Okay,
so I don't know if I'll be outta town or not, however depending on
how much more I can write before Sunday you may not get an update
after tomorrow until Monday or tuesday. I've gotta read The Iliad
too and school work always comes first. I'll see what I can do
guys!
Here you go! Chapter Three!
Chapter Three: Kyle Hiram
Kent and...Christopher William Kent?
September
1995
"Martha, are you all right?" called Jonathan Kent
as he knocked on the bathroom door.
"I'm fine Jonathan,"
she lied as she stared down at the test in her hand. If she was
reading this correctly she was far from fine. She was caught
somewhere in between awed and terrified. This couldn't be possible,
but somehow it had been possible for the last three months.
"Martha..."
"Please Jon, would you just go wake
the kids up," she called. Sighing he headed out of the master
bedroom. He headed to Clark's room first, he smiled as he entered
the room, the boy was only nine years old, and yet was already as
tall as some twelve year olds. Jonathan guessed he was only going to
grow taller with age. He was sprawled out on his bed, arms and legs
sticking every which way, matching his hair quite well. He shook his
head in disbelief at the picture. For as fast and strong as Clark
was, he was the slowest boy on earth when it came to waking up in the
morning.
"Clark," he called shaking the boy's shoulder.
Clark grunted something and turned over, causing Jonathan to roll his
eyes, sometimes his son tended to be incorrigible, "Clark!" he
barked, "school, clothes, shower, now!" he called. The got the
boy up. He raised his head and glared at his father.
"Five
more minutes," he murmured.
"If I come back in here in
five more minutes I'm going to give you something to grunt about,"
Clark knew what his father meant, and Clark wasn't in any mood for
a spanking this early in the morning.
"I'm up," he
grunted. Nodding, Jonathan headed into Kara's room. His much tamer,
yet still hard to wake, daughter. Like her brother, she was sprawled
out on the bed, although about a foot short than her older brother.
After two years of being together Kara and Clark were unlike any
brother and sister Clark had ever seen. When Clark had a nightmare he
came to his parents, when Kara had one she went to Clark. When they
both had a nightmare, they both went to their parents. If Kara had a
problem at school, Clark solved it before it got too far, when she
was having problems with homework, Clark helped her out. When Clark
had problems at school, Kara tried to be there for him, when he
needed it and she could help. Unlike most big brothers, Clark loved
it when Kara wanted to go places with him, and Clark's friends
didn't mind much, although Greg wasn't too fond of Kara, then
again Clark and Kara weren't thrilled with him either. Clark was an
excellent big brother, and he made it known that when Kara needed
him, he would always be there, no matter what the problem may
be.
"Kara," he called shaking her gently. The seven year
old girl gave him a similar look and grunted into her pillow softly
at the thought of waking up, "come on Kara, school is starting
soon," he stated. She nodded into her pillow. Jonathan wasn't
going to move until she was out of her bed. She had a tendency to
settle back into the bed as soon as he was out of the room, "Kara
Kent," he stated firmly as he pulled her out of bed with his mighty
hands. She giggled as he tickled her.
"I'm awake!" she
laughed loudly. He smiled and kissed her on the forehead.
"Good,
shower now," he said smiling. She scowled as he left the
room.
Clark and Kara were downstairs and had breakfast with
moments to spare, before Martha made her first appearance of the
morning and ushered them both out the door with hugs, kisses and
lunch.
"Good morning," Jonathan greeted wrapping an arm
around her. She smiled and kissed him on the lips, she then looked at
him seriously.
"I have some news," she said
softly.
"You're sending the kids away for a long weekend..."
he said kissing her neck. She chuckled and wrapped her arms around
him.
"No, but it does have to do with kids," she
whispered.
"Really?" He asked looking at her.
"Ah,
yeah...what would you think about another child?" She asked.
Jonathan shrugged.
"I thought you only wanted to adopt two?"
he said confused.
"I did, and I love them with all my
heart...but what if the family was about to get bigger?"
"I
dunno, guess that'd be okay, when did you plan on doing this?" he
asked.
"Oh I don't know, sometime in March," she said
raising an eyebrow.
"Why then, that's six months from
now," she couldn't believe he wasn't catching on, how thick
could one single man be.
"I know, but it'll be a quick
six months," she said smiling.
"Why can't we just call
Janet..."
"Because Janet couldn't help us," she
whispered.
"You didn't find another alien did you?"
Jonathan asked. She rolled her eyes.
"Ah, no, Jonathan, I
um..." she stopped
"Martha, what is it?"
"I...well,
um, I haven't been feeling to well lately, and us, I spoke with a
couple doctors and..."
"You're not sick are you? Honey,
what is it? What's wrong?" He asked, filled with worry. She hated
worrying him, but she was terrified to tell him, what if they got
their hopes up and...no she couldn't think of that, she wouldn't
think of it.
"Nothing's wrong, I'm not sick, I'm
healthy, and so is our baby," Jonathan smiled.
"Of course
our babie...baby?" He finally caught it.
"Jonathan, I'm
pregnant."
