Part 10: Shower
Clark and Lana walked hand in hand down the country lane, corn swaying in the breeze in the surrounding fields.
"So what's it like having powers?" The walk home was getting too quiet so Lana decided to make small talk.
"Scary but cool. It sucks that I can't do a lot of stuff regular kids do cos I might hurt someone by accident but I guess saving peoples lives is a thing most teenagers can't say that they've done. What do you think?"
"Different. I mean I like it for now but I don't think I could stand hiding forever." Hint, hint.
"Definitely the worst part, not being able to tell the ones you care about," Clark looked up into Lana's eyes, "the ones you love." Prepare to be shot down.
Lana just smiled at Clark and stroked the back of his hand with her thumb. Does this mean what I think it means?! Clark Kent loves me?! ME? Loves. Me. Of course, this is still Clark Kent, so naturally he probably won't tell me straight until I bug him about it for 6 months.
Lana opened her mouth to say something in reply but a brilliant streak of light across the sky caught her attention.
"Wow, isn't it beautiful?" Lana wondered in awe.
Clark reluctantly turned around, upset that their moment was lost. "Yeah, shooting stars are pretty. I heard that there was meant to be a shower tonight."
Lana looked across the stars admiring the constellations but saw something that puzzled her. "Clark what's that star over there by Orion?" Lana gestured towards a particularly bright light in the sky.
"I don't know, I've not seen it before." How could I have not seen it before? I stargaze every night and yet don't notice the brightest star in the sky? "Lana, is it just me or is it,"
Lana interrupted, "Getting bigger? It's not just you."
There was a brilliant flash of light and a booming sound as the light started getting bigger much, much faster. The star whizzed across the sky to the west of them, getting ever closer to its point of impact.
"Oh Shit" they both muttered to themselves quietly.
"Come on! We have to go see what it is!" Clark shouted to Lana, his hand tugging on hers in urgency to follow him. Lana started jogging after him.
This would go a lot quicker if I. Lana reached out and scooped Clark up into her arms and ran as fast as she could in the direction of the light.
They came to a halt 100m from the LuthorCorp housing development as the flaming ball crashed to the earth, leaving a shredded a house in its wake. Lana quickly picked up speed again as she searched the cul-de-sac for the flaming house, seemingly knowing where her feet would take her.
Clark and Lana walked hand in hand down the country lane, corn swaying in the breeze in the surrounding fields.
"So what's it like having powers?" The walk home was getting too quiet so Lana decided to make small talk.
"Scary but cool. It sucks that I can't do a lot of stuff regular kids do cos I might hurt someone by accident but I guess saving peoples lives is a thing most teenagers can't say that they've done. What do you think?"
"Different. I mean I like it for now but I don't think I could stand hiding forever." Hint, hint.
"Definitely the worst part, not being able to tell the ones you care about," Clark looked up into Lana's eyes, "the ones you love." Prepare to be shot down.
Lana just smiled at Clark and stroked the back of his hand with her thumb. Does this mean what I think it means?! Clark Kent loves me?! ME? Loves. Me. Of course, this is still Clark Kent, so naturally he probably won't tell me straight until I bug him about it for 6 months.
Lana opened her mouth to say something in reply but a brilliant streak of light across the sky caught her attention.
"Wow, isn't it beautiful?" Lana wondered in awe.
Clark reluctantly turned around, upset that their moment was lost. "Yeah, shooting stars are pretty. I heard that there was meant to be a shower tonight."
Lana looked across the stars admiring the constellations but saw something that puzzled her. "Clark what's that star over there by Orion?" Lana gestured towards a particularly bright light in the sky.
"I don't know, I've not seen it before." How could I have not seen it before? I stargaze every night and yet don't notice the brightest star in the sky? "Lana, is it just me or is it,"
Lana interrupted, "Getting bigger? It's not just you."
There was a brilliant flash of light and a booming sound as the light started getting bigger much, much faster. The star whizzed across the sky to the west of them, getting ever closer to its point of impact.
"Oh Shit" they both muttered to themselves quietly.
"Come on! We have to go see what it is!" Clark shouted to Lana, his hand tugging on hers in urgency to follow him. Lana started jogging after him.
This would go a lot quicker if I. Lana reached out and scooped Clark up into her arms and ran as fast as she could in the direction of the light.
They came to a halt 100m from the LuthorCorp housing development as the flaming ball crashed to the earth, leaving a shredded a house in its wake. Lana quickly picked up speed again as she searched the cul-de-sac for the flaming house, seemingly knowing where her feet would take her.
