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Chapter Six: Seeking Help

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Lex stood in the bathroom, a towel wrapped loosely around his hips. He looked at the steamy mirror and frowned, he looked at the bathroom counter and saw a rag resting on the back of the sink he picked it up and wiped off the steam and saw his father standing behind him in the mirror a gleam in his eyes. "Well congratulations Lex you finally became me."

He felt a sneer on his lips and his eyes narrow, "Father I will never become you." conviction was in his tone.

"No you have become worse Alexander." his mother's voice sounded behind him and appeared behind him, on his side, it was like the proverbial devil and angel on his shoulders. "My sweet boy, fate has given you another chance to find and keep your soul please don't waste it this is your last chance." there was a pleading tone to her voice and his heart ached, and the small boy that was never quite destroyed screamed out to be listened, and to listen to her.

"Lillian your 'Sweet Boy' no longer exists he is the ruthless son that I have always wanted." the amused and smug expression on his father's face angered him, and he saw his mother smile proudly at this. He saw his father square his jaw, "Son don't listen to her, she's not trying to help you, she's only trying to make you weak."

"Be quiet dad." he snapped trying to reign in his anger

"Lex," a sleepy questioning voice that sounded nothing like either of his parental units, yet still familiar. It came from the bathroom door. All three turned to the sound of the voice, it was Chloe she was wearing his green button down shirt it brought out her eyes and took Lex's breath away. "You've been in here forever come back to bed Lex." as she talked she walked over to him, she held him from behind one arm wrapped around his waist, while the other one rested over his chest. She pressed her lips to his shoulder blade and he bit back the gasp that threatened to escape him when he felt the sparks shoot down her arm.

He noticed his father's glare and his mother's warm smile as they both observed Chloe. Then he turned back to their reflection and the sight horrified him, there staring back at him was his father's face instead of his own. He glanced at where his father once was and he was still there, "I told you it was too late son." then he heard Chloe scream, and rush into his mother's waiting arms.

"Le-ex." she sobbed into his mother's chest.

"Lex," this one sounded different more forceful

"LEX." his eyes slammed open and he saw Chloe stare down at him worriedly. He tried to calm his heart beat and he saw the look in her eyes and he saw the worry there and fear gripped him and something in him shifted and changed, broke.

"Chloe." his tone held a question, but he knew that everything he'd just been through had been a dream, and he missed the look of love and utter devotion in her eyes.

"You were having a bad dream, are you ok." she was genuinely worried about him and that fact bothered her. He nodded and she still saw the fear and sadness in his eyes, she noticed the occasional tremble in his body. "Look I know you would never in a million years open up to me, but if you want to talk."

The voice of his mother echoed in his head and he thought for a moment about turning down her offer and realized that he didn't want to be this way anymore, "Help me Chloe, please help me become a better man, a better man than my father. She drew back from him wide eyed, then smirked, "Ok Lex, but for now lets just get some sleep ok." he nodded and notice her turn her back to him. He moved behind her and felt wrapped his arms around her, he felt her stiffen as he did this, "Please I need to feel warmth and I feel cold, please Chloe." the pleading sound of his voice made her relax in his embrace. Whatever that dream was it must have been a whopper Chloe thought as she drifted to sleep and hoping it would stick with what ever epiphany he came to.

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Sorry it was so short I just needed to get this out of the way, please Review