A/N: Sorry for the shortness of the last one... I promise, this one will be longer... No real relevence to the title... unless you count the possible sequel that is roving around in my mind somewhere... Should I have a sequel?????... Is there any possibilities of a sequel in the somewhere future?

Seed of Evil

By S. Ann Smith

Epilogue: Flower Petals

"What the hell is this?" Chloe stormed into the Talon, taking Lex by surprise.

"You know exactly what it is." He said nonchalantly, in typical Lex Luthor fashion.

Chloe looked at him like he was the stupidest creature this side of the milky way. "You are not going to treat me like I'm your father." She said angrily.

"I'm not," he replied not looking at her, more like through her. The sensation gave her the heebie-jeebies. "Obviously you aren't my father, I don't think I would have kissed him." he smirked.

"Very funny... Not. now you have to deal with a caffine deprived Chloe Sullivan, who just so happens to have had her world crash down upon her. No thanks to you." she spat bitterly.

"Coffee?" He offered slightly kinder, he was at least looking at her, that was a good sign right? She eagerly took his cup, and drank down at least half of what was in the cup.

"I'm sorry about your mother Lex, but I don't remember you ever being superstitious."

"You're right, but I just-"

"You don't want me to get hurt." she quoted. "Well guess what Mr. Genious-bald-billionaire," She looked him straight in the eye, "I'm hurting, and it's your fault. I didn't need to fall in love with you." There were slight tears forming in the corners of her eyes but she didn't need him to see that. That would hurt her even more than her mind could explain.

"Do you think that I did?" She quickly rubbed the tears and whipped her head around to look him right in the eyes.

"You did, what?" Was he serious? Or was her mind playing some odd trick on her?

"Chloe, I... I" He looked down at some invisible spot on the table in front of him. "I told you." He mumbled lamely finishing something that could have been more.

"Yeah,but you hurt me. I don't get hurt." She said sitting down. She needed to get to the bottom of what ever it was that had Lex so constricted, so lost for words, a first for him of course.

"And I don't fall in love after three dates." He smirked to himself.

She didn't have anything to say to that. And had it been three dates already? Well there was the obvious first one, and that meeting at the Talon, and at the sort of one at the mansion. Okay, so it had been three, even if two were just... Oh well, she was over thinking again.

"I love you Chloe." he said, slowly, trying to get the words out. "I just don't want you to get hurt."

"If I get hurt, it's my fault alright? You have to give me a chance Lex."

He closed his mouth quietly, and looked intently at Chloe's sincere face. His expression changed slightly, as he leaned towards her.

"Just seeing if you were worth falling for." He smirked.

"And was I?" He leaned in surprisingly fast-which Chloe didn't expect- and kissed her softly. After about what didn't seem like too long-although it probably was a long time, because the coffee was cold- he pulled away.

"Definately."

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2004

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"Chloe! have you seen my coat?"

"Isn't it hanging on your door?" A pause.

"Found it."

It was an hour before the graduation of the graduating class of Smallville High School 2004.

Chloe Sullivan-as she was now referring to herself in third person, last name and all- now past her one year anniversary with notoriously rich billionaire Lex Luthor- even he was not immune to the plaguing third person illness that racked Chloe's mind.... okay she was just making it all up as she went, but she thought it was interesting to think about herself outside of her mind-strange yes, odd definately.

Lex was picking her up, not just her, no, Clark and Lana too. Pete still couldn't stand being within five feet of Lex for more than five minutes, and weas meeting them there.

Chloe and Clark made up-thanks to Pete and Lana- after a week of angry glares and tears. Chloe had spent the summer working at the Daily Planet, again, and had more than the necessary credits to graduate, and had made it into Metropolis University on her first application. Even though she was sure Lex had done something to make sure she made it in.

"Bye Dad. See you there." She called up the stairs.

"Bye hon, good luck." came the response, then: "wait, have you seen my tie?"

"Around your neck Dad."

"No, not that one, the goofy one" came the ashamed response.

She laughed and went out the door to her awaiting Lex. Her Lex. Has a nice ring to it.

"Dad couldn't find his tie." she said getting in.

"Where was it?" Lex asked.

"Around his neck."

Lex chuckled, and said something along the lines of good old Gabe.

They picked up Clark and Lana, and headed to the massive building-although very tiny in comparison to the Met U campus- for the graduation ceremony.

"We the graduating class of 2004, would like to thank the teachers, for being very, and I can't emphasize this enough, very tolerant towards our football team's poor grades, and allowing us to become State champions!" The football jockstraps-Pete included- gave a cheer.

As unbelievable as it was, Peter Ross was voted Valedictorian for 2004, Chloe was still in complete and total shock. She had gotten a GPA of 3.0, and had a better chance of becoming valedictorian than Pete, but he was the more popular one out of the two-as Chloe was massively hated by the end of the semester for the risquè article that she wrote for the Torch on some of the Jockstraps and bubblegum cheerleaders in the school.

She wasn't too sad, even though Clark had recieved a GPA of 3.2, which was only because he was so much better at Math than her- whoop-dee-do.

Pete was now finnished the 'brilliant' graduation speech that she had helped him write -even though it was only 'brilliant' in his family's eyes.

Chloe had gotten her diploma before said brilliant speech was given, and had saw her in the audience. Which of course surprised her, but was what surprised her more was that there were flowers sitting on her chair when she returned to her seat.

Nobody knew where they came from, or at least nobody would say. When she turned to see her, she was gone. Disappeared into the night again-except minus the night, and with more people around. Right.

"Was I great? I was great."Pete smiled as he sat down across from her at the Talon. It was the post-grad, party. Lex was sitting just a breath away from her, Clark was staring after Lana, who was across the room serving some people.

"Yes you were great Pete." It didn't hurt to boost his ego just a little bit right? Okay it did, but Pete needed a bit of a boost- even though he was already floating.

"Hey Clark, you're drooling again." Lex said tapping his shoulder.

"Huh?" came the confused response.

Today was a day of closure for them all, but also, a day of new beginnings, new horizons, and new- okay so she was sounding like her dad, but it was true. New everythings - except High School, that was all over and done with. She needed a coffee her mind was too busy rambling again.

She sighed as she leant into Lex's firm yet gentle grasp. New everythings.

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The End

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Wow over already... like I said, possible sequel...... so not really over-over....

Thank you to all you ppl who were here since the thirteenth of December-and through the insane ramblings and equally insane titles....

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~S