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After Alex went into the bedroom, Roy grabbed his phone and dialed Thea's number. He had told her he'd call her the next day, but he decided to get it over with.

"Hello?" He heard Thea's voice at the other end of the phone.

"Hey, Thea," Roy replied. "It's me."

"When were you going to tell me?" Thea demanded.

"When we were ready," Roy told her. "Al and I needed some time to figure some stuff out."

"I'm your ex-girlfriend! You didn't think I should know?"

"No, I didn't. Not until we started telling people."

"I don't even understand what's with this girl. I mean one day she just shows up and you've never mentioned her before."

"I never mentioned her because she's a different part of my life than you and Oliver and the team. I wanted to keep her away from all that."

"How long have you two been together?"

"About a month. Listen, Thea, none of this is really your business, okay?"

"Yeah, my boyfriend breaks up with me and immediately begins dating some random girl. Definitely not my business."

"Alex is anything but random, Thea. I've gotta go."

With that he hung up, frustrated by Thea's behavior.

Roy walked over to the bedroom door and knocked quietly. When there was no answer from inside, he slowly opened the door and saw that Alex had fallen asleep. He smiled softly, glad that she was getting some rest.

It was then Roy realized what the difference between his relationship with Thea and his relationship with Alex was. Alex was his best friend. She had been for a long time. But Thea wasn't. And that made a world of difference.

After that, Roy went to sleep on the couch. Worrying about how the day's events would affect Alex, and hoping that he would be able to help her through it.

"Roy!"

He woke with a start at hearing his name called. He instantly recognized Alex's voice and ran into the other room. Once he was inside, he found Alex sitting in the bed, breathing rapidly.

"Hey," he said, walking over to her. "Are you okay?"

"I didn't mean to yell," Alex told him. "It was sort of just my first instinct. You should go back to sleep."

"No, it's okay." He sat on the edge of the bed. "I'm assuming you had a nightmare. Want to tell me about it?"

"I don't deserve you," Alex said, looking at Roy. "I really just don't."

Roy heard the sincerity in her voice. He found it insane that she thought that. To him, Alex was just about the most fantastic person ever. After all he'd put her through, and she thought she didn't deserve him?

"You're right, Al. You don't deserve me." He looked at her. "What you deserve is so much better. Now come on, tell me about your nightmare."

"Basically, it was everything that happened earlier or last night or whatever," Alex explained. "But it was more like just me and him. And after... After he died, I looked down and my katanas were soaked in blood."

"Sounds like pretty normal PTSD," Roy said. "You've been through a lot. It's not your fault you know, it's really not."

"He's dead because I sent a bullet through his brain," Alex stated. "That's undeniable."

"It'll take awhile for you to get it," Roy told her. "Right now you need more sleep. It's three in the morning."

"I can't get back to sleep. If I'm up I'm up. But you should get some more. Don't worry about me."

"If you're up, I'm up. Want some breakfast?"

"I guess."

"Okay, I'll see what I have."

Roy was in the kitchen making scrambled eggs and toast. Alex hadn't come out from the bedroom yet. Roy was trying to figure out how to get through to her, how to make her see that this wasn't something to obsess over. Then it hit him. He made a quick call to Felicity, ending it just before Alex walked into the room.

"Hey," she said. "Who were you talking to?"

"Felicity," Roy answered. "Black's in jail."

"That's good." Alex sat down at the table and Roy sat opposite her.

After they finished eating they decided to go for a walk. They headed to the remains of Alex's old house and just sat there. Eventually, they left and wandered aimlessly through the city. They didn't talk much. Finally, at about six, Roy told Alex he wanted to show her something.

"What?" She asked.

"You'll see," he told her.

Soon, they entered a hospital.

"What are we doing here?" Alex asked.

"Just follow me," Roy said. "I'll explain in a minute."

They took an elevator a few floors up and walked down a hallway. Eventually, they stopped in front of one of the rooms.

"Look in there," Roy said to Alex, pointing at the window into the room. There was a man lying there, hooked up to several different machines.

"That man's name is John Clifford," he told her. "He took Craze and wound up here. He probably won't make it, but even if he does the rest of his life would be miserable."

He studied her face, waiting for a reaction. She just stared at the motionless man.

"The man you killed, he was partially responsible for this. And for a lot of other situations like this. He wasn't good, or innocent. And he would have continued like this given the chance. But because of you he can't."

Again, Roy waited for a reaction. This time, Alex spoke.

"I guess I really did save lives," she sighed. "I still took one, and I'm still not sure who I am anymore, but I guess, what I did... Well, there are worse things."

"Much worse things," Roy agreed.

They started walking back towards the elevator, when Alex stopped in her tracks. Roy turned around to ask why she stopped, and saw her staring into a room.

"Alex?" He said, walking towards her.

"Joey," she whispered.

"What?" Roy asked, looking into the room.

There, barely recognizable from the burns on his face, was Alex's brother.

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And thanks to Highlander348 and WinterRain36 for reviewing. Highlander348 said:

Good chapter! Alex did what she had to do in fighting crime so she has nothing to be ashamed of! Sometimes a hero has to do everything they can to save innocents and even kill as a last resort. Oliver understands this better then most. He was so badass in the first season but lately I think he has gone to soft as do a lot of other fans of the show.

Yes deflecting bullets can be Katana's signature move! That is so awesome!

Can you show Alex on a solo mission also? Like she has to break into a gang's hideout to take them down one by one! Cheers! :)

I agree that Alex did nothing wrong. Of course, she doesn't think so, but she did just kill someone for the first time.

I like the idea of a solo mission. Thanks for the review!

And WinterRain36 said:

The fight scene could have been a little more descriptive especially with Alex blocking those bullets with her swords which is very cool by the way.

Is a cop a murderer when they kill someone? A soldier in battle? A person defending their home against a robber? When someone is attacking their friend?

I know it could've been more descriptive. I'm working on that. Obviously Al isn't a murderer, she just feels like one. Thanks for reviewing!