Chapter 3
A/N Sorry it's been awhile guys! I've been meaning to write, but school got in the way. After this, don't expect an update until the end of next week. I'll post one during the week if I get boring of studying (it's exam week) and feel like writing. After that, it'll be TONS of updates since it'll be SUMMER! Anywho, thanks for the reviews, and on with the show!!!
Lex looked in on the bedroom that his sister was sleeping peacefully in. It seemed so long ago that the room had been empty. He smiled slightly. Having Natalie in his house was like finally having a normal member of his family. She was the only normal thing in his life. Except that normal people aren't hiding from crazed ex-boyfriends who have just gotten out of jail, he reminded himself pessimistically. As he looked back on her lifeless form, he wondered just how much she'd actually been through. He knew that all that she had told him was just the tip of the iceberg. Sighing, he closed her door and walked away.
During the wee hours of the night, Natalie was awoken by a ringing. What the hell? She thought. Leaning over the edge of her bed, she reached into her backpack and pulled out her ringing cell phone.
"Hello?" She whispered, hoping no one else in the house had heard the ringing. But Natalie didn't receive a response. All that was heard was dead air and then a few moments later, a click. "Whatever," she muttered and rolled herself back onto the bed.
In a small apartment back in Metropolis, the face of Jason smiled as he traced the location of Natalie's cell phone. He knew exactly where she and her cell phone were. Luthor manor in Smallville.
"Natalie! Wake up!" Lex yelled from down the hall. "Greet the morning!"
Ugh. This is unfair. Two rude awakenings in 24 hours, she thought as she dragged herself from her bed.
"Lex it's a Saturday. You know, I haven't been in a family surrounding much, but I'm pretty sure customary to sleep in on weekends."
"It would be, if we didn't have an interview with Smallville High's principal this morning. In ten minutes," Lex replied.
"Oh that's mean. So mean." Natalie responded jokingly. She turned and headed out the door, Lex behind her.
"Well wasn't that fun?" Natalie said sarcastically as they exited the high school principal's office. Lex laughed and shook his head.
"Hey Lex!" A cheerful voice interrupted him before he could make a comment to Natalie.
"Chloe, working on a weekend?" He questioned.
"There is never a break in the life of a reporter. Who this?" She said, looking to Natalie.
"Oh Chloe this is my sister Natalie. She'll be attending here with you starting Monday,"
"Nice to meet you," Natalie said smiling broadly.
"Chloe are you coming back?" An oblivious Clark shouted, sticking his head out the Torch office door. "Oh hey Lex. Hi Natalie," he said shyly when he noticed they were there.
"I'll be right back in a minute Clark." She turned to Natalie, "So you're Lex Luthor's sister. Would you be interested in doing an interview? I'm sure the student body would love to hear all about you."
"Uhh Chloe I don't think that's such a great idea," Clark said.
"Let her answer, Clark." Chloe responded testily. "So what do you say Natalie? It'll just be a short bio and some stuff about your life before you came to Smallville."
"Uh well, you see Chloe," Natalie said nervously, trying to think of a lie. "You see, I don't remember much about my life before Smallville. There...there was an accident and I...uh...kinda lost my memory. That's why I came to live with Lex, since I really don't have a clue where I was before. Sorry." Lex and Clark just listened to the story Natalie was telling, both knowing it was a lie.
"Oh well, that's ok. It's not your fault. I guess I'll see you around," Chloe replied, sounding a little dejected. "Come on Clark. We better get back to work. Bye" She said, waving.
"Yeah, bye," Clark said, also waving and not taking his eyes off Natalie.
After they were out of earshot Lex turned to Natalie. "Way to dodge a bullet there," he commented as they walked out of the building.
"Is she always that...inquisitive?"
Lex had to laugh. "Yes," he replied simply. Natalie laughed too.
A/N Sorry it's been awhile guys! I've been meaning to write, but school got in the way. After this, don't expect an update until the end of next week. I'll post one during the week if I get boring of studying (it's exam week) and feel like writing. After that, it'll be TONS of updates since it'll be SUMMER! Anywho, thanks for the reviews, and on with the show!!!
Lex looked in on the bedroom that his sister was sleeping peacefully in. It seemed so long ago that the room had been empty. He smiled slightly. Having Natalie in his house was like finally having a normal member of his family. She was the only normal thing in his life. Except that normal people aren't hiding from crazed ex-boyfriends who have just gotten out of jail, he reminded himself pessimistically. As he looked back on her lifeless form, he wondered just how much she'd actually been through. He knew that all that she had told him was just the tip of the iceberg. Sighing, he closed her door and walked away.
During the wee hours of the night, Natalie was awoken by a ringing. What the hell? She thought. Leaning over the edge of her bed, she reached into her backpack and pulled out her ringing cell phone.
"Hello?" She whispered, hoping no one else in the house had heard the ringing. But Natalie didn't receive a response. All that was heard was dead air and then a few moments later, a click. "Whatever," she muttered and rolled herself back onto the bed.
In a small apartment back in Metropolis, the face of Jason smiled as he traced the location of Natalie's cell phone. He knew exactly where she and her cell phone were. Luthor manor in Smallville.
"Natalie! Wake up!" Lex yelled from down the hall. "Greet the morning!"
Ugh. This is unfair. Two rude awakenings in 24 hours, she thought as she dragged herself from her bed.
"Lex it's a Saturday. You know, I haven't been in a family surrounding much, but I'm pretty sure customary to sleep in on weekends."
"It would be, if we didn't have an interview with Smallville High's principal this morning. In ten minutes," Lex replied.
"Oh that's mean. So mean." Natalie responded jokingly. She turned and headed out the door, Lex behind her.
"Well wasn't that fun?" Natalie said sarcastically as they exited the high school principal's office. Lex laughed and shook his head.
"Hey Lex!" A cheerful voice interrupted him before he could make a comment to Natalie.
"Chloe, working on a weekend?" He questioned.
"There is never a break in the life of a reporter. Who this?" She said, looking to Natalie.
"Oh Chloe this is my sister Natalie. She'll be attending here with you starting Monday,"
"Nice to meet you," Natalie said smiling broadly.
"Chloe are you coming back?" An oblivious Clark shouted, sticking his head out the Torch office door. "Oh hey Lex. Hi Natalie," he said shyly when he noticed they were there.
"I'll be right back in a minute Clark." She turned to Natalie, "So you're Lex Luthor's sister. Would you be interested in doing an interview? I'm sure the student body would love to hear all about you."
"Uhh Chloe I don't think that's such a great idea," Clark said.
"Let her answer, Clark." Chloe responded testily. "So what do you say Natalie? It'll just be a short bio and some stuff about your life before you came to Smallville."
"Uh well, you see Chloe," Natalie said nervously, trying to think of a lie. "You see, I don't remember much about my life before Smallville. There...there was an accident and I...uh...kinda lost my memory. That's why I came to live with Lex, since I really don't have a clue where I was before. Sorry." Lex and Clark just listened to the story Natalie was telling, both knowing it was a lie.
"Oh well, that's ok. It's not your fault. I guess I'll see you around," Chloe replied, sounding a little dejected. "Come on Clark. We better get back to work. Bye" She said, waving.
"Yeah, bye," Clark said, also waving and not taking his eyes off Natalie.
After they were out of earshot Lex turned to Natalie. "Way to dodge a bullet there," he commented as they walked out of the building.
"Is she always that...inquisitive?"
Lex had to laugh. "Yes," he replied simply. Natalie laughed too.