Fic: Chloe/Oliver – Penance 19/?

Title: Penance 19/?

Author:Cking1575

Fandom: Smallville AU

Pairings: Chloe/Oliver, Clark/Lois

Rating: R

Disclaimer: I do not own Smallville/DC or the characters. I am just playing with them.

Summary: Penance: an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin. I am really not like Chloe's story arc so I've decided to change it a little to suit my own needs. That's what fan fiction is right? LOL

A/N: Hey Guys, sorry this is such a short chapter but R/L has kept me so busy that I haven't finished typing up the next part. Originally, this was going to be a longer post but I've decided to break it up into two separate posts that way you guys don't have to wait for me to finish typing. Besides, I've also been working on a couple of other stories that have been driving me crazy...keep your eyes out for a sequel to Green Arrow Fan Fiction? I should have that posted in a couple of days and maybe a couple of one shots. Anyway, I will get the next part of this out ASAP. :) Thanks for reading!

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Chloe sighed at the sight of all her guys as she stood just outside the doorway. She dropped her eyes from them and looked down at her now bandaged hands. She hadn't meant to hurt herself and maybe Emil was right; maybe she really did need to talk to someone about what happened to her. She made a promise to herself that once Davis was caught and brought to justice that she would follow Emil's advice and seek out professional help.

Chloe nearly jumped out of her skin when Oliver's hand covered her own. She had not heard him approach her; she was so lost in thought.

"Easy there, Sidekick, what were you thinking so hard about? I could practically hear the wheels in your brain turning from across the room." He asked ducking his head to her level trying to capture her eyes with his.

"Everything, Hero." She said softly. "I'm thinking about everything. I'm thinking about you, the guys, about what just happened, about what Emil said, and Davis…everything." She looked at him.

"Huh, it sounds like your brain is working on overdrive. Want to talk about any of it?" He asked gently.

"What I want is to concentrate on finding and capturing Davis. I want him brought in. Did you manage to go over the plan that Clark and I came up with?"

"Yeah, and I've got to tell you, it's brilliant. You amaze me, ya'know that, Sidekick." He said as he wrapped his arms around her, turning her so that she was facing him.

"Me? Why do I amaze you, Hero? There's nothing special about me." She looked up at him surprised.

He chuckled, "You are amazing, Chloe. Your strength, your determination, your resilience set you apart from all others, but your heart, your kindness, your love for life draws everyone, me included, to you. I love you." He leaned over and kissed her forehead. "So, are you going to tell me what else you've been thinking about?" He looked at her knowingly. She looked up at him quickly, how did he do that? She wondered. It was almost as if he could read her mind.

"How do you do that, Oliver?" She asked him.

"What?" He replied.

"That, what you just did. You always do that. You always know when I'm thinking about more than what I tell you. How do you read my mind like that? Do you have a special ability that you are keeping hidden?" She asked completely serious.

"It was written all over your face, Sidekick. I know you miss her. I could have her brought here to you, you know. She already knows about me being the Green Arrow. I'm sure that she's already figured out that the other guys that I've been hanging out with are special too. But I'm sure that if we tell the guys that you need her that they wouldn't mind her knowing about them too. Although, we may have a small problem with Clark; he might have a problem with letting Lois into the club. He's still in the denial phase of their relationship." He chuckled and Chloe smiled.

"I know, I just don't know how to make him understand that she'll be ok with his secret…she will find out eventually on her own if he doesn't tell her. I am sure that she already suspects something. I know Lois, and she's not as dumb as some people think she is, right Oliver." She smiled up at him, knowing that he had first hand experience with Lois's insatiable need for the truth. He looked at her sheepishly and grinned. She took her eyes from his as she looked at Clark, who was talking with Bruce in the corner of the room, "But to get him to actually admit that he has feelings for Lois, well that's damn near going to be impossible." She giggled and Oliver smiled. He had seen the chemistry between the two of them when he had first met Clark. "In all honesty, Hero, I really would love to have Lois here with me, by my side…but now is just not the time."

"Just say the words, Sidekick, and I'll send AC or Vic to Ecuador to get her and bring her to you. You know she's there with Jimmy covering that election, right?"

She made a face at the mention of her ex-husband. She wasn't too happy about her cousin and her ex working together but it wasn't her call. "Yeah, I know. Thanks for the offer, Hero, but no, let her cover her story. I'll be ok and I'll see her when she comes home. I think it'll be best for all involved if Lois Lane stays out of the country. We could get things done quicker if we didn't have to do it in secret and it would just take too long to get her up to speed."

"Are you sure, Sidekick?" He asked still a bit uncertain.

"Yeah, I'm sure, Hero, thanks." She leaned in and went up on her tip toes and kissed him lightly on his lips, "You know, Emil, gave me a couple of names of some women who specializes in the…the trauma that I went through." She said softly lowering her head, the shame of letting Davis rape her weighed her down like a brick made of lead.

"Don't." Oliver said to her and put his finger under her chin raising her head to look at him. "Don't lower your head in shame over this, Chloe. You have nothing to feel shameful about. This was done to you; you didn't let it happen." Her eyes sparkled with unshed tears; she vowed to not let them fall she had done enough crying about this. "What were you saying about those women, Sidekick?" Oliver asked trying to ease her back into talking to him.

She cleared her throat softly, "Well, Emil gave me some numbers to call and I think that once we catch Davis; I just might call. And I was wondering what you thought about that idea?" She asked him hesitatingly.

"Sidekick, if it will help you heal then I am all for it. Emil is trustworthy. If he suggested these other doctors, you can trust his recommendations. I'll even go with you to the appointments if you want me to."

She looped her arms around his neck and rested her head upon his chest. His arms tightened around her waist. "I love you, Hero…so much, so much." She said. Then she looked up at him and pulled his lips to her in a very tentative kiss. He kissed her back gently only to be interrupted by Bart making gagging noises.

"Awe, come on, I just ate. Why, oh why, do you need to do that out here in the open? I vote that we ban Ollie and Chloe from any type of P.D.A. in HQ or anywhere else besides their room!" Chloe giggled and Oliver smiled yet they remained kissing just to annoy Bart.

"Oh COME ON! Ewww, come up for air already!" Bart exclaimed.

"Oh shut it you, and turn your eyes back to the game! Leave them alone." AC said as he hit Bart upside the back of his head.

Chloe and Oliver couldn't stop the laughter as it escaped and they burst out laughing. Clark and Bruce, who were discussing Bruce's role in the upcoming mission, walked over to the couple and smiled at them.

"BRUCE!" Chloe greeted him with a hug and he lifted her off the floor letting her feet dangle in the air as he squeezed her in a bear hug.

"Hey there, Blondie, did you miss me?" She smiled at him as he set her back down onto her feet.

"Oh very much, Bruce! Thank you for coming so quickly." She smiled at him.

"Well, how could I not? Hmmm, especially when you told me about what was going on over here; though you seemed to have left out some of the details to your story." He looked at her pointedly, the way Clark's father would when he would catch her doing something that she knew she shouldn't have been doing.

"I know." She said softly and tried so hard to keep her head held up, like Oliver said but the weight of the hurt and shame pulled it down.

Like Oliver, Bruce put his finger under her chin and lifted her head so that she was looking at him. "I want you to know, that if you ever need me for anything, be it an ear to listen or a fist to beat up this blond menace here, I'm your man, ya hear that, Blondie. All you have to do is call me." He said sincerely.

"Thanks, Bruce." She said softly.

"You're welcome. So, I've got to tell you that I am quite impressed with this team you have going on here. Good job, Watchtower." He smiled at her.

"Hey, wait a second!" Oliver chuckled and stepped in good naturally, "I picked these guys. I brought them all here. I created this team; don't I get any credit here? She was the last member to join MY team."

Bruce chuckled, "But Brother, without your Watchtower, your team was incomplete. She was the missing piece of the puzzle that has not only made you personally whole again, but has made your team what it is today. Therefore, the compliment belongs to Chloe; for all that she has brought to the team. It was she that has made the team what it is."

"Ya'know Brother, your logic is dizzying." Oliver said as he wrapped his arm around Chloe's waist pulling her to him, "But you were right, she has made me whole again." He kissed her temple.

"So Clark and I've been talking about what I'm going to have to do, but I think that it's getting late and maybe we should all adjourn for the night and get some rest. It's been a long day and tomorrow we can go over the rest of the details with fresh eyes." Bruce said.

"Well, you're staying here, right Bruce? You can have the guest room down the hall. There's fresh linen in the closet, make yourself at home. I was thinking of calling out for some pizza for dinner. How about we all have dinner and relax for the rest of the evening? Everyone game?" Oliver looked around the room at everyone and they were nodding yes.

"Sounds like a plan." Clark said and he smiled at Chloe. It really did feel like a family here at Oliver's place. He didn't realize just how much he had missed that feeling until it had crept up on him just then.

"Good." Oliver said as he made his way to the kitchen, "Sidekick, where'd we put that take out menu from Pizza Mia?" He turned around and smiled at Bruce, "Brother, this place has the most AMAZING pizza I've ever tasted, Chloe brought me there and I haven't been able to eat any other pizza since." Chloe smiled and walked past Oliver into the kitchen, there was a bit of rummaging through a draw and then she emerged with menu in hand.

"How did you ever manage without me, Hero?" She asked as she walked over to his side.

He wrapped his arm around her and looked down at her and smiled, "I have no idea, how I managed before you. I really can't remember my life before you."

"That was cheesy, Oliver, even by your standards." She chuckled at him and he made a face at her.

"What? Does this mean that you won't call in the order, Sidekick?" He asked trying to give his best puppy dog expression but the smile he had ruined it. Chloe just giggled at him.

"Nope, you are on your own, I'm going to go play video games with my guys."

"But hey, I thought that I was your guy?" He said to her as she slipped out of his embrace. She kissed his cheek and then walked over to the couch. The three guys made room for her.

"You are, but they are my guys too, Oliver, you've got to learn how to share." She said over the back of the couch, she was now sandwiched between AC and Bart.

"Yeah, Ollie, share." Bart turned and winked at him.

"I don't think she meant it like that, Bart." Oliver chuckled as Chloe gave Bart a stern look that only a mother could give to a petulant child.

"Bart!" She said.

"What?" He raised his hands in question, "Can't blame a guy for trying." He said as he looped his arm around her shoulder and once her attention was centered on the game, he looked over his shoulder at Oliver and bobbed his head as to say silently, "Oh yeah." But just as his head bobbed Chloe reached up and removed his arm from around her causing Bart to sulk and Oliver, Clark, and Bruce to burst into laughter.

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TBC...

A/N: Constructive feedback is always appreciated! Thanks for reading! :)