A/N: Ok, here's an updated chapter 68. I didn't forget Chloe this time. This is actually in a different time period than the season finale. My story is still in March of '05 and Clark hasn't graduated yet. The finale was around June of '05 and Clark was graduating. Time is kinda moving slowly right now, it will pick back up soon.
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Lana pulls the black Mercedes she borrowed from Lex to a stop in front of the mansion. She wipes the tears from her eyes and steps out of the car. Lana hurries up the steps and towards Lex's office.
"Lana." Lex says, getting up from his chair. He didn't expect to see her back so soon, and then he sees her red eyes and the tear streaks down her cheeks. "What's wrong? Are you ok?" He asks.
"I think I made a big mistake, Lex. I should have stayed away." She tells him.
"What, why? Did you see Clark?" Lex asks, not understanding why she is so upset.
"Clark was with someone else, he's moved on. And I haven't. It's been five months and he's still all I can think about." She says, giving up on trying to hold back the tears.
"Shh. It's ok, I'm here." Lex says and takes her into a hug. Lana collapses into him, burying her face into his shoulder. "I'm sorry you had to see him with Lois." He assumes.
"What?" Lana asks, stepping back. "No, he was with some… some tramp."
Lex frowns, surprised Clark would go for that type of a girl. "Really? Wow, that surprises me."
Lana sighs. "No, she wasn't. Its just, I want to be that girl. I'm the one that should be with him."
"I wish there was some advice I could give you that would magically bring you and Clark together, but it doesn't work that way. But there is one piece of advice that I know…" He tells her.
Lana looks up at him and wipes her eyes. "What's that?"
Lex leads her over to the couch and they sit down. "From what I've seen, you and Clark are meant to be together. If that's true, you and Clark will end up together."
Lana lets this sink in and stares at the coffee table intensely.
Why did I have to run away? I beg Clark for years to tell me his secret. Then when he does, I cowardly run away.
She wants to go see him and tell him how stupid she's been and erase the last five months of their lives. But the truth is, she's afraid. She's afraid of looking into his eyes and seeing all the hurt she caused him.
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Amy speeds down the road towards town. Clark sits in the passenger seat restlessly. To be sitting in the passenger seat, instead of behind the wheel in such a car drives him crazy.
"What's wrong with you?" She asks, noticing his restlessness.
"This really is an awesome car. What's it have? 400 horsepower? 450?" He asks, smiling widely.
Amy looks at him strangely. "Uh, around there maybe?" She says, not exactly knowing.
"Think you could use some of them?" Clark asks.
Amy laughs. "Oh, am I going too slow for you?" She asks, slowing down further.
Clark smiles at her. "You think your really cute, don't you?" She's about to respond and Clark reaches over with his foot, stepping down on hers. The car takes off faster with a slight squeal of the tires.
"Clark, stop it!" She screams and smacks his arm. Clark keeps his foot there while keeping an eye on the road. Suddenly, a stray cow wanders on to the road. Amy screams again and braces herself for a collision. Clark moves his foot to the brake and turns the wheel sharply to the right. The car spins around 180 degrees, sliding to a stop in the other lane. Amy opens her eyes when she notices the car doesn't crash.
"Clark! Are you trying to KILL us?" She asks, glaring at him.
He laughs. "What? That was fun."
"Not for the cow! Not to mention the car! How would I explain totaling my uncle's car with a cow through the windshield?"
"Relax, cow's fine. I was in complete control the whole time." Clark tells her.
"So, scaring the crap out of me is complete control? Ok, ok. Ya know what, I think I'll let you drive this time." She says with a smile and opens her door.
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Clark stops the car across the street from the Talon, and they get out. Clark spots Chloe and Lois walking up the street towards the Talon. "Chloe, Lois!" Clark calls and runs up to them, Amy follows.
"Hey, Clark. You must be Amy." Chloe greets them.
"Hi…" Amy says, slightly confused that she knows her name. Clark turns to Lois, but she keeps walking, completely ignoring him.
Clark frowns and turns back to Chloe. "What was that all about?"
Chloe looks at him as if he's stupid. "Does yesterday ring any bells? Lois told me how you blew her off yesterday. I thought you were better than that, Clark." She says and walks off angrily.
"I have to talk to her, I'll be right back." Clark says. Amy nods and Clark runs after Lois. "Lois! Wait!" He catches her right before she walks inside and grabs her shoulder.
Lois whirls around and rips her shoulder out of his grasp. "What?" She asks angrily.
Clark takes a step back. Sure, they've had their moments, but she's never been this angry before. "We need to talk about yesterday."
"About how you blew me off to spend time with another girl?" She shouts and a few people look in their direction. "You kissed me, Clark. I thought that meant something to you." Lois says a lot softer.
Clark takes one of her hands and looks into her eyes. "That did mean something. It meant a lot. I'm sorry for how I acted yesterday. I didn't mean to blow you off."
Lois smiles. "I'm sorry too. I guess I kinda over-reacted."
"Forgiven?" Clark asks with one of his trademark smiles.
"Yeah." She says with a laugh.
"Hey, look up in the sky!" Someone shouts in the middle of the street, pointing up. Clark and Lois look upwards at a black streak across the sky. Soon after, a loud explosion sounds nearby.
"Oh my…" Clark mutters, not even finishing his sentence.Seconds later, a second meteor slams into a building down the street, the windows blasting out and several people outside dive to the ground.
I can't believe this is happening!
Lois stands by his side and stares in horror as the sky fills with black streaks, explosions after explosions sounding. "Clark, we need to get out of here!"
"Your right." He agrees.
Chloe walks out of the Talon after hearing screams and stares at the sky, intrigued. "I need to get my camera." She says and turns to run to her car.
Lois grabs her cousin's arm. "Chloe, are you nuts? It's raining fire balls and you want to get your camera? Come on." She tells her, not giving her time to argue.
Amy starts to run toward them and to Clark's horror, a meteor crashes into the ground right in front of her. "Amy!" Clark screams and starts to run, but it's too late.
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At the Luthor Mansion, the black smoke trails of the meteors are clearly visible. Lex and Lana stand outside in the gardens, looking up at the sky.
Lex's head of security, Martin walks up to them quickly. "Mr. Luthor, your chopper has arrived to get you and your guest out of the area."
"Thanks, Martin." Lex thanks him and starts to lead Lana to the heli-pad.
"Lex, where are we going?" Lana asks as they near the helicopter.
"You are going to Metropolis. You will be safe there." He tells her.
"What! Your not coming with me?" She asks with a confused expression.
"I can't, there are a few things that need my attention here." Lex explains.
Lana stops him before they reach the helicopter. "I'm not leaving without you. I'm not going to leave the only friend I have right now, behind."
Lex grabs on to her shoulders. "You have to trust me on this one. I can't leave right now. But, I want you to be safe."
"Ok, I'll go." Lana agrees and climbs into the helicopter. Lex closes the door behind her.
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Clark continues to stare at the cloud of smoke and rubble that used to be the street Amy was standing on.
Lois grabs on to his arm. "Clark… She's gone. We need to go." She says as softly as she can without losing the urgency of her voice. Clark's horrified expression still stares, but he lets Lois drag him away. "Do I need to drive, or can you?"
Clark snaps out of his stare. "I will." He answers her and gets into the car. Clark looks into the mirror as he starts the car, and a meteor is coming right at them. The car's ignition barely turns over before Clark puts the pedal to the floor, and squeals away. The meteor hit's the ground a few feet behind the car, engulfing it in smoke. Clark keeps his foot on the gas and roars through the smoke, out of town.
Chloe puts her hand on Clark's shoulder from the backseat. "Clark, I'm really sorry."
"It's all my fault. Now she's dead." Clark mumbles and keeps his eyes on the road.
"What? How is it your fault?" Lois asks, confused at how he could think that.
Clark shakes his head. "You wouldn't understand."
"Right. The Kent family secret thing." She says with a sigh and looks out the window.
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The meteor shower intensifies as the helicopter pilot takes to the air. Meteors rain down all around them as the pilot struggles to dodge the flaming pieces of rock. Lana looks out the windshield with wide eyes as the meteors narrowly miss them.
This is it. I'm going to die just like my parents did. Not even Clark can save me this time.
Then, before the pilot can even react, a meteor strikes the tail section of the helicopter, ripping it off. The helicopter spins wildly out of control and heads straight for the ground.
A/N: To tpol-tucker, this meteor shower doesn't tie into the racing thing. Clark is still in the off-season. It's still March in the story and his racing season won't start until April-May. This meteor shower storyline will take up a few more chapters, and after that, it will be time for Clark to begin his '05 racing season.
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