You are the Vigilante

Chapter 7 - 1, 2, 3

Chapter 7 - 1, 2, 3  

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The pair shared a tender smile and while their awareness of one another remained heightened they were able to continue with the training. Oliver continued to provide a variety of attacks while teaching Felicity to use her hips to unseat him and get away. 

As Diggle watched nearby he couldn't resist softly mumbling "Definitely not going to be unresolved for long" even though he knew Oliver would hear him... 

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A sudden pounding brought Oliver up off the floor and had him pushing Felicity toward Diggle for protection. After only a moment, all realized the pounding was on the Cave's door upstairs and then Thea's plaintive request for entry was heard. 

Felicity went forward to open the door and Thea entered quickly, already talking, with Roy right behind her. 

"And why did none of you answer my calls? Text messages? With all this technology, you'd think someone would know how to use a phone!" Thea's voice was sharp and annoyed and her glare encompassed Oliver, Felicity and Diggle. 

"What's up Thea? Is anything wrong?" Oliver asked. It still felt strange to include his sister in this part of his life and he felt even more tension at her words. 

Thea continued to glare at all three but did then look to Roy and motion for him to take over. 

"Sin came to me again-" Roy's voice was much calmer than Thea's so her interruption was easily heard. 

"No, we didn't tell her anything!" Thea interjected in exasperation as she saw the three others exchange a look. "Please listen all the way through before interrupting." Thea commanded. 

Roy looked at Thea with appreciation as he very much enjoyed the rich girl air of authority once he had gotten to know her better. "There have been some disappearances and kids on the street are pretty afraid, there's talk about monsters abducting the kids." He hesitated and then shrugged in a half apology. 

"Is rumor all you have?" Oliver asked. 

"We can start there - I'll hack, um, check the police database for recent reports. If there's anything there I'll check in with Lance." Felicity spoke up as she turned to her computers. 

"We should at least take a look Oliver." Diggle added his thoughts. 

"Well, now that that is settled, I have a club to run!" Thea spoke as she leaned in to kiss Oliver's cheek before giving Diggle a smile and Felicity a quick pat on the shoulder. "Let's go!" 

Roy gave them a hesitant nod before following Thea. He turned back to speak hesitantly. "Um, thank you." 

As neither Oliver nor Diggle spoke, Felicity sighed and then turned to smile at the younger man. "No problem Roy - we've got it!" 

Diggle turned to Oliver and noted his attention was back on Felicity. "How about a quick workout?" 

Oliver only gave Felicity's shoulder a quick squeeze before he headed toward the mats. He turned to Diggle and caught the baton the other man had tossed his way with a smirk.  

"Thought you might need to work off some frustration, man. You know a little stress relief." Diggle taunted with great amusement at his friend's expense. 

"Digg - leave it alone." Oliver replied quietly after a quick glance to ensure Felicity couldn't hear them. 

Diggle laughed but also immediately moved forward to attack. Soon metallic clangs filled the lair and were punctuated only by occasional grunts of exertion and pain. This continued until it was time for Oliver to make a club appearance before doing a quick sweep of the city as was his habit now. Though Diggle joined on most nights, he was taking the night off for Lyla. Felicity stayed at the lair to continue working her less than successful searches for Roy.