Sleeping Beauty 4
Title: Sleeping Beauty
Author: Joy Blue
Rating: G
Possible Spoilers/Warnings: None, unless you've never seen the show.
Author's Notes: I'm BACK! A big thank you to chloesilvers for the beta work! Comments are
more than welcome!
Summary: All Connor Queen wanted was to see his mom again.
He had never seen Connor looked so happy since Chloe slipped into a coma. It had been a long time since
he heard his son laugh in such a carefree manner as he listened to Chloe telling him about her adventures
as in Smallville. He looked at her with such adoration; Oliver almost didn’t want Chloe to return back to her time.
The night out with Chloe and Connor broke Oliver’s heart as he saw how attached his son was to her. It wasn’t
safe for her, for either of them. There was no telling what could happen if Chloe stayed longer.
Oliver closed his eyes as he looked away from the computer screen. It had been almost three hours since they
returned, and he couldn’t go back to sleep. He decided to read a few reports from his Managing Directors. In time,
the numbers and words became jumbled in his head. He shifted his gaze to a picture of Chloe and a much younger
Connor. He picked up the frame and traced Chloe’s face with his fingers.
“Come back, Sidekick”, he said softly. “I need you... we both need you.”
He swallowed a lump in his throat as he continued to stare at the picture. A streak of lightning interrupted his
thoughts, followed by a clap of thunder. He turned his computer off as he waited for Connor to come in his room.
The boy was a light sleeper, and always looked for comfort with his parents during a storm.
Oliver waited for a few more minutes, confused as to why Connor hadn’t come to him yet. He walked out of his room
and made his way to Connor’s. The door was open, and when he peeked inside, all he saw was an empty bed. His
heart thundered against his chest as he walked in.
“Connor?” Oliver called out as he checked under the bed. “Connor?”
Hearing no reply, Oliver tried not to panic as he quickly checked his hiding place inside the closet before he walked
out of the room. He was about to make his way to make a call when he noticed Chloe’s door was open. Oliver gently
opened the door wider and looked in, and let out a sigh of relief when he saw two blond heads peeking from the quilt.
Keeping his footsteps light, he walked closer and smiled. Connor was slightly drooling. Oliver reached out and gently
wiped the corner of his son’s mouth with his hand. Connor just mumbled and snuggled closer to Chloe.
Oliver ran his hands through his hair, standing there for a little longer before turning away. Sleep wasn’t going to
come anytime soon. He made his way over to the other secret room he had built. Being as quiet as he could, he
gently moved the grandfather clock before entering a series of codes on the keypad.
When Emil saw him, the doctor just nodded in greeting.
“Clark told me about your special visitor.”
Oliver didn’t say anything and Emil just handed him the latest chart.
“The progress is slow, but there is progress.”
Without saying anything else, Emil removed his glasses and gave Oliver a soft pat on the shoulders. “I won’t stop until
I find a way to bring her back to both of you.”
“Thank You.” Oliver replied softly, and Emil just nodded as he left Oliver alone with his wife.
A few feet away from him, Chloe Sullivan-Queen lay sleeping in a bed. The only machines nearby were to monitor her
heart and her brain waves. She was alive- she didn’t need the support of the machines to live, but she would not wake
either.
He closed the distance and kissed Chloe on the lips before he sitting down next to the bed and holding her hands. He
kissed her hand as he looked at her, still sleeping. Despite all his money and all the technology, both human and
Kryptonian, he couldn’t bring Chloe back.
“I love you.” Oliver whispered as he kissed her hand again, and the only sound he could hear was Chloe’s steady
breathing.
-*_*
The next day, Oliver looked at his watch as he shut his briefcase close. Usually, Connor would be up by now ready
to leave with him to go to school.
“Connor?” Oliver called out as he walked towards Chloe’s room. He knocked gently before he peeked inside. His
lips twitched as he caught Connor quickly hiding underneath the quilt pretending to be asleep.
He knocked louder again and when he heard Chloe invite him in, he walked inside and smiled at Chloe.
“Good morning, Chloe. Did you sleep well?”
Chloe nodded and prayed to God that she wasn’t blushing. It had to be illegal to be that good looking. “Thanks again
for last night.”
“Not a problem. Sorry to wake you, but I’m actually looking for Connor.”
Chloe grinned as she looked at the lump hidden under the quilt.
“Haven’t seen him.”
Both heard a giggle underneath the quilt before it stopped and Oliver walked closer to the bed and pretended to sit
on Connor.
“Dad!”
“Oh, there you are. We didn’t see you there.” Oliver said as Connor peeked from under the quilt. “Ready for school?”
Connor shook his head. “I’m not feeling well.”
“Really?” Oliver asked dryly as he looked down at his son.
Connor nodded and Chloe tried not to smile, but it was impossible not to with the expression on Connor’s face.
Oliver just shrugged. “That’s fine. I can call your Uncle Victor to look after you since I need to take Chloe to meet
your Uncle John.”
“What? That’s not fair!”
“What’s not fair?” Oliver asked as he pretended to be confused. “You just said you were sick, I said ok, you can
stay home.”
“I want to stay with her.”
“But then she’ll get sick.”
Connor pouted as he turned his attention to Chloe. “You’d rather stay with me, right?”
Chloe grinned and before she could reply, Oliver’s phone rang. He frowned when he saw the ID caller and took
the call outside.
“Yeah, I think I’d rather stay with you.” Chloe replied as she ruffled Connor’s hair. Connor grinned as he stood up.
“Come on! You can help me make pancakes!”
“You can cook pancakes?” Chloe asked in surprise.
“Uh-huh!” Connor replied as he pulled Chloe away from the bed and towards the kitchen.
“Wait, I’ll meet you there. I need to go to the bathroom.” Chloe said and Connor just nodded. He walked out just in
time to see his dad finish his phone call.
“I have an emergency meeting. Do not go anywhere, Your Uncle Victor will be here soon, okay?” Oliver said as he
kissed his son on the forehead. “No excuses tomorrow. You’ll be back at school.”
Connor frowned but just nodded and Connor kissed his son again. “You take care of her for me, okay?”
“I will!” Connor replied a little bit brighter as he walked with his
dad to the door. “Love you, dad.”
“I love you too, Connor.”
Chloe walked in just as Oliver closed the door and made her way towards Connor.
“So, playing hooky today?”
Connor grinned. “Yup!”
“So, your dad left any instructions?”
Connor’s grin grew wider as he held Chloe’s hands in his. “He said we can do whatever we want today! We can
even go to the city together!”
Chloe smiled, and the two of them went back to their own rooms to get ready for the day. Maybe this time, she would
have better luck tracking down the Chloe in the future. No matter what Clark said, she knew for a fact that the Chloe
today would want to come face to face with her.
Author: Joy Blue
Rating: G
Possible Spoilers/Warnings: None, unless you've never seen the show.
Author's Notes: I'm BACK! A big thank you to chloesilvers for the beta work! Comments are
more than welcome!
Summary: All Connor Queen wanted was to see his mom again.
He had never seen Connor looked so happy since Chloe slipped into a coma. It had been a long time since
he heard his son laugh in such a carefree manner as he listened to Chloe telling him about her adventures
as in Smallville. He looked at her with such adoration; Oliver almost didn’t want Chloe to return back to her time.
The night out with Chloe and Connor broke Oliver’s heart as he saw how attached his son was to her. It wasn’t
safe for her, for either of them. There was no telling what could happen if Chloe stayed longer.
Oliver closed his eyes as he looked away from the computer screen. It had been almost three hours since they
returned, and he couldn’t go back to sleep. He decided to read a few reports from his Managing Directors. In time,
the numbers and words became jumbled in his head. He shifted his gaze to a picture of Chloe and a much younger
Connor. He picked up the frame and traced Chloe’s face with his fingers.
“Come back, Sidekick”, he said softly. “I need you... we both need you.”
He swallowed a lump in his throat as he continued to stare at the picture. A streak of lightning interrupted his
thoughts, followed by a clap of thunder. He turned his computer off as he waited for Connor to come in his room.
The boy was a light sleeper, and always looked for comfort with his parents during a storm.
Oliver waited for a few more minutes, confused as to why Connor hadn’t come to him yet. He walked out of his room
and made his way to Connor’s. The door was open, and when he peeked inside, all he saw was an empty bed. His
heart thundered against his chest as he walked in.
“Connor?” Oliver called out as he checked under the bed. “Connor?”
Hearing no reply, Oliver tried not to panic as he quickly checked his hiding place inside the closet before he walked
out of the room. He was about to make his way to make a call when he noticed Chloe’s door was open. Oliver gently
opened the door wider and looked in, and let out a sigh of relief when he saw two blond heads peeking from the quilt.
Keeping his footsteps light, he walked closer and smiled. Connor was slightly drooling. Oliver reached out and gently
wiped the corner of his son’s mouth with his hand. Connor just mumbled and snuggled closer to Chloe.
Oliver ran his hands through his hair, standing there for a little longer before turning away. Sleep wasn’t going to
come anytime soon. He made his way over to the other secret room he had built. Being as quiet as he could, he
gently moved the grandfather clock before entering a series of codes on the keypad.
When Emil saw him, the doctor just nodded in greeting.
“Clark told me about your special visitor.”
Oliver didn’t say anything and Emil just handed him the latest chart.
“The progress is slow, but there is progress.”
Without saying anything else, Emil removed his glasses and gave Oliver a soft pat on the shoulders. “I won’t stop until
I find a way to bring her back to both of you.”
“Thank You.” Oliver replied softly, and Emil just nodded as he left Oliver alone with his wife.
A few feet away from him, Chloe Sullivan-Queen lay sleeping in a bed. The only machines nearby were to monitor her
heart and her brain waves. She was alive- she didn’t need the support of the machines to live, but she would not wake
either.
He closed the distance and kissed Chloe on the lips before he sitting down next to the bed and holding her hands. He
kissed her hand as he looked at her, still sleeping. Despite all his money and all the technology, both human and
Kryptonian, he couldn’t bring Chloe back.
“I love you.” Oliver whispered as he kissed her hand again, and the only sound he could hear was Chloe’s steady
breathing.
-*_*
The next day, Oliver looked at his watch as he shut his briefcase close. Usually, Connor would be up by now ready
to leave with him to go to school.
“Connor?” Oliver called out as he walked towards Chloe’s room. He knocked gently before he peeked inside. His
lips twitched as he caught Connor quickly hiding underneath the quilt pretending to be asleep.
He knocked louder again and when he heard Chloe invite him in, he walked inside and smiled at Chloe.
“Good morning, Chloe. Did you sleep well?”
Chloe nodded and prayed to God that she wasn’t blushing. It had to be illegal to be that good looking. “Thanks again
for last night.”
“Not a problem. Sorry to wake you, but I’m actually looking for Connor.”
Chloe grinned as she looked at the lump hidden under the quilt.
“Haven’t seen him.”
Both heard a giggle underneath the quilt before it stopped and Oliver walked closer to the bed and pretended to sit
on Connor.
“Dad!”
“Oh, there you are. We didn’t see you there.” Oliver said as Connor peeked from under the quilt. “Ready for school?”
Connor shook his head. “I’m not feeling well.”
“Really?” Oliver asked dryly as he looked down at his son.
Connor nodded and Chloe tried not to smile, but it was impossible not to with the expression on Connor’s face.
Oliver just shrugged. “That’s fine. I can call your Uncle Victor to look after you since I need to take Chloe to meet
your Uncle John.”
“What? That’s not fair!”
“What’s not fair?” Oliver asked as he pretended to be confused. “You just said you were sick, I said ok, you can
stay home.”
“I want to stay with her.”
“But then she’ll get sick.”
Connor pouted as he turned his attention to Chloe. “You’d rather stay with me, right?”
Chloe grinned and before she could reply, Oliver’s phone rang. He frowned when he saw the ID caller and took
the call outside.
“Yeah, I think I’d rather stay with you.” Chloe replied as she ruffled Connor’s hair. Connor grinned as he stood up.
“Come on! You can help me make pancakes!”
“You can cook pancakes?” Chloe asked in surprise.
“Uh-huh!” Connor replied as he pulled Chloe away from the bed and towards the kitchen.
“Wait, I’ll meet you there. I need to go to the bathroom.” Chloe said and Connor just nodded. He walked out just in
time to see his dad finish his phone call.
“I have an emergency meeting. Do not go anywhere, Your Uncle Victor will be here soon, okay?” Oliver said as he
kissed his son on the forehead. “No excuses tomorrow. You’ll be back at school.”
Connor frowned but just nodded and Connor kissed his son again. “You take care of her for me, okay?”
“I will!” Connor replied a little bit brighter as he walked with his
dad to the door. “Love you, dad.”
“I love you too, Connor.”
Chloe walked in just as Oliver closed the door and made her way towards Connor.
“So, playing hooky today?”
Connor grinned. “Yup!”
“So, your dad left any instructions?”
Connor’s grin grew wider as he held Chloe’s hands in his. “He said we can do whatever we want today! We can
even go to the city together!”
Chloe smiled, and the two of them went back to their own rooms to get ready for the day. Maybe this time, she would
have better luck tracking down the Chloe in the future. No matter what Clark said, she knew for a fact that the Chloe
today would want to come face to face with her.