Unexpected

Chapter Four

AN: That's what the study room looks like. Modern-ish I know.

I wake up and the first memory is of seeing Oliver. Alive. I sit up a little too fast and groan. "Yjb ealayk 'an tadae alhubb(You should lay back love, loosely translated)." I turn to my right and see Ra's sitting next to the bed. "Tell me it was a dream. Tell me it was all part of my imagination." I takes my hand in his surprisingly warm one. "I cannot lie to you."

I lay back down and look at the ceiling. "I want to see him." "You will. After you've had something to eat." Sarab walks in with a tray of fruit, he lays it beside me.

"How are you feeling 'asad?" I eat a few apple slices before answering him. "I've been better." "You will make a fast recovery. I have no doubt of it." He bows before leaving the room.

"You should eat more than fruit. You need to be strong for him." "Fruit is the only thing I keep down in the morning." I continue to eat my fruit much to his displeasure. Once I'm done I get up and dress in a pair of grey sweats and a light green long sleeve shirt. I slip on my grey pair of Toms and head to the dungeons. Ra's following me silently. We get to the cell and Sarab is guarding the entrance. He nods to me before opening the gate. I walk right in with both he and my husband on either side of me.

I look to Oliver. He's changed. Not only his looks but the way he holds himself is different. It's like he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. I suppose he does.

He tries to stand but fails, the chains only go so far. I look to Sarab and he moves forward to undo the chains. I'm surprised Ra's hasn't said anything.

Oliver moves towards me, causing him to move in front of me. Oliver stops and looks at us with a 'calculating' look. He stand still. "You're together." He doesn't ask. I slightly incline my head. "We're married actually. And expecting a child." "Yjb 'an la nnaqul lah kl hdha(You shouldn't tell him all this)." "'innah 'akhi. Kan laday alhaqq fi maerifa.( He's my brother he has a right to know)"

I turn my gaze to Oliver. "How are you still alive?"

"I washed up on an island. Where I was able to survive for five years before I signaled a passing ship." He keeps a neutral face.

"What island?" "Lian Yu." A look of surprise comes across my face. "You survived five years in Purgatory? How?"

"I'd rather not talk about that." I nod my head. I turn and as expected Oliver comes with us. I walk to the study room and take a seat on the couch. Oliver sits in one of the seats across from me, Ra's stands to my right and Sarab by the door.

"I want to talk about Sara Lance." He looks to me as if saying, continue. "Do you know who killed her?" "Malcolm Merlyn." I bit my lip hiding my smile.

"That's funny you should say that." I get up and pour myself some water. "Would you like anything to drink?" He shakes his head. I walk back and sit down, taking a sip of my water. "I questioned Merlyn already. And you know what he told me? He told me he didn't kill her."

Oliver moves a little in his seat. "He's the only one who could've killed her. His arrival in Starling coincides with Sara's death." You're good brother, but not good enough.

"That's true. Only, he didn't arrive alone did he? He traveled with his daughter. Thea." Oliver tries to keep his face neutral but I see a hint of fear in his eyes. That's enough for me to go on. "Malcolm told me he used a poison to control Thea. A poison which made her forget what she did. But you already know all this don't you Oliver?" I take a drink from my water.

I let Oliver process this. It's like I can see the gears working in his head. After a few more moments I decide to speak. "Malcolm Merlyn will be charged with the violation of our code and he will stand trial, his fate being decided my husband. His daughter on the other hand will be faced with the charges of murdering Ta-" Oliver stood up knocking his seat over in the process. "No. She didn't kill Sara. Malcolm made her do it. She didn't know what she was doing." Sarab grabs his katana. I shake my head in his direction.

"Ta-er al-Sahfer. She will stand trial and her fate will be decided by Sara's intended. Nyssa al Ghul." "You can't do this! She's your sister!" "No Oliver. She is no longer my sister. She is a murderer who killed my dear friend." He looks like hurt. I stand and walk to him, standing next to him. "She will be brought in whether you agree or not."

Before I can leave he pulls me back and wraps an arm around my neck. Cutting my oxygen off. The other men in the room stand by knowing I can take care of myself just fine. I grab the dagger hidden in my pants and I stab Oliver in the abdomen. He lets go of me and I turn and punch him in the face, breaking his nose.

I step back and look at Oliver leaning against the desk. "Take him back to his cell. Make sure his wounds are cleaned up as well." Sarab walks up to me and checks my neck for bruising. "I'm fine." "This doesn't look fine 'asad." "Then I will get better." He nods his head before enacting my orders. After Ra's leaves he comes over to me and gives me a once over.

"You should let me kill him." He puts his forehead against mine.

"Kare wa watashi no chidesu, watashi wa kare ga korosa reta no o mimasen. Watashi no minde wa naku, watashi no hitobito ni yottede wa arimasen. (He is my blood, I will not see him killed. Not here, not by my people.)" I pull him into a soft kiss full of love. "I should go and rest. Send for me when something of interest happens." He nods.

"I'll walk you to our chambers." He wraps an arm around my waist and leads the way. He makes sure I have all I need before kissing my head and leaving.

AN: Family reunion didn't go as planned. I will say this, I'm not entirely following the shows plot this is more of an... au version I guess. Anyway hoped you enjoy, please like a/o comment.