," says Clark, and she interrupts him. "You have to go and save the world," says Lana, "Goodbye, my superman." and she falls into a deep sleep. He begins to rise, but feels something. His veins glow green, and he looks around. He sees a meteor rock in the corner and puts it in a small lead case to the side of the hospital bed, pain striking him. But he feels something when the pain stops, and as he looks at Lana, something happens in his throat and he breathes cool air out of his mouth. He moves over to Lana, and takes control of his breathing. He kisses her and breathes cool air down her throat, hoping, praying that it will bring the fever, which had risen higher now, down. "Take care of her God, please take care of her," says Clark, looking up to the sky, and as he leaves the building, he sees an angel through her window. He smiles and rushes towards the screaming voice. He stops in front of the Smallville Mall and looks around, seeing nothing, he turns around, where a punch in the face sends him flying through the glass doors of the mall. Shoppers throw their attention to him, as he gets up, unhurt. The song Hero is heard from the speakers in the ceiling. The person who punched him walks through the broken glass and shoots Heat beams at him. "What the..." shouts Clark and he dodges the beams and superspeeds up the escalator. "I'm revealing myself to so many people, but what else am I supposed to do?" thinks Clark. He suddenly realizes who it is as she walks towards him. "How could you do that?" asks Rebecca, " You have the same powers as I do!" His veins ripple red, finally spotting something that he knew was weird about her. She had a red meteor rock necklace on. "I was wondering the same thing," says Clark. "Well, either way, I'm going to kill you," says Rebecca. "Why? Why did you attack Lana?" asks Clark. "I didn't, I'm just mad at you for ditching me," says Rebecca, aiming her eyes at him. "Look, just please don't do this. You don't have to. There are other guys," says Clark. "No, I just wanted you. I've waited all my life. Were exactly the same. Powers and all! Don't you see?!" She cries and fires heat at him. He uses his newly found Ice breath to freeze the lazers in mid-air. "What kinda power is that!" she screams in anger and charges at him. He dodges her and runs down the stairs, leading her towards exit, and away from all of the people. They superspeed through the mall parking lot and then through the nearby cornfield. Clark ducks in the cornfield, hearing her also stop. "I'll find you Clark" says Rebecca. "I have to get that red necklace away from her, and me." He pulls the lead case from his pants pocket and opens it up, revealing the green glow. His veins ripple, but he uses all of his willpower to charge at Rebecca. He slams into her, throwing himself and her onto the dirt. He rips the red kryptonite from her neck and super-throws that and the green kryptonite into space. He rolls over to the side, suddenly realizing something. "Who attacked Lana?" thinks Clark to himself.
Clark wakes up in his bed, still thinking about the night he had with Lana. They had sat in that ring for what seemed like days. Then he realized his mother and father would kill him when he got home. So he had used superspeed to rush her into her house quickly and had lied her already sleeping self in bed. He had wrapped her tightly in the covers, and kissed her. He had sat by the bed for a few minutes before running back home, where he had the Wrath of God upon him. He had quickly said he was sorry a hundred times, and had went to sleep, reassuring both of his parents. He used superspeed to take a shower and get dressed before Rebecca got up. He was sitting at the kitchen table when Rebecca came down, dressed and ready to go. "What time did you get up?" asks Rebecca. "A couple of hours ago," answered Clark, lying. "Ok..." muttered an unbelieving Rebecca. "We better get going,"reminded Clark, and the two left the house, waiting for the bus. The two got on it, but Clark's eyes ran rapid looking for Lana, and finally sat down next to Rebecca and in front of Chloe and Pete. "Where is Lana?" asks Clark. "She woke up with a 103 degree fever. They rushed her to the hospital. But its weird because we saw her at the Talon last night, and she was perfect," says Chloe. "I know, we didn't even get back to her house till' about 1'o clock," says Clark, disbelieving. "What were you doing Clark?" asks Chloe, teasing him. "She fell asleep in my arms and I took her back to her house," says Clark, giving a sarcastic account. Chloe rolls her eyes, and Pete whispers something to her as Clark turns around. "She's just sick," says Rebecca, looking at Clark's deep sadness. "It doesn't make sense," says Clark, "people don't get sick like that in less than five hours." Rebecca turns her head to look out the window, while Clark zones in and out of reality.
Clark entered the lunchroom where Chloe, Pete, and Rebecca were sitting waiting for him. "How's your day been so far?" asks Chloe, already knowing the answer. "Every class, I just wish she was there, next to me," says Clark, head lowered onto the table. "Keep your head up. You'll see her right after school. You'll be there in the blink of an eye," says Pete, with a wink. Chloe kicks Pete in the shin. He gives her a look, and faces towards Clark. "Can I speak with you a minute Clark?" asks Pete. "Sure," says Clark, and the two walk out into the hall. "Yeah?" "Chloe has the theory that Rebecca might be at fault for Lana's sickness." says Pete. "What'dya mean?" "Well, you were with Lana all night, and you wake up this morning and she's sick. And Rebecca tried to put the moves on you, and we all know she wants you. And you said, people just don't get sick overnight," responds Pete. "But how would she be able to do it? There aren't any meteor rocks from Australia," says Clark. "She could have been lying about that," says Pete. "Why would she? This makes no sense Pete!" says Clark. "Why are you defending her Clark?" asks Pete, stepping in front of him, "You've waited most of your life for Lana. Now you have her. Don't do this to her. She loves you, and if you do what I think you might just do... well, it would be sad Clark, I don't know how else to say it," says Pete. "I'm not going to cheat on Lana. I love her. You know that, Chloe knows that, Rebecca knows that, and Lana, beyond a shadow of a doubt knows I love her. I'm not gonna do anything. I just feel some kind of connection with this girl. Not sexual or physical or anything like that. I just feel something. I don't know what else to say," responds a teary eyed Clark. "Alright Clark, but keep an eye on her, and keep an eye on yourself," says Pete.
The school bell rang and Clark was at the hospital the same moment. He ran upstairs to Lana's room and shut the door behind him. He looked at the deep red face, and tears of pain for her ran down his face. He could not believe she was in this state, and it seemed to be getting worse. The doctors had told him her temperature was up to 107 degrees, and they might have to ship her off to Metropolis. "Lana? Can you hear me?" asks Clark. "Clark? I've been waiting for you. I missed you," responds Lana, sweat from the fever brushing down her face. "She is almost out of it," thought Clark to himself. "Lana, what happened, did someone attack you with something?" "I don't know. I think I saw somebody in my dreams. I was told you would not be mine" says Lana, and she starts coughing. Clark touches his hand along her neck and throat, and her coughing stops. He kneels down beside her and brushes his hand on her forehead and brown bangs. "Clark, please, please don't leave me," says Lana, tears rolling down her face. "I'll always be here," says Clark. "No, please stay here, now. Don't leave me, don't leave this room," says Lana. "I'll try..." says Clark. She begins to weep, and tears run down his face. He suddenly hears something in the distance with his super hearing. "Lana, I'm sorry... but I," says Clark, and she interrupts him. "You have to go and save the world," says Lana, "Goodbye, my superman." and she falls into a deep sleep. He begins to rise, but feels something. His veins glow green, and he looks around. He sees a meteor rock in the corner and puts it in a small lead case to the side of the hospital bed, pain striking him. But he feels something when the pain stops, and as he looks at Lana, something happens in his throat and he breathes cool air out of his mouth. He moves over to Lana, and takes control of his breathing. He kisses her and breathes cool air down her throat, hoping, praying that it will bring the fever, which had risen higher now, down. "Take care of her God, please take care of her," says Clark, looking up to the sky, and as he leaves the building, he sees an angel through her window. He smiles and rushes towards the screaming voice. He stops in front of the Smallville Mall and looks around, seeing nothing, he turns around, where a punch in the face sends him flying through the glass doors of the mall. Shoppers throw their attention to him, as he gets up, unhurt. The song Hero is heard from the speakers in the ceiling. The person who punched him walks through the broken glass and shoots Heat beams at him. "What the..." shouts Clark and he dodges the beams and superspeeds up the escalator. "I'm revealing myself to so many people, but what else am I supposed to do?" thinks Clark. He suddenly realizes who it is as she walks towards him. "How could you do that?" asks Rebecca, " You have the same powers as I do!" His veins ripple red, finally spotting something that he knew was weird about her. She had a red meteor rock necklace on. "I was wondering the same thing," says Clark. "Well, either way, I'm going to kill you," says Rebecca. "Why? Why did you attack Lana?" asks Clark. "I didn't, I'm just mad at you for ditching me," says Rebecca, aiming her eyes at him. "Look, just please don't do this. You don't have to. There are other guys," says Clark. "No, I just wanted you. I've waited all my life. Were exactly the same. Powers and all! Don't you see?!" She cries and fires heat at him. He uses his newly found Ice breath to freeze the lazers in mid-air. "What kinda power is that!" she screams in anger and charges at him. He dodges her and runs down the stairs, leading her towards exit, and away from all of the people. They superspeed through the mall parking lot and then through the nearby cornfield. Clark ducks in the cornfield, hearing her also stop. "I'll find you Clark" says Rebecca. "I have to get that red necklace away from her, and me." He pulls the lead case from his pants pocket and opens it up, revealing the green glow. His veins ripple, but he uses all of his willpower to charge at Rebecca. He slams into her, throwing himself and her onto the dirt. He rips the red kryptonite from her neck and super-throws that and the green kryptonite into space. He rolls over to the side, suddenly realizing something. "Who attacked Lana?" thinks Clark to himself.
