A/N: this is the climax of the story....I don't know if I'm going to have many more chapters...this is based about a week after Ch 4....enjoy....
The Flowers of Destiny
By S. Ann Smith
Chapter five: Ring Ring Goes the Bells or the Chloe train
Pete ran into Chloe's room in a panic.
"Chloe! Clark can't find the rings!"
"What?" Chloe's heart sank. Chloe was on a stool, and Lana, as the Maid of Honour, was doing her hair.
"Gotcha!" Pete said rushing over to give her a hug. "Clark has been holding them for a whole week, and he hasn't lost them once."
"Seriously Pete, I didn't do that to you and Lana on your day. And if I wasn't in a poofy wedding dress I would come over there and strangle you."
"But you're not going to." Lana said forcefully from behind her. "Because if you did I would have to start all over again."
"Anger doesn't become you Lana." Chloe warned with a smile.
"And I'm sure a bobby pin in your eye will look stunning for the wedding photos." Lana bit back, with a smile.
"What are you talking about, I look stunning in anything."Chloe said with a laugh. Lana couldn't say anything mean, if her life depended on it. Pete was a different story.
"You know I hate to admit it Lana, but Chloe's dress is nicer than yours was." Pete said as he ducked behind the bed post.
"Come out Pete, I'm not going to hurt you hon," Lana said looking in his general direction. "Maybe later, but not before the wedding, we don't want Chloe's perfect pictures to have an injured groomsman in them." Lana looked at Chloe in the mirror. "Almost done." Chloe felt the last bobby pin go into her hair as Pete stood up.
"Damn! I'm starting to wish I caught the Chloe-train."
"Don't say that Pete, you're the luckiest man in Smallville." Chloe looked up at Lana, "You got their fairy princess."
"Today you're the fairy Princess, Chloe." Lana said gesturing for her to get up. Chloe stood infront of the mirror. The image of her took her breath away. Her blonde hair was swept up in a glorious mass of curls and twists, around an emerald and diamond crown, that matched her engagement ring. She wore her mother's beautiful silvery-white wedding gown that had an old fashioned train behind it.
"You look beautiful Chlo'." Pete said.
"Chloe?" A woman's voice said from out of her field of vision.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but the guests are not permitted in this part of the castle." Lana said blocking the lady's view of the bride.
"Wait I know you." Pete said stepping behind Lana. "Lana, we have to let her in."
"Why" Lana asked looking at his dark eyes. Chloe's eyes were transfixed at the doorway, after she caught a glimpse of blonde.
"Because Chloe needs to see her."
"Who is she?"
"We'll talk outside Lan," Pete moved out of the way, and shot Chloe a look that seemed to say 'good luck'.
"But who is she?" Lana asked as they walked out of the room.
"Mom?" Chloe asked moving towards the door.
"Hi Chloe." Charlotte Henning looked just as she had the last time Chloe had seen her. "It's been a while."
"What are you doing here?" Chloe asked confused.
"Can't I come and see my only child get married?"
"You could have stayed during my life to recieve an invitation." Chloe replied coldly.
"You didn't send me the invitation?"
"Why should I have? You didn't bother coming to any other important thing in my life." Charlotte paled slightly.
"If you want, I can go."
"No, stay. You came all this way." Chloe said softly. "But you're not going to be in any of the pictures." She said quickly.
"That's alright. I don't deserve it." Chloe inwardly nodded. "I see you got a good catch." Charlotte continued.
"Lex is great." Chloe smiled her trademark smile.
"You deserve him." Charlotte said softly. "I'm going to get my seat."
"Bye."
"Bye." As soon as Charlotte left, Chloe found herself mumbling, "at least she said good bye this time."
