A/N: Hello one and all, I am so sorry I haven't updated in like forever. I promise I will be updating a lot more frequently and hope that some of you are still interested in this story. Thank you for your support and comments and I'll be updating really soon.

Lois was being quiet, really quiet. For the past week Clark would say something during class and all she would do was look at him. Occasionally she would respond with one word like, 'yeah' or 'really?' but nothing more. He tried to say the most absurd things to get her to banter with him like they had been doing for the last six weeks, but she just stayed quiet.

This left Clark both frustrated and curious. How dare she not say more than a word to him? He thought about it but at the same time he wondered why? What had happened to her over last weekend? Why was it that when walked into class Monday afternoon it looked like she was crying? Why hadn't she been at work on Tuesday? Where was she in class on Wednesday? Something was wrong and he wanted to know what.

He was concerned. What was going on with her? In class today he had asked her if she was PMSing just to rile her up. To his surprise she did actually laugh. Slowly as she stopped she looked towards the window and whispered. "I wish."

Her face fell, and an odd pain coursed through Clark's chest. What the hell was happening to him? He felt lightheaded, a. What was going on, he couldn't get sick. There must be kryptonite somewhere he guessed. When the bell rang Lois flew out of class quickly. Clark was right behind her and followed her to her locker. Upon reaching her destination she turned to him at once.

"What?"

"I'm just worried about you, you seem…different."

"Huh" she replied whilst rolling her eyes. "Clark Luthor worried about someone besides himself, never thought I'd see the day. So what is it?"

Shifting his weight he leaned closer to her as students passed by. "What is what?"

"What do you want? No, why are you still trying to get in my pants, it's been what five months? Can't you go find some bimbo to rock the trailer bus with because I am not the one. So will you please stop bothering me, I have a lot of things on my plate right now and I don't need to keep your bone headed ass on it. You got it?" She finished staring fiercely at him.

"No, I actually don't." he replied defiantly crossing his arms across his chest and glaring at her. Tilting his head to get a better look at her as she began to open her locker, in an attempt to ignore him he spoke again. "I didn't get it, I don't get why you've been so quiet the past week, I don't get why you weren't in class the other day, I don't get why you were crying Monday, and I don't get why I never met this boyfriend of yours."

Slamming her locker shut she glared at him. After a moment she exhaled and looked down. "Lanes don't cry." was all she said before she began to walk away.

Clark was angry with himself, downright furious. She was driving him mad. On his way home he decided he would have to talk to Tess soon. She would know a thing or two about the way woman's brain worked. Well specifically a strong headed woman.

While driving out of the school parking lot he let out a chuckle as he saw a tow truck preparing to take someone's car. Pathetic he thought to himself until he saw familiar figure walk up to the repo man. Lois, he thought before he quickly put his car in park and went over to them. As he approached Lois folded her arms across her chest and rolled her eyes.

"Great, just great." she exhaled.

"What is going on here?" ignoring her Clark asked the stubby, red faced man.

"Luthor, stay out of this. I can handle this myself, plus you're causing a scene." she pointed towards his parked car, with the door wide open halting the other students from getting out of the parking lot.

Ignoring her once again, Clark now folded his arm and asked the man whose name appeared to be Nathan according to his jumpsuit the same thing again.

"Well it appears your girlfriend here has forgotten to pay her car note for the past six months, so I am taking it away."

"How much?" Clark asked while Lois exclaimed, "I am not his girlfriend!"

"How much for what?" Nathan looked between the two puzzled by the outburst.

"To get the car back." Clark stated as he reached into his pockets and pulled out a thick wad of money.

"Somewhere around nine hundred dollars."

The man stared amazed as Clark counted out nine crisp hundred dollar bills from the wad. "Here" he jutted the money out to the man with his hand. "That should take care of it right?"

"Of course, of course, you just have to sign a few documents, I'll be right back." the man said retreating back to the truck.

Lois was standing there arms still folded with a thinking expression on her face. Clark finally stopped ignoring her and turned and smiled at her. Just as he was about to speak her eyebrows knitted together before she exhaled and said, "You didn't have to do that. But thank you, how can I-"

"Here Ms. Lane just sign here and here, then you are free to go." the man said giving the papers to Lois. Clark decided to thank the man and handed him another crisp bill for the trouble."Ms. Lane your boyfriend sure is a keeper." he said with a wink and a toothy grin taking the papers.

"He's not my boyfriend." she whispered the last word as the man had already retreated back to his truck.

With the man gone Lois looked at Clark again. He was looking at her with an odd expression, one that freaked her out.

"Well thanks, Clark but I've got to go, you know I have work to do to get money to pay you back and all, so um yeah thanks again. See you." she said as she went to get into her car.

As assumed he followed her, opening her car door for her. When she got in he shut it softly and gestured for her to roll down the window. She did but not before rolling her eyes and letting out a deep breath. He surprised her when he gently leaned on the window.

"You don't have to pay me back." he said his voice unusually soft. "Just know that." He lifted up from the window and started to walk towards his car again. The cars that were once at a halt because of them had found another route and the parking lot was nearly cleared. He looked so different in that moment to her and against her better judgment she found herself yelling.

"Clark!" she yelled before getting out her car. "Wait" she said walking across the parking lot to where he stood, frozen at her command. She stood there for a second looking down whilst playing with her fingers. "Isn't there something I can do to repay you, I just feel bad, that was a lot of money and you know money doesn't exactly grow on trees, well technically it does, but that doesn't really matter, and sorry I'm rambling it's just where I come from nothing is ever free. So what do you want? How can I repay you, no funny business though okay?"

He looked at her dumbfounded. "I said you didn't have to repay me, but since you keep insisting I have something in mind." His face shifting into a somewhat smirk before he laughed. An idea had popped into his head. Like a light bulb appearing over his head, extinguishing the dark thoughts he usually had.

"Hey buddy, I said no funny business. I'm not that kind of girl." she said.

"I know, I know just go to the Talon and your instructions will be there." He said curtly before he smirked and got into his car.

"Instructions? What the hell Luthor, why can't I just pay you like a normal person?" she asked once again annoyed at the guy. How can he go from being sweet guy she just seen moments ago, to total jackass jerk within seconds?

"Just do as your told and all will be well." He said before he waved and drove off.

Arriving at the Talon fifteen minutes later Lois quickly went in to start her shift. Completely forgetting about the "instructions" and just focusing on work. She came around the counter whilst putting on her apron and accidently bumped into Martha.

"Hey Martha, I am so sorry for being late, it's been a long day. I will get right to work." she announced to the red head.

"Lois its ok, don't worry about that. I have something for you." Martha said smiling while she ducked under the counter to get something.

"Martha, no I can't take anything more from you, with all that you've provided me with, I feel like-"

"Lois this isn't from me." Martha replied cutting Lois off.

Lois immediately remembered the "instructions" that Clark apparently had for her. How did he get them here so fast? She wondered as her heart start to beat faster. Please don't let it be crazy she whispered to herself before she looked at Martha's smiling face.

Martha then slid a blueberry muffin across the counter to Lois. Looking puzzled at Martha she asked "What's this?"

"I don't know looks like someone has a question for you." Martha chuckled.

Upon looking down at the muffin again Lois noticed that the sugar crystals on top spelled out something. She thought that maybe if she ate it quickly it would all disappear. So she did, but when she glanced at the napkin she noticed to boxes, one said 'yes' and the other 'no'.

Martha watched the whole thing amused then leaned over the counter with a pen. "From what I was told you're supposed to check a box and then deliver this black coffee and apple pie to the guy over there in the corner." she said pointing to the guy who was "supposedly" reading a newspaper.

Shocked Lois did as she was told, and delivered the napkin, coffee, and pie to the "customer".

"Really Luthor, really?" she said.

Clark took the napkin and saw that it was blank. He frowned before taking a sip of his coffee. "I thought we had an agreement, this is what you have to do to pay me back."

She quickly took a deep breath, took the napkin, and checked yes. "Happy now Clarkie?"

He smiled before saying "Yes, very."

She walked away and was met with another smiling face. Martha eyes twinkled as she asked "So I take it you said 'yes' from the smile on his face."

"Yes, yes I did." Lois said trying to convey no emotion.

"Ah, this is so exciting. I can't believe you're going to prom, and with such a dashing fellow."

"Yeah, me neither."