Author's note: Thank you so much for your comments! I'm still new to this so I need help with how you can edit your story's format. I edited it before and when I submitted it and it went back to its original form. So if anyone knows what I'm talking about, please tell me. And now, I give you chapter 2 of Unexpected Generations!

Unexpected Generations-

By: HaloGoddess15

Chapter 2 - A Picnic

"It's such a nice day today." Lana sighed as she, Chloe, and Lois relaxed on a big, quilted blanket under a giant tree that blocked the sun. they all decided to have fun and relax at a creek near the woods. They liked to swim there sometimes on a really sunny day.

Clark, AC, and Jason were playing catch with a football they brought. AC backed up and hurled the football at Clark, who was totally caught off guard and got hit. Clark rubbed his chest and faked an "Ow!" as if it hurt. The three of them laughed. "Hey Clark," Lana called out him. Her hair was neatly tucked back in a light blue sun hat. "Aren't you supposed to be paying attention out there?" She chuckled. Clark started to blush. "Sorry, I got too caught up in your beauty." He smiled. "Aw! Thanks, sweety." Lana melted, it was her turn to blush. Lois just rolled her eyes and she and Chloe exchanged looks.

All six friends had graduated college and were moving on with their lives. During their college years, Lana and Clark had been going steady. After they graduated , they both bought a beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 story townhouse, in the suburban side of Smallville. With Lana owning the Talon and Clark also working there, they kept a pretty decent income. One romantic evening , Clark made dinner and prepared a moonlit table on their spacious balcony. After treating her to spaghetti and non- alcoholic champagne and for dessert, home-aid brownies, Clark got down on one knee and proposed to Lana. Lana, of course, accepted and with that leapt in his arms and cried tears of joy while she admired the cute little diamond ring on her finger. Yep, they were happily engaged and were planning a wedding for the coming December.

Lois and Arthur (AC) met during college and after they graduated, they had a very strong relationship. Her and AC bought a lake house in Smallville so that Arthur could be near the water. They would take morning walks on the lake everyday. That gave them both time to talk about what was on their minds and it was also their time to just be together. Lois worked with Chloe at the Daily Planet and Arthur works at the marine wildlife preserve in Metropolis where he is one of the caretakers for the animals. Whenever they have free time, they both try to spend as much of their time together as possible.

And last, but not least, Chloe and Jason. Lana, Clark, Lois, and AC for a while, thought this was an odd pairing. Both of them never really showed any type of sign that they even had an interest for each other but, ever since the second meteor shower, they were there for each other and they just clicked after that. Chloe always liked his sarcastic attitude and he made her laugh. After their two years of commitment, their four friends finally agreed that they are a great couple. They always seemed to be there to console and love at the right times. They were a very fun pair. Clark always found it entertaining when he got caught in their little arguments, but they always seemed to work it out. Chloe, of course, worked at the Daily Planet gradually making her way to being a full-fledged reporter, and Jason was a crime scene investigator in Metropolis. After being raised to follow only his mother's orders and study only one subject for his whole life, the whole detective thing was something he was sort of born with. He was glad to settle things with Lana and still be friends and was even more glad that he didn't have to worry about his cruel, selfish mother ever again. He was on his own now, and in love. With a very decent annual income, Jason and Chloe were happily able to get a very spacious two bedroom, two bathroom loft in Metropolis.

Clark threw the football to AC, who threw it to Jason, who threw it back to Clark. The ball went too high and flew past Clark where it disappeared into the tall, three feet long grass patch. "Aw, great!" Jason said, pulling his head back and letting out an exasperated sigh. "Guys!" Chloe shouted from the picnic table, "Come and eat or the bugs devour it before you do!" she smiled. Chloe and the girls were already back on the with their food. The guys hustled to the table where they piled their plates high with everything. Chloe, Lana, and Lois watched in disgust. Jason made his way over to Chloe and before seating himself next to her, bent over and planted a gentle kiss on her cheek. Lois and AC were at the center of the blanket. AC had his hand rested on Lois's lap while she fed him. Clark and Lana nestled in his arms. She was relaxed in between his legs, just like they did in their high school years when they finally confessed their love to one another. A breeze came through and Lana closed her eyes and rested her head on Clark's firm chest, enjoying the cool air hitting her face. She remembered those crazy highschool years and how she couldn't choose between Clark and Whitney. She couldn't believe she even thought about breaking up with Clark the first time. That was the biggest mistake she had ever made. She felt so alone without him. Now she felt his warmth and a sense of security and comfort as he held her in his muscular arms. "Clark," Lana began in a soft, content voice. "Yes, Lana?" Clark asked. He felt uneasy all of a sudden. Lana continued to stare out into the meadow full of wild flowers up over the hill they were on. She showed no emotion on her face until a smile crept up on her lips. "I love you." She said, still smiling to herself. Clark sank with relief. "I'm not in trouble for once."He always knew those moments of silence sometimes added up to being discussions about being honest with each other and that now that they were getting married that there shouldn't be any secrets between them. Clark was always a horrible liar and hated to do it, but it was only for the safety of his family, friends, and especially for himself. So, he was happy that this time, Lana wasn't talking about that topic. "I love you, too." Clark said, and kissed Lana on the top of her head.

Chloe was now on Jason's lap. She had her arms around his waist and was comfortably cuddled up against him. Jason had his arms around her, liking the warmth of her body heat.

Lois was playing with Arthur's hair. She was staring at him lovingly. He had his eyes closed but feeling the energy from her stare made him look up to stare back at her. She was immediately entranced by his beautiful green eyes and he was with her big brown ones. She continued to pet his short blond hair. He lazily smiled, then shut his eyes. Lois decided this was too quiet for her own nature. "So," Lois started. "Chloe, how's life treating you guys?" She asked. Chloe looked up, hearing her name being said. "Huh? Oh, were good... Great, actually." she let go of Jason's waist and took his hand. "We've been talking about having children." Lana's head shot up. Clark's eyes went wide. Children? Clark thought. Arthur's eyes shot open. He'd known Chloe and Jason for more than a year now and he had to admit that they were perfect for each other, but them having children sounded really random and too fast. He was having a hard time registering this. Most of all because they weren't even married yet. They hadn't even mentioned marriage to any of them yet, not that he knew of yet anyway, so why were they bringing this up? Lois's mouth was hanging open. "C..Chloe," Clark managed, "You never told me you were interested in parenting." Chloe turned her head so that she could look into his eyes. "Clark, ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a mom. One better that mine had been." She lowered her head, tears filling her eyes. " I know it's a shock to you guys for me to just blurt something like this out but it's just been something that's been nagging in my mind. I don't ever want to be like my mom and I will never run from my family." She sheepishly fidgeted with her fingers, embarrassed with herself at what she had just said and at the awkward silence that ensued for a full minute now. She let out a sharp breath and tried her best to compose herself by putting on a smile. Jason grabbed her hand and squeezed it. Chloe looked up at him and he gave her a 'we might as well tell them' nod. Jason smiled, then Chloe squeezed his hand . She turned her attention back to the staring bunch and exhaled heavily. "Were engaged!" Chloe said, he excitement taking over. Everyone gasped, then there was more silence. Finally, Lana spoke up. "Chloe... Jason, that's wonderful!" Lana hopped out of Clark's arms and Chloe got out of Jason's. Lana and Chloe embraced happily, squealing and giggling. Lois got up quietly and slowly walked over to Chloe. Chloe was nervous as she waited for her reaction but that was relieved when Lois also squealed and literally squeezed her to death. Lois then let go to look at her cousin and frowned. "Look at you. My baby cousin is getting married. And here I am oblivious to what my future will be." Chloe placed a hand on Lois's cheek and whispered, "Lois, don't worry, AC will propose to you eventually. He loves you." She smiled and Lois weakly smiled back.

Chloe glanced back at Clark who was in the same spot, deep in thought. Lana followed her glance and sighed, then chuckled. "And don't you worry, Chloe. Clark is just in a state of denial. He'll loosen up once I get done with him." she said with a devilish grin and rubbing her hands greedily together, trying to cheer up her friend. It seemed to work. All three of them ended up laughing. "So," Lana added, "Where's the ring?" "Oh, yeah." Chloe said and quickly flashed out her left hand. It was a silver band with a cute little diamond in the center, sandwiched in between two rubies. The silver and diamonds caught the light making it sparkle. There were some "oohs" and "ahs" and then the girls settled back down with their men. As Lana snuggled back in his arms, Clark felt bad for not encouraging Chloe and Jason on their big decision. He spoke up. "Chloe, Jason, I'm sorry I didn't say anything. I'm really happy for you guys and I know you both are going to have a wonderful future together. And Chloe, I've known you long enough to know you'll be an excellent mom." He at smiled at that. "Congratulations guys." Chloe was touched. "Aw, Clark, thank you." She said and pecked Jason on the cheek. Lana was proud of Clark. She nuzzled his neck with her nose. Apparently, she didn't have to do anything; Clark had realized what he did and did something about it. That's what she liked about Clark, he was sensitive.

They lingered for a while more, watching the beautiful, Kansas sunset. After that, it was beginning to get dark. They all got up and packed everything in their cars. Then, they huddled up behind Chloe and Jason's bright red Ford Explorer and said their farewells. Chloe, Lana, and Lois hugged and kissed each other. "I had a great time guys." Lana said. "What should we do next month?" All three of them thought hard. "We could have a girls night out." Lois suggested. "Yeah," Lana added. "We could go to that new spa and take a yoga class." They all agreed. "And the guys can go watch a game or something." Lois said. "Boys!" Lana called out. "It's getting dark. We need to get going." Clark, AC, and Jason bear-hugged and said their goodbyes. Lois put a hand on Chloe's shoulder before getting in her car. "Call me whenever you need to talk. I'm always ready to listen, hun." Chloe gave a half smile. "Thanks, Lois. I will." They all headed to their cars. "Oh!" Clark remembered, his foot in the car, "I forgot our football. Be back in a sec." He said as he jogged over to the grass patch in the meadow.

Clark searched through the long leaves. A strange mist filled the air and he couldn't help but inhale some of it. He coughed. The weird mist was making him feel lightheaded and he almost lost his footing, but caught himself. What was that? Clark thought to himself. The mysterious ordeal left him staring blankly at the meadow. Jason closed the trunk of his car and rubbed the dirt off of his hands. He turned his attention to Clark who was standing by the meadow, looking confused. "It's that hard to find?" Jason called out. Wow, I threw it that far? Jason thought. He walked over to join Clark in search for the missing football. "I'm coming!" Arthur called from his car. He got out and jogged over. He and Jason began rummaging through the tall grass. More mist rose from the grass and Clark cautiously stepped back. Jason and Arthur inhaled and coughed. Clark came back to his senses and used his x-ray vision. He stared at the grass and narrowed his eyes. "Weird." Clark said, not realizing he said it out loud. I can't use my x-ray vision. Clark thought to himself. "I know." Jason answered back. "What's this mist stuff?" He asked. "I have no idea." AC said. "Found it." He said, grabbing the ball and bringing it up. "Good," Clark said, relaxing to the thought that he could finally leave this place. "Let's go." All three of them once again said their goodbyes, hopped in their cars, and drove away from the now quiet, green meadow.

Author's Note

That's chapter 2 of Unexpected Generations. Hope you enjoyed it so far. I'm still working on chapter 3 but it should be up soon.