Returning

Lana got of the plane and entered the Paris terminal. She didn't know that it was so big. She was feeling a little overwhelmed until she saw a driver holding up a sign with her name on it.

"Miss Lang, right this way. Do you have all your luggage?" The driver asked.

"Yes, I do thanks." Lana said.

"Mr. Luthor wanted to make sure that you got to the art school properly so you wouldn't feel lost." The driver said.

"Thank you." Lana said.

The driver opened the door to the back of the car and took Lana's bags and put them in the trunk. Lana got in and sat on the backseat of the car and relaxed for a moment and took in what was surrounding her. She saw the Eiffel Tower the Champs de Lyses and then they got to the Art School.

The Art school looked much bigger than the brochure pictures. It was almost like a university. She didn't expect it to be that big. She entered the administration building and found the admission desk where she was to sign in and get all her information regarding classes and her housing options.

"Bonjour et Bienvienu au L'ecole d'art!" the office administrator said.

"Hi, I'm Lana Lang from Smallville." Lana said.

"Ah, Miss Lang there is a message for you, as well as your admission information." The administrator said.

"Merci." Lana said.

"Please feel free to use the white courtesy phone if you need to contact your home before you head to your dorm" the administrator said.

"Merci." Lana said.

She looked down at her information and the note. The message was a phone call from Mrs. Kent.

Chloe and Lex are in hospital. Lex was poisoned and Chloe was in a house explosion. Clark is missing. Please contact us and let us know if you need anything or if you feel you would like to come back to Smallville for any reason. – Martha

"That's just great. What am I supposed to do? I guess I've got to postpone my studies here and go back and see Chloe, Lex and help The Kent's find Clark." Lana said out loud to herself.

"Excuse me, miss. Can I help you in any way?" a young blonde hair green eyed guy said. "I'm Charlie. I over heard that you might be heading back before you even start classes. Sorry I couldn't help but notice that you looked upset."

"Oh, hi I'm Lana, yea I should head back. My roommate and co-worker were both injured in two separate accidents as I was flying over, also my neighbor is missing and his parents are trying to find him."

"Wow, well, I can see how important it is for you to head back. Here let me talk to the Dean, and let him know your situation. He'll probably let you postpone classes until you can help your friends." Charlie said.

"Why would he do that he barely knows me." Lana said.

"He'd help you because the Dean is my dad." Charlie said with a smile.

"Really, that would be so helpful." Lana said.

Later in the afternoon after talking to the Dean, Lana called the Kent's.

"Mrs. Kent, I'm coming home." Lana said.

"We could really use you, and you can stay here with us and help us find Clark and be with Chloe and Lex." Martha said.

"What happened, Mrs. Kent?" Lana asked.

"I'll explain it all when you get here. I hope that you were able to rearrange your classes. I'd hate for you to miss out on Paris." Martha said.

"Don't worry Mrs. Kent. I had some help to take care of it. Thanks for your assurance." Lana said. "I'm leaving for the airport now. I should be back in Metropolis by 10 pm tomorrow morning."

"I'll have Jonathan come into Metropolis and pick you up." Martha said.

"Thanks Mrs. Kent, I'm sorry about Clark. I hope when I get back that I can help you find him." Lana said.

Tears started to well in Martha and Lana's eyes.

"Thank you Lana, for returning before you even started. It means a lot to us." Martha said.

"Do you want a lift back to the airport?" Charlie asked.

"Sure, that would be great." Lana said.

Charlie opened the car door for Lana and she got back in. Charlie opened the trunk dropped off her stuff inside it and got in on the driver side and headed for the airport.

"Hey Charlie, thanks for doing this for me. With helping me explain my situation to your dad and everything. I'm sorry that I can't stay longer right now. My close friends and their parents need me to come home." Lana said.

"No problem. And when you're back for Summer Block II I'll still be here to show you the sites. I'll even help you with your classes if you want." Charlie said.

"Thanks so much." Lana said.

They sat in silence for the last twenty minutes as they reached the airport.

"Thanks again Charlie, here's my email address. I'll let you know when I'm heading back." Lana said.

"Sure, I'll even let you know what we've been doing in Paris." Charlie said with a smirk.

"Bye for now." Lana said.

"Bon Voyage." Charlie said.