A Promise is a PromiseChapter 1 – A Promise kept Lana is sitting in the mansion’s library writing a note to Lex. She is trying to express how she can’t be with him. After what she saw in the wine cellar, there is nothing that anyone could do to make her change her mind about leaving Lex for Clark. She loves him and after hearing him say to Chloe, “giving up Lana was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life.” It hit her, she truly loves Clark; she’s been denying it this whole time. As all these things were running through her mind he was standing in the doorway, staring at her. She could sense his eyes on her and had to see if it really was him, turning her head, she saw that it was, it was Clark Kent, the man of her dreams, “Clark,” she said with emotion. “I cannot let you go through with this,” he said with emotion. Then he starts walking towards her, “not until you know everything.” Lana starts to get emotional because she already knows a lot. So she puts down her letter and stands up to walk towards him, “Clark, its ok, you don’t have to explain.” “I owe it to you.” He says puzzled at Lana response because she’s always wanted to know his secret, why doesn’t she want to know now. “No…..you don’t owe me anything,” she said shaking her head. “I’m the one that’s been in denial……..and I thought that the love that I have for Lex would be enough…….but I can’t keep turning my back on the truth.”Clark looks at her confused, “what are you saying?” Lana getting emotional even more responds with, “I’m not marrying Lex. Ok, I don’t have time to explain right now, I’ll meet you at the barn at 5 o’clock.” Clark nods and smiles in understanding what Lana is saying. Then they hear someone coming. “You have to go, I’ll be there………I promise.” Lana then pulls him down for a kiss, a short but sweet kiss. One they haven’t experienced in a while. After pulling away Lana says, “go.” Clark lets go of Lana and walks to the other door and leaves through it just as someone else is coming through the opposite door. Lana turns to see……..Lionel. “Ms. Lang,” Lionel looks at his watch as he walks up to her. “Shouldn’t you be leaving for the church?” He stops in front of Lana waiting for an answer. Lana looks down at her note to Lex. Lionel follows her gaze down to the note. “What’s this?” He leans down to pick it up, Lana try’s to grab it before him but he beats her to it. He brings up so he can look at it. It says: Dear Lex, I’m sorry but I can’t go through with this. He processes then looks back at Lana, “this will destroy Lex.” “Mr. Luthor, I’m sorry but this is none of your business.” She said shaking her head. “Well I’m making it my business; I can’t let you call off the wedding.” He folds up the letter. “Things have changed, and it wouldn’t be fair to Lex to pretend like they haven’t,” she said looking Lionel right in the eye. Lionel realizing what she’s saying says, “You know Clark’s secret don’t you?” Lana looks at Lionel confused. “I’ve been watching you since you started seeing my son and you’ve been getting closer and closer to finding out the SHOCKING truth about Clark Kent.” He says this as he walks behind Lana. “What a surprise it must have been to realize that Clark has kept up the deception for so long; RIGHT under your nose.” As Lana turns around to face him she says, “He was trying to protect me.” Lionel smiles at that comment. “And he’s not going to let you threaten me now.” She said with anger in her voice. “You think Clark’s invincible, it’s not so, like every hero he has an akiles heel, a weakness………I know what it is.” He says glaring at Lana. “And I know that it could kill him.” Lana doesn’t believe him, “no…….you could never hurt him.”“Would you bet,” he pauses. “Clark’s life on that,” he looks at Lana reaction. “I give you my word Ms. Lang, if you don’t honor the promise that you’ve made to my son or I find out that you’ve told anyone about this conversation……I will kill CLARK……KENT.”Lana looks at him scared, like she’s about to cry then Lionel walks past her and back out the door he came through. She sits back down in the chair she was sitting in before and starts crying. “What can I do? Do I marry Lex to protect Clark and live a loveless life or do I be with the man that I love and would truly be happy with?” Tears are now streaming down her cheeks. She wipes them away with her hand. “I don’t know what to do. I love Clark so much yet if I be with him he could die. Does that mean I marry Lex just to keep Clark from dieing? I just don’t know.” -Church-Almost everyone is seated and Chloe and Lex are walking to the altar. Lex asks Chloe, “She didn’t tell you anything?”Chloe responds, “No she just vanished, she won’t answer her cell, I’m sorry Lex I don’t know what to say.” And as they are walking past Lionel Chloe says, “I’m sure there’s an explanation for all of this. “Chloe walks to her position and Lex walks up to the priest. “Father, did Lana say anything to you, anything that might have indicated……..”“Be patient Lex; give her a little more time……wedding day jitters are to be expected.” Father answers Lex. Then Lex looks from Father to the crown and smiles then looks at the doorway where Lana should be walking through. He looks over at his father and he smiles. The crowd starts to wonder where she is and they start talking amongst themselves. Then Lex says to himself, “She’s not coming.” Kent Farm – LoftClark is holding a wedding ring, “I’ve loved you since the first moment I saw you………………………………will you marry me?” He says smiling. Shelby looks at him like he’s crazy. “It’s too corny huh?” Then he gets up and sits on the couch looking at his watch. Clark looks at his watch one more time and realizes she’s not coming. So he grabs his jacket and walks down the stairs. When he walks out of the barn he see’s a crimson colored Jeep pulling into the driveway. Instantly a smile covers his face. She pulls up and parks then she gets out of her vehicle. “I almost thought you weren’t coming.” He said relived that she came.“Yah, sorry about that,” she said looking into his eyes. “I would have been here he a while ago but I had to think about things after Lionel came to speak to me after you left.” “What did he say?” Clark asked confused. “Let’s go up to the loft, I’ll explain it to you.” She said as she walked past him for the stairs up to the loft. He followed her up there and sat down on the couch next to her. “Lana, what happened?” He said concerned. “Well, Lionel pretty much threatened me after you left and because of this threat I almost went to the church and married Lex.” She said remembering how she felt when Lionel told her that he knew how to kill Clark. “What did he say that would make you want to leave me and marry Lex?” “He said that he would kill you if I didn’t marry Lex.” She now was tearing up. Clark gets closer to Lana and pulls her in for a hug. “Don’t worry Lana, he won’t kill me.” Lana pulled back still crying a bit, “but he said he knew your weakness and that he would kill you with it.” “Lana,” he looks into her eyes, “I’m not going to die, we’re finally back together, and nothing will tear us apart………not even my secret.” Lana realizing that he doesn’t know that she knows some of his secret tells him, “Clark, I have to tell you something.” What is it? Did Lionel do something else? No, Lionel has nothing to do with this,” she said shaking her head. Clark, I know part of your secret.” You do?” He says confused, how? I was the one that locked Chloe in the wine cellar. I watched from behind a few rows of wine and saw you break off the handle, the door and then melt the hinges back together. I also heard you and Chloe talking about me.” So that’s why you didn’t want to know my secret when I came into the library to see you. Yah, I just wanted to be with you.” Lana said putting her hands on his face.I love you Clark Kent.” Lana pulled his face closer and kissed him. They pull away and Clark responds with, “I’ve always loved you Lana. Now we can be together, I won’t let Lionel ruin this for us and to make our coming back together even more special I have something to ask you.” What would that be Clark?Well if you don’t mind I would like to take you to the Fortress in order to do that. But first we need to handle a few things got it Lana-El absoultely Kal-EL. Then come on babe do you trust me? A hundred percent then go change into a spy outfit or something mournful just trust me. You got it Kal-El alright Lana-El. She chose a black sheath dress and put her hair in a tasteful bun and put on matching black calf length stilleto heeled boots. --ChurchIt’s now 5:30pm; Lionel realizes that Lana has gone to Clark, and just as Lex announces that the wedding is called off, Lionel leaves the building to go a kill Clark Kent. Lionel gets into his car, “I guess Lana wants Clark to die today.” He smirks, “well I guess that’s her choice but I thought she would be smarter than that.” He gets out of the parking lot and drives down the road to the Kent Farm. Driving down the road at way 3X’s the speed limit. Jor-el is inside his mind thinking about what he could do to stop Lionel from killing his only son. Lionel doesn’t even realize Jor-el is in his head. Jor-el can only think of one plan, and he sees the Kent Farm coming so I guess he is going to have to do it, it’s the only way. Kent Farm – LoftClark and Lana are sitting on the couch staring into eachother’s eyes when suddenly They both jump up, “What was that?” Clark said confused. They both run downstairs, outside the barn to see a car totally totaled on fire in the field across the road. “Oh my god,” Lana said shocked putting her hand to her mouth.“Lana, call 911,” Clark said as he ran to go see who it was that crashed. Lana runs into the house and calls 911. They pick up immediately, “Hi, we need an ambulance to the Kent farm, someone totaled their car and it’s on fire, hurry.” We’ll be there in 5 minutes, the man on the other end answered. Clark runs over to the car in normal speed so that if the person is still alive they don’t see him using his powers. Once there the body of the person driving the car was lying on the road upside down. Clark walked over and flipped the person over and it was………….Lionel. Clark felt for a pulse but he couldn’t find one. This looked exactly like when Lana had been hit by that bus and was lying on the road dead. Then the ambulance showed up. The paramedics pulled out all their equipment and hurried over to Lionel and Clark. Please move Clark, your not needed here anymore we have it under control. Ok, he said standing back, The paramedics pick up Lionel and take him to the hospital. Once the ambulance is out of sight, Clark super speeds back to the house. “Clark, who was it? Who flipped their car?” She asked worried. It was Lionel. Lionel, she said confused. Why would he………..oh wait he must have been coming to kill you. She jumps into his arms to hug him. Oh no, I told you Clark he’s going to kill you.doesn’t matter now. What, why doesn’t it matter Clark, he’s going to kill you after he gets out of the hospital. She said starting to get emotional. No he’s not Lana he’s dead she looks at him confused. He’s dead, I felt for a pulse before the paramedics got there, there wasn’t one. What, Lionel’s dead? She asked as if not believing Clark. Yup as dead as you can be. He can’t kill me now we can be together without having to worry anymore.” Clark says looking at Lana. Then he pulled her close for a hug.Clark I’m glad we can finally be together without having to worry about Lionel but it just feels so weird because he died.” She says starting to tear up a little. I know Lana, but it was his fault he was so determined to kill me that he probably didn’t see what hit him.” He said kissing the top of her head. Then they walked over to the couch and Clark lit up the fireplace. They sat there and watched the fire.HospitalLionel is in the emergency room and lots of doctors and nurses are around him trying to get him to come back to life. Then Lex comes in, is my father alright?” He sees him and then runs up to him. Dad, dad, wake up, Lex said crying now. Then nurses grabbed him and dragged him out of the room.A half an hour later the doctors and nurses come out of the room. Lex runs up to them, is he ok, can I see him Lex said panicked. Lex, I’m sorry, your dad he didn’t make it. The doctor said sympathetically. No, he can’t be dead, Lex said confused. He is, I’m sorry for your loss. Lex backed up into a chair and slumped down into to it. He whispers to himself, how could this happen to me, I lose Lana and my dad all in the same day. Is someone out to get me or something? Then he realizes he never asked where he crashed. He gets up and runs to the doctor. Where did he crash? Umm..I think the paramedics said right out by the Kent farm. Thank you, then Lex turns and says quietly, Clark. I’ll get you for this. First you take Lana and now my dad dies right by your house. You will pay for what you’ve done to me. Chapter 2 – Questions Answered --------------------------------------------------Luthor Cemetery------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 days later, it’s the day of Lionel’s funeral. Lex is standing in front of Lionel’s tombstone which is just a little bit taller than him. There are lots of flowers surrounding his tombstone in honor of the infamous Lionel Luthor. Not many people showed up for the funeral but Lex didn’t think there would be since not many people liked him. Martha Kent wasn’t even there even though they were getting closer each day. Lex didn’t know why she wasn’t there but he was sure to find out. Thinking back to the past, Lex really wasn’t sure what to believe. I mean first somehow he survived driving off a bridge. And from that he became friends with Clark Kent. As time went by watching Clark pine over Lana and then finally get together, it sickened him. Watching his best friend fall for this beautiful girl, he wondered what he was doing, why the famous Lex Luthor was helping someone fall in love with a girl that he loves. It didn’t make any sense, what was he doing. Then one day he lost his best friend but he didn’t care now his obstacle was out of the way. He could put together a plan to break up Clark and Lana so that he could swoop in to save the day and for once be called a hero. And his plan worked Simone had broken up Clark and Lana. Not long after that he was with the love of his life, he fooled her so much as to letting her think that she was pregnant. But in reality she wasn’t, it was just another pawn in getting her to marry him. For some reason though, she didn’t get married to him and he doesn’t know why, that’s another thing that he is going to find out. He surely thought that his plan would work. Slipping drugs into her tea to make her think she was pregnant. When really nothing was growing, it was all a lie. He really thought he had her but for some reason it didn’t work. 5 days ago, the day of their wedding she didn’t show up, all his hard work in planning for that day all went down the drain and the one to blame is Clark Kent. He’s the only one that could have done it………….Lex………Lex someone in the crowd said. Lex snapped out of his thought, Yes. Aren’t you going to say a few words about your father? Oh, yes I minus well.” Lex cleared his throat as he thought about what to say. Lionel Luthor was a strong willed person, he wasn’t that great of a father but because of him I am the man I am today. He went through some tough times in the past; he went to jail, survived a liver disease, was in Belle Reeve but he pushed through all that. He taught me that money is power without it, you’ll have nothing. So when you think of Lionel Luthor, you should think money and power because that’s all he’s ever been his whole life. I will always think about my father for the person he will is and that is power.” Lex pauses as everyone thinks about what he just said. “Now I must leave, I hope you all say your farewells and come back whenever you like.” Lex walks away back to the mansion. Lana walks up to the front in a catwalk way making eveyone stare at her and she says.
Lionel Luthor was a man of his own someone he only himself could pull off bad things. He used Morgan Edge to kill his parents to making Lex Luthor Evil. He threatened to kill Clark and he died because of it somehow carma always pays back . So listen he taught nothing but evil and htrew it off at other’s making bad plans. So listen now and carefully the Luthor’s are bad people and I almost became one may he go to hell and never live in peace. Lana blew a kiss at his grave and dropped a red rose then with her lipstick she hated in blood red she wrote here rest the first devil at the feet of many man and woman may he never rest in peace. Clark stood up and said Ladies and Gentleman the Luthors are bad people to no end and this is my one and only Love so I suspect that you see she was a victim of both Luthors she actually had to live with one. I’m disgusted withthem and may they never rest in peace I promise that as me Kal-El and her Lana-El we will do everything in our power to stop him. With that the young beautiful couple said goodbye and Clark raced Lana hoem ot the farm where he gathered all the rest of her stuff and dropped it then raced to her side and he lifted her off the floor into his arms and cradled her ot his chest. And held her as she sobbed and sobbed her just wiped her tears away and said I promise I will always be your partner and love so stay by my side and we will be together. Luthor Mansion Lex walks into his study and sits down at his desk. He flips up his laptop and looks at the screen. He then opens up his file called: Payback. Inside this file, there are hundreds of files, each having its own purpose in his devilish plans. The one that he opened is called: Clark. As he is looking over his research on Clark, he notices on his computer that his camera’s spotted Clark in the mansion the day of his wedding. He was in the wine cellar than in his study. First he pulls up the footage from the wine cellar and notices that Lana is behind some wine watching Clark. He thinks to himself ‘why would Lana watch Clark in the wine cellar? Who cares minus well just switch cameras, nothing interesting is going to happen here.’ Then just before he changes camera’s he see’s Clark rip the door of its hinges and out comes Chloe. His eyes shot open as he bent closer to the screen. “How did he do that?” He continued watching as Clark welded the door back on its hinges by using his eyes. “So that’s Clark’s secret, very interesting.” He then switches cameras to the study. He notices Lana sitting in a chair writing a note as Clark is standing in the doorway. Then he hears Clark say that he is going to tell her his secret and she refuses. Then he sees her kiss Clark, “what!!!! How could she do this to me after all I did for her? This is how she repays me by kissing another man!” Lex stands up and exits the room to go have fencing match with to let out all his anger before writing up a plan to get them back for what they did to him
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He takes her up in his arms and they run to the Kawatchi caves . Clark headed into the caves and Lana trailed along behind him, keeping a safe distance. When Clark reached the main chamber, he pressed his palm to three symbols in succession, and the inner chamber opened. Lana's eyes opened wide."I don't remember this place ever being here. How'd you find it?" Lana asked."It was left here for me. It's sort of a transportation portal, Lana. I'll never forget the first time I showed it to you and took you to the fortress," Clark told her, a smile spreading over his face. I dream about it often.""What? What are you talking about Clark? I've never been here before - nor to the fortress," Lana said, looking at Clark strangely."Yes, you have, Lana. It's a long story...and it's complicated. I'll fill you in later. Right now, we should get on with what we came here for." Clark took the disc from his pocket and moved close to the octagonal table. "Okay, Lana, come join me. We have to do this together." He held his hand out to her. "Do you trust me?" he asked. Lana nodded and moved slowly toward Clark I don't think you need the gloves and scarf this time, Lana. Are you cold?" Clark asked.Lana shook her head. "No, cold doesn't bother me anymore."Clark smiled, lifted Lana into his arms, then looked up, concentrating. After a moment they began to fly straight upwards. Lana turned her face toward Clark's and smiled widely, unable to believe they were actually flying. They flew to a platform on the top of a huge column of ice, high above the floor of the Fortress. Clark set Lana down and she stepped away from him, looking around in awe."This isn't the first time you've done that, is it?" Lana asked as she looked around in awe."We've done this once before," he answered. "But you don't remember. That's my fault, Lana. I was so stupid. But now we have another chance. I promise, I won't screw it up this time."Clark held out his hand, showing Lana the lump of coal he had collected when he'd dashed home. He clenched his fist around it, and Lana watched in amazement as a golden light shone out from between his fingers as he squeezed it tightly. He opened his hand then, and blew away the coal dust, revealing a perfect diamond. Lana looked at it and then at Clark in wonder. Clark smiled as he took out a gold ring band and placed the diamond on top of it, then used his heat vision to solder them together. He then went down on one knee in front of Lana, holding the ring up. Lana Elizabeth Lang I promise ot be everything you want and a perfect husbannd,mate,partner I promise ot support you and live with you for eternity. Will you marry me? Lana looked down at him, overcome with emotion. A smile quickly graced her face as she extended her left hand toward him."Yes, Clark Kent there is nothing more in the world I’d rather do than be your wife she said as she shed a tear he wiped it away. Clark slipped the ring onto her finger, then stood and lifted Lana into his arms, spinning around with her as she wrapped her legs around him.When he brought them to a stop, Lana caressed his face, relishing in her ability to be able to touch him again. She then lowered her lips to his once again, sealing their promise with another lingering kiss. Clark and Lana walk into the Talon hand in hand past all the people staring at them. They walk past all them up to the counter and order to coffees to stay. All around them there are people whispering about them and Clark can hear what they are all saying. Some are saying, “wow, look at that Clark and Lana are back together. I wonder when that happened?” Others are saying, “is that an engagement ring I see? When could of that happened. Her wedding to Lex was only a couple of days.” Clark turned to Lana and whispered to her, “I think we should just announce our engagement here.” “Why?” “Well everyone in this room is wondering if we are or not. I think we should just tell them.” “Well I guess we could, as long as I’m with you I don’t care what we do.” “Ok,” Clark turned to the crowd. “For all of you that have been wondering about the engagement ring on Lana’s finger well it is from me. We’re engaged, and we’re getting married in a couple months once we get everything set up.” The crowd takes it in for a moment. Then everyone in the room begins to clap. Then instantly spread a smile across their faces. They got their coffee and sat down at a table. “See Lana I told you everyone would accept us.” “I had a feeling they would because I could tell whenever I walked into a room that everyone was wondering what I was doing with Lex. I’m glad that’s in the past, now we can look to the future.” Clark and Lana sat there drinking their coffees as towns folk would come up to them and ask them how it happened and all kinds of things about them getting back together.30 minutes later they have finished their coffees and walk upstairs to Chloe and Lois’s apartment to announce the great news. They knock on the door and Chloe comes to the door. “Hey guys, what are you doing here?” “We’ve come here to tell you and Lois something very big that happened the day of the big Luthor wedding.” Clark said very happy. “Okay, come in,” they walk in and Chloe closes the door. “Lois Clark and Lana are here to tell us something, you might want to come out here for a minute.” She yelled to Lois who was in the bathroom. Lois walks out of the bathroom and sees Clark and Lana, “Hey Smallville, hey Lana, what’s the big news?” “Well, we got engaged.” Lana announced. “What, you can’t be serious?” Chloe said shocked and happy all at the same time.“Good for you Smallville, you finally told her your true feelings; took you long enough.” Lois said hitting him on the shoulder. “Thanx Lois,” Clark smirked at her. “Chloe I am purely serious, would I lie to you about something like this?” Lana said ecstatic. For the next hour Lana, Chloe and Lois were talking about the ring and how it happened.“Well Lana we should probably go, it’s getting late.” Clark said looking at his watch then helping Lana onto her feet. “I guess you’re right we should be going home now, bye guys talk to you later.” Lana said as she and Clark waked out the door. Then they walked hand in hand down the steps out of the Talon into an ally. Once the coast was clear Clark picked Lana up and super sped back to the farm. But what they didn’t know was that Lex was in his car right next the ally when he saw them disappear into thin air. Wow, it’s going to take some time to get used to that.” Lana said a little dizzy. Clark noticed this and set her down on a stool. “Lana you’ll get used to it, don’t worry.” “I know Clark; I just hope that the baby isn’t getting hurt every time you do that.” Lana said as she put her hand on her stomach. “Do you want me to check on the baby?” Clark asked. “How could you check how the baby is doing, we’d need to go to the hospital to do that?” Lana asked confused. “Right you don’t know all of my powers, from what you told me 2 days ago, you know that I have super speed, invincibility, heat vision and strength. I also have the powers x-ray vision and super hearing.” “Wow, now I understand why you could check the baby. Well I don’t see why you can’t unless this x-ray vision is painful?” “Trust me Lana you won’t feel a thing.” “Okay Clark, I trust you.” Clark focuses his vision on her stomach and notices that there is nothing in there, no sign of a baby anywhere. “Lana, how long have you been pregnant for?” “4 months why is there something wrong?”“Lana, there isn’t anything in there, Lex was lying to you, your not pregnant.” “What that can’t be, the test said I was.” “I don’t know what to say Lana, but there isn’t anything in there.” Lana begins to cry. Clark walks up to her and hugs her very close. “Clark, how could he have done that to me?” “I don’t know Lana,” He says as he continues hugging Lana. “Clark I’m going to go to bed.” She says still crying. “Okay Lana, I’ll come with you to bed. No sense you going through this all alone.” “Thanx Clark,” then they walked upstairs to his room and undressed into their PJ’s, and then crawled into bed. Clark kissed her on the top of her head and then held her tight as they fell asleep in each other’s arms.
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