Since u guys asked for a sequel to my fic The Analyst and I was thinking about write one more fic about Kara and Oliver, I decided to do it. I've got some suggestions from readers and I mixed it with some ideas I had so... here we go. I planned 3 chapters for this one, but I don't know if it will have 3 chapter only... Every time I plan this, it ends up longer than I expected hahaha
Thank you guys for giving feedback, is always nice. And I'm glad more people find the pairing an interesting one. I'm actually addicted to them when it comes to fan fiction (when it comes to Arrow at least, I don't have an oficial ship for Oliver, I'm in the "ship all ships" mood with it hahaha), and I read every single one of them that's out there, so if u also write Kara and Oliver: congrats, cause all of them are amazing stories and please, never stop. We need more ^^
Hope u guys like it!
Last thing on my mind
Chapter 1
- Supergirl? Are you there? – J'onn J'onnz worried voice came from her comm that was on the ground, next to her body.
Kara lay on the ground almost unconscious. She was not expecting the Dominators to come to National City. They were pissed at her, saying she had no business going to another universe to stop them, so she would pay. She wondered what took so long for them to retaliate just now. She crawled to her comm and picked it with one trembling hand.
- Yes… I am… - She said in something similar to a whisper, feeling pain in her chest, the kind she never felt before.
- Are you ok?
- Kinda of… We need… Another strategy. This full confrontation is… not… working – She said between heavy breaths as she got up. – They escaped. But they want me… Badly.
- Supergirl, please come back. You are in no condition to fight! – She heard Alex's voice now, full of worry.
- Is ok I…
- NOW, SUPERGIRL!
Kara jumped at her sister's scream. She might be really worried – she thought as she flew back to the DEO. As soon as she got there, J'onn, Winn and Alex came in a hurry.
- What the hell happened? – Alex said checking Kara out and then hugging her. – You sounded beaten
- I was – Kara said still feeling pain – They are really strong… Last time I faced them, I had plenty of help.
- What do you mean? The time you went help those people in another universe? – J'onn said with a serious face – That you never warned us about?
- I already said I was sorry, and it was urgent, there was no time to come here and ask. I already told you that… And yes. That time…
- Hmm… Ok – J'onn crossed his arms while looking at Kara – You know I worry about your safety; Dominators are really dangerous.
- I know and I appreciate it. But they want me, so I went fight them…
- And almost got yourself killed – Alex said – You have faced worse than them, so please tell me what is wrong with you? Cause I know this is not your normal…
- Nothing is wrong with me, Alex… I just need some quick rest – Kara lied trying to disguise her true thoughts and worries. Yes, she had plenty.
- J'onn let me talk to my sister alone, please – Alex said not taking her eyes from Kara. She knew her sister pretty well to know when she was lying.
J'onn just looked at them both and left without another word. He knew something was off with Kara as well, but no one better than Alex to find out what it was. Alex watched J'onn leaving with Winn and turned her attention to Kara.
- Ok, now tell me what is really wrong with you. I know you are lying.
- You are really good at this…
- I am your sister. Of course I am good at finding out when you are lying to me!
- I… I am just worried. – Kara finally said it while the pain in her chest slowly faded away.
- It had been a long time since she saw him last. And it was really crazy that she was really worried about him. Kara never in a million years thought she was going to lose sleep over a broken and terrifying Oliver Queen.
She found him a while ago on the street. He passed out in an alley after facing an alien and was really hurt inside and out. When she met him on his Earth, she thought of him as a really strong and inspiring person and also terrifying. He knew how to intimidate people even if he was just a human being, no powers at all. After the first shock, and a bit of rudeness coming from him, he apologized and she got to know the nice Oliver Queen. Kind of nice, he wasn't a hugger – who doesn't like hugs? – she thought. And two months ago, she got to meet the broken Oliver, the one that doubted himself all the times and carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. She never saw someone so traumatized, stressed, hurt and with so many scars and bruises as Oliver, and it scared her. She got to hear a bit of his story, of being tortured. All of that, was really heavy, stuff she was not used to hear about as her world was not as cruel as his. They also had this moment… A kiss. Something she was not expecting and that got her really confused. She feared of hurting him more than he already was, just with her kiss, so she was cautious. All of that was beyond complicated to her, but she never minded the kiss, she enjoyed. She made him promise to go back, talk to people he loved and solve his issues, and he did promise. And ever since, she never heard again of him.
She couldn't help but worry. The man who suffered hell, that trained her friend Barry, that made this hero thing start on his Earth was tortured by a psychopath and this psycho made him believe he was a monster, someone that deserved pain, a cold blooded killer, it was frightening. She knew deep down all of that talk was just a bunch of crap, though. She knew deep down that Oliver was not a monster, but as Barry told her once, Oliver was just stubborn as she was, and he was the type of person that doesn't forgive himself easily. He liked going to extremes to get what he wanted and what he believed he deserved. Even so, Kara still thought all of that talk was crap. A true monster wouldn't care about others or try to save his city. A monster would never risk his own life on behalf of others. So yeah, it was a bunch of crap to her.
She tried to contact someone from Earth 1 to ask how was everything, but she only managed to talk to Cisco twice and once with Barry. They told they were trying to find out about a super villain called Savitar, she never got the details because things seemed really crazy back there, and they were in a hurry, but she heard from Cisco that Star City was also in trouble thanks to that lunatic Oliver told her about, but they also had no idea how team Arrow was. If not even his friends had news about him, it seemed serious and got Kara even more worried. She was never the one to get easily distracted 'til today, when she got hit by a Dominator and got knocked down cause her mind was far away.
- Is this about that friend of yours? The one you told me you saved? The hero from another universe, Green something?
- Green Arrow.
Yeah, this one… Is this? – Alex crossed her arms looking serious at Kara. – Kara…
- What? You know me… I worry. I have zero news, so I worry.
- Kara you worry mostly for the ones you love, that you care about…
- No Alex, I'm Supergirl, I worry about people in general. I am a good person… - Kara looked down her feet.
- I know you are – Alex came closer, standing right in front of Kara. – And I love you for that – She held one of Kara's shoulders lightly as she spoke – But to lose a battle on the field? It has to be a huge thing to take your mind away from that. You got hurt because you got distracted. I can't let you go out there again unless you tell me the truth about was it's going on. It can happen again, and it can be worse, so I won't bet your life on this. Do you… like him or something?
- No… I mean, yes, but not like that… I don't… I don't know… I guess not… - Kara rambled as she looked at Alex, slightly blushing – It's complicated.
- I bet it is… - Alex smiled – Let's go to your place so we can talk properly. Ok?
Kara agreed and went to her apartment with Alex. It was nice to have her sister at her place, to talk and just spend some time like this. She missed those small moments with her, but truth be told, she actually had no idea how she felt about everything they were talking about. It was just so messy…
- I'm gonna make some hot tea to help calm the nerves – Alex said going to the kitchen and starting working on her mission.
- Ok – Kara let herself drop on the couch, she was beyond exhausted.
A few minutes later, Alex sat next to Kara on the couch, giving her a cup of tea as she drank from her own cup. Kara drank as scratched behind her ear with her free right hand. She used super speed to change into her favorite pajamas and got back to the couch and her tea in seconds.
- It's just… - Kara started as she thought about what to say – I only told you about finding him and helping him to go back to his Earth. But I didn't tell you about the state he was in when I found him. Alex, their world is a really dark place, specially his city. I've been to Barry's city before, got to see a bit of it, it is similar to National City. But Star City… Is a really dark place. And he was so broken. I never in my whole life saw a tough guy like him so broken. No regular human being would survive everything he told me he did, and by what I noticed with his scars and bruises…
- You worry he might be…
- No… No dead… I doubt that, for real. But… I worry that something really bad happened and neither of them back there can reach for help.
- Do you like him?
- I already told you…
- No you didn't… I will ask again: do you like him? Cause it sounds like you do… - Alex smiled at Kara, that looked at her like she just saw a ghost.
- We kissed…
- Ha! I knew it!
- Hey, I never said I like him… Like that…
- Kara, when are you going to learn you can't fool me? – She laughed as she drank more of her tea.
Kara looked at Alex as she thought about it. Does she like him? Yes. Like in a romantic way? She had no idea. He was a good person, scary person most of the times ok, but deep down he was a good person, and he was handsome. He was also a hero, a good one. A survivor and an inspiring person, but also stubborn as hell. He was extreme about almost everything. He had a lot of qualities that made Kara confess to herself she fancied him. And there was their kiss. He initiated so he might at least like her too… Maybe? They had a special moment, they exchanged words of inspiration, she felt like she made a difference, something changed on him in that moment, she was sure about it. But since he left, she felt like something was not right.
- Like I said, it's complicated. We had this moment, I tried to help him the best I could. I felt that he needed some inspiration to keep going and believe there was something worthy about him, you know? I saw firsthand what happens when someone suffers so much like he did, and gets hurt a lot like he did. It messes with people's head, and when you have a lunatic making you believe you are the worst, bad things happen. He told me he was tortured for a whole day Alex… And this was recently, cause back where he spent many years' kind of lost, he had been tortured a lot.
- Oh… You never told me that… - Alex said surprised. She was definitely not expecting this.
- I spent a lot of time thinking about it. I don't know if I were human, if I could ever survive all of that. Just being human, no powers, alone, having to do terrible things to survive, to kill people to stay alive and protect others I loved… It's way too much to handle. Thinking about all of that, I just tried to remind him that even so he managed to find strength to fight and protect people and his city. I don't know if a monster could do that. Cause he thinks himself as one… And it just bothers me…
- I know it does. I get it now… I would worry as well If I were in your shoes.
- I have no idea if I like him like that…It all happened so fast, then he was gone… But his kiss…
- Your face says it all, dear sister. – Alex smiled as she got closer to Kara and hugged her. – And you are Supergirl, so you won't let this go until you know for sure he is safe, I know you. So go, take some time off and go check on him… I'll cover for you at the DEO.
- Really? – Kara smiled hugging Alex back, feeling relief wash over her.
- Yes. I want you back here fully focused, with peace in your mind. So if you need to go and deal with all of this, then just go. Just please, be careful. We actually don't know if Krypton exists there, if it exploded, we know nothing. So it doesn't hurt to be careful…
- I promise I'll be careful. Thank you Alex.
EARTH 1 – Star City
Felicity looked focused at her computer as she instructed the team. They finally found that bastard that called himself Prometheus and it was now or never. They would bring that psycho to justice, one way or another.
- Are you sure this is the right place? – Oliver said as he walked around the dark warehouse with Diggle and Dinah behind him.
- If Quentin did his part of the plan right, it is or we are about to scare the hell out of some poor guy by mistake. – Felicity said
- Let's hope so…. – Diggle said pointing his gun, ready to shoot as he walked slowly, looking around the place.
- Quentin did his part right; I was just next to him. – Dinah said also looking cautiously around – Chase was not outed as Prometheus yet, so he stopped by the station to say some shit to Thea, Quentin managed to bug his car, no one saw it, I made sure of that. It was parked in an empty alley, like the creep Chase is.
Oliver stopped as the others stopped as well. He looked around, feeling that something was off. The sound of a bip far away made Oliver, Diggle and Dinah turn around quickly but nothing else happened. Suddenly, they felt a whoosh of air as they were taken from the warehouse by something really fast and strong. At first, they thought it was Barry again, but in seconds they were on the street and no one else than Supergirl was floating in front of them as a loud BOOM made them turn around. The warehouse had just exploded. Diggle felt nauseous and ran to the trash can next to him. Dinah just took deep breaths as she looked in awe at the blonde strange superhero in front of her. Oliver was clearly pissed and closed his eyes so the nausea would pass quickly. He took off his hood and his mask, taking deep breaths.
- It happens all the time with Barry… - Diggle said as he came back – Wow, that was… How did you?... What are you…? Just… - Diggle looked confused at Kara.
- First, thanks for the save – Dinah said as she reached her hand to Kara – I'm Dinah, don't have a codename yet… - She smiled as Kara shook her hand a bit stronger than she meant to. It usually happened when she was distracted.
- Sorry about that… - Kara said apologetic as Dinah massaged her hand - I'm Supergirl. Not from around… Not this Earth at least…
- Kara… - Oliver interrupted her as he opened his eyes
- Sorry… Well, I heard the bomb as I crossed over to this Earth and came as fast as I could when I heard your voices.
- This Earth? Heard us? How… I'm…Beyond confused – Dinah said as she looked from Oliver to Diggle.
- Later – Oliver said abruptly to her as he turned his attention back to Kara. – Thank you. – He turned to Diggle – That was clearly a trap, another dead end. We are back to square one. And Prometheus is on the loose… Again. – He turned around, looking down as his hands closed in a fist. He was ready to punch something, he just had no idea what. He looked up again and saw Kara still floating not that high, right in front of him. – Can we help you with something? Any crisis?
Kara looked at Oliver finding his behavior kind of weird but kept quiet about it. She didn't know what she was expecting once she came to Earth 1, Star City, but it was not definitely a cold shoulder. She just smiled shyly at them.
- No, no crisis at all. I was just worried. I never heard again from you guys, things here seemed really tough as Cisco told me when I reached him… So I took some days off to see how you guys were doing.
- Well… - Diggle started but was interrupted by Oliver. A really pissed Oliver.
- Kara, we appreciate your help but things are great, as you can see… As always… - His voice was full of sarcasm - We can deal with things from now on, as we've been doing for the past months. – Oliver looked away as he put his mask and hood back on and took an arrow from his quiver, pointing it up a building and storming away.
Kara just looked Oliver go away abruptly with wide eyes and having no idea what to say. She had mixed feelings but most of them were anger right now. She just could not believe him. It seemed like the old Oliver she met that first time was back. Great, she thought.
- Don't take it personal, Kara. Oliver is not in his right mind since he got back from your Earth. – Diggle said with an apologetic look in his eyes.
- I thought he was fine when he came back.
- And he was – Dinah told her – I don't know how, he said you helped him seeing things clearer, but then some things happened here…
- What kind of things? – Kara asked feeling the worry come back to join the anger she felt.
- Let's talk somewhere else… - Diggle said as he and Dinah guided Kara to the Arrow Cave.
Kara entered the place feeling really amused by everything. That group was really well organized, they took what they did serious and to a whole new level. Kara had the DEO back on her Earth, but it was an organization backed up by the government. This team right in front of her eyes had no back up like that, they operated alone and built everything in that lair alone by what she heard from Barry once. It was really impressive.
Kara saw a familiar face behind the computer and waved with her hand as Felicity looked back at her, smiling.
- Hello Kara, long time no see.
When Kara got closer to shake Felicity's hand, she could see the blonde was in a wheelchair, behind her computer. She stopped abruptly as she looked surprised.
- Oh my Rao, Felicity, what happened? – Kara covered her mouth with her hands, shocked.
- Don't worry. This is temporary. I was shot not so long ago, then I tested this chip, a new tech to help people walk again and it worked. But last week, Prometheus decided to play with Oliver and I. He tortured us in so many ways, and then something heavy just fell over my back, the chip stopped working and I couldn't walk again… Our friends in Star Labs are working with Ray to fix a new chip for me, they will call to schedule my surgery and I will walk again… Hopefully.
- For Rao… This guy seems to love torturing people… - Kara said thoughtful as she noticed all of them looking at her, confused – Oliver told me about this jerk person when he got lost in my Earth.
- Ok, please, someone explain to me …another Earth? I am confused…
- She's an alien from Earth 38… Someday I'll call Barry to explain the multiverse, but yes, there is a zillion another Earths out there – Felicity said casually as Dinah just looked shocked at Kara.
- I'm from a planet called Krypton. I swear I'm one of the good ones – Kara said feeling her cheeks burning and she was sure she was blushing.
- Wow… - Dinah said, still staring with shock at Kara.
- The thing is… Oliver usually takes the world's weight to himself, so every now and then he is blaming himself for something. He's just that stubborn, no matter what…
- I kinda noticed – Kara says as she sits in a chair next to Felicity – I tried to help the best I could. I know he is not that monster he believes he is, but it seems that this lunatic guy really got into his head… It's just… So frustrating.
- Join the club – Diggle said – I've been having the same conversation with him for years… I assure you, it's nothing personal. He just needs to clear his mind…
- I know… - Kara said looking worried at Diggle.
- Well… We were about to go grab some food. Want to join us? – Diggle said as Dinah came back, wearing regular clothes.
- You can use a dress of mine if you don't mind. I think we are the same size – Felicity said as she got into a small cabinet next to the wall. – I leave some clothes here sometimes in case of an emergency.
- I brought a change of clothes in case I needed it, but thank you Felicity – Kara smiled as she used her super speed to change. – But the food, I accept it. I'm starving… I could eat a whole restaurant right now. Literally – She said as she went out with the three of them.
As Kara followed Diggle, Dinah and Felicity to a place called the Big Belly Burger, she got lost in her thoughts. This city was indeed darker and it gave her some deep and heavy feelings that she couldn't figure out properly what they meant. After her talk with the three of them, Oliver's behavior made more sense, but she was still mad. She decided she would talk to him later. It was like he ignored everything they talked about in her apartment, like that never happened. He was really annoyingly stubborn and it pissed her off. She decided to eat in peace with those nice people before going to Oliver so she could give him a piece of her mind.
Two hours later, Kara decided to go back to the Arrow Cave as the rest of the team decided to go home. They made sure Kara knew how to get there, and she reassured them she knew. As she flew there, a lot of different things crossed her mind, but all of them vanished from her mind as soon as she entered the place cautiously when she remembered what she saw with her x-ray vision: Someone was training hard in some weird equipment. As she got closer she got way more confused. It was an iron thing, a huge one, with a bar that was now in Oliver's hands and he was escalating the thing as it was nothing. She could see he was using all the strength he had as his muscles contracted. She could even see the veins in his neck. He was focused going up and down the thing, then he went really high and jumped, with his back to her. She stood there staring at him, both impressed and confused. Oliver started punching and hitting a dummy next to him and alternating his moves. He was hitting the thing way too hard for someone that was just training, that the thing broke in half. He then turned around and stopped with his foot in the air, aiming the head of the dummy as he noticed Kara staring. Oliver put his foot back to the ground and walked towards Kara, stopping near her. He looked down and then at her eyes.
- I'm sorry I was rude to you earlier – He said in a low voice – You saved us and I know I was a jerk to you.
Kara just looked at him with curiosity. Oliver turn around and grab a towel, wiping his face from all the sweat.
- Yes you were…
- I'm just really frustrated right now. – He said as he threw the towel away.
- I noticed… - She said as she crossed her arms on her chest – Do you want to talk about it?
- I… I can't distract myself right now… Prometheus needs to pay for everything he has done…
- Felicity's condition has something to do with it? With your frustration?
- Yes… It was my fault…
- Oliver, stop! – Kara looked serious at him. – This crazy guy seems to be focused on ruining your life anyway he can and you are letting him do it! It seems like you didn't listen to a word I said to you the last time. Bad guys always tried to go after those we care about to harm us. I know it, I've been there. Is not our fault we care for people and bad people use it against us!
- If they weren't involved this would never happen…
- And do you honestly think your friends and team would let you deal with everything alone? Even if we try to, they never do it. They love us too much to do it… But… I can help you.
Oliver looked at Kara immediately saying no with his head. There was no way he was going to involve one more innocent person into his mess. Even she was a super invincible alien. A gorgeous and badass invincible alien. No way.
- No! – He said even more serious – I'm not going to put you in the middle of this.
- Why not? He can't beat me… There is no one from my family or friends around here, I bet he doesn't even know about aliens and multiverse existing…
- We can't know for sure, he is always 10 steps ahead of me… No way!
- Oliver! – She put her hands on her waist feeling a bit annoyed – He can't hurt me. The only means to hurt me, it doesn't exist on this Earth. I'm invincible here.
Oliver stared at Kara thinking about her offer. The truth is that ever since he came back, he kept thinking about everything that happened, when he was destroyed but managed to fight those agents from her Earth, when she helped him to get back on his feet, their kiss. He missed her, but life had to go on, and he had to deal with all the mess that his city was in. He kept his promise to Kara, about talking to the ones he loved. He told Diggle and Felicity about what he had been through and how he felt: completely devastated, broken and hurt. They helped, they did what they could, he managed to go back to protecting the city but things escalated quickly and suddenly Prometheus was attacking again. This time, it was not just him, Felicity was also hurt. He knew it was a temporary condition, but he felt responsible for it. Kara had some valid points, but he couldn't help feeling something could go terrible wrong.
- Let me train with you… - She said out of sudden, noticing how thoughtful he was. She gave him a shy smile as she insisted with her eyes at him. – I really can help you guys…
Oliver was surprised with that new offer. Kara was offering to train with him. If it this was going to be like the last time, he knew he wouldn't last two seconds with her, but he couldn't help feeling curious about it.
- I promise not to fly, or use my powers. Just hand combat. – She said waiting for his answer, still smiling at him.
He didn't want to put one more person at Prometheus path even if Kara could handle it. She came all this way just to see if they were ok, she wouldn't offer help if she couldn't take it but even so, he still couldn't trust that Prometheus wouldn't find a way to hurt Kara. And he knew he wouldn't forgive himself if something happened to her. He was determined to say no to her, but as soon as he saw that smile of hers, he found it really difficult to do it. He hated that she was as stubborn as he was, and her puppy face could make him say many things to her that he never in a million years would want to say out loud, it would be totally inappropriate. He wasn't the person that could deal nicely with feelings, he would rather bury everything inside and focus on everything that was happening at his city.
- Ok then… Let's train - Oliver said after taking a deep breath, feeling defeated. Yes, that smile could get Kara almost everything she wanted, at least from him, he thought.
As promised, Kara kept her feet on the ground. She was really excited to train with Oliver as a regular person would do, it was way more fun to her than using her powers, at least against him. Oliver made the first move, but Kara blocked him, holding his arm and turning him around, trying not to put that much strength so she wouldn't hurt him for real. Even so, Oliver felt the pain, it was the girl of steel after all. She let him go and he turned around, facing her. He thought for a second and they started moving really fast, trying punches and kicks but Kara avoided it all at regular speed. She grabbed his leg that came into her direction, and turned it around, making Oliver spin on air. He had really great reflexes so before hitting the ground he did a back flip and landed crouched on the ground. He got up quickly and deflected a punch Kara tried to give him, spinning around her, getting in a chokehold position, behind her. She grabbed his arms around her neck, forcing his arms to let go of her neck as she turned around, bringing him closer to her by the arm as her foot went fast between his legs, making him fall, his back hitting hard on the ground. She aimed one of her feet to his chest and smiled at him. Oliver smiled back, grabbing her foot quickly and turned it around, making her spin and fall as well. He took advantage of that fall to roll over, straddling her as he grabbed her fists, holding it together in front of him. Any other person would be immobilized, but this was Kara. She pushed her hands forward, punching Oliver in the chest. He felt a small pain where she punched him and lost a bit of his balance. Kara thrusted herself forward, making Oliver hit the ground as she straddled his waist, holding his arms above his head strongly. He tried to let himself go, but she was really strong and he had no way of escaping. Her hair was all over him as her face got closer to his. She smiled looking victoriously at him. In this position, he could smell her sweet scent and it almost distracted him. Her body was pressed against him as she made sure he wouldn't escape. It was getting really hard for him to think properly and it took all he had, all his inner strength for him not to kiss her right there. He tried hard not to think about what happened last time they saw each other.
- Ok… You won – He said exhaling and looking defeated at her. She clearly had made a point about her fighting performance, he had no doubt of that.
- Great! – She said getting up as she reached a hand for him.
Oliver grabbed Kara's hand and got up as well. He felt really annoyed that she kicked his ass so easily, but he admitted he could expect nothing less. She held back and he knew it, or that fight would be over in a matter of seconds. He took a deep breath feeling tired and glad he was up again and a bit away from her.
- Listen… - Kara said taking one step closer to Oliver. – I know you worry about the safety of your team, but you don't have to worry about me. I can take care of myself, I've dealt with things back in my Earth way worse than a lunatic that loves torturing people. I can be a good help to you, and you know it. I meant it when I said back then that if you needed my help, I was just one call away. – She smiled again as he just looked thoughtful at her.
She was sure that he knew she was right deep down. She knew he had this "I work alone and everything bad that happens is my fault" thing, but she was determined to tear down this wall he built around him. She had to confess to herself that all of this behavior of his took her by surprise cause the last time she saw Oliver, they talked, she did everything in her power to help him mend the pieces he felt broken inside him and she was sure that she managed it. Suddenly, she realized that it was way more complex than that.
- I know all of that Kara. I know you can take care of yourself… Is way more complicated than that.
- Then explain… Is that simple.
- No, it's not that simple. – He said looking serious at her.
Kara thought for a few seconds about what he meant with that, but she couldn't find any answers that made sense. She just managed to notice the quick glances he gave her every now and then, and the way she felt his heart beating fast when she had him pinned on the floor after they training. He had this look on his eyes… It was exhausting to try to figure out what all of that meant and Oliver was not a man of words, that she knew for sure. Since she came to his Earth, they exchanged some looks, but not even for a second they mentioned what had happened between them. And she couldn't help but feel that this had something to do with his behavior now. She decided to throw caution out of the window. One of them had to bring it up.
- I understand if you want to pretend nothing happened between us the last time we saw each other… Rao, I don't even know what it meant, or if it meant something, I have no idea… It might have been just two people getting carried away, lost in the moment, that's just fine. – She rambled on feeling really nervous - But at least be ok with me helping you guys. You helped me back home when you had almost no strength left inside you to fight. They were armored with the only thing in that world that could kill me, and you helped. I'd like to return the favor now. Will you be a good boy and be ok with that? – She teased him, feeling the tension fading away little by little.
- I'm not a good boy, Kara
- I'm sure deep down you are – She pated his shoulder, her hand unconsciously going down his arm as she spoke – You can beat yourself up as long as you want, I'm helping. Sometimes we need to accept help from others even when we think we have all figured out.
Oliver felt Kara's hand down his arm and a chill down his neck at the same time. He decided to ignore it as he was so lost in her words. He learned that moment that when Kara put her head up to something, no one tells her otherwise and he had to admire her inner strength and determination. He looked down her hands and Kara did the same, blushing and taking her hands off of him.
- Sorry, I got distracted – She apologized as she crossed her arms in her chest, keeping her hands to herself. It was really hard to keep them to herself after all, she thought. She hated herself for being attracted to someone so hard to deal with. At least she thought she was, she wasn't sure.
Out of sudden, Oliver smiled at her and she could only think that it meant he was going to let her help afterwards. They heard footsteps coming as the rest of team Arrow came back in. Diggle looked at Oliver in a curious way, noting his positive expression, something he barely saw in Oliver lately.
- You look like a kid that just won the best Christmas present ever… - Curtis said also curious.
- Well, it feels like Christmas.
- What happened? – Felicity asked with a worried look. It was so rare to see Oliver full of joy, she couldn't stop thinking that something was wrong with him.
- We have a new temporary member to help us against Prometheus. Supergirl will be part of the team for a few days.
Curtis got so excited he just threw himself in Kara's arms, hugging her.
- I'm sorry, this is so cool – Curtis said as he let go of Kara – To fight alongside a badass alien is my childhood dream. – He looked at Kara – I'm really happy.
- Glad someone is happy about it – Kara laughed as she looked at Oliver, getting up from her chair and standing by the table behind her.
- I'm positive about this… - He said defending himself – I know our chances now are way better than it was before and it feels like Christmas…
- But you still worry about one more person getting involved in this Prometheus thing… - Diggle said completing Oliver's sentence for him. He knew his friend way too well to know what was bothering him deep down, and he was right by the way Oliver looked at him.
- It's a good thing he can't hurt me then, right? – Kara smiled victoriously at Oliver.
Dinah, Wild Dog, Curtis and Diggle started talking among themselves to think about something now that Supergirl would help them against Prometheus. Oliver approached Kara and took a bottle of water that was in the table behind her, his arm touching hers slightly. He lowered his face a bit, taking advantage of his position, to whisper into Kara's ear in a serious and low voice. Everyone else was distracted, so no one saw them.
- About us… You have no idea how you got everything wrong…
Kara looked at him, her face closer to his as she processed his words to her. Oliver took a step back, standing beside her, watching everyone else. Kara was more confused than ever, and she was about to ask what he meant by that when Felicity interrupted them.
- Kara, he doesn't know at all about you so you are our element of surprise – Felicity looked at the rest of the team excitedly – Guys, I have a plan.
