Giving you all a chapter today because I'm in a really great mood.

Yay!

Sadly enough, the latter is a weekly occurrence in the lives of L&C.

Good chapter. I am glad he came clean and Lois is still talking to him.

Thanks, Io! Yeah, too true. Only, sometimes it feels more like a *daily* occurance, huh?

Thanks, Laura! Yup, at least Lois is willing to listen. And realizing that she's not 100% innocent of wrongdoing.

Yaaay! New chapter!

I'm glad Lois is being understanding. Clark really has been through a lot, and you addressed it wonderfully!

Loveeeeee! can't wait for more!

Good chapter, once again! I thought Lois' reaction was perfect. She was in the right place emotionally to handle it (she knew she wanted Clark, at least to try dating him) but it was still a little bit too soon to have her find out (making her slightly more angry, IMO, than in the canon reveal). Glad Clark has finally confided in her, though. Particularly about Luthor. I get the feeling that we won't be leaving that issue anytime soon... Unless you decide to post everything really quickly and then we'll get the answer really soon!! <<hint, hint>> Then again, then there wouldn't be anymore parts, so the ball's in your court. Although I would appreciate an update sooner rather than later...

Again, good job!

Thank you, MrsLuthor! I definitely wanted mad Lois, but also that she would understand, so they could team up to try and find who did such an evil thing. Glad you enjoyed it. More sometime this weekend.

Hi, Mouse! Nope, they won't be leaving the subject anytime soon. They want to know who tried killng him. And when Lane and Kent are on the trail, anything is possible.

Not having Lois with Lex opened the door for her to know she wanted Clark. And I did want to go for slightly more angry than canon Lois, at least, at first, because she's been through the emotional wringer that night - seeing him almost die and being confronted with the knowledge that it was almost her best friend who died, not to mention that he's been keeping secrets.

I'll update sometime on the weekend. I'm also hoping to start posting my next one sometime in September. I only have a handful of chapters back from AntiK at the moment, and want to hold off as long as I can to ensure I don't wind up with no beta'd work and longer update periods.

Will comment more tomorrow after canning. Currently too brain dead to be too funny.

EDIT: Or brain dead to be grammatically correct: That should read: to be funny. :rolleyes:

Wonderful chapter again, DC ! I love Lois'reaction and Clark's sincerity about his life.

Too bad I have to wait a long time before reading the next part: I'm leaving tomorrow morning for ten days...

Vicki,

I love the direction you are taking this and can't wait for them to dig in to Lex.

Terrific story. Nice rescue on Lois' part. Nice reveal.

I think that's the best description I've ever heard!

Ouch.

Tension? Probably not the word I would use if I wanted to stay on her good side.

Looking forward to seeing where this will go.

Thanks, Sydney! Have fun, wherever you are going!

Glad you liked this little installment.

Thank you, Ken. I had a lot of fun with the reveal, to be perfectly honest.

Hi, Christina!

Thank you!

Yeah. Poor Clark is suffering from a little "foot-in-mouth" syndrome.


Glad you are enjoying it! More soon!

he isn’t helping his case there at all…

Oh.

Meh, can go either way. Just don’t let timetravelers from the future tell her. That just ticks her off.

No, Clark’s supposedly a male, while we can all agree that Lois is a female of a different species.

a) Didn’t bring coffee
b) Snuck byline without her
c) Snuck *her* byline
d) Talked with Linda King
e) Had sexual relations with Linda King
f) Had sexual relations with Linda King while dating Lois
g) Used his byline on the story she’s written

Maybe he *should* have gotten her pregnant first.

*) Do you sleep naked?
*) Do you ever dream of me?
*) What are we doing in those dreams?

/whispers/ He still got a towel.

And here I thought being naked would *help* him expose his Clark to her?



Uuuummm… do we *really* want to go there? Can’t we just leave it as one of life’s unexplained mysteries? Like where socks go?

Don’t overdramatize, Lois. A dozen, tops. Some more injuries, maybe. If things turn out really bad. Or is she referring to those in general danger of being among those getting injured?

Santa Claus!

That’s unfair. It *could* have been part of the original design. Someone just didn’t know he wasn’t supposed to put it there in the first place. These things happen. He might have been a demolition expert before joining the space program.

The melodrama?

Or that.

Oh boy. So no nookie on the dark side for the remaining three parts?

Michael

But...

Yeah, that.

I think it was more the galatically stupid comment.



Same difference to him...world of difference to her?

I saw something online a couple weeks back. "I've come to the conclusion that dryer lint is the cremated remains of missing socks."

The second one.

Riding a unicorn!

I could buy that if the Mythbusters had been around in 1993.

No nookie. But I do think you'll be pleased on how it ends regardless.

I'm back. Pie's baked, 12 jars of peaches canned, 10 jars of jam, 2 jars of syrup, <<rubs my hands together>> ready to be silly (and not move for hours!)

Yea! You had a good day! Congratulations! <coming to> What? What were we talking about again? Who are you?

CLARK: <hold out his hand> Hi, I'm Clark. I'm an alien from the planet Krypton. I'm super strong and I fly around in a skintight blue suit with a red cape under the name of Superman, and I'm in love with you. Everything I just told you is a secret and you can't tell anyone.

LOIS: Nice to meet you, Clark. What are you doing in my apartment in a towel?

CLARK: That's a long story...

<<I hope I didn't use up my smilie limit on that one little joke>>

Mayday! Mayday! S.O.S. Red Flag Warning!



Poetic in a cry-my-eyes-out sort of way.

Force? Force Lois to do anything? No, I don't see that happening. At least he realizes this.

A-ha! I know understand the need for the shower and towel.

Besides the obvious drool factor, that is.

CLARK: <glances at clock> So, do you want to set up an appointment to crush my heart to smithereens? 'Cause I'm okay with you not doing it now too.

Poor Lois. She finally sees Clark in 3D and it's giving her motion sickness.

Yes, that would make it difficult to concentrate.

<<sound of crickets>>

Wow! His joke really *did* bomb.

Uh, Lois, you *live* there. Where are *you* going?

Awwwww.



Duh! Smart thinking Lois. I noticed you didn't remember this while Superman was naked in your apartment. But as soon as he became Clark...

Not even after ASU?

Yeah, she's scary.

Clark caved first!

Love the analogy!

Or even the benefit of the doubt.

CLARK: Actually, you figuring it out is the less insulting of the two scenarios. At least you FIGURED it out. If I had told you, you'd just feel galactically stupid for not figuring it out.

LOIS: Don’t be ridiculous, Clark. Galatically isn’t even a word.

CLARK: Unlike Chumpy.

LOIS: <stands up> I bet there's some residual poison in my washing machine.

CLARK: Chumpy's a word! Chumpy's a word!

Yes, tell her facts that she can accept.

LOIS: :rolleyes: Likely excuse. There hasn't been a free moment in the past month when someone hasn't been trying to me?... I mean, us. *Us!*

Squirm. Yes, that seems appropriate.

THAT's completely unfair, Clark. Lois didn't get to see you in a skintight costume, only Superman. The playing field wasn't level.

But that's a statistically anomaly! Oh, no, a time paradox! The end of the world as we know it.

LOIS: Very funny, Clark.

Must go to Lois, she's drawing me in. Oh, no. Must resist.

Man, he has some self-control issues. Yeah, rushing the hug, probably not the best thing at this juncture.

Good point.

Nah, I think I'll stay here if you don't mind.

I love how 'not flying' is an afterthought.

No, Lois, he doesn't need the suit to fly. He could fly naked if he wanted to. Actually, he was hoping for a demonstration of that ability later on. Of course, that one only works in the bedroom.

Go ahead, Lois. Kick a man when he's down.

Small miracles.

<<can't look, can't look away>> No, Clark! It's too early for the proposal!

That's Lois, 1 save. Only 147 more to catch up.

Does that mean, she wants him to touch her too?

Awwwwww, and I recommend, not letting Lois know about this epiphany.



CLARK: Really? I was kind of hoping the next question would be 'which side of the bed do you sleep on?' But okay rockets, sure. We can explore that too.

CLARK: I think it may be "The Joker".

LOIS: "The Joker"? You are crazy. He lives in Gotham City.

CLARK: Lois, there's something else you don't know about me...

No more fighting!

Well, that, and the few conversations that Superman has had with Luthor, including his "Let the Games begin" statement at the end of the Pilot. And his taunting him to leave town in Neverending Battle. And the fact that he practically admitted to the kid that he was behind the Metmedifide 5 & 6. And that his fingerprints were all over the vault where the floating orb and Jack were found.

Why couldn't he have said THIS to Lois in BatP instead of "He's evil"?

I'm sure he went in search of it after Lois published her article. /pst. "chunk"/



EDIT: The EWM-FDK Club! I'm so there!

Nah, can’t be.

Really? That bad?

/nods/ But she can’t just be a single mother, can she? Oh, wait, there’s ff on that, too.

With Lois? After he told her to be totally exposed to her? (sic)



It’s not like he’d remember…

Michael

You WILL share with the boards, right?

Thank you!

Well, feared because he wanted to tell her, not have her figure it out. Last fireworks? Um, I'm thinking not, even if only because kissing Lois sets off fireworks in his world.

Thank you. It *is* rather hard to rewrite that speech from TF, isn't it?

No, she's just having issues figuring out who she's talking to. Superman was in her apartment and now he looks just like Clark...

This. Is. Hilarious! Arguing with him was more important?

He *is* a lunkhead after all!



He often does, doesn't he?

Thank you! I liked it too!

Angry Lois doesn't know the meaning of this.

Clark: "Drat!" <hides ring back in gym bag>

And that's just for this week!

Maaaaybe?

Well, it *could* be a good thing, if he worded it right. Oh wait. This is *Clark.* Better if he shuts up.

Perhaps they can explore that after the first date?

<spews water, laughing>

Nope!

Yeah, with stuff like this, it's a miracle they never got Luthor until his weeding day huh?

Because he's a lunkhead.

My thanks. Serves me right for posting sans beta.

<hands out membership jackets and cards>

So bad FEMA wouldn't even tough it?

Personally, the towel is a big disappointment...

<nods>

Hey, I'm not complaining!

Michael

Only if Michael shares some of that European Chocolatey noguat stuff.

No wonder she's in constant danger! Always setting off those fires whenever she thinks about Clark and/or Superman in that way. You'd think that Clark would have discovered she was Firestarter.

Plus him naked under the pink towel is making it hard for her to think straight.

<<deflats>> oh, you mean the bed thing, don't you? <<sighs>> I guess we could wait until then.



That also may have had something to do with all the ADAs in his pocket, which is why they needed to hire Mayson in S2.

I'll accept this answer.

Cool! Jackets!

Her toes will curl? Maybe it won't work the same way while he's exposed to K.

How is that possible? It's not like it was a fig leaf (or actually something smaller than a fig leaf since those seemed to work in ancient times) that covered everything, leading her to think there wasn't much there.

Actually if Mayson survived, I wouldn't have been surprised if he had been hit with one of those for kissing Lois, instead of her.

Well, he kinda did...in YOUR story.





Lois is going to go into a sugar coma...oh dear.

Only because she hates to lose an argument.

Ha! True!

<goes off to add this>

He should have. They probably would have moved in together that night.

<squints into binoculars> Yup!

Point taken.

Down boy. Bed rockets are for later, when there are no interruptions.

<claps gleefully>

Only the best for us weirdo feedbackers!

Muhahahahaha! <evil>

<resists urge to have Clark make a "floating" comment>

No, no, no. I was disappointed there *was* a towel. As in, an obstructed view.

/envisions line saying 'Clark hoped Lois wasn't endangering any late night stragglers' or something along those lines after the screech/

We need to start a FF-Related thread on that...

/shifts around/ I'm a bit stingy when it comes to new hardware. My current stuff is 5-6 years old. I *am* eying the MS Surface though. Plan is to get a ~30" TV/monitor combo and a tablet device. Only question is, will I let the Christmas rush run it's course and then carefully select from the surviving herd...

Michael

Erm....maybe?

Well, MS will be releasing Windows 8 end of October. There will be new hardware. So, right now's the worst time to buy unless you want to go Apple or don't care for Windows 8's features.

Combo things. Well, the Surface is great in it's domain, from what I've read so far. (about one paragraph worth of information ) When you also shell out for a monitor and a keyboard (and possibly a docking station) it will likely make a great office computer you can also take with you. Since I also have and likely always will have, a real PC standing around that's on most of the time, I only need the tablet when I'm mobile. *sigh* I really hate waiting to see if that stuff will actually deliver on it's promises. Other than that, the Ultrabooks are nice and tidy little things, but not so sleek as the upcoming tablets.

Michael

Ahh, I hadn't heard of Win 8 coming out so soon. Then again, I'm not a techie type person and just bought a new laptop in March. (My other one literally fell apart.)

I don't really go for tablets. I'm definitely a laptop person.

I noticed two things with this paragraph "Sure you did. You pulled me out of the lake. You helped me get out of the park without being seen. You're washing the dust of my suit. And you loaned me your shower to get the rest of the Kryptonite off my body. I can't thank you enough."

First, it should be off, not of. I also wonder if Clark should mention Lois giving him mouth-to-mouth resecitation/CPR. It seems to me he ought to. maybe just an "and revived me" or something like that at the end of the sentance, but I think it should be mentioned. Maybe I am wrong though.

In the paragraph where Clark "did as he was bid" I am pretty sure it should say "he told her" not "he told them", unless Lucy is there at the apartment evespropping and we don't know it yet. The phrase in the next paragraph "how'd he concocted" does not look right to me, I am pretty sure it should just be how. Sorry to pick on the grammar issues so much, I really do like this story. OK, I liked the story when we had Lex but not dating Lois. I just hate stories where Lois is fooled by Lex. Stories where Lois is fooling Lex and outmanouvering him, and leading him on, those are another case. However, I generally like best stories where Lex and Lois are not dating.

I am wondering though, did PML and the awakening of the orb not happen in this universe? Actually, it almost seems Clark has to have seen the Orb since he seems to know that Krypton went Kaboom, which leads me to ask why he did not tell Lois more about his parents on Krypton. On the PML issue, it seems like Clark would bring up suspcions about that too, I was going to say "he is only mentioning anti-Superman actions" but Smart kids was not anti-Superman, so I don't know. I guess The Toasters and maybe even the cyborg-boxers were issues that in canon Clark at least supsected Luthor was behind in some way. However, does the "no Lois dating Lex" inherently mean that we have to assume if PML happened at all, it was in a different way, or am I digging too much into the back-story.

I am not really sure Lois is madder here than in Cannon. In Cannon when she first found out she smacks him, and then does not speak to him until 100 years later. I think she was more angry then. The next time she figures out, it is hard to say if she is more angry or not, because he sets it up so what she is mad about is not "you did not tell me you were Superman", but "when were you going to tell me, on our wedding night, when the kids started flying around the living room?"

Yeah, that's what I get for not having a beta. No matter how many times I read a piece over, typos still sneak in past the security guards.

I do think you make an interesting point about the CPR, and I may edit that in when prepping for the archive!

Me too! Lex is icky!

To be honest, since it was just an off-the-cuff ficathon story, I didn't think about the backstory too hard. I would imagine that everything happened as it did in canon, minus the whole Lois and Lex dating thing. So no Daily Planet explosion, not setting up of Jack, nothing like that. Fly Hard and the rest probably would have happened, sans Lex, or maybe even with him (he could have been there for some other random, non-Lois reason).

I think it's safe to say she was mad about *both* of those things - "you didn't tell me, I had to figure it out on my own" and "when, exactly *were* you going to tell me?"

Of course, not saying a word between 1866 and 1966 *is* staying mad above and beyond the call of duty!

Whew! I'm glad she didn't stay mad for long, especially since there doesn't seem to have been as much to be mad about in this universe, without Luthor around all the time to gum up the works, and because Clark is still not in the best of shape.

Broke my heart when he pleaded with her not to leave him, and later when he was on his knees -- from her reaction, I'm guessing it wasn't as satisfactory as she might have thought for Lois either, seeing him begging!

I love the paragraph about him not being able to hide behind anything, but my favorite was when he smiled so sadly and asked her if she really thought she wouldn't treat Superman and Clark differently.

And yay! Glad he's already figured out that it's Luthor -- great job on connecting all the dots even with their significantly different backstory!

Clark's condition is definitely a factor in why Lois was so easy on him at first. And then he broke down that defensive wall with her and she forgave him because she realized he's the same guy he always was.

I loved writing Clark begging her not to leave, and being sad when he was trying to get her to realize how she's always treated him differently in his two personas.

Glad you liked the connect-the-dots I did.