Revenge (PG-13)- Lexana Drama/Romance- Chapters 1 to 3
Well, I´m back home after a fortnight´s holiday in the mountains.
For Lexana fans, here are the three first chapters of the second Lex and Lana fic I ever wrote. Enjoy!
Summary:
What happened the days between Lex´s rescue after his plane crashed and his arrival in Smallville ? What would have things been like if Helen had decided to take revenge by hurting someone close to Lex ?
Title: Revenge
Rating:PG-13
Pairing: Lex/Lana
Genre: Drama/Romance
Author: Lexie
Disclaimer:all Superman and Smallville characters belong to DC Comics and Gough & Millar. No infringement´s intended.
CHAPTER 1: Goodbyes
Three months had gone by since Clark's disappearance from Smallville; five minutes since her confrontation with him in Metropolis and the realisation that their relationship was definitely over.
Lana left Clark and, distraught, took a taxi to Nell's where she was staying to attend Lex's funeral. Her aunt heard the front door open and made her way out of the kitchen to see Lana enter the house in tears, her mascara running down her cheeks.
“ What's wrong, Lana ? “ asked Nell in a worried voice.
“ Don't worry, Nell. I should have known all along that he didn't deserve my trust, that he'd disappoint me again. How stupid of me to believe this time would be any different ! “ exclaimed Lana wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, smudging her face with her make-up.
“ Are you talking about Clark ? “ asked Nell seriously.” You're both too young to know what you want, Lana. I know it hurts but, believe me, it's not the end of the world,“ she added.
“ You're happy, aren't you ? You've never liked him in the first place. Maybe you're right and I've just been kidding myself. Everyone I care about ends up leaving me so it shouldn't have come as a surprise to see Clark shut the door on me.But I can tell you this, Nell: I may be young and naïve and not know what I want, yet I know what I don't want. I don't want to be with someone who's constantly hiding things from me and who's not there when I need him to share something that's important to me. Note my words: Never again, “ cried Lana and rushed up the stairs to the guestroom, leaving a speechless Nell standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Lana stormed into her bedroom and, locking the door so as not to be disturbed, collapsed on her bed. Nell could hear her sobbing from downstairs and was in two-minds about what to do. She thought of calling Chloe but then, she remembered the two girls had been distant of late and she knew better than to interfere with Lana when she was in one of her moods. By one o'clock her crying had ebbed away and Nell ventured up the stairs to knock gently on her door.
“ Lana ? Lana, are you awake ? It's one o'clock. You should get ready for the funeral, remember ? “ she said quietly.
The funeral. Another goodbye. Lana scarcely felt the strength to sit up and muttered an answer. “ I'll be down in ten minutes, Nell. “ The tears threatened to fall again, this time for Lex, and they did. She locked herself up in the bathroom and slid down to the floor. She cried silently and rocked her body for comfort, aware now that she was truly alone. The one person to whom she could have turned to was also gone.
The feeling of numbness accompanied her throughout the funeral and there were a couple of times when she felt like howling.The hypocrisy of it all was almost unbearable- starting with Lionel and the seemimgly bereaved widow. Scanning the crowd Lana saw Martha Kent and realised that Clark's mum was perhaps the only person, apart from her, who was actually there because she cared about Lex. Love in his life had been as scarce as in hers and when he thought he had found it- like she did- it had slipped through his fingers.
There was a moment at the funeral when she believed she saw Clark watching the ceremony from a distance but then she told herself it must have been her ache playing tricks on her mind. It was high time she got over him, there was no turning back.
CHAPTER 2: The Rescue
Lex spent three months stranded on an island fighting the evil ghosts that lurked in the corners of his soul and threatened to devour the last shred of sanity left in his body. Eventually he was found by the crew of a fishing boat whose captain, Mr Simon, told Lex the Interpol was looking for him and that the area had been extensively searched a couple of months before. The young Luthor convinced the captain not to inform of his rescue in exchange for the promise of a big deposit in his bank account.
Lex tried to keep a low profile and avoided banks, credit cards, five-star hotels and first-class plane tickets. Simon and his crew gave him some money to buy some clothes and got him a free passage on a ship to Canada. Lex had decided that the Caribbean sun wasn't for him and the northern country was the best choice; he 'd be closer to home but not close enough to get caught before he found who was behind the accident.
He arrived in Toronto and stayed in a cabin in the woods that belonged to a cousin of Simon's, and that was vacant until the following hunting season. Lex was relieved to find canned food in the larder and some fruit and vegetables in the orchard behind the house. With the issue of food and accommodation already solved, he had time to ponder on other matters: how to come back to Smallville with only fifty dollars left in his pocket holding all or most of the cards in his hands.
After a shower and a hearty dinner, Lex went straight to bed and didn't wake up until three o'clock the following afternoon. With his mind now fresh, he decided to make his first move. He would contact the only person he felt he could trust. The nearest village was 20 miles away and Lex made his way through the woods on horseback to get to a cyber café he had spotted the day before when he got off the bus. He would e-mail her and see how she reacted to the news he was still alive and kicking. When he clicked “ send” he thought about writing to Clark as well but he remembered the caves and the doubts he still had about how much Clark was hiding from him and changed his mind. Now, all that was left was to kill some time before she answered, for he was sure she would.
CHAPTER 3: Back from the Dead
It had been a busy afternoon at The Talon and Lana was leaving the tables ready for the following morning. She still had to go through the day's numbers but that could wait, she wasn't feeling really up to it. She hadn't been feeling up to much recently.The atmosphere at the Sullivans was strained to say the least. She hadn't forgiven Chloe for lying to her about Clark's whereabouts and she knew that being around Chloe- Clark's best friend and secret inamorata- was only making things more difficult. She dialled Gabe Sullivan's home number and left a message on the answerphone telling him she'd stay over at The Talon.
Lana was in desperate need of a breather but she didn't know what to do. Nell ? No, going to Nell's was out of the question. They weren't on the best of terms for one thing, and she couldn't stand Dean for two successive days. Lana was in the middle of her musing when she heard a bleep announcing a new e-mail in her inbox.
She finished wiping the tables and emptyimg the ashtrays and went into her office to see what useless product they wanted her to buy this time. She got the shock of a lifetime when she opened the message and read:
“ Dear Lana,
I don't know how to broach the subject without giving you the creeps but here it goes. I'm alive and well.
Please, enter the chat room.I need your help.
Lex. “
Lana stared at the screen dumbfounded and thought that somebody was clearly fond of sick jokes. However, curiosity and the hope of having someone she could hold on to won. She opened the Messenger and wrote:
“ How do I know I'm not chatting with some psycho who has nothing to do on a Friday evening ? “
The answer apeared on the screen almost at once.
“ Do you remember the first time we met ? The time we weren't formally introduced ? “
Lana's hope got stronger.
“ What do you mean ? “
“ Well, let's say I made you blush and it wasn't because of my trademark charm. I think you wanted to check out my swimming pool ? “
Lana's lips broke into a smile and she felt her eyes starting to water.
“ Lex ! Where are you ? What's happened to you ? I've been to your funeral. “
“ I'm sorry to have put you through that. You wouldn't like to know where I've been. Let's just say it's a place I'd never wish you to be in. I'm alone and I don't know where Helen is. I woke up when the plane was falling down, the door was open and she was no longer on board. I got lucky a week ago when a fishing boat and its crew rescued me. “
Lana took a couple of minutes to frame the answer in her mind.
“ Lana ? Are you still there ? “
“ Lex, I don't know how to tell you this. I guess I'll just have to say it. Helen's in Smallville. She's living at the mansion. I saw her at the funeral but I haven't talked to her since the wedding. “
“ She's alive ? That's the best news I've heard in months ! “
“ I think you won't like what I'm going to tell you now. She gave a completely different account of your accident. She said you gave her the only life jacket on board and sacrificed your life to save hers. “
Lex could feel the bile rising up. Not Helen. He could have expected anything from his own father but ... Helen ? She had given him hope. He had thought the happiness that had eluded him all his life was finally there for him to grasp. How mistaken he had been ! Could he ever trust a woman again ? They had always deserted him and left him heartbroken and bitter.
“ Lex ? Lex ? Please, answer me. How can I help you ? “
“ I'm sorry, Lana. I think this has been a mistake. “
Lana rushed before he had the opportunity to cut their conversation short.
“ You can't do that to me, Lex. You can't leave me alone ! Clark's dumped me and I have no one I can talk to. Chloe's doubled-crossed me. I'm tired of lies. I want someone to be straight with me for once ! “
“I wouldn't like to drag you into my problems, Lana. I'm sorry about you and Clark. I truly am but you're right, there comes a time when one should say “ enough “. Are you sure you wouldn't mind getting involved ? I must warn you, I'm pretty sure now that both my father and Helen are behind this, and dad doesn't play by the book. “
“I'm here to help you. What would you have me do ? “
“ It may sound strange for a Luthor to say this. I'm rather short of cash. I could go to the bank and withdraw some money but I don't want my father to find out I'm still alive yet. I could ask you to make a deposit in my account but he'd trace that too. I know I'm asking you too much. Would you bring all your savings to me here in Canada ? It'll be just a loan. I'll pay you back as soon as I get home.“
“ Don't worry about that Lex.You can count on me. Besides you rarely take a cut of our earnings at The Talon.“
“ Very unLuthorlike of me, wouldn't you say ? OK... I'll send you a map with directions to get to the cabin I'm staying in. “
“ It sounds good and I needed a vacation anyway. What else shall I bring apart from the money ?”
“ I'm going to ask you one more favour, Lana, but it could be dangerous. Do you know if Helen's still working at the hospital ? “
“ She is, as far as I know. Why ? “
“ You'll have to get into the mansion when she's not there. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to get in without alerting security or being taped by the cameras. There's a secret passage that leads straight into my private rooms. I need you to get there and open my safe. You'll see a laptop, a mobile and a brown manila envelope, take them with you and make sure you leave eveything undisturbed. Do you think you could do that ? “
“ I'll manage, Lex. “
“ That'll be all then. And Lana ? Thanks. “
“ You're more than welcome, Lex. You've always been there for me. It's the least I can do to help. “
Lana shut down the computer, turned off the lights and elated headed to the bedroom upstairs. In the morning she'd go to the bank and pack her suitcase. She would have all night to concoct a convincing story for both Nell and the Sullivans.
CHAPTER 4
For Lexana fans, here are the three first chapters of the second Lex and Lana fic I ever wrote. Enjoy!
Summary:
What happened the days between Lex´s rescue after his plane crashed and his arrival in Smallville ? What would have things been like if Helen had decided to take revenge by hurting someone close to Lex ?
Title: Revenge
Rating:PG-13
Pairing: Lex/Lana
Genre: Drama/Romance
Author: Lexie
Disclaimer:all Superman and Smallville characters belong to DC Comics and Gough & Millar. No infringement´s intended.
CHAPTER 1: Goodbyes
Three months had gone by since Clark's disappearance from Smallville; five minutes since her confrontation with him in Metropolis and the realisation that their relationship was definitely over.
Lana left Clark and, distraught, took a taxi to Nell's where she was staying to attend Lex's funeral. Her aunt heard the front door open and made her way out of the kitchen to see Lana enter the house in tears, her mascara running down her cheeks.
“ What's wrong, Lana ? “ asked Nell in a worried voice.
“ Don't worry, Nell. I should have known all along that he didn't deserve my trust, that he'd disappoint me again. How stupid of me to believe this time would be any different ! “ exclaimed Lana wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, smudging her face with her make-up.
“ Are you talking about Clark ? “ asked Nell seriously.” You're both too young to know what you want, Lana. I know it hurts but, believe me, it's not the end of the world,“ she added.
“ You're happy, aren't you ? You've never liked him in the first place. Maybe you're right and I've just been kidding myself. Everyone I care about ends up leaving me so it shouldn't have come as a surprise to see Clark shut the door on me.But I can tell you this, Nell: I may be young and naïve and not know what I want, yet I know what I don't want. I don't want to be with someone who's constantly hiding things from me and who's not there when I need him to share something that's important to me. Note my words: Never again, “ cried Lana and rushed up the stairs to the guestroom, leaving a speechless Nell standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Lana stormed into her bedroom and, locking the door so as not to be disturbed, collapsed on her bed. Nell could hear her sobbing from downstairs and was in two-minds about what to do. She thought of calling Chloe but then, she remembered the two girls had been distant of late and she knew better than to interfere with Lana when she was in one of her moods. By one o'clock her crying had ebbed away and Nell ventured up the stairs to knock gently on her door.
“ Lana ? Lana, are you awake ? It's one o'clock. You should get ready for the funeral, remember ? “ she said quietly.
The funeral. Another goodbye. Lana scarcely felt the strength to sit up and muttered an answer. “ I'll be down in ten minutes, Nell. “ The tears threatened to fall again, this time for Lex, and they did. She locked herself up in the bathroom and slid down to the floor. She cried silently and rocked her body for comfort, aware now that she was truly alone. The one person to whom she could have turned to was also gone.
The feeling of numbness accompanied her throughout the funeral and there were a couple of times when she felt like howling.The hypocrisy of it all was almost unbearable- starting with Lionel and the seemimgly bereaved widow. Scanning the crowd Lana saw Martha Kent and realised that Clark's mum was perhaps the only person, apart from her, who was actually there because she cared about Lex. Love in his life had been as scarce as in hers and when he thought he had found it- like she did- it had slipped through his fingers.
There was a moment at the funeral when she believed she saw Clark watching the ceremony from a distance but then she told herself it must have been her ache playing tricks on her mind. It was high time she got over him, there was no turning back.
CHAPTER 2: The Rescue
Lex spent three months stranded on an island fighting the evil ghosts that lurked in the corners of his soul and threatened to devour the last shred of sanity left in his body. Eventually he was found by the crew of a fishing boat whose captain, Mr Simon, told Lex the Interpol was looking for him and that the area had been extensively searched a couple of months before. The young Luthor convinced the captain not to inform of his rescue in exchange for the promise of a big deposit in his bank account.
Lex tried to keep a low profile and avoided banks, credit cards, five-star hotels and first-class plane tickets. Simon and his crew gave him some money to buy some clothes and got him a free passage on a ship to Canada. Lex had decided that the Caribbean sun wasn't for him and the northern country was the best choice; he 'd be closer to home but not close enough to get caught before he found who was behind the accident.
He arrived in Toronto and stayed in a cabin in the woods that belonged to a cousin of Simon's, and that was vacant until the following hunting season. Lex was relieved to find canned food in the larder and some fruit and vegetables in the orchard behind the house. With the issue of food and accommodation already solved, he had time to ponder on other matters: how to come back to Smallville with only fifty dollars left in his pocket holding all or most of the cards in his hands.
After a shower and a hearty dinner, Lex went straight to bed and didn't wake up until three o'clock the following afternoon. With his mind now fresh, he decided to make his first move. He would contact the only person he felt he could trust. The nearest village was 20 miles away and Lex made his way through the woods on horseback to get to a cyber café he had spotted the day before when he got off the bus. He would e-mail her and see how she reacted to the news he was still alive and kicking. When he clicked “ send” he thought about writing to Clark as well but he remembered the caves and the doubts he still had about how much Clark was hiding from him and changed his mind. Now, all that was left was to kill some time before she answered, for he was sure she would.
CHAPTER 3: Back from the Dead
It had been a busy afternoon at The Talon and Lana was leaving the tables ready for the following morning. She still had to go through the day's numbers but that could wait, she wasn't feeling really up to it. She hadn't been feeling up to much recently.The atmosphere at the Sullivans was strained to say the least. She hadn't forgiven Chloe for lying to her about Clark's whereabouts and she knew that being around Chloe- Clark's best friend and secret inamorata- was only making things more difficult. She dialled Gabe Sullivan's home number and left a message on the answerphone telling him she'd stay over at The Talon.
Lana was in desperate need of a breather but she didn't know what to do. Nell ? No, going to Nell's was out of the question. They weren't on the best of terms for one thing, and she couldn't stand Dean for two successive days. Lana was in the middle of her musing when she heard a bleep announcing a new e-mail in her inbox.
She finished wiping the tables and emptyimg the ashtrays and went into her office to see what useless product they wanted her to buy this time. She got the shock of a lifetime when she opened the message and read:
“ Dear Lana,
I don't know how to broach the subject without giving you the creeps but here it goes. I'm alive and well.
Please, enter the chat room.I need your help.
Lex. “
Lana stared at the screen dumbfounded and thought that somebody was clearly fond of sick jokes. However, curiosity and the hope of having someone she could hold on to won. She opened the Messenger and wrote:
“ How do I know I'm not chatting with some psycho who has nothing to do on a Friday evening ? “
The answer apeared on the screen almost at once.
“ Do you remember the first time we met ? The time we weren't formally introduced ? “
Lana's hope got stronger.
“ What do you mean ? “
“ Well, let's say I made you blush and it wasn't because of my trademark charm. I think you wanted to check out my swimming pool ? “
Lana's lips broke into a smile and she felt her eyes starting to water.
“ Lex ! Where are you ? What's happened to you ? I've been to your funeral. “
“ I'm sorry to have put you through that. You wouldn't like to know where I've been. Let's just say it's a place I'd never wish you to be in. I'm alone and I don't know where Helen is. I woke up when the plane was falling down, the door was open and she was no longer on board. I got lucky a week ago when a fishing boat and its crew rescued me. “
Lana took a couple of minutes to frame the answer in her mind.
“ Lana ? Are you still there ? “
“ Lex, I don't know how to tell you this. I guess I'll just have to say it. Helen's in Smallville. She's living at the mansion. I saw her at the funeral but I haven't talked to her since the wedding. “
“ She's alive ? That's the best news I've heard in months ! “
“ I think you won't like what I'm going to tell you now. She gave a completely different account of your accident. She said you gave her the only life jacket on board and sacrificed your life to save hers. “
Lex could feel the bile rising up. Not Helen. He could have expected anything from his own father but ... Helen ? She had given him hope. He had thought the happiness that had eluded him all his life was finally there for him to grasp. How mistaken he had been ! Could he ever trust a woman again ? They had always deserted him and left him heartbroken and bitter.
“ Lex ? Lex ? Please, answer me. How can I help you ? “
“ I'm sorry, Lana. I think this has been a mistake. “
Lana rushed before he had the opportunity to cut their conversation short.
“ You can't do that to me, Lex. You can't leave me alone ! Clark's dumped me and I have no one I can talk to. Chloe's doubled-crossed me. I'm tired of lies. I want someone to be straight with me for once ! “
“I wouldn't like to drag you into my problems, Lana. I'm sorry about you and Clark. I truly am but you're right, there comes a time when one should say “ enough “. Are you sure you wouldn't mind getting involved ? I must warn you, I'm pretty sure now that both my father and Helen are behind this, and dad doesn't play by the book. “
“I'm here to help you. What would you have me do ? “
“ It may sound strange for a Luthor to say this. I'm rather short of cash. I could go to the bank and withdraw some money but I don't want my father to find out I'm still alive yet. I could ask you to make a deposit in my account but he'd trace that too. I know I'm asking you too much. Would you bring all your savings to me here in Canada ? It'll be just a loan. I'll pay you back as soon as I get home.“
“ Don't worry about that Lex.You can count on me. Besides you rarely take a cut of our earnings at The Talon.“
“ Very unLuthorlike of me, wouldn't you say ? OK... I'll send you a map with directions to get to the cabin I'm staying in. “
“ It sounds good and I needed a vacation anyway. What else shall I bring apart from the money ?”
“ I'm going to ask you one more favour, Lana, but it could be dangerous. Do you know if Helen's still working at the hospital ? “
“ She is, as far as I know. Why ? “
“ You'll have to get into the mansion when she's not there. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to get in without alerting security or being taped by the cameras. There's a secret passage that leads straight into my private rooms. I need you to get there and open my safe. You'll see a laptop, a mobile and a brown manila envelope, take them with you and make sure you leave eveything undisturbed. Do you think you could do that ? “
“ I'll manage, Lex. “
“ That'll be all then. And Lana ? Thanks. “
“ You're more than welcome, Lex. You've always been there for me. It's the least I can do to help. “
Lana shut down the computer, turned off the lights and elated headed to the bedroom upstairs. In the morning she'd go to the bank and pack her suitcase. She would have all night to concoct a convincing story for both Nell and the Sullivans.
CHAPTER 4