Chapter 6: Testosterone Wars
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Chloe stood in the massive bathroom, unsure of where to turn. It was about as big as her living room. She reached up to the cabinet and pulled out a toothbrush from it's plastic cover.
"Figures it would be an electric one," she said to herself.
Lex must have a phobia about stained teeth. She squeezed out some toothpaste and proceeded to brush her teeth with a sigh. She promised never to take clean teeth for granted again. Just then she realised that she was still wearing Lex's shirt and she had no idea where her own clothes were.
She looked at her disheveled self in the mirror, "That's just perfect. On top of every known and unknown embarrassment I've endured today, I have to ask Lex Luthor if he knows where my clothes are."
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"Hi Lex!" Clark said smiling, "I hope you don't mind us dropping in on you like this," he walked past the stunned man into the apartment. "We were here to pick Chloe up but she was still sleeping, so we decided to come by and see you."
"It's great to see you guys... how did you get in?" This was bad. Very bad.
"You gave me a pass, remember?" Clark said holding up a small plastic card. He noticed how uneasy Lex looked, "You said if I was in Metropolis I should stop by...?"
"Yes, right... sure." Lex stated. He tried desperately to think of a plan. If Clark or Pete saw Chloe here she'd be devastated...
Pete followed Clark inside and decided he might as well clear the air while he was here. He was never the type to hold grudges.
"Look, I know you're wondering what the hell *I'm* doing here, seeing as how I don't like you, but since you decided to do the right thing and reopen the Smallville Plant I figure you're alright." Pete smiled. He'd almost meant what he'd said.
"That's great. It means a lot to me." Lex replied, he had to get them out of his apartment. "Hey, you guys want to catch a movie? Something with blood and gore? If we leave within the next 7 seconds, we might make it!" he said herding them out the door.
"Sure, Lex." Clark answered a little confused. Just then he heard a door open in a nearby room. "Do you have company?"
"It's probably company of the female kind," Pete said smirking. "So who's the latest hottie? Did you get lucky?"
Lex stood frozen, trying to form words, but his mind was drawing a blank.
Chloe looked around, "Hey, Lex? Do you know where my leather skirt is, I can't remember what-" Her jaw dropped when she saw her two best friends standing in the doorway. She painfully realised she was still wearing Lex's shirt and nervously tugged it down to cover more leg.
"Hey guys..."
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Everyone in the room stood still in silence.
Lex glanced between Chloe, who looked like she was about to pass out and Clark and Pete, who looked like they wanted to kill something... preferably with the last name of Luthor. It was time for Lex to take charge and spring into action... as soon as his brain resumed communication with his body.
"Chloe... would you mind telling us what you're doing here?" Pete's voice remained dangerously calm.
Clark jumped at the sound of Pete's voice echoing his own thoughts. "I'm sure there's a good explanation of this... right Chloe?" he asked, his eyes pleading with her for an answer.
"An explanation?" Pete asked raising his voice, "Chloe is half naked in a Luthor's apartment, wearing a Luthor's shirt and just came out a Luthor's bedroom, we don't need an explanation! It's obvious what happened."
There was something in Pete's voice that made Lex snap. "Actually Mr Ross, nothing happened. If you knew your friend well enough, you'd realize that she's a mature young woman and can make responsible decisions!"
Pete's jaw dropped. A Luthor had taken advantage of one of his best friends, and now he was justifying it? Pete's anger escalated.
Chloe was still trying to process what Lex had said when Pete suddenly lunged for him. Clark was between Pete and Lex in a flash.
"What the hell are you doing Clark!" Pete yelled, he felt like he just ran into a brick wall, and how did he do that so fas-
"Just calm down Pete," Clark ordered. Nobody had noticed his sudden burst of speed, they were all a little preoccupied at the moment.
"Fine!" Pete said backing away.
Lex and Chloe looked at each other. Lex wanted to say something, but he didn't know how much Chloe would want them to know. His thoughts were interrupted as Pete came at him for a second time... while Clark wasn't looking. The football practises had paid off. Lex was tackled to the floor and hit it with a crash.
Chloe winced as Pete struck Lex's nose. Lex swore and kicked Pete off him forcefully. He didn't want to hurt the kid; Pete was just enraged and Lex couldn't blame him.
"You don't want to start this with me, Pete. I think I have more experience in this area than you do." Lex muttered, wiping away a little blood.
Pete wasn't going to give up and took another swing, but Lex wrestled him to the ground easily. Suddenly the two stopped the fight as a flood of water fell on top of them. They looked up to see Chloe with an empty flower vase held upside down.
"Not that I'm not flattered by the testosterone wars, but if you two don't stop *I'm* going to beat up both your asses!"
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Chloe stood in the massive bathroom, unsure of where to turn. It was about as big as her living room. She reached up to the cabinet and pulled out a toothbrush from it's plastic cover.
"Figures it would be an electric one," she said to herself.
Lex must have a phobia about stained teeth. She squeezed out some toothpaste and proceeded to brush her teeth with a sigh. She promised never to take clean teeth for granted again. Just then she realised that she was still wearing Lex's shirt and she had no idea where her own clothes were.
She looked at her disheveled self in the mirror, "That's just perfect. On top of every known and unknown embarrassment I've endured today, I have to ask Lex Luthor if he knows where my clothes are."
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"Hi Lex!" Clark said smiling, "I hope you don't mind us dropping in on you like this," he walked past the stunned man into the apartment. "We were here to pick Chloe up but she was still sleeping, so we decided to come by and see you."
"It's great to see you guys... how did you get in?" This was bad. Very bad.
"You gave me a pass, remember?" Clark said holding up a small plastic card. He noticed how uneasy Lex looked, "You said if I was in Metropolis I should stop by...?"
"Yes, right... sure." Lex stated. He tried desperately to think of a plan. If Clark or Pete saw Chloe here she'd be devastated...
Pete followed Clark inside and decided he might as well clear the air while he was here. He was never the type to hold grudges.
"Look, I know you're wondering what the hell *I'm* doing here, seeing as how I don't like you, but since you decided to do the right thing and reopen the Smallville Plant I figure you're alright." Pete smiled. He'd almost meant what he'd said.
"That's great. It means a lot to me." Lex replied, he had to get them out of his apartment. "Hey, you guys want to catch a movie? Something with blood and gore? If we leave within the next 7 seconds, we might make it!" he said herding them out the door.
"Sure, Lex." Clark answered a little confused. Just then he heard a door open in a nearby room. "Do you have company?"
"It's probably company of the female kind," Pete said smirking. "So who's the latest hottie? Did you get lucky?"
Lex stood frozen, trying to form words, but his mind was drawing a blank.
Chloe looked around, "Hey, Lex? Do you know where my leather skirt is, I can't remember what-" Her jaw dropped when she saw her two best friends standing in the doorway. She painfully realised she was still wearing Lex's shirt and nervously tugged it down to cover more leg.
"Hey guys..."
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Everyone in the room stood still in silence.
Lex glanced between Chloe, who looked like she was about to pass out and Clark and Pete, who looked like they wanted to kill something... preferably with the last name of Luthor. It was time for Lex to take charge and spring into action... as soon as his brain resumed communication with his body.
"Chloe... would you mind telling us what you're doing here?" Pete's voice remained dangerously calm.
Clark jumped at the sound of Pete's voice echoing his own thoughts. "I'm sure there's a good explanation of this... right Chloe?" he asked, his eyes pleading with her for an answer.
"An explanation?" Pete asked raising his voice, "Chloe is half naked in a Luthor's apartment, wearing a Luthor's shirt and just came out a Luthor's bedroom, we don't need an explanation! It's obvious what happened."
There was something in Pete's voice that made Lex snap. "Actually Mr Ross, nothing happened. If you knew your friend well enough, you'd realize that she's a mature young woman and can make responsible decisions!"
Pete's jaw dropped. A Luthor had taken advantage of one of his best friends, and now he was justifying it? Pete's anger escalated.
Chloe was still trying to process what Lex had said when Pete suddenly lunged for him. Clark was between Pete and Lex in a flash.
"What the hell are you doing Clark!" Pete yelled, he felt like he just ran into a brick wall, and how did he do that so fas-
"Just calm down Pete," Clark ordered. Nobody had noticed his sudden burst of speed, they were all a little preoccupied at the moment.
"Fine!" Pete said backing away.
Lex and Chloe looked at each other. Lex wanted to say something, but he didn't know how much Chloe would want them to know. His thoughts were interrupted as Pete came at him for a second time... while Clark wasn't looking. The football practises had paid off. Lex was tackled to the floor and hit it with a crash.
Chloe winced as Pete struck Lex's nose. Lex swore and kicked Pete off him forcefully. He didn't want to hurt the kid; Pete was just enraged and Lex couldn't blame him.
"You don't want to start this with me, Pete. I think I have more experience in this area than you do." Lex muttered, wiping away a little blood.
Pete wasn't going to give up and took another swing, but Lex wrestled him to the ground easily. Suddenly the two stopped the fight as a flood of water fell on top of them. They looked up to see Chloe with an empty flower vase held upside down.
"Not that I'm not flattered by the testosterone wars, but if you two don't stop *I'm* going to beat up both your asses!"
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