AN: Sorry it took me so long to update but exams have been kicking my butt. Well n e ways, here's ch 3, enjoy. Don't forget to review!
Ch 3
Chloe heads over to the mansion.
"A Miss Sullivan to see you sir." The butler announces her.
"Send her in" commands Lex. He is sitting at his desk.
"Miss Sullivan, to what to I owe the pleasure?" says Lex as Chloe walks in. "I heard about your unfortunate run in with my father. I'm glad to see you are ok."
"I need your help Lex."
"What can I do for you?"
"Your father fired my dad." Chloe explains.
"Sorry to hear that. I suppose he's just trying to hit you where it hurts."
"Well I'm feeling the pain." Chloe replies. "Is there anything you can do Lex?" Chloe pleads.
"Your dad is wonderful plant manager. I'm very satisfied with his work. He is very good at what he does. He exudes in confidence." Lex implies.
"Are you going to hire him back?" questions Chloe.
"Of course Chloe." Lex replies.
"Thank you, for everything." Chloe gets up to leave.
"Chloe, there are a few conditions." Says Lex, stopping her.
"Such as?" Chloe raises her eyebrows.
"You will stay away from my father. He is no match for you. You don't want him as your enemy."
"I can take care of myself." Chloe says, rolling her eyes.
"While I don't doubt you, my father is a dangerous man."
"It's a deal then." Chloe replies with a smile.
"One more thing Chloe." Lex says. "Drop any preconceived notions you have about me. I'm not my father, non will I ever be."
"Thank you Lex." Says Chloe as she extends her hand to him.
"It's my pleasure, Miss Sullivan." He shakes her hand. "Be careful." He warns.
"Get me Gabe Sullivan on the phone." Lex commands to his assistant.
"Gabe hi, It's Lex." Lex says into the phone. "A representative of yours came to see me today." He stares at Chloe. "They were very adamant in their arguments. I've decided to hire you back. You're an important asset to Luthorcorp."
Chloe smiles at Lex.
"Ok, great I'll expect you back at work tomorrow morning." Lex says. "Who is the representative?" Lex repeats Gabe's question as he raises his eyebrows at Chloe. She shakes her head no.
"They're just a fan of your cause." Lex replies to the phone. He hangs up.
"Anything else I can do for you Miss Sullivan?" Lex smirks.
"That should do it for now. Thanks again Lex." Chloe answers.
"Have a good day Chloe."
"Bye Lex."
Chloe heads to the Kent farm. She heads straight for the loft in the barn.
"Hey Chloe." Greets Clark. "How did it go?"
"Well my dad got his job back." Chloe replies.
"That's great!" says Clark.
"So, um, what should we work on first?" Chloe asks.
"What do you want to do first?" questions Clark.
"Well we could start by you telling me the extent of you abilities." Snarks Chloe.
"Fine." Clark relents. "I have super strength, super speed, that allows me to run really fast. I have heat vision, I can literally shoot fire from my eyes. I'm bullet proof."
"Wow! That's pretty neat. Is that all?" question Chloe.
"There's one more. I have x-ray vision. That allows me to see through anything except for led."
"Anything, huh?" question Chloe with a smirk.
"Yeah." Clark replies, knowing what she is insinuating.
"Have you ever used it to satisfy any person needs?" Chloe questions with a smile.
"Chloe!" Clark yells, slightly embarrassed by her question.
"What? You're trying to tell me that you've never peaked into the girls locker room. I mean what normal guy wouldn't want to do that? I mean assuming you're normal when it comes to…." She waves her arms to make her point, not really wanting to say it.
"Yes, I am normal when it comes to that." Clark says, rolling his eyes.
"Ok, if you say so. Do you think I have this ability? I mean the x-ray vision." Questions Chloe.
"I don't know, we could try it and see." Clark replies. "The first time it happened to me was on accident. I wasn't really trying to see anything. It just sort of happened. It looks kind of like an x-ray. I can see people's bones and stuff. Then I could actually see through objects and get a clear picture of what was on the other side. I eventually learned how to control them."
"What do I have to do?" Chloe asks.
"Just try concentrating on something and try to see through it. Here…" he grabs her hand and holds it up to her eye level. "Try to see through it."
Chloe concentrates on her hand for several seconds and nothing happens. "It's not working Clark."
"Give it time Chlo."
She tries again. Then all of the sudden: "Oh my God Clark! I can see the bones in my hand. This is so cool Clark." She wiggles her fingers. Then she looks at him. "I can see your ribs and your spine."
"You're having too much fun with this Chloe." Clark jokes.
"Hey, it's not everyday I get superpowers." Chloe says. "How do I see through an object?"
"You have to concentrate on what's beyond the object you want to see through. Here, like this" Clark puts his hand in his pocket and retrieves something. He pulls his hand out. "Now try to see what I have in my hand."
She tries several times then shakes her head. "It's not working, I just keep doing the x-ray thing."
"Try to look past that."
"I'm trying but it's not working."
"Try again."
She sighs. She tries again a couple of times. She groans in frustration. She drops her head and starts to rub her eyes.
"Why don't we take a break, we can work of something else for a while." Clark suggests.
All of the sudden Chloe gasps loudly. Her mouth drops open and she begins blushing furiously.
"Chloe? What's wrong?"
"I got it to work." Chloe says. She turns away from him. She can't even look at him.
"What did you see?" he questions.
She doesn't answer. She continues to face away from him.
"What happened Chloe?" Clark asks, beginning to get worried. He turns her around to face him. She is still blushing. He has a confused look in his eyes. "Chloe, talk to me."
She avoids eye contact. "Well, um, at least I know that you weren't lying about having normal guy parts."
"Oh." He starts blushing. It's his turn to face away from her.
"Oh come on, it's not that bad. It's actually really…" Chloe trails off. 'Shut up Sullivan!' her mind screams at her.
"I mean, besides it's not like you haven't ever, you know, used it on me." Chloe says.
"Never Chloe. I would never do that." He says. Turning to face her.
"Never?" Chloe questions as she cocks an eyebrow up.
"Well, there was this one time but, I was under the influence of red meteor rocks."
"The red ones affect you too?" questions Chloe.
"Yeah, the red affects me mentally while the green affects me physically."
"Oh, so that's why you ran away then treated me like crap in Metropolis." Chloe says.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Clark confesses.
"It's ok Clark, you couldn't help it."
"But it was my decision to put the ring on." Clark replies.
"Why don't I affect you? I mean I have the stuff inside of me, floating around in my blood stream." Chloe states.
"I don't know. Maybe because it's become like a part of your body. I don't get sick around all the meteor freaks."
Chloe flinches as he says the word 'freaks'.
"So I guess we're even now." Chloe states, trying to change the subject.
"Huh?"
"You know, you've seen me and I've seen you. We have nothing to hide anymore." Chloe says.
"Yeah, nothing to hide." Clark agrees.
"Nothing at all." Chloe rambles. This is it. It's now or never.
"Clark, I really like you." Chloe blurts out. "And I mean, not just as a friend but as a girl."
"Lex always said that the hardest thing in the world is telling the girl you love that you like her." He smiles. "I like you too Chloe, a lot."
All Chloe can do is grin mindlessly. Then a thought enters her head that kills all her joy.
"What about Lana?" Chloe questions.
"I guess we're just not meant to be. I want to be with a girl that I don't have to constantly fear about her getting hurt."
"So that's why you want to be with me? Because I can match your strength?" Chloe asks, getting a little mad.
"No Chloe, I want to be with you because I care about you." He cuppes her cheek with his hand.
"You're the girl on my dreams masquerading as my best friend." Clark whispers.
Chloe can't help but smile. He eyes threaten to fill with tears. This is all she's wanted for so many years. It is all coming true in this one perfect moment.
"But how did you…" He cuts her off with a kiss. It is a short, simple kiss. He pulles back to make sure she was ok with it. She reaches up and pulls him down to her. She kisses him passionately. All she can think is 'He is so much better at this than when he was 13.' He lightly pushes his tongue into her mouth. Chloe moans 'Yep, farm boy has definitely had some practice.' Chloe thinks.
The kiss is beautiful and full of passion. It is the beginning of something wonderful.
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