I followed behind Chloe and Pete, with all of us walking up to one Jodi Melville, who was a somewhat overweight teenager and one of the few to submit articles to the Smallville Torch. Once we reached her, we saw that she was cutting heads off of super models. "Cutting heads off of super models." Chloe said as she leaned on the table she was at. "Its kind of redundant, isn't it?" She asked, with me taking a seat while Pete stood next to her.

Jodi looked stunned as she was caught, then started putting everything away. "Just... Looking for outfit ideas." She said, with me nodding, watching Pete reaching over and opening the book. "I still haven't been able to find anything for Lana's party." She said, grabbing said book and closing it as Pete had opened it before putting it away. "What's up?" She asked, looking at us.

"Well, we were wondering if you could give us a quick algebra download?" Chloe said, pointing at the three of us.

"Hey, leave me out of it." I said, holding my hands up. "I'm the only one out of us three whos making a C in that class, and I'm fine with that." I said, with her staring at me with a "Are you serious right now" look. "But yes, I would "ALSO" like to join, against my will." I said, muttering the last part to my self.

"I thought that Clark usually helped you guys?" Jodi said, with me smiling at looking at Pete.

"He's a little preoccupied helping the ~Birthday Girl~!" Pete said, doing a hand gustier.

"What was that?" I asked, with him looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

"What was what?" He asked, with me doing the same thing he did. "Oh, I was listening to Snoop Dog earlier, it got stuck in my head." He said, with me nodding and letting it go.

"We'll even buy you lunch!" Chloe said, with me looking at her as it was my treat today anyways.

Later, after class

"Are you sure you want to be pouring that here?" I asked, standing next to Chloe and Pete as we waited at her locker.

"It looks... Appetizing?" Pete lied, and it was clear as day that he did.

"Losing weight is never pretty." Jodi said as she started drinking her goop, ya, goop.

"Hey, Ross." A kid said as he approached us. This was Dustin Crenshaw, the jack ass of the school. His main target to pick on, was Jodi. "We're getting a little game together, you want in or do you want to keep whale watching?" He asked, laughing as he looked over at Jodi.

Jodi looked hurt and looked over at Pete, not sure what he would do. Pete saw this and looked at Dustin with a firm glair. "Dustin, back off!" He said, standing up for the girl.

"Oh, chill out cool guy. I didn't know that you were a chubby chaser!" Dustin said, bouncing the ball onto the ground, smacking Jodi's drink that spilt all over me, her and Chloe's shoes, most of it hitting me as I was in front of Jodi.

I had caught the ball before it could do more damage, where Jodi ran off to clean herself off. "Jodi, wait!" Pete called out, watching her run off.

"Man, you would think that someone that big would have thicker skin." Dustin said, watching Jodi run off.

"Dustin, this is your ball, correct?" I asked, standing in front of him as he nodded. "How much does a basketball cost?" I asked, looking at the ball.

He got confused at the question as he raised an eyebrow at me. "Between twenty to thirty, why?" He asked, where I smiled at him.

"Better go get some money then." I said, squeezing the ball until there was a loud pop, stopping everything in the hall as they looked over at me. "Because its flat." I said, holding it up and dropping on his feet. "Continue this, and we'll see what I can do with a human skull." I said, getting ready to start a fight but Chloe and Pete both grabbed me before I could throw the punch, making Dustin flinch as he backed off, eyes wide from shock.

"Come on, to someone that stupid, it would be like popping a balloon with a needle." Chloe said, where Dustin walked away, staring at me as he did. "You ok?" She asked, with me wiping my face off.

"Peachy." I said, keeping my eyes on Dustin. "I'm going to get cleaned up, and make sure to fuck his day up later on." I said, heading to the bathroom to get cleaned up.

The next day

"Clark, I'm telling you, this is good news for you." Pete said, as all four of us were walking together.

"Kansas State gives Whitney a scholarship and Lana gives him a tongue bath." Clark said sarcastically. "How is that Good news?"

"I'm still trying to get behind the good news part." I said, rolling my eyes as I knew where this was going already.

"Lana is going to be dateless for her own party." Pete said, with me stopping at the table and looking down at Jodi, who looked different, like, new body different.

"Hi Pete, Dakota!" Jodi said as she waved at me, with the others stopping as well, turning to face us.

"Jodi?" Pete asked as she stood up, showing herself off, with me walking over to the others while Pete walked forward. "You look-"

"Thinner?" Jodi asked, a small smile on her face.

"I was still looking for youthimism, but ya." Chloe said, looking stunned as she examined Jodi.

"Are you ok?" Clark asked as both he and Chloe walked up to them, with me rubbing my chin as this was inhumane levels of body fat missing.

"Never better, my new diet is starting to pay off!" Jodi said, placing her hands in front of her. "I bought new clothes." She said, twisting in place, making Pete smile.

"You look great." Pete said, with me walking over to them.

'He's not kidding either.' I thought, crossing my arms.

"Thank you two for sticking up for me yesterday." Jodi said, holding her head up high. "Most people wouldn't of done that."

"Most people cant stand Dustin." Pete said, with me rolling my eyes.

"That's an understatement." I said, with them looking at me. "What, its not a lie."

Jodi smiled at that. "Hey, listen, do either of you have a date for Lana's Party?" She asked, with me patting Pete on the back.

"I know for a fact that my boy Pete here doesn't, so have fun!" I said, pushing him forward a bit, with him looking at me with wide eyes. I just gave him a thumbs up, then crossing my arms. I don't think I'm going.

Pete didn't say anything, because he was put on the spot, but he did have a big smile. Clark poked him in the back, but he didn't budge. "He would love to." Clark said, speaking up for Pete.

"Great, I'll see you later!" Jodi said, collecting her things and walking off.

Once she was gone, his eyes followed where she went. "Bye." Pete muttered, with me smirking at him.

"I don't get it!" Chloe said, with Pete looking at her, insulted.

"Woman dig me, get used to it!" Pete said, with me walking forward and popping him upside the head.

"That's not what she was talking about, she's talking about the fact that she lost about thirty pounds in one day!" I said, rolling my eyes.

"Its like she lost that weight in one night!" Chloe added, with me nodding.

"If she could do that, then half the school would be after that secret." Clark said, with me looking at him as he didn't believe the fact that she was a new person. We started walking to class, with me wanting to know how she did it.

Later that day

'All this talk about the shakes is making me hungry.' I thought as I opened the fridge and pulled out some ground beef and placed it down. Walking over to the cubed, I pulled out a pack of noodles and placed them down next to the stove. Walking over to the seasonings, I pulled out some Italian seasoning and placed it next to the noodles. Grabbing the pot, I filled it with water and placed it on the stove, with me boiling it and tossing the noodles in, followed by the vegetable oil, just a small amount. Grabbing the beef, I started cooking it in a pan and waited for it to turn brown before adding in the ragu. Once done, I added some sugar and then mixed it in. Taking it off the heat, I then dumped the water for the noodles in a strainer and made me a plate.

Placing it down on the table, I stopped once I saw the door was open, slightly. Walking over to it, I opened it, with me seeing nothing. Closing the door, I saw Chloe sitting at the table with her own plate made. "Not bad, you know you shake your rear when you cook, right?" She asked, taking another bite.

"And you need to stop breaking and entering." I said, walking over to my plate and started eating.

"So true, but its never going to happen, with you that is." She said, a smile on her face, making me smile. "So, who do you have in mind for Lana's party?" She asked, looking at me as she ate.

"I don't have a date." I answered, looking at my camera on the coat hanger. "I was asked to take pictures, so I wont be dancing." I said, with her nodding as she lost her small smile.

"Oh, well I'll be there, and if you want a dance, just ask." She said, finishing her plate fast. "Thanks, I got to go!" She said, rushing out rather fast.

'What did I do to upset her?' I thought, with me watching her run out the door.

The next day, Animal clinic

Walking in through the back, I walked through the locker room and tried opening the lockers. Finding one that was opened, I smirked as I put on the work uniform and keys before stepping out. Walking down the hall, I grabbed a clip board and started reading it as others walked past me, not bothering to ask who I was. Once I reached the room I was looking for, I saw the door handle was already broke. Pushing it open, I saw both Chloe and Clark jump as they saw me.
Looking at them, I narrowed my eyes and closed the door behind me. "Looks like we all had the same Idea." I said, walking over to them as Chloe put her camera away while I held up mine.

"Lift it." Chloe said as she started going through the folder behind us. Once Clark lifted it, I got a photo, with me looking at Chloe.

"Looks like jerky." Clark said, with him placing the cloth back on it.

"It sais that it lost eighty percent of its fat." Chloe said, looking up at us.

"Fat sucking vampire?" Clark asked, with me looking at him, then her as she didn't know what to make of this.

'I think I have an Idea on what killed the dear.' I thought, keeping the information to my self. "I'll see you guys later, I have another lead to check up on." I said, with them following me.

"Hang on, what lead?" Chloe asked, grabbing my arm.

"The kind that doesn't involve you two, yet!" I said, freeing my arm and walking off.

Later, Jodi's house

Walking up to the door, I knocked on it, with me not getting an answer. I knocked again, with me hearing footsteps on the other side. They didn't answer the door, but I knew who it was. "Jodi, its Dakota, you going to let me in, or do we need to have this conversation here?" I asked, crossing my arms. She didn't answer, with me narrowing my eyes. "I checked you car out, looks like I was right, you did hit that deer, but that wasn't all, was it?" I asked, raising my head up. "No, you ate its fat, didn't you?" I asked, placing a hand on the door. "Here's my advice, stop drinking that drink of yours, its hurting your body, and because of you losing so much fat, your body is telling you to get more so that you can survive, and that means eating fat!" I said, backing up. "Take my warning Jodi, I don't want to see anyone get hurt." I said, leaving her to her thoughts.

Later, school

Walking into the torch, I stopped once I saw Lex, Chloe and Clark. "Ah, Dakota, the other person I was looking for!" Lex said, walking over to me and shacking my hand. "I expect great things from your pictures, everyone does!" He said, with me smiling at him.

"I do as well!" I said, with him nodding and walking away. "What was that about?" I asked, looking at the others.

"Nothing, anyways, what was your lead?" Chloe asked, crossing her arms.

"Turned out to be a bust." I said, placing my camera down and hooked it up to the computer and started working on it.

Later that day, hospital

Dustin was taken to the hospital, and from what Clark had told me, he was nearly dead. So, just like the last time I had snuck into the hospital, I was now wearing a male nurses uniform and was walking down the hall. Seeing the police were at his room, I frowned as I was sure that they would check my ID before I entered, and this wasn't me on the ID. I had to come up with a plan, and one that would work.

Walking past them, I rounded the corner and saw a fire alarm. Walking past it, I saw the chemistry lab up a head. Walking in, after breaking the door handle, I made my way over to the chemicals and started mixing them together to make an explosion. Tossing it against the wall, I saw it catch the entire wall on fire. Seeing the smoke rise up, I opened the door, with me running over to the fire alarm and pulling it.

Seeing the officer come around the corner, he called for back up while everyone was leaving. Seeing that it was my chance to get past, I walked into Dustin's room and made my way over to him, seeing that he was extremely thin. "Oh god, Jodi what did you do?" I said, placing a hand over my mouth. 'I have to stop her, before she does anything else like this.' I thought, where I took my leave. Once out, I grabbed the fire extinguisher from the Doctor. "I got this, make sure all patience's are taken care of!" I said, running back to where I had came from and started spraying like crazy.

Entering the room, I closed the door behind me and took out the fire, with me using the hole in the wall as my escape.

The next day

"I stopped by the hospital yesterday, but there was a fire in the chemistry lab, and they had to evacuate everyone." Chloe said as we walked with Clark, with me looking around the cafeteria. "Anyways, he hasn't told anyone about what happened, and he's now in a coma." She said, with me nodding as this was true.

"Looks like it was that fat sucking vampire thing." Clark said, with me rolling my eyes.

"Without your help, he could of died." I said, looking at him.

"What I cant figure out is why anyone would steal body fat!" Clark said, with me looking at Jodi.

"It takes eating disorders to a whole new level!" Chloe said, with us walking over to Jodi.

"Jodi!" Clark said as both of us walked to the other side of the table while Chloe sat next to her.

"Hey guys, what's up?" She asked, eating a lot of junk food.

"Study group, remember?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at her as she raised her head, wide eyes.

"Totally slipped my mind!" She said, slowly going back to her food.

"Ya, like something that big could slip a mind." I said, looking at Chloe. "I say, we just go to the library for once, and let Jodi get things straight, she's got to think about her date tonight, wouldn't want it to be ruined." I suggested, with her looking at me with guilt.

"The party is tonight, you cant miss it!" Chloe said, with me looking at her. "You have to take pictures, remember?" She reminded, with me nodding.

'Right, forgot about that.' I thought, looking at Clark. 'I'll have to tell Clark about this later.' I thought, looking back at Jodi. "So you stopped drinking the shakes, or did you move on to something else?" I asked, with her nodding her head.

"I'm off the shakes, that's been eating me from the inside out!" She said, with me nodding. Seeing that we were all staring at her food, she stood up. "I have to go, I'll see you all tonight!" She said, getting up and grabbing three chocolate brownies and walking off, with me shacking my head.

"What was that about?" Chloe asked, with me looking at Clark.

"I don't know, but I have to fly!" Clark said, standing up.

"Wait, where are you going?" Chloe asked, with him walking past us.

"Still looking for Lana's gift." He said, walking backwards.

"Any hints?" She asked, with him smirking.

"Ya, not a gift certificate." He answered as he walked away.

Seeing Chloe reaching for the brownie, I popped her hand. "Disgusting, trust me, that's past its date." I said, pointing at the package, seeing that it went bad last week.

"Ok, that's one stomach ache I'll pass!" She said, where we started eating. "What's with the sailed?" She asked, with me looking down at my bowl.

"I felt the need to eat green after seeing Jodi lose all that weight." I answered, with her nodding and went back to eating.

Later, Luthor Mansion

Taking pictures, I watched as the next group walked in, with me getting their pictures as well. Pete, Chloe and Clark were nowhere to be found. I knew Clark was looking after Pete and helping Jodi, but Chloe should of been here by now. I watched as the door was closed, meaning that no one else was allowed in.

Walking away, it was time for me to start taking pictures of everything that was happening. Walking up the stairs, I got an birds eye view, with me seeing everyone dancing. Taking their pictures, I had some waving at me as I did so. Looking outside, I saw Lana talking to Lex, with me getting their picture as well. Zooming in on Lana, I took her picture, with her having a sad look on her face.

I shook my head, as this was supposed to be her night, and she wasn't having any fun. Walking down the stairs, I made my way over to her. Once I reached her, I stood just at the door, seeing that Lex was gone. "I'm here to relay a message." I said, gaining her attention as she looked at me. "Its from Clark, he said that he couldn't be here, because he's preparing your gift for later on tonight." I said, with her raising an eyebrow.

"What is it?" She asked, with me holding my hand up.

"That I cant say, but just know, its going to be better than this party." I said, holding the camera up. "Now, lets get one of you smiling." I said, making her smile, where I took the picture.

Later on, home

Walking in, I made my way upstairs. Once there, I opened the door to my room, when I stopped. Closing it, I headed back down and made my way to the living room, seeing Chloe there in a dress with a CD player beside her, with candles lit around the room. "What is this?" I asked, smirking at her as I leaned against the wall, arms crossed.

"Well, I wanted to go to the party and have a dance with you, but after everything that happened with Jodi I thought you would of gone to confront her, by the way, I stole your recite for her car damages. So, back on subject, I figured that we could have that dance I wanted!" She said, smiling at me.

"That you wanted?" I asked, walking over to her, with me standing in front of her. "I'm sure that's the case." I said, holding my hands out to her. "Shall we dance?" I asked, with her taking my hands, with her pressing play on a remote and tossing it on the couch, with the both of us dancing the night away.