Everyone crowded into Smallville Park on Friday. They had there candles lit and held them up to the sky. Luckily there was not anybody from Smallville on the two planes or in the Twin Towers. Everyone gave atleast $5each to send to the Twin Towers fund and there was already almost $700. Which delighted Mrs. Ross, sense she was originally from New York. Clark, Chloe and Pete all stood together in scilence waving their candles in the air.

"Thank your mother for setting this up, Pete" Chloe said

He nodded

"Will do"

Whitney had his arm wrapped around Lana's waist and his other one holding a candle. Lana had her's high above her head. Mrs. Ross went up to the stands and tapped the microphone.

"Attention ladies and gentleman" she said "First let me thank you for participating in the candle lit service for the victims of September 11. I wanted to tell you that between all of your donations we have collected 10 hundred dollars!"

The crowd cheered

"We have all of it to send to The Twin Towers fund in New York City! So thank you so much for all your generous donations!".

Chloe, Pete and Clark were grinning from ear to ear with excitement.

"This is so great! I can't believe this town could raise that kind of money!" Clark exclaimed.

"I know right?" Chloe said excitedly.

They stood with their candles for another half hour and then decided to go for a walk in the park.

"I really don't want to go to war" Chloe said.

"None of us do" Pete said walking beside her.

"God, I thought this country was so safe, and then this happens. It really puts things into perspective, you know?"

"Yeah" Clark said "But it could be worse, we could be living in Iraq"

"Yeah" Chloe took a flower and pulled off the petals.

"Won't go to war, will go to war" she repeated as she pulled each petal off. Pete looked over and laughed.

"What are you doing Chloe?" He asked her.

"I'm playing a game of 'he likes me, he likes me not' but with war as the topic"

Clark laughed.

"That little flower won't determine if we go to war or not"

"It could" Chloe said smiling "This is a very weird town, anything is possible" she picked the last petal off "We won't go to war"

Clark smiled sympathetically at his friend

"Only time will tell, Chloe"

They walked near Lana and Whintey who were sitting under a tree kissing. They broke apart and then just cuddled.

"What is going to happen?" She asked him softly

"I don't know" He told her.

"Nell says to pray for the best" she paused "I really don't want to go to war.. what if you get drafted?"

He laughed.

"Lana, this is not the 70's!"

She looked at him.

"I'm serious, Whitney"

He kissed her.

"Shh" he told her "Don't worry about it for now"

Clark watched Lana and Whitney wishing just for a second he could be Whitney. He pushed the thought out of his mind, though. He did not want to be selfish, plus he had two great friends right next to him.

"Yo, Clark! You coming or what?" Pete yelled.

Clark turned around

"Yeah, Pete"

He ran to catch up with Pete and Chloe. The 3 continued their walk.

Lana and Whitney still sat under the tree.

"Its times like these that make you so happy to have the people you love" She said softly

He squeezed her tight "Yeah"

"Don't ever leave me, Whitney" She said to him

"I'll never leave you" He whispered into her ear.

Soon they were kissing. When they broke apart, Whitney looked at his watch

"Lana, it's 9:00, we better leave"

They both got up and walked to back to the park entrance where Clark, Chloe and Pete were already. Lana caught Clark's eyes and smiled at him. He smiled back.