Author's Note: Hope everyone is enjoying this story; it's actually almost
finished. I might make a sequel or maybe I'll write a Clark/ Rogue
crossover fic. Or... I'll do both. *smiles* Again thank you guys soooo
much for the reviews, they mean a lot. Onto Chapter 18!!!!
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Chapter 18
"Okay Sunny," Jean said, attempting to assuage the frightened animal, "I'm not going to hurt you."
She had been trying to ride the Champagne horse all afternoon, without much avail.
Jean hoisted the saddle onto the stallion's back, causing him to stir restlessly.
**I can do this, it's not that hard. ** She repeated to herself, while stroking the horse's beautiful golden mane. But quickly withdrew her hand when he let's out a terrified whine.
"It's okay." She cooed, trying to get the animal back to a serene state.
**Great, now the only problem is riding you. **
"Well done Jean."
The unpredicted visitor startled her, causing the bridle that was in her hand to fall idly to the ground. ** I recognize that voice. **
"Staci... hey?" The scowl on her face was growing larger by the minute, "I didn't realize you were here."
"Silent and unexpected, the panther stalks it prey." Staci smiled, her cat like grin stretching from ear to ear.
"What are you talking about?" Jean tried walking backwards away from the girl, but tripped on a small gray stone.
**Of course, why didn't I see it before? **
She stares momentarily at Staci, her arms bracelet free.
"That was you!!! You killed...."
"That's right I did kill them, and I found out that I didn't need the bracelets to make me strong. As you'll soon find out." Staci said, removing a glove from her hand.
"Staci, why are you doing this?"
The young girl laughed, "Because you're an obstacle that's preventing me from getting what I truly desire."
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The blurry figure sped down the road and stopped in front of the entrance to the farmhouse. Clark instantly used his x-ray vision to see inside the house. It was empty.
**Maybe she's still at school. **
He then scanned the north and south pastures and that's when he spotted her.
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Jean skimmed the surrounding area, looking for something, anything that she can use to distract Staci. **A log..... that'll do. ** She stared at the log, focusing in on it. **Maybe I can levitate it so that it hits her from behind. ** The log slowly levitated off of the ground. But at that instant Clark uses his super speed appearing in front of Jean, causing her to drop the floating log.
"Clark!" Staci's enraged expression turned to one of pure shock. "How did you do that? No matter, you're not the one I'm after."
**How DID he do that, ** Jean thought, **could Clark be a.... mutant too? **
"Jean," Clark said still facing Staci, "You should probably leave."
"Clark.... I." She started to protest.
"Go." He said, his voice aggravated and forceful.
Jean turned and ran, disappearing behind the side of the barn. After all, she would have a lot of explaining to do if he had witnessed her using her abilities.
"I never thought it would come to this, Clark. But now that you know, I'm afraid that I'll have to get rid of you." Staci hissed, springing at him, in one swift motion she reached out her hand and touched his face.
"What?" She said snatching her hand back, as if she had just touched something truly disgusting. **Why aren't my powers affecting him? **
Jean couldn't contain her curiosity any longer, she carefully peeped around the side of the barn. **Clark?! **
"You're not the only one with a secret." Clark said, throwing her like a rag doll.
"At least now I know why I couldn't read his thoughts." Jean resumed her spot behind the barn.
Clark stared at the girl once more; he never liked to use his abilities to hurt others, no matter how uncontrollable they were. He turned and began walking to where he had last left Jean.
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The fallen girl moaned, she had never felt pain this intense before. She had to defeat him, she just had to. Staci struggled to her feet, in one last attempt to overthrow him.
"Clark!" Jean called, noticing the stampeding girl running toward him. Without thinking she used her telekinesis to suspend Staci midair, with a wave of her hand Staci flew backwards into a nearby grove of trees.
Clark stared at the red headed girl, an unbelieving expression on his face, which goes completely unnoticed by Jean. Her green eyes close tightly and her fingers rest on the side of her face. After a few seconds her eyes flutter open, Jean sighed and looked up at Clark knowingly.
Her eyes close suddenly, her hand resting on her head. ** What do I tell him? **
"I'm sorry. I..... I should go." Jean turned on her heal and walked away quickly.
She turned back around, only to find that he wasn't where she had last left him.
**That's odd. ** She furrowed her brow and refaced the front. Only to come face to face with Clark.
"Jean, I think we need to talk." He said resting his hands on her arms.
"How did you do that?" Jean raised an eyebrow.
Clark looked down at the ground awkwardly, "That's what I need to talk to you about."
Jean looked up, trying desperately to avoid staring into his beautiful hazel-green eyes and kissing him. He was all she thought about, and his mutant-like powers made him even more perfect.
She nodded. **There's no use trying to deny it anymore, now the truth comes out. **
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Chapter 18
"Okay Sunny," Jean said, attempting to assuage the frightened animal, "I'm not going to hurt you."
She had been trying to ride the Champagne horse all afternoon, without much avail.
Jean hoisted the saddle onto the stallion's back, causing him to stir restlessly.
**I can do this, it's not that hard. ** She repeated to herself, while stroking the horse's beautiful golden mane. But quickly withdrew her hand when he let's out a terrified whine.
"It's okay." She cooed, trying to get the animal back to a serene state.
**Great, now the only problem is riding you. **
"Well done Jean."
The unpredicted visitor startled her, causing the bridle that was in her hand to fall idly to the ground. ** I recognize that voice. **
"Staci... hey?" The scowl on her face was growing larger by the minute, "I didn't realize you were here."
"Silent and unexpected, the panther stalks it prey." Staci smiled, her cat like grin stretching from ear to ear.
"What are you talking about?" Jean tried walking backwards away from the girl, but tripped on a small gray stone.
**Of course, why didn't I see it before? **
She stares momentarily at Staci, her arms bracelet free.
"That was you!!! You killed...."
"That's right I did kill them, and I found out that I didn't need the bracelets to make me strong. As you'll soon find out." Staci said, removing a glove from her hand.
"Staci, why are you doing this?"
The young girl laughed, "Because you're an obstacle that's preventing me from getting what I truly desire."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The blurry figure sped down the road and stopped in front of the entrance to the farmhouse. Clark instantly used his x-ray vision to see inside the house. It was empty.
**Maybe she's still at school. **
He then scanned the north and south pastures and that's when he spotted her.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jean skimmed the surrounding area, looking for something, anything that she can use to distract Staci. **A log..... that'll do. ** She stared at the log, focusing in on it. **Maybe I can levitate it so that it hits her from behind. ** The log slowly levitated off of the ground. But at that instant Clark uses his super speed appearing in front of Jean, causing her to drop the floating log.
"Clark!" Staci's enraged expression turned to one of pure shock. "How did you do that? No matter, you're not the one I'm after."
**How DID he do that, ** Jean thought, **could Clark be a.... mutant too? **
"Jean," Clark said still facing Staci, "You should probably leave."
"Clark.... I." She started to protest.
"Go." He said, his voice aggravated and forceful.
Jean turned and ran, disappearing behind the side of the barn. After all, she would have a lot of explaining to do if he had witnessed her using her abilities.
"I never thought it would come to this, Clark. But now that you know, I'm afraid that I'll have to get rid of you." Staci hissed, springing at him, in one swift motion she reached out her hand and touched his face.
"What?" She said snatching her hand back, as if she had just touched something truly disgusting. **Why aren't my powers affecting him? **
Jean couldn't contain her curiosity any longer, she carefully peeped around the side of the barn. **Clark?! **
"You're not the only one with a secret." Clark said, throwing her like a rag doll.
"At least now I know why I couldn't read his thoughts." Jean resumed her spot behind the barn.
Clark stared at the girl once more; he never liked to use his abilities to hurt others, no matter how uncontrollable they were. He turned and began walking to where he had last left Jean.
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The fallen girl moaned, she had never felt pain this intense before. She had to defeat him, she just had to. Staci struggled to her feet, in one last attempt to overthrow him.
"Clark!" Jean called, noticing the stampeding girl running toward him. Without thinking she used her telekinesis to suspend Staci midair, with a wave of her hand Staci flew backwards into a nearby grove of trees.
Clark stared at the red headed girl, an unbelieving expression on his face, which goes completely unnoticed by Jean. Her green eyes close tightly and her fingers rest on the side of her face. After a few seconds her eyes flutter open, Jean sighed and looked up at Clark knowingly.
Her eyes close suddenly, her hand resting on her head. ** What do I tell him? **
"I'm sorry. I..... I should go." Jean turned on her heal and walked away quickly.
She turned back around, only to find that he wasn't where she had last left him.
**That's odd. ** She furrowed her brow and refaced the front. Only to come face to face with Clark.
"Jean, I think we need to talk." He said resting his hands on her arms.
"How did you do that?" Jean raised an eyebrow.
Clark looked down at the ground awkwardly, "That's what I need to talk to you about."
Jean looked up, trying desperately to avoid staring into his beautiful hazel-green eyes and kissing him. He was all she thought about, and his mutant-like powers made him even more perfect.
She nodded. **There's no use trying to deny it anymore, now the truth comes out. **
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