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Ch 3
The next day at the Luthor mansion. Lex walks in to find his father sitting at his desk.
"Good morning Lex."
"Where the hell do you get off hurting innocent children?"
"Isn't it a little early to be throwing around accusations Lex? Besides I have no clue what you're ranting about."
"I'm referring to Chloe Sullivan. I know you are the one that poisoned her."
"Chloe who? Lex I don't even know who….. Oh you mean Clark's little blonde friend. I don't even know her, why would I-
"You know damn well what I'm talking about. Chloe told me everything about how you blackmailed her with a job at the Planet. And how you threatened to fire her father." snaps Lex.
"I never blackmailed her son. She came forward on her own. I was just giving her what she wanted. I was just fulfilling her dream; at a small price of course." Lionel says.
"You're pathetic! You have to go around poisoning children just so you can feel like a man."
"That's good Lex, I'm glad you realize she's just a child. The way you are defending her so passionately makes it seem like you have feelings for her. Love makes us weak Lex."
"Yeah well that's something you wouldn't know anything about." Lex pauses. "Why did you do this to her?"
"It's nothing personal Lex, she just got too close. I know about your little arrangement with her. She gives you personal information about me in exchange for your protection. Tell me Lex, where were you the other night? You know, this is sort of your fault. If you had been there to protect her like you promised, then none of this would have occurred."
"Shut up! Don't you dare try to blame this on me."
Lionel gets up to leave. "Don't worry Lex, I'm sure she'll be all right…..eventually."
Lionel leaves. Lex plops down in his desk chair. He has a very frustrated look on his face. He knows he is going to have to attempt the impossible. He has to under mind his father.
Later that day at the Sullivan's house. Lana walks past Chloe's room to find her sitting on the bed staring at her open closest.
"What's wrong?" Lana asks.
"I don't know what to wear."
"Well let's see." Lana walks over to Chloe's closet. She fishes out a tight black top and hands it to Chloe. Then she returns to the closet and retrieves a pair of camouflage pants and a matching green skirt.
"Here." Lana hands them to Chloe. "Wear this."
"You want me to wear that pants and skirt?" asks a confused Chloe.
"Yeah."
Chloe gives her a questioning look. "Is this what I used to wear?"
"Of course."
"Ok, if you say so. What else should I wear?"
"Well Chloe- I mean you like to wear a lot of rings. Oh and you love to wear dangly earrings."
Lana picks up a pair of earrings "Here, wear these. I gave you these for your birthday. They match your outfit perfectly."
"Thanks Lana." Chloe says as she puts on the earrings. Lana notices her hair.
"Do you want me to show you how to do your hair?"
"Yes, I'd like that." Replies Chloe with a slight smile.
"Ok great. Let's get to work."
An hour later Lana is waiting impatiently outside Chloe's door.
"Chloe, are you dressed yet? Come on! I want to see how you look." Lana yells through the door. Chloe opens the door slowly.
"Oh my gosh Chloe, you look great!"
"I feel so weird. But I really like this hair do." Says Chloe as she runs her fingers through her perfectly styled hair. The girls laugh.
Later that day at the Luthor mansion. Lex is sitting at his desk. A man walks in the door.
"Excuse me, do you know where I can find Mr. Lionel Luthor?" the man asks.
"What do you want with my father?"
"We have some business to discuss."
"I know you" Lex says as he rises from his chair. "You're that neurologist from Metropolis. It was you, wasn't it? You're the one that supplied my father with those memory loss darts."
"Look, I don't know what you're talking about." Replies the man.
"Admit it, I know it was you! Do you know what he did with that dart?" Lex walks over to the man and looks him in the face. "My father used that dart on a sixteen year old girl."
"I didn't know…"
"Did you bother to ask?" snaps Lex.
"Hey look, when Lionel Luthor walks into your office and throws money at you, you don't really ask questions. He could get me fired. I have a family to support. Look, I swear I didn't know what it was for."
"It's ok, I believe you." Lex says. "Just give me that anti-serum and I won't report you."
"I can't." replies the man.
"Ok, I'm sorry you feel that way."
"No, you don't understand. There is no anti-serum."
"What do you mean?" questions Lex.
"The project wasn't completed. Your father forced me to give him what I had. I never got a chance to create an anti-serum. This was designed to be weapon for the military. It was never suppose to be used on….."
"An innocent victim?" Lex finishes.
"How strong is this? And how long do the affects last?" questions Lex.
"I'm not sure. Like I said, I haven't had a sufficient amount of time to study it."
"Is there anything we can do for the victim?" asks Lex.
"I don't know. Is there anyway you could bring her to me? I can maybe study her DNA and come up with something to make the affects less severe until I can find a cure."
"I'll bring her to you but I want you to do your research here in Smallville. That way my father won't find out about it."
"Ok, but I'll need my lab and tools transferred down here." Says the man.
"Done, and do I even have to mention that you need to discrete about this. My father is not to hear a word about this." Lex says.
"Yes sir. One question though, why would your father do something like this?"
"Because he's a heartless bastard."
Lex walks into the torch office in search of Chloe. He finds her sitting in front of a computer.
"Chloe?"
She turns around to face him "Hey Lex."
He notices her hair. "Your hair."
"Lana did it for me. Do you hate it?" questions Chloe.
"No, it looks great. You just look like….." Lex trails off.
"…like I used to?" finishes Chloe.
"I'm sorry." Lex whispers.
"It's ok. Did you need something Lex?"
"Yes, actually I found someone who might be able to help you."
"Really?" asks Chloe, very excitedly. "Can they fix me?"
"He's going to try. But I can't promise anything. You don't have to do this if you don't want to." Says Lex sympathetically.
"I want to do this Lex."
"Ok, well I'll take you too see him now. Let's go." Says Lex as he extends his hand to her. She places her hand and her heart in his hand.
'I trust you Lex' she thinks to herself. 'I trust you more than life itself.'
AN: Will Lex be able to help Chloe? Stay tuned and find out! Ch 4 coming soon!