Confrontation [Facebook verse]

[have_no_mercy]

Tess has barely been back in Kansas when her attention gets pulled in a hundred directions at once. It isn't a while until she realizes she's forgotten one very important thing: Lena's lost barette, probably somewhere at the Kent Farm.

After a call to Clark to make certain the coast is clear, she drives over intent on making a quick search of the property and then heading back to the mansion. Naturally, it would be rude not to say hello so her first stop on arrival is the farmhouse itself, letting herself in the kitchen door.

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[have_no_mercy]

It isn't until she realizes he's left that her eyes widen. "Clark!"

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

Clark comes running back in when she calls his name. "Tess? What's wrong?"

[have_no_mercy]

"You can buy me a burger in a bit, okay?" She offers, managing a small smile. "Just ...sit with me?"

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

"Okay," he says, relieved that she's not bleeding to death or something on the couch. He sits next to her and puts an arm around her, nudging her to lean against him.

[have_no_mercy]

She does, getting sick of the scarf around her neck. So she removes it. "There's some stuff you're not going to like."

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

"What's going on, Tess? Are you in trouble?" He sighs and looks down at her, catching sight of the deep and ugly bruise on her neck. Startled, he brings a hand up to touch it without really realizing what he's doing.

"Who did that to you?"

[have_no_mercy]

"I'm not in trouble. It was Christian." She glances at the floor. "I asked him to."

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

"You asked him to hurt you?" He tilts her head gently so he can get a better look at the mark. If he didn't know any better, he'd think she'd been bitten by some sort of insect or fanged animal.

[have_no_mercy]

No," she shakes her head, also possibly to get out of his line of sight. "He asked if he could drink from me. He's a vampire. I said yes."