Title: Return to Innocents
Disclaimer: I don't own SmallVille. I just write the story for fun, not for money. Oh, also, I'm using some quotes and references from "Les Miserables" which I also don't own.
Author's Note: Hey, thanks everybody! I got a lot of reviews for this story so I hope this next chapter does not disappoint. Enjoy, and as always, review as you see fit.
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Lex held Chloe in his arms and was reading to her from Les Miserables (Their favorite book since "Wanna Bet?") and she was snuggled close to him as she followed along with his reading. It was their second night in SmallVille and they had been having a lot of fun. They went to see the Crows football game, which had been another victory for the home team, and Miki and Josh had met Martha and Jonathan as well spending time with their grandpa Gab.
Chloe sighed as she wrapped her arm around Lex's waits and inhaled is sent. That same aroma of men's colon that he had had back in the day. She had made sure to buy him the same sent for every Holiday. It was her favorite, after all, and it brought back a lot of memories.
Actually, the whole manor brought back a lot of memories. Like her first time with Lex in the same bed they were sleeping in, and the games of chess in the office, and the reading in the library. Even the window she had fallen out of on that memorable night made her smile slightly.
She looked up at Lex. She loved this man. He had once compared her to Eponine from Les Mis. and Clark to Marius from the same story. If that had been true, and she was really like poor Eponine, then she would surly not be in his arms right then.
She looked back at the book as she heard Lex recite the words she had grown t know by heart:
"'...And said to him with an accent the sweetness of which already seemed to come from another world: 'And then, do you know, Monsieur Marius, I believe I was a little in love with you.' She essayed to smile again and expired.'"
Lex opened his mouth as if to keep reading but Chloe closed it and looked up at her love.
"I'm not Eponine any more, Lex." She said. "In fact, I believe I have somehow become Cosette, and you, my love, have become Marius. For you see, I thought I loved Clark, but I found someone ten times better. I found you, Alexander. I found you."
She closed her eyes and drifted into a deep sleep. Lex smiled softly and ran his hand threw her hair. "You did find me, Cosette. And I found you." He kissed the top f her head, tossed the books aside and feel asleep.
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"Ice cream is so much better in a cone." Chloe said as she licked her coffee ice cream. Miki, Josh and their parents were sitting in the Talon, a coffee and, this was something only recently added, ice cream shop. The ice cream was to bring in more business, and it had worked.
Lex smiled and ran his finger over Miki's noise to whip away some ice cream. "You always did say that, Chloe."
"Yes, and I still stand by it." Chloe smiled and licked her lips. Lex smiled and the twins giggled as he leaned over and gave Chloe a small kiss.
"Oh, daddy, that's not a good kiss!" Miki said with a frown.
Lex raised an eyebrow. "You don't think so, do you?" The two nodded in a very mater-of-fact way. "Well, how about this then?" He leaned over and gave Chloe a hard, passionate kiss, open mouthed and full of love and lust. Chloe moaned and returned the kiss. The children cheered and clapped.
"Chloe? Lex?" The two lovers pulled away as a way to chipper voice called their names. "OH MY WORD! I heard you two were in town, I can hardly believe it."
Chloe and Lex turned to see a brunet haired woman. They knew at once who it was. "Lana, so good to see you."
"It's good to see you, too!" She skipped over to them and smiled at the two kids. "And who are these cute little kids."
"This is Miki, and Josh, our twins."
"Surely these aren't the little babies from those Christmas cards?" Lana smiled happily.
"I'm not little." Josh proclaimed, crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm nine, almost ten."
Lana laughed. Just like a Luthor, wasn't he? "I'm sorry, how foolish of me."
"Your forgiving," Josh said, returning to his ice cream, "but don't do it again."
"Wow, who does this one remind me of?" Lana looked over at Lex with a raised eyebrow.
"It's from Chloe's side, I can tell you that." Lex said, pointed to Chloe.
"Sure, Luthor Jr.! You just keep on believing that." Chloe rolled her eyes.
"Mommy, be nice to daddy!" Miki said. She looked at Lana. "Are you a friend of my mom and dad? Did you know them when they were little? How did you meet?"
Lana smiled and patted Miki on the shoulder. "Slow down there, Miki. You're turning into a much older version of your mother." Miki's face lit up.
"Really?" Miki asked.
"Well, yes. And to answer your questions: Yes, I am a friend of your mom and dad's, And I met your mom in high school, as well as your dad, and I met your mom because she was in most of my classes, and I've known your dad since... I don't remember."
"Cool!" Miki and Josh said together.
"You know, your mom was quite the reporter! She interviewed your dad before they dated. I think the words Chloe used to describe those interviews were... verbal judo?"
Chloe and Lex laughed. Of yeah, that was what those had been. They had both been so stubborn back then. Funny how things had changed so much.
"Daddy!" Josh tugged at his father's sleeve. Lex smiled down at the boy. "That man over there is staring at us." He nodded to a man sitting in a booth. He had dark hair and was sitting next to a woman with the same black hair as Lana's. Chloe and Lana turned to, and they all knew who it was.
Chloe gave Lex an upset look and he nodded. "Chloe, why don't you and the kids go to the park. I'll meet up with you in a moment." Chloe nodded and started to walk with the children.
"I'll go with you, Chloe." Lana said, following the three out the door.
Lex sighed a long sigh before standing up and walking towered the door. He was rather hoping he wouldn't have to talk to the man in that booth. He was only a few yards away from the door when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Lex turned and saw the person he had been dreading would be there.
"Clark Kent." Lex said, trying to smile, it didn't work very well.
"Lex Luthor." Clark smiled a little and shook Lex's hand. "Who would have guessed I'd find you of all people here, back in SmallVille."
"Yes, well, I must say I'm a bit surprised to find you here. Last I heard, and were still working for the Daily Planet."
"Yeah, I still am. Me and Lois are here on vacation." Clark moved to look at the girl in the booth.
"You and Miss Lane seem to have gotten close." Lex noted.
"We're just friends."
"Sure you are." Lex muttered. "So, how's work?"
"It's good." Clark nodded and then said with a shudder, "how's Chloe?"
"She's great." Lex said, a hint of a real smile in his eyes. "She and the kids-"
"I'm sorry, did you say, kids?"
"Yes, Clark, the kids. Chloe and me have been blessed with twins. Miki and Josh Luthor. They are nine years old. Ten in two months."
"Wow, I didn't know you two had officially gotten married." Clark wanted to die. It was bad enough he had lost one of the greatest women in his life to that rich boy, but now they were married! Married with twins, no less! HE should have married Chloe, HE should have had those kids with her, and HE should be the one planting kisses on those sweet lips.
"It was a small wedding." Lex said. "My dad knew I planed on marring Chloe and said that he needed to be there. He came even though he was dying." Lex laughed a little. "But that's a Luthor for you. Never willing to go down with out a fight."
"I guess that applies to everything in life your life, doesn't it?" Clark sneered. Lex frowned but didn't get angry.
"Understand this, Clark, I never had to fight for Chloe! She is just as in love with me as I am with her so don't give me this bull shit about having to fight. I'm with Chloe, deal with it! If you were ever really her friend... hell, if you were ever MY friend, then you would be happy for us!" Lex and Clark were glaring at each other now.
"You were never right for her." Clark hissed. "You may have tricked her into believe you were, but you are not. I'm right for her, not you!"
"It's to late for all that, Clark!" Lex said, shacking his head in pity for his ex-best friend. "She loves me, I love her. We have two great kids and we have never been happier. Face it, Clark, you were never the one of her. Why don't you leave it alone?"
Clark couldn't think of anything to say so he just glared at Lex. Lex sighed and started to walk out the door. "I'm sorry you couldn't be happy for us." With that, Lex was gone.
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Ok, so... how was it? Did you like it? I'm starting the next chapter son.
Disclaimer: I don't own SmallVille. I just write the story for fun, not for money. Oh, also, I'm using some quotes and references from "Les Miserables" which I also don't own.
Author's Note: Hey, thanks everybody! I got a lot of reviews for this story so I hope this next chapter does not disappoint. Enjoy, and as always, review as you see fit.
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Lex held Chloe in his arms and was reading to her from Les Miserables (Their favorite book since "Wanna Bet?") and she was snuggled close to him as she followed along with his reading. It was their second night in SmallVille and they had been having a lot of fun. They went to see the Crows football game, which had been another victory for the home team, and Miki and Josh had met Martha and Jonathan as well spending time with their grandpa Gab.
Chloe sighed as she wrapped her arm around Lex's waits and inhaled is sent. That same aroma of men's colon that he had had back in the day. She had made sure to buy him the same sent for every Holiday. It was her favorite, after all, and it brought back a lot of memories.
Actually, the whole manor brought back a lot of memories. Like her first time with Lex in the same bed they were sleeping in, and the games of chess in the office, and the reading in the library. Even the window she had fallen out of on that memorable night made her smile slightly.
She looked up at Lex. She loved this man. He had once compared her to Eponine from Les Mis. and Clark to Marius from the same story. If that had been true, and she was really like poor Eponine, then she would surly not be in his arms right then.
She looked back at the book as she heard Lex recite the words she had grown t know by heart:
"'...And said to him with an accent the sweetness of which already seemed to come from another world: 'And then, do you know, Monsieur Marius, I believe I was a little in love with you.' She essayed to smile again and expired.'"
Lex opened his mouth as if to keep reading but Chloe closed it and looked up at her love.
"I'm not Eponine any more, Lex." She said. "In fact, I believe I have somehow become Cosette, and you, my love, have become Marius. For you see, I thought I loved Clark, but I found someone ten times better. I found you, Alexander. I found you."
She closed her eyes and drifted into a deep sleep. Lex smiled softly and ran his hand threw her hair. "You did find me, Cosette. And I found you." He kissed the top f her head, tossed the books aside and feel asleep.
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"Ice cream is so much better in a cone." Chloe said as she licked her coffee ice cream. Miki, Josh and their parents were sitting in the Talon, a coffee and, this was something only recently added, ice cream shop. The ice cream was to bring in more business, and it had worked.
Lex smiled and ran his finger over Miki's noise to whip away some ice cream. "You always did say that, Chloe."
"Yes, and I still stand by it." Chloe smiled and licked her lips. Lex smiled and the twins giggled as he leaned over and gave Chloe a small kiss.
"Oh, daddy, that's not a good kiss!" Miki said with a frown.
Lex raised an eyebrow. "You don't think so, do you?" The two nodded in a very mater-of-fact way. "Well, how about this then?" He leaned over and gave Chloe a hard, passionate kiss, open mouthed and full of love and lust. Chloe moaned and returned the kiss. The children cheered and clapped.
"Chloe? Lex?" The two lovers pulled away as a way to chipper voice called their names. "OH MY WORD! I heard you two were in town, I can hardly believe it."
Chloe and Lex turned to see a brunet haired woman. They knew at once who it was. "Lana, so good to see you."
"It's good to see you, too!" She skipped over to them and smiled at the two kids. "And who are these cute little kids."
"This is Miki, and Josh, our twins."
"Surely these aren't the little babies from those Christmas cards?" Lana smiled happily.
"I'm not little." Josh proclaimed, crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm nine, almost ten."
Lana laughed. Just like a Luthor, wasn't he? "I'm sorry, how foolish of me."
"Your forgiving," Josh said, returning to his ice cream, "but don't do it again."
"Wow, who does this one remind me of?" Lana looked over at Lex with a raised eyebrow.
"It's from Chloe's side, I can tell you that." Lex said, pointed to Chloe.
"Sure, Luthor Jr.! You just keep on believing that." Chloe rolled her eyes.
"Mommy, be nice to daddy!" Miki said. She looked at Lana. "Are you a friend of my mom and dad? Did you know them when they were little? How did you meet?"
Lana smiled and patted Miki on the shoulder. "Slow down there, Miki. You're turning into a much older version of your mother." Miki's face lit up.
"Really?" Miki asked.
"Well, yes. And to answer your questions: Yes, I am a friend of your mom and dad's, And I met your mom in high school, as well as your dad, and I met your mom because she was in most of my classes, and I've known your dad since... I don't remember."
"Cool!" Miki and Josh said together.
"You know, your mom was quite the reporter! She interviewed your dad before they dated. I think the words Chloe used to describe those interviews were... verbal judo?"
Chloe and Lex laughed. Of yeah, that was what those had been. They had both been so stubborn back then. Funny how things had changed so much.
"Daddy!" Josh tugged at his father's sleeve. Lex smiled down at the boy. "That man over there is staring at us." He nodded to a man sitting in a booth. He had dark hair and was sitting next to a woman with the same black hair as Lana's. Chloe and Lana turned to, and they all knew who it was.
Chloe gave Lex an upset look and he nodded. "Chloe, why don't you and the kids go to the park. I'll meet up with you in a moment." Chloe nodded and started to walk with the children.
"I'll go with you, Chloe." Lana said, following the three out the door.
Lex sighed a long sigh before standing up and walking towered the door. He was rather hoping he wouldn't have to talk to the man in that booth. He was only a few yards away from the door when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Lex turned and saw the person he had been dreading would be there.
"Clark Kent." Lex said, trying to smile, it didn't work very well.
"Lex Luthor." Clark smiled a little and shook Lex's hand. "Who would have guessed I'd find you of all people here, back in SmallVille."
"Yes, well, I must say I'm a bit surprised to find you here. Last I heard, and were still working for the Daily Planet."
"Yeah, I still am. Me and Lois are here on vacation." Clark moved to look at the girl in the booth.
"You and Miss Lane seem to have gotten close." Lex noted.
"We're just friends."
"Sure you are." Lex muttered. "So, how's work?"
"It's good." Clark nodded and then said with a shudder, "how's Chloe?"
"She's great." Lex said, a hint of a real smile in his eyes. "She and the kids-"
"I'm sorry, did you say, kids?"
"Yes, Clark, the kids. Chloe and me have been blessed with twins. Miki and Josh Luthor. They are nine years old. Ten in two months."
"Wow, I didn't know you two had officially gotten married." Clark wanted to die. It was bad enough he had lost one of the greatest women in his life to that rich boy, but now they were married! Married with twins, no less! HE should have married Chloe, HE should have had those kids with her, and HE should be the one planting kisses on those sweet lips.
"It was a small wedding." Lex said. "My dad knew I planed on marring Chloe and said that he needed to be there. He came even though he was dying." Lex laughed a little. "But that's a Luthor for you. Never willing to go down with out a fight."
"I guess that applies to everything in life your life, doesn't it?" Clark sneered. Lex frowned but didn't get angry.
"Understand this, Clark, I never had to fight for Chloe! She is just as in love with me as I am with her so don't give me this bull shit about having to fight. I'm with Chloe, deal with it! If you were ever really her friend... hell, if you were ever MY friend, then you would be happy for us!" Lex and Clark were glaring at each other now.
"You were never right for her." Clark hissed. "You may have tricked her into believe you were, but you are not. I'm right for her, not you!"
"It's to late for all that, Clark!" Lex said, shacking his head in pity for his ex-best friend. "She loves me, I love her. We have two great kids and we have never been happier. Face it, Clark, you were never the one of her. Why don't you leave it alone?"
Clark couldn't think of anything to say so he just glared at Lex. Lex sighed and started to walk out the door. "I'm sorry you couldn't be happy for us." With that, Lex was gone.
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