Bring Me to Life (Five/?)
Prologue | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Conclusion
This part's kinda short.
Chapter Five
Clark watched as Chloe sat cross-legged on the sofa in his loft, focusing intently on a piece of rock that sat on his desk. He was blown away by how quickly she was able to levitate the mineral, and bring it toward her. It had taken him much, much longer to adjust to his own powers and abilities and sometimes he still wasn’t adjusted.
The grin on her face made him feel warm all over and he swallowed hard, realizing just how often he’d been feeling that around Chloe in the last 48 hours.
Her eyebrows furrowed and she glanced at him, catching the rock as she lost her concentration and it fell toward the loft floor.
He was a bit startled by the way she was looking at him and he forced himself to smile.
“What is it?”
“Huh? Oh, nothing. Just…it took me longer to control my abilities.”
“Are you jealous?” she asked with a faint grin.
“Well, I think it’d be pretty cool to be able to move stuff with my mind,” he admitted, causing her grin to widen. “Does it make you tired at all?”
Chloe shook her head. “Not so far. Of course, right now I’m just moving rocks and coffee mugs.”
“Maybe you should try something bigger.”
“Like what?”
“I don’t know,” he said with a shrug.
She started to reply when a mischievous look appeared on her face, her eyes twinkling. He knew that look. She was up to something that he probably wasn’t going to like.
“Chloe, what--” He realized suddenly that he was floating. “Chloe!”
She was grinning broadly and she stood up, amusement clear in her expression.
“I didn’t mean me!” he said, looking down. He was only about a foot off the ground, but still. Her power was stronger than he’d imagined. “Okay, so you can float things bigger than mugs and rocks. Put me down?”
“Sure thing, Clark.” Still grinning, she closed her eyes and a moment later his feet were back on solid ground.
Feeling unnerved, he shook his head. “All right, I think that’s enough practice for one afternoon.”
Chloe rolled her eyes and then glanced at her watch. “Yeah, I suppose you’re right. Besides, I should probably get ready and head back to Metropolis. I haven’t been to the Daily Planet or to classes since Monday.”
Before he had a chance to respond, she vanished. Clark felt his heart stop. “Uh…Chloe?”
* * *
Chloe didn’t even realize what was happening until she found herself standing in the middle of her dorm room. “Oh. My. God.”
Starting at the voice, Lana shrieked involuntarily, then froze, her eyes widened in disbelief. “Chloe?” she whispered, her jaw hanging open.
She let out a nervous chuckle, trying not to panic. “Hey, Lana. Long time no see.”