karraparis's Easter Basket

[babydracky]

Username: karraparis

Favorite Female Characters: Chole, Kara-El, Martha Kent
Favorite Male Characters: Clark, Lex, Jason, Ollie, Davis, Bart, Johnathan Kent (Best TV dad ever!)
Favorite Pairings: Ch/any (minus Lana)
Other: Love Future, Past, and crossover stuff!

What is your favorite part of Easter?: Chocolate Bunnies, Easter thymed movie-thon, and family

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[josephina_x]

"Is this really all right?" Lex whispered to Mrs. Kent as he gingerly sat down on the couch next to her.

"Lex, you were invited. Invited is invited," she smiled up at him. The poor boy was so nervous, honestly.

"It's just..."

Martha patted him arm consolingly and hoped he would relax. Kara had invited him for their Easter celebration, and she was part of the family, even if she was a new and somewhat beligerent addition at times. While Martha wasn't entirely certain what Lex had been up to at the dam that had Clark even more determined to sever ties with him, she did know that his divorce with Lana had been more than a little messy, with her framing him for her false murder. Martha wasn't about to leave Lex out in the cold when he was clearly trying to reedeem himself again after yet another second chance involving cars and too much water.

"Hi, Mrs. Senator!" Chloe called brightly, tongue-in-cheek, as she entered the front door with something in a casserole dish, with Oliver Queen trailing behind.

Not for long though -- Bart Allen came up right behind him and bodily shoved him into the living room. "Hey, Mrs. K!" Bart said just as happily, as Oliver mumbled a greeting of his own.

Then a cold silence descended as Oliver, Bart, and Chloe spied Lex, then stared him down.

Lex didn't quite shrink back into the sofa to hide behind Martha, but she wondered how much of a near thing it was.

"Ohmygod! Lex! You came!!" Kara cried jubilantly as she entered the house from the back door by the kitchen. Everyone turned to look at her, and she was quite a sight in a nearly neon-yellow summer dress, with matching shoes and belt. She dropped a large basket onto the kitchen table with an audible thump, then practically bounced over, before grabbing Lex by the arms and bodily pulling him up off the couch and into a giant hug.

Lex looked as thought he'd been put more than a little off-balance by her unbounded enthusiasm, giving an unsure smile. He tentatively patted her on the back and tried not to wince as Clark, who had followed her in at a more sedate pace, openly glared at him.

"I was so afraid you weren't going to make it! Clark said you're usually really busy on holidays!" she enthused as she finally backed off a little, though she was still holding onto his arms tightly enough that Lex doubted he could get away if he tried.

"Ah, well, you were rather adamant about my attendance when you brought it up yesterday," Lex replied, a little more weakly than he'd intended.

"And you came!" she grinned back at him. Her dazzling ear-to-ear smile nearly floored him.

"C'mon, I've gotta show you stuff!" she said excitedly.

Lex found himself dragged off into the kitchen and out of the immediate line of fire.

~*~*~*~*~*~

"It's... fine," Clark said to the trio by the door, unable to keep himself from sounding as strained as he felt.

"Fine?" Chloe demanded. "Does that really look fine to you?" she asked in a horrified whisper. Bart and Oliver glowered at Lex's back.

"What would Lana say?" Chloe continued.

Clark winced.

Then Chloe frowned in speculation. "...Wait, what did Lana say?"

Clark winced again.

Chloe's eyes widened.

"I didn't invite him..." Clark protested under his breath, looking away.