Post Beast fic.
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chloesullivan(OOC: Once more, post-episode reaction, because damn the angst had to be worked out on this one, Sad Chloe is incredibly sad :(. Damn you, Smallville, you don't mess with that. )
Davis had been glancing at her all the way through the three states they crossed, Chloe was doing her best to seem normal, making small conversation here and there, looking at the map much longer than she had to, not letting him out of her sight at every gas station they stopped but by the time they decided to stop for the night, she was exhausted.
They pulled over in a small motel by the side of the road, how cliched. She walked into the bedroom and was glad for the two single beds, even if she had no plans on actually sleeping, at least this wouldn't make anyone uncomfortable.
As soon as Davis announced he would go take a shower, Chloe headed to the door, she knew she couldn't go anywhere but she needed to get away from him for a while, to be alone for a while. She needed to think and not have to pretend, she needed to freak out if she wanted to, to let it out so she could keep lying to get through this.
She left the room's door slightly open and sat down on the small step in front of it, she could hear the water running and since there were no windows in the bathroom, he wouldn't go anywhere without her hearing him.
Chloe let out a breath and pulled out the phone from her pocket, she checked it out of habit, no one had that number, it was untraceable, she had made sure of that. But it was still her one connection with everyone. With Clark.
She kept telling herself over and over that this was the right thing to do, that she was protecting Clark and she was protecting Davis also, that as long as she was with him, everyone would be safe and maybe, this would give the others time to find a cure for him. Davis was trying, she knew he was, and she couldn't bear the though of having him imprisoned in that desert for the rest of his life, not while Davis was still inside of him. She had to help him, it was her one mission, the one thing she could do to protect Clark, to protect the world and she was going to do it.
But she still wanted to call Clark, to check in on him, to reassure him. He sounded so desperate when she talked to him... she saw the betrayal he felt when she left him of the fortress, she knew he was worried, she knew she had hurt him but she had to, she had to keep going, she had to make this work for everyone. This is what she does, she fixes things, she makes them better, she finds ways and she will find a way for this.
The only difference is that this time, she can't let Clark get involved, she can't ask him for help, she can't bounce ideas off of him because she can't risk him getting hurt.
"Chloe?"
Davis' voice pulled her out of her thoughts and she wasn't sure how long she had been sitting there, staring at the phone, holding on to it so tightly, her knuckles had turned white.
"I'm here." her answer came after a deep breath. Chloe wiped her face and stood up slowly, a tired smile, but a smile nonetheless was firmly in place by the time she pushed the door and faced him again.
Davis had been glancing at her all the way through the three states they crossed, Chloe was doing her best to seem normal, making small conversation here and there, looking at the map much longer than she had to, not letting him out of her sight at every gas station they stopped but by the time they decided to stop for the night, she was exhausted.
They pulled over in a small motel by the side of the road, how cliched. She walked into the bedroom and was glad for the two single beds, even if she had no plans on actually sleeping, at least this wouldn't make anyone uncomfortable.
As soon as Davis announced he would go take a shower, Chloe headed to the door, she knew she couldn't go anywhere but she needed to get away from him for a while, to be alone for a while. She needed to think and not have to pretend, she needed to freak out if she wanted to, to let it out so she could keep lying to get through this.
She left the room's door slightly open and sat down on the small step in front of it, she could hear the water running and since there were no windows in the bathroom, he wouldn't go anywhere without her hearing him.
Chloe let out a breath and pulled out the phone from her pocket, she checked it out of habit, no one had that number, it was untraceable, she had made sure of that. But it was still her one connection with everyone. With Clark.
She kept telling herself over and over that this was the right thing to do, that she was protecting Clark and she was protecting Davis also, that as long as she was with him, everyone would be safe and maybe, this would give the others time to find a cure for him. Davis was trying, she knew he was, and she couldn't bear the though of having him imprisoned in that desert for the rest of his life, not while Davis was still inside of him. She had to help him, it was her one mission, the one thing she could do to protect Clark, to protect the world and she was going to do it.
But she still wanted to call Clark, to check in on him, to reassure him. He sounded so desperate when she talked to him... she saw the betrayal he felt when she left him of the fortress, she knew he was worried, she knew she had hurt him but she had to, she had to keep going, she had to make this work for everyone. This is what she does, she fixes things, she makes them better, she finds ways and she will find a way for this.
The only difference is that this time, she can't let Clark get involved, she can't ask him for help, she can't bounce ideas off of him because she can't risk him getting hurt.
"Chloe?"
Davis' voice pulled her out of her thoughts and she wasn't sure how long she had been sitting there, staring at the phone, holding on to it so tightly, her knuckles had turned white.
"I'm here." her answer came after a deep breath. Chloe wiped her face and stood up slowly, a tired smile, but a smile nonetheless was firmly in place by the time she pushed the door and faced him again.
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Date: 2009-05-01 09:12 pm (UTC)Lois is going to be GOMZ sad when she realizes her cousin and best bud is GONE!!!!
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Date: 2009-05-01 09:18 pm (UTC)Yeah, Chloe will need Lois after she gets past that because :( Not that she can TELL Lois what's going on, but girl time will be requested.
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Date: 2009-05-02 01:40 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-02 02:54 am (UTC)