David-El: This is a Clois story so there is no Lex/Lois. I don't know how you got that idea but the last part was just them becoming frenemies. There no way that would ever happen in one of my stories.

So I was originally going to do Scare but I said what the hell and skipped it so this chapter is set during Unsafe. I hope you guys enjoy it and don't hate me for what's going to happen in this chapter.

WARNING: Some Sexual Content

Chapter Ten Part One- The Next Step:

The stairs squeaked with each step until the creaking of Clark's bedroom door could be heard in the darkness and the rustling of sheets being pulled back, Lois snuggled closer to the warm body pillow whose arms were wrapped tightly around her in a bridal manner before placing her down softly onto the blue sheeted mattress.

Working at the Talon, studying, and chasing down leads for the Daily Planet seemed to take a lot out of her. Tonight had been one of the rare occasions that Clark Kent walked into the talon and found Lois passed out in the pages of her textbooks.

A soft moan knocked him out of his inside thoughts as he stared down at her surprised to see her hazel eyes staring back at him with a small peaceful smile on her face, "Clark" she said softly before jolting up to realize that she was in Clark's room and on his bed, "What am I doing here?"

He just shrugged while walking towards his dresser and pulling out one of his dark blue shirts along with his plaid stripped boxers, "You were passed out at the talon and my mom was worried about you, so she said that you could spend the night."

She rose to her feet and pressed her front against his back whispering, "Does this mean we get to sleep together?"

Clark gulped nervously and instantly handed her the clothes like it was a small barrier between them, "Y-You can sleep in these."

Lois smiled and kissed him on the cheek before disappearing out the hall leaving Clark to release the air he had been holding before unbuttoning his flannel shirt and peeling off the undershirt unaware to the eyes that watched his muscles flex when he reached down to unbuckle his belt.

A cold chill swept up his spine and the closing of his bedroom door caused him to turn around immediately floored by the sight of Lois wearing nothing but his shirt and boxers, her hair free from the ponytail binding prior to her wardrobe change.

"What's the matter Clark?…" she walks towards him with that lustful glare in her eyes, "Haven't you ever seen a girl getting ready for bed?" they stare at each other lost in the growing fire behind their eyes.

They had been dating for quite sometime but Clark's fear of hurting Lois with his abilities had put a damper in the physical aspect of their relationship, they were left unfulfilled and a powder keg of desire waiting to be released.

He playfully scoffed and managed to slip out his jeans leaving them in the pile alongside his forgotten shirts, "Of course I've seen girls in their pajamas…but that was when I was younger and didn't know about…" he struggles with the words knowing that he was practically humiliating himself and digging the hole only deeper.

A playful smile was on her face when she slipped into the blue sheets and felt the warmth of the flannel blankets which shrouded her, "I didn't mean to make you nervous, Smallville. I just like messing with you that's all…"

Clark smirked and grabbed his blue pajama bottoms, making sure that Lois's eyes weren't on him when he slipped into them, "I better go before my parents get the wrong again, you remember last time they caught us together?"

She laughed at the thought, "How could I forget the look on your mom's face when I poked my head out to say hello"

Silence once again when their eyes met, an odd sort of comfort fitted between them only to be broken when Clark turned to leave the room with a spare blanket and pillow he had retrieved from the closet, "Sleep tight, Lo."

He was a foot outside of his room when her voice called back to him, "Will you just…stay with me tonight?" she was nervous to ask given the close bond she shared with him and his parents, especially Martha who acted like a second mother to her.

Bowing his head in shame and defeat, "I could stay with you until you fell asleep but then I'd have to go back downstairs…" he steps back shutting the door with the pillow and blanket forgotten at his feet while he made his way towards the bed.

The mattress dipped and the blankets moved, body heat rose between them even when Clark laid on his back looking up at the ceiling which was filled with those glow in the dark stars he had put there when he was seven years old while Lois slept on her side with her back to him.

Letting out a frustrated sigh with her mind racing with back and forth thoughts like a game of tug of war, so she decided to do something about it.

"Clark" she spoke his name softly as she turned over to stare at the nervous farm boy whose gaze went from the fake star system towards her only to have her lips pressed against his causing the powder keg to be ignited.

He responded back with a more vigorous amount of want and need, the feeling of her hands on her chest as she moved to straddle him caused the heart in his chest to race faster even when his hand began to disappear inside of her shirt.

They were without inhibition and all control had vanished when they pulled away for oxygen and the shirt covering Lois's chest was forgotten on the floor leaving the heat to rise between them.

That all too familiar heat in his eyes caused panic to set in over the lust while Lois was oblivious to this as she pressed her lips back to Clarks and using one of her hands to move Clark's hand a little upwards.

"Lois, I-I…." he stammers with the struggle to go further was all too tempting, his eyes closed in pleasure when she found that small spot where his jaw and neck met, "I cant do this" he whispers using his strength to pry her from his body and jump out of bed.

Using a sheet to cover herself, Lois could only watch as Clark paced back and forth with his fingers running through his hair.

"I don't see what the big deal is, we've been dating for months now and we've been stuck on first base ever since…why cant we go for a home run?" she asks flustered by the change in mood.

He shakes his head negatively, "You cant associate sex with baseball, Lois." his eyes land back towards her and he grows more serious, "I just don't want to hurt you, w-what if we do this and it ruins the relationship?"

Lois couldn't help but smile at his worries, "You're not gonna hurt me…granted we need to work on control but-"

Clark cuts her off, "You don't understand what its like, I have to control my abilities all the time…I can never lose control."

Hurt and Sympathy reflected in her eyes, she holds the sheet closer to her body when she makes her way towards him saying, "It doesn't matter to me that you can catch a bullet in your bare hands or melt concrete with your eyes…" she frames his face with her hands, "I'm willing to give my body and my heart to you, no matter what the risk."

He shakes his head negatively, "I just cant take that risk with you…I'm sorry."

Once he had left with pillow and blanket in hand, Lois was left staring at the ceiling silent with thoughts which raced through her mind almost like a shooting star in the cosmos.

Both were unaware to the terrible hand that fate would deal to them in the coming days…

TBC

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