The Emerald-Steel Collection

70. Only You

Chapter Summary: Prompt by SuperarrowRoLoLover: It's kind of like mid season one arrow so he's already established and ppl know him but he's still the hood. I was thinking kara is kind of like s1 laurel with the hood, just a reporter instead of a lawyer. Also there's none of the sister gambit cheating drama that laurel had, like kara was oliver's lifelong friend they never dated. Then she and oliver go on a first date and she finds out shortly after. You can clean it up but that was my baseline idea.

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Kara walked from one side to the other, in the living room of her apartment, having a million thoughts at once. She remembered when her best friend Oliver Queen came back after being 5 years presumed dead and happy she was to see him healthy, standing in front of her with that big smile of his. She also remembered how her life turned upside down while he was gone, with her becoming Supergirl and a hero to the whole Starling City.

She thought about everything that her best friend didn't know about her, how she wasn't even from this planet, but she knew she couldn't tell him, because she needed to protect him, especially when she found out that other aliens escaped and wanted revenge because of what her mom did to them in the past. She felt guilty about not telling everything for a long time, but now, it has been 2 weeks that Oliver came back, and she felt like he would be able to handle it.

- It is time! – She whispered as she stared at her reflection in the mirror, checking out her outfit. She was feeling really nervous about meeting Oliver for dinner. – It's just about your secret, nothing else. – She said trying to convince herself of something she wasn't even sure what.

She got to the restaurant just in time, and met him already on the table. He looked extremely handsome that night, but she decided she wasn't going to think about that, at least for that moment.

- I'm so glad to see you – She said, hugging him before sitting down.

- I saw you this morning...

- I know... - She laughed, making him laugh – Is just that... Those 5 years were really hard, it still feels like a dream, having you back and alive...

- I know... It feels like a dream to be sleeping in my own bed... - He smiled back at her.

It was a really good dinner, Kara thought. Besides the food being wonderful, as always, it was really nice to talk about random things that Oliver missed all of those years, it felt really good, until they reached the vigilante topic and Kara felt nervous all over again.

- All I'm saying is... I understand that he does a good job – Kara said – I just think his methods are a bit...extreme.

- I'm sorry, but I think they are justified...

- How so?

- I mean... We need to consider that the guy must have been through a lot. We don't know why he responds the way he does, why he acts the way he acts. No one does what he does out of nowhere.

- Well, a nice therapy wouldn't do any harm. – Kara smiled, finishing her drink.

She took a deep breath, staring at her glass and Oliver noticed something was off with her. She wouldn't stop twisting her fingers together, as if something was really worrying her.

- Is everything ok?

- Yes... Is just... - Kara thought about telling him, but she decided it was better if they talked in a private place, only the two of them. The risk of being heard in the restaurant was too high. She thought about the first thing that she could answer that would be believable, at least for now. – I'm working on a piece about a guy that just got released from jail... Cyrus Vanch.