Author's Note: This is a Chloe/other pairing. I'm tired of Chloe being portrayed like she will never move past Clark. It's time for her to be happy.

Spoilers: Up to current season and future.

Disclaimer: I don't own Smallville but I do own the Kristian Shane character.

Reviews: I'd love reviews. I want to know what you think and/or if you have any ideas on where the story should go.

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"Are you ready for this, Chlo'? I mean it's only fair that I be the one to first get you drunk," Kristian said while looking at the tv. He knew that she loved it when he called her Chlo'.

"And why is that?" She questioned.

"Because, you were the first one to show and tell me everything that I needed to know about Met U, the Planet and Smallville."

"Well, you know that I'm always down with helping the society impaired," she ridiculed.

She looked over at him. Kristian met her gaze and said, "thank you, Chloe. For everything. I'm not too sure I would have made it out alive. But really, thank you...for finally showing me how to live."

She looked into his eyes and whispered, "anytime."

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Kristian and Chloe sat on the bed talking about everything they could imagine. Hours passed and the bottles began to add up.

"Did you love her?" Chloe asked.

"Amanda? That's hard to explain...I thought I did. But then I came to see that there's a fine line between love and infatuation," Kristian responded.

Chloe nodded and said, "yeah, I've come to see that, too."

"It's Clark, isn't it?" Kristian questioned.

"What do you mean?"

"The one that broke your heart," he said.

"I've never said anything about someone breaking my heart," she replied.

"I don't mean to sound so...I don't know, but it's obvious. And Lois may have told me too, that might be it," he said.

"It's in the past. I've moved on but I can tell you that I'm the master of unrequited love," Chloe said while mentally kicking herself. She knew that the reason she was over Clark was because of him, but she didn't want Kristian to know that. She loved him but she was scared of being hurt again, no one could blame her for that.

Kristian sighed and said, "me too."

Chloe looked at him and she then quickly changed the subject.

"Did you have...sex with her?" She asked.

"Yeah, but only twice. She was my first. I never would have done it because there was always that doubt in my mind but I was a teenager. I guess I still am for one more year, but yeah. You know when you're doing something and it feels wrong in every way and you can't stand it? It was like that. I never really enjoyed it. I know that every guy is stereotyped into a crazed horndog but that's not how I was brought up. It was...awkward, to say the least," he said, "what about you? Are you a virgin?"

She traced her finger along the opening of the bottle and said, "nope."

"Tell me," he said.

"Well, I was in Metropolis for a summer while interning at the Planet. His name was Jimmy and I thought it was the real thing. It just happened one night. It was also...awkward, to say the least."

"Wait...Jimmy? Jimmy Olsen? I know him! He's a photographer, right?" Kristian asked.

"Right," she replied. Their minds both wandered to fantasies about each other and what it would be like to finally know each other's taste and the way they felt.

"All right, all this talk about sex is making me...tired," Kristian joked.

"Yeah, I'm trying to keep my eyes open. I have another question, K," she said.

"Shoot."

"You don't think you parents accident was really an 'accident,' do you?" Chloe asked.

He looked over at her and said, "let's talk about this tomorrow, when we're not drunk."

"Sounds good," Chloe said while taking off her sweatshirt.

"Um, I have to sleep in my boxers. You don't mind, do you?" Kristian asked.

'Hell no,' Chloe thought and then said, "of course not."

When he was finished removing his clothes, he turned the lights off and crawled into bed. He could tell by Chloe's deep breathing that she was already asleep. She was inches away and it was killing him. He turned over and moved his body so that it was flush against hers and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. He took in her scent and fell into sleep.

Chloe woke up and took in her surroundings. Her head was slightly aching. She was in Kristian's room. She remembered getting drunk and then she realized that he had pulled her into him sometime during the night. She could feel his chest rising with his breathing against her back. 'I wish I could wake up to this everyday,' she thought. Kristian slowly came to and realized that Chloe was awake.

He retracted his arm and rolled onto his back and said, "...sorry."

Chloe rolled over to look at him, smiled and said, "it's okay. A girl likes to be held every once in a while."

He smiled back and then got up and headed for the bathroom.

Chloe just laid there and stared at the ceiling and laughed.

When he came out, he laid on the bed again and said, "I don't think it was an accident, you're right. My brother and I received threats when my dad refused to sell out to LuthorCorp. When the police found their car, there was damage to the back of it that wasn't consistent with the usual damage involved in that type of accident. I wanted to say something, but I feared for my brother's safety because I knew the company was going to him. He felt the same and we never spoke about it again. That's why I'm not a big fan of the Luthors. I can't believe you know them."

Instead of saying "sorry," Chloe leaned over and laid her head on his chest and moved her hand to play with the hem on the bottom his shirt and said, "we'll get to the bottom of it. I promise."

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A few days later, Lois and Chloe walked into the Planet's office because Chloe was covering the tip hotline again and saw that Kristian was at his computer.

"I thought you were leaving here soon when I called," Chloe said.

"Yeah, I have to catch up. I've been slacking," he replied.

Chloe walked over to her adjacent desk and Lois followed.

"Hey, I was thinking that we could all go see a movie tomorrow night," Kristian said.

"Sure, that sounds fine," Lois said.

"Actually, I have plans," Chloe said while walking to the fax machine.

"You have plans? With who?" Lois questioned.

"Trey Cornerstone," Chloe said while dialing the fax number.

"As in a date?" Lois asked.

"No, Lois, we're going to talk about bunnies all night and maybe, just maybe, if we feel like going a little crazy, buy one," Chloe said sarcastically.

"Trey Cornerstone? The running back? Are you kidding me? No. There's no way in hell I am letting you go out with Trey Cornerstone," Kristian broke in.

"Okay, Clark, I'm a big girl. I make my own decisions," Chloe said angrily.

"Chloe, I don't think you understand. I played football with him in high school. The kid's a total skeeze! Did you know that he was accused of rape three times in his senior year alone? He's bad news. He uses girls. There's just no way," he said while shaking his head.

"Jesus Christ! Why is it that since you don't find me attractive that no one else can? Since you don't want me that no one else will? You're just like Clark!" Chloe cried.

Kristian stood up and walked to the front of his desk, threw his hands in the air and said, "Chloe! That's not--you don't understand! You know what? Fine, fine. Go out with him and when he tries to hurt, take advantage of, or even rape you, don't come crying to me."

"Fine!" Chloe said in response. Kristian grabbed his coat and stormed out of the office. 'How could she say that?' He thought to himself. She had to know that he would never feel like that. Chloe sat on his desk and a tear slid down her cheek. Lois came up, rubbed her back and said, "you know how I always said that Clark wasn't good enough for you? That you should forget about him?"

Chloe nodded and Lois finished, "I'd never say that about Kristian. Maybe he's right. And Chloe, he's just looking out for you because he cares about you."

"I know, Lois. But I'm tired of always falling for guys that don't feel the same about me. For once, I'd like to know what it's like to be loved," she said.

"Oh Chlo', you have no idea," Lois whispered. She thought back to the day that she and Kristian were sitting in the Talon having coffee. She asked how he felt about Chloe and he told her everything.

Chloe stood up, walked around to his computer and brought the screen back to life. It was an article on his parent's accident and when she minimized the screen, she saw pictures of the car. She closed her eyes and silently scolded herself.

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The next day, Kristian sat on his couch with the tv muted. He played the fight with Chloe over and over in his mind. He hadn't called her and she hadn't called him. He knew that they must be out by now and he was terrified that something would happen to her. He picked up his phone and tried calling her cell but when she didn't answer, he called again.

Chloe was sitting in Trey's car on their way back to her dorm when her phone began vibrating. It was Kristian, probably just calling to see if he was right. When they sat in the expensive restaurant, she kept thinking about Kristian and comparing Trey to him. She thought about how Kristian hated stuck up places like this one and how he preferred sitting in the comfort of his own home eating Chinese take-out with his best friends. But he was wrong about Trey, he was nice and he hadn't tried anything. But she could never like Trey like that because, well...he wasn't Kristian. She tried to think about something else as they pulled into a parking spot.

"I've never been in this dorm before, mind showing me around?" Trey asked.

"Sure, but don't be disappointed when you realize that it's like every other one," Chloe responded. They went to her empty dorm room. Lana was in visiting Nell for the weekend.

"And this is my 2' by 2' room that I share with the girl who takes up three quarters of the closet," Chloe joked.

Trey turned her around, took a step so that he was inches from her face and said, "you're beautiful, Chloe. I really like you." And with that, he kissed her. She was taken by surprise and she half-heartedly kissed him back. He pushed her onto the bed, climbing on top of her and began nuzzling her neck.

When she realized that she was only doing it was because she was pretending he was Kristian, she pushed on his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't do this. I just can't."

"What? I'm sorry, but girls don't turn me down," Trey said.

"Oh yeah? Well, drunk sorority girls don't really count," she said trying to get up. He grabbed her arms and forced her back down.

"What the hell are you doing?" She asked.

"Girls don't turn me down, Chloe," he said, "and you're not going to whether you like it or not." She tried to scream but he covered her mouth. "Make a sound and you'll be sorry," he said while undoing his pants.

Meanwhile, Kristian was driving to the dorm because he needed to know that she was okay. When he pulled into the lot, he saw Trey's BMW. He headed into the building and knocked when he reached Chloe's room. "Chloe? Are you in there?" He asked.

Chloe tried to scream but Trey's hand silenced her. Kristian put his ear to the door and heard muffled noises. "Chloe? Are you okay?" He said while trying the door handle. It was locked. Chloe bit down on Trey's hand as hard as she could and when he pulled away she yelled Kristian's name.

Kristian froze and then frantically tried the door handle. He backed up and kicked the door. It moved slightly and he kicked again. This time it gave way and he quickly glanced down the hall and saw Clark and Lois. He pushed in the door the rest of the way and tackled Trey off of Chloe. Trey turned over and hit Kristian, leaving a gash above his eyebrow from his championship ring. Kristian hit him repeatedly until Clark pulled him off Trey. Trey laid motionless on the floor.

"What the hell happened?" Clark and Lois said at the same time. Lois walked over to Chloe when she realized what had happened. She pulled Chloe into a hug. Clark held a still fighting Kristian back by his arms.

"Now if I let you go, tell me that you won't kill him," Clark said.

"I'm not making any promises," Kristian said while Lois dialed 911. Clark let go of Kristian and asked him what happened. He told him everything while Lois talked to the police.

"You're going to need stitches, you're bleeding pretty badly," Clark said while examining Kristian's brow.

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Lois, Clark and Chloe stood by a squad car in the parking lot giving their statement. Chloe looked over at Kristian, who was sitting in the back of an open ambulance being cleaned up. She felt stupid, wreckless and most of all ashamed that she didn't believe him. The EMT finished and Kristian stepped out. Chloe asked the officer if she was done and when he nodded 'yes,' she began walking towards Kristian. He started walking also and when they met in the middle, they stopped and looked at each other without saying a word. They both knew what the other was thinking. Kristian took a step forward and pulled her into his chest.

"I'm so sorry, Kristian," Chloe said.

"Don't ever think that I don't care about you, Chlo," he said, "you know that I'd give the world to you if I could." When he felt her tears soak through his shirt, he tightened his grasp.

Lois and Clark looked over at them and then back at each other and smiled.

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Author's Note: Feel free to review and let me know if there's something I need to improve on or something you'd like to see happen.