The Storm ➸ Arrow/Oliver Queen

We've All Been Through a Lot

I DO NOT OWN ARROW

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AFTER SENDING FELICITY a text I drove straight over hers as soon as I was able to go home after all the interrogations and check ups from everyone. As I was driving, I was constantly getting calls from my mother but I ignored it, not wanting to be interrogated again.

After a few minutes of driving through the streets, I finally arrived at Felicity's, quickly making my way over to her door, knocking on it before the blonde opened the door.

"Oh my gosh! Andrea! What happened? Are you okay?" Felicity bombarded with questions, ushering me inside her humble abode.

"Don't worry, fine." I said taking a seat on her couch.

"It doesn't look like it," She mentioned, gesturing to my jaw, "Let me guess, you got to kick some ass?"

"You know it." I grinned.

"Do they know who it was that broke in?" Felicity asked, grabbing some drinks for the both of us.

"No, but I think they will try and find out who it was as soon as possible since the attackers broke into Laurel's apartment."

"Wait, Laurel as in Laurel Lance, as in Detective Lance's daughter?" Felicity asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, it's been a long day."

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After going round Felicity's last night I decided to stay a night there, still not feeling it to go back home, knowing that mother wouldn't be home because of work.

After saying goodbye to Felicity and thanking her for letting my stay the night, I quickly made my way home to freshen up and change and make my way over to the memorial site of Robert Queen's applied sciences centre. Once I arrived I notice Laurel standing by herself and decided to keep her company.

"Laurel, hey. How are you since yesterday?" I ask giving her a smile which she returned.

"I'm alright, just having a constant watch on me isn't great though. How about you, that doesn't look good." She said, gesturing to my jaw.

"Eh, it's fine, nothing I can't handle." I grin.

"Oh! Excuse me, ladies." I heard a voice call. I turn around to a familiar face. "Okay, this is a surprise. Did you show up here by mistake?" Tommy asks Laurel.

"By invitation." Laurel replies, "Oliver invited me last night."

"Last night?" Tommy quickly asks and I roll my eyes.

"Is that surprise or jealousy I'm hearing?" Laurel asks. Since most people knew, Laurel and Tommy got together a few times after Ollie went missing.

"Look, I just don't want him to find out anything, okay? Oliver has been through a lot." Tommy says to both me and Laurel.

"Tommy, we've all been through a lot." Laurel says before walking away. I stand next to Tommy, "You know your gonna have to tell him sooner or later. It'd be best to find out from you rather than anyone else."

Before Tommy could reply Walter's voice interrupted, "Good afternoon. And thank you all for coming. Welcome to the future site of the Robert Queen memorial applied sciences center.

"Now, this is a building that will stand as a monument to the man whose company and vision are his greatest legacies."

"Whoa! Whoa!" A voice calls from behind Tommy and I. We both turn around to see Oliver standing there next to a waiter, drinking from a champagne glass. "What about me? Right? I'm a legacy. Hey! Thanks for warming them up, Walt. All right." Oliver walks up to the stage, grabbing the gold shovel, pretending it's heavy, dropping it "- Whoa! Ow! - " but then holding it as if it weighed nothing, "I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I got it, I got it."

"Oh god, he must be drunk." I say aloud to Tommy who nods, giving out a sigh.

"Some of you may not know me.

"My name is Oliver Queen." Oliver says to the audience but everyone was in silence, not knowing how to react and what to say, "Watch some television, read a newspaper, I'm kind of famous right now. Mostly, though, I'm famous because I'm Robert Queen's son.

"Uh, but as Walter, who's my new dad Huh? Who is sorry. As Walter was saying, I'm not much of a legacy, per se."

"Oliver, you don't have to do this." Walter starts but Oliver interrupts him, "No, sit. Sit! Gosh."

"See, I was supposed to come here today, and I'm supposed to take my rightful place at the company. Prodigal son returns home and becomes the heir apparent.

"But I'm not my father. I'm not the man he was. I'm not half the man he was. I never will be. So, please, stop asking me to be." Oliver finishes his speech and walks away leaving everyone talking. I look over at Tommy, raising an eyebrow but he just shrugs, raiding both of his.

There is something wrong with Oliver and I will find out what.

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"Martin Somers, the CEO of starling port, was arrested last night for the murder of Victor Nocenti. He is also being accused of accepting cash, including over $10 million in bribes." I hear the news reporter read from the computer screen next to me as I type away on my own computer with Felicity next to me watching the news.

"Hmm, I don't know how I feel about this hooded character." I hear Felicity say and I look up from my screen and at the blonde.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I don't know. There's something about him. It's like he's Robin Hood, steal from the rich, give to the poor but in this case: kill the rich who are the idiots."

"Eh. I think what he's doing is good. He's lowering the crime rate but the death toll's rising, but I get your drift. I think that's his inspiration: Robin Hood."

"But I can't imagine him bring called Robin Hood." Felicity says making me let out a laugh.

"Yeah, maybe the 'Green Arrow' or 'Green Hood' since he's all with the bow 'n' arrow and hood thing."

"And that he's green too." Felicity adds and I nod. But as curious as I am, there's something drawing me to the character and I want to be apart of what he's doing. I want to help but I also want to know who's under the emerald hood.

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I'm tired, I have no idea what I've written for the last part of this chapter and yeah... Anyway, enjoy!

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