Title: Operation: Arrow
Author: Miranda Aurelia
Pairing: Chloe/Oliver
Summary: Great. My best friend has a floating disorder AND my mom is having an affair with Green Arrow! - Cassie Queen is not having a good day.
Chapter 2
"I need to use your email."
"What's wrong with yours?" Nathan asked.
"My email's on Queen Industries servers and I don't want my mom seeing it! Since you know, she's like a computer whiz and all." There was a pause. "And no, I'm not emailing the Justice League."
"I never said you were!"
"You were probably thinking it."
To: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
From: boywonder AT freemail .com
Subject: EMERGENCY
Connor,
This is Cassie. I'm using Nathan's email for security reasons.
Anyways, this is an Emergency. You know Dad's away on his business trip right? Well, one night I heard voices out in the living room, so I thought it was Dad arriving home, but it wasn't! You know what I saw instead? I saw Mom and Green Arrow doing IT!!!
We have got to do something about this before Dad gets home! What if he catches them??! We have so got to do something!
Your very traumatized sister,
Cassie
To: cassandra queen AT queenindustries .com
Cc: boywonder AT freemail .com
From: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
Subject: Re: EMERGENCY
I was wondering why your boyfriend was emailing me.
And about the problem you mentioned – you sure you didn't consume too many chocolate shakes that night?
Your favourite brother,
Connor
P.S. You do realize that the servers used by Queen Industries are more secure than freemail, right?
To: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
From: boywonder AT freemail .com
Subject: Re: Re: EMERGENCY
No, I know what I saw! And I saw him in all his green-leather! He even left mom with this huge hickey! We have got to do something before Dad finds out!! Do you hear me, Connor J. Queen?!
Btw, this is Cassie.
P.S. Nathan's not my boyfriend. Jerk.
P.P.S. Favourite?? You're the only brother I have. OMG… You sure Harvard didn't receive a huge donation from Dad before you got your letter?
P.P.P.S. I didn't want Mom accidentally reading any of my emails.
Nathan here. Cassie wants me to let you know that I'm not her boyfriend.
And please don't send me computer viruses. Thanks.
- Nathan
To: watchtower AT jla .org
From: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
Mom, I'm emailing you this because there's no way I'm saying this over the phone.
Could you and dad keep the, uh, NC-17 sessions behind closed, preferably LOCKED doors? I think you guys just mentally scarred Cassie.
Your loving son (who had also been somewhat mentally traumatized by this earlier in his life),
Connor
P.S. Thanks for the food basket.
To: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
From: watchtower AT jla .org
Your father and I will try to keep that in mind.
Will you be coming home for the midterm break?
Love,
Mom.
To: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
From: boywonder AT freemail .com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: EMERGENCY
Just sending me a jpeg file with the 'O RLY' owl is not going to cut it. How can you be so freaking calm about all this?!!
AH, NVM. Sometimes, if you want to get something done, you got to do it yourself.
- Cassie
P.S. Your beloved comic book collection will be scheduled for a trip to the nearest library donation box later on this afternoon.
To: boywonder AT freemail .com
From: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: EMERGENCY
Cassie,
GET YOUR GRUBBY HANDS OFF MY COMICS!
Or I'm telling Mom about the vase.
To: watchtower AT jla .org
From: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
Mom,
Can you check if my comic collection is still intact.
Thanks.
P.S. Will definitely be home for the break. My sanity depends on it.
P.P.S. There is no try. =P
To: connor queen AT fas. harvard .edu
From: boywonder AT freemail .com
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: EMERGENCY
That was two years ago, you jerk!
- Cassie
Clicking on the send button, Cassie looked up from her laptop and her eyes widened.
Sometime during her emailing, Nathan must have fallen asleep. However, what really caught her attention was the three feet of air between him and the couch.
'Nice magic trick.'
Cautiously moving her hand through the space underneath the slumbering teenager, she was shocked to find that there was actually nothing there. Nathan was actually floating in mid-air.
"Hey," she hissed.
"Hmm.."
"Wake up!"
"Wha?" He opened one eye. "You done arguing with Connor yet?"
Cassandra just looked straight at him. "You're hovering in mid-air."
"What are you talking about?"
"Look down."
That was when Nathan finally noticed his predicament.
Cassie winced as he fell three feet through the air onto the couch.
"Oof. Okay, now that hurt."
"You okay?"
"Yeah," Nathan rubbed his back as he sat up, "Dang, this is the third time this week!"
"You mean, your floating disorder?"
Nathan glared at her, "It's not a disorder."
"If you say so. We still have to do something about it though," she frowned, "You got to admit, it's not normal."
"I think I noticed that."
The Green Arrow problem was temporarily relegated to the back burner in the face of this new development.
TBC
A/N: Just occurred to me that Cassie and Nathan are related since Chloe and Lois are cousins. Although, that particular matter really has no bearing on this story.
