Chapter 3.………

Next evening……….. Kent's farm………..

Robert and Stephanie pull up to the Kent's farm. Robert shut the car and said, "Well here we are."

Stephanie sighed and said, "Remember, Robert, be nice. I have to go to school with Clark." She then climbed out of the car.

After they both were out of the car, they walked up to the front door and knocked.

Inside the house………

Clark said to his mom, "I'll get the door. That should be Stephanie and Robert." Clark then went to the front door. After he opened he said to the two people standing there, "Stephanie, Robert, come on in." After letting them in, he turned and saw that his mother was standing in the doorway to the kitchen. He then said, "Mom, this is Robert James, and Stephanie T. Franklin." He then turned to Robert and Stephanie, "Guys this is my mom."

Robert stepped past Clark and shook Martha's hand. He then said, "Thank you for inviting us to dinner, Ms. Kent. It is a great honor."

Martha smiled, and then said, "Thank you for coming. Dinner will be done in about five minutes." She then turned to Clark, "Clark, go get you father, and tell him that dinner will be in five minutes, and that we have guests."

Clark nodded and then walked outside in search of his father. Martha then said, "Please sit. I call when dinner is ready." She then went back into the kitchen.

Outside……….

Clark walked into the barn and walked over to his dad at the table saw. When his father stopped what he was doing, Clark said, "Dad, Mom said that dinner will be in five minutes. And that to come on in because our guests are here."

Johnathan nodded and said, "Thanks son. I will be there in just a sec." He then proceeded to put away the tools that he was using. Clark went back inside.

Few minutes later inside the house……….

Johnathan walked into the living room, he got a good look at the guests. He noticed that the guy, who Clark introduced as, Robert James, looked a little bit familiar. He shook his hand then nodded hello at the girl. Just then Martha called that dinner was ready.

The dinner went smoothly, and they all talked about different stuff. And hour later Johnathan, Martha, and Clark said good bye. After Robert, and Stephanie had left, Clark then told his parents good night then went to bed.

Johnathan then said, "Martha, is my old box still in the basement?"

Martha nodded and then said, "Yes. Why?"

Johnathan shook his head and said, "I just want to look at something." He then made his way to the basement. When he got there, he started to rummage through some boxes until he came to the one he wanted. He then proceeded to look through the box. When he came to a photo album he flipped through it.

He then found the picture that he was looking for. He then took the photo album back into the living room. He then showed Martha the picture that he had found. He pointed at one of the figures in the picture and said, "I was right when I recognized Mr. James. That is his father."

Martha nodded and said, "So. What does that mean?"

Johnathan then proceeded to explain what he knew about Robert's father.

Later that night……….. Around town………

Stephanie is out patrolling, and she is really bored. Because she has yet to find any vampire. As she walked the outskirts of town, she accidentally tripped over a rock. After brushing herself off, she reached over and picked up the rock that she had tripped over.

She then studied it up close. She noticed that it was faintly glowing a dull green. She looked at it for a moment then placed it in her bag, thinking that Robert would want to see it. She then made her way back to the hotel.

Later………Hotel……..

Stephanie walked into the room and placed her bag on the table. Robert looked up at her and asked, "How did it go?"

Stephanie sighed then said, "Boring as it was last night. No vamps. But I did find this." She then reached into her bag and pulled the meteorite rock out of it. "I accidentally, tripped over it while on patrol. It looks like one of those meteor rocks that everybody likes to talk about."

Robert reached over and took the rock from her. He looked at it for a few minutes, then said, "Okay, Tomorrow, I'll ship it off to the council. See if they can find out anything about it. Now I think that you should get some sleep."

Stephanie nodded then said goodnight. She then went to bed. Robert then reached over and picked up the phone, and dialed a number. After a few rings the other end was picked up. The voice said, "James residence. Johanna, speaking."

Robert then said, "Mom, its me, Robert. I need to ask a question. Did dad ever mention a man by the name Johnathan Kent?"

On the other end of the line, Robert's mother thought for a moment then said, "Yes he did. He knew him while he was assigned to a training assignment, at that American, Army base. I think it was called, Fort Leonard Wood."

Robert then said, "Thanks mom. Oh yeah before I forget. I need you to tell Mr. Trevers that I'm going to be sending the council a package. I am going to mail it tomorrow. Thanks. Bye." Robert then hung up the phone.

Next day………… Smallville High………..

Clark is walking down the school hall, thinking about all of the girls in his life right now. First there is Chloe, who he has known for a while. Then there is Lana. The one he has after for years. Then now the newest one, Stephanie. Clark shook his head. He thought that Stephanie was cool, but for some reason he wanted to protect her, like a little sister. His thoughts were stopped when Pete ran up to him.

Pete looked at Clark and said, "Hey I was wondering. What do you think my chances are if I asked Stephanie out?"

Clark chuckled and said, "Pete, you won't know until you try."

Pete looked at Clark askew, and asked, "So are you saying that I should?"

Clark chuckled again and said, "Yes. And now is your chance." He said pointing behind Pete, where Stephanie, was.

Pete turned and saw that Stephanie was standing right behind him, with a smile on her face. She held up a hand before Pete could say anything. She then said, "Yes, Pete I will go out with you. How about tomorrow night?"

All Pete could do was nod. Stephanie smiled at him and then walked away. As she walked away, Pete's eyes just happened to be locked on her back side.

Clark smiled then snapped his fingers in front of Pete's face, when Pete looked at Clark, he said, "We should be getting to class." Then Clark and Pete proceeded to go to class.

TBC………………………………........