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Mount Justice

September 30, 11:57 EDT

For some reason, the bed felt lighter than before so Mia woke up a little worried. "Lola?" she rubs the sleep out of her eyes. Mia looks around her room and she frowns. After the mission in India, Canary did another check up on her and found that all of her previous injuries had been healed. Even though she's all good, Canary told her to take it easy for a bit.

She sits up and stretches out her sore muscles and heard her neck, back and arm pop then instantly relaxed. Mia decided to stay in her pajamas since it was a day off for them. "Now where's that cat?" Mia searches everywhere for Lola and still couldn't find her.

"How the hell did I lose a 60 lb. cat?!"

Her voice echoes as it bounces from the cave's walls. Out of nowhere she hears a scream and follows it. "Lola! Bad Lola!" She hears the scream again and ran faster to the source. When she found the source of the scream, a smirk appears on her face. Standing a few feet in front of her was Roy with his back against the wall and Lola growling at him. She bursts out laughing grabbing Roy's attention.

"What the hell is a leopard doing here?!"

Mia finally calms down "First off Lola is a black leopard and second she's my baby."

"I knew you were annoying but I didn't think that you were stupid" Roy retorts.

"What are you blabbering about Harper?" she spat out.

Roy narrows his eyes "That is not a black leopard, it's a normal one."

Mia looks at Lola again and saw that Roy was right; Lola's fur wasn't black anymore.

"For once he's right about something" "Lola you don't want to eat him, you don't know where he's been."

Lola growls at Roy before walking over to Mia and purr while rubbing against her. Mia scratches her head and kisses her nose.

"Now what did that narcissistic asshole do to you?" Mia stated loudly so Roy would hear.

He growls and frowns at her. "Who does she think she is calling me that?" "I didn't do anything to it. That beast came at me for no reason!"

"Lola is not a beast! Animals have feelings too you know. Now stop lying and tell me what you really did to her. She doesn't act like this around the others, so what happened?" Mia stood up and glares at him with her arms crossed.

"All I did was arrive here via zeta tube. I barely walked five feet before that beast came charging at me and backed me up against the wall. You're lucky I didn't bring my bow or else it would be a new fur coat by now" Roy states.

"Guess Artemis and I aren't the only ones who hate him meeting for the first time" Mia walks right up to him and got right in his face. She looks at him dead in the eye and spoke in a dark tone "If you ever threaten to kill my new family member again, you're gonna wish that you never became Green Arrow's sidekick."

A hard look was set on his face "Did you just threaten me?"

"You bet your ass I did" she backed away a little "Now would you mind telling me why you're here or am I too insignificant to get an answer?"

"What's her deal?" "Kaldur around? I need to talk to him."

"Not here, nobody's here except for us and Lola."

Mia's face was emotionless but her eyes showed signs of pain and abandonment. It's almost like she's used to being left behind by her loved ones and no one comforts her.

"Do you know where they went?"

"Nope."

"When will anyone will be back?"

"No clue."

"This is getting me nowhere. Maybe I'll-" his train of thought was cut off.

"You can leave if you want, everyone does it eventually. It might not seem like it but I'm used to people leaving me so go right ahead and leave just like everyone else who's been a part of my life" Mia turns her back to him and heads to the lounge.

Roy just stared at her in shock with eyebrows raised. "She's bitchier than usual, something's not right." Roy follows her and found her on the couch clutching a pillow to her body as a few tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Are you ok?"

Mia turns her head to see Roy standing behind her. She looks away, wiped her tears away and sniffles a little.

"I'm fine, don't worry about it" "Why does he care all of a sudden?"

"Why is she being so stubborn?" Roy walks from behind the couch and sat on the coffee table in front of her. All he does is look at her until she talks to him.

"What?" she spat out.

"Mind telling me why you're acting this way?"

"Tch. Like you've ever cared about me. I know you hate me Harper so why even bother talking to me."

"I never said I hated you."

"You didn't have to. It was written all over your face that day we met on the steps of the Hall."

Mia looks away as a few more tears escaped and she didn't bother wiping them away. Roy studies her body language and got an idea about what was going on with her. He moved to sit next to her and what he did next surprised Mia.

She felt him drag her body to his lap, placed her head on the crook of his neck and wrapped his arms around her.

"Mia what happened?"

She froze but didn't answer. "What is he doing?"

"Amelia" Roy softly said.

Mia finally looks up at him. Doe brown eyes meet forest green and she felt something snap and the dam broke letting out all of her tears.

"Jack's dead" she whispers "Why did I tell him that?"

"Who's Jack?" "I didn't know she had a boyfriend"

"He's the son of a couple I was staying with for three years. They died back in July and he couldn't make it to the funeral. He was my last connection to them and now I lost him too" *sniffles* "Why does everyone I love die?" "Why am I so vulnerable around him?"

She hides her face in his chest. Roy didn't know the answer but he did his best to come up with one. He starts rubbing her back in a circular motion to help soothe her.

"Not everyone is dead. You still have the Team."

Mia let out a dry laugh "Sooner or later they're going to die and I'll be alone again."

"I've never seen her like this. Wally tells me about how she's snarky, a sharpshooter but protective and sisterly. Even if I find her annoying, she's got a backbone and that is something I can respect" "Are you always this depressing?" Roy tries to lighten the mood.

"Only when someone I love dies. Now I've lost two families, I won't be able to stand losing a third family" she didn't know that she said the last part out loud.

Roy froze for a bit before relaxing again. Mia breaks down again and stayed in his arms. Roy didn't mind getting his shirt wet from Mia's tears and just stayed there. Eventually he lays his head on top of hers and drifted to sleep with one finally thought about Mia. "She may act tough but she's vulnerable on the inside. She has my respect."

21:45 EDT

The Team came back late to the cave. Batman called them over to the Hall to discuss about giving Mia a day to herself in the cave. They didn't think it was a good idea but they didn't disobey. When they arrived at the cave, they noticed that it was too quiet even for Mia and saw that it was spotless.

"Do you think she left?" M'gann asks.

"No she's still here. I can hear her heartbeat" Conner answers.

"Let's look for her" Robin suggests.

Everyone went to different parts of the cave. Kaldur checked the hangar, Conner checked the gym, Artemis checked Mia's room, M'gann went to the beach, while Wally went to check the top of the mountain and Robin checked the kitchen. When he was in the kitchen, he saw Roy sitting on the couch with the TV off. Robin walked over to talk to him and smirks at the sight. "I knew they liked each other."

Roy and Mia were sleeping in each others arms; her face buried in the crook of his neck and her hand gripping his shirt tightly while his head laid on top of hers and he holds her protectively. Robin quietly takes a picture then places a blanket on the couple and looks away for a bit.

"Guys, don't worry about Mia."

"You found her?" M'gann asks.

"Is she alright?" Kaldur asks.

"She's fine. I found her sleeping on the couch and I wouldn't bother waking her up."

"Dude, why?"

"Let's just say you won the bet Wally."

"What are you…..Oh, I so called it."

"What are you two idiots talking about?" Artemis asks in irritation.

"Nothing" they said in sync.

Robin heard someone moving and he saw that it was Mia. "Please don't let her wake up." She moans a little then tries to get as close as possible to Roy, enjoying his warmth before finally going back to sleep. "They're going to completely deny that they were nice to each other for a bit. It's a good thing that I've got proof." Robin silently laughs then left the sleeping couple alone.