Training

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This is like a rewrite to season 3 and how they handled Laurel becoming the black canary.

"I am sorry when I said I wouldn't train you, I just wanted to protect you, but you're right, it does help with grief, and I am using this, being the arrow in order to help with my grief" said Oliver to Laurel, "look Ollie, I can't live with myself knowing that Sara's killer is outside, and maybe I will never know who did it but at least I want to know I am doing something, and this fire inside of me, I can't let it out just being a lawyer, that is why I want you to train me" she commented, Oliver nodded, "okay" he said, Laurel smiled. "Tomorrow, 4:00 am" he told her, Laurel raised her eyebrows, "that early in the morning?" She asked, "yeah" he replied.

Laurel entered the foundry, Oliver was doing the salmon ladder when he heard her go inside. He jumped off the ladder and grinned as he saw Laurel's face, "you look like a zombie" he commented as he cleaned his sweat with a towel, "yeah that's what happens after waking me up at 4:00 in the morning" she replied, Oliver laughed. "So what are we gonna do first?" She asked, "follow me" he said, she did as he told her. They got to a table, "slap the water" he commanded, Laurel laughed but when she looked at Oliver's face she stopped laughing and looked serious, "oh you're serious?" She asked, "deadly" he answered, Laurel got close to the table and hit the water, water splashed all over the table, "now what?" She asked, "now you hit it again" he replied, Laurel furrowed but did it anyways, "again" commanded Oliver, Laurel got annoyed but did it, "again" he said, Laurel slapped it hard clearly annoyed, more water came splashing and wet Oliver'a face, Oliver closed his eyes and cleaned the water with his hands, "and again" he said, "okay Oliver what the hell is this?" She asked, "your training" he responded, "oh really, yeah I am really afraid the bowl of water attacks me" she said sarcastically, "keep hitting it, when the water is low fill it again, Ill come to check up on you in a while" he commented, "are you kidding me?" She asked, "nope" he responded and closed the door of the room, then Laurel heard the lock, he locked her up! She groaned and slapped the water.

Oliver walked inside the room, he saw Laurel with her hands holding her head and elbows in the table, "I think you ran out of water" she said, Oliver checked the faucet and water didn't come out, "what the hell did you do?" He questioned, "slapped the water" she replied smiling, "okay?" He exclaimed, "now what is next?" She asked, "come here" he commanded, Laurel followed, Oliver gave her a bamboo stick, "what is this for?" She asked, "for your training" he responded, "you know it's funny how you think that water and bamboo are going to be my enemies here in the city" she exclaimed, "the bamboo it's because if we use actual swords or spears, I would kill you" he explained, "that is a good point" she admitted, Oliver grinned. They stood each in front of each other, then Oliver hit Laurel with the bamboo, "oww!!" Exclaimed Laurel, "bad reflexes" he said, then he was about to hit her again and she ducked, "nice" he said, "well I saw it coming" she replied, "you do know you also have to hit back right?" He asked, Laurel nodded and raised the bamboo to hit him, Oliver blocked it with his bamboo and hit back, she also blocked it, she looked proud, then Oliver hit her with the other bamboo at his other hand in her leg, she stepped away, she raised her eyebrows at him, "Laurel, you always have to know, your opponent does have 2 hands, that meaning, if you block one do not think you're safe, because they always have another hand, or a leg or the other leg, you have to watch out for that" he explained, Laurel took a deep breath, Oliver swung the bamboo in his right hand and she blocked it, then he did it with his left hand and she blocked it too, then they pulled away and he swung it towards her head, she ducked and hit back, Olive blocked it, "if you want to hit me, than you'll have to do it quicker" he said, Laurel tightened her lips, she hit with her left toward the head and with her right towards his legs, he blocked those and hit her in the arm, she groaned and hit back, he ducked and kicked Laurel in the back of her knee making her bend over and fall, Laurel in the floor looked at him, "if you put all your weight to one leg then your enemies will use that against you, you have to watch out for that" he explained, Laurel got back up, "you know you're getting annoying" she commented, Olive laughed, "oh I know" he said and then Laurel started sttacking him, he blocked, ducked and hit back but so did she, in one of those Oliver swung his bamboo to her and Laurel was about to also hit him in the same place he had swung his bamboo, so Oliver's stick broke, "you are strong" he commented, "looks like you will have to fight with only one stick" she said, then as Laurel raised her stick to hit him he took the stick with his hand and gave Laurel a turn, she tripled with his feet but Oliver caught her, they were so close he could feel her breath, he looked at her, her green beautiful eyes and her hair covering half her face, she was smiling and that smile was beautiful, whenever she smiled holes formed on her cheeks, then they pulled away from each other, "that was ummm.. good, nice for the first day" commented Oliver, Laurel nodded.
Next day

"Keep you wrist straight" he said, Laurel punched and punched the punching bag, "center your feet" he commented, "any other advice?" She asked, "move your hips, that's were the power comes from" he added, she nodded and kept hitting the bag, "okay that's it!" He stopped her, "the punching bag doesn't hit back, I do" he told her, Laurel was breathing heavily, "its boxing time!" Said Oliver, Laurel laughed, "Ollie, I am not going to punch you" she said, "why not?" He asked, "because no okay!" She replied, "just try once, believe me it'll be hard for you to hit me" he begged, "okay" she said snd groaned, they both had their fists closed ready for boxing, she threw a punch and he ducked, they went on and on, Laurel blocked many of Oliver's punches "nice blocking" he commented, "well I see them coming" she responded, Laurel threw a punch putting all her weight on it, Oliver ducked and she was about to fall to the front when Oliver caught her hand and rolled her close to him, again they ended really close to each other, "you need to stop doing this" she told him, "I am just making sure you don't get yourself hurt" he replied and let go, then they started fighting again, Oliver started throwing a lot of punches but she dodged them all, he made a flip and when he landed he punched but she dodged that one as well, Oliver surprised stood straight and then Laurel threw a punch to his face, this time actually hitting him, Laurel gasped and covered her mouth with her hands, Oliver had his hands on his face, "oh my God! Ollie I am so sorry!" She exclaimed and got closer to him, "it's okay" he replied still with his hand in his face, "no let me see" she commanded, "Laurel you don't have to-" he couldn't finish his sentence as Laurel removed the hand, there was blood coming out form his nose, "Laurel I am okay really" he told her, Laurel went for paper, she sat him down and and cleaned him up, Oliver had his head looking up, after cleaning all the blood Oliver's nose was red, she gently touched it and he winced, "hold on" she said and rushed to get ice, she sat besides him and placed the ice gently on his nose, she rubbed his cheek with her free hand, Oliver smiled at her, "I am really sorry" she said, "hey it's okay" he responded and tucked strands of her hair behind her ear, "how come didn't you block it?" Asked Laurel, "I don't know, I guess I didn't see it coming" he answered, Laurel smiled, she rubbed Oliver's head making him a massage, Oliver took Laurel's hand and stared at her knuckles, "your knuckles" he exclaimed, Laurel looked at them, "I guess you have a strong nose" she said jokingly, he laughed and then removed the ice from his nose, he took Laurel's hand and placed the ice on her knuckles, Laurel winced a little, they looked at each other and smiled, "this was nice" he said, "you like when someone takes care of you?" She asked, "for the first time in my life, I have actually enjoyed it" he commented, then he kissed her in the lips, Laurel kissed back but was surprised, then they pulled away, Laurel had a surprised look on her face, "what?"'he asked "you didn't see it coming?"'he added while grinning, Laurel smiled and kissed him again, "do not do this after you beat your opponents" he said with a coach voice, she laughed and kissed him in the cheek, "I won't coach" she replied, Oliver kissed her in the hand. "I have a gift for you" he whispered in her ear, "well more like Cisco has a gift for you, but I was the one who told him to do it for you" he added.

"Laurel what is taking you so long?" He asked as he sat outside the dresser, "be patient" se said, then she came out, Oliver's eyes widened up and his mouth fell open, Laurel took a deep breath, "I think Cisco had a crush on you" said Oliver, "why?" She asked, "because he designed this suit for you that looks amazing on you, and it makes you look hot and badass and everything!" He explained, Laurel smiled, "I mean, those high boots, and the fishnets and the jacket, Oh My God, no you know what? I am not gonna call you black canary, that's too boring, I am gonna call you pretty bird now on" he commented. "I like it" she said as she got closer to him and kissed him, "I love you pretty bird" he said, "I love you too Ollie"

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