AN: Thanks for all the reviews guys! Sorry it took me so long to update. I've been so busy. Well anyway here is ch 2. I hope you like it.

Ch 2

Later that night Chloe decides that she can't just sit around any longer. She realizes that she has to take initiative if she wants to get anything done. Chloe sneaks out and goes to the Luthor mansion. She quickly enters the mansion. She is careful not to make any noise. She makes her way to the room that Lex took her to earlier. She pulls out her camera and starts to take pictures. 'How dare Lex forbid me to take pictures. And to think he expects me to help him. I'll show him.' Chloe thinks to herself. Suddenly she hears something behind her. She turns around to find herself face to face with Lionel Luthor.

"Well, well, well, what have we here?" Questions Lionel as he steps closer to her.

"Mr. Luthor.."

"What exactly do you think you're doing here in the middle of the night Miss Sullivan?" Lionel glares at her.

"I…uh…" Chloe stutters as she searches for a suitable answer; one that will get Lionel to back off.

"You know breaking and entering are serious crimes. And so is trespassing." Lionel informs her.

"So what are you going to do, have me arrested?" says Chloe in a sarcastic tone. Maybe a little more nonchalantly than she intends.

"Actually, that's not a bad idea." Lionel turns and faces the door. "Security!" Lionel yells out the door. It's just a second before two bulky men appear wearing black suits. "Take care of Miss Sullivan for me." Lionel instructs. The two men walk over to Chloe and grab her.

"Let me go! Take your hands off me now!" Chloe struggles to get free.

Lionel just watches with an amused expression on his face. He waves goodbye to her in a condescending manor as the men drag her out of the room.

'You're in it deep this time Sullivan' thinks Chloe as she sits in a jail cell. She thinks about whom she can call to get her out of her current predicament. Her father would be furious if he found out. And on top of that none of her friends can spare enough cash to bail her out. There is one name that keeps flashing in her mind.

When Chloe finally gets the chance to use the phone she hesitantly dials in the number. She waits for someone to answer the phone. When someone does pick up she is greeted by a firm voice saying hello.

"Lex? I need your help." Says Chloe into the phone.

"I can't thank you enough for this Lex." Says Chloe when she is officially free.

"So let me get this straight, my dad had you arrested for trespassing in my mansion." Says Lex with a laugh.

"I'm glad you find this so amusing." Says Chloe through clenched teeth.

"I'm sorry." Lex tries to stifle his laughing. "What were you doing there anyway?" they exit the police station.

"I just wanted to get some pictures of that room you showed me." Answers Chloe. "but don't worry. I didn't succeed."

"You know, if you wanted to take pictures you could have just asked." Says Lex, matter-of-factly.

"And you would have let me?"

"Of course not. But you wouldn't have ended up in jail."

Chloe just rolls her eyes at his comment.

"Can I give you a ride home Chloe?" Lex offers.

"Sure. I'd appreciate that."

They get into his car.

"Thank you for bailing me out."

Lex winks at her "Anytime."

"We're going to figure out this Clark thing. I just know we are." Lex assures her.

"Have you ever tried just asking him?" questions Chloe.

"Yes, and he will never tell me."

"Maybe I can persuade him to tell me." Says Chloe in a low voice.

"And just how do you intend to do that?"

"I have my ways." Says Chloe with a toothy grin.

"And if throwing yourself at him doesn't work then what can we resort to?"

"I'm not going to throw myself at him. Even if I did, it's not like he'd notice. He's too obsessed with Lana to notice the rest of us." Says Chloe in a somber tone.

Lex notices the look on Chloe's face. "You really care about him don't you?"

Chloe looks down at her lap. "I thought I did." She whispers.

"Sometimes I wish I could just meet a normal guy who isn't a meteor freak and who won't try to kill me."
Lex leans in close to her and says "Not all meteor freaks are bad, trust me." He smirks at her.

"I'll keep that in mind." Chloe returns his smile.

The car pulls into the driveway of Chloe's house.

"Thanks again for everything Lex." Chloe exits the car.

"I'll see you tomorrow Chloe."

"Bye Lex."

Chloe sighs as she walks into her house. This whole experience of dealing with Lex has not been as terrible as she thought it would be. In fact, she is mildly enjoying it. As Chloe shuts the door behind her she is startled by a voice. "Where have you been young lady?" Chloe turns around to find Lana sitting on the couch.

"Lana! You scared the crap out of me. What are you still doing up?"

"Couldn't sleep. Was that Lex's car I saw you getting out of?"

"Maybe."
"Okay, you've got some explaining to do about that." Says Lana.

"I'll tell you but you wouldn't believe me."

"Try me."

"Fine, I got arrested and Lex bailed me out of jail."

Lana starts laughing. She notices that Chloe still holds a serious expression on her face. "Oh God, you're serious. What did you get arrested for?"

"Well I was researching something and I may have trespassed a little."

"Well it was really sweet of Lex to bail you out of jail."

"I guess. Look, I have to get some sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Night Chloe."

The next day Chloe is at school. She is in the torch office working at her computer. Clark walks in.

"Hi Chloe." Greets the farm boy.

"Hey Clark." Chloe doesn't even look up.

"What ya doing?" questions Clark.

"Oh you know, just working on stuff." Chloe yawns then takes a sip of her coffee.

"You seem tired."

"I was up late last night." Chloe yawns again. "Nothing that 42 winks can't cure. Did you need something?"

"Oh, I just wanted to say hi."

"Well you did." Says Chloe trying to get him to make his point and leave.

"Yeah I know." Clark acts like he has something else to tell Chloe.

"Is there something else Clark?" Chloe starts to get slightly annoyed.

"Actually there is."

Chloe waits for his answer. Clark looks as if he is trying to get his thoughts together.

"I don't have all day Clark." Chloe finally says, she is starting to get mad at him.

"I think Pete and Lana like each other." Clark blurts out.

"Why would you say that Clark?" questions Chloe curiously.

"It's just that they've been hanging out together a lot. And every time we hang out as a group I always feel like the third wheel. What should I do?"

"I think that you should be happy for them."

"Yeah, I know, but it's hard for me to see them together."
"I know how you feel Clark, believe me I do. But there's a point at which you just have to sacrifice your own feelings so someone else can be happy, no matter how much it hurts."

Clark just nods in understanding. He realizes that she's not just talking about the Lana and Pete situation anymore. He doesn't know what to say.

"I'll see you later Chloe." Clark gets up to leave.

"Bye Clark."

Later that day Chloe goes to the Luthor mansion.

"Hi Lex." Greets Chloe as she walks into Lex's office.

"Good afternoon Miss Sullivan." Lex gets up from his seat behind his desk and walks over to her.

"It's so nice to show up here and not get arrested." Jokes Chloe.

"I bet" says Lex with a laugh. "I can call security for old time sake if you really want."

"You know what, that's okay. I make it a point not to get arrested more than once a week."

"So, what can I do for you Chloe? If you don't have a desire to become a felon then you must be here for some reason."

"I was thinking about what you said about Clark being invincible."

"And you think I'm insane."

"It's not logical Lex. He's been sick before and he's even gotten hurt."

"Yes, but not that often." Lex points out.

"So what are you trying to say."

"What if something weakens his invincibility?"

"Fine, I'll buy that. Now all we have to do is find out what weakens him. Any ideas?" Chloe raises her eye brows at him.

"What about the meteor rocks?"

"That can't be it." says Chloe

"Why not? You're so quick to blame the meteor rocks for everything else that goes wrong around here."
"Well if we're going with this theory of Clark being all powerful well then where did he get his powers from? More than likely, the meteor rocks are to blame. Why would the same meteor rocks make him sick? There are so many holes in your theory Lex."

"That's why they call it a theory and not fact. Besides what if I were able to prove it?"

"Then be my guest." Chloe takes a bow in front of him. "In the meantime I'm going to find out the truth and make you feel like a fool."

"Oh you're going to rue the day Sullivan." Snarks Lex.

"I can't wait." She turns and exits Lex's office.

Chloe thinks about what Lex said all day long. Even now as she is lying in bed tossing and turning she can't get it out of her mind. She is dying to get to the bottom of this whole matter. Chloe sighs as she turns over and glances at her clock. The bright red numbers read 2:30 am. Chloe notices something sitting on the table beside her bed. She reaches over and picks it up. It's her high school ring. Her mind drifts back to the day when the gang purchased their '$350 piece of school spirit'. Upon investigation Chloe had discovered that the stones in the rings were actually red meteor rocks. "Oh my God! That's it!" says Chloe as she jumps out of bed. She throws some clothes on quickly and runs to her car. She makes it to the mansion in record time. Chloe is careful to avoid all the security guards. She bursts into Lex's bedroom with out even knocking.

"Lex! Wake up!" Chloe yells as she walks over to the bed.

"Chloe?" says Lex as he opens his eyes. "What the hell are you doing here?" Lex sits up in his king size bed. He is careful to grab the covers before they can slip off of his form.

"You were right Lex! Clark is affected by the meteor rocks."
"How do you know Chloe?"

Chloe sits down on the edge of the bed. "Okay, do you remember that necklace that Lana always used to wear?"

Lex nods.

"It was made out of green meteor rocks. Every time Clark got near Lana while she was wearing the necklace then he would start acting weird like he was sick or something. Almost like something was making him weak."
"Oh my God."

"There's more. Look at this." Chloe hands him the ring. "It's made out of red meteor rocks. When Clark put on his ring it made him go crazy and he was just not acting like himself. I noticed that he was wearing it in Metropolis. I think that's why he left."
"What are you trying to say Chloe?"

"I think that the green meteor rocks affect him physically while the red meteor rocks affect him emotionally."

"Wow, this is amazing." Lex smiles at her. "I always knew that there was something different about that boy." Lex lets the sheets slip down to his waist. Chloe notices that he isn't wearing a shirt. She also notices his very muscular chest. This guy could even give Clark a run for his money. When the waistband of his boxers come into view, Chloe jumps up from the bed. When Lex realizes why Chloe jumped up he grabs the sheets and quickly covers himself.

"I'm sorry for waking you Lex." Chloe slowly backs away from the bed.

"It's quite all right. Thanks for sharing this information with me. We'll pursue this further tomorrow."

"Great, I'll see you then."

"Bye Chloe."

Chloe runs out of Lex's room. She knows that she must be blushing like crazy. Chloe can't get her mind off of the way Lex looked sitting in his bed. Suddenly, Chloe begins to get very confused about Lex and how she feels about him. I mean after all, they are just friends. Right?

AN: Well, there it is. Tell me what you think.

Ch 3 coming soon.