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Guilt
Part 6
Author: Morley
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Clark had just entered the barn when he heard a noise behind him.
"Whitney! What are you doing here?"
"Looking for you, Kent," he replied, pulling something from his pocket.
"I have something for you."
"What's that?" Clark asked warily. He felt the effects before he saw
Lana's necklace.
"What's the matter? Not feeling well?"
Clark shook his head. "I've been feeling sick all day," he gasped out,
dropping to his knees.
Whitney put the necklace on him. "You know, I actually thought you'd
be more of a challenge to fight. I guess I was wrong."
Chloe, Lana, and Pete rushed in just as he slammed his foot into
Clark's stomach. "Stop, Whitney!" the cried.
"Well if it isn't the Clark Brigade. I was wondering when you three
would get here."
"Whitney, what the hell is wrong with you?" Lana asked in anger.
Whitney pulled Clark to his feet and shoved him towards his friends.
"That is! I don't know what is so special about Clark Kent! He's never
going to amount to anything." With that, Whitney stormed out.
Clark looked into Chloe's eyes, as if trying to tell her something.
"Neck...lace."
"Do you want me to take it off?" He nodded. "God, Clark, are you
allergic to the meteor rocks?"
Feeling refreshed as soon as the necklace went into Lana's pocket he
said yes. He figured, why hide it? They don't have to know the real
reason.
"All this time you've been allergic to that stuff and you never told
us?" Pete asked.
"Yeah... I'm sorry guys."
Lana smiled. "It's all right, Clark. How are you feeling now?"
"Much better, thanks."
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Martha set down a plate of fries on the table. "Clark, are you sure
you're all right?"
"I told you already, Mom, I'm fine."
"I'm sorry to keep bothering you like that, honey, but you've never
been exposed to the meteor rocks as long as you were today. I got so
scared when Lana told me what happened."
Clark nodded. "I know." He looked around. "Where's Dad?"
"Oh," Martha said with a smile. "I meant to tell you! I brought him
to the cellar and everything seemed to have clicked. He's outside
fixing the fence."
Clark grinned wildly and ran out the door. "If I was doing that, I'd
be finished already."
Jonathan abandoned his task and took Clark into his arms. "It's good
to see you, son."
"You too, Dad." Clark regarded him for a few minutes. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" Jonathan asked in confusion.
"For not being able to save you and Mom. I--"
"Clark," he interruppted. "I don't know what kind of person you think
you are, but you can't be everywhere at once. Especially if you don't
even know where people are to save them."
Clark nodded slowly. "It's just that I have all these abilities and
I'm wondering what it is I could possibly do with them. I can't share
them with the world. Some people might understand, but others might
think I'm some sort of freak... like Eric."
"Son, no one knows what the future will bring. I think you have the
potential to do anything you want, and I know you'll be able to put your
abilities to good use."
Clark smiled. "Thanks."
"Now, lets go inside for dinner before your mother sends a search
party."
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The last part is still to come. Please review! :D
Guilt
Part 6
Author: Morley
Disclaimers in Part 1
****************
Clark had just entered the barn when he heard a noise behind him.
"Whitney! What are you doing here?"
"Looking for you, Kent," he replied, pulling something from his pocket.
"I have something for you."
"What's that?" Clark asked warily. He felt the effects before he saw
Lana's necklace.
"What's the matter? Not feeling well?"
Clark shook his head. "I've been feeling sick all day," he gasped out,
dropping to his knees.
Whitney put the necklace on him. "You know, I actually thought you'd
be more of a challenge to fight. I guess I was wrong."
Chloe, Lana, and Pete rushed in just as he slammed his foot into
Clark's stomach. "Stop, Whitney!" the cried.
"Well if it isn't the Clark Brigade. I was wondering when you three
would get here."
"Whitney, what the hell is wrong with you?" Lana asked in anger.
Whitney pulled Clark to his feet and shoved him towards his friends.
"That is! I don't know what is so special about Clark Kent! He's never
going to amount to anything." With that, Whitney stormed out.
Clark looked into Chloe's eyes, as if trying to tell her something.
"Neck...lace."
"Do you want me to take it off?" He nodded. "God, Clark, are you
allergic to the meteor rocks?"
Feeling refreshed as soon as the necklace went into Lana's pocket he
said yes. He figured, why hide it? They don't have to know the real
reason.
"All this time you've been allergic to that stuff and you never told
us?" Pete asked.
"Yeah... I'm sorry guys."
Lana smiled. "It's all right, Clark. How are you feeling now?"
"Much better, thanks."
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Martha set down a plate of fries on the table. "Clark, are you sure
you're all right?"
"I told you already, Mom, I'm fine."
"I'm sorry to keep bothering you like that, honey, but you've never
been exposed to the meteor rocks as long as you were today. I got so
scared when Lana told me what happened."
Clark nodded. "I know." He looked around. "Where's Dad?"
"Oh," Martha said with a smile. "I meant to tell you! I brought him
to the cellar and everything seemed to have clicked. He's outside
fixing the fence."
Clark grinned wildly and ran out the door. "If I was doing that, I'd
be finished already."
Jonathan abandoned his task and took Clark into his arms. "It's good
to see you, son."
"You too, Dad." Clark regarded him for a few minutes. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" Jonathan asked in confusion.
"For not being able to save you and Mom. I--"
"Clark," he interruppted. "I don't know what kind of person you think
you are, but you can't be everywhere at once. Especially if you don't
even know where people are to save them."
Clark nodded slowly. "It's just that I have all these abilities and
I'm wondering what it is I could possibly do with them. I can't share
them with the world. Some people might understand, but others might
think I'm some sort of freak... like Eric."
"Son, no one knows what the future will bring. I think you have the
potential to do anything you want, and I know you'll be able to put your
abilities to good use."
Clark smiled. "Thanks."
"Now, lets go inside for dinner before your mother sends a search
party."
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The last part is still to come. Please review! :D