Chapter 2

A/N: Sorry about the mixup. Here's the real second chapter

Clark sat his all of children down in the living room couch. He made it clear that what he was about to tell them wasn't easy and he didn't want any interruptions. Then he explained it to them. Everything. How he grew up having the same limitations that they had to have. No sports teams or play dates. He told them that he shared their confusion, wondering how and why he was different. Then he explained the truth of his heritage. His family. Krypton. At first there was silence.

"Dad. You're kidding. Right?" Will said unsure. Clarks facial expression answered his question.

"So we're from another planet and we're gunna be freaks for the rest of our lives and you just thought it best not to tell us?" Casey asked.

"You are not freaks." Clark sighed.

"Oh no sorry. We're just ALIENS. I can't believe this." Casey said, covering up her surprise with her world famous temper. "I wont… you've been lying to me from the day I was born. You bastard."

"Watch it Case." Ryan warned.

"You're saying you're okay with this Ry?"

"Casey I know what you're going through. I lived it too and, yeah, it was a shock for me to find out the truth."

"So why would you put us through that Daddy?" Casey said on the verge of tears. "Why would you lie to us for our whole lives and then just spring this on us?"

Clark didn't know what to say. "I guess… I mean I thought I was saving you from feeling different. Saving you from putting yourself in danger the way I did when I found out."

"Did Mom know?" Will asked.

"Are you kidding? She knew before I even told her." Clark sighed. He got up from the chair he sat in a squeezed in between Ryan and Casey on the couch.

"So what happens now?" Ryan asked.

"I don't know." Clark said. "But whatever happens from here on out, we'll be sure to be honest, and that includes me. Deal?"

"Deal." Ryan and Will said.

Clark looked down at Casey. "Honey?"

"I don't like it, but I guess I don't have a choice… Deal."

The kids asked Clark a immeasurable amount of questions before they all fell asleep right there on the living room couch.

"Clark?" Jonathan said waking his son up. He and Martha were quite surprised when they came downstairs that morning and found their son and grandchildren all asleep on the couch. Clark hazily opened his eyes. He squeezed out of the couch trying not to wake up the kids.

Once they were in the kitchen Clark explained. "They know guys."

"Know? You mean…" Martha asked.

"Yeah. They know. Last night Casey had a near death experience that didn't bring her anywhere near death and it kinda freaked them out. I had no choice but to tell them the truth."

"How'd they take?" Jonathan said.

"Well nobody supersped out of the door, so better than I took it." Clark half smiled.

There was a lot of discussion and many more questions in the kent household that day. The kids went through periods of anger, denial and excitement as Clark told them about powers they might expect and cases that he used them growing up.

"Are you telling me you never even wanted to look through some girls dress." Will asked.

"Will!" Casey scolded.

"Hey." Ryan cut in "it's a valid question. So dad, did you?"

Clark cleared his throat. " Well, I often wanted to, but I never did if I wasn't under the influence of red kryptonite." The boys nodded to each other as their father left the room..

"You guys are gross!" Casey said walking over to the ringing telephone. "Kent Residence… Oh hey Dave…" Ryan smiled at Will and they both began making kissing noises. "Shut up." Casey said.

"Davey and Casey sitting in a tree…" Will sang.

"Um how old are you again?" Casey asked through gritted teeth.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Ryan joined the song.

Casey tried to ignore them and continued her conversation with Dave. " So what's up… Oh yeah, sorry about last night. Yeah we were on the way to the movies to meet you but…" Ryan flicked her shoulder, interrupting her. "Ow! She said holding the phone to her chest. "What was that for?"

"Don't tell him about last night!" Ryan said.

"I wasn't."

"He cant know!"

"I wasn't gunna tell him. God!" She picked up the phone again. "Sorry I got disrupted again. So what were you saying? Oh yeah? Well… I mean… probably just not tonight. Family issues… Yep. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye."

"What'd he want?" Will inquired.

"Oh he got worried when we didn't show up at the movies last night."

"Oh."

"Also he called to um…" she mumbled something.

"What?" Ryan asked. "I couldn't hear you."

"He asked me out on a date." Casey said half ecstatic half annoyed.

As he watched his sister skip up to her room Will turned to Ryan. "This is gunna be trouble." He said.

"Oh yeah." Ryan agreed

"A- A what?" Clark choked out. "He wants to take her on a what?"

"A date, Dad. You know, maybe dinner and a movie or something." Clark gave Ryan a confused look.

"God, I know you've been out of the game for a while, but 'date' is pretty common lingo." Will said looking up at his father.

"I know what a date is Will I just… I'm not sure she's ready for dating." He began to pace back and forth in the room.

"Are you kidding?" Will asked. "Dad, most girls Casey's age are SO past just dating."

"Excuse me." Clark said panicking.

"Real smooth Will. That made the situation much better." Ryan sighed, then turned his attention back to his unnerved father. "What the moron was trying to say is, Casey's at a normal dating age. We just wanted to give you a heads up."

" Thanks guys." Clark said.

Casey didn't mention the offer of a date the entire day. Finally at dinner Clark said "Case, I've thought about it, and you can go on the date with Dave."

"What?" She asked.

"I've thought about it and I think its acceptable." He said smiling.

"How did you even know about it." She said looking troubled.

"When did Dave ask you out?" Jonathan interrupted.

"Case," Will said smiling, "we told Dad. We figured we'd help you out. You can thank us later."

"Why should I thank you?"

"We did you a favor bugger." Ryan said

"Who asked you to?" Case stood up. Everyone at the table looked at her, perplexed.

"Whats your deal Casey?" Will asked.

"I'm not going on a date with Dave. Next time why don't you just mind your own business!" She stormed out of the room and went to the barn.

"I'm sorry." Clark apologized to his parents. He stood up. "I don't know whats come over her."

"Clark," Martha said. "I'll talk to her."

Martha found Casey sitting on the edge of the window in the loft. Casey looked up at her. "No offense Grandma, but when I left dinner I really wasn't fishing for a Kent family motivational speech."

Martha chortled and sat down next to her. "That's good, because I'm not here to give a speech. I'm here to listen. I want to know why you'd pass up at date with a boy that you've obviously liked since you met him just so you can sit up here and feel sorry for yourself."

"I dunno… I've never been on a date and I don't know what to do. No matter what its not gunna be the way I thought it would." Martha gave her a look as if to say "continue." "I guess I just always imagined Mom helping me with what to wear and say, but that's not going to happen. I mean dad's great, but half of his wardrobe is plaid. And it's be just weird if he could teach me anything about makeup. "

Martha put her arm on Casey's shoulder. "Sweetheart, you may not believe this, but I'm not just a grandmother. I'm also a woman. And if you'd let me, I would love to help you get ready for your date."

Casey smiled and gave her grandmother a hug.

Clark sat on the couch next to Jonathan Ryan and Will. They'd been waiting for Martha and Casey to come down to the living room for thirty minutes. "What could they possibly be doing up there for so long." Ryan complained.

"Are you kidding?" Will asked. "Grandma's trying to make Casey look like a girl." Both boys chuckled.

"Will that's enough." Clark warned.

"Sorry Dad." Ryan said.

" Yeah. I was just kidding." Will said.

"Well don't. Casey is not to hear one teasing comment when she comes down here. Is that clear?"

"Yes sir" both boys said.

Martha soon appeared at the bottom of the stairs. "She's ready, but she's a bit nervous." She explained. "Casey sweetheart? Come on down here." Timidly, Casey came down the stairs. Jonathan couldn't believe this was his granddaughter. Will and Ryan had dropped heir jaws. Clark wiped a single tear from his cheek. She had her hair flowing down for the first time in months, there was make-up on her face and most importantly she was wearing a cute little summer dress Martha picked up for her. "Hey guys." She said. "Why are you all starring? Does it really look THAT bad?"

"Cassandra, you- you look beautiful." Clark said kissing her forehead.

The door bell rang at 7 pm on the dot. They all looked to Casey as it rang again and she sprinted back up the stairs.

"Ryan! Can you get that for me!" Casey squealed.

"You have legs don't you?" Ryan asked.

"I don't want to seem to eager. Call me from my room when he gets here, okay?"

Ryan opened the door for Dave. He wore a collard shirt and khakis, a big difference from his farm wardrobe (an ever other day trade off between holey jeans and overalls).

"Hi everybody." Dave said. "Um is Casey home?"

"She'll be down in a minute." Martha explained heading up to get Casey.

" Dave," Clark smiled "I'm glad we have a little time right now."

"Why's that?" Dave asked smiling back.

"Well," he said leading him out onto the porch "since you're taking my daughter out, I think the two of us need to have a private chat."

Dave's smile was gone. "Sure Mr. Kent." He managed to say.

Casey was surprised not to see Dave or her father when she came down the stairs. "Where'd they go?" she asked.

"Dad had to talk to him about you." Will said.

"Oh no," she whispered "I guess that's the last we'll see of dave."