Chapter Thirty
Three Years Later…
Heavy footsteps pounded against the hard wood floors until the door to his bedroom swung open with an eleven year old Maggie Kent standing in the doorway, "Wake Up!" she shouts loudly causing the slumbering kryptonian to jerk up and fall to the floor with a loud thud.
"Margaret Kent" Clark said in that very authoritarian fatherly tone of voice while he rose back to his feet, "What did I tell you about bursting into my room?"
"That I should knock" she replies obviously not getting the point until she spotted brown hair peeking out from the blanket, "Oh!" she looks from the bed back to her father before slowly backing away and closing the door letting Clark sit back on the bed with a sigh of relief.
Lois immediately poked her head out from the comforter, "You don't think she knows?" she asks in a hushed tone looking from the door back to her boyfriend who just looked back at her and shook his head negatively, "Good." She throws the blankets off of her to reveal the same red and gold flannel shirt she had 'borrowed' two years ago but never returned.
While she walks over to her side of the closet, Clark just ran his fingers through his already messy hair when a thought occurred to him at the sight of his girlfriend pulling out her dry-cleaning from his closet.
"We should move in together." She immediately stopped what she was doing and turned back to give him a look she only gave him whenever he said something crazy, "You practically live here already. Maybe its time we made it official" He rises up and places his hands on her hips and placed a kiss on her the nape of her neck.
Lois just smiled as they stood there in each other's arms rocking back and forth, "I suppose it couldn't hurt to at least give it a try and besides." She turns around to wrap her arms around his neck, "I wouldn't have to keep sneaking out before Mags wakes up and we could carpool."
He smiled and was about to lean in to kiss her when a knock at the door stopped them, "If you two lovebirds are done in there. I'm gonna be late for school." Maggie's voice said through the door before footsteps faded away.
Clark and Lois flashed each other a look before they made haste and got ready for a brand new day…together.
Black onyx cufflinks slid through the slot and the cuffs were adjusted followed by a black blazer sliding through the arms of Lex Luthor who stared at himself in the mirror as he got ready for a new day as mayor of Metropolis.
He turned to the side to make sure the suit was just right before running a lint roller down the suit just in case when suddenly a loud crash from outside caused the politician to turn his head in frustration that his daily ritual was disrupted.
The door to his bedroom swung open and he appeared in the hallway to find one of the maids sweeping up the remains of a priceless vase that was a gift from a business associate in Milan and immediately knew who the culprit was.
"Liam!" he bellowed angrily and marched into his study to find his son standing there as if nothing had happened, "Do you mind telling me what the hell happened?"
The boy stared defiantly at him reminding Lex of a younger version of himself, "Go to your room and do not come out until its time for school." The boy just stood there unmoving, "NOW!" he yelled scaring the child who ran in fear of his fury.
"It's like starting at a ghost" Tess's voice called out from behind causing Lex to shake off the red haze, "Lionel Luthor risen from the grave disguised as his son." She walks closer pretending to see if it was really Lex, "Nope. It's just you Lex."
"I'm in no mood for games Mercy." He walks towards the bar to pour himself a much needed drink, "Why are you here?"
"You have a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Luthor Library." He gives her a look and she immediately pulls out a file and places it next to him on the bar, "All of the testing on the mechanical heart has provided a major breakthrough for Project Prometheus." Lex showed an immediate interest and went to flip through the file leaving his drink untouched.
"Excellent" he says shutting the folder and down his drink, "Tell them to begin working on a prototype and that I want it to actually work this time." He brushes past her and leave with file in hand but stops, "Oh and don't forget to make sure Liam gets to school on time. The last thing the Luthors need is another disappointment." He makes his way down the halls passing a portrait of Lionel Luthor as he went.
Crime Rate Drops. Mayor Luthor credits Police Force and Denounces Vigilantes by Lois Lane was the headline on the recent printing of the Daily Planet even though the reporter responsible for the writing it was vehemently against Lex Luthor's campaign against Superman and those like the big blue Boy Scout.
Speaking of the Boy Scout, Lois looked through the windows of her large office to see Clark hard at work on whatever it was that he was working on and seemed to smile when she watched him nearly fall out of his chair reaching for the mug that Maggie had given him for father's day.
His blue eyes locked with hers and he gave her a small wave before turning his chair back around with a small smile on his face.
Lois went to walk by her desk and looked at the large space around her with a small frown while her gaze was focused on the city skyline which was often the way she escaped her thoughts.
"Look up in the sky!" someone yelled from the bullpen causing Lois to turn to see everyone rush towards the window, "It's Superman!" Jimmy said with zeal as they watched a red blue blur streak across the sky to put out a nuclear reactor's explosion which would've potentially killed or harmed thousands in the vicinity.
"He's amazing" one of the female interns swooned which caused Lois to suppress a laugh as she walked towards the rooftop where Clark usually went on occasion before coming back down to the bullpen.
His red cape blew in the wind and she just stood there watching him before finally speaking, "One of these days someone's going to walk up here and discover your little hiding place." He smirked and turned around to look at her but held his hand up to her to prevent her from standing closer.
"I haven't been through the proper quarantine protocols yet. I don't want you to get exposed to any form of radiation."
"You're such a nerd even when your wear that suit." She said with a small chuckle in her voice and watched him disappear, "Goodbye to you too." She says to the air and gets ready to walk back down to the bullpen when another gust of wind stopped her and she turned to see Clark dressed in his usual attire with wet hair.
They smiled at her each other before he blurred over to her and gave her the most heartfelt kiss, "We didn't get the chance to say hello to each other this morning."
Her fingers trail down his chin towards his chest and immediately felt the outline of his super suit underneath, "My source down in Suicide Slums contacted me and I had to go down there to meet him."
"Why didn't say something? I would've gone down there with you."
She shook her head, "I know but he tends scares very easily and what he told me was huge." He was about to say something in response but he went silent; "Someone's been paying Intergang to run people out of the slums and then that same person buys up the land" She pauses unsure of how to deliver the next piece of the puzzle to her former partner, "Chloe ran a trace on the fake name that was signed on the deeds and she traced it all the way back to a LuthorCorp subsidiary."
"Do you think Lex knows about this?"
"Chloe was careful in covering her tracks but I don't think he suspects anything. We need to figure out if Lex knows about what's going on and if so then what is he planning."
Clark nodded and adjusted his glasses, "Knowing Lex it either has something to do with Superman or creating a public image for himself." He moved out of her arms, "I'll talk to my guy in the police department and see if he knows anything."
"We have to tread carefully with this. Lex is a very dangerous enemy to have and…"
"Everything will be at risk." He finishes her sentence when something seemed to distract him for a minute before he kissed her cheek and said, "I'll see you later."
She just looked at him confused but he disappeared before she could say anything leaving her alone on the rooftop, "Goodbye again." She says semi sarcastically to the empty space before walking back towards the bullpen.
TBC
We've officially time jumped. Yay! What do you think of Clois now that three years has passed?
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