Lessons: Becoming the Green Arrow

Episode 2 - Criminal dealings

Episode 2 - Criminal Dealings 

AN - So this picks back up with action and another tag will be posted following it. Hopefully you can get a feel for this story and stick with me for the ride! I'll update at least once a week! 

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PREVIOUSLY..Team Arrow survived Slade's attack and had just started making progress rebuilding their own headquarters while handling the fallout of their battle against Slade. Their focus remained on their Team even as they tried to help rebuild and protect their city. Walter Steele had approached Oliver asked him to run in a special election for Mayor of Starling City. With the support of his Team, Oliver agreed and now Team Arrow juggled campaign duties and Arrow missions.

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Roy had finally made his escape to the second location. We really need new nicknames for these places, Roy thought even though he knew Oliver would reject almost anything just as he continued to refuse to call them Team Arrow. Rolling his eyes, Roy thought as he entered the security code and pushed through the door. The warehouse basement was cool, dark, and quiet so he took a moment to just rest against the door with his eyes closed. He may no longer have to battle the Mirakuru fueled rages, but he had never been a patient guy and the circus surrounding Oliver's campaign was just too much sometimes. 

Walter had been right and the press and public loved Oliver, but that just meant more people wanted to see him, hear him speak, and even get a picture. The SCPD had offered a protective detail, but as the Team didn't trust anyone else to be that close Roy often joined crowd control for Oliver's public events. As the public spotlight was only on Oliver, no one had commented on their weird little group sticking together. Roy knew the Team was still concerned about the possible questions even with their cover stories in place. 

His imaginary position as "Youth Vote Consultant" gave him a new public persona that meant he could work closely with the Team in public. Diggle remained on as the black driver and was also the SCPD's contact as he was Oliver's "bodyguard". Felicity was still posing as Oliver's assistant, but unlike Roy and Diggle, she actually had to work in that position. It seemed no one ever thought to call Oliver directly - they just expected to speak to Oliver's "people" and that meant Felicity. According to Diggle, Felicity was even less thrilled about this new position than she had been when Oliver had first "promoted" her at QC. Felicity wasn't quiet about her complaints and she continued to try and step back from some of it. 

Roy smothered a laugh as he remembered another conversation from earlier that morning when Felicity had tried to back out of attending today's event. It had been another episode of what Roy had dubbed the "Oliver and Felicity Show" as both had yelled their points even though they had stood toe to toe. Felicity was the only person Roy had ever seen Oliver argue with, as usually he simply stared into the distance while others yelled at him, or he simply walked away. With Felicity though, Oliver remained focused on her and he actually argued back. For her part, Felicity never seemed intimidated by Oliver. She also never seemed to find it strange when he argued with her. 

Roy had just recently noticed something else that was even stranger to him though. They would actually reach out and touch each other gently while still yelling (or snarling as that's what Oliver usually did). The touches were innocent - on a shoulder, or a wrist, or sometimes Felicity's hands strayed to Oliver's chest, but neither commented. Both just continued yelling and touching until Oliver gave in. Roy had learned the Lesson early on to never bet against Felicity.