Chapter 3

Lois was going through emails and files on her computer and through files that Martha had given her, when she heard the phone ring. She was going to call out to Clark but decided to answer it herself.

"Kent residence."

"Lois . . . its Martha."

"Oh . . . hi Mrs Kent how did the meeting go?"

"It went well Lois."

"Well that's good to hear . . . are you on your way home then?" she asked walking over to the door.

"Actually . . . I've decided to stay in metropolis for the night. I was wondering if Clark was there?"

"Damn it! Stupid tractor!" Clark screamed out and Lois was at the door watching him.

"Yes he's here . . . do you want to speak to him?" she asked chuckling at Clark. She thought he was so cute for yelling at the tractor.

"Yes please." Martha asked. So Lois walked down the steps towards Clark. When she approached him she got the shock of her life, Clark was holding the tractor up with one hand, while putting the wheel on with the other.. "Ah . . . Clark . . . your mums on the phone." She handed the phone to him slowly then ran off inside.

Clark took the phone off her. "Hi mum." He sighed.

"Clark . . . is everything alright?" she asked worriedly.

"Not really mum . . . things just got a lot more complicated." He said glancing at the house running his hand through his hair frustrated.

"Why . . . Clark what happened?"

"Mum . . . I may have to tell Lois about me . . . about where I came from."

"Why?"

"Well she just witnessed me holding the tractor with one hand and the wheel with the other. I don't think I can lie my way out of that . . . do you?"

"No . . . do you want me to come home?" she inquired taking a sip of her coffee.

"I think it will be easier if I tell her by myself." Clark answered walking towards the house and stopping at the stairs. Martha said goodbye to him and told him to call her later. Clark hung up the phone took a deep breath and walked up the stairs slowly, wondering how to start the explanation.

Lois had been standing at the window watching Clark talk on the phone. She saw him turn around and look at her but all she could do was stare at him. So this is what his been hiding. He's one of the meteor freaks. Why didn't he just tell me? Because we were never really friends . . . well we were but not that close of friends. Lois paced the lounge room mumbling to herself and that's how Clark found her.

"Lois" she turned around to him "I think we need to talk." He said walking cautiously towards her.

She stops and faces him. "Clark you don't have to tell me anything . . . I was just shocked I'll be fine. I'm going to go home." She starts walking towards the front door but is shocked to see Clark standing there. She turns to where he was then back to him. "You were there," she points to the lounge room, "and now your there," she points to the door.

Clark walks over to her and holds her hand in his, "like I said we need to talk." She nods her head. He grabs her purse and keys, puts them on the bench and leads them over to the couch. They sit down in silence for a few minutes. Then Clark suddenly starts explaining everything to her. Where he came from, about his heritage, his biological parents, why he wasn't there when the second meteor shower hit and his powers. He went on explaining it all to her and she sat there listening to every word he said.

When he was finished she was shocked to say the least. He told her if she had any questions she could ask him.

"Well I do have one question . . . you said you have powers . . . what powers do you have?" she inquired.

"How did I know that's what you were going to ask?" he smirked at her.

"Because you know me so well." She said smiling at him.

"Yeah . . . which can be a dangerous thing." She punched him playfully in the shoulder and he laughed at her. "Ok . . . the two you have seen are super strength and super speed I also have heat vision, x ray vision, super hearing, super breath and I'm invulnerable." He listed them off his fingers while watching her reaction.

"Invulnerability . . . you mean nothing can hurt you?" she asked curiously.

"Yeah! . . . Well nothing but the meteor rocks and magic."

"Wow! . . . I have one more question." Clark waved his hand telling her to go ahead. "You said when the second meteor shower hit the reason you weren't around was because you were taken by your biological father," he nods his head, "where did he take you?"

Clark wondered how to tell her about the fortress. "Wait here." He super sped out to the barn and came back to the lounge room holding his fathers warm coat. "Here you'll need this." he helped her into the coat.

"Why?" she asked curiously.

"Well instead of telling you about the fortress." She squeals as he picks her up and before she knows it there in the kawatche caves. "I'd like to show you the fortress." He holds his hand out to her and she happily takes it in hers.