Chpater 3: To annoy is to serve

(5 hours and 27 minutes into road trip)

The sun had begun to set behind the horizon. Stars that became invisible during the day, started to twinkle with mischief in the twilight sky.

As did the hazel eyes of one Lois Lane.

After finishing lunch everyone had scrambled into the van, but now Lois was sitting next to Pete and Lana, while Kara was in the back with Clark. Clark looked over at Lois and Pete, who had their hands together talking quietly. His frown made his face scrunch in disgust. Why had Lois suddenly wanted to change the sitting arrangements? He wasn't the one who ate tacos now was he? No, he wasn't!

Kara turned away from the passing scenery of grass, grass, grass, Oh and would you look at that…More grass. She sighed as she watched her cousin watch Lois and Pete.

"You, my dear cousin, have got it bad." She said under her breath, knowing that he would have heard it.

Clark's lips pouted slightly, as his eyes now watched her. "I don't know what you're talking about." He mumbled through gritted teeth.

"Uh huh, sure."

"Kara, I'm just worried they're up to something. I don't like the look in their eyes, especially Lois'. She got that twinkle…you know, the dangerous one."

Kara laughed "Uh huh."

"Hey want to take a test?" Lana unknowingly interrupted. Clark jumped at the chance of changing the topic at hand.

"Sure thing Lana, we're both in."

Kara did a double take at Clark. "Wa-hey, no we are not 'both in'. I was never 'in'. I am not 'in'."

"Ok so Kara you're first…"

Kara rolled her eyes and glared at her cousin "Bitch." She whispered at him.

"You love me. You have to, I'm your cousin." He whispered back, smiling.

Lana slapped the cracked leather of the back of her seat to gain their attention. "Hey are you gonna listen or not?"

Kara folded her arms "Can I say not?"

"Ok, 'which Captain Planet character are you?'" Lana read off the magazine's quiz title for her.

Clark moved forward some what and read the magazines heading. "'Kids Club Mag'". He leaned back into his seat. "Lana, are you serious?"

Lana, who had just finished writing in Kara's answers, nodded her head but not at Clark's question. "Kara you got the actual Captain Planet. Hey, good for you."

Kara's Sky blue eyes closed in dismay. "First I get Kryptonian-napped. Then she sits next to me. Then Jimmy let's go of God knows what. Then Pete almost throws up on me. Then she talks to me when I'm not next to her.

And…ha…Now I'm a dude with a green mullet."

Clark put an arm around her. "Look at the bright side kiddo."

Kara glared at him. "What bright side Kal? What?"

"You could've been the pig guy."

"Here are everyone's room keys. One for the boys and one for the girls. Don't want anyone doing the horizontal tango on the first night now do we." Chloe handed everyone their own key to the rooms.

"Chlo, you and Jimbo are the only ones that have a relationship in the group." Pete said.

Chloe gave him an annoyed smile and went on. "Everyone get some sleep because we'll be shipping off tomorrow morning at 10 sharp, ok? Ok. Night guys."

The girls moved towards the lift, while the guys just stood where they were looking at the room they were given.

Jimmy gave a hollow laugh "You have got to be kidding me." He turned to the others. "Please tell me Chloe is kidding."

Pete and Clark shook their heads in dismay. One of them put his hand on Jimmy's shoulder while the other led the group downstairs towards their room.

The basement suite called for them.

Shoving the door open the three stumbled inside. The room was filled with the motels rusty pipes that had wispy cobwebs hanging across them. The room was almost pitch black, the only light coming from the open door. Jimmy, Pete and Clark watched the hanging light globe sway from side to side in the middle of the room. Three bags hit the cement ground, releasing a dust cloud coming up from no where and everywhere.

"Well shit."

(1:00am at the girl's room)

The four ladies lazed around on the fluffy comfortable beds that come with the spectacular room. They wore the customary white bath robes, while watching cartoons on the TV. Kara smacked her lips together after eating another pillow chocolate.

"God I love motels!" Chloe and Lana just nodded their heads in agreement chocolate around their own mouths.

Lois smiled and rolled her eyes at them. With the three eyes glazed over as they watched Marvin the Martian perform a monologue about his doomsday device, they never noticed the door closing ever so silently...

A man waited next to the ice machine, an evil glint in his brown eyes. This was it. The ultimate betrayal was to be payed back in the most disgustingly devious way possible…

A woman casually walked up to him. "So?"

He turned towards her cockily "His asleep."

The two set off down the hall. "And the other one?"

"Had a taco relapse, he'll be in the bathroom for another hour at least."

The woman laughed and sighed as they reached his door. "This is going to be SO worth the look on his face."

(5:36am)

The sounds of birds alerted his ears that the wonderful morn was upon him. A new day had ultimately begun. But he did not want to get up; surprisingly his bed was comfortable and warm, unlike the room he was currently staying in.

The wind played with the ends of his hair. Burying his face deeper into the pillow, he tried to end the unstoppable breeze…

Wait.

Wasn't the basement suite under the motel, thus having no windows?

Wait.

Why was this surprisingly comfortable bed moving gently?

Wait.

Why was he slightly wet?

Wait…

Clark shot up and wildly looked around. There he was floating in the lake next to the motel he was supposedly staying in. On the bank of the lake stood Pete Ross and Lois Lane laughing their asses off and taking pictures.

Clark's eyes turned into slits as he slammed his fits into the mattress, accidentally making the make shift boat sink. Thus, making those on dry land laugh even harder at his expense.

Clark spat out the water in his mouth.

Oh this was war.

His glare slowly turned into an almost 'Kal'-ish expression.

"The hunt is on…"