Chapter 7--------------------
Lana cradled her baby brother. She finally had a family. She had a father, a mother, and now she had baby brother. Sure, Henry had other kids. Two to be exact. They had been placed in boarding school, and Lana had never had a chance to get close to them, but this was her big chance, and it made her happy. "I'm a big sister" she thought to herself. Lana walked around the nursery cradling her baby brother. Lana smiled as gentle tears flowed from her eyes.
"He is so wonderful," said Lana turning to the Smalls. "We knew you'd love him," said Jennifer hugging Henry. "Whets his name?" asked Lana her eyes still fixed on the beautiful baby boy that she held between her hands. "We haven't named him yet," said Henry. "We hoped you'd help us with that," said Jennifer smiling. Lana glanced at Jennifer when she said this and smiled.
Lana then turned around and strolled back and forth in the nursery. When she wasn't looking Henry and Jennifer silently stepped out of the nursery and made their way downstairs to give Lana some time alone with her new baby brother.
Lana noticed Henry and Jennifer's absence, but continued to walk back and forth with the baby. The baby had been quiet the whole time that Lana had been holding him. She stared into his beautiful blue eyes, and as she stroked his cheek with the back of her soft hand he smiled, and laughed. Lana laughed back, and smiled.
Lana still had gentle tears protruding from her eyes. Lana finally stopped and stood still. She thought about how Henry, her father had come back into her life. She thought of all the strange past events that had occurred in her life, she thought about Isabel, but most importantly she thought about her family.
"How can I come back to them. How can I be their daughter even though I know I could be endangering them. How can I be their daughter even though I would be holding a dark secret from them. How can I be this child's sister. How can I be part of this family with the chance that she's still in me," thought Lana.
By this Lana meant Isabel. A witch who's spirit could still be inhabiting Lana's body. "There is something finally good in my life and all I can do is worry," Lana thought to herself.
Lana laid the baby back in his crib, and slowly, while leaning against the crib, sank to the nursery floor and began to cry even more. She put her face in her hands and continued to cry, and as the baby fell to sleep Lana fought over in her mind should she let her new found family know about all the weird things that had occurred in her life including Isabel or should she just give them up once again.
As the battle fought out in her head Henry and Jennifer sat in the living room talking unaware of Lana's sadness, but back above in the nursery Lana slipped away from her thoughts, and slowly fell to sleep.
MEANWHILE--------------------
Clark and Alicia sat in the kitchen of his apartment eating spaghetti. "Well, this is better than I thought it would be," said Alicia smiling before she slurped up a string of spaghetti. "To bad I can't say that for the rolls," said Clark looking at a plate with a pile of burnt bread rolls.
"Don't worry, its great," said Alicia laughing. "Of course its great. You made most of it," said Clark with a wide grin. "My mother always said I was a great cook. We used to cook a lot together," said Alicia smiling, but Clark detected sadness in her voice.
Alicia slurped up some more spaghetti, and when she looked up she saw Clark with a splatter of tomato sauce on his cheek. Alicia laughed, and bent across the table to clean Clark up. "Your a messy little boy," said Alicia cutely. Clark grinned as Alicia cleaned the sauce off his cheek. When she was done she kissed him on the cheek, and when she pulled away Clark found himself laying in snow with Alicia laying on top of him.
"Alicia where are we?" asked Clark smiling into her face. "I hoped you'd like it," she said smiling. She bent down, and kissed him. "This is nice, but as much as I'd like to stay here kissing you I'd rather show you the main attraction" she said smiling. Clark grinned. "Clark I'm not the main attraction" she said sternly. Clark's grin widened tremendously. "Your dirty" she said playfully pounding his chest.
"I'm just joking" he said laughing. He rolled over on top of her, and she laughed. "Clark! It's cold!" she whined. He lowered his head down to kiss her, but without warning she teleported, and instead of Alicia's lips a mouthful snow is all he met. Clark jumped up, and coughed up the snow while he laughed.
"Sorry. I had to get us jackets," Alicia said as she slipped a white jacket on, and tossed Clark a red one. "Thanks, but I'm not cold," said Clark. "Its for you to keep me warm," said Alicia smiling. Clark grinned as he threw the jacket on. "So why are we here?" asked Clark stepping towards Alicia, and embracing her in a hug. "Look," said Alicia pointing to the night sky. Clark looked up to the night sky, and miles above shined the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
"Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights" said Alicia smiling while she snuggled up to Clark. Clark awed the sky as he hugged Alicia to keep her warm.
"I remember when I was little kid. I was really into chemistry and astronomy. I found out about the aurora borealis, and I knew I just had to see it in person. One night I found a way to break out of my room, and when I broke out I teleported here. I came every night just to look up at it and escape from my life," said Alicia.
Clark finally looked down, and smiled. "Really?" asked Clark smiling. "Yeah. This was my hideout," she said cuddling even closer to Clark.
MEANWHILE--------------------
Chloe sat in the Smallville Medical Center next to a unconscious Lois Lane. Chloe's face showed fear and sadness, and as she sat there a tinge of frustration began to show. Chloe looked down unable to look at Lois. She then put her face in her hands, and tried to remember everything that had just happened.
FLASHBACK--------------------
Chloe sat in her car, and sang to her favorite song "Perfect Memory", as she drove the speed limit, which is more than she could say for Lois. As Chloe sang on completely lost in the song with her more than off tone voice when she noticed Lois speed up.
"Lois what are doing? Sheriff Adams is so going to give you a ticket," she said with a smirk on her voice. Chloe reached into her jacket pocket, and pulled out her cell phone. "Lois slow down!" said Chloe sternly through the phone. "Okay little cousin, but no one ever got anywhere who wasn't on the fast track," said Lois back through the phone, and with that she was gone.
"Damn her!" yelled Chloe. Soon after that Chloe saw Lois swerve onto the other lane. "Lois. Oh, my God," said Chloe filled with frustration. "Slow down, Lois," said Chloe to herself. Beep. Beep. Chloe looked down to her cell phone which she had set on the passenger's seat. Chloe took a deep breath, and grabbed her phone. "Hello?"
"Awwww!" Chloe screamed as she swerved off the lane, and into the other. Chloe jumped out of her car as soon as it had came to a rather abrupt stop. She shoved the phone into her pocket, and ran to Lois's car which had been driven head first into an enormous tree.
"Lois!" screamed Chloe. Chloe quickly made it to Lois's car. To her joy the car door wasn't jammed stuck, and so she opened it with ease. "Lois. Lois are you okay" said Chloe frantically as she smacked her face seeing if she was conscious. "Crap!" screamed Chloe. "Ugh," grunted Chloe as she pulled Chloe out of the vehicle, but not before she had unbuckled her.
As soon as Lois was out of the vehicle Chloe began frantically pulling her to the woods just in case the car exploded. Chloe paused, and looked back at Lois's vehicle. "What's that . . ," Chloe stopped in mid-sentence and gasped. She quickened her pace, and pulled Lois to the nearest tree, and thats when it happened.
Adrenaline rushed through Chloe's body as flames licked at her, and with all her strength she heaved Lois behind a tree. Chloe quickly glanced at the explosion just in time to see a sharp hunk of metal fly towards her. Chloe gasped, and through herself to the ground, and that was the split second that saved her life. Chloe took a few quick breath, and looked. There where her head had just been a second ago was that same hunk of metal wedged into the tree.
Chloe looked at the car, and as it began drizzle the fire continued to blaze on, but with less energy then it had had at the time of the explosion. She stood up, and brushed off some ashes, and gazed around her. Lois was still unconscious, but okay. Lots of the trees near the car were charred, or dead, and there was debris everywhere she looked. Chloe quickly shoved her hand into her jacket pocket without hesitation, and dialed 911, and slowly Chloe faded away.
FLASHBACK OVER--------------------
Chloe slowly lifted her face from her hands, and wiped her tears on the back of her hands, and stared at Lois. Lois stirred, and it seemed like Chloe's stare was to blame.
"Chloe?" said Lois weakly. "What happened?" said Lois sitting up. Chloe stood up, and walked to the door silently. "You made an old habit a reason for your cousin to feel disappointed in you," said Chloe without the slight sound of any emotion.