DESIREE: THE HEAT VISION GIRL

It was the first day of school and there was a heat wave going on. I was on my way to my first class when Lana came up to me with a video camera. Her boyfriend Whitney was overseas and she thought it would be fun to make a video letter for him. I tried to say something but kept tripping over my words.

It's funny that I don't get that way when I'm around Lois.

Of course that's when Pete comes up to us and proceeds to show me up, then walks away with the hint of a smirk on his face. I asked if I could do it another time and she replied I could stop by the Talon later on. She smiled at me as she walked away. I couldn't help watching her as she walked away; her hips subtly swaying with each step she took.

It's good to see some things never change.

I was lost in a fantasy while watching Lana walk away when I was interrupted by the sound of Chloe's voice. I missed her more than I thought I would and turned around to give her a hug. I was anxious to hear all about the exciting stories she wrote during her summer internship at the Daily Planet, but all she would say was that there really weren't any. She did remark as she began to walk away that she met a hot intern that made her forget about Smallville for three whole months. I became distracted for a moment and turned around only to realize that she was gone. I couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong. Maybe she was still upset about what happened at the spring formal.

I realized at that moment that I didn't watch her walk away like I did Lana.

I put it out of my mind for the time being and caught up with Pete. As we were walking into the biology classroom, he noticed a film projector being set up in the middle of the room. He started complaining about how every year the incredibly aged Mrs. Kowalski kicked off Biology class with some ancient sex-ed film. When I asked him as we sat down if his brother was the one that told him that, he said it was his dad. I had just replied that it couldn't be that bad when the teacher came in.

She definitely wasn't Mrs. Kowalski.

I could have sworn I heard Nelly's Hot in here playing in the background as she made her way over to the blackboard and pulled down the movie screen. She was the sexiest woman I had ever seen in real life; not counting the occasional issue of Playboy that Pete would sometimes slip into my backpack when I wasn't looking.

She was wearing a very short flowered sleeveless dress with a pair of strappy high-heeled sandals. I couldn't help but notice the lack of pantyhose on those long, sexy legs of hers. I must be a leg man because that's the first thing I tend to notice on a woman. Even Lois has long, sexy legs.

I would never admit it to her of course.

She introduced herself as Ms. Atkins and went on to apologize for the lack of air conditioning. I heard Pete mutter bring on the pain under his breath when she said we would just have to suffer through it together. I could have sworn I heard Lana stifle a laugh at his remark. That's when I noticed what Ms. Atkins wasn't wearing as she stood in front of the classroom window.

She wasn't wearing a slip under the dress.

She started the projector and the film started. It was so boring that even I was having trouble staying awake. What really bothered me the most was the fact that I was sweating. I couldn't understand why because I don't usually sweat. I craned my head to look behind me and noticed Ms. Atkins moving her hand down to caress her leg as they rubbed against each other. There was something so sensual about how her fingers seem to glide across her glistening skin.

I had a sudden fantasy of kissing my way up from her sexy toes to her inner thighs and beyond.

I gave myself a mental shake when she caught me undressing her with my eyes, then she pointed to the screen. I reluctantly turned my attention back to the screen, but I couldn't resist looking at her again. I turned back around and immediately noticed her spectacular cleavage glistening with beads of sweat. I couldn't tear my eyes away as my mind became lost in my own thoughts of slipping my tongue between those firm and voluptuous breasts. My eyes suddenly felt like they were on fire and I turned to face the screen before she caught me admiring her again. The film didn't help my eyes cool down as I hoped, then something happened that scared me.

Heat bursts flew out of my eyes and onto the screen

I stared at the screen in shock as it burst into flames. Everybody immediately got up from their chairs and rushed outside. I waited until everybody was gone before putting the fire out, then left the room and joined Pete outside.

I was confused by what had just happened - but before I could think about it further, Lex pulled up in his Porsche and immediately came towards me. I started to talk to him, but he passed right by me without so much as a hello. Now you won't believe what happened next.

He walked up to Ms. Atkins and kissed her smack dab on the lips.

Pete and I exchanged glances just before she called me over. She told Lex that I was the only one who kept a cool head. When she went on to say that I had put the fire out, he said he wasn't surprised. I had to admit I was a little confused as to how they knew each other and said so. That's when he dropped the bombshell that she was his fiancée. I couldn't believe it.

I was having sex fantasies about the woman who was engaged to one of my best friends.

I was processing what he just told me when there was an announcement saying it was safe to go back inside. She gave Lex one more kiss and walked away. As she walked away, I said to him that I had no idea he had been seeing anyone and asked if he was sure about it. He said that he was never surer of anything in his life and then dropped yet another bombshell.

He gave me a wedding invitation for later that evening.

I wondered at the time why he was in such a rush to marry her. His words about being so sure about it kept echoing in my head. Now I know better, but I'll get to that in a bit. Just as I thought there couldn't be any more surprises, I was dealt another one.

Lex asked me to be his best man.

I replied that I was surprised, but also said I was honored. He smiled at me and said, "Good." Then he walked away and quipped about my getting back to class because, "You never know when the next fire may erupt."

If only he knew the irony of that statement.

I continued to watch as she walked up the stairs to enter the school. I thought about what Lex had just said about being sure. How could he be so sure about someone so quickly? Was it possible to fall in love with someone at first sight?

It wasn't like Lex to jump right in, but I've never seen him happier.

I managed to get through the rest of the day without further incidents. I went home and walked into the kitchen to find my mother sitting at the table paying bills and my father about to pour a glass of lemonade. I was wondering how to tell them what happened when Mom asked me how school was.

All I could say was that it was different.

Dad asked if we liked different, so I went on to tell them about the fire and that I put it out before it could spread. When Mom said that they should be proud of me, that's when I turned around and shocked them by saying that I thought I started it.

They both stared at me in shock. My father finally recovered enough from that bombshell and asked me to explain it. I told them about feeling hot and my eyes beginning to burn. They were quiet until I told them how the spot I had been staring at burst into flames - then Mom asked, "Just by looking at it?" I glared at them for a moment before coming back with a sarcastic response.

Hello? Hi, I'm Clark. I'm the kid who can lift up tractors and see through walls.

My father asked me what was going on when it happened. I told him we had just met our new biology teacher and were watching a film. My mother asked if it was an educational film, but I had to burst her bubble by telling her that it was a sex-educational film.

The looks my parents were giving me made me feel a little self-conscious. I walked over to the kitchen table and picked up the glass of lemonade my father had poured for himself. My mother then said that whatever's happened could have some sort of hormonal connection.

I remember gulping down that lemonade and staring at them as if they were nuts. Was I now maturing into a fire-starter? That's when my father said that it was just something we had to get a handle on - just like my other abilities. I responded by saying that my other abilities didn't involve things bursting into flames. Of course Mom said I needed to give it some time. Well how much time was I supposed to give it anyway? Did it mean that I had to stop thinking about sex?

It was just my luck that something as normal as having sexual thoughts would set off heat bursts.

She went on to say that I should stick close to home in the meantime and that we'd figure it out. I told her that I couldn't and handed her the wedding invitation. She asked what it was as she opened it and I told her she wouldn't believe it.

She was about to say something when the phone rang. I was going to take the opportunity to go up to my room when she mouthed to me to wait. After she hung up, she said that Lex had just called to ask if she could bake the wedding cake.

I didn't know what to say to that, so I just said that I was going over to the loft to do some homework before I had to get ready for the wedding. I grabbed my back pack and super-sped over to the loft. I sat down at my desk and opened one of my textbooks, but ended up slamming it shut. I just couldn't concentrate at all.

I couldn't get the image of Desiree and her sexy dress out of my head.

I could feel the heat in the back of my eyes again and immediately stared out the window; just in time as the heat bursts shot out of my eyes and hit one of the hay bales. I quickly jumped outside and put it out before either of my parents could see it. I stood there staring at the charred remains and wondered if I was ever going to get this thing under control.

A few hours later I was at Lex's mansion standing under a large wooden canopy and watching Lex and Desiree cut the cake that my mother had baked. They looked so happy as they both slipped their fingers into the frosting. When he slipped his finger into her mouth, it gave me thoughts about her licking that frosting off me.

I quickly took a sip of my punch and looked up to see Chloe standing by herself.

I stood there for a moment and remembered the conversation we had that morning when she came back to school. I know that we had agreed to remain just friends, but I just had this funny feeling that something was off. I walked over to her and asked her if everything was okay.

She replied that everything was hunky dory.

I knew something was wrong because only my father would say something like that and I told her so. She said that we had made a decision and was perfectly fine with it. I must say I was relieved to hear her say that because she's one of my best friends and I didn't want to lose her friendship.

She smiled and talked about Lex being married and her ambivalence about taking sex-ed from his wife. I must admit that I was a little puzzled when she started talking about pheromones. She replied that some people had it and some people didn't.

I looked curiously at her as she walked away, but then noticed Desiree out of the corner of my eye. My eyes couldn't help lingering on how nicely the bodice of her dress emphasized her curvy breasts. I had to give myself another mental shake when Lex came over and told me to stop staring because I would burn my eyes out.

If only he knew the truth.

I admitted to Lex that I couldn't help being shell-shocked at how quickly the whole marriage came about. He told me the story of how they met on a business trip barely two weeks earlier. He thought she was after his fortune, but felt she was different as the night went on. I still found it hard to believe that they could establish a connection so quickly. Lex also talked about playing it safe and glanced in another direction before he walked away. I turned my head and saw what he had looked at.

It was Lana.

I was going to go talk to her, but decided to go for a walk around the grounds instead. It was still hot, but it didn't really bother me like it did this morning. After a while, I came back to the reception and asked Lana if she needed a ride. She smiled and said yes, then followed me back to my truck.

After we arrived at the Talon, she talked about her relationship with Whitney while making some iced coffee's for us. Then the conversation turned to Lex getting married. When she said it felt kind of weird, I was so relieved because I felt exactly the same way. I remarked that Lex made it seem so easy and she smiled; saying that maybe it was. She went on to say how Lex learned to act on his passion and never hold anything back. She wondered if we would ever be able to do the same and looked into my eyes. It was as if she were talking about us. Our eyes lingered on each other's, but that's when I started to feel hot again.

I walked away and was blinking my eyes furiously. She felt my forehead and said she was going to take me home because I was burning hot. She went to get the keys that I had left on the counter. That's when it happened.

The heat bursts returned with a vengeance.

I couldn't control myself. The coffee maker was completely destroyed and the walls caught on fire. Lana shrieked and quickly went to call 911. I was grateful that she didn't actually see the heat bursts coming out of my eyes because I had no idea how I would have explained it all. Not too long after, the fire department arrived and quickly put out the fire. I made up some story about how it started, but I don't think they believed me. In fact they remarked how suspicious it all looked.

I quickly took my leave and went back to the farm.

The next morning I was in the barn when my father walked in. He was surprised to find me there and not in school. I told him I wasn't going because it happened again and about what the firemen said about it being suspicious. He tried to reassure me, but I wouldn't have any of it. I kept turning away from him, but he came up to me and made me look at him. He looked into my eyes and said he had a pretty good idea on what was triggering it.

I remember hearing A little less conversation by Elvis Presley playing on the radio as the two of us walked out to the field just beyond the barn. Dad attached a scarecrow to a post and said that in order to find the 'off' switch, that we needed to find the 'on' switch. He told me to think of what was on my mind when it happened the first time.

We stood there for a moment, but I just couldn't concentrate. I couldn't have sexual thoughts with my father standing there – so when I started to say that it would be easier if I was alone, he beat me to it and said it himself. He patted me on the shoulder and walked away with a smile on his face. I stood there and thought about Desiree and Lana as I stared at that scarecrow. When I felt my eyes beginning to burn, I muttered Lana's name and it happened again.

The scarecrow burst into flames.

I couldn't help smiling as I looked towards the barn and saw my father standing by the fence with a smile on his face. I felt such a relief that we had finally figured out how to control it. I went on to practice on a few more scarecrows and the mailbox, but then started to get a little hungry. I went inside to make some Jiffy popcorn as a snack. It was really cool to use my new-found power to make it. I was telling Mom and Dad about how now I could take a girl out on a date. Of course, the popcorn exploded into the air at the exact moment when I said I could control it without having to think about sex.

It was perfect timing as usual.

I went up to the loft to practice some more while Mom and Dad went into town. I set up a bunch of candles around the room and proceeded to light them one by one. It was so much fun that I almost didn't hear the footsteps coming up the staircase.

It was Desiree.

She had on this sexy red spaghetti-strapped tank top and a clingy red-print skirt with high strappy sandals. Of course she wasn't wearing any pantyhose on those sexy tanned legs of hers. Just being around her gave me more sexy thoughts. I wondered why she was here and she said that she came over to see me.

Why would she want to see me after school hours?

She said that she preferred younger guys because what they lacked in experience they made up for it in passion. I was really nervous about the way she was talking as she started walking towards me, so I kept walking backwards. She also talked about how I had been staring at her in class and was flattered.

I ran out of floor and found myself bumping into my desk and ended up sitting on it. I gulped thickly as she came right up to me and started caressing my shoulder in a very suggestive manner while whispering throatily how we could work on our student-teacher relations.

I muttered that she was married to my best friend, but that didn't stop her. I felt a tightening in my groin as her lips came very close to mine. I instinctively closed my eyes as I inhaled her warm breath; our noses almost touching. Her hands moved to caress my thighs and that's when she did it.

She tried to kiss me.

I somehow managed to pull away from her before it could happen. I got up from the desk and walked to the other side of the room. She stared at me for a moment with this look in her eyes that I didn't understand. Of course I now know that she had some kind of power that made any man do whatever she wanted.

Thank goodness it didn't work on me.

She apologized and said she didn't know what came over her. She acted really panicky when she asked me to not tell Lex. She quickly rushed over to the staircase and practically ran down those stairs. I stood there in the middle of the loft for a moment. I didn't understand what had just happened. Why did she make a pass at me when she had just married Lex? What kind of woman would do such a thing?

It just didn't make any sense.

I admit that there have been times over the years when I would occasionally have dreams about Desiree. They always took place in the loft and she was always wearing the red outfit she wore that night. I would have her pressed up against the wall with her skirt bunched around her waist and one of her long legs hooked over my shoulder as I kissed my way up her inner thighs and…

Sorry about that. I guess I just got a little sidetracked.

I decided I needed to find out more about her, so the next day I went over to the Torch to ask Chloe if she could help me. After some searching, she found out that Desiree Atkins was previously known as Allison Sanders. I looked over her shoulder and read on the computer monitor what Chloe had found out, then sat down at my own computer. After a moment, I asked her what if I was to tell her that Lex's wife had made a pass at me. Of course she scoffed at the notion that our hot biology teacher could possibly show any interest in me.

I don't know why, but for some reason that remark really stung.

I told her that Desiree had been dissing Lex and that she wanted to be with me. She found it hard to believe. I remarked that Desiree seemed to have some kind of hold on Lex, but she still didn't believe me. I got up and asked her if she could continue researching on Desiree, then I left because there was something I had to do.

I had to talk to Lex.

I arrived at the mansion with the print-out that Chloe had given me on Desiree. I entered the study and found Lex playing a game of pool by himself. He didn't look up but did say that he had been expecting me to show up. I was a little surprised by his statement. Then it occurred to me that maybe he knew what happened; or rather, almost happened between his wife and I.

He said Desiree told him everything.

He started talking about friendships and about not being able to trust anybody – but that he thought he could trust me. I started to apologize but then he basically accused me of going after his wife. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I tried to defend myself, but he wouldn't hear of it and asked me to leave. As I started to walk out, Desiree was walking in. I told her in no uncertain terms that I was going to get through to Lex.

I wasn't about to let her ruin our friendship.

The next day I went back to school and was walking down the corridor when I happened to notice Lana pulling out some books from her locker, then slamming it shut. I went over to her and asked what was wrong and she told me that Lex had decided to sell the Talon and that she had twenty-four hours to vacate the premises. When I tried to make her feel better by saying how hard she had worked and how much she loved it, she replied that it only proved that it was never hers and walked away.

I just knew that Desiree had something to do with it.

As I watched Lana walk away, I saw Desiree standing in front of the bulletin board with the hint of a satisfied smirk on her face. I went over to her and implied that it wasn't just Lex's decision. She said that I was right and that it was a decision they made as a couple. As she started to walk away, she said that she wanted to prove a point. I asked her if it was Lana, but it wasn't.

She said it was me.

Was she getting back at me for rejecting her advances? Was that the reason for the freeze in my friendship with Lex and for the decision to sell the Talon? That was the only thing that made sense. She went on to say that she could control the people in my life and mused out loud what could happen if she convinced Lex to turn against Smallville. She said she could turn my friends against me; maybe even my parents. She went on to say that if I wanted it to stop, then I should stay out of their lives. I couldn't let that happen. I had to do something about that conniving b*tch.

Sorry about that. I don't usually swear, but it just seemed appropriate in light of the circumstances.

I went home and finally told my parents the whole story. My father said that unfortunately there was nothing illegal about a wife convincing her husband to make a bad business decision, and my mother said she was going to report Desiree and have her suspended. She never got the chance because something unexpected happened.

Sheriff Ethan came to arrest me for torching Desiree's car.

I couldn't believe I was being arrested for setting fire to her car. She actually gave the sheriff a report stating that I was seen in the area just before her car went up in flames – and since that was the third suspicious fire in as many days, he felt that he had no choice but to arrest me. My dad managed to stay calm through the whole thing, but I was still scared at the prospect of going to jail. He told me to do what the sheriff said and that we would straighten it out. I had to put my hands behind my back so he could put the handcuffs on me and led me outside to the police car. As I climbed into the backseat, I couldn't help but wonder how I was going to get out of this.

How was I going to prove my innocence?

After I was booked and fingerprinted, I was led to one of the holding cells. I walked in and they slammed the door on me. The sound it made as the lock clicked into place gave me a shiver up and down my spine. The officer left and I was there all by myself. I sat down on the bench and leaned my head against the back wall with a sigh. I didn't know how I was going to get out of this, but I did know that Desiree wasn't going to get away with it. It was a good thing that help was on its way.

Chloe and Lana.

I was so relieved to see the two of them walking into the room. I got up and walked over to them; the jail bars separating us. They asked me how I was doing and I replied that considering that I've been accused of setting fires and seducing my best friend's wife, I was doing great.

They went on to tell me what they found out about Desiree Atkins aka Allison Sanders. Back when she was in high school she had been making out with her boyfriend at Crater Lake when the first meteor shower occurred. Apparently she was infected by the meteor rocks because she developed the ability to convince any man to do whatever she wanted. There was evidence that suggested that she 'convinced' a love-struck teenager to kill first her parents, then years later a man that she married. She did all this just to get her grubby little hands on their money.

Whatever happened to an honest day's work anyway?

I wondered how I was able to resist her and Chloe replied with a note of sarcasm in her voice that apparently some women are immune to Clark Kent. I could see the hurt in her eyes, but there was nothing I could do about it. I just didn't love her in the way I thought I loved Lana.

You read that right. I said the word 'thought.'

Anyway, the officer came back in and told them they had to leave. They both reassured me that they were still going to work on it and left. I paced back and forth in that cell for awhile before I finally came to a decision.

I was going to break out of that jail cell and prove my innocence.

I concentrated my eyes on the fire alarm and it went off with a bang. The sheriff rushed in and unlocked the door to let me out. When he was distracted, I took the opportunity to super-speed away. I figured that Desiree was probably at the mansion, so I headed over there. I got there just in time to see my father aiming his shotgun at Lex. I immediately used my new ability to melt that bullet before it could hit him.

While I was making sure that my dad was okay, Desiree threw some alcohol on Lex's back and immediately set him on fire. She ran towards the doors of the study, so I quickly heated up that doorknob and heard her cry out when she wrapped her hand around it. I instinctively grabbed a tapestry off the wall and wrapped it around him to put the fire out. I looked up to see she had disappeared. I didn't know where she went, but frankly I didn't care.

She was gone.

I took Lex to the hospital and they treated him for minor burns on his back. I was surprised that Lex's burns weren't more serious. More than once over the years I wondered if he had a meteor ability to heal himself. It would make sense; considering he's cheated death over and over again. I wish I could say it's a good thing, but considering how he ended up…well…maybe it's not.

After I went home, my dad received a call from the sheriff. The charges against me were dropped because I had saved Lex Luthor's life. I was relieved that all I got was a warning. It really was a close call. Later that evening, my parents went out for dinner. I went up to the loft to lie in my hammock and read a book. I looked up when I heard footsteps coming up the staircase.

It was Lex.

I put the book down and got up. I asked him if he was okay and he said he felt like he was coming out of a fog or something like that. He said his lawyers told him the annulment should be done in a few days and that he was going to let the police handle Desiree. When I remarked that he must have really loved her, he replied that he thought he did. We talked about passion and he said that passion for work and family and friends were great and that maybe he should take a page out of my book.

He was talking about Lana.

He said that I could be going for it with her because Whitney was overseas, but I didn't. I told him that she needed to figure out her feelings and that I was patient. After he left, I thought about everything he said and wondered if the passion I had for Lana would last. Now I know that the passion I thought I had for her was really just a high school crush. Believe it or not there's more passion in my arguments with Lois than there ever was in all the times I was with Lana.

I would never hear the end of it if she ever found out so please don't tell her.

I went over to the Talon to find out if Lana needed any help with the repairs, but it was just about done. She said she was finally going to tell Whitney how she felt. As I drove home by myself in the rain that finally broke the heat wave, I thought about Lana's decision to break up with Whitney. I wanted so much to tell her how I felt about her, but I didn't. She still had feelings for him and I had to respect that. So once again I was alone.

A solitary man.

Coming up next: The witness protection girl