Chapter 13
"Oliver what the hell are you thinking?" Tess yelled hands on her hips for the past half an hour he'd been sitting in Watchtower while the whole team yelled at him for not telling them about how much time he'd been spending with Saphire.
"i don't think he was thinking with his brain" came Carter's sarcastic reply
"that's it" Oliver said standing up "i'm tired of you making it sound like i'm trying to get her into bed, we're just friends." he said trying to keep his temper knowing it wasn't complete;y trus but it wasn't like the way Carter was making it sound.
"and what were you doing when i showed up" Carter said crossing his arms over his chest
"comforting a friend" Oliver barked back "she was upset" to which Carter just snorted "look i'm not gonna stand here listening to this" Oliver said turning around and storming out of Watchtower ignoring his friends shouting for him to come back.
24 hours later
Oliver sat patiently in his green arrow costume waiting for Saphire "hi" came a voice from behind him causing him to spin round where he saw a very tired looking Saphire leaning against a wall. Oliver was shocked by how tired and beat down she looked before he even realised he was moving he was standing in front of her pulling her into a hug.
"what's wrong?" Oliver asked pulling back a little but not letting go noticing how she'd winced when he'd touched her looking her over he saw a bangage wrapped around her right shoulder and upper arm "What happened?" Oliver said gently touching the bandage shocking himself with the level of his own concern.
"oh nothing" she said pulling back a little looking at Green Arrow and his clenched jaw she knew he wasn't going to let go of her "Freeze was right" she gave a small smile "that kid i told you about has some serious fire power"
"he did this to you" he said releasing one of her arms and pointing to her shoulder in complete shock that he would hurt her after what she helped save him from.
"no Arrow it's not like that" she said putting her hand on his arm "he was having a nightmare" she explained "i woke him up and he thought i was his Mum and that i was trying to hurt him so he was just trying to protect himself"
"ok" Oliver said after a few seconds pause "does it hurt a lot?" he asked placing his hand back on her shoulder as she fliched
"not a lot" she lied stiffling a yawn. Her mask made it hard to notce but he could see the shadows under her eyes.
"you haven't slept yet have you?" he asked as she shook her head "Saph" he groaned "didn't we talk about this" he said looking at her
"your wasting your time she doesn't listen to anyone" came a gruff voice from behind them causing him to spin round to face a grinning Batman
"Batman" Saphire said a genuine grin breaking out over her face as she shook of Oliver's arm and went to give Batman a hug. Oliver tried to suppress the surge of jealousy that shot through him as he watched their welcoming embrace he'd never been jealous before and he didn't like it.
"so" he said walking over to them as Saphire pulled away from Batman kept his hand on the small of her back "how do you two know each other?" Oliver said forcing a smile
"oh me and Luna go way back" Batman said smiling at her
"Luna?" Oliver questioned looking at her
"real code name" she said shrugging her shoulder " i was in Gotham a while back and we had a few run ins" she said returning Batman's smile causing Oliver's jaw to clench even more which she may have been ignorant to but Bruce certainly wasn't noticing Oliver's reaction to their closeness, he them slid his arm around her back to rest on her hip. "so how's the guys" she said turning back to Bruce not noticing the starring contest the two of them were having
"oh they're fine" bruce said noticing the confusion on Oliver's face "Luna left some friends behind when she took off" Bruce smiled "they've been helping me clean up the City, by the way" he said turning back to Saphire "is there something going on between Darkstrike and Stealth?" he said turning back to face her.
"i wish" she sighed "you could probably choke on the sexual tension between the two of them" she said making Batman laugh
"i've noticed" he grinned keeping an eye on Oliver enjoying his uncomfort as he clenched his fist in an attempt to stop him from punching Batman in the face "so..." Batman was cut off by her earpiece bleeping again
"hi" she said into the earpiece "oh yeah i know i said i would get some sleep but i just had too..." she trailed off "i know i'm no use to anyone if i pass out from exhaustion" she groaned "Magnet will you stop complaining" she muttered rolling her eyes " ha ha all i do is complain very funny, alright alright" she groaned "i'm on my way home" she muttered turning the earpiece off "i gotta go" she said shooting apologetic glances they said their goodbyes she disappeared in smoke once again.
"so" Bruce laughed turning to Oliver "she's something isn't she" Bruce grinned noticing his jaws clench once again
"yeah she is" oliver agreed trying to keep the impatience out of his voice "were the two of you ever..."he trailed off
"no" Batman said causing him to release a breath he didn't know he was holding "i was with Megan at the time and she had a boyfriend, so nothing happened" he grinned "although now that i'm in town for a while.." he trailed off smiling at Oliver
"i got to go" Oliver said turning away from Bruce and reaching for his grappling gun unsure as to how much longer he could have this conversation without punching him. bidding Bruce goodbye he took off leaving a grinning Bruce alone on the rooftop he knew nothing was ever gonna happen between him and Luna she and her friends were like the siblings he'd always wanted and he knew she didn't think on him that way, but as long as Oliver didn't he could have some fun.