Title: Someone Like You
Category: Smallville
Genre: Romance/Drama
Ship: Chlollie
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,922
Status: WIP
Summary: When Chloe is relegated to second choice for Clark once again, she decides its the last time and she's done with having her heart trampled on. Determined to start a new chapter in her life, she decides to leave behind everything she's known and start over in a new city...Star City.
Warnings: Angstyness
Disclaimer: I own nothing

A/N:This is AU, Chloe has never met Oliver, he didn't come to Metropolis, etc. etc. I know Lois would probably never do this to Chloe but she ended up being the villian in this one lol. I couldn't decide between her and Lana, but she ended up being the one. Thanks so much to chloesilvers for the beta help :) You Rock!

~Someone Like You~

I heard that you're settled down
That you found a girl and you're married now
I heard that your dreams came true
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you

Chloe stared at the front door, nerves causing her hands to shake so violently that she needed to grip them tightly together in an attempt to stop the tremors. It had been a long time since she had been here, standing outside of this door. It had been home to her once, but was torn from her in the one move that she never saw coming.

Still trembling, she pressed a hand to her lips to stifle the sound of pain that had escaped. So much time had passed, but the pain was still there. There had been no closure for her and no reasons as to why. She really shouldn't be here, but for somehow, she couldn't stay away.

Old friend why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over

Inhaling a shaky breath, she struggled desperately to push the pain down. She still couldn't believe that it had been only a matter of months since her world had collapsed. She had to see it for herself to know that it had actually happened. She reached a hand out and pushed the doorbell. The familiar chimes rang through the house. She tucked her hands into the deep pockets of her coat and hunched her shoulders against the cold as she waited. Her heart pounded in her chest as she shuffled her feet, attempting to stay calm.

She remembered the last time that she had seen him. There were no words or explanations, he essentially told her that she wasn't enough, that he'd met someone and was in love. That day, her world was ripped asunder and she was left behind without another thought. After everything that they had been through- the secret keeping, Clark's abilities, countless years of friendship and then finally being more than friends; it still wasn't enough. She still hadn't been enough for him.

He was the one person who knew all of her insecurities and how vulnerable she was. He had gotten her to open up and give him her heart only to have him give it back in a million little pieces.

She sighed deeply, pushing back the tears. All this time, all of the courage that she had summoned to get here in the first place, and he wasn't answering the door. Oh well. At least she tried. She pulled a hand out of her pocket and checked her watch. She had somewhere to be and no more time left to wait around for him. She put the hand back in her pocket and turned to go, taking the porch steps, when the door opened behind her.

She turned back, her heart stumbling at the sight of him silhouetted in the doorway. He looked just like she remembered, dressed in his typical red and blue, dark hair gleaming in the light. He looked wonderful and it killed her.

"Chloe?" he asked in shock. "What are you doing here?"

"Sorry to just turn up uninvited…" She let the sentence hang. "I had to see this for myself. Congrats by the way, looks like marriage agrees with you." She examined him, searching for some kind of emotion towards her, a little hint of the love that he had supposedly felt for her.

There needed to be something there, somewhere, anywhere, because it wasn't over for her. But she looked and looked, and when she finally came up with nothing, her heart broke a little more, something that she didn't think was possible. There wasn't even a twinge of emotion for her left in those baby blues of his.

He shuffled his feet awkwardly. "Yeah it does. How...how have you been? Haven't seen much of you…you didn't come to the wedding."

Chloe rolled her eyes and bit back a bitter reply. Clark always did have a great grasp of the obvious understatement. "Yeah well, my invitation must have gotten lost." It was more like she had never gotten back to her. Chloe knew Lois well enough to know that she would want her out of the way. Lois didn't want a single chance for Chloe to get Clark back, not that she would have gone had she gotten one anyway.

Clark looked doubtful. "Yeah, it must have."

Never mind I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead

You know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days

She stared at him, searching for the man who had once loved her. She'd been in love with her since she was a girl and had spent years trying to show him. When it finally happened, it was the best time of their lives. She loved him fiercely without reserve, so glad that he had picked her to love. Best friends and lovers, it was the best of both worlds. It felt like it was so long ago. Time had flown so fast for them, never giving them enough time together. She hadn't known that it would all be cut short. She thought that they had all of the time in the world, that for once, the world owed them.

Clark's voice broke into her reverie. "Chloe?"

She shook herself from her thoughts, clearing her throat. "I brought your wedding gift by since I could be there." She gestured towards a brightly wrapped present sitting next to the door.

He bent down and picked it up. "Thanks. Do you want to come in? Stay for dinner," he cajoled. "It's cold and we have Mom's homemade pot roast."

She swallowed the lump in her throat. Mrs. Kent was here; she was like a mother to Chloe and she desperately missed her. Once, the thought of Mrs. K's hospitality and famous homemade pot roast would have been a selling point to get her to stay. But she knew that she couldn't sit there, put on a good face, and act like nothing was wrong. Nothing was right anymore and if she didn't get out of here she would lose the last pieces she was barely holding together.

"I can't stay. I have somewhere to be."

"At ten o'clock at night?" he asked incredulously.

She gave him a sardonic sideways look. "I have a plane to catch."

"What? Why? Where are you going?"

"I'm leaving Kansas. I got a job offer I couldn't refuse." The fact that it was halfway across the country had been the biggest appeal.

Setting the gift back down he moved off the porch to stand in front of her.
"But… this is your home Chloe. You can't leave," he pleaded, reaching to grasp her arm.

Chloe glanced down at his hand before staring incredulously back up at him. "You want me to stay? Why? Give me a good reason."

"You're my best friend, Chloe. We've been friends for as long as I can remember, why would I want you to leave? I can't picture my life without you."

"Really? Is that why I've seen you so much in the last couple months? Or you've called me wanting to hang out? So I should stay because you 'need' me? When was the last time you needed me Clark? Oh yeah, it was before you told me you were in love with another woman and left me! You want me to stay and watch you with her! That I should be the good friend and suck it up so you can have your cake and eat it too? No Clark, we haven't been best friends in quite a while. And this isn't my home anymore; I have nothing keeping me here," she said bluntly.

"Where will you go?" he asked quietly.

"Star City. I got a job at the Register. They really like my writing and my chances with the Daily Planet are done. I need to move on with my life, Clark."

Nothing compares no worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made
Who would've known how bittersweet this would taste?

"There are too many memories and regrets haunting me here, Clark. I can't stay and pretend to be okay with you being with someone else."

"Please don't go Chloe…"

"I can't stay." Bracing herself, she pushed away from him heading to her car. Looking back, memories, regrets and mistakes washed over her in a wave. Walking away was for the best, but she hadn't expected it to be so bittersweet.

"Clark?" Lois' voice called from the front door. "Where are you? Dinner is ready." She stepped out on the porch, surprise crossing her face at the sight of her cousin.

Chloe kept her gaze on Clark. "I wish you the best Clark. Take care of yourself. Don't forget me." The last part came out a whisper, but she knew his incredible hearing would pick up what no one else could.

Turning on her heel, Chloe dashed to her car, hot tears finally spilling over. She started the car, the soft croons of Adele coming from the speakers. Pressing her forehead to the steering wheel, she let the tears come, sobs wracking her body.

Never mind I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead

Never mind I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love and sometimes it hurts instead

Taking deep breaths she fought to compose herself, swiping at the tears. Shifting into gear she pulled away from the house down the long, familiar driveway for the last time. Glancing in the rear view mirror she saw Clark standing where she'd left him, watching her drive away. The pain welled up, threatening to overwhelm her. She'd hoped their love was the one that would last, but evidently it was the one that hurt instead. Truly, she wished Clark and Lois the best, but if she wanted to get through this, she had to push the fear and pain of leaving Smallville away. There was no turning back now. Everything within her screamed at her to stay, but she knew if she didn't get out now she never would. And in the end it would destroy her.

Resolved she took a deep breath wiping the remaining tears from her cheeks. She reached for her iPod, finding an upbeat song by Maroon 5 to lift her spirits. She would be okay; in the end she wouldn't let this kill her. She would go to Star City and be one of the best intrepid reporters they had ever seen. She was Chloe Sullivan and she would push herself up and move forward like she always had.

TBC...

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