Story Title: Anticipation
Summery: When Meteor mutants begin to inject themselves with Kryptonite drugs, trouble starts to appear for Smallvillians. It is up to Clark and Lex to find out who is behind the drugs and protect the meteor mutants of Smallville. Slash (read at your own risk)
Rating: Pg-13 For the presence of drugs and kissing. (and slash)
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!
Lawnmowerbubbles memo: I apologize for posting this story so late! It took a little more time to edit it that I thought. @.@
Chapter 4
Lex typed away at more reports for the crap factory. 45% income this, 10% revenue this, he put his heart into it, because this was his second chance. Clark was his second chance, and there was no room for failure. He saw the young teenager in the doorway and stared in appreciation.
"Clark!" Lex said, "I'd say you're a delightful refreshment from Luthor corp."
"You ready to go?" Clark said.
"Yeah, let me get my coat."
Lex got his coat and they walked down to the garage.
"What car should we drive today Clark?" Lex said.
"Hmm," Clark thought about it, "why don't you choose?" Ok, maybe deep down he wanted to ride the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante convertible, but Lex probably wanted to drive his Porsche instead or something. They were Lex's cars anyway and Clark really didn't care as long as he got to spend some time with him.
"No, you can't get off that easy." Lex said, a smirk on his face, "today's your day. You decide."
Clark went over to the Aston Martin slowly, running his fingers over the exterior, gentle, as though he felt it would brake any minute. Even though he could run up to ten times faster than these things anyway, it just didn't feel the same.
"I take it you want to ride that one." Lex said taking the keys and getting into the car. "Get in."
"Ok," Clark got in the passenger seat and buckled up. Lex got at the wheel and they were off in no time.
"Could you go any faster?" Clark said sarcastically. Sometimes he worried about his driving, but of coarse he had to be thankful, if it weren't for his driving, they wouldn't have met up in the first place.
He sped up, just to annoy Clark further.
"I bet you give your insurance company ulcers." Clark said, holding on tight.
"Yep," Lex said, "So what are you in the mood to eat?"
"I don't know, I was thinking of something less traditional than what's here in Smallville." Clark said, "What do you think?"
"Something less traditional, huh?" Lex said, "how about Sushi?"
"Uh, Isn't that raw?" Clark said skeptical.
"It's very good. Besides, you can just have spring rolls if you don't like anything else." Lex said, moving closer to Clark, "Don't worry about trying something new. You may turn out to like it..."
"Okay." Clark said, his cheeks blushed a bit, "as long as it's not alive."
Lex chuckled as he moved out of Clark's personal space, "of coarse."
The rest of the trip was spent in comfortable silence. The long country roads soon became tall skyscrapers and giant buildings, their alluring windows and decorations hovering over them. Clark loved whenever he got to go to the city; it was like nothing he had been accustomed to before. Everything felt so huge and vast. Almost like he could fly through it and never see the end. Lex would soon have the city in his back pocket if he were as successful as he was now. Clark thought about what he would do if he were a leader, what would happen if that were in his destiny. What would it be like to wake up with the world on his shoulders like Lex did every morning?
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At dinner Lex and Clark ate, talking about everything and anything. Clark was a little put off by the sushi at first but soon grew familiar to its taste. Besides, the food was very filling and he was hungry.
After Lex paid and left the tip he and Clark went outside for a walk. Clark couldn't help but think about what they just did and its resemblance to a date. Clark smiled at the thought.
"So", Lex leaned on Clarks shoulder, "whadya think?"
Clark looked up into Lex's eyes, a blush covering his cheeks "It was good, I liked the spring rolls, the wasabi tasted kinda weird though." Clark stopped. They were in front of a small shopping building. Clark didn't notice anything else.
"Yeah Its very spicy, and hot." Lex smirked. His blue eyes seemed to grow even more alluring to Clark, their faces becoming closer and closer...
"Watch out!!!" they could hear a woman scream at them. A blonde Lady was coming up from behind, aimed at Lex with a bat. Clark shielded Lex from the bat and it broke into pieces. He looked at her and realized she was from yesterday at the football game. The woman ran down the sidewalk from them around the corner.
"Hey, come back!" Clark tried not to chase her at super speed because of all the people. Lex followed behind very suspicious, the bat was in pieces on the ground where he looked back.
He was also thinking about what almost just happened with Clark. This was definitely something unexpected, not that he didn't mind, no, not at all, but unexpected. He never thought once his affections would be returned. Now there was a possibility that maybe something would happen. He knew now that Clark felt more than friendship; he could see it in his eyes. But did Clark know himself? Lex couldn't help but feel a strong irresistibility about him. He had once said that they were the stuff of legends, that they had a destiny together. Would it ever be like Lex had dreamed of, with Clark in his arms?"
Lex watched Clark chase her into a crowd of people walking down the sidewalk.
Clark looked everywhere, even using his x-ray vision, but she was nowhere to be seen.
"Dangit." he said, a little upset. She was faster and apparently a little cleverer than her red headed counterpart from yesterday. He took a second look around. Lex was running up behind him.
"Has anybody told you that you should be in track?" Lex said, a smirk on his face. "I almost lost you."
"Nope, none yet." Clark said smiling. "Too much of a problem child."
"Who was that by the way?" Lex asked, a mischievous grin on his face.
Clark chuckled nervously at the statement; "She was at the football game yesterday."
"Ahh," Lex said upon realization, "she seemed rather... upset with me."
"Yeah, I think that comes with being a mutant. You attract them like nothing else." Clark moved in closer to Lex and hugged him. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine," Lex said, not hitting the subject of the baseball bat. He gave in awkwardly to the hug, one of the few he had received in his life. They made him feel weird. "Want to go get ice cream?"
"That sounds great." Clark said, taking his hands off Lex and following him to the ice cream parlor. "Do you think I could come over this week?" Lex felt a great accomplishment in this; Clark was already inviting himself over to Lex's house.
"Of coarse, Clark. I have a meeting tomorrow, but how about the day after? Up for pool?"
"That sounds perfect, I doubt I'd be any good though." Clark smiled shyly.
"Don't worry, I'm a good teacher." He said, a smirk on his face. They entered the parlor.
Afterwards Clark wanted to go to the park so they left, ice cream at hand. They found home in a large sunflower patch on the far side of the plant exhibit.
"You know, my mother used to bring the whole family here." Lex said, gracefully picking up a flower that had fallen to the ground.
Clark beamed down at Lex, "Even Lionel?" he chuckled.
"Yes, even Lionel" Lex smirked back at Clark. "She'd take me and Dad and Julian right at the beginning of spring, as a family."
"Well, I guess it's good that you have those memories" Clark smiled at Lex as the eccentric bald man handed a flower to him.
Lex was no where to be seen. "Lex?" Clark looked behind him and saw the part of the field that had the old, withered flowers. Since it was spring, new flowers were growing in the old one's place, bringing new life. "Lex?!"
"Don't worry Clark." Lex had risen from behind a large cluster of flowers where he had picked out the largest, prettiest on he could find and put it in his own shirt pocket, "I don't think any more meteor mutants will be after me today."
Clark smiled in embarrassment and quickly stole the flower from Lex's pocket and put it in his hair.
"Hey, That was mine!"
"Yeah," Clark grinned wildly, "I know."
Lex stole it back and put it in his front pocket.
"Didn't they teach you how to share?" Clark looked down Lex's grin.
Lex smirked, "Luthers don't share. Didn't they teach you not to steal, farm boy?"
"You're just upset because you don't have any hair to put it in." Clark grinned like a lunatic.
"Oh really? For your information," Lex flirted wryly, "The flower looks good even without hair." He then took the flower and placed it behind Clarks ear, gently touching his face. "But it does look..." Lex gazed lightly into Clark's eyes, "okay. On you."
Clark smiled clumsily, trying to hide a blush, "Do they have a hotdog stand around here?" he said, defiling the romantic mood.
"No, and I guess that's a bad thing when you're a bottomless pit. Didn't we just eat?" Lex led Clark to his car. Not that Lex didn't mind of coarse. As a matter of fact he enjoyed to watch Clark eat.
Clark walked awkwardly behind him, trying to be thoughtful, "How about we go see a movie or something, Lex? They have food there."
"That sounds great Clark," Lex said as he drove off to the Metropolis theatre.
He and Lex continued that day as they did all the time they were together, that is, a friendship that crossed the line on occasion. They went to see the movie and then Lex brought Clark home to Smallville.
"Thanks Lex, that was fun. Can we do this again next Saturday?" Clark said timidly, "If you have something planned, I understand."
"Of coarse, Clark. Next Saturday. I think I'm cleared up that day." So what if it was a meeting with the CEO of Wayne enterprises? Once Bruce took a look at Clark he certainly would understand.
Clark gave him his hundred-watt smile and turned on the radio. Soon enough, they were at the gates of the Kent farm. It was dark out and Clark looked at Lex as he turned the keys out of the ignition.
"Thanks, Lex." Clark said.
"No," said Lex, "thank you. I'm glad I finally have someone to spoil."
Clark laughed and they both sat in the car, looking at each other. The front door screen creaked open and Lex could see Jonathan waiting by the door for his son.
"You better be going, your dad's here." Lex said. Clark looked around and got out of the car, waving good-bye.
Lex drove off, put into a delightful mood. He had just been on an unofficial date with Clark, Jonathan had not shot him off the farm for doing so, and poor Bruce, he wouldn't know what hit him when Lex showed up on time tomorrow and actually happy about it. Altogether Lex could have said it to be a very pleasant week.
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Thank you for reading my story. Please review!
Summery: When Meteor mutants begin to inject themselves with Kryptonite drugs, trouble starts to appear for Smallvillians. It is up to Clark and Lex to find out who is behind the drugs and protect the meteor mutants of Smallville. Slash (read at your own risk)
Rating: Pg-13 For the presence of drugs and kissing. (and slash)
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!
Lawnmowerbubbles memo: I apologize for posting this story so late! It took a little more time to edit it that I thought. @.@
Chapter 4
Lex typed away at more reports for the crap factory. 45% income this, 10% revenue this, he put his heart into it, because this was his second chance. Clark was his second chance, and there was no room for failure. He saw the young teenager in the doorway and stared in appreciation.
"Clark!" Lex said, "I'd say you're a delightful refreshment from Luthor corp."
"You ready to go?" Clark said.
"Yeah, let me get my coat."
Lex got his coat and they walked down to the garage.
"What car should we drive today Clark?" Lex said.
"Hmm," Clark thought about it, "why don't you choose?" Ok, maybe deep down he wanted to ride the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante convertible, but Lex probably wanted to drive his Porsche instead or something. They were Lex's cars anyway and Clark really didn't care as long as he got to spend some time with him.
"No, you can't get off that easy." Lex said, a smirk on his face, "today's your day. You decide."
Clark went over to the Aston Martin slowly, running his fingers over the exterior, gentle, as though he felt it would brake any minute. Even though he could run up to ten times faster than these things anyway, it just didn't feel the same.
"I take it you want to ride that one." Lex said taking the keys and getting into the car. "Get in."
"Ok," Clark got in the passenger seat and buckled up. Lex got at the wheel and they were off in no time.
"Could you go any faster?" Clark said sarcastically. Sometimes he worried about his driving, but of coarse he had to be thankful, if it weren't for his driving, they wouldn't have met up in the first place.
He sped up, just to annoy Clark further.
"I bet you give your insurance company ulcers." Clark said, holding on tight.
"Yep," Lex said, "So what are you in the mood to eat?"
"I don't know, I was thinking of something less traditional than what's here in Smallville." Clark said, "What do you think?"
"Something less traditional, huh?" Lex said, "how about Sushi?"
"Uh, Isn't that raw?" Clark said skeptical.
"It's very good. Besides, you can just have spring rolls if you don't like anything else." Lex said, moving closer to Clark, "Don't worry about trying something new. You may turn out to like it..."
"Okay." Clark said, his cheeks blushed a bit, "as long as it's not alive."
Lex chuckled as he moved out of Clark's personal space, "of coarse."
The rest of the trip was spent in comfortable silence. The long country roads soon became tall skyscrapers and giant buildings, their alluring windows and decorations hovering over them. Clark loved whenever he got to go to the city; it was like nothing he had been accustomed to before. Everything felt so huge and vast. Almost like he could fly through it and never see the end. Lex would soon have the city in his back pocket if he were as successful as he was now. Clark thought about what he would do if he were a leader, what would happen if that were in his destiny. What would it be like to wake up with the world on his shoulders like Lex did every morning?
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At dinner Lex and Clark ate, talking about everything and anything. Clark was a little put off by the sushi at first but soon grew familiar to its taste. Besides, the food was very filling and he was hungry.
After Lex paid and left the tip he and Clark went outside for a walk. Clark couldn't help but think about what they just did and its resemblance to a date. Clark smiled at the thought.
"So", Lex leaned on Clarks shoulder, "whadya think?"
Clark looked up into Lex's eyes, a blush covering his cheeks "It was good, I liked the spring rolls, the wasabi tasted kinda weird though." Clark stopped. They were in front of a small shopping building. Clark didn't notice anything else.
"Yeah Its very spicy, and hot." Lex smirked. His blue eyes seemed to grow even more alluring to Clark, their faces becoming closer and closer...
"Watch out!!!" they could hear a woman scream at them. A blonde Lady was coming up from behind, aimed at Lex with a bat. Clark shielded Lex from the bat and it broke into pieces. He looked at her and realized she was from yesterday at the football game. The woman ran down the sidewalk from them around the corner.
"Hey, come back!" Clark tried not to chase her at super speed because of all the people. Lex followed behind very suspicious, the bat was in pieces on the ground where he looked back.
He was also thinking about what almost just happened with Clark. This was definitely something unexpected, not that he didn't mind, no, not at all, but unexpected. He never thought once his affections would be returned. Now there was a possibility that maybe something would happen. He knew now that Clark felt more than friendship; he could see it in his eyes. But did Clark know himself? Lex couldn't help but feel a strong irresistibility about him. He had once said that they were the stuff of legends, that they had a destiny together. Would it ever be like Lex had dreamed of, with Clark in his arms?"
Lex watched Clark chase her into a crowd of people walking down the sidewalk.
Clark looked everywhere, even using his x-ray vision, but she was nowhere to be seen.
"Dangit." he said, a little upset. She was faster and apparently a little cleverer than her red headed counterpart from yesterday. He took a second look around. Lex was running up behind him.
"Has anybody told you that you should be in track?" Lex said, a smirk on his face. "I almost lost you."
"Nope, none yet." Clark said smiling. "Too much of a problem child."
"Who was that by the way?" Lex asked, a mischievous grin on his face.
Clark chuckled nervously at the statement; "She was at the football game yesterday."
"Ahh," Lex said upon realization, "she seemed rather... upset with me."
"Yeah, I think that comes with being a mutant. You attract them like nothing else." Clark moved in closer to Lex and hugged him. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine," Lex said, not hitting the subject of the baseball bat. He gave in awkwardly to the hug, one of the few he had received in his life. They made him feel weird. "Want to go get ice cream?"
"That sounds great." Clark said, taking his hands off Lex and following him to the ice cream parlor. "Do you think I could come over this week?" Lex felt a great accomplishment in this; Clark was already inviting himself over to Lex's house.
"Of coarse, Clark. I have a meeting tomorrow, but how about the day after? Up for pool?"
"That sounds perfect, I doubt I'd be any good though." Clark smiled shyly.
"Don't worry, I'm a good teacher." He said, a smirk on his face. They entered the parlor.
Afterwards Clark wanted to go to the park so they left, ice cream at hand. They found home in a large sunflower patch on the far side of the plant exhibit.
"You know, my mother used to bring the whole family here." Lex said, gracefully picking up a flower that had fallen to the ground.
Clark beamed down at Lex, "Even Lionel?" he chuckled.
"Yes, even Lionel" Lex smirked back at Clark. "She'd take me and Dad and Julian right at the beginning of spring, as a family."
"Well, I guess it's good that you have those memories" Clark smiled at Lex as the eccentric bald man handed a flower to him.
Lex was no where to be seen. "Lex?" Clark looked behind him and saw the part of the field that had the old, withered flowers. Since it was spring, new flowers were growing in the old one's place, bringing new life. "Lex?!"
"Don't worry Clark." Lex had risen from behind a large cluster of flowers where he had picked out the largest, prettiest on he could find and put it in his own shirt pocket, "I don't think any more meteor mutants will be after me today."
Clark smiled in embarrassment and quickly stole the flower from Lex's pocket and put it in his hair.
"Hey, That was mine!"
"Yeah," Clark grinned wildly, "I know."
Lex stole it back and put it in his front pocket.
"Didn't they teach you how to share?" Clark looked down Lex's grin.
Lex smirked, "Luthers don't share. Didn't they teach you not to steal, farm boy?"
"You're just upset because you don't have any hair to put it in." Clark grinned like a lunatic.
"Oh really? For your information," Lex flirted wryly, "The flower looks good even without hair." He then took the flower and placed it behind Clarks ear, gently touching his face. "But it does look..." Lex gazed lightly into Clark's eyes, "okay. On you."
Clark smiled clumsily, trying to hide a blush, "Do they have a hotdog stand around here?" he said, defiling the romantic mood.
"No, and I guess that's a bad thing when you're a bottomless pit. Didn't we just eat?" Lex led Clark to his car. Not that Lex didn't mind of coarse. As a matter of fact he enjoyed to watch Clark eat.
Clark walked awkwardly behind him, trying to be thoughtful, "How about we go see a movie or something, Lex? They have food there."
"That sounds great Clark," Lex said as he drove off to the Metropolis theatre.
He and Lex continued that day as they did all the time they were together, that is, a friendship that crossed the line on occasion. They went to see the movie and then Lex brought Clark home to Smallville.
"Thanks Lex, that was fun. Can we do this again next Saturday?" Clark said timidly, "If you have something planned, I understand."
"Of coarse, Clark. Next Saturday. I think I'm cleared up that day." So what if it was a meeting with the CEO of Wayne enterprises? Once Bruce took a look at Clark he certainly would understand.
Clark gave him his hundred-watt smile and turned on the radio. Soon enough, they were at the gates of the Kent farm. It was dark out and Clark looked at Lex as he turned the keys out of the ignition.
"Thanks, Lex." Clark said.
"No," said Lex, "thank you. I'm glad I finally have someone to spoil."
Clark laughed and they both sat in the car, looking at each other. The front door screen creaked open and Lex could see Jonathan waiting by the door for his son.
"You better be going, your dad's here." Lex said. Clark looked around and got out of the car, waving good-bye.
Lex drove off, put into a delightful mood. He had just been on an unofficial date with Clark, Jonathan had not shot him off the farm for doing so, and poor Bruce, he wouldn't know what hit him when Lex showed up on time tomorrow and actually happy about it. Altogether Lex could have said it to be a very pleasant week.
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Thank you for reading my story. Please review!