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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[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She kicked her foot a little to make the bunny's ears move then lowered her foot back down, "then I just might..." She smirked and raised her eyebrows slowly. It was nice that she could just be herself around him like that.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He grinned at her involuntarily. That smile she gave him made it impossible not to smile back. "So are you planning to call it an early night?" he asked curiously. It was barely ten, but it had been a fairly eventful evening. He couldn't blame her if she was tired and wanted to sleep.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a shake of her head, she shrugged, "not really? I just wanted to be comfortable, those pants were really tight..." She made a face then cocked her head, a little more careful at her next question, "are you going to bed?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, they were." He grinned, then blinked a couple of times and focused on her face once more. "No, I'm way too wired. Being shot at has that effect on me apparently."

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Better than coffee," She grinned, choosing to ignore the look he had given her, "wanna watch something?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"Sure." He shrugged a little. "Pick something out. I'll make popcorn." He flashed her a grin and headed for the kitchen.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

Chloe nodded, walking over to the living room and sitting down in front of the DVD cabinet, looking around. After their mission, a quiet night sounded like a really good idea, although Chloe did like the idea of being a more... active member of the team, of course she wasn't going to bring it up just yet, she'd wait until she felt like the opportunity was just right.

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He returned a few moments later with a large bowl of popcorn and two mugs of hot chocolate.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

She was already comfortably settled on the couch and looked up at him when he walked back into the room, "horror okay with you? I figured we could laugh at how frightening 'the stuff' isn't."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He chuckled and sat down beside her, setting the hot chocolate on the table and putting the bowl between them. "Works for me. You a big fan of the horror genre?"

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Is that hot chocolate?" She asked surprised, looking from the mug to him, "and yeah, Pete and I watched a lot of it growing up, Clark never liked it much."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"It is," he said with a slight nod. "Tell me about Pete. I don't know anything about him." He leaned back against the sofa and looked at her curiously.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Hm..." Chloe squinted for a moment then smiled, "well, Pete is awesome, I think that's a really good way to define him. When we were in high school, Pete, Clark and I hung out all the time, we had our own little scooby gang, we would try to solve the mysteries in Smallville, and, well, of course we didn't realize that the biggest source of all the mystery was right there with us," she grinned and rolled her eyes at herself, "Pete and I always thought Clark was weird, you know, even though he was our best friend, but we never really suspected just how weird."

There was a short pause and she smiled, "I guess I always saw Pete like the brother I never had, you know? And now I see Clark that way too, but it's different with Pete, he's an amazing friend."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He listened intently, resting his head on one hand and watching her as she talked. Nodding slightly, he smiled as she mentioned Scooby gang. He could somehow picture that very well in his mind, given her level of curiosity. He had a feeling she probably led most of those investigations.

"It's good to have friends like that," he said with a small smile, though he had a little trouble believing she really saw Clark as a brother, given how intense her feelings for him had been.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

With a nod, she leaned over and picked up her mug, "it's one of the few good things about Smallville," She smiled, blowing on her hot chocolate for a minute then sipping on it, "do you have any idea how long it's been since I had hot chocolate?"

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

"How long?" he asked, still watching her intently. It had been a long time since he'd had any, either. But it had sounded good tonight.

[chloeas.livejournal.com]

"Hm... probably since the last time Mrs. Kent made any?" She grinned softly, cocking her her and turning on her side a little so her side was pressed against the back of the couch as she faced him, "which was probably freshman year of high school."

[dl-greenarrow.livejournal.com]

He smiled faintly and took a sip of his own hot chocolate. "I don't drink it very often," he admitted. "But something about the fall makes me want to drink it." He shrugged a little.