Title: Secret Games

Author: Bookworm1999

Rating: R

Pairings: Lots of them so there's not point in giving any of them away, for now!

Spoilers: Anything before season 4 is fair game. This Lois hasn't met Clark or Smallville yet.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. So don't sue me!!

Summary: AU, Future Fic, some storylines up to season 3. Chloe is running away from, Lex? But why?? Clark is on his quest for greatness, Lana is married and working for Lex. Pete hates Lex more than ever. (I am not very good at summaries, Just Read!!!)

PRELUDE

The stars twinkled on the dark, clear, blanket that was the autumn sky. Silent witnesses of the nightly events that were rarely heard about. Smallville was calm that night, the road silent, except when a late driver interrupted the silence once in a while. The sound of the wheels and the motor humming away as the car passed. On the side of the road the never ending grass met with the stars in a faraway horizon. A lonely figure appeared, the outline visible only thanks to the bright stars that shone. A bundle was carried ever so carefully, a strand of blond hair escaped her hooded sweatshirt, which was tucked carefully behind her ear. Her eyes now reflected the sight of the road at the end of the field.

She sighed with relief and hurried her pace as much as was possible. The weight in her arms and the soreness of her body making it more difficult to walk, but her determination won over and her eyes looked firmly ahead at her goal. Her sweat pants were loose, chosen for comfort and to be able to easier hide in the shadows, of course, things would have been better had she had a darker color to choose from, the light beige of her clothing looking almost white against the darkness.

Finally, after what seemed forever, her tennis shoes hit the pavement of the road. She took one look behind her, at the field and seeing it was empty once again, she headed north. She had left everything behind, even her camera, she only carried some money and the now moving bundle in her arms.

"Shh, please, don't wake up, not yet." Her pleading whisper breaking the heavy silence and making it sound almost like a shout. The sound of her voice soothed the baby tucked in a light blanket and it nestled further in her bosom as it stilled once again.

The woman kept walking, taking furtive looks behind her to make sure no one had already noticed her absence and was being followed. She wasn't too sure what she was going to do, but she hoped for a miracle soon. Her legs seemed heavier with every step she took, the soreness of her hips and back were more evident now than when she had left the hospital. The tolls of having just recently been in labor started to affect her composure, she had felt strong and capable but now she wasn't so sure running had been the right thing to do at this moment. But she had to take advantage that no one would expect her to try something like this after having given birth only a couple hours before.

"If my great grandmother could be up and serving dinner after her eight kid, I don't see why I can't walk a couple miles."

She talked to herself in the attempt to get her mind off the tension of her nerves and the strong pain in various parts of her body. Her life these last couple days had taken such a turn that a lot of things hadn't quite registered yet, most of her actions had been automatic, out of adrenaline and a survivor's instinct.

Survive, that's what she had to do now, had all this happened before, maybe she wouldn't have cared much for survival, but now she wasn't alone, and she had someone to fight for.

Suddenly the darkness her eyes had now been accustomed to was broken by a small light in front of her. She watched in fear and saw a car racing down the long, straight road. Her heart skipped a beat as she recognized the speed, then turned to fear in the realization of who it might be. Her strength was now completely drained and she could do nothing more than try to hide in the darkness the field offered. She knelt on the side of the road, hoping the car would pass by not noticing the figure in the grass on the side of the pavement.

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It had been a three hour trip, but she had made it in almost two. She couldn't afford to lose much time, college was more difficult every quarter and practices more exciting by the week. Life was good. After her last article was done, at almost three in the morning, she had ventured to ride to Smallville. A Coke by her side and a bag of chips she was ready to go, and she knew the faster she went, the quicker she would get to see her cousin and get out of the farm and back into the city. It was almost dawn, the darkest part of the night, right before the first rays of the sun peeked in the horizon. But the driver barely took notice of the possible sunrise she could see, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Her hand reached for a potato chip and she popped it in her mouth, the radio was on and loud, in an attempt to keep her awake, but that wouldn't have been necessary, after all, she was a night person and her highest point of energy was at night, specially with the speed she carried the small car to.

"Oh shit," she murmured as her purse fell from the passenger seat to the floor of the car. The purse had been opened and all its contents now lay on the floor. She eyed a chocolate bar she had kept in her purse and suddenly the chips weren't her main objective anymore.

She unbuckled her seat belt, and taking one last look at the empty road ahead of her, reached her hand for the chocolate, losing the road for only a matter of seconds. Her hand finally found the bar and her eyes were back on the road.

"Damn!" the car had veered a little off the road and was about to hit the grass beside the pavement, but that didn't scared her as much as the sight of an all white figure crouched on the side of the road, its eyes were big and filled with fear as the headlights grew closer and bigger.

She grabbed the steering wheel and turned the opposite way with all her strength possible, pressing the brakes in an attempt to stop the car.

When it finally came to a screeching halt, she was on the other side of the road where there were some trees, the car stopped only a couple feet from one.

She tried to calm herself down and looked behind her, she saw only darkness but her curiosity had been piqued. She took one deep breath as she turned the car on the correct lane. She then proceeded to get out of the car, a small can of pepper spray in her hand, just in case.

"Is there anyone there? Are you okay?" she was sure she had seen someone, and making remembrance she was almost sure it had been a woman. "I only want to help! Yeah, and make sure I didn't kill anybody." The last part was said mainly to herself but it was heard by the figure that was hiding deeper in the grass. A voice was heard first.

"Lois?"

A face then appeared from the grass and Lois immediately recognized the blond short hair and the big expressive eyes.

"Oh my god, Chloe?"