Oya, Oya. The same song and dance routine. Man, this'll be a long-ass chapter(scratches back of head) hope I do well on it.

Chaptah!

Starto!

"You were draggedunder the ice?" Cham exclaimed, his eyes shrinking in fear. Reki nodded, stretching her neck and floating down onto the bed. She stared at the floor, silent.

"That can't be all." Ron-Carr's voice was low, but it caught everyone's attention. He was still staring at Reki, though it had changed to something decidedly more sympathetic. "You were dragged under, but what happened after that? You're from another dimension, right?"

Reki smiled sadly, her eyes watering. "You're right. I'm not the person who left that dimension anymore. Thanks to Clarky." Brainy perked up, glancing around at his comrade.

"I've never heard this before." Clark rubbed the back of his head with a nervous smile.

"If I hadn't met Clark, I probably wouldn't be here." Saturn Girl tilted her head.

"Explain, if you can." Reki smiled and got back up into the air.

When I woke up, I wasn't underwater anymore. I was in a clearing, surrounded by trees, and I could hear birds singing. I lay there for what seemed like hours after I awakened, and it was only thanks to a shout that I knew I was alive and not dreaming.

"Oh my gosh!" My eyes flickered over to the right, where a boy no older than four stood with his hand sweeping aside the grass. His sky blue eyes met mine, and I felt a sudden agitation. This boy pissed me off for no reason at all. If I could move right now, I'd kick his-

"Miss? Are you alright?" His voice was quiet, whispery, shy. Strange coming from a supposed human chatterbox. I blinked, and felt my limbs come back to life. I sat up, and suddenly a tiny hand was thrust into my line of vision.

"My name is Clark Kent. That's C-L-A-R-K K-E-N-T." He smiled, proud of himself. Time to shoot down a dream-balloon.

"And why the fuck would I need to know that?" I said as bluntly as I could. He cringed and his hands flew up to cover his ears, his eyes staring at me in shock.

"Y-You said a bad word!" He squealed, and I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, I did, ya little turd. Now buzz off, I was having a nice day until you showed up." He stared at me.

"But a few minutes ago, you weren't even breathing." My heart stopped. Not breathing? I narrowed my eyes at him.

"You're beginning to bug me. Severely. Now, where am I?" He straightened up.

"You're in Kansas. Specifically, in Smallville." My mind flew into over-drive. If I was in Smallville, that meant that somehow, against all laws of physics, I had been thrown into another dimension. Which meant...I eyed the boy. This is really...Clark Kent, the boy who'd grow up to be Superman.

"I see. Well, thanks for the info, I'm leaving now." I went to walk away, when he stepped in front of me and put his arms up to bar my way. "Move it, retard."

He frowned at me again. "You aren't very nice." I stared at him with a scathing look. "No duh. So why are you trying to be nice to me?" He put his arms down and shrugged.

"Pa and Ma tell me that some people have bad days, so I have to be nice to everyone. You must be having a bad day, I mean, having your heart stop must be scary. Although, I have to say, that isn't very normal for a regular person." I nearly shat myself in terror as I realized if Clark caught on to who I was, I was going to be in deep trouble.

"So, Clark had no idea who you were when you first met?" Bouncing Boy asked, and Reki looked at him smiling.

"Not a clue. He didn't realize how much it impacted me. I had come to this world with anger and sadness in my heart. He was holding out an attempt to help."

Phantom Girl spoke up. "But, I'm guessing you weren't all that receptive?"

Reki sweat-dropped while scratching her cheek. "Well, that is to say..."

"LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU LITTLE PUNK!" I screamed as the boy continued to follow me as I walked along the road. I saw a town in the distance, and hoped I could find a place to eat, maybe a room or something while I tried to figure out how to get back to my world. But the little turd wouldn't leave. Me. Alone!

"I can't. You might be hurt, so I have to monitor you for the next um," here he stopped long enough to count his fingers, "uh, the rest of the day." My eye twitched. I turned and kept walking.

"Ah!" I sighed and looked back, thinking he had seen a spider or something. He was hopping on one foot, biting his lip and staring at me, the ground, then up at me again.

"What? You have to pee or something?" I snickered. He stopped and glared at me.

"No. I can't go past this point unless I have an adult." I gaped at him, unable to believe that even the golden boy could be so white-collared. I walked forward, and he called after me, "Wait! I have to monitor you!" I felt my patience starting to wear, and my face started to heat up. I breathed deeply, and managed not to flip out on him.

"Alright. I'm seventeen, so I'm technically an adult. If I carry you on my shoulders, will that be okay?" I suggested, trying hard not to lose it and just leave him there. He'd eventually go home, right? No kid was that stupid. I looked back at him, and sighed. No, not stupid...just trusting.

"Okay..." He waited until I walked back to him. I squated down, and he clamored onto my shoulders. I shifted him around until he was clamped on me like a barnacle. I started walking again, and soon enough we reached the town. The streets were small, and there were more people than cars.

"Hey Clark! Who's your new friend there?" An old man called, standing in front of a dime-store. Clark released one side of my neck to wave at him.

"Hiya Mister Jenkins! I found her sleeping in the woods!" I felt my eye twitch for the fifth time that day. Could you be any more transparent? The old man laughed while tilting backwards, giving the impression that this was normal to hear from Clark.

Somehow, that disturbed me more than it comforted me.

"I have a name, ya know." Clark peered at me. "It's Reki." He blinked, and started to smile.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Reki." I felt that agitation double up, and I growled.

"Little punk." I growled under my breath.

"Wow, you and Clark didn't get along at first? There's a shocker." Timber Wolf said. Reki giggled awkwardly.

"Well, I was still under the influence of my other self."

After that, we found a diner, whose owner knew Clark as well. She gave a meal on the house, and listened as Clark described his day. I, meanwhile, was focused on the mound of steak in front of me, a huge glob of mashed potatoes on the side, and a bit of butter on top of both. I never really did understand that. Why put butter on a steak?

"Are ya hungry, dear?" I looked up, he woman was smiling at me with a bit of concern in her eyes.

"Ya, just a bit...homesick, is all." Clark glanced up, his steak almost half finished.

"What's it like, where ya live?" I put my fork and knife down, like I was going to be using them anytime soon.

"It snows a lot. It's cold, but when it gets warm, a lot of flowers bloom up." I lied, especially since Kansas was so close knit, if I described it they'd figure it out immediately.

"Hmm, so I guess that explains your heavy clothes." I looked down, realizing she was right - I was wearing my green turtle-neck sweater and black sweatpants.

"Huh. I should probably fix that. I don't want to sweat like pig." Clark perked up.

"I know a clothing shop around here, we can go and get you some new clothes!" I patted my hip.

"In case you forgot, kid, I ain't got no money." Clark's face fell. Hehe, so what if I was being too realistic, this was a bit fun. The woman suddenly pressed a bundle into my hand.

"Here. If you are friends with Clark, then you're technically kin. And around these parts, we protect our kin and take care of em." I would've gagged at the old-fashion way of talking, if my vision weren't obscured by money. I counted it out, and my jaw dropped.

"Well then, let's get me some overalls and find some sheep ta herd!" I exclaimed in a fake accent, snatching Clark's wrist and dashing out of the diner, yelling a "THANKS!" over my shoulder.

An hour later and I was now wearing a pair of green overalls, a clean white T-shirt, and a pair of green Crocs. The most comfortable shoes I could have right now. I also found a few hair ties, and a very pretty blue ribbon to tie my hair up with.

"Right. So...where to now?" I asked, staring blankly ahead. Clark rummaged in his pockets and pulled out a slip of paper.

"Ma needs some groceries, and I think Pa asked me to get him a new wrench." I blinked.

"Wait." He looked up at me. "You said earlier that you couldn't go here unless an adult was with you, right? Then how were you going to get here if I hadn't agreed to it?" He smiled.

"I lied!" I would've fallen down anime style, but settled for punching the crown of his head instead. He squealed in pain.

"I want to hurt you so hard right now." I said in monotone, ignoring when he exclaimed 'You just did!' I glanced around, and spotted the market up ahead. I grabbed his wrist strolling forward.

We gathered up the veggies on the list, and just for the heck of it I convinced Clark to buy a red pepper. What? I was still a teen at heart, playing pranks was what I did. I bargained with the butcher for the ground beef and pork that Clark's mom wanted, and while we were shouting I saw something over in the corner that made me jerk away from his face and gape like an idiot.

It was a beautiful blue blazer, lined in purple and gold, and it looked like it would fit me pretty well. I glared at the butcher, and he gulped and agreed to my price. Stowing away the meats in the bag we had got in the front of the store, I hurriedly ran over and examined the blazer further. It was so gorgeous! I was so busy admiring it, I failed to see the kid coming up behind me.

"Hey lady." I swerved my head around in an eerily similiar fashion to a horror movie, and the kid squeeked and ran away. Little prick was about to put gum on my back.

"Do you like it?" I turned my head back, only to see it was Clark. I nodded vigorously, staring at the jacket in ecstasy. "Okay then. Mister, how much is that blazer?" The man came over and grinned seeing a couple of potential buyers.

"Oh? This one? Your sister like it? Well, I can give you a deal. The blazer for ten." Clark's face was completely blank, and I felt a bit un-nerved by it.

"How's this for a deal? You give us the jacket for five, and I don't tell everyone you're selling fake gold jewelery." I gaped at the kid. How had he known the jewelery was fake? The owner also looked startled, then his expression melted into a sneer.

"Nice try, kid. You don't know it's fake." Clark tilted his head down a bit, making shadows cross his face in an almost scary fashion.

"Oh? Well, you can take my deal, or I can prove the gold's fake in front of everyone and get you arrested. Well?" The man was sweating now. He looked one way then the other, then back at Clark in contempt.

"Fine." I stared as he took the blazer off the mannequin and handed it to Clark. The guy then eyed me, and I put my hands up pleadingly.

"I had no clue, I swear."

"Dang Clark, who'da thought you were so evil as a kid?" Phantom Girl crowed. Superman had the decency to blush and frown at her.

"Well, he was swindling innocent people of their money! Besides, we got him arrested after that, so I was technically doing my job." Cham laughed, trying to imagine Superman as a kid, swindling a swindler then getting him busted.

Reki paused, looking at Ron-Carr who had stayed quiet the entire time. Someone who doesn't quite fit in with others...Yeah, he knew the feeling. After all, even in the LOSV he hadn't fit in, what with his voice and his strange eyes. Eyes that blinked when Reki waved a hand in his face.

"Earth to Ron-Carr, or wherever we are. Don't fall asleep just yet, okay?" He looked up at her and nodded.

"That was just a bit awesome, and a little bit scary. Are you a Corn Child?" I asked as we walked towards Clark's house. He looked at me in confusion. I directed my gaze back at the road. "Never-mind, new-age joke you wouldn't get."

"Oh, okay. Although, I feel like we forgot something." I shrugged as we walked up to a little house that reminded me of the Old Yeller movie. I gave him the bags and hid while he went up and knocked on the door.

"Clark! It's dark, where have you been?" A very lovely looking woman crowed as she inspected him. A man about the same age came up behind her, peering at Clark.

"Did you find me a wrench? Why are your shoes muddy?" I felt my face heat up again. Crap! I forgot that the ground in the forest was muddy, and we took the path he found me on back to the house. Clark stumbled for an answer.

"Well, I was walking near some puddles, and-" His Pa groaned.

"Clark, it might be fun, but you have to clean your shoes now before you can come in the house. And how did you forget to find a wrench? Your memory's better than an elephant's!"

"Er, my fault." I stepped out of the bushes. Clark's parents gaped at me. I raised my hand and waved awkwardly. "Hi."

Within what seemed like seconds both me and Clark were seated at the table, his Ma chattering away happily at the prospect of a girl in the house, while Pa gave a once-over to me and nodded at my glare back.

"So Reki, where are you from?" I froze, trying to remember the lie I had used earlier, when Clark sighed.

"She won't say, Ma, because she's like me." I felt my mind shatter. As the tic-tic of the clock in the background ticked away the seconds, I felt my body alternate between waves of hot fear and cold shock.

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Pa said almost softly, his expression bland.

"She isn't from Earth." I had all of two seconds to mutter 'Punk', before I passed out.

"WHAT? So Clark did know you weren't from his world?" Lightning Lad jumped in, gaping at Superman. He shrugged.

"Well, I was in the clearing when this huge light appeared, and she fell out of it. I freaked out when I realized she wasn't breathing and went to go find help. When I came back she was already awake." Brainy tilted his head to Clark.

"So, you knew about her not being from this world, but you still helped her, even with the insults she gave you?" At that, Clark's face fell.

"At least she wasn't bugging me about my powers. If she had said anything about it, I think I would've have trusted her less." He took a moment to give her a look. "Although, the next day gave me even less reason to trust her."

Reki turned red. "You had to bring that up, didn't you?"

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