Summary: Lois has an obsessed meteor freak stalking her and putting her life at risk. In order to protect her, Clark reveals to her his secret and proposes. Proposes to pose as a married couple that is! Do new identities also come with new feelings? Or are these fake too?
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Forged I.D.'s and I Do's
by Chinita92
Chapter Three:
DIVULGE
di·vulge:
–verb
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
Chloe and Clark looked at Lois expectantly, waiting for a reaction... a blink, a smile, a sarcastic remark, a shift in her seat (which she unknowingly sat in after Clark's unveiling got deeper, but they wouldn't bring that up, nope... not if they knew what was good for them). They waited for anything... But, ever so slowly did Lois' face come alive. A quick bat of the eyelashes, an eyebrow raise, parted lips, a shift in her gaze...
Clark coughed, trying to break Lois from her state. "Lois.."
Hearing her name, Lois looked at Clark, her eyes dancing. She was on the verge of...
"Lois, dear cousin of mine, please say some-" Chloe's face grew confused, for Lois was... giggling.
"Smallville... oh, Smallville.." Lois said, sighing happily after her laughter subsided.
"What, Lois?" Clark said, growing desperate.
She simply looked at him in a 'very funny, you got me' kind of way. "You guys are a bit off, April 1st already passed, but I'll give you guys credit, that's amusing."
"Lois. We're not playing." Clark stated, his voice angry.
Lois stood up and slowly walked to him, her face inches from his. She looked in his eyes, waiting for a falter, half a grin. For, really, it was time they let the joke go.
"Come on, what was it that you guys wanted to tell me. For real. Spill it Out!!"
"I told you already. You just don't want to believe it. Stubborn."
Lois glanced at Chloe's solemn face and back to Clark's."You're serious." Lois stated incredulously, backing away from them. She didn't ask or question.
"Why are you serious?"
"Because it's the truth." he said dryly.
Lois eyed Clark suspiciously, she never knew him to be a pathologic liar.. and more than anything in the world, she hated liars.
"So... You, Clark Kent, are telling me, Lois Lane, that you are from another planet called... Crib-tan-"
"Krypton," Clark said, correcting her.
"Whatever... and you have... special powers?" she asked disbelievingly.
"I wouldn't say powers..." he said humbly.
"Abilities, ... same thing."
"Well.. yes.."
"Prove it."
"What?"
"Prove it." Lois repeated, loud an clear.
"Okay..."
"Where's your space ship?" she asked, expectantly, searching the premises.
"Um... space ship?"
"Yeah, space ship.." she repeated, irritated.
"Well.. I don't have it.. anymore."
"Oh really. What happened to it? "
"It blew up." he said awkwardly.
"It blew up." Lois repeated his last sentence, flatly.
"It blew up." he said confirming.
"It blew up?!"
"Okay, we know.. it blew up." Chloe said said, getting comfortable in the couch. Things didn't promise to be short.
"Do you guys think I'm stupid?" Lois stared blankly at Clark, her head slowly shaking from side to side,"I knew it, you're playing me. I can't believe I was even considering..." Lois said, heading for the stairs, her voice trailing off, it becoming angry mumbling.
"Lois.. Lois, wait." Clark yelled out, pondering what to do to convince her. He looked to Chloe for guidance, and she shrugged helplessly.
"Forget it Clark." she stated, having reached the bottom of the barn.
Just then, Lois bumped into something. She looked up to see... Clark?
"How did you do that?" she asked huskily.
"I told you... I have special abilities." he said shyly.
Lois walked away from and gave him a once over. It was hard to believe, it really was, but she heard him a second ago on the top of the stairs, and the next second he was her shock absorber. She hadn't even heard him walking down the steps. A small smile played on her lips.
"What else do you got?" asked a grinning and intrigued Lane.
"Clark, why don't you grab a shovel while you're down there" Chloe suggested.
"Shovel?" asked Lois, while climbing up the steps.
Once Lois reached the loft, Clark was already there with shovel in hand. It still caught her a bit off guard, for it would take a while to get used to... Clark outstretched his hand out, gesturing for Lois to grab the shovel.
"What do I do with this?" she said, quizzically gazing at the huge scooper in her hands.
"Hit me with it."
"Oh really?" Lois asked, liking the sound of that.
"Yep, just picture all those times that I annoyed you out of your wits."
"Annoyed? You say it like it's past tense... To be accurate, it's more like a constant feeling of the present."
"Sure, Lois. Just hit me already before I change my mind."
"Whatever you say, Smallville."
Hearing that, took a huge weight off his shoulder. Lois knew about him, but she saw him no differently. He was still the same Smallville.
Lois looked at Clark for reassurance, and he nodded. Lois kicked up her knee, and brought the shovel above her shoulder, getting ready to swing. That is, until Clark stopped her.
"What? What happened?" she said after being halted.
"Sorry, I forgot... you'll hurt your wrist if you hit me with that."
She sucked her teeth and sighed. 'So much for that.'
"Here, let me." he said, as he pried the shovel from Lois' grasp.
"Watch." He brought the tool to his face, and slammed it on his head. In the process he heard Lois yelp.
Lois had flinched and covered her eyes, afraid of seeing massive amounts of blood. She slowly looked up when she heard no sounds of agony. Instead, she saw Clark smiling triumphantly with a dented shovel in his hand. She walked over slowly and passionately pulled on Clark's shirt, bringing him down to her eye level. She looked deep into his eyes and began to...
...examine Clark's head closely. Clark gulped nervously, feeling uneasy of the close proximity. But, Lois was too preoccupied to notice this for she was searching his forehead and hair for head wounds.
"...Not a scratch." she whispered amazed. Clark felt her warm breath against his jaw, and subconsciously let out a soft moan.
"Cool, huh?" said Chloe, who was observing the situation. She walked over to Lois and slung her arm around her neck. Chloe suggestively eyed a confused Clark who was now blinking rapidly, holding his eyes.
"Clark, are you okay?" asked Lois, who noticed his irregular behavior.
Then, all of a sudden, Clark lit the wooden banister on fire... with his eyes. Lois rushed to and began to throw a blanket on the fire, but it seemed to only make it worse. She frantically looked at a calm Chloe and a perplexed Clark, who, after receiving a nudge from Chloe, began to suck in air. In a blink of an eye, Lois felt a cold gush of wind blow her hair, and just as it came it was gone. She eyed the loft window and noticed the dry and hot weather of night. It didn't seem to be windy at all, and even if it were, no amount of wind could put out a fire.
She smiled knowingly at Clark. "So... let me make a check list, strong, fast, hot eyes, and extremely fresh breath... Am I missing anything?"
"The right terminology would be, Invulnerability, X-Ray Vision, Heat Vision, Super Strength, Super Speed, Super Breath, and Super Hearing.." Chloe said smartly.
"So you're like a Super-Human, scratch that, you're not human... more like a Super-Man." Lois said amazed. "Hold up, did you say X-Ray Vision and Super-Hearing?"
"Err.. yeah. ...Basically I can see through solid objects and hear things other people can't."
Lois folded her arms over her chest and walked in Clark's direction. He knew what was coming.
"Prove it." she said seductively.
He walked away nervously, feigning to be searching for something to use. At his desk, he called over his shoulder, "What do you have in mind?"
"Well, X-Ray first..." she said resting her hands on his back. He could hear Chloe chuckling, and Lois containing her own laughter.
"Fine." he said viciously.
Lois stood, her hands on her hips expectantly. Clark folded his arms over his torso confidently and squinted his eyes, focusing. He smiled and looked at Lois.
"You have your cellphone in your back pocket."
"So? I always have it there."
"It's true.. how about something else, Clark... something you wouldn't know." Chloe said mysteriously.
"Okay..." Clark refocused his vision again, this time a playful smirk plastered on his face.
"Well?" said Lois.
"Your bra is black-"
Her face was smacked with shock, but she regained her composure,"Lucky guess." she said, avoiding the truth.
"-with red lace and a bow in the center. Victoria's Secret. 32 C. Your initials are written in blue permanent marker on the tag."
Lois tapped her foot and rolled her eyes. She grabbed her shirt and peeked inside. Sure enough the bastard was right.
"You proved your point. A word of advice though... avoid giving in to the temptation of X-raying me, because it can get veryaddictive and may result in deadly consequences if over-dosed." Lois said teasingly.
"Now, now Lois. Let's leave poor Clark alone. We wouldn't want him to burn the whole barn down, now would we?"
"Please, he wants us to leave him alone. If y'know what I mean..." Lois whispered directly in Chloe's ear.
Clark, hearing them, said, "And then you say that I'm the pervert.."
"Okay! You've just proved all your abilities, no way would a normal person be able to hear a Lane-Sullivan whisper."
"I guess.." Clark said.
"Oh, Lois, another thing you should know..." Chloe said, facing her cousin.
"Yeah, what's that?" Lois said, taking a piece of lint off her jeans.
"Clark does have a weakness." Chloe said.
"Oh, yeah... Lana, I know." Lois said honestly.
"Not that kind of weakness, but a true weakness." Chloe said, and glanced at Clark, letting him finish where the conversation was going.
"Green Meteor Rocks." Clark said, and instantly wished he hadn't. He had a feeling Lois would pop one out every time he said something stupid, which in her book, was always. If that was the case, she would surely kill him.
"A pretty rock?" Lois asked, incredulously.
"Not just any rock... They're radioactive pieces of Krypton, my home planet. That's why it's called Kryptonite."
"Hmmm.. interesting. Kind of like taste of your own poisonous medicine."
"Um.. sure..?" Clark said, not completely grasping what she tried to say.
After an awkward exchange in glances, Chloe spoke up, "So Lois, now that you know about Clark... does this mean you're going to let him protect you from Simon?"
Lois had completely forgotten about the whole Simon ordeal. She had gotten so caught up in learning Clark's secret, that she hadn't remembered why she had learned it in the first place... To be protected.
"Do I have a choice?" Lois said, simulating annoyance.
"You know what that means though, right?" Chloe asked her cousin.
"What are you getting at?"
"Well, that means... you guys have to forget who you are, at least for a bit. New identities and new spouses... both of these fake of course."
"Thanks for the reminder." Lois thought bitterly aloud.
"Hopefully, it'll be over before we know it." Clark said hopeful.
"That I agree with you, Smallville."
"Well, I'll get on this tomorrow bright and early. Hopefully, I'll get everything set by the end of the day, because you two need to leave as soon as possible."
Hearing someone coming up the steps, the three turned around, being caught off guard.
"Oh, hi Lois, didn't know you were here. I came up to say that dinner's ready. So, come on down and wash up." said the red headed woman known as Martha Kent.
"Oh, I can't Mrs. K." Lois said shyly.
"Why's that?" Martha asked, disappointed.
"Oh.. um, I don't know... I promised myself I would catch a show at 10, and I even bought some Bertolli's for dinner, so there's no need for me to stay."
"Lois, you're part of the family, and us Kent's always eat dinner together. Don't worry about your show, I'm sure Chloe and Clark won't mind watching it with you here at the farm."
"But-"
"Don't worry about that Bertolli's either, it'll stay in tact, hard for it to go bad since it is still in your freezer. Now, come on... when was the last time you had home-made blueberry pie?" she said, a large smile on her lips.
Lois grinned. She always knew her soft spot. Reality was she was dying for a warm meal, but she didn't want to be a bother.
"Okay, you got me. Where is it that you hide your black and white swirling pendant?" Lois asked.
"No hypnosis here, Lois. It's just that Kent charm." Chloe said warmly.
"Well, let's go. I'm starving!" Clark said and as if on cue, a loud growl was heard.
"Yeah, don't want Alien to pop out of Clark's belly. That would surely ruin my appetite..."
After dinner, and dessert, Clark had to tell his mother that he would be leaving with Lois in a few days.
"Mom?" Clark said, drawing random shapes in the pie crumbs that laid on his plate.
"Yeah, honey?" Martha asked who was in the kitchen, putting the rest of the pie in the oven for later.
"Um, I need to tell you something..." he said and glanced at Lois who gave him a reassuring smile.
"Oh. Okay. What is it?" she asked, having a feeling that she already knew what it was.
"See... Lois and I..." he started, but wasn't sure how to sum up all the day's events in one sentence.
Seeing her son struggle, she decided to give him a break. "I know, Clark. And I want you to know that you have my blessing and I'm very happy for you two... I was beginning to wonder why you were taking so long..." she said and gave out a small laugh.
Clark and Lois looked at each other and started laughing. "Mrs. K... Smallville and I... there's, there's-" she said speechless.
"-absolutely nothing going on between us." Clark said, finishing Lois' sentence.
"Oh." she said, an undertone of disappointment shining through. "What were you trying to say then?"
Chloe, attempting to sound as serious as possible, did the embarrassed non-couple a favor. "Let me see how I could sum it up for you. Basically, Lois has an obsessed meteor freak stalking her, and putting her life at risk. In order to protect her, Clark revealed his secret, and now they have to pose as a married couple."
Now it was Mrs. Kent's turn to be speechless. "Secret, ...Marriage?"
"No, we're not getting married secretly, don't worry Mrs. K..." Lois said genuinely.
"No, I meant the words separately..." Martha said, smiling nervously.
"Oh! Secret... Yeah. He's an alien who's strong and stuff. Green rocks aren't his thing. I know it all." Lois said.
"And you don't care?" Martha asked her, surprised.
"Why would I? Sure, it's different, but sometimes being different isn't so bad..." she said shrugging her shoulders.
Martha looked at Clark, who seemed breathless. He subconsciously let out a small smile in his lost visage. Chloe eyed the older woman who reciprocated her knowing smile.
"...and the fake marriage?"
"Oh, um... her stalker is trying to find a replacement for his ex-wife. Long story short, being married could save her life."
"..or being married to you could kill me." Lois answered, not being able to control her sarcasm from seeping through.
Martha continued to eye the playful pair all night. 'Clark, you've found something great... You just don't know it yet...'
To be continued...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This chapter isn't really long, so please don't hurt me! Thank for the lovely reviews!! Let me know what you think! I'm going to post a link for another Clois video in my profile, it's called: "Superwoman" Description - Even Clark Kent, the Man of Steel, needs a woman like Lois to save him from time to time...