Fallen Angel

Returning to School.

Shannon smiled as Clark ran around the truck to let her out.
"I get it you feel bad. But I am able to do things."
"Your arm is still healing and I would rather know its healing and your not doing something you shouldn't."
"You mean like you did running off to find Chloe?"
"There's that. But I take allot longer to hurt."
"Not as much as you think I nearly knocked you out of the sky."
"Yup. I think that is why Kal-El decided to use more powers than I have. I am just glad he didn't let my unconscious body plummet to the ground."
"Yeah me too. I don't think I could have forgiven myself if you had died."
"Yeah well I'm alive and well. And we are now seniors let's enjoy our last year of school."
"Alright." He took her books and walked inside. Chloe looked up and motion to them. She had heard there had been an accident that had caused Shannon to get hurt. Shannon's right arm was literally strapped across her chest.
"That looks like it hurts."
"Uh yup. But it will heal. Bad part I am right handed."
"Oh that is going to be hard."
"I have permission to help Shannon with notes and getting her class."
"Must be nice to have a boyfriend that will move heaven and earth for you."
"You could say that. Hey Clark you still trying out for football this afternoon?"
"Yeah."
"Ok then I will come to the field and watch.  I mean you are my ride home."
"You need help to class?" Clark asked.
"Nope. Chloe and I have the same class. She can help me if that is alright Chloe?"
"Sure. Come on." Chloe said
"We have to talk about something at some point."
"Yeah, Chloe you're one of my best friends heck you are my best friend. I have secrets and I want you to know about it."
"Ok cryptic. But alright." Chloe helped her set up at her desk.

After school Shannon was sitting in the bleachers watching Clark try out for the football team. She knew he would get on the team, she just hoped his dad wouldn't be mad.
"I am going to go take a shower and change I'll be right back."
"Do you want me to meet you at the truck."
"You think you can get to the truck?"
"Yes. I am not that broken."
"I know. Ok well I will take our backpacks and meet you at the truck."
"Well then give me my book." Shannon said to him holding out her left hand. He smiled and placed the book in her hand and then leaned in and kissed her. Shannon made her way to the truck. She was hoping her arm would heal she hated relying on others for help. She looked at the truck and realized she did need help getting in. She shook her head and went and sat down near a bench where Clark could see her. He walked out and shook his head.
"Couldn't get in?"
"Not funny. Let's get going my aunt will wonder if I am coming home."
"Sure I'll take you home. And I will pick you up again the morning."
"As always." Shannon told him.  Clark drove up her driveway when he noticed smoke.
"Shannon. Stay here."
"Ok?"
"Just stay here."
"I'll stay here." She agreed. Clark got out of the truck and walked toward the house. Clark came into view of the house and a person kneeling on the ground and two standing over them. He could see there were more looking in the house.
"Where is the princess."
"You killed the entire royal family."
"We know you were sent here with her to protect her, until she became of age to take the throne. We have found the others that fled here and she was not with them. That means she is with you."
"She was an average child. A request from her parents who had worked for the royal family. I brought her here."
"Who would protect her if you arent here? And if she wasn't a royal why would you protect her?"
"I made a promise to her family that I would never let harm come to her. Her mother was my best friend. And I made a promise and for the last 17 years I have done that. If that means her protection falls to another than so be it."
"Who is it?"
"The last son of Krypton."
"There is no way any of them survived."
"This one did and he is powerful and will protect her."
"You are a foolish old woman."
"Then I will die foolish knowing traitors like you will never get the last child of our home. As long as she lives so do our people."
"You didn't even have wings. One of the rare ones of our homeworld that didnt have wings. Yet you thought you could bring her here and raise her as a human. What did you tell her when her wings came in?"
"I told her of our world and how traitors like you tried killing off many of our people. I never told her that the entire royal family was killed leaving a few of us that remained on this planet. We stayed here as humans. How did you find us."
"She flew. That was all that was needed for us to know she even existed. You were foolish to think you could protect her from us. And she will die because of that foolishness."

Clark watched he heard a noise and saw Shannon standing next to him. He pulled her close to him, and just in time clamped his hand over her mouth as they both watched the man that stood above Shannon's aunt drive a sword through her heart. Shannon's muffled scream had Clark holding her closer to him. He needed to get them out of there and his truck would get to much attention. He lifted her into his arms,
"Please I beg you don't scream." He said adjusting her in his arms. She wrapped her one arm around him and lay her head on him shoulder. He took off for the farm. He walked into the house holding Shannon in her arms.
"We have a problem."
"I'd say. Where's the truck son?"
"That is the least of our problems. People came looking for her."
"What do you mean?"
"As in an army of aliens showed up at her home had her aunt on her knees in the yard and stabbed her through the heart while I kept Shannon from letting them know we were there. But that isnt the only issue."
"And the other?"
"Uh her aunt knew about where I come from. As if she'd always known. She told them that Shannon would be safe with me."
"She will be safe here. Come here Shannon let's get you comfortable in Clark's room. Our son can sleep on the couch tonight." Martha said leading a traumatized Shannon up the stairs.
"Dad I dont know what to do. We have months of school left. What am I to do?"
"If her aunt felt you could protect her then I guess son as a family that is exactly what we will do. She will go to school as if everything is normal."
"Dad her aunt is laying dead in the middle of their yard, our truck is at their house."
"Go back to the house. I'll call the sheriff and say you called after you had gone back to get Shannon's school books. And found her aunt dead. Go."
Clark headed back to Shannon's house and looked around he didnt see anyone so he pulled the truck into the yard the rest if the way. He walked up to where the men had stood and Shannon's aunt had been killed. There was blood and allot of it but she was no where to be seen. He looked up as the sheriff arrived.
"Where is the dead body Mr. Kent?"
"Well there is allot of blood and I was to afraid to check the house."
He used his x-ray vision and was able to see that the body had been moved into the house. He waited outside until the sheriff came back out.
"How did you know she was dead?"
"Sheriff that's allot of blood for someone to be alive."
"Where is Miss Castia?"
"My house. Her arm was bothering her when I left so mom was having her rest. I believe that Shannon's Aunt Elena was her only family."
"Wouldn't surprise me. They kept mostly to themselves."
"Alright I will come over later to speak to Miss Castia."
"I will make sure my parents know. Can I go?"
"Yes go."