"I'm With You" --- by StormKait
Chapter Ten: I'm With You
"You what?" Lana almost fell out of her chair when Chloe told her about her impending date with Lex.
"A date with Lex. Me. Tonight. In Metropolis." It just seems like everyone can't comprehend this, Chloe thought. Is it so hard for people to get that I have a date? I mean, it's just a date. Nothing major.
But it was. Chloe had spent years wishing Clark would finally come around, but now that it was evident that he never would, she had set her sights elsewhere. And wouldn't you know it? The object of her affection, no matter how supposedly too high for her reach, reciprocated her feelings. Chloe and Lex. God I like the sound of that.
"So what are you going to wear?" Lana's question snapped Chloe back into reality.
"That's what I was trying to figure out."
The two girls looked through everything in Chloe's closet, and decided on a short black skirt, a crimson halter, and black open-toed shoes.
Then the phone rang. Lana picked up.
"Lana? Is Chloe there?" Clark pleaded.
But Lana wasn't stupid. Chloe had told her the whole story, and she wasn't going to ruin her best friend's night. "Sorry, Clark, she's getting ready. She has a date," she added. "Do you want to meet at the Talon later, though, hun? Chloe's not going to get back til late, and we haven't spent too much time together lately."
"Yeah, Lana. I'd love to. Around seven?"
"Sounds good."
"See ya then." She hung up.
"Was that Clark?" Chloe wanted to know.
There was no use lying to her friend. "Yeah, it was. He wanted to talk to you, but I didn't let him."
"Thanks. The last thing I need is Clark telling me how much he misses me as a friend." She knew Lana wouldn't understand; after all, Clark was her boyfriend. But Lana wasn't mad at Chloe for what she did because Chloe is too strong a person to be held down by invisible strings, and Lana knew it. "I can't wait for my date, Lana. I'm still trying to comprehend the fact that Lex Luthor is taking me out to dinner."
They both started giggling.
***
He picked her up at six-thirty as planned. The limo was big enough to fit the entire Smallville population into, but Lex wanted Chloe to feel special. Because she was special to him.
Chloe's father wasn't too thrilled about the idea of his sixteen-year-old daughter going out to dinner in Metropolis with Lex Luthor on a school night, but figured that Chloe happy is far better than Chloe suicidal.
Lex and Chloe never really talked about what had happened Friday night, and Lex was hesitant to bring it up. He didn't know if Chloe would have another breakdown if he mentioned it, so he waited to see if she said anything. He didn't have to wait long.
"Thanks for everything Lex," Chloe said, giving him a bright smile.
"Oh, it's no problem, really," Lex answered.
She moved closer to him, and kissed him. "No, really, thanks for everything. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be sitting in the Torch office, waiting for Clark to run in and pledge his undying love for me." She giggled. "Right. Like that was ever going to happen. But the thing is, I didn't realize until today that I didn't need Clark to be happy. I mean, he clearly didn't feel the way about me as I felt about him, so it was a complete waste of time and energy. And instead of killing myself because a stupid guy didn't like me, I ended up with something better."
Lex looked into her eyes. "And what might that be?"
"You."
~*THE END*~
Author's Note: So. what did you all think??? I know it's a little mushy, but I had fun writing it. maybe I'll write another one when I get the time!! Please review in the meantime!! :)
Chapter Ten: I'm With You
"You what?" Lana almost fell out of her chair when Chloe told her about her impending date with Lex.
"A date with Lex. Me. Tonight. In Metropolis." It just seems like everyone can't comprehend this, Chloe thought. Is it so hard for people to get that I have a date? I mean, it's just a date. Nothing major.
But it was. Chloe had spent years wishing Clark would finally come around, but now that it was evident that he never would, she had set her sights elsewhere. And wouldn't you know it? The object of her affection, no matter how supposedly too high for her reach, reciprocated her feelings. Chloe and Lex. God I like the sound of that.
"So what are you going to wear?" Lana's question snapped Chloe back into reality.
"That's what I was trying to figure out."
The two girls looked through everything in Chloe's closet, and decided on a short black skirt, a crimson halter, and black open-toed shoes.
Then the phone rang. Lana picked up.
"Lana? Is Chloe there?" Clark pleaded.
But Lana wasn't stupid. Chloe had told her the whole story, and she wasn't going to ruin her best friend's night. "Sorry, Clark, she's getting ready. She has a date," she added. "Do you want to meet at the Talon later, though, hun? Chloe's not going to get back til late, and we haven't spent too much time together lately."
"Yeah, Lana. I'd love to. Around seven?"
"Sounds good."
"See ya then." She hung up.
"Was that Clark?" Chloe wanted to know.
There was no use lying to her friend. "Yeah, it was. He wanted to talk to you, but I didn't let him."
"Thanks. The last thing I need is Clark telling me how much he misses me as a friend." She knew Lana wouldn't understand; after all, Clark was her boyfriend. But Lana wasn't mad at Chloe for what she did because Chloe is too strong a person to be held down by invisible strings, and Lana knew it. "I can't wait for my date, Lana. I'm still trying to comprehend the fact that Lex Luthor is taking me out to dinner."
They both started giggling.
***
He picked her up at six-thirty as planned. The limo was big enough to fit the entire Smallville population into, but Lex wanted Chloe to feel special. Because she was special to him.
Chloe's father wasn't too thrilled about the idea of his sixteen-year-old daughter going out to dinner in Metropolis with Lex Luthor on a school night, but figured that Chloe happy is far better than Chloe suicidal.
Lex and Chloe never really talked about what had happened Friday night, and Lex was hesitant to bring it up. He didn't know if Chloe would have another breakdown if he mentioned it, so he waited to see if she said anything. He didn't have to wait long.
"Thanks for everything Lex," Chloe said, giving him a bright smile.
"Oh, it's no problem, really," Lex answered.
She moved closer to him, and kissed him. "No, really, thanks for everything. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be sitting in the Torch office, waiting for Clark to run in and pledge his undying love for me." She giggled. "Right. Like that was ever going to happen. But the thing is, I didn't realize until today that I didn't need Clark to be happy. I mean, he clearly didn't feel the way about me as I felt about him, so it was a complete waste of time and energy. And instead of killing myself because a stupid guy didn't like me, I ended up with something better."
Lex looked into her eyes. "And what might that be?"
"You."
~*THE END*~
Author's Note: So. what did you all think??? I know it's a little mushy, but I had fun writing it. maybe I'll write another one when I get the time!! Please review in the meantime!! :)