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Authors Note: Sorry it took a few days to get this out. Haven't been feeling too great these last few days. But I feel all better now. :) Anywho, thanks for the reviews, glad you all liked the last chapter, hope you like this one. Read and enjoy.

The next day

Chloe walks into the Daily Planet, looking exhausted, a cup of coffee in her hand. Smiling half-heartedly in greeting to some of the people she knew, she makes her way to her desk. Sitting down in her chair, she yawns and takes a big gulp of her coffee, wincing a little at the burn. She really needed it, she had gotten absolutely no sleep last night after Paige had left. Looking down at her desk, she see's that she had finished up all her assignments yesterday, she gets out a notepad to do a little work of her own. Pulling a pen out, she starts writing things down, making a list, of the things and people she wanted to research.

Paige

Chris

Whitelighter

Witch

Powers

Demons

"Demons, Chloe?" Clark says, coming up behind her and only being able to read the last word, because the rest was blocked from his view.

Chloe jumps, startled, and flips the notepad closed quickly. Turning around to face Clark, she flashes a smile. "No, demonstration." She says the first thing that pops into her mind. "Guess you just didn't see the last part of the word."

Clark raises an eyebrow, staring at her like he didn't believe her. "Yea, I don't believe you but I'll go with it. For now." He says leaning against her desk.

"What are you doing here anyway Clark?" Chloe says trying to change the subject.

"I hadn't heard from you in a couple of days and then I find out from Lois, of all people, that you were attacked--"

"And you thought you'd come and check on me like I was a little girl and needed a babysitter or something?" Chloe says interrupting him.

Clark looks at her a little taken back. "Uh, actually, I just wanted to see if you were okay. And obviously your not. Are you okay?" He says, worried about her.

Chloe sighs and nods. "Yea, sorry, I'm fine. Just work and all." She hated lying to Clark and wanted to tell him her secret. If only, for the reason that she knew his, so it was making her feel a little guilty about not telling him. But hey, she thinks, its not like he told me his secret when he first found out. He did keep it to himself for awhile, so I have no reason to feel guilty.

"No time for visitors, Sullivan. Get back to work." The editor says, walking by and dropping a stack of papers on her desk, before walking off.

Clark looks at the editors retreating back before looking back at Chloe. "Guess I should get going, before you get into trouble. Oh Lois and Lana wanted me to ask if you'd be coming to Smallville anytime soon."

"Actually, I think I'll be by tomorrow, I don't have to work. I was planning on do some extra research, but a day of will probably do me some good."

"Alright, I'll tell her, see you tomorrow." He says, before leaving.

A couple of hours later

Chloe is in the bathroom at the Daily Planet, washing her hands. Hearing a noise, she turns away from the sink to investigate. "Hello? Is anyone in here?" She asks, because she didn't see anyone enter the room and when she came in it was empty. Not getting a reply, she shrugs and starts to leave the room, only to be stopped by a hand on her shoulder. Letting out a little squeak, to show she was startled, she turns around and hits whoever it was in the face with her purse.

"Hey! Watch it! What the hell do you keep in that thing?" Says the person, now known to be Chris. He looks annoyed and is rubbing the side of his face. "What did you do that for anyway?"

Chloe looks apologetic. "Sorry. Wait no I'm not." She says, her expression turning from apologetic to confusion and a little bit of anger. "You shouldn't sneak up on a person like that! What are you doing here anyway? You do realize this is the womans bathroom and as far as I can tell, your not a woman. Unless you have a secret." She says, smirking slightly and raising an eyebrow, looking him over.

Chris narrows his eyes at her, annoyed. "First you hit me and now you insult me. I'm tempted to just let the demons get you." He says the last part to himself. "As for why I'm here, Paige sent me. Apparently, the Elders know why your being attacked, they just don't want to share with the rest of us. As usual."

"Elders? Your..uh..bosses right?" She says, trying to remember what Paige had said about them.

"Yea. Anyway, all they would say was that you would probably continue to be attacked. So Paige and my dad talked about it and decided somebody should stay with you, then everyone decided I should do it." He says, finishing up his explanation.

Chloe looks confused for a couple of seconds, thinking over what he said. "Wait I thought Paige was my whitelighter, shouldn't she be here. And just for the record, I don't need anyone to stay with me." She adds the last part as a an afterthought.

"She is, but she has other charges and she's a Charmed One, so she apparently wouldn't be able to 'devote all her time to making sure you were safe'. Her words, not mine."

After Chris said that and before Chloe could respond, the bathroom door opens and a woman named Angela, that Chloe worked with walked in. Seeing Chris and Chloe alone in the bathroom together, she raises an eyebrow. "Geez Chloe, couldn't find a better place to entertain your boyfriend?"

Authors Note: Hope ya liked it. Reviews are appreciated. And Chris made an appearance. :) Dunno if the reason I gave him is good, but its what I could think of. Anyway, hopefully the next chapter gets out in the next couple of days, but I make no promises.