Chapter 19
Jonathan Drops Clark off at the Talon, He knows his son will return as soon as he can. With that he heads back to the farm.
Clark walks into the Talon, with a worried look on his face. He knows that what he has to say to Lana isn't going to be easy but he has to do it. He promised her no more secrets, and he meant every word of it. From now on she will be involved in eveything he does, one way or another.
He looks around, but doesn't see her. 'She must be in her appartment.' He thinks to himself. He slowly walks up the stairs leading to her door. Once there he heitates, but only for a second before he knocks.
"Coming." Lana calls from the otherside of the door.
After a few seconds the door opens to reveal the love of his life. She looks then does a double take before she slowly starts to sink to the floor. She has passed out. Clark immediately jumps forward and catches her. He walks into the appartment and closes the door, he gentle lays her on the sofa. He is softly storking her hair as he says her name.
"Lana, wake up. Come on Lana it is Clark."
She slowly starts to stir while he is stroking her hair.
"Clark! Oh my God. I was begining to think i had lost you forever." She tells him as she latches onto his neck in a hug that would kill a normal man.
"I promised i would come back to you. Lana i have to tell you something, and it isn't easy for me to say." Clark says.
"What is it Clark tell me maybe we can figure a way out together." Lana informs him, trying to sound helpful and not dreadful.
"I am only back for this night. To spend it with you. Then my alter-ego will be back till i achieve the task Jor'el has for me. Trust me Lana it is something i have to do, but once it is done, the Clark you know and love will be back."
"What alter-ego?" Lana asks.
"Kal'el." Clarks states.
"Oh Clark are you sure Jor'el is going to let you come back to us?" Lana wants to know.
"He gave me this night to explain to everyone important to me didn't he. Lana if i thought this was a trick, i would do what i had to do to stop it. If i don't do this it could lead to my destruction, as well as the deaths of the people i care about the most. I am not doing this blind, please have faith in me to believe what i am doing is for the good of us." Clark tells her a little defensive.
"Oh Clark i didn't mean it like that. I love you, and i believe in you and all that you do. I have so much faith in you, if you told me to jump off a mountian, and all would be well i would do it. I know that what you are doing is because you have to. I just am not sure i trust Jor'el." Lana says.
"That is sometimes a smart move, he can be misleading at times. I think he has the best of intentions for this planet though, in the long run." Clark says.
At that very moment Clark hears an all to fimalier voice in his head.
"Kal'el, my son bring her to me and i will explain it to her." Jor'el says.
"No i will not subject her to you. I can do this." Clark says in his head.
"Clark what is it?" Lana asks.
"Jor'el wants to talk to you." Clark says.
"Ok, take me to him." Lana says.
"Are you sure? It might be dangerous," Clarks informs her.
"Clark i think it is time me and Jor'el meet face to face so to speak." Lana says.
"Ok." Clark gives in.
With that Clark opens the window and flies them out it to the caves. Once there he looks at her one last time making sure she wants to do this. She just nads and then watches Clark. He smiles at her reassuringly and then extends his hand palm out ward and a blinding lite shoots out of his plam and connects to the walk. In the blink of an eye they are both standing in a shining light that isn't to brite but allows them to see each other. All around them is blackness as Lana looks around she can see three Ribbons of the same light connecting to form this small chamber they are in. Her breath catchs in her lungs, as she look back to Clark. He smiles and puts his arm around her.
"Lana, i am Jor'el, Kal'el is my son." Jor'el tells her.
"His name is Clark, and Jonathan and Martha are his parents. True you may be his biological father, but it stops there." Lana says boldly.
"She has spirt my son, you choose wisely." Jor'el tells him, at which Clark smile broadly.
"As you wish Lana, Clark is my biological son. when are planet was in the prosses of being destroyed me and his mother decided to send him to a place i knew of. It was done to at least preserve a small piece of us, and i mean Kryptoians not me and his mother. You see i visted Earth several years ago, i meet and feel in love with and Earth woman of your heritage. Which is why i think my son was drawn to you. While i was there i hid Three stone of immence power, and knowlege. Kal, i mean Clark must retrive these stones and unite them, if he doesn't it will lead to his destruction and the end of life as you know it on Earth. Once this is done i give you my word he wil return to you. The only diffrence will be his ablilty to prtect you as well as the rest of the Earth. There are grave dangers heading your way and i will not allow my son, and your love, to be destroyed." Jor'el tells her.
"So he has no choice in this?" Lana asks.
"No Lana he does have a choice. He can opt to leave this cave and return to you as Clark Kent, and almost certainly be killed when the danger arrives. Or he can return as Kal'el for a short time, do as i ask, and gain the knowlege to save you and everyone else he loves. Which would you prefer Lana, i leave it in your hands." Jor'el tells her.
"No! I have made up my own mind Jor'el, you will not burden her with this." Clark says, when he feels an hand on his arm.
"Clark i can answer this one." Lana smiles at him.
"Jor'el are you willing to prove that you will allow Clark to return to us as Clark and not Kal'el?" Lana asks.
"How do you suppose i do this?" Jor'el says with a small chuckle.
"Allow him one last night as Clark before he does this, that won't upset your timetable will it?" Lana asks.
"No i believe that is possible, Kal'el my son upon the rising of the yellow sun tomorrow, you will return to your destiny. As for tonight, Clark enjoy this time." Jor'el says.
Just like that they are now back in the cave. Lana has a smile on her face. She knows she gain a small advantage on Jor'el. She isn't sure if it wasn't because he allowed it or because she earned it. Either way she had him for the night, now was thier time, her time to show him how much she loved him.
"Clark." Lana says.
"Yeah." He says.
"Take me back to my place and make love to me." Lana says boldly.
Blushing slightly Clark stammers. "U-Uh a-are y-you s-sure?"
"I have never been more sure of anything in my life. I want to give you something. Something to make you realize how much you mean to me, and something to make you want to return as fast as you can." Lana explains to him.
"Lana you don't have to do this, i know what i mean to you, because you mean the same to me. I will return as fast as i can regaurdless if we do this or not. I want this to happen, but for the right reasons, because we love eachother, and it is the completion of that love. Not for a reason for me to return." Clark tells her.
"Oh Clark it is for all of those reasons i want to make love to you. The memory of it will be my most prized one, knowing you took the time to share your love with me before you did this thing. I have wanted this for awhile now, that is why i asked Jor'el for one last night. i know you have to do this thing, but before you do. Give me the one thing i know no one else will ever have, your complete love." Lana tells him, with tears in her eyes.
Clark is standing there looking at her. he reachs up and wipes away the tears from her eyes with his thumbs as he gentle caresses her cheeks.
"Lana I love you. If you want this then i am fine with it."
With that he scoopes her up into his arms and flies gentle back tot he Talon. As they are flying Lana can't wait, she starts to kiss him, softly at first but then more passionately. As he lands in the living room of Lana's appartment he lowers her tot he couch. As there hands start to roam, clothes beging to be removed. Lana and Clark are slowly warming up to the feelings that have been supressed for too long. They know that tonight is the night to let them all come to the surface. As the kiss deepens Lana can't help but to think this is the way it was meant to happen, it was perfect.