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Chapter eight: Day mare

Lex drove towards the Sullivan residence. The only reason why he was going anywhere near that she-demon today was because he had to give her dad, Gabe, some paper work. He knew that the guy would be back today from Metropolis.

Hopefully he could get his done quick and painless. And perhaps NOT talk to a certain blonde.

But with his luck, that wouldn't happen.

Lex was too preoccupied that he didn't see the storm brewing off to the east.

Chloe got a call from her dad early in the morning. Telling her that he wouldn't be able to make it home today.

It was now officially the weekend. No school today, in-service. And no school Monday either.

'Thank god.'

Chloe thought with a smile as she drank some coffee. She didn't know if there had been school if she would have been able to survive the day.

Looking up she groaned loudly when she heard the sound of knocking coming from her front door.

"Lana! Get the door!"

Then she remembered that she was out with Clark.

"damn."

Chloe muttered and slowly got to her feet. Dragging herself to the door she wondered who the heck would be up at, she glanced at the clock, 1pm in the afternoon on the a day off.

Opening the door, Chloe groaned again.

"Oh no, not you again."

"Miss Sullivan."

Lex said politely. Cursing himself for his bad luck.

"Is Gabe up?"

The disheveled girl shook her messy hair.

"No. he's not back yet. In fact he won't be home for a while."

'Damn! And he needed this paperwork done soon.'

"Oh, well could you tell him that I stopped by."

Chloe started to nod, her hair flipping around in the suddenly strong wind.

"uh, yeah…"

She trialed off. Suddenly her eyes wide awake.

"What? Chloe are you alright?"

"OhMyGOD!"

She screamed and pointed behind him. Lex whirled around just in time to see the twister touch the ground and head at an alarming rate towards them.

"Shit! How bad can our luck be?"

Chloe was freaking out. Her already pale face, even paler.

Knowing that they had no chance of outrunning it, lex looked around for shelter.

"Chloe! Where's the storm shelter!"

He cried above the screaming of the wind. The blonde was still temporarily out of it until Lex grabbed her shoulders and shook her.

"Chloe!"

"Lex! Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod!"

"Where's the storm shelter?"

Chloe's eyes were glazed for a second before she replied.

"Its in the back!"

"Then let's hurry!"

Lex pulled Chloe after him and headed towards where he hoped the storm shelter was. The Twister was almost on top of them.

"This way!"

Chloe pointed to a half hidden pair of doors. Lex nodded and quickly pried them opened, revealing a dark staircase down into the shelter.

"Quick! Chloe get in!"

She nodded and hurried in. as soon as they were both in, Lex locked the door behind them and hoped that it would hold. He didn't really want to die down here.

"I don't want to die, Lex. I don't want to die!"

"Me neither. I doubt that the twister will get in here."

"Are you sure?"

Lex felt uncomfortable with Chloe this way. She acted weak. She was never weak. Seeing her in a mess was a little disconcerting to him.

"Yes."

He thought for a minute before he asked the distressed reporter.

"Chloe, do you trust me?"

Chloe took a second to think about.

"Ye-….no."

"huh?"

"no I don't trust you Lex Luthor."

Suddenly the old Chloe was back and in business. She glared at him as she scooted away, trying to put space between herself the young man.

"Why not?"

"Because you're a Luthor."

She said his last name slowly like he was stupid.

Lex had to admit. It stung. Of course he heard it all the time from other people, but to hear it from Chloe, well it hurt.

So lex opted to not talk to Chloe, rather than lose his temper. Ifthis wasn't a dream, then it was one hell of a day mare.

Sitting in a corner, on the other side of the shelter he tried to get his mind off of the wails of the winds and the horror that lurks just outside.

Even the one that was staring at him intently from her corner.

TBC...

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