A/N: Wow five reviews! And that was just the first chapter! I was so happy to come home from vacation, and see that. Much, much thanks to everyone who reviewed. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully you'll like this one just as much. Also, there is a flashback in this chapter, which is in italics, just to clear that up. Well, now that that's been said…READ, REVIEW, AND ENJOY!

Title: Life, Love, And Destiny

Author: Chlark4ever92

Genre: Sci-Fi (this IS a Smallville fic after all)/Drama/Romance

Pairings: Will change as the story progresses. Will eventually be Chlark.

Rating: K+

Spoilers: Nothing major, except for Vessel.

Disclaimer: Smallville belongs to the WB which is soon to be the CW. I only own Martin, because one, he is just a figment of my imagination that has somehow gotten into my little story here, and two, I'm only thirteen so unfortunately I have no money to own something not made up. Well…I've just officially depressed myself… Disclaimer goes for all chapters of the story.

Summary: This story shows the process of Clark realizing and accepting his destiny. Along the way he learns a lot about himself, and how the people in his life are connected with his destiny. He realizes who will always be there for him, and who his real enemies are. I'm bad at summaries, but just give it a shot, please. You won't regret it!

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Life, Love, And Destiny

Chapter 2: Awakening

Chloe Sullivan awoke to chaos. "Where am I?" she thought to herself. She tried to open her eyes, but they were so heavy, that after she tried, even thinking about it hurt. She couldn't move, and even breathing hurt.

"Am I dead?" she wondered. She tried to think of what she last remembered doing, but everything was a blur. All she remembered was being at the Daily Planet with Clark.

Kissing Clark.

How could she forget that? She attempted to smile, but the pain was far too great for even that.

Figuring that she had nothing better to do, she continued to rack her brain for what had happened after Clark had left.

She was running to her car, which thanks to big city parking was six blocks away. She didn't know where she was going to go. She just knew that she definitely wasn't staying here. She had made it two blocks through the mobs of rioters, and others that were also trying to escape, when she saw a limo with a familiar license plate. Lionel. Coming to the realization that there was no way she was going to be able to make it four more blocks without getting hurt, she began banging on the limo, and screaming to Lionel to let her in. The door of the limo opened, and Chloe ran in, quickly slamming the car door behind her. For a few seconds, Chloe felt at peace. Then suddenly the limo started shaking as angry rioters attempted to tip it over. After a minute, the rioters realizing that they weren't succeeding, became enraged, and started grabbing whatever they could find to smash the windows with. Chloe glanced over at Lionel, looking panicked, and he returned the look. Then there was the sound of glass breaking as she felt cold, unfamiliar hands pull her through the newly broken window…

She snapped out of her thoughts. She didn't want to think about that. She didn't want to relive the pain.

She suddenly became aware of a person's voice. She listened closely, trying to figure out who was with her. "Chloe, come on, please wake up" the voice pleaded, desperately. The voice was unfamiliar, but it seemed caring and concerned.

Feeling a little stronger than she had when she had first come to, and her sense of curiosity kicking in, she opened her eyes. It was dark, so it didn't take long for her eyes to adjust. She blinked her eyes a few times until she could see clearly.

She was in Metropolis Hospital. The small room that she was in, was jammed with as many people that could be fit into the space. The room was dimly lit, with its only light source being candles, which were placed on any available countertop. Doctors and nurses scurried around, looking exhausted. They were so busy that they didn't even notice Chloe's long anticipated awake from her state of slumber.

"She's up, she's up!" a voice coming from her left side screamed to a doctor. Before she could turn to see who it was, a doctor ran up to her right side, so she was forced to wait impatiently to see who was with her.

The doctor that ran over to her looked like he was about to fall over in exhaustion any second. As soon as the doctor reached Chloe, he immediately began examining her, as Chloe sat there, trying to figure out how she had gotten here, and who was with her.

Clark.

Was it Clark? It wasn't his voice, but it had to be him. He had always saved her. Chloe's mind was spinning in confusion.

The doctor pulled back to look at her. "Do you remember your name?" he asked her.

"Uh, yeah, Chloe Sullivan" she replied, still in a daze.

"Ok, well she doesn't have amnesia" the doctor said to the man on Chloe's left.

She turned to finally look at the mystery man. He was nodding to show his understanding of the doctor's comment. He looked like he was about her age, and he was very handsome. He had jet black hair that fell in front of sapphire eyes. Even though he was sitting, Chloe could tell he was tall. At least six foot, and his body showed that he was definitely in shape. Chloe found herself staring at him. "Who is this man?" she thought to herself.

The doctor's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "How do you feel?" the doctor asked her.

"Umm, well, uhh, my head hurts." Chloe responded, at a loss of words. She was amazed at the effect that this man was having on her. Only Clark could make her feel like this, just by being in the room.

Clark.

If he wasn't here, than where was he? She tried to brush it off, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong.

"Will you be okay for a while, if I go check on some other patients? It's a madhouse in here" the doctor asked her, looking around the room. Chloe nodded her head, and the doctor made his way over to another patient.

"Are you okay?" the man asked her. Chloe nodded uncertainly. Who was this man?

He looked at her, as if suddenly realizing something. "Oh yeah, I guess we kind of skipped the introductions, didn't we. I'm Martin Davis" he said extending his hand.

Chloe shook it, and replied "Chloe Sullivan.

"Yeah, I know." Chloe cocked her head to the side with interest, and looked at him with curiosity. "I mean, you know, you just told the doctor that so, yeah" he replied nervously.

"Why is he acting so nervous?" Chloe wondered. "Wait a second" Chloe thought as she recalled him saying "Chloe, come on, please wake up". That means he knew her name before she had told the doctor.

"But you said my name before I told the doctor, so how did you know then?" Chloe questioned.

"Oh, well when I took you to the hospital I saw your Daily Planet ID, and well, yeah."

Chloe looked at him strangely. "Well than why didn't you just tell me that in the first place?" she asked him. He looked troubled, and Chloe felt so confused. Why was he acting like this?

"Well, umm, there's no reason to talk about what happened, right? I mean it was a scary time for both you, and me, so I think the best thing to do is to just forget about it, and move on with our lives."

Chloe agreed, but she was still curious. What had happened to him? He didn't look hurt. So how was it a scary time for him? Anyone would be scared after experiencing that, but he seemed especially shaken.

She resisted her journalistic curiosity though. She still had so much to figure out first. Chloe nodded slowly accepting his answer.

For now.

"How did I get here?" she asked him. Just one of the many questions that she longed for the answers to.

"It's a long story" he replied, diverting his eyes to the floor.

"Yeah, because it really looks like I'm going anywhere, anytime soon" she replied. He looked up at her, and she smiled sweetly at him, encouraging him to start the story.

He sighed, took a deep breath, and began telling what had happened only hours before.

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A/N: Thanks for reading. Now press the pretty review button, and make me happy. Okay? Good!

I know that you guys have seen this kind of thing a million times this summer, where Chloe meets someone, and Clark realizes what's been right in front of him all along. This is similiar to that, but trust me, that's only part of it. There's a twist. I have something big planned for the future chapters of this story, and Martin is going to be an important person in it. But for all you Chlark fans, like myself, this will be a Chlark story. Just not right away, because then the story loses some depth. I'm sorry for any grammar mistakes, though I don't think there is any. I don't have a beta so I edit it myself, and as any writer knows, it's difficult to edit your own work. Thanks again for reading. I'll post chapter three soon.

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