Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: Same as previous chapter
Chapter 2
Lex came out with a slight smile, “Andrew, your parents signed the papers. Now do you want to go in and say goodbye?”
Andrew nodded, he walked in, ignoring Tucker’s jealous looks and looked at him mom and hugged her.
Josie hugged back and whispered, “Andrew, don’t get sucked into the darkness that has your father ensnared and please, if you need me I’ll come and help you.”
“Thanks mom,” Andrew whispered as he let her go and walked out, his eyes wet but he didn’t want his brother to see him crying and walked out to his brother’s car.
Lex frowned a bit, he understood why but he knew that Andrew couldn’t show weakness like that again.
Buffy looked at Andrew, she shook her head and said, “You alright Andrew?”
He nodded, “Yeah Buffy I’m fine, just a bit upset. When I woke up this morning I was still a Wells.”
“I understand Andrew,” Lex said, “But remember that you’re a Luthor now and you can’t show this kind of weakness.”
Buffy looked up and said, “You mean emotion?” Lex nodded and Buffy sighed, “What kind of family is like that?”
“A family with enemies Ms Summers ,” Lex said, “And now about the deal for you; I recognize potential and you have it and I wonder how you are at fighting and self defence?”
“Pretty good,” Buffy said, “I mean I’m a good fighter and such.”
Lex smirked, “When we get on the jet I want you to show me how good you are, is that acceptable?”
“Sure,” Buffy said, “But remember; don’t sue me if I hurt you too bad but why do you need to know if I can fight?”
“Smallville has, shall we say, unique threats Ms Summers,” Lex said.
Buffy frowned, was there another hellmouth in Smallville?
Lex tore out of Sunnydale, happy to be out of that town and said, “Now Ms Summers, how would you like to be officially dead?”
“Umm, is this where you murder me in cold blood?” Buffy said hoping he was kidding.
“No but you can be officially declared dead, Luthorcorp has resources that you can only imagine about and I can easily fake your death and even have a body for them to identify, but it is up to you.”
“And what if I wish to make contact with some people?” Buffy said suspiciously.
“Give me a list of trustworthy people,” Lex said, “And I’ll make it happen.”
Andrew looked at them both and sighed and Lex patted him on his back, “Cheer up Andrew, you’re about to become extremely wealthy.”
“I know,” Andrew muttered, “It’s just my family and my friends, I’m going to miss them.”
Lex nodded and said, “Andrew, let go of the past or else it’s going to come back and drag you down into the muck with it.”
Buffy shook her head, she could understand Lex’s reasoning but it sounded cold, he obviously didn’t have enough love when he was little.
As they drove to LA and to the airport, as they got there Lex pulled Andrew out, he looked Andrew over and said, “First we need to get you some new clothes and a couple of tailored suits, I think Italian should fit him, don’t you think so Ms Summers?”
“Umm, it’s a bit late,” Andrew said, “Aren’t the stores closed by now?”
Lex nodded, ‘But wait until we go to Smallville, I’d like you to have some clothes,’ he suddenly thought about that and said, “We can shop in Smallville to avoid our father’s notice.”
“So, umm, why’d you want me to come with you?” Buffy asked, “I mean you don’t need me, do you?”
“I need someone to protect Andrew,” Lex said, “And you seem like you have the capabilities of a good bodyguard and you look so alike that you two could almost be siblings.”
Andrew looked at her and said, “I don’t see it.”
Buffy looked at him and said, “Agreed, only thing we got for the both of us is that we’re both blondes.”
As they got on the jet Andrew looked around and smiled, “Wow, this looks nice Mr Luthor.”
Lex’s eyes sparkled, “Andrew, we’re family, please call me Lex, alright?”
“Yes Lex,” Andrew said as he sat down on one of the seats and marvelled on how plush and soft it was, it wasn’t like going to Auntie Lucy’s wedding, this felt good.
As the plane took off Andrew looked at the lights of the city and decided to ask, “So do you have any friends in Smallville?”
Lex looked and simply smiled, “Our dad told me one day that friends are something the Luthor’s don’t need.”
Andrew shook his head, “No, I’m going to have to disagree with that.”
“Good, stand up for yourself,” Lex said, “But there are some people that I care about in Smallville that are close to me and you’ll meet them. First are the Kent’s and they’ll like you enough until they find out you’re a Luthor.”
“They judge me on who my father is?” Andrew said confused, “I don’t even know them.”
“Father didn’t make friends in Smallville but no one there says much to him as he controls quite a few jobs at the local plant,” Lex said with a smirk.
“But what about these Kent’s? If they aren’t fans of the Luthors why do you like them?” Andrew asked, “I mean, if they don’t like you.”
“I’m friends with their son, Clark,” Lex said, “And speaking of Clark he’s someone you might want to befriend; he’s your age and he did save my life.”
Andrew listened to the story wide eyed, “How did he do that,” Andrew asked, “I guess I’m glad he did.”
Lex almost laughed, “Andrew, I think you’re going to fit in fine with the locals.”
“Now Ms Summers, can you show me how you fight?” Lex said as he got up and took his jacket off
She nodded, “Just be ready when I hand your ass to you,” and assumed one of the fighting stances Giles taught her.
“Impressive, that’s a rare style,” Lex smirked, “Whoever taught you how to fight is knowledgeable,” and suddenly struck at Buffy.
Buffy grabbed his arm, twisted sharply and gave him a soft kick to the chest which caused Lex to cough a bit, he responded by trying to kick back when she managed to trip him and said, “I’m done if you’re done?”
“Most impressive,” Lex said, “Tell me, do you fence?”
“Not sure, I don’t usually fence,” Buffy said, “Oh, you mean the one with the swords? No,” she shook her head.
“Would you like to learn?” Lex asked, “I think you have enormous untapped potential Ms Summers and you can protect Andrew quite well, I’ll pay you handsomely for your services.”
Buffy sat down nodding, wondering how did this happen? She was bussing tables and serving people the worst pies in the world and now she was working for Lex Luthor!
Andrew sighed as he sat down, he looked around curiously. He was looking outside and it was getting darker outside and he was wondering about how his life had seemed too got this way?
Lex went next to Andrew and said, “It’s going to be alright.”
Andrew nodded and looked down and said, “So, when will we be in Metropolis?”
“Soon Andrew, soon,” Lex said, still looking at Buffy, ‘Incredible,’ he thought about how she fought and decided that it’d be her choice for training but Andrew, he looked at his little brother and knew he’d be trained in some hand to hand fighting styles and to get rid of some of his softness, that way he could be hard when he had to be.
“Now,” Lex said, “Why don’t I tell you about Smallville? It’s an interesting town and it’s going to be your home so let me tell you a bit about the recent history there.”
“First,” Lex said, “Several years ago meteorites came crashing down on it, there was a lot of damage and I should know this because I was there, it’s also how I lost my hair,” and laughed a bit as he rubbed his head.
“Oh,” Andrew said, “I’m sorry to hear that were you hurt.”
“No,” Lex said, “And thanks for the concern but now the meteor rocks, and you’ll know them when you see them, are glowing green crystal like things and there’s no known evidence that they are harmful to humans.”
“Cool,” Andrew said, “Rocks from space, maybe I’ll collect a couple of them.”
Lex nodded, “If you want but like I said; be careful around the rocks.”
Andrew sighed, “Alright but still, why do you want me Lex? I’m not exactly strong, physically.”
“True but after I’m done with you will be strong, both mentally and physically Andrew, I promise you that,” Lex said, “Remember: you aren’t a Wells, you’re a Luthor.”
Buffy looked concerned, she had heard rumours of both Luthors and knew that might not be a good thing about Andrew being more like the other Luthors but Lex seemed to be at least a good guy.
They heard the pilot say, “Mr Luthor, we’re landing in Metropolis.”
As they looked out of the airplane Andrew saw the large golden globe over the Daily Planet, he remembered his dad used to like the paper, and then he remembered that his dad wasn’t really his dad.
When the plane landed Lex led them out to a car and they drove toward Smallville, Lex explained what Lionel Luthor had done for the town and to the town. Buffy frowned even harder and said, “Forgive me but it sounds like your father is a jerk.”
Lex laughed, “To put it mildly Ms Summers but he expects the best from his children and this is why I’m going to make sure that Andrew meets his expectations when they meet.”
Andrew gave an involuntary shudder at the thought of meeting his father, especially after hearing about him but maybe Lionel Luthor wasn’t that bad and Lex was just bitter but, as he thought it over, it probably was true. After all, mom wouldn’t have hidden from a nice caring father.
“So,” Buffy asked, “How far is Smallville from Metropolis anyways?”
“Not far,” Lex said, “Quite a few residents of Smallville actually work in Metropolis; it’s a two hour commute: one hour there and one hour back.”
Buffy nodded, ‘So, not much farther than Sunnydale is from LA,’ she thought, ‘Though it’s probably safer than Sunnydale,’ and wondered what these unique threats Lex was talking about?
She gave him a look, “So, what about these threats you told me about?”
“Ah yes, since the meteor storm,” Lex said, “There have been odd incidents here and there which make some people think there is something wrong with the town, some have pointed fingers at Luthorcorp.”
Andrew winced in pain thinking, ‘What will the townspeople would think of me when they find out that I share DNA with them,’ and said, “Is it alright if I go by the name Wells in town?”
Lex nodded, “If I could I’d go by it too but unfortunately they know me as Lex Luthor, so…”
“You can’t pretend to be someone you aren’t because you’re famous, right?” Buffy said with a sad smile.
“Exactly and Andrew, you are a Luthor,” Lex said, “But don’t go around mentioning it to people, you’ll find people willing to do anything to get their hands on you and you’ll find that a lot of people can be corrupted by power.”
Andrew shivered a bit and nodded, “Yes Lex.”
Buffy looked at the sign they passed and said, “Meteor capital of the world? Now that’s twisted, advertising the thing that nearly destroyed your town.”
“Umm, Buffy, it’s happened before,” Andrew, “A lot of towns can sometimes use disasters to bounce back, I can think of a couple off hand right now.”
Lex nodded, “There’s people who sell meteor rocks as tourist souvenirs.”
“Lovely,” Buffy muttered and thought, ‘Thank god there wasn’t tourist attraction like that in Sunnydale,’ and suddenly had a horrible thought of guided tours going through the graveyards of Sunnydale, people stopping at Willy’s bar and then to the library where they pay Giles to tell the history of the Hellmouth and suddenly broke out laughing as it was so horrible it was funny or, god help her, people selling vampire ash and teeth.
Andrew and Lex stared at her and Buffy whispered into Andrew’s ear what made her laugh, he started to giggle a bit at the thought too.
“Care to let me in on the joke?” Lex asked amused.
“Check the history of Sunnydale on the internet,” Buffy laughed, “And you’ll see what we’re laughing about.”
Lex nodded, “I do like mysteries,” he said as they drove into the driveway of the Luthor manor.
Andrew shuddered with a bit of fear, “This place looks like something that came from Transylvania.”
Buffy nodded and said, “Yeah, does Dracula live here?”
“No,” Lex said, “It’s the Luthor family castle, apparently dad had it shipped over from Scotland and he didn’t even intend to step foot in it once.”
“Why would he build it then?” Andrew nearly yelled, “I mean its bit wasteful to have a home you aren’t going to use, right?”
“Not really Andrew,” Buffy sighed, “In the neighbourhood where I grew up there were people who had things built. I mean there was a party years ago and my dad was bragging about the fact he had a vacation home in the Hamptons, but honestly; if we had it we never went there Andrew, it’s for status, for people to show that they can do it because they can.”
Lex nodded, “A very concise view Ms Summers and almost certainly why my dad did it or at least one of the reasons.”
TBC
Poll questions: How will Andrew and Buffy handle their first day at Smallville high? How will Buffy handle her new job as bodyguard? How will Buffy handle her first Meteor Mutant? Who should be on the list that Buffy wanted to create that lets them know that she is ‘alive?’ or should she even go with Lex’s plan?
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