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Barbara Mack wandered down the main street of the small town her husband had taken her and her daughter.

There were mainly tourist shops selling plastic and real meteor rocks from the meteor shower that had changed the way the citizens in this small town lived. Signs declared everything above baskets. Fresh vegetables. Fresh fruit. Fresh everything. Barbara smiled as she entered what looked like a vintage theatre masquerading as a coffee shop.

There was a small red-headed woman sitting in a booth. She smiled openly at the blonde. "You must be Mrs. Mack." She said offering her a seat in the booth.

Barbara nodded. This must be a really small town for her to know that.

"Yes." Barbara confirmed.

"Martha Kent." Martha smiled. "I live in the yellow farm house next to yours."

Maybe this town wasn't going to be so bad after all.

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Alex was sitting in Chemistry class. Bored out of her mind. Chemistry wasn't her strong subject. The only reason she made it through junior Chemistry was through the combined efforts of her father and Annie. She was just the Chemistry experiment, not the Chemistry whiz. It was not her strong point.

But then again there was that tall, buff, farm boy known as her lab partner. He had shyly introduced himself as Clark at the beginning of class.

They were given time to set up the experiment.

"You moved into the old Potter house didn't you?" Clark asked setting down the Bunson Burner.

"Tall, pastel?" Clark nodded. "Yep that's us." She smiled. Setting down the assorted chemicals.

"Lana used to live there." Clark said dreamily. Oh lord. Alex inwardly rolled her eyes, she was invading on the princess's territory. That would be like popularity suicide.

"What's her deal anyway? Chloe said that she was Smallville's own princess." Alex asked curiously. She had yet to see this enigma that everyone seemed to worship. She was eager to know why this was.

"Lana? Chloe told you about the meteor shower right?" Alex nodded. Just get to the point already Clark. She inwardly rolled her eyes. He was a nice guy, cornflower blue eyes, adorable butt, he just needed to learn how to get to the point. "Well, when the meteor shower hit, Lana was barely three, her parents were caught in the main street part of the shower. Lana was at the flower shop that her aunt owned, and watched her parents die. Since then, the town, sort of, adopted her." He shrugged.

"The poor girl." Alex said softly looking back to her job. Mixing the chemicals, she felt a familiar heat flowing to her zapping finger. She looked up quickly. "I have to go." She said quickly.

Clark was fumbling. "Wha-What? Why?"

"Bathroom." She said quickly, and excused herself from the class.

She ran outside, and scouted before she pointed her finger. An all too familiar string of electricity ran from the base of her spine down to her fingertip.

Eyes wide she mumbled one word: "shit."

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Chloe was on her way to her car. It was her spare block and she was going to visit Lex at the mansion. A soft smile formed on her lips when she thought of all of the things that she could do with him to take his mind off of, well, anything. Then she seen Alex. She was about to call Alex's name when she saw a string of electricity flow from the tip of her finger.

The yellow stream went from her finger to the telephone wire above the parking lot.

"How did you do that Alex?" She asked the blonde in front of her.

Alex spun around and faced her. "Chloe?" She asked quickly hiding her hand behind her.

"How did you do that Alex?"

"Its a long story." She said not daring to look into Chloe's eyes.

"I have time." Chloe said shifting from one foot to the other.

"But I don't. I have to get back to Chemistry." Alex was nervously eyeing the entrance to the school.

'What else is she hiding?' Chloe's thoughts ran rampantly through her brain.

"Here's my cell number." She quickly scribbled down her number and handed it to Alex. "I would like to hear your story." She said making sure to look the blonde in the eye, making sure that Alex knew that she meant no harm.

Alex nodded, and sprinted into the building.

Chloe pressed number one on her speed dial and got Lex's cell phone.

"Luthor." Her lover's voice barked.

"Are you wearing any pants?" She asked seductively.

"I'll fax your papers to you later." He said quickly.

"So that's a no?" She smiled. He was in a board meeting.

"Excuse me." His muffled voice spoke to the members of the board as he stood up. She heard him stand up and walk out of the room. "What is it honey?" He asked softly.

"I can't make our rendezvous." She said softly, knowing that he had been looking forward to it. "But I'll see you tomorrow?"

"I'm going to Metropolis tomorrow."

"I'll skip school, we can make a day of it." She said with a smile.

"I'm working, and you can't miss a day." He wasn't alone. She could tell by the way he carefully chose his words.

"I can, you just don't want me to." She said with a smile on her face. "Afraid I might make your day too ... special?" she asked huskily. Licking her lips she headed back into the school - the long way.

"Come over to the mansion tonight, I'll give you your papers then." He replied huskily.

"I'll try." She smiled to herself, as she ran her fingers along the stucco school wall.

"Don't try. Be there." He murmured softly and hung up his phone.

Chloe ran her fingers through her hair nervously. She had to figure out what Alex was, before tonight.