Clark stared out the window, wondering when he would move on. Secretly, he knew he never would. He was in love with Lana Lang. If only he could tell her his secret. But he couldn't, because then someone would hurt her. And he knew that Chloe, his best friend, was infatuated with him and trying to hide it, but it was crystal clear. Being with Lana would hurt Chloe. But not being with Lana would be so devastating. Clark sighed. He had missed the bus again, so he super-sped to school. No problem.
Lana, Chloe, and Pete were waiting for him. "How'd you get here so fast?" Lana asked, curious. "I took a short-cut," Clark replied nervously, as if his life was on the line. "What, through a black hole?" Lana asked. Three-and-a-half years ago, that had been Chloe's line. But now things had changed…a lot. Clark quickly composed him self, and then said, flirtatiously, "Maybe. What's it to you?" Clark smiled and Lana winked. "I don't know," she said, her nose wrinkling like it always did when she was deep in thought. She linked arms with Clark and they laughed and walked towards the door to Smallville High.
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Chloe stood there, left behind. They had forgotten her again. She wiped a small tear from her pale but beautiful pace and turned around so she wouldn't have to see them.
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As Lana and Clark entered the school-building, Lana said, "So, Clark, got anymore tricks up your sleeves?" Lana had been wondering about Clark. How had he gotten there so early when he missed the bus? Oh, it was probably nothing, she told herself. There were millions of ways to get to school on time besides the bus and anything weird.
That night was the football game. Lana knew that for some reason she had to go. She didn't even know why but something was drawing her to it. She feared that if she didn't go, something terribly wrong would happen.
Lana gazed at Clark from afar and hoped she'd be able to break up with Jason soon. And WHAT was that with LEX? She asked herself. There was nothing in Lex. Sure, he was deep and his father tortured him and he had motives, but so what. He was so much older than her and besides he had a dark soul. Unlike everyone else, right away Lana could see through Lex's façade. She was Kryptonian, after all. And she definitely WASN'T going to be the next "Lex Girl". No way in Hell!
The day passed so slowly but eventually the night started and the whole school awoke. Spirit rang incessantly. What was so special about a football game, Lana wondered. She was in a sarcastic mood. This is going to be SO MUCH FUN, she thought sarcastically. The sky was dark and ominous and despite all the excitement and beauty, something felt wrong.
But Lana felt stronger than ever. Just for fun, she made herself invisible and shot herself up in the air and flew around Smallville High a couple of times. Super-speeding and shooting fire from her eyes and looking through Clark's clothes with her x-ray vision was fun, but nothing in the world beat forcing her pigment to literally vanish, and literally fly. Of course, she could fly when she wasn't invisible, also, but then, of course, people would see her. No, Lana wanted it to stay a secret. The whole world knowing would take the fun out of it. It was FUN to try to hide something. Lana was an alien, but her secret wasn't really a burden. It was a challenge, and Lana Lang of Krypton loved challenges. Almost as much as she loved Clark Kent. Still in the air, coincidentally right above Clark's head about twenty feet in the air, Lana giggled, hoping no one would hear her.
The game hadn't started yet, of course. The boys weren't even in the locker-room getting ready. It was just an informal, unofficial gathering at the high school before the game actually started.
Tic toc, tic toc. Time passed and the football players entered the building to get ready, as did the cheerleaders. Lana Lang stood in the stands, not at all exhausted from flying. She was here for a reason. If only she knew why….