Do Not Disturb (anymore than necessary, that is) : Prison AU

There was a crash of books falling on the floor, and Felicity had a pretty good idea who the culprit was. She let out an exasperated sigh as she put the books back on the trolley and made her way from the rows of shelves to the reading tables where the sound originated. Sure enough, Helena Bertinelli stood there in all her orange glory wearing a cloyingly sweet smile, looking at her just long enough to make Felicity feel uncomfortable before she turned around and left. Most days of the week Felicity didn't know where she stood with her, seeming to do a good deed one day and do an abrupt about face the next.

When Felicity bent down to pick up the books, six in all, she examined the spines and hung her head with a resigned groan. "Of course she would, the bitch."

Felicity maintained the library at the Starling Womens Correctional Facility which was a daunting task when one considered that it had never been properly maintained to begin with in the last ten or so years. If the first two books were anything to go by, it would seem that Helena plucked them just so that Felicity would be busy flitting from one end of the library to the other trying to put them away. Helena obviously knew how to get under her skin and had no qualms doing so.

"As much as I dislike the word I'd have to agree."

Felicity jumped and held out one of the books in a cross between a threatening and defensive manner, not that it would do her any good. When she realized the blonde in front of her wasn't there to... Well, Felicity didn't know what she was expecting and lowered her book all the same.

"Jesus Christ! You shouldn't just sneak up on people like that, especially not in a prison!"

Her guest was about to say something when one of the inmates in the library beat her to the punch. "Hey, keep it down toots. Some of us are actually trying to read here...sheesh."

The blonde woman looked back in her direction and picked up the rest of the books on the floor before she flashed a dimpled smile her way. "Sorry about that. I'm Sara."

A/N: I originally typed this around the day of the theme and decided not to post it because I stared at it too long; instead, I had shipped it off to vampoof94 to play with it. I'm posting this now for the sake of contributing to the fandom.

If you want to see something more done with this particular piece...go bug vampo xp

P.S. You should probably disregard that last sentence.