a/n: I'd just like to thanks everyone for the reviews. I was a little worried people wouldn't read it but it looks like I was wrong! Keep reviewing it's slowly making my writing better! Sorry about the shortness of the first chapter but I didn't have much time. Hope it keeps going well.

Chloe Sullivan watched in utter horror as her best friend snapped the arm of a harmless bum. Barley stifling the urge to run and help the man, she kept her safe position by the building. Pulling out her phone, she gave a quick text to her contact at the planet to call an ambulance for the man. She watched with wide eyes as Clark walked away from his victim.

"Ok now I know somethings wrong when I start calling people Clark's victims" she thought.

Slowly coming out from her hiding spot, she tip toed across the street hoping to follow Clark without his knowing it. The poor homeless man was rolling in agony, to occupied with his pain to notice Chloe. The reporter in her had to follow her curiosity. Once she got started it was impossible to curb her interest. Her heart went out to the man but Clark was her priority. She was going to find out what it was and bring his sorry ass home.

Clark Kent was having an unbelievably hard time keeping a straight face. Chloe Sullivan was tip toeing behind him like a rent a cop hired for undercover work. It was almost pathetic. Then again he was actually in a good mood about it. He wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to have some fun.

His mind wavered for a moment at the thought of Chloe. She was his friend. His best friend. His thoughts were replaced when he slipped the ring off and back on quickly. He wasn't going to let the girl ruin his fun. She was his past, a part of his life that was behind him. Quite literally at the moment in fact. He almost decided to lead her into an ally but he decided she could have her fun for the time being. He walked leisurely to his swank Metropolis apartment. He opened the door and started to walk in. As soon as Chloe was near to the door he used his speed to run back and speed up behind her.

While walking into the room Chloe fully expected to see Clark in the living room. Somehow he wasn't there.

"Ok I could have sworn he just went in here. I wasn't that far behind him, what in the world..."

" Looking for me? For a reporter I guess you aren't that observant."

Chloe just about jumped out of her skin. Upon hearing Clark's unexpected voice behind her she let out a surprised yelp and jumped backwards.

"Clark what the hell are you doing sneaking up on me like that?" she shot, clearly agitated.

He replied with the worst possible reply. That laugh. The one that might forever remind miss Sullivan of a snapping bone. After his fit of manic laughter he walked to where Chloe was standing. Seeing him coming towards her, much like a hungry wolf, she began to back away. No matter how hard she tried to deny it, she was for the first time, scared of her best friend.

"Clark, please. I just want to talk to you. I don't understand what's going on."

Chloe realized she had backed as far back as she would be able to when she felt the cold wall touch her skin. Clark was still sauntering towards her.

"Isn't it obvious, Chlo?" He was very close to her now, and while a couple months ago she would have welcomed the attention, she didn't like it at all. Not one bit.

Standing right up next to her and leaning down, he pushed his face next to her left ear.

"Don't tell me this isn't what you wanted?" he whispered while running a finger down her arm.

"Clark stop!" she stated firmly while trying to get away. She found immediately that Clark was definitely as strong as he looked. Maybe even stronger. She wasn't able to budge much.

"Where you going Chlo? Don't you like me?"

"Clark I don't know what your problem is but this needs to stop, now! Just let me go."

She tried again uselessly to move away. He leaned over and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. Usually when one thinks of a soft kiss, it sounds romantic. This wasn't. It sent a chill down her spine. And not a good one. He looked straight into her eyes and at that moment she knew this was more then a simple identity crisis. Something horrible was afoot she just didn't know what. She could see it in his eyes. They were no longer those filled with light and the infamous Kent charm. They were cold and cynical.

"Clark as much as I'd love to stick around and take part in the "lets-sexually-harass-Chloe- capades" I'm here to take you home. But not before you tell me what's with the sudden Mr. Hyde routine."

He pushed her hard into the wall, dropping the Mr. Sexy act. The darkness in his eyes light up, and Chloe could have sworn they turned red.

"Come on Chloe! I thought that was what you wanted!"

"Clark..." she tried.

"No don't try that shit with me! I know you want me." he inched towards her a bit but then drew back.

"You always have. I see you get jealous when Lana's around! Here I am and your not taking your chance. How very noble of you Chlo! Well get this. I ...am...not...coming...home! You really are delusional if you think you could make me do anything."

Tears filled her eyes but she refused to let them spill.

"No, I don't think that. I saw what you did to that man."

"Well know this. I could do worse. I could do things you can't imagine and never get caught."

"Clark Kent, I've known you too long to be afraid of you." that was a flat out lie. At this moment... Chloe Sullivan was, in fact, terrified.

"Really? Why don't I believe you?" He grabbed her shoulders and shook her. Hard. Her head bobbed viciously from front to back. He loved the fact that he could have snapped it in have if he wanted. Like a toothpick.

"Clark ow. Stop, STOP! Please. Clark..." he stopped shaking.

"Scared yet?" The tears that had been building, let themselves fall finally. She tried with all her might to stop them but she could not. Then he did it again. Again with that laugh.

Chloe glared at him, wishing at that moment she had heat vision or something to hit him with. "Yeah right heat vision. Real funny, like that'll happen anytime soon" she thought to herself. She stormed towards the door tears falling freely. Before she knew what had happened, she ran into Clark who had somehow gotten to the door before her blocking her way out. She ricocheted off of him and hit the floor.

"Chlo I swear to God if you ever tell anyone in Smallville where I am I'll go so far away you'll never find me!"

Without another word or sound, other then a small cry, Chloe Sullivan walked out of the room and out of his life. The one friendship she had worked so hard on was gone. Or so she thought. Little did either of them know that someone in Smallville was planning something big. Something bad. Little did either of them know, that this someone would be the reason Clark Kent returned to Smallville, back to normal, and left to face those he had hurt in the last few months. He was about to feel very alone.

TBC...