Two of Us

Chloe's tired of missing the beginning of everything.

Even after they finally decided to embark on a relationship based on the events of "House Arrest," Chloe, being as stubborn as she is, has always been unable to believe that her relationship with Clark is the real deal. However, when her cat gets sick, Clark proves without even trying that Chloe is his future.

Chloe has an accident with her powers shortly before Christmas, and Clark has to fend for himself in caring for their four-year-old daughter while she recovers.

When faced with a tough decision, Clark takes a chance on changing the status quo in his relationship with Chloe.

Instead of dealing with their problems, Clark and Chloe decide that if they just ignore them, they'll be waiting for them at the end of the summer. However, this coping strategy will have to be abandoned when Chloe starts exibiting some strange symptoms. Features Reporter!Clark.

Part of Queen C's 5 Things challenge on the kryptonsite messageboards.

Part of Queen C's 5 Things challenge on the kryptonsite messageboards.

After the events of "Arctic", during the Summer of 2008, Chloe and Clark wind up spending a lot of time together as they figure out where their lives are going.

Clark visiting Chloe's dorm in early season five for just hanging out… and gets a little more than he bargained for.

Clark and Chloe's friendship blossoms into a fast and intense romance, and the two of them couldn't be happier, even in the midst of their changing personal relationships and involvement with the fledgling Justice League, and their dissolving friendships with Lana Lang and Lex Luthor. However, an unintended pregnancy throws their lives into upheaval. Chloe struggles with the consequences of bringing a child into such a dangerous world, and Clark wonders if he can ever keep his family safe, as Lex descends deeper into dark and twisted projects driven by his obsession with the mystery of Clark Kent.

Everyone has a preferred method of transportation.

Clark and Chloe find a way to deal with eternity together.

Both feeling stuck between childhood and adulthood, Clark and Chloe talk about their changing responsibilities.

A collection of episode-based vignettes that give a little glimpse of Clark and Chloe's strong and complex friendship. There is one stand-alone vignette in each chapter. They are posted in the order in which I wrote them, not in chronological order.

The vignettes can contain mentions of any canon pairing, but they are focused on the Clark and Chloe friendship.

Originally a challenge on Kryptonsite's messageboard.

Chloe struggles with her crumbling relationship with Jimmy during a time of change and upheaval. Clark struggles with juggling both his hero and everyday duties. In the midst of this tumultuous period in their lives, they seek solace in the strength of their friendship and take a much-needed vacation together, a cruise. But on the high seas, away from their problems, they decide to cross the friendship boundary and change their relationship forever.

Chloe wants a specific gift for Christmas.

After Chloe Sullivan's forced imprisonment in his home two years ago, Clark Kent came to realize that love and friendship are two sides of the same coin. Two years have passed and he and Chloe are committed to each other and he is content in his relationship and his livelihood, working his family farm the way generations of Kents have with heart and pride, while maybe only slightly worried about the constant little voice in the back of his mind whispering about destiny and such. But just as he begins to face the fact that he can't put off the future forever, a chance unfortunate encounter with a jealous girl strips him of his powers for three months. With Murphy's Law in full effect, he then breaks his lower leg.  Suddenly placed in the role of convalescent, and shaken out of his comfort zone, Clark has to learn to adjust to the transition of not just his injury, but his future with Chloe, his farm, and most of all, his bigger destiny and the obligation he feels to both his birth and adopted father, all against the backdrop of the season of change, a springtime he will never forget.

This is a chapter of the longer fic, "Stress Fracture," posted separately as a consideration for those who read the first story and do not read such material.

 

It takes place at the conclusion of Chapter 15.

Clark and Chloe learn a little more about each other with a very stimulating party game.