Fic: The Other Side (2/?)
Title: The Other Side (2/?)
Author: cara410 (therealcaramel) and kachica (yotb0ka)
Pairing: Chlollie
Rating: PG-13 (subject might change)
Disclaimer: We don’t own anything. Everything belongs to their respective owners.
Summary: When hope was gone in a world with no Superman, they decided to take justice in their own hands. CHLOLLIE. AU inspired by Luthor episode.
Banner: kachica
Previous Chapter: 01
Chapter 2
Drumming his fingers along the steering wheel, he tried his best to concentrate on his driving and willed his mind not to wander back to the short minutes he had spent with her. But of course, the more he tried not to think about her, the more he did.
Gaze fixed on the road, his thoughts drifted back to the conversation they had shared.
“We’d like to help,” she had told him. Yet, as soon as he had tried to get to know who the ‘we’ had referred to, she had become evasive. She had used Lois’s shoes as excuse, to explain her need to leave quickly, making sure she had gotten him to accept to meet her again the following night, so that she could explain everything.
Tonight.
Of course, he had immediately accepted. At that time, it had seemed like the logical thing to do. She had been haunting his thoughts and she had magically reentered his life. He did not want her out of it so quickly.
In retrospect though, he realized that his attraction to her could really be intelligence-numbing.
Apart from her family ties to Lois, he knew almost nothing about her.
What if the Luthors had somehow found a way to get her on their side?
He had been too quick to accept to meet her again. He should have made a background check on her. Should have trusted more than his guts and Lois’s words on her.
Indeed, he had called Lois as soon as they had parted on the precedent night. Had interrogated her on the younger cousin as subtly as he’d known how to. Thankfully, Lois hadn’t spared any information on Chloe.
Lois had spoken fondly of her, admitting that they weren’t as close as she’d like to. He also learnt that Chloe hadn’t been around much. That meant that the blonde hadn’t been lying when she had told him about being all around the world…
Lois hadn’t been able to enlighten him on what, exactly, she had been doing, though. It seemed that they hadn’t been keeping in touch with each other while she’d been away. Still, Lois had shared that she had proposed to share her apartment with Chloe as soon as she had learned about the latter coming back to Metropolis, to catch up on lost time and to get to know her little cousin better.
He hadn’t pushed for more information, had instead had to stop himself from revealing what little he knew about Chloe, when Lois had pleaded for him not to try and involve her cousin in what they were doing.
The realization that both cousins held no knowledge of the other’s actions made him uncomfortable - Chloe had also asked him not to breathe a word of their conversation to Lois. But he figured that it wasn’t his business to interfere.
Still, the lack of useful information about Chloe had been unsettling. It was now messing with his head, making him overly paranoid.
Hoping he wasn’t heading into a trap, he stepped on the accelerator as he drove towards the address she had given him yesterday, his mind set on having her answer a few of his questions.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
He could hear the crunch of the small rocks beneath his tires when his car finally came to a halt in front of a rather considerable building. His senses were heightened; it was probably the adrenaline rush. He had no idea what was waiting for him inside of that building. Getting out of his car, he double checked the address to make sure he was at the right place. He was now in a business district, and admittedly, he had to give it to her for choosing such an inconspicuous place for their meeting.
He took in a deep breath as he walked towards the building. As soon as he got in, he headed to the elevators. She had asked him to meet him at the penthouse; he pressed the button accordingly. The elevator stopped three floors before its destination. He typed in the code Chloe had given him on the keypad, and the elevator began moving again.
The door finally opened to reveal Chloe, and he was a bit annoyed at himself for being blown away by the mere sight of her, when he still didn’t know if he could really trust her.
He watched as she let out a sigh when she saw him, knew that it meant she was relieved that he had come. Had she known about the doubts he had about coming to meet her?
“I’m glad you came,” Chloe said, and he could practically hear the appreciation in her voice. He just nodded, taking in her weary appearance. Her eyes were red, probably because she lacked sleep. But she was still as attractive. He couldn’t help a smirk from appearing on his lips when his mind finally registered that she was wearing a green blouse with her pair of loose fitting black pants.
Had she taken his words into consideration while dressing up this morning?
If he was still a little kid, he’d be jumping with joy.
Yet, the smirk disappeared from his lips when his gaze rose back to her face. Eyebrows raised, she was looking at him disbelievingly, but with a smirk of her own. He could only look at her sheepishly and shrugged, knowing that she had caught him checking her out. Thankfully, she dropped the matter, and turned around before asking him to follow her.
He cautiously obliged, having to remind himself that the fact that she hadn’t made an attempt on his life, didn’t mean that he could fully let his guard down around her.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
They walked silently through a corridor before they stopped in front of a closed door. She quickly got her fingerprints scanned, and the door opened, revealing a dark room. She started walking and he followed her inside. As soon as the door closed behind them, the lights came on, and a big screen descended from the ceiling. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t impressed. But with a poker face, he still decided to question her.
“What is all of this?”
“Oh,” she replied, looking back at him. “This is our newly relocated secret base…” she continued, a hint of pride in voice. “And this,” she said, pointing out to the big screen, “is a map, which will help me show you a few of our activities…”
She was most likely about to go to the computer system controlling their secret base when he stopped her with an observation.
“You keep saying we, but I only see you here.”
She had frozen, probably because of the distrust she’d heard in his voice. But he couldn’t have helped it. He needed to know what she was keeping from him, and who the others were…
She knew too much about him, and if he were to trust her, he needed to feel like he was on equal ground with her.
She turned back, body now facing him. He could tell that she hadn’t appreciated his tone by the look on her face. He tried not to care; instead, he crossed his arms and stared at her, hard. He hoped that would make her realize that he was serious.
Her lips pursed, but then she sighed, “We are a tight group of people who fight the good fight. We’ve been doing what you’re trying to do here, by yourself, for quite a while now. We’re here to help because you can’t possibly do this alone.”
“I’m not refusing your help. I just need to know more about who’s helping.”
She heaved a sigh and glared at him, but that didn’t make him back away.
“That’s a long story…” she offered, reluctantly.
“I have time to waste.” He replied bluntly, but then added, as if to explain his discontentment. “Don’t you think I’m at a disadvantage here, Miss Sullivan? You know everything about me, yet you won’t even tell me who you’re working with. Why should I trust you?”
“I told them that this was a bad idea….” She mumbled, more to herself than to him, as she shook her head. Eventually, she took a chair, sat on it, and with a nod, she encouraged him to do the same.
“Five questions. That’s all I’ll answer at the moment.”
He sat down, and stared at her, a bit infuriated at how she was bossing him around. Yeah, if there was any doubt before, now he’d be certain that she was Lois’s cousin alright.
Five questions, when he had so many to ask her… Like how she had gotten herself into that life… Her reasons for coming back to Metropolis… whether she had a boyfriend…
He shook his head. There were more pressing matters at hand.
“Who are you working with?” he therefore asked.
“Heroes.” She answered, then offered him a few of their aliases. He nodded; he had heard about those vigilantes. “Their real identities aren’t my secret to divulge, but you’ll meet them soon enough.”
He frowned, she was as evasive as ever, but at least he could write off the Luthors as being her employees. Her friends, despite their unlawful methods, had really made a change in certain parts of the world.
Relieved, and wanting to lighten the mood that had become quite heavy, he decided to ask her the question he had wanted to ask her since he had first seen her.
“Are you single?”
She looked taken aback, and threw him the same disbelieving look she had earlier, but eventually smiled before answering him.
“I am.”
He had started smiling when she added, “But you are my cousin’s ex.”
“Ex being the operative word.”
She let out a short chuckle and shook her head at him.
“Three questions,” she reminded him.
He’d already known that she was off-limits, but he had at least tried.
“How exactly is your little group going to help me to get rid of Ultraman permanently?”
She smiled at that. She had been expecting that question.
“Who said anything about killing Clark?” At his confused look, she elaborated.
“We’re here because we need the remaining green rocks you have in stock.”
He was certain his eyes had widened. Had he misjudged her, after all? He was about to ask her why she thought he’d ever agree to give up on their only chance to fight Ultraman when she spoke again.
"Come again?"
“You’ve made a mistake by getting the word out about his weakness. We need your help to rectify that and you’ll need ours to get rid of the real villain of this story.”
********
TBC
Author: cara410 (therealcaramel) and kachica (yotb0ka)
Pairing: Chlollie
Rating: PG-13 (subject might change)
Disclaimer: We don’t own anything. Everything belongs to their respective owners.
Summary: When hope was gone in a world with no Superman, they decided to take justice in their own hands. CHLOLLIE. AU inspired by Luthor episode.
Banner: kachica
Previous Chapter: 01
Chapter 2
Drumming his fingers along the steering wheel, he tried his best to concentrate on his driving and willed his mind not to wander back to the short minutes he had spent with her. But of course, the more he tried not to think about her, the more he did.
Gaze fixed on the road, his thoughts drifted back to the conversation they had shared.
“We’d like to help,” she had told him. Yet, as soon as he had tried to get to know who the ‘we’ had referred to, she had become evasive. She had used Lois’s shoes as excuse, to explain her need to leave quickly, making sure she had gotten him to accept to meet her again the following night, so that she could explain everything.
Tonight.
Of course, he had immediately accepted. At that time, it had seemed like the logical thing to do. She had been haunting his thoughts and she had magically reentered his life. He did not want her out of it so quickly.
In retrospect though, he realized that his attraction to her could really be intelligence-numbing.
Apart from her family ties to Lois, he knew almost nothing about her.
What if the Luthors had somehow found a way to get her on their side?
He had been too quick to accept to meet her again. He should have made a background check on her. Should have trusted more than his guts and Lois’s words on her.
Indeed, he had called Lois as soon as they had parted on the precedent night. Had interrogated her on the younger cousin as subtly as he’d known how to. Thankfully, Lois hadn’t spared any information on Chloe.
Lois had spoken fondly of her, admitting that they weren’t as close as she’d like to. He also learnt that Chloe hadn’t been around much. That meant that the blonde hadn’t been lying when she had told him about being all around the world…
Lois hadn’t been able to enlighten him on what, exactly, she had been doing, though. It seemed that they hadn’t been keeping in touch with each other while she’d been away. Still, Lois had shared that she had proposed to share her apartment with Chloe as soon as she had learned about the latter coming back to Metropolis, to catch up on lost time and to get to know her little cousin better.
He hadn’t pushed for more information, had instead had to stop himself from revealing what little he knew about Chloe, when Lois had pleaded for him not to try and involve her cousin in what they were doing.
The realization that both cousins held no knowledge of the other’s actions made him uncomfortable - Chloe had also asked him not to breathe a word of their conversation to Lois. But he figured that it wasn’t his business to interfere.
Still, the lack of useful information about Chloe had been unsettling. It was now messing with his head, making him overly paranoid.
Hoping he wasn’t heading into a trap, he stepped on the accelerator as he drove towards the address she had given him yesterday, his mind set on having her answer a few of his questions.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
He could hear the crunch of the small rocks beneath his tires when his car finally came to a halt in front of a rather considerable building. His senses were heightened; it was probably the adrenaline rush. He had no idea what was waiting for him inside of that building. Getting out of his car, he double checked the address to make sure he was at the right place. He was now in a business district, and admittedly, he had to give it to her for choosing such an inconspicuous place for their meeting.
He took in a deep breath as he walked towards the building. As soon as he got in, he headed to the elevators. She had asked him to meet him at the penthouse; he pressed the button accordingly. The elevator stopped three floors before its destination. He typed in the code Chloe had given him on the keypad, and the elevator began moving again.
The door finally opened to reveal Chloe, and he was a bit annoyed at himself for being blown away by the mere sight of her, when he still didn’t know if he could really trust her.
He watched as she let out a sigh when she saw him, knew that it meant she was relieved that he had come. Had she known about the doubts he had about coming to meet her?
“I’m glad you came,” Chloe said, and he could practically hear the appreciation in her voice. He just nodded, taking in her weary appearance. Her eyes were red, probably because she lacked sleep. But she was still as attractive. He couldn’t help a smirk from appearing on his lips when his mind finally registered that she was wearing a green blouse with her pair of loose fitting black pants.
Had she taken his words into consideration while dressing up this morning?
If he was still a little kid, he’d be jumping with joy.
Yet, the smirk disappeared from his lips when his gaze rose back to her face. Eyebrows raised, she was looking at him disbelievingly, but with a smirk of her own. He could only look at her sheepishly and shrugged, knowing that she had caught him checking her out. Thankfully, she dropped the matter, and turned around before asking him to follow her.
He cautiously obliged, having to remind himself that the fact that she hadn’t made an attempt on his life, didn’t mean that he could fully let his guard down around her.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
They walked silently through a corridor before they stopped in front of a closed door. She quickly got her fingerprints scanned, and the door opened, revealing a dark room. She started walking and he followed her inside. As soon as the door closed behind them, the lights came on, and a big screen descended from the ceiling. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t impressed. But with a poker face, he still decided to question her.
“What is all of this?”
“Oh,” she replied, looking back at him. “This is our newly relocated secret base…” she continued, a hint of pride in voice. “And this,” she said, pointing out to the big screen, “is a map, which will help me show you a few of our activities…”
She was most likely about to go to the computer system controlling their secret base when he stopped her with an observation.
“You keep saying we, but I only see you here.”
She had frozen, probably because of the distrust she’d heard in his voice. But he couldn’t have helped it. He needed to know what she was keeping from him, and who the others were…
She knew too much about him, and if he were to trust her, he needed to feel like he was on equal ground with her.
She turned back, body now facing him. He could tell that she hadn’t appreciated his tone by the look on her face. He tried not to care; instead, he crossed his arms and stared at her, hard. He hoped that would make her realize that he was serious.
Her lips pursed, but then she sighed, “We are a tight group of people who fight the good fight. We’ve been doing what you’re trying to do here, by yourself, for quite a while now. We’re here to help because you can’t possibly do this alone.”
“I’m not refusing your help. I just need to know more about who’s helping.”
She heaved a sigh and glared at him, but that didn’t make him back away.
“That’s a long story…” she offered, reluctantly.
“I have time to waste.” He replied bluntly, but then added, as if to explain his discontentment. “Don’t you think I’m at a disadvantage here, Miss Sullivan? You know everything about me, yet you won’t even tell me who you’re working with. Why should I trust you?”
“I told them that this was a bad idea….” She mumbled, more to herself than to him, as she shook her head. Eventually, she took a chair, sat on it, and with a nod, she encouraged him to do the same.
“Five questions. That’s all I’ll answer at the moment.”
He sat down, and stared at her, a bit infuriated at how she was bossing him around. Yeah, if there was any doubt before, now he’d be certain that she was Lois’s cousin alright.
Five questions, when he had so many to ask her… Like how she had gotten herself into that life… Her reasons for coming back to Metropolis… whether she had a boyfriend…
He shook his head. There were more pressing matters at hand.
“Who are you working with?” he therefore asked.
“Heroes.” She answered, then offered him a few of their aliases. He nodded; he had heard about those vigilantes. “Their real identities aren’t my secret to divulge, but you’ll meet them soon enough.”
He frowned, she was as evasive as ever, but at least he could write off the Luthors as being her employees. Her friends, despite their unlawful methods, had really made a change in certain parts of the world.
Relieved, and wanting to lighten the mood that had become quite heavy, he decided to ask her the question he had wanted to ask her since he had first seen her.
“Are you single?”
She looked taken aback, and threw him the same disbelieving look she had earlier, but eventually smiled before answering him.
“I am.”
He had started smiling when she added, “But you are my cousin’s ex.”
“Ex being the operative word.”
She let out a short chuckle and shook her head at him.
“Three questions,” she reminded him.
He’d already known that she was off-limits, but he had at least tried.
“How exactly is your little group going to help me to get rid of Ultraman permanently?”
She smiled at that. She had been expecting that question.
“Who said anything about killing Clark?” At his confused look, she elaborated.
“We’re here because we need the remaining green rocks you have in stock.”
He was certain his eyes had widened. Had he misjudged her, after all? He was about to ask her why she thought he’d ever agree to give up on their only chance to fight Ultraman when she spoke again.
"Come again?"
“You’ve made a mistake by getting the word out about his weakness. We need your help to rectify that and you’ll need ours to get rid of the real villain of this story.”
********
TBC