Author's note: as you've probably guessed, I found a new word processor...... I have Italics Underlines and bold print now.... I'm very happy.....
thank yous to:Aeris-chan,perejil_tuk, and Penelope.... I don't think I've actually had so many positive reviews in the day the story was posted.........^_____^
Italics Underlines and bolds!Italics Underlines and bolds! Sorry it's been so long since I've had Italics Underlines and bolds !!!
The Seeds of Evil
by S. Ann Smith
Chapter two: The Good Side of Things
Chloe stood infront of the bathroom mirror in a black mini-borrowed from Lana- and a green halter that she didn't know she still owned. In her left hand she held a hanger, with a red dress on it.
She cocked her head to the right , undecided.
"You should wear the Red one." Lana said leaning on the door frame.
"And why is that?" Chloe asked, not looking at her, but through her instead.
"Becaus you obviously want to impress this hot date of your's. You've been primping for an hour and have tried on like seventeen outfits!"
"Fourteen." she corrected, it was a bad habit of her's, that she's always had.
"He must be important to you then." Lana looked directly at her, Chloe looked back at herself in the mirror, avoiding Lana's luminecent eyes. They shone intensely because of the small bulb hanging above the mirror.
Perky? Chloe looked at the green and black. Sexy? She held the red dress up to her. Perky? Sexy? She did again. Then the most important question in her life popped in to her head,Can I be sexy?
"You wouldn't go through this much trouble for any guy!" Lana's brutally honest fashion showed through. "So, who's the lucky guy?" She asked after a long and awkward pause.
"Why? Are you going to steal Him away from me too?"Chloe regretted saying the words as soon as she saw the hurt look on Lana's face.
"I thought I'd like to be the first one to say this before you hear it at school in the Gossip pools.... Chloe, Clark asked me to go out with him. Alright? It wasn't just a fling-thing to hurt you..." Her voice trailed almost endlessly away.
"But it did" Chloe said quietly. Then, "Lex." she belately answered Lana's previous question.
"Hm?" Lana had a look of extreme confusion on her face. It wasn't that becoming of her. Chloe thought with a chipper tone.
"I'm going on a date with Lex." Chloe matter-of-factly answered.
"Impressive," Lana smiled," I think you got one of the better fish in the sea." her smile changed into an evil smirk, "Wear the red." Lana turned to leave.
"Lana, just one thing before you go," Chloe quickly said catching Lana at the door.
"Yeah?"
"Can you wake me up if I'm dreaming," She said sincerely without a single tinge of anything, which was strange for Chloe.
"Alright," Lana said with a smile on her face. "But you're not dreaming."
"Oh God! What am I going to do then?" Chloe pannicked, looking at her watch. 6:50 "Lex'll be here in ten minnutes!" Chloe ran to the window in her living room. No headlights yet. So far she was safe.
She quickly scribbled a note to her dad and changed into the red dress while simultaneously putting on a pair of Lana's strappy red high heels.
Chloe stumbled around for awhile in them, and decided on a pair of red Mary Janes.
Her mother had left them behind along with her. She kept them in a cedar box in her closet along with the remenants of her mother that was left behind, her mother's engagement and wedding rings, some old photographs,a locket with a picture of her mother and father when they were young, and her mother's wedding dress.
"I wish you were here to see me now, mom," Chloe said sadly and kissed the side of the box gently. She quickly and carefully slid the box into the back of her closet after hearing the front door open and Lana greet Lex.
"Is Chloe ready?"Lex asked shyly. This obviously was a side of Lex nobody ever was supposed to see. Lex Luthor,- Shy? Isn't that an oxymoron? Chloe thought to herself. She covered her mouth to stifle the laughter that she knew was on it's way out. Chloe regained her composure and put a fresh coat of strawberry lip gloss on, as her previous coat was now all over her hand. She wiped the gloss off of her hand with a kleenex, and walked as calmly as she could into her living room.
Her breath seemed to not want to come to her, and had mysteriously escaped her, when she seen him standing there. Lex wore a black statin button down shirt and simmilar pants to earlier. He wore shiny black leather shoes, and Chloe noted, a white tie.
"Hello, m'lady." Lex smiled,"Don't worry Ms.Lang I'll have her back by her curfew, and say hi to Mr. Sullivan for me."
Lex held out an arm nobley and smiled when Chloe took it.
"Good by kids, have fun." Lana called closing the door.
"You look beautiful Chloe." Lex said to her as they walked down the path to Lex's car.
It was abeautiful car, obviously vintage, Chloe noted to herself. She saw when Lex opened the door that the interior was deep silver.
"I have to make one stop first alright?"
"Sure," Chloe smiled,
They dorve along a long dark road with big trees on either side.
"Just a little further," Lex said after avout fifteen minnutes.
He turned into a small driveway and soon they stopped in front of an industrial park fenced off in the middle of a field. There was a sign that read LexCorp.
"Stay here, I'll be a few," He opened the door, and crouched to look in the door, "Stay beautiful." He smiled standing up completely outside of the car.
"I'll try," Chloe smiled. He was a real charmer. Chloe mused to herself, really knows how to flirt.
She caught herself staring at Lex's butt as he gracefully strode infront of the headlights. She blushed in the dark and busied herself by playing with her sweater, that Lana insisted on her wearing, and fixing her hair.
Chloe stared out the window towards the small trailer that Lex had entered. She watched the shadows and realized one thing. She hadn't htought about Clark for an hour. Dammit! Chloe swore in her head, I broke the perfect chain.
She watched the bald shadow, whom she assumed was Lex move towards the door. The seccond shadow followed then, Lex's shadow turned towards the mysterious shadow, before they both dissappeared behind the solid wall. I wish I could see through walls...I wonder what that would be like? She smiled, because of course that wasn't possible, she was just being silly.
A few minnutes later, Lex an Chloe were on that long dark road towards the Grandville/Smallville/Metropolis intersection.
They pulled into a small yet fancy Italian restaurant,a long Grandville's main street.
"M'lady, you dinner awaits," Lex's voice sounded like it was smiling.
Who is the mysterious man that Lex was talking to? How will the date turn out? Only time will tell.....
Sorry just had to put something to keep y'all on the cliff hanger.. just wait till CH 3 Kay?
