Clark ran as fast as he could to the home of the Sullivans. Chloe and her father allowed Lana to stay with them when her aunt moved to Metropolis with her husband. He looked at his watch and realized it was late, but he didn't care. He took a chance that Lana was still up, since she hadn't left Clark's house very long ago. He pounded on the door, breathing heavily from his run. The porch light flicked on and he was surprised to see who answered the door.
"Smallville!" Came the annoying voice of a person who he wasn't very fond of. "This is quite the surprise."
"Lois, Hey…. Is Lana around?" he asked not wanting to talk to her longer than he needed too.
"Nope sorry, actually she was on her way to your house. You two must have just missed each other."
"Lois who is it?" Chloe's voice rang from down the hall.
"Clark Kent, our favorite farm boy."
Chloe appeard at the door with a surprised look on her face. "Clark how did you get here so fast? I was just talking to you."
Clark thought of an excuse as fast as he could. "Oh Um… I had Pete drop me off, and you know what a speed demon he is." He tried to smile.
"Oh well, didn't you see Lana? She was on her way to your house." She said trying to hide the hurt in her voice.
"Yeah, that is what Lois was saying. I guess I just missed her." Clark said disappointed.
"Well your welcome to wait, I am sure that she will be here any minute." Chloe replied ignoring Lois's annoyed look. "Yeah, I am sure that Smallville will love to watch Chick Flicks with us."
"Thanks for the offer, I mean Chick-Flicks, those are my favorite," he said playing along with Lois. "But I will have to pass, I will just wait out here for a few minutes."
"Well, if you need a lift home, just knock and we'll help." Chloe said to her best friend.
Clark nodded as they closed the door. He sat down on the porch. He wasn't even sure why he was here. What was he going to say to Lana when she arrived. "Hi Lana, I heard you came by and were crying, so I just wanted to say…." What was he supposed to do. Was it stupid for him to come by? He heard a few drops of rain begin to fall upon the pavement. Within seconds it started to pour. He didn't move. He sat out in the rain, still wondering what to do. He loved Lana more than anything in this world, more than she could ever imagine. Yet when she said that they were just friends, he didn't want to push it. He would take what he could get. He sat and stood, then sat back down then paced across the porch for nearly 2 hours. Lana never arrived.
He was still sitting out their when the door opened behind him. He didn't turn around to see who it was. "Smallville, you're still here?" He put his head down in disgust and didn't answer. He saw Lois sit down next to him out of the corner of his eye. She was getting drenched by the rain, but it didn't seem to faze her. "Clark," Clark looked up in surprise, Lois had rarely used his real name. "Go home, it's late, I will tell her you dropped by. Something must have happened which makes her not want to come home yet."
Clark didn't want to hear that, he knew it was true, but he didn't want to hear it. He still remained silent. He felt the same punch that Lois always gave him in his arm. "hang in there kiddo!" She smiled a truly caring smile. He nodded and smiled, as she turned and walked back to the door. He turned and watched her. She disappeared in the doorway, but returned a few moments later and threw a towel into his face. "Don't catch a cold Smallville." She said and closed the door.
Clark took the towel, but didn't use it. He gripped it in his hands. Slowly he stood up and dropped the towel on the porch. He shoved his hands in his pocket, and walked down the sidewalk away from the Sulllivan's, Unaware of the 3 pairs of eyes that watched him.