I do not own anything except for the unrecognised characters and the love plot
Oliver quickly put the shirt he had in his hand on. He couldn't help but to stare at Charlie. She had changed. Not just the way she dressed. But by the way she walked, spoke, waited and by the way she did her hair. It wasn't just hanging there like she use to have it in high school. It was cut around her face and the loose curls at the bottom of her hair bounce up and down as she moved. The main thing that caught Oliver's eye was that she was wearing make-up. It wasn't plastered on her face. She was wearing black mascara with a light shade of pink eye shadow. She was also wearing lipstick. It was a pale pink but it fitted her complexion perfectly. Oliver couldn't get over the fact that this was the new Charlie.
Charlie bit her lower lip. It was more awkward than she thought it would be. The silence she could handle, drooling over Oliver's body was another thing. Oliver always had a great body but it never looked like this. Charlie took a couple of moments to take in the new Oliver. He still had his blonde hair but instead of it being a bit shaggy, it was cut nicely and the short look suited him. His eyes seemed more bluer if that was even possible.
"Sorry about that. I spilt soda on the one I was wearing."
Charlie looked up at Oliver and she smiled. Same old Ollie she thought.
"It's okay; I would have done the same thing."
Oliver smiled as he heard her British accent. It was the cherry on top of the cake. Good looks were one thing but when you had a British accent on top that was just a bonus.
"So I see you still have that British thing about you. It was always the main reason why everyone liked you in high school. Not that they didn't like you as a person, it was just nice to hear a British accent."
He was stalling. Oliver was stalling and he knew it. In his mind he had a game plan set out. He was going to ask her to sit down and he was going to answer all of her questions to the best of his ability. Well that was the plan until he actually saw her. When he spoke to Clark and asked him if she has changed since high school Clark said no. He couldn't really blame it on Clark because he lived with her. To him she hadn't changed.
"Thanks, I think. Anyways do you want to get this thing started? My Dead line for the story is 6 and my editor can get a little cranky if I don't hand in my stories on time."
Charlie needed to get out of there as quick as she could. Seeing Oliver again after all these years brought back a whole load of memories. Some great ones and some not so great ones.
"Of course."
*****
Clark didn't know why he was so nervous for Charlie. It probably had something to do with the fact that when he saw her that morning she was shaking. She didn't eat her usual slice of toast nor did she drink her coffee. He didn't know why she was so nervous. She may not know it but she see's him every night. Well Stealth see's Green Arrow every night.
He laughed a little. It was quite funny that he knew the true identity of both Stealth and Green Arrow and they didn't know the true identity of each other. It was true that Stealth spoke with and American accent and the black and pink make up that covered her eyes and the Green Arrow has a deep voice and wears sunglasses but the way they act with each other hasn't changed. It was a mystery why they hadn't realized who each other were.
Clark had never mentioned to Charlie that he was close with Oliver. He knew she would have his head if she knew. He may be some sort of super being but that didn't mean that when Charlie threw her shield at him, it didn't hurt. He also knew that Charlie never loses fights. As Stealth and as herself. It's easier for when she is Stealth because she can jus disappear and kick their asses when she is invisibly but when she is just plain old Charlie, she has to turn to the fighting skills she picked up while growing up in London with an older brother.
Deep down Clark prayed that something good will happen between Oliver and Charlie. Weirdly they were the perfect couple. They were always at each other's throats which made them perfect. He decided not to be so nervous for her. If was one thing that Charlie never did, it was freeze up in front of boys. Let a lone if this particular boy was the one she loved in high school.
*****
"I guess that's really all I do now."
"So the life of Oliver Queen is just running Queen Industries and escorting models to exclusive parties?"
Oliver laughed and he looked straight at Charlie. The interview had gone well. They were talking away like they were old friends. He had made Charlie laugh several times and it hit a nerve in him. He loved the way her laughs sounded and how her whole face lit up when she did laugh.
"Now when you say it, it sounds easy. It's not. First you have to find a model that is free and then you have to get her to agree going out with you."
"Wow! Oliver Queen, number 1 bachelor and millionaire finds it hard to get dates. If that is true then the whole world is seriously screwed."
Oliver than laughed and Charlie felt herself melt inside. Throughout the whole interview, all she could think about was what it would feel like to date Oliver Queen. Would it just be all the glam or would it be a real experience. Would he just buy her gifts or would he actually listen to her?
"Well I think that's all I need for the story. I need to get home and start writing it. Look out for it in the daily planet tomorrow."
Charlie got up and she headed towards the elevator. Oliver didn't want her to leave. He loved the whole time that she was here. He enjoyed her company and he wanted more of it. He wanted to take her out for dinner. He wanted to spend all night with her. He decided that he was going to ask her out. Now, for tonight. So he followed her to the elevator and when she turned to face him he put his hand on the shutter to stop her from pulling it down.
"I really enjoyed today."
Charlie smiled and she replied "Yeah me too. More than I expected really."
"Look I' not gonna beat around the bush but I want to see you again. Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?"
The amount of emotions that Charlie was feeling at that moment was indescribable. Yes, yes, a thousands yeses. That's what she wanted to say. She did enjoy seeing Oliver. She was about to say yes as calmly as she could but then she remembered today was the 13th. If she was correct, a major drug pass was going to happen tonight in Metropolis.
"I can't. I've got plans with Clark. I promised him I would go over a few things with him. Maybe another time?"
Oliver was slightly relived about her answer. He had just remembered it was the 13th and that Green Arrow was needed in Metropolis.
"Sure, I'll get in touch. I'll also look out for that article tomorrow."
Charlie smiled at him and Oliver pulled down the shutter. As Charlie was going down in the elevator she felt as if her heart was sinking and she couldn't do anything about it.
*****
"Finally finished that article eh?"
Charlie sat down at the table in the kitchen and she threw Clark a very sarcastic look.
"Yes. Who knew writing about someone you knew could be so hard? I was so tempted into putting stories about him from high school in there."
Clark chuckled and he put a plate of food in front of Charlie.
"Egg and chips?"
"It's you're favorite. I thought you may need something you were familiar to."
"It was mum's favorite, not mine. So I guess you need to tell me something. Spill."
Clark had decided earlier that day that he was going to tell Charlie the truth about Oliver. He was going to tell him that he and Oliver were good friends and that Oliver was Green Arrow. He knew it wasn't his secret to tell but Charlie needed to know. If what she had told him about Oliver early true, than she needed to know he was also Green Arrow.
"It's about Oliver."
Charlie froze. She didn't except Clark to bring him back up tonight. She had told him earlier that he enjoyed spending time with him and that he had changed. She only said it so she would miss the awkward question of if she liked him. The reason was that she wasn't 100% sure of the answer herself.
"What is it? And if your going to ask me what I think you're going to ask me then you'll end up going through the newly fixed wall."
"Don't worry, I wont ask you if you like him. The truth is Clark Kent and Oliver Queen are friends. Close friends. We have been for a while. Well since he came back to be more specific. I wanted to tell you earlier but I didn't know how you would react."
Charlie wanted to be angry with him. But she couldn't. True, he kept a secret from her but Oliver was a great guy. Clark needed a friend like him.
"Don't worry, you wont be going through the wall."
"Don't make any more promises yet. There's more."
"What, that Oliver is Green Arrow?"
Charlie laughed at the thought. However she was the only one who was laughing. She looked up and she saw Clark's face. He looked serious. She knew then that he was.
"The whole time. You knew that he is the Green Arrow. How?"
Charlie was standing now. Well she was more like hovering. She was standing on some sort that shield that made it possible for her to be hovering in mid air.
"He helped me out with an area 33.3 building. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. Its just I knew how you felt about the both of them and it would have made things more complicated if you knew they were the same person."
Clark then discovered he said the last part to air. Charlie was gone. She used her invisibility to escape with out being seen. The bag that sat at the front door that carried Stealth's outfit in it was gone. Clark then heard the pink and black Harley bike that sat in garage start up and speed down the road. He knew where she was going and he knew that she was going to bump into Oliver Queen/Green Arrow.
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