This will be a Assassin Canarrow Thanksgiving fic since we're in in the Thanksgiving season. I wanted to post it on Thanksgiving Day, but it took me longer than intended to write this. Hopefully everyone will enjoy it. Nysara is also included, but I'm personally only a believer in a man and woman unions.
Just so everyone knows, Olicity did happen in this universe during season 3, but they broke up and decided they were better off as friends and Felicity ended up with Ray permanently. And after the fiasco with the League Of Assassins in season 3 and Sara's resurrection in season 4, Sara and Oliver rekindled their romance and added Nyssa to their union with Olover marring them both. This story is set three years after the "Arrow" series finale.
Disclaimer: I don't own "Arrow" or its characters. They're the property of DC, Warner Brothers, the CW, and its showrunners.
Oliver, Sara, and Nyssa had just arrived at the grocery store and were deciding which of them would select the different ingredients they would use for the Thanksgiving Day dinner they'd be hosting. After a bit of discussion, it was decided that Sara would select the cranberries, potatoes, milk, butter, green beans, and carrots, Nyssa would select a pumpkin, a pie crust, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a packet of rolls, and Oliver would select the turkey. That settled, they all took a hand held basket and went off to their different duties.
Oliver entered the meat department and began looking at all of the available turkeys that were on display. There were so many and they were hard to choose from. Some were too small in size and wouldn't be adequate enough to feed all of the guests who'd be coming. Others were way too large for his taste and would provide unnecessary leftovers, and he'd probably have more than enough leftovers as it was if the guests didn't eat everything first. He only had one fridge for goodness sakes people, not five. After carefully inspecting each turkey, he finally managed to find one that wasn't too large or too small, just the right size to feed everyone. Having made his choice, he placed his selected turkey inside of his basket and headed to the checkout counter while hoping his wives were also having success finding the other ingredients for their Thanksgiving dinner.
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Sara was busy perusing through the produce department as she searched for some good carrots, green beans, potatoes, and cranberries. She finally came across a bunch of good looking carrots which she placed inside of her basket. Afterwards, she moved to where the green beans were kept and looked at them carefully to see which ones didn't have any spots or discoloring. She managed to find a decent looking bunch which she took, placed inside of a plastic bag, and added to her basket. She then made her way to where the potatoes were, found some nicely shaped ones, and added them. The final thing to look for in this department was the cranberries, which proved to be a bit difficult since the produce aisle was quite large. After searching for a time with no success, Sara approached one of the employees standing nearby.
"Excuse me, but where might I find a large bag of cranberries please?"
"Just go straight ahead, and then turn towards the left ma'am", replied the kind employee.
"Thank you very much", responded Sara, who followed the given directions and sure enough, she found the cranberries and placed them within her basket. All that was left for her to get was the milk and butter, and with that, began making her way to the dairy section.
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Nyssa had been able to find the nutmeg, cinnamon, a decent sized packet of rolls, and a well-shaped pie crust. Now all there was left for her to locate was a nice pumpkin. After searching throughout the store, she managed to find a some pumpkins, but to her shock and dismay, the pumpkins were all too large and she couldn't see any smaller sized ones. As Nyssa took in the sight before her, her emotions began to change to outrage. How dare they only bring out one particular group of pumpkins and not have more selections for busy customers such as herself. She immediately marched up to one of the employees and in no uncertain terms demanded to speak to the manager at once. The employee quickly scampered away to fulfill the irate woman's request, having a feeling that she was not to be tampered with. After a bit, the manager arrived and Nyssa began her complaint.
"Might I ask why there are only large sized pumpkins available and not smaller sized ones? I'm trying to find a small pumpkin and can't seem to do so, and I have to say that there only being one set of pumpkins is a great disservice not only to myself but also the other loyal customers who shop here. You should know better than that".
"Easy there ma'am, no need to get all huffy," the manager responded while trying to keep the conversation civilized. "All of small pumpkins were sold out and we just haven't gotten to restocking them at the moment."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO RESTOCKING THEM?!", Nyssa almost yelled. "You had better get around to restocking them at once or else I'll have your head."
"Now you listen here ma'am", the manager responded as he started to get annoyed with Nyssa's attitude. "You'd better calm yourself down at once and not start making a scene or threatening me or anyone else for that matter. Otherwise I'll have security come and escort you out of this store. Now as it so happens, I have some small pumpkins located in the back and can go and get one for you. Would that be acceptable?"
Still fuming, Nyssa managed to agree to the manager's offer who then went and retrieved a nice small pumpkin from the back and returned to hand it to her. Nyssa then placed the pumpkin in her basket and, after a curt thank you to the manager, made her way to the checkout counter while hoping that her husband and Sara, the two people she loved, were having better success than she was.
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Sara managed to arrive at the dairy section and, after choosing the butter she wanted, began checking the expiration dates for each milk bottle as she searched for one that would be suitable enough for her. Many of the milk bottles had expiration dates which were too close the selected time they'd expire, but thankfully, Sara was able locate one bottle on which the expiration date was months away. She placed that one in her basket and, having everything she needed, began her walk to the checkout counter, hoping that her husband and Nyssa had been able to find what they needed without trouble and were waiting for her. Sure enough, Nyssa and Oliver were also at the checkout counter and Sara, seeing them, moved to where they were.
"Looks like you guys managed to find everything you were supposed to."
"We did indeed Sara", replied Oliver. "It took me awhile, but I managed to find a decent sized turkey for us and our guests. You?"
"I was able to locate the appropriate vegetables and dairy that we need, but I had a bit of trouble locating the cranberries, so I asked one of the employees for help and he was kind enough to point me in the right direction. How about you Nyssa?"
"While I must admit that I'm glad that you were fortunate enough in your endeavor, I must say that I found this store's service to be quite lacking. Even though I was able to find most of what was needed on my end, there was only a select type of pumpkins available, and when I complained to the manager, he had the audacity to tell me that he hadn't gotten around to restocking the pumpkins which were sold out. After which, I told him I'd have his head unless he fixed that travesty. And then if not performing his job appropriately wasn't bad enough, he threatened to have me thrown out of the store, and for what, making a complaint? At least he was decent enough to find me an appropriate sized pumpkin or else he would've faced my wrath."
"Nyssa are you crazy?!", Sara hissed. "There are certain things you are not supposed to do, and threatening the store manager happens to be one of them. This isn't Nanda Parbat."
"Sara's right honey", Oliver added. "We're here to find and purchase groceries, not have unnecessary fights with the people who work here. I know you're still used to doing things one way, but please try to control yourself more."
Nyssa sighed, knowing that her two beloveds were right. There were times that she thought she was still Nyssa Al Ghul, Heir To The Demon instead of just Nyssa Queen, wife of Oliver, beloved of Sara, and member of Team Arrow, and it was sometimes hard for her to separate her two identities.
"I understand what you both are saying. Perhaps I should've handled the situation differently. I promise I'll strive to do better next time."
"We both appreciate that Nyssa, and I know your trying your hardest to act like a normal person, responded Sara while gently squeezing her shoulder.
"I am a normal person", replied Nyssa indignantly.
"I know that. Just try to present that more often to those you come across."
Nyssa sighed once again, but accepted the words of her husband and fiancé. That settled, she, Sara, and Oliver went on to pay for their groceries and then left the store, headed to their car, loaded their groceries into the trunk, got inside of their car with Nyssa in the passenger seat, Oliver in the driver seat, and Sara in the middle. They then backed out of the grocery store lot and began making their way home where they would get started on preparing the turkey and the rest of the dinner.