I do not own Smallville or Superman I am just a fan.

Clark was on his way home from school, he had missed the bus because he had decided to stay after school and help Chloe with her project at the torch. Chloe was always working on something new for her next edition of the torch. She never quit. She also got good grades too. Clark almost never saw her doing home work. 'How the heck does that work?' He thought as he walked up the drive way and onto the porch. Clark opened the front door and could smell something baking, probably a pie or something else, knowing his Mother that would taste wonderful. "Mom, Dad, I'm home is anyone here?" he called. No one answered. All he could hear was the ticking of clock and a steady beeping noise every few seconds. Clark followed the beeping noise to the answering machine. He dumped his backpack full of his school books and home work assignments under the desk and pressed the play button on the answering machine.

The first message was from Chloe telling him he had to come back to school because he forgot his wallet by the computer! "Damn, I knew I was forgetting something!" the next message was from his Mother telling him that they weren't home and wouldn't be home until dinner time because they were visiting a neighbor who was sick with the flu, and that he needed to take the pie out of the oven at 3:30.

Clark looked at the Clock it was 3:35! CRAP! he ran into the kitchen yanked

open the oven, grabbed the pie, almost dropped it on the kitchen floor because it was hot!

and tossed it on the counter! then just stared at the pie like he expected it to do

something. he inspected the pie carefully for burn marks 'Okay now what. It looks ok to me.' he thought. then he noticed it was getting warm in there, he turned to look at the oven he'd left open and smacked himself in the head. "Genius Kent" he muttered as he shut the door and turned off the oven. 'Now what was I going to do before I almost turned Moms pie into a science experiment? Oh yeah, my wallet, not that it has any thing in it, except the worlds worst photo ID picture. OH GOD! what if Lana sees it?'

Clark quickly wrote a note explaining to his parents where he was going

in case they decided to come back early and taped it to the front door. Then he ran as fast

as he could back to the school not slowing down till he reached the torch office. He opened the door and saw Chloe sitting at the computer typing away listening to head phones. She didn't notice him walk in. Pete was on the other side of the room and waved and was going to say something but thought better of it when he noticed Clark was trying to sneak up on Chloe without her noticing. Chloe's mind was elsewhere she was totally focused on her computer screen and would not have noticed if world war three had started at that moment. Clark came up behind her hovered over her and then looked at Pete and grinned, Pete grinned back at him. Clark grabbed Chloe's shoulders, Chloe let out a startled yell and jumped three feet in the air sending her head phones flying she turned and tried to smack her attacker in the face with the mouse swinging it by it's chord.

Clark caught the mouse and doubled over laughing. It was all he could do not to

join Pete who was laughing so hard he had fallen on the floor. Chloe was not happy and

Clark could tell by the look on her face. 'Uh Oh, I am so dead!' he thought. Pete hadn't

noticed he was too busy laughing and gasping for air between fits of laughter he managed

to get out "Dude. . . she tried to . . to wack you. With. THE MOUSE! OH MY GOD. . .!

that's the funniest thing I've ever seen. It's killer Chloe and her pet mouse! Chloe you

should have seen your face you jumped like ten feet then you were gonna kill Cl" . . .

"Pete! SHUT UP! or I'm gonna strangle you with my 'pet mouse'!

Chloe was pissed. Pete looked surprised. "Chloe don't get mad we were only playing with you. "Yeah sure you were only playing." she said suddenly she looked as if she were about to cry or something. Clark and Pete were starting to get worried when she started talking again. "I was afraid it was another one of those stupid meteor freaks again, that always seem to want to target me. Why do they all want to hurt me? do I have something that attracts them and sends out the message come torture and kill Chloe? because if I do that's just not fair!" Clark and Pete had no clue how to deal with this. At this point tears had started roll down Chloe's cheeks and neither of them had the answers to her questions. Teenage girls should come with instructions! "I'm sure you don't attract them Chloe." Clark said. " I think it's because most of them are teenagers and go this school, they choose the school as a target. Your usually the only one here after hours working on the Torch. So you get caught in the middle. I really don't think it's your fault."

Chloe wiped her eyes and looked up at him. "Really?" Pete looked at Clark. "Wow!" "what?" Clark looked at him confused. "you do have a brain!" Clark glared at Pete. "you are so dead" Chloe laughed. Clark looked at her "I'm sorry I scared you. I won't do it again except when we're extremely bored and all about to die, then anything goes." he smiled at her. "Okay fine, I forgive you, but try not to get bored too often or I'll send my attack mouse after you!" Pete chose that moment to look down at the computer table and noticed a wallet. He picked it up, looked inside and burst out laughing. there was Clarks I'd he looked as if he had tried to say something when they took the picture and he was half asleep with messy hair. Clark noticed what Pete had in his hand and yelled "Pete NO!" but it was too late Pete had already taken the ID out of the wallet and put it in his pocket. "Oh damn, dude this picture is so going on the internet!" Pete gave the wallet to Clark and Clark looked shocked and horrified. "you wouldn't! I would die! that picture would be there for rest of my life!" Pete grinned at him "Clark Chill I wouldn't do that I just wanna make one copy to give you a reality check once in a while and to laugh my ass off while I'm doin it."

Clark glared at him "Pete that's not funny! give it back now or Chloe's mouse

is the last thing you'll have to worry about." Clark took a step closer to Pete and was

looking straight down at him. Pete looked up at Clarks angry face. suddenly an image of

Pete Ross as creamed corn flashed into his mind. He gulped. "Um Clark you wouldn't really ever hurt one of your friends r-right?" Pete was starting to sweat. Chloe was sitting in the corner watching them. Clark was acting really strange over a photo ID. and Pete was afraid of him? Something wasn't right. "Chloe you wouldn't have any red meteor rocks in here would you?" Pete asked. "No I don't. they kept the only sample I had when I sent it into prove that the class rings were fake. Why do you ask? " Um no reason." Clark realized Pete was distracted by Chloe and saw his chance to take the ID back. He grabbed the cornerthat was sticking out of Pete's pocket and ran. "Hey Pete yelled after him, No fair you cheated." Chloe looked shocked! cheated? It was all a game!"

"Yeah, what did you think, Clark was really gonna hurt me?" Pete asked looking at

her like she was from Mars." "Okay you guys are too weird for me!" With that said she sat down at the computer put her head phones back on and returned to her typing. Pete said good bye to Chloe but seriously doubted that she noticed. She was to preoccupied with whatever was on that computer screen. Then he yelled "Hey, Clark wait for me!" He ran out the door to catch up with him, thinking Clark was probably half way home by now with how fast he moves.

Pete Ross ran out to the front of the school and expected Clark to be long gone

by then. He was so startled that he threw his books in Clarks face when Clark tapped him

on the shoulder. "Geez! what is it! Kill Clark by decapitation day!" Clark asked. "Well

if you wouldn't sneak up on people like that! One day your gonna do that to the wrong

person." Pete warned "And what, they're gonna hurt me!" Clark deepened his voice, "I Am Invincible noting can stop me! I Am Super Clark he stood up straight and put his hands on his hips trying to look impressive." He failed miserably, he could tell because it was taking all of Pete's will power not to fall on the ground laughing! "yeah super geek more like!" Pete gasped between fits of laughter. "Hey! I heard that!" Clark said "Yeah well, I saw your School ID!"

Pete finally got control of his laughter to the point were he could speak normally

again. "So where are we going? The Talon? Your house? Mine?" he asked. " I have to stop by my house to pick up a vegetable crate and deliver it to Lex." Clark replied looking over at Pete hoping his friend wouldn't go ballistic for once. No such luck. "Aww man we have to go to Lex Luthers place!" Pete wined Clark rolled his eyes. Pete hated the Luthers and let everyone know how he felt. "Well no one said you had to go! But I thought I heard Lex say something about dirt bikes earlier this week." Petes eyes got huge and Clark could practically see him start to drool. "Dirt bikes?" Clark? are you serious?" "Yes, Pete if he doesn't have dirt bikes I'm ET." Pete snapped out of It and turned to look at Clark with a questioning look on his face. "ET? Clark? you haven't been keeping something from me, have you?" Clark just grinned and said "No. But you should have seen your face when you were picturing me as ET!"

"What! How could you not expect me to take into consideration the possibility?

This is Smallville the town with all the freaky weird stuff! Remember?" Any thing is

possible here. Next your going to tell me you can fly!" Clark looked at the ground looking a little more than guilty. Pete noticed this. " Clark? you can't fly, right?" "well. . "

Clark begin "Oh. . my. . god! your serious? Clark nodded. "Not to fast or very high."

Pete looked like he was gonna pass out. He was staring at something only he could

see! "Pete?" Clark questioned "Pete, Earth to Pete." Clark waved one hand slowly in front

of his friends face "Pete Breath!" This got his attention Pete released the breath he

didn't realize he had been holding then he turned to face Clark.

"Can you take me?" Clark looked confused for a moment, then it hit him. "You want me to take you flying?" He asked looking at Pete like he'd just grown two heads. " Hell yes! This is Cool! This is Awesome! this beyond Awesome, it's freakin Amazing!" This time it was Clarks turn to be stunned. How could one person get so excited so easily, and so quickly, Over something that terrified him so much? "Pete calm down people are starting to stare at us!" Pete looked around suddenly remembering they were still in front of the school. "Well, what are you waiting for? Christmas? let's GO!"

'What the heck has gotten into Pete?' Clark wondered as he was being dragged by

the arm toward his home. He never in his life was this excited to see a Luther! Either

something is seriously wrong with him or that's not Pete! "Umm. . Pete? Why the sudden

hurry?" Pete looked at Clark like he was some poor, sad, dumb little creature. "I want to

fly!" "Oh" Clark said, hating to disappoint his friend. "We can't." Pete looked at

Clark "What! But. . you said!" " I know what I said Pete, But it's day light out!

Everyone would see us! and there are no clouds." Pete replied "So we'll go tonight no

one will see us then." Clark looked frustrated. "yes they will! We have to wait until

it's cloudy!"

Pete looked like some one had run over his puppy, backed up then flattened

it with a steam roller. "Pete I'm sorry!" Clark said but Pete wasn't listening. He was

walking away with his head down and his shoulders slouched. "Where are you going?" Clark called after him. "I gotta go. . . I have home work." Pete lied. "bye. . I guess." Clark

called after Pete as he watched him sulk away. Clark turned and sped all the way home.