Title: Trivial 52: Party Arrival
Author: Kel
Rating: R-ish for language
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Summary: Everyone arrives for dinner
Archive: Knock yourself out
Notes: For Amy.
"Did you know that Chloe had the most interesting nicknames for everyone?"
"Oh yeah. I heard about that. Did you get everything decoded?"
"Oh yes."
"There's your father."
"The Prince of Darkness."
"*WHAT?*"
"Chloe's little nickname for my father, and I have to admit I like it."
"Oh. Be nice, Lex."
"Only if he behaves."
"There's my parents."
"Do you know, Chloe didn't have nicknames for them?"
"Yeah, because she *likes* my parents."
"I wonder if it's really such a good idea to have your father and my father across the table from each other. They will have knives."
"That's just... not a pretty thought. My dad going after your dad with the steak knives."
"I think perhaps we should have gone with the quiche after all. More continental, but less dangerous."
"Pete's here."
"Ah, yes. Mr. Hot-To-Trot himself."
"Chloe again?"
"Of course."
"Pete's really *not* going to like this, Lex."
"I don't care, Clark. You and I like it. This is just a courtesy to everyone else in our lives."
"Whitney and Lana must have come with them."
"GI Jock and the Pill."
"Pill?"
"I'll tell you later."
"Tell me now and I'll trade you a kiss in the coatroom."
*quiet pause* "That's... dirty pool, Clark."
"I know how to get what I want."
"You just want to get me into the coatroom for a quickie."
"And you say that like it would be a *bad* idea."
"It would be. Everyone's here, just milling around."
"So we can hide in the coatroom for a few and let them mill amongst themselves."
"Claaaaark."
*pout*
*quick kiss*
"Don't pout. Come on." *clearing throat* "Ladies and Gentlemen... thank you all for coming tonight. If you'll look around the table you'll see your place card, and as soon as you're seated, dinner will be served."
*sounds of dinner and strained conversations*
"All right, Lex. You brought all of us here, I assume that you have a reason for doing so? We've humored you this long, and I'm sure we all have better things to be doing."
"Thank you for the tactful introduction, Dad. I can always trust you to remind me why I'm glad you live in Metropolis." *deep breath* "But my father is right. I do have an announcement. *We* have an announcement."
"That's right. Lex and I invited you all here tonight to... to tell you that he and I--"
"Are together. We've been dating for the last year, and tonight is our first anniversary. And we decided that it was time that you all knew."
TBC in Trivial 53: Reactionary
Author: Kel
Rating: R-ish for language
Pairing: Clark/Lex
Summary: Everyone arrives for dinner
Archive: Knock yourself out
Notes: For Amy.
"Did you know that Chloe had the most interesting nicknames for everyone?"
"Oh yeah. I heard about that. Did you get everything decoded?"
"Oh yes."
"There's your father."
"The Prince of Darkness."
"*WHAT?*"
"Chloe's little nickname for my father, and I have to admit I like it."
"Oh. Be nice, Lex."
"Only if he behaves."
"There's my parents."
"Do you know, Chloe didn't have nicknames for them?"
"Yeah, because she *likes* my parents."
"I wonder if it's really such a good idea to have your father and my father across the table from each other. They will have knives."
"That's just... not a pretty thought. My dad going after your dad with the steak knives."
"I think perhaps we should have gone with the quiche after all. More continental, but less dangerous."
"Pete's here."
"Ah, yes. Mr. Hot-To-Trot himself."
"Chloe again?"
"Of course."
"Pete's really *not* going to like this, Lex."
"I don't care, Clark. You and I like it. This is just a courtesy to everyone else in our lives."
"Whitney and Lana must have come with them."
"GI Jock and the Pill."
"Pill?"
"I'll tell you later."
"Tell me now and I'll trade you a kiss in the coatroom."
*quiet pause* "That's... dirty pool, Clark."
"I know how to get what I want."
"You just want to get me into the coatroom for a quickie."
"And you say that like it would be a *bad* idea."
"It would be. Everyone's here, just milling around."
"So we can hide in the coatroom for a few and let them mill amongst themselves."
"Claaaaark."
*pout*
*quick kiss*
"Don't pout. Come on." *clearing throat* "Ladies and Gentlemen... thank you all for coming tonight. If you'll look around the table you'll see your place card, and as soon as you're seated, dinner will be served."
*sounds of dinner and strained conversations*
"All right, Lex. You brought all of us here, I assume that you have a reason for doing so? We've humored you this long, and I'm sure we all have better things to be doing."
"Thank you for the tactful introduction, Dad. I can always trust you to remind me why I'm glad you live in Metropolis." *deep breath* "But my father is right. I do have an announcement. *We* have an announcement."
"That's right. Lex and I invited you all here tonight to... to tell you that he and I--"
"Are together. We've been dating for the last year, and tonight is our first anniversary. And we decided that it was time that you all knew."
TBC in Trivial 53: Reactionary