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A/N: SO SORRY I haven't updated in forever! The story is almost over! Two more chapters! I hope you all will love it!
Obsessed4ever2Clana-Clark and Lana don't look much different. They both think that Tom looks like Clark and vice versa, but they were (and are) too afraid to admit that yet.
Chapter 10: Old Friends
Tom sat on a chair in his yacht typing e-mail. It was to smallgirl. He smiled brightly as he wrote and he was still in the strange happy stupor, an hour after arriving home.
But someone mysteriously knocked on the front door. He exited out of the e-mail and looked at the door strangely. Who knew he was here besides Pete, Lois, and Paige? And why would they come? He inched slowly towards the door and the person knocked again. Pete barked and Tom shushed him. He finally opened the door and his jaw almost fell to the ground when he saw who it was at the door.
"Hey stranger." A very familiar voice said. He hadn't heard it in years and he wasn't sure that he wanted to hear it.
"I thought I might get that hello after not seeing you for five years." Chloe said with her usual witty flair.
"Chloe…" Tom said still not able to comprehend what was going on.
"Clark," she said imitating him, " That was my attempt at humor. I guess I crashed and burned."
She smiled at him with her smile that had never changed. Her usual blonde bob was now down to her shoulders and tucked neatly behind her ear with a bobby pin. She had gotten a little taller and her look had matured a little bit. But other than that, she looked like the same old Chloe back from the Torch days. But there was a new air to her that Tom couldn't name.
"Aren't you going to say something?" Chloe asked nervously.
"What are you doing here?" he finally said.
"Ah, I thought you would say that," she started," Look, I came here to talk about my feelings-"
Oh no, here we go again. More of Chloe confessing her undying love for me. Tom thought.
"Chloe! Leave now! Please, I can't take you throwing your feelings at me again!" Tom yelled trying to shut the door. But Chloe pushed it open.
"Let me finish," she said, "I want to talk about my feelings and I want to be friends again. If you'll let me." She looked at him almost pleading and he gave in.
"Alright, what's your story?" Tom asked letting her in.
They went in and sat down. Tom made coffee while Chloe started her story.
"I've been thinking a lot and I don't love you anymore. It's a different love. Like a brother and best friend love. I've found somebody else that I love romantically. A really great somebody and we're getting married." She said holding up her hand.
"Congratulations Chloe! That's awesome!" Tom said happily. Then he realized that her happy air was her pre-wedding bliss.
"Yeah, he's really great and we're going to live here in Metropolis. I got my dream job at the Daily Planet. I saw that you were working there and I knew that would be trouble. And I decided that I could no longer be mad at you over something so dumb and I knew that I wanted my best friend to be at my wedding." Chloe said.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Tom smiled.
"That what you said at the Spring Formal," she said and then seeing Tom's confused face she added, " I'm just kidding Clark. Jeez, you never could take jokes very well."
They both smiled at each other and laughed. They hugged and Clark knew that they friendship had now been mended and that things would go back to normal.
"I feel a lot better now." Tom confessed.
"I know, it only took us 5 years." Chloe laughed.
"So, how did you know I was here?" he asked.
"Well, you know me, I found your changed name and went to your address. The girl there told me where you were. She seemed pretty pissed at the mention of your name."
"Yeah, we broke up a few weeks ago."
"Ohh." She said. Tom got up and started to clean their cups.
"So how come you didn't go all super-strength on me when I tried to come in?" Chloe asked casually.
"I haven't really used my powers for a while."
"Why? Saving Metropolis from muggers not your thing? I always thought you were more of a meteor freak saver."
"Well, I kind of vowed not to use my powers after Lana and I…"
"Ah, the big fight of '04."
"Yeah, my powers only hurt people and tear them apart, so…"
"Hmm," she said getting up and walking around, "Ooh, who ya e-mailing? Smallgirl. Who's she?"
"Uh, nobody." He said.
"Come on, you can tell me, I kept your secret for 6 years."
"All right, it this girl I've been e-mailing…" he started. He told her that whole story, even about Kristin being Lana. Chloe sat and listened, and it seemed as if she were clinging to his every word. He felt so much better after finally telling someone besides Lois the whole story.
They sat there talking for a while. About other things too. And after an hour or so Chloe had to leave.
"Well, that's one down, one to go." Chloe said opening the door.
"What?" Tom asked.
"Lana and I kind of got in a fight after your big fight, so I thought I would be mature and apologize." She smiled.
"Ok, good luck!" Tom said as she walked away. She turned around, smiled and waved goodbye to him. He waved back and shut the door. It felt good to have mended his relationship with Chloe and Kristin. Now if only he could with the Lana part of Kristin…
Kristin's Apartment
After Tom left Kristin felt rejuvenated and couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about him. And everything else was somehow linked to Tom. An hour after he left though, she started to feel crappy again so she slept for an hour or two. It was the best sleep she had in weeks. Full of happy dreams. Ok, so some of them were a little dirty involving a certain someone, but she was happy anyways. When she had woken up she took medicine and totally felt normal. Her hacking cough was gone, her runny, clogged up nose was cleared, and her horrible headache was long gone. It was good because she heard the knock of a visitor at her door. She walked over to it and answered it, shocked.
"Hi." Chloe said with a weak smile.
"Hi." Kristin said sheepishly. They stood there awkwardly for a little while when Kristin said hurt, "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to apologize." Chloe said politely. She decided to leave her witty, sarcastic remarks behind with Lana. It would probably piss her off.
"Here come in." Kristin warily. She wasn't sure if she was ok with forgiving Chloe. She came to Kristin and accused her of things by herself. Lana had done nothing to provoke them.
Kristin cleared the couch of tissues and blankets and cold medicine.
"Sorry, I'm kind of sick." She explained.
"Well, I'll be fast so you can sleep." Chloe smiled. They sat down and Chloe sighed.
"I came to apologize for accusing you of all those things. I know I shouldn't have, but I was just upset that Clark didn't love me and I decided to blame it on you. I know that I shouldn't have and it was foolish of me. Clark loved you, not me." She said sincerely.
"Chloe, I shouldn't have yelled at you either. My fight with Clark had nothing to do with you and I chose to blame it on you. And I shouldn't have called you all of those mean things." Kristin smiled.
"I'm sorry." Chloe smiled.
"Me too." She smiled back.
They hugged and Chloe said, "I feel so much better now, having made up with my two best friends."
"You made up with Clark?" Kristin asked.
"Yeah, I went by a couple of days ago. To- I mean, Clark forgave me too."
Really? How is he?" Kristin asked curiosity taking her over.
"Oh, you know, same old, same old. Still drop dead gorgeous and an all American farm boy."
"Has he, um, found anybody?" she asked slowly.
"No, why?"
"Oh, nothing, just curious."
"Well, Ms. Lang, have you found anyone?"
"Well…" Kristin told her all about IL59 and they talked on and on about him. Kristin even showed Chloe a few of his e-mails.
"I don't know Lana, this guy sounds a lot like Clark." Chloe hinted.
"Really? You think? Well, I guess he kind of does." Kristin thought aloud.
They talked for a few hours about everything. Chloe's fiancé, Chloe's job, Kristin's job, Kristin's name change, Tom Welling, old inside jokes, good memories. Finally it was time for Chloe to leave.
"Well, it was nice talking to you."
"It was nice talking to you!" Kristin replied hugging her.
"I'll call you and we can get together again, when you're feeling better!" Chloe smiled.
"Ok, sounds great! Bye!"
"Bye!" Chloe said leaving.
Kristin smiled, happy that she had made up with Tom and Chloe. She lay down on the couch and thought happy thought as she slowly drifted off into a sleep, full of dreams.
Throughout the week Kristin and Tom continued their lives happily and loving life. Though neither one had been able to e-mail each other, because Kristin was still sick. Chloe started her job at the Daily Planet and she and Lois instantly became the dynamic duo. Tom could've seen that one a mile away.
Kristin took Tom and Chloe's word about IL59 to heart and decided to use them. So, she e-mailed him and wrote:
I've been thinking and I think we should meet.
Tom wrote back:
We should meet, but not now. I have a project that needs some tweaking.
He was totally playing her and she had no idea whatsoever. He loved it, knowing what was going to happen the entire time, while he kept her guessing what would happen. But she would soon be revealed to all the things that had been kept from her.
A/N: Ok, hoped you liked it! I'm sorry, but these last few chapters will be a little short. But I promise the ending will be awesome! Now review, review, review!
