"Get out of here, get out!"

"Thea i don't get why you're so mad." Roy said standing inside Thea's doorway his arms crossed over his wide chest. While Thea stomped across her bedroom floor shedding her jacket, throwing it aggressively onto her bed.

"You don't-" Thea stopped to take a deep cleansing breath though it didn't do much. "You told me you were done." Thea's teeth were clenched together so tight her jaw started to ache.

"I was." When Thea rolled her eyes turing her back to Roy, he stepping closer but kept his distance. "Just listen. When i decided to be with you i'd meant what i said about giving up the vigilante act."

Thea turned her arms flying into the air "Well you sure have a way of showing it."

There was a big party going on downstairs at the queen's home. Moria always planed events at her home and to tell the truth she probably just really liked getting the attention and publicity. So her prize daughter storming upstairs followed by her lower class boyfriend really wouldn't have given off a good impression. Not that Thea cared.

"The Arrow came to me himself and asked for my help, what would you want me to do?" Roy tried to explain.

Roy could understand why Thea was being like this but, it was his life why did she have to have a say in all aspects of it?

"SAY NO! Tell him to hit the road and never come back!" Thea said why couldn't Roy just want to go fishing and be interested in boring stuff. Thea really wanted to take back what she's said earlier in their relationship about liking the whole bad boy thing. She wanted boring, a boring boyfriend who would live to see next week.

"Thea. I'm helping people." Roy took hold of Thea's upper arm to keep her from turing away again. "I thought you were all about that these days?"

"Yes, by volunteering at a charity drive and showing up to support protests even when you have no clue what they are about. Not jumping into the line of fire with a phyco in a green hood."

Knock, knock

"Not now mom." Thea called out to the person behind her door, assuming it was her mom but, her cold stare stayed on Roy.

When the knock came again Thea groaned all she wanted now was to be left alone. Pulling her arm from Roy's grip Thea moved quickly to the door, twisting and throwing it open to find Oliver.

Oliver's eyes went over Thea's head connecting sights with Roy who'd stayed standing over by the bed.

"what do you want Oli?" Thea leaned against the door but Oliver just walked around her. "No, please, come in." Thea said sarcasm thick on her tongue.

"Thea could i talk to Roy for a second please, alone." Oliver asked his back facing his sister as he noticed the blood stain on the bottom of Roy's shirt.

"This is my room." Thea said when she realized that Oliver meant he wanted her to leave the room. "You can take him as long as you want, we're done taking."

Turning her back on them Thea made her way into the closet to find something more suitable to wear to her mothers party.

"Thea. Nice of you to find your way downstairs." Moria said smiling a smile that would seem genuine to anyone who hadn't once seen her real smile. That smile hasn't been coming round as often as her camera ready one.

"Yea well i'm sorry mom not all of us can be as perfect as Oliver, oh wait. He's not." Thea walked off leaving her mother fighting to keep a smile on her face.

Since tommy's death months ago things have been taken to new levels in Thea's life. First her brother and mother are at war and than they ban together to keep secrets from her, about something as important as who her father really was. Thea was sick of the lies from her family, sick of her boyfriends insane new role as the vigilante's wing man or whatever he wanted to call it.

After shaking hands and showing that she had just as good a camera ready smile as her mother, Thea made her way outside to the back yard.

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"Nice night isn't it?" Thea jumped startled by the voice that seemed to come from all around in the darkness.

A man stepped out of the shadows and continued on talking like nothing had happened "You can almost see all the constellations."

"I'm sorry i didn't realize anyone else was out here." Thea said rubbing her arms to keep warm.

"Yeah well skulking in the background is what i do best, sometimes i think even if i were on fire my parents wouldn't even notice me."

This guy was what, 20? 24? seemed a bit to old to be drug around to parties by his parents. But, then again Oliver still had to show up at these things and he's 26.

"Your parents?"

"Yeah, i guess i didn't really introduce myself, Clayton Monstray son of Sean and Tammy Monstray." Clayton explained talking a seat on the couch that had been moved to the side of the deck when room had to be made for the new table and chairs.

"Got a big future lined up for yourself huh? I guess being a tree climber didn't pass with your parents?" Thea said smiling. She remembered "Clay" as she called him. From when she was younger his parents had brought him by a couple times and they would play out in the back yard. Back when things were more carefree and less full of responsibility.

Clay laughed out loud, sliding over on the couch making room for Thea "Ahh so you do remember me?"

Accepting the open space on the couch Thea sat tucking her legs up under herself.

"Well how could i forget the boy who carried me to my safety when i almost fell into the lava pit." Thea chuckled thinking of the amazing adventures they use to go on together. Most of the kids Oliver's age other than tommy never really gave Thea much look until she'd gotten older but Clay always hung out with Thea, made her feel special.

"Those were some pretty crazy times." Clay's voice was smooth but masculine at the same time. His hair was a darker brown then when they were younger but, his eyes remained the same stormy grey that ads just that extra lure to his already alluring personality.

"No more crazy than now, at least back then when we didn't like the game we could change it." Thea said looking down to her lap.

"Who says you still can't?" Clay had leaned in closer than he was before putting an extra push behind his words.

"Thea."

Thea turned to look behind her responding to her name. Oliver was standing in the doorway peering out at the two noticing the small distance between them.

"Oh i'm sorry did you need me to leave here too." Thea snapped turning back around to Clay, who wore an amused look on his face.

"Mom would like you to come and say goodbye as the guests leave." Oliver after delivering the message still stood in the door way. Holding it open for Thea.

"Yea i should probably get home." Clay leaned over and gave Thea a peck on the cheek before walking down the stone path that trailed from the back yard to the front.