Yes, I know it's short. Don't kill me!
Chapter Five
Half way up something happened. Half way up the worst thing imaginable happened. Chloe watched as an explosion filled the room, covering Clark. It was /iat leasti ten minutes before the smoke cleared. When it thinned enough for Chloe to see, she wished it hadn't.
There on the floor was was a bruised and tattered lifeless body Chloe could only guess was Clark.
Finally it had caught up with her. That dreaded moment. The worse moment of her entire life. The moment that the world's greatest person died. The town's self-appointed super hero. The one who would even try to save his enemies.
She ran. Soaked to the skin. Raindrops stinging her face. A flash of lighting. A clap of thunder. Wind blowing through her hair. Making her shiver. Yet, she ignored it all. She kept going. Not looking behind. All she wanted was to just crawl up and do nothing. All she wanted was to just go away from here.
She heard the sound of a motor. A black car slowly came up next to her, and the back window rolled down with a mechanical hum.
"Chloe? What are you doing out here?"
Lex Luthor. Clark had only recently forgiven him for that room of his. Chloe hadn't really forgiven him either. But, he looked concerned.
"Lex what does it look like to you?"
"Jogging, and getting soaked?"
"No, I'm chasing cars." She rolled her eyes.
"Get in, you have got to be freezing. We're not far from the mansion. You can stay there for today, till the rain lets up." Lex offered.
Chloe had to admit, she was cold. She wanted to dry off. And, Lex's mansion was as good enough of a distraction as any. She nodded in response, and Lex opened the car door, and slid across the seat, making room for her. He motioned to the driver to continue, than turned to Chloe.
"Why were you out running in the rain?"
"No particular reason." Chloe stared outside as they passed countless trees. The sound of rain hitting the roof seemed to echo throughout the vehicle.
"Well, surely you didn't just want to get wet."
"I just felt like it, okay?" She responded, making sure her tone of voice dropped the conversation. Lex seem to understand, and stopped asking questions. About five minutes later they had pulled into the long driveway in front of the Luthor Mansion. It was the biggest house in Smallville. If you even called it a house. The car pulled to the side of the building, under a carport, and stopped. Lex and Chloe got out, and the driver than headed towards the garage.
Lex lead her towards a vacant guest room, and told her some one would be up in a few minutes with some clothes for her, than went to tend to some business. The room was large, and felt empty. A king size bed was in the center, with a desk to one side, and a few other pieces of furniture, but it didn't feel "lived in".
Chloe took off her wet jacket and placed it on one of the chairs by the desk. She headed towards the bathroom to take a bath, when true to Lex's word, a maid came in with some jeans and a couple shirts to choose from. Chloe thanked her, and picked out something tow ear, than continued to the bathroom.
It was huge with marble sinks, with separate shower and tub. One counter was without a sink, and had a huge mirror behind it. The counter was an odd shade of green, and the light reflecting out of the mirror had a green shade from the counter.
Chloe turned on the water in the tub, and looked at the soaps by the sink. There was different shampoos for all types, and conditioners and bubble baths. She grabbed the lavender bubble bath, and poured some in the tub. When the tub was full, she undressed, and stepped in, and soaked for awhile.
Lex walked down the hall, his footsteps echoing through out the corridor. He walked into a room, and found his secretary sitting at a desk, writing something.
"How's our guests doing?"
The brunette looked up, and gave an odd smile. "The girl is upstairs in the bathroom."
"And, project Omega?"
This time the woman's smile grew even worse as she replied, "As good as can be expected."
"Excellent."
TBC