Downward Spiral Part VI: 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, an all new, problem causing OFC!!
Author's Note: This story is so much fun to write! I hope you guys are liking it as much as I am! So sorry for the time it took to update this!!!! Please forgive me.
Rating: This story is rated PG-13 for language, angsty-filled dramatic scenes and drug use.
Chapter Six: Meant To Be Together?
After getting what looked like chicken from the hospital cafeteria, Gabe Sullivan sat down slowly at the table next to the Kent family. He briefly glanced at each of them and gauged their expressions. Jonathan Kent was clearly focusing on eating his food trying to put the situation out of his mind. Every so often, a mixed look of both worry and anger passed across his face as if he wasn't sure which one to feel. Martha Kent was also looking at her food but wasn't eating it. The worry was plain on her face, but she also looked like she was trying her best not to. As for Clark, Gabe frowned a minute as he glanced at the young man. He knew he and Chloe were friends, but he had never really gotten to know him. Clark's face matched his father's almost exactly. For a moment Gabe wondered why, but then he remembered. 'He and Mr. Luthor are friends too. Well, that explains the look. He doesn't know whether or not to be angry with Lex or not.' As for himself, Gabe didn't know what emotions were shown on his face, but he knew what he was feeling. The most prevalent emotion was denial. Ever since he had heard about what had happened, he didn't want to believe it. He hadn't believed it. But once he saw Chloe, his darling Chloe laying on that hospital bed, breathing through a tube, his denial had been forced into reality. After the denial had left him and he was faced with the reality of the situation, the first emotion Gabe Sullivan had felt was anger. For a moment, he would have liked nothing better than to strangle his boss to death for what he had done. In fact, that feeling hadn't gone away until he saw the tortured look on Lex's face once he saw Chloe. 'I don't really have to be angry with him,' Gabe thought. 'He's torturing himself already with what he's done, both mentally and physically.' A thought briefly flitted across his mind, leaving a guilty feeling in its wake. 'What will Chloe think when she finds out Lex is a drug addict? How will she ever look at him in the same way? Maybe this is all for the best. Maybe she and Lex just aren't meant to be together.'
'Chloe and Lex are meant to be together.' Clark thought suddenly. A confused look passed over his face as he wondered where the sudden thought had come from. The more he thought about it though, the more he came to believe it. He hadn't always felt that way, he admitted to himself. He had even hated Lex a little after he and Chloe had started dating. He blushed in the shame of his early feelings. How could he have hated Lex after all he had been through? First he was kidnapped, and now this. How could anyone hate him now?
'I hate Lex Luthor. I want to kill Lex Luthor.' Lance thought grimly to himself sitting at his desk at home. He blinked at the thought. 'How could I hate him? I don't even know him. And I would never kill a fly let alone a person.' After a moment's confusion, Lance realized that the feelings weren't coming from him. Opening his eyes wide, he ran to his bedroom window and looked out, scanning for someone who might have felt the thought. After a few minutes, Lance gave up and went back to his desk, somewhat worried. He probably wasn't as concerned as he should have been though, having felt that particular feeling around Smallville a lot since he had moved. But for the moment, he had other things on his mind. Like Chloe, for example. 'No, I don't hate or want to kill Lex Luthor. In fact, I envy him. He has Chloe's love.' As much as that statement hurt him to admit, it was true. Lance had seen how she looked at him and he knew that she would never look at him the same way. That didn't stop him from giving up hope however. 'There has to be some way to make Chloe love me.' Lance frowned and propped his chin up with his hands, deep in thought.
Back in the hospital cafeteria, Martha Kent watched as her son, husband, and Gabe Sullivan cleared away their plates in silence. She knew what was on their minds and why they were being silent. A situation like what had happened would weigh heavy on the minds of any involved. She knew it certainly did hers. She had known that Chloe and Lex were dating, and she even approved of their relationship, hoping that Chloe's love would help Lex turn out to be the good man that she knew he could be. But as she looked over at Gabe, he knew he was regretting Lex and Chloe ever meeting, let alone falling in love with one another. And from what she could see when they were around each other, when they looked into each other's eyes, she knew they were indeed in love. She wanted to be happy for them, she wanted to reassure everyone that everything would be alright, but some small part of her mind worried that it never would be again.
'The poor bastard, I wouldn't want to be in his position right now for all of his family's money.' Dr. Kendomere thought as he went over his patient, Lex Luthor's current situation. The heroin withdrawal would be bad enough, but to add the shock of hitting what must be his girlfriend with his car and putting her into a coma, no, he didn't envy the man at all. He had heard of what had happened to Chloe from the paramedics that had brought her in. At first, he hadn't believed it. Who would? A man hits his girlfriend's car and puts her into a coma in the process. How could anyone deal with that? It was no wonder he was near out of his mind, even taking away the fact that he is still pretty hopped on heroin. He checked his watch and frowned. The sedatives he had given the young man would be wearing off soon and then the real trials would begin. He wasn't lying when he said that he had seen withdrawals before and that they weren't pretty. 'Get ready, Lex Luthor.' He thought with a frown. 'I have a feeling you've gone through this situation before, and if you have, you know what's coming next.'
TBC
A/N: Sorry this chapter was so short, but I wanted to save the withdrawal scenes until next the chapter. I'm also sorry it took so long to post. College life is hell on your fanfic writing schedule.
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, an all new, problem causing OFC!!
Author's Note: This story is so much fun to write! I hope you guys are liking it as much as I am! So sorry for the time it took to update this!!!! Please forgive me.
Rating: This story is rated PG-13 for language, angsty-filled dramatic scenes and drug use.
Chapter Six: Meant To Be Together?
After getting what looked like chicken from the hospital cafeteria, Gabe Sullivan sat down slowly at the table next to the Kent family. He briefly glanced at each of them and gauged their expressions. Jonathan Kent was clearly focusing on eating his food trying to put the situation out of his mind. Every so often, a mixed look of both worry and anger passed across his face as if he wasn't sure which one to feel. Martha Kent was also looking at her food but wasn't eating it. The worry was plain on her face, but she also looked like she was trying her best not to. As for Clark, Gabe frowned a minute as he glanced at the young man. He knew he and Chloe were friends, but he had never really gotten to know him. Clark's face matched his father's almost exactly. For a moment Gabe wondered why, but then he remembered. 'He and Mr. Luthor are friends too. Well, that explains the look. He doesn't know whether or not to be angry with Lex or not.' As for himself, Gabe didn't know what emotions were shown on his face, but he knew what he was feeling. The most prevalent emotion was denial. Ever since he had heard about what had happened, he didn't want to believe it. He hadn't believed it. But once he saw Chloe, his darling Chloe laying on that hospital bed, breathing through a tube, his denial had been forced into reality. After the denial had left him and he was faced with the reality of the situation, the first emotion Gabe Sullivan had felt was anger. For a moment, he would have liked nothing better than to strangle his boss to death for what he had done. In fact, that feeling hadn't gone away until he saw the tortured look on Lex's face once he saw Chloe. 'I don't really have to be angry with him,' Gabe thought. 'He's torturing himself already with what he's done, both mentally and physically.' A thought briefly flitted across his mind, leaving a guilty feeling in its wake. 'What will Chloe think when she finds out Lex is a drug addict? How will she ever look at him in the same way? Maybe this is all for the best. Maybe she and Lex just aren't meant to be together.'
'Chloe and Lex are meant to be together.' Clark thought suddenly. A confused look passed over his face as he wondered where the sudden thought had come from. The more he thought about it though, the more he came to believe it. He hadn't always felt that way, he admitted to himself. He had even hated Lex a little after he and Chloe had started dating. He blushed in the shame of his early feelings. How could he have hated Lex after all he had been through? First he was kidnapped, and now this. How could anyone hate him now?
'I hate Lex Luthor. I want to kill Lex Luthor.' Lance thought grimly to himself sitting at his desk at home. He blinked at the thought. 'How could I hate him? I don't even know him. And I would never kill a fly let alone a person.' After a moment's confusion, Lance realized that the feelings weren't coming from him. Opening his eyes wide, he ran to his bedroom window and looked out, scanning for someone who might have felt the thought. After a few minutes, Lance gave up and went back to his desk, somewhat worried. He probably wasn't as concerned as he should have been though, having felt that particular feeling around Smallville a lot since he had moved. But for the moment, he had other things on his mind. Like Chloe, for example. 'No, I don't hate or want to kill Lex Luthor. In fact, I envy him. He has Chloe's love.' As much as that statement hurt him to admit, it was true. Lance had seen how she looked at him and he knew that she would never look at him the same way. That didn't stop him from giving up hope however. 'There has to be some way to make Chloe love me.' Lance frowned and propped his chin up with his hands, deep in thought.
Back in the hospital cafeteria, Martha Kent watched as her son, husband, and Gabe Sullivan cleared away their plates in silence. She knew what was on their minds and why they were being silent. A situation like what had happened would weigh heavy on the minds of any involved. She knew it certainly did hers. She had known that Chloe and Lex were dating, and she even approved of their relationship, hoping that Chloe's love would help Lex turn out to be the good man that she knew he could be. But as she looked over at Gabe, he knew he was regretting Lex and Chloe ever meeting, let alone falling in love with one another. And from what she could see when they were around each other, when they looked into each other's eyes, she knew they were indeed in love. She wanted to be happy for them, she wanted to reassure everyone that everything would be alright, but some small part of her mind worried that it never would be again.
'The poor bastard, I wouldn't want to be in his position right now for all of his family's money.' Dr. Kendomere thought as he went over his patient, Lex Luthor's current situation. The heroin withdrawal would be bad enough, but to add the shock of hitting what must be his girlfriend with his car and putting her into a coma, no, he didn't envy the man at all. He had heard of what had happened to Chloe from the paramedics that had brought her in. At first, he hadn't believed it. Who would? A man hits his girlfriend's car and puts her into a coma in the process. How could anyone deal with that? It was no wonder he was near out of his mind, even taking away the fact that he is still pretty hopped on heroin. He checked his watch and frowned. The sedatives he had given the young man would be wearing off soon and then the real trials would begin. He wasn't lying when he said that he had seen withdrawals before and that they weren't pretty. 'Get ready, Lex Luthor.' He thought with a frown. 'I have a feeling you've gone through this situation before, and if you have, you know what's coming next.'
TBC
A/N: Sorry this chapter was so short, but I wanted to save the withdrawal scenes until next the chapter. I'm also sorry it took so long to post. College life is hell on your fanfic writing schedule.