Chapter 12

Clark is standing on the porch, thinking how great his life is now that Jason is out of the way, and him and Lana are back together. Life has slowly returned to normal for him. It is so nice not to have to wonder if things were going to work out. They had worked out just fine, he had his dream girl back by his side where she belonged.

He is so lost in his thoughts that he fails to hear Lana approch. She just stands there for a few minutes staring at the man she is so in love with. How could i have forgotton how this feels, how it feels to be around him. How intoxcating it is to smell him next to me. He is the one contant good thing in her life, he has even turned back time to save her. Is it possible to really love someone so much that you would turn back time to save them. In his case it was, Lana knew she would do the same thing for him if it was in her power.

"Hey." She says.

"Hey." He repeats.

"So penny for your thoughts." She says to him.

"I was just thinking it is nice to have you back in my life, I'm sorry i told you i didn't know what that symbol meant. I was confussed myself for a time. It seems the symbol really means water. I told my parents it was the symbol for fire. I think something was trying to warn me about what was going to happen. So i got the symbols mixed up. Lana i feel like there is something pulling me towards it and i am not sure what it is. I do know this much, i will not allow anyone or anything to come between us again. I want you to know that no matter what happens i will return for you ok." Clark tells her.

"Oh Clark, i don't doubt you will. I am a little scared though. It seems you are scared and if you are, some how i think i should be terrorfied. We will work this out whatever it is i promise. You just have to have faith that it will all be ok." Lana tells him slowly caressing his face as she speaks.

"Will you come with me Lana?" Clark asks.

"Of course i will. Where are we going?" Lana asks.

"It is a suprise." Clark says as he wraps his arms around her and slowly takes flight.

They fly for what seems like an hour and then they land. Lana has had her eyes shut the entire time. It is still a little disconcerning to do that, It is cool, but weird.

"Lana open your eyes." Clark asks.

She slowly opens them to gaze upon a most amazing site. It is the sun sinking slowlly into the sea. She has never seen anything as beautiful as this site. Maybe it was because she was with Clark, or maybe it was because she finally knew that she was happy in her own right. She knew that him shareing this with her was a special occasion. It was just like him to think of the romantic things in life.

"So do you like it?" Clark asks her.

"Oh yes it is wonderful, where are we?" Lana asks.

"In California, on a beach in a town called Newport Beach. I came here once with another friend. He had some abilities as well, although he could only run, really fast, faster than me. It was so amazing, so i would come back from time to time, just to watch this." He said pointing to the sun slowly setting.

"Oh Clark it is great for you to share this with me. It makes me love you all the more. This is so surreal, i mean us back together, me knowing your abilities and secrets. It is just so amazing to finally know i have all of you." Lana says.

"I feel the same way Lana." Clark says as he slowly bends down and kisses her litely on her lips. It is so magical that they can feel the electricity flow through them.

As they break the kiss they hear a commotion coming from down the beach. they turn thier heads and see a group of teenagers about thier age talking. It seems to Clark that it might be more than that. There is a girl who seems to be threating another girl and a guy with two of her guys. Clark is watching this as if he should do something, but not knowing just what to do.

"Lana do you think i should do something to help them out?" Clark asks.

"Maybe you should, it seems those to big guys are about to beat up the other guy. Go help him Clark that isn't fair." Lana tells him.

With that Clark gets up and slowly walks toward the group. The one girl is yelling at the girl and her two guys telling them to leave. It seems that something went down and the girls seem to be the center of it. Clark decides to wait a few minute to see if he really needs to do anything as he listens to what is being said.

"Look it is over ok Alex can't you understand that."

"No Marissa, it is only that way because of him and now he is going to get what is coming to him. Get him guys."

Clark hears this and decides it is time to take action.

"Hey is there a problem here?" Clark asks walking up next to the single guy.

"It is none of your buisness, just leave and you won't get hurt." The girl named Alex says.

"Don't tell him what to do." The guy states.

"I see, you want me to leave so your two goons can beat up on one guy. Hum, not likely." Clark says.

"You asked for it, get them both." Alex says.

With that the two guys rush them. One heads at Clark while the other one rushes to the other guy. Clark allows himself to be hit a few times so as not to draw to much attention to himself. He finally sees an opening and dispatches his guy with a quick shot to the head knocking the guy out. He turns to see if the other guy needs a hand only to see him knock his guy out as well.

He slowly turns toward the girl named Alex.

"Are you satified now, you had to push it, well here are your friends. Just pick them up and walk away, i told you i am good at this." He says to her.

"Fine but this isn't the last you will hear from me, and for you Marissa i hope you enjoy your little friend here. I will get my revenge." With that she storms away as the guys who are back on thier feet slowly back away. Lana watched it all from afar had now moved closer to the group linking her arm with Clarks.

"Thanks man, it was going to be a little hairy there if it would have only been me." The guy says sticking out his hand. Clark shakes it.

"Ok, oh sorry where are my mannars, I am Clark Kent and this is Lana lang." Clark says

"Nice to meet you, i am Ryan Atwood, and this is Marissa Copper." Ryan says.

They all shake hands and exchange plesentries. When all is done Ryan speaks again.

"So are you new here?"

"No we are just visting, it seems like a nice place, for the most part." Lana says looking at Clark with all the love a woman can have for a man.

Marissa sees this and knows what that feels like. She feels the same way about Ryan but isn't sure he feels that way about her. She decides to ask this new girl some questions.

"Lana do you think i could talk to you for a minute?"

"Sure lets take a walk." Lana sinces she wants to do it privately.

"Ok." Marissa says.

"Be back in a few minutes." Lana says to Clark as she reaches up and kisses him on the lips.

She and Marissa walk away down the beach as both Clark and Ryan watch. Clark notices the longing look on Ryan's face, he knows it all to well.

"So you really want her don't you?" Clark asks.

"Yeah more than you know, but every time we try things get all crazy. Makes me wonder if it is all worth it." Ryan says.

"Do you lover her?" Clark asks.

"Yeah, i guess so. No i know i do, she is everything to me." Ryan states.

"Then it is worth it trust me on this Ryan, don't wait, tell her how you feel and don't keep anything from her. Tell her all of your secrets, and feelings. It will make you guys stronger trust me on this." Clark says.

"Sounds like you are speaking from experence." Ryan says.

"Trust me i am."

"You two seem like you are over it now." Ryan says.

"Yeah we are but it took a long time for us to get here, and it didn't happen till i was honest. I told her all of my secrets and layed it all out on the table. It took awhile but we finally made our way back to eachother." Clark says.

"Maybe you are right. Maybe i should lay it all on the line and see how it goes." Ryan says.