Don't Fade Away. With chloeas and thekentboy

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver stood on the roof of the clock tower, staring blankly across the city, his elbows resting on the ledge. On one side of him there was a glass of whiskey, and on the other side, the rest of what was left of the bottle. It hadn't taken him long to drink a good half of it, but he was starting to think he was still in shock and not feeling the

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[dl_greenarrow]

"I thought I'd lost you," he said very quietly, not letting go of her hand.

[chloeas]

"I thought I'd lost you too," she said just as quietly.

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver reached out with his other hand and cupped her cheek, pulling her closer and kissing her softly.

[chloeas]

Chloe wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him back, holding on to him.

[dl_greenarrow]

He slid his other arm around her waist, keeping her close, feeling the warmth of her skin against his when just hours ago it had been so cold, her life drained from her.

[chloeas]

After a moment, she broke the kiss and looked up at him, taking a deep breath. She had so many questions about what had happened, but she didn't know if he was ready to answer them yet.

[dl_greenarrow]

He drew back, as well, searching her eyes and seeing the questions there. Swallowing hard, he nodded a little, surprised that he could read her so well. "Go ahead."

[chloeas]

Blinking, she looked at him a little surprised, "what?"

[dl_greenarrow]

"You have questions." His voice was quiet. "I can see it all over your face."

[chloeas]

"Oh," she looked away then back at him, cocking her head a little, "what... did I do?"

[dl_greenarrow]

Oliver drew in a breath and let it out slowly. "I'm not sure. I wasn't completely conscious when you showed up. But I heard you." He rubbed the back of his neck, then slowly moved to sit down at the end of his bed. "I sorta remember you screaming for Clark. And then you said my name, and I didn't feel pain anymore."

[chloeas]

Dropping her hands to her sides, she nodded a little, chewing on her bottom lip, "I remember calling Clark and then I remember feeling really warm and I think... there was some weird light coming out of my hands."

[dl_greenarrow]

He looked up at her intently. "Somehow you took on my injuries," he said quietly. "You healed me, but it--killed you." He choked on the words.

[chloeas]

At his words, she nodded a little, "I remember feeling a lot of pain here," she lifted her hand to just below her chest, "I guess... that is what happened, but then I healed myself? Was I actually hurt?"

[dl_greenarrow]

"I don't know," he admitted, shaking his head a little. "It was dark. There was blood everywhere."

[chloeas]

Chloe nodded, thinking for a moment, "I got the paperwork that was in the morgue, but I guess it would be a good idea to erase whatever that was from my hospital records."