Betrayal Behind Blue Eyes Chapter 3: Vindicated, a smallville fanfic

As we all know, I left you at a terrible cliff hanger, so let's continue eh? Today's song is Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional. Read on and have fun! Also, please review! ( ;

The gun smoked. Bang! Lex stumbled. A whisper unfurled from the tip. Bang! Lex fell. The weapon was hot. Bang! Lex blinked in shirtless (drool) surprise.

Hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye

Clark smirked, this was funny. "What was that?" Lex said charging.

"Who said the next bullet was a blank, Lex?"

That made him stop in mid lung, although he did let out a low growl of resentment.

o-o-o-o

Chloe stared at the blackenedbody's scalp.

And roped me in
So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing
I am captivated,

Although it was burned, unrecognizable, and probably Lex she noted one detail others had missed. There were blonde hair strands sticking out. But Lex has no hair, she gasped.

o-o-o-o-o

Lex was again sitting in his special corner. However this time Clark had been 'kind' enough to let only have one hand cuffed to the pole. The other however was given a piece of paper and pencil. Write, Clark had demanded. Apparently Clark wanted to find a suicide note to show to Lionel. He fingered his ring in nervous anxiety. Lex looked up for a moment and asked: "Clark what is it with you and the ring?"

I am vindicated
I am selfish

Clark glared and he kept writing. It said: 'To whom it concerns, I'll be leaving this world, please don't mourn my passing.' Lex feebly tossed it to Clark who then kicked him in the shins as a thank you gesture. This of course broke his leg. Ow, Lex complained. Clark just smirked at the letter, "Always a flare for the dramatics, huh. Luthor?"

Clark pulled out a hunk of bread and tossed it to Lex as he left.

In the loft Clark stared at the ring.

I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along

o-o-o-o

Lex sat munching suspiciously and contemplating Clark's earlier words: I bet you hate yourself. Well, for some part- ah who was he kidding? No matter how hard he tried, he ended up just like his father. Pure evil, but he always came back on the good side. One day though things were not going to straiten out.

And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

o-o-o-o

Clark continued to stare at the white kryptonite he fingered.

So clear
Like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intention
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me
So isolated, so motivated
I am certain now

His choices he had made the past week. Experiment one was a complete: he could successfully lead a double life. Two: he was a dead winner at mind games, that's right punk, he's a dead winner.

He was happiest though to make Lex suffer for the destruction he had caused. Tomorrow was Saturday; Pete was having a good bye party for Lex with a karaoke machine. More importantly the note would be found by him tomorrow.

o-o-o-o-o

I am vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

Chloe went straight to Lionel with what she knew. He looked down at his scotch, and then back up at her, "SO, you're saying it is most likely my son is still alive?" "Unfortunately," she said, "but most likely."

o-o-o-o

So turn
Up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment for forever

"Good morning Lex. I'm off to talk with Lionel about this heart wrenching note I found. Did you want to add something else?"

Lex was aggravated so he said, "Yeah-Do you know the muffin man? I know the muffin man."

Clark smiled, then he set up a little taser gun with wires behind Lex. "What's that going to do?" Lex asked this, all humor in his voice lost. He tried to struggle once more.

"Oh, I suppose it will give you a low zap you on a constant basis. Until I unhook the wires. By the way, how's the leg?"

Lex wished right now he could flip Clark off, but both his hands here again handcuffed. "Fine," he said sarcastically, "Go have fun."

"Well, I think this is fun enough, but yes I am going."

Lex stared at the blanket just as the vicious cycle of zaps began. He clenched his teeth in fury.

Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'll be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away

o-o-o-o-o

"What's this Clark?"

"Well I, fake sniffle found this the other day, and I though fake sniffle you might want to see fake sniffle Lex's final words."

Lionel toke the note. On it several letters were in bold he noticed it right away. There was something suspicious here and he intended to find out what.

o-o-o-o

Lex sat still and for the first time cried. There was no help, his wrists began to bleed, his leg hurt from the break, and his head hurt. He jolted at another zap. Julian was nowhere in sight to comfort him.

My hope
dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption...

T O B E C O N T I N U E D . . . . . .

Author's Note: No, he is not on 'the ring.' If you read the old old comic books, then you'd know that white kryptonite is only harmful to PLANT LIFE. ( ; Heh, heh...Also since this was orignally based off 'Behind Blue Eyes' the songs can stand for Lex's POV or Clark's.

Reader Replys

Crash Slayer: I am also laughing at their word play, but i have only added in 1/3 of the jokes i thought of! Glad you enjoy it, seroiusly or no.

CC: I like tourture to, ZAP! And as pre-stated he is not on 'the ring' but that is a cool term. like, lex is on 'the zap' right now.

Te he,even if i am writing for you two i am glad you enjoy!Oh, and please tell if you think Clark should have a terrible hidden secret, that would be fun to here what your plot ideas are!