The Hero In the Dark

Seeing is Beleiving

"Hi..."Olivia smiled. A real one. One that she didn't have to fake and follow with "I'm okay."

"Hi." Olivia rolled over in the bed the sunshine hitting her body and warming it up. She leaned on Sean's chest and looked upto his eyes. Those deep green eyes that pulled her closer to him everytime she looked at him."Can we just stay here forever?"

"I say yes. Let's forget about school." He moved enough so their bodies fit perfectly together. "We'll lay here and grow old."

"Shit...I told Haylie I'd hang out with her today."

"Damn and I promised I'd hang out with Archer." They smiled at each other."We can't break our promises."

"Your right. We'll just have to set a date." Olivia rolled out of the bed. She took off her Micky Mouse shirt and walked over to his dresser. She pulled out his favorite baseball team shirt and put in on. She then grabbed her ripped denim shorts."Come on you'll be late meeting Archer. Besides I think He's got some news to tell you."

"What do you mean?" Sean got up onto his knees looking at Olivia with a smile.

"We're meeting you two for lunch. We'll see you then."

"No you won't," she turned to him slowly only to see life drained from him and his wounds bleeding soaking his shirt.

"NO! NO!"Olivia sat up on the couch her legs under her still a little alseep seeing something she didn't want too, tears rolling down her face and her chest feeling so tight she couldn't breathe. She was shaking. Oliver and Felicity ran. William Found himself watching from a far at the bedroom doorway looking at the girl who he already grew a conection to clearly in pain.

"Lauren!"

"NOO!" Oliver ran over grabbing her holding her tight so she wouldn't hurt herself.

"Lauren." Oliver held her tight as she start to wake up."It's okay!" Olivia held his arm that was around her and found herslef going limp. "It's okay." Olivia took deep breaths. She shoved so many memories down. She calmed down and with Felicity sitting on the couch next to her playing with her hair and rubbing her back they got her back to sleep. Oliver had got William back to sleep aswell.

Once both where done they met at their bedroom door."What do you think that was?" Felicity asked.

"From personal expereince?" Oliver asked. Felicity only shrugged her shoulders."She definitely holding a lot back."

"She said she was there when TJ killed us. Maybe thats it?" Felicity looked back at the sleeping girl.

"We won't know unless she tells us."

Morning came only William left for school early while Oliver and Felicity stayed with Olivia in the apartment. Till it was time to go to meet Curtis and Diggle at the base at the time they said they would. Olivia went through her bag till she found what she was looking for. What looked like toothpaste to Oliver and Felicity it was one of the most used creams Olivia used. Seeing as her side hobby as a fighter, a cream that helps someone heal faster, she never left the house without it. After explaining it to Oliver and Felicity, Oliver couldn't help but wish he had some of that with him on the island. Also just in general.

"So how are we going to get me to remember?" Olivia asked.

"Curtis's husband knows someone. She uses a kind of hypnosis." Felicity checked her watch. "She should be here soon." Olivia stood from the kitchen chair.

"Actually,...I think I might know someone." Olivia started putting on her shoes as Oliver and Felicity watched."You coming or not?"

Both stood and join in putting on their shoes. Following Olivia Felicity texted Curtis's husband letting him know to cancel the woman who was going to help them. Oliver continued to stay close to Felicity. When they got in the car Olivia sat in the back guiding them down town to an old single building between a brand new Coffee Stop and Big Belly Burger.

Olivia jumped out of the car looking at the building she thought she seen the last of. Of course it didn't look as good considering the woman who owned it just started renovations so she open her own business.

If being a physic, selling crystals and charms is a business. Only Ophelia knew something her other customers didn't. She was the real deal. Hit with the first particle accelerator she gained the power to see anyone future with just a touch. While smart about it she never gave to much away. The future always changes. And in the future Ophelia hoped she'd never meet her.

"A physic?" Oliver asked. Olivia could clearly hear the doubt in his voice.

"She prefers the term Reader of Futures." Olivia started walking up the steps. Oliver and Felicity following close behind. As Ophelia brought her hand up to the door to knock only the door swings open making Felicity and Oliver steel a glance at each other.

"Your appointment isn't for a while..." the woman smiled. Felicity noticed how she didn't look like any fortune teller she's ever seen. She had on jeans and a t-shirt. Her hair up in a messy bun and clearly painting. Living in LasVegas had brought her across some different things, and the woman in front of her didn't fit that profile.

"It's good to see you to Melanie."

"Welcome in, Mayor Queen. Ms. Smoak." The three walked in and watched as Melanie closed the door then turned around. "There's some coffee here if you don't mind waiting a minute. Lauren and I will be just a minute."

Oliver and Felicity sat down rather sceptical. Olivia followed Melanie through the hanging beads into a lightly lit room where  a table sat low, a crystal ball sat right in the centre. Pillows on the floor made it look like a scene from a movie. "Nice touch."

"People like the theatrics." Melanie sat down on one side of the table and Olivia sat directly across from her. "What can I help you with?"

"My brother was kidnaped. I was there and saw them I just can't remember what they looked like. I need your help."

"Okay so it's not the other thing." Melanie took Olivia's hand then closed her eyes. Olivia did the same.

CRASH!

Olivia sat up in her bed and looked around everything was as it was before she went to sleep. Jumping out of her bed she ran out of her room and across the hall to her brothers."Tommy!" She watched as three men kept hold of him he fought till they put something in his neck.  Looking closely at them she noticed every feature of their face. But one man in the shadow showed enough to see that he was calling the shots. The most obvious feature was the scar running all across his face. And every other feature that rested with it. Including his dirty blond hair. Before she could put out her force field one of the men used his own powers throwing her to the wall  causing it to cave in before falling till she hit the floor she looked at the man. The man with the scar. In it only held anger. Then everything went black.

When she heard her mother and fathers voice she sat up quickly dust of dry wall falling off of her. "Where's Tommy?" Her mother asked as a hand rested on her back. Olivia looked at the smashed window in front of her.

"They took him. I couldn't stop it."Olivia's head hung she felt the tears rise and her hands made fist.

"This isn't your fault." Oliver told his daughter and meaning it.

"You get what you came for?" Melanie asked. Olivia looked at her and nodded. Olivia stood as Melanie did. "You should know..." Olivia stop and turned to her. Melanie clearly showed that she cared for the girl. "If your going to be successful in getting your brother, your gonna have to drop that wall and let people in. Allow yourself to be connected to someone."

"What are you saying?" Olivia asked. Melanie just smiled.

"I'm sating you're stronger than you think. That even under the control of that awful man you and your brother are stronger than you think." Melanie walked passed her through the beads and Olivia followed. Her parents stood.

"So?" Felicity asked.

"I remember their faces. All all them. I also know who attack me."

"That's good." Felicity looked to Oliver then Olivia."Right?"

"Only if we find them. If we can't...my future is screwed."