Author's Notes: Because I let my promise down to update Just Married this weekend, I'd post Act II. So Clark and Arthur have switched bodies, now don't get confused right now. Until Clark and Arthur are with other people that don't know they've switched, I'm going to continue using their names properly until a distinction is required.

Act Two

Continued In Smallville…

"This can't be happening," Arthur mumbled through the cornfields, in the middle of the night, in Clark Kent's body off all things. "We've got to fix this." He stops and looked at himself, something he won't get used to. "What's the plan?"

"A plan? I don't know what happened to us, AC, or I would've had it fixed by now"

"You're completely useless, you know that," Arthur returned angrily. He could only imagine what Lois would think of the situation.

"What are you doing here anyway? In case you've forgotten, Lex could still have it out for you"

"I could take care of myself. And why I'm here is none of your business." He kicked a rock right out of the park. Arthur is floored. "Whoa"

"Do you mind? You could hurt somebody," Clark said, concerned about his powers and what Arthur may use them for.

"Come on, man! You can't blame me for that. There was barely any pressure there"

"It doesn't matter. Look, my powers aren't like yours okay"

"Yeah, I kinda noticed"

"You have to be careful with it. I don't want anyone getting hurt because of me"

Arthur gets aggravated. Not something that usually happens unless some spoiled rich brat starts ruining the oceans. "Dude, I've had my powers for as long as I can remember. It's a part of me. Enough with the 'Uncle Ben' talk. I know a thing or two about responsibility, all right. Now calm down and let's fix this thing so we could all go back to normal."

Normal. Clark hated that word. He's not normal. As long as he had his powers, he'll never be normal.

A few minutes later…

It was still dark and raining and the two headed to the farm.

"Why here?"

"My parent's will help us out. We can't do this alone"

Arthur thought otherwise, but goes along with it for the sake of them both. It's strange, being in the company of somebody with great power, and now he had it. It was kind of cool, in a non-maniacal kind of way.

Half an Hour Later…

"And you guys are sure you don't know what happened that caused this?" Jonathan asked once more.

"Like we said…" Arthur spoke out of turn. "We were helping the driver out, this lightning comes out of nowhere and then ZAPS! Here we are"

Martha sat down besides Clark who was in Arthur's body with obvious concern. "Could it have been the crystal?"

He shook his head, already going over the possibility. "It can't be"

"What crystal?"

"It happened last year, me and Lionel Luthor switched bodies"

"You're kidding me, right?" Then a pause when none of the Kent's looked amused. "No, I guess you're not joking"

"We'll figure out a way, but in the meantime, you both are going to stay here"

Arthur stood up. "Can't do"

"Excuse me," Jonathan said.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kent, but I have to be somewhere"

"Where?" Clark asked. "You're in my body remember. Where exactly are you going to go? The last thing I need from you is blowing up another one of Lex's labs"

Martha and Jonathan exchanged worried glances. "What lab?" They both say simultaneously.

Clark shyly dropped his head. "Doesn't matter." He looked back towards Arthur. "You can't go anywhere until we're back to the way we were"

"I can't do that"

"Why not?"

"Because I'm here for a reason"

"And what reason would that be?"

"None of your business"

"Hey, you're in my body. It is my business"

"Kids. Knock it off. We're not getting anything done if you two keep arguing like this." Jonathan turned to Arthur, it was a little hard to do since he looked exactly like his son, but he's going to have a go at it. "We need to work together, here. Most likely, you two are going to have to lay low for a while"

Arthur didn't like the sound of that one bit. "It's Lois," he revealed softly. "I'm here for her," he added, surprising everyone.

Almost everyone.

"You're seeing Lois?" Clark didn't know what else to ask. He shouldn't be surprised considering that they were kind of close the last time he was in Smallville. But he was. "How long have you been seeing her?"

"Three months," both Arthur and his mother answered.

Clark looked at his mother incredulously. "Mom, you knew about this?"

Martha shrugged. "Lois and I talk"

And then, something sparked inside of him. Leaping to conclusions, "Does Lois even know what you are?" Clark questioned almost coldly.

That was the final straw that broke the camels back. Arthur knocked him down with a cross to his right face. "I wouldn't do that to her!" he said audibly. "She knows everything about me, okay! I could never be with anyone if I couldn't be honest with them." And with that, he used his new powers and super speeds away.

Clark was on the ground, lightly touching the bruise on his face, even if it wasn't his face, it hurt incredibly.
"I guess I didn't handle that well"

Jonathan lends his hand to help his son up. "Everything is gonna be all right, son. We'll figure something out"

"I hope so"

Arthur made his way up the stairs in the Talon and in front of Lois' door. Looking, dressing and sounding like Clark; for the first time, he felt really nervous. Ever since he and Lois got together three months ago, everything has been perfect.

Two Months Earlier…

Swimming off the coast in a private beach in Florida, Lois, in her nicely fitted two-piece bikini, swam alongside Arthur Curry, whom she met in Smallville several months ago.

"How long have you been here?" she asked, splashing water to his face. He didn't mind seem to mind at all.

"All my life," he replied truthfully.

She looked around, admiring the oceanic view. "I can see why you love it so much"

"It's quiet here. People leave me alone"

"Do you want me to leave you alone?"

"Absolutely not"

She smiled, relieved. "I was surprised when you sent me that postcard. It was a bit ambiguous, you know"

"I figured if you really wanted to see me, you'd figure out what it meant"

"So you're a psychic as well?"

"Not really," he smiled. "People have pointed out that I can be intuitive"

"And arrogant"

"No, just confident," he corrected. Arthur sees something in the distance and a thought comes to mind. "Do you trust me?"

Lois didn't know what the question implied exactly. "Uh…"

"Do you trust me?"

Lois nodded. "Yes. Yes I do"

"Don't freak out, then"

"What?" All of the sudden, a dolphin rises beneath her and she instinctively grabbed its dorsal fin. "Holy – "

"Don't worry, he won't hurt you"

"He?"

"His name is Darwin"

"Darwin?" After the moment of temporary shock faded, she raised the facade that everything was peachy. "What, you named him after the English scientist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection?"

Darwin starts to move a little fast, making Lois hold on a little tighter. She had no idea how Arthur was making the dolphin do this. He must've worked at an aquarium at one point.

He grinned at her intellect. "Actually, it's his name because he said so"

"Huh?" Suddenly, another dolphin surfaced, and Arthur grabs on. "Wow!" The two dolphins and their human companions start racing across the clear blue ocean. Just them and no one else.

Los never felt freer than she did at that moment.

During the night, they spent hours talking together cuddled next to a warm fire and a blanket. They could hear the ocean come to life in a chorus of music. It left her speechless.

"I'm sorry. It's gotta suck not to know where you come from"

"It does, but that doesn't stop me from living my life." He held her tighter, his chin resting on her soft shoulder. "For as long as I can remember, I've always felt connected to the sea. It's where I'm the happiest"

"Yeah?"

"Well, next to you, of course"

She gave out a lowly chuckle. "I still can't believe you actually talk to marine animals. What do you talk about with them? Fish, fish and more fish?"

He laughed. "They can be great conversationalists"

"I won't argue with that"

"That's a first"

Under the blanket of the moonlight, they share their first kiss since they parted.

Present Day

Arthur willed himself to knock on the door. It flew open almost immediately and suddenly, for a brief moment, everything was okay again. And then reality hit him like a ton of bricks and she looked at him with near disdain.

"What are you doing here, Clark?"

He had nearly forgotten that she and Clark were just tolerable friends. At least, that's what she described their friendship to be.

"I was umm…" he gulped, words weren't coming out as fast as they should be, or at all. "How are you?"

She looked at him oddly. "Okay"

"Well then, see you around." He turned and walked briskly away, cursing himself for acting out irresponsibly.
"Clark, wait!"

It took a second for Arthur to realize she was actually referring to him. He stopped abruptly and turned.

"Yeah?"

"Is everything all right?" she asked in a sincere tone.

"It was really pouring hard outside, I just wanted to make sure you were all right"

"Okay," she nodded appreciatively. "I'll see you later then"

"Yeah, later"

At the Kent Farm

Clark paced around the living room like a madman. Arthur has been gone for two whole hours. Where could he be? He was driving everyone crazy with worry.

"I'm sure he'll turn up. He seems like a good enough kid"

"I know. I'm just worried he's out there doing I don't know what with my powers"

"It's nice to know you have so little faith in me, Kent." Arthur walked into the living room, completely broken. "I went to see Lois"

"You did what?"

"Hey, she's my girlfriend," he reminded him. "I came here to spend time with her, not play 'freaky Friday' with you, superboy. I'm sorry if I'm feeling a little bitter about how things have turned up"

"How serious are you two?"

"And again, that's none of your business." Arthur turned to Jonathan. "Do you mind telling your son to stay out of my business?"

"You're not the only one suffering, here!"

The two suddenly get into a full blown argument. Thank goodness for the phone ringing or else it would never end. After taking the call, Jonathan hung up and sighed. The look of worry on his face wasn't lost on Clark and Arthur.

"What is it, dad?"

"That was Chloe. She and Lana are spending the weekend here while her father is out of town"

Clark sighed, clearly distraught at the news. Great, that's just what they didn't need.

To be continued…