A/N: Here is the long awaited, highly anticapted chapter 9...once again, thanks BUNCHES to everyone who has been reviewing, I never thought this story would be as popular as it is! I love you all!
Clark sighed as he stood outside the gigantic gates of the Luthor mansion. This was the moment he was dreading more than anything, telling Lex the truth. This was the beginning of the end, in his view. He buzzed and was met by Lex's butler at the front door.
"Mr. Luthor is waiting for you in his office." The butler told Clark, his thick accent showing through, bowing to him as Clark walked past him.
Clark nodded a thank you to him and made his way down to Lex's office.
Lex was still his usual self, that was for sure, going about his day conducting business as usual. Right now, Lex was on the phone to the Russian ambassador about some sort of deal between him and LexCorp, Clark didn't bother himself with the details.
Lex looked up at him and smiled, holding up a finger to indicate that he'd only be a minute. A couple minutes later he was off the phone and looking Clark in the eyes. "So, what was it you wanted to talk to me about?"
Clark sighed. 'Here goes nothing,' he thought. "Lex, I need to tell you the truth."
"The truth?" Lex asked, eyebrows raised.
"Everything," Clark told him.
"So start talking." Lex told him, already not liking the route this conversation was headed.
"Lex, that night on the bridge, the way the roof of your car was torn off like a sardine can...I told you it was the impact of the accident, but it wasn't. It was me, I pulled the roof off so I could get you out of the car and back to the surface."
Lex frowned. "But Clark, only a person with like, the force of 100 men would be able to pull back a tin roof, especially one off a porsche."
Clark nodded. "I know," he said. "That's not all, Lex." he sighed. "I'm not from around here."
"I know you're adopted Clark, that's no big secret. Probably everyone in Smallville knows that you're adopted."
Clark sighed. All these interruptions on Lex's behalf weren't helping him tell the truth any easier. "Lex, please. No more interruptions until I'm done." he took a deep breath, then continued. "I'm not from Smallville. In fact, I'm not even from this planet." he paused a moment to catch the reaction on Lex's face; he didn't like the look. "I came to earth on the day of the meteor shower."
Lex was silent for a couple moments, just staring at Clark like he had grown another head.
Clark couldn't take it anymore. "Tell me you hate me, throw me out, something, anything Lex! I can't handle the silence anymore."
"So The Kent's didn't bring you back from Metropolis like they told my dad?"
Clark shook his head. At least they were talking." No," he replied. "That's the farthest from the truth. They were driving back to the farm from Nell's flower shop when the meteor shower began. The truck was hit, it flipped over, and the next thing they knew, I was standing there, and here we are now."
"So you were found in a cornfield?" Lex asked, his eyes disbelieving. "I can't believe this. So tell me Clark, how was my father involved in your little adoption sham?"
Clark ran a nervous hand through his hair. "He came running to the truck yelling about his son being hit by the meteor rocks. By the time my dad got to you and got you back to the truck, you were unconcious. He took you and your father to Smallville Medical Center and your father told him that if he ever needed anything in repayment, to call him. That was how my adoption came about." he said, taking a deep breath. "I don't really remember anything about all this Lex, I was only three years old. Most of what I do know comes from what my parents have told me."
"So, if you're not from Earth, where are you from? And what exactly are you doing here?" he asked.
"I don't know where I'm from, to be honest with you Lex. I don't even know who my birth father is, I only know his name: Jor-El." he paused for a minute and took a sip of water from the bottle Lex had handed him when he'd walked in. "As for what I'm doing here, I have yet to figure that out myself. Apparently I am the last of my kind on whatever planet it is I came from, and my birth parents wanted me to have a better life, so they sent me here. But now that I'm older, I have some sort of destiny to accomplish; we all have a destiny Lex, I just haven't discovered mine yet."
Lex shook his head, not wanting to hear anymore but needing to hear more at the same time. "These last couple of years Clark, have all been a lie. Why couldn't you tell me beforehand?"
"I wanted to Lex, trust me. I wanted to tell everyone, not just you; Lana, Chloe. My parents thought it better if they just kept everything secret, that way if anyone ever found out about me I wouldn't spend most of my life under a microscope with people experimenting on me." he explained. "I've never wanted for that to happen, Lex. All my life I've tried to live a normal life, tried fitting in with everyone. And I've been able to manage that so far, except for a few out of the ordinary things."
Lex was quiet again for a couple more minutes. "I need some time to think things through, Clark. This is all a shock and you just sprung it on me without warning." he said, standing up and ringing for the Butler. "Please escort Mr. Kent to the door, Petr."