Chapter 15: Just You
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"Will you hurry up? It looks like it's going to start raining." Chloe complained, pushing herself higher over her companion's shoulder to see the road ahead.
"Chloe, stop wriggling!" Lex yelled, getting a little worked up by her constant motion.
The girl on his back sent small ripples of laughter into his body before relaxing with a content sigh.
"We're nearly there," Lex said after a little while of walking. They could hear the loud music more clearly now, coming from a large old building.
"Can't we go around the block more time?" she pleaded, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"No!" Lex snapped, "You, Chloe Sullivan, are deceivingly heavy and besides, I intend to use my spine in the near future." He proclaimed.
Chloe rolled her eyes, "Fine, you better put me down before someone sees us."
Lex tightened his grip around her legs as they neared the building. "Oh... so what? You're embarrassed to be seen with me now?"
"Well, I'm not sure where *you* were this evening, but from my perspective, things between us took a slight turn. I really don't think either of us is willing to tell everyone about it just yet." Chloe felt Lex lean his cheek against hers.
"Good point... not just yet," Lex said. He carefully released the bundle on his back and Chloe slid against him to the sidewalk.
"Ah... I'd forgotten what it felt like to be on solid ground," she smiled.
"I'd forgotten what it felt like to not have a thousand pound teenager on your back," Lex mumbled, stretching a little.
"Excuse me?" Chloe asked narrowing her eyes.
"Uh, nothing... I guess they moved the outdoor dance inside because of the rain." Lex stated. "Wasn't this the old theatre where they did plays?"
"Yeah, it hasn't been used in years. They must be using the hall for the dance. Not that I can do much dancing anyway with this shoe." Chloe mumbled, slipping the broken pump back on her foot and hobbling after Lex.
"Don't worry," Lex said suggestively. "I'm sure we can find something to keep us occupied..."
"I'm not having sex with you," Chloe said rolling her eyes.
"I was talking about the finger foods! I never realised you had such a dirty mind, Chloe." he teased as they moved around to a door at the side of the building.
"Is this the entrance?" she asked looking at the worn door, she saw Lex try the knob without success. "Great... and we can't even get in."
"Never underestimate a Luthor," Lex stated haughtily, before slamming his shoulder into the door. Unfortunately the door was as stubborn as Lex and refused to budge. Chloe stopped Lex before he could have another run into the door.
"Do you mind? This building has a piece of Smalliville's past engraved in every stone... we don't go body checking it!" Chloe snapped. Carefully she turned the knob again and heard a small click as the lock gave way.
"Never underestimate a Sullivan," she quipped before heading into the passage.
Lex smiled appreciatively, "I'll have to make a note of that."
"Where the hell are we?" Chloe asked, standing in the musty hallway. They could hear the music and the muffled voices of people, but there were just so many darkened passageways. It was obvious they'd come through the wrong door.
"Er... Let's try this way." Lex said, taking the lead.
"Nice try there Indiana Jones..." Chloe said, grabbing on to the back of his shirt before he could move.
"... but I saw this movie. The girl ends up being eaten by a third rate Hollywood monster. I'll be taking the lead." she said pushing past him.
Lex smiled at her assertiveness, "I would never let anyone eat you, Chloe."
"You say the sweetest things, Lex" she smirked as they came up to another large wooden door.
"Are you insulting me again?" he asked, spinning her around by her arm.
"Just bringing your ego down to a reasonable level," she quipped.
"I really can't wait for all the wonderful arguments we're going to have in the future, Chloe." he said, his eyes sparkling playfully.
"Well, I hope we're going to do more than argue, Lex." Chloe murmured as she pushed the young man against the door and began kissing him fervently, knowing full well that he wanted to do the same.
The door gave way under their pressure and opened for them. Lex laughed as Chloe pushed him back further with her kiss. He'd definitely never been kissed like that before. Like the girl was on a mission to devour every part of him from the inside out.
Slowly Lex returned from his haze of giddiness and realised that something was wrong. They weren't in a dark and private passageway anymore. They were at the dead centre of the theatre's empty stage. In front of the population of Smallville who had paused in the middle of their dance.
"Uh... Chloe?" Lex asked as the crowd slowly began murmuring.
"What?" she asked, dropping kisses over his neck.
"We're not alone anymore..." he stated.
Chloe's eyes widened as she turned to see pretty much the whole of Smallville staring back at her from the dance floor. The lame pop music playing in the background did its part to heighten the tension further.
Tentatively she slipped her hands away from Lex and bit her lip almost guiltily, before stepping back. Unfortunately, she'd forgotten about her broken heel and fell over backwards, but not before making a desperate grab for something. Lex's shirt. Chloe's foot rammed into Lex's knee, taking him out with her as they both landed in a tangle on the floor, eliciting a gasp from the crowd.
Naturally, Clark Kent was the first at their side. "Ch-Chloe?! What's going on! A-Are you okay? What the... Lex?"
Lex ignored Clark's attempt at the english language and groaned inwardly at the small girl who was still clutching to his shirt. This whole situation was probably going to be hell for her, and it was his fault. All he wanted to do for her was to protect her, but it had turned out horribly wrong. He hated being the one to hurt her and he didn't know what he'd do if she started cry-
Lex paused as he felt her small body gave a little shudder and let out a muted grunt.
"Chloe Sullivan, are you laughing!?" Lex asked incredulous.
Chloe couldn't hold it in any longer and exploded in laughter. Lex had no choice but to join in, amazed at the ridiculous situation they found themselves in. He rolled himself away from Chloe in attempt to stand up.
Clark was soon joined by his parents, Pete and Lana on the stage.
"Are you drunk, Chloe?" Jonathan asked, switching from a concerned look to an angry glare between Chloe and Lex respectively.
Jonathan's comment only seemed to worsen Chloe's laughter, until Martha managed to establish the fact that Chloe was wasn't drunk.
"Does your father know where you are, Chloe?" Martha asked in a motherly tone.
"Does your father know who you're with?" Jonathan snapped, not taking his eyes off Lex Luthor.
Chloe eventually managed to calm down, but remained comfortably seated on the ground, "Yes to the first question. No to the second."
"I knew you had a thing for her." Pete spat at Lex.
"Hello? I *am* in the room." Chloe said dryly. Lex stood behind her protectively as she leaned against his legs. There was no use hiding the fact now, everyone had seen them together anyway. She felt surprisingly comfortable with the whole thing.
Clark turned a deep shade of red, "But... But... how..."
"It just happened, Kent," Lex pitched in. He was never good at dealing with emotional luggage, and he wasn't about to start now.
Clark shook his head and turned to Chloe, "...but your dad will-"
"Don't worry about Gabe, we'll tell him soon enough," Lex redeemed.
"Dad loves me and he wants me to be happy, and I've found something that makes me happy." she admitted.
"Couldn't you just get a puppy?" Pete asked, still in shock.
"Ignore them, Chloe." Lana said grinning from ear to ear as she gave Chloe a hand up from the floor.
"This can't be happening." Clark spluttered.
Chloe laughed and gave her friend a genuine smile, "You might not understand it now, but you'll get it eventually." she turned around and almost lost her balance again.
Lex groaned as he steadied her, "I'm going to have to take drastic precautions before you hurt yourself, Sullivan,"
Chloe shrieked in delight as Lex hoisted her over his shoulder and carried her off the stage and through the confused crowd.
"You know the last time I carried you like this was when you were wasted in Metropolis." he mentioned, ignoring the gapes that they left in their wake.
Chloe smiled, "Oh yeah... those were good times."
"The best," Lex corrected. "Especially since I got to pick you up more often."
"Do you have some sort of a fetish with carrying woman, Lex?" Chloe laughed contently.
"Just you, Chloe... just you."
The End
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Thanks for all the reviews and stuff guys, they made me happy: ) Sigh.. don't we love Chlexiness?
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"Will you hurry up? It looks like it's going to start raining." Chloe complained, pushing herself higher over her companion's shoulder to see the road ahead.
"Chloe, stop wriggling!" Lex yelled, getting a little worked up by her constant motion.
The girl on his back sent small ripples of laughter into his body before relaxing with a content sigh.
"We're nearly there," Lex said after a little while of walking. They could hear the loud music more clearly now, coming from a large old building.
"Can't we go around the block more time?" she pleaded, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"No!" Lex snapped, "You, Chloe Sullivan, are deceivingly heavy and besides, I intend to use my spine in the near future." He proclaimed.
Chloe rolled her eyes, "Fine, you better put me down before someone sees us."
Lex tightened his grip around her legs as they neared the building. "Oh... so what? You're embarrassed to be seen with me now?"
"Well, I'm not sure where *you* were this evening, but from my perspective, things between us took a slight turn. I really don't think either of us is willing to tell everyone about it just yet." Chloe felt Lex lean his cheek against hers.
"Good point... not just yet," Lex said. He carefully released the bundle on his back and Chloe slid against him to the sidewalk.
"Ah... I'd forgotten what it felt like to be on solid ground," she smiled.
"I'd forgotten what it felt like to not have a thousand pound teenager on your back," Lex mumbled, stretching a little.
"Excuse me?" Chloe asked narrowing her eyes.
"Uh, nothing... I guess they moved the outdoor dance inside because of the rain." Lex stated. "Wasn't this the old theatre where they did plays?"
"Yeah, it hasn't been used in years. They must be using the hall for the dance. Not that I can do much dancing anyway with this shoe." Chloe mumbled, slipping the broken pump back on her foot and hobbling after Lex.
"Don't worry," Lex said suggestively. "I'm sure we can find something to keep us occupied..."
"I'm not having sex with you," Chloe said rolling her eyes.
"I was talking about the finger foods! I never realised you had such a dirty mind, Chloe." he teased as they moved around to a door at the side of the building.
"Is this the entrance?" she asked looking at the worn door, she saw Lex try the knob without success. "Great... and we can't even get in."
"Never underestimate a Luthor," Lex stated haughtily, before slamming his shoulder into the door. Unfortunately the door was as stubborn as Lex and refused to budge. Chloe stopped Lex before he could have another run into the door.
"Do you mind? This building has a piece of Smalliville's past engraved in every stone... we don't go body checking it!" Chloe snapped. Carefully she turned the knob again and heard a small click as the lock gave way.
"Never underestimate a Sullivan," she quipped before heading into the passage.
Lex smiled appreciatively, "I'll have to make a note of that."
"Where the hell are we?" Chloe asked, standing in the musty hallway. They could hear the music and the muffled voices of people, but there were just so many darkened passageways. It was obvious they'd come through the wrong door.
"Er... Let's try this way." Lex said, taking the lead.
"Nice try there Indiana Jones..." Chloe said, grabbing on to the back of his shirt before he could move.
"... but I saw this movie. The girl ends up being eaten by a third rate Hollywood monster. I'll be taking the lead." she said pushing past him.
Lex smiled at her assertiveness, "I would never let anyone eat you, Chloe."
"You say the sweetest things, Lex" she smirked as they came up to another large wooden door.
"Are you insulting me again?" he asked, spinning her around by her arm.
"Just bringing your ego down to a reasonable level," she quipped.
"I really can't wait for all the wonderful arguments we're going to have in the future, Chloe." he said, his eyes sparkling playfully.
"Well, I hope we're going to do more than argue, Lex." Chloe murmured as she pushed the young man against the door and began kissing him fervently, knowing full well that he wanted to do the same.
The door gave way under their pressure and opened for them. Lex laughed as Chloe pushed him back further with her kiss. He'd definitely never been kissed like that before. Like the girl was on a mission to devour every part of him from the inside out.
Slowly Lex returned from his haze of giddiness and realised that something was wrong. They weren't in a dark and private passageway anymore. They were at the dead centre of the theatre's empty stage. In front of the population of Smallville who had paused in the middle of their dance.
"Uh... Chloe?" Lex asked as the crowd slowly began murmuring.
"What?" she asked, dropping kisses over his neck.
"We're not alone anymore..." he stated.
Chloe's eyes widened as she turned to see pretty much the whole of Smallville staring back at her from the dance floor. The lame pop music playing in the background did its part to heighten the tension further.
Tentatively she slipped her hands away from Lex and bit her lip almost guiltily, before stepping back. Unfortunately, she'd forgotten about her broken heel and fell over backwards, but not before making a desperate grab for something. Lex's shirt. Chloe's foot rammed into Lex's knee, taking him out with her as they both landed in a tangle on the floor, eliciting a gasp from the crowd.
Naturally, Clark Kent was the first at their side. "Ch-Chloe?! What's going on! A-Are you okay? What the... Lex?"
Lex ignored Clark's attempt at the english language and groaned inwardly at the small girl who was still clutching to his shirt. This whole situation was probably going to be hell for her, and it was his fault. All he wanted to do for her was to protect her, but it had turned out horribly wrong. He hated being the one to hurt her and he didn't know what he'd do if she started cry-
Lex paused as he felt her small body gave a little shudder and let out a muted grunt.
"Chloe Sullivan, are you laughing!?" Lex asked incredulous.
Chloe couldn't hold it in any longer and exploded in laughter. Lex had no choice but to join in, amazed at the ridiculous situation they found themselves in. He rolled himself away from Chloe in attempt to stand up.
Clark was soon joined by his parents, Pete and Lana on the stage.
"Are you drunk, Chloe?" Jonathan asked, switching from a concerned look to an angry glare between Chloe and Lex respectively.
Jonathan's comment only seemed to worsen Chloe's laughter, until Martha managed to establish the fact that Chloe was wasn't drunk.
"Does your father know where you are, Chloe?" Martha asked in a motherly tone.
"Does your father know who you're with?" Jonathan snapped, not taking his eyes off Lex Luthor.
Chloe eventually managed to calm down, but remained comfortably seated on the ground, "Yes to the first question. No to the second."
"I knew you had a thing for her." Pete spat at Lex.
"Hello? I *am* in the room." Chloe said dryly. Lex stood behind her protectively as she leaned against his legs. There was no use hiding the fact now, everyone had seen them together anyway. She felt surprisingly comfortable with the whole thing.
Clark turned a deep shade of red, "But... But... how..."
"It just happened, Kent," Lex pitched in. He was never good at dealing with emotional luggage, and he wasn't about to start now.
Clark shook his head and turned to Chloe, "...but your dad will-"
"Don't worry about Gabe, we'll tell him soon enough," Lex redeemed.
"Dad loves me and he wants me to be happy, and I've found something that makes me happy." she admitted.
"Couldn't you just get a puppy?" Pete asked, still in shock.
"Ignore them, Chloe." Lana said grinning from ear to ear as she gave Chloe a hand up from the floor.
"This can't be happening." Clark spluttered.
Chloe laughed and gave her friend a genuine smile, "You might not understand it now, but you'll get it eventually." she turned around and almost lost her balance again.
Lex groaned as he steadied her, "I'm going to have to take drastic precautions before you hurt yourself, Sullivan,"
Chloe shrieked in delight as Lex hoisted her over his shoulder and carried her off the stage and through the confused crowd.
"You know the last time I carried you like this was when you were wasted in Metropolis." he mentioned, ignoring the gapes that they left in their wake.
Chloe smiled, "Oh yeah... those were good times."
"The best," Lex corrected. "Especially since I got to pick you up more often."
"Do you have some sort of a fetish with carrying woman, Lex?" Chloe laughed contently.
"Just you, Chloe... just you."
The End
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Thanks for all the reviews and stuff guys, they made me happy: ) Sigh.. don't we love Chlexiness?
