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Chapter 6

Chloe came in like a bolt of lightning a week later after Andrew was over his cold and she saw him holding Harry giving him well deserved snuggles, Harry hadn't any nightmares and he was starting to seem happier than usual.

She looked at Harry and said, "Oh god, Clark is right! He is so adorable, even that little scar he has is cute!" Andrew smiled.

Harry looked at Chloe and raised his arms, most of the people he met wanted to hold him and he supposed the new person would too.

"Can I hold him Andrew?" Chloe said as she put down her laptop and notes.

"Yeah," Andrew said, "He likes being held," as Chloe squealed and she held him close to her.

"He is so sweet," Chloe said, "He's such a well behaved boy, you must have some great parenting skills?"

Andrew shook his head and said, "He's just naturally sweet natured," as she gave Harry back to Andrew, who smiled and said to Harry, "You're going to be beating them off with a stick when you get older."

Harry simply smiled and walked off looking for Martha, she said they were going to do some fun things today and that meant more baking.

"Now," Chloe said, "I understand that you've been delving into a case I've been working on and you got a view of the crime scene."

"Yeah, I saw things that I kind of wish I could unsee there," Andrew whispered slowly.

Andrew and Chloe were talking so Clark decided he could leave them alone, he had things to do in Metropolis anyways.

Chloe looked Andrew over and said, "You feel better, right?" Andrew nodded and she smiled brightly, "Come on, let's go to investigate. I've heard a rumour that another family was being threatened and why don't we do a bit of investigating of our own?"

"I suppose so," Andrew said, "But this can't get back to the Kent's or Mr Queen, I have a feeling that they don't like me doing these things."

"Don't you worry," Chloe said, "I'm going to tell them that I'm taking you to Metropolis to help me with a bit of shopping."

Andrew listened to Chloe give an incredible lie and he was stunned at what came out of her mouth as it was totally believable. As they got dressed Andrew kissed Harry's forehead and Jonathon looked at him and said, "Look Andrew, please be careful, you have a child to take care of."

"Yes Mr Kent," Andrew said softly as he held Harry close to him and whispered, "You be good for the Kent's, okay?"

Harry nodded and hugged his dad's leg before Andrew walked out with Chloe and he said, "We aren't going into anything dangerous, right?"

"Don't worry, we're doing a bit of snooping ourselves," Chloe said, "And I promise to keep you out of danger."

What they didn't know was that Jonathon had called Clark and asked him to look after the two while they were doing whatever they were doing in Metropolis; he trusted Chloe and Andrew but not enough to make sure that they would listen to him.

As they drove off Chloe looked at Andrew and said, "So, from Sunnydale?" Andrew nodded and she said, "The accident was just over three years ago," and smiled again, "Hey, could you tell me about Sunnydale's final days?"

Andrew smiled softly and said, "It's a bit of touchy subject with me but maybe one day, alright?"

"Sure, I mean I've only met two survivors from Sunnydale and you're one of them," Chloe said, "And you seem a whole lot nicer than the last one."

Andrew raised an eyebrow and said, "Who was the other one?"

"Uuugh, some real bitch; dark hair, she was pretty much a bitch to everyone and goes by the name of Kennedy," Chloe said, "She was brusque and pretty mean, someone asked her what happened in Sunnydale and she said, and I quote; "Things should've been done a whole lot differently in that town," and with that she left, after grilling me about some things I wrote about."

"Kennedy!" Andrew groaned, "I know her and I'll tell you that she's no one's friend and fact is I'm surprised she was here."

"Why?" Chloe said, "She was actually here to see me, actually she saw something's in my old newspaper: the Torch," at Andrew's puzzled look Chloe smiled, "She was interested in the stories about the Meteor Freaks."

Andrew again looked puzzled and Chloe told him about the Meteor freaks that seemed to dog her and her friends through high school.

"Wow, super powered people!" Andrew said, "That's so cool, so were they always evil people bent on killing people or what?"

Chloe laughed and said, "Quite a few of them did bad things but there were a few notable exceptions to that rule, they were good people."

Andrew smiled at her and said, "Well I'm not sure of Kennedy's motivations, just that she is headstrong and tended to do things her own way for the better or, more often, worst."

"Yeah and the fact that she was hitting on me," Chloe said, "I am all for alternative lifestyles but not with her, hell never her, you know what I mean?"

"You might get along with my friend Maria," Andrew said, "Though it's been a long time since I've heard from her."

Chloe laughed and said, "Was she your girlfriend?"

"No," Andrew said, "Oh god no; she was a dear friend and besides, I've never really cared for women in that way," Chloe looked at him and suddenly it dawned on her.

"Oh god, really?" she said, "I hope I don't say anything to offend you or anything like that?"

Andrew smiled and said, "Trust me; I've been called every bad word by my family and a couple of people who called themselves my friends."

"But Harry," Chloe said, "He's yours right? So how did that happen?"

"He is mine," Andrew said, "And it's all legal and everything too but maybe one day I'll tell you how I got him."

Chloe smiled at him, he was a cheeky bastard, and he and her were going to get along just fine and laughed as they pulled into Suicide Slum.

Andrew put his hands into his pocket and pulled out the handgun he always carried with him causing Chloe to gasp out, "You do know enough to keep that from Harry, right?"

"Yeah, it's in a place he can never reach," Andrew said, "Hell, he doesn't even like toy guns and I'm kinda glad about that one."

"Okay," Chloe said, "But maybe leave it alone, the gangs here might take it as a threat."

Andrew nodded and said, "Yeah, I've been in worse places than this; it's horrible here but so are couple of the places I've been too."

Chloe nodded, fully intending to ask him all sorts of questions. As they knocked on the door but there was no answer, Andrew looked nervous, 'Maybe they left town,' he turned the doorknob and it wasn't locked, he muttered, "Crap!"

"Okay Mystery man, you go first," Chloe said, "I've been in too many bad situations like this where I get kidnapped or worse."

Andrew looked at her and said, "Mystery man? Hmm, I like it," and walked in, followed by Chloe.

As they walked through the house they found that it was quiet, Chloe whispered, "Oh god, do you think it happened here too?"

Andrew was silent, he walked outside and nodded, it was time to call the police, and they'll have to handle it. He was about to call when he heard a scream, he ran over, followed by Chloe, to where they saw a girl running out, covered in blood and terrified.

Marcie O'Neill was many things in her life: brave, courageous and, as Uncle Jack had once mentioned, the best ballbuster he had ever seen and when those people came in and started threatening dad and mom she wanted to fight back but when they brought her in to discuss things with her, she found out that they were full of it; telling her that she had no choice, it was her sacred duty to fight.

She had been there for about three weeks as those people were examining her, testing her and prodding her with green glowing rocks until she had finally managed to break free and ran for miles where she saw two people who were calling the police.

Marcie looked at the blonde man and whispered, "Please help me, please, it hurts!"

Andrew picked her up and paled; she was so young she couldn't be more than fourteen years old, he whispered, "Who are you?"

She gasped weakly and said, "I'm Marcie O'Neill and who are you?"

"I'm Andrew and this is Chloe and I think your dad has been looking for you."

Marcie smiled softly as Andrew picked her up and said, "Don't worry, we'll get you to a hospital and we'll take good care of you and get you back to your dad, alright?"

"Thank you," Marcie whispered softly and hugged him.

Andrew smiled at her and got Chloe to call the police and the ambulance so they could get her back to her father and mother.

The ambulance came in record time; Andrew turned Marcie over to them vowing he would pay her a visit to make sure she was alright, he patted her hand.

Chloe sighed with relief, "Mick's going to be so happy now that Marcie's safe."

Andrew knew a slayer when he saw one and he decided to make a call to Buffy.

Clark had been watching them with more than a bit of concern; Chloe was his best friend and his parents were beginning to become very attached to Andrew and Harry, 'What is going on here? What was Andrew involved with?"

"Hmm," Andrew said, "I might have to stop in to get some paperwork from Oliver, I've been cutting it fast and loose for a while and I'm supposed to be working for him."

Chloe smiled brightly and said, "Next stop: Queen Tower."

Clark ran at super speed to talk to Oliver about what he had seen and he wanted to find out about that girl, he wanted to make sure that she was alright, especially how concerned Andrew was for her.

"So let me get this straight," Oliver said in a neutral tone, "Andrew and Chloe went down to Suicide Slum again?" As Clark nodded slowly Oliver frowned; he was upset that Andrew put his life in danger like that and it pissed him off as he had no idea why Andrew was being drawn to Suicide Slum.

And he would think about how to make sure Andrew stayed away from dangerous situations and he knew it was his choice to fight but Andrew had a little boy who needed him and Clark was still looking after him.

Oliver looked at Clark and said, "I'm going to investigate these disappearances now so Chloe and Andrew don't have to hurt themselves searching for whatever they are looking for."

Clark nodded and said, "Alright but you and I will work together, I don't think Andrew needs to put himself in danger again. But how are you going to stop him?"

"I have a ton of work for him to do," Oliver said, "And I expect him to very busy for the next few weeks and after that I shall find something else to divert his attention away from whatever he's trying to do."

"Why do are you obsessed with Andrew and his son?" Clark asked, "I mean you asked my parents to take him in and you even offered to pay them, they would've had him with them even if you weren't offering to pay them."

"It's hard to explain," Oliver said, confused, "I want to discuss things with but I can't be sure how he'll take this."

Clark nodded but added, "Remember, you can't control what he does on his time off and, knowing Chloe, she and him are going to explore more about this on his time off."

Oliver smiled his best smile and said, "I'll be keeping an eye on him and making sure he keeps busy on his free time, he has a son right?" Clark nodded, "Well," Oliver said, "It's time for Harry to go to the zoo and I think there are a few circuses coming through."

TBC

Poll question: Why was Kennedy so interested in the meteor rocks? And what would happen if a Slayer was exposed to those rocks?

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