Chapter Fourteen

Days without Chloe Sullivan: 50

Oliver was making a couple of additions to the secret room when his cell phone suddenly rang. Thinking that it was either Mia or Victor, he dropped everything that he was doing, and reached for his phone. He hoped that Mia didn't get herself into trouble.

"Incoming call from Clark Kent. Accept or reject?" the screen read

Yeah…no. He pressed the reject button. He would check the voicemail later, and see if it was important.

He reached for his updated list of locations, and was about to tape it to a wall when his phone rang again. It was Clark again. Oliver wanted to reject it again, he really did, but it could be important- Clark could really need his help with something.

He let out a sigh and pressed the accept button. "Oliver Queen", he answered formally.

"Oliver, where are you? Are you at the penthouse?" he sounded angry

He quickly left the room and closed the bookcase behind him. He didn't want Clark to see the wall. It was private.

"No, I'm not there. I'm at the Watchtower. What do you need?"

There was a sudden gust of wind, and Clark was suddenly right in front of him.

"Why did you tell Lois about Chloe?" he demanded

Oliver hung up his phone. "Hello to you too, Clark."

"Well?"

It seemed like almost a lifetime ago when he nervously drove over to the Talon and told Lois the basics of what happened. But still, the reasoning for his actions hadn't changed. "She had a right to know." He said

"How much did you tell her?"

He walked over to the desk, and sat down. "I told her that Chloe's past became a bit much and that she felt like she needed to get away, start her life over somewhere else."

"You had no right to tell her anything at all."

Oliver leaned over the desk. "You're right, Clark. The right and the responsibility were all yours, but you didn't step up. I had to."

"She didn't have to know."

He stood up from the chair. "Clark, they lived together. Do you seriously think that Lois wouldn't have figured out that Chloe went somewhere? That she just never came home one day? She's smarter than that- she would have figured it out one way or another."

"Lois is has a lot to deal with right now with work. She doesn't need the added stress of Chloe's disappearance."

"She's a big girl, Clark. It's a necessary stress. Besides, I didn't see Lois complaining when she offered to help me find Chloe."

"She doesn't know what Chloe does- at this point, she knows Chloe as well as her sister does!"

Only one word registered with Oliver. "Sister? Chloe has a sister?"

His mind started speeding up. How did he not know about a sister? This could be another lead. How much did this sister know? What connections did she have with meta-humans? Where was she? He needed a name before anything else could be done.

How could he not know about a sister? No relatives came up through his searches, and Chloe never mentioned anything. Stupid, he should have asked about his family. Why did he assume that she was an only child?

"Chloe?" Clark interrupted his thoughts. "No, Lois is the one who has a sister. Lucy."

Oh. Okay. That would make more sense. It didn't make her any less important- she was still a piece of the puzzle.

"Lucy Lane? Lois and Lucy Lane. The General sure likes L's, doesn't he?" Oliver remarked, trying to keep his excitement from being noticeable

"That's not the point. The point is that telling Lois about Chloe was wrong."

"Ah, that's right. Thanks for putting things into perspective, Clark", he said sarcastically. Mentioning that Lois had a sister was more important right now. "What's done is done, Clark. Lois knows. You can't take that knowledge away from her."

"No, but what I can do is prevent any more knowledge from being leaked. Did you tell her about me?"

"I told her that the Blur respected Chloe's decision, and did not want to look for her."

"Did you tell her who the Blur is?" Clark asked sternly

Oliver crossed his arms. "Why would I?"

"Revenge maybe."

Wow. "I think that you've been spending a little too much time with the Kandorians." He said, pushing past him.

Clark sped in front of him. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that you're starting to trust them over humans."

"What's wrong with learning to trust your own people?" Clark asked in disbelief

"There's nothing wrong with it. But there is something wrong with trusting the man who caused the destruction of your home planet over the people who raised you!"

"What do you know about providing peace and justice to the world? You don't even patrol anymore! You're blind to what's going on in the city!"

"Are you seriously going to tell me how to be a hero? Show me what matters?" Oliver asked "I'm not new to all of this- I put a group of heroes together in order to take down injustice way before you put your gear. I taught you what matters!"

He took a deep breath. "And about the city and the world? I know every little detail as to what's going on. I'm not always there on scene, but someone's always around. Maybe you've been blind to her, Clark. Woman running around in red and yellow, shooting arrows? Yeah, that's one of my guys."

"So, you're endangering the life of someone else in order to find someone who is long gone. Not a stretch for someone who went an inch too far in giving the city justice."

Clark was going to bring up Lex and Mia now? Lex is old news, and while he felt guilty about putting Mia in danger, he knew that she was ready for it. And he was ready to back her up. "I did what had to be done. And I paid for it. Let it go." He told him

"And now, I'm doing what I have to do in order to save the planet. But you still refuse to help me."

"What's even the point of working with you when you don't even listen to what I have to say?"

Oliver put his hands up in frustration. He could recall things that Chloe said about the topic, and suddenly, everything that she said regarding the Kandorians made sense.

"Zod will fly psychopathic circles around you." "Our friend's moral compass has gotten us lost more than once. I'm not okay with just sitting around and trusting Clark again."

"I'm helping Zod", Clark said. "He's an innocent person, and I think that he can change for the better."

"Clark's in the Kandorian family now and I don't want his loyalties to lead us into another Doomsday scenario."

Oliver couldn't change Clark's mind, not about this. But he did understand it. "Look", he started. "I understand that this is something that you have to do, but you know that I don't support your decision. And I know that you think I'm wasting my time"

"-I think that if you're still relying on Chloe as a crutch, then you won't be able to help the city. So yes, in essence, you're wasting your time."

But he wasn't relying on Chloe as a crutch. This was something different, like a need? Whatever it was, it wasn't sexual. And it wasn't a crutch, either.

"Maybe we just have to follow our own instincts and see where they lead. And hope that the other is wrong."

Clark looked like he was about to speed off. "Wait", Oliver said to stop him. "Just…know that if things don't go quite as planned, I'll be here."

Clark gave him a curt nod before speeding away. Oliver was expecting it, and just walked over to a computer. Now that Clark was gone, it was time to look for Lucy Lane.

The search was over fairly quickly, which both excited and worried Oliver. 10 minutes, later, a window popped up on the main screen.

He read it, and a huge smile crept on his face. No results found. Hello, new lead.