My Last Breath (Prologue/?)

[xtremeroswellia]

Title: My Last Breath (Prologue/?)
Author: X_tremeroswellian
Email: adwilliams03@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Yeah, they’re not mine. I wish, though. *sigh*
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Up to and including “Splinter.” This takes the place of “Solitude.” Some of the stuff will be a bit familiar, but most of it is my mind taking over.
Summary: Chloe proves to Clark how important he is to her, and to the world.
Author’s Note: Whatever you’re thinking about this story…I can pretty much guarantee that you’re wrong. So just bear with me. You all know how much I love Chloe. The song is “My Last Breath” by Evanescence.

Prologue | One | Two | Three | Four | Conclusion


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My Last Breath (Prologue)

Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light
It ends here tonight

“Stay with me,” Clark whispered urgently, cradling her small, frail body in his arms as he knelt on the frozen Fortress ground.

“You’re okay,” she murmured, relief clear despite how strained her voice was.

“I’m gonna get you to a hospital.” He swallowed hard, a tear trickling down his cheek.

“They can’t help me.” She slowly opened her eyes and looked at him. “It’s okay, Clark.”

“No, it’s not,” he choked out, shaking his head.

A faint, but sad smile touched her lips. “I love you.” Despite how weak she was, despite how quickly what was left of her life force was draining from her, she managed to reach up and touch his cheek. Her hazel eyes glittered with tears. “It’s always been you, Clark.”

“Don’t leave me. Please,” he whispered, cradling her closer to him. “I need you.” Without thinking about it, he gently pressed his lips to hers.

Her eyes drifted shut and she kissed him back softly as she felt the world slowly slipping from her grasp. Her hand dropped away from his face and hung limply at her side.

“Chloe! No! Chloe! Wake up!” He shook her gently, pressed his ear against her heart. Sorrow unlike anything he’d ever felt before ripped through him. “NOOOOOOO!” he screamed, her lifeless body pressed against his chest.

And then the world went black.