slayers_desire | darkness comes when she sleeps ((Smallville))

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darkness comes when she sleeps ((Smallville))

Returning to her apartment after hanging out with Kairos, April found another white rose at her doorstep. The gifts continued to be a pleasant discovery. Especially since the young woman was still under the perception that they were gifts from her boyfriend.

The vase in the kitchen was getting too small now that she had three roses. So she found a slightly bigger vase and moved the flowers into her bedroom. And took a moment to appreciate their smell, before turning in for the night.

Three hours later, April woke with a start. Her eyes glowed red, as she searched around the apartment for something that wasn't there. A frustrated growl crossed her lips. The vampire had been awakened. And it had several desires to fulfill.

Getting out of bed, she dressed and grabbed her PINpoint. There was one place where April would find what she desired right now. Smallville. And with a press of a button, she had teleported to the small Kansas town. No one had seen the portal appear, as she had been smart enough to ensure that it had been in an out of way location.

Entering Smallville, April noted that time was slightly different. It had been quite late at night at her apartment, but here the sun was just setting. The revelation gave the vampire a smile, after all it meant more night to play with. She heard music from a close by coffee shop, and turning moved down the street and entered The Talon.

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The Talon is a brightly lit cafe, decorated with rather tacky Egyptian frescos, with booths and tables laid out in the cozy space for people to hang out and drink coffee. There are only a handful of people around, and behind the counter, Lana Lang prepares for the evening rush, brewing coffee and measuring out espresso.

She hears the distinctive jingle of the door opening, and turns to greet the newcomer with a smile. Which falters ever so slightly when she sees April. "Hi, welcome to the Talon."

Most people would have not seen the smile falter. April did. And wondered why.

"Hello." She gave a warm smile. The kind her human side was famous for.

Even though Lana knows Alicia is dead, April bears a passing resemblance to her, and at first glance Lana thought it was her. But seeing that she isn't, even though she's a stranger, her body language relaxes again. "What can I do for you?"

The fear was evident in the woman's aura, but then it disappeared. April had no idea that she resembled Alicia.

"Just looking around for a friend. This is a nice place." April's target was not here. It was disappointing.

Lana pauses a moment. As owner of the town's most popular hangout, she hears most of the more interesting gossip, which often revolves around anything out of the ordinary like folks from out of town. Which April quite obviously is. And it reminds her of a rumor that Clark's been dating someone from Kansas State, although that doesn't necessarily mean that it's this particular girl.

"Well, if you tell me who you're looking for, I may be able to point you in the right direction," she offers.

"Clark Kent." There was no need to lie to the woman. Not yet. April picked up a menu and searched through it.

Of course. It's always Clark.

Lana assumes that she's already checked the Kent farm, or that she's not Clark's girlfriend after all and doesn't know where he lives. "Clark can be difficult to pin down," she says apologetically. "He has a habit of turning up everywhere." She also suspects that he may be spending some time down in the cemetery, and even though she still doesn't like Alicia, she doesn't know if she has the right to disturb his mourning by sending a strange woman to interrupt.

There had been a flicker of something in Lana's aura that interested the vampire. "Typical males. Never there when you need them."

"I am April." She introduces herself.

Lana gives a short laugh. "I don't know if I'd call him typical." Nor would she describe him as not being there when she needs him; he has a chronic habit of the exact opposite, to the point where she doesn't even know how he finds out or gets there in time.

"I'm Lana. Lana Lang."

"The Kents neighbor." April gave her another warm smile, even though her mood was the opposite. "I have heard some nice things about you."

"Not anymore, but I used to be. I live in the apartment upstairs now." Lana doesn't notice any falsehood in April's demeanor, so she suspects nothing.

"From Clark?" Maybe she is Clark's out-of-town girlfriend after all.

"Clark had mentioned you. Jonathan and Martha also mentioned you." And now the vampire was internally measuring herself against this woman. The 'next-door-girl' who Clark had a crush on for such a long time.

Lana has been the damsel in distress more often than not, although she has been taking steps to learn to defend herself. She has no powers, no special strengths besides normal human flexibility from years of cheerleading, nor is she particularly tall or intimidating. She's fairly pretty, but other than that she doesn't really stand out.

"Oh, so you've met the Kents?" Lana is curious as to what, exactly, they have been saying about her. Not that it would ever be anything bad, of course, but Lana can be a little bit of a gossip herself sometimes.

The vampire would never picture herself as a damsel in distress, though acknowledges the fact that her human side had come to depend on Clark's strengths in difficult times. And even with no special strengths, April could sense a lot of inner strength from this one.

"Clark brought me over to the farm for supper." If that wasn't acknowledgement that April was the out-of-town girlfriend, nothing would be. "They said very nice things about you. Martha especially."

"Oh." Lana is a little surprised that the Kents would welcome her in so quickly. She knows that Clark hasn't dated many people, and his last girlfriend tried to kill her, and the Kents have always kept to themselves a lot. Though whether it has anything to do with Clark's mysterious secret is something she doesn't know. "You must have really impressed them."

"They wanted to know about me. Especially since I am from out of town." April chuckled. The vampire remembered the importance of the lies. Keeping Clark's secret was something she could have that Lana didn't.

Lana wonders if maybe April knows what the Kents have been hiding, but dismisses it. If even the next door neighbor girl doesn't know after years and years of knowing him, someone he met during a college campus tour probably doesn't even have a clue.

"You'll probably get that a lot from people around here," she says with a gentle smile. "Everybody knows everybody else's business, especially when strangers come to town."

'I don't mind the questions. Or the looks. I just wish I didn't feel like such an outsider." The tactic was being used to appeal to Lana's nuturing side. Lower those shields a little bit more.

Her tactic works; Lana is sympathetic towards those who date Clark Kent. So long as they aren't crazy homicidal teleporters, that is. "If what you have with Clark lasts and you hang around Smallville often enough, pretty soon you'll be just another one of us."

"He invited me to prom." This was said intentionally to judge any reaction out of Lana. The vampire might not be crazy, or homicidal, but she was still a force to be reckoned with.

Lana is currently dating someone else, although she still harbors feelings for Clark, so she forces down her jealousy and smiles at her, though it's a little forced. "Oh, I guess we'll all be seeing you again in a month or so, then."

There was a slight satisfaction for the vampire when she felt the quick flash of jealously from Lana. "Who are you going to the dance with?"

"I don't know if I'm going. My boyfriend was the football coach until he got fired for dating a student, and I think showing up with him might be awkward." Lana loves Jason, but she doesn't want to see him humiliated or get stared at all night.

"You should something special just for him then." April offers. Reducing the chance of Clark seeing Lana in a pretty dress appeals to the vampire. "Have your own prom. Here."

Lana is starting to pick up a hint of the alpha female attitude going on her, and feels a hint of annoyance. "Do you think I'm going to steal Clark away from you if I go?" She had been thinking about how nice it would be to dance with him again, though not necessarily monopolize his time or anything. But April's not so subtle suggestion that she not even bother going herself has her feeling a little defensive.

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