TITLE: Come Save Me
DISCLAIMER: This is my 2nd fan fiction written by me but based on the TV series of Smallville (Around Season 2-3). No copyright infringement is intended.
Author's headnote: SORRY this chapter took so long. I've been preparing for my major exams: O levels! Ahh… but there you go!
CHAPTER FIVE – LOSING LANA & PETE
Clark opened the door and got out while the car was still in motion. As he did this, Chloe screamed. It was quite a scene. Lana was yelling at Giselle to get away from Pete. She held her hand up high at Giselle's face. With the other free arm, Lana wrapped it around Pete in a protective way.
"Lana! What are you doing?" Clark shouted at her as he jogged to Giselle's side.
Lana pointed at Giselle and looked at Clark. "She tried to kill Pete. I think she's affected by some meteor rocks. Pete was thrown over 10 feet!"
Pete muttered softly, which sounded like, "No, she didn't do that. It was all an illusion, Lana."
"I KNOW what I saw, okay?" Lana protested, tears forming in her eyes. Clark walked over to Giselle and pulled her away from Lana. Giselle had an idea; she broke into Clark's mind and created a communications pathway between both minds. This way, she can talk to Clark in their minds without letting everyone else know what they're talking about.
Clark, can you hear me? Giselle whispered in her mind. Clark looked at Giselle and nodded.
What happened? Tell me you didn't hurt Pete. At least, not on purpose, Clark hoped.
Giselle raised an eyebrow at him, Of course not. Listen, we were in the car when Pete tried to make out with me. I tried to push him off me but he was too heavy. On my second try, he just… sort of flew out of the car.
What do you mean, sort of flew out? What did you do? Clark asked, feeling uncomfortable of talking it his head but on the outside, it was getting awkward for everyone because the silence was deafening. Only Pete's groans were heard.
"Lana, why don't we just get Pete to the hospital now? He needs help." Chloe broke the silence. She grabbed Pete's arm and beckoned to Lana to do the same. She did. Both girls began heaving and dragging Pete towards his car. Clark and Giselle just stood there, frozen, and their eyes fixated to the dangling flowerpot hung by the jutting roof. Chloe looked back at them, and felt an eerie feeling overcome her.
"Guys, what are you doing?" Chloe called out. Clark and Giselle looked as if they were stuck in a trance. Chloe and Lana struggled to push Pete into the car. When they finally did, Lana reached over and buckled the seat belt over Pete.
Clark, I think I'm having this new ability. It's like I've got super-human strength now but it's out of my control. Please help me. I don't know how to convince Lana it's not my fault. I can't tell her I'm an alien. Giselle pleaded to Clark. Clark nodded slowly and ran towards the car with Pete, Chloe and Lana in it. He climbed into the driver's side and waved at Giselle to come over. But Lana placed her hand on his leg and gave him a warning look.
"Lana, Giselle didn't do it. She's my cousin and she will never lie to me. Even Pete said it wasn't her fault. Come on." Clark said, giving her a pleading look. Reluctantly Lana slowly nodded and turned her head away and checked the back seats to see if Pete was doing fine. Giselle jogged over and got into the right empty back seat.
"Pete, are you okay?" Giselle whispered into his ear. However, Pete refused to look at her. Giselle tried again with a soft nudge but still, he turned away in the opposite direction.
Oh, Pete, I'm so sorry, Giselle thought to herself.
It took only 3 hours at the hospital to receive the results of Pete's medical check-up. He had only suffered from a fractured arm and was allowed to go home with a pearly white bandage as souvenir. However, the bad thing was, that Giselle had just lost her 2 newly found friends, Lana and Pete. The good thing was, that Clark wasn't mad at her and Chloe was just "this doesn't qualify for a spot on Wall Of Weird".
It was dark outside, Giselle noticed, as she sat on the couch in the Kents living room, casually sipping a home-made coffee. She was busy reading the school's paper, trying to amuse herself and take her mind off what had happened today. She was reading the same sentence over and over again that she didn't realise Clark had slipped down and sat next to her.
"Hey sis, how are you doing?" Clark asked, handing her a piece of tissue paper for her to wipe her mouth. Giselle stared at him in surprise.
"Clark, do you trust me enough to call me sis? You know it's kind of my fault." Giselle said dully, returning to her intense reading.
"Well, it is your fault but only part of it," Clark started, raising his voice a little to get her attention away from the paper. "My powers got out of control too before I got used to them."
"But what about Lana? And Pete?" Giselle asked, slamming her book onto the coffee table and abruptly turned to look at Clark. "I can bet you my whole entire savings that they aren't going to forgive me for a long time. Honest to God."
Clark sighed and put his hand on her shoulder. He gripped it slightly. She was still wearing the same old POLO sweater, how sad.
"Don't worry, you still have me and Chloe." Clark tried to comfort her. "Besides, we can make up for both of them! Giselle, just give it time and they'll forget about it. You'll see."
Giselle lowered her head a little and looked back up at Clark with teary eyes. "Thank you, Clark. You're the closest family I've ever got. Promise you won't ignore me?"
Clark smiled and ruffled her smooth black hair in a brotherly. "No problem."
Author's footnote: Hello! I wonder if anyone still reads my chapters… if you do, please leave a review! A short one will do, a long one if you're feeling bored. Thanks!
