A Smallville Christmas Carol
~*~* Chapter Six ~*~*
A/N: sorry this has taken so long, I got a job and they're actually making me work. The nerve of some people. but I had a day off, so I worked on this a bit more. Thank you for everyone that reviewed, I love you all.
Part of this story runs on different people's trains of thoughts, from the characters perspective. Its not complicated, just different.
During intermission, Chloe avoided Lex like the plague. She wasn't sure where they stood, or if they were even standing. and Chloe wasn't about to confront him about something she wasn't too sure of herself. How had she let it escalate to *that*? And those curious looks from Lana. there was no way in the world that she could possibly know, but still.
Lex only found it amusing. He knew she would talk to him eventually, he would make sure she knew how he felt; no regrets.
When they met up on the side of the stage 30 seconds before curtain, Lex kissed her again, the way he did when they walked on stage the first time, soft, and without enough time for a reaction on Chloe's part before he pulled her onstage.
But this time it didn't clear her mind. It only added more confusion. Chloe stumbled through her lines and Lex was forced to take the lead, which only brought more attention to the couple on stage. Lana gazed at them intrigued, when they came on stage earlier today, Chloe had this certain. glow, and now. now she just look lost. "What went on backstage." she whispered to herself as Chloe and Lex stood silently on stage, watching the choir perform.
"What?" Clark asked leaning over to whisper in her ear.
Lana smiled innocently realising he had heard her. "Nothing, I was just saying how great the choir sounds." 'I'm *going* to find out what happened.' Lana promised herself.
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Chloe stood on stage silently berating herself for letting Lex get to her. This is *not* going the way it's supposed to!!!! To scared to speak, in case some twisted person left her microphone on, Chloe settled for glaring at an oblivious Luthor, whose attention was elsewhere.
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'Dad? What the hell is he doing here?' Lex wondered as he saw is father sitting in the back row of the hall. 'And *how long* has he been here?' If Chloe was worried about Lana finding out, imagine if. From the all too familiar smirk on his fathers face, Luthor Snr. knew exactly what was going on. 'It has to stop.' Lex realised. 'I'm not going to let my father near her.'
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Chloe watched as the choir finished their song, with new resolve. 'I'm gonna tell Lex how I feel about him. Right after the show.'
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At the same time, Lex was thinking of ways of breaking Chloe's heart as gently as possible. 'I have to stop whatever is happening with Chloe. Right after the show.'
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Lana watched both of them as their individual thought trains ran at full steam. 'There is definitely something going on there. I'm finding out. Right after the show.'
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"I am soooo telling Chloe to wear that dress as often as possible. Right after the show." Pete said, only realizing he'd spoken aloud when he received a bob on the head from his date.
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The remainder of the show dragged on forever in the eyes of Lex, Chloe and Lana, each for their own different reasons. And when Lex and Chloe seized each others hands tightly and bowed to the audience three times, the pair and Lana practically ran backstage, with Clark struggling to keep up.
After all the 'Congratulations' and great 'Great Show!' praise, Chloe managed to corner Lex in the hallway. "Lex, I've been thinking about. what happened, and where we go from here. Um." Chloe paused, looking everywhere but at Lex, missing the distressed look on his face. "I'm all for it. So, if you're interested in a relationship." Chloe bit her lip and looked him in the eye letting the sentence hang. Something was wrong. He was missing that look he had when he was with her before. He looked like he was about to.
"I'm not." Lex stated, begging his heart to stop pounding and his voice to remain cold. "I just wanted to cure your nerves, and it worked that's all there was to it. There is no relationship here. I only did this as a favour to you and the town. So do me a favour and stop looking at me like I'm your first love. I'll see you around." Lex turned on his heel and walked away, his heart fighting with his feet as the latter took him away from the one girl he had the chance of falling in love with.
At that second Lana came bounding up to Chloe, completely missing the scene that had just played out. "Whats going on with you and Lex?" Lana asked.
"Nothing." Chloe sobbed and ran off trying to keep her last vestige of dignaty.
~*~* Chapter Six ~*~*
A/N: sorry this has taken so long, I got a job and they're actually making me work. The nerve of some people. but I had a day off, so I worked on this a bit more. Thank you for everyone that reviewed, I love you all.
Part of this story runs on different people's trains of thoughts, from the characters perspective. Its not complicated, just different.
During intermission, Chloe avoided Lex like the plague. She wasn't sure where they stood, or if they were even standing. and Chloe wasn't about to confront him about something she wasn't too sure of herself. How had she let it escalate to *that*? And those curious looks from Lana. there was no way in the world that she could possibly know, but still.
Lex only found it amusing. He knew she would talk to him eventually, he would make sure she knew how he felt; no regrets.
When they met up on the side of the stage 30 seconds before curtain, Lex kissed her again, the way he did when they walked on stage the first time, soft, and without enough time for a reaction on Chloe's part before he pulled her onstage.
But this time it didn't clear her mind. It only added more confusion. Chloe stumbled through her lines and Lex was forced to take the lead, which only brought more attention to the couple on stage. Lana gazed at them intrigued, when they came on stage earlier today, Chloe had this certain. glow, and now. now she just look lost. "What went on backstage." she whispered to herself as Chloe and Lex stood silently on stage, watching the choir perform.
"What?" Clark asked leaning over to whisper in her ear.
Lana smiled innocently realising he had heard her. "Nothing, I was just saying how great the choir sounds." 'I'm *going* to find out what happened.' Lana promised herself.
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
Chloe stood on stage silently berating herself for letting Lex get to her. This is *not* going the way it's supposed to!!!! To scared to speak, in case some twisted person left her microphone on, Chloe settled for glaring at an oblivious Luthor, whose attention was elsewhere.
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
'Dad? What the hell is he doing here?' Lex wondered as he saw is father sitting in the back row of the hall. 'And *how long* has he been here?' If Chloe was worried about Lana finding out, imagine if. From the all too familiar smirk on his fathers face, Luthor Snr. knew exactly what was going on. 'It has to stop.' Lex realised. 'I'm not going to let my father near her.'
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
Chloe watched as the choir finished their song, with new resolve. 'I'm gonna tell Lex how I feel about him. Right after the show.'
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
At the same time, Lex was thinking of ways of breaking Chloe's heart as gently as possible. 'I have to stop whatever is happening with Chloe. Right after the show.'
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
Lana watched both of them as their individual thought trains ran at full steam. 'There is definitely something going on there. I'm finding out. Right after the show.'
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
"I am soooo telling Chloe to wear that dress as often as possible. Right after the show." Pete said, only realizing he'd spoken aloud when he received a bob on the head from his date.
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**
The remainder of the show dragged on forever in the eyes of Lex, Chloe and Lana, each for their own different reasons. And when Lex and Chloe seized each others hands tightly and bowed to the audience three times, the pair and Lana practically ran backstage, with Clark struggling to keep up.
After all the 'Congratulations' and great 'Great Show!' praise, Chloe managed to corner Lex in the hallway. "Lex, I've been thinking about. what happened, and where we go from here. Um." Chloe paused, looking everywhere but at Lex, missing the distressed look on his face. "I'm all for it. So, if you're interested in a relationship." Chloe bit her lip and looked him in the eye letting the sentence hang. Something was wrong. He was missing that look he had when he was with her before. He looked like he was about to.
"I'm not." Lex stated, begging his heart to stop pounding and his voice to remain cold. "I just wanted to cure your nerves, and it worked that's all there was to it. There is no relationship here. I only did this as a favour to you and the town. So do me a favour and stop looking at me like I'm your first love. I'll see you around." Lex turned on his heel and walked away, his heart fighting with his feet as the latter took him away from the one girl he had the chance of falling in love with.
At that second Lana came bounding up to Chloe, completely missing the scene that had just played out. "Whats going on with you and Lex?" Lana asked.
"Nothing." Chloe sobbed and ran off trying to keep her last vestige of dignaty.