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Oliver's Point of view~
I woke up a few minutes later the fire that burned within me that caused me to pass out in the first place was gone. I surveyed the damage. Lex was long gone, god forbid he be help accountable for his actions. Something stopped my mental musings instantly, I looked at Ryelinn next to me. I felt for her pulse, but was only met with the coolness of her neck. I looked her over trying to find her necklace, but as I leaned forward I felt something bounce against my own chest.
"No, why did you do this babe," I asked pulling it off, I slid it back on her. I waited for what seemed like an eternity.
"She won't come back from this," I heard a voice behind me. I turned to see it was Sorin.
"The amulet will revive her. We just have to be patient."
"No, it isn't meant to revive someone from death. It doesn't work like that. If it did Jasper Raines would be alive right now," he said. He came to kneel next to me, "Oliver, we need to get her out of here. Lex will be back." I didn't want to move from here, but I helped Sorin anyways.
"She shouldn't have revived me."
"That was Ryelinn though. Self-less all the time," he said as he contacted people. I reached to take the necklace off.
"You'll probably want this," I offered, but my hand was waved away.
"I think you might have more use for that then I do," there was a glint in his eyes as I put it back on.
"you knew about me? How long?"
"Who do you think told her Oliver? Okay, I know now isn't the best time, but we are kind of in a bit of a mess. If we announce to the news that Rye is dead Lex will make the obvious conclusions. We are going to need to make it look like it happened later than it did. Let me take care of that, but I need you to not tell anyone until it's leaked tomorrow." I nodded solemnly to the man.
I had spent the next few days at watchtower. I pretended to help Chloe go over the intel that Lex spent time looking for, but didn't find on me. It was killing me though. I wanted to be out avenging her, but I couldn't That afternoon we had settled into a nice silence, but my phone rang and ended all that. I stood quietly as I was told what had happened, "Thank you." I disconnected.
The wave hit me, and the video of her giving me her lifeline then lying down in death. Over and over again until I ran to the bathroom. I threw up the bile from my stomach, and soon after Chloe came in with a glass of water, "What is it Oliver?"
"It's Rye, Chloe, she was mugged when she was leaving her building to go to my place this evening. They stabbed her. She didn't make it," the tears that I wasn't allowed to let fall flowed freely, and she came to sit next to me. I rested my head on her shoulder, and she held me as I me let it all go.
The league and I stood at her grave. It was a huge gathering. I didn't realize that she had such a following. Lois and Clark stood to the side of me. Clark's arm was around my back in a friendly comforting gesture, but it felt strangling to me. Lex stepped forward to speak, "When I was young, I wasn't blessed with many friends," as he paused he looked over at me, "Ryelinn Raines, was one of the only people I could turn to, and the first woman I loved. She had this gift to see good in every person, and she did the right thing no matter the consequence. Because of this gift she was a world renowned philanthropist. I will always remember as an angel to those around her," with that he stepped down. Clark at this point had an iron grip on my arm. Sorin had shared with Clark the real details of Ryelinn's death knowing I would need someone to turn to. I had shared it with the league days after her death. I needed someone to know why I was seeking revenge. Clark stopped me from going to Lex and killing him, and as I watched him walk to her casket, and place a hand on the mahogany. I swallowed back the hate and bile that was forming in my throat, and I stepped to the podium, "For all of you that had the privilege of knowing Rye, you all know how wonderful she was, and how able she was to love unconditionally. I know that first hand. Rye has been my friend since I was 12 years old, and not only did she stand by my through everything, but she squirmed into my heart. Just to know Ryelinn isn't enough for anyone. To know her is to love her," I looked down at the speech I had written, but I couldn't continue. I stepped down from the podium, and walked away from it all.
