Chapter 2:

The Weapon stood there on the shores of Crater Lake savouring the sweet smell of freedom. It stared at the beautiful landscape through its goggles taking in the splendid scenery of the forest. It's genetic programming hardwired to it's brain gave it a single command, destroy. It was what it took pleasure in, it was it's sole purpose. The weapon lurched forward the material of the restraining suit binding its movements somewhat. Forest animals scattered from the Weapons path as it ventured into the tree line. With an almost manic glee it struck at an oak that had stood in that spot for over a century, and within in moments of the Weapons passing lay in a splintered on the forest floor. The Weapons hooded head fell back and it bellowed out a challenge for any to come threaten its dominance.

The Weapon continued on it's path of destruction it's one loose arm swinging back and forth in pointless destruction laying waste to tree after tree. It was bored, demanding challenge and a challenge it found. The Weapon stared through its crimson goggles as the grizzly bear ambled into sight, it roared in challenge at the bear and started towards it. The grizzly stood on its hindquarters and roared answering the call and lumbered towards its attacker. It's massive paw striking the Weapons chest tearing a gouge in the restraining suit facial hood. The Weapon responded in kind it's arm swinging through the air like a wrecking ball striking the bear so hard it sailed through the air smacking against a tree. It slid bonelessly to the forest floor it's neck broken. The Weapon waited watching for the creature to stand back up and challenge him further but it did not stir. With almost an air of disappointment the Weapon turned away and continued its swathe of destruction through the forest.

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The sun was already low in the horizon when Clark and Lana made their way into the loft. Clarks cheeks were tinged pink from his embarrassment, he couldn't believe he had just unloaded on Lana like that. Lana for the most part was glad though, in a way it made her feel better that Clark was hurting, that he could feel. She was sad because he was hurting, but he had clung to her like a life line and she knew now without a shadow if a doubt that she loved him. She needed him to need her, she wanted so badly to be a part of his life that now, secret weren't important to her. She just wanted to be with him.

Slowly she crossed the wooden floor of the loft and stood at his side at the window watching as the sun was slowly setting and they both just stood there watching like they used to. "Lana?"

Lana turned her attention from the crimson and gold streaked sky and faced him staring up into his emerald gaze. She swallowed as she caught glimpses of the emotion that swirled in his eyes and fought back the urge to just jump him right here in the loft. "Yes Clark?"

"Do you miss this, us together I mean…do you miss me?" Clark wanted so desperately to just lean down and close the distance between the two of them and snatch her lips with his. He ached for her ached in a way that not even Kryptonite could make him feel.

Lana's mouth felt dry as she tried to think of anything besides kissing those lips of his right now. "Yeah Clark I do, sometimes I miss it so much I just want to curl up and cry, but you decided we couldn't be together anymore, and till you decide otherwise Clark that's not going to change."

Clark turned away a sad expression on his face. "There is so much about me you don't know Lana, I want to tell you, but I just don't know how."

Lana reached up and turned his face back towards her. "What things like how you saved me from that Tornado, or how Van claims he watched you catch a bullet out of the air. Or how about when you saved me from Ian or your flash backs to 1961, there are so many moments like that Clark I've lost count of them all. In all honesty after everything that's happened in the last three years you couldn't surprise me if you told me you were an alien."

"But I am!" Clark's face went white as he realised just exactly what he said. "Oh shit…"

"You're a what!" Lana stared at her long time friend and started laughing so hard tears rolled down her face. After everything that had happened between them this was just to much and her fragile emotional state just cracked and soon the laughter turned to tears before turning once more to laughter

"I-I'm an Alien Lana." Clark stood there his hands stuffed into his denim pockets staring at the floor of his loft.

"Right, my best friend, Smallvilles biggest Boy Scout, is from outer space!" She giggled as she paced back and forth. "Well that would explain your dress sense, plaid must be all the rage on your planet."

"Lana..."


"No!...You don't get to Lana me Clark Kent!" She waved a finger threateningly in his face. "All this time you've lied to me...you lied to me Clark, and that hurts worse than you leaving me behind that day." She looked at him, no more laughter, no more tears just a profound look of Loss. "You were right, the Clark Kent I knew and loved was a lie after all."

Clark sat there a semi stunned expression his only response as he watched Lana Lang disappear from his life. Inside of him the small part of him he was screaming at him to fight, to hold on to her now, she knew there were no more secrets "No....no your not walking out of my life!" Lana flinched as he suddenly appeared in front of her blocking the stairs down. "Yes I lied about myself. I had no choice, Mom and Dad decided I had to hide who I am, what I can do, we had to or I could have ended up in a specimen jar, but the one thing that I never ever lied about was my feelings for you." He reaches up slowly his fingertips lightly touching her cheek, his heart breaking as she flinched pulling back for a brief moment. "I love you Lana Lang, I have since we were five years old."

Lana struggled with the torrent of emotion that flowed through her at the one moment, after all these months of thinking she would never hear him say those words again she melted, leaning into his touch, craving it almost. "I missed you so much..." All was forgotten in that brief moment when Clark claimed Lana's lips as his own. She moaned as the passionate kiss shot through her body leaving a trail of molten fire through her nerves as she pressed her body against his.

Clark's mind exploded with the kiss, the feel of her small body pressed against his was exciting, her fingertips lightly stroking his stomach through his shirt arousing. But the kiss, her tongue dancing with his was too much, it was sensory overload and Clark's mind just shut down as he pulled her tighter against him. Finally it was the need for oxygen that broke the pair apart, his strong arms circling her small frame protectively, possessively even. "I never lied about loving you Lana."

Lana nestled against his chest, her small arm circling his was wrapping him in a tight embrace, in her mind her emotions raged, anger hurt confusion but above all others...Love. She knew she was trapped she loved him too much to let him out of her life for a second time. "I want the truth Clark, all of it."

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TBC…