~Author's Note: Thanks to the two people that reviewed my story! I
haven't been having the greatest day so those reviews brought it right up!
Anyway, the last chapter was a bit slow, in my opinion, mainly because I
had to introduce the new character. Originally, this chapter and the first
were one big chapter. Then I thought it was getting a bit too long so I
chopped it off there. Anyway, hope this one is better. Again, R&R!
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"So would you like to tell me about yourself?" Clark said to Troy as they walked back to the Talon.
"Muh." Troy uttered. "Well, my parents in Metropolis kicked me out of the house not too long ago, I'd say three months. Everything started to become different when the meteor shower hit."
Clark twitched at the remark. Yet another person affected by the meteor shower, and, yet again, he felt guilty about it.
Troy continued, "I was in the hospital so I could get my tonsils taken out. When I was resting after the surgery, I was reading a book on magic spells. You know, like fireballs? I've always been interested in that kinda stuff. That was when the meteors hit."
"Then what happened?" Clark guiltily asked.
"Well," Troy replied, "I woke up at home. I had assumed that everything was fine. Until I hit my teenage years. I don't know if you could relate to this, but it's like I gained powers from the meteor shower."
Clark began to smile. For the first time in his life, he felt that knew with someone that could understand what he was going through.
"These powers." Clark stumbled, "What are they?"
"The power to heal and the power to create energy spells."
Clark got excited. He felt like he should tell Troy his secret too, but he figured he should wait until he could talk to his parents.
"Wait.is that why you tried to help me?" Clark questioned.
"Yeah."
After a long talk, they finally got to the doors of the Talon. When they entered, the noticed that the seats were still empty. They were, however, greeted by smiles from Lana, Pete, and a spookily still-eating Chloe.
"Hey guys," Clark yelled. "This is Troy; I met him while going to the antique store. Troy, this is Lana, Pete, and Chloe."
Troy was greeted by hellos from the gang, along with some questions.
"How come I never see you at school? You seem to be around our age." Pete asked.
"Actually, I was thrown out of my house by my parents in Metropolis. Luckily, it happened in the beginning of the summer, so I had just finished my grade ten year at Metropolis High." Troy answered.
"You're homeless?" Chloe said. "Gee, you don't smell nor look like it."
Chloe received a glare in return from Troy. "Thank you, I value my not- looking- and-smelling-like-hell appearance." Troy sarcastically said. Lana giggled at the sarcasm. Chloe, looking confused, shrugged it off and returned to her donut.
*****
After hours and hours of talking with one another, the gang then became concerned with Troy's future.
"Where are you going to stay tonight?" Lana asked.
"Never really thought of that, Lana. Generally because it has always been the same with me every day." Troy said.
"You could always stay at my house, Troy." Clark offered.
"Oh, no, Clark, you don't need to worry about me." Troy refused.
"No, no, I insist. In fact, I'm gonna call my parents right now." Clark excitedly said.
"I'll go with." Pete said.
As Pete left the table with Clark, he left Troy with Chloe and Lana.
"Wow, he seems really gung-ho about this idea." Troy stated.
"Well, he has always wanted a brother-type person to talk to and stuff like that." Lana said.
"And the Kent's could always use a helping hand on the farm." Chloe added.
"It'd be nice to live in a family-type situation again." Troy dreamed.
"What do you miss most about being in a family?" Lana asked.
"Well," Troy began, "I miss mostly the warmth of having parents and siblings that love me. I've never really valued the family aspect of life until now."
"It must be hard not to have a family to live with. Or anyone in that manner." Chloe empathetically said.
"It is. Luckily I found Clark." Troy said, as he looked over to Clark on the pay phone. "I already feel that I have a bond with him."
"You haven't seen anything yet." Chloe stated. "You need to be fully around us and him to really grasp the mystery that is Clark Kent."
"Well, I've always liked being a mystery solver!" Troy said as he shared a chuckle with Lana and Chloe.
*****
"So I met this guy on the street, who came to my aid during one of my, uh, weakening thingys." Clark said into the phone, struggling to find the right vocabulary.
"As if it were a meteor rock attack?" Martha Kent replied into the phone.
"Yeah. That's a better way of saying it. Although it didn't last long; maybe a couple of seconds or something." Clark slurred. "Anyway, what I wanted to ask was if he could be able to stay with us for a while."
"Is he homeless?" Martha asked.
"Yeah. His parents threw him out of their house in Metropolis." Clark replied.
"That's terrible!" Martha replied. "Why would anyone do such a appalling thing?" Mrs. Kent was obviously and fortunately against the abandonment of a person, a child nonetheless.
"Here's the good news: he has powers too! Which is ultimately why he was kicked out in the first place." Clark said. Pete stared at Clark wide- eyed, not knowing that Troy had, as far as he knew, the same skills.
"That's wonderful, Clark!" Martha said. She was happy to see that Clark has someone besides Pete that could fully understand what was going on. "Well, I think he could stay here, but I have to check with your father. You know how he is. Hang on, I'll ask him."
"Yep," Clark sighed. "Good ol' Pop."
Pete turned to Clark. "He has powers too?"
"Yep. Isn't it great? We can all have, like, a group session about, uh, stuff like that and.stuff." Clark staggered.
"You're so cool, Clark."
"Shut up." Clark rebutted. "Hi, mom. He can stay? That's great! I'll go tell him the good news." Pete smiled at his enthusiasm.
"Did you pick up the lamp that we ordered?" Martha enquired.
"No, the shipment hasn't come in yet." Clark replied. "Well, I'm gonna go now. I'll see you at home. Oh! Should I tell him about me?"
"Uh.you better wait until you get home.then we can talk about it. Bye, Clark."
And with that, the conversation was over. Clark hung up the phone, and made his way back to the table.
"Good news, Troy: you can stay at my house!" Clark said, jumping up and down.
"Oh, that's great news!" Troy exclaimed.
"Okay, let me go to the bathroom, then we can leave. It's getting a bit late." Clark said as he walked to the bathroom.
Pete followed. "You wuss, it's only two o'clock!" He yelled.
Troy turned back to Chloe and Lana. "Does he get that excited a lot? It seemed a little out-of-character for him."
Chloe answered, "Welcome to the mystery that is Clark Kent."
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~ Okay, I just noticed that it's now going even slower than the last one. Don't worry, after this story I hope to get it finally off the ground. This is just the, shall we say, the "opening act." The main event is just to come!
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"So would you like to tell me about yourself?" Clark said to Troy as they walked back to the Talon.
"Muh." Troy uttered. "Well, my parents in Metropolis kicked me out of the house not too long ago, I'd say three months. Everything started to become different when the meteor shower hit."
Clark twitched at the remark. Yet another person affected by the meteor shower, and, yet again, he felt guilty about it.
Troy continued, "I was in the hospital so I could get my tonsils taken out. When I was resting after the surgery, I was reading a book on magic spells. You know, like fireballs? I've always been interested in that kinda stuff. That was when the meteors hit."
"Then what happened?" Clark guiltily asked.
"Well," Troy replied, "I woke up at home. I had assumed that everything was fine. Until I hit my teenage years. I don't know if you could relate to this, but it's like I gained powers from the meteor shower."
Clark began to smile. For the first time in his life, he felt that knew with someone that could understand what he was going through.
"These powers." Clark stumbled, "What are they?"
"The power to heal and the power to create energy spells."
Clark got excited. He felt like he should tell Troy his secret too, but he figured he should wait until he could talk to his parents.
"Wait.is that why you tried to help me?" Clark questioned.
"Yeah."
After a long talk, they finally got to the doors of the Talon. When they entered, the noticed that the seats were still empty. They were, however, greeted by smiles from Lana, Pete, and a spookily still-eating Chloe.
"Hey guys," Clark yelled. "This is Troy; I met him while going to the antique store. Troy, this is Lana, Pete, and Chloe."
Troy was greeted by hellos from the gang, along with some questions.
"How come I never see you at school? You seem to be around our age." Pete asked.
"Actually, I was thrown out of my house by my parents in Metropolis. Luckily, it happened in the beginning of the summer, so I had just finished my grade ten year at Metropolis High." Troy answered.
"You're homeless?" Chloe said. "Gee, you don't smell nor look like it."
Chloe received a glare in return from Troy. "Thank you, I value my not- looking- and-smelling-like-hell appearance." Troy sarcastically said. Lana giggled at the sarcasm. Chloe, looking confused, shrugged it off and returned to her donut.
*****
After hours and hours of talking with one another, the gang then became concerned with Troy's future.
"Where are you going to stay tonight?" Lana asked.
"Never really thought of that, Lana. Generally because it has always been the same with me every day." Troy said.
"You could always stay at my house, Troy." Clark offered.
"Oh, no, Clark, you don't need to worry about me." Troy refused.
"No, no, I insist. In fact, I'm gonna call my parents right now." Clark excitedly said.
"I'll go with." Pete said.
As Pete left the table with Clark, he left Troy with Chloe and Lana.
"Wow, he seems really gung-ho about this idea." Troy stated.
"Well, he has always wanted a brother-type person to talk to and stuff like that." Lana said.
"And the Kent's could always use a helping hand on the farm." Chloe added.
"It'd be nice to live in a family-type situation again." Troy dreamed.
"What do you miss most about being in a family?" Lana asked.
"Well," Troy began, "I miss mostly the warmth of having parents and siblings that love me. I've never really valued the family aspect of life until now."
"It must be hard not to have a family to live with. Or anyone in that manner." Chloe empathetically said.
"It is. Luckily I found Clark." Troy said, as he looked over to Clark on the pay phone. "I already feel that I have a bond with him."
"You haven't seen anything yet." Chloe stated. "You need to be fully around us and him to really grasp the mystery that is Clark Kent."
"Well, I've always liked being a mystery solver!" Troy said as he shared a chuckle with Lana and Chloe.
*****
"So I met this guy on the street, who came to my aid during one of my, uh, weakening thingys." Clark said into the phone, struggling to find the right vocabulary.
"As if it were a meteor rock attack?" Martha Kent replied into the phone.
"Yeah. That's a better way of saying it. Although it didn't last long; maybe a couple of seconds or something." Clark slurred. "Anyway, what I wanted to ask was if he could be able to stay with us for a while."
"Is he homeless?" Martha asked.
"Yeah. His parents threw him out of their house in Metropolis." Clark replied.
"That's terrible!" Martha replied. "Why would anyone do such a appalling thing?" Mrs. Kent was obviously and fortunately against the abandonment of a person, a child nonetheless.
"Here's the good news: he has powers too! Which is ultimately why he was kicked out in the first place." Clark said. Pete stared at Clark wide- eyed, not knowing that Troy had, as far as he knew, the same skills.
"That's wonderful, Clark!" Martha said. She was happy to see that Clark has someone besides Pete that could fully understand what was going on. "Well, I think he could stay here, but I have to check with your father. You know how he is. Hang on, I'll ask him."
"Yep," Clark sighed. "Good ol' Pop."
Pete turned to Clark. "He has powers too?"
"Yep. Isn't it great? We can all have, like, a group session about, uh, stuff like that and.stuff." Clark staggered.
"You're so cool, Clark."
"Shut up." Clark rebutted. "Hi, mom. He can stay? That's great! I'll go tell him the good news." Pete smiled at his enthusiasm.
"Did you pick up the lamp that we ordered?" Martha enquired.
"No, the shipment hasn't come in yet." Clark replied. "Well, I'm gonna go now. I'll see you at home. Oh! Should I tell him about me?"
"Uh.you better wait until you get home.then we can talk about it. Bye, Clark."
And with that, the conversation was over. Clark hung up the phone, and made his way back to the table.
"Good news, Troy: you can stay at my house!" Clark said, jumping up and down.
"Oh, that's great news!" Troy exclaimed.
"Okay, let me go to the bathroom, then we can leave. It's getting a bit late." Clark said as he walked to the bathroom.
Pete followed. "You wuss, it's only two o'clock!" He yelled.
Troy turned back to Chloe and Lana. "Does he get that excited a lot? It seemed a little out-of-character for him."
Chloe answered, "Welcome to the mystery that is Clark Kent."
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~ Okay, I just noticed that it's now going even slower than the last one. Don't worry, after this story I hope to get it finally off the ground. This is just the, shall we say, the "opening act." The main event is just to come!