Celtic Cross- Thank you for the review! And I know, for some reason I am making her life so miserable, but that is why I am already writing a sequel, which is kind of interesting actually, but its really up in the air right now. I tried to make her life better, but I just kept leaning towards the "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger theme," So that is kind of what I am planning on. Thank for the review once again! I am glad you are enjoying this story! Lol I am sad because there is this chapter and one more then this part of Juliet' story is over… its going to be sad :( lol but I am really happy that you like it!

Chapter 20: Failed

The next couple weeks were amazing. I loved being in love. It is something you don't think about until it's about to be ripped away from you. I tried not to think about it though, even though ever four days I was receiving phone calls from Larson about "the plan".

We were going to play it off like I suddenly came down with something and decided to go to the hospital to get it checked out. Then, the doctors who were in on this would admit me, and Juliet Amelia Davis would die of a mysterious illness.

Lame, yea, but it would work.

But for today, I was sitting on the couch in the Talon with my head on Clarks shoulder while he gently traced my arm with his fingers. Chloe and Lois were talking to us and each other from across the table.

Clark moved his hand to my hair and started running his fingers through it.

"I love you." He whispered randomly. I smiled a little and looked up at him.

"I love you too." I said, looking at him square in the eyes. Then the world disappeared. No one else was there except Clark and me. He felt it too, because then we did something very unlike us. We kissed, and not just a simple kiss either. It was full of passion and desire, and we were doing this in public, so not normal! But then, the kiss got deeper, and was filled with even more passion. For some reason this felt right, normally by now we would have broken apart, but in that moment, I had a strange sensation that this might never happen again, so I need to seize the moment. Now whether it was Clark or me that turned it into the intensity at which the kiss was, I will never know.

"Umm, hello? Earth to love-birds? Come back to us now!" Lois's voice and statement caused us to jump apart. Clarks face was turning bright red, and I could only imagine what mine looked like. Chloe and Lois looked at us in astonishment.

"Wow, if we weren't here I wonder how long that would've lasted." Chloe stated laughing a little.

"Sorry." I whispered, even though it was a lie. "Umm, I need to go out to my car to get something, I'll be right back."

"I'll go with you—" Clark said before Lois burst in.

"No, you are going to stay here, it's probably a good idea for the two of you to spend three minutes away from each other." Lois said. Clark sighed and threw his hands in the air as if he had been defeated. But he was laughing, so was I.

"I'll be right back." I said on my way to the door. I got to the back alley where my car was parked, opened the door and started looking for my cell phone, remembering that Larson was supposed to call.

"Gotcha!" I said when I found it on my dashboard. I grabbed it and turned around to close the door. But I didn't follow through with that idea, seeing as there was a un pointed at me.

"What do you want?" I asked frightened.

"Your life, Juliet Davis." Then without another word, a shot was fired.

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"I wonder what's taking Juliet so long." Chloe said, taking a sip of her latte.

"Yea, I know, surely whatever she was looking for she could have found by now in that little car of hers." Lois said.

"I should go help her." Clark said, he had a weird feeling, but he didn't know why. He got up to walk out of the door, but before he was even halfway off the couch, there was a loud "BOOM" almost like a gunshot.

"Juliet." He whispered, then super-sped to the back of the alley, where his biggest fear turned to reality.

There was a man, standing over Juliet's body with a gun in his hands. So many things were running through Clarks mind right now. He grabbed the man and threw him against the brick wall, then gently grabbed Juliet and saw her struggling with pain.

"Jules?" He whispered, tears filling his eyes.

"I love you Clark, for now and forever…" Juliet choked out, then she stopped, everything.

Clark gently picked her up and super-sped her to the hospital.

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Hour pasted. The man who shot Juliet was in police custody. His name was Raymond Stiff. And Clark, Lois, Chloe, Lana, the Kent's and even Lex were in the waiting room of the Smallville Medical Center for a yes or now.

" It Seems like we are in this place every week." Chloe told Clark as she sat down across from his and handed him a cup of coffee (A/N: lol I had to say the hospital thing.)

"Thanks Chloe, can I tell you something?" Clark asked.

"Clark you can tell me anything, you know that." Chloe said.

"I don't think I have ever been this scared of anything, ever. When Alicia died, there was no chance, she was just gone. But sitting here, not knowing anything about Juliet, it scared me more than I ever thought anything could." Clark told her.

"All we can do is hope." She said honestly and sincerely "But just know that whatever happens, I am ere for you, we all are."

Clark nodded, then checked his surrounding to make sure no one was listening.

"It is just weird, with all my abilities, I can't save her! I just can't seem to grasp that." Clark said.

"I guess this is when you have to realize that not even you can do everything." Chloe said. Then Lois and Lana walked in and they completely changed the subject. About an hour later, when everyone was in the waiting room, the doctor came in. Clark jolted up.

"How did it go?" He asked. The doctor looked at them solemnly.

"I'm sorry, we did everything we could, but we lost her." The doctor said. Then he turned around and left.

Mrs. Kent cried into her husbands shoulder. Lana sat with her head in her hands, Chloe sat next to her, trying to be of comfort when she was crying to. And Clark stood in shock.

"Clark, I am so sorry." Lois said sadly from behind him. But he didn't move, he just stood there, trying to convince himself that this was a nightmare…

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Dun Dun Dun, hmmm I what will happen next! This isnt the end! There is one more chapter! Then I will leave it up to you guys whether or not I should post the sequel!