Clark ran back the mansion. He calmed down once he remembered all the
other times people had discovered his abilities, his father always made
sure no one said a word. But Clark knew the ways he made sure people shut
up, and he really didn't want to put Lana through that. Clark had seen her
at school tons of times, she was the head cheerleader, and he was on the
football team.
She was just like everyone else, and when heard the name Luther, only wanted something from him, or was scared of the power his name held. He wasn't going to tell his father. If Lana told anyone, then he would tell Lionel and he could shut her up before anyone believed her.
Clark was in the middle of his thoughts when his big bother came walking in.
"Hey Clark." 20 year old Lex greeted his brother.
"Hi, Lex." Clark was surprised to see Lex, he hadn't come to visit him in a long time. "Where have you been?"
"I took a little vacation, with Sarah." Lex chuckled.
"Lex, dad is so pissed off! You just left for two weeks!" Clark burst out.
"There were people running the plant, and I don't need dad's permission to leave." Lex said defensively.
"Whatever." Clark said, turning on the TV, tuning out is brother, he didn't want to deal with him right now.
"Whoa, some one is grumpy!" Lex said.
"I just don't want any of your shit right now, Lex!" Clark said getting pissed off.
"Relax." Lex said pouring a glass of scotch and handing it to Clark, "This will calm you down" He teased, and once Clark took the drink he said, "So Clark, seriously, what's wrong with you."
"Nothing!" Clark said. Lex started at him. "Fine! Something, but it doesn't matter."
"Did you do something?" Lex could tell by Clark's mood that it probably had something to do with his...special abilities, because that as the one thing that could bug him.
"Well, you promise you won't tell Dad?" Clark asked.
"Clark, seriously, how often do I even talk to Lionel?" Lex laughed.
"Alright..." And Clark relayed the evening's events.
"Don't worry Clark. And you know, despite what Dad says, you CAN tell people about yourself. I mean, don't tell just anyone, but you can make a friend and let him or her in on it." Lex said, "If it goes badly, Dad will come to your rescue."
"No Lex. People will just freak out. I'm a freak, you don't just tell people that." Clark said matter of factly.
Clark greet his friends as he walked threw the hallway, he was popular, Clark guessed because of his name more than that people actually liked him. But he did have some real friends.
When Clark got out of the bathroom, the bell had already rung and there were only 4 people in the hallway. He headed for his class, when Lana stepped in front of him.
"I wanted to thank you for saving life." Lana said.
"uh... yer welcome." Clark said side stepping her, and kept walking, until he felt a hand grab his arm.
"Clark..."
"What?" Clark wasn't about to explain himself to her.
"How long have you been able to do that?" She ask, not scared, but curious.
"I donno, forever." Clark said, surprised she wasn't freaking out. "I guess I'm one in a million." He said sarcastically and turned away from her and stated walking.
"Actually you're not." Lana said, making Clark turn around and cock an eyebrow at her, urging her to explain. "Well, I have this friend, and it's more her obsession than mine, but me and her have seen so many people in Smallville with abilities that no human should have."
"Oh really? You're lying." Clark said, he didn't like this.
"I'm not. Come by the torch after school, I'll show you. I'm not trying to embarrass or expose you, Clark." She said as she hurried off to class.
"Wall of weird?" Clark said intrigued, and on edge. All these articles and people were different like him. "And you guys aren't scared by this stuff?"
"Well some of it can be a scary, especially because most the people infected by the meteor rocks go crazy and try and kill us or our friends." Chloe laughed, and when Lana shot her a cold stare she muttered, "sorry."
"So you think that the reason I'm so fast and strong is because of the meteor rocks?" Clark said prying his eyes away from the "Wall of Weird."
"Yes." Chloe smirked, "You know Clark, your not as bad I thought you would be."
"Thanks" Clark said sarcastically.
"No, I mean, spoiled rich kid, who is bulletproof, and hero by night, it would make a great story for the front page of the "torch"." Chloe laughed.
"What?" Clark said worriedly, "You are not putting me in your trashy newsletter, in fact if either of you tell anyone about this-"
"Relax, I was joking. I won't tell anyone." Chloe said.
"Why aren't you guys freaked out by me?" Clark felt accepted.
"The shock wears off, you're not so special." Lana teased Clark.
"I mean it though, you two can never tell anyone." Clark said in an intimidating voice.
"We won't, don't worry." Chloe said. "But it's nothing to be ashamed of, I think it's cool."
Clark's face lit up, and they stayed for hours talking about all the weird things related in Smallville, and then on to personal stuff, and family stories and their background.
"Where were you?" Lionel asked as Clark poured in the door at 3am.
"Out." Clark said, plopping on the couch, turning on the TV.
"You usually aren't one, so be staying out all night." Lionel said casually. "What were you doing?"
"uh... I was..." Clark hadn't no intention of telling Lionel he had just exposed everything to two girls he barely knew at all, and even more, that he liked it. "just screwing around with the guys."
"So I see Lex finally came back." Lionel stated.
"Ya." Clark constantly had to choose sides, but not tonight. "I'm going to bed. Night."
6 months later
"Do you guys want to go to Metropolis this weekend?" Clark ask his two best friends.
"Can't, Clark. I have to spend more 'quality time' with the parents." Lana said. "But hey, maybe you guys can come over, you know, make it more bearable for me?"
"I'm in, it gets me out of painting the bathroom with my dad this weekend." Chloe laughed.
"I just realized, the 6 months we've been friends, I haven't ever properly met your parents, Lana. And this is SMALLVILLE, that is a amazing." Clark joked.
"I know, I just don't really want to say the wrong thing about you, so I kind of just don't talk about you at all to them. I know I'm horrible, but I don't want to accidentally say something!" Lana confessed.
"Relax, you won't say anything. Plus, parents love me." Chloe and Lana burst into laughter.
"Ya, Clark, in your dreams! The last thing a parent wants to hear is that their kid is best friends with Clark Luther!" Chloe teased, "You are a great guy, but face it, you're a parents worst nightmare."
"Hey, your dad loves me!" Clark said.
"You got lucky on that one." Chloe teased.
"This weekend is going to be interesting." Chloe laughed.
She was just like everyone else, and when heard the name Luther, only wanted something from him, or was scared of the power his name held. He wasn't going to tell his father. If Lana told anyone, then he would tell Lionel and he could shut her up before anyone believed her.
Clark was in the middle of his thoughts when his big bother came walking in.
"Hey Clark." 20 year old Lex greeted his brother.
"Hi, Lex." Clark was surprised to see Lex, he hadn't come to visit him in a long time. "Where have you been?"
"I took a little vacation, with Sarah." Lex chuckled.
"Lex, dad is so pissed off! You just left for two weeks!" Clark burst out.
"There were people running the plant, and I don't need dad's permission to leave." Lex said defensively.
"Whatever." Clark said, turning on the TV, tuning out is brother, he didn't want to deal with him right now.
"Whoa, some one is grumpy!" Lex said.
"I just don't want any of your shit right now, Lex!" Clark said getting pissed off.
"Relax." Lex said pouring a glass of scotch and handing it to Clark, "This will calm you down" He teased, and once Clark took the drink he said, "So Clark, seriously, what's wrong with you."
"Nothing!" Clark said. Lex started at him. "Fine! Something, but it doesn't matter."
"Did you do something?" Lex could tell by Clark's mood that it probably had something to do with his...special abilities, because that as the one thing that could bug him.
"Well, you promise you won't tell Dad?" Clark asked.
"Clark, seriously, how often do I even talk to Lionel?" Lex laughed.
"Alright..." And Clark relayed the evening's events.
"Don't worry Clark. And you know, despite what Dad says, you CAN tell people about yourself. I mean, don't tell just anyone, but you can make a friend and let him or her in on it." Lex said, "If it goes badly, Dad will come to your rescue."
"No Lex. People will just freak out. I'm a freak, you don't just tell people that." Clark said matter of factly.
Clark greet his friends as he walked threw the hallway, he was popular, Clark guessed because of his name more than that people actually liked him. But he did have some real friends.
When Clark got out of the bathroom, the bell had already rung and there were only 4 people in the hallway. He headed for his class, when Lana stepped in front of him.
"I wanted to thank you for saving life." Lana said.
"uh... yer welcome." Clark said side stepping her, and kept walking, until he felt a hand grab his arm.
"Clark..."
"What?" Clark wasn't about to explain himself to her.
"How long have you been able to do that?" She ask, not scared, but curious.
"I donno, forever." Clark said, surprised she wasn't freaking out. "I guess I'm one in a million." He said sarcastically and turned away from her and stated walking.
"Actually you're not." Lana said, making Clark turn around and cock an eyebrow at her, urging her to explain. "Well, I have this friend, and it's more her obsession than mine, but me and her have seen so many people in Smallville with abilities that no human should have."
"Oh really? You're lying." Clark said, he didn't like this.
"I'm not. Come by the torch after school, I'll show you. I'm not trying to embarrass or expose you, Clark." She said as she hurried off to class.
"Wall of weird?" Clark said intrigued, and on edge. All these articles and people were different like him. "And you guys aren't scared by this stuff?"
"Well some of it can be a scary, especially because most the people infected by the meteor rocks go crazy and try and kill us or our friends." Chloe laughed, and when Lana shot her a cold stare she muttered, "sorry."
"So you think that the reason I'm so fast and strong is because of the meteor rocks?" Clark said prying his eyes away from the "Wall of Weird."
"Yes." Chloe smirked, "You know Clark, your not as bad I thought you would be."
"Thanks" Clark said sarcastically.
"No, I mean, spoiled rich kid, who is bulletproof, and hero by night, it would make a great story for the front page of the "torch"." Chloe laughed.
"What?" Clark said worriedly, "You are not putting me in your trashy newsletter, in fact if either of you tell anyone about this-"
"Relax, I was joking. I won't tell anyone." Chloe said.
"Why aren't you guys freaked out by me?" Clark felt accepted.
"The shock wears off, you're not so special." Lana teased Clark.
"I mean it though, you two can never tell anyone." Clark said in an intimidating voice.
"We won't, don't worry." Chloe said. "But it's nothing to be ashamed of, I think it's cool."
Clark's face lit up, and they stayed for hours talking about all the weird things related in Smallville, and then on to personal stuff, and family stories and their background.
"Where were you?" Lionel asked as Clark poured in the door at 3am.
"Out." Clark said, plopping on the couch, turning on the TV.
"You usually aren't one, so be staying out all night." Lionel said casually. "What were you doing?"
"uh... I was..." Clark hadn't no intention of telling Lionel he had just exposed everything to two girls he barely knew at all, and even more, that he liked it. "just screwing around with the guys."
"So I see Lex finally came back." Lionel stated.
"Ya." Clark constantly had to choose sides, but not tonight. "I'm going to bed. Night."
6 months later
"Do you guys want to go to Metropolis this weekend?" Clark ask his two best friends.
"Can't, Clark. I have to spend more 'quality time' with the parents." Lana said. "But hey, maybe you guys can come over, you know, make it more bearable for me?"
"I'm in, it gets me out of painting the bathroom with my dad this weekend." Chloe laughed.
"I just realized, the 6 months we've been friends, I haven't ever properly met your parents, Lana. And this is SMALLVILLE, that is a amazing." Clark joked.
"I know, I just don't really want to say the wrong thing about you, so I kind of just don't talk about you at all to them. I know I'm horrible, but I don't want to accidentally say something!" Lana confessed.
"Relax, you won't say anything. Plus, parents love me." Chloe and Lana burst into laughter.
"Ya, Clark, in your dreams! The last thing a parent wants to hear is that their kid is best friends with Clark Luther!" Chloe teased, "You are a great guy, but face it, you're a parents worst nightmare."
"Hey, your dad loves me!" Clark said.
"You got lucky on that one." Chloe teased.
"This weekend is going to be interesting." Chloe laughed.