Chapter 4 jealousy
"Hey Clark" Ollie said.
"Hey Ollie, welcome back" Clark replied. "I didn't mean to interrupt anything."
"You didn't, we were just catching up" Ollie answered back with a smile on his face.
Lois finally spoke. "So Clark, what's up? Sorry I haven't called you. I've been busy with my article"
"It's nothing important, it can wait. I'll see you later." Clark walked out. When he got outside, he felt some one grab his shoulder.
"Smallville, I'm sorry if that made you freaked out." Clark turned around with a mixed look of hurt and anger on his face that he tried to hide.
"Why would it weird me out. It's not like we have feelings for each other. We're just friends right."
Those words hurt Lois a little bit but she didn't know why "yeah, just friends"
"I got to go, plus you need to get back. Your boyfriend is waiting for you" Clark said but sounded a little mean and then just walked off leaving Lois there not knowing whether to run after him or return to Ollie. Finally, she just decided to walk back in the talon pushing Clark's words to the back of her mind. Clark returned to the loft where Bart was waiting.
"so dude tell me what happen?" Immediately, Clark punched a hole through the wall.
"That bad huh, Clark tell me."
"Someone got to her first" Clark said picking up the broken wood.
"Damn dude, that sucks. Who did?" Bart wondered.
"Oliver did. I walked up there and they were making out." Bart's mouth almost dropped to the ground.
"Damn dude, that really sucks. Well, did you tell her anyways?"
" No, I just left it alone." What was I going say, "excuse me Oliver, but I was going ask Lois on a date cause we almost made out the other day but never mind. You beat me to it, good job." "Did you know Ollie was going to get Lois back?" Clark wondered.
"No dude, I didn't have any idea. Every time I brought her up, Ollie didn't want to talk about it. He always changed the subject." Bart replied with his hands up showing Clark he wasn't lying,
"you know what dude, forget this, lets go somewhere" Clark got up and threw his jacket on.
"Where we going go?" Bart wondered.
"Anywhere" Clark took off at super speed and Bart followed him.
Metropolis Daily Planet sub level
The daily planet was busy, as it is metropolis great metropolitan newspaper. It never had a slow day there. Chloe was typing away on the newest obituaries wishing she could get another break on a lead or something exciting. As she typed she thought "if I have to type about one more dead person, I will kill myself."
"You look so enthusiastic to be here" Lois said as she walked up to Chloe's desk
"yeah, well you would be too if you had to write about so many dead people, but anyways what's up?" Chloe logged off her computer and grabbed her purse. "Walk with me, I'm going get lunch." They walked out and down the street towards the local dinner.
"Alright, so I got a problem, well actually two. I don't know where to start."
"well you got to start somewhere" Chloe replied.
"It's Clark, he came to my apartment today and I think he was going to ask me on a date." Chloe wasn't surprised at all, she knew that was coming.
"Well, what happened Lois? Did he ask you?"
"He didn't get too, that's my other problem" they were both walking past a electronics store when a news cast came on.
in breaking news, Oliver queen, head of queen industries is back in metropolis and it is rumored he staying for a while. Possibly for good.
When chloe heard that she stopped dead in her tracks and looked at Lois with a look of disbelief on her face.
"Tell me you didn't Lois?"
"What he just showed up and we were yelling at each other and next thing I know he just started kissing me. What was I suppose to do? Then in the middle of it Clark just showed up and saw us. I went after him and he acted weird. I have never seen him with that much hurt on his face."
"Well I wonder why Lois? Lets see, you guys almost kissed and you've been avoiding him for the last two weeks. Then your ex boyfriend came over and now your s.o.l."
Smallville, Kansas Kent barn
Doing his daily farm chores, there was Clark fixing one of the tractors. The stupid thing wouldn't work again. He had been at it for hours when Bart finally woke up and came outside.
"dude how long have you been up?" Bart wondered while yawning and wiping his eyes,
"awhile, I couldn't sleep so I decided to get a head start."
"Early bird gets the worm, huh Kent" a voice behind them said they both turned around and saw Ollie standing there.
"Yeah Ollie, something like that" Clark replied. "So what brings you here?"
Ollie looked into Clarks eyes with glee and replies with the response "I was just in town and decided to stop by." Clark waves off the comment and Ollie continues on. "I was just wondering, have you seen Lois around at all today?"
"No not today I've been out here all morning" Clark immediately says "Why?" "I just wanted to surprise her, that's all" Ollie replies. Clark continuing his chores turns his back momentarily and Ollie adds on, "I kind of wanted to go ahead and try to get back together with her . I was a fool to let her go. You know how that feels, don't you Clark?" Clark with his back turned changes his facial expression to a look of aggravation. "Yeah, sure I do." Clark looks to Ollie as Bart just watches on. "Well, go get her then. You wouldn't want to be like me now would you." Clark swiftly replies. "Well, I'm going to go tell Lois I was looking for her" there is Great tension is in the air and Clark's eyes follow Ollie as he begins to walk away.
Suddenly Clark takes off and Bart takes off after him, They raced across the farm through the cornfields down highway 90 people not seeing them as they raced in and out between cars finally arriving at thirteen street.
"What we doing here?" Bart wondered
"just felt like coming over here" Clark said as they started to walk suddenly bart stop and bent down
"Dude what's up with this?" just then Bart held up a magazine with Lana and Lex kissing on the front with the caption Mr. And Mrs. Luthor go on honeymoon
"happened a couple months ago no big thing "
"no big thing the love of your life is married to your best friend"
"first he is not my best friend and she means nothing to me" Bart didn't want to push the issue so he just left it alone and tossed the magazine and kept walking when they walked around the corner Bart stopped.
"alright dude check them out"
A group of well looking women passed by them smiling especially at Clark "Hello ladies"
"Hi boys" they said back one of the girls walked by Clark and ran her finger under his chin Both Clark and Bart's mouths hung open as they walked away
"You now I hate to say goodbye but I love to see them leave" Bart said, as Clark could not help by laughing at that joke.
"Come on Bart lets go look at what they got there"
They walked in to a clothing store not only looking but also catching up for nearly five hours in there catching up telling Bart more about Lana, Chloe, his dad, and the campaign. Finally they where finished they headed back home calling it a night.
The next couple days went by fast Bart and Clark were having so much fun that Clark forgot about the incident at the Luthor towers until they were in Hollywood, California when they just finished a movie at the el captain theatre "Dude that girl was hot at the snack bar and she was checking us out well mainly me"
"Yea I know Bart let me guess you got her number for me"
"Nah dude your on your own now"
"Thanks for the help DUDE"
"No problem Clarke boy"
Just then, Clark's cell phone started going off "Hey Chloe"
"Okay I'm at your house and no ones home where you at"
"California" Clark said with a chuckle
"California ummm ok I didn't know Clark Kent left Kansas" Chloe replied
"Well I thought I would stretch my legs but stay at the house ill be there in a flash"
"Okay clark if you say"
Suddenly there was a big breeze behind Chloe "Clark Kent why do u always have to do that" before she finished that sentence she felt a another breeze
"Dude next time tell me when you're going" just then Bart noticed Chloe "Bonita senorita" bart grabbed her hand and kissed it Chloe just looked at him like she didn't know who he was
"I'm bart Allen I came her 2 years ago remember at the talon I ran back in time and the tulips"
"oh yea how you doing bart you have grown up" chloe replied
"so have you more beautiful that is"
"ummm so chloe where is jimmy your boyfriend"
"working I though that you boys want to go get some coffee"
"Yea Clark ill race you there"
"Ummm Bart I thought that we would take my car if that's okay with you two speed demons"
"Ill go if Lois isn't going"
"Come on clark you have to face her sometime about the incident"
"Nothing happened chloe; there is no way that I would actually kiss Lois"
"Clark your lying I know you better than anyone, there is something between you and Lois. Anyone with half a brain can see that so stop denying it now can we please go get some coffee I'm seriously caffeine deprived"
They all piled into Chloe's car and took off towards the talon Chloe and Bart catching up on the way there.
Finally arriving chloe told the guys to grab a table and that she will meet them inside in a few. Not thinking anything about it they agreed and walked in.
Ten minutes went by
"hey clark where's chloe" asked bart
"I don't know how long has it been"
Just then clark looked towards the entrance and two words came out of his mouth "oh no" "what's wrong dude"
There entered chloe but she was not alone with a beautiful brunette was walking next to her "dude who that next to chloe"
"Lois" a million thoughts ran through Clark's head, could he escape without being noticed, why did she have to be here.
Lois heard her named called and looked up "clark" they looked at each other staring into each others eyes Why does he have to be here What's she doing here He looks really good today damn it Stop looking into those baby blues Lois She's beautiful They both snapped out of it and stared at chloe "chloe" they both said angrily "what how did I know that both of you would be here but since were all here lets sit down and chat. Lois this is bart one of Clark's friends"
"Hi bart nice to meet you where are you from"
"actually Gotham city that's where I'm living now just out here to visit clark"
"so what's everybody's plans for tonight" chloe asked
All of them answered nothing. Suddenly bart got a idea
"so lois how long have you and clark been going out?" bart asked hoping they would get somewhere
"what? that's funny me and clark Not in a million years will I go out with farmer john"
Clark didn't know what it was but those words just made him heated for some reason "what's wrong with going out with me, what I'm not good enough for the army brat" the temper in his voice showing
"its not that Clar- smallville its just" lois replied trying to defend herself
"just that I'm too ugly"
"no clark you're not ugly"
"than what is it" clark got so loud that they started attracting a crowd "what it is that you think I'm always going to be farmer john, oh wait I know what it is your boyfriend Ollie my bad how are you guys doing is everything happy in lois land.
"clark what happened between me and Oliver-"
"save it I don't need your excuses lois its too late" clark started to walk away but he stopped and turned around "and to think I was going ask you out but why should i embrass my self like that ill always be farmer john to you"
Clark got up and took off and started walking down main street but then as he walked past a jewelry store something caught his eye it was a silver necklace with stones attached kind of like the one Alicia made for him before they ran off. he walked in and bought it. Then he put it on and when he did he closed eyes and braced him self he almost fell over.
"you alright Clark" the shop keep asked
Clark opened his eyes then flashed red and then blue again
"I'm great"