I know the last chapter wasn't how you wanted it to end but have you ever known Clark to just give up easily? This chapter is set during Sacred which I'm sure you'll like and also a surprise for you guys.

Chapter Twelve Part One- "Partners"

Months had passed since his last encounter with Lois and the loneliness crept upon him making him yearn for the days where they would talk about their days and she would try to get him focused on learning to fly by pushing him out the loft window or threatening to jump off the Daily Planet rooftop to which he was firmly against.

The serenade had failed to yield a response out of her and seemed to cause further awkwardness between them and he was determined to make things right once again between them while at the same time try to win her back with persistence.

Clark walked into the large lecture hall gripping the bouquet nervously in his hands as he stood in the archway watching the students file out of their classroom.

Scanning the sea of students walking past him, he was unable to find that familiar face with hazel eyes.

Defeated by the fact that Lois wasn't there, he turns away dejected and prepares to head out of the class when a familiar rhythm reached his ears.

Clark's mind was telling him to just walk away and try again later but it was his heart that told him to walk towards the small office hoping to fix what was broken.

"I just don't know what to do, there's a part of me that wants to forgive him and another that just wants to stay mad at what he did." Lois says with her attention focused on the corner of the desk hoping it will distract her from shedding more tears.

Richard unfolded his arms and rolled his chair closer to her with a sympathetic look on his face, "Its hard to get over something like this." he pauses to place his hand over her tightly bound together hands, "This wasn't your fault, Clark's the one that cheated on you and ruin a relationship that was built on trust."

Clark knew it was wrong to listen in on such a private conversation but he couldn't seem to move away from the slightly closed door.

Shaking her head negatively, Lois moved her hands away from his and stood up from her chair in a defensive stance, "You don't know anything about our relationship, Clark is the sweetest kindest person on this planet and he's a hell of a lot better then what I'm use to dating."

A smirk spreads across Clark's face at the sound of her standing up for their relationship (even though there wasn't one anymore); he leaned against the doorway hanging onto every word that was spoken.

The smirk soon faded when Richard rose to his feet and placed on hand on her shoulder and the other on her cheek, "I didn't mean to upset you Lo…" he seems to step closer to her at which point Clark stood still trying to contain the jealousy that was coursing through his veins, "I only want what's best for you." Richard's lips seem to get closer to their goal causing Clark to turn away before the image became imprinted in his mind.

The bouquet slipped from his hands and landed softly onto the poorly carpeted floor before speeding out causing that all too familiar gust of wind to creep up Lois's spine, she pulled away from Richard and whispered one word…she whispered, "Clark"

When he got home later that night he was surprised to see his parents standing there waiting for him, "You want to explain to us why your fifteen minutes late for your curfew?" Jonathan inquires in a father tone with crossed arms.

He tries to think of something when Martha notices something on his shoulder, "Is that a scorch mark?" she goes to his side and sees that something had burnt a hole through his coat and his shirt, "How did this happen Clark?"

He gave the mark a once over before shrugging it off, "I must've hit a thunder storm when…" he stops himself quickly but it was too late.

"When you what Clark?" Jonathan and Martha asked simultaneously.

Clark cringes a little under their focused gazes and shakes off his jacket to hang on the wall rack, "I took a detour to hang out with Bart after I went to see Lois. Seattle isn't exactly flying weather this season."

Jonathan and Martha looked like they were processing the fact that their son could fly and had hidden it from them, "When exactly did you learn to fly?" Jonathan asks.

"It was sort of a spur of the moment type of thing."

Before they could say anything else the new announcement soon draws their attention, "We have just confirmed that Dr. Virgil Swann passed away this morning. No further details have been released. The reclusive billionaire will be remembered as one of the leading philanthropists of his generation. Along with starting the Virgil Swann Charitable Foundation, he was the leading figure in the fight to find treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders. Dr. Swann leaves behind not only a daughter but a legacy of looking to the stars…"

Clark couldn't believe what he was hearing and immediately felt all feeling leave his body and walked past his parents to go up to his room but stopped when his father's voice called out, "I'm sorry Clark"

He nodded and continued walking until he fell back onto his bed where he stared up at ceiling aimlessly while his brain tried to process everything that had happened these past couple months from losing Lois and seeing Richard try to take his place to the death of a man who had all the answers to his past.

His eyelids began to grow heavy and emotional fatigue set in allowing then kryptonian to doze off into a deep sleep.

Lois walked towards her car still carrying the bouquet she found and smiled at the thought of who left them, "Those are beautiful flowers Ms. Lane." A woman appeared in front of her almost out of nowhere.

She stopped suddenly and began to reach for either a taser or peper spray, whichever self defense tool she had thrown into her bag but the woman just smiled and said, "I mean you no harm Lois."

She relaxed a little but still kept a close eye around her surroundings, "Then why are you here? My subscription to Good Housekeeping expired years ago."

The woman laughed and seemed to enjoy the company, "My name is Bridgette Crosby and I've come to give you this…" she extends an envelope labeled with the crest of a swan in the top right hand corner of the paper, "Everything you need to know is in there and I trust that you'll know what to do with it. Kal-El needs you and you need him just as much." Lois looks up at the woman in surprise, "The key to his destiny lies with you Lois Lane."

Just as Bridgette Crosby starts to walk away, Lois immediately rushes after her asking, "How do you know so much about me and Clark? He never tells anyone his secret unless he absolutely trusts them."

Dr. Crosby smiles, "Sometimes its best to leave a little mystery…not every question has an answer." She continues to walk away until she slips into the backseat of her limo and drives away leaving a very confused Lois Lane behind.

When the limo started to pull away, Dr. Crosby smiled to herself before reaching to her side to intertwine her hand with someone else's, "She reminds me a lot of myself when I was her age." She looked at her side with a small smile on her face as Patricia Swann squeezed her hand tightly before letting go, "Soon everything will be as it should be."

"That's wonderful news mother." Patricia says with a pleased smile while rubbing her locket with a sad smile on her face, "Dad would've been happy."

Dr. Crosby patted her daughter's hand and smiled, "Virgil Swann will never really be gone…" she looks out the window at the night sky, "All we have to do is look up in the sky."

TBC

I don't really know if Dr. Bridgette Crosby is actually Patricia's mother but I read it on Smallville Wikia so I kind of just rolled with it and I didn't really like that they killed both characters off so its gonna be a little different and we'll probably see the Swann family one last time before the story ends.

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