Lessons: Becoming the Green Arrow

Episode 6 tag - Sumi Otoshi (extended scene)

Episode 6 tag - Sumi Otoshi (extended scene) 

AN - This continues the fluff and fun but with Roy and Diggle now included! 

DISCLAIMER - Is there anyone left reading this that doesn't understand I have no claim on CW's Arrow?!

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Roy and Diggle walked into headquarters and simply stared at the sight before them. Felicity was straddling a shirtless Oliver, her skirt covering his abs and her hands resting on his chest. His hands were on her hips and he didn't even look away from her to acknowledge them. 

"Having fun?" Diggle asked as Roy continued to stare in shock at the pair. 

"It was my turn to be on top." Felicity blurted out the words before she realized they weren't helpful.

"Your turn?" Roy barely got the question out as he was still gawking at the pair who hadn't moved. 

"Well, yeah, he always lands on top when he does his Tarzan impressions." Felicity decided to just brazen it out and hoped they believed she wasn't embarrassed. She was so focused on that plan that it didn't occur to her to move off Oliver as she directed her attention to him. "When you saved me from that land mine on the Island, you were all sweaty too and you weren't even glad to see us." 

"I offered you water, didn't I? There were no coconuts." Oliver reminded her with a smile. He stayed perfectly immobile under his partner - he was thoroughly enjoying their position and couldn't bring himself to do anything that may cause her to move. 

Felicity pretended to frown at him before turning back to Roy with smile. "See, clearly it was my turn and I like to be on top of Oliver. What girl wouldn't?" 

There was a moment of silence before Felicity groaned as her words sunk in and her face heated clearly revealing the embarrassment she was trying to hide. Oliver smothered a smirk, Diggle smiled and Roy started laughing. 

"Any chance you guys want to go back out and let's try this again? Kinda like a do-over you do as kids? When you come back in, I'll be at my desk, Oliver will be on the salmon ladder and all will be normal again. Come on...3...2...1..." Felicity looked hopefully at Diggle even as she ignored Roy who continued to laugh uncontrollably. 

Oliver watched intently as Felicity made her offer to Diggle. His hands still rested on her hips and he kept every muscles locked in place to keep them from moving. Felicity not only remained seated on him but she was now rubbing small circles on his chest. He assumed that it was a nervous gesture she did to soothe herself, but he certainly found it more stimulating than soothing. 

At Diggle's continued silence, Felicity started over anyway. "Oliver and I have been sparring. Can you believe that I took him down? That's the perfectly logical reason that I'm on top. He has decided to train me and we were practicing a move from a choke hold. I don't know what the move is called but if I can take Oliver..." 

Felicity's voice trailed off as she looked down at the man in question and finally noticed they hadn't corrected their position and that her hands were stroking his chest. More color stained her already bright cheeks as Oliver quirked a brow and grinned at her. She scrambled to get off him as even Diggle lost the battle not to laugh. 

Roy nearly fell to the ground laughing as Oliver winced when Felicity shifted to one side and dragged a knee across his hips. He saw even Diggle continued to laugh as the blonde stood, stepped several feet away from Oliver, and then gave quite a bit of time and attention to straightening her skirt. Roy slowly started to regain his composure even as he continued to watch the Team - he never expected to find a family here and he definitely never expected to find them so freaking funny. 

Diggle worked to control his amusement even as he noted that Roy had stopped laughing. He focused his attention on Oliver and Felicity to see what would happen next. She was now straightening her shirt and still avoiding all eye contact. Oliver had stood more slowly, stiffly, but he had then moved quickly off the mats to stand right next to Felicity as he continued to watch her. 

"Felicity, I've trained quite a bit now and have never ended up in that position. You wanna demonstrate that move? As you know, I have a lot of Lessons to learn." Roy's taunt did exactly as he intended and he watched as Felicity turned to glare at him. He loved teasing her, but only when she was fighting back. 

"Sumi otoshi." Oliver spoke before Felicity could do so. He was glad to see the fire in her eyes, but it didn't stop him from turning to meet Roy's eyes as he continued. "I can show you my version of it." 

Roy swallowed loudly as he had temporarily forgotten that openly teasing Felicity in front of Oliver was never smart. He met Oliver's eyes before turning hopefully to a still glaring Felicity. 

"Okay children, how about we all play together nicely?" Diggle interrupted before things could get out of hand. He was actually glad Oliver wanted to train Felicity and chose to focus on that instead of Roy's point that their training appeared slightly unorthodox. 

Oliver nodded to Diggle before he turned back to Felicity. Taking her elbow, he guided her to the mats with him as the other two joined. He briefly explained his training strategy and what they had covered. It helped to clear his mind as he focused on the task of training instead of reliving the feel of Felicity on top of him. 

Diggle asked a few questions even though he agreed with Oliver's approach. He wanted to see what Felicity could do but knew that any demo with Oliver had the potential for distraction. After a brief glance at a still smirking Roy, Diggle decided he was their best option as a training partner for the blonde. He stepped forward and did a basic grab that Oliver had already covered. 

Gasping slightly, Felicity froze for a moment and then she heard Oliver's voice. 

"Breathe, move, relax." Oliver's voice was low and calm as he tried to help Felicity focus. He realized he was holding his own breath as he waited for her response. 

All three men watched nervously for a moment before Felicity did breathe and make her move. She followed Oliver's instructions by distracting Diggle with a well-placed strike to his face and then peeling his hand off her blouse and then ended her response with a joint lock. 

Roy cheered loudly as both Oliver and Diggle grinned - Felicity still seemed nervous but proud nonetheless. The Team continued to walk her through various training drills. With Diggle as her opponent and Oliver as her coach, Felicity started to relax and enjoy the experience. She was even able to maintain her focus when Roy came in as her attacker. 

Diggle watched carefully as Roy continued to attack Felicity. She still had a wider stance than was necessary and sometimes still froze for too long before moving, but overall she was already improving. He knew they would continue to train her daily going forward and as long as she and Oliver didn't get distracted she could become proficient on the basics rather quickly. He couldn't help but breathe easier at the thought that she would be safer. 

Oliver gently tapped Felicity's hip and watched as she immediately shortened her stance. They switched to a new attack and after several attempts, he held up a hand and both Felicity and Roy froze. He then took a moment to adjust Felicity's arm position to correct a mistake then watched as she made the correction herself on the next one. She was still new, but apparently that genius IQ worked for her on the mats too. She was learning quickly and he couldn't help but breathe easier at the thought that she would be safer. Squeezing her waist slightly before he stepped away, Oliver whispered. "Breathe." 

Roy grinned as Felicity was able to take him down once again. She wasn't strong, but the techniques Oliver focused on used his momentum and strength against him so that put the odds in her favor. He couldn't help but file away some of the techniques for future use for himself especially as with Brick out there he knew he couldn't always count on his own strength. He smiled as Felicity fist pumped the air in satisfaction at her victory. He was happy to take the taunt as he couldn't help but breathe easier at the thought that she would be safer. 

Felicity glanced around at the three men working so hard to help her learn self-defense. She was determined to do well and make them proud but she also found that she was proud of herself too. While she knew she would never have their skills or Sara's, it felt good to know she might not be a liability either.