Chapter 1
Running.
That is what is happening for the past year here in Starling city. My feet pumping against the ground, shouting coming from behind me. I dared to not turn around afraid that I might fall and taking me back. I ran in the streets of the city I call my home other than Central City, pushing past people to get my way through. To get away from the things that I knew was wrong. Murder. Torture. Powers.
"HEY! Get back here!" A tall man shouted, not that far behind.
Panic, I pushed harder, my breaths already heavy my heart pumping begging me to stop but I ignored it and kept running. Sweat dripping down my face as I ran. I was thinking about using my speed to run but that would just make me a target for more experiments.
I made a promise to myself that I would never get caught and always keep moving forward and not let the past keep me down. People have been searching for the 'girl who went crazy', not just the cops but reporters and citizens from nearby towns or city's. But my power to be able to transform into any person came in handy.
But no matter what happens I would never go back to that hell place. I found my way to an alley where I thought was safe until I felt hands wrapping around my mouth. I struggled and thrashed to get out of their grip and even tried screaming but it came out muffled. We backed up to behind a dumpster to hide in the dark.
The same thought kept creeping up in my mind, 'Oh God, they found me!' This is it, I'm going to jail for all the things that I did wrong to bring justice for the people I hurt. Tears burned my eyes threatening to spill but I will not let this man know that I'm afraid.
"Be quiet!" The voice whispered. His voice was high pitched but a little deep. With confusion I obeyed but only because I didn't want to get caught. Why was he helping me? Isn't he one of them? He could take me in and get a reward.
When I heard the footsteps of the men pass I relaxed.
The person holding me down let go and gently pushed me forward. I turned around to face the one who pulled me back here and punched him straight in the jaw. He fell back and cradled his jaw both of us panting. He was surprised to see me, a girl, punch him. To be honest, it was a little offensive that he thought a girl couldn't pick a fight with a guy. I wasn't going to show this person that I was weak and that I was going to let him do anything to me.
I didn't relax. I was panting from the run and my energy draining away from me. I kept a straight face, glaring at him. He grinned when I didn't move. I wanted to hit him again to wipe that grin from his face but held myself back. I could've broken his jaw with my strength. But I was being nice because he saved my butt. Why did he help me anyway? I took this time to look him over.
He looked about 16 or 17 years old, light brown shaggy hair, blue eyes that shine when the light from the street lamps hit them. His skin is white with blush on his cheeks. He was wearing a light blue button up shirt to match his eyes, with a green and black stripped tie hanging loosely around his neck, his pants were khaki and to top it off with his shoes, converse.
He was cute but not my type. I don't know who he is, but I'm hoping he isn't working for the man who was experimenting on a cop, or me and return me to that place I call hell or to you, S.T.A.R. Labs. That place was the reason that I've been running from people, and convicted with murder a year ago.
"Who are you?" I demanded looking at him in the eye.
He tilted his head as if I just made a joke and to prove my point, he started laughing. I scoffed and crossed my arms to show that I was serious. Does he really think that this is funny? Funny, that I asked a question? He immediately stopped when he saw I didn't join in.
"Wait, you really don't know who I am?" He asked standing up straight. With his height I now knew that he was tall, a couple of inches taller than me. I shook my head. He cleared his throat before continuing, "Let me introduce myself. Hi, my name is Oliver Queen. The riches teen alive."
But that happened ten years ago and later on I'm 24 and live with the Queen's since that night I met Ollie. He returned home a year ago after the Queens' gambit went down making him and his dad, Robert Queen, go missing. A couple of days later reported dead. Everyone was devastated, except me, I knew he was alive because I could still see him in my visions. Or maybe visited the future thanks to time travel.
He was stranded on an island near China called Lian Yu for 5 years, the only survivor, he told everybody the same story but the only people who know the truth that happened on that island are him and me.
He didn't have a choice, I can read his mind. That's my power. I have many others thanks to the one and only Dr. Harrison Wells; note the sarcasm. The only person who knows about what I can do is Oliver, Felicity, and Diggle but Felicity and Diggle don't know about my past like Oliver does. And possibly some of the citizens here in Starling city, at least the one's that I saved. But I had a mask on so no one knows who I am.
"What do you want to do Oliver?" I asked. We were currently sitting in his room on the window seat across from each other.
He shrugged and looked out the window.
"I don't know," He answered calmly. I frowned; he always wants to do the same thing every day. Sometimes he just confuses me. "Have you developed anything new?" He asked me his eyes not looking away from the window.
"No," I knew what he was talking about but ever since the 'incident' nothing new came. "But I have been out saving people." Excited I smiled and told him all about it.
He just sat and listened nodding his head once and a while. I knew he wasn't interested but he listened anyways because he knew that I haven't told anyone about it since I kept it a secret. I stopped talking cutting myself off and looked over at Oliver. His body was here but his mind elsewhere memories about the island, about Tommy, flash through his mind.
My eyelids dropped to the ground when I saw the imagines flash like a slideshow through his mind and ended up in mine. Which made me think about what happened in the restaurant I work at, Big Belly Burger.
"Oliver something happened that I've been keeping from you for a while." I telepath to him and got up from the window seat to walk away and out the door. I didn't mean to communicate with him through my mind but I needed to tell him.
I felt his hand wrap around my wrist to stop me. I looked down then back at him.
"What happened?" He thought back.
My chest felt heavy and I couldn't breathe. Blurry spots appeared in my vision; I didn't want to break down in front of Oliver. If he was strong on the island for five years, then why can't I be strong here for one second? He rubbed his thumb on my cheek and kept in there. That's when I let them fall as soon as he pulled me in.
"Ollie, I thought he found me." I cried out loud. "I thought he found me!" I whispered and shut my eyes closed.
"Shh, what do you mean?" He questioned and pulled me into his lap. I didn't realize that we walked back over to the window seat.
"Dr. Wells, the one who gave me this curse, he came to Starling City one day and he walked right up to me." I choked out. "But he didn't know who I was. After that he started to come at least once a week. I was afraid every time he would come and sit down in the same booth right next to the window and close to the door looking out to the people who walk on the sidewalks, like he was waiting for me. He would order the same thing, a cup of coffee."
"Kitty, he will never get to you now that I'm back. You hear me?" He ordered me. I nodded.
He's opening the particle accelerator this weekend and Laurel invited me to go. I wanted to say no but I didn't want her to ask any questions so I agreed. I didn't want to tell Oliver or he'll stop me. Besides, since Moira just got out of jail after the incident in the Glades. Thea needs all of her family. She met a guy in the Glades. I met him a couple of times, Roy's cute let me tell you that much. And he makes her happy, I can tell.
Oliver told me about the island and what changed since the last time he's been gone. It was my turn to listen, ever since last year, the year he became 'the hood', I've been helping him with the list and with street crimes that the police are either to lazy or just don't care about. Even when he was gone I helped for a couple of months after the death of Tommy. So people already know my name and call me a hero.
Now it's The Arrow's turn.
