Chapter 3 is here! Sorry for not updating for so long, writers block.

Daily Planet

Clark walked into the doors of the Daily Planet reading a copy of that day's edition. He wasn't surprised at what he saw as the front page headline. "MY INTERVIEW WITH SUPERMAN" by Lois Lane. Lois had put his name at the end of the article to give Clark some credit, but not much to be recognized as a serious reporter. This hurt, but it was expected and figured he was going to have to make a name for himself by himself.

"Hey Kent, Lane! In my office now!" he heard Perry shout as he walked through the doors of the elevator, which was actually kind of expected.

"Ok, good job on the interview with superman. Real good. I already got a new lead for you guys to follow. There have been rumors going around that Luthorcorp is funding illegal experiments on humans with the meteor rocks from back in Smallville, and this of course is illegal to use human beings as lab rats. I want you guys to confirm these rumors, cause I would love to put Luthor behind bars. Ok get moving!" And that was Perry for you, quick and to the point.

"Ok Kent, lets get moving on this. I wouldn't mind putting Luthor behind bars myself. Have you heard of the things going on with him since you've been gone or do I have to brief you on that too." Lois said bitterly.

"No. I'm fully aware of his dealings with Luthorcorp, Lane." Clark quipped back.

"Ok then what are we waiting for?" Lois said enthused.

"I'll meet you there." Clark said before speeding off towards Luthorcorp, not wanting to join Lois in a car. Plus, it would make it easier for him to get through Luthorcorp as superman.

"Well I guess I'm on my own." said Lois, not suspecting what Clark was up to.

Luthorcorp

Clark quickly changed into superman as he supersped through Luthorcorp searching for some sort of lab with human subjects an meteor rocks. He had found none, and figured he wouldn't since Lex was smarter than that. He would definitely handle this business far away in order to prevent a connection with Luthorcorp. Clark has been aware if Lex's activities in the past few years, and has noticed that he has turned out exactly how he never wanted too, a worse version of his father. Although he somewhat sympathized for Lex, he never thought he should have become such an evil man, and decided he was to fight Lex.

He quickly sped out of Luthorcorp. On his way, he noticed what seem like a very large vault, and when he x-rayed it he saw what looked like a lab. He quickly broke through the doors and entered. What he saw was horrible. He noticed a large, well-built, and not to mention grotesque being strapped into a large tank filled with what looked to be refined, liquified kryptonite. It had wires and needles through it, showing that it was being studied. Clark would have gotten a closer look if it hadn't have been for the kryptonite. So he sped out of Luthorcorp and was face to face with Lois Lane before he knew it. She just rolled her eyes, she should have known he was here.

"Find anything?" Lois asked. Trying desperately not to stare at the visible muscles through Clark's signature blue tights.

"No. I didn't expect to anyway. Lex might be evil, but he is smart. My guess is that the lab, if there is one is as far from here as possible, within reasonable distance for Lex to get there and back." Clark informed.

"Not bad for a farmboy. Now change out of those tights before I hurl." Lois said, imitating the feeling a sickness in her stomach. Clark just through a fake smile on his face before switching back to Clark Kent.

On their ride back to the Planet to think up some possible outcomes of where this lab might be, Clark turned serious. "Lois?" she turned and looked at him. "Look, I was wondering if we could talk sometime. Maybe over coffee or something. See if we can try to break this rift between us, it will help make a better partnership." Clark said hopefully.

"No thanks." Lois said blankly before turning back to look at the road. Clark just clenched his teeth before looking out the window of the passenger seat. He knew that Lois would probably never give him the time of day, so he would catch her and see if he could force her into it, maybe as superman.

Lois' Apartment

"I can't believe him Chloe. I mean not only does he come to the Planet and invade my territory as a reporter, but he thinks he can just apologize and things will be all hunky dory between us again. I can't stand him." Lois said to her cousin, who again was the mediator between Clark and Lois.

"Lois, you and I both know why he had to leave. You can't hate him for it." Chloe said, trying to be the voice of reason.

"I can try." Lois said. Chloe just looked at her. "Think about it from my perspective Chloe. I mean I know he had to this, but he didn't even call, write, or even try and keep in touch in those 5 years that he was gone. I mean who does that to someone they love." Lois said.

"Well you haven't exactly given him a chance to explain himself cuz." Chloe informed.

"Hey! Who's side are you on here?" Lois asked frustrated.

"I'm on no ones side, just being the voice of reason." Chloe snapped back.

"Even tonight Chloe, when we were looking through various places where Lex might have this lab, there was such a distance between us. We talked as complete strangers who were just searching for the same thing." Lois reminisced sadly.

"You still love him don't you." Chloe stated sympathetically.

"No!" Lois snapped. But instead of it sounding convincing, it sounded as if she was a schoolgirl trying to say to herself she didn't have a crush. Chloe had to think it was adorable and she just stared at Lois intently. "I don't." Lois tried to convince herself again, unsuccessfully.

"Look Lois, I'm no expert in the department of love, but I would give Clark a chance, for his and your sake." Chloe said. "But right now I have to go. I have a deadline to meet for my new book." Chloe had become a writer instead of a journalist. She wrote a very successful series of stories about the adventures she, Clark, Lana, Lois, and Pete had as children growing up in a town where everything weird happened, from the living dead to killer bees. Pretty much an autobiography of their lives in Smallville where she changed the name of the characters, but they had the same basic personalities. And she changed the name of the town as well.

Lois just hugged her cousin, "Thanks for the talk Chlo." Lois said sincerely.

"Anytime Lo. You know I'm always here for you. But I really have to go cause my publisher will kill me if I'm late again." Chloe smile and so did Lois. And as Chloe walked out, Lois heard a gust of wind hit near her terrace. She quickly went to check it out.

"What if I was a burglar?" she heard a voice say from behind her as she swung around ready to attack. But she was surprised to see a blue figure come out from the shadows, with a red cape, superman, a.k.a., Clark Kent. She would have preferred a burglar.

"Well then you'd be flying down twelve stories towards your death, and to be honest I would've preferred a burglar." Lois informed as Clark just shook his head. Lois tried to walk inside but Clark quickly grabbed her arm, lightly.

"Lois, we need to talk." Clark stated firmly.

"What's there to talk about?" Lois responded, still close-minded.

"You know we have to talk about this Lois, or our lives at the Planet will be hell from now on." Clark warned.

"Look Smallville, if you have to say anything to me, say it." Lois said with her back to him as she looked out into the city.

Clark took a deep breathe. "Lois, I know that you probably have every reason to hate me right now..." he was interrupted.

"You got that right!" Lois yelled as she spun around.

"Lois..." Clark began again but was interrupted again.

"No Clark! You don't have the right to explain what you did! You left and I understood why, but you never even made the effort to keep in touch with me when you were gone. I mean, who does that to someone they love? Honestly!" Lois screamed at him. "I loved you. I waited for you for those five years, hoping and praying that you'd come back to me, or at least call. But you never did. You never did! Soon I had to give up on you and try to date other men. But I never got the chance to get close to them because my mind always drifted back to you. I hated you for this. Then I thought to myself, who have I become to pout over some farmboy from Kansas. And that's when I decided to erase you from my memory and my life. But then you show up that the Planet!" Lois yelled some more as tears threatened to fall from her eyes.

"Lois, I'm sorry." Clark said sincerely.

"Sorry doesn't cut it Clark. All I want to know its why! Why did you do that to me?" Lois asked angrily.

"I figured that if we didn't have contact with each other it would make things easier for us, you know, to move on." Clark said desperately

"Well it wasn't Clark! It made it harder! We could have helped each other through it Clark! But instead you decided to force us both to do it alone!" Lois informed harshly.

"I know that now Lois and all I can say is I'm sorry." Clark said as he touched her arm.

Lois quickly pulled away and glared at him. "Lois..." Clark started but was interrupted with a slap to his face.

"I hate you! Do your hear me? I HATE YOU!" Lois said as tears feel down her cheeks. She quickly ran inside and slammed the door behind her.

Clark just let some of his own tears slide down his cheeks as he whispered, "I'm sorry." and took off into the night sky.

Lois just sat in her bed and cried. She curled herself into a ball and she cried like there was no tomorrow. She still loved Clark Kent. But she could not give into her love. EVER! She told herself until she cried herself to sleep, dreaming of what might have happened if Clark had never left.

More to come, stay tuned. Read and Review por favor.