Author's Notes: I am so0o sorry, this took me ages to put up….. I've been really busy with school and all the other stuff. Luckily, classes were suspended today….. yay! there's a storm or something Okay, here it is. Chapter 6…..
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Chloe was right. It was dark. Were they the only people there? Talk about doing something unusual. They went to the first hut, which seemed to be the biggest one and found it deserted.
Chloe looked around and suddenly felt guilty. She cleared her throat and started, "Umm….. guys, I kinda checked out this camp on the net and….. I found out that there were meteor fragments found here and people have been….. missing." She finished softly, looking down shamefully.
Pete and Clark looked at each other.
"Oh….." Pete said to Clark under his breath.
"Great going, Chloe" Clark suddenly said, sarcastically. "We're all gonna get ourselves lost….. or even killed." Clark finished.
Chloe got startled at his sudden reaction. Normally, sarcasm wasn't his style.
"I'm sorry, okay. I didn't believe it at first," she muttered. Then she suddenly got angry, "And why are you so touchy? It's as if you cant save us all," she finished, with equally the same sarcasm as Clark.
She walked away so as not to show the tears brimming her eyelids, ready to fall. Lana looked sympathetically at Clark, then followed Chloe and comforted her friend.
Clark gave a sigh of defeat. "Pete, what are we gonna do now?" he asked.
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"Chloe….." Lana said, trailing Chloe's strides with her own.
"Leave me alone, Lana," she said wiping her tears away.
"Chloe," Lana called again. She caught up with her and grasped her shoulder to halt her.
"I'm so sorry." Chloe said facing Lana, her tears falling without pity.
"It's okay, Chloe" she said hugging her best friend.
"It's just that my journalistic instincts had to butt in. I'm sorry," Chloe said again wiping her tear-stricken face.
"It's okay, Chloe. Really," Lana said again, giving her an encouraging smile. "I understand you. It's not your fault. Ready to head back now?" she asked.
"Yeah….." she answered quietly. "I don't want us getting lost here," she said.
They walked back to camp as Clark and Pete were gathering firewood. They sat around the fire with an awkward silence. Pete looking at Clark, who was avoiding Chloe's gaze, Chloe, who was sneaking nervous glances at Clark once in a while, and Lana looking at both Chloe and Clark the way he's doing at this instant.
Lana sighed. "Clark, can I talk to you for a sec?" she asked, standing up.
"Huh? Sure," he answered as he stood up as well.
They walked to a quiet place, then Lana looked him in the eye through the darkness, "Okay, I cant stand that awkward silence going on a while ago," she said.
"What silence?" Clark asked, acting dumb.
"You perfectly know what I mean, Clark." Lana said, seriously. "You didn't have to get mad at her. She really doesn't want us to get into trouble. She-"
"But she knew the whole time that it could be dangerous!" Clark cut in.
"Yes." She admitted. "Look, you know Chloe, you know her more than I do and you know that she would never put the lives of her friends in danger. She's a dedicated journalist, that's it. She may have had a wrong decision in not telling us about it but it wasn't intentional and I bet she's regretting it right now." Lana said.
"Okay. I get your point. I'll talk to her later, okay?" Clark answered.
"Don't do this for me, Clark. Do it for you." Lana said, putting her hand on his shoulder. "I hate seeing you two like this." She said truthfully.
Clark was touched with her sweetness and concern. He smiled at her and she smiled back.
"I think we should head back now," Lana said.
"Yeah." Clark answered. "…..and Lana?"
"Hmmm?" Lana said, whipping around to face him.
"Thank you." He answered simply, a soft smile playing in his lips.
"For what?" she asked.
"For talking some sense into me….." he started, his face slowly moving closer to hers. "…..for being a friend….." closer….. their eyes weren't breaking away from each other's "…..and for just being you." With that, their lips met in a short, sweet, innocent kiss.
Their lips broke apart, never breaking their gaze at each other.
"Was that answer enough?" she asked, with a small smile.
"Oh yeah," he answered. They started grinning like fools. The grinning became giggling as they started walking back.
Clark instinctively clasped Lana's hand, gently pulling her with him back to camp.
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Author's notes: I'm sorry for making it short….. I don't know what else to write but I've already written the next chapter so….. motivate me to put it up! Review, Review, REVIEW! starts chanting.….
Btw, thanks a lot to all those who reviewed! Your reviews really help…
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Chloe was right. It was dark. Were they the only people there? Talk about doing something unusual. They went to the first hut, which seemed to be the biggest one and found it deserted.
Chloe looked around and suddenly felt guilty. She cleared her throat and started, "Umm….. guys, I kinda checked out this camp on the net and….. I found out that there were meteor fragments found here and people have been….. missing." She finished softly, looking down shamefully.
Pete and Clark looked at each other.
"Oh….." Pete said to Clark under his breath.
"Great going, Chloe" Clark suddenly said, sarcastically. "We're all gonna get ourselves lost….. or even killed." Clark finished.
Chloe got startled at his sudden reaction. Normally, sarcasm wasn't his style.
"I'm sorry, okay. I didn't believe it at first," she muttered. Then she suddenly got angry, "And why are you so touchy? It's as if you cant save us all," she finished, with equally the same sarcasm as Clark.
She walked away so as not to show the tears brimming her eyelids, ready to fall. Lana looked sympathetically at Clark, then followed Chloe and comforted her friend.
Clark gave a sigh of defeat. "Pete, what are we gonna do now?" he asked.
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"Chloe….." Lana said, trailing Chloe's strides with her own.
"Leave me alone, Lana," she said wiping her tears away.
"Chloe," Lana called again. She caught up with her and grasped her shoulder to halt her.
"I'm so sorry." Chloe said facing Lana, her tears falling without pity.
"It's okay, Chloe" she said hugging her best friend.
"It's just that my journalistic instincts had to butt in. I'm sorry," Chloe said again wiping her tear-stricken face.
"It's okay, Chloe. Really," Lana said again, giving her an encouraging smile. "I understand you. It's not your fault. Ready to head back now?" she asked.
"Yeah….." she answered quietly. "I don't want us getting lost here," she said.
They walked back to camp as Clark and Pete were gathering firewood. They sat around the fire with an awkward silence. Pete looking at Clark, who was avoiding Chloe's gaze, Chloe, who was sneaking nervous glances at Clark once in a while, and Lana looking at both Chloe and Clark the way he's doing at this instant.
Lana sighed. "Clark, can I talk to you for a sec?" she asked, standing up.
"Huh? Sure," he answered as he stood up as well.
They walked to a quiet place, then Lana looked him in the eye through the darkness, "Okay, I cant stand that awkward silence going on a while ago," she said.
"What silence?" Clark asked, acting dumb.
"You perfectly know what I mean, Clark." Lana said, seriously. "You didn't have to get mad at her. She really doesn't want us to get into trouble. She-"
"But she knew the whole time that it could be dangerous!" Clark cut in.
"Yes." She admitted. "Look, you know Chloe, you know her more than I do and you know that she would never put the lives of her friends in danger. She's a dedicated journalist, that's it. She may have had a wrong decision in not telling us about it but it wasn't intentional and I bet she's regretting it right now." Lana said.
"Okay. I get your point. I'll talk to her later, okay?" Clark answered.
"Don't do this for me, Clark. Do it for you." Lana said, putting her hand on his shoulder. "I hate seeing you two like this." She said truthfully.
Clark was touched with her sweetness and concern. He smiled at her and she smiled back.
"I think we should head back now," Lana said.
"Yeah." Clark answered. "…..and Lana?"
"Hmmm?" Lana said, whipping around to face him.
"Thank you." He answered simply, a soft smile playing in his lips.
"For what?" she asked.
"For talking some sense into me….." he started, his face slowly moving closer to hers. "…..for being a friend….." closer….. their eyes weren't breaking away from each other's "…..and for just being you." With that, their lips met in a short, sweet, innocent kiss.
Their lips broke apart, never breaking their gaze at each other.
"Was that answer enough?" she asked, with a small smile.
"Oh yeah," he answered. They started grinning like fools. The grinning became giggling as they started walking back.
Clark instinctively clasped Lana's hand, gently pulling her with him back to camp.
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Author's notes: I'm sorry for making it short….. I don't know what else to write but I've already written the next chapter so….. motivate me to put it up! Review, Review, REVIEW! starts chanting.….
Btw, thanks a lot to all those who reviewed! Your reviews really help…
