Back In Time
Chapter 13.

Hellllooo everyone, I'm back! I'm so sorry about the time it's taken to get this chapter up :( really I am, I've just had so much going on in the past few months that I haven't even wanted or had the time to write, but I won't bore you with all the gory details. I just wanted to give a HUGH thank you to everyone who continued to review and follow this story despite my absence, you all know who you are ;) Sorry about the many typo's and mistakes that are in this chapter, I haven't even proof read it, I just wrote it and wanted to get it up as soon as possible. I hope you all enjoy it and don't completely hate me! ENJOY!

Lois had slept better that night. She was not interrupted by dreams, good or bad and managed to sleep right through til 9 o'clock. After lying in bed for awhile Lois ventured downstairs to get something to eat, I hope Clark made pancakes or something. Wait..Clark only makes pancakes for Lana, and she's not here. Okay, that's ideas out. Lois thought to herself as she walked into the kitchen. Finding what she could in the kitchen Lois started to cook up some eggs. She had been here three days now and the her of this time would be arriving home very soon.
"Don't stress yourself out Lo, just try and keep a level head."
With her back to the door, Lois didn't see the person who just walked into the house, assuming it was Clark Lois turned around to give him a hard time, only to find Oliver standing in front of her.

"Hey legs, what's…." Oliver didn't finish the rest of his sentence due to the fact that he was staring at a heavily pregnant Lois. Lois dropped the egg flip she was holding and looked like a deer in the headlights. She had not expected this, and from the look on Oliver's face he hadn't been told about her arrival.
"Ollie, uh..umm…I can explain." Lois said and then realised how stupid that sounded. Oliver was still looking at her like she was an alien.
"Lois, why are you pregnant?" Oliver asked plainly, "Cause last time I saw you, you were…not pregnant- or fat? You weren't fat either."
Shit! Lois thought to herself as she stared into the eyes of a clearly confused Oliver. This was just the thing she was hoping to avoid . Damn smallville, why the hell couldn't you have told him sooner!

"Well, you see the thing is..Clark was really surposed to explain this to you." Lois mumbled as she took the eggs off the stove and walked over to Oliver. "And I'm NOT fat!"
"Clark? He's the cause of this?" Olive said bluntly, getting more confused by the second. "Lois, I know Smallville is a weird place, but this this is just too weird. Wait, is, is he the father?"
Lois was shocked by Oliver question and did the best not to smile, "What? Smallville, get real Ollie!" It wasn't a lie, not really, seeing as the Clark Oliver was referring to was not her Clark.
"Listen Ollie, you've kinda stepped into the twilight zone with what I'm about to tell you, so I suggest you sit down.

"Wow."
"Yep." Lois nodded in agreement. "Can't get much more crazy then that can it."
"So this whole mess came about because some physco has stalker tendencies towards your fiancée?" Oliver asked surprised that someone would go to that much trouble.
"Really?" Lois asked stupidly, "That's the thing that surprises you the most? Not the time travelling?" Men. Lois thought to herself.
Oliver did his best to smile. "Sorry Lois, but I guess I'm just trying to get my head around the fact that you're, well pregnant."
"Is it really that hard to believe?" Lois asked, her voice holding a note of annoyance.
Oliver held up his hands in defencse, "No, no. I was just meaning cause , you know, you're you and…god I'm not explainging this right am i?"
Lois laughed and for the first time since she landed back in what she had dubbed 'BC', Before Clark, she felt like her old self. "You could just say that you're happy for me." She replied.

'Yeah." Oliver agreed. "That would have worked fine. Anyway what's going to happen when the you of this time comes home? Don't you think she'll be alittle surprised to find herself looking at a pregnant version of herself?"
"I'll hazard a guess that it won't go down to well." Lois answered, "Anyway hopefully I'll be gone by the end of the week. I have a team of the very best working on it." She winked and Lois laughed.

Clark heard the sound of Lois laughing as he approached the front door of his house and couldn't help but smile at the sincerity of Lois's laugh. It sounded fresh and full of life, just like the Lois of his time would so often do. It was then that he heard another laugh that he knew too well, Olivers. Crap! What the hell did Lois tell Oliver? Clark thought as he opened the door awaiting the tidel wave of questions that were sure to come, but as he opened the door he was surprised to see Oliver resting his hands on Lois's stomach. Guess Lois clued him in.
"Hey guys." Clark said alittle awkwardly as he walked into the house. "Guess the cats out of the bag."
Oliver got up off the couch where he and Lois were sitting and walked over to his friend. "How you ever intended to keep the cat in the bag I'll never know. But anyway stranger things have happened in Smallville I surpose."
Clark nodded in response and looked over at Lois who was rubbing her stomach and staring out into space.
"Something the matter Lois?" Clark asked as he went over to sit by her side.

"I want to go se Jor-el again." She answered after a long pause. Clark went to interrupt but Lois kept talking. "I know that you're going to say it's pointless, but there's something else I want to ask him. I feel like I need to be there tonight." Lois finished. Since she woke up this morning she'd had the strangest feeling that she should return to the fortress tonight. She just prayed that this feeling she had would pay off.
Clark thought about what Lois had just told him and couldn't figure out why she would want to go see Jor-el again. Last time they went she came away feeling more depressed then ever. But for some reason he didn't want to say no to her.
"Okay, we'll go back later. I just hope Jor-el can give you the answers you want this time." He said.
"Me too." Lois agreed."

Present Time:

Clark awoke to the sun shinning through his window, he could tell already that it was a beautiful day outside but he didn't care, and he suspected that he wouldn't start to until the love of his life was lying next to him again. Sighing Clark dragged himself out of bed and walked down stairs to make himself a cup of coffee. Usually around this time of the morning Lois would be running around the house screaming that they were running late for work and Perry was going to kill them. Clark smiled fondly at the memory, however at the moment it was just him walking around the house. He'd called Perry that he or Lois would not be coming into work for awhile cause of Lois's health, so at least he didn't have to worry about work. As for his other job Oliver, Bart and his other friends were taking care of any crisis that appeared. This meant that his full attention could be focused on getting Lois back in his arms.

Walking into the kitchen he saw Chloe already awake and making a fresh pot of coffee.
"Morning Chloe." Clark said half hearted as he walked past her and poured himself a cup.
"Morning Clark. How'd you sleep?" Chloe asked although she already knew the answer.
She heard Clark mumble something incoherent and decided to leave it for now. She wanted more then anything to be there for Clark, but she knew she could help him more by spending her time trying to find a way to bring her cousin home.
"Hey Chloe." Clark said, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Yeah Clark?"
"I think I'm going to head back to the fortress today." He said, having a strong feeling that something was going to happen at the fortress tonight.
"Why? Do you think Jor-el has found something?" She asked, placing down her coffee and going to look Clark in the eyes.
"I dunno Chloe. I just feel like I have to be there this evening for some reason." He explained, not fully understanding why himself.

Chloe nodded, "If that's what you think is best. This feeling that you've got though, is it good or bad?"
Clark thought about his answer and decided that it wasn't a bad feeling, but he still couldn't place it. "Guess we'll find out." He answered.

Later that evening Clark arrived at the fortress, not entirely sure what to expect. Everything seemed the same as the last time he was here and he couldn't sense anything astray.
"Kal-el my son, you have returned."
Clark nodded at the familiar voice, "Yes I have. I had a feeling that I should be here tonight." He answered truthfully. "Why should I be here Jor-el? Have you found something on Lyana?"
"I am sorry my son, I have not as of yet." Jor-el answered.
Clark hung his head and wanted to scream, why was he here then?

"I have focused my resources on finding a way of communication between you and Lois." Jor-el continued as if he had heard his sons thoughts.
Clark's head shot up at the news, almost not believing it. "You can do that? How?"
"I do not have the ablity to send you back in time as Lyana can Kal-el, however I can allow you to communicate with Lois through another channel, one that relies only on sound." Jor-el explained.
"I'll be able to hear Lois, but no see her you. Is that what you're saying?" Clark questioned.
"Yes my son."
"Why did you not tell me about this sooner?" Clark asked slightly angry at his father.
"Doing so requires a large amount of energy which shall leave me drained for a number of days. It seemed better to search for information on Lyana before doing so." Jor-el explained.

"When will I be able to talk to Lois?" Clark asked desperate to hear Lois's voice again and have her tell him that she and the baby are both alright.
"When she arrives in the fortress also. You will have to wait until she does so."
Clark was about to ask how she would know that she was suppose to when he thought about the feeling he'd had all morning. "That feeling was you? You let me know to come here. Does Lois also know?"
"Lois carries your child within her Kal-el. By extension she is also connected to me for being bound to you." Jor-el answered.
Clark was about to question the statement further when another voice replaced Jor-el one that he had been dying to hear for the past two days.
"Hello Clark?"

To be continued :)