Disclaimer: Again, I DO NOT OWN SMALLVILLE!

Chapter 6 Searching

" I can't believe I walked out on LEX LUTHOR , of all the people in the world why Lex?" she asked herself for the tenth time that day. " Why am I having such a hard time with this?" she sighed and decided to take a shower when the phone rang she decided to let it go to message.

" Hi you've reached Lana leave a message at the tone and I'll get back to you." She heard her voice sound from the machine. (Beep)

" Lana it's Lex, look I'm sorry." She could hear his voice over the running water. " I'm here for you if you want to talk. Feel free to come to the mansion anytime and use whatever you want. I told security that you might show up, so you're cleared." He paused. " I know you're there Lana I would appreciate it if you would pick up the phone. You don't have to. I understand, but please give me a call back. Bye."

She didn't think anything of it and continued with her shower. " I don't know what he wants." she whispered. " Even if I did say those things and meant it what would we do?" the brunette sat down and let the water pound down on her. " I like him, I really do ever since he came back to Smallville four years ago. Even when we became business partners I didn't know what he saw in me and that was only as friends. If we became more than friends I doubt he would be interested. I'm so immature compared to this man who was at a top position in one of the world's most prosperous corporations at the age of seventeen , not to mention his knowledge exceeds mine entirely. This man has traveled around the world, and has dated princesses along with the most cultured women of our time." Lana laid her head forward to rest on her knees. " What would he see in a homecoming queen from Smallville?" she got up and finished her shower.

As soon as she was done she wrapped a towel around herself and played the message again. She listened to the sound of his deep calming voice and almost drifted off to sleep. " He's the world's most eligible bachelor why is he wasting time dealing with me?" She asked herself.

" Lana I'm home." She heard Nell's voice echo through the house. " Lana are you here. I saw your car in the driveway.

" Yes Aunt Nell I'm here." Lana responded.

" Why aren't you at the Talon I thought you had to work today?"

" Lex told me to take the day off."

" It's about time. I was afraid you were becoming a work-aholic." Nell smiled.

" So what do you think about pizza for dinner?" Nell asked.

" Sure!" Lana tried to sound cheerful so her aunt wouldn't suspect anything.

" I'll go ahead and order it then."

" Ok."Lana went back to her room.

"Should I call him back?" she asked herself. " I don't know it would be the polite thing to do, but what would I say? Hi lex returning your call by the way I am sorry for acting like a thirteen year old love struck girl because I have a major crush on you and I have since you came back to Smallville. Oh, and by the way I do remember trying to seduce you and I would do it again." Lana rolled her eyes and fell back on to her bed.

Meanwhile at the Luthor Mansion...

Lex sat there tapping his fingers on his desk waiting for Lana to return his call. "What is happening to me?" he asked himself. " I'm falling for this girl who is from Smallville, Kansas. I have dated the world's most beautiful women." he stated and poured himself a glass of scotch."What is it about Lana that makes me feel this way?"Lex sighed and contemplated that thought, only to come to the conclusion a second later. " She's wonderful." The mere thought of her made him smile. Lex envisioned her smiling at him with her long brown hair framing her face perfectly. Her eyes shining with happiness with the small hint of sadness and loneliness that only he can see. He snapped back to reality. " I'm a Luthor we don't fall in love!" Lex immediately silenced his father in him..

Punch after punch Lex proceeded to hit the bag at the beat of the metal blasting in the background. " I will not turn into to my damn father and I WILL NOT hurt anyone I care about!" Lex repeated over and over with no intension to stop. He took off his shirt revealing his extremely cut body.

Lana's house at midnight...

Lana kept tossing around and couldn't get to sleep. " I have to see him!" the brunette shot up and grabbed her keys. " What are you doing Lana?" she questioned herself. " He's probably not even awake." suddenly it began to rain "Shit!" Lana screamed. " I'm already nervous about what I'm going to do when I get to Lex's place, now I have to worry about sliding off the road!" She sped into his driveway only to be stopped by security.

The man shined his flashlight through the window and knocked. " State your business and your name mam?"

" I'm here to see Lex I'm a friend of his my name is Lana Lang." she shouted over the pounding rain.

" I'm going to have to ask you to come inside the main house straight ahead Ms. Lang to check your name with the list."

Lana nodded then drove ahead.

" You're cleared." the security officer told her, once inside.

" Good where could I find Lex?" she pleaded.

" I don't know I'll radio him." the security man said.

" Thanks."

" Mr. Luthor." no answer "Mr. Luthor." still none " Mr. Luthor there is a Lana Lang here for you." nothing.

" He turned off the intercom where ever he is. The list said you had full access to anything so you could look around if you'd like."

Lana smiled and ran up the stairs. She looked every where in the main house and asked if anyone had seen him, regrettably they all said no. She thought of one place he would most likely be.

Lana bolted out the door into the pouring rain. She ran up the steps that led to this building that was separated from the rest of the Luthor's property. The soaked girl opened the door to be met with heavy metal pounding in her head with Lex glistening with sweat and blood running from his knuckles.

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