Author's Note: I'm truly very sorry for making you guys wait so long like that. But I really ran into major writer's block. Also I was real busy with the holidays and everything. But I worked my butt off yesterday and wrote two chaps straight, 9pgs all together, plus with two I already had written. I hope I did good.

So Merry Christmas to everyone (I know it's late, lol) and Happy New years. 2006
Thanks guys for all the prayers and good lucks cuz I really needed it to get me out of my writer's block and it so helped out a whole lot.

A really big thanks to Luckybiatch your pep talks really helped me out the most, and Clois4life, thanks for the encouragement.

And as always thanks so much for your reviews they are heaven sent and fuel that keeps me going.

Now with out further adieu', on with the show...

...Damn it, Clark what are you doing to me? Wait...this is so not happening, he can not be doing this to me!

Lois stood there in mock confusion, at the fact that she- Lois Lane actually admitted, having feelings for "boy wonder" in front of her. Well admitted to herself anyway, which was bad enough. It was strange and wonderful and so very wrong all at the same time, but even more bizarre was that Clark- wanted her to feel something for him. He wanted her to like him, to possibly even love him.

Clark couldn't take the silence any longer, he had to let out what was going on inside of him.

His voice low, spread with pain. "Lois, I can't pretend like there's nothing..."

"Smallville stop, stop right there... just don't say anything that you'll regret." Lois interrupted, knowing exactly what he was going to say, but feared the words to come.

He turns around to look at her, hurt displayed in his blues. The sight kills Lois, knowing he's hurting because of her.

"If anything I'll regret not telling you the truth... how I feel about you." Clark saids, stepping toward her.

Lois stiffened at what he said, not even realizing she was slowly backing away from him. It was happening she knew it would, was only a matter of time before the words were actually spoken. That the chances she would never give him to say them would find a way, somehow to come out.

"Clark..." she swallows the lump that forms in her throat, avoiding his eyes for the life of her. Lois, you're suppose to be the strong one in this. Why are you letting him do this to you?- She looked up, starring at anything on his face other then his eyes. "... you don't have feelings for me, not like that. We hate each other,...well-hate is too strong of a word. We really, really dislike each other, right?" her voice cracks, trying to make him come to his senses that it wasn't her these feelings were for, but someone else.

Lois stopped, finding there was no where else to go, she being completely backed against the wall. "We're the ones who fight, remember. I call you the "Prince of Plaid" and you let me know how bossy, arrogant, and stubborn I am."

Clark closes the space between them, touching chest to chest, feeling her heart racing against his. Starring into the vastness of her hazel green orbs. Lois lowers her head unable to look at him, wishing she didn't have feelings for him so this wouldn't be so hard to deal with.

He raises his hand, gently pushing back a strand of chestnut brown hair from her face. Slowly lowering his hand down, caressing her cheek. He guides his fingers from her cheek, outlining the shape of her mouth, savoring the softness of her creamy skin.

Goosebumps spreads all over her from his touch. Lois bites her bottom lip from the sensation of his skin upon hers, making her feel weak all over. In all history of Lois Lane's life she was rendered at that moment, speechless. As for once, this farm boy grew a back bone and took the upper hand in the situation.

Putting his hand under her chin, he lifts her head up starring once again into her eyes. Leaning closer to her face, he smiles and whispers. "Lois, you are bossy, arrogant and stubbron,... but these are the things about you I can't find myself living without." inching closer, feeling the warmth of her sweet breath against his lips. "I can't live... without you."

Her eyes burns into his, captivated once again by them.Those baby blues drilling through all her boundaries and fighting this time was no option. "We're friends, why can't you just leave it at that?" her voice shaky, fearing what he was about to do. Knowing at this point she wouldn't be able to control herself.

Clark slips his hand behind her head through her silky tresses, leaning closer to her lips. "I want to be more...and I think you do too..."

He moves in to kiss her, Lois panics and pushes him back to his previous stance.

"Don't..." she whispers.

"Don't what...kiss you?"

He pulls her toward his face, meeting her lips with his own, catching her off guard before she could refuse. His lips claiming hers as his own, kissing her with such passion and fire thats been bottled up for too long. Tongue nipping her lips begging for entry, for her response.

Lois eyes widen in surprise, trying hard to fight what her body longs to do. Refusing to give him the satisfaction of what he wants. Only making Clark deepen his kiss onto her mouth even more. Wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her up closer to his body. Lois closes her eyes, finding herself slowly giving into this seduction flowing through her. Returning his kisses with a hunger for the ecstasy he spilled through her.

Instinctively she raises her arms over his broad muscular shoulders, wrapping them around his neck. Entwining her fingers in his raven curly locks. Lips refusing to disconnect from the fire that now stirred ablaze, lungs pleading for release. Tongues fighting for control, exploring each others mouths.

They pausing only for mere seconds to suck in air, just to return back to full hard lip-locks. His hands rubbing the small of her back, tempted to go further down. Her hands entangled, marring his soft dark hair.

"Guys are you OK? Mrs Kent is really wor...WHOA!" Chloe gasps, coming to a stop in the door way, seeing the explicit "hard core" kiss make-out of her Cuz and best friend.

At the presence of her, Lois immediately pushes Clark off her like some dirty little secret. They both turn their heads to look at Chloe, "busted" written all over their faces, and a hint of sadness in Clark's eyes, that Lois pushed him away.

"Yeah...Um, Mrs Kent sent me up here to make sure you two were still alive." Chloe cocking her brow high, holding back the urge to laugh at their expressions. Cursing herself for not having her handy camera around, cus this was going to be so hard to believe. Heck, she seen it with her own two eyes and still doesn't believe it. "With all this yelling and commotion, and then complete silence there for awhile, you guys are seriously scarring away the customers."

They just give her an awkward smile, faces turning bright red from their caught-in-the-act endeavor.

"Annnd... about what I walked into..." her eyes wavering from Lois to Clark's face, apologizing for her intrusion. "...sorry if I interrupted anything."

Lois takes a quick glance at Clark before returning her focus back on Chloe. Taking in a big breath, and clearing her throat. "Don't worry Clo...it wasn't anything important."she dismisses, not wanting to do it but believing- it was for his own good. She not wanting him to attach himself to her. God! Smallville, PLEASE understand. I'm really not trying to hurt you.

Clark turns his head to stare at her. Lois didn't have to see, but could feel his ice cold eyes piercing through her.

"No...I guess it wasn't anything important...not at all." he saids bitterly, through clenched teeth, before storming pass Chloe and out of the apartment...
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present day...

Lois stares out at nothing in particular, mind thinking back also on that day. Her fingers lightly rubbing her mouth, it's been five days but she could still feel his lips upon hers. Their first kiss...

It was good, no, in fact it was great! The best kiss she ever had, and she was the expert in that field. Though she never had many boyfriends, come on she wasn't that kind of girl. She did have many experiences with kissing, it was suppose to tell if their was a connection between you and the person. So she heard.

God, she never figured farm boys to know how to kiss so...perfectly. Must practice allot, there sure is nothing else for them to do...

"Do I even need to Guess, what you're thinking about?" Chloe asked, a grin upon her face. Seeing as how she and Lana were yapping each other's ears off, and Lois had yet to speak.

Lois gave her usual scowl and said in her defense. "Who said I was thinking?"

"Well that would explain the stupid and dangerous situations you always get into." Chloe teased. "But I'm not talking about that."

"Like you're Mrs Innocent in that matter." Lois smirked. " If I do remember correctly, I certainly recall you having a part or two in our little escapades."

"Hey, I may have my "take-no-prisoners" moments, but you Cuz take on a whole other view" Chloe quirked," But to get back to the question at hand, one couldn't help but notice the "dreamy" far away look in your eyes. Over a certain tall, dark haired, blue-eyed farm boy, no doubt.Who shall remain nameless for the time being."

Lois starred dangerously at Chloe, who brimmed with satisfaction.

"...and least we forget the sad longing, finger-touch to the lips, contemplating the first kiss between "army brat", and in the words of my fav Cuz, "Prince of plaid."." Chloe saids, placing her fingers on her lips. Imitating Lois behavior a few minutes ago. "I wouldn't be surprised one bit if he was thinking about the same thing, at the exact moment as you."

"Clo, remind me to send Uncle Gabe a sympathy card."

"Sympathy card? Why?"

"Real tragedy, his one and only child was mysteriously found strangled in line. Poor dear, never did make it aboard that cruise."

"Funny, Ms Lane." Chloe smiles, an evil glint appearing in her eye." Or should I say Mrs Lane- Kent."

Lois dropped her bags onto the ground. "CHLOE! THAT'S IT YOU'RE DEAD!"

Chloe broke from Lois in a fit of giggles, as Lois leaped after her. Chloe runs behind Lana, who still busily chats on her cell.

"Hold on, I'm going to have to call you back..." with that Lana hangs up her cell, and is reluctantly being moved side to side by Chloe, who is desperately trying to stay from the "charging bull" that is Lois Lane.

"CHLOE, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!..."

"Lo, it's not my fault that you have the hots for Clark Kent..." bursting laughing, swaying and forcing Lana to do so. Lois all the while trying to grab Chloe, who keeps dodging behind Lana, in front of her.

Lana puts in her two cents. "What!... Lois likes... Clark!" she saids, very much in the dark. Just to be ignored by the cousins back and forth rantings.

"I do not have the hots for plaid wearing, brooding, BOY SCOUTS!..."

"Well that's not what you were saying five days ago...Well you wasn't pretty much saying anything seeing as how your tongue was practically down CLARK'S THROAT!"

"CHLOOEEEEE!"

Lana's jaw dropped to the ground, did she just hear Chloe correctly? " HER WHAT!" Lana screams.

Chloe and Lois stopped at the outburst that escapes from Lana's mouth, just realizing she was in the middle of their childish works.

"What is going on?" Lana asks, looking from Lois-who just starred death daggers at Chloe- who just smiled her trademark wide grin.

"It would appear that our very own Lois June Lane, has fallen for Smallville's Seventh Wonder, a-k-a Clark Jeremy Kent."

A smile spreads on Lana face, as she turns her head to look at Lois. "You and Clark?" she inquires, being over Clark for awhile now and knowing the "unique" relationship between Clark and Lois. She was having a hard time processing the info. "So how far are we talking?"

"Ah..."

"First Kiss!" Chloe breaks in before Lois could object.

"Really?"

"Yup, it's been five days already and I just caught her still thinking about it. Beside the fact that I saw the whole thing!"

"You actually saw them! You didn't have you're camera!"

"Just my luck, I left it down in the Talon."

Lana and Chloe continued to gossip in their own little world, leaving Lois out of the loop and hearing every word.

"I would of figured another year to go by before something could happen..."

"Nah, believe me these two were just itching inside to release some of that sexual attraction for each other..."

Lois stood there her arms crossed against her chest, growing angrier by their comments. "HELLO! I'm like two feet in front of ya. Do you guys seriously think there's some kind of invisible barrier around you, keeping me from hearing anything you say!"

They look at her and laugh. "I see what you mean." Lana whispers to Chloe, who's unable to keep from laughing harder.

"I heard that! There is in no ways sexual or any other attraction between me and Smallville!"

"Lois, you were thinking about kissing him. You know the kiss that I abruptly walked into."

"I DID NOT KISS HIM! HE KISSED ME!"

"Well it sure looked to me like you were enjoying every minute of it."

" ENJOYED IT! I PUSHED AWAY!"

"Yeah, after like seven minutes and thats when I came in." Chloe stood there arms folded, not buying a word she said, well yelled. "...and as far as you not enjoying it, your fingers sure weren't rummaging through his dark following locks by themselves."

Lois stood there, stumped for comebacks. Damn, Clark! Damn, Chloe! Damn, Lana, I don't know why just Damn her anyway! Ever since Lois, moving to Smallville, things never really been the same including her. "I...I...was caught by sur...Look it doesn't matter what happen, all you two and everyone else need to know is that there's nothing between us."

"Riiiiiiight!" Chloe and Lana said in unison, believing other wise.

"So, what happen afterward?" Lana laughs, but then stops as the mood of her two friends changed.

Chloe's smile disappeared from her face, replaced with the look of guilt for bringing up the subject in the first place. She forgotten all about Lois blowing off Clark in the end and how he looked like his whole world crashed around him, while she was taunting her Cuz.

Lois looked a bit guilty and hurt herself, she being the one to brake poor Clark's heart. Not intentionally, she was scared. God, something as simple as caring or possibly something even more sent Lois running. Clark was the closest thing beside Chloe, who wasn't family, that was a really good friend to her. She really not having many in the world, didn't want to loose what friendship she had with him. God, Clark didn't I tell you count less times not to fall for me!

"Uh...Well, things were sorta left on a bad note." Chloe try to explain.

"That's putting it mildly." Lois mumbled.

"Well Lois, since you're the one who dissed Clark, would you care to explain?" Chloe sassed, still not understanding Lois' action.

"Look, Clark doesn't know what he wants. He's a lost puppy trying to find anyone who wants him."

"Lois, that is so not true, and it would appear Cuz that Clark found something he wants."

"It would appear so." Lana confirmed also.

"Ugh, Eww, No!"

"Oh, come on Lois what is so wrong about having a relationship with, Clark?" Chloe asked, starring at her along with Lana waiting to hear the answer-excuse she'll have.

...

"...TICKETS!..."

The girls turned around to a guy dressed up in some fancy sailor suite, appeared to be the ticket collector. They hadn't realized they were steady walking closer to the front of the line and they were next.

"Thank God!" Lois thought.

"Do you ladies have your tickets?" the guy spoke in a deep voice.

The girls just starred at him, grinning widely, mesmerized by his sexy features and muscled rippling body. Their eyes gleaming seductively, thinking of all the damage they could do to such a physique.