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Oh, Laura! So perfectly done. *sigh* I love this bit from Clark:

*sigh*

Yay! I'm very glad.

What is Clark's reponse to that going to be? How is he going to take it? Laugh...or get angry? Hmm...

I can't wait to find out! I loved this whole part and was squealing with glee when Lois told him her secret. Now he just needs to come out with a little secret of his own... And they need to band together to stop the Rosettes.

Easy peasy.

Can't wait for Part 10... How many parts do you estimate till the end, Laura?

~Anna.

Fantastic part!

Not that the idea isn't favorable <snicker> but wow! I bet she didn't see that one coming, I sure didn't!

OMG, that was a good one!

I'm surprised that she told him the truth, I was expecting you to draw it out a little longer--it was a nice surprise. I can't help but wonder, though, if Clark will question whether or not she's telling the truth about being a 23 year old undercover reporter, especially after she just told him about her latest initation assignment.

Looking forward to finding out what happens next!

Oh wow...this part was great! I completely felt the tension in the room, Clark's frustration and self-loathing...I'm so glad Lois just told him the truth. You are certainly the master of the cliffhanger, though! I can't even imagine what Clark's reaction will be. Get back here!!!

Hi, Laura!

I’ve been following this story, though it’s the first time I leave you a feedback. Ah! I love it… I’ve always had crushes on my teachers. Well haven’t we all? And I think can relate to Lois. Except for the working undercover part!

Mmm... That must have been a pretty sight!

Why can’t all guys be like clark?

How cant he say it’s meaningless?

Yeah Lois! Show him what is meaningless… Although, I don’t think he felt that…

lol... True, but you ARE being stupid, you know?

I doubt he would.

Wow, Lois! Wrong approach, very wrong! I can almost see where this is going. I doubt he will believe what she told him so far was true. I bet he will think it was all part of the charade to seduce him! It is Clark’s nature to jump into conclusions...

Come on, Laura! You can’t finish a part the way you did, and leave us hanging for a much longer... MORE, NOW!

Not when your teachers are the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and the Society of Jesus. They were all getting up in years! Couldn't resist.

Hmm, that is a very evil place to hang us! I can't imagine what Clark is going to think. But good, at least she told him the truth. It halted oodles of angst, but perhaps created quite a different sort...

JD

wow Laura what an intense part. Would you please come back soon? what an evil part to leave.

I hope Clark won't jump to wrong conclusions. I hope he'll help Lois fight the Rosettes.

Great part.

Freakin' A!

*snort*

Wow, that's quite a rant Clark let loose, and Lois didn't even say anything! But the dress and the time of night spoke for her.

WAHH!!

I loved Lois' declaration as much as Clark's!

*headdesk*

I hate to interrupt this sweet scene, but I have to say if I were in Clark's shoes I'd ask for some proof. Surely he's smart enough to know that someone who hangs around with Lexy wouldn't hesitate to lie like this.

But since I know she's not lying, I'm going back to the sweetness.

I am so glad she told him. But now I'm going to be holding my breath until I find out how he responds!

Great chapter, Laura!

Ummmm, Yeah.... You really know how to kick a girl in the stomach. What a chapter.

WHAT --You know, I should have seen it coming, but I really expected a "hanging over the Jaws of Death" sort of thing--just because it's Lois.

yeah Lois!! Protecting Clark !

Man, She may look like sweet little girl, but she really is a monster.

Ok, That's It, Leave Clark Alone you Witch!! Or I'll have to pull out the Big Guns!


You really have a tallent for ripping out my heart. Man, This one hurts to read. Clark has comdemned himself without any trial. I'm glad you let Lois tell him the truth, I'm just wondering if he'll believe her or not. He knows she can get "fake" ids--so her real one won't be proof enough. She could take him to her appartment, but that could also be faked. I have this strange vision in my head of her Dragging Clark into the Planet and forcing Perry and/or Jimmie to vouch for her.

Wonderful! More soon please (I'm leaving my little friends at home for now--you did such a wonderful job with this chapter)

Vonceil

Waaaah! You're on part nine already?? I'm a horrible horrible beta-type person thing who only makes suggestions and stuff!

*goes back to read Other Bits*

Hi,

Great part! That was sweet!


Would Clark want to investigate too?


More ASAP, please.

MAF

Oh, so it's about fiction. I can understand that.

I believe her. She's on a deadline, after all.

How poignantly true of so many teens, male and female alike. They'll sell their souls to belong.

Of course, Lexy isn't like that. With her it's about power. She doesn't care in the least about these girls. She wants them to do her bidding, but they are valueless in and of themselves. She discards those that she doesn't or can't use.

Leave it to Lois to figure out the bottom line without any of the dots to connect.

She might not be the one to wear the spandex, but she has always been in it to save the world.

I'm surprised that Clark allows Lois into his apartment. If he's already decided to quit his job, perhaps it's a bit understandable, but it's still out-of-line.

And we can see in just a few moments that she's right.

That's the problem. Both of them matter. In some ways, they're mutually exclusive. She can be cut-throat and get the story, or she can be soft-hearted to Clark and lose the story.

So far she doesn't have hard facts to back any of it up. She won't get those hard facts without bringing down Mr. Kent. (Whether or not he works with her, once that photo is out there, people will wonder about his integrity.) What they need is a chaperone to take the picture--someone to corroborate that nothing sexual actually happened.

As for whether or not he believes her, I disagree that Clark will need evidence before he believes she's 17. In some ways, he's as intuitive as she is. Also, there's a ring of truth to it all.

Lois has some valid points about why Clark would be attracted to her despite of her apparent age. However, I deeply doubt that he will hear it from her. (Is it too much to ask for Martha to come in from the back bedroom? Yeah... That's what I thought.)

Now that's what we've been waiting for.

The next few moments are crucial for Lois' future. Don't blow it, girlfriend!

Elisabeth

Wow, Laura. Part 9! And another fabulous...and emotion driven part it was.

Okay, umm...
What? I am anxious to find out about Claude and what he has done with Lois's story...the LOUSE!


Now as juicy as that sounds, I am praying that Lois comes Clean with Clark. Apparently, Lexy is trying to compromise Clark's integrity...something Lex Luthor would do. I think that Lois is also surprised that someone has figured her out and her feelings for Clark. Darn skippy...she would. Now that's one dare that I would take...to seduce Dean...I mean Clark.

So, Lois goes to Clark dressed like a hooker. She subconsciously knows that he doesn't go for that type, so maybe he would abruptly redirect her and she could tell Lexy that she was not successful. So, Lois is up to no good and Clark is still being so sincere. He even tells her in so many words that he is alone...in his heart as well as physically. And Clark thinks that Lois wants to torment him, make him say what he feels when he was probably looking for a reason to tell her how he felt...so that she would know even if they could not act on those feelings. Then Clark pours his heart out, all the while berating himself for having those feelings. He is so sad and alone. But, Lois has a secret, too. All of the times that Clark has rescued Lois, she is about to become his savior. Lois is about to save Clark from himself. So, Lois tells Clark that she is in love with him and that she has never felt anything like this...this wonderful before. She can feel their connection. Oh, yeah, Clark is definitely relieved. Clark is berating himself again, punishing himself with guilt. Maybe he is asking Lois to tell him that he is not wrong or perverted. Maybe he is asking her to ask him to stay. Lois is asking Clark not to leave her, physically or emotionally. And Clark is answering Lois and telling her that he isn't going to run in either guise...and that he is ready to take the next step. Okay, I can see Clark's moth hanging open. He's going to help Lois to pull this off. I just know it. Maybe they will have mind blowing sex, but it'll never leave their room. Together, Lane and Kent...

Oooh, Lois, don't forget to tell Clark about the camera!

Never once did Lois call Clark Mr. Kent and not once did Clark correct her. Humm?

I can see Lex Luthor in Lexy. I have made a connection here and I don't know if anyone else has or not. She comes across as being so sincere except to those who can see through her. She is the leader of a gang who puts her "goons" up to do her dirty work. She has money and connections. She hates Clark because he wouldn't be fooled by her deceit so she tries to discredit him. Am I getting warm here?

Laura, this was...just...breathtaking. I just got so wrapped up in this. Oh man...

~Sheila

Oh, I have to say...I had a crush on our priest growing up. He was young and gorgeous as 90% of Roman Catholic Priests are. I was a teenager. Every Sunday at mass I would just look at how beautiful he was and then condemn myself to hell for it. I often said to my mother when I got older and wouldn't get smacked for it..."Father ***** is such a beautiful man and it's such a waste for women that he cannot get married." And to my surprise she agreed.

Perfect chapter for relaxing on a Friday evening. Well any evwning, weekend, whatever.

I saw it coming, but did I actually ecepect it to be coming? Oh boy.

Sheila protested at the fact that you were taking us two weeks ahead in time without telling us what Claude had been up to in the meantime. Had he been stealing Lois's story again?

But is there all that much to steal? Does Lois have a lot of evidence against the Rosettes yet?

As I was thinking about this, it suddenly struck me that if Claude stole Lois's story, such as it is at this point, and did some additional digging on his own and came up with enough evidence to put a stop to the Rosettes, then - well, then I would be just as relieved as I was angry. Because if anyone puts a stop to the Rosettes - Lois, Claude, Clark, anyone - then the next girl who would have been killed by the Rosettes will be saved. That wouldn't be so bad, would it?

The horrible thing - the really, really horrible thing - would be if Claude stole notes from Lois and used the information not to stop the Rosettes but to aid them, perhaps by even helping them to kill the next girl. And then trying to implicate Lois and putting the blame on her. Or trying to help the Rosettes to kill her.

As for what Lois was up to in this chapter, there are two quotes from this part that stuck in my mind:

Lois is prepared to throw Clark to the wolves, to ruin his life forever, to secure her job at the Daily Planet and to save the kids who are at risk from Lexy.

No, wait! Who cares about that job and the kids? All that matters is that Lois can be honest with Clark and act on her love for him.

This Lois is twenty-three years old, so she is certainly an adult of consensual age. Clark definitely wouldn't be raping a minor if he were to have sex with her. But for all of her twenty-three years, this Lois is still immature. There aren't many shades of grey in her world, so things tend to be either black and white to her. Something matters not at all, and other things matter so much that nothing else is of any significance. And one and the same thing can suddenly change from being unimportant, so that it can be sacrificed, to becoming all-important, so that everything else can be sacrificed instead.

This is an immature way of reasoning. And it's no wonder that Lois is immature. She is twenty-three. In most stories where we meet her she is twenty-nine years old and a seasoned reporter. Wouldn't she have learned anything during those six years of working as a reporter and trying to figure out what is important in her life and in her line of work?

A twenty-nine-year-old Lois would not have been willing to sacrifice either Clark Kent or Jill and Lexy's future victims as she was trying to crack this case and get herself a job at the Daily Planet. At least, I choose to believe that she wouldn't.

Anyway, this whole situation made me react in an unexpected way to the kiss between Clark and Lois:

Normally, I would have been excited and turned on, silently urging them on to progress from mere kissing to doing the horizontal rhumba. But not here. I want to rein Lois in instead. Yes, yes, she is of consensual age, but right now, right here she is immature, and this is too soon.

And Clark is immature too. He is still living in the shade of his dead wife, letting her disapproval of his powers diminish him. And he is raw and upset, having beaten himself up over his his attraction to Lois which he believes to be ugly and disgusting. They both need to take a step back and catch their respective breaths. And they need to work together to stop Lexy Hartness and the Rosettes and Claude Malfois. And then, when they have worked together as partners and equals and have learned to trust one another as such, then the real kissing can begin.

Ann

Reading Ann's comments helped me clarify my own on this part, so I'm going to go ahead and share them and hope they make sense to you.

I'm still really enjoying the story, but I finished this chapter with a very uneasy feeling. The fact that Clark launched into detailed confessions with no more provocation than Lois arriving on his doorstep in a little black dress means that this attraction he's been fighting is very, very near the surface for him. He has been suffering terribly through this, and I kind of agree with him that her just saying, "Oh, it's OK because I'm actually 23," doesn't change the ethical dilemma with which he's been wrestling one bit. And the fact that he confesses his love for her - and describes it as "shameful and vile" - before she confesses her age is just going to make that worse. He fell in love with a student, he confessed his love to a student, and Lois is naive to think that simply telling him her age is going to make all the shameful feelings he's been wallowing in go away.

Needless to say, Lois slapping him for telling her this did not exactly endear her to me. I wanted to slap her right back. But Ann pointed out in her comments that Lois is still very immature, even at 23, and what's worse, she's been immersed in an even more immature environment since she went undercover at the high school. She is certainly not evil like Lexy and Jill, but she's not acting like an adult here either. "I'm 23 and I love you" is NOT enough to buy this couple a clean slate, but when Clark doesn't see it that way, she immediately has a tantrum and slaps him and calls him "stupid." I'm glad Clark called her on that.

And then, just when things seem to be looking up, she has to admit that she came there to do the very thing that was his absolute worst nightmare as an ethical teacher and a good man. And she came there dressed to do it, so why should he believe that she wasn't really planning to go through with it? Or that this whole "I'm actually 23" thing isn't just part of the plan? Ouch. I can't imagine the rest of this conversation going well, but I'm certainly looking forward to finding out where you're going to take it, and I'm still enjoying the story very much

Caroline

Hi everyone. I'm glad to see the mixed responses to this chapter. Things are far from resolved in Lois and Clark's world and you were supposed to feel a little uneasy. They had formed a very, very rocky peace. I had intended to break the chapter at a different point, which I regret not doing now as I look it over in hindsight. I believe it would have cleared up many concerns. But onto the thanks!

Anna--

Hmm... indeed! What do you think? It's a pretty bald statement. Hmm... I suppose I should try and estimate how long this will be. Perhaps... four or five more chapters? Maybe? Yikes, I'm really not sure. I have the bare bones planned but sometimes they take either longer or shorter than I think they will. Anyway, thanks for the feedback!

Symbolicangel-- Hi! I'm glad you didn't see it coming! In a previous feedback Darth_Michael sure did! But then he thought it was too evil and twisted. *heh* Guess I'm a little more sadistic than I thought. :p Thanks for the feedback!

Groobie-- Aghh! Men with pointy sticks. If my English essay would just write itself I could get back to this fic... *stares pointedly at Word document* But hopefully (for my sanity) I'll finish my essay soon and get right back to L and C!

dedecasale-- Hey! Thanks for leaving feedback! I loved reading your comments as you went. You had all the right reactions!

Shadow--

Hehe! Aww... I guess I can't imagine a Brothers of the Sacred Heart acting indecently. I agree. More angst! Though it does put me in a sad mood when I write it. *Sigh* But not as sad as my English essay. Thanks for the feedback!

Tahu-- Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Lisa-- Hey!

Yup. That's the million dollar question I think... I don't think the thought's crossed Clark's mind yet. Unfortuantely, it will. Thanks for the feedback!

Vonceil-- Aghh! I loved the clipart! Thank you for leaving the terrifying little friends at home though. They are... well... terrifying. Though certainly motivating. Hopefully chapter 10 will be up... sometime soon. Thanks!

Catherine Bruce-- You are not! You're a wonderful beta-type person! I read your comments on each scene before I write it. They were very insightful and helpful.

MAF-- Hey! Eee! Glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback

Elisabeth-- Hey! Thanks for the insightful review (again).

*keeps Martha and her intuitiveness tied up in Smallville* Hehe. Clark and Lois are on their own with this one. Martha would make things a bit too easy. Thanks for the feedback!

Sheila--

Hehe. Me too! *half the fandom raises their hands*

I love reading all your comments. I think they explain the scenes better than my own head does.

Actually... I hope this doesn't discredit me as a fan fiction author, but I didn't even start out with making Lexy evil like Lex Luthor! I just knew a girl named Lexy who I didn't like... and... well... she found herself in my story! About halfway through I did a major hits self on the head and realized that she WAS like Lex! *walks off shaking head*

Darth_Michael-- You did! I saw your post and I was like "AGHH! HE KNOWS!" Lol. I am very impressed.

Ann- Hey. You made some really, really interesting points and I agree with a lot of them. As I said earlier, I did end this at a rather bad place. Perhaps if I had done it as I originally intended it wouldn't seem so... wishy washy. Things are extremely uneasy and Lois and Clark are both immature. Lois was being pretty fickle there by intending on going through with it and then changing her mind. I'm afraid that's probably going to have some repercussions. But Clark was definitely at fault with his long tirade too. *Sigh* I do miss the waff. It's so much less stressful to write. But anyway, thanks again for the review. I hope the next few chapters will clear up any qualms you have.

Caroline-- I'm glad Ann's post helped. It helped clarfiy a few things in my own mind as well. You're both right about their maturity level. It's way down from the Lois and Clark from the show. I'm glad you're still enjoying it. Thank you.

Thank you everyone. Chapter 10 to be up... after the English essay of doom is complete! (But I'm planning on finishing that today. So then I'll commit myself to writing chapter 10.)

--Laura

Laura... Of course not, silly. I love your stories and you create your characters as you see them fit to be. I just wish you'd post more frequently!

~Sheila

Eeeeek! No Lois! You can't!

No, no no!!!!! <sigh> It's not like I can't believe that she would do it... but I don't want to believe it. <sniffle> Poor Clark - it will finish breaking his already broken heart.

<sniffle> Poor, poor, Clark! And then he confesses his love! <SOB>

*choke*sob*sniffle* I think this is affecting me so much because of what she came there to do to him, even if she thought it was for a good cause.

TELL HIM LOIS! EASE HIS PAIN!

THANK GOODNESS! FINALLY!

Oooooh! How the tables have been turned in your story - it's Lois with the dual identity, looking for forgiveness from Clark <squeals girlishly> I love it!

WHAT!?! <starts hunting for her whip...>

Good, Clark. Show her how *stupid* she's being.

Holy crap that was a hot kiss, Laura! Woo-hoo! And yay that Clark isn't going to run!!!

Eeeek! Proceed with caution Lois, very cautiously...

<slaps forehead> NO! NO NO NO! That was NOT cautious!!!

<checks fic folder> Yippee! Part 10 is there! You'll have fdk by tomorrow, promise! <g>

-- DJ

Lol DJ! All of your posts have just had me super excited. I'm so glad you're enjoying the story and this chapter. These multichaptered stories are so difficult to write! I've written them before, but this one has taken a lot out of me. I'm sure you know the feeling. Your kind words make me want to run and start typing again. Thank you!

Laura