You are the Vigilante

Chapter 9 - Loose ends

Chapter 9 - Loose ends 

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"I'm glad you fought back, I'm proud of you...just don't, Roy's right, you shouldn't have been in harm's way. I should have taken better care of you, Felicity, I shouldn't-." Oliver's voice was still a growl but no one missed the tenderness in his tone as well. 

Felicity was shaking her head as she pulled back to respond. "We, remember, Team Arrow. We take care of each other, Oliver." 

Oliver gave a brief nod even as he ghosted a hand from her temple to chin. He held her face in one hand and leaned in to kiss Felicity gently and none too briefly considering their audience. 

"Go Team Arrow." Roy spoke in the silence Thea and Diggle shared smug smiles. 

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As Oliver and Felicity continued to kiss there was a slightly awkward moment for the other three before Diggle loudly cleared his throat. "So we go after Danes now." It wasn't really a question but Roy immediately nodded in agreement. 

"What do you mean go after? I thought we were collecting evidence to turn him over to the authorities?" Thea questioned in confusion. 

Only then did Oliver reluctantly pull away from Felicity's lips, he still hugged her tightly to him as he looked to Diggle and Roy. "Yes, we go back now before he re-groups." 

Now it was Felicity who pulled away to ask in confusion. "We don't have my search results. We have no evidence that he's even responsible for the kids' abductions nor that he's really are playing a warped version of Starling City Survivor with them either...." Felicity trailed off as she noted Diggle's and Roy's surprised faces morph into somber masks. She turned to look at Oliver but he wasn't meeting her eyes. "Oh no, you are going back for revenge for me? Oliver, no!" 

"Not revenge, justice. He shouldn't have touched you and he would have killed you both. That's sufficient evidence for me." Oliver stated with a closed expression as he met her eyes. 

"Let's be logical here, Oliver. Let me run the search, let Lance and the police do their thing and then we can decide where to go." Felicity offered. 

"No. It's unlikely Danes will mention you but it's a possibility you could be linked to tonight's events which means the Team would be vulnerable. Those kids are still in danger too. We need to move now." Oliver pointed out somewhat triumphantly as he knew Felicity would seek to protect his secret and the kids. 

"I know you are manipulating me so do not look so smug." Felicity responded with a growl of her own and reached out to smack Oliver's shoulder. As she used the arm on injured side it was an aborted attempt that resulted in her growl becoming a low hiss of pain. 

Oliver immediately stepped closer to touch her injury. His smug grin was gone though and replaced with a look of concern. 

Thea laughed at that and spoke to Felicity. "I believe your own pain caused him more pain than the smack would have - well done Felicity."  

Felicity glanced in surprised and noted Oliver's look then so she smiled gently and placed her other hand over his on her injury. 

"Can we please move on to getting Danes now?" Roy asked impatiently. 

"Yes, I'll check my programs now and see if we have any actual evidence -" Felicity began in response even as she quickly kissed Oliver again then separated herself from him as she ducked her head and tucked a stray hair behind her ear and sat in front of her machines.