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The Bully
Olivia Queen sat at her desk with her crayons spread out before her. Her little hand grabbed for a dark green to color in her daddy's tie in the picture she'd drawn of him. She loved to see her daddy in green, although she didn't know why. Just as she'd finished her masterpiece the teacher said is was time for recess.
Olivia immediately sought out her brother, Archer, when she reached the hallway. She found him talking to their mutual best friend, Tyler. The twins had been drawn to the dark headed boy the moment they met him two years ago and now all three were great pals.
"Hey guys", Olivia said with a smile.
The two boys turned to grin at the female member of their rag tag group.
"Hey Livy", Tyler said in greeting.
The three headed out to the playground and started a game of chase when they heard a commotion. Over in the far corner of the yard was a boy surrounded by a group of older kids.
Olivia was the first to speak, "We should help him."
"I agree, but how", this coming from Tyler.
"Give her a minute. I can already see those squeaky wheels spinning in that head of her's", Archer said with a grin.
Olivia motioned the boys over once her plan was complete.
"Alright, here's what I want you to do…"
Archer watched as his sister made her way to the loud circle of boys. Her purposeful stride was much like their father's, as was her desire to help anyone in need. He, on the other hand, was more like his mother. He preferred to work behind the scenes and have a plan "B" just in case Livy's latest rescue didn't go as planned.
He watched as she elbowed her way in until she was standing beside the scared red-headed boy. She then began one of her speeches. Livy was famous for wanting to win with words without having to use her muscle, which was usually Tyler. Archer could hear her getting louder until he was sure she would be screaming. Then he watched in horror as the tallest kid threw the first punch.
Olivia saw the punch coming and quickly ducked. She popped back up and threw a few punches of her own, catching the bully right on the nose causing blood to flow freely. This didn't sit well with him and he gave the order for his little goons to attack.
Tyler quickly ran from his place behind the slide, seeing that things had gone terribly wrong. He could hear Archer running behind him and they both came on the scene at the same time. They got in on the fray, throwing mad punches left and right.
Finally, a teacher saw what was going on and ran to stop the ruckus. She and another faculty member pulled the children apart and marched them to the office.
Oliver was sitting at his desk at QC when he got a call from the school. Felicity was at home nursing a cold and obviously had her cell phone turned off. He jumped up from his chair and ran for the elevator, fear tightening his chest. He hadn't given the principle time to say much more after she stated that something had happened concerning his children.
He found Digg waiting by the car and soon the black Bentley was parked in the Elementary school parking lot. Oliver rushed to the principal's office and what he saw stopped him in his tracks. There sitting in two chairs against the wall were his children. Their clothes were ripped and dirty, and he was pretty sure they were both sporting black eyes.
"Mr. Queen, may I see you in my office", the principal called from his open door.
Oliver nodded and took the seat the man pointed to.
"Now, Mr. Queen, I have called you here this afternoon to inform you that your children were caught fighting. They both assure me that their cause was noble, but everyone must understand that fisticuffs under any circumstances are against the rules."
Oliver sat there, shock clearly written across his face.
"Archer and Olivia were fighting?"
"Yes, sir", the balding man said with a nod.
"What is their punishment?"
"Two days suspension."
Oliver sighed as he walked out of the office to stand before his two hooligans. They both stared up at him with honest trusting eyes.
"Ok, guys go to the car."
Archer and Olivia got up and followed their father to the parking lot. They smiled and gave a quiet hello to their Uncle Digg, then climbed into the backseat. Once everyone was buckled up, their father turned from his place in the passenger seat.
"Alright, spill it. What were you two doing fighting?"
"We were fighting for a good cause, just like the Arrow", Olivia piped up.
Oliver groaned. His children had a fascination with the hooded vigilante and they didn't even know that it was their father in the green leather suit.
"Exactly what kind of cause are we talking about here", Diggle asked.
"There was a kid being bullied, and Livy can't stand to see someone being hurt so she devised a plan to save him. However, her plan did not go the way we thought and it ended in a brawl", Archer supplied.
"Ok, I understand that you thought you were helping but fighting never solves anything. You need to tell a teacher next time instead of taking matters into your own hands. Are we clear", Oliver said sternly.
He watched as both blond heads nodded. He loved his kids and was extremely proud of their willingness to stand up for what they thought was right. However, they had to learn that they needed to go through the proper channels first.
Soon the car pulled up in front of the mansion and they all piled out.
"We'll discuss your punishment later", Oliver said as he watched the twins go to their rooms.
He heard his wife's yell and went to their bedroom.
"What are all of you doing home so early", she croaked.
"Well there was a little mishap at school. The twins just got suspended for fighting."
Felicity gasped, "Who were they fighting?"
"Undoubtably some kid was getting bullied and our daughter saw it as her job to rescue him", Oliver said with a grin.
"She is just like you! You both have this weird need to save everyone, and you have to do it yourself."
Oliver laughed and then kissed his wife on the forehead.
"Well our son is just like you. He tries to keep her out of trouble but ends up getting pulled in with her."
Felicity smiled, "That's my boy!"
"What are we going to do with them? We have to give them some kind of punishment."
"How about we ground them from their toys and each other", Felicity asked.
"Don't you think that's a little harsh?"
"Oliver, its called punishment for a reason. You asked me what I thought and I told you."
"Yes, mam. That sounds like a fair punishment if I ever heard one", Oliver said with a sly grin.
"Good. You tell them."
"Me? But I did the whole car speech!"
"Exactly, you have to finish the job!"
"We're both cowards, aren't we", Oliver grimaced.
"Yes, yes we are. At least we're cowards together", Felicity said kissing her husband on the jaw.
"Fine, I'll go give them the bad news."
"My hero!"
"You got that right!"
And with that Oliver went to tell the kids their punishment. Neither party was very happy about the whole thing, but the two days passed rather quickly. Oliver and Felicity were left to wait for the next fiasco because with their kids it was not a probability it was a surety.
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