Downward Spiral Part II: Sequel to The Sins of the Father
A Smallville story by Merrie
Disclaimer: If I did own anything from Smallville, you would see my name in the credits, now wouldn't you? Alas, I've checked and it's not there.
Summary: Sequel to The Sins of the Father. Lex has a drug problem and no one knows about it. Chloe's in love with Lex, and there's a new kid in town and he's in love with Chloe.
Characters: Any and all, including Lance Thorne, and all new, problem causing OFC!!
Author's Note: First and foremost, this story is a SEQUEL!! If you haven't read the first story yet, please do!! Thank you!! Also, this story is also AU, hope you don't mind. Under the AU heading, I have resurrected Principal Kwan, because he is the only principal I know. This story also has a good dose of Chlexy goodness, but alas Chloe and Lex's relationship won't all be smooth sailing. That wouldn't be any fun now would it? Also, thank you to those of you who have reviewed! You guys rock!
Rating: This story is rated PG-13 for language and drug use.
Chapter Two: Trouble Brewing
Pete looked at his watch in confusion. "Shouldn't Chloe be here by now, Clark?" He asked, casting a glance toward the closed door.
"I wouldn't worry about it Pete. She's probably talking to the new student." Clark said.
"New student? When did this happen? What's her name?"
"His name is Lance Thorne. We met him at the Torch office this morning. He seemed like a nice guy, but a little strange. Wait until you see his hair."
"His hair? What about his hair?"
"Whose hair?" Chloe asked, coming up to their table, Lance close behind her.
"Uh-" Pete stuttered, his eyes immediately drawn to Lance's head of bright blue spikes.
"I think he probably means mine." Lance said with a laugh. Pete looked embarrassed for staring, but Lance smiled. "Don't worry, it takes some getting used too I'm sure. You should have seen my dad's face when I came home with it like this."
"He flipped?" Clark asked, slightly amused.
"Like a coin." Lance added with another smile. He turned back to Pete. "Hi, I'm Lance Thorne. I just moved here from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Don't worry about being shocked by my appearance." He said, gesturing to the black on black ensemble, blue hair, and spiked jewelry. "I tend to draw a few eyes with this outfit. I don't mind, really."
"Sorry," Pete said, not really looking it. "I'm Pete Ross."
"Nice to meet you. May I sit down?" Lance asked.
"Oh, of course! I'm sorry about that." Clark said, gesturing for Lance to sit. Lance smiled again in return, not noticing the slight glare on Pete's face.
'There's something about this guy I don't like.' Pete thought to himself. He looked over the many piercings in Lance's ears and right eyebrow with something like disgust. 'Why do I feel this way? The way someone looks has never bothered me before. So why is it now?' He took a moment to observe what Lance was doing and came to a sudden realization. 'He's got a thing for Chloe!' Pete sighed, closing his eyes briefly. 'Oh man, this can not be good. I hope Chloe realizes what Luthor will do to this guy if he finds out he's got a thing for his girl.' Pete snorted softly to himself. 'Chloe and Luthor. What is the world coming to?' Pete sighed and cast a glance over at Chloe. 'I hope he is making her happy. She deserves it.' Pete turned his eyes away from Chloe again and back to Lance. 'There's something not right about this guy. I don't know what it is, but I don't like it.'
Distrust and dislike. Those two feelings shot through Lance's brain like a bullet. Someone close to him had to be feeling those emotions pretty strongly for him to pick up on it without trying. He cast a quick glance around the room until his eyes came upon Pete. "Pete?" he asked, figuring out that the feelings were coming from him and wanting to clear the air, "Is there something wrong?"
"Who me?" Pete asked, putting on an innocent face. "No, there's nothing wrong. I'm fine."
Lance could tell right away that he was lying, but decided to let it slide for the time being. He had accepted the fact when he first developed his 'gift' that people often times hid what they were really feeling from the world. He had met people who would be smiling to your face while secretly wishing you were dead. It was the way of the world. "So, tell us more about yourself Lance." Clark asked.
"Oh well, there's not a whole lot to tell really. I am 18 years old, I'm an only child, and I just moved here with my dad."
"Why'd you move here?" Pete asked.
"His dad is going to work at Luthor Corp like mine." Chloe interjected.
"Really? Your dad's a factory worker?" Pete asked somewhat nastily.
Chloe threw Pete a glare for being rude and went on. "Actually his dad is an accountant. Isn't that right Lance?"
"Actually yeah. Pretty boring I know. But he seems to like it. I just hope he'll be alright working there."
"I wouldn't worry about it, Lance. Lex is a nice guy. Your father should be just fine."
"Be careful what you say about me, Clark. You'll ruin my reputation." Lex interjected, coming up to the table. "Hello everyone. Hi Chloe." He said, giving her a peck on the cheek.
"Hello Alexander." Chloe said, blushing. She and Lex had decided not to hide their relationship from the town, but that didn't stop people from talking about it. Especially when he went and did something like that.
"Hello," Lex said, addressing Lance, not noticing Chloe's use of his formal name. "I don't believe we've met. I'm Lex Luthor." He said, putting out a hand.
"Lance Thorne. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Luthor." Lance said, shaking the offered hand.
"It's Lex. Thorne.now where have I heard that name before?"
"My father just went to work for you as head accountant here in Smallville."
"Ah yes. I have yet to meet your father, but I always make a habit of getting to know my employees personally. It establishes trust." Lex said, slowly sitting down next to Chloe.
"Alexander, what's wrong? You don't look so good." Chloe said, putting a hand to his head. "Are you sick?" She frowned as he flinched away from her hand.
"Alexander, huh?" Lex said with a smirk. "Where did that come from?" Anyway, it doesn't matter. I'm fine. I'm just tired is all. It's been a long day." 'Oh shit,' Lex thought. 'Chloe can't find out about me. No one can. I can't let them see me like this. I should never have come here. What was I thinking? I've got to get out of here now. Oh no, now Clark is looking worried as well. "Really, you guys shouldn't worry. I'm fine."
"I don't know, Lex. There's a flu that's been going around. You look as if you might have caught it." Clark said, his forehead wrinkling in a frown.
"Impossible. I don't ever get sick." Lex said. Having realized what he had just said, he cursed softly. 'You shouldn't have told them that, you fool. Now what are they going to think?'
"What do you mean you never get sick? Not ever?" Chloe asked curiously. "Cause I've got to say, you don't look very healthy right about now."
Lex sighed. He so did not want to get into this, especially in front of the new kid, but he knew when Chloe had her teeth into something and she wasn't apt to let go easily. "I don't ever get sick. Not since the meteor shower. I don't know why that is, it's just always been like that. No colds, no flu, not anything."
"Really? I never knew Lex." Clark said.
"There was never any reason to tell you, Clark."
"You mean you never get sick? Not anything? Then how do you explain how you look right now? Look at yourself. You're even sweating." She reached out to touch Lex's head again, but he backed away.
"Look, I just wanted to say hello to all of you, but I've really got to be going now. It was nice meeting you Lance. I'm sure we'll see more of each other soon. Chloe, I'll call you later." And before anyone could say a word, Lex was out the door.
"What was that all about?" Lana asked, having witnessed Lex's hasty departure from her place at the counter.
"Oh hi Lana, I'm not sure." Clark said. "He seemed in a pretty big hurry to leave though. What do you think is wrong, Chloe?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." Chloe said, grabbing her keys. "I'll see the rest of you later. Bye Lance, it was nice meeting you."
"Bye." Lance said, but Chloe had already turned to leave just as quickly as her boyfriend had.
"Now what was that all about? You don't think there's anything wrong between her and Lex, do you Clark?" Lana asked, a slightly concerned look on her face.
"I'm sure everything is fine. So," he said turning to Pete and Lance. "Do you guys wanna get any more coffee?"
'Why did you do that?' Lex asked himself, speeding down the country roads of Smallville. 'Now Chloe and Clark will be even more worried than they were before. I can't deal with this right now.' Lex thought to himself, pulling to the side of the road. 'God I need a fix. He reached into the outer pocket of his long jacket and pulled out his syringe case. Opening it, he pulled out the rubber tube and pre-prepared syringe and shot up right there in the car. His eyes rolling into the back of his head, Lex just sat there as he let the wave of euphoria pass over him.
TBC
A/N: I hope you liked. Sorry if it was a little shorter than the last one. The next chapter will be up soon! Thank you to those of you who reviewed! This chapter is for you guys!
A Smallville story by Merrie
Disclaimer: If I did own anything from Smallville, you would see my name in the credits, now wouldn't you? Alas, I've checked and it's not there.
Summary: Sequel to The Sins of the Father. Lex has a drug problem and no one knows about it. Chloe's in love with Lex, and there's a new kid in town and he's in love with Chloe.
Characters: Any and all, including Lance Thorne, and all new, problem causing OFC!!
Author's Note: First and foremost, this story is a SEQUEL!! If you haven't read the first story yet, please do!! Thank you!! Also, this story is also AU, hope you don't mind. Under the AU heading, I have resurrected Principal Kwan, because he is the only principal I know. This story also has a good dose of Chlexy goodness, but alas Chloe and Lex's relationship won't all be smooth sailing. That wouldn't be any fun now would it? Also, thank you to those of you who have reviewed! You guys rock!
Rating: This story is rated PG-13 for language and drug use.
Chapter Two: Trouble Brewing
Pete looked at his watch in confusion. "Shouldn't Chloe be here by now, Clark?" He asked, casting a glance toward the closed door.
"I wouldn't worry about it Pete. She's probably talking to the new student." Clark said.
"New student? When did this happen? What's her name?"
"His name is Lance Thorne. We met him at the Torch office this morning. He seemed like a nice guy, but a little strange. Wait until you see his hair."
"His hair? What about his hair?"
"Whose hair?" Chloe asked, coming up to their table, Lance close behind her.
"Uh-" Pete stuttered, his eyes immediately drawn to Lance's head of bright blue spikes.
"I think he probably means mine." Lance said with a laugh. Pete looked embarrassed for staring, but Lance smiled. "Don't worry, it takes some getting used too I'm sure. You should have seen my dad's face when I came home with it like this."
"He flipped?" Clark asked, slightly amused.
"Like a coin." Lance added with another smile. He turned back to Pete. "Hi, I'm Lance Thorne. I just moved here from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Don't worry about being shocked by my appearance." He said, gesturing to the black on black ensemble, blue hair, and spiked jewelry. "I tend to draw a few eyes with this outfit. I don't mind, really."
"Sorry," Pete said, not really looking it. "I'm Pete Ross."
"Nice to meet you. May I sit down?" Lance asked.
"Oh, of course! I'm sorry about that." Clark said, gesturing for Lance to sit. Lance smiled again in return, not noticing the slight glare on Pete's face.
'There's something about this guy I don't like.' Pete thought to himself. He looked over the many piercings in Lance's ears and right eyebrow with something like disgust. 'Why do I feel this way? The way someone looks has never bothered me before. So why is it now?' He took a moment to observe what Lance was doing and came to a sudden realization. 'He's got a thing for Chloe!' Pete sighed, closing his eyes briefly. 'Oh man, this can not be good. I hope Chloe realizes what Luthor will do to this guy if he finds out he's got a thing for his girl.' Pete snorted softly to himself. 'Chloe and Luthor. What is the world coming to?' Pete sighed and cast a glance over at Chloe. 'I hope he is making her happy. She deserves it.' Pete turned his eyes away from Chloe again and back to Lance. 'There's something not right about this guy. I don't know what it is, but I don't like it.'
Distrust and dislike. Those two feelings shot through Lance's brain like a bullet. Someone close to him had to be feeling those emotions pretty strongly for him to pick up on it without trying. He cast a quick glance around the room until his eyes came upon Pete. "Pete?" he asked, figuring out that the feelings were coming from him and wanting to clear the air, "Is there something wrong?"
"Who me?" Pete asked, putting on an innocent face. "No, there's nothing wrong. I'm fine."
Lance could tell right away that he was lying, but decided to let it slide for the time being. He had accepted the fact when he first developed his 'gift' that people often times hid what they were really feeling from the world. He had met people who would be smiling to your face while secretly wishing you were dead. It was the way of the world. "So, tell us more about yourself Lance." Clark asked.
"Oh well, there's not a whole lot to tell really. I am 18 years old, I'm an only child, and I just moved here with my dad."
"Why'd you move here?" Pete asked.
"His dad is going to work at Luthor Corp like mine." Chloe interjected.
"Really? Your dad's a factory worker?" Pete asked somewhat nastily.
Chloe threw Pete a glare for being rude and went on. "Actually his dad is an accountant. Isn't that right Lance?"
"Actually yeah. Pretty boring I know. But he seems to like it. I just hope he'll be alright working there."
"I wouldn't worry about it, Lance. Lex is a nice guy. Your father should be just fine."
"Be careful what you say about me, Clark. You'll ruin my reputation." Lex interjected, coming up to the table. "Hello everyone. Hi Chloe." He said, giving her a peck on the cheek.
"Hello Alexander." Chloe said, blushing. She and Lex had decided not to hide their relationship from the town, but that didn't stop people from talking about it. Especially when he went and did something like that.
"Hello," Lex said, addressing Lance, not noticing Chloe's use of his formal name. "I don't believe we've met. I'm Lex Luthor." He said, putting out a hand.
"Lance Thorne. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Luthor." Lance said, shaking the offered hand.
"It's Lex. Thorne.now where have I heard that name before?"
"My father just went to work for you as head accountant here in Smallville."
"Ah yes. I have yet to meet your father, but I always make a habit of getting to know my employees personally. It establishes trust." Lex said, slowly sitting down next to Chloe.
"Alexander, what's wrong? You don't look so good." Chloe said, putting a hand to his head. "Are you sick?" She frowned as he flinched away from her hand.
"Alexander, huh?" Lex said with a smirk. "Where did that come from?" Anyway, it doesn't matter. I'm fine. I'm just tired is all. It's been a long day." 'Oh shit,' Lex thought. 'Chloe can't find out about me. No one can. I can't let them see me like this. I should never have come here. What was I thinking? I've got to get out of here now. Oh no, now Clark is looking worried as well. "Really, you guys shouldn't worry. I'm fine."
"I don't know, Lex. There's a flu that's been going around. You look as if you might have caught it." Clark said, his forehead wrinkling in a frown.
"Impossible. I don't ever get sick." Lex said. Having realized what he had just said, he cursed softly. 'You shouldn't have told them that, you fool. Now what are they going to think?'
"What do you mean you never get sick? Not ever?" Chloe asked curiously. "Cause I've got to say, you don't look very healthy right about now."
Lex sighed. He so did not want to get into this, especially in front of the new kid, but he knew when Chloe had her teeth into something and she wasn't apt to let go easily. "I don't ever get sick. Not since the meteor shower. I don't know why that is, it's just always been like that. No colds, no flu, not anything."
"Really? I never knew Lex." Clark said.
"There was never any reason to tell you, Clark."
"You mean you never get sick? Not anything? Then how do you explain how you look right now? Look at yourself. You're even sweating." She reached out to touch Lex's head again, but he backed away.
"Look, I just wanted to say hello to all of you, but I've really got to be going now. It was nice meeting you Lance. I'm sure we'll see more of each other soon. Chloe, I'll call you later." And before anyone could say a word, Lex was out the door.
"What was that all about?" Lana asked, having witnessed Lex's hasty departure from her place at the counter.
"Oh hi Lana, I'm not sure." Clark said. "He seemed in a pretty big hurry to leave though. What do you think is wrong, Chloe?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." Chloe said, grabbing her keys. "I'll see the rest of you later. Bye Lance, it was nice meeting you."
"Bye." Lance said, but Chloe had already turned to leave just as quickly as her boyfriend had.
"Now what was that all about? You don't think there's anything wrong between her and Lex, do you Clark?" Lana asked, a slightly concerned look on her face.
"I'm sure everything is fine. So," he said turning to Pete and Lance. "Do you guys wanna get any more coffee?"
'Why did you do that?' Lex asked himself, speeding down the country roads of Smallville. 'Now Chloe and Clark will be even more worried than they were before. I can't deal with this right now.' Lex thought to himself, pulling to the side of the road. 'God I need a fix. He reached into the outer pocket of his long jacket and pulled out his syringe case. Opening it, he pulled out the rubber tube and pre-prepared syringe and shot up right there in the car. His eyes rolling into the back of his head, Lex just sat there as he let the wave of euphoria pass over him.
TBC
A/N: I hope you liked. Sorry if it was a little shorter than the last one. The next chapter will be up soon! Thank you to those of you who reviewed! This chapter is for you guys!