Part six: Not for long
"I cannot believe we won!" Jarod said proudly, after having made sure all of the paintball equipment was taken care off.
"Ofcourse," Chloe said, grinning and giving him a playful wink. "I was on the team, right?"
He just laughed, "Right." Then, with a more serious tone, added, "We're good together."
Chloe raised her eyes to meet his, feeling uneasy at the intensity of his gaze. His handsome face held such a hopeful expression, her mind went blank and she couldn't bring herself to turn away from his beautiful, chocolate brown eyes.
Relief flooded over her, mingled with a tinge of disappointment, as the moment was broken by Whitney, who was totally unaware of their silent interaction.
"So, J-rod, my man," the jock began. "I remember you saying something about a prize......."
* * * * *
"I cannot believe we lost! We had the perfect team!" Pete rambled on to nobody in particular. "Clark, who always seems to sense it if somebody's in the area; Luthor, with his million dollar aim!"
Once again, Clark had to wonder just how many 'wonderful' traits his friend had taken over from their favourite reporter.
"Plus," Pete continued. "I was part of the group, and nobody had ever managed to beat me in those laser games we played in Metropolis last summer!"
"Pete," the farmboy finally interrupted. "We lost. There's nothing more we can do about it. Besides, it's just a game. It's not like the world is gonna end."
Sighing, the other boy gave in, "But what about Chlo?"
"What about Chlo?" Clark asked, confusion marring his features.
"You know she's never gonna let us forget about this. She's gonna rub it in our faces every time we do. Heck, she's gonna rub it in our faces anyway," he said, certainly not looking forward to it, but unable to stop a grin from creeping onto his face. "And I won't put blackmail past her."
"True," Clark admitted with a smile of his own. "But that's why we love her....."
There was a short silence, but then a thought struck him, "Where's Lex?"
* * * * *
In the meantime, Lex had wondered back to his car to exchange the sweater for a royal purple shirt, which he had brought along just in case, and managed to get cleaned up a bit.
Returning to the other, his attention was drawn to Chloe. She was talking and laughing together with Jarod and for the third time that night, a horrible aching sensation coursed through his body. Never before had he felt jealous, and he hated it. He was Lex Luthor. He could have anything and anyone he wanted. And, as he had just found out, he wanted Chloe Sullivan, the teenage daughter of his plant manager, Clark's best friend, and a reporter. It unsettled him. Not so much for these reasons, but for the fact that she didn't seem to jump at the opportunity to be with him. That was yet another reason he liked her. She didn't seem at all impressed by his money, and certainly not by the so-called Luthor Charm.
Suddenly, all thoughts went up in smoke as he saw Jarod and Chloe staring at each other. Neither of them even moved, and he could almost feel the tension from where he was standing. It sparked a rage in him he didn't know he had, and he had to force himself not to storm up to Russell, and kill him with his bare hands.
Just as he was about to loose control and do just that, that Whitney-kid had come between the two and broke Chloe and Jarod from their staring.
Letting out the breath her was unconsciously holding, Lex whirled around as he heard a voice from behind him. "Clark," he said, silently wondering if the boy had seen where he had been looking at.
"Hey! I've been looking for you everywhere." Noticing the tense posture of his friend, contrasting his usual relaxed demeanour, he asked worriedly, "Is there something wrong?"
A small smirked appeared on Lex's face as he took a quick glance at Chloe. "Not for long, Clark. Not for long."
~TBC~
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