Just a few more Oliver and Kara heart to heart moments. In all my stories I try to write Oliver and Kara like war comrades much like the way Oliver was with Slade during Lian Yu in this case Oliver is Slade a cynical hardened combatant who slowly grows close to people who prove themselves to him. And the reason I do this is because despite the similar circumstances they share I just don't see Oliver and Kara as a romantic couple and here is why: Oliver has had five years of hell and in addition to that five years of experience as a hero that makes him more mature than someone like Kara. Sure, Kara's losses outweigh those of the other heroes in the Arrowverse but she never witnessed loved ones die horrifically in front of her she has never been put through the same state of suffering that Oliver has been in time and again she hasn't experienced the same intimate trauma as Oliver or even Barry have that makes her mismatched for a veteran like Oliver.

*THWICK!*

The arrow soared through the air as it pierced another tennis ball before embedding its self into the concrete wall ninth one in a row the task was menial and repetitive and quite frankly very easy for him but in his own way it allowed Oliver to blow off steam. After the confrontation with the Earth-x's one of which was his own doppelgänger it brought so many mixed up feelings that Oliver couldn't even begin to wrap his head around. As he readied his bow to shoot target number ten the sound of the STAR lab gym door opened turning around Oliver saw as Kara approached him.

'Hey.' Oliver greeted as the tennis ball pitching machine shot another ball to which Oliver quickly on instinct fired another arrow which pinned it to the wall like all the others. Oliver then walked over to switch off the machine before turning to greet his Kryptonian comrade.

'Am I interrupting?' Kara asked as Oliver approached her.

'I was just finishing up.' Oliver said placing his bow on a table and unstrapped the quiver from his back. 'After earlier I needed to blow off steam.'

'Normally I just treat a car like a punching bag but I guess skeet archery works too.' Kara tried to joke humourlessly which Oliver was quick to pick up on.

'You want to ask about the Kryptonite arrow, don't you?' Oliver suggested to which Kara shot a look that was one part serious and another offended.

'Yeah where did you even get Kryptonite much less know that it can do?' Kara asked still miffed Oliver had arrows made of the material that could harm her,

'Short version: I had Cisco breech me to your Earth, found the DEO base you work at…'

'You broke into the DEO?!' Kara asked in shock

'After reading up on their files on you and learning what Kryptonite was it just a matter of finding it.' Oliver explained casually as if he were talking about a football game.

'And you did that by…?' Kara inquired

'Stopping an arms deal and robbing the stash a few punks tried to make off with. I don't know how you do your things but you should know Kryptonite goes for big bucks on the black-market on your Earth.'

'And you just happened to do this after the Dominators?' Kara asked still enraged.

'More like six months ago.' Oliver answered sheepishly 'Look Kara I know you're pissed-'

Kara scoffed 'Understatement.'

Oliver raised his hand as he continued 'But after dealing with an evil doppelgänger of someone I knew, twice now in fact, I had to be prepared of the possibility of facing one of yours.'

Kara's expression began to soften as her anger subsided into understanding. Oliver was human after all and while he seemed to be an all-around good guy she couldn't help but empathise with his situation of arming himself with kryptonite. Thinking back about what Oliver said to her at Jitters about how her life could have easily gone the other way how instead of helping people she could have harmed them a notion that seemed to ring true after meeting her Earth-X doppelgänger and maybe Oliver was right doing what he did.

'I guess,' Kara nodded understandingly 'I mean if I had something that could stop someone from killing people I cared about I know I would have done the same.' Kara gazed off her thoughts slightly thinking back to the Daxamite invasion and her activating the lead bomb that saved her Earth.

'You okay?' he asked concerningly 'You seem more depressed which for you I didn't think was possible.

'More like worried.' Kara admitted as she crossed her arms and looked off to the side.

'Of?' Oliver pressed.

'Seeing my doppelgänger.' Kara sighed 'Lately what I've been going through plus what you said at Jitters seeing a version of me, one devoid of hope and compassion and the need to help others…it was unnerving.'

'Well if it makes you feel any better I felt the same way seeing mine.' Oliver admitted.

Kara looked back to Oliver confusion and a small smirk forming on her lips. 'I thought you didn't get unnerved?'

'Last year I went through an experience that made me the most unnerved I had ever been.' Oliver breathed out with a small chuckle as he subconsciously thought back to the week Adrian Chase had him captive and suddenly remembering all the violent acts that he wrecked on people as the Hood back when he killed without thinking twice. 'Seeing him tonight reminded me of the things I did where on some level I enjoyed the brutality.'

Kara gave Oliver a look of understanding the way he felt guilt of his actions it was the feeling she felt for Mon-El in the months she believed he was dead.

'I know you probably don't want advice especially from me but given you spent years risking your life for others should count for something.'

'Remember that's who we were and who we could have been its not who we are now.' Kara said reassuringly.

'Right.' Oliver agreed. They were silent for a few seconds before Kara spoke up.

'You don't want a hug, do you?'

'Absolutely not.' Oliver quickly replied.

'Good.' Kara retorted.

'Good.' Oliver nodded in agreement after seeing their doppelgangers Oliver thought it best he and Kara avoid any sort of physical contact for a while.