TITLE: Mansion on the Hill: A Shipper's Alternate Ending to "Cool" (PROLOGUE)
AUTHOR: Nymph Du Pave
FANDOM: Smallville
GENRE: Action/Adventure, Suspense, Itty-bitty Angst [if you could
even call it that], Romance and Horror [I won't flatter myself here, there's
just a tiny bit of that horror influence (I hope)]
SUMMARY: Set up of character motivations.
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: [email protected]
Mansion on the Hill: A Shipper's Alternate Ending to "Cool"
PROLOGUE - Set Up
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One was so cold and just wanted to get warm. That was all, and nobody would
understand, nobody could and then it grew deeper because true power corrupts
and turns. This one has raw power spawning from his needs, from his hate
and fears…
"It wasn't a date, Clark's a friend, that's it."
One was tired. Tired of others (including her beloved) assuming she didn't
love the one she'd committed herself to. Tired of other's trying to change
her mind and push her into a relationship that would be dull and listless
in comparison to the one she was already in…
"You're farm's drowning in debt, we both know it. All I'm trying
to do is offer you a hand, but you keep slapping it away."
One just wanted, needed to help, to insure a future that was looking
towards rough and questionable times instead of the brighter, happier days
it deserved. To make sure the one he secretly loved had everything they'd
ever wanted and more…
"Which begs the question: What does Lex Luthor get out of all this?"
One couldn't trust what was not strong and true and dependable. Shady tactics
and back alley deals, under-the-table contracts and loopholes everywhere.
He just wanted to protect what he held close, what he felt dear and couldn't
put that trust into the youngest of a dark and dubious lineage…
"Where's Clark?"
One, worried about her little boy, was not blind to the world around her.
She saw the affection, the sentiment, the integrity and sincerity in every
breath. She could never have guessed how deep it truly ran but only wanted
happiness for everyone, inner peace and calm…
……………I've got to find him before he kills someone……………
One seemed born to rescue and defend, a savior from the moment he crash-landed
on earthly soil. One whose natural instinct was to defend what merited
preservation, to try and right the wrongs, and salvage what he could…
On to CHAPTER ONE: Warm Up