Ririko looked at Clark's earnest, beefy, pentagonal face.
She tapped his chest with a fingertip and gave him a seductive smile. "Is this a Kryptonian confession of love?"
The tips of Clark's ears reddened slightly, but he didn't look away.
"If I turn you down..." Ririko drew out the words, deliberately teasing him harder, "will you leave me up here on the roof of this hundred-story building?"
Clark gave it serious thought, a mischievous smile tugging at his lips. "That sounds like an option."
Ririko lifted her chin, then lowered her head with a little laugh. "Then, so you won't leave me here... I could consider it."
Clark looked at her, his blue eyes brimming with Kansas sunshine.
He slowly closed his eyes, bent down slightly, and leaned toward her face...
He felt his lips touch something furry.
He opened his eyes.
At some point, Krypto had flown over and wedged his head right between them. He gazed at Ririko with his wet black eyes, his tail wagging like a little flag.
Clark's lips were still pressed against that soft white fur.
Ririko had puckered her lips and was kissing Krypto.
Clark muttered, "Krypto, I never knew you were such a schemer. No treats for you tonight."
Krypto couldn't have cared less. He kept nuzzling his face toward Ririko.
The two were enjoying their romantic moment atop the skyscraper.
Clark talked about the dairy cows in Kansas while she leaned into his milky-scented embrace. It felt like lying on straw warmed by the sun, cozy and comfortable.
Suddenly, the roar of car engines rose from below, followed by several sharp gunshots, shattering the romantic atmosphere.
They looked down to see a convoy of black sedans tearing after a silver-gray sedan ahead of them.
The silver car in front had