A/N: When we last left our young heroes, Lana wanted to know Clark's
secret and Clark wanted to put the moves on Lana, both were untimely
interrupted in their quests with the arrival of Clark's concerned Mother.
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~Chapter 2~
It had been two days since Lana's close encounter with Clark outside the barn and she still wasn't any closer to figuring out what had happened. One minute she was demanding he tell her the truth and the next she was almost kissing him. The thing that startled her the most was that she didn't mind *almost* kissing Clark. In fact, until his Mother interrupted them, she was kind of looking forward to it. Lana didn't dwell too long in these thoughts because she didn't want to think about where they were coming from or what they meant.
The thing that she did mind was the fact that Clark was now avoiding her. When they passed each other in the hall, Clark pretended he didn't see her. If he Chloe and Pete were standing together talking and she walked up, he made up a reason he had to leave. She tried catching him at home, but his Mother informed him that he was over at Lex's house. Well, if Clark Kent thought that he could avoid her that easily, then he had another thing coming. Lana Lang wanted answers and she was going to get them. She just needed to figure out how.
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"Clark, as much as I enjoy these visits from you, today I get the feeling that you are hiding out here more than you just stopped by to say hello," Lex Luthor said as they finished their third game of pool. "Why don't you just tell me what you are running away from?"
Lex was right, Clark was hiding out. He didn't want to risk seeing Lana at his house. How could he have been so stupid as to try and kiss her? Not even twenty-four hours before, Whitney had been asking him to keep an eye on her. Somehow Clark knew that the night outside his house was not what Whitney had in mind. He just needed to get control over his feelings before he talked to Lana again.
He also wanted to put some time between them so she'd forget about her mission for truth. He had been so close to telling her everything. He'd wanted to, badly. He knew that he couldn't tell anyone. To know his secret would only lead to trouble. Clark sighed wishing life could be simpler.
"I'm kinda hiding out from Lana."
"Lana Lang? Why on Earth could you possibly be hiding from her?"
"Well, I almost kissed her the other night," Clark could feel himself blushing at his friends amazed stare."
"Almost? I take it that our dear Lana didn't take to kindly to your ardent behavior," Lex said with a smile.
"No, it isn't that, my Mom walked out and.er.interrupted us. She actually wasn't backing away," Clark could feel his face on fire. Maybe he shouldn't have brought this up.
"So you're telling me that you almost kissed your dream girl who wanted to kiss you back, your Mother ruined it, and now you are hiding our from Lana? Explain to me why because this really doesn't make sense, I thought you'd be on cloud nine," Lex said as he poured himself a drink.
"It's not that simple Lex," Clark started to explain, "Lana is still with Whitney, and Whitney wanted me to keep an eye on Lana while he is away. I don't think that would fall under the job description Whitney had in mind."
"Clark, you admitted it yourself, Lana wasn't backing away. Don't you think that maybe that means something? Whatever it means, do you think that you are going to figure it out by hiding out from Lana?" Lex walked over to Clark and put a hand on his shoulder. "You need to find out what that night meant for both of you. Talk to her, you need to find out."
"You're right Lex, Lana wasn't backing away," realization finally dawned on Clark, "that means.she wanted me to kiss her." Clark's face lit up, "I've got to go Lex, I've got to talk to Lana."
"Go get her Champ," Lex called as his friend left the room, "and good luck." 'He's going to need it,' Lex thought to himself.
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A/N: This was the obligatory avoidance chapter. You can't have all that action in the back yard and go back to being all honky dory can you? Don't worry, they'll be back together in the next chapter.
~Chapter 2~
It had been two days since Lana's close encounter with Clark outside the barn and she still wasn't any closer to figuring out what had happened. One minute she was demanding he tell her the truth and the next she was almost kissing him. The thing that startled her the most was that she didn't mind *almost* kissing Clark. In fact, until his Mother interrupted them, she was kind of looking forward to it. Lana didn't dwell too long in these thoughts because she didn't want to think about where they were coming from or what they meant.
The thing that she did mind was the fact that Clark was now avoiding her. When they passed each other in the hall, Clark pretended he didn't see her. If he Chloe and Pete were standing together talking and she walked up, he made up a reason he had to leave. She tried catching him at home, but his Mother informed him that he was over at Lex's house. Well, if Clark Kent thought that he could avoid her that easily, then he had another thing coming. Lana Lang wanted answers and she was going to get them. She just needed to figure out how.
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"Clark, as much as I enjoy these visits from you, today I get the feeling that you are hiding out here more than you just stopped by to say hello," Lex Luthor said as they finished their third game of pool. "Why don't you just tell me what you are running away from?"
Lex was right, Clark was hiding out. He didn't want to risk seeing Lana at his house. How could he have been so stupid as to try and kiss her? Not even twenty-four hours before, Whitney had been asking him to keep an eye on her. Somehow Clark knew that the night outside his house was not what Whitney had in mind. He just needed to get control over his feelings before he talked to Lana again.
He also wanted to put some time between them so she'd forget about her mission for truth. He had been so close to telling her everything. He'd wanted to, badly. He knew that he couldn't tell anyone. To know his secret would only lead to trouble. Clark sighed wishing life could be simpler.
"I'm kinda hiding out from Lana."
"Lana Lang? Why on Earth could you possibly be hiding from her?"
"Well, I almost kissed her the other night," Clark could feel himself blushing at his friends amazed stare."
"Almost? I take it that our dear Lana didn't take to kindly to your ardent behavior," Lex said with a smile.
"No, it isn't that, my Mom walked out and.er.interrupted us. She actually wasn't backing away," Clark could feel his face on fire. Maybe he shouldn't have brought this up.
"So you're telling me that you almost kissed your dream girl who wanted to kiss you back, your Mother ruined it, and now you are hiding our from Lana? Explain to me why because this really doesn't make sense, I thought you'd be on cloud nine," Lex said as he poured himself a drink.
"It's not that simple Lex," Clark started to explain, "Lana is still with Whitney, and Whitney wanted me to keep an eye on Lana while he is away. I don't think that would fall under the job description Whitney had in mind."
"Clark, you admitted it yourself, Lana wasn't backing away. Don't you think that maybe that means something? Whatever it means, do you think that you are going to figure it out by hiding out from Lana?" Lex walked over to Clark and put a hand on his shoulder. "You need to find out what that night meant for both of you. Talk to her, you need to find out."
"You're right Lex, Lana wasn't backing away," realization finally dawned on Clark, "that means.she wanted me to kiss her." Clark's face lit up, "I've got to go Lex, I've got to talk to Lana."
"Go get her Champ," Lex called as his friend left the room, "and good luck." 'He's going to need it,' Lex thought to himself.
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A/N: This was the obligatory avoidance chapter. You can't have all that action in the back yard and go back to being all honky dory can you? Don't worry, they'll be back together in the next chapter.