Chapter 5: Kal
That night Klark went to club Zero, his brother's former hangout. He walked in wearing a loose silk red shirt and moved a bit to the techno music playing in the club. Klark sized up various girls as he walked to the bar. "Hey, can I get a scotch on the rocks?" Klark asked, as he took out a hundred dollar bill.
"Sure Kal," the bartender said and poured up the drink. "How are you doin' tonight?"
"Can't complain," Klark replied. "Just looking for a date for the night."
"Well from what I see, there's a great selection tonight," the bartender said.
"I'll check that out myself," Klark said. He finished the drink then went out on the dance floor. Klark spotted one girl about his age with long dark hair, light t-shirt and tight black jeans. 'Nice," he thought. "Hey, you want to dance?"
"Sure," she replied. "I'm Alyssa."
"Kal," Klark said and moved closer.
"So you're the infamous Kal Luthor," Alyssa said. "I've heard a lot about you."
"Not all bad I hope," Klark said.
"Depends on what you consider bad," Alyssa said. "I think it's hot."
"Speaking of hot..." Klark began, wiping his forehead. "I could really go for some air, you want to join me?"
"Why not," Alyssa said, then followed Klark to the door. As they got outside, Klark pushed her against the wall and started kissing her. Alyssa paused for a minute, then started kissing back.
"Do I live up to my name?" Klark asked.
"You do," Alyssa said with a laugh, then they continued making out.
The next day, Klark left Excelsior Academy, a large castle-like school, in his new black Ferrari. He sped through Metropolis with a Alyssa sitting next to him. "What do you think of my new ride?" Klark asked.
"It's hot, Kal." Alyssa replied. Klark smirked then turned up the stereo volume with Frantic by Metallica playing and sped up to seventy-five kilometers per hour. Alyssa then let out a quick scream as Klark went over a large bump in the road.
They heard loud police sirens coming up behind them and eventually Klark pulled off of the main road. A police officer got out of the car and walked down to the Ferrari while Klark let out a frustrated sigh. "Licence and registration please," the officer said.
"Do you have any idea who I am?" Klark asked.
The officer took a step forward, looked at the front license plate then replied. "Kal?"
"Yea, Kal Luthor." Klark said. "Do you know who my father is? Take a guess, please."
"Lionel Luthor," the office replied.
"Good guess," Klark said. "So now what do you think you should do with that ticket?"
"What ticket?" The officer asked.
"Very good," Klark said. "Now you have a good day." The officer took a step back and Klark continued zooming through the city.
After about a half hour of joyriding, Klark parked in front of a large white house in town. He and Alyssa made out in the car for a few minutes until she slowly pulled him off. "I really should go," she said.
"So should I," Klark said, "but I'm still here." He said and tried to kiss her again.
"I really should go Kal," Alyssa said. "Call me later, ok?"
"Yeah, whatever." Klark said as she got out of the car, "Later."
"Good bye," Alyssa said. She turned around to wave, but he was already gone.
Klark arrived at work at LuthorCorp after dropping Alyssa off. He parked his Ferrari in his new parking place then walked up to Lionel's office. "Hey dad," Klark said as he walked in.
"Hello son," Lionel said. "Welcome to the real life of work."
"As if school wasn't work," Klark said as he took a seat.
"Well working at LuthorCorp is a lot different from prep school," Lionel began. "Life changing decisions are made here everyday."
"So what will I be doing at this life-changing place?" Klark asked.
"You are the new junior vice-president," Lionel replied. "It was Lex's old position."
"So does that mean after this I get to run my own place?" Klark asked.
"We'll see," Lionel said. "For now, you're a better asset to me right here."
"Ok, so what do I do first?" Klark asked.
"Go downstairs and talk to Simon, he'll tell you all about it." Lionel said. Klark nodded and walked out of the office.
After staying late at work, Klark decided to stop by the Atlantis, a new club opened up downtown. Klark stopped his Ferrari out at front, gave the keys to a valet and walked inside. He listened to the music as he walked to the bar. "Hey, can I get a scotch on the rocks?" Klark asked.
"I'm gonna need to see some id kid," the bartender said.
"What?" Klark asked. "You don't know who I am?"
"No," the bartender replied. "Who are you?"
"Kal," Klark replied but the bartender didn't recognize the name. "Kal Luthor."
"Oh, you're a Luthor." The bartender said.
"Obviously," Klark said. "Now give me that drink."
"Sorry Mr. Luthor, but unless you show me some id provin' your age..." The bartender began and shrugged his shoulders.
"Forget this," Klark said and walked away. He walked out of the club towards his car, and saw someone trying to break into it. "Hey !" Klark yelled. The guy turned around to see Klark then hurried faster to get in.
Klark ran in a super fast speed towards the criminal that just looked like a black and red blur behind him. Klark picked him up high into the air. "You really picked the wrong day pal," he said and threw him hard at a light pole. The pole broke into two, with the larger top piece falling to the ground as the criminal laid there in pain. Klark walked over, picked the criminal up again, and punched him hard in the stomach. He then dropped to the ground and started coughing up blood. Klark kicked the criminal one more time, then got in his car and drove to his house.
When Klark got home he went straight to his room and dropped on his bed. He reached out to his desk and hit a button on his answering machine. "You have six messages," the machine said then the messages began.
"Hey Kal, it's Alyssa. Just wanted to see if you wanted to do something tonight. If you can, I'll be here."
"Kal, it's Janie. Why haven't you called? I've waited almost a week and didn't want to this message, but here it is. Please call me when you can."
"Guess who this is? I'm looking forward to your call, so we can finish what we started a few days ago."
"Klark, this is Christopher from the fencing team. You haven't come to any meetings lately and I want to know what's going on. If you can't make it or want to quit the team just let me know."
"Hi Kal, it's Heidi. I thought you could come over and do a little...studying, or whatever. Call me."
"Hey Klark, it's Lex. I'm sure you're enjoying my old job at LuthorCorp and know that I'm hating mine, but actually it's quite the contrary. I knew when work appeared you wouldn't be able to handle it and I've met some people that is actually making this place enjoyable. I even left a little present for you in your room. Later bro."
"End of messages," the machine said and beeped.
"Present?" Klark asked. He crawled to his feet then looked around. Klark found a newspaper on his desk and read the headline aloud. "Lex Luthor comes to town to clean up LuthorCorp and save lives." Klark continued reading silently then threw the paper in the garbage. "Lex is a hero in Hicksville and I'm a working sucker here. Guess I'm going to Smallville."