Life, Love, and Lots of Coffee
A/N: I got good reviews. I got good reviews. Yay. That's good. Thanks. I guess that means it doesn't totally suck. I promise I will try not to make this like the other Chlex fics. I won't make Lex this big lovey dovey guy, because I know that's not him (no matter what I hope for). And Chloe won't be all excited "Look everybody, I'm dating my daddy's boss. Woo hoo!". I'll try to keep the characters as much as they are. After all these are the two most stubborn characters (besides Jonathan Kent) on the show.
A/N2: As for Genna, the reason the chapters aren't really long is I don't want the reader to get really bored. I also want the reader to want more earlier then later, when the forget all about it.
Summary: Same. Clark noticed Chloe in The Talon. What she doesn't know is that he was noticing the fact that she was hanging out with Lex. Now Clark is going to work that for his advantage.
Disclaimer: I don't own it. If you didn't get that already you've been skipping the whole first part. But if I did. ah damn I ran out of things I'd write. um. Lana would go bye bye, Lex would get friends his age, and Clark would stop being obsessed with everything. And oh yeah, Chloe would rule the Earth. 'Nuff said.
Now to Begin.
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Clark's POV (just for a little bit)
Chloe was acting weird at school today. Well she acts weird everyday, but this was different. She was acting like she was hyper but she was coffeeless so she was obviously putting on a show. But then again the coffee that her father buys is awful.
Or maybe she just wanted to be difficult. She does that at times. But still, Chloe is my friend. My best friend. So I'll get my other best friend to help.
I'm not the naïve farm boy everybody thinks I am. I saw the way Chloe was looking at Lex. It was gross. I know I'm a grown up (well kind of) but still just the thought of Chloe and Lex. chills go down my spine. But Lex would never. NEVER look at her like that.
So he can help me. He can convince Chloe not to be mad. He does that sometimes. And anyway, I think he likes giving long boring speeches.
I knock on the door.
"Clark, what can I do for you?"
"I was wondering if you could help me with something."
"Of course, Clark." There he goes again, saying my name in every sentence. "What is it, Clark?"
"Chloe has been acting weird." I give him my 'I'm really concerned look'. "And I was wondering if you could talk to her. You see, she's ignoring me. and Lana."
"That's a big surprise, Clark. Chloe ignoring Lana Lang, who would of thought."
"What do you mean?"
"Clark, you know how Chloe feels about you."
"Yes, but we worked through that. We both thought that it would be best if we stayed friends."
"We thought or you thought?"
"We thought. We agreed. But this is not the point. She's been really, really weird about this whole coffee thing. You know, now that the Talon and the Beanary are closed for the week."
"That was an unfortunate accident. But we'll open three days before the Beanary and make a better profit then we would if we were open. But if you are really worried, Clark, I'll talk to her. But I don't know why you want me to."
"I just think that you are the best person to talk to her." Time to suck up. "Because you are really good at the whole improvised speeches."
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Chloe's POV (again. now lets hope we stay this way)
I find myself wandering the streets now. I find this odd. How come when I walk I always end up here. In front of the pathetic Talon.
I know that I seriously need coffee (and probably some therapy on top of that). I looked around town for a good place and of course I ended up going to a dinner with the worst coffee EVER. Probably even worse then the Talon's coffee.
"Chloe" What? Huh? What? I turn around. It's who I think it was. Now what ever is Lex Luthor doing here?
"Mr. Luthor, what are you doing here?"
"Clark wanted me to talk to you."
I turn away. I walk away. How come every conversation has to come to Clark? Is Clark here? Clark told me to do this? Is Clark naked in there. oh wait. Nevermind.
"Wait. Chloe. Just hear me out."
I stop walking. I turn back around. "Hear you out or hear Clark out?"
"Me"
"I'm listening."
He paused. What is he doing?
"Coffee isn't everything"
That's it. I've had it. I turn to go away. His arm shoots out to stop me.
"It isn't you know? But you don't have to believe me. I'll change the subject."
"Please do." I say. I am not pleased at all with this conversation.
"You like Clark don't you?"
"No. maybe. But he decided that we should just stay friends. A relationship might ruin our friendship." I use air quotes on ruin. "But he doesn't know that it already is ruined."
"How so?"
Oh no. now I'm going to go off about everything. He HAD to ask.
"He chose Lana over me! I told him that if he left me at the prom alone that he could never come back from that. And so far he hasn't. But I let him think he has. It makes him feel better."
"Why don't you talk to him?"
"Because right now, I'm in the middle of ignoring him. That's all there is to it. The end."
"Not the end. Tell him how you feel. You can go back to ignoring him afterwards."
"I don't wear my heart on my sleeve, Lex."
I said his name. His first name. I wonder is he noticed. Maybe he'll say something. Why is he being silent? Say something!
"That would make the two of us."
"That would mean we have something in common. And we couldn't have that." I say sarcastically.
He doesn't respond. He just smiles. And oh is his smile adorable. No. Not adorable. Evil and bad and cute and awful. Not cute.
I'm not going to get out of this alive, am I?
A/N: I got good reviews. I got good reviews. Yay. That's good. Thanks. I guess that means it doesn't totally suck. I promise I will try not to make this like the other Chlex fics. I won't make Lex this big lovey dovey guy, because I know that's not him (no matter what I hope for). And Chloe won't be all excited "Look everybody, I'm dating my daddy's boss. Woo hoo!". I'll try to keep the characters as much as they are. After all these are the two most stubborn characters (besides Jonathan Kent) on the show.
A/N2: As for Genna, the reason the chapters aren't really long is I don't want the reader to get really bored. I also want the reader to want more earlier then later, when the forget all about it.
Summary: Same. Clark noticed Chloe in The Talon. What she doesn't know is that he was noticing the fact that she was hanging out with Lex. Now Clark is going to work that for his advantage.
Disclaimer: I don't own it. If you didn't get that already you've been skipping the whole first part. But if I did. ah damn I ran out of things I'd write. um. Lana would go bye bye, Lex would get friends his age, and Clark would stop being obsessed with everything. And oh yeah, Chloe would rule the Earth. 'Nuff said.
Now to Begin.
*@*
Clark's POV (just for a little bit)
Chloe was acting weird at school today. Well she acts weird everyday, but this was different. She was acting like she was hyper but she was coffeeless so she was obviously putting on a show. But then again the coffee that her father buys is awful.
Or maybe she just wanted to be difficult. She does that at times. But still, Chloe is my friend. My best friend. So I'll get my other best friend to help.
I'm not the naïve farm boy everybody thinks I am. I saw the way Chloe was looking at Lex. It was gross. I know I'm a grown up (well kind of) but still just the thought of Chloe and Lex. chills go down my spine. But Lex would never. NEVER look at her like that.
So he can help me. He can convince Chloe not to be mad. He does that sometimes. And anyway, I think he likes giving long boring speeches.
I knock on the door.
"Clark, what can I do for you?"
"I was wondering if you could help me with something."
"Of course, Clark." There he goes again, saying my name in every sentence. "What is it, Clark?"
"Chloe has been acting weird." I give him my 'I'm really concerned look'. "And I was wondering if you could talk to her. You see, she's ignoring me. and Lana."
"That's a big surprise, Clark. Chloe ignoring Lana Lang, who would of thought."
"What do you mean?"
"Clark, you know how Chloe feels about you."
"Yes, but we worked through that. We both thought that it would be best if we stayed friends."
"We thought or you thought?"
"We thought. We agreed. But this is not the point. She's been really, really weird about this whole coffee thing. You know, now that the Talon and the Beanary are closed for the week."
"That was an unfortunate accident. But we'll open three days before the Beanary and make a better profit then we would if we were open. But if you are really worried, Clark, I'll talk to her. But I don't know why you want me to."
"I just think that you are the best person to talk to her." Time to suck up. "Because you are really good at the whole improvised speeches."
*@*
Chloe's POV (again. now lets hope we stay this way)
I find myself wandering the streets now. I find this odd. How come when I walk I always end up here. In front of the pathetic Talon.
I know that I seriously need coffee (and probably some therapy on top of that). I looked around town for a good place and of course I ended up going to a dinner with the worst coffee EVER. Probably even worse then the Talon's coffee.
"Chloe" What? Huh? What? I turn around. It's who I think it was. Now what ever is Lex Luthor doing here?
"Mr. Luthor, what are you doing here?"
"Clark wanted me to talk to you."
I turn away. I walk away. How come every conversation has to come to Clark? Is Clark here? Clark told me to do this? Is Clark naked in there. oh wait. Nevermind.
"Wait. Chloe. Just hear me out."
I stop walking. I turn back around. "Hear you out or hear Clark out?"
"Me"
"I'm listening."
He paused. What is he doing?
"Coffee isn't everything"
That's it. I've had it. I turn to go away. His arm shoots out to stop me.
"It isn't you know? But you don't have to believe me. I'll change the subject."
"Please do." I say. I am not pleased at all with this conversation.
"You like Clark don't you?"
"No. maybe. But he decided that we should just stay friends. A relationship might ruin our friendship." I use air quotes on ruin. "But he doesn't know that it already is ruined."
"How so?"
Oh no. now I'm going to go off about everything. He HAD to ask.
"He chose Lana over me! I told him that if he left me at the prom alone that he could never come back from that. And so far he hasn't. But I let him think he has. It makes him feel better."
"Why don't you talk to him?"
"Because right now, I'm in the middle of ignoring him. That's all there is to it. The end."
"Not the end. Tell him how you feel. You can go back to ignoring him afterwards."
"I don't wear my heart on my sleeve, Lex."
I said his name. His first name. I wonder is he noticed. Maybe he'll say something. Why is he being silent? Say something!
"That would make the two of us."
"That would mean we have something in common. And we couldn't have that." I say sarcastically.
He doesn't respond. He just smiles. And oh is his smile adorable. No. Not adorable. Evil and bad and cute and awful. Not cute.
I'm not going to get out of this alive, am I?