This one is pretty short...but anyway enjoy
Chapter Six
Neil
"Hey Kent, you're alright?" Allison asked, coming closer to her, confusion on her face.
Lara could feel even more weakened as the small green crystal came close to her, and took notice that her breath was coming in short gasp now, her breathing becoming labored.
"Allison, what's going on?" a voice asked.
It was Neil Luthor, casually dressed with a curious look on his face. He seems even more surprised to see Lara here and in pain.
"Lara, are you alright?"
"I think something wrong with her," Allison told her kneeling by Lara.
"Lara…" Neil said putting a hand on the girl's shoulder.
Lara barely heard him, since she was starting to sweat heavily her vision spinning in and out of focuses.
'Let's get her inside," Neil said, taking one of Lara's arm over his shoulder, and pulling the girl with him, taking the fruit basket in one hand, putting the other around her waist.
"Take care of things here Allison," Neil told the other girl.
Allison gave him a nod, watching Neil walks inside the Mansion with Lara.
As she got farther away from the piece of Kryptonite necklace, she felt her strength returning to normal.
"I…I'm alright," she said.
"Not taking any chances," Neil told her.
He put her down on a chair and Lara glanced around. It was the kitchen they were in, which was mostly empty and Neil was filling a glass with water before bringing it to her.
"Here," he said.
"Thanks but I'm alright," Lara answered.
"Take it anyway," Neil said.
Lara did so and drained to glass before giving it back to him.
"So what happened back there anyway?" Neil asked.
"Just felt faint," Lara answered him, "A little too long under the sun…"
"You sure? No need for hospital?"
Lara chuckled, "It's not that serious."
Neil smirked too.
"Well got to make sure. I wouldn't want your mother to get mad at me if anything happened to you."
"It will take more than being faint to make my mother angry," Lara told him, "Trust me, I know."
"If you say so," Neil shrugged, "So, were you making a delivery somewhere?"
"What?"
He holds up the fruit basket.
"No…it's for you," Lara told him.
"Moi,?"
"Yeah, it's a gift from the Kent family," Lara continued, "That way you're welcome at our house anytime."
Neil smiled, "Thank you Lara, I'm going to put this in my office, c'mon."
Lara followed him. Now her interest was piqued about Luthor. He didn't seem like a bad guy considering this is the first real conversation she had with him, apart from their first meeting at the Talon, one which Lara found herself feeling bad about.
"Well, what do you think?" Neil asked, pulling Lara out of her musings.
The room they were in was wide with empty shelves in the corner; a fireplace thought they were nothing in the crate. A large mahogany desk ornate the middle of the room with some books overlooking the large window that gives a view of the ground.
"It's…big," Lara said.
"Yeah, I noticed that too," Neil said, putting the basket on the corner of the desk.
"Say Neil…I wanted to apologize."
Neil glanced at her, "What for?"
"For when we first met," Lara said, looking embarrassed.
Neil outright laughed.
"Oh! Don't worry about that, "Neil said, waving his hand, "It's in the past, just forget about it alright."
"Okay…"
Lara stopped, her super hearing picking up a transmission about a bomb threat in a Metropolis bank by a gang.
"I got to go," Lara said, "Just remembered something I have to do for my folks."
"Oh," Neil said, "So, I'll see you around."
Lara smiled.
"I'm always around."
With that she left.
Arriving a little far away from the Mansion bursting into super speed, pulling off her shirt showing the red diamond S symbol on her chest, taking off toward Metropolis.
Neil chuckled to himself. This was his first real conversation with Lara Kent and it went rather well. He had appreciated the little gift and took one apple from the basket and took a bite from it.
Delicious.
Maybe moving to Smallville had been a wise choice in the long run; at least, something good will be coming out of this.
Allison entered the office, looking around curiously.
"Where's Kent?"
"She left already," Neil told her, taking another bit out of his apple, 'Something you needed Allison?"
"Just those files arrived for you a little while ago," Allison told him, giving him the papers.
Neil took them and scanned through it.
"Ah, I'll take a look at them later," he said.
He walked toward the window, watching the large grounds.
"Are you going to tell me why you've moved here of all place?" Allison asked.
A smirk crossed Neil's face, "Don't you like your own town Allison? I'm growing rather fond of it."
"Trust me, the only thing good about Smallville is how much wide open space there is," Allison said, "You'll grow bored here in a few months."
Neil turned toward her.
"I'll have Lara to talk to when that happens. Turns out I'm welcomed at her house, anytime."
He enjoyed the jealousy that played behind Allison's eyes. He inwardly smiled again; yeah moving to Smallville was a great idea indeed.
Jacques0 out.
R&R.