AN: Sorry, DDS, but I just added those kids in for fun. Nothing quite as
cool as what you're thinking, but I was looking for a way to finish this
because I think it's started to drone on. And I actually do have it
finished, I just have been posting it at intervals but this is the last
chapter. I just kind of sat down to add more and it....ended. So, hate me
if you must, but here's the end. Oh, btw, I am writing another story soon,
so hopefully it will be better. Enjoy!
Clark arrived at his house to find both Lana's and Chloe's cars in the driveway. He nearly turned around and left again, but decided against it, knowing he would have to talk to the love of his life sooner or later. He stepped up onto the porch and slowly opened the front door. Seeing Lana, Chloe, and both his parents in the living room, his eyes dropped to the floor.
Martha walked up to her son and wrapped her arms around him. He look at Lana, who quickly looked away.
"I'm sorry, Clark," Lana said quietly. "I just...I was scared when you told me, I mean...you um..."
"I know," Clark nearly whispered.
During this short time Chloe had been silent, but she spoke up now.
"Clark, I think maybe you and Lana need to...to talk. Go for a walk, or to your loft, or someplace private. "It was clear Chloe was not thrilled to have Lana and Clark spending somewhat intimate time together, fighting or not, but her friendship with both of them was top priority.
"Thanks Chloe," Clark said, managing a half-smile. Clark looked at Lana and headed to the door and held it open for her. She walked through, and Clark followed, shutting the door softly behind him.
Lana and Clark silently agreed to walk, not go to the barn loft. They headed out into the fields, toward some trees bordering the crops. They walked without saying anything for awhile until Lana spoke up.
"So..." Lana opened her mouth and closed it again. Then she asked, "Okay, tell me about you. The real you this time."
"Um...Well I don't really know where to start. What do you want to know?"
"Okay, uh...Well, do you know where you're...originally from?"
"My home planet, it was called Krypton. I was sent here because Krypton was going to explode," Clark told her.
"Wow...I'm - I'm sorry, Clark...Is Clark your real name? I mean do you know what your birthparents named you?" Lana asked.
"It's Kal-El."
"Kal-El," Lana repeated. "Kal-El! You - in Metropolis, you were using your real name, weren't you?"
"Yes." Clark replied quietly. "Lana, now that you know more about me...You wanted a reason for Metropolis. That....the meteor rocks, they are the only thing that can kill me. Do you remember the class rings?" Clark asked her.
"Yeah, you - you were wearing one in Metropolis!"
"Yes, I was. They were made of meteor rock also, but it was red. The red kryptonite affects me mentally, it pretty much takes away my conscience," Clark explained.
"So all those times you...." Lana started
"It was that rock..."
"Wait, kryptonite??" Lana asked, confused.
"That's what the meteor rocks are called," Clark clarified.
"Oh. So...you know, this is...this is kind of cool," Lana said with a small grin tugging at the corners of her mouth. Clark looked at her, very relieved. "What kinds of things can you, uh, do?"
"Oh, I can....um, well I have um, I can run really fast -"
Lana interrupted him, "How fast?"
"I...I don't really know. Do you want an example?" Clark asked with a smile.
"Yeah!" Lana was getting excited.
"Okay, look over there," Clark said, pointing to Lana's left. Suddenly a blur moved extremely quickly and Clark appeared in the middle of the field. Then there was another blur and Clark reappeared next to Lana, bringing a gust of wind with him. "That fast."
"Wow..." Lana was in awe. "What else?" she asked eagerly.
"Um, I'm really strong, and I have heat vision, and X-Ray vision. And, you saw earlier, I can...fly. But that's really new, I just learned that this morning!!" Clark told her.
"Flying, wow, that's....just wow!" Lana said, smiling.
"Yeah, yeah, I guess it is pretty cool..." Clark said with a grin. "Do you want to go back to the house now?" he asked.
Lana looked around and realized they had walked much farther than she thought. She couldn't even seen the Kent's farmhouse. "Clark, we've gone out really far!" she said with a small laugh.
"So?" he said with a big smile. He scooped her up in his arms and said, "Okay, hold on!" and they took off.
The Talon, Sunday morning (the day after Lana found out)...
"So, when's Pete supposed to get here?" asked Lana, who had the day off from her job at the Talon.
"I don't know, he said 10:00, but it's 10:15," Clark said. "He's probably still sleeping!" They all laughed.
"Oh! I have his cell phone number here," Chloe said, producing a small black notebook. She whipped out her cell phone and dialed the number. After several rings, there was a click on the other end.
"Hello?" Pete answered groggily. Lana and Clark heard only Chloe's end of the conversation.
"Pete? This is Chloe. Pete, it's like 10:15! God, you are pathetic! No. Clark and Lana. Okay. Okay, hold on," Chloe put her hand over the phone and asked, "Is it okay if we meet Pete at your house, Clark?"
"Sure," Clark shrugged.
"Okay, that's fine. Yeah. Okay see you in fifteen minutes. Bye," Chloe hung up the phone and relayed the news. "Okay, Pete was still sleeping! He said he's sorry but wants to meet at Clark's house in fifteen minutes."
"Sounds good," said Lana, and they all stood up and walked outside.
They walked down the block a ways until the buildings and cars became tractors and corn fields. Clark looked down at both of them and they walked a short clip into the field.
"Okay, come on," Clark said, and smiled broadly as both girls came up to him, one on each side. They both wrapped their arms around his neck and he lifted them up easily, Chloe with his right arm, Lana with his left. "Here we go!" he said, and they all disappeared, leaving only cornstalks swaying behind them.
The End
Clark arrived at his house to find both Lana's and Chloe's cars in the driveway. He nearly turned around and left again, but decided against it, knowing he would have to talk to the love of his life sooner or later. He stepped up onto the porch and slowly opened the front door. Seeing Lana, Chloe, and both his parents in the living room, his eyes dropped to the floor.
Martha walked up to her son and wrapped her arms around him. He look at Lana, who quickly looked away.
"I'm sorry, Clark," Lana said quietly. "I just...I was scared when you told me, I mean...you um..."
"I know," Clark nearly whispered.
During this short time Chloe had been silent, but she spoke up now.
"Clark, I think maybe you and Lana need to...to talk. Go for a walk, or to your loft, or someplace private. "It was clear Chloe was not thrilled to have Lana and Clark spending somewhat intimate time together, fighting or not, but her friendship with both of them was top priority.
"Thanks Chloe," Clark said, managing a half-smile. Clark looked at Lana and headed to the door and held it open for her. She walked through, and Clark followed, shutting the door softly behind him.
Lana and Clark silently agreed to walk, not go to the barn loft. They headed out into the fields, toward some trees bordering the crops. They walked without saying anything for awhile until Lana spoke up.
"So..." Lana opened her mouth and closed it again. Then she asked, "Okay, tell me about you. The real you this time."
"Um...Well I don't really know where to start. What do you want to know?"
"Okay, uh...Well, do you know where you're...originally from?"
"My home planet, it was called Krypton. I was sent here because Krypton was going to explode," Clark told her.
"Wow...I'm - I'm sorry, Clark...Is Clark your real name? I mean do you know what your birthparents named you?" Lana asked.
"It's Kal-El."
"Kal-El," Lana repeated. "Kal-El! You - in Metropolis, you were using your real name, weren't you?"
"Yes." Clark replied quietly. "Lana, now that you know more about me...You wanted a reason for Metropolis. That....the meteor rocks, they are the only thing that can kill me. Do you remember the class rings?" Clark asked her.
"Yeah, you - you were wearing one in Metropolis!"
"Yes, I was. They were made of meteor rock also, but it was red. The red kryptonite affects me mentally, it pretty much takes away my conscience," Clark explained.
"So all those times you...." Lana started
"It was that rock..."
"Wait, kryptonite??" Lana asked, confused.
"That's what the meteor rocks are called," Clark clarified.
"Oh. So...you know, this is...this is kind of cool," Lana said with a small grin tugging at the corners of her mouth. Clark looked at her, very relieved. "What kinds of things can you, uh, do?"
"Oh, I can....um, well I have um, I can run really fast -"
Lana interrupted him, "How fast?"
"I...I don't really know. Do you want an example?" Clark asked with a smile.
"Yeah!" Lana was getting excited.
"Okay, look over there," Clark said, pointing to Lana's left. Suddenly a blur moved extremely quickly and Clark appeared in the middle of the field. Then there was another blur and Clark reappeared next to Lana, bringing a gust of wind with him. "That fast."
"Wow..." Lana was in awe. "What else?" she asked eagerly.
"Um, I'm really strong, and I have heat vision, and X-Ray vision. And, you saw earlier, I can...fly. But that's really new, I just learned that this morning!!" Clark told her.
"Flying, wow, that's....just wow!" Lana said, smiling.
"Yeah, yeah, I guess it is pretty cool..." Clark said with a grin. "Do you want to go back to the house now?" he asked.
Lana looked around and realized they had walked much farther than she thought. She couldn't even seen the Kent's farmhouse. "Clark, we've gone out really far!" she said with a small laugh.
"So?" he said with a big smile. He scooped her up in his arms and said, "Okay, hold on!" and they took off.
The Talon, Sunday morning (the day after Lana found out)...
"So, when's Pete supposed to get here?" asked Lana, who had the day off from her job at the Talon.
"I don't know, he said 10:00, but it's 10:15," Clark said. "He's probably still sleeping!" They all laughed.
"Oh! I have his cell phone number here," Chloe said, producing a small black notebook. She whipped out her cell phone and dialed the number. After several rings, there was a click on the other end.
"Hello?" Pete answered groggily. Lana and Clark heard only Chloe's end of the conversation.
"Pete? This is Chloe. Pete, it's like 10:15! God, you are pathetic! No. Clark and Lana. Okay. Okay, hold on," Chloe put her hand over the phone and asked, "Is it okay if we meet Pete at your house, Clark?"
"Sure," Clark shrugged.
"Okay, that's fine. Yeah. Okay see you in fifteen minutes. Bye," Chloe hung up the phone and relayed the news. "Okay, Pete was still sleeping! He said he's sorry but wants to meet at Clark's house in fifteen minutes."
"Sounds good," said Lana, and they all stood up and walked outside.
They walked down the block a ways until the buildings and cars became tractors and corn fields. Clark looked down at both of them and they walked a short clip into the field.
"Okay, come on," Clark said, and smiled broadly as both girls came up to him, one on each side. They both wrapped their arms around his neck and he lifted them up easily, Chloe with his right arm, Lana with his left. "Here we go!" he said, and they all disappeared, leaving only cornstalks swaying behind them.
The End
