Hi y'all! So, yeah, this is the first major fanfiction story that I'm posting on this site, and I"m really nervous about this, but I'm also excited, cause I kind of really love this story. This is also the first story that I've gotten really into writing, and while I normally give up writing these, I'm really hopeful that I'll see this one to the end.

Anyways, I don't own anything or anyone, except for my lovely OC, Miss Amelia Queen. If you are wondering, I basically picture Amber Heard as Amelia.

With that, I hope you enjoy the story, and please don't forget to review afterwards.

I never knew what it was to be alone, no
'Cause you were always there for me
You were always home waiting
But now I come home and I miss your face
So smiling down on me
I close my eyes to see
- In Loving Memory, Alter Bridge

Chapter One

She couldn't believe it.

Her brother and father were dead. Lost at sea.

She would never see them again.

She would never feel her father's warm embrace when she needed a hug, or her brother's soft punch when the two joked around.

They were gone.

She felt sick to her stomach. She didn't know if she could go on living her life. After all, she had spent the entirety of it being linked to her twin brother. Even when she was alone, somehow, his presence was always there, like they somehow were linked by some unseen bond.

But now, that bond was broken.

Now, she was just Amelia Harriet Queen, daughter of the late Robert Queen.

Amelia sat quietly as she listened to coast guards talk about how they found the debris from the Queen's Gambit, but not a single person at sea. Her mother cried into her shoulder, and her twelve-year-old sister, Thea, looked up at Amelia with confusion written across her face, like she still didn't completely understand what was going on.

Amelia had to be strong. That's what she was - the strong one. She never cried, never showed much emotion, really. She was built like a rock, and that's what she needed to be now.

"Thank-you, officer. I'll make sure to make proper arrangements."

~ Queen of Queens ~

It had been three weeks since Robert and Oliver Queen went missing. Amelia couldn't believe it, but her mother had decided that enough was enough, and legally declared both of them dead.

It was a joint funeral, and it seemed that hundreds of people were there. Of course, except the two that really mattered most.

Amelia stood there, with her little sister and mother to her right, graciously taking the hollow apologies that people were giving them.

"Hey Mel," a familiar voice said, snapping Amelia out of her thoughts, "How are you holding up?"

A small smile appeared on her face.

"Hi Tommy," she replied, "I'm doing as well as I can, I guess."

Tommy Merlyn had been Oliver's best friend since grade school. At the start, Amelia honestly thought that Tommy was sick with cooties, and for all of elementary school, she refused to be friends with him. Though, as the years went by, the two grew close, and now Amelia couldn't imagine what she would do without him in her life.

Especially now that Oliver was gone.

"Are you sure?"

It was a simple question - one that Amelia could answer with a simple lie. But for some reason, the word wouldn't leave her mouth.

Was she sure that she was fine? No, she wasn't. She was a down right mess, but couldn't grief properly because her mother and little sister needed her to be strong. She had to be strong at school, at home, and whenever the paparazzi were around. This basically meant she had to put on her façade all the time.

"Yeah," she finally said, "I'm fine."

Tommy looked at for a moment, before shrugging.

"Okay, well, if you need someone to talk to, I'm here."

She so desperately wanted someone to talk to. She wanted someone to be the strong shoulder for her that she had been for so many others. But, Amelia was a Queen, and Queens were strong people. They didn't need any help, no matter how different they felt about the situation.

"Thanks," she replied.

Tommy opened his mouth to say more, but just then, his father walked up to them. The older Merlyn gave his condolences to the family rather quickly, and then pulled Tommy away. Tommy said a short goodbye, and then followed his father, leaving Amelia once again alone with her thoughts.

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