Clark sat outside of the party enjoying the night air three stories up. He's starting to feel like Lex doesn't know him at all. Well he is trying, that has to mean something right? After finding out he was taking an obsession with his life, the room is gone, he got Lois back into Met U. He might not be perfect but Lex is trying that means something right. On the other hand a whole mansion full of alcohol and he can't get drunk. Some days in his life, it just really sucks to be him.
A girl in a charming white dress and brunette hair looked around the party. After the hell she went through last summer maybe she should have called her dad for an escort for tonight. It doesn't help that her step father was practically pimping her out to wealthy men's sons. She took a drink to gather her nerves as she went outside to get some air.
The girl took a moment to breath before having a drink. She also sees that she is not alone "So, why aren't you enjoying the party?"
"Not really my crowd. Lex just thinks he's doing me a favor by keeping me off the farm for a night." Clark replied. "So how about you? Most of the girls in there seem pretty happy."
"I'm not one of them, I'm here for my stepfather, and I'm just kind of screwed up after last summer." The young brunette replied.
Clark nodded and looked at the sky. "Yeah I'd rather forget my summer too. But you don't seem that screwed up."
The girl looked at him glass in hand and smiled. "So, to a summer we'd both rather forget."
Clark looked at her each with a drink in hand. They each clink their glasses and took a drink.
The girl looked at him. "So what was so bad about your summer?"
Clark looked at her. Wondering how to phrase your father lobotomized a teenage girl to lure you in and then vaporized her when he didn't need her anymore. "Well, let's just say my father tried to control my life." And if it wasn't for his mother Jor El would have succeeded.
The girl nodded in understanding from recently. "My step father has been a lot like that recently, ever since my father came back into the picture."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Clark replied.
The girl looked at him. "A little secret between me and you?"
"I'm a master of secrets." Clark assured her.
"I know it's selfish and not fair to him but I'm actually kind of hoping my parents get back together." The girl said in a whisper.
Clark gave a shrug. "Well that's not up to you but I hope you get it."
The girl nodded. "I know I'm a dreamer."
The two turn around and see a guy coming out. "Kim, why'd you leave me out there?"
Clark turned to the girl he now knows as Kim and listens.
"It was a dance, it ended, and I left." Kim replied.
The boy looked at him. "So what that's it?"
Kim nodded. "Yeah, that's it. Most girls don't like having their asses groped five seconds after meeting someone."
The boy looked stunned and grabbed her by the arm. "Do you know who my father is?"
"No, and I don't care." Kim responded turning away and pulling her arm free. It was a mistake to come here.
The boy glared at him no one's ever turned him down like that before. "Probably for the best anyway. Word has it you're nothing but a second generation gold dig-"
The boy held his head looked and saw he fell to the floor and practically slid to the door. "What the…?"
"You were finished." Clark warned him.
The boy got up holding the back of his head. "Yeah well, damaged goods anyway"
Clark clenched his fists but saw the look of Sheriff Adams from the window and remembered what happened at the talon during sophomore year when he stepped in. They did the crime and he did the time. Thirty seconds without his powers without any restraint that's all he wants. Of course the only competent cop in Smallville is forced to watch the rich idiots for the night. He can only watch as the guy goes in and turned to see Kim staring over the railing.
Kim leaned against the railing catching her breath. Ever since Paris she's been a little shell shocked when surprised she hates it but all things considered she'll take it over what happened to Amanda. Kim took another breath when someone gently touched her shoulder and spooked her as she turned around too fast and lost her footing as her legs went over the balcony. The last thing she saw was a boy her age with blue eyes. She felt herself fall for only a moment when a hand grabbed her and pulled her back. She opened her eyes and saw the same boy haning over the railing with her. "How did… you got behind me… how?"
Clark just tightened his grip seeing her about to let go from shock. "Just hang on OK."
Clark looked up and saw someone took his other hand.
Lex looked at Clark he took his eyes off him for one minute and he pulled his disappearing act or so he thought until he saw a hand on his balcony. "You know, is it bad that I'm not even surprised by this sort of thing anymore."
"Her first." Clark replied and Lex nodded leaving Clark hanging on the edge. Clark stretched his other arm up as Lex took Kim's hand and the two easily helped her back up. With both hands free Clark easily climbed back up on his own.
Lex looked at his best friend. "Clark, how did you catch her so fast?"
Clark looked at him and Kim could see he was a little bit edgy on the subject.
"Fast reflexes" Kim responded as she turned to Clark. "So what are you, a running back?"
"Quarterback" Clark replied.
Kim nodded and started regaining her composure. "Well, Mr. Quarterback, do you mind showing me around the yard by the steps this time."
Clark looked at her smile and found it very hard to say no. "Sure, and its Clark Kent."
"Kimberly Mills but you can call me Kim."
Kim walked the grounds with Clark. She never realized how much she missed this. While she won't lie, she likes being a rich man's step daughter, she's amazed at how much Clark just let her talk and didn't brag about his family's booming business or latest profit venture. "You know this might have been the most fun I've had since the summer, but I'm still left wondering, just how did you catch me so fast."
Clark looked at her it's obvious she knows something but she's not pressing it.
Kim looked at him. "You know I learned two things about secrets over the summer and I'm not really sure how to say it without being a complete hypocrite."
Clark gave an innocent shrug. "Just say it I won't judge you."
Kim nodded. "OK, I learned two things about secrets. One is they can get you into a lot of trouble. So does you keeping this secret hurt anyone physically?"
Clark shook his head. "No" After Pete it protects his friends.
Kim just kept walking with him. "I also learned from my dad last summer some secrets are necessary." Other wards he would be in jail for destroying half of Paris. "So, whatever it is you can tell me when you're ready… if you ever are."
Clark walked with a smile. "Thank you" although he's wondering when he would ever see her again."
Kim looked at him for a moment and for the first time in six months threw caution to the wind wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him for a moment and stopped.
Clark looked at her somewhere between confusion and happy. "Was that for saving your life?"
Kim shook her head. "Just because I wanted to." She moved closer and kissed him again and this time Clark returned it. "So, Lex and my step dad have a big business meeting back where I'm from for the weekend. Can you hop the plane with him maybe got to dinner or catch a movie?"
Clark looked at her. He's a teenager if his parents say no he's supposed to get in trouble. This is the first girl that was him do something incredible and didn't even flinch. He means there was Alicia but she became dangerous claiming they were soulmates, if just because of their powers. He's pretty Kim wouldn't say that right now, and either run away or smack him if he said that."That sounds great."
Kim smiled. "OK"
Lex watched the two from up high with a smile seeing Clark genuinely happy to be at a Luthor Party. He knew those would hit it off... just not in the way they did.
That Monday Kim came down for Breakfast. Food first then a driving lesson with her dad in the afternoon. Almost makes school sound peaceful.
She walks into the kitchen for juice or milk while her mother talked on the phone
"Oh hey Bryan, yeah Kimmy is here it's just been a busy weekend for her with her new…"
In an impressive feat of speed that might have even impressed Clark Kim dove over the table and hit the disconnect switch with her hand.
Her mother looked at her confused. "Kimmy did your dad do something. I thought you two were getting along much better since Paris."
"We are." Kim pointed out. "I just don't want him to know that I'm dating yet. He'll look into Clark and I'm not sure how to explain secret agent dad to your boyfriend."
Lenore looked at her. After last summer it's good to just be dealing with a normal teenage issue for Kim. "You father was a preventor."
"Is there a difference?" Kim asked.
"Not that I know of." Lenore replied. "Why don't you want your father to know you're dating?"
Kim looked at her and figures out an answer. "Because Lex told me him and Clark just got back to being friends after Lex spied on him. If dad finds out you know he's going to run a background check on him and know his entire life story in five minutes."
Lenore looked at her. "Don't you think you're getting carried away? He doesn't even know where Clark would live."
Kim looked at her almost dumb founded. "Mom, he found me in a city of 12 million people in 3 days. Promise me... I'm going to tell him alright, just not right now."
Lenore looked at her. "I promise. Now you better go because he's going to call as soon as I hang up."
Kim smiled and opened her phone its two hours later in Smallville right?
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