Chapter 4: Smallville

One Month Later:

"Are you sure it's ok?" She turned and looked over at Clark who was at her side.

"Yes." He chuckled and shook his head. Ever since their first date they spent every waking moment together, going to the movies, the skating rink and even to College parties in Metropolis and in Granville. All the fun Clark was having helped him to forget about his powers and his dilemmas about telling her about them. Instead for Spring Break he was taking her to meet his Mom and to hang out around Smallville. Clark felt like it was time for the most important woman in his life to meet the new girl in his life. Lana was freaking out, it was the first time a guy ever invited her to meeting his mother.

"Does she even know that I'm coming?"

"Yes…look I told her that I have someone special in my life that I would want her to meet. And she was ecstatic, saying how happy she was for me and, how she couldn't wait to meet you."

Contented with that answer she smiled and laid back on her seat. Clark was driving them in the truck his former friend Lex Luthor gave him for saving his life that day. It was red with 2 white stripes straight down the middle. (No Jonathan means Clark keeps car.)

"Are we almost there?" She turned on the radio. 50 Cent Candy shop is playing. Why didn't we have this on in the first place? The answer to that was that they were talking so much that the radio wasn't really missed but the conversation eventually turned sour when some how the topic of Lois was mentioned and everything grew silent. Lana felt that he was a little to touchy on the situation, she did tell him about Jason.

"Yep, this exit and we are in town." Clark begins to tap to the music on his steering wheel.

"Good, can we stop for coffee. I want to be fully awake when I meet your mom." She looked at the time 9: 40, not late but the driving was killing her.

"I know this great coffee place called the Talon. As a teen I hung out there all the time."

"This week I want you to show me all your hang out spots. I want to know every detail about the man that is Clark Kent."

He smiled and turned the music up. "I take to the Candy Shop, I let you lick the lollipop… keep going until you hit the spot. Woah! Lana giggled to herself and shook her head. Clark Kent singing Candy shop Another surprising moment. Finally they got into town and Clark drove them to the Talon.

Talon:

A young lady cashier/ waiter stood behind the counter finishing up some of her work. She stooped down behind he counter and began to pack some boxes.

Cling Cling The bells in front of the Talon main entrance sang indicating that someone had entered.

"We are closed." She shouted loud enough so that the person could here. I thought I locked that door
No one answered and she didn't here anyone leave. She heard a shattering noise and stood up instantly meeting a gun at her face.

"PUT ALL THE MONEY IN THE BAG NOW!" The man in a Ski mask shouted before throwing the bag at her.

She began to shake in terror, she was so afraid that she wanted to cry but she didn't. Besides the shaking she kept her cool and played it smart. The young lady slowly opened the cash register and slowly filled the bag with money.

"HURRY UP OR I'LL SHOOT!" He waved the gun at her, definitely not playing around. He was about 6'5 and 250 pounds. She jumped and picked up her speed, with her knee she pressed the Security button under the counter.

Lana and Clark walked into the Talon, Lana was first to enter and she immediately saw what was going down.

"STOP!" She shouted, the guy quickly turned around and shot at the voice. Clark realized what was going on and in super sped mode he pushed Lana out of the way preventing the bullet from entering her chest. He didn't want to catch or step in front of the bullet fearing that she might ask questions once she saw what he did. He pushed her very strongly, her head slammed across a table and she crashed on the floor causing her to black out. Instead of the bullet hitting her it when right through the glass door.

Clark sped to the robber took the gun from his hands and bashed him across the head with it. The cashier looked on in shock. "Clark? Thank you. Thank you so very much."

OMG He kept his eyes to the floor. "Did you call the police?"

"They should be here any minute, I pressed the security button."

"Good." They stood silently for a moment until Clark remembered Lana. He ran over and kneeled beside her. "Lana, are you ok?" he whispered.

Lana groaned in pain before opening her eyes, what she was a very blurry version of Clark hovering above him. She grabbed him and pulled him into a huge hug "You saved me. That bullet was coming right at me and you save me...you pushed me kind of hard but that's better than a bullet right?"

"Definitely...I'm so sorry that I hurt you." He looked at her with much remorse in his eyes.

"Clark don't worry about it...help me up will ya?" Clark helped her to her feet and she felt a quick serge of pain at the side of her head. (The side she hit) She stumbled a bit and Clark wrapped his arms around her fearing that she would fall.

"You' re my hero." She said dreamily as she gazed at him.

He laughed. "Hero?"

"Yep…you are my Superman."

Soon Sheriff Adams came through the door along with some other Smallville troops.

She shook her head at the site of Clark, her little troublemaker yet trouble saver. "Mr. Kent back in town I presume and already at the scene of a crime. Can you tell me what happened here?" The rest of the Troops grabbed the body of the unconscious male and carried him into the cop car.

"I can tell the story better." The cashier approached the Sheriff.

"I assumed you were the one who called us?"

"Yes. I was cleaning up and next thing I know some man in a ski mask was pointing a gun at me telling me to put all the money from the cash register into the bag he gave me."

"Where is the bag now?"

She ran over to the counter picked it up and handed it to Sheriff Adams. "Good, continue."

"Clark here came in with her, the robber panicked and shot at her but Clark pushed her out of the way. The bullet went through the glass."
"Ok, but how did the robber end up on the floor unconscious."

"Well I creeked up from behind and hit him over the head with a vase."

The sheriff looked over to the counter and saw a spill of water and glass. "Is that what happened?" The sheriff asked.

"Yes." They all answered except for Lana who was knocked out at the moment.

The sheriff nodded "I think I have all that I need here. Mr. Kent good looking out but I hope I don't see you again for the night and Lois be more careful. Goodnight." She turned and walked away.

LOIS Lana thought to herself. And the drama begins.

The sheriff nodded "I think I have all that I need here. Mr. Kent good looking out but I hope I don't see you again for the night and Lois be more careful. Goodnight." She turned and walked away.

LOIS Lana thought to herself. And the drama begins.

"I thank you both a lot for walking in when you did, or else I could have been dead."

"Like what you use to say, I'm always there when needed but never when you wanted." They both stared at each other making Lana highly uncomfortable. Clark couldn't believe that he was seeing Lois Lane his high school sweetheart; the former love of his abnormal life. He looked at her every feature, she never changed a bit, Lois was still well spoken, very slim, pretty, and she seemed to be taking good care of herself.

Clark couldn't help but feel pride when she thanked him for saving her. It's strange he saved her so many times with his abilities yet she ran away from the very thing that saved her all those times.

Getting annoyed with their love gaze or whatever it was Lana cleared her throat loudly. "Aren't you going to introduce us Clark?"

He snapped out of it. "Oh. Sorry baby, Lana this is Lois Lane. Lois meet my new girlfriend Lana Lang." Saying that last statement in Lois's face felt really good to Clark. The bottled up hurt that he concealed had exploded, he was about to ask Lois to marry her but she turned him down because of his secret and that hurt him badly. Looking at her was like he was revisiting the moment. The bright side what that he didn't have to face her alone, he now had Lana and he took pride in that.

Lana smiled, that was the first time he had called her 'girlfriend.' She wrapped her arms around his waist and he draped his arm around her shoulder, Lana hoped that Lois would get the message. UNAVAILABLE

Lois tried her hardest not to seem bothered but she was. She pushed Clark away and he obviously moved on to someone much prettier than her even. Lois knew that she couldn't be with someone like Clark, she wanted a normal life, a normal husband with normal kids who she wanted to have a normal childhood. But she was happy that he found someone who loved him for him. For the most part Lois excepted it, or did she?

"I'm guessing your primary reason for coming to the Talon at 10 at night was for some coffee, so I'm gonna whip up some…on the house."

"Great." Lana lied for some reason she didn't feel for any coffee. "By the was no milk for me and…"

Lois finished her sentence "…Irish crème for Clark, I know." She winked at them and walked off to get the coffee.

"So that's Lois?" Lana whispered.

"Yeah. That's her alright." Clark headed over to the counter and Lana followed.

"Do you need help with that Lo?" Clark asked as he stood over the broken vase.

LO Lana said to herself. What's he doing calling her LO? She was getting jealous. Lois and Clark had shared something that she and Clark did not, childhood and Love. She didn't love Clark as yet and she knew that Clark didn't love her, they care about each other very much and the 2 had the potential of it but it wasn't LOVE …as yet.

"No, I'll get it later." Lois waved it off and continued to make their coffee.

"When did you get back in town?" Clark asked curiously.

Lois handed them their coffee and leaned on the counter. "Two days ago spring break and all."

Clark nodded and took a sip of his coffee. "How is school there in the big apple?"

"Umm...great...great…how is school in Metropolis?"

"Good." He took another sip.

AWKWARD SILENCE

"Clark I think we should get going, we don't want to get there too late." She got from the stool and grabbed her coffee.

"Yeah you are right." He got up as well, Lois felt a little let down about him leaving so suddenly.

"Where are you going?" Lois asked.

"Clark's taking me to visit his Mom at their farm." Lana was bragging, she wanted Lois to know that she is Clark's girl and yes she was going to visit his mother.

"Oh, I see…let me not keep you…Thanks again guys."

"You're Welcome Lois." Clark smiled. "Any time."

Lana waved goodbye and they walked out together.

I'm glad that's over…now to meet Martha

"Damn Clark, this farm is Huge! WOW!" She stood outside of his truck looking at her view.

"Farms are generally huge. Most are bigger that this." He grabbed their bags from his truck.

"Well I haven't really been to farms Clark, so to me this is huge." She looked at the yellow house in front of her, knowing that she would have to go in there soon and it made her stomach tie in knots. "I'm getting nervous."

"Don't be…once you meet my mom you will warm right up to her. " Clark took the lead and led them up to his front porch. "Ready?"

"uhh, If I have to be." She gave a weak smiled; Clark rested their bags on the porch and gave her a soft kiss on her lips. It always seemed to calm her nerves.

He pulled back. "Ready now?"

"Umm…I'm not sure, maybe you should do it again." And he did, this time it was much more passionate. He pulled her closer and kissed her, caressing her tongue and sucking on her lips. She was in heaven and so was he. They loved to kiss, it was Clark's newfound toy and Lana's knew found pleasure.

She nodded. "Yeah, I'm ready."
"Good." He smiled and knocked on the door.