Chapter One
She knew it.
She knew that her brother was completely smitten with the geeky blonde who amazingly had no filters in her mouth.
And as Oliver Queen's only sister and an implied member of 'the world needs a fashion revamp', she just couldn't sit idle and watch her future 'probable' sister in law in a completely ridiculous outfit, swapping in some random keys in her laptop. Thea, who had never backed down from a challenge before, with an adrenaline rush, tried hiding her laptop once as leverage for an hour of shopping. Felicity had turned all murderous and hissed 'precious' and so the teenager had to chicken out from her endeavors in giving the computer genius a change-over.
It was not as if the girl's taste was ridiculous, it was in fact pretty. But Thea knew that 'just cute outfits' isn't going to make her brother's heart thud loud. At times she even wondered as to whether the lovely dovey feelings weren't mutual and just one sided.
She had almost lost hope, but then her calculating gaze had narrowed down on her brother, who couldn't take his eyes off Felicity the previous night in the club. And the blonde had flushed scarlet, bit her lip, started her usual ramblings that bored everyone else to death, except for a certain someone, (of course) who looked as if everything was just amusing. Felicity had flustered more and fidgeted with the loose ends of her hair. Now, that was the sign Thea was looking for.
Grownups were hopeless.
Thea Queen may not be a hi-tech computer genius, but she did know how to lure someone with a weakness and trap them. She would have laughed out at her evil scheme but then she didn't want to give an impression that she had a definite plan screened out and so she thrived the evening knowing that her weekend would be just as amazing as she imagined. She was gonna make Oliver jealous and helpless.
And it was definitely not a way for getting back at her brother when he had walked in and growled at Roy during an intense make out session.
'Time to make a move' Thea muttered when she spotted the trail of golden pony tail around the corner.
"Felicity!" She shrieked in a tone that strikingly resembled the triumph of a predator.
"Oh good God! You just gave me a heart attack" Felicity whispered, her palms were already calming her heart down.
"I would have asked what made you to come over, but then the reason is so obvious and so I'm skipping the awkward little talk here" Thea sighed with a dramatic roll of her eyes and the hint of glee wasn't just as subtle as she wanted it to be.
"What? And what is this 'obvious reason'?" Felicty asked, her eyes squinting and her nose had a tiny freckle and the teenager found it almost adorable, to see the goody girl making an attempt to lie.
"That you are totally and hopelessly in to my brother-" Thea started her list and was efficiently stopped by the frantic 'shh' from the girl nearby.
"Shh.. keep it down will you? I mean, it's not ture, well not completely, but then come to think of it, every girl has an abundant crush on your brother, it is certainly not something that is significant, in fact, you know what? I have like ZEROinterest on your brother, I mean, come to think of it, how would I be interested in him? Wait - that doesn't necessarily mean that I don't care about him, which I do, of course. You know- like a friend, but nothing else" She cursed her mouth again, bit her lip to stop the 'open sesame spell' and closed her lids to take a demanding intake of air.
"Felicity. Shh, it's okay. I totally adore you and you are far much better than the usual girls that he used to bring home. I can see why he is equally smitten by you" The young brunette chirped and Felicity could only gape. Her work with Arrow would be too awkward if Oliver knew about her little crush.
"What? No, you are wrong. He is so not in to me. I mean, I know he is your brother and all, but have you looked at him? He has this amazing baby blue eyes, a rough stubble that itches my finger to touch and he has this compassion that-"
"Felicity. I get it. Shopping. Now" She said and grabbed her elbow before the brainy girl could give out any excuse or reasoning on why the shopping trip is a very bad idea.
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Oliver knew that something smelled incredibly fishy when he saw his sister's smug look this evening. He stopped in his path, tilted his face and tried searching for something of a vengeance dripping from her eyes. All, he could see was a smirk, a triumph and a glint.
Now, that was a combination that gave out red signals everywhere and he could feel the throb of oncoming head ache. He loved his sister too much, but he could definitely see the shades of his teenage years painted on her.
"Speedy..what's with the smug look?" He asked, his tone guarded and he allowed a small smile to grace his lips.
"Smug look? My dear brother, what do you take me for? I'm just happy to see you all dressed up for the party this evening." She said and feigned an innocent look. He cursed the infamous Queen trait and continued walking downstairs for the party.
It was as if all his breath was knocked out without a second to revive.
There she was, in all her golden glory, with green wines spiraling her otherwise sparkling golden dress, her blonde hair let loose for once, the curves of her tress bouncing ever so slightly, shining under hues of light, her eyes, glass free, her lips in a shade too bright, filling in those tiny lines on her seams. Her fingers were around the waist of the wine glass, red liquid swirling in it.
He could see her lifting it up, her lips on the blessed rim and how badly he wanted to be that wine glass right now. A small rivulet of red dripped down from the corners of her lip, rolling down her chin, pelting down to the dip of her throat and further more.
Oliver walked across the length of the room, faking smiles with those who were in between, trying to cross the unknown abyss between them. He longed to be on her side more than ever, it was true that his heart thudded for her for the past few months and it shook him to the core to realize the depth of his feelings for her.
He could see the small drop of scarlet on her skin and he wanted nothing more than to lick them off from her.
He was a second late.
He saw Barry Allen leaning a bit more, wiping off the drop of wine with the tip of his finger. Oliver tensed, his palm was already fisted and he hated the delicious pink of blush that blossomed on her cheek.
He heard a giggle to his right and turned to see a hood of red whispering to his sister's ears. Thea looked wild, giddy and Oliver could see what really happened. She winked from the other side of the room and grabbed Roy's hand to run off to somewhere.
He wanted to follow them, to growl at the kid again. His resolve was annihilated when he heard Felicity giggle at some science joke. He sighed, decided that Roy is a good kid and he could punch his face always in the morning.
Felicity laughed more and Oliver's jaw flexed.
"Oh, why the evil look?" Digg blended in from behind.
'Mine' his mind yelled and he had to take in another round of deep breaths.
"I should have picked science when I was a kid" Oliver said ignoring the look of amusement swimming in Digg's iris.
"Also, sisters are big pain in the ass" he muttered and marched towards the girl who had managed to wrap him around her pinky finger.
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Word count 1370
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