Servatis a Maleficum (Prologue/?)

[xtremeroswellia]

Title: Servatis a Maleficum (Prologue)
Author: X_tremeroswellian
Email: adwilliams03@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Not mine, but a girl can dream!
Rating: R. Strong R, for violence and sexual content.
Author’s Note: The final story in a trilogy that began with “My Last Breath” and continued with “Bring Me to Life.” Title and song lyrics are from “Whisper” by Evanescence.

Prologue | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | Eleven

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"...fate may be forseen unacknowledged..."
-Pearl S. Buck

Servatis a Maleficum (Prologue)

Fine smiled in satisfaction as he stood in the large, empty lab at LuthorCorp. The time had finally come, and now he was going to be the one to bring this weak planet and all of its pathetic inhabitants to their knees.

He sat down behind the master computer and looked down at his hand, concentrating and watching as it shifted into the shape of a plug, which he stuck into the back of the computer’s hard drive. His eyes shone brightly in the glare from the screen and he smiled as the code transferred from his brain to the machine.

When he was through, he smirked and shifted his hand back to normal, then stood up.

The first stage was now complete.

The end was coming for the planet earth, and nothing, not even Kal-El, could stop it from happening.

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Chloe sat close beside Clark at the kitchen table in the Kent’s house, her body every bit as tense, if not more so, than his. Their shoulders were just barely touching and she felt a spark of desire at the tiny contact. Swallowing hard, she forced herself to take a deep breath, and when he reached over and rested his hand on her knee beneath the table, she knew he was feeling the same way.

She felt something within her calm at the light touch and she hesitantly slid his hand over his, interlocking their fingers.

Glancing at him sideways, she saw him give her a tiny smile meant only for her and she smiled back briefly, then lowered her gaze to the table once more.

“So…let me get this straight.” Jonathan Kent was staring at the two of them, not looking happy in the least. “You’re married.”

Clark shifted uncomfortably, tightening his hand around Chloe’s just a bit. “Sort of. According to Jor-El, anyway. By Kryptonian standards.”

Martha was staring at them wide-eyed.

“Son, I don’t even know what to say about this.”

“Dad, it’s not like we ran off to Vegas and eloped,” Clark pointed out. “We didn’t know what was gonna happen.”

Chloe felt her heart sink a little and she pulled her hand away from his, folding her arms on the table. “He’s right.” She tried to ignore the near physical pain that the implication of his words caused. He wasn‘t in love with her. Just because they’d kissed and were now apparently husband and wife alien-style didn’t mean he was happy about it. Essentially nothing had changed. “Besides that, Clark’s in love with Lana.”

He winced a little. “Chloe--”

“But that’s not really what’s important right now.” She didn’t look at him. “Apparently there’s some kind of apocalypse forthcoming and we have to stop it. That’s what matters.”

Martha let out a breath, looking at them warily. “I think we should call it a night. It’s late and you both look exhausted. We can talk more about this in the morning.” She looked at Chloe, hesitant. “You’re welcome to stay here tonight--”

“No,” she said quickly, rising to her feet and shaking her head. “I don’t think that’s a good idea. I’m gonna…go to Lois’s.”

“Chloe.” Clark held a hand out to her. “Come on, we need to talk.”

“Not tonight,” she answered quietly. “Your mom’s right, Clark. I’m really tired and I’m not up for this right now. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

And before he could say anything else, she was gone.

Comments

[super-robyn.livejournal.com]

AWWW! Heartbreak! I don't like that, you fix that Angie! LOL! No heartbroken Chloe. I want happily married Chlark. heheh I know that's not possible with the way the story's going. But hey, I can dream!

WOOOOO! The third installment is underway! Can't wait for more!!!

[monicaop.livejournal.com]

Ok :) I liked this, but Clark is an idiot!!!

I hope things can work for the best, hugs!!! Monica

[hoshi-reed.livejournal.com]

Evil evil evil, you have me reading WIP's.

*glares*