serafina19 | The Insomnia Drabbles: part 2 (Reply)

Title: The Insomnia Drabbles (5-11/ ?)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Summary: A collection of drabbles including the phases of love, paparazzi and beginning again
Warning: Spoilers for season 9/10. Also, considering the time limit... forgive me if I quote or reference something wrong.

Author Note: That's right... another 4 hour sleep (actually I managed 5 last night... yay?)... another round of drabbles. I would have posted them this morning, but I'm not sure that I like a couple of them. But to stay true to the meme, if I post one... I have to post them all. One of these days, I'll do 10... but till then... here's 7 more.

Part 1 (and meme rules)

5) Falling Slowly: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (Once OST)

Raise your hopeful voice
You had the choice
You've made it now

It was the little things a girl noticed... or at least that’s what Tess told her, and Chloe realized that she was right. With Oliver, it was all about the little things: the way he sweep her hair from her face, the way he rubbed her back after a long day, or even just the way he listened to her... no matter what.

They had their share of bumps and bruises since they met, but those were necessary in order to get where they were today. However, that made watching him while hearing the machine beeping next to her that much harder.

A half-smile came across her face as she caressed his cheek with her hand. “You be wake up Ollie... I think I’m starting to fall in love with you.”

6) Facing Up: Kate Voegele

The center of my deepest fear
Where the truth is oh so clear
Embracing inescapable truth
And that's facing up to you

“I’m wearing green leather, so I’ll do my best”

Watching him walk away, Chloe quickly shook her head... it was such an Ollie thing to say after she had warned him to keep a low profile... followed by him kissing her senseless. He had that effect on her, one that she never remembered having. But he had told her that if the world was ending, he wanted to be with her.

How could she not love him?

But she never told him that... not once. She was afraid of what would happen, their lives were too risky to try for romantic bliss, but they had long been past... friends with benefits.

Who was she kidding? The strings had been there for a long time, and there was a good chance he loved her just as much and he was waiting for her to be ready.

Looking towards the screen, waiting for the flashing green dot, Chloe smiled and realized that she couldn’t hide it anymore. Forget strings and falling for him, she loved him with everything she had... now she just had to tell him.

7) Audience of One: Rise Against

But you ran away
Now all my friends are gone

…

A show of hands from those in this audience of one

Maybe one day he would regret revealing himself as Green Arrow... only time would tell. Sure, he had showered with affection, gifts... spoons, but at the end of the night, whether he was taking off a tie or a leather vest, he was alone. He was a man who had everything he could ever want, but not the single thing he needed.

He needed Chloe... the person who saw who Oliver was, not Oliver Queen, not Green Arrow, just Oliver... the man who loved her.

8) James Brown: Cage the Elephant

Sooner or later said you know that it's true
Some sunny day they're gonna come for you

Turning another corner, Oliver was practically dragging Chloe down the street, trying to lose the crowd pursuing them. “Just another couple of blocks.”

Chloe’s feet were hardly touching the ground, so she let go of his hand and began to run past him. Smirking as she looked back at him, “Keep up Arrow.”

He slyly smiled back as they reached their destination. After barging through the entrance way, they caught a lucky break as the elevator door closed by the time the multiple photographers caught up with them.

Once they were out of sight, Oliver glanced at Chloe. “So... you regret being my girlfriend yet?”

Going up on her toes, she wrapped her arms around his neck. “I’m survived kidnappings, possessions and attempted murder plots... I think I can handle the paparazzi.”

9) In My Veins: Andrew Belle

Oh you're in my veins
And I cannot get you out

Stopping in her tracks, almost everything in Chloe broke as she noticed him getting into his car at the other end of the block. She told herself that she had to be strong, that even though leaving him was the hardest thing she had to do... it was for the best.

But she couldn’t shake the feeling he gave her... so much that looking at coffee almost made her sick because it reminded her of the colour of his eyes. These days, instead of caffeine running through her veins, Oliver was... and she couldn’t tell him that, not until it was time... whenever that was.

The car’s engine started, so Chloe ducked in the alley, listening to her laboured breathing. It had only been a glance, but it would have to be enough for now.

10) Defying Gravity: Lea Michelle and Chris Colfer (yes... I was a Gleek)

Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap...

She remembered the way Tess looked at her, telling her that Watchtower was in good hands. It was almost shock, an expression that Miss Mercer didn’t wear often, but Chloe meant every word... even if she didn’t... that wasn’t her life anymore.

Chloe needed the real world, to get out of that tower and live. Leaving Metropolis was going to be hard, but she looked forward to going to Star City and starting anew, finding a way to define herself and stay that person.

She put her hand in her pocket and stared at the ring as she pulled it out. A few years ago, she would have been on cloud nine to marry Clark Kent... but not now... now she was giving another man the ultimate test. She didn’t want Oliver to feel like he had to put his life on hold for her... but if was willing to make that leap with her... then all her struggles would be worth it.

11) Better Days: The Goo Goo Dolls

Cause I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
Designer love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

After jokingly congratulating Tess and Emil on their ‘performance’ for lack of a better word, he found himself waiting for the elevator, hoping that he didn’t give her too much of a head start.

Just two hours ago, he had been called as her reference for the Star City Register, which had caught him off-guard, but it put the ball in his corner.

All her life, Chloe had been expected to be on her own, or left behind so someone could serve a selfish purpose... he had made that mistake once before, and there was no way he’d be making it again.

So when the elevator door opened, and he saw her exiting the building, he checked his pocket to ensure that the piece of paper was still in there. This was it, this was the moment where everything was going to change. Tonight was going to be the night where they began again... hopefully as husband and wife.

Part 3