Chapter Seven of Secrets No More
After talking to Chloe Clark felt pretty good about himself. He only hoped that he could talk to Pete about what had happened at school. 'I owe it that much to him.' he thought as he went to sleep.
The next morning the alarm went off in Clark's room. Clark groaned and in one swift motion, raised his fist and smashed his alarm clock to pieces! Afterwards, Clark turned over and went back to sleep.
It was around one or so in the afternoon when Clark finally got up. He staggered towards the bathroom, promptly taking a shower. After he was done he headed for Lex's study.
"Good morning, or should I say, good afternoon." Lex greeted his young friend as Clark shut the door to the study.
"Morning Lex." Clark grumbled, still not fully awake.
"You still seem to be the talk of the town." Lex told him as he turned the tv towards Clark. "They haven't stopped talking about you yet." Lex began to grin. "So, how's it feel to be famous?"
Clark rolled his eyes. He wasn't impressed with Lex's sarcasm. "I wouldn't know seeing as I'm forced to hide all the time and I can't show my face to the public."
"Well, that's one of the many quirks that come with notoriety." Lex commented. Seeing that Clark was dressed, he asked, "So, you going anywhere today?"
Clark nodded. "I'm going to talk to Pete." 'And maybe see Chloe again.' he thought.
Lex sighed. "Ok, Clark. Just do me a favor and be careful, ok?"
"Ok, dad." Clark grinned and supersped out of the study blowing papers everywhere.
"Dammit Clark!!"
Clark arrived at Smallville high, luckily enough, while people were still in class. He simply supersped through the hallways. No one really would've seen anything if he were sneaky enough. Clark came to a stop as soon as he saw the Talon ahead.
Inside the Talon Chloe was busy writing away at an article while Pete was busy proofreading one. No one seemed to notice Clark slip inside amongst all the commotion.
"Hey guys."
Chloe practically jumped out of her chair. Pete fell out of his and turned to see Clark, standing over him.
"Need a hand?" Clark asked as he lowered his to Pete. Pete took it, hesitantly, and Clark slowly pulled him up.
"Clark!" Chloe squealed with delight. Since last night she'd been wanting to see him again and here he was. She quickly pulled herself out of her chair. Running past Pete, she practically ran into his arms. "I missed you."
Clark smiled. "I missed you too, Chloe." Chloe just wanted to melt right there.
"Uh guys, I'm still here." Pete said sarcastically. The two looked at him before Chloe pulled herself away from Clark. 'It's too bad he's here, too.' Chloe thought glancing back at Clark.
Pete looked at his friend. "Why are here Clark?" he asked, the seriousness in his voice evident.
Clark sighed. "I'm here to talk to you."
Pete looked at him. "Me? Why me?"
"I owe you an explanation, Pete." Clark started. "You were my best friend and I never told you about me. I'm sorry."
"Yeah, you should've told me, Clark." Pete replied angrily. "Why couldn't you ever tell me? I'm your best friend.."
"Ahem." Pete turned to see Chloe looking at him and then glancing back down at the computer screen.
"...ok, so I'm one of your best friends! Friends don't keep secrets from each other, Clark!" Pete walked towards a window. "That is your name, right? You don't have some alien name that you go by and Clark's just an alias?"
"Yes Pete, Clark is my name. If I have another name I'm not sure of what it is." Clark went to his friend. "Look, I know I shouldn't have lied to you and for that I'm truly sorry." Pete turned to face Clark. "Pete, your one of my best friends and I just want to see this thing through." He held up his hand. "Friends?"
Pete looked at Clark's hand then back to Clark. "How can I be sure that your not going to lie to us again?"
"Because Pete, after this I swear I'll tell you everything that happens. Everything about me." He looked his friend in the eyes. "Everything."
Pete looked at Clark's gesture. Deep inside he knew he couldn't hold Clark accountable. "Friends." He said as he took Clarks hand.
Chloe smiled from where she was sitting. Hopefully their little trio would soon be back together. 'Hopefully.' she thought as Clark and Pete headed over to her.
"I guess I need to be going." Clark stated.
"Are you sure?" Chloe tried not to look disappointed but she fail miserably. "I mean, you could stay here and hang out a little more with me, and um, Pete. We could do something..." she was cut off by Clark's lips meeting hers. When Clark pulled away, she just stood there, grinning at him. "I could get use to that."
Clark just smiled. Pete rolled his eyes. "You two, I dunno what I'll do with ya both!" Chloe giggled as he said it.
"I'll see you both later." Clark told them as he opened the door of the Torch..
...And ran smack dab into Lana Lang.
"Lana, what are you doing here?" Clark asked her.
Lana fainted.
Chapter seven completed.
After talking to Chloe Clark felt pretty good about himself. He only hoped that he could talk to Pete about what had happened at school. 'I owe it that much to him.' he thought as he went to sleep.
The next morning the alarm went off in Clark's room. Clark groaned and in one swift motion, raised his fist and smashed his alarm clock to pieces! Afterwards, Clark turned over and went back to sleep.
It was around one or so in the afternoon when Clark finally got up. He staggered towards the bathroom, promptly taking a shower. After he was done he headed for Lex's study.
"Good morning, or should I say, good afternoon." Lex greeted his young friend as Clark shut the door to the study.
"Morning Lex." Clark grumbled, still not fully awake.
"You still seem to be the talk of the town." Lex told him as he turned the tv towards Clark. "They haven't stopped talking about you yet." Lex began to grin. "So, how's it feel to be famous?"
Clark rolled his eyes. He wasn't impressed with Lex's sarcasm. "I wouldn't know seeing as I'm forced to hide all the time and I can't show my face to the public."
"Well, that's one of the many quirks that come with notoriety." Lex commented. Seeing that Clark was dressed, he asked, "So, you going anywhere today?"
Clark nodded. "I'm going to talk to Pete." 'And maybe see Chloe again.' he thought.
Lex sighed. "Ok, Clark. Just do me a favor and be careful, ok?"
"Ok, dad." Clark grinned and supersped out of the study blowing papers everywhere.
"Dammit Clark!!"
Clark arrived at Smallville high, luckily enough, while people were still in class. He simply supersped through the hallways. No one really would've seen anything if he were sneaky enough. Clark came to a stop as soon as he saw the Talon ahead.
Inside the Talon Chloe was busy writing away at an article while Pete was busy proofreading one. No one seemed to notice Clark slip inside amongst all the commotion.
"Hey guys."
Chloe practically jumped out of her chair. Pete fell out of his and turned to see Clark, standing over him.
"Need a hand?" Clark asked as he lowered his to Pete. Pete took it, hesitantly, and Clark slowly pulled him up.
"Clark!" Chloe squealed with delight. Since last night she'd been wanting to see him again and here he was. She quickly pulled herself out of her chair. Running past Pete, she practically ran into his arms. "I missed you."
Clark smiled. "I missed you too, Chloe." Chloe just wanted to melt right there.
"Uh guys, I'm still here." Pete said sarcastically. The two looked at him before Chloe pulled herself away from Clark. 'It's too bad he's here, too.' Chloe thought glancing back at Clark.
Pete looked at his friend. "Why are here Clark?" he asked, the seriousness in his voice evident.
Clark sighed. "I'm here to talk to you."
Pete looked at him. "Me? Why me?"
"I owe you an explanation, Pete." Clark started. "You were my best friend and I never told you about me. I'm sorry."
"Yeah, you should've told me, Clark." Pete replied angrily. "Why couldn't you ever tell me? I'm your best friend.."
"Ahem." Pete turned to see Chloe looking at him and then glancing back down at the computer screen.
"...ok, so I'm one of your best friends! Friends don't keep secrets from each other, Clark!" Pete walked towards a window. "That is your name, right? You don't have some alien name that you go by and Clark's just an alias?"
"Yes Pete, Clark is my name. If I have another name I'm not sure of what it is." Clark went to his friend. "Look, I know I shouldn't have lied to you and for that I'm truly sorry." Pete turned to face Clark. "Pete, your one of my best friends and I just want to see this thing through." He held up his hand. "Friends?"
Pete looked at Clark's hand then back to Clark. "How can I be sure that your not going to lie to us again?"
"Because Pete, after this I swear I'll tell you everything that happens. Everything about me." He looked his friend in the eyes. "Everything."
Pete looked at Clark's gesture. Deep inside he knew he couldn't hold Clark accountable. "Friends." He said as he took Clarks hand.
Chloe smiled from where she was sitting. Hopefully their little trio would soon be back together. 'Hopefully.' she thought as Clark and Pete headed over to her.
"I guess I need to be going." Clark stated.
"Are you sure?" Chloe tried not to look disappointed but she fail miserably. "I mean, you could stay here and hang out a little more with me, and um, Pete. We could do something..." she was cut off by Clark's lips meeting hers. When Clark pulled away, she just stood there, grinning at him. "I could get use to that."
Clark just smiled. Pete rolled his eyes. "You two, I dunno what I'll do with ya both!" Chloe giggled as he said it.
"I'll see you both later." Clark told them as he opened the door of the Torch..
...And ran smack dab into Lana Lang.
"Lana, what are you doing here?" Clark asked her.
Lana fainted.
Chapter seven completed.