Earlier update because have to do a crap-load of studying for my geometry test that will most likely take the rest of the night.

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It seemed like they had been traveling for days and still there was nothing but lush, green fields surrounding Clark and Lana. He stopped walking and sighed loudly. Lana began to stir.

"What's wrong?" she asked in a daze, wiping her eyes of sleep.

"I think I'm walking around in circles," Clark said depressingly.

"What?" Lana squirmed a little and Clark slowly set her back on the ground.

"If you follow this road, it curves into a complete oval. It gets us no where." Clark paused before adding. "This place is really creeping me out…"

"Me too. But, hey, it could be worse. We could be walking around in the darkness," Lana stated optimistically, giving Clark an encouraging grin.

"Yeah…" He looked around, still confused, "but that's another thing…I had to have been walking around for hours. The sun hasn't even moved in the sky. It's like we're frozen in time or something."

Lana noticed this also and turned around to look in each direction, hoping to see something besides green grass. It was beginning to get annoying.

By now, Clark's mind was constructing up ways to find a way out this field. Unfortunately, most of the plans he came up with required the use of his powers. He glanced over at Lana, trying to guess what her reaction would be if he just sped off. Maybe she would…

neh…she would definitely freak out.

But then again…this was a weird place. If he used his powers, he could just act like the atmosphere allowed him to do it…

"Lana – "

"You! Come here!"

Clark's head darted in the direction of where he heard the strange voice.

"Yes, Clark?" Lana acknowledged.

He turned back towards her. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Come you must!"

"That!" Clark snapped becoming more alert.

Lana looked over her shoulder and gasped. "Look, Clark!"

He turned and followed her gaze to a patch of thick pine trees that weren't there before. They were tall and about five times as thick as a normal tree. Their roots enter-twined and overlapped each other, making makeshift arches in the grass. And there, huddled behind one of the biggest trees, was a pair of big blue eyes. A small, shriveled hand stretched out next to the eyes and waved, beckoning Clark and Lana to come closer.

"Come quickly, humans!"

Lana looked up at Clark with confusion. He looked down at her with a brave twinge in his eye and then grasped her hand in hers. "Might as well follow it."

Because she was too bewildered to argue, Lana let Clark lead her towards the newly appeared woods. As soon as they reached the first of the roots, however, the blue eyes flew off deeper into the forest.

"Where'd it go?" Clark asked, holding Lana's hand like a precious gem.

"I don't know…is it just me, or does it feel like we've been sucked into a Lord of the Rings meets Harry Potter novel?" Lana asked jokingly, trying to drive the fear out of her body.

"Come! Come!"

"It's over here. Let's go," Clark murmured as he and Lana whisked off to the left.

The only thing keeping Lana from running back into the shining comforts of the never-ending field was the fact that Clark was with her. If she was with anyone else, she would've been long gone. But Clark wasn't anyone else. He promised her a long time ago that he would never intentionally hurt her. And he more than proved the fact that he would do anything to protect her. As long as Clark was here, she knew that following this creature was a good thing. As long as Clark was here, she would be okay.

Just then, when he was about to turn the corner at which the thing had went to, something cold and bony grabbed Clark's arm and yanked him down to the ground. Lana shrieked at the sudden assault and was instantly forced down also.

"You don't have much time. Amon comes in the darkness. He seeks humans. He's been starving for days. You must hide. Darkness comes quickly."

Clark looked up and noticed the beady blue eyes looking at him. They were like two pool-ball-sized orbs rolling around the creatures eye sockets. It's skin was leathery looking and thin, almost dragon-like. It also had a pair of tiny wings on it's back that fluttered angrily, yet didn't seem to help it fly.

"What are you talking about? Who's Amon?" Lana asked, even more confused then before.

"Who are you? And where are we?" Clark added, joining in Lana's puzzlement.

"You ask questions at inappropriate times. Now is the time to…" The creature looked up and his orb-like eyes grew wider as he took in what was standing behind Clark and Lana, "RUUUUUN!"

Both Clark and Lana turned their heads and let their mouths drop in terror. Only a few feet in front of them stood a huge tiger. Its paws were the size of dinner plates and its fangs were ivory white and shined brightly. To add to this hideous animal was a pair mind-eating, blood red eyes.

Lana couldn't keep her eyes off them. They were too entrancing. The more she watched, the more amazing they looked. The irises swirled around like a ring of glittering fire. Little did she know that as she watched, the creature grew closer…and closer.

Suddenly she felt a tug on her hand. Clark had gotten up, beginning to follow the smaller creature's advice - running sounded like a perfect plan to him. He dragged Lana along quickly, praying that the tiger wouldn't force him to reveal his powers to her.

As they ran, they noticed that the originally blue sky was now a shade of weary gray. Black clouds bunched together and thunder rumbled. Soon rain was sprinkling on the two innocent teens, making the ground slippery and hard to walk on.

Lana tightened her grip on Clark, knowing that if she let go, she would be completely lost and at the mercy of the thing chasing them. She could heard it ripping away at trees in it's path as if they were blazes of grass, and pounding the forest ground with it's massive paws.

"AH!" Lana shrieked as she tripped over on of the roots and landed in the muddy surface below.

Clark turned around after he lost contact with her hand. His eyes widened and quickly helped her stand up.

"Hurry," Clark muttered as he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her up.

"My leg…" Lana moaned. She tried to follow Clark after she stood, but she only ended up falling down again because of her weakened condition. As soon as she hit the ground a second time, terror cut into her soul. A tree just next to her was torn completely out of the ground and loud crackling roar let her know that the cause of the tree's destruction was the giant tiger.

She curled up, tears freely falling from her eyes. She couldn't dodge fate twice. This was surely her time to die…

Suddenly, she heard something smack the tiger hard. It whined like a puppy and trotted away in rage. She could hardly believe her ears.

"Come on, Lana. There's a hole in that tree over there. It'll be safe."

Lana uncoiled out of the tight ball she'd curled herself into and looked up at Clark. His hand was stretched out towards her, though it was reddened and shaking badly. He offered a short smile, letting her know that the tiger was indeed gone.

She took his hand and he led her to the nearest tree in which there had a deep niche carved into it. He let her climb in first and then he joined her.

It was extremely small, but warm and deep enough that the rain couldn't get in. Lana sat on her knees and pushed herself into the very back of the hole, being very careful of her injured leg. Clark squeezed in next to her, wrapping his arms around her to keep her warm. She buried her face into his chest and shoved her hands into her pockets. He looked down at her and noticed her body was still quivering, so he leaned closer into her, resting his cheek on the top of her head.

"I want to go home," she whispered like an upset child at a friend's birthday party.

"Don't worry, Lana. We'll be okay," Clark promised, watching the rain continue to beat down on them.

She nuzzled her face deeper into him, stealing his warmth. With anyone else, she would've never believed that promise, but it was Clark who had said it. And although he could be confusing, she knew he could definitely be trusted in times like these. He was her rock – her protection. And, right now, that's what she needed most.

In Clark's mind, however, he had his doubts.