Hexed Into Another Life Part 2
Title: Hexed Into Another Life
Chapter: 2
Words: 4,061
Pairings: Chlavis, Chlark, Chlois & Clark
Summary: Chloe wishes for Lois life and just might get it, but Davis just may complicate things.
Disclaimer: I don't own Smallville
Chloe threw caution to the wind and decided to get up and get ready for the day. She got up and felt a little off balance trying to walk in this body. She felt unbalanced and felt the aching pain on her back. She felt her bra piercing in her back and fiddled with it to make it at least breathable. She didn’t know how Lois did it everyday. Her breasts were so big and annoying as she looked at her pink bra. She did her best to her pull them up. They really did hurt at first as she tried to keep them up in her tight bra. No matter it was a small annoyance, one that she would gladly take in return for this uncomplicated life.
Chloe finished getting ready and went to the Daily Planet. When she arrived she was greeted by so many well wishers. And she had her own intern who gave her coffee. Already? Lois had worked her for the Daily Planet like a year and she already had an intern working for her while Chloe was squabbling in the basement for years without any ounce of respect. That was annoying just another testament of how much her life sucked of her working so hard with not even a blip of some kind of reward. She had worked hard her whole life trying to get to the Daily Planet and when she was in the basement she worked so hard on finding stories and following them and worked even harder making sure Clark’s secret wasn’t found out in the process. No matter she had the life she wanted now. She had the easy life now. She was no longer that girl who was always crapped on she was now Lois Lane.
She sat at her desk and felt the guilt boil on the surface as she saw a picture of herself and Lois hugging and smiling. Could she really do this to her cousin? She loved Lois and it’s not Lois’ fault her life was so perfect. Could she really steal her cousin’s life? Then she saw a picture of Lois and Clark wearing their business clothes and it looked like they were both going after a story and the way they were looking at each other tied a knot in the pit of her stomach. How could she feel guilty for stealing Lois’ life when Lois stole her life first? Lois knew about her love for Clark for years and she knew about her life long dream of becoming a star reporter at the Daily Planet and Lois didn’t seem to care or even worry if she hurt Chloe in the process of Lois becoming a reporter at the Daily Planet. When she was fired all she cared about was giving Clark an application to the Daily Planet to take Chloe’s place. So she wasn’t going to be turned off by guilt she would take this life she deserved.
She went on the computer and hacked through the password and found out what Lois’ files looking through her stories and leads. It was appalling on how badly her cousin spelled. How did this non speller high school drop out get this far? She looked through some of her stories and they weren’t bad minus the spelling they were punchy and to the point. Chloe tried not to remember when she was her editor and was really proud of her cousin’s work. She encouraged her to get into journalism she wanted her to be working with her by her side. In truth she saw them all working together. Chloe shook the thought away and reminded herself she was threw with being selfless and always thinking of others look where that got her. That got her almost divorced and almost moving on with a murderer who was probably sent here to kill Clark. It sent her far away from the dreams and things she always wanted. Being selfless didn’t do anything for her so she would be selfish. So she put her press pass on and got ready to go to work.
Clark came in not to long after Chloe was searching through stories to work on.
“Hey, Lois, Earth to Lois are you here?”
Chloe got up out of the semi trance that writing and investigating stories sometimes did to her. Then she said, “Yeah, Clark, I’m here.”
“OK good, because we have a lead.”
“OK, well let’s chase it.”
Clark then looked at her searchingly and she bit her lip and worried if Clark saw right through her. After all Clark was her best friend he knew her and if any one would know it was her it would be him.
Then Clark said, “What? No wise cracks or jokes or talking of how slow I am.”
Chloe shrugged her shoulders and said, “I’m fresh out of them this mourning.”
“So what? You can’t still be mad at me about last night?”
“Last night?” Chloe looked up wondering if Lois was mad at him for missing her birthday.
“Yeah when we called back and forth about six times.”
“Wait a second you had time to call Lois six times but you couldn’t even manage one phone call for Chloe on her birthday.”
“Chloe understands. But Lois I’m not taking Jimmy’s side I just think that he had a point Chloe should have believed in him.”
Chloe didn’t know what to react to first the fact that Lois stood up for her and took her side or that Clark wouldn’t take hers. She wanted to retort and be mad. But Clark was right to take Jimmy’s side. Jimmy was right after all. Chloe shook her head she wasn’t going to think about this. As far as she is concerned none of this exists. Davis is just a paramedic and Jimmy is just Chloe’s ex and she is Lois Lane. Lois Lane doesn’t think about this stuff she only thinks about her own career although it was getting kind of hard with Lois taking her side.
Then Chloe shook herself out of it and said, “Well, it doesn’t matter. What matters now is the story come on let’s get to it… Smallville.”
***
Davis could not believe this was happening. This woman who had claimed to be his mother and possessed Lois’ body was at it again. He didn’t know exactly what she was up to and why in the world she was at Chloe’s apartment but he had to find out. He always worried about Chloe but what he worried the most about was that all of this “you’re the world’s destroyer” crap would rope her in this miserable life. After everything that happened and he found out about who and what he really was from that thing that possessed Chloe and he escaped he was glad that Chloe had picked Jimmy instead. At least her life would be normal and safe.
Then that idea all went to crap again when he was caught by Jimmy. He didn’t know how he could be so sloppy. The hours and all of the killings must have been getting to him. He did what he thought had to be done. There was no way around it really. He had this “world’s destroyer” monster inside of him and he had to make sure that it didn’t run loose if it ran loose long enough it could destroy the world and Davis could not let that happen. So Davis lived with guilt of killing but knew it had to be done and they were bad guys after all they had to be punished. That’s what he kept on telling him self. There was no other way.
Except there was one way, he had discovered that when Chloe touched him the monster went away. She made him feel like a human she had let him be the man he wanted to be. When he was around her all of the disaster of his life seemed to fade away and it was just her light shinning through. When with her he felt like his true self and not this monster that he had become. When with her he was his best self. It was all about her she needed to be in this world and have a happy non-complicated life.
He was starting to delude himself that maybe after everything maybe he could have that with her. Maybe she could move on with him and be happy and peaceful. Sometimes he felt like he could give that to her in moments like that dance. But she pulled away from them almost kissing and he didn’t blame her. She was a smart girl to keep her distance from him.
None of that mattered what mattered was he had to find her and make sure she was safe from his mother.
***
Chloe and Clark went to a scene where a guy was crying frantically in Latin. Chloe knew what the guy was blathering about. He had said, “Woman. Magic cursed on. Brings death.” Then he said, “Zantana.”
Zantana. That was the same woman from her birthday. Magic? Chloe realized she must have done this to her. But she couldn’t tell Clark that. She was Lois Lane now telling Clark that he would be on the case to bring everything back and Chloe couldn’t do that. Why couldn’t she ever just find stories where she could just expose the truth other then cover it up?
So then she said, “Clark this looks like a dead end. Let’s follow another lead.”
“Are you sure Lois? There seems to be something fishy about this.”
“Rule number 12 sometimes something fishy is nothing other then stinky fish. Sometimes there are dead ends there is no story here.”
Clark looked at her suspiciously and then conceded, “OK, lets head back to the planet and see if there are anymore leads.”
“Great!” Chloe smiled trying to make it believable in Lois face.
So far this whole Lois life hasn’t gone her way but she just had to find a good lead and she would get her mojo back and she would get her life back.
***
Davis found himself in the Isis Foundation searching for Chloe. He couldn’t find her anywhere. He had run into a couple of her clients and they hadn’t seen her either. One had an appointment with her and looked pretty upset for her bailing on him. He noticed his long sad disappointed face and noticed the sparks on his hand that seemed to not stop. Davis felt for the poor guy he really looked like he needed someone to talk to. If it were any other time in his life he would have stayed behind to talk to the poor guy. He knew what it was like to carry a secret and an ability that no one understood. He remembered what it was like to tell Chloe about his black outs. She really had a talent for comforting people.
Davis then nonchalantly went to her office and found that secret compartment with all of her computers. He went on it looking at her schedule. Seeing if it would give him an idea of where she was. But it just had the appointments that she missed. Davis was frustrated having all of the worst case scenario’s run through his head. What did his mother do to her? If she hurt her… He had to find her. He had to make sure she was safe.
***
Chloe and Clark had found a lead and it did feel nice to chase it. It had nothing to do with anything she needed to cover up. It felt nice investigating it with Clark, just like old times. She was on her way to write the story she was finally living her dream she was going to write the story and she would get the recognition she deserved.
Chloe then went to the file room to get some information on a source. The door was cracked open and she saw Clark looking handsome in his blue dress shirt typing. He looked perplexed as if he was trying to figure something out. He had that look over his shoulder being all secretive the way he used to do with her before she knew his secret. She knew how hard it was back then to deal with Clark and look him in the face everyday and know he was lying. But Chloe knew all to well that ignorance was bliss.
Then to her surprise and misery she saw Davis coming out of the elevator looking heart broken and a mess. His black t-shirt was all ruffled and his eyes looked blood shot. And she saw those worried lines in his eyes. She wanted to reach out and hug him and comfort him. Then she had to remind herself what he was. He was the destroyer. He was the enemy. He was her reason for her falling completely a part. He wasn’t some one to feel sympathy for. He was the bad guy. She had to remind her self.
Davis rushed to Clark and he said, “Where is she?”
“Who?” Clark asked.
“Who? Your best friend is missing and you didn’t even notice? Wow, Chloe is real lucky to have a friend like you.” Davis retorted.
“Chloe’s missing? She’s not at the Isis Foundation?”
“No. She missed her appointments. It’s not like her. I tried at her apartment and she wasn’t there. I can’t find her any where.” Davis said full of desperation.
Clark looked at Davis with pity and then with a hint of suspicion and said, “Maybe she and Jimmy got back together or something. Lois has seen her last night and she seemed fine.”
“Yeah, all of her friends abandoned her she was just great.” Davis said full of distaste. Chloe actually felt warmth for Davis for defending her. She had been mad at Clark for not being there for her. But what did she do about it? She wished to be someone else? Chloe shook herself out of it. Clark was the hero here Davis was the villain he had said he killed people. Even though she saw the look on his face and knew he didn’t want to do it and did it to stop the programming and the Beast inside of him. She had to remind herself that he was the wrong one. He had lied to her. He was sent her by Zod and Zod’s wife. He was the wrong one. So what if he was the only one who missed Chloe? He was evil she was not supposed to sympathize with him. She wasn’t supposed to root for him in his verbal judo with Clark.
Then Clark said, “Chloe understands, look Davis I’m sure Chloe’s fine you can calm down.”
Davis looked at Clark wearily his eyes became dark and scary. There was this look that she didn’t like to see in Davis, it looked dark and perplexing and his eye color became to change colors they started to turn red.
Something inside Chloe made her jump out and run interference. Some kind of defense mechanism in her something inside her told her she had to get in the middle or disaster would strike.
Chloe marched out and said, “Now, boys don’t fight.”
She tried to imitate Lois sort of nonchalant thing she did where she could break fights and approach scary situations with out showing how scared she was. She tried to be all light about it. Chloe then lightly touched Davis on the shoulder.
Then Davis turned to her his eyes changed from red to dark milk chocolately brown. He still stared at her like he had just woken up from a dream and he looked at her. He looked at her perplexed and then Davis said, “Clark something’s wrong with Chloe and Lois. You must have noticed Lois hadn’t been her self. I know you have dealt with the strange before and something strange is happening. Lois is not herself right now and I think she has something to do with Chloe’s disappearance.”
He stared at Chloe still filled with rage and fear and asked, “Where is Chloe?”
Chloe bit her lip and said, “Clark me and Davis need to talk alone.”
Then she pointed to the copy room and said, “Come on Davis, let’s talk.”
Davis looked at her wearily but then he conceded and followed her into the copy room. Clark objected but Chloe ignored Clark she needed to talk to Davis.
Davis came in still breathing pretty hard and still filled with anger. Chloe shut the door and locked it and then she turned to Davis, “Look Davis, Chloe is fine, so you can stop worrying about her.”
Davis looked at her like she was crazy, “Yeah, right, that’s going to happen. I’ll always worry about her. And why in the world would I believe you. Your…”
“Look Davis I’m not your mother ok? I know you thought I was this mourning but I’m not. I know I was on drugs and acted crazy before and maybe I said crazy things but they were just some crazy drug induced hallucination, that’s all.” Chloe tried to stand her ground as much as she could. She has spun lies before she was a pro but she couldn’t help feel like she was about to blurt everything out. He just made her feel like telling the truth.
Davis then gazed at her deep in contemplation and then he said, “So why did you tell me you weren’t Lois?”
“I have a bad sense of humor. And so do you obviously saying all that stuff I know it was just your idea of a bad joke. I know we both can hit and miss sometimes.”
“You barely know me Lois.” Davis said skeptically.
“Yeah, well, no hard feelings. OK. And Chloe is going to be out of town for a while so maybe now would be a good time for you to know start over find a new life. I hear Gotham’s good. You would have plenty of work to do…you know as a paramedic.”
Then Chloe unlocked the door and said, “So good bye Davis.”
Chloe opened the door feeling almost home free preventing Davis from complicating her life anymore.
She turned and saw Davis gazing at her. He was deep in thought investigating the curves of her face. He looked deep within her eyes and fear struck his face and he asked, “Chloe?”
Chloe froze oh no how could he tell it was her? She didn’t need this. She couldn’t handle this. She had wanted an uncomplicated life. She wanted the life she always wanted and dreamed of and Davis Bloome was about to ruin everything.
She turned around, “Look, Chloe’s not here so if you would please just leave.”
Chloe couldn’t help it but tears shot straight to her eyes she felt them burning in her eye lids. She tried to keep it cool and then Davis took her hand and said, “Chloe? Is that you?”
Chloe shook her head and tried to feign a laugh through her tears and said, “That’s ridiculous I’m Lois. Lois Lane me and my cousin don’t look a like. We’re like night and day. You know we’re just… Chloe’s not…Dammit Davis how come you…. YOU know me so well.”
Davis eyes rested on her filled with relief and he grabbed her and hugged her.
Chloe felt like just falling into his arms forever but then she reminded herself who and what he was. It didn’t fell the same hugging him in this different body. She was a lot taller and she couldn’t curl up in his chest with out bending down a little. But no, she…couldn’t even think about that. She couldn’t…she couldn’t… it was too hard. It was too complicated. She was running away from this very thing by taking this uncomplicated simple life that wasn’t turning out like she wanted. So then she pushed him away.
And Davis looked at her filled with fear and utter horror. Then he said, “Oh, Chloe about what I said earlier…”
“I know it was just a really bad joke you just shot and missed.”
Davis shook his head, “You know it wasn’t.”
“Davis what is wrong with you? Why can’t you ever just let me stick with my denial? What is your problem? You had an easy way out. You could just go on and let me think that you just have a really bad sense of humor instead of being a…”
Davis looked down and said, “A monster.”
“I didn’t say that.” Chloe said.
“OK what is wrong with you? Why aren’t you calling the cops or telling Clark or running back to Jimmy and telling him he was right about me? And why were you trying to ship me off to Gotham?”
Chloe huffed loudly and she said, “Well Gotham does have a lot of criminals that you could…don’t make me finish that sentence.”
“So you understand why I had to do it?”
“Well, you were kind of brave sticking up to your psycho mom. And I was there at my wedding I was fully conscious I saw what that thing inside of you can do. You were preventing something like that from happening again.”
Davis shook his head at Chloe in disbelief and said, “Chloe I hurt you and Jimmy I broke up your marriage and your calling me brave.”
“Davis I knew about your black outs. I remember how scared you were. And I saw the look on your face when you thought I was your mother. I know you don’t want this. This is what you were talking about taking control of your life. I get it. I’m not going to tell on you. But my life has been a train wreck and I’m sick of the complications. I don’t think I’m strong enough to support you through this. I can’t this isn’t the life I always wanted it just keeps getting worse and worse. I’m tired of my life being one disaster after the next. I’m tired of life crapping on me. I’m tired of seeing my cousin get everything I always wanted while my life is so hard.” Chloe said out of breath.
“So what your taking control by stealing your cousin’s life?” Davis asked.
“She stole it from me first.” Chloe said shortly.
“Wow, that’s real mature.” Davis said.
“Davis if you had a way to just wish your way into a normal life I know you would take it. So don’t judge me.”
“I’m not. It’s just Lois is ok. But the world doesn’t need two of them. The world does need Chloe Sullivan. She is amazing she helps people. She cares so much in away no one I ever met has. She can get to people and comfort them and she rocks at investigating things and finding things out. She can save the world. Chloe Sullivan is amazing. There would be so many people who would be worse off if she’s not in this world. But it’s your choice Chloe I just hope that some day you can look in the mirror and see what I see.”
Chloe’s heart was warmed by his words. She folded her arms and she said, “I’m just not strong enough Davis…I can’t help you…”
“I’m not asking you to Chloe. But please think about it. The world will be worse off without you. I’ll leave now you’ll never have to hear from me again.” Davis said as he was about to leave and then stopped him and said,
“Wait, Davis.”
Davis turned around and looked at her with his deep brown eyes and then she said, “Look, I just want to take some control it feels like as Chloe I can’t do that. I can’t have what I always wanted. I know you were just trying to take control too. But there might be another way.”
Davis looked at Chloe looking a bit scared and hopeful at the same time and then he said, “How?”
“Zanatana she granted my wish so maybe she can grant yours.”
Davis looked at her filled with hope and said, “Maybe. I’ll find her.”
Then Davis left Chloe feeling slightly relieved but mostly empty.
Chapter: 2
Words: 4,061
Pairings: Chlavis, Chlark, Chlois & Clark
Summary: Chloe wishes for Lois life and just might get it, but Davis just may complicate things.
Disclaimer: I don't own Smallville
Chloe threw caution to the wind and decided to get up and get ready for the day. She got up and felt a little off balance trying to walk in this body. She felt unbalanced and felt the aching pain on her back. She felt her bra piercing in her back and fiddled with it to make it at least breathable. She didn’t know how Lois did it everyday. Her breasts were so big and annoying as she looked at her pink bra. She did her best to her pull them up. They really did hurt at first as she tried to keep them up in her tight bra. No matter it was a small annoyance, one that she would gladly take in return for this uncomplicated life.
Chloe finished getting ready and went to the Daily Planet. When she arrived she was greeted by so many well wishers. And she had her own intern who gave her coffee. Already? Lois had worked her for the Daily Planet like a year and she already had an intern working for her while Chloe was squabbling in the basement for years without any ounce of respect. That was annoying just another testament of how much her life sucked of her working so hard with not even a blip of some kind of reward. She had worked hard her whole life trying to get to the Daily Planet and when she was in the basement she worked so hard on finding stories and following them and worked even harder making sure Clark’s secret wasn’t found out in the process. No matter she had the life she wanted now. She had the easy life now. She was no longer that girl who was always crapped on she was now Lois Lane.
She sat at her desk and felt the guilt boil on the surface as she saw a picture of herself and Lois hugging and smiling. Could she really do this to her cousin? She loved Lois and it’s not Lois’ fault her life was so perfect. Could she really steal her cousin’s life? Then she saw a picture of Lois and Clark wearing their business clothes and it looked like they were both going after a story and the way they were looking at each other tied a knot in the pit of her stomach. How could she feel guilty for stealing Lois’ life when Lois stole her life first? Lois knew about her love for Clark for years and she knew about her life long dream of becoming a star reporter at the Daily Planet and Lois didn’t seem to care or even worry if she hurt Chloe in the process of Lois becoming a reporter at the Daily Planet. When she was fired all she cared about was giving Clark an application to the Daily Planet to take Chloe’s place. So she wasn’t going to be turned off by guilt she would take this life she deserved.
She went on the computer and hacked through the password and found out what Lois’ files looking through her stories and leads. It was appalling on how badly her cousin spelled. How did this non speller high school drop out get this far? She looked through some of her stories and they weren’t bad minus the spelling they were punchy and to the point. Chloe tried not to remember when she was her editor and was really proud of her cousin’s work. She encouraged her to get into journalism she wanted her to be working with her by her side. In truth she saw them all working together. Chloe shook the thought away and reminded herself she was threw with being selfless and always thinking of others look where that got her. That got her almost divorced and almost moving on with a murderer who was probably sent here to kill Clark. It sent her far away from the dreams and things she always wanted. Being selfless didn’t do anything for her so she would be selfish. So she put her press pass on and got ready to go to work.
Clark came in not to long after Chloe was searching through stories to work on.
“Hey, Lois, Earth to Lois are you here?”
Chloe got up out of the semi trance that writing and investigating stories sometimes did to her. Then she said, “Yeah, Clark, I’m here.”
“OK good, because we have a lead.”
“OK, well let’s chase it.”
Clark then looked at her searchingly and she bit her lip and worried if Clark saw right through her. After all Clark was her best friend he knew her and if any one would know it was her it would be him.
Then Clark said, “What? No wise cracks or jokes or talking of how slow I am.”
Chloe shrugged her shoulders and said, “I’m fresh out of them this mourning.”
“So what? You can’t still be mad at me about last night?”
“Last night?” Chloe looked up wondering if Lois was mad at him for missing her birthday.
“Yeah when we called back and forth about six times.”
“Wait a second you had time to call Lois six times but you couldn’t even manage one phone call for Chloe on her birthday.”
“Chloe understands. But Lois I’m not taking Jimmy’s side I just think that he had a point Chloe should have believed in him.”
Chloe didn’t know what to react to first the fact that Lois stood up for her and took her side or that Clark wouldn’t take hers. She wanted to retort and be mad. But Clark was right to take Jimmy’s side. Jimmy was right after all. Chloe shook her head she wasn’t going to think about this. As far as she is concerned none of this exists. Davis is just a paramedic and Jimmy is just Chloe’s ex and she is Lois Lane. Lois Lane doesn’t think about this stuff she only thinks about her own career although it was getting kind of hard with Lois taking her side.
Then Chloe shook herself out of it and said, “Well, it doesn’t matter. What matters now is the story come on let’s get to it… Smallville.”
***
Davis could not believe this was happening. This woman who had claimed to be his mother and possessed Lois’ body was at it again. He didn’t know exactly what she was up to and why in the world she was at Chloe’s apartment but he had to find out. He always worried about Chloe but what he worried the most about was that all of this “you’re the world’s destroyer” crap would rope her in this miserable life. After everything that happened and he found out about who and what he really was from that thing that possessed Chloe and he escaped he was glad that Chloe had picked Jimmy instead. At least her life would be normal and safe.
Then that idea all went to crap again when he was caught by Jimmy. He didn’t know how he could be so sloppy. The hours and all of the killings must have been getting to him. He did what he thought had to be done. There was no way around it really. He had this “world’s destroyer” monster inside of him and he had to make sure that it didn’t run loose if it ran loose long enough it could destroy the world and Davis could not let that happen. So Davis lived with guilt of killing but knew it had to be done and they were bad guys after all they had to be punished. That’s what he kept on telling him self. There was no other way.
Except there was one way, he had discovered that when Chloe touched him the monster went away. She made him feel like a human she had let him be the man he wanted to be. When he was around her all of the disaster of his life seemed to fade away and it was just her light shinning through. When with her he felt like his true self and not this monster that he had become. When with her he was his best self. It was all about her she needed to be in this world and have a happy non-complicated life.
He was starting to delude himself that maybe after everything maybe he could have that with her. Maybe she could move on with him and be happy and peaceful. Sometimes he felt like he could give that to her in moments like that dance. But she pulled away from them almost kissing and he didn’t blame her. She was a smart girl to keep her distance from him.
None of that mattered what mattered was he had to find her and make sure she was safe from his mother.
***
Chloe and Clark went to a scene where a guy was crying frantically in Latin. Chloe knew what the guy was blathering about. He had said, “Woman. Magic cursed on. Brings death.” Then he said, “Zantana.”
Zantana. That was the same woman from her birthday. Magic? Chloe realized she must have done this to her. But she couldn’t tell Clark that. She was Lois Lane now telling Clark that he would be on the case to bring everything back and Chloe couldn’t do that. Why couldn’t she ever just find stories where she could just expose the truth other then cover it up?
So then she said, “Clark this looks like a dead end. Let’s follow another lead.”
“Are you sure Lois? There seems to be something fishy about this.”
“Rule number 12 sometimes something fishy is nothing other then stinky fish. Sometimes there are dead ends there is no story here.”
Clark looked at her suspiciously and then conceded, “OK, lets head back to the planet and see if there are anymore leads.”
“Great!” Chloe smiled trying to make it believable in Lois face.
So far this whole Lois life hasn’t gone her way but she just had to find a good lead and she would get her mojo back and she would get her life back.
***
Davis found himself in the Isis Foundation searching for Chloe. He couldn’t find her anywhere. He had run into a couple of her clients and they hadn’t seen her either. One had an appointment with her and looked pretty upset for her bailing on him. He noticed his long sad disappointed face and noticed the sparks on his hand that seemed to not stop. Davis felt for the poor guy he really looked like he needed someone to talk to. If it were any other time in his life he would have stayed behind to talk to the poor guy. He knew what it was like to carry a secret and an ability that no one understood. He remembered what it was like to tell Chloe about his black outs. She really had a talent for comforting people.
Davis then nonchalantly went to her office and found that secret compartment with all of her computers. He went on it looking at her schedule. Seeing if it would give him an idea of where she was. But it just had the appointments that she missed. Davis was frustrated having all of the worst case scenario’s run through his head. What did his mother do to her? If she hurt her… He had to find her. He had to make sure she was safe.
***
Chloe and Clark had found a lead and it did feel nice to chase it. It had nothing to do with anything she needed to cover up. It felt nice investigating it with Clark, just like old times. She was on her way to write the story she was finally living her dream she was going to write the story and she would get the recognition she deserved.
Chloe then went to the file room to get some information on a source. The door was cracked open and she saw Clark looking handsome in his blue dress shirt typing. He looked perplexed as if he was trying to figure something out. He had that look over his shoulder being all secretive the way he used to do with her before she knew his secret. She knew how hard it was back then to deal with Clark and look him in the face everyday and know he was lying. But Chloe knew all to well that ignorance was bliss.
Then to her surprise and misery she saw Davis coming out of the elevator looking heart broken and a mess. His black t-shirt was all ruffled and his eyes looked blood shot. And she saw those worried lines in his eyes. She wanted to reach out and hug him and comfort him. Then she had to remind herself what he was. He was the destroyer. He was the enemy. He was her reason for her falling completely a part. He wasn’t some one to feel sympathy for. He was the bad guy. She had to remind her self.
Davis rushed to Clark and he said, “Where is she?”
“Who?” Clark asked.
“Who? Your best friend is missing and you didn’t even notice? Wow, Chloe is real lucky to have a friend like you.” Davis retorted.
“Chloe’s missing? She’s not at the Isis Foundation?”
“No. She missed her appointments. It’s not like her. I tried at her apartment and she wasn’t there. I can’t find her any where.” Davis said full of desperation.
Clark looked at Davis with pity and then with a hint of suspicion and said, “Maybe she and Jimmy got back together or something. Lois has seen her last night and she seemed fine.”
“Yeah, all of her friends abandoned her she was just great.” Davis said full of distaste. Chloe actually felt warmth for Davis for defending her. She had been mad at Clark for not being there for her. But what did she do about it? She wished to be someone else? Chloe shook herself out of it. Clark was the hero here Davis was the villain he had said he killed people. Even though she saw the look on his face and knew he didn’t want to do it and did it to stop the programming and the Beast inside of him. She had to remind herself that he was the wrong one. He had lied to her. He was sent her by Zod and Zod’s wife. He was the wrong one. So what if he was the only one who missed Chloe? He was evil she was not supposed to sympathize with him. She wasn’t supposed to root for him in his verbal judo with Clark.
Then Clark said, “Chloe understands, look Davis I’m sure Chloe’s fine you can calm down.”
Davis looked at Clark wearily his eyes became dark and scary. There was this look that she didn’t like to see in Davis, it looked dark and perplexing and his eye color became to change colors they started to turn red.
Something inside Chloe made her jump out and run interference. Some kind of defense mechanism in her something inside her told her she had to get in the middle or disaster would strike.
Chloe marched out and said, “Now, boys don’t fight.”
She tried to imitate Lois sort of nonchalant thing she did where she could break fights and approach scary situations with out showing how scared she was. She tried to be all light about it. Chloe then lightly touched Davis on the shoulder.
Then Davis turned to her his eyes changed from red to dark milk chocolately brown. He still stared at her like he had just woken up from a dream and he looked at her. He looked at her perplexed and then Davis said, “Clark something’s wrong with Chloe and Lois. You must have noticed Lois hadn’t been her self. I know you have dealt with the strange before and something strange is happening. Lois is not herself right now and I think she has something to do with Chloe’s disappearance.”
He stared at Chloe still filled with rage and fear and asked, “Where is Chloe?”
Chloe bit her lip and said, “Clark me and Davis need to talk alone.”
Then she pointed to the copy room and said, “Come on Davis, let’s talk.”
Davis looked at her wearily but then he conceded and followed her into the copy room. Clark objected but Chloe ignored Clark she needed to talk to Davis.
Davis came in still breathing pretty hard and still filled with anger. Chloe shut the door and locked it and then she turned to Davis, “Look Davis, Chloe is fine, so you can stop worrying about her.”
Davis looked at her like she was crazy, “Yeah, right, that’s going to happen. I’ll always worry about her. And why in the world would I believe you. Your…”
“Look Davis I’m not your mother ok? I know you thought I was this mourning but I’m not. I know I was on drugs and acted crazy before and maybe I said crazy things but they were just some crazy drug induced hallucination, that’s all.” Chloe tried to stand her ground as much as she could. She has spun lies before she was a pro but she couldn’t help feel like she was about to blurt everything out. He just made her feel like telling the truth.
Davis then gazed at her deep in contemplation and then he said, “So why did you tell me you weren’t Lois?”
“I have a bad sense of humor. And so do you obviously saying all that stuff I know it was just your idea of a bad joke. I know we both can hit and miss sometimes.”
“You barely know me Lois.” Davis said skeptically.
“Yeah, well, no hard feelings. OK. And Chloe is going to be out of town for a while so maybe now would be a good time for you to know start over find a new life. I hear Gotham’s good. You would have plenty of work to do…you know as a paramedic.”
Then Chloe unlocked the door and said, “So good bye Davis.”
Chloe opened the door feeling almost home free preventing Davis from complicating her life anymore.
She turned and saw Davis gazing at her. He was deep in thought investigating the curves of her face. He looked deep within her eyes and fear struck his face and he asked, “Chloe?”
Chloe froze oh no how could he tell it was her? She didn’t need this. She couldn’t handle this. She had wanted an uncomplicated life. She wanted the life she always wanted and dreamed of and Davis Bloome was about to ruin everything.
She turned around, “Look, Chloe’s not here so if you would please just leave.”
Chloe couldn’t help it but tears shot straight to her eyes she felt them burning in her eye lids. She tried to keep it cool and then Davis took her hand and said, “Chloe? Is that you?”
Chloe shook her head and tried to feign a laugh through her tears and said, “That’s ridiculous I’m Lois. Lois Lane me and my cousin don’t look a like. We’re like night and day. You know we’re just… Chloe’s not…Dammit Davis how come you…. YOU know me so well.”
Davis eyes rested on her filled with relief and he grabbed her and hugged her.
Chloe felt like just falling into his arms forever but then she reminded herself who and what he was. It didn’t fell the same hugging him in this different body. She was a lot taller and she couldn’t curl up in his chest with out bending down a little. But no, she…couldn’t even think about that. She couldn’t…she couldn’t… it was too hard. It was too complicated. She was running away from this very thing by taking this uncomplicated simple life that wasn’t turning out like she wanted. So then she pushed him away.
And Davis looked at her filled with fear and utter horror. Then he said, “Oh, Chloe about what I said earlier…”
“I know it was just a really bad joke you just shot and missed.”
Davis shook his head, “You know it wasn’t.”
“Davis what is wrong with you? Why can’t you ever just let me stick with my denial? What is your problem? You had an easy way out. You could just go on and let me think that you just have a really bad sense of humor instead of being a…”
Davis looked down and said, “A monster.”
“I didn’t say that.” Chloe said.
“OK what is wrong with you? Why aren’t you calling the cops or telling Clark or running back to Jimmy and telling him he was right about me? And why were you trying to ship me off to Gotham?”
Chloe huffed loudly and she said, “Well Gotham does have a lot of criminals that you could…don’t make me finish that sentence.”
“So you understand why I had to do it?”
“Well, you were kind of brave sticking up to your psycho mom. And I was there at my wedding I was fully conscious I saw what that thing inside of you can do. You were preventing something like that from happening again.”
Davis shook his head at Chloe in disbelief and said, “Chloe I hurt you and Jimmy I broke up your marriage and your calling me brave.”
“Davis I knew about your black outs. I remember how scared you were. And I saw the look on your face when you thought I was your mother. I know you don’t want this. This is what you were talking about taking control of your life. I get it. I’m not going to tell on you. But my life has been a train wreck and I’m sick of the complications. I don’t think I’m strong enough to support you through this. I can’t this isn’t the life I always wanted it just keeps getting worse and worse. I’m tired of my life being one disaster after the next. I’m tired of life crapping on me. I’m tired of seeing my cousin get everything I always wanted while my life is so hard.” Chloe said out of breath.
“So what your taking control by stealing your cousin’s life?” Davis asked.
“She stole it from me first.” Chloe said shortly.
“Wow, that’s real mature.” Davis said.
“Davis if you had a way to just wish your way into a normal life I know you would take it. So don’t judge me.”
“I’m not. It’s just Lois is ok. But the world doesn’t need two of them. The world does need Chloe Sullivan. She is amazing she helps people. She cares so much in away no one I ever met has. She can get to people and comfort them and she rocks at investigating things and finding things out. She can save the world. Chloe Sullivan is amazing. There would be so many people who would be worse off if she’s not in this world. But it’s your choice Chloe I just hope that some day you can look in the mirror and see what I see.”
Chloe’s heart was warmed by his words. She folded her arms and she said, “I’m just not strong enough Davis…I can’t help you…”
“I’m not asking you to Chloe. But please think about it. The world will be worse off without you. I’ll leave now you’ll never have to hear from me again.” Davis said as he was about to leave and then stopped him and said,
“Wait, Davis.”
Davis turned around and looked at her with his deep brown eyes and then she said, “Look, I just want to take some control it feels like as Chloe I can’t do that. I can’t have what I always wanted. I know you were just trying to take control too. But there might be another way.”
Davis looked at Chloe looking a bit scared and hopeful at the same time and then he said, “How?”
“Zanatana she granted my wish so maybe she can grant yours.”
Davis looked at her filled with hope and said, “Maybe. I’ll find her.”
Then Davis left Chloe feeling slightly relieved but mostly empty.