Memory Lane Chapter 6. Surprise, I'm An Alien!

I'm not entirely happy with this chapter but I'm not sure why. I like most of it but something is bugging me about it. Let me know what you think and maybe I can fix it.

Also do not have a beta reader for this story, at this time.

Buffy could only shake her head in wonder seeing a couch in a loft of a barn, it seemed odd to her mind. But then she was a city girl what did she know about barns? Maybe it was a normal practice to keep a spare couch in your barn?

Oddness aside it looked like a nice little retreat, and in a way it kind of reminded her of the old Sunnydale Highschool Library. It looked like a place that was a little apart from the normal comings and goings, only it didn't have a Hellmouth under it. At least, she hoped it didn't Giles had asked her to stop by Smallville to investigate a possible new mini mouth, that and the odd reports the council had been receiving for about 20 years and never followed up on. There was something supernatural going on with the town but it was hard to figure out what.

Clark sat brooding on the couch and looking out at the night sky. He seemed a million miles away at the moment and it looked like he had no idea that she had joined him.

"Quarter for your thoughts." Buffy stated flopping down on the couch next to him breaking him away from his thoughts. Turning to her he smiled though he still looked a little worried.

"I think it is a penny for your thoughts Buffy." He said.

"Inflation." Buffy explained. His eyes twinkled at this and for an instant his worries seemed to be gone but then his fear surrounded his being like a cloak. "Seriously Clark. What is wrong? You look like you are uber wigged. Your broodiness is reminding me of Angel, please don't go there." She pleaded.

Clark flinched, he had told his father that he and Buffy didn't keep secrets from each other, but could he tell her? He seriously loved her and he didn't think he could handle it if she turned away from him because of this. Still, if any woman could accept and love him in spite of himself it was surely Buffy, that is if he could get her to stop being afraid of it.

Buffy seeing him considering talking to her about it continued, "I am sure it isn't as bad as you think it is. I mean, your father didn't come in and call the Funny Farm, in fact he looked a little worried about you. Oh, I know did he tell you that you have to sit on this couch until you stop having superpowers?"

Clark laughed in spite of himself. "No, Buffy he actually knew more about me than we already did."

"And what he told you freaked you out." Buffy stated more than asked.

"Apparently, I have a number of abilities that I didn't know about." He stated and Buffy responded with silence to let him tell her what was so bad in his own way. She had a feeling that she might already know what was bothering him.

"There are the things you already know about, then there are things like flying," Clark started to list but Buffys smile and statement of "Wicked." made him smile again.

"Then there is laser vision."

"That would be so handy on patrol." Buffy pointed out.

"And X-ray vision." He stated. Instantly Buffy crossed her arms over her breasts.

"Hey, watch the eyes buster!"

Clark couldn't hold back his laugh at this. "I don't know how it works yet." He stated.

"I know this is a lot to take in, but so far I don't see what has you so wigged."

"It's hard to say. I really care about you Buffy and I'm afraid that it will drive you away from me." He stated letting her know what the problem is.

"Clark please, my last three boyfriends weren't exactly conventional, two master vampires and a drugged super soldier." She stated trying to make him feel better, then she realized what she had said and blushed. "I mean...not that you are my boyfriend or anything or that you would even want to be." Buffy started Willow babbling in panic. She didn't get far however because Clark grinning like the Cheshire cat leaned forward and gently kissed her lips.

"Buffy, I know you need some time, and I will give you all the time you need, but I do want it." He stated feeling like he had just put his head on the executioners block. "I want you to be my girlfriend." He whispered to her.

Suddenly it seemed that they had traded places and Buffy was the one who was the most worried and nervous. "Clark, I..." She trailed off a part of her wanted to be brave to take the leap and another part of her was remembering how everyone she had ever loved had left her at one point or other. Spike was the only one who would never have left her if there was any other way. "I don't know, I'm not ready. You aren't ready, you don't even remember who you are. What if you already have a girlfriend? What if you get your memories back and find out that you have always loved someone else?"

"I don't have a girlfriend, not anymore. My father told me a little about my last relationship, it was an on again off again thing. Shortly before I disappeared we broke up and she has been seeing someone else since then." Clark explained.

"There you see, you were in love with someone else and when your memories come back you will remember her and love her and so you shouldn't rush into anything right now."

Clark gave her a sorrowful smile. "So we won't rush into anything, but Buffy will you think about it?"

Buffy's fear filled eyes raised to his own and for a moment he could see how truly fragile she really was. She nodded hesitantly. Clark smiled and kissed her again. Knowing that he was about to tell her everything and that he might not ever get the chance again he filled his kiss with all of the love and desire he felt for her.

Buffy was breathless by the time he pulled away. She felt like putty in his arms and had forgotten all of her fears.

"Wow." She whispered and rested her head on his shoulder as he held her gently. "That was...what were we talking about?" She asked dazedly she felt as contented as a cat curled up in his lap.

"My secret, the thing that I was brooding about when you came in." Clark hesitantly brought it back up. It had been tempting to let the subject drop, but he wanted, no he needed to know how she would take this. "It is going to be shocking." He warned her.

"Shock away." She said cuddling with him.

Gently he set her down on the couch and stood to pace in front of her. Finally getting his courage together he knelt down to look into her eyes.

"Buffy, I'm from another planet. I'm an alien."

Buffy blinked in surprise, then a few moments later she flashed him the brightest smile. "Clark that is wonderful."

"What?" He asked in shock and surprise, that was the last thing he expected her to say.

"Well with all of your gifts and powers I thought that you must be part demon or something. I thought that would be hard for you to take. Not that demons are all bad mind you, some are sweeties and hello I was with two, but wow you are from a whole nother planet? That makes so much more sense, cuz I don't get any demony vibes from you at all. You don't get all squidie like with tentacles or anything do you?" She teased him.

"I hope not," he stated suddenly feeling better and worse about being an alien. He realized that things could have been worse.

"Clark, I'm sorry, that was supposed to be a joke. You look good to me, and hey you must be from some seriously advanced world to have made it all the way to Earth from Planet X or wherever you are from," Buffy said.

Clark couldn't believe how much better he felt after talking to her about all of this, granted her saying that he looked good to her was a big part of that, but she wasn't freaked out and he now knew that she was interested in him but just very much afraid of being hurt again.

Maybe being an alien wasn't so bad after all?

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