Story Title: Anticipation (you know, like the song)
Summery: Smallville encounters a peril unlike ever before: Kryptonite drugs. It is up to Clark and the gang to find out who is behind the drugs and protect the citizens of Smallville. (For Truth, Justice, and Drug Free youth on Campus!!!! Woot! Ok, Im better now.) Slash (read at your own risk)
Rating: Pg-13 For the presence of drugs and kissing. ^_^
Disclaimer: Hey, I don't own anything. This belongs to DC comics and the Warner Brothers. Thank you for bringing Smallville and Superman into our lives! (Yeah I know, I'm a suck up)
Chapter 1
The blond man injected the green liquid into his skin. Seconds his eyes became bloodshot and thirsty, his muscles grew strained and Lex could feel his own breath become deeper where he lay captive. He held the gun tighter to his head and backed out with Lex. They had been in the mansion, Lionel was yelling at him about the Dow Jones average with Luthor corp., when the Kryptonite-addicted meteor mutant had interrupted them.
"Stay away!" he yelled in anger at Lionel as he backed out.
"Just put the gun down, Mr. Hopkins," Lionel said, "you don't know what your doing."
"No!" he yelled, his face becoming redder and more blood shot from anger. "You helped make theses drugs, the drugs that I had to take to keep from going insane, when all they do is postpone the pain of being a meteor mutant. Now you kill my son because he knows too much!"
Lionel held his hands out defensively, "Mr. Hopkins! I don't know what you're talking about. I feel for you and your son, If-"
He tightened his grip on Lex, making him feel like his head was about to pop off. Lex had learned that in situations like these just to stay put. His father wasn't really making things better, he was probably angering him more so, but he decided that staying quiet would be a good thing to do. "Do you have any idea what it's like to lose a son?" he said, walking closer to him. "I guess you will now..."
Lionel backed away slowly, "For the last time I had nothing to do with that, Mr. Hopkins!"
"Like you had nothing to do with the people who lost their jobs to the plant, the pollution crisis in Metropolis and the people like me exposed to radiation. There has been too much blood spilled by your hands!"
He knocked Lionel unconscious with the hilt of his gun.
"By the time you wake up, Mr. Luthur, Your son will be departed" He aimed at Lex, getting a clear shot.
Before he could pull the trigger, a hand was on the mutant, throwing him all the way across the room.
"Clark. What took you? " Lex wasn't surprised that he was here; it seemed whenever something like this happened Clark wasn't too behind.
"Mr. Hopkins," Clark said in a righteous determined voice, "This is not the way to deal with Josephs's death!"
The meteor mutant, ignoring what Clark had said, stood up from the mess he had made in the corner of the room and shot more of the kryptonite into his blood stream. He put the needle up and attacked Clark strait on. Clark grabbed him and punched his face, kicking him across to the other side of the room. The mutant got up and knocked Clark over to the floor.
He looked down at him and spat in his face, "How can I deal with his death when the only way I can deal with life is to take these?" he held up a spare needle. The small, green drops of what was left over shone in the light, boasting of its fatality. He kicked Clark in the stomach, dragging him by the collar and throwing him across the room. Clark Slowly got up.
Lex watched the two fight behind his desk. He quickly flipped out his cell phone and called the police.
Hopkins absorbed more of the kryptonite until he was exceeding his limit. His eyes had turned red and his muscles had grown immensely. Electricity radiated around his body. He was swollen with power, too much power beyond comprehension for his small body. He combusted onto the floor, leaving a lifeless corpse. The police and a Paramedic arrived soon after and took him and the unconscious Lionel away. Lex went to the front to answer the police's questions.
Clark was way past expected to be at the farm. He waited anxiously by the door for Lex to finish. Lex walked the police out of the Mansion. He surfaced to the main room soon after, carrying up a canteen of juice for Clark.
"Thanks." He said as Lex handed the juice to him.
"No problem." Lex said, a warm smile on his face, "It's the least I could do after you saved my life. Thank you."
"Uh, your welcome," he looked down at the floor.
"And right about now I suspect your father is wondering where you are. Need a ride?" Lex said, staring at Clark, a delightful smirk on his face.
"No thanks. Ill just run."
Lex raised an eyebrow and decided that now was the time just not to ask. "Okay, your coming by later today, right?"
"Yeah, of coarse. Wouldn't miss it for the world." Clark smiled and headed out the door. Lex went to his desk and called the hospital.
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That afternoon, Lionel was in Lex's office, standing in front of his desk. Lionel had a couple of bruises and cuts on his face but he was evidently fine. He supposedly thought to resume the conversation they had before they were interrupted.
"You lose this deal to Wayne enterprises and it will prove unsuccessful, for both you and Luther corp., don't screw this one up." Luther said, his long hair swaying as he paced Lex's office, a quiet frustration shown on his face.
"I understand, father. I'll make a flight to Gotham for next Saturday." Lex said.
"Very well then, anything more I should clear up?" Lionel said.
"What was that I recall hearing from Mr. Hopkins, father?" Lex asked, a rebellion shining through. "What did he say about his son?"
"Mr. Hopkins is delusional, it is most unfortunate that he died." Lionel said.
"I'm sure." He said with a roll of his eyes.
"You must understand that in the heat of business decisions are made. What happened with Mr. Hopkins is in the past, and currently does not concern us."
"Whatever you say, something tells me that this skeleton will come back to haunt us."
"Understand that when I want something gone it never comes back." He said, his usual calm demeanor leaving him for a second. "Never."
"What about the drugs he had with him? How are you going to make those go away?" Lex said crossing his arms.
"I have a scientist working on it. It will be cleaned up in no time. Feel free to check up on his progress. I have a board meeting with the CEO of Oscorp so I'll be in New York all week. I expect things to be cleared up by the time I'm back."
"Consider it cleared" Lex said returning to his Laptop, not even looking up.
"By the way," Lionel said in the doorway.
"Yes?"
"I don't really know why," Lionel said, a knowing smirk played on his lips. "But something tells me you have more than skeletons hiding in the closet..."
"What?!" Lex was losing his grip on this conversation. Did he just say that?
"Tell Me," he said, changing the subject, "do you recall the Greek goddess of the hunt?"
"Yeah, Artemis, why?"
"Her skill as a warrior was legendary. The only one who was capable of capturing her heart was a simple mortal man by the name of Orion. They spent much time together, but it was short spent. You remember what happened."
"Yeah, her brother got jealous and tricked her into using his head as a target practice."
"More importantly," Lionel said, "She had fallen in love with a mortal, thinking that her naïve love would rain above all." Lionel paused, "In the end she was back at the beginning, never changing for the better like she had hoped, never doing anything significantly important. She was drawn to Olympus, no matter how much she tried to escape the life she had grown to hate. Such a tragic ending, wouldn't you say?"
"Tragic." Lex said sarcastically. Now that he thought about it, could that ever happen to him?
"If you'll excuse me, I have a plane to catch." Lionel said
"Don't let me stop you..." Lex said as Lionel left his office, "Dad."
Lex went back to his laptop and began to work, trying his best not to let his father get to him. Clark was going to come over in an hour or two, all he had to do was pass time and try to get more of the quarterly reports done.
Summery: Smallville encounters a peril unlike ever before: Kryptonite drugs. It is up to Clark and the gang to find out who is behind the drugs and protect the citizens of Smallville. (For Truth, Justice, and Drug Free youth on Campus!!!! Woot! Ok, Im better now.) Slash (read at your own risk)
Rating: Pg-13 For the presence of drugs and kissing. ^_^
Disclaimer: Hey, I don't own anything. This belongs to DC comics and the Warner Brothers. Thank you for bringing Smallville and Superman into our lives! (Yeah I know, I'm a suck up)
Chapter 1
The blond man injected the green liquid into his skin. Seconds his eyes became bloodshot and thirsty, his muscles grew strained and Lex could feel his own breath become deeper where he lay captive. He held the gun tighter to his head and backed out with Lex. They had been in the mansion, Lionel was yelling at him about the Dow Jones average with Luthor corp., when the Kryptonite-addicted meteor mutant had interrupted them.
"Stay away!" he yelled in anger at Lionel as he backed out.
"Just put the gun down, Mr. Hopkins," Lionel said, "you don't know what your doing."
"No!" he yelled, his face becoming redder and more blood shot from anger. "You helped make theses drugs, the drugs that I had to take to keep from going insane, when all they do is postpone the pain of being a meteor mutant. Now you kill my son because he knows too much!"
Lionel held his hands out defensively, "Mr. Hopkins! I don't know what you're talking about. I feel for you and your son, If-"
He tightened his grip on Lex, making him feel like his head was about to pop off. Lex had learned that in situations like these just to stay put. His father wasn't really making things better, he was probably angering him more so, but he decided that staying quiet would be a good thing to do. "Do you have any idea what it's like to lose a son?" he said, walking closer to him. "I guess you will now..."
Lionel backed away slowly, "For the last time I had nothing to do with that, Mr. Hopkins!"
"Like you had nothing to do with the people who lost their jobs to the plant, the pollution crisis in Metropolis and the people like me exposed to radiation. There has been too much blood spilled by your hands!"
He knocked Lionel unconscious with the hilt of his gun.
"By the time you wake up, Mr. Luthur, Your son will be departed" He aimed at Lex, getting a clear shot.
Before he could pull the trigger, a hand was on the mutant, throwing him all the way across the room.
"Clark. What took you? " Lex wasn't surprised that he was here; it seemed whenever something like this happened Clark wasn't too behind.
"Mr. Hopkins," Clark said in a righteous determined voice, "This is not the way to deal with Josephs's death!"
The meteor mutant, ignoring what Clark had said, stood up from the mess he had made in the corner of the room and shot more of the kryptonite into his blood stream. He put the needle up and attacked Clark strait on. Clark grabbed him and punched his face, kicking him across to the other side of the room. The mutant got up and knocked Clark over to the floor.
He looked down at him and spat in his face, "How can I deal with his death when the only way I can deal with life is to take these?" he held up a spare needle. The small, green drops of what was left over shone in the light, boasting of its fatality. He kicked Clark in the stomach, dragging him by the collar and throwing him across the room. Clark Slowly got up.
Lex watched the two fight behind his desk. He quickly flipped out his cell phone and called the police.
Hopkins absorbed more of the kryptonite until he was exceeding his limit. His eyes had turned red and his muscles had grown immensely. Electricity radiated around his body. He was swollen with power, too much power beyond comprehension for his small body. He combusted onto the floor, leaving a lifeless corpse. The police and a Paramedic arrived soon after and took him and the unconscious Lionel away. Lex went to the front to answer the police's questions.
Clark was way past expected to be at the farm. He waited anxiously by the door for Lex to finish. Lex walked the police out of the Mansion. He surfaced to the main room soon after, carrying up a canteen of juice for Clark.
"Thanks." He said as Lex handed the juice to him.
"No problem." Lex said, a warm smile on his face, "It's the least I could do after you saved my life. Thank you."
"Uh, your welcome," he looked down at the floor.
"And right about now I suspect your father is wondering where you are. Need a ride?" Lex said, staring at Clark, a delightful smirk on his face.
"No thanks. Ill just run."
Lex raised an eyebrow and decided that now was the time just not to ask. "Okay, your coming by later today, right?"
"Yeah, of coarse. Wouldn't miss it for the world." Clark smiled and headed out the door. Lex went to his desk and called the hospital.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That afternoon, Lionel was in Lex's office, standing in front of his desk. Lionel had a couple of bruises and cuts on his face but he was evidently fine. He supposedly thought to resume the conversation they had before they were interrupted.
"You lose this deal to Wayne enterprises and it will prove unsuccessful, for both you and Luther corp., don't screw this one up." Luther said, his long hair swaying as he paced Lex's office, a quiet frustration shown on his face.
"I understand, father. I'll make a flight to Gotham for next Saturday." Lex said.
"Very well then, anything more I should clear up?" Lionel said.
"What was that I recall hearing from Mr. Hopkins, father?" Lex asked, a rebellion shining through. "What did he say about his son?"
"Mr. Hopkins is delusional, it is most unfortunate that he died." Lionel said.
"I'm sure." He said with a roll of his eyes.
"You must understand that in the heat of business decisions are made. What happened with Mr. Hopkins is in the past, and currently does not concern us."
"Whatever you say, something tells me that this skeleton will come back to haunt us."
"Understand that when I want something gone it never comes back." He said, his usual calm demeanor leaving him for a second. "Never."
"What about the drugs he had with him? How are you going to make those go away?" Lex said crossing his arms.
"I have a scientist working on it. It will be cleaned up in no time. Feel free to check up on his progress. I have a board meeting with the CEO of Oscorp so I'll be in New York all week. I expect things to be cleared up by the time I'm back."
"Consider it cleared" Lex said returning to his Laptop, not even looking up.
"By the way," Lionel said in the doorway.
"Yes?"
"I don't really know why," Lionel said, a knowing smirk played on his lips. "But something tells me you have more than skeletons hiding in the closet..."
"What?!" Lex was losing his grip on this conversation. Did he just say that?
"Tell Me," he said, changing the subject, "do you recall the Greek goddess of the hunt?"
"Yeah, Artemis, why?"
"Her skill as a warrior was legendary. The only one who was capable of capturing her heart was a simple mortal man by the name of Orion. They spent much time together, but it was short spent. You remember what happened."
"Yeah, her brother got jealous and tricked her into using his head as a target practice."
"More importantly," Lionel said, "She had fallen in love with a mortal, thinking that her naïve love would rain above all." Lionel paused, "In the end she was back at the beginning, never changing for the better like she had hoped, never doing anything significantly important. She was drawn to Olympus, no matter how much she tried to escape the life she had grown to hate. Such a tragic ending, wouldn't you say?"
"Tragic." Lex said sarcastically. Now that he thought about it, could that ever happen to him?
"If you'll excuse me, I have a plane to catch." Lionel said
"Don't let me stop you..." Lex said as Lionel left his office, "Dad."
Lex went back to his laptop and began to work, trying his best not to let his father get to him. Clark was going to come over in an hour or two, all he had to do was pass time and try to get more of the quarterly reports done.