Summary: Chloe ponders the edition of the Torch.
A/N: Short and sweet. That's how an ending should be!
Chloe shook her head in amazement. They had all actually come through. This was going to be an awesome paper and she hadn't had to face certain d… Oh, that's right. She did. But it wasn't from a meteor mutant, so maybe things were looking up. She had been amazed at Pete & Lana's stories. Lana's expose had gotten that jerk Mr. Peterson canned and jailed. Pete seemed to have some more respect for Lex (which was an absolute miracle) and had helped to put away the corporate saboteur. (Of course, she had read Pete the riot act for putting himself in danger. She wouldn't want him to put himself in danger just for a stupid story that wasn't even his assignment in the first place… That was her job!)
Her friends were really shaping up and they'd managed to escape danger without Clark running to the rescue. Her eyes narrowed. He is always running to the rescue, isn't he? What's up with that? Does he have some sort of hero complex or something? Chloe rolled her eyes. When it came to his friends, Clark was determined to protect them from everything if he could. Sometimes it was a little tiring, but it was sweet. It made you feel protected… even when he wasn't around. Oh, sure, he'd been shocked that she'd wanted to eat so shortly after Mr. Jones had killed himself, but she'd seen too much in this town and mourning a raving psycho wasn't her idea of a good time.
She grimaced. Too bad I've sworn off investigating him. But now that the paper has been put to bed, we need to think about the next edition. Maybe being vindictive has its advantages… She smiled and turned to her computer. She needed to research a couple of things before she left. Yeah, she had a month to do the next paper, but there was no harm in being prepared…
A/N: Well, it's finally done. Do you think it stayed true to our favorite characters? I tried putting a chapter up a day (Well, once I'd gotten some head start…) so that it would stay at Page 1 to encourage people reading. I hope you enjoyed it. It flowed easier than my regular novels…
Markmark261 – You are by far my best proofreader! Thank you so much for your help! After looking at my drastic move (putting Pete & Lex all together at the beginning), I had to agree that I probably didn't have to 'cause I was so far into it and it probably confused some people… but then I decided that to move it back would be the same problem. Live and learn, I suppose. Next time I do a 3-part fiction like this, I'll have to decide how I want to set up the adventures… Thanks again!
