Title: Wanna Bet?
Author: Color Me Chlex (aka Amber)
Rating: light R (for later chapters, and occasional cussing)
Category: Romance/Some Angst/Humor, 100% Chlex
Summary: Chloe makes a bet with herself that she can forget all about Clark by focusing on none other than the infamous Lex Luthor.

Disclaimer: So I'm all decked out in a waitress outfit. I heard that he and his buddies from work were going to some fancy resaurant for lunch. Business associates, eh? They'll have the contract! So I'm asking the guy if he wants any appetizers while I frantically search the table for my prize. I spot it in front of some stranger and I reach to grab it. But he's too quick for me. He seizes my wrists, "Amber," he says to me, "I want to hear you say it." I sighed, but said it nonetheless, "I do not own Smallvile..."

Notes: I'm so so so sorry for not updating last night, but my laptop suddenly decided that it didn't want to connect to the internet anymore. So, here I am at my dad's office, working on his ancient computer uploading 2 chapters! You guys had better love me ;) Thanks for the reviews!!! I love 'em!! (I have school tomorrow, so I may be updating Monday's chapter during the day and not at night)

Chapter Five: Girl Talk and Boy Talk
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Chloe and Lana spent most of last night talking about Lex and Clark. Lana is such a great friend, Chloe thought. Even thought she was moping about the obvious feelings Clark had for her that she didn't see, she listened to me go on and on about how polite and well mannered Lex was. She even comforted me when I told her there was no way he would, or could, like me.

[Excerpt from last night's conversation with Lana]
"And just why would Lex not like you?" Lana demanded.

"Well, putting aside the fact that a person doesn't like someone because they want to, and that feelings of the heart are complicated, there are plenty of reasons why he can't! Age difference, the fact that I'm a reporter and he hates reporters, my dad would kill him even if he is his boss, it would be all over the news that Lex Luthor was dating a minor and people would talk about me like I'm some high-class hoe, and did I mention that my dad would kill him even if he is his boss?" Chloe answered with a serious tone and an even more serious expression.

Lana laughed so hard that she had to hold up her hand as a sign of 'I'm sorry, you are just so ridiculous that I can't stop, so give me a second to recover.' Chloe sighed, some people just don't take her seriously.

After they had analyzed everything about the entire evening with Lex, Chloe told her that now was the time they talked about Clark. Lana was hesitant at first, but then finally blurted out, "OK! I LIKE HIM! I LIKED HIM WHEN I WAS DATING WHITNEY AND I STILL LIKE HIM! SO THERE! I ADMITTED IT!"

When she'd realized that she'd said it out loud, a horrible expression came to her face and she slapped her hand over her mouth to keep herself from saying anymore. Her face was the same color as the red T-shirt she had been wearing, if not brighter.

Then Chloe did something extremely out of character. She squealed. And not just any squeal either, one of those preppy 'Oh my ga! No way! Get outta town!' kind of squeals that the cheerleaders made when a fellow cheerleader told them that they heard a certain boy on the football team was planning on asking them out. (No offense to cheerleaders of course... I mean, what am I saying? I hate cheerleaders! Just kidding!)

It was Chloe's face's turn to change into the same color Lana was sporting and they both started giggling. Another first for Chloe. She blamed it on the fact that it was 2:00 in the morning.

"Well, the way I see it, there's only one thing you can do Lana," she said with a mock-serious tone.

"Oh? And what is that?"

"You have to tell him of course!"

She never saw the pillow hurtling toward her until it was too late. SMACK! It hit her right in the face. "Oh, you are so going to pay for that!"

And that is how the pillow fight started.

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[Both Lana and Clark's perspectives]
She had just called Clark up to talk to him about Chloe, and then casually turn the subject to 'them.' I can't believe she talked me into this!, Lana thought. She had almost backed out of doing it, but Chloe was waiting for her to call before she would leave the room. She focused back onto what Clark was saying.

"So what did you do all last night after I took you home?" Clark asked.

"Well, Chloe didn't get in until 10:30, so before that I read through some magazines and painted my nails pink. But last night, I think Chloe and I hit a turning point. Clark, it was so great! We talked about boys for most of the time and we had a pillow fight and everything. I hope it wasn't one of those random 'be-friends-with-Lana' moments because I really like Chloe. But I don't think it was one of those moments, I think we might end up being really good friends. At least I hope so." Lana smiled thinking back to last night and how the two girls had bonded. She was sad that it had taken so long for Chloe to open up to her but she didn't mind. The best things in life are the one's you have to wait for.

On the other side of the phone, Clark was smiling too. He was ecstatic that his two friends had finally become friends with eachother. He hoped it was for good.

"Lana! That's great news! I'm really happy for you both!" And he was. But he still wished he could tell Lana the hidden (well, not so hidden) feelings he held for her.

"Clark," she began, "that's not the reason why I called though. There's something that I need to tell you." Uh-oh, Clark thought. This can't be good.

"Like I said, Chloe and I were talking mainly about guys last night, and one of focuses was you." She took a deep breath, I can do this. I can do this, she reminded herself. "Clark, I really like you and I have for some time. I understand if you don't li-"

Clark cut her off, "Lana? Really? You do?" his voice was filled with hope and anticipation. He sounded like an eager child, but he didn't care.

"Yes. I do."

"Well good, because then that means that I wasn't the only one."

Did he just say what I think he just said? Oh my gosh! Chloe was right! He does like me back! Oh my gosh! Ah! Lana's mind was screaming at her, and she was trying to tell her self to calm down but it couldn't be heard of the shouts of glee.

"Lana? Say something." Oh, right. Clark's still on the phone, isn't he? Oh my gosh! Clark's still on the phone!

"Wow."

"I was hoping you would say something with at least four letters, but I guess that will do." He smiled so large, he could've sworn it was going to fall off.

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Chloe smiled and slowly took her ear off of her door. I guess my job here is done, she thought with a satisfied grin. She grabbed her car keys from the counter and decided to go driving. She wasn't sure where she was going to go, but who cared? She was going to have some fun to celebrate.

While she was driving a thought occurred to her. She had made the bet last night, and it was supposed to last for two weeks. But she was already over Clark. Which was definitely easier than I thought, she added. Obviously she needed a new plan. The bet would still take 2 weeks, less one day for yesterday, but she would change the standards. Instead of the goal to be getting over Clark, it would be to successfully seduce Lex.

But, in order to know she had seduced him, she did not want to sleep with him. The man she lost her innocence to wasn't going to win it over because of a stupid bet with herself, so that had to be acknowledged. She was not going to sleep with Lex, unless I really want to, I mean! Agh! Bad thoughts Chloe, just remember the phrase, 'jail bait'.

That would have convinced her, but the other side of her quickly reminded her of something. Um, Chloe, do you really think that Lex would go to jail? He has enough money to get out of it, not to mention you would have to actually not want to have sex with him if he were to go to jail, because here in Smallville, a minor was under 16, [A/N: Don't know if that's true for the show, but it is for my story. Sorry if it makes you mad! :(]. She groaned, SHUT UP OK?...Woah, Chloe! Who peed in your cheerios this morning?

Wow, she was having a fight with herself. And it didn't even occur to her that it was out of the ordinary. Ah, the ways that Smallville changes people!

Being a reporter meant that Chloe was extra organized when it came to matters as serious as this one. She mentally drew a contract which would have looked like this had she written it on paper:

Goal: Seduce Lex
Conditions:
1. It is not mandatory to sleep with him to know you have seduced him.
2. You have exactly 13 days to complete.
3. No one can know about the bet until after the 13 days are up, especially Lex.

Conclusions:
If you lose, instead of convincing your dad to take you to a boring LexCorp conventions in Metropolis, you will also take notes on what is said and write an adequate report on it.
If you win, you have permission to treat yourself to as much coffee as you can buy for two weeks.

Even though her prize for successfully seducing Lex was very valuable, she found that successfully seducing Lex could be a prize in itself. But why not throw in that added bonus?

Slowly a pleased grin spread widely across her face. She liked this bet. And she was going to win.

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So, my faithful readers out there, what do you think about the new bet? I hope you don't mind me changing it. And please, no flames about the Clana bit in this chapter. I know some of you out there may not like 'em together, but there had to be an obvious change in heart about Chloe's feelings toward Clark, and what better way to show it than to set him up with Lana? Sorry about no Chlexiness in this chapter, but the next chapter is full of it. But before I post it, I'm going to wait for some reviews to make sure you approve of this chapter, because it's based on the events of this one, and if you hated this one, then you will hate the next. :( So I hope you liked it. And again, I'm sorry it took so long to post (ha...one day late, but I still feel bad) I'm such a good girl, wanting to satisfy my readers with a chapter a day... Don't you love me? I know you do! :)