SORORITY LEX
Chapter 12:
AUTHORS NOTE: ok I just finished writing the final chapter, so I know where I'm going with it, but I'm not going to spoil it for you, because it's a really good ending. Sorry for the lack of detail in the last chapter, I'll leave the missing parts up to your imagination. Well now I know were I'm going I can actually get there.
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It had been an all out stressful week. Lex hadn't had time to get even an hour of sleep, let alone see or call Clark. His father had been sending in spies, and it was now Lex's job to find them and fire them, or at least threaten them to spy for him. On top of that, the Smallville plant was being sabotaged, and some guy from Lex's past had brought Lex up on rape charges.
Lex hadn't had a decent meal since the night after the D.O.G. reunion, it had been pretty much eat and run, a snack here, some salad there, usually he never got to finish it, because he'd always been called off to some location or other, with another problem that had arisen.
The phone was ringing. Lex considered not answering it, he could be using this time to get drunk or sleep, but it could be someone important like Clark, or his lawyers, or his father.
He picked up the phone "Luthor" He said into the mouth piece.
"What's wrong Lana?" Lex asked 'Great another Talon problem'
"The insurance guy is there? Ok I'll see if I have time to come by and sign the paperwork" Lex said and hung up the phone.
"Great, just what I needed" Lex said to himself as he dragged himself out of his chair, and out of the castle, into the waiting limo.
After the first day Lex had started riding around in the Limo, it gave him a chance to get a few minutes of rest, or go over some reports that had piled up, without having to worry about driving around.
"Where to, Mr. Luthor?" The driver asked.
"The Talon" Lex responded as he got in the car and poured himself a glass of whiskey. Sitting on the seat next to him was a small jewelry box and a note beside it. Lex cautiously opened the note and read it silently.
'For old time's sake' was all it said, no name, no indication of who sent it.
Lex cautiously opened the box and inside was a small tablet with a little E engraved into it.
"Who ever you are, you know how to tempt me" Lex whispered to no one, then pocketed the tantalizing drug.
The limo came to a stop outside the talon, the lights were off, and the closed sign hung on the door.
Lex once again dragged himself out of the limo and into the café. Everything was dark, and there was no one in sight.
"Lana" He called out. He walked into the theater, it too was dark. Then all the lights came on, and 7 people yelled "surprise"
Lex stumbled back, running into a wall. Clark came up and wrapped his arms around his lover.
"You forgot didn't you?" Clark whispered into Lex's ear "It's your birthday sweetie"
Lex looked truly stunned, he had been to busy over the last couple of days to even realize that it was his birthday. This was the break that he was looking for, just to unwind and be with his friends, even if it was just for a couple of hours.
Chloe walked up to Lex and held out her hand. "Phone, now, you are not having any interruptions"
"I'm expecting a call from my lawyer" Lex said.
"I don't care, if someone rings I'll answer it" Chloe said, and Lex handed over his phone, which Chloe pocketed.
"I heard about the guy who's pressing charges" Clark said hugging his boyfriend tighter. "You'll get off"
"I don't know I don't know if he's lying, or not, I can't remember anything about that month" Lex said collapsing into Clark's arms. Lex was unable to support himself any longer.
Clark helped him over to one of the chairs, which Lex fell into as ungracefully as possible.
Martha came up to Lex and looked him over. "When was the last time you had a decent night sleep?" She asked in her best mother voice.
"I don't know, maybe last week, at your place," Lex answered truthfully, looking down at his hands. "God Lex, you should be looking after yourself," Lana said. "Don't you have assistants and stuff to take some of the strain off you?"
"I do, but I can't trust anyone at the moment, my father has put spies and saboteurs everywhere, I have to sift through them, and see who's loyal."
"Well I have a business degree, I can come by and help you if you need it" Martha offered,
"Thank you Mrs. Kent" Lex said.
Lex dragged himself up and walked to the bathroom, when he got to the cubical, and shut the door, he rammed his fingers down his throat forcing him self to throw up what little he ate. 'Great back to being a bulimic head case' Lex thought as he looked in the mirror, before splashing cold water on his face.
Clark walked into the toilets, to check if Lex was alright, he had used his X-ray vision to follow Lex into the toilets, watching him force himself to throw up.
"Lex what's wrong?" Clark asked, leaning against the door, blocking anyone from either going out or in.
"Nothing, just tired" Lex responded.
"So can you tell me why you just forced your self to throw up?" Clark asked. It hurt him to see his lover hurt himself.
"It's none of your business" Lex yelled, backing into a wall.
"Lex I'm only trying to help"
"You can help by staying the fuck out of my life" Lex screamed at Clark, tears streaming down his face. Lex looked like a scared child, backed into a corner, caught doing something he wasn't supposed to do, and afraid he would get punished for it.
Clark slowly walked over to Lex trying not to frighten him any more, and then once he was close enough, he drew Lex into a tight hug.
"I can't stop, I want to but I can't" Lex sobbed into Clarks chest
"It's ok, we'll get through this together, and you're not alone anymore" Clark reassured Lex.
It took Lex several minutes to get his emotions under control, before he and Clark could rejoin the party.
In the theater, the rest of the gang waited patiently for Lex and Clark to return, so Lex could open his presents and the party could continue.
Lex sat down in one of the seats, and closed his eyes, while Clark went and got his present.
"What do you get a guy who has everything and can afford everything else?" Clark asked Lex.
"I don't know?" Lex said honestly. Clark handed Lex his present, who in turn opened it gently.
Inside was a delicate wire picture frame with a photo of Lex and Clark, taken just before they went on the roller coaster at Metropolis show grounds.
Lex looked at Clark and stood up to give him a hug. "This is the best present I could ever hope for, thank you Clark"
After the rest of the presents were opened, and some food was consumed, Lex went back to work, hoping he could make it through to his and Clark's anniversary.
~TBC~
Chapter 12:
AUTHORS NOTE: ok I just finished writing the final chapter, so I know where I'm going with it, but I'm not going to spoil it for you, because it's a really good ending. Sorry for the lack of detail in the last chapter, I'll leave the missing parts up to your imagination. Well now I know were I'm going I can actually get there.
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It had been an all out stressful week. Lex hadn't had time to get even an hour of sleep, let alone see or call Clark. His father had been sending in spies, and it was now Lex's job to find them and fire them, or at least threaten them to spy for him. On top of that, the Smallville plant was being sabotaged, and some guy from Lex's past had brought Lex up on rape charges.
Lex hadn't had a decent meal since the night after the D.O.G. reunion, it had been pretty much eat and run, a snack here, some salad there, usually he never got to finish it, because he'd always been called off to some location or other, with another problem that had arisen.
The phone was ringing. Lex considered not answering it, he could be using this time to get drunk or sleep, but it could be someone important like Clark, or his lawyers, or his father.
He picked up the phone "Luthor" He said into the mouth piece.
"What's wrong Lana?" Lex asked 'Great another Talon problem'
"The insurance guy is there? Ok I'll see if I have time to come by and sign the paperwork" Lex said and hung up the phone.
"Great, just what I needed" Lex said to himself as he dragged himself out of his chair, and out of the castle, into the waiting limo.
After the first day Lex had started riding around in the Limo, it gave him a chance to get a few minutes of rest, or go over some reports that had piled up, without having to worry about driving around.
"Where to, Mr. Luthor?" The driver asked.
"The Talon" Lex responded as he got in the car and poured himself a glass of whiskey. Sitting on the seat next to him was a small jewelry box and a note beside it. Lex cautiously opened the note and read it silently.
'For old time's sake' was all it said, no name, no indication of who sent it.
Lex cautiously opened the box and inside was a small tablet with a little E engraved into it.
"Who ever you are, you know how to tempt me" Lex whispered to no one, then pocketed the tantalizing drug.
The limo came to a stop outside the talon, the lights were off, and the closed sign hung on the door.
Lex once again dragged himself out of the limo and into the café. Everything was dark, and there was no one in sight.
"Lana" He called out. He walked into the theater, it too was dark. Then all the lights came on, and 7 people yelled "surprise"
Lex stumbled back, running into a wall. Clark came up and wrapped his arms around his lover.
"You forgot didn't you?" Clark whispered into Lex's ear "It's your birthday sweetie"
Lex looked truly stunned, he had been to busy over the last couple of days to even realize that it was his birthday. This was the break that he was looking for, just to unwind and be with his friends, even if it was just for a couple of hours.
Chloe walked up to Lex and held out her hand. "Phone, now, you are not having any interruptions"
"I'm expecting a call from my lawyer" Lex said.
"I don't care, if someone rings I'll answer it" Chloe said, and Lex handed over his phone, which Chloe pocketed.
"I heard about the guy who's pressing charges" Clark said hugging his boyfriend tighter. "You'll get off"
"I don't know I don't know if he's lying, or not, I can't remember anything about that month" Lex said collapsing into Clark's arms. Lex was unable to support himself any longer.
Clark helped him over to one of the chairs, which Lex fell into as ungracefully as possible.
Martha came up to Lex and looked him over. "When was the last time you had a decent night sleep?" She asked in her best mother voice.
"I don't know, maybe last week, at your place," Lex answered truthfully, looking down at his hands. "God Lex, you should be looking after yourself," Lana said. "Don't you have assistants and stuff to take some of the strain off you?"
"I do, but I can't trust anyone at the moment, my father has put spies and saboteurs everywhere, I have to sift through them, and see who's loyal."
"Well I have a business degree, I can come by and help you if you need it" Martha offered,
"Thank you Mrs. Kent" Lex said.
Lex dragged himself up and walked to the bathroom, when he got to the cubical, and shut the door, he rammed his fingers down his throat forcing him self to throw up what little he ate. 'Great back to being a bulimic head case' Lex thought as he looked in the mirror, before splashing cold water on his face.
Clark walked into the toilets, to check if Lex was alright, he had used his X-ray vision to follow Lex into the toilets, watching him force himself to throw up.
"Lex what's wrong?" Clark asked, leaning against the door, blocking anyone from either going out or in.
"Nothing, just tired" Lex responded.
"So can you tell me why you just forced your self to throw up?" Clark asked. It hurt him to see his lover hurt himself.
"It's none of your business" Lex yelled, backing into a wall.
"Lex I'm only trying to help"
"You can help by staying the fuck out of my life" Lex screamed at Clark, tears streaming down his face. Lex looked like a scared child, backed into a corner, caught doing something he wasn't supposed to do, and afraid he would get punished for it.
Clark slowly walked over to Lex trying not to frighten him any more, and then once he was close enough, he drew Lex into a tight hug.
"I can't stop, I want to but I can't" Lex sobbed into Clarks chest
"It's ok, we'll get through this together, and you're not alone anymore" Clark reassured Lex.
It took Lex several minutes to get his emotions under control, before he and Clark could rejoin the party.
In the theater, the rest of the gang waited patiently for Lex and Clark to return, so Lex could open his presents and the party could continue.
Lex sat down in one of the seats, and closed his eyes, while Clark went and got his present.
"What do you get a guy who has everything and can afford everything else?" Clark asked Lex.
"I don't know?" Lex said honestly. Clark handed Lex his present, who in turn opened it gently.
Inside was a delicate wire picture frame with a photo of Lex and Clark, taken just before they went on the roller coaster at Metropolis show grounds.
Lex looked at Clark and stood up to give him a hug. "This is the best present I could ever hope for, thank you Clark"
After the rest of the presents were opened, and some food was consumed, Lex went back to work, hoping he could make it through to his and Clark's anniversary.
~TBC~