Author: Robyn
Disclaimer: If I did
own Smallville, Chloe and Lex would be together already! But I don't, so
they're not.
Rating: PG
A/N:Alright, this is my
second attempt at writing a fic so I don't know how good this came out. I hope
you guys like it. Any comments/suggestions are welcome. Also, I don't know if
this storyline has been used before for a Chlex story (probably has). I was
just skimming through these Clex challenges and decided to switch Clark for
Chloe. hehe ok, I'm shutting up now. On with the fic!
Bidding On Love
She avoided all eyes as
she walked on stage, fidgeting with her fingers. That's right. It was that time
again for Smallville's Annual Auction and Chloe Sullivan was up for bid. Lana
thought it would be a great idea to auction off dates and she thought it was an
even better idea for Chloe to join in on the fun.
"Oh sure, what
fun this is," she thought sarcastically. "I feel like a wooden
dresser being scrutinized, every guy checking to see if I have any nicks or
chips making me unworthy of their money and their time." She shook her
head to rid herself of those thoughts and looked back at the auctioneer,
wondering when the hell he would start the bidding. As if he'd read her mind,
he opened his mouth and began to speak.
"Ok, here we have
the very beautiful Chloe Sullivan..."
"Oh please.
Exaggerating much," she thought as she rolled her eyes.
"We'll start the
bidding at ten dollars."
The crowd went quiet
for a few seconds and Chloe's heart began to race. What if no one was going to
bid on her? She'd be left up there, feeling incredibly stupid and unwanted, and
she felt tears in the back of her eyes at the thought that she'd be publicly
humiliated right here and now. A voice rang out that made Chloe smile.
"Ten
dollars!"
Chloe sent a look
filled with relief and thankfulness towards Clark and he just nodded and
smiled.
"Fifteen
dollars!"
Chloe looked down at
the guy who'd made the bid and tried her hardest to keep the smile on her face.
It was Bryan Marks, the guy who had been chasing after her for God knows how
long. She probably would've dated him if it weren't for his entire personality
and the fact that he was repulsively arrogant and pigheaded. He thought he was
god's gift to women, when honestly, he was no Clark.
"Or no Lex for
that matter," she thought almost wistfully and had to push away those
thoughts, thinking that now was definitely not the time to be thinking about
god's real gift to women.
"Twenty,"
Clark's voice rang out and Chloe had to give the guy points for trying. But she
knew that Bryan wouldn't give in that easily.
"Thirty"
"Thirty-five!"
"Fifty!"
"We have fifty. Do
I hear sixty? Sixty?"
Bryan sent Chloe a
satisfied smirk, thinking he'd won her once and for all. Boy, was he wrong.
"Seventy-five,"
a voice called out from the back of the crowd and Chloe's eyebrows rose in
confusion. She didn't know of anyone else who would bid on her and the voice
sounded strangely familiar to her ears. Bryan didn't like this and upped the price
even more.
"Uh," he said
as he counted throw his money. "Eighty-five"
"One hundred"
The same voice called
out and she had the faintest idea of who it might be. And she wanted it to be
him sooo badly.
"Yea right
Sullivan. Talk about wishful thinking. It's not Lex, so just keep dreaming."
"Damn. Um...One
hundred and...ten," Bryan exclaimed, holding up the last of his money. She
hoped that whoever was bidding for her in the back would bid just once more and
then she wouldn't have to worry about being alone on a date with Bryan. The
thought sent a shudder through her body.
"One fifty."
She let out a sigh as
she saw the sad expression take over Bryan's features and a strangely happy
expression take over Clark's.
"We have one
fifty! Going once, going twice...sold to the lucky man in the back!"
The auctioneer hit his
gavel on the table and applause rang through the before silent crowd.
"You may come up
now to get your prize," the auctioneer said playfully and she had to roll
her eyes at being referred to as a prize. She normally would have been pissed
at the prospect of being thought of as an award or trophy, but right now, she
couldn't care less. Someone had paid one hundred and fifty dollars to go on a date
with her and she prayed to the heavens that it was who she wanted it to be and
not some meteor freak or Bryan's twin.
She watched as the
crowd separated slightly and heard a few selective gasps go through the crowd.
She held her breath, noticing how time seemed to slow.
"Great. First I
was being auctioned off, now I'm in some sappy, romantic movie where time stops
as I wait for my night and shining savior to come and whisk me away,"
she thought comically. The suspense was killing her and she was just about to
march off the stage and see who it was when he finally came into view. Her eyes
widened as Lex Luthor walked onto the stage, signature smirk in place, never
taking his eyes off hers. He handed the guy the money and grabbed hold of her
hand, dragging her off the stage as Lana quickly took her place. She already
heard Clark place his bid on Lana and listened as many, many other guys
continued the bidding. But that didn't hold her attention for long. The voices
faded as Lex continued to drag her towards his car.
"Lex, what are you
do-" She was cut off by Lex spinning around and pressing his lips to hers.
She was caught by surprise but after a second, she was returning the kiss full
force. When the need for air became too much, they broke apart and Lex rested
his forehead against hers. Her eyes were closed and he smirked.
"Don't smirk at
me, Luthor," she said, eyes still closed and a small smile playing at her
lips. She opened her eyes and found him staring at her. "Why'd you kiss
me? Isn't that usually reserved for the end of the date?"
"Oh, so you will
go on a date with me?"
"Well, I thought
that was the general idea. You pay money to take the 'beautiful Chloe Sullivan'
out on a date," she replied, mocking the auctioneer's earlier words.
"I would've paid a
hundred and fifty just to kiss you."
"I would've kissed
you for free," she countered back, smiling. He kissed her again, this time
softer, and interlaced their fingers.
"Come on. Let's
get going," he said, walking with her to his car. She looked behind her
and noticed Clark helping Lana off the stage. She briefly wondered how much
Clark must have paid and when he looked her way, he smiled, winked and turned
back to Lana. She turned to Lex and noticed he was smiling, not smirking, but
smiling. He helped her into his car and walked around to get in on the driver's
side.
"What? I can't
drive?" she asked, faking hurt.
"No, I think I'll
save that privilege for the second date."
He started the car and
drove away from the ongoing auction. But not before she turned around in her
seat and gave Bryan a satisfied smirk of her own.
The End!
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