Extraordinary

Chapter 12

BPoV

It had been a week since I had left Olivia and gone to where ever Lex was leading me. I didn't complete trust this man but he claimed he knew where I came from and that was good enough for me. I only wanted to go home. But unfortunately I had no clue where that was. Until I did I would stay by his side.

Unless of course he had been lying to me.

Besides I found Lex Luther…intriguing. I wasn't attracted to him per se but there was something about him…that I found interesting. We had fascinating conversations sometimes. He was nice and caring towards me. Like the way a father would for a daughter or a brother for a cousin.

But there was also something else about him that made me want to run the other way and never look back. Like the way he would just stare at me for a long period of time without reason to. It was like he was waiting for something to happen. Or the way he found me only a few hours after Olivia and I left the hospital. It seemed like he had been looking for me for quiet some time. It unnerved me.

After we had left Olivia's house Lex had told me we were headed for a small town called Smallville where he lived. Lex had told me to stay at the mansion. I was—and I quote—forbidden to leave. That was strike one. Then he told me certain rooms were off limits to me and that I would always have a security guard with me at all times. I had asked him why and he gave me no response. Strike two and three. And finally when I had asked him about my family he told me that they left. Strike four. So for one he setting rules for me fit for a child. Second if you didn't know where my family even was why did you say it before? And third why would I need someone monitoring me at all times?

I meet the man who would become my shadow. His name was Erin Collins. He was quiet most of the time and had his game face on whenever I saw him. Which was often. Erin was a tall man, a few inches above six foot. He had pale brown with red streaks in his hair. He had dull green eyes that searched ever inch of the room to see any potential threats. He reminded me of someone. It was on the edge of my mind and I always strained to think of whom he reminded me of but, when I tried to think about it that thought was lost.

Other than my trust issue nothing was wrong. Everything was oddly perfect. I had everything I want whenever I wanted it. Like if I asked someone to go out and buy me some Ben and Jerry's ice cream (something I discovered in the mansion) it would be in my grubby hands within the hour. It was strange.

I wondered once again about my family.

But Lex said he was looking for him and if he found me that fast I didn't think it would take him long to find them.

OOO

"Lex when can I get a job?" I asked him one evening when we were having dinner.

He blinked at me and responded with, "Why would you ever want a job?"

I shrugged and took a bite of the soup we were eating. "I don't know. Don't people my age have a job…or am I still in high school?" I asked after a second thought. I didn't appear too old so maybe I was still a teenager but then again I could be in college.

"You're a senior in high school." He responded immediately. Weird, that he would just blurt that out.

"…So can't I go to school?"

"No," He snapped at me.

I was taking back. "But…why?"

"Children these days are bad influences." He told me and took a sip of his soup.

Well then.

OOO

I could have cared less about what Lex said. I was going to see what the high school looked like at least. I would have to find a way to lose Erin then. It wo9uldn't be easy but I was sure I could find a way to do it.

I was reading a book in the study when a plan quickly formed in my head. It was a long shot but it just might work. Maybe. Possibly. It was probable. Doubts formed in my head too just as swiftly as the plan was formed.

I took a peek out of the corner of my eye. Erin was sitting next to me just staring at open space. Talk about creepy. I closed my book with a loud slam. I turned to Erin and he twisted to look at me at the same time.

"Erin, can you go get me the Ben and Jerry's ice cream I was eating last night?" I asked him.

The kitchen was all the way across the mansion so it takes Erin some time to get there and back.

"But don't you want to come with me to eat in the kitchen?"

"Naw. I'll wait for you here. I've got my book and I'm just getting to the good part. I'll wait here for you. Won't move a muscle." I lied.

He looked like he was going to protest but to my surprise he said a silent, "yes".

"Thank you."

He grunted and got up to go get my ice cream.

I counted to thirty and dashed out of the study using the door close to the garage. The garage was still far but closer than the kitchen on the opposite direction. I ran as fast as I could which I found out wasn't that fast. Lucky for me Lex left the keys to all the cars hanging on the wall. So I randomly picked one and pressed the unlock button. A car's light flashed a few yards down. A black Mercedes Benz. Suitable.

I jumped into the car and opened the garage door. I backed up easily. So maybe I hadn't forgotten to do some things. Basic stuff. Like eating and I guess driving. I sped out of the Luther property. The only problem was the gate nearly shut on me. I barely made it out of there.

I sped around the roads. Going way over the speed limit. It seemed familiar. I tried to pinpoint the memory but it was lost before I could link again.

I discovered that there was a GPS in the car.

"Smallville High School." I requested.

"Diving to Smallville High School." Repeated the mechanical female voice. "Arrival time: 3:03 p.m."

So a five minute drive by the speed I was going.

OOO

By the time I got to the school the children here were just spilling out of the front door eager to be out of the learning environment. I was leaning against the side of the Mercedes just looking. Some kids gave me a bright smile and waved. I couldn't help but wave back. It was the polite thing to do anyway.

The outside of the school seemed familiar. But of course I couldn't exact think of what it reminded me of.

Just then a blonde with short hair came out for the school with a boy with light brown hair. They were holding hands and smiling at each other. The blonde looked about my height with light skin. The boy was a couple of inches taller and had a very light tan.

The blonde's eyes meet mine. She got this very excited look in her eye's and said something to the boy. Then she ran over to me. Before I could ask her anything she had me in a bone crushing hug. I stood there stiff but I awkwardly patted her back.

"Bella I'm so excited you're here!" Then she looked around like she was expecting someone to pop out too. "But we're Clark and Kara?"

The only thing I could do was blink at her. Who the heck was this Bella person? And this Clark or Kara? And most importantly why was this girl hugging me?

"Um…who exactly are you?" I asked the confused out of my mind.

"Only like your best friend in the whole wide universe." She said like it was obvious. Then she looked at my still confused face and her eyebrows scrunched together. "Don't you remember me? Or has all the rain in Forks washed it all away?" She joked but it was weak. She shook me. "Bella come on this isn't funny. Knock it off. You know who I am."

By now the male from earlier—the one holding this blonde's hand—had reached us.

"Um," He said uncomfortable. "Chloe you gonna introduce us?"

She was still staring at me and hadn't noticed the male arrive. She snapped out of any thought she was having when the boy started to speak.

She shook her head and said, "Bella this is Jimmy. Jimmy this is Bella. Who I might add is playing a very stupid joke."

By now I was over this. "Who's this Bella you speak of? And who are you?"

"Bella knock it off. The joke is over." She said getting angry.

"No, seriously. Who the heck is this Bella person?"

She shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Come on Jimmy let's go." She grabbed Jimmy's hand and led him away but she looked back once. Then stopped. "Why are you driving a Luther car?" She called back.

"Because I'm staying with him." I said like it was obvious.

I piled into the Mercedes and was about to pull away when the annoying blonde came up to the window. She tapped on it and I rolled it down. It was the polite thing to do anyways.

"Yes?" I said impatiently.

"You hate to he Luther's though," she stated.

"Since when?" I said taken back.

She blinked rapidly and said, "Since, like, forever."

"Well I guess losing my memory has made me kinder." I snapped back.

"What what?"

I didn't care for this conversation anymore so I drove off. Leaving the blonde named Chloe staring after me, jaw hanging open. Utterly disgusting.

OOO

Kara's PoV

Three more days had passed.

We had told Charlie…and well…it wasn't very pretty. He had called Ms. Kent. And she wasn't very happy either. She was at the door step within twenty four hours. On the edge of tears I might add.

*Two Days Earlier*

There was a knock at the door.

I swear if it was that Cullen dude I might smack him upside the dang head. If Bella had come home I'm sure she would have called him right away. But no every few hours he would be at the door checking to see if Bella had magically appeared.

"I swear Edward she's not—hi Ms. Kent,"I said when I realized it wasn't penny head here. The woman who looked like she was on the brink of tears. Like one wrong word from someone she might either rip them a new one or start crying like crazy.

"Who's Edward?" She asked.

"He's Bella's…um…I would say boyfriend but I don't' think that's—you know what let's just say it's complicated. Come on in." I said. I hugged as soon as she was safely out of the cold. She hugged me back fiercely like she was never going to see me ever again.

"What brings you to Fork's?" I asked like the retard I was. Charlie never called her as far as I knew.

"Charlie called. Don't think I don't know." She warned. "Where's Clark?" She glanced at my face. "Don't tell me lost him too!" She cried.

"Why? Why me? What just 'cause he's not here right now doesn't mean that I los—,"

Just then Clark walked through the door. He looked between me and Martha. A huge boyish smile spread across his face. "Mom!" he said a little bit too loud and happy.

He ran up to her and gave her a huge hug. I was worried for a fleeting second that he might break her but then I dismissed that thought. Clark loved Ms. Kent like she was his real mom. In a way I guess she was. All she need now was biologically and she was there. But Clark never did care about genetics. He was fiercely protective of just about anyone he meets in his life. I hope that part of him stays forever.

So when he set her down it was my turn to hug her. She squeezed me back tightly and whispered, "I missed you."

"I missed you too," I breathed back.

She pulled back first and looked around for someone else to hug. But the third person in our trio was missing.

"Where's Charlie" She asked thickly.

"Work," I answered.

"Good," Ms. Kent said. "Then we can talk in private." Clark and I exchanged a look but didn't say anything. Ms. Kent led us into the living room and made us sit down on the couch while she paced in front of the coffee table. She stopped and looked at us. "How did you even lose her in the first place?"

"We were at school," Clark said. "Bella left after lunch with some guy."

Ms. Kent knitted her eyebrows together. "Bella left school? Was she sick or something?"

Clark and I exchanged a look. "Mom," Clark said slowly. "You know we don't get sick very easily."

Ms. Kent look livid but took a deep breath, "Who did she leave school with?"

"Edward Cullen," I answered before Clark could. Who knew what Clark would say?

"And this Edward kid where does he live?" She said grabbing her purse.

Clark and I exchanged another look of confusion this time.
"Why would that matter?" I asked cautiously.

She glanced up at me. "Because I'm going to have a talk with his parents."

*The Present*

Well sure enough Ms. Kent had driven over there with Clark and me in tow. To say it was embarrassing was an understatement. She stormed up to their door and unfortunately it was Edward who answered the door. Yeah he's going to have nightmares about that now. I had learned over the years on this planet that mothers here were fiercely protective of their young. Martha had thought of Clark, Bella and I as her kids. And she did not care if that meant embarrassing the heck out of us.

Anyway she asked for his parents and I don't know if Ms. Kent had realized that it was Edward who had opened the door. Regardless she was pissed. So when Carlisle and Esme had come to the door they sat down and had a talk. Clark and I had found a way out of that conversation and left to other parts of the house. Clark ended up playing video games with Jasper and Emmett. I somehow ended up hanging out with Rosalie, Maggie and Alice.

Anyway when I had come back down Ms. Kent was nearly dazzled by Carlisle and Esme. She was smiling and the creases of worry were gone. We left the Cullen household without anyone yelling.

It was Friday today and I was doing homework. Ms. Kent had gone into town to get food with Charlie. Clark was with Maggie as usual. Henry had gone camping for the weekend and wouldn't be home until Sunday night. So I was left all alone. Thank God.

There was this annoying ringing going on somewhere in the house. I had been looking for the source of it for ten minutes with no luck. At first I didn't think anything of it but then after five minutes of hearing that and trying to concentrate on homework was beginning to get on my nerves. Finally I had tracked it into Clark's room. Clark had left his cell at home.

The caller ID told me that Chloe, Clark and Bella's friend, was calling.

"Hello?" I picked up.

"Kara?" Chloe said sounding surprised.

"Yes?"

"This is Clark's cell."

"Nice of you to notice. But he's not here right now."

"Okay either of you would do," She said. "Do you have any idea where Bella is?"

"Chloe I thought Clark told you that—,"

"Bella's in Smallville and Lex has her." She blurted out.

"What!" I screeched in the phone.

Until next time,

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