Mission: Ruin Lex Luthor. With chloeas

[olliequeen]

Oliver hadn't been home from the Metropolis office of Q.I. for a full hour before the sun began to descend, which meant it was time to put his plan into action. Feeling confident as he drank down the last of his coffee, he made his way to his secret room and changed into his Green Arrow uniform. He checked over his supplies, and satisfied he had everything he needed, he stepped out of the room, ready to call out and let Chloe know that he was going out for patrol.

Which was mostly the truth.

Except Chloe was standing right in front of him, her arms folded across her chest.

And he had the distinct feeling he wasn't going to be leaving quite as soon as he thought.

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[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"So, how serious were you about wanting to be involved in a motorcycle chase?" he asked warily, glancing past her and off in the distance.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a glance at the motorcycle, she frowned then looked back at him, "why? Planning on pissing someone off so they can chase us?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Think we already did that." He nodded toward the security guards approaching them at a far too fast pace for his liking. "Shit. Come on." He quickly climbed onto the bike, revving the engine.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Her eyes widened as she looked behind herself, quickly, she got on the bike behind him and wrapped her arms tight around his waist, "Go!" She screamed as she heard gunshots.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He gunned the engine and sped into the densely populated forest, grimacing. "Hold on," he said into the comm device, glad he still had it on. He ducked down a little, feeling her do the same as they sped away.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Hold on!" he shouted back at her, throwing the bike into gear and speeding into the dense forest. It was going to be a rocky ride, but it'd be easier to dodge bullets in the safety of the trees than if they were on the open road. His heart was pounding heavily in his chest as he sped them away, glancing into his rearview mirrors.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe held on to him as tightly as she could, ever now and then glancing behind them but without turning her head too much not to mess up his balance, it was probably less than a minute later, althought it felt a lot longer, when she couldn't hear anything else.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

When they were deep into the forest, and Oliver couldn't see anyone in the rearview mirror anymore, he slowed the bike to a stop, grimacing at how the little trip through the trees probably screwed up his ride. He was still tense, but he stopped and parked the vehicle, sliding off it quickly and turning to face Chloe. He yanked his glasses and hood off. "Are you all right?" There was more than a hint of worry in his voice.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a deep breath and wide eyes, she nodded and looked over at him as she climbed off of the bike too, "yeah, I'm okay, are you?" She asked, just as worried then glanced behind them, it was a good thing that his bike could handle the forest and also that Oliver was as good as he was at driving it.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He nodded slightly, moving closer to her and resting his hands on her arms, gazing down at her intently. There was a small scratch on her cheek and he lifted a hand to it, examining it closely. He assumed it was probably a scrape from one of the branches that they'd zoomed by.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe frowned, looking down at his hand and back up at him, "what is it?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Just a scratch," he murmured, shaking his head a little.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She nodded, lifting her own hand to her cheek and nodding before glancing towards the explosion area, "think we lost them?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"I think so," he muttered, still tense. "But we should get out of here just in case." He raked a hand through his hair.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Even though she was pretty sure they were safe, she knew he was tense and if she had to guess why, her guess would be because she had been in danger, "we're both fine, boss, let's just get out of here before they find us." She said as she raised her hand to his arm and nudged him gently towards the bike.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

Nodding a little, he drew in a breath and slid his hood and glasses on once more before climbing back onto the bike, waiting for her to do the same. His fingers were curled tightly around the handles.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a deep breath, she followed, watching him carefully as she wrapped her arms around him once more, she cocked her head and spoke closer to his ear, "no need to speed as much anymore, just relax,"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He drew in a breath, as well, and let it out slowly. Relax. Right. They'd nearly had their heads blown off. He'd relax when they got back to the clock tower.

Maybe.

He started the bike and guided it through the forest at a slower pace, feeling her arms tighten around him a little. Within moments, they were back on the main road, and the ride was a lot less bumpy.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

They made it back to the clock tower without any other incidents. Chloe climbed off of the bike once he parked and waited for him before starting towards the elevator, "well, the goal was to piss people off, right? We are successful already." She said in an attempt to lighten his mood.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He sighed softly, raking a hand through his hair as he followed her onto the elevator. "The goal wasn't to get shot at."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"We're both fine, Oliver, what is the point of kicking yourself over it?" Sure, it had been... highly unexpected and dangerous, but they made out of it okay and well, next time she did this, she would consider a bulletproof vest, but other than that, no harm done, literally.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He let out a breath, shaking his head as he pressed the up button on the elevator. "You could have been killed, Chloe."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She leaned back against the back wall of the elevator and nods, "so could you, but we're both here and in one piece."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"This time," he murmured, folding his arms across his chest and staring at the numbers as they lit up one by one.