A/N: Anyway I don't know if this chap is good as the last one, but hey what can I say, lighting doesn't strike twice in the same spot right. Still I hope you enjoy it.
Big thanks for the reviews, they keep this cruise afloat, lol.
"Ah Hem." clearing his throat, snapping the girls from their explicit thoughts. "Tickets?"
"Of course." Lana first to come to, grabbing the passes from her purse and handing them to him. Smiling sheepishly.
He slips the passes from her fingers, flaunting an incredible "go-weak-in-the-knees" smile. Knowing he looked good and wasn't afraid to show it. He looks down at the pass numbers, then onto his clipboard. "Ah, yes. Ms Lane, Ms Sullivan, and Ms Lang." looking at each girl correctly as he called off their names.
"Welcome to the Royal Cruise, for a whole week of Island fun in the sun. If you would so kindly to wait patiently until everyone is boarded. I personally will show you to your accommodations, shortly."
He then proceeds with ripping the stubs from the passes and handing them to each girl. "So, will you be joining us in our rooms then." Lois asked slyly, eying the buff stud. She was such a sucker for a guy in uniform and this one was extremely hot.
Lana chuckles to herself, while Chloe elbowed Lois in the ribs, rolling her eyes. Exactly what she was thinking, but not as bold to actually speak her mind.
"Well I guess we'll meet up with you later then. Excuse us." Chloe said giving the guy her charming smile, while pushing Lois pass him and up the stairs to the huge vessel.
"Thanks," Lana added, before following behind them.
They stopped at the top, panting for air, after dragging all their luggage up about four flights of stairs.
"God, they seriously need to think about hooking up an elevator to this thing."
Chloe and Lana rolled their eyes at Lois. "I seriously doubt that's possible" Chloe sighed, exhausted from the trek.
"You know what I mean, shut up." Lois said, ready to collapse.
They dropped their luggage to the floor and straighten up to look at their surroundings.
Tropical Island music blared on unseen speakers, from a live band on stage, sporting grass skirts and tropic print shirts. While people danced to the beat or tapped giant beach balls through the crowd.
Many vacationers just walked around headed to various locations with friends or just stood around chatting, looking at the sights. Some lade tanning on beach chairs or towels next to the 2nd biggest pool on board. At the pool formed a crowd, watching the water sports taking place in front of them.
There was a game of water volley-ball going on at one end of the pool, while a battle happen on the other end.
Two people would cross, as best they could on huge round foam circles. When they got close enough to each other, they would pound each other with hard foam sticks. Trying to knock each other in the water, and will be the loser.
"Definitely gotta try that!" Lois and Chloe said, as they saw some poor girl get bashed by another, falling roughly in the water.
"Looks, kinda...um challenging doesn't it?" Lana eyed nervously.
"That's just half the fun, the real fun is totally knocking the crap outta someone you don't even know" Lois gleamed.
While others vacated the huge Island themed bar in the middle of the scene, drinking all matters of tropical drinks varying different colors and dressed with fruits.
Chloe watches Lois eying the bar. "Oh no, Lo you are officially banned from all liquor on this here cruise."
"Hey, when am I ever not responsible when it comes to drinking." she defended. Chloe rolled her eyes, not really wanting to answer that.
Lois was responsible yeah, unless she was pissed or something tragic happen to her. And Chloe had a feeling that a storm would arise when they least expect it. Only this hurricane was named C.L.A.R.K. and she highly doubt there will be peace after this storm. "Hopefully it doesn't come to that." talking more to herself then any one else.
"What?"
"Nothing." she pipes, glad Lois didn't hear her.
"Wow this cruise is great!" Lana said, looking everything over.
"Yeah, I know. I did some research..."
"Shocker there..." Lois teased, smiling widely.
Chloe rolled her eyes. "Anyway,... this cruise is rated number one on the Top Ten "Spring Break" vacations chart. It has 7 pools. Seven grand dance rooms, and has activities everything from scuba diving to mountain climbing. Plus like over 100 other things to do, we'll probably won't even get to do like half of. Also in the heart of The Royal is the biggest shopping complex in the whole world of cruise-lines."
The girls gleamed at each other at the sounding of "Shopping" and "Complex", anticipating the things they could buy and would buy. Along with other things like getting massages from some topless, bulging muscled guy, among various tid bits to do to keep them busy for the whole week.
BBBRRRROOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG... The girls jumped grabbing each others arms instinctively at the sounding of the ship's horn. They laugh and sighed once they realized it was just the ship signaling it's departure, ready to head out.
"A little jumpy there Lo aren't we."
"Hey, I seen Titanic, and you jumped also." Lois laughed.
"Let's go to the sides and wave to the others who aren't coming." Lana suggested.
"Why?" Lois asked, her brow furrowed.
"Lo, it's like some unwritten rule to do on a cruise." Chloe answered, like it was a obvious answer. " You wave "goodbye" to those who aren't going and to your home. It's like some superstition to guaranteed your way back home, safely. That's why those who aren't on the cruise shouts "Bon Voyage'" and "God Speed" to those who are on the cruise. Its like wishing and giving them safe passage across the seas."
"Ooookay." Lois saids looking at Chloe as if she said. "Welcome to the Twilight Zone."
"Oh, just come on." Chloe shouts, grabbing Lois hand along with Lana's, pulling them to the side of the ship.
Sure enough the people on the docks were shouting "Bon Voyage'" and "God Speed", and waving white flags to love ones and friends on the ship, as it slowly took from the port.
"BYE!" Lana and Chloe shouted waving to the people left behind.
"Bye" Lois saids flatly, really in no mood to shout. Never really saying the word, unless she meant it.
"BYE SMALLVILLE!" Lana and Chloe shout also, believing the silly superstition. Well taking no chances, was more like it.
"Bye...Smallville" Lois mumbles, a sudden sadness invading her. It felt like she was leaving for good, and the fact that she already decided she was moving back to Metropolis. Hence, her reason for overpacking, seem to make it official. She was doing it because of him, he didn't need to screw his life up anymore then what it was by adding her to his life.
Chloe looked at her Cuz confused by her down expression, not aware of her plans. Lois looked as though she was never returning. She would have commented on it, but suddenly Chloe stiffined as a couple familiar sounds passed by her.
"Dude, I can't belive some really hot chick just walked up to you and gave you her number. But what really got me is that you refused..."
"Bro, even I was shocked..."
"What can I say she wasn't my type..."
"Yeah Dude, I can imagine what that is..."
"Shut up..."
Chloe quickly turned around to see a few familiar back sides disappearing into the crowd, her worst fears was just confirmed.
"OH!.. S!" Chloe not quite screamed, but said loud enough for her friends and a couple other people to hear.
"WHAT!" Lois and Lana yelled spining around to face her, taken back by Chloe's use of profanity.
Chloe slowly turned around, her hands covering her mouth. Not sure if their outburst was because of her slip of the tongue or because they saw what she seen.
"Chloe did you...did you just ..." Lana stuttered.
Lois broke in, tired of waiting for Lana to spit her words out. "Did you just say 'S'!" saying it like it was natural.
Lana and Chloe just glared at her. "Hey, you said it too."
"What happen?" Lana asked concerned, never hearing Chloe use such words before.
Chloe looked nervously between her Cuz and friend. Think, Chloe Think! You're quick on you're feet, remember! "Oh,...um, I left my notebook at home?" it coming out more as a question, then direct statement.
"You're notebook?" Lois asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, I wanted to bring it to download the pics I take from my camera."She quickly thought up."You know how my camera only holds a certain amount of pics before I need to unload it."
Lois and Lana exchanged glances with each other before turning their focus back to Chloe.
"Yeah Right, Clo. I know how possessive you are of that thing but something else had gotten you to slip your tongue, so spill." Lois demands, knowing her Cuz quite well.
"Lo,...I...um...Oh, Look that ticket guy is coming over here, our rooms must be ready." she quickly avoids any further questioning.
Lois rolls her eyes, knowing something was up and she would drag it out of her later.
"Hello again, Ladies." he saids, pouring on the charm. "If you would please follow me. I will take you to your rooms, that you'll be staying in for the session of the trip."
He then, without even bothering to help with the luggage, leads them to the far side of the ship to doors holding the passengers rooms. After a bit of time going up stairs and through various halls, he finally ends at their door. Room 217.
"Here we are room, 217." he saids, holding out the key. Lois snatches it from his hand. "Hope, you ladies have a Royal time, and enjoy your stay."
The girls kinda hint, "need of help with the luggage", which he is too naive to see or just plainly refuses to see.
"Ladies." he saids, with a slight bow, excusing himself from their presence and leaves.
Lois grudgingly swipes the card on the door, and the three of them, luggage and all pours into the room.
"ASSWH...!"
"Lois, I think one slip up is one too many for the day." Chloe advises.
"Who said I was slipping?" Lois sneered.
"Let's just get these bags...in...here.." Lana comes to a stop.
All three of them gazes around, their mouths hanging wide open at the sight. It was like a room from one of those houses they show on Cribs.
It was a creamy colored white and tan brown setting in what looked like a main living room area. Wrap around furniture was set in the middle adorn with pillows of all shapes and sizes. On one side of the wall was lined with a huge flat screen TV, with tall white chrome speakers.
On the adjacent wall was a built-in-wall fireplace. Three doors leading to the bedroom were on the next wall including another door leading to the bathroom. It was definitely not the room they were expecting.
"Lois, how much did you say you payed for those tickets again." Chloe asked, unable to take her eyes from the room.
"No way! Did paying $850 a piece on this cruise get a room like this. I was expecting bunk beds, but not this."
"I'm not feeling too well, I'm going to use the bathroom." Lana saids, going to the nearest door. "Oops, wrong room." Coming out one of the bedrooms and going to the right door.
"What's up with her?" Lois asked, at Lana's strange behavior.
"I don't know maybe she gets sea sick."
The cousins walk around the room, checking out all the neat furniture and gadgets.
"Hey Lo, look a food cart and a... note?" Chloe saids spotting the cart in front of the couch.
Chloe walks over and picks up the note. "It has Lex's name on it."
"Lex?" Lois asks fiddling with the huge TV, a puzzled look coming over her face. "How the heck did he know we were going on this cruise? No one knew but us."
"I don't know but it looks like he left us a little message." Chloe saids, then begins to read the letter:
Dear Girls,
Hope you don't mind the change of rooms. I thought it would be better if you could enjoy yourself with a Little bit more style. I hope you have fun in the week ahead of you, and don't do anything I would.
- Lex
P.S. I took the liberty of ordering you girls breakfast.
"Great cus I'm starving." Lois informs, mind still set on trying to figure how Lex could of known. But Chloe answering as if she read her mind.
"Well, Smallville is a well- small town, secrets are very hard to keep." trying to make since of how he could of known, also. "At least he gotten us some food, I'm staving as well."
Chloe grabs the handle on the fancy silver cover, and lifts it up from the tray.
"Uh Oh..."
"What? Chloe, the food on this cruise can not be that crappy. With the money spent for each of us to stay in this room, the food better not be." Lois, walks over to Chloe's side, to see what caused her to freeze in her tracks.
There on the tray before them where a pile,...of what,...a pile of muffins...but not just any muffins. No it was a pile of Lois' favorite (Yeah Right!)...a pile of blueberry-banana muffins!
Along with a note in front of them, that read:
Enjoy!
- Lex
Lois turns red, and Chloe could swear smoke was leaking from her ears. "Lo..." she saids cautiously, scrunching up from the look on Lois' face. As if all hell would break out from the evil glint in her eyes.
with the boys...
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
"Did you guys hear something?" Clark saids stopping in front of their door. "It almost sounded like Loi...never mind."
"Well, here we are Room 127" A.C. saids, swiping the room card through the slot.
They too, entering and starring amazed by the room they walked in.
"Wow!" they say, at the same time.
It was huge! Three steps led down into the lowered living room, furniture wrapped around the hole-like room.
A dark bluish color, while the floors and walls were a dark wood color. Down in the living room against the wall was a huge flat screen TV. Tall black chrome speakers on both sides of the screen.
From the living room lead three other steeps up to the regular leveled floor. There a pool table and other furniture resided, and three doors, two being bedrooms and the other a bathroom.
"Whoa, who's crib we done swiped?" Bart gleamed. "All we need now is a couple of honeys, sprawled out on the couch, and we're set."
Clark rolled his eyes. "I don't know, but I think we were given the wrong room" Clark saids, looking around.
"Bro, I sure didn't get this. Way over my budget."
Bart super-speeds in and out of the three rooms. "Dudes, you've got to see these beds, they could easily fit ten people and still have room. The shower is like big enough for 20 and plus it's a steamer!"
He then super-speeds all over the place, sitting down in the living room, standing in front of the TV- changing channels, shooting a ball on the pool table, lying on a couch, then returning to shoot another ball.
"Well if this is our room I guess the real question is who gets the bedrooms?" Clark informs.
"Hey, I don't care how big those beds are I'm not sleeping with another dude!" Bart puts in quickly.
"Bro, I'm with you on that one."
"Well it will appear that someone will have the couch for the week."
"Dibs on the bed!" AC and Bart said at the same time.
Clark sighs. "Figures it would be me"
"Good luck with that, cus that couch looks real uncomfortable." Bart laughs. "Good thing you're like the "man of steel"
"Well we better start unpacking." AC suggested, taking the first room.
Bart walks down into the living room, flopping down on the nearest seat. His eyes catching a glimpse of a white paper on the end table.
"Hey, there's a note on this table." Bart saids, speeding over to it, and picking it up. "It's from Lex."
With that Clark super-speeds to his side, snatching it from his hand. "It's a letter."
AC comes from his room, hearing Bart mention Lex. "How did he know we were here?"
"I don't know. The only other people who knows we're on this cruise is my parents and they sure wouldn't have told him. Not even Chloe or Lois knows where we went."
"I thought you and Lex weren't even friends anymore. " AC asked.
"We aren't, well at least I thought we weren't."
"Well, what does the letter say?" Bart a little impatient to find out what's going on.
Clark unfolds the note and reads:
Dear Clark and friend, (Lex not knowing about AC, being with them)
I hope you don't mind me giving you my private room to stay in for the days you're on board. I know we haven't been the best of friends lately but I hope this could be sort of a step in the right direction, so to speak. Have fun on your week of "Spring Break", and don't do anything I wouldn't.
- Lex
P.S. Hope you enjoy the events to come... (If you didn't get it. Yes, Lex is implying something.)
"The events to come?" Clark slowly saids, eying the words on the note, a bad feeling sinking to the bottom of his stomach.
To Be Continued...
A/N: OK, I myself have some crazy ideals for these charcs on the cruise, but if you have an ideal or want to read a certain kind of scene between two charcs let me know and I'll work it into the story.