AN: thank you for all of the follows and favorites it means a lot. Here is the next chapter I hope you all like it. I apologise if there are mistakes.

I do not own Arrow or Mutant X I just wanted to try something new.

CHAPTER 2 - Past Secrets

Another hour passed before Oliver returned to his Cave. Verdant was closed and all was quiet, it was unusual for him to return so late but tonight had been so unusual. He was doubting his own eyes and he couldn't shake the unease. The only reason he had returned was Felicity, he knew she wouldn't leave until he came back.

Walking down the stairs he noticed Felicity motionless in front of her computers. Her computer screens were dancing wildly with information he couldn't comprehend but her signature tapping was missing. He placed his bow, quiver and mask in the glass case then slipped into the showers to get washed and changed. He returned his leathers then moved over to Felicity. She still hadn't made any indication that she had heard him and he hadn't been doing his 'Ninja' as she liked to call his quietness.

He placed a hand on her shoulder, she squeaked and leapt in the air from her chair. The computer screens slowed their rapid movements almost in time to her breathing. "Hey are you okay? " he asked concerned he had never seen her this spooked before. "Hm what have I said about Ninja Skills! Not needed in here especially if you want me alive. I mean I know you won't kill me but seriously sneaking about scaring the life out of me one day will give me a heart attack."

Felicity slowed her babbling noticing Oliver's expression, he usually looked amused at her babblings but tonight he looked confused and distant. Reaching up to place a hand on his cheek bringing him back to the present she asked, "What's wrong Oliver?" He shook his head he really didn't know how to say what had happened or even if he should. "Nothing," he lied. "You are a terrible liar. I thought we agreed no secrets." He sighed, "I'm going crazy."

He perched on Felicity's desk and guided her to sit back in her chair, "That woman was fast she anticipated my moves before I even thought to do them, then…" He stopped organising how to describe what he saw in the least crazy way possible. "When she had my wrist I looked at her eyes and they… they changed colour for a split second. I didn't imagine it, I know it isn't possible either." Oliver tried to justify himself, Felicity took his hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze, "And I believe you Oliver." She said genuinely he trusted her in that, "Lets go home."

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Since the situation with Moira Felicity had invited Oliver to stay at her apartment, he had wanted to stay at Verdant but she insisted. Her reasoning was sound and she won as always. She highlighted the potential problems if the media noticed him living at his bar they would have a field day not to mention it causing the Arrow problems at night. Explaining the hidden Cave underneath would be a bit of a problem without anyone putting two and two together and getting Oliver Queen is the Arrow.

Also there was the hidden bonus for Oliver that he could protect her 24/7 especially with Slade roaming around. Oh and there was the little admission by Oliver after Felicity was shot saving Sara he finally told her how he felt about her being in his life. He apologized of sorts for his comments after Russia but in his style of it was necessary at the time but things have changed.

They arrived outside the apartment building. While Oliver parked his bike on its stand Felicity unlocked the front door. Oliver held it open and guided Felicity inside keeping his hand on her back while they waited for the elevator. As they stepped inside the just arrived elevator Felicity fell into Oliver's side resting her head on his chest and placing her hand over his heart. The beating helped calm her mind.

She was lost in her thoughts unsure what to do about what Oliver witnessed. She would have to tell him. It frightened her though what his reaction might be she couldn't lose him. She knows he has a dark past and if he ever revealed it to her she would never hold it against him but she has a past too that she realized a long time ago was best hidden. They had however made a pact to not keep any more secrets after the bombshell about Thea.

The elevator dinged and Oliver nudged her forward bringing her back to the present. She moved forward sifting through her keys to get the apartment door one. She slid it in the lock turned the key and Oliver pushed the door back and guided Felicity inside and closed the door.

Felicity turned her nerve wavering 'Oliver I… I need to tell you something but well it's a long story and about me and my past and it might explain what you saw tonight but I'm scared you… it might make you run for the hills and I couldn't live without you anymore." Oliver grabbed Felicity in an embrace and shushed her, "Its okay I'm not going anywhere you can tell me anything. I told you I was the arrow wielding vigilante and you never ran away, I won't either."

Felicity chuckled, "I had a pint of Ben & Jerry's to keep me from running." Oliver slid his hands over her back, up to her shoulders and moved her away from him then slid his hands down her arms. Felicity met his eyes, "How about I grab a tub from the freezer and two spoons while you go and get changed." She smiled, kissed him on the lips and headed towards the bedroom.

As Oliver took his shoes off and plodded to the freezer his mind went into overtime. The last time Felicity was this freaked was when telling him about Thea. How could she have an explanation for the blond woman's eyes? He moved to the counter after retrieving the ice cream tub and grabbed the spoons then padded over to the sofa. As he sat Felicity came out of the bedroom and headed over to him her face full of worry, not something he liked seeing. She sat down next to Oliver tucking her legs under her bum with her side leaning against the back of the sofa. Oliver removed the lid and handed her a spoon then dug in attempting to seem relaxed. He didn't want to push her especially since she never pushes him.

Felicity dug her spoon in then sucked at the gathered ice cream. She looked up into Oliver's eyes and sighed, "When I was born I was really ill well actually dying, I had a blood disease and none of the regular treatments were working." She paused dug another chunk of ice cream out and sucked at it before continuing, "My parents were approached by a medical research company that had a new gene therapy technique that offered the chance to save my life. They agreed to using the treatment." She stopped again taking a deep breath and more ice cream.

Oliver just kept spooning ice cream into his mouth, more so to stop him interrupting than actually needing to eat it. He never imagined his bubbly IT Girl to have come from such a terrible start to life. He wanted to wrap his arms around her and tell her he didn't need to know, stop her from having to relive it, but he remained still and silent.

"The gene therapy worked obviously because I'm still here eating ice cream talking to you BUT it didn't work exactly how they expected it to. I healed and other changes occurred, my basic DNA altered in the process and I started to be very different to those around me. One day at school in IT I touched the keyboard and the classroom disappeared well it didn't that would just be silly but I ended up somewhere full of wires, circuit boards and flashing lights. I heard a scream and the classroom appeared again. It was the teacher screaming and she was staring at me. My parents were called in and I was taken to hospital but no one could find anything wrong."

Oliver interrupted he couldn't hold the curiosity back any longer, "What made the teacher scream?" Felicity shivered, "I can show you rather than say its easier and well just promise me you won't freak out." "I won't. Hey its okay I promise I will always be here." He touched her cheek and tried to show his sincerity through his eyes. Felicity was scaring him a little not because of what might be revealed but because of how much this was bothering her.

Felicity weakly smiled at Oliver then stood and headed to her little computer desk, collected her laptop and returned to Oliver. She knelt at the coffee table opposite him and opened up the device and turned it on. "My tech skills are not just learnt," she took a breath then laid her hands on the keys. Her open eyes changed into a glowing static pattern causing Oliver to drop the Ice cream tub to the floor.

At the thud Felicity returned to the room her eyes became their blue colour once more. She closed the laptop lid and stood moving to collect the tub lying on the floor before any of the contents could escape. She placed it on the table. Continuing to move she headed away from Oliver across the room keeping her back towards him a single tear strolled down her cheek. He had freaked out, the worst reaction Felicity had been expecting, he'll never come near me again she thought.

Before Felicity's thoughts could progress a hand rested on her shoulder and guided her to turn around. Her eyes rested to the floor she couldn't look at him, she couldn't bear seeing that look, she had seen it so many times before the worst was when her father had worn it. The horrified and repulsed look had haunted, still haunted her, she couldn't stand seeing it its why she didn't show anyone what she could do.

Oliver lifted Felicity's face up by her chin and when her eyes wouldn't follow he moved his face down to meet them. He smiled a genuine reassuring Oliver smile, the ones only she ever gets. There was no fear in his eyes and he was touching her, he was still here, he hadn't run away. She met his eyes and his smile broadened causing her a small smile. Oliver then brought her in for a hug kissing her forehead.

He slowly moved them to the sofa and sat down pulling Felicity with him, "What was that?" Felicity cringed and Oliver felt it and hugger her tighter. "I, well my conscience can go into the computer actually into anything technological. I can do more with it in that state than just sitting and typing my commands. I can move all over the world through the networks." "Why did Tockman out beat you if you can do this?" Oliver couldn't help himself it had pissed her off at the time and she made that fact known.

She huffed, "Well its not like I could do this in the Cave with all of you around and I couldn't keep up manually. I let you all down but I really didn't know how to reveal this. The looks I had from the teacher and my parents especially my father it haunts me I… I couldn't stand it if you all gave me that look but tonight's events change everything. You told me the blond woman's eyes changed, she's like me." Oliver leant his head down and kissed her hair, "Both of your eyes may change but I don't think she's like you, you don't kick ass that good, unless there's more you're not telling me." "No if I could kick ass believe me I would have shown that by now. The changes in people varied I looked into it when I learnt to control what I had, I found that hundreds of people had been treated and shown changes but its been kept secret."

"At least this explains one very important thing," Oliver muses. "What?" Felicity questions as she twists to look at Oliver. "Just how very special you really are," he smiled and slid himself from under Felicity to stand then guided her up. He kissed her deeply, "Come on lets get some sleep we have our day jobs tomorrow and a new mystery to solve." With that he led Felicity to bed.

AN: Thank you for reading. I will try to put up a chapter a week for you all.