The Lois Lane Series: Beginning

Chapter 2

After they were done with the Talon and saying a farewell to Lana, Clark and Lois started to walk down the street towards his truck but seemed to be taking their time. There was no hurry so why rush things they thought to themselves. There was silence as they continued to walk down the street. They pretty much had said everything they needed/wanted to tell each other going to the Talon and in the Talon. They figured they had more they could probably tell the other person but that was completely out of the question.

"So you want to be a newspaper reporter when you grow up?" Lois finally spoke, interrupting the silence. Lois smirked after she said that and looked up at the sky. "When you grow up. I don't know why I still say that anymore. We're both practically eighteen. Almost old enough to vote. But yeah. Clark, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Clark looked at her as she flashed him a smile at the dorkiness that was her. "Been thinking about it. I don't know. Sometimes I think that is the last thing that should be on my mind."

Lois nodded at his comment and looked down at the sidewalk pavement. "I understand that. It's like just let me get through tomorrow let alone think about my future."

"Well Lois what do you want to do?" Clark asked, shifting the conversation from him to her.

She shrugged. "I've been thinking about things but nothing seem to fit me right now. All I know is that I want to do something important." But she turned to Clark. "But that's for another day I sadly must tell you." She smiled at him. "I'm getting a bit on the tiredness side my dear Clark Kent and I wouldn't want to waste your time by repeatingly going huh? what did you say? and uh huh that's interesting." Clark smiled.

"No worries here Lois. Let me go get the house keys from Lana..." he looked over at the Talon sign as he said that.

"From Lana? How.." Lois scrunched her eyebrows. "Why does she have keys to..?"

Clark turned back to her. "You didn't know?"

Lois shook her head. "Know what?"

"Lana lives with Chloe."

"Oh that.." Lois gently slapped her forehead. "I totally forgot about it. Chloe's been telling me all about it." She shook her head. "It's been a long week I'll tell you that much."

Lana offered to take Lois back to the Sullivan's place after she got off work, which wouldn't be too long she told Clark and because Lois agreed that it would be a better idea for Lana to take her back, Clark was free to go back home. And that's basically what happened.

"So," Lois started as she and Lana were both in Lana's Jeep Liberty driving through downtown Smallville. "Lived here your whole life huh?"

"Pretty much, yeah," Lana replied as she kept her eyes on the road.

"And you want to leave right?" Lois asked. Lana nodded. "I may be too bold but can I ask you why you want to leave?"

"Personal reasons," Lana started to answer. "Just...there's too much pain in Smallville for me right now. I want to..." Lana let out a big sigh before she continued. "I guess I want to take a break from Smallville. I want to see Paris, I want to live in the city and then maybe if I was able to and I want to, come back when the time is right. When I fully and truly have moved on."

Lois nodded at her statement. She could understand Lana's situation because in many ways she felt that way about her own household. She just wanted to take a break and see if she could move on or at least grow so she could bare it. Well, at least bare it until college. "I can understand that Lana. I totally understand."

Lana turned to Lois as she stopped the car at a red light. "So, you know a little about me." Lana smiled. "Tell me about yourself. Where were you born?"

Lois gave Lana a half smile. "I'm an army brat so I was born in what is formally known as West Germany."

Lana's eyes brighten. "Really?"

Lois shrugged modestly. "No big deal really. I mean, it's not like I remember any of it."

Lana smirked as she saw the light turn green and started to drive. "I'd hope not."

"Yeah. But I've moved around a lot. Like I was telling Clark, I lived in Japan, Germany, North Carolina, and Georgia. But now I live in Metropolis."

"That's pretty exciting," Lana commented. "Well, compared to my life."

There was pretty much silence as they finally reached the Sullivan's household before Lois spoke again as they unbuckled her seatbelt.

"Hey, Lana?"

"Hmm?" Lana replied, looking over her shoulder at Lois as she held open her driver's door.

"Can you tell me about Clark?" She asked bluntly.

"What about him?"

Lois shrugged. "I don't know. For some reason he interests me." Lois' eyebrows scrunched. "IF that makes sense."

Lana gave a soft laugh and shook her head. "That's Clark for you. I see he's gotten you too."

Lois looked at her. "What's that suppose to mean?"

"Nothing. Just that Clark is one of those guy's that a lot of girl's can fall for." Lana got out of the car and closed the door. "I know. I'm one of them."

'And Chloe's the other one', thought Lois as she too got out of the car. 'Man. Two girls under the same household who's fallen for farm boy Kent. I bet this is going to be an interesting summer. '


First, thanks to Scorpiowolf, The Rebel Goddess and Star4NSYNC for reviewing Chapter 1! Thanks y'all!

I'm having a bit of trouble with this first story for some reason and that's why this chapter isn't too long and great. I got ideas for future mini 'stories' that will go here. So suggestions are always welcome with reviewing. Thanks again!