Downward Spiral Part III: 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 needs Chloe's help in a big way, but will she be around when he needs her?
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?
Rating: This story is rated PG-13 for language and drug use.
Chapter Three: The Plot Thickens
'Whatever was up with Lex, it's clear that he was not fine.' Lance thought to himself, drinking his coffee. 'How can I tell Clark without giving away the secret of my gift?' After a few moments, Lance frowned. He hadn't liked the fact that Chloe had run off after him either. 'What does she see in that guy? He was obviously lying through his teeth about how he felt.'
"What are you thinking about?" Clark asked, looking right at him.
"Um, I was thinking about your friend Lex, actually. He sure left in a hurry."
"Don't worry about Luthor. I'm sure he's always been weird." Pete said, staring into his coffee cup. "And anyway, Chloe went off after him, so you shouldn't worry about it. If there's something wrong with him, she'll figure it out."
"I'm sure you're right." Lance said, not really believing it, but almost wanting it to happen none the less. 'If he's doing what I think he's doing, what will Chloe think when she finds out?'
Chloe raced toward Lex's mansion, determined to figure out what had been bothering him. Lex wasn't usually known as one to open up and share his inner feelings around other people, but Chloe knew him better than most people. A lot better. The fact that he had openly denied that there was anything wrong with him to her face when she asked had bothered her. 'I know something is wrong, but what is it?' Chloe thought to herself with a frown. 'Is it Lionel?' After a moment, Chloe resolved herself. 'Why am I worrying? I'm Chloe Sullivan. If I want to know something, I'm not going to stop looking until I've known it.'
After an indeterminate amount of time, Lex finally came somewhat back to reality and started his car again. Putting it into the drive, he buckled his seatbelt as an afterthought as he raced down the road toward the mansion, not really paying attention to anything but the blur of the Kansas countryside around him. Even with the heroin running though his system, there was no preparing for the events that followed.
Chloe stopped at the intersection, the road running up to the mansion in sight. 'I just hope that's where Lex went,' she thought. 'I'm really worried about him.' After waiting a moment, she absently drove forward, not bothering to look and see if there were any cars coming. Unfortunately for her, one was.
Belatedly, Lex noticed something in the path of his speeding car. Some part of his mind warned him that if he didn't do something soon, he would hit that something. Lex agreed and moved his foot toward the break. It was too late.
Had anyone been witness to this scene, this is what they would have seen. A car stopped at an intersection was broadsided on the left by another car traveling at high speeds. The car at the intersection was pushed to the sideways into the ditch by the sports car which spun out in the middle of the road.
'Oh my God, oh my God. What did I just hit?' Lex chanted to himself after making sure he was alright. His seatbelt had been buckled and the airbags had gone off. He felt a painful tightening at his chest though, and when he unbuttoned his shirt to look, he saw a dark red bruise forming where the seatbelt had been. After making sure he was again ok, he opened his door and rushed over to the car he hit. As soon as it came into view, the blood drained out of his face. "Oh my God, Chloe! No, no, no, it can't be. No one could be this cruel. Please let her be alright. Oh God. I've got to do something, I should do something. What is it? Think, damn you! Yes, I'll call someone." Lex stopped his ranting to pull out his cell phone. Mercifully, it was undamaged. He dialed the one number that blazed through his mind like a glaring beacon.
"911. What is the nature of your emergency?" A woman's voice called out.
"I've hurt Chloe. I've hit Chloe. I don't know if she's alright. Please God let her be alright."
"Sir, you need to calm down. Tell me your name, where you are, and what's happened and I can help you."
"Alexander, yes that's my name. Alexander Luthor. She calls me that. I'm on the side of the road. Near the mansion I think."
"Alexander Luthor? Alright, Mr. Luthor. You say you're near the mansion. I take it you mean your mansion?"
"Yes. No, wait, it's my fathers. Ancestral and all that."
"Nevermind that. You said you were on the side of the road. Were you in an accident?"
"Yes, an accident. Oh God, Chloe. I hit Chloe. Please help me. Help Chloe."
"Mr. Luthor, an ambulance is on its way. I just need you to be calm and wait until it arrives. Can you do that?"
"Yes, I can do that. I can be calm for the ambulance. For Chloe."
"Alright, then. Just do as I say and wait."
"Ok. Goodbye." Lex said, looking to Chloe again. He could be calm for her.
"Goodbye." She hung up, leaving Lex in silence. He sighed and sat down cross legged on the asphalt, trying to be calm for Chloe. He sat there in that position until the ambulance arrived. As soon as it did, with a fire truck close behind it, they hurried over to him and Chloe asking him all kinds of questions that he felt he should answer, but couldn't.
"He seems to be in some kind of shock. He's unresponsive to my questions, and his pupils seem to be fixed and dilated." A man said after he shined a light in his eyes.
"Don't worry about him for right now. We need to check on the person in the other car." The other man said as the raced over to Chloe, leaving Lex sitting on the asphalt still. The first paramedic took a look at the ruined left side of the car with a grimace. "Jesus. If there had been someone on this side of the car, there would be nothing we could do. He must've been going pretty fast when he hit her."
The other paramedic didn't answer as he opened Chloe's door. She slumped toward him, unconsciously hanging in her seatbelt. He put a hand to her neck to check her pulse. He sighed in relief as he felt it. With the help of the other paramedic, they lifted her out of the car and laid her down on the road beside it. Lex noticed all that was happening somewhere in his mind, but didn't say a word as he saw Chloe laid down in front of him. "She's breathing but unconscious." The first paramedic said. He lifted her eyelids and shined the same pen light he had used Lex moment's before into them. "Miss? Can you hear me?" He called to her. There was no response. "She's not responding to stimulus. We need to get her to the hospital immediately." The other man nodded, and once they had put her neck into a brace and placed her on the stretcher, they rushed her over into the back of the ambulance. Once she was safely inside, the first paramedic went back to Lex. "Sir, if you could come with me to the hospital, everything will be fine." He said, putting a hand under Lex's arm and lifting him to his feet. Lex didn't respond, but allowed himself to be placed in the ambulance as well where he sat and stared at Chloe. Closing the back doors, he yelled to the waiting firemen that everything was ok and to get a tow truck to move the cars. They nodded, and turned on the sirens and made his way to Smallville Memorial Hospital as fast as he could.
TBC
A/N: I know, I know. I'm evil. I was inspired, what can I say? Please post your reviews. The next chapter will be up soon, I promise.
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 needs Chloe's help in a big way, but will she be around when he needs her?
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?
Rating: This story is rated PG-13 for language and drug use.
Chapter Three: The Plot Thickens
'Whatever was up with Lex, it's clear that he was not fine.' Lance thought to himself, drinking his coffee. 'How can I tell Clark without giving away the secret of my gift?' After a few moments, Lance frowned. He hadn't liked the fact that Chloe had run off after him either. 'What does she see in that guy? He was obviously lying through his teeth about how he felt.'
"What are you thinking about?" Clark asked, looking right at him.
"Um, I was thinking about your friend Lex, actually. He sure left in a hurry."
"Don't worry about Luthor. I'm sure he's always been weird." Pete said, staring into his coffee cup. "And anyway, Chloe went off after him, so you shouldn't worry about it. If there's something wrong with him, she'll figure it out."
"I'm sure you're right." Lance said, not really believing it, but almost wanting it to happen none the less. 'If he's doing what I think he's doing, what will Chloe think when she finds out?'
Chloe raced toward Lex's mansion, determined to figure out what had been bothering him. Lex wasn't usually known as one to open up and share his inner feelings around other people, but Chloe knew him better than most people. A lot better. The fact that he had openly denied that there was anything wrong with him to her face when she asked had bothered her. 'I know something is wrong, but what is it?' Chloe thought to herself with a frown. 'Is it Lionel?' After a moment, Chloe resolved herself. 'Why am I worrying? I'm Chloe Sullivan. If I want to know something, I'm not going to stop looking until I've known it.'
After an indeterminate amount of time, Lex finally came somewhat back to reality and started his car again. Putting it into the drive, he buckled his seatbelt as an afterthought as he raced down the road toward the mansion, not really paying attention to anything but the blur of the Kansas countryside around him. Even with the heroin running though his system, there was no preparing for the events that followed.
Chloe stopped at the intersection, the road running up to the mansion in sight. 'I just hope that's where Lex went,' she thought. 'I'm really worried about him.' After waiting a moment, she absently drove forward, not bothering to look and see if there were any cars coming. Unfortunately for her, one was.
Belatedly, Lex noticed something in the path of his speeding car. Some part of his mind warned him that if he didn't do something soon, he would hit that something. Lex agreed and moved his foot toward the break. It was too late.
Had anyone been witness to this scene, this is what they would have seen. A car stopped at an intersection was broadsided on the left by another car traveling at high speeds. The car at the intersection was pushed to the sideways into the ditch by the sports car which spun out in the middle of the road.
'Oh my God, oh my God. What did I just hit?' Lex chanted to himself after making sure he was alright. His seatbelt had been buckled and the airbags had gone off. He felt a painful tightening at his chest though, and when he unbuttoned his shirt to look, he saw a dark red bruise forming where the seatbelt had been. After making sure he was again ok, he opened his door and rushed over to the car he hit. As soon as it came into view, the blood drained out of his face. "Oh my God, Chloe! No, no, no, it can't be. No one could be this cruel. Please let her be alright. Oh God. I've got to do something, I should do something. What is it? Think, damn you! Yes, I'll call someone." Lex stopped his ranting to pull out his cell phone. Mercifully, it was undamaged. He dialed the one number that blazed through his mind like a glaring beacon.
"911. What is the nature of your emergency?" A woman's voice called out.
"I've hurt Chloe. I've hit Chloe. I don't know if she's alright. Please God let her be alright."
"Sir, you need to calm down. Tell me your name, where you are, and what's happened and I can help you."
"Alexander, yes that's my name. Alexander Luthor. She calls me that. I'm on the side of the road. Near the mansion I think."
"Alexander Luthor? Alright, Mr. Luthor. You say you're near the mansion. I take it you mean your mansion?"
"Yes. No, wait, it's my fathers. Ancestral and all that."
"Nevermind that. You said you were on the side of the road. Were you in an accident?"
"Yes, an accident. Oh God, Chloe. I hit Chloe. Please help me. Help Chloe."
"Mr. Luthor, an ambulance is on its way. I just need you to be calm and wait until it arrives. Can you do that?"
"Yes, I can do that. I can be calm for the ambulance. For Chloe."
"Alright, then. Just do as I say and wait."
"Ok. Goodbye." Lex said, looking to Chloe again. He could be calm for her.
"Goodbye." She hung up, leaving Lex in silence. He sighed and sat down cross legged on the asphalt, trying to be calm for Chloe. He sat there in that position until the ambulance arrived. As soon as it did, with a fire truck close behind it, they hurried over to him and Chloe asking him all kinds of questions that he felt he should answer, but couldn't.
"He seems to be in some kind of shock. He's unresponsive to my questions, and his pupils seem to be fixed and dilated." A man said after he shined a light in his eyes.
"Don't worry about him for right now. We need to check on the person in the other car." The other man said as the raced over to Chloe, leaving Lex sitting on the asphalt still. The first paramedic took a look at the ruined left side of the car with a grimace. "Jesus. If there had been someone on this side of the car, there would be nothing we could do. He must've been going pretty fast when he hit her."
The other paramedic didn't answer as he opened Chloe's door. She slumped toward him, unconsciously hanging in her seatbelt. He put a hand to her neck to check her pulse. He sighed in relief as he felt it. With the help of the other paramedic, they lifted her out of the car and laid her down on the road beside it. Lex noticed all that was happening somewhere in his mind, but didn't say a word as he saw Chloe laid down in front of him. "She's breathing but unconscious." The first paramedic said. He lifted her eyelids and shined the same pen light he had used Lex moment's before into them. "Miss? Can you hear me?" He called to her. There was no response. "She's not responding to stimulus. We need to get her to the hospital immediately." The other man nodded, and once they had put her neck into a brace and placed her on the stretcher, they rushed her over into the back of the ambulance. Once she was safely inside, the first paramedic went back to Lex. "Sir, if you could come with me to the hospital, everything will be fine." He said, putting a hand under Lex's arm and lifting him to his feet. Lex didn't respond, but allowed himself to be placed in the ambulance as well where he sat and stared at Chloe. Closing the back doors, he yelled to the waiting firemen that everything was ok and to get a tow truck to move the cars. They nodded, and turned on the sirens and made his way to Smallville Memorial Hospital as fast as he could.
TBC
A/N: I know, I know. I'm evil. I was inspired, what can I say? Please post your reviews. The next chapter will be up soon, I promise.