Memories

Baby D Series Fanfiction

I DO NOT OWN any of the characters from the show "Smallville" only the character of Dana

When Clark arrived at the Kawatche caves there was no one there. He looked around at the strange paintings and etchings on the walls still having yet to decode their meanings. One image caught his eye this time, a diamond symbol with the image of a single creature above it. The diamond symbol was the same symbol on Dana's pendant, the only one different than his won. He stared at it for a while wondering what it was like back on his planet, what it was like to be a prince, to have Dana, Arik, as his princess. To not have to hide his abilities and actually fit in and be praised for having them.

"I can only remember bits of it," Dana came up behind him, startling him.

"Dana, I knew you wouldn't leave," Clark took her into his arms and held her tightly.

"I was really thinking about it."

"Are you okay? Is anything wrong?" Clark looked her over.

"I'm fine, there's just a lot to think about."

"What about your powers, are they back?" Clark lowered his voice to a whisper.

"How do you think I got away from you without waking you up this morning?" She smiled, walking away from him, looking up at the marking on the walls. Clark stood just a few feet away, not sure of what to say next.

"I wish there was more," she finally broke the silence.

"More of what?" Clark came up behind her, looking at the drawings.

"More memories. When I was in the ship, I say these things, images or memories of Krypton."

"Our planet?" The words almost caught in his throat.

"Our planet," she repeated, almost as if she had heard his thoughts. "For the longest time, I didn't want to admit that I was from somewhere else. All I wanted to do was fit in, to be normal. I even refused to use my powers and it killed me to watch people suffer when I knew I could help them. I always thought I would hate my powers, the way I had to pretend I was someone else all the time, the way things would happen to me, that I couldn't explain, and I had no one to talk to about it. The way I had to keep almost everything about me a secret," her words came faster and faster, filled with more and more resentment.

"Until I met you," her voice suddenly calmed as she turned her head back to look at him. Clark smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Clark, I knew we were happy, I saw it. There were battles being fought around us, but we were happy. We had peace. Our families were lifelong friends, we were life long friends," she sighed remembering the images. "And you," she looked up in his direction, "you were a hero, a prince. People looked up to you when they needed help, or when they just needed someone to listen to how their day had gone. They loved you Kallel," she looked down at the trodden dirt floor, "I…"she began to say softly.

"You're back, figures I'd find you here, and with Clark." Lex interrupted. "I never thought you'd like to me Clark, not you of all people."

"Lex, I didn't…"

"Yeah, and you expect me to believe that when you two are standing so cozy in one another's arms," Lex raised an eyebrow as Dana stepped away from Clark.

"He didn't lie Lex," she shook her head angrily, looking at the ground with her hands behind her back, "I did leave and I was really considering not coming back."

"So what changed your mind Dana?" Lex's voice was dripping with sarcasm, as if he didn't know.

"You know why I came back Lex," she looked up at him, "and I'm sorry if you think it was for you." Lex rolled his eyes. "Lex, you've been good to me, putting me up in your house when I didn't have a place to stay, getting doctors for me and keeping secret what you know." Lex's face became slowly more and more serious at the tone of Dana's voice. "Now I made a promise to you and I intend to keep it." Clark's head hot up, he hadn't been sure if she would still tell him or not. "But I have some conditions I'd like to discuss with you first." She turned around composing herself seriously and professionally.

"My car is just outside, let's go."

"Just give me one hour and I will meet you at the mansion."

"No, no way I'm not letting you go just so you'll never come back again."

"Lex, just give her one more hour, she already came back once, she gave you her word, and I give you mine." Clark stepped up. Lex tapped his foot in the dirt looking very reluctant,

"Dana, I'm getting very impatient," Lex shook his head looking down at the dirt floor, contemplating.

"I promise Lex, I'll be back and I will tell you everything."

"One hour Dana, just one, after that I'm coming to find you."

"Thank you Lex, I'll be there." They both watched as Lex left the cave, got into his car and sped away angrily.

"You're really going to tell him?" Clark finally let out.

"You know what'll happen if I run. I don't want to fun Clark, I can't run anymore, I'm tired." She sighed, shrugging her shoulders. Clark bowed his head in the realization that it could just as easily have been him in the same situation. "I'm sorry Clark," she shook her head looking back a the symbols on the wall.

"For what?" He looked up.

"For putting you through all of this, for making so much trouble for you."

"Dana, I'd do it all again for you," he held out his hand to her. Taking it, he pulled her in close to him, holding her close to him reassuringly.

"Thank you Clark," she looked up at him, "for everything." He smiled kissing her on the forehead, sending a flash of the two of them embracing in the same way on a mountainside on Krypton.