So I totally jinxed myself with my tablet. Here's the last chapter of 2015!
9.
The throbbing in her head would not stop, she went to go touch her bump but couldn't move. She realized she was tied to a bed with a gag in her mouth and couldn't move her arms or legs. The panic began to set in but she told herself she needed to calm down because of the baby. The door opened and she looked towards it to see Katsu and his sister walk in.
"She's awake brother."
"I see that sister, could you give us a moment…or more," he said smiling at her.
"Of course brother," his sister walked out of the room as Katsu made his way to Felicity on the bed and sat down next to her. He touched her face and she recoiled from his touch.
"Don't be like that you tease." She talked through her gag and he just shook his head. "I don't know what you're saying." He took the gag off of her and she moved her jaw.
"Your father is going to kill you unless Oliver gets to you first."
"My father's dead. I was sick of tip toeing the fine line. We killed him and waged war against the Italians and the Bratva. Starling will be ours and so will you."
"I would never be with you," she said with disgust.
"Who said you have a choice, did you forget you were the one tied to the bed because you're weak and a woman?"
"The last few months was all you? Why?"
"Why? Because you are beautiful and when I set my eyes on something I want I will have it even if I'm told no. You will be mine," he said tracing his hand over her body and over her left breast.
"Katsu no, I don't want this."
"DON'T TELL ME NO!" he yelled in her face forcing her chin towards him, she squeezed her eyes shut.
"Katsu please, I'm having a baby please."
"I know, but that can be fixed."
"No, Katsu please I beg you. Do whatever you want to me but you leave my baby alone. Please. Oh God please."
"Whatever I want?" he asked her his eyebrows quirked up.
"Ye-yes." Felicity knew what he wanted and if that's what it took to make sure her daughter would stay alive then she would do it.
"I knew I could persuade you to change your mind," he said putting his head near hers and nipping her jawline with his teeth making her stifle a groan. A knock on the door interrupted them, he stood up and went to the door. She heard him speak in a different language quickly and then closed the door. He turned to her and walked back over to her.
"We'll be leaving soon. They know you're here and are on they're on their way here now. I want take you now but I will soon," he took a knife out of his pocket cutting her feet loose. "Don't do anything stupid or I will stab you in the stomach and kill your baby, do you understand?" She nodded in agreement. He cut the rest of her binds and she rubbed her wrists in relief. "Put your hands behind your back." She did as she was told and he re-tied her wrists tighter than before.
He helped her up and they began to walk the halls, she tried not to trip but couldn't help it and he made sure she never hit the ground making comments every time she missed a step, upsetting him more and more and pulling her by the arm. They made it to an area that was holding vehicles when he froze in his spot, China was being held by John with a gun to her head with Oliver, Anatoly, and Bertinelli next to them guns pointed at him. The rest of the men were dead on the ground and Katsu realized it was only his sister and him now he pulled Felicity closer to his body.
"Let her go," Oliver said with steel in his voice.
"China? Are you okay?" he asked his sister who nodded.
"Katsu, enough games let her go or we will kill your sister and then you. Most of your crew in Starling has been found and killed, there's only the two of you left."
"Really? Because I'm pretty sure I can kill your child and still be okay with all of this."
"You want your sister to die?" Anatoly asked.
"Please, she gets everything she wants, my father made me work for everything I had. She just batted her eyelashes and got it. Kill her, I don't care."
At that China started to fight in John's grasp, she wasn't going anywhere. Oliver put his hands up and handed his gun to Anatoly and began to walk towards Felicity and Katsu.
"Katsu, let her go. This is between you and me, let her go."
"No, she's mine."
"Katsu, she is my wife, the mother of my child please. I'm begging you do what you wish with me just let her go."
"She will be mine," he said pulling her hair closer to his face and kissed her face making Felicity cry out.
"You're hurting her, please." Oliver said getting closer.
Katsu was so focused on Oliver and the men in front of him that he didn't realize that Roy was coming behind him. The plan was that he was going to shove Katsu and Felicity would be caught by Oliver while Roy subdued him. Both Katsu and China would die that night.
"She's mine and she will take it, won't you baby." Felicity cried, she couldn't help it anymore, she was being jerked around by her hair making her already throbbing head worse. Roy took this opportunity to tackle Katsu, Oliver caught Felicity while Roy beat Katsu's hand against the floor until he released the knife. Within seconds Sara was on him also and soon they had him subdued with his hands handcuffed behind his back. Oliver took his knife unbinding Felicity's hands. She was shaking and crying and he was just holding her, her father came over getting down on one knee and kissed his daughter's forehead reassuring her that she was safe.
Oliver picked her up in a carry and brought her to his SUV, the men knew where they would be taking Katsu and China he would meet up with them later. Oliver held her as they made their way back to the mansion. He soothed her and calmed her as they made it to the house, once there he carried her to their bedroom where Doctor Thatcher was already waiting, ready to check her over to see if there was anything wrong with her.
"Hey girl, what happened? What happened to you?"
"The man punched me and then I woke up tied to a bed and then he um, untied me and then he made me sit up and put my hands behind my back and then Oliver found me."
"Have you felt the baby?"
"I've only felt the flutters but never the baby kick."
"Okay, I'm going to lift your dress okay?"
She nodded and Oliver closed the door to the bedroom to give her a sense of privacy and made his way back to his wife. Soon the room was filled with the fast heartbeat. Felicity began to cry and hyperventilate, everything that had happened within the last few hours came crashing down on her and hard. Oliver cupped her face in his hands his eyes filled with worry and concern.
"Honey, you need to calm down shh, breathe with me."
She couldn't stop and the next thing she felt was prick on the arm and the world began to spin and soon darkness consumed her. Oliver looked at Doctor Thatcher with worry.
"I'm sorry I had to, she was going to harm herself or the baby by accident, she's going to be out for a while. In the morning I expect her in my office, I want to do the works on her, I want to make sure she is okay. I'm going to take some blood from her and have it run by the lab tonight." Oliver just nodded as the Doctor prepped her arm and took some vials and placed a pink Band-Aid on her arm and stood up. She squeezed Oliver's shoulder, "she's going to be okay son. I will see you in the morning. If she wakes up lots of fluids okay?" Oliver nodded as she walked out of the room with her bag, Anatoly walked in.
"What happened?"
"She started to hyperventilate and she was going to end up hurting the baby or herself by accident so she gave her a sedative. I have to bring her to the office in the morning."
"The baby?"
"Heart's still fast."
"Thank God, I'll stay with her. Donna is on her way. We'll stay with her while you go handle the bastards who did this to her. The Triad has washed their hands of Starling and the two of them. Zhishan was beloved and they asked to not make it painless."
"Okay," he said gently placing her head on the pillow and kissing her on the forehead. The soft snore that came from her eased his tension and reminded him that she was here and not with Katsu any longer. That bastard was going to get his if it was the last thing he did on this earth and he would pay for everything he ever did to Felicity.
Oliver met up with John who drove him to a different location, Oliver rolled up his sleeves and walked in behind John. Katsu's face was slightly bloody and one of his eyes was swollen shut, China was unconscious blood around her face and shirt. Oliver smiled his men were pissed, no one messed with the Queen as most called her now.
"You know, when Felicity told me she was worried for you about the kidnapping months ago and that she didn't feel right about it I agreed with her. Something never sat right with me. This was just an elaborate plan wasn't it."
"You don't deserve her, you will never deserve her," Katsu spit out, blood dripping from his mouth.
"You know what you're probably right I don't deserve her but here's the thing, she loves me and I love her and I will do everything in my power for the rest of my life to make her the happiest woman in the world. You piece of shit will never know her the way I know her," Oliver said moving his hand of the table with instruments on them settling on a knife that looked rusty and looked painful.
"She was already mine, you just kill me and more will come. The Triad will send more to avenge my death."
"See, that's the thing. You wanted a war, you lost it. All of your men were found by the Italians and by the Bratva and were killed. Your Triad? They have washed their hands of you and your sister, Zhishan was beloved and they asked for your death and your sisters death to be a painful one. The funny thing? They are washing their hands of you and this city. The Italians and the Bratva have come to an arrangement and we are actually going to work together, surprised are you?" Oliver said plunging the knife into Katsu shoulder making him cry out. "Does it hurt?" Katsu just whimpered, "Good, we're just getting started," he said twisting the knife.
- Hours Later-
Oliver looked back to the pieces of the chopped up bodies, Katsu and China were gone and the torture had been bittersweet for him. He never enjoyed torturing people but tonight he got great pleasure out of torturing the two of them. With each dismemberment and each one of their cries he could only remember everything they had done to Felicity and he didn't care how much it hurt them. He sighed a breath of relief and was ready to go home to his wife, John handed him a small bag with some clothes to change into. After he was changed he handed the bag to John who smiled at him, they had agreed John would take care of the remains at one of their funeral parlors in town with a crematorium along with the clothes.
"Sara and Roy will get you home, I'll see you tomorrow."
"John?"
"Yeah."
"Thank you."
"He was wrong you know that right?"
"What?"
"You do deserve her and she deserves you."
"You're right, I'll see you tomorrow. Thank you again."
With that Roy, Sara and Oliver headed back to the mansion. Oliver went up the stairs and saw Anatoly sitting on a chair asleep next to Felicity and Donna was curled up next to Felicity asleep. He smiled and soon was staring at Anatoly's now awake face. He pointed to the hallway and they both walked out to talk closing the door behind them.
"Is it finished?"
"Yes, they're gone."
"Good, The Triad have agreed never to send men to Starling and the Italians and us are in good standing now. Everything is good now. "
"I can breathe a little better at night knowing that my wife and child are now safe."
"Yes, but you never ever let your guard down, do you understand?"
"I know you made sure I was trained better than that."
"Her mother changed her into some pajamas, they'll be fine for the night. Are you staying here or in a guest room?"
"I'll sleep on the couch, you can take any room you'd like, thank you for watching her tonight."
"Oliver, I will always watch my daughter and now my granddaughter until the day I die. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Oliver said watching Anatoly go down the hall. Oliver made his way back into the room and tried to settle himself down on the couch but he was too far away from Felicity, he took his place on the chair next to her and listened to her soft snores that lulled him off to sleep. The squeeze on his shoulder woke him up quickly, Donna.
"Good morning, you look uncomfortable," she said handing him a cup of coffee which he took gratefully. "Is it over?"
"Yes, thank you for last night for coming here to be with her and changing her."
"Anytime dear, I'm going to help Tanja with breakfast."
"Thank you," he said to her as she turned to leave and closed the door behind her. He looked down at Felicity who was no longer snoring and looked at the clock on the nightstand, saying it was nine am. He stretched and looked down at her, he reached out cupping her cheek in his hand and instinctually she moved her face into it. Her eyes soon fluttered open and she saw him and smiled.
"Good morning beautiful."
"Good morning handsome."
"How are you feeling?"
"A little sore, but a lot more relaxed. I think I freaked out again last night."
"Yeah, Doctor Thatcher had to sedate you. Sorry."
"The baby's fine?"
"She's fine honey, come on let's get you in the shower. Your mom and Tanja are working on breakfast," he said helping her sit up slowly and then into the bathroom. He quickly undressed her and led into the shower under the warm spray. He washed her kissing her bump, his new favorite thing to do, and then washed her hair. At that moment in time she felt like she was in heaven. He shut the shower off and she dried off wrapping a towel around her and brushed her hair throwing some moose and hairspray in and doing light makeup. She then walked into their closet pulling out some underwear and then dressing in a cute floral pink dress and slipped her flats on. Oliver put on his jeans and a green t-shirt and his shoes and then they walked downstairs together.
"Good morning how are you feeling?" Anatoly asked Felicity kissing her on the cheek.
"I'm fine dad, smells good."
"Good, there's tons of food, eat up," Donna said placing a dish with scrambled eggs on the table causing Felicity's stomach to growl and her rubbing her stomach to calm her daughter.
"Did she just?" Oliver asked.
"She's very possessive over food I've learned. I have to eat."
Oliver laughed and they all sat down and began to eat, by the time Felicity ate everything on her plate she was stuffed, leaning back in her chair rubbing circles in her stomach.
"Are you happy now?"
"Very, mom, thank you."
"Any time baby. We're going to head back home now, are you two going to be okay?"
"Yes, I think so?" she looked at Oliver, she hadn't bothered to ask what happened to Katsu and China.
"We'll be fine, thank you both again."
- An hour later -
Felicity sat on the table with her legs swinging over in the gown Doctor Thatcher asked her to wear, the knock on the door had her looking at the door when Doctor Thatcher walked in.
"Good Morning, you're looking a lot better."
"Much, being kidnapped is not fun, don't try it," Felicity smiled.
"I can only imagine, your blood work came back clear so as far as I can tell your levels are good and you were not injected with anything." Oliver let out a sigh of relief. "Okay so I'm going to check you out from head to toe today so just bear with me okay?"
"Yep, work away Doc."
After a while Doctor Thatcher helped her sit up and smiled at her.
"All is good. You're going to need some extra fluids, you are a little dehydrated. Now I want you two to go home and get some rest. I'll see you in a few weeks for your next appointment okay?"
"Yes, thank you."
"My pleasure, get dressed I'll meet you up front."
Oliver helped Felicity off of the table and helped her get dressed. He led them out of the room with his hand on her lower back, a small crash of instruments had her jump and breathing a little fast. Oliver grabbed her wrist and looked at her.
"Honey, you're okay, breathe with me." Felicity did as she was told and followed his breathing calming her down.
"Sorry," she said quietly.
"Don't be sorry, after all you've been through it's okay."
They continued to the front of the office and scheduled her next appointment and left to go back home. When they arrived they went straight to the bedroom and Felicity got changed into comfortable clothes and laid down in her pillow palace, Oliver joined her and put his hand over the bump. She was safe now and he was happy she was safe and he couldn't wait to meet his little girl. The house phone rang and she answered it cheerfully.
"Hello?"
"Hey honey, I'm booking the place for the baby shower would you say a hundred people is about right?"
"Yes, mom we really don't need to do that."
"Absolutely we do, it's scheduled for two Saturday's from now and I'm handling everything. All you need to do is show up and look beautiful."
"Okay I give in."
"That's my girl. I love you. Tell Oliver I love him too."
"We love you too, bye mom." She said hanging up the phone.
"Your mom?"
"Yes, apparently I'm having a baby shower and she's planning everything and that I am to arrive and just look beautiful."
"Sounds like your mom. We have the designer next week to work on the nursery for you. All you my amazing, beautiful wife need to do is relax and let everyone spoil you, you understand?"
"Yes dear, but just a reminder I am not an invalid."
"I know that dear I just want you to relax and focus on our baby."
"Fine, I'll let you win this round." He kissed her arm and put his head back on the pillow. "I think I'm going to take a nap."
"I like that idea," he said reaching over and shutting off the lights. She moved her pillow palace and curled up next to him using his chest as a pillow while he held her in his arms. She was asleep within minutes and he laid there listening to her breathing and had his hand over her bump. He would never ever tire of this and he felt he could truly finally relax.
That's it's for 2015 kids! Again, thank you for the love and the support. I truly don't think I could've had the courage to do any of this without the love. I hope you all had wonderful holidays and I'll be back sometime in January 2016. Much love!
I was going to get a lot more descriptive with the torture scene but opted against it. I didn't feel comfortable with my writing throughout it so I did a jump ahead. I hope that's okay with you all.
