A/N - Shoot me now. Rant all you want, but this ending was written at the same time as the beginning.

Return to Reality (GOOD AND EVIL) – Chapter 7

"AHHHHHHHH!" Chloe sat straight up in bed and felt the sweat pouring off of her. Looking around to just check that she was actually in her bed and then glanced over at the other side. She was alone. She let out a sigh of relief or disappointment, she didn't know which one. Rubbing her eyes, she plodded to the bathroom to take a shower.

It was a Saturday. No school to think of or drive in for. She threw her hair up into a small bun and some casual clothes. Jumping in her car, she looked at her cell phone she had left there the night before. She listened to the message and found her dad sounded lonely. She started her car and headed to Smallville.

Pulling into town, she decided the old hangout wasn't riddled with the same people it used to be; a more sophisticated crowd had started taking over the place. Then again, she thought, same people just more mature. Or not, as she watched four jocks practically push her into a wall. Coffee. That's all I want dear Lord. Caffeine. Just to make the damn dream go away. She slapped her money down on the counter and smiled at her cousin.

"You ok?" Lois looked halfway concerned.

"Yeah, I didn't sleep very well last night."

"You want to talk about it?"

"No, I think I'm going to go devour this over there and head to dad's for a bit."

Chloe went and sat in a corner booth that was the gang's old hang out and almost was sacred, so no one sat in it unless they were new in town. She pulled the latest Daily Planet out of her bag and started flipping through the pages.

"Hey Chloe."

"Hello Chloe."

She looked up and saw the men of her dreams, literally the last few nights, sit down on either side of her. Looking at both of them, she slowly closed her paper and shoved it back in her bag. Glancing back and forth at them, she could barely a "hi."

"Chloe are you ok?" Clark spoke first. Back to his worrisome self. That's good.

"Yeah, you look a little pale." She looked at Lex. He was absolutely perfectly dressed as always. She watched both of them out of the corner of her eyes.

Curling her top lip up in frustration, she picked up her purse and debated on which way to push out of the little booth. She thought back to the dreams she had been having and chose Clark, definitely the safer bet. "I…gotta….go. Bye." And she was out the door.

Clark and Lex looked at each other as Clark asked, "What was wrong with her?"

"Beats me, but evidently she thinks I would have bitten her if she had slid by me." The two sat and laughed before parting pleasantly.

THE END - Thanks for playing!