Title: Electric blue eyes

Rating: PG-13 (may change to R in later chapters)

Pairing: Lex/Clark

Disclaimer: the characters belong to DC comics and WB network. No money is being made off this story. Although I wouldn't mind taking Lex (played by the lovely michael rosebaum) off their hands anytime.

Author's note: Hey I'm back. It's been a while. I really hope that people are reading this story. This is my first attempt at slash so go easy on me. And just so people know this does take place in the SECOND SEASON.

"Clark? Hey! Earth to Clark!" Chloe snapped her fingers in front of his face. "What?" he asked in a daze. "Where are you? You've been on cloud 9 all day." Clark looked over at Chloe and frowned. "I'm fine. I just have alot on my mind. I have to go." Clark got up from the table and left his confused friends at the Talon.

Clark had heard of Lex's departure to Metropolis from Lana. He hadn't been able to shake Lex from his mind all day. He had drifted through the school day in a daze. The events of the following evening had kept playing through his mind. He snuck past his parents and went up to the loft. The sun was just starting to set as he looked out from the loft. This was crazy! He just wanted to scream. Why did he feel this way? Why did he love Lex?

Clark picked up his little stereo and threw it in frustration. He heard it smash to pieces as it hit the ground below. He let out a frustarted scream. "Dammit!" he shouted. He wanted to punch a hole in the wood wall. "Clark?" he heard the soft voice of his mother from the bottom of the stairs. "Yeah. I'm here mom." he answered back. His mother walked up into the loft and sat down next to him on the couch. She knew something was bothering her son.

"Clark are you alright?" she asked laying a hand on his shoulder. "Yeah mom. I'm fine. I'm just a little stressed out. You know with school and friends and all." Martha frowned at her green eyed son. "Clark you smashed your stereo." Clark grinned sheepishly. "I had a slight disagreement with it." Martha smiled slightly. "Ok Clark. Whenever your ready to talk I'm always here." She kissed her son on the cheek and left the room.

The sun finally set behind the dark clouds. Clark sighed and ran a hand through his dark hair. He couldn't take it anymore. He had to talk to Lex Clark ran out of the barn at superspeed and headed for Metropolis.

The room was hazy and spinning. Lex could hear himself laughing and felt himself falling over. He had downed so many shots he honestly didn't know what he was drinking anymore. He swore he saw a pretty redhead call his name and come over and pick him up. "Take me away darling!" Was that his voice? he thought. He didn't know anymore. All he knew was he wanted to disapear and drink more.

Now he was moving. Someone's arm was around his waist and he felt warm lips on his neck. He heard himself laughing again. Now he was in a car. Someone was driving and the car was going extrememly fast. Soon he heard the familar voice of his doorman at the penthouse but someone else answered him. Next he found himself sitting on the soft silk sheets ofh is penthouse bed. Soft hands were removing his black dress shirt and warm lips were kissing his. He found himself kissing back. Then everything went black.

Lex was standing in a dark secluded hallway in the manor. He let in a sharp breath as soft lips caressed the soft skin on his neck. Strong arms had him pinned against the wall and he let his hands fall down his side. He then reached out to wrap his arms around the person's waist. "Clark." the name fell off his lips like a whisper. He felt the soft lips press against his and Lex never wanted to let go. "Please." he found himself saying. He watched as Clark looked into his eyes and frown. Clark suddenly pulled away and just looked at him. Lex suddenly felt cold. "What do you want from me?" Clark asked.

Lex let out a sharp gasp as he sat up in bed. The yellow sun shone brightly through the large glass windows that he could barely open his eyes. His head was pounding so hard he thought it would explode. Lex suddenly got the feeling that he was not alone in the room. He turned his head to the side. He saw a pretty redhead sleeping next to him. The redhead from the bar. He felt sickness come over him and he ran fro the bathroom.

Lex stood up from the bathroom floor and grabbed a robe. He threw the robe over his naked body and looked in the mirror. The man staring back at him he could barely regonize. He couldn't even see himself anymore. "Sweet Jesus." he mumbled as he looked through the medicine cabinet for something to calm his pounding head.

Lex heard movement in the next room and the slamming of the door. When he emerged from the bathroom he saw that the girl was gone. "Guess she didn't like me." he tried to joke with himself. What had happened last night? He honestly couldn't remember. Everything was such a blur. All he knew was that he wanted to drown away all his troubles. He guessed that he did. But they all came rushing back when he heard pounding on the door.

Lex scrambed to put on his clothes. He didn't bother to button his black dress shirt. When he opened the door his heart lept into his throat and he felt himself frown and begin to get angry. "What are you doing here?" he growled. Clark stood in front of him. He had a confused look on his face. He looked so innocent standing there in his blue flannel shirt and blue jeans. How could Lex have coruptted him like he did?

Clark frowned and stepped a little closer to Lex. "Are you alright?" Clark looked at Lex's open shirt and noticed the bandage sporting some blood. He reached a hand out towards it and Lex slapped it away. "You need to leave." Lex said. The anger on his voice was like venom. "Lex I needed to talk to you. I needed to talk to you about the other night." Lex's gaze shot up at Clark and his face got red with anger. "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE CLARK!!" he yelled so loud it hurt. He saw the surprised look on Clark's face and then hurt. Clark ran out of there so fast Lex barely even saw him.

Clark set foot in the loft at 9:30 in the morning. He had left for Metropolis last night but it took him till morning to ge the courage to knock on Lex's door. NOw as he rushed past his parents to make the bus he wished that he didn't. He still couldn't process what had happened between him and Lex. Lex had looked like hell and Clark was worried. But Lex had only looked at him in anger and shouted at him to leave. Clark suddenly realized as he sat down next to Chloe on the bus, that his and Lex's friendship had finally ended. He looked into Chloe's smiling face and forced a smile back. "Welcome back Clark." Chloe laughed.

2 Weeks later.....

"Just leave Dominic!" Lex glowered in his father's lap dog's direction. "If my father wants to talk to me about LexCorp profits, tell him he can come himself. Or I will kill the messenger." Dominic gave him a nervous look and exited out of the library. Lex sighed and rubbed his temple. The last two weeks had been stressful and Lex just wanted to leave Kansas sometimes.

One of Lex's many employee's entered the library. He told Lex that a Martha Kent was here to drop off his produce order. Lex was expecting a friend from Metropolis this evening and wanted to cook a decent meal. But his stomach started to curl as he walked out to meet Martha in the driveway. Because when he saw Martha he thought of Clark. Clark and him had avoided contact for the last two weeks. Lex just couldn't bear to look at him and he felt that Clark felt the same way.

He offered Martha a smile as he helped her unload the produce. It was after she had left that his friend called. His friend called to tell him that she couldn't make it. Oh well. What a waste he thought as he plopped dwon on the couch. He was in a foul mood and it got worse when he got a call from Lana Lang. Apparently the Talon had sprung a leak.

"Now haven't we been through all this before?" Lex put on his usual amused tone and smile. When he walked into the Talon. The smile suddenly left his face when he saw Clark. Clark was coming out of the back with a bucket to put under the leak. Clark stood before him in a white t-shirt and jeans with an odd look on his face. Then he disappeared into the back for another bucket.

Lex returned his attention back to Lana who stood before him with a grim look on her face. "This is fantastic. The crows are having there end of the season football party here tonight. I can't get any plumber to ge out here until tomorrow." Lana seemed tired and completel frustrated. Lex offered her a soft smile and pulled out his cellphone. "I'll take care of it." He dialed a number and spoke loudly on the phone. "They'll be here in half an hour. See I told you i'd take care of it." Lana let her shoulders drop in relief.

Lex shoved his cellphone back into his pocket and looked at Lana. He opened his mouth to say something when Clark came back into the room. Clark avoided his eyes and shoved another bucket under the second leak. Lana could sense the thick tension in the room. "Is is just me or did it get cold in here?" her voice seemed to echo off the walls. Lex let out a forced laugh and looked at Lana. "I've got to go. Please update me on the status of the leaks." He felt Clark's eyes burning into him as he left.

Lex climbed in the black porche and roared away from the Talon. His life had always been complicated now it was even worse. He turned up the radio louder then nessacary and roared down the back streets at an alarming speed. Several times he contemplated on veering the car to the left and smashing into a tree ending it all. He needed a serious distraction. A serious distraction from Clark Kent.

The black porche roard to a stop just inside the gates to the manor. Lex stepped out of the car adjusting his long sleeved black shirt and proceeded inside the manor. As he approached the door to the library he was confronted by his butler. "Excuse me Mr. Luthor. But there's a young woman in your office. She claims to ben an old friend." Lex smiled and waved his away. He took in a deep breath and opened the door.

Lex found a young woman no older then twenty sitting in the chair behind his desk. She had jet black hair and green eyes so bright you could see them across the room. Seh had both feet propped up on his desk and a slight smirk danced across the face. "Riley." The name fell from his mouth and made her smile. She slowly rose from the chair and walked over to him. She was dressed in a snug pair of faded jeans, black combat boots, and a thight black tank top. "It's been a long time Lex'"

Lex smirked slightly and moved towards his pool table. "I haven't seen you since my husltling days at Nick's poolhall. What brings you out to these parts Riley?" The girl looked at him amusingly. "Actually I was thinking about moving here. Then I found out that Lex Luthor himself lived here. I had to come and see you." The girl smiled again and Lex leaned against the pool table. This could be just the distraction he was looking for.

That night at the Talon Clark found himself sitting next to Pete with Chloe in front of him. Clark was staring intensely at a table a few feet away from them. Lex sat very close next to a young woman with green eyes and an infectious laugh. Clark had no idea who she was. But he knew she was extremely beautiful and Lex seemed to be interested in everything she had to say. Clark felt his stomach twist into knots and his face felt like it was on fire.

"Chloe to Clark. Come in Clark." Chloe waved her hand in front of his face. Clark snapped back to reality and focused on Chloe's face. "You've been doing that alot lately." Chloe teased. He frowned at her and then started to form a sentence. "Do you know who she is?" Clark motioned in Lex's direction. "Who? Oh you mean Lex Luthor's newest conquest?" Clark looked at Chloe with a sudden interest. "You seem to know alot." he said. Chloe laughed. "It's a small town Clark. News travels fast. Plus Lana told me she applied for a postion as a waitress here."

Clark watched Lana emerge from the back with two coffee's and walk over to Lex's table. "Uh oh. Lana Lang walked into the room. I think we've lost him. Pete." Clark frowned at Chloe. If only she knew. He thought. The football team let out another chant and Clark excused himself to the restroom. Clark sighed deeply and splashed some water on his face. When he looked in the mirror he saw Lex standing behind him. His hands were shoved in his slacks and he had an amused looked on his face. Clark was not in the mood for this.

Clark turned around and faced Lex. The smug look danced across his face and Clark knew that Lex was in a taunting mood. If he couldn't deal with Lex's rejection, he certainly couldn't handle his teasing. "Her names Riley, Clark. She's a very old friend." Clark put on his best confused face. "Huh?" was all he offered. "I saw you staring Clark. It's okay. She's a very pretty girl." Clark rolled his eyes and sighed. He wanted to get out there.

Clark moved for the door and was intercepted by Lex. Lex backed him into the wall and stared at him intensely. "What do you want from me Lex?" Clark felt the fire in his stomach start. He hated Lex right now. Lex only gave him an amused smile. Lex trailed his finger from Clark's shirt collar down to the belt loop of his pants. He pulled him closer and he could feel Lex's breath on his neck. Clark felt Lex's mouth inches from his ear. "Stay away Kent. You make anymore midnight visits to the manor grounds and you'll wish you didn't." Lex let go of Clark and headed for the bathroom door and exited.

Clark slid down the bathroom wall and rested his head on his hands. He suddenly couldn't catch his breath. What was Lex trying to do to him? As Clark pondered this the thought he heard someone enter the empty restroom. "Clark? Hey Clark man! Are you ok?" Clark regonized the voice as Pete's and looked up at his friend. "Yeah I'm fine. I'm just feeling a little lightheaded. I think i'm gonna go." He lifted himself up off the floor and walked out of the restroom. As he headed for the door he passed Lex who was lip locked with his latest "conquest".

Clark walked down the nearly empty sidewalk and past closed stores. The air was cold as he pulled his coat tighter around him. He suddenly couldn't think straight and felt slightly dizzy. He just wanted to drown himself in darkness of his bedroom. He wanted to drift away from everything and everyone in Smallville.

Clark finally got back to his house at 9:30 and his parents were still up when he went inside. He talke to them briefly about the party at the Talon and then headed up to his bedroom. He closed the door and locked it behind him. He then flopped down on his bed. He looked up at his ceiling and then closed his eyes.

The cold night air blew through the open doors as Lex stood on the balcony. The long white curtains billowed behind him as he looked out across the manor grounds. His mind was racing a mile a minute and he couldn't focus a single thought. He turned his head to make sure the girl in his bed was still sleeping. He pulled the robe tighter across him as he walked back into this bedroom.

Lex stood at the end of his bed. He watched as the girl stirred as the cold wind hit her naked shoulders. Slowly she sat up and looked at Lex. "Jesus Lex. You scared me. What are you doing?" Lex smiled at her slightly and moved to close the balcony doors. "Sorry. I couldn't sleep. I didn't mean to scare you." Riley smiled slighty and reached out a hand to Lex. "It's almost three in the morning. Come back to bed." Lex knew he wouldn't be able to sleep. He just smiled at her and then headed out of his bedroom.

Lex found himself pacing back and forth in the library. He looked at the clock and watched as it blinked 5 am back at him. He had gotten dressed a half hour earlier and now he was pacing. He just couldn't keep still. He was nervous and he didn't know why. He just wanted his mind to shut up and he wanted to stop feeling like this. It was driving him crazy. Clark. The name had suddenly popped in his mind and now it didn't want to leave.

He thought back to what had happened at the Talon. He didn't know what had come over him. He didn't know why he had treated Clark like that. He just wasn't used to feeling this way. He had never felt this way he did around Clark his whole life. It scared him in more ways then one. Lex knew what he was feeling inside. But he wouldn't admit it to himself. Lex finally knw how he felt about Clark and it scared him to death. Get out. He had to get out of here. He had to get out of this house. He had to get to Clark and he didn't care who he ran into along the way.

The sun was barely hitting the sky when Clark heard a noise. He had snuck out of the house in the middle of the night to the loft. Now he stood looking out of the loft and he heard a noise. It was too early for his parents to be up but he was sure somone was in the barn. He heard a creak on the stairs and his heart skipped a beat. "Hello? Who's there?" he shouted into the darkness. He saw a figure reach the top of the stair. But they were shrouded in complete darkness.

"I"m sorry." came the voice. He knew that voice and his heart skipped two beats. It was the one person that night he had swore off. He had closed off his heart to this person because they had closed off theirs. This person ha toyed with his heart and tortured him. He wanted nothing more then to turn his head and send them away. "What are you doing here Lex?" Lex stepped forward and Clark could see him in the moonlight that shone through the loft.

Lex walked forward until he was inches from Clark. "I came to say I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what I have done." Lex reached out a hand and Clark backed away. "Don't touch me. You have no right to be here. You have no idea waht you have done. I didn't want to feel this way about you Lex. It just happened. But you were cruel. And now I want you to leave. I want you to leave and never come near me again." Clark felt tears as he said this. "I was afraid Clark. I was scared to death." Lex reached for him again and this time Clark snapped.

Lex saw the sudden fire in his eyes and Clark grabbed both his arms and shoved him away. "I was scared too Lex! I never wanted to feel this! But I did! And for that I'm sorry. Because it was wrong of me I'm not like that. Because you don't love anything Lex. You just use people until your done with them. Your never trusted me Lex. I just wanted to be your friend but you always lied and did things behind my back. I poured my heart out to you and you played wth me and then shoved me away. I shouldn't have saved you that day. Just leave me alone Lex."

It had finally hit. Shouldn't have been saved that day. He had finally gone and done it again. He had lost everyone he ever cared about. Slowly he backed away and tried to hide the strain Clarks words had put on his heart. Lex never cried in his life and tonight was not going to be any diffrent. He looked at Clark one last time and said his final words to him. Then he walked out of the barn. "I love you so much it hurts." was the last thing he said to Clark that night.