Wedding reception!

[chloesullivan]

[ooc: open party thread! Mingle, thread-hop, crash the party, cause drama. Whatever you feel like.]

The wedding had gone smoothly. Her dad had walked her down the isle like it should be. They had exchanged their vows and rings once more. Even if the ceremony had been just a formality, since they had been married for two weeks now, but it had still been nice to be there with their family and close friends.

After that, they had been dragged to another room in the hotel for pictures and only now were they being introduced back to their guests, this time as Mr. and Mrs. Queen.

The reception was taking place in the ballroom of the Metropolitan. The decoration was, unsurprisingly, green. Dinner would be served but drinks and appetizers were already available for those who wanted them.

Chloe just hoped his part of the day went as smoothly as the rest of it had.

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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe found herself looking around the room for any sign of trouble even as she spoke to her and Ollie's guests. No spiked monsters so far was a good sign although she kept expecting the other alien who had suddenly showed up back in their lives to make an appearance this time.

If he did, at least he only had the human form as far as she knew so that was definitely a plus.

But she had to stop herself from thinking about that and focus on the fact that soon enough, she and Ollie would be leaving for their mysterious destination. Yeah, that was definitely better.

She grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waiter and sipped on it.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Lois had just finished quietly berating the head waiter for nearly bringing out the appetizers before the drinks. Idiots. She was surrounded by idiots. When she caught a glance of her cousin finally taking a break, though, she couldn't help but make her way over.

"Congrats, Mrs. Queen!" She grinned, wrapping her arms around her cousin gleefully.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe smiled, holding her glass away from her cousin carefully so she wouldn't spill the drink on either of their dresses, "thank you, Lo!" She grinned and hugged her back.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Lois cuddled her cousin ecstatically before pulling away and beaming down at her.

"So far so good, huh? I've got Smallville keeping an ear out for anything that even remotely sounds like Godzilla."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She laughed softly at that and nodded, sipping on her drink.

"I appreciate it, but since that's taken care of, why don't you try to relax and enjoy the party? You've worked hard enough as is, Lo."

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

She sighed, rubbing her temple a moment and glancing around at the party.

"Not too much they can go and screw up now, I guess."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," Chloe smiled and took her cousin's hand, squeezing it softly, "thank you, Lo. Everything is perfect, but you really should enjoy it. It will be fine from now on."

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

She grinned contently and squeezed Chloe's hand back. "Only the best for my favorite cousins, right?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"I'm not losing my number one cousin title to him, am I?" She smirked, arching her eyebrows at Lois.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

She laughed.

"Please. He'd have to do a lot more than marry you to steal that title away."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Good, I won't let him buy you that beer making kit for your birthday then otherwise I'm screwed," she teased.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Her jaw dropped.

"Wait, whaaat-?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe grinned brightly, "shh, I'll claim it as my idea, what is his is mine and all that, right?"

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

The party had been underway for some time when Zod finally made his appearance. He slipped inside without drawing notice, slowly making his way through the crowd of guests and coming up beside Chloe from behind.

"I understand congratulations are in order," he said in a low tone, giving his own glass of champagne an all too casual lift in her direction.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Thank y--" Chloe begun as she turned around then stilled completely, her face falling as her mouth went dry.

"What do you want?"

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

He offered her a slight smile, taking a small, innocent sip from his drink. "You've not been greeting all your guests that way, have you?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Oliver moved to stand beside his wife, his gaze intense. "Just the ones who weren't invited," he said evenly.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Great, Chloe thought and took a deep breath, glancing at Oliver then back at him, "why don't you just leave now before Clark notices you and takes you out?"

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

"There he is," Zod replied, ignoring Chloe and turning his attention to Oliver as he took his place. "The man of the hour. It's been too long."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Not nearly long enough." His jaw tightened a little. "What are you doing here?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Leave him alone," Chloe warned Zod, stepping closer to Oliver. The last thing she needed was for him to start a fight with the alien dictator, "just go, Zod."

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

"Offering my congratulations." He lifted his drink again, this time directing it at the both of them. "To the newlyweds."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," he said evenly, his voice calm.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"And now you're done," she said tightly, eyes narrowing at Zod.

[kneel-majorzod.livejournal.com]

Zod glanced from Oliver to Chloe and then back again, his smile remaining pleasant as could be.

"I do hope you've healed up since we last saw each other," he continued slowly, gaze drifting briefly down Oliver's front. "I'd hate to have ruined your wedding night with any...unsightly scars."