CHAPTER 8 - Storytelling

"Hey… Lana I…" Clark started to say but was interrupted by Lana.

"Clark, I'm terribly sorry for the way I acted before." Said Lana obviously feeling the guilt from the morning's encounter.

"Lana there's no reason for you to apologize. Considering what I've told you, it's a wonder you're not running for the hills." Said Clark with a light chuckle, trying to hide his nervousness.

Lana smiled as she took another small step towards Clark. "Well you may be right… but now that I had a moment to consider things Clark… I realize that it makes little difference to me… I love you." Said Lana feeling very emotional as tears threatened to roll from her eyes.

Clark seeing her like that couldn't resist. He moved towards her with slow but sure steps, reached out with his hands to cup her face, and when he realized that she didn't recoil or even flinch, he leaned down and kissed her. It was like the kiss that morning. It started off tender and reserved before it became more and more passionate. Clark while kissing Lana wrapped his hands tightly around her back, while making sure not to hurt her and lift her to his level.

Lana chuckled lightly while she was kissing him, which caused them to break off the kiss, when she realized that her feet were dangling in the air. "Wow… how easy is this for you?" she asked with a smile, referring to him holding her in the air.

Clark smiled. "Well… let me put it this way… I could have sworn you were a feather…"

Lana smiled and then she kissed him passionately, once more. As the heat was rising between them, Clark found himself placing Lana on the couch and leaning over her, while still kissing her. When he realized that he was almost on top of her, he suddenly felt very embarrassed as he wasn't sure whether she was ready for that kind of intimacy. He broke off the kiss and while breathing heavily he managed to mutter: "Sorry Lana… I got carried away…"

Lana lightly touched his cheek. "Hey I was there with you." She said lightly. "I want it as much as you do…" she said with a longing look on her face.

Clark's face lit up when he heard her say that. Lana smiled at his reaction. "But maybe it's best if we waited for a little while more." She said as she sat up on the couch.

Clark's heart dropped again at the mention of the time they were going to have together.

"Clark…" said Lana hesitantly. "Can I ask you some questions?"

Clark smiled once more. "Sure… I have nothing left to hide from you now… and I gotta say, it feels great."

"what exactly can you do?" she asked shyly.

"You mean what powers have I got?... Well… let's see… I can run pretty fast, but I guess you saw that this morning, my skin is pretty much impenetrable…"

"Really?" asked Lana in astonishment. "So you can't feel pain?"

"Nope."

Lana smiled to herself that was definitely weird. "Can you feel this?" she said sexily as she brushed her fingers on his hands.

Clark let out a little moan. "Uhh… yes…" he muttered.

Lana gave off a bright smile. She was very pleased if she could evoke such feelings on a guy who felt no pain.

"So that's how you protected me in that tornado? With your body?" asked Lana.

"Yeah." Answered Clark sheepishly.

"But then… can you also fly?" asked Lana her eyes wide in anticipation.

"Well… I'm not so sure… It seems that I can float, but once, when I… wasn't myself –it's a long story I'll tell you about it later- I flew willingly. On the day of the tornado, I have no idea what happened. First I see your truck being taken in by that tornado and the next I'm in and willing myself to your truck."

Lana nodded amazed by what she was hearing. "Wow… so what else?" she asked excited for more.

"Well… you could say I'm pretty strong…" said Clark feeling very embarrassed, like he was showing off.

Lana looked at him suspiciously. "I know that much, but how strong are we talking here?"

Clark did not like at all to boast, but deep inside he felt really good that Lana was becoming increasingly impressed with what she was hearing, so he decided to indulge her. "Once I lift a house like it was nothing…"

Lana's eyes became even wider if that was possible. "A whole house?" she said in disbelief.

Clark couldn't help but chuckle at the cute and innocent way in which Lana was taking all of this. "Well… it was half destroyed… and made of wood… but other than that… yeah it was a big house…" he said with a smile.

"So… are there any more, or is this about it?" asked Lana

"I can also see through things." Said Clark really embarrassed this time.

Lana looked at him quizzically. "You mean… like… solid objects?"

"Yeah…"

"Oh… So… you can see through people's clothes also?" asked Lana feeling very self conscious and immediately wondering whether Clark had ever tried to peek through her clothes.

"Yeah… but I can control it." Said Clark defensively.

Lana remained silent, she was hesitant but in the end she had to ask. "So have you ever looked through my clothes?" she asked hesitantly with a tinge of embarrassment.

Clark reacted quickly. "No. Never" he hated to lie, but he thought it wouldn't do any real harm.

Lana looked at him suspiciously. "Never?"

Clark smiled from nervousness. "Yes never." He chuckled a bit. "why is it so hard to believe that I would never do such a thing…"

Lana kept her suspicious stare for a while, and then feigned being hurt. "Well that's just insulting. I mean I know you have principles, but I can't believe that I don't get you at the least excited to even do such a thing."

Clark seeing her reaction decided that maybe he made a mistake. "Well… actually…"

Lana turned to him in mock shock. "I knew it! You did look!"

"It was only two times." Said Clark defensively.

"Oh… Clark shame on you…" she said again in mock anger, slapping his arm.

Clark blushed a little. "Well… at least did you like what you saw?" said Lana sexily.

Clark was caught off guard by her remark. He really liked their newfound closeness, and the open intimacy with which they could now regard each other.

As a response Clark kissed her again passionately. When they broke it off, an out of breath Lana muttered: "I take that as a yes…"

"Which brings us to the next power…" continued Clark. "I emit heat from my eyes."

"Well yeah I kinda got that." said Lana teasingly.

Clark blushed at the comment. "No I mean… actual heat. Like… setting things on fire. And before I learnt how to control it, it happened when I was… well… aroused…" he concluded sheepishly.

Lana found the insinuation very funny. She chuckled lightly. "Wow… so I've got to be careful not to… excite you that much…"

"Don't worry I got it under control now. But you did cause my power to go off once, when we were in the Talon, alone."

"That mysterious fire… You started it?" asked Lana surprised with a smile on her face.

"It was your fault…" said Clark defensively.

Lana again chuckled. Clark loved the fact that she was laughing. They had both been through enough, and the sight of Lana being happy, made his heart soar. He was even more pleased that it was him that caused her to be happy. He again found himself wanting to kiss her, and he didn't resist it. He put all his passion, his desire and his love in that kiss and Lana felt them all.

She was finally happy. His secret was out in the open and she had come to terms with it. Now, she thought, nothing stood in the way of them being together and enjoying being with one another.

They remained together, talking and enjoying each other until the morning time.

To Be Continued