1. The Love-Hate Conversation

Dinah and AC

Dinah swallowed thickly as she watched Oliver walk away. She shook her head and cursed herself. Of course Oliver would take offense to her mentioning that Clark might not have survived. It didn't matter if it could be true. No one was allowed to suggest that Clark might not be invincible. It was a silent rule.

"What was that?" AC asked as he glanced in between Dinah and Oliver.

"What?" Dinah asked curtly.

"The charged looks you two were exchanging," He said simply. "Is there something go-"

"No," She answered quickly.

"Right, because you two totally don't have that love-hate thing going for you at all," AC said sarcastically.

"He's just so…stubborn!" She sighed. "I was just trying to break the reality of our situation to him gently! But apparently that's the equivalent of blasphemy in his book."

AC gave Dinah a sympathetic look, "I don't think it would have bothered him as much if it wasn't you who said it."

"What does that mean?" Dinah asked in confusion.

"Dy, for some one who's only been a member of the League for a short while you've become pretty important pretty rapidly," AC told her. "He trusts you. If it comes out of your mouth it's got to be the truth because you're just THAT honest. Think about that."

"So, he didn't like that I said it because it's more than possible that I'm right?" Dinah asked with a furrowed brow.

AC nodded, "You usually are."

"It's not like I want Clark to have died or anything! I just think we need to be prepared for the possibility!" She said defensively. She really wanted to find Clark, but not being prepared for every out come would just make things worse. "Why does that man have to make my life complicated?"

"It's just the natural order of things," AC smirked. "You make him crazy and he returns the favor."

"Yay us," Dinah said dryly. "Let's start looking again. We wouldn't want the hero to do anything stupid and really make me crazy."

This was originally going to be just a one-shot that featured Oliver and Dinah, but I've been wanting to do a "Five Times" Challenge for a while so I took the opportunity. The next conversation is with Clark! Be on the look out for that!

Enjoy!

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