Author's Note: New chapter, new surprises...I hope.
Disclaimer: I don't own Smallville but I do own the Kristian Shane character and such.
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Kristian took a step toward the hovering crystal and Clark grabbed his arm. "Clark, what if it's Chloe? I can't let anyone else be an option, especially her."
Clark shook his head and released his grasp on Kristian's arm. He could do nothing but watch as Kristian wrapped his hand around the shining object. As he did so, the wind stopped and everything returned to normal. The crystal shattered and Kristian watched as the pieces fell to the ground. He continued to stare at the ice and asked, "I guess you can't feel cold, huh?"
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"Yeah," Clark replied, "heat, too." Kristian tore his gaze from the ground and looked at Clark. Clark couldn't tell if his expression was scared, shocked or content. "Chloe knows about me, Kristian. She won't look at you any differently." Kristian nodded and looked down at his hands. The symbols that previously held a place on his palm were gone and the scar on his chest was slowly fading.
"All I can say is whoa," Kristian said. "When I woke up this morning, I didn't imagine that the day would be like this."
"Yeah," Clark replied. "Look, I'm sorry. For everything."
"Clark, don't be. Things are how they are."
They sped out of the Fortress but stopped about a mile from the farm.
"Let's walk from here," Clark said.
"Okay."
Kristian, you're rather calm for being in this situation. Aren't you worried?" Clark asked.
"I'm only worried about Chloe."
"How are you going to tell her?"
"I don't know. Mostly I'm thinking about is the future we may never have. God, there are so many things I can't stop thinking about. Every kiss, embrace, touch--anything--could be the last. That's so hard to accept," Kristian answered.
"I could tell her," Clark said sympathetically.
"Clark, don't worry. I think I should be the one to tell her," Kristian said quietly.
"You're right. I guess I should warn you to stay away from the meteor rocks, also called Kryptonite, and to stay inside during a solar flare," Clark stated.
"Okay, anything else?"
"Um, I would tell you to stay away from Lex Luthor, but that's a given," Clark replied.
"All right, true. But what about...um...other things?"
"Like what?" Clark replied.
Like, well, sex and things like that. Could I hurt Chloe when, um, nevermind."
"Uh, well, I used to not be sure but then I found out that if you're in control of your abilities then you should be fine. Just take it slow," Clark warned.
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Chloe sat on a stool at the counter talking to Martha. She was fidgeting with a pen and Mrs. Kent was back to cutting apples. "He'll be fine, Chloe. These things happen around here and they always end well," Martha assured her. Chloe smiled and hopped off the stool.
"I'm going to out to the barn for a bit," Chloe replied. Chloe ran up the steps of the barn's loft and suddenly felt a gust of wind. She realized what caused it when she ran into Kristian's bare chest. She began to open her mouth to speak but Kristian leaned in and kissed her passionately. She pulled away for air and he just smiled down at her. She started to say something again but suddenly found herself in Kristian's bedroom. She knew not to say anything this time so she just kissed him. He grabbed the back of her thighs and pulled her up so she could wrap her legs around him.
He walked over to the bed and laid Chloe down. She pushed him up and asked, "are you sure that we can--should--do this?"
"Clark told me it would be fine if we took it slow," Kristian answered, kissing down her neck.
"Clark? He and Lana have only had sex once and that was his only time. And he was human then," Chloe stated.
"Okay, first off, it scares me that you know all that. Second off, I really don't want to think about Clark having sex. Especially right now."
"We'll talk about it later," Chloe replied. She kissed him again but pulled away for another question. "So I guess everything went well then?"
Kristian paused and finally said, "yeah."
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"Clark, what happened?" Martha asked.
Clark sighed and answered, "Jor-El gave him the same abilities I have."
"Why?"
"Because in the future, I'm going to need help with something, I guess," Clark said quietly.
"And then Kristian will just go back to normal, I'm assuming," Martha said, looking unsure.
"Not exactly."
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Kristian unbuttoned her shirt and returned to kissing down her neck to her stomach. He knew that she had sensitive spots above her waist, and he wasn't going to leave them untouched. He unzipped her shorts and pulled them off. She unbuckled his belt and said, "I can't take this anymore." With that, Kristian finished undressing and slowly entered her. She gasped and dug her nails into his back.
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"Oh my," Martha said while putting her hand over her heart.
"I don't understand why Jor-El always needs to take a life for mine," Clark said.
"How is Kristian taking all of this?"
"I'm not really sure. He's more worried about Chloe," Clark replied.
"Has he told her?"
"I don't know," Clark answered while leaning over the counter in the kitchen and resting his elbows on a cutting board.
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Kristian kept it mostly slow and when Chloe balled up the sheets with her hands, he made sure that he wasn't touching her because he felt it coming.
When they were done, Kristian pushed himself up and looked at her. She smiled so he smiled in return. "I love you, Kristian," Chloe said. "And that was amazing, as usual."
"Chloe, Jesus Christ. I never thoughtI could love you any more than I already do, but Ifall more in love with you everyday."
"So what happened today?" She finally asked.
"Jor-El gave me these powers so I can help Clark in the future. I don't know when or why, but that's the goal," he replied.
"So after that you'll be, I don't know, normal again? Well, you'll never be normal because you're extraordinary, but you know what I mean," Chloe asked.
"I guess so," he answered. He hated lying to her but he just couldn't break her heart.
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Clark sped away from his farm and into the Kawatche caves. He walked into the small room and was soon on his way to the Fortress of Solitude. As soon as he was there, he yelled, "why do you always have to do this? Why does someone always have to die because of me?"
"Because, my son, a human life is nothing compared to yours," Jor-El replied.
"It's more than mine! He doesn't deserve this! My father didn't either! This makes absolutely no sense!"
"You are right, Kal-El, it does not."
"You have no right to do this, Jor-El. Tell me why he has to die!"
"Kal-El, you will understand in time."
"No, I won't. The truth is that you don't know why. There is truly no reason for this! I want to know, Jor-El, or I will never speak with you again, and I don't care if you kill me because of it!" Clark shot back.
"I will keep it in consideration, my son."
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The next morning, Chloe stirred awake and outstretched her arm across the bed--an empty bed. She opened her eyes and sat up. She saw a note on Kristian's pillow that said he was off doing errands and going to talk to his brother. She pulled the sheets off of her and put her feet on the floor. She then stood up and walked over Kristian's desk. She picked up one of the many frames that held their picture. After looking over it and thinking for a few minutes, she walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
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Meanwhile, Kristian sat on the pier of Crater Lake and kicked his feet in the water. He heard footsteps coming his way and smiled when Lois kicked off her flip-flops and sat down beside him. "Clark told me you were out here," Lois said. "I thought that I would join you because we haven't really talked for a while."
"I appreciate it, Lois," Kristian replied.
"So, whatcha doin'?
"Thinking," he answered.
"About what?" Lois asked.
"Mostly Chloe. You know, the usual."
"I've never seen her more happy, Kristian," Lois said, "even when she's on the hunt for her latest article. I don't think I've ever seen you so happy before."
"I know it. I don't know what it is but she does something to me that I can't explain," he replied.
Lois kicked around in the water and then said, "what's going on, Granville?"
"Lots of things. I'm scared that Lex is going to do something to Chloe and I won't be there to save her. I'm scared that one day I won't be there for her. I'm just scared," Kristian said, "but I'm not sure if it's a good scare or a bad one."
"Everyone is scared of something, Kristian. Look at me for example, I was raised by General Sam Lane yet I'm scared of spiders," Lois replied.
Kristian laughed and said, "and cement trucks. You left that one out."
"I try not to tell people that," Lois replied.
"You know, I don't think I've ever had the chance to tell you how good a friend you are," he said, "I love you. Not in a weird way, but yeah. You're like my older sister whokicks my ass yet still gives me the best advice."
"I love you, too, Granville. You're like the little brother that I would take over my little sister anyday," Lois responded.
Kristian paused, smiled and said,"Lois, I bought a ring this morning."
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AN: I hope you all enjoyed it.