A/N: First I want to give a really Big Thanks to Mysterious-Vixen for the "Toasting" scene ideal, and for supplying a couple of the lines. Thanks so much it worked really well, and I really needed the ideal to fill in the gap. I hope I written it to your liking.
Thanks always toYou guys, for always encouraging me and giving me such wonderful feedback!
Spoilers for Chap 8 part 3: Everything you wanted to know and waited to see/read happen, will happen and will be revealed! (Sorry If I'm torturing yall with no Clois yet, but Chap 8 Part 3, will definitely have it, So wait just a little bit more cuz it's coming.)
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Chapter 8 Part 2: Three Guys and a "Toast"
Clark comes from the bathroom conveniently in AC's room. The main one being hogged by Bart, showering and dressing for the outing they planned on having. To explore every option the cruise had to offer, but they would start off slow today. Since they just came aboard, and the trip didn't officially begin till tomorrow.
He himself wearing a black shirt, with red flames streaking up from the bottom. Probably the only fashionable thing he owned, not that he choose the shirt himself or would have. Nope, it was a birthday present from a certain someone.
He didn't know why he was wearing it, well he did know why, it was from her...But it made him look to showy and there was no one he was counting on impressing. The girl he wanted, he couldn't believe he was actually admitting it, after everything that happened, was in Metropolis with Chloe no doubt...
AC breaks him from his thoughts. "Bro, I thought I was the one who loved the water." he said, standing up from off the bed.
"Started to think maybe you needed saving too."
Clark stands there rubbing the towel through his soaked hair, trying not to glare at the smugged faced Aurthur, fearing that his heat vision might slip. Then on the other hand that might not be such a bad ideal...Stop!
"Sorry...I thought Bart would have been out by now." he smirks, ignoring his last comment.
AC eyes the clothes he wearing. "Nice shirt. Where you get it...girlfriend?
"Not yet." Clark saids grinning widely.
He walks over to the mirror, a picture catching his eye. It was Aurthur with Lois in a very intimate position, he was standing behind her his arms around her waist. She holding onto a bouquet of lilies, smiling widely for the camera.
"It was her birthday, I came back a little early to surprise her." AC reading his thoughts.
"When was this?"
"Last April."
"Lois' Birthday is in April?"
"Yeah, Bro you didn't know?"
"She never told me...you two seem close." starring enviously at the couple in the picture.
"Just friends. We try the dating thing, just didn't work. Why, you interested?"
Clark laughs nervously. "Me and Lois? We would kill each other before the first date even began."
"Yeah seriously, Bro. You two together? Now that is something never to happen, not in a million years." he laughs.
Clark gives a weak chuckle, restraining himself from beating Aurthur into a pulp. Knowing he could, but not the right thing to do. Err...Do I always have to be such a freaken BoyScout!...Ugh! Damn Lois, and those stupid nicknames!
"Maybe,...I guess time will only tell."he saids, headed to the door. "By the way, there's no hot water left." displaying his own smugged grin, leaving out of the room before AC could protest.
Clark walks to Bart's room, where he was keeping his things. Sharing a room with AC would have led to murder, and he didn't think his parents would approve. He walks into the room seeing Bart dance around wearing nothing but a towel around his waist. Checking what little muscles he have, out in the mirror.
Clark slams the door shut, Bart spins around and crimsons, being caught dancing like he was. "So those are the moves you going to show the ladies."
Bart laughs. "Dude, you have no room to talk."
Clark laughs and digs through his luggage for a comb. Bart notices his assumable.
"Dude, cool threads. Lois right?"
Clark stops his search, at the mention of her name. "Chloe told you." he huffs, assuming so.
"Nope just guessed...So she did buy you the shirt?"
"Yes..."
"Dressing you, huh? I thought only couples did that?"
"Bart stop! It was a birthday present, stop reading so much into it. It's just her way of telling me that my taste in fashion sucks. It's an insult."
" Yet you're wearing it, and you're a dude."
"Yeah, so?"
" Clothing is like the last thing a girl buys for a guy, especially if she supposedly hates him."
Bart speeds out of the room into the bathroom and back, fully clothed. Wearing a yellow tank top, with two red lines down the side with baggy shorts. "So your a man, "hers" and shes dressing you,...Confimation! Geesh, Kent I don't have much luck with the ladies but even I know that."
"I can't believe in some weird way I actually understood that." Clark shakes his head. "We're only friends, I don't know about lately, though. But it's not like we're strangers. We did live together for a few years..."
"Which I still can't believe." giving Clark a devilish smirk.
"And I'm still sticking to my story, that nothing happen between us. Because it's the truth."
"Which I really don't believe. You might be from another planet Dude, but you're still a teenage guy, full of hormones. Nothing happened?... Right!"
Clark blushes feeling guilty, not that anything did happened between them. But there were many restless nights of dreaming that made up for what he longed to do in reality.
"You..."
A knock at the door interrupts Bart before he can pry any further into Clark's thoughts. They hear a female's voice calling out to them.
"Hello? Anyone here?"
Bart and Clark come out of their room, seeing Tracey and her daughter Morgan, leaning up against the wall. Looking like she rather jump overboard then do this again, but at least she got her little job on the side, done as well.
Her mouth curled at the corners, eyes gleaming seductively seeing Bart and Clark walked in front of them, along with AC from his room.
"Oh, excuse us. We're the welcome committee for The Royal, just here to greet you and tell you of all the things here to enjoy on your stay."
They smiled and nodded, while she continued...
Tracy went on to explain the different things to do, as she done to others before them. All the while Morgan stood, there sending sexy glances and looks their way.
"So if you have any problems or if you would like a tour around. Here's my card, just call and Me or someone else from the staff should be available." handing Bart her card. "Hope you enjoy your time here and have a wonderful, week."
Like before, Morgan had gotten to be left alone, but not without a concerned look from her mom. Who wondered if she was really the angel she pretended to be.
Morgan watched her mom close the door, then turned her head to look at the three studs before her. Gleaming at them like a child left in a candy store, licking her tongue over her top lip. She walked to-wards Bart, giving a little extra swing to her hips, as she neared him.
Bart gulps, as she barely leaves space between them. Morgan raises her hand to his face, sliding her finger from his cheek to under his chin. She pushes up, closing his hanging jaw, loving how she can make guys drool. She takes the card from his hand, and flicks it to the ground. A seductive smile crosses her lips as she reaches inside her shirt and pulls out her own card.
"Here's my card, if you really want to know why this Cruise is the Best Vacation spot."
She proceeds with walking to AC, gliding her hands down his chest and then to his back as she walked around them. Admiring their well toned rear ends and chiseled back muscles.
"Mm-mm"
She stops in front of Clark, hands running down him. "Tall, dark, and hansome...with gorgeous blue eyes?"
"Th-Thanks" feeling his cheeks flush red again.
She pulls out another card from her v-shaped shirt, chuckling as Clark averts his eyes from her chest.
"Gentleman, are we?" laughing seductively. "My personal cell number"
"I can't...I already have..."
"A girlfriend?"
Clark nods and Bart sparks up, it wasn't a confession but it would do. All he needed, to know that Clark wasn't telling all the truth there was behind him and Lois.
"Lucky her"
"I'm the lucky one, really"
She shrugs, "Can't blame a girl for trying."
Morgan walks to the door, and turns to face them. "Still, if you guys want to play some exciting games, give a shout." then leaves out the room.
Bart looks at Clark his brow raised high, a smirk on his face.
"What?"
"So who's the lucky girl? Anyone we know?"
Clark rolls his eyes. "Come on, let's just get going."
"Where do we go first...the pool?" AC suggests.
"Nah...the food court, I need something to eat."
"Bart, you're always eating." Clark saids ruffling his hair and pushing him out of the way, getting to the door first. " Let's just get out this room and we'll go from there."
They head out the door to explore what lay ahead of them for 7 whole days...
the girls...
They stood there amazed by the endless view, rows and rows of chained stores. Tingling with anticipation, as their eyes wonder from window to window checking out the goods.
"Wow!...this is like my ultimate dream!"
"Wall-to-Wall shopping!"
"Whoa!"Lois said, looking around the vast four story shopping complex. "I know you said it was huge, but this place could be a state."
Chloe stares out the glass elevator, slowly making it's way up to the fourth level. "Look huge food court on first floor. We can stop to grab a bite to eat after shopping."
"Which reminds me." Lois saids, pulling her cell from her purse.
"Who are you calling?" Chloe asked, puzzled.
"Chrissy." she replied, searching for her number.
"For what?" she asked nervously.
"Thinking about trying one of those games tonight, since we are going to be low on cash."
"You guys can go but I'm staying in the room." Lana quipped.
"Oh no Lana if Lois is dragging me along, you're definitely coming too." she turns to face Lois. "You did hear what those games are like, right? Fear Factor Lo, you know what kinds of things they do on there?"
"Yeah, but "you know" the kind of money they give away? She did say these games are run by spoiled 'Rich' kids."
Chloe crossed her arms determined not to be swayed by her Cuz, into doing something crazy like always.
"Come on Clo, I promise we'll go to the easiest one, nothing too crazy or difficult." she pouted, knowing Chloe could never refuse her.
Chloe sighs. "I'm going to live to regret this, I just know it."
"Thanks, Cuz!" Lois squealed, giving Chloe a quick peck on the cheek and dialed Chrissy's number.
"Hello, Chrissy?...hold on my phone's breaking up...I'm in the elevator..."
The elevator dinged, and the doors opened. Lana and Chloe went with the flow of people leaving the elevator, Lois straggled behind busily chatting with Chrissy on the phone. In her rush to get out with everyone else as others rushed in, she hits her shoulder against someone coming into the elevator. She grabs her shoulder, feeling as though she ran it through a brick wall.
"Erm, Sorry!" she quickly apologize, not seeing who it was, in the crowd around her and continues to talk."...Ok Chrissy, go ahead. I just got out the elevator."
"No problem..." Clark saids to the apology, too busy conversing with Bart to pay attention to the person, as he stepped in. "No way, am I doing ..."
Clark stops, he turns his head quickly to see if he can spot the person who bumped into him, the voice sounding very familiar. But before he can see, the elevator doors closes and heads down.
"You, Ok?" Bart asks.
"Yeah, I just thought...nevermind. What were you saying?"
"That we definitely need to go on the climbing wall."
"Right!..." he saids sarcastically.
"Heights, still bothering you, Dude?"
"It's just not that, I don't see how climbing a rock shaped wall is fun..."
Lana and Chloe sat on the bench waiting patiently for Lois to arrive. "About time! I thought I might have to send a search party."
She cocks her head to the side and places her hand on her hip. "Clo, I was only ten minutes long. Stop being such a drama queen."
Chloe laughs. "So?"
"Oh yeah,...tonight definitely. I told her to take us slow, we being new to it and all. She said she has the perfect game."
"What is it and what do we have to do?" Lana asks.
"Don't know, she wouldn't say but first prize pays out $1,000."
"A grand?...Really?" Chloe gasps in shock.
"Yup, and believe me, on this cruise we're going to need it."
"As long as the games aren't too over the top." Chloe adds.
They raise off the bench and turn to stare at the shops, on that floor. Salons to Sports goods were up and running, plus loads of stores with every fashion possible.
"So, where do we start?" Chloe gleams.
"How about that one." Lois points to a store with a huge purple sign lit up, with bold white letters that read "Fashion Plus".
They agree and walk inside, to clothes, clothes, and clothes galore. All of the latest and best-est fashions from around the world. The girls light up as they see the various items to buy and start out in all directions. After hours of picking the tops, bottoms and shoes they want, they meet at the dressing room to try everything on.
"Naaah!" Chloe and Lois say sitting onto their own soft fuzzy chairs, as Lana comes out posing in her seventh choice for an outfit.
"Errr...What's wrong with this one?" Lana asks, examining the set herself.
"The shoes don't go with the shirt, and the shirt clashes with the pants." Chloe answers.
"A little bit more color wouldn't kill ya either." Lois puts in.
"Wouldn't it just have been easier to say 'everything'?"
They shake their heads. "Fine, I'll take these back and pick out some new choices." she grabs the load of clothes and heads back to shopping.
"Ok you're turn Lo." patting her on the leg.
"Alright, but I still have my eye on that frilly blue shirt you picked out."
"Don't count on it, no way are you getting that."
Fifteen minutes later Lois emerges from the dressing room, wearing a white oriental shirt, two dragons displayed on front. A white mesh covering over the low cut in front of it and black jeans faded slightly on top to very dark on the bottom. Along with a wide black belt with silver dull spikes and black leather boots.
"Well, how do I look?"
"Like you should give me that set."
"In your dreams." Lois smiles checking herself out in the mirror.
"Humph, so you going to get it? Chloe asks, raising off the chair to get a better look, knocking over Lois' purse as she stood.
"Oops, sorry about that." Chloe saids, squatting down to pick up the contents.
"Uh..., No Chloe that's ok I'll get it." Lois quickly squats down to pick up something before Chloe sees it, but Chloe sees and snatches it up before Lois can get her hands on it.
"So what do we have here?" Chloe asks standing to her feet waving it in front of Lois.
"Chloe, it's nothing really." Lois tries to snatch it from her hand, Chloe turns away from her.
She looks at the paper, it's a picture of Lois standing next to Clark, his arm draped around her shoulders. It was their first picture together, she should know since she was the one to take it. Lois was leaving to look for her sister, and didn't know when she was coming back. Chloe suggest taking a picture of them, since Lois already took one of her and Clark, and it was the last picture left on her camera.
They refused at first not wanting to, but then when Chloe got them to agree, since it was just one picture. They stood there with a huge gap between them, Chloe had to keep telling them to move closer, just so they could fit in the frame. Finally she got them into the position in the photo, by threating them that if they didn't pose like they 'liked' each other. She wasn't going to take the picture any time soon, and they would have to stand close to each other like that until they comply. So they planted on big smiles to get it over with, Lois' grin became bigger as Clark surprisingly slipped his arm around her, and Chloe took the picture just at that moment getting a perfect shot.
Chloe looks up from the picture to Lois, who was cringing at what she would say. "So does this means what I think?"
Lois snatches the picture from her hand. "No!"
Chloe folds her arms giving her an, "Oh, Really?" look.
"Ugh!...I don't know." she sighs, flopping down into the chair, starring at the picture in her hand. "I have no ideal what it means
Chloe sits down next to her, putting her hand on Lois' arm. "Look..."
"Uh..."
Chloe puts her hand up. "Before you object, just let me say something. I know you're probably confused and all since this is Clark we're talking about, but I just want you to know. That if you ever want to talk about it, I'm here ya know."
Lois gives her a small smile and nods her head. "Besides did I ever tell you how cute you two look together?"
"Chloeee!"
"What?" she saids, in an Innocent tone.
"...thanks." she rolls her eyes, wrapping her arms around her, hugging her tightly.
"No problem." returning the hug. "Just relax for now, it is Spring Break. You can figure everything else out later."
"If there's even anything to figure out." Lois mumbles.
Lana comes back with another load of clothes. "Ok, I'm ready for round two."
They laugh, seeing she hadn't change her style of clothing much, and stuck to the same color.
"What?" she groans.
"Here we go again." Chloe laughs, along with Lois.
After another four hours had gone by and they tried on almost everything in the store. They paid for what they wanted, wearing the outfit of their choice, and the rest in bags piled in their hands. Done with shopping and stomachs growling from hunger, they head down to the food court. They stand in the middle of the square, deciding whether to eat fast food, healthy choice or restaurant.
"Chinese?" Lois insisted.
"No." Chloe and Lana said, looking at each other and shaking their head.
"How about 'The Kitchen'?" Lana choose.
"Lana we said food, not animal feed." Lois smirks, seeing that it was a health food station. Serving salads, or a bunch of unappetizing organic meals.
"There." Chloe spots "Catalina's" bar and grill.
"Great! I'm dying for some ribs." Lois saids, heading in that direction, Chloe and Lana following along side.
Catalina's was swinging with Jazz music, big stage and dance floor resided in the middle of the restaurant. People hopped and swayed to the beat, twirling and swinging their partners across the floor. Huge dude in a black and white tropical shirt bellowed his lungs out on the Mic, singing a fast tempo song to the music while another guy swooned on the saxophone. Others pound away on drums, piano and other instruments.
"Nice choice Cuz!" Lois enjoying the atmosphere and the fact that she loved Jazz.
"Wow! It's really jumping in here!"
"It's pretty good. Now if only we can find a waiter to seat us."
They looked around watching the people dance on the floor and as waiters busily brought orders to the tables. Soon one came to where the girls waited at the front desk.
"Sorry for the wait, but as you can see the place is really crowded tonight."
"Hey, no problem." Lois waves her hand. "Table for three."
"Will anyone else be joining you?"
"Nope, just us."
"Very good, now if you would please follow me to your table." He leads them to their seats close to the dance floor. A red glowing lamp in the middle of each table, setting a dim glow around them. Once seated, he hands them menus. They glance over the list and make their choices, after jotting it down, he takes them back..
"If you tell me what you would like to drink with you're meal, I'll have it ready at the bar for you to pick up."
"Three beers,...thanks." Lois orders, before Lana and Chloe could speak. They giving wide eyed stares, to her response.
"Ok, you can pick them up at the bar over there shortly, and your meals should be done soon." he saids then leaves to wait on some other customers.
Chloe kicks Lois' leg under the table."Lois are you crazy?"
"Owe! CHLOE!" she kicks out her own leg harder, hitting the wrong person's shin.
"Owe!" Lana reaches down to rub her leg.
"Sorry I thought you were, Chloe." Lois apologize and glares at her Cuz.
"Lois, we're not exactly drinking age here!"
"Chloe will you chill! Every one on this cruise is under the age limit and yet their still drinking." Lois stands and heads over to the bar.
"Excuse me!" Lois impatiently yells out over the music thats been started up again by the band. Making her way through the mass of people standing around the bar, to get to the counter. "Hey, table Seven's order, Please!"
"Here ya go." the bartender places them in front of her.
"Thanks." she grabs all three of the glasses with her hands, and turns around to head back to the table. On her way to Chloe and Lana, she brushes up against someone's back, sending a tingling sensation through her. Lois stops, at the all too familiar feeling coursing through her body. She shakes her head dismissing what she's feeling and continues to walk to the table.
Clark quickly turns around feeling the same jolt like before, when he enter the elevator. He turned to behind him, trying to figure who it was that had touched him. Making him fluster inside, like an electrical current surging through his body. What the hell...again? He slips off into the crowd on the search for the person.
Lois sits down in her seat, passing out the other two drinks to Chloe and Lana. Thinking about the jolt she felt at the bar. Ok...what the hell is going on?
Chloe looks at Lois seeing the weird look on her face. "You, Ok?"
"Hhm,...yeah I just got this strange feeling on the way here." she saids, rubbing her arms, a chill still in her. "I can't describe it, it's like someone is around...someone I know."
"Do you think it's Lex?" Lana asked concerned.
"Lex! He makes me feel allot of things, mostly nausea, but tingly all over is definitely not one of them." she sneers.
Chloe realizes what happened. Oh no! He's here! Why now,...why so soon! Chloe looks around nervously, eyes trying to find some kind of sign of him. She clears her throat, finding her voice. "Let's make a 'Toast'." she saids quickly changing the subject, raising her glass in front of her.
"To the fun and adventure that awaits us for seven blissful days."
Lana raises her glass. "To being with friends, and seven full days of no classes."
"To seven days of no problems, and no regrets." Lois saids raising her glass high.
"To Spring Break!" they shout, hitting their glasses together in the air.
Lois brings her drink to her lips, quickly downing the whole glass of beer like a tequila shot. At the sight of one 6' 5'', dark haired, blue eyed farm boy. Spotting Clark Kent across the room, then disappearing somewhere in the crowd, not seeing her. Before Chloe could even take a sip of her drink, Lois snatches it from her mouth and downs it in the same fashion as the first.
Chloe furrows her brow, starring at Lois like she's crazy. "Cuz, you do know that when toasting 'Everyone' drinks."
"Trust me, I needed it more than you."
"I think you seriously got a problem." Chloe saids, referring to the drinks.
Lois continues to stare into the crowd. "You can say that again..."
To Be Continued...