This is my first Smallville fanfic, i hope you enjoy. Im definately a chlark shipper but i dont rag on anyone else all the characters will be hopefully treated well. This paralells Lexmas but from a Clark going into the future perspective not lex, oh and im assuming that Clark and Chloe are together in the Lexmas future though some people dont... Please let me know what you think;)

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"Chloe Christmas is a time for relaxing, raking in the presents and getting drunk and acting slutty at office parties," Lois sighed as she gazed up at all the presents wrapped in the basement of the Daily Planet. "It is not about giving, and humanitarianism and all that other stuff Santa peddles…"

"Ha ha," Chloe she raised her eyebrow at her cousin as she finished wrapping another present, "I got dumped with this job and I'm going to beat the last person who did it, and don't worry I still plan to act slutty at the Christmas party," she grinned.

"Well thank god for that," Lois sighed and tied a bow around the present Chloe had just finished wrapping. "But you will still be making it to the Kent Christmas party right? Because I can't promise you any leftover Martha Kent cookies tomorrow, you've got to get in while the getting's good with these things."

Chloe sighed and looked up at the mountain of gifts she'd managed to talk her way into acquiring. There was no way at all she was going to get rid of all these in one night, after all the closest thing to Santa she could think of was at his Kansas farm helping his girlfriend through her first Christmas alone. She couldn't drag him away from that could she? And unfortunately as much as she loved her sarcastic cousin, she couldn't run faster than a speeding bullet. If only she knew Santa, her life would be so much easier.

Lois glanced towards Chloe's desk as her phone started to ring, "An obituary submission on Christmas eve? How depressing," Lois ignored the phone and looked to her cousin, "Bags not."

Groaning Chloe got up to answer the phone, "Miss Sullivan?" the hoarse voice asked.

"Speaking," she frowned.

"I've got a tip you'll love…"

"All tips are welcome here at the Daily Planet," Chloe spoke out her rehearsed answer without even acknowledging the uncomfortable feeling the voice inspired.

"It's going to cost you…"

Chloe frowned again and raised an eyebrow at her cousin, "Cost me?" she repeated slightly more interested.

"I want 100 in cash placed by the rubbish bin outside the Daily Planet in five minutes," the voice spoke almost greedily.

Chloe choked back a laugh and signalled to Lois the amount, "Sure it can be done, but I'd like some details before I give you any many – afterall how can I be sure its worth that much?"

The voice seemed to barely contain its glee as it whispered "It involves a young Luther, a fancy car, and what's going to happen to him when he steps out of his meeting in the slums…"

Chloe's eyes widened, "Five minutes it is."

Five minutes later a junkie from the slums was 100 richer, and Chloe Sullivan was debating with her Christmas spirit. "What's the dirt cuz?" Lois asked slipping up behind her standing outside the Daily Planet staring up at the sky.

Chloe sighed, "Pondering with the meaning of life."

"To live or not to live? Like that sort of thing?" Lois asked confused as she has only just managed to catch up with her cousin after she pulled a Clark Kent and disappeared in a flash.

"Pretty much," Chloe frowned, shook her head a little and pulled out her cell-phone, "Who am I kidding?" she asked herself quietly and marched back into the Daily Planet, pressing speed dial one.

Lois was racing up behind her trying to grab her cousins flagging attention, "Chlo what the hell? What was the emergency? Share with the investigative impaired."

Chloe turned suddenly and smiled weakly at her cousin, "He was just a junkie telling me what I already know about a certain young Luther, bad news yadda yadda yadda, playing filthy in the election yadda yadda yadda."

Lois groaned and looked through the basement door at the mountain of gifts again, "But I uh…" Lois gave Chloe a shifty eyed look and glanced at her watch, "I promised Smallville I'd make it back in time for the Miracle on 34th St…" At Chloe's raised eyebrow Lois shrugged and grinned, "Who'd have thought he'd have an affinity to the Jolly Fat man in a gorgeous red costume?"

Chloe smiled as Lois kissed her on the cheek and quickly gathered up her stuff, "Well, I guess I'll catch up with you for the end credits."

"One can only hope," Lois waved goodbye and quickly made it out of the newsroom.

Chloe pressed send on her speed dial and held the phone up to her ear, "Clark?" she asked quickly when she heard him answer, "We've got a problem…"