Chapter Eight
"What, Clark? You're an alien?" Chloe said, laughing at her own joke.
Clark looked down at his, or rather Chloe's feet, mumbling something Chloe couldn't hear.
"What was that?"
"I said, 'Yes, I'm an alien." Clark answered, without looking up.
"What! Clark I was just joking! I...I had no idea. I mean, how...you...you mind explaining?" Note to self: next attempt to make joke about aliens, DON'T! She thought, not sure whether to believe him.
"Okay. But let me say everything first, no interruptions, ok?"
Chloe nodded, feeling the muscles in Clark's neck ripple. "Go ahead." She said, intrigued, but completely confused.
"Well, it all started with the meteor shower. That was when my ship brought me. My biological parents knew that their planet wasn't safe anymore. And my father, Jor-el, wants me to conquer Earth. But, my mother was just worried that no one would love me." Clark explained, stopping to take a breath.
Chloe's face clouded over in confusion and disbelief, and she looked like she was about to say something, but Clark continued, cutting her off.
"Last year, Dr. Swann contacted me. He had seen the symbol on the barn. It turns out, he had received a message on his satellites. He learned how to read the symbols. They are the same as the ones in the caves. He found out my home planet was called Krypton. Key word being 'was'. It had been destroyed. He also found out my real name; Kal-el. I'm the only surviving person from Krypton." Clark told her, almost crying after saying that last part.
Chloe didn't know what to say. Finally, she found her, or rather, Clark's voice. "You're an alien. An alien from another planet? This is just insane!"
Clark nodded. He knew she'd probably be angry, so he had prepared himself, and decided to allow her to be as angry as she liked. Being in Chloe's body sure has made me emotional. He thought. He cleared Chloe's throat, and said, "There's more."
"More! What more could there possibly be!"
"I have powers. Like the meteor infected people. Only I think I was born with them. I'm strong, super fast, have heat vision, super hearing, and x-ray vision, and my skin is impenetrable."
"You what! Powers?" Chloe yelled in shock. "So what, now I have them?"
"I think so. I mean, I don't have them. But, there is one more thing. The whole reason I'm telling you this is: To reverse this, we both need to get that shot. And since my skin is super tough, we need a little 'help' from my weakness. Kryptonite. It's the real name for the meteor rocks. And the only thing that can hurt me.
"How humongous? Clark, how bad is this going to hurt me?" Chloe asked, before putting her personal problems aside, and remembering that she was mad at Clark. "I can't believe you kept this from me! How could you? We were friends!"
"We still are! Chloe, this doesn't change who I am," Clark said. "If it helps, these feelings are completely normal. This is exactly how Pete reacted when I told him, and -"
"You told Pete?" Chloe asked in disbelief. "Am I the last one to know?"
"No, Chloe, Lana doesn't know." Clark said. "And she can't find out. Neither does Lex. You, me, Pete and my parents are the only ones who know about me. You have to promise me that, Chloe. You can't tell anyone."
Chloe stared back at Clark, a bundle of emotions swirling around under the steady exterior.
She didn't say a word.