A/N: I'm sorry that it's been so long since I started the story! You all
know how it is.life gets in the way and you find you don't have time to do
what you want. Thank you so much for reviewing! Now back to our regularly
scheduled program. Clark grows up and meets Lana and even in the 1600s
he's up against Whitney. Thank you so much for the feedback.
~Chapter 2~
When Clark and his Father got home Clark excused himself and went for a walk. Ever since his meeting with Lana that afternoon he felt an overabundance of energy that he wanted to walk off. He walked into the woods just off of his family's farm. There was a river nearby that he always went to when he just wanted to think. He knew that Lana was way out of his league, but he couldn't get the image of the beautiful Lana out of his mind.
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Lex stopped his horse on the hill overlooking the castle. He ran his hand over his now bald head. After the day when the rocks fell, his hair had continued to fall out instead of grow back. His father's horror over the incident hadn't changed and since then he continued to push his son away. Perhaps that was why it had been almost a year since he had last been home. He preferred to stay as far away from his father as possible. He spent most of his time on the other properties he managed. His trips home would be even more infrequent if it weren't for Lana. He knew that she was lonely since the death of her aunt. She didn't have any friends outside of Chloe and she rarely left her rooms. He hated seeing her that way and spent as much time with her as possible when he was home. He had decided that it was time she married. He would throw balls to introduce her to any eligible men in the kingdom. Hopefully she would find a man that she would be happy with and wouldn't be so lonely anymore.
Everything happened so quickly, lost in his thoughts, Lex didn't see the young man walking in the woods until it was too late. His horse reared up and knocked Lex into the river behind him. Lex landed on a rock and was knocked out. Clark was startled when he came face to face with a horse. The rider was thrown off and fell into the river. Clark didn't waste time; he jumped in the river after him. He dove under the water and swam toward the man. He reached him and started pulling him toward the shore.
When Clark reached the shore he noticed the blood coming out of the man's head. He knew that he couldn't help the man there so he picked him up and super sped him to his family's cottage. "Mother, Father," he called as he hurried into the house.
His mother walked into the room where she noticed her son carrying the man, "My God Clark, what happened?"
"He was riding by the river when came upon me, his horse spooked and tossed him into the river. I think he hit his head on a rock. He took the man toward his room and laid him down on his cot.
Clark's mother followed in after getting a basin full of water and some cloths to clean the wound on his head. After bandaging him up she turned to Clark and asked, "Are you all right, honey?"
"I'm fine, but is he going to be all right?" Clark asked concerned.
"I'm sure he will be, but he is going to be out for a while." Just then Jonathan walked into the room.
"What's going on?" Clark quickly told his father the story. "Well, by the way he dresses, I'd say that he's a lord. Hopefully he will recover soon. Until then we just have to wait."
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The sunlight coming through the window caused Lex to wake up. He opened his eyes in the unfamiliar surroundings. He tried to clear his head, but couldn't think past the pounding headache. He tried to sit up but was so overcome with dizziness that he laid back down. He looked at his surroundings and realized that he was in a peasant's home, but for the life of him he couldn't remember how he got there.
"Oh good, you are awake." Clark walked to the door and called out, "Mother, he is awake." Coming back to the stranger he asked, "How are you feeling today?"
Lex looked at the young man standing in the doorway. Suddenly he remembered seeing him by the river, but nothing after that. "How did I get here?" he managed to ask.
"Your horse threw you off yesterday afternoon and you hit your head on a rock when you landed in the river. I dove in, got you out, and brought you here to bandage your wound." Just then Clark's mother came in with some toast and tea.
"I've brought you something to eat and some tea." Clark helped sit the man up and Martha put the tray on his lap. "So what is your name? Do you live around here?"
"My name is Lex. I am visiting my father but I live most of the year on my other properties. And you are?" he asked.
"My name is Martha Kent and this is my son Clark. My husband Jonathan is in town delivering the produce we grow on our farm. We want you to feel free to stay here as long as you'd like while you recover."
"Thank you Mrs. Kent for your hospitality and thank you Clark for saving my life. I promise you that I'll return the favor."
Lex stayed and rested for the night. Clark had retrieved his horse from the river the day before and Lex got an early start the next morning. Mrs. Kent had packed him a basket with some bread and a small bottle of wine. Though the Kent's didn't have much, they shared with him everything they had. As Lex rode away from the Kent farm he vowed to himself that he would repay them for the kindness they showed him.
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"Ah Alexander, you've finally decided to grace us with your presence. I was expecting you two days ago." Lionel said as Lex entered the hall.
"I had an unexpected accident." Lex said sitting next to his father.
His father had a brief moment of concern, "Are you alright? What happened?"
"I was riding next to the river when my horse was spooked by a person walking and threw me into the river. The young man pulled me out and took me to his families house where his mother bandaged me up."
"Who was it that helped you?"
"The Kent's. They own a very small farm in the outskirts of the village where they grow and sell their produce. From what I was able to see their small area of land produces well. They don't have much but they shared with me everything they had. Their own son gave up his room so I'd have a place to rest."
"Of course they did, you're the Prince."
"They didn't know who I was, they helped me because they are nice people and it was the right thing to do."
"Well, in that case, I'll send over a basket of Cook's finer pastries as a thank you."
"That's all my life is worth father? A basket of pastries? You'll have to do better than that. They saved my life," Lex finished as he sat in a near by seat. "Maybe we should try and save theirs."
"What did you have in mind?"
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A/N: Well another chapter finished. Sorry again that it took so long to get back up! I'll try to keep writing as much as I can, but we all know how life can get! Review if you have time!
~Chapter 2~
When Clark and his Father got home Clark excused himself and went for a walk. Ever since his meeting with Lana that afternoon he felt an overabundance of energy that he wanted to walk off. He walked into the woods just off of his family's farm. There was a river nearby that he always went to when he just wanted to think. He knew that Lana was way out of his league, but he couldn't get the image of the beautiful Lana out of his mind.
~~~
Lex stopped his horse on the hill overlooking the castle. He ran his hand over his now bald head. After the day when the rocks fell, his hair had continued to fall out instead of grow back. His father's horror over the incident hadn't changed and since then he continued to push his son away. Perhaps that was why it had been almost a year since he had last been home. He preferred to stay as far away from his father as possible. He spent most of his time on the other properties he managed. His trips home would be even more infrequent if it weren't for Lana. He knew that she was lonely since the death of her aunt. She didn't have any friends outside of Chloe and she rarely left her rooms. He hated seeing her that way and spent as much time with her as possible when he was home. He had decided that it was time she married. He would throw balls to introduce her to any eligible men in the kingdom. Hopefully she would find a man that she would be happy with and wouldn't be so lonely anymore.
Everything happened so quickly, lost in his thoughts, Lex didn't see the young man walking in the woods until it was too late. His horse reared up and knocked Lex into the river behind him. Lex landed on a rock and was knocked out. Clark was startled when he came face to face with a horse. The rider was thrown off and fell into the river. Clark didn't waste time; he jumped in the river after him. He dove under the water and swam toward the man. He reached him and started pulling him toward the shore.
When Clark reached the shore he noticed the blood coming out of the man's head. He knew that he couldn't help the man there so he picked him up and super sped him to his family's cottage. "Mother, Father," he called as he hurried into the house.
His mother walked into the room where she noticed her son carrying the man, "My God Clark, what happened?"
"He was riding by the river when came upon me, his horse spooked and tossed him into the river. I think he hit his head on a rock. He took the man toward his room and laid him down on his cot.
Clark's mother followed in after getting a basin full of water and some cloths to clean the wound on his head. After bandaging him up she turned to Clark and asked, "Are you all right, honey?"
"I'm fine, but is he going to be all right?" Clark asked concerned.
"I'm sure he will be, but he is going to be out for a while." Just then Jonathan walked into the room.
"What's going on?" Clark quickly told his father the story. "Well, by the way he dresses, I'd say that he's a lord. Hopefully he will recover soon. Until then we just have to wait."
~~~
The sunlight coming through the window caused Lex to wake up. He opened his eyes in the unfamiliar surroundings. He tried to clear his head, but couldn't think past the pounding headache. He tried to sit up but was so overcome with dizziness that he laid back down. He looked at his surroundings and realized that he was in a peasant's home, but for the life of him he couldn't remember how he got there.
"Oh good, you are awake." Clark walked to the door and called out, "Mother, he is awake." Coming back to the stranger he asked, "How are you feeling today?"
Lex looked at the young man standing in the doorway. Suddenly he remembered seeing him by the river, but nothing after that. "How did I get here?" he managed to ask.
"Your horse threw you off yesterday afternoon and you hit your head on a rock when you landed in the river. I dove in, got you out, and brought you here to bandage your wound." Just then Clark's mother came in with some toast and tea.
"I've brought you something to eat and some tea." Clark helped sit the man up and Martha put the tray on his lap. "So what is your name? Do you live around here?"
"My name is Lex. I am visiting my father but I live most of the year on my other properties. And you are?" he asked.
"My name is Martha Kent and this is my son Clark. My husband Jonathan is in town delivering the produce we grow on our farm. We want you to feel free to stay here as long as you'd like while you recover."
"Thank you Mrs. Kent for your hospitality and thank you Clark for saving my life. I promise you that I'll return the favor."
Lex stayed and rested for the night. Clark had retrieved his horse from the river the day before and Lex got an early start the next morning. Mrs. Kent had packed him a basket with some bread and a small bottle of wine. Though the Kent's didn't have much, they shared with him everything they had. As Lex rode away from the Kent farm he vowed to himself that he would repay them for the kindness they showed him.
~~~
"Ah Alexander, you've finally decided to grace us with your presence. I was expecting you two days ago." Lionel said as Lex entered the hall.
"I had an unexpected accident." Lex said sitting next to his father.
His father had a brief moment of concern, "Are you alright? What happened?"
"I was riding next to the river when my horse was spooked by a person walking and threw me into the river. The young man pulled me out and took me to his families house where his mother bandaged me up."
"Who was it that helped you?"
"The Kent's. They own a very small farm in the outskirts of the village where they grow and sell their produce. From what I was able to see their small area of land produces well. They don't have much but they shared with me everything they had. Their own son gave up his room so I'd have a place to rest."
"Of course they did, you're the Prince."
"They didn't know who I was, they helped me because they are nice people and it was the right thing to do."
"Well, in that case, I'll send over a basket of Cook's finer pastries as a thank you."
"That's all my life is worth father? A basket of pastries? You'll have to do better than that. They saved my life," Lex finished as he sat in a near by seat. "Maybe we should try and save theirs."
"What did you have in mind?"
~~~
A/N: Well another chapter finished. Sorry again that it took so long to get back up! I'll try to keep writing as much as I can, but we all know how life can get! Review if you have time!