A/N: I'm throwing out another story, and I'm not sure if I'm going to go
with it. To all my fellow writers out there, doesn't writing a new story
feel like releasing your baby into the world? Just a thought. Anyway,
this is hesitantly titled "Catch Me If You Can."
ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Lana saw Clark in the hallway, and called out in her loudest voice, "Clark!" He didn't respond. Lana saw the back of Clark's head as he continued walking away from her.
This was how things had been going on between them, ever since she had found out . . . about his secret.
Lana almost ran into Chloe, who was also deep in thought. When Chloe realized that Lana was standing beside her, Chloe's puzzled frown turned into an uncertain smile.
Chloe grabbed her arm and said, "We need to talk."
Lana nodded. "I know exactly what you mean. Clark?" Lana asked this with a worried expression.
Chloe agreed by shaking her head vigorously up and down. "Is there a reason we have been blown off for the past week?"
Lana tapped her nail to her chin. "Maybe after . . . well, after IT came out, he was unsure on how we would think of him now."
Chloe waved her hands in the air in frustration. "Being the understanding friends that we are, we didn't freak out when Clark revealed IT. We took the news like we take everything, hysterical for a couple of seconds, then devising a plan to keep it a secret from anyone else. Lex was even pretty calm and collected through the entire thing."
Lana looked relieved to hear that, though. "I was mostly afraid of what Lex would think. But he is actually proving to be one of the best friends that Clark has. Besides Pete," she added as an afterthought.
Chloe laughed. "Pete knew before ANY of us did. He has kept this huge item to himself for so long."
Lana joined in on the laughter. "I know, it would have killed me. You know, to not be able to share that with anyone."
Chloe suddenly seemed tired, and rubbed her temples wearily. "Just think how Clark felt all this time."
Lana suddenly felt as weary as Chloe looked. "God, poor Clark. I hate to sound like I pity him, but I do. To think of all that we could have helped him with all those years."
Chloe had no idea what to do. "Clark wouldn't have even told us IT if we all hadn't seen him stop that eighteen-wheeler from crashing into that pole."
On accident, Chloe's car had run out of gas when she and Lana were heading for the Talon. They had sat there for a half hour before Lana got the bright idea to call Lex. Ten minutes later, they were all scrunched inside Lex's Porsche. That's when they had seen Clark walk in front of the eighteen-wheeler and stop it with his bare hands. The driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. Chloe had nosed around in the police reports; that man would have died of massive head injuries if Clark hadn't stopped the truck. They had been astounded. Clark had had no choice but to tell them the truth.
Chloe shrugged, remembering the incident. "Time has past. We can't do anything about the past; right now we need to worry about the future. Hopefully, the future with Clark still in the picture."
Lana wiped her hands on her jeans. "Ok, so we'll ambush him. You tell Pete to meet us at Clark's barn at 5:30, and I'll talk to Lex when he drops by the Talon today."
Chloe nodded, getting the drift of Lana's scheme. "We'll confront him. We'll tell him that he has to include us in on this."
Lana agreed, saying, "Right. We are now involved, whether we want to be or not."
A/N: This story will take off completely in a different direction from here, but I needed a good intro. How did I do? Review and tell me if this is worth continuing. And before you ask, I'm not giving you guys a plot summary this time! It's a secret and you'll have to wait to find out!
ON WITH THE STORY!!!
Lana saw Clark in the hallway, and called out in her loudest voice, "Clark!" He didn't respond. Lana saw the back of Clark's head as he continued walking away from her.
This was how things had been going on between them, ever since she had found out . . . about his secret.
Lana almost ran into Chloe, who was also deep in thought. When Chloe realized that Lana was standing beside her, Chloe's puzzled frown turned into an uncertain smile.
Chloe grabbed her arm and said, "We need to talk."
Lana nodded. "I know exactly what you mean. Clark?" Lana asked this with a worried expression.
Chloe agreed by shaking her head vigorously up and down. "Is there a reason we have been blown off for the past week?"
Lana tapped her nail to her chin. "Maybe after . . . well, after IT came out, he was unsure on how we would think of him now."
Chloe waved her hands in the air in frustration. "Being the understanding friends that we are, we didn't freak out when Clark revealed IT. We took the news like we take everything, hysterical for a couple of seconds, then devising a plan to keep it a secret from anyone else. Lex was even pretty calm and collected through the entire thing."
Lana looked relieved to hear that, though. "I was mostly afraid of what Lex would think. But he is actually proving to be one of the best friends that Clark has. Besides Pete," she added as an afterthought.
Chloe laughed. "Pete knew before ANY of us did. He has kept this huge item to himself for so long."
Lana joined in on the laughter. "I know, it would have killed me. You know, to not be able to share that with anyone."
Chloe suddenly seemed tired, and rubbed her temples wearily. "Just think how Clark felt all this time."
Lana suddenly felt as weary as Chloe looked. "God, poor Clark. I hate to sound like I pity him, but I do. To think of all that we could have helped him with all those years."
Chloe had no idea what to do. "Clark wouldn't have even told us IT if we all hadn't seen him stop that eighteen-wheeler from crashing into that pole."
On accident, Chloe's car had run out of gas when she and Lana were heading for the Talon. They had sat there for a half hour before Lana got the bright idea to call Lex. Ten minutes later, they were all scrunched inside Lex's Porsche. That's when they had seen Clark walk in front of the eighteen-wheeler and stop it with his bare hands. The driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. Chloe had nosed around in the police reports; that man would have died of massive head injuries if Clark hadn't stopped the truck. They had been astounded. Clark had had no choice but to tell them the truth.
Chloe shrugged, remembering the incident. "Time has past. We can't do anything about the past; right now we need to worry about the future. Hopefully, the future with Clark still in the picture."
Lana wiped her hands on her jeans. "Ok, so we'll ambush him. You tell Pete to meet us at Clark's barn at 5:30, and I'll talk to Lex when he drops by the Talon today."
Chloe nodded, getting the drift of Lana's scheme. "We'll confront him. We'll tell him that he has to include us in on this."
Lana agreed, saying, "Right. We are now involved, whether we want to be or not."
A/N: This story will take off completely in a different direction from here, but I needed a good intro. How did I do? Review and tell me if this is worth continuing. And before you ask, I'm not giving you guys a plot summary this time! It's a secret and you'll have to wait to find out!