Pretty Shiny

Pretty Shiny

Flora Winters

I do not own anything from Buffy or Smallville.

Summary: Glory will do anything to get her hands on a shiny octagonal key. This key will allow her to open a portal so she can use Dawn's blood once more to try and get home. A certain alien just so happens to possess the item she is after. Can this God of the cornpatch stand in the way of an almighty pissed off Hellbitch while he falls madly in love with the man she is trapped in?

This is not a Clarkie the Vampire Slaying Alien or anything like that. This is a Buffy/Smallville crossover.

Chapter Five

Two Hours Ago

Lex was very excited. He had not been this excited since the day he got to watch his daddy be put in prison forever and ever. Now he had pieces of an actual spaceship that was from outer space and what was left of the bodies of aliens to experiment with. In his mind he was standing on top of a mountain with lightning flashing all around him as he laughed evilly like Dr. Frankenstine.

He was flying down the highway heading straight to his crap factory. He had reopened Level Three and now had the most advanced security system in the world. It especailly had a dislike for cute blondes. If only he could track down that dragon. Now that would make a great guardian to this new treasure trove.

Plus, he just had to get out of the mansion. His father was driving him insane about business and all that worthless crap that made pennies compared to what this new alien research could discover. He could now unlock the secrets of the fucking universe now that he had these specimens. He was laughing as he zoomed all the way to the plant.

He pulled into the front entrance of the plant and parked, locking the doors as he made his way into the building. Lex had trippled the security because something bad always seemed to happen right as he was about to make a universal breakthrough.

It was either Lana being carried off by some acid spitting meteor freak, or Clark breaking the doors down to accuse him of stealing the toy out of the new, unopened box of cereal his mom had bought him for breakfast.

"Ok," Lex thought to himself while he gave his voice code, "That last one was a bit of a stretch."

The newly installed elevator door which was now located in a very new area opened and he stepped inside pushing three. This new button was invisible and could only be seen by using a very special black light that Lex had invented himself. He had to admit. He was a fucking genius when he did not have bitches looming over his shoulders making him a nervous wreck.

He did, however, make a note to change the elevator music. It was damn terrible, not to mention annoying as hell. Who the fuck did he hire to design this anyway? He had invested crocks shits of cash into this and they could not even put in descent music. For Christs sake! He was Lex fucking Luthor! If he wanted good music, by God, he was going to have some fucking good music. There should be techno blasting or some new hip song that would be playing on VH1 had they not sold out to reality tv and all that other stupid shit that was not real. Nobody really lives their lives like that. If they wanted reality tv they should do a fucking special on the Luthors and the Kents. Now that would be some fucked up reality tv shit right there. Throw in a devestating meteor shower, two crazy witches, a farmboy that would dissapear in a matter of seconds to wind up across town saving somebody from a whatever, not to mention some meteor freaks just to spice the shit up.

The elevator dinged and he stepped out to walk straight to a huge lead door that only opened if you had the right eyeball. He simply loved shit like this out of science fiction books. The door granted him access and he opened it to look at a huge lab that was set up. Money can make and hide whatever the fuck you want from the world, and this was worth it all.

A smile brightened his handsome face as he looked at the pieces that had been salvaged from the fallen ship. He had four of the top scientists in the world working on this special project. The less who knew about this secret the better.

He went over the charts, and looked through the data that had been recorded so far. It was abbsoultely fascinating and he had no idea what the fuck it all meant.

Lex took a deep breath and walked over to one of his scientists tapping him on the shoulder. The older man spun around with a finger in his hand and Lex did his best to stay composed as the man put the finger back down on the table. Apparently one of the other scientists were saying that no matter what they did they could not cut through the skin of the remnants.

Lex rolled his eyes and smacked him across the head with the folder and used his pleasant voice, "This had better be in english when I return tommorow," he screamed, "I don't read chinese characters!"

The scientist narrowed his eyes but thought it best to keep his job, "It will be done Mr. Luthor."

"Very good," Lex said while straightning out the man's shirt, "I would hate to lose my temper."

The man nodded and took the folder from Lex rushing off to translate the data. If that had been the calm Lex Luthor he sure as hell did not want to meet the pissed off version.

Lex turned around to see a young man who should not be in here smiling at him, "Hello, Mrs. Luthor."

"What the," Lex said but was cut off when he was smacked across the face with something hard. He fell to the floor and the other scientists made a run for it only for one of them to be shot dead to the ground.

"Nobody fucking move," the man yelled, "Or I'll kill every last one of you!"

Lex moaned and the man kicked him in the back of the head knocking him out cold. The other three living scientists were locked in a storage closet bound and gagged.

The young man dragged Lex's unconciouse form over to a chair and propped him up. He wrapped a chain around him and looped it through the chair so Lex could not escape if he was to wake before he got back. He was going to make the son of the man who was responsible for making him a freak pay and that lovely farmboy Clark Kent suffer for locking him away at Belle Reve. He then walked over to the body of the dead scientist and cut himself out a brown eyeball.

Present

Ben moaned and slowly opened his eyes only to squint from the pain his head was in. It felt like someone had just taken a bat to it. He tried to move and suddenly realized he couldn't.

He shook his head and looked up to see someone tied up across from him just looking at him, "Who the hell are you?"

"I would ask you the same question," Ben said fighting his restraints, "Only not so rude."

Lex snorted, "I apologize," he said, "I'm Lex Luthor. I would shake your hand but as you can see," and he trying to move and couldn't.

"I'm Ben," he said trying to stay calm, "Ben Carver."

"Pleased to be tied up with you Ben," Lex said, "Please pay no attention to the secrets laying out for you to see."

Ben just looked at the bald man, "What the hell is going on?"

"That," Lex said while smiling, "Is the million dollar question."

"Will you two ladies just shut the fuck up," their abductor said, "I'm trying to make a pretty little ransome note for Benny's lover boy, Clark Kent."

Ben turend his head around to see this young man cutting out letters from newspapers and glueing them to a piece of printer paper. Lex just looked over at his bound friend, "So, you're Ben."

Ben looked back at him, "What?"

"You're Clark's boyfriend," Lex said, "I had no idea he was gay until I walked out of the conversation."

Ben just gave up trying to get free because he was just tearing the flesh around his wrists and it hurt like hell as he looked at his abductor, "Why are you doing this?"

"Why am I doing this," the young man asked as if that was the dumbest question he had ever heard in his life, "Well, lets start off by baldies daddy making me a fucking freak, and that bastard Clark Kent throwing me through a wall to be locked away at Belle Reve."

Ben just sighed at the crazy person and Lex froze, "Would you repeat that please?"

"You're father," he said only for Lex to cut him off, "Not that, the last part."

"Clark Kent threw me through a wall," he said, "Only for me to wind up in Belle Reve."

"Where was a Queller Demon when you needed one," Ben thought to himself trying to stay calm.

Lex stored this fascinating piece of information away for later use, "And how did you get out of Belle Reve and in here?"

The young man stopped what he was doing and walked over to kneel in front of Lex, "I can make myself invisible," he said, "Your father had some great plans for me but I rebelled."

"Story of my life," Lex said, "But we could always kill him together."

Ben could not believe what he was hearing and he felt something inside of his stir, "If you were smart invisible man," Ben said while trying to stay calm, "You would let me go before my sister wakes up and comes looking for me."

"And why is that," the young man asked.

"Because you're going to be one mindless bitch," he said, "If she finds me like this."

Lex was finding this all very interesting and looked at his captor, "What's your name?"

"Chris," he said while grinning at Ben, "I'm going to take farmboy his note."

Lex was about to say something but Chris cut him off, "But first things first Mr. Luthor," he said grinning largely at him and held up a sharp knife, "I'm going to need one of your eyes because I lost the scientists, and I could just get another but I want to hear you scream."

Lex laughed, "Oh, for the love of God," and Ben whispered, "Don't say the "G" word."

Lex snorted, "You don't need my eye Chris," he said, "You need me whole and on your side."

Chris actaully put the knife down, "Why is that Mr. Luthor?"

"Becasue Chris," he said, "I want to see what Clark really is for myself and I want you to show me."

"What do I get out of it Mr. Luthor," Chris asked picking the knife back up to play with it right in front of his eye.

Lex didn't even flinch, "If you reveal the real Clark Kent to me I'll give you freedom and ten million dollars just like that."

Ben paled, "How could you put Clark in such danger?"

Lex laughed coldy, "Because I hate liars."

Chris dropped the knife to clang on the floor, "You're serious about this?"

"Oh," Lex said even colder, "I'm deadly serious."

A thousand thoughts were rushing through Ben's mind at a million miles per hour. He had to help Clark but what the hell could he do? He was trapped and Glory was no help right now. She would not wake up for at least another day or two.

"I must say," Lex said looking Ben over with a critical eye taking in his handsome features, "Clark must be real fond of you."

Ben came out of his thoughts and looked at Lex pleadingly which only made Lex laugh harshly, "Do this Chris and it'll all be yours."

Chris moved to release Lex's restraints, "I have your word."

"As you will soon see Chris," Lex said in a deathly calm voice, "I'm nothing like my father."

Chris released him and Lex massaged his wrists as he looked at Ben who was glaring daggers dipped in deadly poison at him, "If looks could kill."

"You would be ash at my feet," Ben spat at him.

Lex snickered, "And so dramatic, I like you."

Ben snarled and Chris smacked him across the face which busted his lip, "Shut the fuck up!"

"What do you want me to do," Lex asked him.

Chris thought for a moment, "Take this note to him and remember Lex if you back out of this Ben and your scientists are dead," he said, "Oh, and this place is rigged to explode as well."

Lex smiled, "I will do anything to discover what Clark has been hiding from me."

"Anything," Chris smiled.

"Anything," Lex said eyeing him.

"Even rape your supposed friends boyfriend," Chris asked holding the knife again.

Ben hissed and fought his restraints only for Chris to hit him again and looked at Lex, "Would you?"

Lex looked at Ben and started to remove his shirt as he licked his upper lip and Ben's left eye twitched. Chris laughed out loud, "Take the note to him Luthor! And if I so much as think I'm hearing a siren this place exploding will be visible from town."

Lex nodded and ran from the room in silent joy. Are meteor freaks really this stupid? All that power must rot their brains or something. It would be an interesting concept to study later. Right now he had to find Clark so he could save his lab, and Ben.
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Chris watched Lex leave and then smiled down into Ben's bruised and bleeding face, "Now," he asked him, "What fun can I have with you while we wait for Mr. Hero Complex?"

Ben narrowed his eyes, "You have no idea how much trouble you're in right now."

"Really," Chris asked grabbing Ben between the legs making him jump and shout in pain as Chris laughed, "Let's find out, shall we?"

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Clark was sitting in his Fortress of Solitude in his dad's barn looking at some pictures of him with Lana, him and Chloe, him with the both of them, and them with each other smiling into the camera. He even came across a picture that was taken of him and Lex a few years ago when a fair came to town. Him and Lex had been really great friends at that time and he really missed that.

He put the pictures down and walked over to look through his telescope. The moon was big and very round tonight. He aimed it down and saw the pond he still needed to take Ben fishing at. He thought things over in his head during the drive home. He really liked Ben, and they had a lot in common. Maybe he didn't have to be all alone after all.

Clark gave the telescope a good whirl and turned around to see his mother standing at the top of the steps smiling warmly at him. How had he missed from hearing her come in? She smiled as she walked over to him, "Have fun sweetheart?"

Clark smiled brightly and Martha's heart leeped with joy, "We went to Crater Lake and talked for most the time."

She nodded her head, "Do the two of you have a lot in common?"

Clark walked by her and sat down on his sofa, "More than you know."

"Enlighten me," Martha asked kindly as she walked over to sit down next to her precious baby.
"He's kind," Clark said, "And he saves people."

"Like you do," she said.

"Yeah," Clark told her, "And he seems very lonely."

"Just like you," Martha said brushing a finger through his soft hair.

"In a way I get the feeling like on one understands him," Clark said and Martha just listened as her son went on, "The meteor shower left him an orphan, made his grandmother blind, and his sister did not even take him in. He was left in foster care."

"Sound to me," Martha said, "That the two of you really do have a lot in common."

Clark looked at her and Martha smiled pulling him down to lay his head in her lap as he curled up on the sofa, "He saves people. He's kind and honest you say. He's lonely, and he was left and orphan," Martha said, "All this you have in common except for one thing."

Clark looked up at her with cloudy eyes, "Any what's that?"

"You have your dad and me who love you very much," Martha said smiling at him, "More than anything in this world."

"What should I do," Clark asked, "I really like him mom."

"I know sweetheart, "Martha cooed gently brushing his hair with her fingers, "Do the one thing no one else ever took the time to do."

"What's that," he asked starting to feel sleepy from being warm and having his hair played with.

"Love him," Martha said.

Clark just looked up at her, "You mean you and dad don't care that I like an older man?"

Martha howled with laughter, "Of course not sweetheart," she said softly, "Your father and I will love you no matter who you happen to fall in love with."

Clark sat up in a flash and hugged his mother close, "I love you so much."

"And I will always love you more baby," Martha said, "Now, let's go eat some icecream and watch How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days."

Clark snorted and helped her up, "What flavor?"

"Why, chocolate of course," she said, "What other flavor is there?"

Clark laughed, "You're the greatest mom."

"I know," she said while flicking a red lock hehind her ear, "Let's go."

Clark followed his mom out of the barn only for the two of them to stop when they heard and saw Lex speed into the drive slamming on the brakes. The two of them just stood there and Lex jumped out yelling Clark's name.

Clark ran to meet him and Lex handed him the note out of breath. Clark looked it over and then handed it to his mom who walked over. She looked it over and looked at Lex, "What do we do?"

"He wants Clark to come alone," Lex said, "Or Ben and my scientists will die."

"I can't allow that," Martha said, "We'll call the police."

"No," Lex shouted, "He said that if he so much as thought he heard a siren he would blow my plant sky high."

Clark looked at her, "I gotta go," he said, "Ben needs me."

Martha bit her lower lip in frustration at having their night ruined. She was getting so tired of people fucking with her babies life. She finally nodded and kissed his cheek. He ran with Lex to his car and Martha whispered so that only Clark could hear her, "Be careful, baby."

Clark looked back and nodded and got in the car for it to speed off. Martha stood there and then ran to get Jonathan who just stepped out on the porch. There was nothing they could do.

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Clark was really doing his best to contain his temper as he listened to Lex tell him what all he had to say in order to convince Chris to let him go. He did leave out the Clark has special powers part just so he could satisfy his curiosity. Clark wanted to smack Lex crosseyed when he told him about the rape part. His eyes had almost shot fire if he had not closed them. He was so mad at Lex right now for lying to him about shutting down Level Three and doing that to Ben. He must be so scared right now. Clark could only imagine the look on Ben's face when Lex went to pull of his shirt.

Lex looked over at him and he actually meant every word, "I am sorry Clark, But I was not going to let Chris take my eye."

"I know Lex," Clark said shaking, "And I understand."

"You do," Lex asked not really believing him, "I'd imagine you want to throw me through a wall or set me on fire."

"Oh," Clark said matter of fact, "I do, so much right now."

"An honest answer," Lex said, "See Clark, our friendship is making some progress."

Clark rolled his eyes, "Just get me there Lex," he said, "So I can make him feel Ben's pain ten thousand fold."

Lex saw his fists tighten and the poured on the speed. "Clark is such a kind and good person," Lex thought, "But God help the bitch that hurts the ones he cares about."

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Lex and Clark stood in front of the lead doors and Clark could not see through it. Oh, how that ever so pissed him off.

The lock gave when Lex cleared it and the door opened. The two of them stepped inside and Clark's breath left him as Lex actually felt his heart sink for Clark at what he was seeing. Ben was strapped completely naked to a table that was standing upright. His left eye was bruised and his bottom lip was busted and bleeding. He opened his eyes to cry out as he came and then tears fell when he saw Clark looking at him.

Chris got up off his knees and wiped his mouth smiling at Clark, "Hello farmboy."

Something in Clark just snapped and before Lex knew what happend he saw Chris hit one of his experiments which turned it on. Chris fell to the floor and turned invisible as Clark just stood there roaring at the top of his lungs, "Where the hell are you, you fucking little bastard?"

Lex had never heard Clark say fuck before. It was almost a sin hearing it pass from his lips, and how had he moved so fast? Ben was struggling to get free and Lex ran over to help him only for Ben to recoil away from him, "Don't touch me."

Lex spoke to him soothingly, "I did what I had to do to get help Ben," he said releasing one of his straps, "I'm so sorry."

Lex was about to release his last strap when something hard hit him and he fell to the floor hitting his head. Ben lookd to see Clark swing at empty air, and then looked over at the machine that looked to be heating some kind of black rock.

Chris was laughing, "Come on farmboy," he taunted, "Can't you find me."

Clark closed his eyes and could hear him breathing. He sped foward and had him by the neck which made him turn visible.
The glass that contained the rock shattered and Ben gasped. Whatever the hell it was seemed to be heating too quickly.

Clark squeezed Chris's neck tighter. Just a few more seconds and a bit more pressure, and this fucking pig would breathe his last. Chris was kicking and gagging and Clark just kept on smiling when something exploded from behind him.

He threw Chris across the room for him to smack into a table and fall to the ground out cold. He spun around to see Ben get hit by a black beam of light and for his to fly across the room to land in the floor on his side.

Clark was at his side in an instant holding him in his arms. Ben shook his head and suddenly realized he was still naked and moved to curl into a ball to hide himself from Clark.

Clark held him close to his chest, "I am so sorry Ben," he said in tears, "I should have seen you safely in your car and home."

"I heard someone say help me," Ben whispered, "Someone needed help Clark and I went to see in the alley. I'm so stupid."

"No Ben," Clark said kissing the top of his head, "You're not stupid. You're a good person. You help people. That's what you do."

"I'm dirty," Ben whispered.

Lex moaned and moved to get up which made Ben tremble, "He was going to rape me," Ben said trying to get away, "And hurt you."

Clark squeezed him tight, "He told me," he said soothingly, "So he could get out of here and get me."

Lex crawled over to them as if he was some kind of spy, "Where is he?"

Clark pointed to lying in the floor and Lex went and put chains around him and tied him to a steel table. Ben watched, "So, he wasn't going to hurt me?"

"No," Clark soothed, "He's too afraid of me."

"Am not," Lex snapped as he backhanded Chris across the face, "This little man will learn to fear Lex Luthor. I told him I'm nothing like my father."

Ben trembled, "I don't want to be here anymore."

Clark nodded and Ben whispered, "Get my clothes Clark."

They were immediately in his hands and he gave them to Ben who quickly put them on, and Lex handed him his sneakers. Ben took them hesitantly from him and quickly stepped into them.

Clark took his hand and Lex ran over to free his scientists who were demanding to be released at once. As the six of them left a blonde woman crawled out from under some rubble caused by the explosion standing up completely naked to look at her hands, "What the fuck?"

She had heard her Ben talking and then heard a groan of pain which made her smile evilly. The Golden Smooth One walked over to stand before the little meat sack that dared to lay hands on her Ben. He blinked and looked up at her and he cringed at the look she was giving him, "Who the hell are you?"

"Exactly," Glory snapped, "Who the Hell?"

"Look crazy naked lady," Chris said trying to get free, "I need to get out of here."

"Don't we all," she asked and then smiled, "You will be going so don't worry."

"You're going to let me go," he asked hopefully.

"Oh yes," Glory said flexing her fingers, "I am going to let you go straight to hell where I will be playing with you shortly."

Chris did not even get the chance to scream for his life as Her Blue Eyedness had her way with him. After she sucked out his brains she stood up and wiped the blood off her golden hands on a sheet and then draped it around herself. Red always was her color. Something strange just happend and she intended to find out what, but, first things first, she wanted to see her Dawnie.

When Lex came back in with the authorities they found Chris's head pulled clean off his neck and positioned between his legs so that he had his own cock in his mouth.

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It was one in the morning when Clark got home and he had Ben with him. Lex knew that Clark was different than normal human beings and now his suspircions were proven correct. Ben had seemed troubled when Lex told them how he and the officers found Chris. Lex had looked to Clark and Ben told him that Clark had not left his side or let go of his hand.

That satisfied Lex because Clark had no reason to lie to him now and Clark was no murderer. Sure, Lex was pissed as hell about Clark lying to his face for all these years and not trusting him like a friend should, but it was nothing they couldn't work out.

Lex had dropped the two of them off at the farm and he made sure that Clark forgave him. Ben on the other hand was going to be hard. He had really scared this man and something like being told to rape someone was not something one forgot. Lex told Clark that they could talk later and Clark nodded. Lex smiled softly and pulled away from the farm to go home and destroy every file he ever had on Clark Kent. This was one friendship he would not allow to be destroyed after what happend tonight.

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Martha and Jonathan were waiting on the porch for the two of them to come in. It seemed to Martha that Ben was hesitant at first but Clark hugged him close and Ben allowed Clark to lead him to the proch, and when he stepped into the light Martha gasped as Jonathan's eyes went wide.

Ben flinched and tried to move away but Clark squeezed his hand gently.

Sweetheart," Martha said softly, "Why didn't Lex take you to a doctor?"

"I didn't want anyone there to see me like this," he whispered.

Martha went to him and saw the tears in his eyes, "What happend?"

Ben quickly looked at Clark and his eyes were pleading. Clark smiled warmly which seemed to relax him just a little, "Can we talk about it later?"

Jonathan nodded, "Ben, you'll be staying here for the night, of course."

Ben tried to smile which only aided in making the tears fall and the salt from them stung his wounds. He trembled and felt his knees give out on him and Clark caught him. Ben was gripping his shoulders Clark lifted him up in his arms as if he weighed nothing, "You're going to be fine, Ben."

"Am I," Ben asked brokenly, "I was a virgin, Clark."

Ben suddenly realized what he had said when he heard the elder Kent's stop what they were doing. Clark sat him down on the couch and held him close, "I'm here for you," he said, "You're not alone anymore."

Martha walked over with a pan of warm water and some cotton balls to cleanse the wounds. She was so proud of her son. Ben moved to look away from her in shame and she touched his cheek gently, "You were there for us Ben," she whispered so only he could hear, "Let us be there for you."

Ben squeezed his eyes shut, "Thank you."

Martha smiled warmly and set about cleaning him up and Clark sat right there holding his hand the entire time. Jonathan stood behind them watching everything with a smile on his face. He quickly went and got some alcahol when Martha told him to.

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Glory walked into Dawn's bedroom with a present in her hand. She smiled when she saw the object of her affection sitting at the vanity brushing her long dark hair.

She looked up and saw Glory looking at her in the mirror, "You look different, somehow."

"I feel different," she said in a strange tone, "And yet the same."

Dawn nodded and kept brushing, "Are you ok?"

"Of course I'm ok," she snapped making Dawn look back down and then mended, "I didn't know you cared."

"I'm not sure if I do," Dawn said coldly, "After all, I'm just an object."

"There's my Dawnie," Glory beamed excitedly, "I was wondering where you hid that fire."

Dawn just shook her head, "I'm tired," she whispered, "What do you want?"

Glory pulled out the necklace she had made for Dawn and put it around her neck smoothing back her hair. Dawn could not believe her eyes that she had atually went through with her request.

Dawn eyed its simple yet otherworldly beauty. The stones were set in white gold that looked like tear drops around her neckline. She turned in the light making each teardrop sparkle, "Its beautiful."

Glory smiled in deep satisfaction even though she didn't know why. She was pleased that Dawn was pleased which only confused her more. Why was she feeling like this?

Dawn was looking at her now and Glory asked, "What?"

"Thank you," she said and touched it again actually smiling, "Its perfect."

Glory nodded, "I'm glad you like it," she said, "It cost a fortune."

"You're a God," Dawn said, "I'm sure money means nothing to you."

Glory laughed and ran her hand through her blonde locks, "Why am I not smacking you silly right now for speaking to me like that?"

Dawn looked down again and Glory snapped, "Oh, stop that! I'm not going to hit you!"

Dawn apologized and Glory waved it away like it meant nothing to her yet it felt good to hear it. Was she really sorry for saying that or was this all a game to make her kill her?

She sat down on Dawn's bed, "Something happend tonight/"

"What," Dawn asked looking at her from her mirror.

"I saw Ben walking away with Cletis and Baldie," she said.

Dawn suddenly stood up and Glory watched as her nightgown flowed like silky darkness down to her feet, "What?" "This worm raped Ben thus raping me, so I killed him," she ranted only for Dawn to stop her, "You saw Ben?"

"Are you deaf," she asked, "Of course I saw Ben."

"How did this happen," Dawn asked.

"I don't know," Glory said tapping her finger against her temple, "But I'm going to find out."

Dawn looked away, "How?"

"By talking to a certain hayseed who might know where my key is," she said and vanished.

Dawn just stood there in the lonliness of her room touching her necklace. Smiling, and realizing she was smiling, she stopped herself before someone saw. She laid down and pulled the covers up to her neck, only then to pull them over her face so she could smile some more.

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Ben woke up from another nightmare about Chris. He looked around the strange dark bedroom remembering that he was in Clark's bed. He pulled the covers up to his nose and sniffed. Everything just smelled like Clark and he loved it. Clark actually cared about him, and Ben felt bad that Clark was on the couch asleep all alone.

Ben just laid there for a few minutes and decided he needed to go to Clark. He was not going to be able to sleep anyway. The nightmares were not going to go away. He could still feel that miserable bastards mouth on him and he cringed feeling sick again.
He got to his feet and made his way across the dark room to the door. He slowly opened it and made his way to the stairs. Making his way down the stairs into the kitchen looked harder than he thought. He was not use to all the weird noises the house made and each one made him jump. He walked around the corner to the living room.

Clark was asleep on the couch with the covers on the floor. He must have kicked them off sometime during the night because it was very hot. He had nothing on but his boxers and had an arm thrown over his face snoring softly. Ben just watched him sleep for a few minutes and thought how beautiful he was. Clark was so sweet and innocent like he had once been.

He silently walked over to wake him when he felt a hand go over his mouth and a powerful grip hold him. He gulped in fear as flashes of Chris hurting him and raping him flashed through his mind, and then froze in terror as he recognized that ever so familiar silky whisper, "We need to talk."

Ben had no idea what the hell was going on. For a moment he actually thought he might still be asleep in Clark's warm bed, and he really wanted to wake up now.

He was being led away from Clark and he tried to whimper but Glory tightend her hold on him, "Not one peep Benjamin," she whispered, "Or straw for brains gets it."

He swallowed hard and nodded his head, "I'm going to let you go," she said, "And you're going to follow me outside."

He nodded his head again, "And if you make the slightest sound I'll kill them all."

He stood there in silence as she removed her hand and he slowly turned around to see her face to face. She cocked her head to the side and motioned with a finger for him to follow her.

He followed her out the door and into the barn. It was funny as hell if one actually thought about it for a minute. Here was the Great and Powerful Glorificus. The Morningstar that burned brighter than Deity in Hell standing in a barn in Bumpkinville USA.

Glory saw Ben in the light and made a face at him, "You look like hell."

"Well," he said gently touching his bruised eye and busted lip, "You would be the expert on that."

"Right you are Benny Boy," she told him as she stepped into his personal space to touch his wounds, "Does it hurt?"

He turend his head away from her, "What do you think?"

"I'm thinking," she said sinisterly, "That you should be nice to me seeing as how I can just kill you and all."

He backed away from her only to bump into her spinning around to look at her, "How is this happening?"

"Good question Ben," she said grinning, "I don't know, but I see it as a blessing."

He looked at his hands and whispered, "I'm free."

"That's my line," she snapped, "I'm free from you and I want to know how so I don't get sucked back in."

"You killed Chris," he said thinking of how they found his body, "Why?"

"He raped you," Glory said simply, "Thus raping me. He had to go."

Ben just looked at her as if he had never seen her before in his life, "You killed him because he hurt me?"

"Yes and no," she said carefully walking around the barn, "Now tell me something Benny, does Cletis know where my key is?"

"Who," Ben asked which made her spin around, "You mean Clark?"

"Whatever," she snapped moving close to him, "Does he have it?"

"I don't know," Ben said backing away from her, "I'm not going to hurt him/"

"You're not going to," Glory said to him nose to nose, "But I will if you don't help me find that key."

"What's it look like," Ben asked feeling really scared.

"I see you're pulling a Dawnie," she said smiling, "It's octagonal and made of an alien metal to this planet."

He nodded and then flinched when she touched his bruised and broken face. A slight pain made him hiss and when she removed her hand he was healed, "Help me Benny," she said, "And I'll keep my promise."

He blinked and she was gone just like that along with the light in the barn. There was only a light warm breeze that messed with his hair. He just stood there shaking and fell to his knees. His body was now free from her evil, but not his life. She will hurt Clark if he didn't at least look like he was trying to help her.

This also raised some very interesting questions for him. Now that she was free, was she completely immortal? Has her power grown? Does she still need to feed on people's brains in order to stay somewhat sane?

All these questions were running through his mind when he felt a warm hand grab his shoulder. He cried out as if burned and spun around swining his fist for Clark to duck and just look at him in the dark.

Ben was breathing hard and Clark asked, "Are you ok? What are you doing out here in the dark?"

Ben looked around with big eyes filled with fear, "I'm sorry Clark. I don't know," he said, "I guess I was sleepwalking."

Clark nodded, "Come back inside you could have hurt yourself."

Ben looked around once more and followed Clark back into the house. Clark hugged him and moved to go back to the couch when Ben stopped him. He looked into Clark's concerned eyes and whispered, "I don't want to be alone right now."

Clark smiled and quickly put his shirt and jeans on so his parents wouldn't wake up and think he and Ben had done anything naughty. He followed him up the stairs in the dark and Ben got into bed first followed by him.

Ben just laid there and smiled when Clark put his arm around him and pulled him close. Ben never felt so happy and so sad in his whole life. He had found someone who was just like him and was terrified he was going to lose it.

He closed his eyes and felt Clark's warm breath on the back of his neck that sent delightful shivers up his spine. He listened to the strong beating of Clark's heart and it gently lulled him to sleep.

Martha found them this way when she had opened the door to check in on Ben. She first looked to see that they were fully clothed and their hands were not in any naughty places. She could not help but smile at how adorable the both of them looked. She even noticed how their feet were entwined and hanging off the foot of the bed. She smiled warmly at that and went to put some breakfast on.

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