Niveus Tempestas, part one
It was that time of year again. When everyone bought way too much food to store away in their pantries, just in case this year was the year. The weather was forecast to have a one hundred percent chance of snow tonight, which has never been done in the past ten years. This year seemed to be the year, unless the weather forecasters decided to play a prank. It was working so far. Every store had been closed, except for Smallville's Food Market.
Gabe and Lana were both at Chloe's house, storing away food that will never be eaten. Her dad spent over two hours buying what was left in the market. He said, "Lex's people must have just left. They probably wanted to make sure they had enough food for an army." Yeah, an army of two men, Chloe thought. Lex probably had all of his food imported.
Soon after they had finished storing away the excessive amount of food, Clark showed up with checkers. Yes, checkers! He really was raised on a farm. Why couldn't he bring trivial pursuit or the classic monopoly? Instead he brought checkers, and to no surprise it just so happened to be Lana's favorite game.
Which is the reason why Chloe has spent the last couple of minutes starring at donuts in the market. It was either this or watch the weather channel with her father. Watching Clark and Lana play checkers will never be an option. So donuts it was.
Aw, so many to choose from. One can always go with the classic glazed, but Chloe was needing something more. Maybe the chocolate filled bismark would do. "Hmm... glazed or bismark?"
"I prefer the triple chocolate, myself." Chloe turned around to see the owner of the familiar voice. Lex was standing next to her, with a cart. Lex was at Smallville's Food Market? Lex was shopping for food? Lex answered Chloe's obvious surprised face with, "My staff wasn't able to stock more food for the snow storm. Usually I have it shipped from Metropolis, but..."
"The snow storm." Chloe couldn't help but smile at the picture laid out before her. Lex Luthor, sexy, bald billionaire, shopping for groceries. It was cute, she had to admit, if Lex could ever be considered just cute. "Wow, do you even know how to shop for groceries?"
Lex smirked, "Yes, as a matter of fact I do." He proudly showed Chloe the items in his cart. He had about five boxes of macaroni and cheese, several bags of chips and some canned cheese dip to go along.
Chloe couldn't help but laugh at this choice of items. "You've managed to clean out a frat boy's entire frig."
"You have dairy and carbs, for energy. What more could a person need," Lex pointed out while trying not to smile.
"You were never taught the whole food pyramid thing, when you were a child, were you?" Chloe received a nice, genuine laugh from Lex. It was nice being able to make him laugh, let alone smile. It's been a while since she's seen him smile. Lex has been somewhat of a recluse since he's been back from the asylum and now that Lionel has moved back into the mansion.
"What brings you here during the beginning of what looks to be the worst snow storm in history?" Lex pointed out that it had already begun snowing.
"Isn't it obvious? I came her to stare at donuts." Chloe had Lex laughing, despite how cheesy her statement was. Boy, she was on a roll tonight. "Actually, I'm here because I didn't feel like watching Lana and Clark go head to head at checkers. And I didn't see the point in watching the weather channel with my dad, considering all I need to do is look outside." And somehow Chloe all of a sudden managed to make her life sound more boring than it already was.
"Since you don't have anything else to do, care to join me in my attempt at shopping?" Lex smiled at her, eyes practically sparkling. How could she possibly refuse?
"Sure, why not?" Chloe smiled, "But we have to buy real food if I'm going to cook you dinner." It slipped out before she knew it. Lex was smiling at her, completely accepting the offer. Chloe couldn't help but smile back. "Except for the mac and cheese, it can stay."
Lex guided her to start browsing. She couldn't help but picture herself cooking for Lex. The night is already beginning to turn out better than Chloe expected.
It was that time of year again. When everyone bought way too much food to store away in their pantries, just in case this year was the year. The weather was forecast to have a one hundred percent chance of snow tonight, which has never been done in the past ten years. This year seemed to be the year, unless the weather forecasters decided to play a prank. It was working so far. Every store had been closed, except for Smallville's Food Market.
Gabe and Lana were both at Chloe's house, storing away food that will never be eaten. Her dad spent over two hours buying what was left in the market. He said, "Lex's people must have just left. They probably wanted to make sure they had enough food for an army." Yeah, an army of two men, Chloe thought. Lex probably had all of his food imported.
Soon after they had finished storing away the excessive amount of food, Clark showed up with checkers. Yes, checkers! He really was raised on a farm. Why couldn't he bring trivial pursuit or the classic monopoly? Instead he brought checkers, and to no surprise it just so happened to be Lana's favorite game.
Which is the reason why Chloe has spent the last couple of minutes starring at donuts in the market. It was either this or watch the weather channel with her father. Watching Clark and Lana play checkers will never be an option. So donuts it was.
Aw, so many to choose from. One can always go with the classic glazed, but Chloe was needing something more. Maybe the chocolate filled bismark would do. "Hmm... glazed or bismark?"
"I prefer the triple chocolate, myself." Chloe turned around to see the owner of the familiar voice. Lex was standing next to her, with a cart. Lex was at Smallville's Food Market? Lex was shopping for food? Lex answered Chloe's obvious surprised face with, "My staff wasn't able to stock more food for the snow storm. Usually I have it shipped from Metropolis, but..."
"The snow storm." Chloe couldn't help but smile at the picture laid out before her. Lex Luthor, sexy, bald billionaire, shopping for groceries. It was cute, she had to admit, if Lex could ever be considered just cute. "Wow, do you even know how to shop for groceries?"
Lex smirked, "Yes, as a matter of fact I do." He proudly showed Chloe the items in his cart. He had about five boxes of macaroni and cheese, several bags of chips and some canned cheese dip to go along.
Chloe couldn't help but laugh at this choice of items. "You've managed to clean out a frat boy's entire frig."
"You have dairy and carbs, for energy. What more could a person need," Lex pointed out while trying not to smile.
"You were never taught the whole food pyramid thing, when you were a child, were you?" Chloe received a nice, genuine laugh from Lex. It was nice being able to make him laugh, let alone smile. It's been a while since she's seen him smile. Lex has been somewhat of a recluse since he's been back from the asylum and now that Lionel has moved back into the mansion.
"What brings you here during the beginning of what looks to be the worst snow storm in history?" Lex pointed out that it had already begun snowing.
"Isn't it obvious? I came her to stare at donuts." Chloe had Lex laughing, despite how cheesy her statement was. Boy, she was on a roll tonight. "Actually, I'm here because I didn't feel like watching Lana and Clark go head to head at checkers. And I didn't see the point in watching the weather channel with my dad, considering all I need to do is look outside." And somehow Chloe all of a sudden managed to make her life sound more boring than it already was.
"Since you don't have anything else to do, care to join me in my attempt at shopping?" Lex smiled at her, eyes practically sparkling. How could she possibly refuse?
"Sure, why not?" Chloe smiled, "But we have to buy real food if I'm going to cook you dinner." It slipped out before she knew it. Lex was smiling at her, completely accepting the offer. Chloe couldn't help but smile back. "Except for the mac and cheese, it can stay."
Lex guided her to start browsing. She couldn't help but picture herself cooking for Lex. The night is already beginning to turn out better than Chloe expected.