A/N: Alas, our young hero has deserted his love in her time of need! Of
course young Clark saves the girl in just a nick of time, but then there's
the bigger problem.
~Chapter 4~
Clark walked down the street. He didn't know what to do. Everything was falling apart with Lana. All he wanted to do was go and talk things out with Lana. He had no idea that she was so upset with him. Of course he understood why she was upset with him. He did expect her to be open with him when he was too afraid to be honest with her. He was such a hypocrite.
Clark knew that he couldn't leave it at that. He had to try to fix things with Lana. He didn't know how, but he had to go and try. Clark turned around and headed back to the Talon. On his way he tried to think of what he would say to Lana to try to make things right. Clark slowed his pace as he neared the Talon. He wanted to see what kind of mood Lana was in since he left her during their last conversation.
What he saw through the window made his heart stop. A man was in the Talon with a gun pointed at Lana as he shoved a bag at her. 'My God! She's being robbed! How could I have left her!' With his super speed, Clark ran to the back door of the Talon and slipped in. As he slowly crept to the kitchen door, he could hear the robber yelling at Lana.
"Just put the money in the bag and do it quickly!" he yelled at her. Clark's mind raced as he tried to figure out what to do. He pushed open the door open and could see Lana stuffing the contents of the register into the bag. When she was done, the assailant grabbed her arm and dragged a weeping Lana to a near by chair. He put her in the chair and started wrapping her wrists with masking tape.
Clark decided that now was his chance to act. He pushed open the door and stepped through. "Leave her alone!"
The robber turned to him, pulling his gun on Clark. "Don't take another step, kid. This is no time for heroics, hotshot. Now, back off before someone gets hurt." Clark took another step towards him. "Stop right there! Maybe you don't care about your life, but do you want anything to happen to cutie over here?" he asked turning the gun on Lana.
Clark stopped dead in his tracks. He looked over at Lana's terrified face and knew he had to do something fast. Without thinking, Clark used his super speed to race over to the attacker and grabbing the arm holding the gun. The amazed invader struggled with Clark. Clark managed to pull the gun down away from Lana.
Lana watched the two men struggle and she tried to free her wrists from the tape. Clark had the man's arm and pulled the gun down, but know it was aiming at Clark. Lana prayed that Clark would be safe. Suddenly a shot rang out and Lana screamed. At that same moment Clark pulled the man's arm up and he pulled the trigger again. The bullet ricocheted off of the lamp over head and the attacker dropped to the floor, blood pouring out of his head.
Clark ran over to Lana and tore the tape off of her hands. He picked Lana up from the chair and carried her into the kitchen. Placing her down he asked, "Are you OK?"
Lana was shaken over what happened with the robber. She couldn't believe what she had seen. Clark had moved with lightening speed and more amazing than that, his shirt had a bullet hole in it, but there was no blood coming out of Clark.
Clark left her standing there to go and call the police. He came back to Lana. "How . this is impossible . " Lana couldn't form coherent sentences, she could hardly think. "Oh my God . this is the secret . " Lana took a step away from Clark.
"Lana, wait . please, you have to let me explain, and I will, but the police are going to be here any minute and you have to promise me you won't say anything about what happened to me," Clark explained as he zipped up his sweater covering up the bullet hole.
Lana couldn't think, so this was Clark's big secret. She looked at him, now he needed her to hide his secret. He looked so worried that she wouldn't keep his secret. She needed time to think, but as she heard the sirens getting closer she realized that time was something she did not have. She weakly nodded her head in agreement.
"Thank you Lana. I promise, I'll explain everything to you after, but for now, let's just get through the police questioning.
The next hour went by as a blur to Lana. They told the police that the bullet ricocheted off the lamp and not one word was mentioned about the shot Clark took. Clark picked up the smashed bullet that fell off his body and put it in his pocket. Finally Clark asked if he and Lana could go and the sheriff said they could.
"I'll be in touch if we need anything else."
Clark walked Lana home in silence. Neither of them knew what to say. Lana finally broke the silence when they reached her house, "So the reason I thought I saw you in the twister it was really because you were in the twister. This was you big secret. This is how you were always there to save me. I want to thank you for always saving me. But Clark, I can't believe that you never told me this. All this time you've lied to me. I asked you straight out about the tornado and you lied to me. How can you call us friends when you've lied to me and you've proven that you don't trust me."
"Lana, please, let me explain," Clark started.
"There's no need Clark, I've got all the answers I need." With that Lana walked into her house leaving Clark standing on her porch.
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A/N: So Lana got her answers but they weren't the kind she wanted. Now what? I don't know yet because I haven't written it yet. But don't worry because it will all have a happy ending! Our heroes will prevail! Next chapter coming soon!
~Chapter 4~
Clark walked down the street. He didn't know what to do. Everything was falling apart with Lana. All he wanted to do was go and talk things out with Lana. He had no idea that she was so upset with him. Of course he understood why she was upset with him. He did expect her to be open with him when he was too afraid to be honest with her. He was such a hypocrite.
Clark knew that he couldn't leave it at that. He had to try to fix things with Lana. He didn't know how, but he had to go and try. Clark turned around and headed back to the Talon. On his way he tried to think of what he would say to Lana to try to make things right. Clark slowed his pace as he neared the Talon. He wanted to see what kind of mood Lana was in since he left her during their last conversation.
What he saw through the window made his heart stop. A man was in the Talon with a gun pointed at Lana as he shoved a bag at her. 'My God! She's being robbed! How could I have left her!' With his super speed, Clark ran to the back door of the Talon and slipped in. As he slowly crept to the kitchen door, he could hear the robber yelling at Lana.
"Just put the money in the bag and do it quickly!" he yelled at her. Clark's mind raced as he tried to figure out what to do. He pushed open the door open and could see Lana stuffing the contents of the register into the bag. When she was done, the assailant grabbed her arm and dragged a weeping Lana to a near by chair. He put her in the chair and started wrapping her wrists with masking tape.
Clark decided that now was his chance to act. He pushed open the door and stepped through. "Leave her alone!"
The robber turned to him, pulling his gun on Clark. "Don't take another step, kid. This is no time for heroics, hotshot. Now, back off before someone gets hurt." Clark took another step towards him. "Stop right there! Maybe you don't care about your life, but do you want anything to happen to cutie over here?" he asked turning the gun on Lana.
Clark stopped dead in his tracks. He looked over at Lana's terrified face and knew he had to do something fast. Without thinking, Clark used his super speed to race over to the attacker and grabbing the arm holding the gun. The amazed invader struggled with Clark. Clark managed to pull the gun down away from Lana.
Lana watched the two men struggle and she tried to free her wrists from the tape. Clark had the man's arm and pulled the gun down, but know it was aiming at Clark. Lana prayed that Clark would be safe. Suddenly a shot rang out and Lana screamed. At that same moment Clark pulled the man's arm up and he pulled the trigger again. The bullet ricocheted off of the lamp over head and the attacker dropped to the floor, blood pouring out of his head.
Clark ran over to Lana and tore the tape off of her hands. He picked Lana up from the chair and carried her into the kitchen. Placing her down he asked, "Are you OK?"
Lana was shaken over what happened with the robber. She couldn't believe what she had seen. Clark had moved with lightening speed and more amazing than that, his shirt had a bullet hole in it, but there was no blood coming out of Clark.
Clark left her standing there to go and call the police. He came back to Lana. "How . this is impossible . " Lana couldn't form coherent sentences, she could hardly think. "Oh my God . this is the secret . " Lana took a step away from Clark.
"Lana, wait . please, you have to let me explain, and I will, but the police are going to be here any minute and you have to promise me you won't say anything about what happened to me," Clark explained as he zipped up his sweater covering up the bullet hole.
Lana couldn't think, so this was Clark's big secret. She looked at him, now he needed her to hide his secret. He looked so worried that she wouldn't keep his secret. She needed time to think, but as she heard the sirens getting closer she realized that time was something she did not have. She weakly nodded her head in agreement.
"Thank you Lana. I promise, I'll explain everything to you after, but for now, let's just get through the police questioning.
The next hour went by as a blur to Lana. They told the police that the bullet ricocheted off the lamp and not one word was mentioned about the shot Clark took. Clark picked up the smashed bullet that fell off his body and put it in his pocket. Finally Clark asked if he and Lana could go and the sheriff said they could.
"I'll be in touch if we need anything else."
Clark walked Lana home in silence. Neither of them knew what to say. Lana finally broke the silence when they reached her house, "So the reason I thought I saw you in the twister it was really because you were in the twister. This was you big secret. This is how you were always there to save me. I want to thank you for always saving me. But Clark, I can't believe that you never told me this. All this time you've lied to me. I asked you straight out about the tornado and you lied to me. How can you call us friends when you've lied to me and you've proven that you don't trust me."
"Lana, please, let me explain," Clark started.
"There's no need Clark, I've got all the answers I need." With that Lana walked into her house leaving Clark standing on her porch.
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A/N: So Lana got her answers but they weren't the kind she wanted. Now what? I don't know yet because I haven't written it yet. But don't worry because it will all have a happy ending! Our heroes will prevail! Next chapter coming soon!