Title: Prey of Chloe
Rating: R to NC-17
Spoilers: Beginning of Season 4 up to and including “Scare”. A bit of creative license will be taken with Chloe’s mother.
Setting: After the toxic explosion in “Scare” and revealing the truth about her mother to Clark, Chloe leaves Smallville for a month to parts unknown. She returns a much changed woman and sparks Lex’s interest.
Chapter 1
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She stepped out of her car and into Smallville once again. It seemed like only yesterday that she’d been there, but it had not been a day ago. For a month, she’d been another person, untamed and adventurous. Now, due to Gabe’s pleading she had returned to finish her final year of high school.
“That’s all I’m promising, Gabe,” she seethed,” after I’m done with Smallville High, I’m leaving Kansas and never coming back.”
“Chloe, I always meant to tell you.”
“Don’t say another fucking word, Gabe,” she’d said, clearing her throat, “Not another sound. You made me believe a lie – that my mother had abandoned me. If I hadn’t investigated, I’d still be under that misconception. Just stay out of my way”
Lighting her cigarette, she took a look at the school. It was the same, but she no longer card. As far as Chloe was concerned, the damn institution might as well have had an expiration date on it.
Clark, shocked to see Chloe smoking, approached her cautiously,” Chloe?” he questioned, “Is that you?”
“My savior in flannel,” she deadpanned,” Yep, it’s me.”
She was wearing skin tight jeans with a low plunge red to. Chloe’s hair was dyed copper red and was very wavy. On her feet, she wore black ankle high spiked boots and she wore a matching leather jacket. Disapprovingly, he made a face as he saw the cigarette in her hand.
“Can it, Kent,” she warned, “I’m not in the mood for anti-smoking lectures early in the morning.”
“What’s happened to you?” he questioned.
“Need to ask?” she wondered, “I’ve changed, Clark. It’s as simple as that. I’ve got to get to class.” Tossing the cigarette to the ground, she stomped towards the school.
After fourth period, Lana was surprised to find Chloe having a heavy conversation with Jennifer Taylor, one of Smallville High’s most notorious students. She was the small town version of the village bicycle; a girl almost all the guys tried out once. As she was about to say hello, she witnessed Chloe pull the girl into a deep embrace, kissing her deeply as she leaned against her locker. They caressed, arms touching hands as the sounds of students crashing into lockers littered the school.
You could hear a pin drop down the corridor at that precise moment. All eyes were fastened on Chloe Sullivan whose transformation had been the talk of the school all morning. After an immeasurable amount of time, the two girls separated and Chloe started to walk down the hall.
“Chloe?” Lana said, noting her friends new clothes and hair, “When did you get back?”
“This morning. Sorry I didn’t call, but things were……rocky, if you know what I mean.”
“It’s OK,” Lana said, taken aback by the double entendre. “What with you and Jennifer?”
“Oh, that,” Chloe said nonchalantly, as Lana struggled to keep up with her,” Just a little dare. Jennifer was bragging about being bi-curious. I just took her up on the claim.”
Lana looked absolutely horrified.
“Well, gotta run. I’ve got a slew of assignments to pick up and I’ve got to get as much work done as I can this afternoon. Looks like I may have a date.”
Both Jennifer and her boyfriend Ryan looked at Chloe ravenously. Chloe merely looked back and threw a kiss in their direction. “See you, Lana,” she said, not looking in the girl’s direction. Lana met up with Clark who had also been watching the display of affection.
“Jesus, Clark, what do you think is wrong with her?”
“I wouldn’t say anything’s wrong with her, Lana, I just think Chloe’s going through some sort of phase.”
“Phase?”
“Yeah,” Clark insisted,” It’s complicated.
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“Hi, Chloe,” Jennifer cooed as she caught up with her at the Torch later in the afternoon, “Busy?”
“No,” she said with a smile,” Come on in.”
“That was fun earlier. We should hang out.”
“I’d like that,” Chloe said, pulling the girl into her embrace.
“Wow, you’re aggressive,” Jennifer whispered, cupping Chloe’s face with her hands, “I like it.”
“Don’t I know it.” Their faces met, and they kissed softly. Chloe caressed the girl’s back, deepening the kiss, their tongues meeting. She pushed Jennifer against the papered wall, placing her hands on the girl’s breast.
Lex thought he’d entered an alternate universe when he witnessed the scene unfolding in the Torch office. Two girls intertwined and caressing in mid-afternoon, about a minute away from tearing each other’s clothes off wasn’t the usual script at the high school newspaper’s office.
“Uh,” he coughed,” could one of you tell me where Chloe-“
As the girls stopped kissing to look at him, Lex was flabbergasted to see that the red-haired one was Chloe. They pulled apart, and Chloe walked up to him, unembarrassed by what he’d interrupted.
“Lex,” she chirped, “what a nice surprise. Come to say hello?”
“Chloe, I’ll catch you later, OK,” Jennifer said, gesturing ‘call me’ as she left the room.
Chloe followed the girl’s shape as she left the room. “Women……men,” she sighed, “I just can’t seem to make up my mind lately.”
“Are you feeling alright?”
“Why wouldn’t I?” she questioned.
“Do you even have to question?” Lex said, taken aback, “You take off for a month, drop out of sight and now you come back and-“
“And what, Lex?”
“I find you practically fornicating with a fellow student in the newspaper offices!”
“Hold on there, bud,” she warned, “I did my work….picked up all my assignments and edited the stories left in my pile. Worktime was clearly over. You didn’t catch me fucking anyone – just making out. Next time, knocking might be safest if you’re so easily offended. I would have never taken you for a prude.”
His jaw was about to fall to the ground, in shock and to his incredible disbelief….arousal.
“Oh Lex……I’m glad you enjoyed the show. I hope it didn’t get …..a rise out of you.” She laughed, grabbed her bag and left the office.
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