Whitney ran out of the Beanery in a quick pace. He halted outside
the door and looked around the almost deserted streets. He spotted blonde
hair running around a corner and he took off after her.
"Chloe! Wait up!" Whitney ran as fast as he could putting years of football practice into use. 'Does she ever get tired?' Whitney thought as he struggled to keep up. Chloe was running down the streets of Smallville as fast as her shorter legs could carry her.
"Chloe! Will you stop?"
Through her frantic thoughts Chloe heard the desperate call from behind her. She slowed down and plopped down on a bench outside of her favorite bookstore. A few moments later a panting Whitney fell down next to her.
"I've…never…run…across…the town…before. Are you crazy?" He held his hand to his beating heart as his chest heaved up and down. Chloe turned to him and laughed.
"Wow, Mr. All Star Football player was out run by a measly little girl. What will your fans think now?"
"I don't know. They'll probably do the same thing they did when they heard Whitney Fordman got dumped." His tone seemed to hold nothing but pity, which caused Chloe to frown.
"Yeah, well, I don't care anymore. He can keep her. I can't believe how he acted! He was so rude! For him to accuse you like that just made me so angry!" Chloe balled her fists up tightly and her cheeks became flushed as she stared off into space. Whitney quirked a smile and patted her arm.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure I've done worse things to him. I've gotten used to being put down by him and his friends." Whitney quickly caught himself as he saw Chloe's face fall.
"I mean…well…not you or anything…what I was trying to say…" Whitney looked up at Chloe who was looking at him through amused eyes.
"Whitney, it's no sweat. We've both done horrible things to each other verbally. I deserve whatever criticism I get."
"And I deserve it, also." He whispered rubbing his hands together. Chloe sat back and stared up at the cloudy sky.
"I still can't get over how he acted today. I really just didn't understand it! He's never acted that way in front of me!" Chloe raised her arms up motioning towards the sky and then ran a hand through her limp hair.
"Come on Chloe, you honestly can't see why he was so upset?" At her dumbfounded expression Whitney smiled and wiggled his eyebrows at her.
"He was jealous." Chloe laughed out loud and raised her hand to her mouth.
"Jealous? Of me? Clark Kent? No! No way!"
"It's the truth Chloe."
"But…how could he be jealous of me?" She sat back and folded her arms together as Whitney sat forward and grabbed her hands.
"Chloe, he's finally starting to realize what has been in front of him for years." Chloe blushed and tried to hide a smile. She glanced over at Whitney with an even brighter smile.
"What is he seeing?" Whitney leaned forward and smiled.
"He's seeing an attractive, smart, and funny woman." Whitney squeezed her hand and winked at her before turning to stare at the sky like she had done before. Chloe just sat there staring at him with a slight blissful smile on her face.
After a few moments she reached her hand out and touched his arm. He looked down at her with a confused gaze.
"Thank you." She whispered softly. He smiled and nodded showing her that he understood what she meant.
After a few moments of silence Chloe started to feel trickles of rain touch her cheeks. Before they knew it a downpour had started and they were caught in the middle of it. Whitney grabbed Chloe's hand and pulled her up. They ran off down the street.
After a few moments of running Chloe slowed down and pulled Whitney to a stop.
"I can't run anymore. I've had my share for the day." She yelled out through the loud noise of the rain. Whitney ran his hand through his now soaked hair and Chloe laughed.
"Isn't this perfect? Now all we need is to start singing and dancing in the rain and the day will be complete!" She cried laughing. Whitney turned to her with a mischievous grin and she raised her eyebrow.
"What?" She questioned just as he started to run at her. Before she knew it she was being lifted up in his arms and being twirled around. Then, Whitney started to sing his rendition of 'We Are The Champions' Chloe laughed even more at the song he picked to sing and then she started to sing along.
"We are the Champions?" Chloe questioned laughing.
Whitney shrugged his shoulders with a shy grin on his face.
"It's the only song I could think of off the top of my head."
Whitney set Chloe down gently and smiled down at her.
"Thanks Chloe."
"For what?" She questioned confused.
"For being a friend through these past few days. Even if I didn't openly accept it." She nodded and smiled taking his hand.
"And thanks to you for being my friend these past few days even if I didn't openly accept it."
And so they stood there in the rain holding each other's hands looking into each other's eyes.
Lex drove down the empty street trying to focus through all of the rain. He turned a corner and pulled the car to a stop. Two figures stood in the middle of the road. Lex felt a pang of jealousy run through his heart as he stared at the couple. They looked so happy and so into each other. He had found himself looking, for what they obviously had, through out the past few months.
Lex leaned in closer as he squinted his eyes. His eyes narrowed, however, as he saw a familiar head of blonde hair. 'Chloe! What is she doing out in the rain like that? Who in the world is she with?' Lex stared harder and gasped as he spotted the letterman jacket and blonde hair. 'It can't be! Whitney? Wow. I wonder if they know they are attracted to each other? Well, I might as well go over and offer them a ride.'
Lex pushed the gas on his car and drove up beside the couple.
"Need a ride?" Lex called to the couple.
Chloe and Whitney immediately pulled apart as they heard the familiar voice. Lex Luthor's black sports car sat there right beside them. Chloe blushed slightly as she realized she had been so caught up in looking at Whitney that she hadn't even heard Lex's car approach.
"Hey Lex. Thanks a bunch." Chloe grabbed Whitney's hand and stuffed him into the back of Lex's car. She quickly followed after him and slammed the door shut.
"Hello Chloe, Whitney." Lex said as he sped through the streets of Smallville.
"Hello, Mr. Luthor. Um, thanks for the ride." Whitney stuttered slightly. He had never really gotten to talk to Lex before. All he knew was that Clark and Chloe were friends with the billionaire who lived in Smallville.
"Please Whitney, it's Lex. So, mind telling me what you two were doing out in the rain?" Lex asked curiously. Lex already knew, though. From overhearing the conversation in the beanery he had a good idea what was going on.
"Oh. Well, we had been talking when we got caught in the rain. By the way, Lex, I'm sorry about messing your car up. Our soaking clothes have probably ruined your seat." Chloe said shifting slightly next to Whitney trying to become more comfortable.
Lex glanced back at them and smiled his usual cocky smile and replied.
"It's alright, Chloe. I'll have the car fixed later."
Chloe nodded and turned to look over at Whitney who had been quiet for a while. He was slumped down in the seat staring out the window in a daze. 'I wonder what he's thinking about? Probably Lana.' She turned to stare out her own window and realized that they were headed out of Smallville. Whitney's house was long passed by and her house was on the other side of Smallville.
"Um, Lex, you know we're going the wrong way right?" At hearing this, Whitney was brought of his thoughts and he looked up to see where they were headed.
"I know. I thought, maybe you two could come to my house and get cleaned up. We could have dinner and watch a movie or something. Of coarse, we can stop the car and I can take you to your houses." He said slowing the car down.
"No! That'll be fine! My dad isn't there anyway. That is, if it's okay with Whitney?" She turned to look at Whitney for an answer.
"Sure. It sounds like fun." Whitney said smiling back at her.
"Great." Lex sped the car up as they headed towards his manor.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing. This chapter was a bit longer. I finally got Whitney/Chloe interaction in there! Please give me some ideas if you have any. I'm kind of going with the flow here. I'll be sure to update soon. Thanks guys!
"Chloe! Wait up!" Whitney ran as fast as he could putting years of football practice into use. 'Does she ever get tired?' Whitney thought as he struggled to keep up. Chloe was running down the streets of Smallville as fast as her shorter legs could carry her.
"Chloe! Will you stop?"
Through her frantic thoughts Chloe heard the desperate call from behind her. She slowed down and plopped down on a bench outside of her favorite bookstore. A few moments later a panting Whitney fell down next to her.
"I've…never…run…across…the town…before. Are you crazy?" He held his hand to his beating heart as his chest heaved up and down. Chloe turned to him and laughed.
"Wow, Mr. All Star Football player was out run by a measly little girl. What will your fans think now?"
"I don't know. They'll probably do the same thing they did when they heard Whitney Fordman got dumped." His tone seemed to hold nothing but pity, which caused Chloe to frown.
"Yeah, well, I don't care anymore. He can keep her. I can't believe how he acted! He was so rude! For him to accuse you like that just made me so angry!" Chloe balled her fists up tightly and her cheeks became flushed as she stared off into space. Whitney quirked a smile and patted her arm.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure I've done worse things to him. I've gotten used to being put down by him and his friends." Whitney quickly caught himself as he saw Chloe's face fall.
"I mean…well…not you or anything…what I was trying to say…" Whitney looked up at Chloe who was looking at him through amused eyes.
"Whitney, it's no sweat. We've both done horrible things to each other verbally. I deserve whatever criticism I get."
"And I deserve it, also." He whispered rubbing his hands together. Chloe sat back and stared up at the cloudy sky.
"I still can't get over how he acted today. I really just didn't understand it! He's never acted that way in front of me!" Chloe raised her arms up motioning towards the sky and then ran a hand through her limp hair.
"Come on Chloe, you honestly can't see why he was so upset?" At her dumbfounded expression Whitney smiled and wiggled his eyebrows at her.
"He was jealous." Chloe laughed out loud and raised her hand to her mouth.
"Jealous? Of me? Clark Kent? No! No way!"
"It's the truth Chloe."
"But…how could he be jealous of me?" She sat back and folded her arms together as Whitney sat forward and grabbed her hands.
"Chloe, he's finally starting to realize what has been in front of him for years." Chloe blushed and tried to hide a smile. She glanced over at Whitney with an even brighter smile.
"What is he seeing?" Whitney leaned forward and smiled.
"He's seeing an attractive, smart, and funny woman." Whitney squeezed her hand and winked at her before turning to stare at the sky like she had done before. Chloe just sat there staring at him with a slight blissful smile on her face.
After a few moments she reached her hand out and touched his arm. He looked down at her with a confused gaze.
"Thank you." She whispered softly. He smiled and nodded showing her that he understood what she meant.
After a few moments of silence Chloe started to feel trickles of rain touch her cheeks. Before they knew it a downpour had started and they were caught in the middle of it. Whitney grabbed Chloe's hand and pulled her up. They ran off down the street.
After a few moments of running Chloe slowed down and pulled Whitney to a stop.
"I can't run anymore. I've had my share for the day." She yelled out through the loud noise of the rain. Whitney ran his hand through his now soaked hair and Chloe laughed.
"Isn't this perfect? Now all we need is to start singing and dancing in the rain and the day will be complete!" She cried laughing. Whitney turned to her with a mischievous grin and she raised her eyebrow.
"What?" She questioned just as he started to run at her. Before she knew it she was being lifted up in his arms and being twirled around. Then, Whitney started to sing his rendition of 'We Are The Champions' Chloe laughed even more at the song he picked to sing and then she started to sing along.
"We are the Champions?" Chloe questioned laughing.
Whitney shrugged his shoulders with a shy grin on his face.
"It's the only song I could think of off the top of my head."
Whitney set Chloe down gently and smiled down at her.
"Thanks Chloe."
"For what?" She questioned confused.
"For being a friend through these past few days. Even if I didn't openly accept it." She nodded and smiled taking his hand.
"And thanks to you for being my friend these past few days even if I didn't openly accept it."
And so they stood there in the rain holding each other's hands looking into each other's eyes.
Lex drove down the empty street trying to focus through all of the rain. He turned a corner and pulled the car to a stop. Two figures stood in the middle of the road. Lex felt a pang of jealousy run through his heart as he stared at the couple. They looked so happy and so into each other. He had found himself looking, for what they obviously had, through out the past few months.
Lex leaned in closer as he squinted his eyes. His eyes narrowed, however, as he saw a familiar head of blonde hair. 'Chloe! What is she doing out in the rain like that? Who in the world is she with?' Lex stared harder and gasped as he spotted the letterman jacket and blonde hair. 'It can't be! Whitney? Wow. I wonder if they know they are attracted to each other? Well, I might as well go over and offer them a ride.'
Lex pushed the gas on his car and drove up beside the couple.
"Need a ride?" Lex called to the couple.
Chloe and Whitney immediately pulled apart as they heard the familiar voice. Lex Luthor's black sports car sat there right beside them. Chloe blushed slightly as she realized she had been so caught up in looking at Whitney that she hadn't even heard Lex's car approach.
"Hey Lex. Thanks a bunch." Chloe grabbed Whitney's hand and stuffed him into the back of Lex's car. She quickly followed after him and slammed the door shut.
"Hello Chloe, Whitney." Lex said as he sped through the streets of Smallville.
"Hello, Mr. Luthor. Um, thanks for the ride." Whitney stuttered slightly. He had never really gotten to talk to Lex before. All he knew was that Clark and Chloe were friends with the billionaire who lived in Smallville.
"Please Whitney, it's Lex. So, mind telling me what you two were doing out in the rain?" Lex asked curiously. Lex already knew, though. From overhearing the conversation in the beanery he had a good idea what was going on.
"Oh. Well, we had been talking when we got caught in the rain. By the way, Lex, I'm sorry about messing your car up. Our soaking clothes have probably ruined your seat." Chloe said shifting slightly next to Whitney trying to become more comfortable.
Lex glanced back at them and smiled his usual cocky smile and replied.
"It's alright, Chloe. I'll have the car fixed later."
Chloe nodded and turned to look over at Whitney who had been quiet for a while. He was slumped down in the seat staring out the window in a daze. 'I wonder what he's thinking about? Probably Lana.' She turned to stare out her own window and realized that they were headed out of Smallville. Whitney's house was long passed by and her house was on the other side of Smallville.
"Um, Lex, you know we're going the wrong way right?" At hearing this, Whitney was brought of his thoughts and he looked up to see where they were headed.
"I know. I thought, maybe you two could come to my house and get cleaned up. We could have dinner and watch a movie or something. Of coarse, we can stop the car and I can take you to your houses." He said slowing the car down.
"No! That'll be fine! My dad isn't there anyway. That is, if it's okay with Whitney?" She turned to look at Whitney for an answer.
"Sure. It sounds like fun." Whitney said smiling back at her.
"Great." Lex sped the car up as they headed towards his manor.
A/N: Thanks for reviewing. This chapter was a bit longer. I finally got Whitney/Chloe interaction in there! Please give me some ideas if you have any. I'm kind of going with the flow here. I'll be sure to update soon. Thanks guys!