Disclaimer - I own none of them, except Pacifica and Owen

Chp 15

Lana was fixing poster of the Smallville Fan Fair, on today, inside the Talon, it was something that happened every year and the whole town was pretty much there. Clark, Pete and Pacifica talked and joked very quietly to themselves as to how the good deeds, bad guys and etc, were always happening and yet no one ever found out who or what was the cause. Pete was also happy that there was some one else that shared the secret. It some what made the load on his shoulders lighter. Lex really didn't want to go to the Fair, but since the Talon was a sponsor, it was properly a good idea if he at least made an appearance. Pacifica couldn't remember the last time she saw Lex in a pair of blue jeans and a white T-shirt and boy did they fit him well, especially when he put his hands in his pockets. They all seemed to be getting along better at least there wasn't anymore awkwardness, but still no one was with the person they really wanted to be with. They all went as a group, but eventually slip up, Lex with other business men, Lana and Owen, Chloe and Pete and Clark and Pacifica. Lana and Lex both watched Clark and Pacifica, Lex not wanting to believe that they were nothing more then really good friends and Lana, well she still believed that Clark was waiting for her, but just was keeping himself busy with her. Clark in the far distance could hear a cry for help "Pacifica, I have to go, someone needs help in the next town" she smiled at him and the goodness that he was and said "Off you go then" , "If you need me just call my name, I'll hear you, eventually" as he smiled and when the coast was clear off he went. Pacifica wondered the festival herself, when Lex spotted her, he wanted to feed himself more with her smell, it was a long time since they were standing close, like they were in the Talon and he could smell her Vanilla perfume, he proceeded to walk up towards her when bubbly Chloe joined her first, the two girls talked and Lex thought he'd catch up with her later. They could hear a commotion starting to gather, but for both that it was to noisy for them to talk there, they found a quite, almost secluded area where they kept the unused or broken rides and other parts, a carnival graveyard if you will.

There it was quite, really quite when Pacifica heard a child crying over Chloe talking "What's a child crying here?" she thought to herself. "Hello Pacifica are you listening?" Chloe broke her out of her thoughts "Ya, ya I am,..." with that Chloe continued talking. Pacifica was scanning the site when her eye caught a child crying and leaning over a stack of five roller costar carts. "Chloe go get help, get an officer" she yelled out to her and starting running to the child. Chloe didn't hesitate to do what she told her for she could see the urgency in her eyes, as she ran to get help, Pacifica starting climbing up the rides, even though she had a little thing about heights "Oh boy Clark, I could sure use your help now" she whispered. It didn't take Chloe long to get some one and get back to Pacifica. They she stood with the security guard and heard him on his radio saying that they found the missing child. Pacifica by this time had reached the child, grabbed him out and was making her way down, where the child was putting up a fight in her arms, only coz he was scared, then when the child kicked her in the stomach, it was hard enough to make her lose her footing and she slipped, Chloe gasped at the sight, but the guard was close enough that he reached out at grabbed the child from her, he handed the child to Chloe and helped Pacifica down. Chloe noticed that Pacifica had a strange blue stain on her forearm, had to be from one of the carts, coz she didn't have it early when they were together. Soon the mother and father came running and a small crowd gathered, Pacifica was not the type to stick around and have people thank her, the over whelming compliments would suffocate her , so she quietly slipped away. Clark ran up to her normally "I heard you call me, everything alright" she explained to him what had happened and how she called him when she had to climb up, she got a bit scared they both giggled "It's not funny, Clark" she said laughing herself. "Sorry I wasn't here to help you" he looked at her up and down to see if she was hurt, she stood up on a curb to match or at least try to match his height and looked him right in the eyes "You can't be every where, your still only one person" he gave her a huge hug and didn't let go as he said "I'm so glad your not hurt" With her lips presses against his collar bone she gave him a light kiss, then a small one on his neck then as she turned to look at him and tell him she was alright, when he kissed her on the lips, this was the first time they showed a sign of affection in public, but they both were relieved that every thing worked out fine and that no one got hurt. "Watch it Lex you know your starting to show your emotions" she said to him as he watched Clark kiss Pacifica, this pissed him off, he answered her by saying "You know Lana, I should give you the same warning, your eyes are telling more then your words are" and he walked away from her, "You need a ride home" he asked without turning around to face her. "To the Talon please" she ran to catch up to him. The ride back was in complete silence, expect for Lana's thanks for the ride. Chloe happened to notice that the father of the missing child had the strange blue marking as Pacifica, but was quickly brought out of her thoughts by only the father and mother fighting "How could you lose him?" the mother raised her voice to him "Hey I took my eye off him for a second, my heart wouldn't break..." he stopped in mid sentence and looked at Chloe standing there watching them. "Let's get out of here and talk about this again in private" and he pulled the mother and their son away and into the parking lot. "That was strange?" she said. "What was?" Pete ripped her out of her thoughts and back to the festival they went.

TBC