A/N: I got reviews. I got inspired. and here's the second chapter!!! Hope
you guys like it.
Thanks again to those who reviewed the first chapter:
Lavenderangel: Thank you! beams and blushes This fic will get *angstier* Actually, this chapter is. LoL.
Midnight Driad: Thanks for the suggestions! Good idea. I might include it in the future wink, wink
jd burns: That's perfectly fine! Thanks for reviewing!
CrAzYgUrL73089: Hope you enjoy this chapter!
ElectricSpyro: oh. don't worry. this is going to be very CLANA! Hehe.
shortie: Thanks! Hope you like this!
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Clark was seated on the couch in the Talon sipping his mocha frap. He was waiting for Lana to finish closing the store so they could get started with the report. He collected some newspaper clippings related to the meteor shower and was organizing it.
"Hey," Lana interrupted. "Sorry, I took so long closing up. I had to wait for the couple seated on that end. Geez, I think they had a long argument or something," she said
"No, it's fine. I was able to organize these references we need," he said with a smile.
"Great!" she smiled back.
She sat next to him and they started with their report. Clark was reading on meteor showers and meteorites. Lana was browsing through the clippings when she saw an article that had the list of people killed during the meteor shower. She saw her parents' names and everything became a blur as the tragic event replayed in her mind. Big meteorites were falling from the sky, some hitting the fields, some destroying the buildings and one killing her parents. She saw them die before her very eyes.
She snapped back to reality and felt hot tears slipping from her eyes. She started sobbing.
"Lana. shhh" Clark whispered in her ear as he rubbed her back trying to comfort her. She could see concern in his eyes as he tried to calm her down, whispering 'shhh' in her ear over and over. Lana calmed down and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I'm okay" she managed to say through her sniffling. She wiped the remaining tears from her eyes and took a deep breath. "You know, you're lucky to have parents who are always there for you. There always there to love you, to take care of you and even to bug you at times," she said with a weak smile.
"Sometimes, when I dream of mine, that's when I become completely happy. I feel safe, but most of all. loved." she murmured, managing a genuine smile. "Sometimes, I wish I would never wake up but I realize that it would have to end. When I wake up. I'm alone and the life I wish I had was just a pigment of my imagination and nothing more," she finished sadly.
He took her in his arms and whispered in her ear, "Lana, remember the first time you came to see me in my loft when you told me what Nell told you that life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both?"
She nodded on his shoulder.
"It hurts, but that's life. I wish I could take all the pain away from you but what's done is done. Remember that this happened because there may be something greater ahead of you. Look, you're smart, you're a great person and friend, you're very passionate with everything you do. and you're beautiful." He said, blushing.
Clark's words made Lana blush scarlet. She looked him in the eye and saw nothing but honesty and sincerity. She was very touched with his simplicity and sincerity that instead of feeling sad, she felt happy. truly happy.
"Life will get better, I promise." He truthfully whispered, stroking her hair and wiping the remaining tears from her eyes.
He smiled. ".and Lana?" He lifted her chin so she could gaze into his eyes. He gazed into her weary but still beautiful green eyes, turned serious and whispered, "You're not alone."
Lana smiled through more tears. She didn't want anything else but to be closer to Clark so she hugged him tightly and Clark happily returned the hug.
"Thanks, Clark! Thanks for making my day," she whispered. "You always seem to know how to cheer me up with that Kent charm," she said with a smile.
Clark smiled and kissed her cheek.
TBC.
A/N: It's short. again. Although I was inspired, I still had mild writer's block. You like? You don't? Please review, thanks! Comments and suggestions are welcomed. (",)
Thanks again to those who reviewed the first chapter:
Lavenderangel: Thank you! beams and blushes This fic will get *angstier* Actually, this chapter is. LoL.
Midnight Driad: Thanks for the suggestions! Good idea. I might include it in the future wink, wink
jd burns: That's perfectly fine! Thanks for reviewing!
CrAzYgUrL73089: Hope you enjoy this chapter!
ElectricSpyro: oh. don't worry. this is going to be very CLANA! Hehe.
shortie: Thanks! Hope you like this!
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Clark was seated on the couch in the Talon sipping his mocha frap. He was waiting for Lana to finish closing the store so they could get started with the report. He collected some newspaper clippings related to the meteor shower and was organizing it.
"Hey," Lana interrupted. "Sorry, I took so long closing up. I had to wait for the couple seated on that end. Geez, I think they had a long argument or something," she said
"No, it's fine. I was able to organize these references we need," he said with a smile.
"Great!" she smiled back.
She sat next to him and they started with their report. Clark was reading on meteor showers and meteorites. Lana was browsing through the clippings when she saw an article that had the list of people killed during the meteor shower. She saw her parents' names and everything became a blur as the tragic event replayed in her mind. Big meteorites were falling from the sky, some hitting the fields, some destroying the buildings and one killing her parents. She saw them die before her very eyes.
She snapped back to reality and felt hot tears slipping from her eyes. She started sobbing.
"Lana. shhh" Clark whispered in her ear as he rubbed her back trying to comfort her. She could see concern in his eyes as he tried to calm her down, whispering 'shhh' in her ear over and over. Lana calmed down and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I'm okay" she managed to say through her sniffling. She wiped the remaining tears from her eyes and took a deep breath. "You know, you're lucky to have parents who are always there for you. There always there to love you, to take care of you and even to bug you at times," she said with a weak smile.
"Sometimes, when I dream of mine, that's when I become completely happy. I feel safe, but most of all. loved." she murmured, managing a genuine smile. "Sometimes, I wish I would never wake up but I realize that it would have to end. When I wake up. I'm alone and the life I wish I had was just a pigment of my imagination and nothing more," she finished sadly.
He took her in his arms and whispered in her ear, "Lana, remember the first time you came to see me in my loft when you told me what Nell told you that life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both?"
She nodded on his shoulder.
"It hurts, but that's life. I wish I could take all the pain away from you but what's done is done. Remember that this happened because there may be something greater ahead of you. Look, you're smart, you're a great person and friend, you're very passionate with everything you do. and you're beautiful." He said, blushing.
Clark's words made Lana blush scarlet. She looked him in the eye and saw nothing but honesty and sincerity. She was very touched with his simplicity and sincerity that instead of feeling sad, she felt happy. truly happy.
"Life will get better, I promise." He truthfully whispered, stroking her hair and wiping the remaining tears from her eyes.
He smiled. ".and Lana?" He lifted her chin so she could gaze into his eyes. He gazed into her weary but still beautiful green eyes, turned serious and whispered, "You're not alone."
Lana smiled through more tears. She didn't want anything else but to be closer to Clark so she hugged him tightly and Clark happily returned the hug.
"Thanks, Clark! Thanks for making my day," she whispered. "You always seem to know how to cheer me up with that Kent charm," she said with a smile.
Clark smiled and kissed her cheek.
TBC.
A/N: It's short. again. Although I was inspired, I still had mild writer's block. You like? You don't? Please review, thanks! Comments and suggestions are welcomed. (",)
