Prologue (From Hidden Secrets)
Clark stood staring out at the stars, the soft wind bringing in a slight breeze in his Fortress of Solitude. Lana was the first to arrive, who immediately sat down on the couch, Chloe and Pete arriving shortly after. It was night in the sky, and the loft was brightly lit with lamps and a few candles Lana brought over. The three sat on the couch, Clark pulling up a chair directly in front of them. And he told them.
"Wow." Lana said, not knowing what else to say.
"My thoughts exactly." Chloe said.
"So wait, let me get this straight, super speed, x-ray vision, super strength right?" Pete asked.
"Yep." Clark said giving them a short demonstration by moving from the loft to the house in an instant with four sodas in his hand.
"Amazing." Chloe said in her journalistic tone.
The three promised Clark they would keep his secret, Chloe promising him that if she told anyone she would be cursed for life and not be able to get a job at the Daily Planet. They heard footsteps and all began to stop talking at once. It was Lex.
"Lex, how you doing?" Clark asked standing up from his chair.
"Hey, is this a party, cause if it is, somebody forgot my invitation." He said jokingly.
"Oh...we were just working on a..." Clark said struggling what to say.
"School project." Chloe broke in.
"Sounds fun." He said pulling up a chair next to Clark.
They sat in silence, Clark feeling bad how out of his four best friends, three of them knew his secret.
After five minutes of silence, Clark decided to break it with just telling Lex the truth. They were good friends, he didn't want to have to hide anything from Lex, especially when Lana, Chloe, and Pete knew something Lex didn't.
Lex finally spoke after complete silence for over a minute.
"You're telling me you're an...alien?" Lex asked, shocked, and yet curious. Clark answered with a yes, giving Lex another demonstration of his powers.
"You realize everything's changed now, I mean not in a bad way, but in a good way. And you know you can count on all four of us to keep your secret." Lex said honestly.
"I know I can." He answered smiling looking at his four friends.
After their three hour long get together, Chloe, Lana, Pete, and Lex went their separate ways home, leaving Clark standing in his loft, watching their cars drive away smiling because he knew tomorrow was the start of a new day, and everything had changed now. It was the start of a new beginning.