Eight
My brain was in overload, Winn left after giving me the information I needed. I went straight out with my family. That's where I currently was, sat in a restaurant trying to get to know my sister's fiancee and all I could do was stare at them blankly. "Liberty, are you okay?" I turned my attention to where the voice came from. It was my dad he was frowning slightly, I nodded. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah," I lied.
He frowned slightly and I smiled, he stood up and nodded for me to follow him, I did as he said, I followed him outside and he turned to look at me. "What's going on?" He asked.
"Nothing," I lied.
"Liberty," he said. "You are my daughter, I may be dumb but I'm not blind, something is bugging you." I sighed, "so spill kid what is it?"
"Clark drama," I said. He stared at me in surprise, "not a name you have heard in a while huh?" I ran a hand through my hair, "just conflicted, I'll get over it soon, you don't have to worry."
"You're my kid, I'll always worry," he shrugged. "Just like I worry about your sister." He pulled me into a hug and kissed my head, "don't let Clark bring you down, whatever you need to say, say it to him."
"I don't know what I want to say."
"You do, you are just scared of saying it," he said. "You know that your words have consequences, maybe we shouldn't have taught you that." I moved my head to the side looking at him. "Well I'm glad we did but you know what I mean."
"I think I'll take that advice," I said. "Can you tell them I wasn't feeling well?" He nodded, I walked around the corner and made sure nobody was watching. I hoped I could still do this, it had been a while since I had orbed myself, I was just used to orbing potions to me. I closed my eyes and thought of Clark when I opened my eyes he was stood in front of me. I looked around, where was I? I recognised it as in the place I woke up hungover the other night. Clark stared at me in surprise.
"How did you get here?" He asked.
"Magic duh," I said rolling my eyes. I looked around and noticed all eyes on me, I smiled sheepishly, "I'm good, I promise. Not an alien either." I looked at Clark, "we need to talk now." He nodded and pointed to the balcony I followed him out and he shut the door behind us, as I looked through the glass doors I noticed them all staring and scoffed, "they don't try and hide it do they?" He shook his head. "They all human?" He nodded. I reached for the door handle pulling it open, I put my hands into fists and released them slowly everyone but Kara, Mon-El and another man was frozen. They turned to me, "Sorry need privacy and don't like people watching." She shook her head. "I promise they'll unfreeze."
"Be quick," Kara said. "Have you ever froze people at work?"
"I try not to," I admitted sheepishly. "I froze a few people who were really annoying me." I shut the door and looked at Clark he didn't say a word. "What danger?"
"What?" He asked.
"That night you said goodbye," I said softly. "You said I was in danger." He nodded, "so what was I in danger from?"
"Why does it matter?" He asked. "You were in danger, I dealt with it and you are in the clear, I don't see why we need to bring it up."
"Because you are lying to me," I snapped angrily. I shook my head, "how can I believe anything you say when you are still lying to my face?" I threw my hand up as I did I heard an explosion I looked to see some of the wall now had a whole in it. I groaned, it had been a while since I had lost control. "Do your promises mean nothing to me? Are they just words? Do they not actually mean anything?"
"Of course they do," he argued.
"Then tell me the truth I am not that same 16 year old girl you had to protect, I've grown Clark and so have you," I said. "I deserve honesty, don't I?" He sighed. "Clark I know how you feel, I have those same feelings, please."
"I do it because I want to protect you," he sighed.
I heard a door open and Kara stood there leaning against the door with Mon-El, "as someone who knows what that feels like Clark, Mon-El tried to do it," she said. "We woman can take a lot, and Liberty has magic now, she's not defenceless. Stop treating her like she is."
He shook his head, "she's dangerous," he frowned.
"So am I," I said. "You have no idea what I am capable of." He sighed I rubbed a hand through my hair and sighed, "Clark I made not be made of steel but I can heal. I have fought some of the worst kind of evil in the underworld and I am still standing."
"They will look like babies once you deal with The Black Witch," he frowned. "Please Liberty do not get involved. She's dangerous. Let me protect you."
"No," I said. "I'm done letting people protect me. You didn't do a good job the first ti-" I trailed off my eyes widening realise what I was saying.
"What?" Kara asked.
"I have to go," I said. Before I could even try and get away I was held onto by Clark and Kara, "nothing. It meant nothing."
"What happened the first time?" She asked.
"Nothing," I lied.
"How dare you throw that in my face," he said. "See that was one of the memories I never wanted to tamper with. You told me to but let me remind you I took care of you for days."
Clark flew away and I sighed, "fuck." I unfroze them all and I pushed Kara away. "Don't follow me." I closed my eyes and thought of the cliff when I opened my eyes again I was stood in front of it. I sunk to the floor and pulled my legs to my chest. I couldn't believe I had thrown that at Clark. "Fuck sake!" I screamed. I picked up a rock and blew into pieces, "everything is so fucked up."
"Wow, who fucked you off?" I heard a voice say. I turned to see Kelly there I stared at her confused, "mom orbed me, she said you were hurting then also came a rant about how about I should unbind my magic, she never shuts up about it."
I rolled my eyes, "Kelly go be with Liam," I said. "I just want to be alone." I turned back around and picked up another rock and blew it into pieces. "Seriously Kelly."
"I'm not leaving you Liberty," she said. I felt her arms wrap around me and I laid my head on her shoulder, "I left you once before when you needed me, I can't do it again."
"I'm sick of crying," I whispered. "I just, I love him but I don't know him anymore and it's all so conflicting and" I shook my head. "I hurt him Kelly. I hurt him worse than he could have ever hurt me."
"What happened? Dad said you were going to talk and then mom felt this pain," she said. I shook my head, "you know you can always talk to me."
"Sorry Kel this is just too personal and it hurts to think about," I said. "I think I'm going to find Clark, we need to talk and just, I don't even know." I stood up and waved my hand towards her I sent her back to my apartment. I closed my eyes thinking of Clark, I hoped this would work I had never tried focusing on a person so many times, usually I did it once and then failed the others. I felt myself moving I opened my eyes and all I saw was ice, sort of. I recognised it immediately. The fortress, "Clark?" I walked forward and I found him sat on a rock up high he didn't turn to look at me. "I don't even know where to begin to say how sorry I am. It was unfair and I just wanted to" I paused. "I don't know but god this is so confusing and just I don't know."
"I didn't know you when that happened, yet I risked everything to save you and take care of you," he said. "You wouldn't let go, the way you looked at me just wanting to be safe." For the first time he turned to look at me, he jumped down and walked towards me, "if I could stop it I would have. I would have fought a million battles so that didn't happen to you."
"I remember the first time you brought me here," I said softly. "It was the night you told me who you were, that you were him. The one who saved me. Everything about you made a lot more sense."
"I was pretty strange," he chuckled.
"You were," I agreed. "Kal-El last son of Krypton, Earth's Champion."
"Actually that's Kara now," he said. "She is Earth's Champion she managed to best me a few times. So just Kal El last son of Krypton,"
"Who deserves so much," I whispered. I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked in his eyes, "so much better than me. I am so sorry, there isn't enough sorry's in the world to make up for what I said." I shook my head. "It's not your fault and you did protect me and you still do in your own way. I should remember that whilst I lost my memories of you, you still had all of yours. And although I dreamt of you, you lost your planet, your home, and you don't have memories of them, you have what Kara knows."
"Earth is a home," he said. "Liberty-"
"Don't ever call me Liberty Clark," I whispered. "To you it will always be Libby." I pressed my lips to his and pulled away slightly, I looked up at him trying to gauge his reaction. I pressed my lips to his again, he pulled me towards him and crushed his lips to mine, I pulled him closer kissing him. I pulled on his hair and he groaned into my mouth. He pulled away slightly and his eyes were sparkling, I stepped back and giggled, I grabbed the bottom of my top and threw it over my head and onto the floor. Clark pulled his top off putting it on top of mine he stepped forward pulling me gently into his arms he kissed me softly, "you are my home Libby."
