Chapter 2

- The World Stops -

" I did Clark, but I'm with Jason now."

She looks at Clark as if she never thought he would ask her that, when just 5 minutes ago she had been planning out his words.

Deep down Clark was hurt. But he knew if she knew his secret then maybe she would change her mind.

Clark immediately broke out of his thoughts. He looked even deeper into Lana's eyes and leaned in to kiss her forehead.

" Maybe this can change your mind."

Clark swept her up in his arms as if she weighed nothing. She had no clue how he could pick her up with such ease.

She just gazed into his eyes. She had no idea which emotion should take her over. At that specific moment she was feeling tossed between fright, excitement, and happiness. Clark glanced at her one last time and turned to face forward.

Picking up to super speed he kept his stare facing forward, and didn't let Lana catch his eye. He pulled her closer and tighter to him to ensure her safety in his arms.

All Lana could do was stare at Clark in pure shock and amazement. She never knew what it would feel like for the whole world to stop around her. But for that moment, that was all that was happening. And for some odd reason she had felt as happy as she had ever been. She was in Clark's arms and it was as if they were the only two people in the entire world. Together with each other.

This thought ran through Lana's head over and over, all the way to the Talon. Which happened to be the place that Clark abruptly ended her happy moment by putting her back down on the floor. All she could do was stand in silence, and put her head down. All the while, Clark just stood, and in complete silence.

Lana lifted her head and in almost a whisper, says "Why have you waited all these years to tell me that, Clark?"

"Because Lana, you're the one true love in my life, and by me telling you about my true origins, I could mess everything up for us. But I'm tired of letting it get between us."

"Origins?" She was more confused than she'd ever been in her life… What did Clark mean by origins?

" Lana, I think you should sit down." He said it with such a tone that Lana knew he was about to say something that she didn't know she was ready to hear.

They both sat in unison and Clark never took his emotionless stare off of Lana.

" Lana, the things I'm about to tell you right now have to stay between us. Whether or not you like what you hear, you can't tell anyone else."

Lana just looked up at him with a gaze that gave Clark a sense of trust that he had never felt from Lana before.

" Lana, I'm not human."