AN: Sorry it's taken so long to update. Been so busy with school and that. This chapter is pretty short and I think they will be from now because it'll be easier for me to do shorter ones.
CHAPTER FOUR-NEW FRIENDS
Oliver's limo was waiting for the just outside the barn ready to leave. The five of them quietly got in and they were on their way. They had a silent trip back to Metropolis and no one said a word until they reached Oliver's apartment.
"Only pack what you need," said Oliver as he stepped out and walked into the building followed by the other four. "We need to be out of here as soon as we can."
Brooke walked to her room in silence. She was about to leave to who knows where with four people she barely knew. Sure they'd saved her life and she did trust them; it was the fact that she hadn't known them for very long.
"You ok?" came a voice just outside her door. She turned around to find Bart leaning against the door frame. "You've been pretty quiet."
"I'm fine," said Brooke. "Just thinking about stuff."
"What kind of stuff?" Bart pressed.
"Never mind," said Brooke. "It's not important. Do you think you could help me pack when you're done?"
"Already finished babe," said Bart smiling at her.
He came in still smiling at her mischievously. He grabbed a seat on her bed and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
She saw him glance at her draws and she quickly moved in front of them and replied, "You can pack my clothes and shoes in the wardrobe."
"You got it gorgeous."
As they finally shut the last of her suitcases they began to drag them all out into the foyer with everything else. Oliver, Victor and AC were already there waiting. They put everything into the back and headed towards the airport where Oliver's jet was waiting.
Within five minutes their luggage and themselves were on and ready to go. The jet began going down the run way and was in the air within seconds. When they reached a safe height they were able to get out of their chairs.
Brooke and Bart were passing the time playing card games on the floor extremely loudly. Oliver was reading through all the information they gathered so far making sure they hadn't missed out on anything. AC and Victor were relaxing doing pretty much nothing except small talk because they didn't know when they'd be able to again.
The novelty of the cards wore off after a while and Brooke and Bart grew extremely bored. They began complaining which greatly amused Victor and AC as Oliver was finding it hard to control his temper.
"How much longer?" asked Bart.
"Another hour," replied Oliver who was getting sick of telling them how long.
"What are we supposed to do till then?" asked Brooke.
"I don't know," said Oliver. "Use your imagination."
"Ollie, we're not five years old," said Brooke.
"Could've fooled me," said Oliver under his breath.
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They finally arrived and were all quite happy to get off. They were greeted by two people Brooke had never met before. Though she was sure she recognised the older one, possibly from television. Who ever he was by the look of him he was fairly well off. She wasn't to sure about the other one though. He was young and had jet black hair and dark eyes.
Oliver walked towards them and shook the older man's hand saying, "Bruce! How've you been? It feels like I haven't seen you in ages."
"Hey Oliver," said the man named Bruce. "I'm pretty good. Business is going very well. You?
"Same as always," said Oliver smiling. "By the way, this is Victor Stone, Arthur Curry, Bart Allen and Brooke Roberts." He pointed at each of them when he said their name. They all acknowledged this politely.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you," said Bruce. "This is Richard Grayson and I am Bruce Wayne."
The young boy standing next to him nodded towards them. He was looking rather bored at the proceedings.
"Why are you here?" asked Oliver curiously. "It's an awful long way from Gotham."
"Time off," said Bruce casually. "Thought we could both use a different scenery."
Brooke had completely lost interest in the conversation. Her attention was now completely focused on the new boy in front of her. When he noticed her watching him he looked at her and smiled. Brooke looked rather embarrassed but smiled back at him none the less. She looked back at Bruce.
"So I see you've decided to follow my lead," said Bruce casually. "Taking in kids," he added at Oliver's confused expression.
"Oh," said Oliver. "Yeah. These two had run away from home," he said indicating Bart and Brooke. "They're both great kids, just a little lost."
"It's great that you've decided to take them in. We don't realise how important these kids are until they're no where to be seen."
"Kind of like my thing," said Bruce. "These kids are our future. So why are you here Oliver?"
"Business," said Oliver shortly. "And I thought they could all use a little rest."
"Alright," said Bruce. "Maybe we'll see you guys around. Come on Dick."
Bruce and Dick turned around and left without another word. They disappeared in the midst of a big crowd. Brooke watched them go until she couldn't see them anymore.
"Earth to Brooke," said Bart.
"What?" she said coming out of her daze.
"Think you left us for a minute there," said AC.
"Oh," she said looking embarrassed. "Sorry."
"Come on," said Oliver leading them out.
They grabbed all of their luggage and piled it into another limo that was waiting for them just outside. They were driven towards a hotel and when they arrived Oliver went to the front desk to get the keys.
"I'm asking you two for one favour," said Oliver. "Stay out of trouble.
"Aye, aye captain," said Bart saluting him. He and Brooke walked off together to take a look around.
"So what was up at the airport?" asked Bart.
"Huh?" asked Brooke. "What do you mean?"
"Don't play dumb," said Bart. "You were totally checking that guy out!" When she didn't respond he continued, "I mean we haven't even discussed anything yet. I thought we were in a relationship."
"Why?" asked Brooke. "Because I kissed you?"
"Nope," replied Bart. "Because we had sex."
"That was a…I didn't mean for…I don't know what happened. I completely lost it. I didn't know what I was doing. I didn't mean for that to happen."
"Yeah, I know. You told me that the other day, before you pushed me onto the couch and…"
"Just drop it! Maybe if you can't handle this I should just leave."
"You can't leave," said Bart. "I mean, where would you go?"
"I don't know," said Brooke as tears started coming down her cheeks. "But clearly we'll have problems working together…"
"We won't," Bart assured her. "Why don't we just forget everything that happened in Metropolis and Smallville? It's in the past. We'll start from scratch. Start as friends."
"Ok," said Brooke as Bart wiped away a tear that had just come down her cheek.
They smiled at each other and continued down the corridor. They found the building extremely dull so they decided they better go and find everyone else.
"Where have you two been?" Oliver asked as soon as they stepped into the room.
"We went to explore," Brooke replied. "It's not like we were gone for that long or anything."
"I had no idea where you were," said Oliver. "Go get changed now. We're going out."
"Where to boss?" asked Bart.
"A party," Oliver replied not looking at him.
Sorry it took so long! Don't know when I'll be able to get another chapter up. Reviews may help me write! Thanks!
