Chapter 5: A past friendship
"I guess now is the best time as ever to tell you my other secret" She said smiling, but I spoke quickly, "You dont have to, I think this one secret is enough to last a lifetime." She seemed to draw back at my attitude but continued as if I hadnt said a thing.
"This one isnt as dangerous as the other one," she smiled to reasure me and continued, "You remember when you said I looked familiar?" She asked and I merely nodded quietly urging her to continue, "It was about a year after the meteor shower happened when I met you. You were standing in front of a corn field lost in your thoughts, and I was out looking for my dog." She stopped and looked over to see if I had remembered anything. Some of it seemed familer but it was still clouded, I looked up at her and she started to speak again, "I had ran up to you and asked if you had seen my dog, and you looked at me and asked 'why I wasnt scared of the freaky kid' I just looked at you and asked you what I was supposed to be afraid of and you said, 'I lost all my hair, thats not normal, if everyone else thinks im a freak why dont you?'" She stopped and looked at me again, this time I did remember her and I was re-living that day over again.
It was a clear summer day and I was staring at this kid that had come up to me, she looked as if to be half my age, with long blonde hair -which was up in a ponytail- and bright blue eyes. She was seriously thinking about the question I had asked her and she simply shrugged and continued our conversation. "My name is Naomi and I dont see anything wrong," she paused, "but have you seen my dog?" She said finishing. I silently nodded 'no' and a frown crept upon her face. I looked down the road and saw that a car was coming, and I immediately cheered up. My mom had parked the car and was walking towards us, she looked surprised to see someone else with me but she quickly sobered and bent down to hug me. I can remeber smelling her perfume drift down when she hugged me, that was always the best part.
She looked over at my guest and cleared her throat and I introduced them. "Mother this is Naomi, Naomi this is my Mother." Naomi seemed to be happy that an adult was paying attention to her and she happily shook the hand that was offered. Mother had invited her over for Milk and cookies and the girl happily agreed. After that we seemed to get closer -since she was my only friend you have to go somewhere right?- and when my mother died Lionel dragged me off to Metropolis and I had just a little time to tell her that we were leaving. She didnt take the news well but she tried to tell me something but she didnt get it out because Lionel had abruptly grabbed my arm and slung me into the limo. That was the last I saw of her. Until now.
I was watching him remember his past with great intrest. For a moment I thought he wouldnt remember until he looked at me with eyes that spoke of sadness from loosing a friend and happiness of regaining that friend back. He slowly smiled and I had to grin back at him, I didnt want this to end, it was a comfortable silence of rememberance but Clark had returned with the help that was needed.
Clark walked up and told them that Lionel was in the room and he whispered to me, "Are you alright?" I nodded and I gave him a quick thank you and leaned up to whisper "Lex knows about my powers, but he still doesnt know about yours. Like I told you, your secrets safe with me." I leaned back out of his personal space and smiled at him. He looked over at Lex and back at me a seemed to strain with a smile. The rest of the night was a blur, we were checked for injurys -which thankfully enough- didnt have any. My Mom was contacted and Lionel was taken into custodey. Lex had agreed to give us a ride back to smallville so I could see my mom and so that Clark could contact his. He said that they were somewhere in Colorado visting an ill family member, and Clark had stayed home because of school.
We made a stop at the penthouse so that I could get a much needed shower and I changed into some of Lex's sweats and shirt and we were headed back to Smallville.
"I guess now is the best time as ever to tell you my other secret" She said smiling, but I spoke quickly, "You dont have to, I think this one secret is enough to last a lifetime." She seemed to draw back at my attitude but continued as if I hadnt said a thing.
"This one isnt as dangerous as the other one," she smiled to reasure me and continued, "You remember when you said I looked familiar?" She asked and I merely nodded quietly urging her to continue, "It was about a year after the meteor shower happened when I met you. You were standing in front of a corn field lost in your thoughts, and I was out looking for my dog." She stopped and looked over to see if I had remembered anything. Some of it seemed familer but it was still clouded, I looked up at her and she started to speak again, "I had ran up to you and asked if you had seen my dog, and you looked at me and asked 'why I wasnt scared of the freaky kid' I just looked at you and asked you what I was supposed to be afraid of and you said, 'I lost all my hair, thats not normal, if everyone else thinks im a freak why dont you?'" She stopped and looked at me again, this time I did remember her and I was re-living that day over again.
It was a clear summer day and I was staring at this kid that had come up to me, she looked as if to be half my age, with long blonde hair -which was up in a ponytail- and bright blue eyes. She was seriously thinking about the question I had asked her and she simply shrugged and continued our conversation. "My name is Naomi and I dont see anything wrong," she paused, "but have you seen my dog?" She said finishing. I silently nodded 'no' and a frown crept upon her face. I looked down the road and saw that a car was coming, and I immediately cheered up. My mom had parked the car and was walking towards us, she looked surprised to see someone else with me but she quickly sobered and bent down to hug me. I can remeber smelling her perfume drift down when she hugged me, that was always the best part.
She looked over at my guest and cleared her throat and I introduced them. "Mother this is Naomi, Naomi this is my Mother." Naomi seemed to be happy that an adult was paying attention to her and she happily shook the hand that was offered. Mother had invited her over for Milk and cookies and the girl happily agreed. After that we seemed to get closer -since she was my only friend you have to go somewhere right?- and when my mother died Lionel dragged me off to Metropolis and I had just a little time to tell her that we were leaving. She didnt take the news well but she tried to tell me something but she didnt get it out because Lionel had abruptly grabbed my arm and slung me into the limo. That was the last I saw of her. Until now.
I was watching him remember his past with great intrest. For a moment I thought he wouldnt remember until he looked at me with eyes that spoke of sadness from loosing a friend and happiness of regaining that friend back. He slowly smiled and I had to grin back at him, I didnt want this to end, it was a comfortable silence of rememberance but Clark had returned with the help that was needed.
Clark walked up and told them that Lionel was in the room and he whispered to me, "Are you alright?" I nodded and I gave him a quick thank you and leaned up to whisper "Lex knows about my powers, but he still doesnt know about yours. Like I told you, your secrets safe with me." I leaned back out of his personal space and smiled at him. He looked over at Lex and back at me a seemed to strain with a smile. The rest of the night was a blur, we were checked for injurys -which thankfully enough- didnt have any. My Mom was contacted and Lionel was taken into custodey. Lex had agreed to give us a ride back to smallville so I could see my mom and so that Clark could contact his. He said that they were somewhere in Colorado visting an ill family member, and Clark had stayed home because of school.
We made a stop at the penthouse so that I could get a much needed shower and I changed into some of Lex's sweats and shirt and we were headed back to Smallville.