A/N : This is a little bit different to what I normally write. It's got a bit more action and less romance and it is far enough into the future that Clark is Superman. The end of this story is kind of a cliffhanger but that's deliberate because I plan to write a couple of sequel stories. Each story of about four chapters will be like an episode and I have planned three stories/episodes so far. Here's the first one, hope you enjoy it. Please review this and let me know what you think.

Disclaimer : All recognisable characters belong to DC Comics and/or WB, neither of which I am a part of.

CHAPTER 1

"Clark you're not going to believe who just called me?"

Daily Planet Investigative Reporter Chloe Sullivan bounded up to her friends desk and he glanced up at her with a smile.

"Probably not, so tell me" he urged.

"Lex Luthor's PA" she announced, pride evident in her voice and in her eyes.

"Really?" Clark made a face, not understanding why anyone connected to his old best friend would be calling his blonde reporter friend.

"Yes, I can't believe I finally got an interview with him!" Chloe grinned, fit to burst with pride and enthusiasm.

"I didn't even know you'd been calling him?" said Clark, standing up and looking decidedly worried.

"Clark, every reporter in the city is calling him" Chloe told him, as if it were obvious, which if course it should have been "and I actually got an interview!"

Clark half expected her to jump up and down on the spot like an excited puppy, but she kept a hold of herself and both feet stayed on the ground.

"It's a long time since you've talked to him isn't it?" she observed as she watched Clark go off in deep thought.

"Yeah, we kind of grew apart after I left Smallville" he said quietly.

"Well, why don't you come to the interview with me and say hi" she suggested, Clark smiled to himself.

Chloe just had no idea that he had seen Lex many times, but not as Clark, as Superman, and he knew Lex had changed. His best friend had gone and been replaced by a single minded monster of a man instead. Responsible for most of the crime in Metropolis even though he still lived mostly in his mansion in Smallville.

"No, that's okay. This is your big break Chlo, you should do this alone" he told his friend, a friend he had become even closer to since they had started working together as reporters at the Planet.

"Well, okay if you're sure" she shrugged, and looked almost disappointed.

Clark knew what this interview meant to her so he at least pretended to be interested.

"So when are you meeting him?" he asked.

"Tomorrow at three" she grinned widely again "which doesn't give me long to plan my questions..." she suddenly thought "I'm going to go and tell Perry and then start planning" she added, as she walked away, an extra skip in her step.

Clark watched her back disappear into the editors office and sighed.

Since he'd become Superman things had got complicated. He couldn't believe the good luck he'd had with that. As yet no-one had found out his secret, not even Chloe, but he worried that his luck might change if Lex Luthor came back into their lives. His old best friend had a hungry curiosity and no doubt had already begun trying to decipher the true identity of Superman. If he got closer to Chloe, started asking questions, how long would it take for him to put it together? Clark only hoped tomorrow's interview was the one and only time Chloe met with Lex. It would be safer for everyone that way.

"Hi, I'm Chloe Sullivan, Daily Planet, I'm here to see Mr Luthor for an interview" the blonde reporter told the secretary on the front desk of the LexCorp building.

"I'm sorry, Mr Luthor is in a last minute meeting and cannot be disturbed" the woman smiled in a sickeningly sweet way, reminding Chloe of an raven-haired friend of hers back in Smallville.

"But I have an interview with him at three o'clock" Chloe persisted.

"I understand that Miss Sullivan" the woman smiled some more and Chloe really thought she was going to hurl "and Mr Luthor sends his apologies but this is a very important meeting and he cannot be disturbed"

Chloe realised there was little she could do about it and if she had to keep talking to this awful woman, who could give Lana Lang, the pom-pom princess herself, a run for her money in the sweet smile department, she was going to go crazy, trash the place or possibly both.

"I don't believe this" she tried not to yell and show herself up as she made to storm out of the building.

"Miss Sullivan?" a voice stopped her in her tracks and she turned to see a man in a suit with a permanently petrified expression.

'Well, I'd say he definitely works for the Luthors' she thought to herself.

"Who wants to know?" she asked.

"I have a message for you, from Mr Luthor" the timid assistant shuffled forward and handed Chloe a piece of folded paper.

"Thankyou" she managed to smile as she opened the paper and read what she found written inside.

Miss Sullivan,

I apologise profusely for my lack of availability today. I hope I have not caused you too much inconvenience and I do wish to make it up to you. Would you do me the honour of joining me for dinner tomorrow night? I promise to show up this time and hope we can catch up on old times as well as conduct an interview

Send your answer with my messenger and I will make the necessary arrangements,

Lex Luthor

'Dinner with Lex Luthor' she mused to herself, 'an interview and a chance to "catch up". I could do worse things with my time' she smiled to herself, as she took out a pen and scribbled a reply.

Mr Luthor,

Dinner would be great but it won't make me any less of an interviewer just because you're paying for a meal for me. When arrangements have been made, call me on 555-1936, but be warned I haven't lost any of my verbal judo skills over the years.

See you tomorrow

Chloe

She smiled triumphantly as she handed the note back to the man in the suit and held her head high as she walked out of the front door of the Lexcorp building.

TBC