Chapter 3: Meeting Once Again

A/N 1: Hello! I know it's been a while since I have updated this story, but I am back once again! Don't worry I still do love this story, I know where I want to go with this story and thank you to immortalman18 for the suggestion on how Roy and Jade get to confront each other, but... just read this chapter and you'll get something like a confrontation (or not). I hope you guys enjoy this!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Central City Hotel

Finally Team Arrow got to their hotel in one piece. But the sense of patrolling seemed to fill Roy's mind. He opened his suitcase and took out his dark red uniform and started stripping from his day clothes and into his Arsenal uniform grabbing his bow and arrows and began to walk towards the balcony showing the nighttime of Central City. He got on the edge of balcony and jumped out. He should have told Barry to take the night off of patrolling and that he'd take over, he doesn't want to deal with seeing anyone currently.

But what he didn't hear was the vibrations of his phone going off. With Thea's photo being plastered on the screen. As it stopped, there has been over 40 missing calls from at least 5 different numbers as well.

Star Labs

As Team Flash worked on identifying the new metahuman, Team Arrow are struggle on getting in contact with their missing teammate.

"Come on dammit Roy, answer your phone. We're waiting for you." exclaimed a slightly irritated Thea. She has been trying to reach him for the 12th time and decided to give up, she turned to the awaiting group of people in the cortex

After trying to contact him for the passed hour, Thea notices how everyone in the room seems to be waiting for her for any news they have about Roy.

Sighing, Thea answers the unspoken question everyone seems to have, "I have been calling him over twenty times and hasn't answered his damn phone."

Oliver, who was standing next to his wife, walked toward his younger sister. "Don't worry, sis. I'll go check the hotel, make sure that he alright,okay?"

Thea just nodded and saw his older brother walk out of the lab grabbing his bow and arrows in the process, just in case. She sighed and sat down on the nearest desk putting her face on her hands. Both Laurel and Diggle looked at each other then towards the younger archer. Felicity seemed to look at the younger girl with sympathy and held her hands to her chest.

A gentle hand was placed on Thea's left shoulder making her look up at the person who placed their hand on her. Laurel gave her a small, yet sweet smile, "If you don't mind telling us what exactly is wrong with Roy?" She realized that it sounded interrogative and quicky added, "If you know anything that seems to be bothering him."

"I honestly don't know what's been bothering him. I just went to his house to go to dinner and when I got to his apartment, he was holding his phone in his hand, and the screen was open. He seemed so... I don't know, sad..." Thea finished her sentence lamely.

As Laurel is not only a hero, as a lawyer it is her duty to ask more questions to get more answers, but to also find out what really has been bothering Roy. So she kept asking more questions. "Did you see what was on his screen?"

Getting the jist that she is being interrogated, she looks up at the canary and rolls her eyes getting up as well. "If I knew what he had on his screen, I wouldn't be bothered like I am now."

The silent man who was standing on the opposite wall from the two female heroes finally asked, "Why would that bother you? What's he trying to hide from you?"

"Like I said, I don't know what he would be hiding from me or any of us." repeated the small brunette. Sighing and looking up at the older man then to the older woman, "It's not he's hiding that bothers me... It's just... our relationship also seems be fading. I try to talk to him, but he shuts me out. I feel like the Roy I used to know isn't there anymore."

The pregnant MIT finally spoke out, "I know how that feels, Thea, but you shouldn't give up on something so special that you two have had for years now. It took Oliver so long to finally open up to me; and I didn't want to give up on him. I know you also, you wouldn't give up on him either. So give him some time to get his mind in the right frame and then he will tell you everything, 'kay."

The small brunette looks at her sister-in-law and smiles at her as a silent 'thank you'.

"I'm sorry to ruin your guys' moment, but Barry wants you guys to look at what we found." said Cisco, peering out of Caitlin's lab.

Team Arrow walked into the small lab. The first thing they see is a picture of a young woman about the age of 20, pale skin with brown hair being covered in a black leather suit. What catches Thea's attention is where her last sighting: Bludhaven, 2012. That was when Roy was last in Bludhaven as well... maybe there is a connection between this.

Outside Mercury Labs

A figure walked out of the Mercury Labs as she is talking into the cellphone. "Yes, Artemis I am going to be late tonight."

The scratchy voice that belong to her younger sister commented, "It's fine, Jade. If Nightwing needs anything I know he'll call someone else instead. Either way I doubt he's even going to go on patrol, it's his *chuckles* 'date night'."

Jade softly chuckles at the last sentence. "Who would have thought that Batman's first ward would be wrapped around the finger of someone other than himself?"

Artemis laughs out loud, not loud enough to wake her niece who's in her room, "I know right, but on another note, please be careful out there. This may not be Bludhaven, but every city during the nighttime are dangerous."

"I'll be okay. I'll see you later."

Putting her phone in her pocket, she started walking, feeling the winter air hit her face. Softly smiling, she looks forward and ignoring the rapid footsteps seeming to get closer and closer. Her smile was replaced by a grunt and a frown as she was pushed to a wall, she rolls her eyes at the man who was trying to intimidate her due to her petite size.

"Hey doll face, what'cha doing outside all by yourself at this time? Are you looking for some fun, 'cuz I could give ya some fun?"

She started chuckling silently at the idiot's comments. "I don't do that kind of stuff. Now get off of me or you will get it." At the end of her sentence, she gritted her teeth as the idiot let his hands on her chest and trying to put it lower.

"Nah doll face, I kinda like this. You can keep fighting all ya want. I am not letting go until I get what I want."

Figuring how she'll take this bastard off of her, she decided to play along for only a bit. She decided to play as a damsel in distress. She started grunting as she were in pain and hyperventilating, she croaked out "Please get off of me!"

A hooded figure came into the picture as he saw the scene before him. A man forcing himself onto a woman. The hooded figure took out his bow and arrow from the top of the building getting ready to shoot the man, he letting go of the arrow but didn't as the woman fought her way out...

Jade took her right heel and slammed it backwards onto the man's right shin. As he let go of her, she twirled to face her assailant and kneed him on the face. She took out one of her sais that she carried and slowly crept toward the fallen idiot, pointed the tip at the man's throat. She was also thankful that her black mane got in the way to cover her face. As she kneeled down to look at the man, she kept her blank expression noticing that it is scaring him indeed. A devillish grin appeared on her face, as she whispered, "You should have listened to me, you never know what the girl knows. Maybe she could fight and could kill you instead. Now if I were you, I'd take out the gun you have hiding in that brown trench coat. If you don't I'd might just have to kill you instead."

The man took the gun out and instead of listening to her, he pointed the gun at her. "Do you really think some lil bitch like you is going to scare me. I know how to use this very well; you're going to be the next bitch I'm going to kill!"

As a retired assassin, she was able to take the gun away quickly pulling the slide toward the man as the bullet in the chamber flicked out before it goes to the muzzle. She took his surprised expression as he didn't believe what happened, by taking the gun and wacking him with the bottom of it. She calmly gets up and was about to throw the gun down before she heard an arrow being shot and hitting the wall near her and the friction of two wires as the hooded figure gets closer and closer. She quickly twirls to face the hidden archer and points the gun at him, and her sais hanging onto her belt.

She narrows her eyes, glaring at the archer. "And who the hell are you? I know there's only a vigilante who is here. But he's a runner, not a archer."

He froze after hearing that voice. He hasn't heard that voice for 5 years, and still has an affect on him. He got closer to her and noticed her stance was a bit off, but the gun she was holding had the safety off and he knew if he tried to move any closer she'd shoot him.

"Jade... I haven't seen for 5 years... what are you doing here in Central City?" asked the hooded figure.

She seemed confused when she heard him say her name coming out of the stranger's mouth. But when he heard the number of years he hasn't seen him, she knew who it was and she didn't like that one bit. Her eyes widened, but she still kept the gun raised and her finger was still holding onto the trigger. "Roy..."

Said person held up his hands as a sign that he wouldn't hurt her. He smiled at her, "I am not going to hurt you, just put the gun down and we could talk like normal people."

Not doing what he asked, she put her hands down put one hand still had the gun and her finger still was on the trigger. She snarled at him, "What the hell are you doing in Central City? Aren't you supposed to be in Star City?"

Roy ignored her tone, but answered her question. "We were sent here by some friends who needed some help from us."

"The Flash?"

"I'm not answering."

"Okay, now let me go. I have somewhere to go."

As she tried to walk away, he softly gripped her shoulder. She turned to look at said hand, sent him a questioning expression. "What the hell do you want?"

He sighed and looked at her, not taking his hand off her shoulder. "I want to see my daughter."

Her questioning expression hardened as she pulled her shoulder away from his touch and began to walk away from the father of their child. "She's happy without you in her life, Harper. Tell Good Ol' Oli, congrats for the new baby. "

That comment hurt him, and without knowing he returned back with a more hurtful one.

"Really? Does she know how twisted her 'mommy' really is? How many people's lives she's ruined. I don't know why you even decided to keep her? You'd just end up ruining her childhood or worse, have her get killed! You want her to be like you, huh? You want her to be the assassin that her grandpa would be proud of? Because his oldest daughter failed as an assassin and that his youngest daughter decided to become a hero?

Jade stopped her walking and turned to look at Roy. "Go to hell, Harper. I'd kill rather myself first, than to hurt my daughter. So, why don't you just crawl back to the hole you came from and go to your bitch. That's what you're good at right? Leaving everyone behind to play hero?"

While she was speaking, she didn't notice Roy approach her and pushing her forcefully to a wall. "I want to see my daughter at least once, Jade. I don't care what you will do. I will fight for custody if I need to to get my daughter." He got off of her and started walking away.

Jade thought about what he was saying and realized that was what Lian wanted to, she wanted to see her dad. "Daddy doesn't love me."

She knew what she had to do. Even if she didn't like what she had to do. "Roy, wait."

Said person turned as he heard his name. He looked at her expecting her to answer.

Sighing she walks up to him, "Meet me tomorrow at CC Jitters around... say 10ish. We'll talk about the arrangements. Okay?"

He looked at the girl questioning her sudden change of attitude. "Sure."

As he turned to walk away, he heard her say his name. He turned and was shot in his stomach. He looked up at her. She answered, "That was for threatening me about taking my daughter away from me, you bastard."

'So much for being friendly' he thought.

A/N 2: OMG! That was long right? But it was worth it though. I hope you liked this chapter. Review, Favor, Follow. And enjoy Summer 2016! Bye

~Killie159