Trust Issues (An ARROW fanfiction)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

He then slowly approached the house crouching underneath the living room window. Eyes barely peeping above of the pane,he scanned the room carefully and quietly not to give away his position. Entering the open window, he eased his way down to the floor. When he notices Roy isn't in the house anymore, he began to look towards the desk and under the bed. Anything that could be of any use.

The way Roy engaged the attacker was mostly on a defensive stand, not mostly that was all of it. He handled her carefully like he knew her. No, like he cared for her. Oliver Queen knew that dance all too well. Sarah, Helena, Shado, Isabel. Tactic was switched, and it was difficult to analyze that person as a target or a threat. Let alone to use deadly force. You had to make a decision and Oliver ended up hurt because of Roy's, poisoned. That night he paused, hesitated, for the slightest second, leaving Oliver bruised. He'd been in the field before with Oliver so the only conclusion he came to was Roy's affiliation with the lady archer.They were supposed to be a team and without finishing that thought he knew he was being a bit hypocritical.

Outside diggle feels a tap on his shoulder.

"Felicity, What are you doing here".

"Well you said to keep an eye on him." She came out of nowhere tablet in hand.

"Yeah well at the foundry, to late now." He whispers.

"Shh Oliver's coming out of the house". She points out.

He comes out of the house with another arrow. Completely passing up Felicity and Diggle.

"Oliver". Hurriedly pushes it into his pocket.

"No need and trying to hide it Oliver we saw it" .The poison was making him lose his edge a bit, it was worst than Barry injecting him with rat poisoning and he was seeing ghost.

"Felicity-"

"You snuck out, By the way, how did you get out of the foundry without me knowing. Do you have another secret entry you're not telling us about.

He interrupts her before she talks them to death.

"You would have told Digg either way."

"How'd you know,At very opportune times I can keep my mouth shut".

" Oh really because I'm really having a hard time believing that right now.

"Guy's enough, we have work to do."

"Fine, but Oliver," she points a finger at him. "I am not one of your bodyguards, you do not get to ditch me. No offense Digg."

"Non taken".Now lets see that arrow." Oliver hesitates.

"We all want to find Roy, but we can't do this if you keep hanging us out to dry"

"Either we're a team or not".

He reluctantly hands Diggle the arrow.

....

Back at the fondry they eye the arrow under a magnifying glass.

"Matches the same one we just pulled out of you last night".

"I don't think that's all Roy has". Oliver adds as he does his one armed push ups.

"It has to be in another place with him, he wouldn't just leave everything lying around. He must have gotten spooked and left it".

Felicity and Diggle eye one another.

Diggle squats next to him as he continues his push ups. "You doing okay man, you sure you ready to start training right now, the poison could still be in effect."

"Well if someone wouldn't have hit me with poison or anything i'd feel a lot better".

Diggle quickly glances at the blond. "Well either way, if you're not feeling well you should slow down". she quickly says.

"I'm fine". He looks straight breathes roughly, the stitches pull from last night but he doesn't stop the pain is a constant motivator to keep moving.

"Diggle sighs, if I had a dollar for every single time you told me that".

"You'd have more money than Queen Consolidated." Felicity chirps in.

Oliver switches to chin ups on the salmon ladder.

Diggle walks over to the ladder to pry more information from him. So you guys go to get intel on Meryln and this lady shows up and starts beating on the both of you. Somehow i find it hard to believe, sure she might be good but against two skilled archers"?

"Roy had to know her, he stood in the middle while we fought. He was trying to protect me and her. We'll know once we find him."

"Well in the meantime Digg you were right, the poisoned arrow we found is identical to the one you you got shot with. Both can traced back to the company SAGITTARIUS.

"Malcolm". he spits out with such distaste.

"Well of course she works for him, that's who you guys went after that night".

Diggles phone buzzes and he puts it to his ear. "Diggle".

Oliver's interest grows and he moves closer to the phonecall.

"Okay". He drops it on the table putting it on speaker mode.

"I have to say i thought it be a long time before you would come crawling back for Arguses help." Amanda.

" Amanda, can you ID the women or not?" Oliver spits out.

"Not so fast Mr, Queen I don't give free handouts for intel." Who'd she think she was the Bratva.

He rubs his fingertips together at his side, slightly irritated.

"What is it?"

"You'll owe me. I'll keep you posted, don't forget we know who you are and how you spend your nights Mr. Queen.

"Let me guess, if I don't return the favor, you'll expose me as the arrow. Heard it all before."

He hangs up.

"Now we just make deals with anyone, without thinking things through first?" Diggle ask.

Oliver puts his hand up, we'll deal with it when we come to it.

"Felicity, we need to make another phone call."

"We tried to call Roy already, he isn't picking up."

"Not Roy, our friend at the SCPD. Call Lance and see if he can find where Roy is.

"What about us Oliver?'

"Diggle we go out and wait for the call."

He touches Diggle's shoulder. "Let's go find our team mate.