Premonition
by Lener
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in Smallville.
Chapter Six
"Chloe!" Clark burst out of his seat the minute he saw Chloe hit the ground, and managed to catch her just in time before her head could come into contact with the classroom floor. Pete bolted out of his seat to assist Clark, and as the rest of their classmates pressed around the unconscious Chloe, Mr. Matthews tried his best to keep all of them at bay, so as to give Chloe a little more breathing space.
"Is she all right?" Pete asked, eyes wide in fright.
"She's got a pulse, she's just unconscious," Clark was aware of the fact that he could feel every single thing going on inside his best friend. Every slow beat of her heart resonated through his entire body, as if amplified by their contact.
"Stand back, everyone," Mr. Matthews exclaimed, exasperated.
"Mr. Matthews, may we…" Clark opened his mouth, but before he could finish his sentence, his teacher had already half-shoved him out the classroom door with Pete.
As Clark made his way out we could feel Lana's curious eyes bore into his back, but he made no move to turn around to look at her- all he cared about was getting Chloe to the nursing wing straightaway.
The nursing wing was up a flight of stairs and down the whole corridor to the right, but even before Clark and Pete had finished climbing the stairs, Clark began to feel Chloe stir in his arms.
"Chloe… Chloe… can you hear me? We're taking you to the nurse. You fainted again- this time in class. Do you remember anything?" Clark began to speak to her softly. Pete stepped in closer too, and Clark felt a little irritated. Why did Pete have to tag along anyway? Clark could handle everything by himself. Besides, it would give him time to spend alone with Chloe, and that was what he wanted now more than anything else in the world.
"Mr… Matthews… no… Mat… Matthews…" she was murmuring in distress.
"I think she's trying to tell us something," Pete pointed out, his eyebrows furrowed. They hurried along the corridor, and Clark could see the door of the nursing wing in sight.
Chloe's eyelids fluttered open, and she tried to struggle out his Clark's grasp. "No… no… nurse… nursing… no…" she muttered frantically, sweat drops forming at her brow.
Clark gripped Chloe tighter in his arms and rushed on, but just as he took another step further he felt something jerk him back, and the sound of metal against metal rang out through the corridor. Heart thumping wildly, Clark turned back to see half of a locker ripped away from the wall.
"What the…" Pete whispered.
Oh no! What did I do? Clark gasped at the sight- evidence of his superhuman strength at work. But then he realised that he had not gone near the lockers along the wall, and that Pete was not staring at him, but at Chloe, whose left hand was still gripping a now broken handle of the locker which she had undoubtedly torn away from the wall effortlessly.
There was a stunned moment of silence, and then another moan from Chloe jolted Clark back to reality. Without another word he and Pete hurried on towards the nursing wing and burst through the doors, startling the nurse, who was sitting in a corner reading a magazine.
"What happened?" she demanded, on seeing Clark's pale face and the half conscious girl in his arms.
"She just collapsed… I don't know what happened…" Clark laid Chloe down on the nearest ward bed. Pete stepped back, away from the bed, and Clark could sense the fear that emanated from his friend. He, too, felt perplexed. The immense strength that Chloe had unknowingly shown back in the hallway had mirrored his own, and for a moment Clark remembered how he'd thought it had been him who'd torn the locker apart in his haste to get Chloe to the nursing wing.
The nurse came forward with a metal cup filled with water, and placed it on the bedside. Almost instinctively, Chloe struggled, reached for the cup and gripped it so tightly that it was bent out of shape. Eyes widening even further, Pete backed towards the door.
"Shoo, both of you, I'll inform you of her condition later," the nurse hustled them out of the room, and they left rather reluctantly.
"I hope she doesn't get hurt," Clark remarked as they stepped out.
"Me too… Chloe looks like she could do some serious damage," Pete nodded as he walked shakily away, his face as pale as a sheet.
Clark wondered why Pete's answer sounded strange to him.
It was only a minute later when Clark rounded the corner that the answer struck him. Pete had been talking about the nurse, but Clark had meant that remark for Chloe.
*
"Pete! You've got to help me, please!" Chloe hurried after her best friend, her light bag slapping against her legs as she tried to keep up with Peter Ross.
"I said no! Look at you, Chloe, you've become so… so obsessive! I mean, what's going on with you? You faint almost all the time, and in the hallway you nearly…"
Chloe raised her eyebrows as Pete stopped in mid sentence, his face draining of all colour.
"What?" she probed.
"Nothing," he replied quickly, hitching up his bag and turning to go.
"Pete…" Chloe reached out to grab his wrist, but he jumped back in horror as though she were a stranger.
"Don't touch me!" he yelled, then turned and raced off down the corridor, leaving a shocked and hurt Chloe staring dismally at the spot where her friend had been standing.
Pete had been this jittery ever since she had been released from the nursing wing and came looking for him during lunch (Clark had gone to the Torch office and so Chloe had not seen him for the whole day). After Chloe had told Pete about her vision and what she planned to do, she had asked for his assistance in the matter. Instead of agreeing however, Pete had freaked out and resisted all of her efforts to get him to help her.
Frustrated, Chloe threw up her hands and turned to the opposite direction, hurrying towards the Torch office.
She'd just have to find a way to protect Mr. Matthews.
By herself.
*
The sun cast its dying rays over the Kent farm, and as Clark threw the last two bales of hay into the barn, he heard the phone ringing in the house. Probably Mom's call… her pie business at The Talon is booming this year… Clark thought. There was an unidentified feeling in his stomach as he thought of Lana on the phone. Suddenly, the voice of his mother drifted out from inside the house. "Clark! It's for you!"
Great… probably checking to see if I've bought my red bow-tie… wait… was it supposed to be red? Or black? Uh oh… As Clark pushed through the screen doors and let the wave of coolness from the sanctity of the indoors wash over him, he could not help but notice that dread had mounted inside him. Since when had he ever feared speaking to Lana?
"Hello."
"Clark!"
It was Pete.
"Pete! Boy am I glad it's you. What's up?"
"It's Chloe."
"What about her? If this some ploy of yours to get the two of us talking again, it's not gonna happen. I already told you-"
"No… wait…"
"-that we're just not-"
"Clark, listen!"
"-I mean, she's not going to admit that she's-"
"CLARK!"
"-the one who started everything-"
"I think Chloe's in trouble."
Author's Note: Oh… finally! The holidays have come and now I am able to write more chapters for this fic! The reviews for chapter 5 were overwhelming. I'm really grateful to all my readers for reviewing! I still can't believe my story is reall nice though, LOL. Anyway, replies are below!! Thanks again!!
ChloeKent- Wait a minute… you're French? Ohh… comment allez vous? Comment vous appelez-vous? Lol!! This is so fun! Anyway, thanks for the review! Yes, Smallville Season 2 has way too much Clana for me… but I'm glad about one thing. I've finally managed to let my sister see how terrible Lana is. Now we have can't stand her, the phony sympathy-seeking little lizard girl! Hahahaha!!!!!!! Wait… you mean there's gonna be a season 4 for Smallville? AH! More LANA?? BLEAUGH. Someone should kill her off. HAHA!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, don't worry, I especially enjoy reading long reviews, so it's okay to write a lot. Anyway, do you live in France?
clovergrl- Hey! Thanks for reviewing! Haha! Problem is, I haven't even written the next ones! It was just a speculation that there wouldn't be a lot of Chlark, but I think I've changed my mind! There will probably be more Chlark- but bad Chlark. As in, fights. *grinz* I am a sadistic person after all. WHEEEEEEEE.
Z-Man- Hello! Nah… there are other better stories out there. You just gotta look for them. Haha… Mine aren't good. I just write because I find that I need some Chlark in my life… you know, to get myself away from the awful reality of Clana. Sniff. Anyway, a big thank you for reading Premonition!!!
mmac80- Hey there! Thanks for the review! Are you SURE there aren't a lot of Chlark fics? I think there are plenty!! Just look harder for them! Well, I'm glad you like my story and here, I hope this chapter made you happy too! Lol… though I had to end it on a sort of cliffhanger. Actually, I always try to do that for every chapter…
Big Albowski- Hello! Ohh… I've seen you before. You've reviewed some of my Smallville fics right? Anyway, thanks for the previous review! You like how I'm writing Lana? As in… the cutesy pink stuff and how sickly she is? LOL. Well, let's just say that Chloe's powers will lead her to many places and… they'll [Chloe and Clark] get together in a cool, romantic way. I PROMISE!!!!!!!!!
Nad- Hello! Thanks for the review! Oh, so you've read all my Smallville fics, then? Lol… I'm honoured! Anyway, glad to know that you like them! Thank you!
candychelle44- Hello! Thanks for reviewing! Yes, I thought that for once Chloe should be someone with special powers. Haha! I'm glad you like the story! Do keep reading!
Sylphide- WHOA. That's all I could say when I first saw your review. WHOA. For one, it's really damn long. LOL! But I LIKE IT! LOL. Where should I start… hmm… Okay, I'll start by thanking you for that show of… patriotism! Hahaha! I really didn't mind the two reviews I got for chapter four… I mean, look, I have like, 10 for chapter five! Although some of them are repeated. *winks* HEH! OH COOL! YOU'RE FROM CANADA!!!!!!! THAT'S WHERE SIMON IS FROM! TYLEY ROSS! LOL! Sorry, right now I'm mad about this musical called The Wedding Banquet which has just left the place where I live, Singapore. ARGH. Maybe you've heard of Tyley Ross? Heh… LOL… I've been to Canada once when I was young, it's beautiful! And yeah, I went camping there. Gorgeous scenery. Absolutely magnificent.
Okay, if your name is Jaime, then you're a female, right? Lol… I think it's cool to have people calling you a guy's name. See, my name's Sharlene, but no one calls ME Charlie. *cries* LOL… I would like them to, though. HAHA. Don't worry, I'm straight. Just a tomboy. NOOO Mr. Matthews is NOT a sleazebag!!! HAHAHAHAHA it's funny you should say that, really. Hmmm let's see… Chloe definitely got an A… and Pete… let's just say he's a smart chap; he got A-.
The inclusion of Pete is a must, of course! Their a trio of best friends! He must be around! Besides, I need him a lot in this fic. Hehe! And for Lex, I've actually never mentioned him, have I? Oh… except in… erm… when? Ahh… was it Kaleidoscope? Yeah, I think so. HAHA. Maybe I should write a Chlex fic. *gape*
Okay, I think I've written a lot. Haha… anyway, thanks for reading!!!!
Petersburg- Ohh HAHA! So maybe I'm an exception! Lol… just kidding. As I've already written, I write fics because I want them to happen in real life but know they have no chance of ever happening so I'm just satisfying my hunger for Chlark. Of course, every writer loves reviews, right? And they kinda spur me on to write more… so if wanting reviews is bad, I'm terribly sorry.
Rbritsmom73- Hello! Thanks for the review! I'm glad you liked that chapter! Hope you like this one too… J
Kit Merlot- Hello! Thanks for the review! Lol… Lana experiencing almost the same thing was how I got my idea for Chloe's physic ability. Lana could only see through the killer's eyes at the same point in time, but Chloe could see visions earlier. Muahaha. SUCH a better power, doncha think? YEAH! Chlark lives!!!!!!!!