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Felicity moved aside letting Captain Lance in before she looked out into the hall both ways checking if the coast was clear then proceeded to bolt the door. Oliver remained impassive as Lance looked between him and Felicity with a raised eyebrow before stating " I knew it was you... I couldn't prove it back when I wanted your head on a stake but I can now and I have to say I am great full for everything you have done for this city Oliver." Oliver opens before closing his mouth unsure how to respond so he looks to Felicity for help. She smiles warmly at the new Captain "De- Captain Lance... Oliver's work as the Arrow is a secret, no one knows that he isn't the careless playboy that he was from before the island which is good because the Oliver was a selfish, idiotic brat and-" she says beginning to babble when Oliver politely cuts her off by lightly saying "Fel- ic- ity"

Felicity pinches the bridge of her nose in frustration before she collects her thoughts and confidently says "Sorry, what I am trying to say is Oliver being the Arrow was exactly what this city needed and still needs. Are you mad that Oliver lied before?" she asks tentively trying to keep her face stoic. Captain Lance takes a seat across from the blonde and use to be millionaire before replying "no I am not mad at Oliver... What he has done for this city is truly amazing and honorable. However him being the Arrow is not why I stopped by... Ms. Smoak you were deadly today in the court house. I just got back from the hospital the assailants that fought you are barely alive, your aim in throwing knives is extraordinary and because of that I believe that you were showing restraint when you were defending yourself earlier today. Who taught you?"

He looks to her with genuine curiousity and concern making Felicity bite down on her bottom lip in unease, they watched her silently and just as Oliver was about to come to Felicity's rescue she sighed in defeat "If I told you the name of my teacher you wouldn't believe me." Her answer intrigued not only Captain Lance but Oliver as well since he was not told who taught her. Lance raised an eyebrow before saying "Look Ms. Smoak I understand your hesitance to tell anyone your private life but I have several higher ups breathing down my neck for a real reason as to why you have those skills and why someone wanted you so bad that he had ten security guards and five police officers killed to do it. I won't divulge any information you give me is just need to understand so I can make a up a story for this whole situation happening."

Felicity looked to Oliver before she blurted out " Drake Johnson!" her outburst startled both men before both their eyes widen to the size of saucers as they recognized the name in both amazement as well as horror. "Ummm... Ms. Smoak? When you say Drake Johnson do you mean Drake Johnson the legendary unseen assassin credited with over 45 assassinations in the last 15 years?" asks Lance attempting to hide all the thoughts coming into his mind. Oliver looked to Felicity and waited for her response wondering what her answer could possibly be. "Yes that's him... When he first started training me I knew him as Ward. He was hired at great cost to my father to teach my brother, myself and Patricia. He was only seven years older than me which made him 16 when he first began teaching me at the age of eight before that I was taught by specialist in the military. At the age of fourteen I mastered everything he threw at me and he left. Ever since I was nine I only knew him as Ward... One day about three years ago I saw the reports of Drake Johnson and I instantly recognized him." She says stoically.

Oliver's face went impassive but Captain Lance face just showed more intrigue as he said "I am not going to pry into your life Ms. Smoak ... I just have one question then I will leave you in peace. Are you better than Sarah and Oliver?" his question made Felicity's eyebrows shoot up in surprise till she thought about her skills before she proceeded to respond with a smirk "I am a little rusty but to answer that question truthfully I have no idea how a fight between Sarah and myself would go or how a fight with Oliver against me would go. I am a decent fighter but it's been so long that I am truly shocked that I did what I did today."

Captain Lance observed her firm demeanor and concluded she was at the moment telling the truth, he got up and sighed saying "I will do my best to make sure that you Ms. Smoak are not brought in for questioning, I am glad that you are safe and don't hesitate to contact me if something happens or you need my help." he smiles making Felicity beam at him in thanks to his offer. Lance turns to Oliver with narrowed eyes as he ordered "Take care of her Oliver... I know that she is the Arrows team mate and your friend but keep her out of danger." Oliver pursed his lips before nodding in understanding, a minute later Captain Lance was out the door.

Felicity watched Oliver carefully as she notices pain flash through his eyes when he looked at her, she frowns immediately understanding why he was quiet and now looking away from her. She took a careful few steps towards him till there was less than two feet between them before she put her hand on his cheek and spoke "Oliver?... Oliver look at me." Oliver squeezes his eyes shut before he opened them to look into hers , "Oliver... I was going to tell you about my past, everything happened so fast and to be honest because of my past associations I was afraid you would think differently about me. You have to understand that my past however rich I was, and I got everything I could ever want I was never complete. The day my father killed William was the day I realized that I had no real ties to my father and I ran... I ran faraway it took days before he sent people after me and not the nice pleading kind Bone Breaker learned the hard way that if I say I am not going anywhere then I mean it." she says trying to reassure him.

Oliver looks at her and seconds later his lips are pressed to hers, Felicity's eyes widen in shock before she returns the kiss and when they pull away Oliver smiles at her. "Thank you for telling me Felicity, go to sleep I will be out here. Your safe." he says and she complies going into her room to rest.

-Authors Note- Sorry for the long wait but I hope you liked the chapter! Happy Thanksgiving and thank you so much for taking the time to read this fanfiction.

-PiratePrincess16-