Discoveries part 1

Where was she?

Chloe let out a frustrated sigh and looked around the mass of people surrounding the area. The afternoon sky was uncommonly clear, giving the sun absolute power and reign over the city. She knew she had no reason to worry; after years of not seeing her cousin, why should she? But she did. Even though Lois was older than her by almost two years, she was always more intrepid than she, and always got into more danger. Whenever she was near her she had a need to watch out for her. Lois just didn't care about anything; it was almost as if she had a death wish every time she took a step out of her bedroom.

She shielded her eyes from the sun and sighed again, making up her mind. Looking for a cousin that she had just seen after years, or finding a better place to take pictures and be closer to the action. After a record time she had made up her mind.

She pulled herself away from the crowd and tried to think of ways to sneak closer, get a better look than she had gotten from the building beside the bank. Finally her eyes caught something; she chuckled and shook her head before moving in.

The city girl hadn't let go of his hand, even after exiting the crowd. As Clark walked one step behind her, he realized he could have caught up and freed his hand, but he didn't bother.

Not until they stopped to cross the street did Lois feel her hand growing numb from holding so tightly. She quickly straightened herself and let go of his hand, massaging hers back to life. She glared at the boy beside her in the process.

He looked at her with a mixture of confusion and embarrassment.

"Don't get your hopes up farm boy." She lifted an eyebrow and turned to cross the street. Clark smiled incredulously and shook his head, following her across the street. He caught up with her in a few long steps.

"My name is Clark," he informed her once he was walking beside her.

She watched him from the corner of her eye, then turned her head towards him and smirked. She then started forward.

"And my name is Lois, nice to meet you farm boy."

His eyes turned to the sky in exasperation, trying to remember why he was dealing with this in the first place. True, she had informed him of the situation, letting him know it was nowhere near over, but he had his limits.

She watched him closely from the corner of her eye, seeing his feelings flash across his face. She decided not to push the stranger any further.

"Just kidding Clark." She flashed him a smile and then pushed him into the alley behind the building and against the wall as she heard a police car round the corner. "We're here." She whispered. Once she verified the street was empty again, she looked at him. Her hands were placed across his chest; the force she had used to push him was still there, giving her a chance to feel the strength of his upper body. She lifted an eyebrow appreciatively.

"Farm work does pay off, I see." Her eyes were dancing with laughter; her mouth was formed into a sly grin. Clark blushed so hard he felt his face and ears burn. He blinked at the unfamiliar sensation. Sure he had blushed before, but the heat that eradiated from his face had not hurt him as it did now. He looked away from her prying eyes and pushed her away gently.

Not at all flustered, she walked away from him, standing in the middle of the alley, hand on her hips; surveying the possibilities.

Clark then looked around as well. He really could not understand how this place could help him see.

"Um, it's too far away, we can't see anything from here."

"Who said anything about seeing? You see that?" she pointed at the dead end of the alley. "That connects to one of the walls of the bank; like I told you, this area is only being surveyed by air, if we can work around them, we can get in." she finished, quite proud of her logic.

Clark stared at her disbelievingly. This woman was crazy! Sure, he had done similar stunts before, but with his powers to back him up somewhat. Maybe she was a meteor freak, granted with super agility or something.

CRASH!

He quickly ran towards the sound. Lois was nowhere to be seen. He looked up at the 10 foot wall in front of him. Did she cross already? But how? The meteor theory sprang to mind again.

The trash bin besides him then opened, making another loud sound when the lid hit the wall.

"I wouldn't mind some help here you know!" He turned to find a garbage covered Lois trying to get herself out of the trash. He rolled his eyes. So much for agility granted by meteor rocks; maybe fearlessness and stupidity, but not agility.

He reached for her and tried to pull her up; she was heavy so the process took a while. He looped an arm under hers and pulled her up by her waist with the other one. He pulled her, until her stomach was against the metal bin, then he grabbed her by the hips and pulled her over his shoulder.

"Hey! Watch it!" she screamed as one of his hands touched her backside in the effort of getting her out of the monster bin, hitting his back in the process. Her slap was the last straw to make him lose balance, her weight pushing him backwards.

They landed in a loud thump, both his and her weight being supported by his upper body. Pain shot through him as her full weight fell upon him.

She huffed and pulled herself up from him, brushing her blouse and pants with her hands.

"Thanks for catching me far.." she stopped when Clark shot her a death look. "Fine, thanks Clark." She smiled and looked at the wall in front of her stubbornly again. Clark got up slowly, pain, having been so foreign to him, was now in every part of his body. He cracked his back, looking for some relief.

"Are you seriously going to try to get in?" She turned to answer him, when loud footsteps were heard behind them. They both turned in alarm.

"I thought that was you Lois, what… Clark? What are you doing here?" Chloe was standing now a few feet away from them. She had spotted her cousin, but hadn't caught a glimpse of who she was with. "What happened to you?" she asked as she walked closer and Lois' dirty appearance and smell got to her.

"You know this guy?"

"You know her?"

They both asked simultaneously.

"Yeah, look, let's get out of here first, okay? Unless you all want to get arrested." She reasoned with them. Clark quickly walked towards her, but Lois seemed more unwilling to go.

"You are not climbing that wall Lois; we will find another way to find out, okay." She reprimanded her cousin; always being the only one who was able to reason with that mule of her cousin had its advantages.

"Fine, but tell me where you know this farm hick from." Clark sighed in resignation and walked out of the alley, Chloe and Lois behind him.

Lex was walking towards his car, when a dark van pulled up behind him. He quickened his pace, his car only a street away, but it was too late. He felt something that felt like the butt of a gun hit him in the head and then everything went black.

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