Enough Community Service

Luna trudged out of school miserably with Kelsy behind her with no particular expression of like or dislike.

"That wasn't that bad," Kelsy said with a shrug as she jumped off the last step. Luna began laughing and then turned around and poked Kelsy in the chest.

"Not that bad? My big fat ass! I never remembered going to school being that bad," she whined raising her arms to the sky. "Somebody shoot me so I don't have to come back."

"Luna acting out?" Lana asked and stepped next to Kelsy.

"She'll get over it. Hey, Lun!"

"My name's not Lun!" the other girl yelled and pounced at Kelsy who grabbed her and in a few moves had Luna's arms twisted behind her back. "Lemme go! Ow! Stop it!"

"Listen, Luna," Kelsy said and Luna stopped squiggling as much. "Just remember. It ain't Maxwell."

"Oh, yeah," Luna said and completely calmed down. Kelsy let her go. "Next time keep it to human levels," she muttered and received a strange look from her cousin. Kelsy rolled her eyes.

"What do we do now?"

"I have to go work at the Talon," Lana said with a deep sigh. "You guys could come and have some latte," she offered. She was hoping that by having them in her line of sight the two of them would at least stay out of major trouble.

"Sure! I could go for a milkshake with sprinkles and those little marshmallows," Luna said with a wide grin and looked at Kelsy. Kelsy nodded and then turned to Lana.

"Uh… we don't have spri…" Lana stopped at the glare she received from her cousin. "We'll get some on the way there."

"Talk to me," Luna demanded. "What happened between the two of you that has both of you so totally freaked out?"

"Both?" Kelsy asked and glanced around herself. She felt slightly paranoid and she was sure Clark would pop out any moment. Or at least wait until she confessed how he made her feel.

"Yeah, Clark was totally whacked in the first lesson. He calmed down eventually but every time I mentioned your name there was total tension in that boys body and not only in the good places," Luna said with a smirk. Kelsy found it best to just stare. "If you know what I mean… I mean, that…"

"I know what you mean!" Kelsy interrupted before Luna went to explaining human biology to her. "Sheesh. Okay, here's the deal. You first and then I'll tell you. I'm still kinda… whacked out in your own words."

"I can live with that," Luna said with a shrug. "Okay, so after La… rissa came to, hey Lana," she said and smiled up her cousin.

"That milkshake of yours is like an artwork, Luna. You better like it," Lana said placing their drinks down.

"Aww, thanks, babe! You even put a cherry on top although I didn't ask," Luna said with her trademark wide smile. Lana smiled back and then hurried over to another customer.

"Let's hope, that was enough attention for today," Luna muttered and ruffled her hair. "God, I can't stand her."

"She's okay," Kelsy said. "I guess. Now, spill."

"Alright. After she went to bed, I waited like five minutes and she was gone, I guess this place does take a lot out of her. I snuck out – the normal way and jogged all the way to Heaven and Hell. Awesome club, remember the one in LA:"

"Strip joint? Quite amusing. Liked the bands."

"Yeah… no strippers, no bands, two floors, extensive deco. Anyway, there I was and you apparently weren't even listening."

"Busy. But we'll get to that."

"I had a drink, went to dance and this disgusting big green alien blob danced up to me. Okay, not green… and very probably not alien, but definitely disgusting and big. I told him to piss off and just as I was about to slug him, this guy decided to save me."

"What he look like?" Kelsy said interested. She took a careful sip from her hot chocolate which Lana had also decorated. "Good, since you talked to him."

"Har, har! Well, yeah. Kinda dirty blonde hair, muscular build, tall as your beau, awesome blue eyes. Okay, so he saved me, he dragged me off the dance floor, bought me a drink and I did the vanishing act."

"That's it?"

"I have a strong feeling he was hitting on me. And I guess he knew I wasn't 21. Also, he was a total ass," Luna said and picked the cherry off her milkshake. She had not even started on it having been so enthralled by her own story.

"We're you being bitchy?"

"No," Luna said obviously in denial. "Okay, maybe just a little." Kelsy nodded.

"Luna, the male-eater."

"I don't eat 'em!" Luna insisted. "I just might want a nibble now and then." She smirked. "Now about your night out…" Kelsy sighed. She had been hoping to keep Luna on a long lead about that for a while, but as always, Luna was just too interested in her best friend's love life.

"I just finish…"

"You guys alright?" Lana asked with a smile. She looked at Luna's untouched milkshake.

"I want it to get cold," Luna explained and leaned forward. She grabbed the straw in her mouth and began sucking. "Damn, mustta gotten warmer." She grinned.

"And you?"

"Good," Kelsy said and held the empty mug out to Lana.

"Another one?"

"It's fine. I was just going to tell Luna about my day and the little rat won't let me stop talking," Kelsy said pasting a fake smile across her face. Lana nodded and then walked off.

"Keep talking," Luna said and then popped the straw back into her mouth.

"I just got dressed and when I turned around Clark was there."

"Oh, he is naughty," Luna said waving her straw and splashing some milkshake onto Kelsy's hand. Kelsy licked it off and glared at Luna. "Do go on! There has got to be some major naughtiness hidden in this story somewhere."

"You're such a perv, Luna. He wouldn't let me go and I told him I was a not sleeper."

"That old trick."

"It's not a trick, Luna, and you know it. Can't sleep until past eleven and it was only eight. He forbade me to go to the club and…"

"Who's your daddy?"

"I don't know and if you don't stop interrupting, I'm going to stop talking."

"I'm sorry. Go."

"So he suggested we go horse riding…"

"But…"

"No interrupting. I agreed because what do I know about wasting the night away apart from clubbing. I ended up having to sit behind him on the horse and he went and showed me the stars." Luna's eyes opened and then she laughed. She stopped at a glare from Kelsy. "He showed me a place where a planet used to be and then… I kinda stroked his cheek."

"You're such a go-getter!"

"Do you wanna hear this or not?" Luna nodded. "When I touched him… it felt like I was touching an electric wire, but in a good way." She stopped and stuck her finger into Luna's milkshake to indicate she was done. While she stuck her finger in her mouth he expected Luna to rant but there came nothing.

"That can't be happening, Kels. Remember back in… hi, Clark," Luna said and smiled. "Wanna sit here?"

"Uh, I…" Clark stuttered when he noticed Kelsy but then took the chair and moved a little bit closer to Luna.

"So. How d'you like having us in school with you?"

"As long as you don't go invisible, kill teachers or manipulate students to your liking, you're pretty much anti-average," he said keeping his eyes away from the blonde. Luna smiled.

"People have killed teachers."

"Not that many!" Clark said before Luna got any ideas.

"So, Clark. Any idea what we can do tonight? I mean you didn't let us go clubbing yesterday…" Luna looked at Kelsy and Clark glanced at her. A blush rose across her cheeks. "No ideas. Kay, I guess I'll just watch some horror movie with Lana," she said with a smile.

Luna's such an idiot! Totally insensitive… ah, well… lettuce see what she is up to tonight.