Love and Heroes

Love and Heroes


It was later on that same afternoon, of Clark’s first day back. Earl of Gotham City and Wayne Enterprises were declaring on the news that Bruce Wayne was dead, and that they planned on taking Wayne Enterprises, public.

Everyone had been inside of the bullpen and was working on their latest stories, assigned to them, by Perry. Chloe had just reached Clark’s desk after heading out to get his and her afternoon coffee and lunch.

When she heard the one thing she had been waiting and dreading for the past seven years. Everything seem to stop, it was as if the world had froze, ceasing to turn.

Earl could be heard saying 'I am giving this conference to reveal some tragic news. I regret to inform everyone that it has been seven years, and we are now officially declaring Bruce Wayne, the only heir of Wayne Enterprises, dead'

Clark paled as he watched all of the colour drain from his best friend’s face, as she went deathly pale, and started to tremble violently. He quickly stood as he took in the look of numb disbelief on her beautiful face.

He quickly took the coffee and sandwiches from out of her hands, and then turned to place them on his desk. It was seconds later that Chloe let out a pained filled whimper, as her eyes rolled back into her head, and she passed out cold. Luckily Clark caught her and quickly lifted her into his arms.

Perry, who knew about Bruce being the twin’s father, and had seen the whole thing and heard everything, called out. “Kent, bring her into my office NOW!” Clark made his way towards Perry’s open door. His clumsiness was no where to be found.

Lois who had also seen and heard everything came rushing forward, terrified for her cousin, no matter how much they had fought in the past months. She was still her cousin, and it was not like her cousin to faint dead away like that. What she couldn’t understand is how hearing about the death of a rich figure head from Gotham City, could cause such a reaction.

Lois quickly ran into Perry’s office and exclaimed “Oh my God, is she alright? I saw her faint, what happened?” Lois closed the door behind her for privacy, and looked shocked as she watched Clark Kent sit down on the couch in Perry’s office, and cradle her cousin in his lap, like she was a little girl.

Lois asked, clearly worried for her cousin. “Why did hearing about Bruce Wayne’s death, cause Chloe to react so badly? She’s never mentioned him in the past.” Clark exchanged a look with Perry who nodded in silent agreement. Lois was going to have to be told how Bruce Wayne is, or more like, was connected to Chloe.

Clark turned to Lois and told her in a firm voice that was devoid of its usual stutter “What I’m about to tell you cannot and must not leave this room, under any circumstances. Can I have your word not to say anything?”

Lois spluttered indignantly and said “Clark had could you think I would even dare or think of betraying my cousin. She’s not only my cousin, she is like my sister, despite our recent arguments over a certain blasted article, that has caused more friction then it is worth. Does not mean I do not love and respect my cousin.”

Clark looked down at Chloe who had come around without the others realising it, although he had. He saw she had tears streaming down her face, and there was a dead and broken look in her blue-green eyes.

Chloe let out a sob, as she remembered why she was in Clark’s lap, in his arms. She clung to Clark, like he was a life line, and sobbed into his chest. Lois and Perry were stunned, having not realised Chloe was a wake.

They watched surprised as Clark soothingly whispered into Chloe’s ear before gently and comfortingly kissing her on the side of her neck. Lois and Perry could tell there was nothing sexual about that move on Clark’s part. It was evident, that he was trying to sooth his dearest friend’s distress.

Chloe answered between sobs, as she burrowed in further into Clark’s lap and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, while his went around her back, and were soothingly rubbing up and down in small and soothing circles, “To answer your question Lois, my children’s father has just been declared dead, to the whole world. My children will never get to see or know their father.”

She added sobbing brokenly and heart wrenchingly. “And I’ll never get to touch, kiss, hold or make love to the man I love, ever again. The love of my life is dead. Oh God, it hurts so fucking much, it hurts to breathe.”

Lois felt the tears of anguish for her cousin’s pain, stream rapidly down her cheeks. She felt like she had been punched in the gut, and the air knocked entirely out of her lungs. She was stunned, Alfred and Lucia, her baby cousins, were the children and only living heirs of Bruce Wayne. She had no idea her cousin had even been in love or dated, the young billion, heir; the man that had once been dubbed the prince of Gotham City. And now he was dead.

Lois could see the look of agony on Clark’s face, and the way his bright blue eyes filled with tears, ready to over flow, but never actually falling. Lois realised there and then, how much her cousin and Clark Kent trust and loved each other. Lois had never known such a tight and close bond before. The only way their bond could have been tighter, was if they were lovers.

Lois knew for fact that that was ridiculous, sure they had been close during high school together and had gone to journalism school together. But she had never suspected their relationship had been anything but platonic. If only she truly knew how wrong she was. And in way she supposed Clark and her cousin were soul mates, of the, none romantic Varity.