Fallen Angel

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Clark looked at Shannon and the fact that she knew his secrets and now he literally knew all of hers. For some odd reason he wasn't surprised that they became closer.
"Shannon"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
"Well I love you too. Where did that come from?" She asked looking up at him from her school work.
"I just felt like saying it."
"Well ok then." She answered leaning over and kissing him. "But we have homework to do."
"Yeah its finals week. This is nuts."
"Why? It's our last couple of weeks of school."
"That it is. As much as I hate to admit this we've seen allot more than most would by our age."
"Yes, I found out my boyfriend is an alien and he found out so am I."
"And you're still ok with that?"
"Are you ok with me?"
"Of course. You know about your home."
"Barely. And you know about yours."
"Not really I have a disembodied voice in a cave."
"At least its something." Shannon said. Clark stood and moved to her side of the table.
"I don't care where you are from. Or about your past. It's you I love."
"I love you too. You done studying?"
"Yeah I think we should be good."

Shannon looked around as she Chloe walk up to them.
"You ready?"
"As I will ever be. I see your family was able to be here. Yeah and I know you wish your aunt could have."
"I do, but I know she is still with me."
"We all have to grow up. Even if we don't want to."
"Yup." Shannon said. She looked at Clark.
"You look troubled."
"Something just feels off."
"I noticed. I know that you've had the issues with the voice in the cave especially when it turned you into Kal-El but nothing could happen."
"Yeah maybe." Clark said to her. Shannon squeezed his hand and got in line to get her diploma.
She turned and heard sirens and saw military vehicles come tearing into the area. Warning of another meteor shower. Shannon looked at Clark and followed him.
"Chloe go. I will find you later." Shannon told her dropping her cap and gown into the back of her car. She rushed up to Clark.
"What is going on?"
"I need to get to the cave."
"I can fly you there."
"I run faster. Meet me there."
"Got it." Shannon looked to see Clark's parents.
"We will meet you at the farm." She yelled to them. Martha nodded.
"Be careful."
"We will."

Shannon found a place out of sight and let her wings out and took to the air. She came to a landing outside the cave, she pulled her wings tight against herself she walked into the cave. Clark came from the small room where the one stone was.
"I have to unit the other stones."
"You've only found the one."
"Two some reason I have the second stone. It was mailed to me."
"Well ok then. Where is the third?"
"I have no idea. I have to go back to the farm and get the second stone to place here then I will find out where the third one is."
"Go, I'll wait here that way we can search for the third one together."
"Ok, I'll be right back." Clark said to her. Shannon could tell this was going to be challenging, something she feared they were not ready for. She looked up as he entered the cave.
"The meteor shower is about to start are you going to be able to fly in it?"
"If I have to yes."
"I'll be right back." He said as he walked into the small room. Shannon waited and heard the high pitched noise that came from the room.
"Clark? What is that sound? "
"You can hear it?"
"Yes."
"It tells me where the final stone is."
"Then let's go find it." Shannon said, she reached for his and led him from the cave. She looked at the sky while they could make it before anything happened she hoped.
"Do you know where?"
"No but we can follow the sound."
"I'll take the air you the ground let's see where this leads us." Shannon said. She grabbed his arm and pulled him close and kissed him deeply wrapping her arms and wings around him.
"Hey it's going to be ok." He said pulling back. She looked deep in his eyes.
"Yeah it is." She let go of him and took to the air. She followed the sound and landed just outside the Luthor mansion.
"Here?" She said looking at Clark as he ran up.
"Guess so."
Shannon pulled her wings in and followed him into the large house. They followed the sound into Lex's study.
"There is a safe there."
"The sound is coming from in there. "I'll get it." He said to her. Shannon stepped back as Clark pulled the door off and started to walk inside the safe and then dropped to the ground.
"Clark?" Shannon moved to him and saw what dropped him. She grabbed his arm and pulled him away from the rocks. She looked and saw Chloe.
"Is he ok?"
"He will be." She said as the girls pulled him back and stood up. Lex came into the room and saw the safe door had been pulled off and looked at both of them.
"What happened?"
"No idea I came looking for you and found it this way." Shannon said quickly.
"Someone had to have done something and both of you had to have seen it."
"It was like it when we got here."
"I doubt that." Lex said. "Your coming with me both of you are."
"Where?"
"The caves. Now move."

They entered the caves, Shannon knew she could take off with Chloe and take care of Lex but she had no intention of letting him see her wings.
Clark stood in front of the table and then placed the last stone on it.
Shannon watched as the room began to glow, Chloe shoved Lex into a wall and headed towards the glow the glow got brighter and then both Lex and Shannon got thrown against a wall. When the room returned to normal Shannon moaned and sat up while Lex looked around for Chloe and who ever was in the other cave.
"Where did she go?" He yelled at Shannon pulling her to her feet.
"I'm as confused as you are. Now let go."
"No, your coming with me until we figure this out."
"I'd recommend you let go." Shannon hissed at him. Lex looked at her as if she had said something stupid. She had heard how he tended to do things and lie to Clark when he asked questions.
Lex raised his hand and backhanded Shannon with the gun he held in his hand knocking her unconscious. He shook his head and lifted her now limp body into his arms.
"Clark isn't around to protect you, maybe it's time you and I had a private chat." He said leaving the cave with her.

Clark found himself standing in a snowy wasteland not sure what to do next. But he had to figure something out he had people back home that needed him. He looked down at the crystal he held in his hand and threw it. He watched in surprise as a large ice fortress formed. He trudged through the snow to it. Wondering what was in store for in inside.