Smallville

How'd you get out of gym class?

Spared the sweats for a couple of days, the perk of chairing the blood drive.

I'm sorry. Aren't you the girl who skinned her knee in 7th grade

and passed out when she saw the blood?

I was hoping I'd live that down, but yeah.

Clark, you're gonna be late. We gotta hit the showers.

-Bye, Lana. -Bye.

-Troy, give it back! -Amy, just hang on.

Just want to see if you wrote anything about me.

Jeff, you know your sister's writing psycho love letters to Lex Luthor?

-It's always the quiet ones. -Give it back to her.

It's not my fault you've got a weirdo for a sister.

You're a child, Troy.

It's because of boys like you that girls want a man like Lex Luthor.

Keep dreaming, Amy. Your parents clean his bathrooms.

You may live there, but Luthor won't slum it with the help.

Just leave her alone.

What are you gonna do about it?

Losers.

So when are you donating blood?

I don't know.

Come on. Selflessly giving of yourself to save others, girls love that.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Very funny, guys.

Stop it!

Troy, you okay?

-What happened? -It attacked me.

It was like a ghost.

So you didn't see anything?

When I got there, Troy was already on the floor.

What about the voice he heard?

Are you thinking the locker room's haunted?

Not unless the meteor rocks conjure up ghosts of departed jockstraps,

-which I doubt. -There you go.

Thank you. Well, it's nice to see you still have your standards.

- Yeah. - I don't have time right now.

If you don't want to help me with this blood drive, then just say so.

- That's not it. - Doesn't look pretty.

Then what is it?

I really don't wanna talk about this now, okay?

No, it's not okay. You have been avoiding me for a week.

Every time I ask you what's wrong, you push me away.

I'm worried about you.

Don't be.

I just need some space.

If that's what you want, fine. But if you can't even confide in me,

I don't know why we're going out in the first place.

Oh. Quick, pretend we weren't watching.

Hey, Lana, how's it going?

Not great, but thanks for the courtesy clueless.

Would it cheer you up if we offered to volunteer a pint tomorrow?

Let's find out. How about 9:45? That's open.

- Cool. - There, better already.

Clark, what time can we schedule you?

We, uh, didn't pick a time for you yet. When can I put you down?

Actually, I'm not sure.

Can I get back to you?

Sure, uh, not a problem.

Well, I mean, I figure I could help out.

Sign people up, pass out cookies.

That'd be great. Thanks.

Bye.

Okay, nice recovery. But am I to assume

that your offer to help isn't completely without an ulterior motive?

I'm just being a good friend.

Okay.

Yes, Daddy, we're on schedule.

Lex is playing hard to get

but I'm sure I can make him come around.

Bye, Daddy.

He wants to know if you're selling this castle after we sell out your father.

Why? Does he want to ship it back over to Scotland?

Amy, where's your mom?

Uh, flu, I think. She asked me to cover for the afternoon.

Have you met Victoria?

-No, not officially. -She's gonna be staying with us.

I am so sorry.

I'll go get something to clean this up.

She spilled that on purpose!

That was a mistake. Wasn't it, Amy?

Sure.

She's clearly got a thing for you, Lex.

Never took you for the jealous type.

Her parents are a fixture. I brought them here from Metropolis.

Then send them back.

Were you just in the house?

Amy.

Amy, I asked you a question.

-What's going on? -Your sister was bothering Mr. Luthor.

If anyone is bothering him, it's that tramp.

She's ruining everything. She wants him all to herself.

We may live on the Luthor estate, but we're not part of that world.

You have to know your place.

Both of you.

Don't worry, Mom. We know exactly what our place is.

Thanks, Jeff.

Just be careful.

Clark, what's this?

Blood drive at school. Lana's running it.

-Clark, you know you can't donate. -I know, Dad.

What do I tell her?

That you have a problem with needles, which you technically do.

Great. Not only do I lie, but I look like a wuss.

Clark. Uh...

I can't even believe I'm actually gonna say this,

but I guess you can't always be honest with people.

It's one of the prices you pay for your abilities.

That's why I volunteered.

I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that Lana is running it.

-Whitney dropped out. -So you thought you'd move in.

If he doesn't see how great she is, then he doesn't deserve her.

Looking for something?

My watch.

-Tulips look great. -Yeah, you cleaned us out.

Mom said if you want some more, you have to call Holland.

They're Victoria's favorite.

What was that?

You and Victoria must be getting pretty close.

You seem surprised.

She just doesn't seem like your type.

Relationships aren't always about love, Clark.

Sometimes they're about mutual goals. Not every girl is Lana Lang.

Sorry, it's none of my business, really.

It's okay. I admire your standards.

Don't lose that.

I decided to fight for Lana.

Good for you.

Why the new attitude?

I decided to take the advice of a friend.

Don't you have another watch?

I've got hundreds.

This one's special. My mother gave it to me right before she died.

I don't see it.

What are you, part bloodhound?

No, I live on a farm.

I'm pretty good at finding needles in haystacks.

How about I go check the library?

-What's going on? -Wait here.

Doesn't leave much room for interpretation.

It was pretty weird.

I mean, the door was shaking.

When we got close, it blew open.

Lex said he felt something brush past him.

Maybe the Scottish castle came complete with a poltergeist.

The police say it's vandals.

They don't know many ghosts who write in spray paint and own a black light.

So how's the blood drive?

Lana and I are getting together tonight.

-At her place? -Yeah.

That's very romantic.

Just remember, Clark, once you cross that line

you can't hide behind the cloak of friendship anymore.

Proceed with caution.

Lex...

you have disappointed me.

Hi, Dad. It's good to see you too.

Mind telling me what she's doing here?

Right now? Working on my neck.

But knowing her, I think that's just a start.

Could this be a ploy to get my attention?

Well done. It worked.

This will come as a shock

but not everything in my life revolves around you.

I understand. So you're simply being swindled.

Would you excuse us, Miss Hardwick?

My son and I are gonna have a little chat about family loyalty.

It's all right.

I'll run us a bath.

I'll be there shortly.

I'll send Sir Harry your regards.

Swell.

This is hardly business.

Generations of Luthors would beg to differ.

It's always business, especially where the Hardwicks are concerned.

Lex, can't you see she was sent to distract you?

Sir Harry has been nipping away at LuthorCorp for months.

LuthorCorp is your company.

I'm just one of its many expendable employees

as you made abundantly clear when you exiled me to this cow town.

Empires are not brought down by outside forces.

They are destroyed by weaknesses from within!

Lex, I've told you this.

Smallville is your test. Right now, you're failing.

Thanks for the update, but I know what I'm doing.

No, you don't.

She is playing the only card she's got

and you are falling for it hook, line and sinker.

My personal life is my business.

Not when it affects my company. Then it's my business.

Lex. Listen to this.

If you sell out your family, then you will truly be alone in the world.

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--

You don't deserve him.

-Amy, hey, what's wrong? -Her. What do you think?

Amy?

Amy?

I've got an opening at 5.

I can shift mine to 4:30 at Station B.

-Which makes us-- -Done.