Title: Can't stop this thing we started
Summary: Chloe is moving back to Metropolis, but not before she tells Clark something. Then we get some twists. Not a song fic, I don't think at least.
Author name: Chloe
Date: 10/01/02
Author note: This is my first time writing a Chloe and Clark story, but not my last. Please read and review. ENJOY!! :)
Author Note #2: I don't know if Metropolis is supposed to be in Kansas or not, but in this story, it's a long ways away from Smallville.
DISCLAIMER: I owe NOTHING, not a thing, NADA! It's not fair!!
AUTHOR NEW NOTE: I have decided to write a Prologue because... well... mainly... because I felt like it. So ENJOY!!! :)
~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~ Smallville~*~
Chloe's POV...
As I drive towards the first of the good-byes I think of my day, my last day in Smallville.
Regular POV...
Earlier that day...
Chloe woke up that day knowing that it was going to be the last day in Smallville. All of her stuff was packed and put into boxes and she was sleeping on the floor in her sleeping bag. She got up, made her coffee and some breakfast for her and her dad. When suddenly the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hi Chloe."
"Oh hey Clark, what's up?"
"Well, I was wondering. Would you like to go see a movie this afternoon?"
"Sure that sounds great."
"I'll pick you up around noon."
"Sounds great."
And without saying good-bye they both hung up.
Chloe finally remembering that Clark didn't know she was moving and with the whole house empty. "Shit," she said softly and decided just not to let him into the house.
Noon came soon enough.
Clark knocked on her door and Chloe ran to it.
Chloe squeezed out of the door so Clark wouldn't be able to see into the house.
Clark smiled and said, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Then what's in your house that you don't want me to see?" He playfully tried to look past her.
"Nothing," she smiled and said, "Come on Clark let's go." That's when Clark knew there was something strange going on and he was about to use his X-Ray vision when Chloe started to push him along.
When they got into the truck Chloe asked, "So what are we going to go see?"
"Red Dragon," Clark said with a really big smile.
"No! If I remember correctly we had to see your movie last time. "Triple X" if my mind serves me right."
"Oh that's right. So what are we going... Hey wait a minute! We saw "Swimfan" after that and if *my* mind serves me right that was your choice."
"Shoot, I hoped you wouldn't remember that."
"Yup, so it's "Red Dragon" for you this afternoon."
"Come on Clark. Please let me pick?" She gave him her sad puppy dog look.
"Nope."
"Come on you can pick for the next three times." She so wanted to say that it was going to be their last movie together, but she couldn't do it.
He lifted one of his eyebrows, "Next three times?"
"Yup."
Clark sighed and looked at Chloe, "Fine."
Chloe smiled brightly at him and said, "Thank you!!"
"So what did I get myself into?"
"Sweet Home Alabama!"
"NO!!"
He went of course, but whined all the way until the movie started. Chloe hit his arm and said, "Shut up Clark, you're worse then a two year old."
"Fine! But no Milk Duds for you," and he took her Milk Duds away from her.
"Hey! Give that back!" She reached for them, but Clark held them out of her reach.
"Take it back."
"Fine! I take it back," Clark smiled and gave her her candy back. She then mumbled, "Of course I would say anything to get my candy back." And she protected her candy.
"Hey!" He didn't say much more because the movie started.
During the movie Clark pretended to yawn and stretch. He slowly placed his arm around Chloe's shoulder. Chloe went stiff, 'Is he putting his arm around me?' Before she knew what was going on he took her box of Milk Duds. She opened her mouth to yell at him, but couldn't because she was sitting in a movie theater. Clark plopped two Milk Duds into his mouth, redid his action, and put the candy back in her hand.
Chloe smiled, elbowed him in the stomach and said, "You're such a dork."
The movie went on and at the scene where Melanie was talking to her old dog's grave Chloe started to cry. Clark took note of this and was surprised. Chloe never cries during a movie, not even at the end of "Titanic" or "Pearl Harbor", which she dragged him to see.
He leaned down to her and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?" and at the moment she realized that he noticed that she was indeed crying. It wasn't the movie that was making her cry, it was the fact that this was the last movie she was going to see with Clark. Since the 8th grade they went at least once a week to see a movie, it was their tradition. "Oh... um... I had a dog before," she said not very confident.
Clark knew that Chloe had a different reason for crying because he knew she never had a dog. He didn't know what to do, so he put his arm around her and she leaned her head on his shoulder. At that moment she decided that she was going to Clark about her feelings tonight.
After the movie Clark dropped Chloe off at her house and then Chloe took her fathers' truck to go see Lana and say bye to her first.
Chloe's POV...
The clock on my fathers' truck says 7:02, but it doesn't feel that early, and I approach the second house. Can I really call it a house, it's more like a mansion, okay so it is a mansion. As I walk out of my fathers' truck and close the door I still have no clue why I am here. I never came to see him without Clark around, heck I've never even spoken to him without someone else around. Yet I know it's the friendly thing to do.
I knock on the door and some man opens the door. He says nothing to me so I say, "Uh... hi. My name is Chloe Sullivan I am here to see Lex Luthor."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"Uh... no."
"Then get one!"
He's about to shut the door in my face when I say, "I'm a friend of Clark Kent's and I really need to talk to Lex."
He keeps the door opened, "Then I assume you know your way to his office." I nod my head, "Well, speak up!"
"Y-yes I do."
"Good," he leaves the door open and walks away.
That has got to be the rudest man ever. I go in search for Lex's office. I've only been in there once and boy was that ever a bad memory. I come to a door that looks somewhat familiar to me and so I knock. I get no reply so I knock again and open the door.
"Dad, I told you I was busy!"
I poked my head in and said, "I'm sorry, I'll come back later."
"Chloe?" He gets up from his desk and walks over to the door. "Good to see you. How did you get in here? What are you doing here? Is Clark with you?"
I laugh, "What is this 20 questions?" he smiles and I clear my throat, "Uh... evil Alfred let me in."
"Evil-Alfred?"
"Yeah, you're butler."
He starts to laugh. A kind of laugh I never really heard, "I'm Lex Luthor not Bruce Wayne. That was probably my dad. He's not in a very good mood tonight."
"Yeah, I got that," there was a little silence and then I realized what he was waiting for, "Oh! Um... no Clark is not with me."
Lex just smiles at me and crosses his arms over his chest, "So what can I do for you Ms. Sullivan?"
"Uh... actually I came here to say good-bye," and before I notice it, I have a tear in my eye. Why am I crying over never being able to see Lex again?
"Good-bye? Are you moving?"
"Tomorrow. Dad and I are moving to Metropolis for good."
"Tomorrow? Why didn't you say something?"
"I didn't want anyone making a big fuss and besides, I don't like long good-byes. So I'm saying bye to everyone tonight."
"Well, I feel honored that you came to see me."
"Of course I came to see you. Clark's not your only friend," I said and DAMN it! Why am I crying?!
Lex surprised me by hugging me, "Thank you for saying that. It means a lot to me." He releases me and I wipe the tears from my eyes, "Hey don't get all teary eyed for me. I'll see you a bit up there. I do always travel back and forth somewhat."
"Oh yeah, I forgot."
"So have you seen Clark yet?"
"No... I uh... I'm leaving him for best."
He sits on his desk and says, "So you're finally going to tell him."
"Tell him what?"
"The way you feel about him."
My mouth is gapping open and I can't believe it, he knew. How did he know! "Why do you say I have feelings for him?"
"Please anyone can see it."
I put my head down, I feel a little embarrassed that he knew, "Yeah everyone but him," I mumbled out.
"Well, Clark's... Clark."
"Yeah."
"So are you going to tell him?"
"I was thinking about it." I say as I sit down in a chair in front of his desk. "You think I should?"
"Sure. You never know what'll happen."
"Nothing will happen, Lex. I'm moving away, far away. I know that long distance relationships can't work out."
"You never know until you try."
We sat there and talked for about a half an hour when he said, "I'm sorry Chloe, I'd love to sit her and chat all night long, but I have some important phone calls to make and you have to go talk to Clark."
I stand up and smile, "Yeah I do."
He walked me to the door and gave me another hug, "I'm going to miss you Chloe."
"I'll miss you too Lex," and with that we parted. He went back into his office and closed the door and I saw myself out.
Inside the office...
Lex picks up the phone and dials a number, "Hello, Mr. Sullivan, Lex Luthor..."
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So I get into my car and head on over to Pete's. I start to cry again and I wipe off the tears that are streaming down my face. I can't remember the last time I cried so much.
As I stopped in front of Pete's house I check the clock, 7:46. Wow, I made some good timing. I walk slowly to the door and knock on it. Pete answers the door.
"Chloe. Hi. What's up?" he asks me.
"Can I come in for a minute?" I'm sniffling as I talk.
"Sure." I can tell Pete's getting all nervous as to why I'm so upset, "What's wrong? Are you okay? Is it something that Clark did?"
I start laughing, "Not you too. What is it with everyone asking me all these questions?"
"Well, you're crying Chloe and I'm just being a good friend and caring about you."
"And I thank you for being such a great friend," I pause and take a breath, "Pete, I'm moving permanently to Metropolis tomorrow morning."
"Okay Chloe sure. You had me going there for a second. Really what's up?"
I start crying some more, "I'm really moving to Metropolis tomorrow."
Pete's mouth hung open and he hugged me, "Why didn't you tell us?"
Well, I better get used to this question, I still have to say bye to The Kent's and Clark, "I don't like long good-byes." And Pete is still hugging me.
"I'm going to miss you girl. But whose taking over the Torch?"
"I'm leaving it with Lana. I saw her earlier today I gave her my key and my good-bye letter. I've been slowly explaining to her what to do and I've just given her the last instructions tonight."
"You're leaving it to Lana?" Pete sounded a little surprised and I knew why.
"Yeah, to her. Clark will be happy, staying there late, working with her. It'll be like his wish come true."
"Chloe," Pete said in kind of a warning voice.
"What?" I pause for a second, "Oh. I'm going to tell Clark tonight."
"Tell Clark what?"
"Tell him how I feel about him." Pete's eyes widened. "What? I'm almost 17. I'm a big girl now."
"I don't believe you."
"Well, believe it. If I don't do this now I am always going to regret not telling him about it."
"Okay. I wish you luck."
I give him a genuine smile and say, "Thanks."
We sat there and talked for a while and it was almost 8:30.
"Pete, I have to go. I have to go say good-bye to The Kent's and talk to Clark yet."
"Okay." He stands up and hugs me again, "I am so going to miss you."
"I'll miss you too."
As we part he says to me, "Hey! Who's going to solve all our freaky weird mysterious?"
"E-Mail me!" I say and I smile, "And don't be a stranger."
"I won't." I walk out of his house and back to my car without turning around. I know if I turn around and see him again, I am not going to be able to stop crying.
Well, off to the Kent's house now.
As I drive to their house, I recite what I am going to say to Clark, "What the hell am I doing?" I said to myself, "No matter what I think about saying to him, it's not going to come out like that."
Before I know it I am in front of their house and it's 8:30. I get out of the car, smooth out my clothes and walk to the front porch...
Summary: Chloe is moving back to Metropolis, but not before she tells Clark something. Then we get some twists. Not a song fic, I don't think at least.
Author name: Chloe
Date: 10/01/02
Author note: This is my first time writing a Chloe and Clark story, but not my last. Please read and review. ENJOY!! :)
Author Note #2: I don't know if Metropolis is supposed to be in Kansas or not, but in this story, it's a long ways away from Smallville.
DISCLAIMER: I owe NOTHING, not a thing, NADA! It's not fair!!
AUTHOR NEW NOTE: I have decided to write a Prologue because... well... mainly... because I felt like it. So ENJOY!!! :)
~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~Smallville~*~ Smallville~*~
Chloe's POV...
As I drive towards the first of the good-byes I think of my day, my last day in Smallville.
Regular POV...
Earlier that day...
Chloe woke up that day knowing that it was going to be the last day in Smallville. All of her stuff was packed and put into boxes and she was sleeping on the floor in her sleeping bag. She got up, made her coffee and some breakfast for her and her dad. When suddenly the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hi Chloe."
"Oh hey Clark, what's up?"
"Well, I was wondering. Would you like to go see a movie this afternoon?"
"Sure that sounds great."
"I'll pick you up around noon."
"Sounds great."
And without saying good-bye they both hung up.
Chloe finally remembering that Clark didn't know she was moving and with the whole house empty. "Shit," she said softly and decided just not to let him into the house.
Noon came soon enough.
Clark knocked on her door and Chloe ran to it.
Chloe squeezed out of the door so Clark wouldn't be able to see into the house.
Clark smiled and said, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Then what's in your house that you don't want me to see?" He playfully tried to look past her.
"Nothing," she smiled and said, "Come on Clark let's go." That's when Clark knew there was something strange going on and he was about to use his X-Ray vision when Chloe started to push him along.
When they got into the truck Chloe asked, "So what are we going to go see?"
"Red Dragon," Clark said with a really big smile.
"No! If I remember correctly we had to see your movie last time. "Triple X" if my mind serves me right."
"Oh that's right. So what are we going... Hey wait a minute! We saw "Swimfan" after that and if *my* mind serves me right that was your choice."
"Shoot, I hoped you wouldn't remember that."
"Yup, so it's "Red Dragon" for you this afternoon."
"Come on Clark. Please let me pick?" She gave him her sad puppy dog look.
"Nope."
"Come on you can pick for the next three times." She so wanted to say that it was going to be their last movie together, but she couldn't do it.
He lifted one of his eyebrows, "Next three times?"
"Yup."
Clark sighed and looked at Chloe, "Fine."
Chloe smiled brightly at him and said, "Thank you!!"
"So what did I get myself into?"
"Sweet Home Alabama!"
"NO!!"
He went of course, but whined all the way until the movie started. Chloe hit his arm and said, "Shut up Clark, you're worse then a two year old."
"Fine! But no Milk Duds for you," and he took her Milk Duds away from her.
"Hey! Give that back!" She reached for them, but Clark held them out of her reach.
"Take it back."
"Fine! I take it back," Clark smiled and gave her her candy back. She then mumbled, "Of course I would say anything to get my candy back." And she protected her candy.
"Hey!" He didn't say much more because the movie started.
During the movie Clark pretended to yawn and stretch. He slowly placed his arm around Chloe's shoulder. Chloe went stiff, 'Is he putting his arm around me?' Before she knew what was going on he took her box of Milk Duds. She opened her mouth to yell at him, but couldn't because she was sitting in a movie theater. Clark plopped two Milk Duds into his mouth, redid his action, and put the candy back in her hand.
Chloe smiled, elbowed him in the stomach and said, "You're such a dork."
The movie went on and at the scene where Melanie was talking to her old dog's grave Chloe started to cry. Clark took note of this and was surprised. Chloe never cries during a movie, not even at the end of "Titanic" or "Pearl Harbor", which she dragged him to see.
He leaned down to her and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?" and at the moment she realized that he noticed that she was indeed crying. It wasn't the movie that was making her cry, it was the fact that this was the last movie she was going to see with Clark. Since the 8th grade they went at least once a week to see a movie, it was their tradition. "Oh... um... I had a dog before," she said not very confident.
Clark knew that Chloe had a different reason for crying because he knew she never had a dog. He didn't know what to do, so he put his arm around her and she leaned her head on his shoulder. At that moment she decided that she was going to Clark about her feelings tonight.
After the movie Clark dropped Chloe off at her house and then Chloe took her fathers' truck to go see Lana and say bye to her first.
Chloe's POV...
The clock on my fathers' truck says 7:02, but it doesn't feel that early, and I approach the second house. Can I really call it a house, it's more like a mansion, okay so it is a mansion. As I walk out of my fathers' truck and close the door I still have no clue why I am here. I never came to see him without Clark around, heck I've never even spoken to him without someone else around. Yet I know it's the friendly thing to do.
I knock on the door and some man opens the door. He says nothing to me so I say, "Uh... hi. My name is Chloe Sullivan I am here to see Lex Luthor."
"Do you have an appointment?"
"Uh... no."
"Then get one!"
He's about to shut the door in my face when I say, "I'm a friend of Clark Kent's and I really need to talk to Lex."
He keeps the door opened, "Then I assume you know your way to his office." I nod my head, "Well, speak up!"
"Y-yes I do."
"Good," he leaves the door open and walks away.
That has got to be the rudest man ever. I go in search for Lex's office. I've only been in there once and boy was that ever a bad memory. I come to a door that looks somewhat familiar to me and so I knock. I get no reply so I knock again and open the door.
"Dad, I told you I was busy!"
I poked my head in and said, "I'm sorry, I'll come back later."
"Chloe?" He gets up from his desk and walks over to the door. "Good to see you. How did you get in here? What are you doing here? Is Clark with you?"
I laugh, "What is this 20 questions?" he smiles and I clear my throat, "Uh... evil Alfred let me in."
"Evil-Alfred?"
"Yeah, you're butler."
He starts to laugh. A kind of laugh I never really heard, "I'm Lex Luthor not Bruce Wayne. That was probably my dad. He's not in a very good mood tonight."
"Yeah, I got that," there was a little silence and then I realized what he was waiting for, "Oh! Um... no Clark is not with me."
Lex just smiles at me and crosses his arms over his chest, "So what can I do for you Ms. Sullivan?"
"Uh... actually I came here to say good-bye," and before I notice it, I have a tear in my eye. Why am I crying over never being able to see Lex again?
"Good-bye? Are you moving?"
"Tomorrow. Dad and I are moving to Metropolis for good."
"Tomorrow? Why didn't you say something?"
"I didn't want anyone making a big fuss and besides, I don't like long good-byes. So I'm saying bye to everyone tonight."
"Well, I feel honored that you came to see me."
"Of course I came to see you. Clark's not your only friend," I said and DAMN it! Why am I crying?!
Lex surprised me by hugging me, "Thank you for saying that. It means a lot to me." He releases me and I wipe the tears from my eyes, "Hey don't get all teary eyed for me. I'll see you a bit up there. I do always travel back and forth somewhat."
"Oh yeah, I forgot."
"So have you seen Clark yet?"
"No... I uh... I'm leaving him for best."
He sits on his desk and says, "So you're finally going to tell him."
"Tell him what?"
"The way you feel about him."
My mouth is gapping open and I can't believe it, he knew. How did he know! "Why do you say I have feelings for him?"
"Please anyone can see it."
I put my head down, I feel a little embarrassed that he knew, "Yeah everyone but him," I mumbled out.
"Well, Clark's... Clark."
"Yeah."
"So are you going to tell him?"
"I was thinking about it." I say as I sit down in a chair in front of his desk. "You think I should?"
"Sure. You never know what'll happen."
"Nothing will happen, Lex. I'm moving away, far away. I know that long distance relationships can't work out."
"You never know until you try."
We sat there and talked for about a half an hour when he said, "I'm sorry Chloe, I'd love to sit her and chat all night long, but I have some important phone calls to make and you have to go talk to Clark."
I stand up and smile, "Yeah I do."
He walked me to the door and gave me another hug, "I'm going to miss you Chloe."
"I'll miss you too Lex," and with that we parted. He went back into his office and closed the door and I saw myself out.
Inside the office...
Lex picks up the phone and dials a number, "Hello, Mr. Sullivan, Lex Luthor..."
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So I get into my car and head on over to Pete's. I start to cry again and I wipe off the tears that are streaming down my face. I can't remember the last time I cried so much.
As I stopped in front of Pete's house I check the clock, 7:46. Wow, I made some good timing. I walk slowly to the door and knock on it. Pete answers the door.
"Chloe. Hi. What's up?" he asks me.
"Can I come in for a minute?" I'm sniffling as I talk.
"Sure." I can tell Pete's getting all nervous as to why I'm so upset, "What's wrong? Are you okay? Is it something that Clark did?"
I start laughing, "Not you too. What is it with everyone asking me all these questions?"
"Well, you're crying Chloe and I'm just being a good friend and caring about you."
"And I thank you for being such a great friend," I pause and take a breath, "Pete, I'm moving permanently to Metropolis tomorrow morning."
"Okay Chloe sure. You had me going there for a second. Really what's up?"
I start crying some more, "I'm really moving to Metropolis tomorrow."
Pete's mouth hung open and he hugged me, "Why didn't you tell us?"
Well, I better get used to this question, I still have to say bye to The Kent's and Clark, "I don't like long good-byes." And Pete is still hugging me.
"I'm going to miss you girl. But whose taking over the Torch?"
"I'm leaving it with Lana. I saw her earlier today I gave her my key and my good-bye letter. I've been slowly explaining to her what to do and I've just given her the last instructions tonight."
"You're leaving it to Lana?" Pete sounded a little surprised and I knew why.
"Yeah, to her. Clark will be happy, staying there late, working with her. It'll be like his wish come true."
"Chloe," Pete said in kind of a warning voice.
"What?" I pause for a second, "Oh. I'm going to tell Clark tonight."
"Tell Clark what?"
"Tell him how I feel about him." Pete's eyes widened. "What? I'm almost 17. I'm a big girl now."
"I don't believe you."
"Well, believe it. If I don't do this now I am always going to regret not telling him about it."
"Okay. I wish you luck."
I give him a genuine smile and say, "Thanks."
We sat there and talked for a while and it was almost 8:30.
"Pete, I have to go. I have to go say good-bye to The Kent's and talk to Clark yet."
"Okay." He stands up and hugs me again, "I am so going to miss you."
"I'll miss you too."
As we part he says to me, "Hey! Who's going to solve all our freaky weird mysterious?"
"E-Mail me!" I say and I smile, "And don't be a stranger."
"I won't." I walk out of his house and back to my car without turning around. I know if I turn around and see him again, I am not going to be able to stop crying.
Well, off to the Kent's house now.
As I drive to their house, I recite what I am going to say to Clark, "What the hell am I doing?" I said to myself, "No matter what I think about saying to him, it's not going to come out like that."
Before I know it I am in front of their house and it's 8:30. I get out of the car, smooth out my clothes and walk to the front porch...