Quietly opening up the loft's door as she looks around to see no signs of an of the other occupants inside of the loft anywhere in sight releasing a breath that she was holding slowly Laurel enters inside making sure to silently close the door behind herself before slowly as she makes her way over towards the stairs feeling the slightest of shakes coming from each of her hands looking down Laurel can't help but rub her hands together as she feels her hands slowly shaking breath closing her eyes as she takes a deep breathe Laurel feels the shaking coming to a halt.

Opening her eyes as she looks down to see her hands steady by her sides with a brief smile coming across her face slowly Laurel ascends up the stairs heading in the direction of her bedroom.

Keeping her eyes focused on her bedroom as she silently starts to pass by Thea's bedroom to hear nothing but pure silence coming to a halt leaning out gently Laurel presses her ear up to the door to hear what she deemed to be one of Thea's music players playing at a low volume from within letting out a breathe retracting her head away from the door slowly Laurel backs away before she heads down the hallway in the direction of her bedroom.

Coming to a stop at her door reaching down as she gently grabs a hold of the doorknob and quietly cracks open the door to find Oliver sitting on the edge of the bed glancing over in her direction letting out a sigh slowly Laurel enters inside of the bedroom to only close the door silently behind herself before she slowly makes her way over towards the bed as her eyes remain focused on Oliver.

" Ollie?"

" Where did you go? I thought we agreed to not go out there alone. Ever. That is what you told me anyways."

Letting out a sigh as she takes a seat next to Oliver reaching out Laurel gently takes his hand within her own before she gives it a squeeze.

" I did say that and i'm sorry. I just needed to get some answers."

" Did you?"

Taking a deep breathe as she nods her head Laurel gives Oliver's hand a gentle squeeze.

" I did but you're not going to like the answers. I still don't."

Taking his eyes away from the floor as she looks over towards Laurel to see her staring at him with a sad smile across her face a confused look forms across Oliver's face before he listens to her taking a deep breathe.

" I payed a visit to your mother."

Just as she sees him about to respond before she gives him a chance to react reaching up with her free hand gently Laurel places her index finger down on his lips.

" I needed to get answers to some questions we have been wondering about for months. I needed to know what she has been keeping a secret from us. I needed to know if she was the one responsible for what happened to you."

" Did you get her to say anything? Did you hurt her?"

" She'll live. Nothing that can't be fixed. But that's not really important. She….she told me some things. We were right. She has been keeping secrets from us. I just wished we were wrong."

" What do you mean?"

Letting out a sigh as she reaches out to take Oliver's free hand gently with her own taking a deep breathe slowly Laurel looks back up to lock eyes with Oliver as she feels her hands being gently squeezed.

" I don't know what her role exactly was in your dad's boat sinking but she was part of it somehow. She wouldn't confess to it but her eyes did what her lips wouldn't."

Suddenly as she sees Oliver closing his eyes as he bows his head down a concerned look forms across Laurel's face before she gives his hands a squeeze.

" Ollie?"

" I always knew deep down that she was capable of doing something like this. But i never wanted to believe it and decided to keep it buried deep down instead for Thea's sake."

" I'm sorry Ollie."

" You have nothing to be sorry about. It wasn't your fault. If it was anyone's fault then it was my mother's. You taught me that and it's like you said no matter how much we wish we could go back and change things we just can't."

" What do you want to do?"

" I don't know. I just don't know anymore."

As she watches Oliver open his eyes to stare down at the ground releasing his hands as she wraps her arms around him to only feel him resting his head gently on her shoulder gently Laurel rests her head atop of his own.

" What am i supposed to tell Thea? How am i supposed to tell her that her mother is the reason why her father is dead?"

" I….I don't know. What i do know is i'll be right there with you when it happens."

Feeling Oliver gently nodding his head into her own as she feels Oliver shifting his head to look up at her slowly Laurel looks down towards Oliver to see him staring up at her with a small grin across his face.

" So what did you exactly do to my mother anyways?"

Returning the grin as she leans down and gently gives Oliver a kiss to only pull back seconds later gently Laurel lays a hand on his cheek.

" Only just a small sample of what she truly deserves."

" Such as? You didn't really go into great detail."

" Well if you want the juicy details then you're gonna have to work for it. But just this one time i'll give you a hint. She won't be writing checks for a while."

Suddenly as she sees Oliver's eyes go as wide as saucers a grin forms across Laurel's face.

" You didn't?"

" Oh but i did. She deserved it."

" That's so badass."

Letting out the silentest of giggles as she feels Oliver bringing her into a deep kiss Laurel can't help her lips from curling up into a smile before seconds later as she feels Oliver breaking off the kiss Laurel opens her eyes to see Oliver staring at her with a confused look.

" I feel like that shouldn't be turning me on."

" Don't think to hard about it. Just face the fact. You're mother is a bitch."

Without giving him a chance to react leaning forward Laurel crashes her lips back to Oliver's own for a deep kiss before slowly without releasing her grip Laurel slowly lowers them down onto the bed.


With loose pieces of her blonde hair flowing freely with the wind that have escaped to confines of her hoodie as she scrolls down a sidewalk avoiding any sort of eye contact from any nearby citizens that come across her path a lone blonde haired woman can't help but look around her surroundings with a sense of confusion.

Confusion of how so many things have changed over the years. How stores she used to pass all the time were now bought out by bigger company. How small restaurants she used to frequently visit have been closed down permanently.

A scenery that has made her feel like a stranger. A stranger in once a familiar part of the city to her. A city that no longer felt like home. A city that felt she was not welcomed in. Not by a long shot.

Friends that have moved on to better things. Some that have even moved away to start new lives elsewhere.

Family that seemed like total strangers to her. Some that wanted nothing other than to be part of her life once again. Others that wanted the exact opposite.

A thought that still stings. The thought that some of her family hated her with disdain. Hated her enough to not want her in her life ever again. All over a mistake.

A horrible mistake that she would have to live with for the rest of her life. A mistake that has almost cost her everything. Everything that she cherished in this world.

A mistake that still haunts her as she walks through a small neighborhood in The Glades. A neighborhood that she had used countless times in the past as a shortcut to get home sooner before curfew.

A neighborhood itself that seemed so foreign. Seemed so different. No happy faces. No families residing in any of the houses that she used to pass.

Houses that looked as though they had been broken into multiple times. Probably by a street gang looking to make it their hideout if the gang graffiti spray painted across the outside said so itself.

No kids running around outside playing. The same kids she would see running around a few fire hydrants as it would spray out water everywhere on a nice hot summer day. No sounds of laughter.

Instead it was silent. Silence that would make anyone uneasy. Silence other than a few hushed conversations going down a few alleyways. Most likely a drug deal taking place.

A silence that she welcomes as she strolls down the walkway to her destination. A familiar destination that she has often visited for the past couple of months.

And sure enough there it is. Or there she is. A young woman that she had met so many months ago. A lost soul. That was what she liked to call her. A young woman looking to make a difference somehow.

A difference she would make sure the young woman would become. Just as she has for the past couple of months.

A young woman by the name of Cindy but known on the streets as Sin. A young woman who had tragically lost both of her parents years apart. Her mother from a battle with cancer. Her father in what was described as a flying accident leaving her all alone in this world.

No family. No loose ends tying her down anywhere. A perfect spy. The perfect spy. A spy that could get her the things that she wanted. All for a price. A price she was not particularly happy to pay. She would have preferred cash but one problem at a time.

Seeing her target spotting her as she nods her head towards a nearby alleyway to only receive one in response from Sin slowly the blonde haired woman makes her way down the alleyway as she sees out of the corner of her eye Sin following slowly after her as she looks around their surroundings.

Coming to an halt as she watches Sin enter into the alleyway slowly the blonde haired woman crosses her arms over her chest.

" Do you have the information that i seek?"

" Do you have the goods?"

Slowly uncrossing her arms as she reaches into her hoodie pocket to only retract her hand to reveal a small bag filled with pills that can be recognized to be the drug known as vertigo slowly the blonde haired woman raises up the bag to eye level for Sin to see to only watch the young brunette's eyes light up.

" Do you?"

Nodding her head as she quickly glances around to see nobody in sight reaching into her jacket slowly Sin retrieves a yellow folder from within before slowly as she extends out the folder towards the blonde haired woman gently the contact takes the bag of vertigo out of her hand.

Eyeballing the bag as a smile forms across her face slowly Sin looks away from the bag to look over at the blonde haired woman to see her looking through the contents of the folder.

" His name is Zhishan. He owns some kind of restaurant downtown. Some chinese restaurant."

Nodding her head as she stuffs the folder into her hoodie pocket without so much as glancing back slowly the blonde haired woman makes her way out of the alleyway unaware that Sin is staring directly at her retreating back with slightly wide eyes as she pockets the bag of vertigo.

" Wait!? Are you sure that you want to do this? He's one of the most powerful men in the entire city."


Letting out a yawn as she slowly makes her way out of her bedroom reaching up as she slowly starts to stretch her limbs as she makes her way down the stairs when the sight of Oliver and Laurel sitting on the living room couch with the later resting peacefully in the former's arms as they stare directly ahead instantly causes Thea to come to a halt.

Reaching up as she rubs her eyes to see what she is seeing is real reaching into her pocket as she takes out her cellphone to look down towards the screen to see it displaying 7:06 am as a concerned look comes across her face slowly Thea descends down the rest of the stairs and makes her way over towards them.

With each step that she takes as she sees on the living room table a pair of coffee mugs that looked almost empty Thea's concern deepens before just as she is spotted by Laurel slowly Thea takes a seat on the couch as she sees Laurel scooting over closer into Oliver's side to make room for her.

" Hey guys? Is everything okay? It's awfully early for any of you to be up. I can't say that i've ever seen Ollie awake during this time of the morning ever. Even for school."

Looking over towards Laurel as he stares deep into her eyes slowly Oliver lets out a sigh.

" She needs to know. I don't want to keep this from her."

Nodding her head as she wiggles herself from Oliver's embrace slowly turning her head as she sees Thea glancing back and forth between them with a look of concern across her face slowly Laurel breaks off eye contact to look down at the ground.

" She needs to know what?"

" It's about the accident."

Sitting up straight as she listens to Oliver taking a deep breathe reaching out Thea gently takes his hand within her own.

" I've never told you this. Honestly i didn't know how to tell you this. But i think it's time that you found out. It's still hard for me to say…."

" Ollie? You don't have to tell me. It's okay really."

" No it's important. Dad and I were floating off on this lifeboat along a few other people after we escaped off the boat. It must have been for days. We….we didn't have enough food for everyone on the boat.

When dad realized this he….he sacrificed himself for me. He sacrificed himself so that i could survive. He took out this gun and just shot everyone that was on the lifeboat with us."

Feeling his hand being gently squeezed slowly Oliver takes a deep breathe.

" Before he brought the gun to himself dad gave me this journal. His personal journal. He asked me to right his wrongs. Whatever they are."

" So that's why you…."

As she sees Oliver nodding his head gently Thea gives his hand a squeeze.

" When i first looked inside i didn't find anything. No entries. Nothing but blank pieces of paper. It was only one night that i found out by mistake that dad wrote his entries in some kind of invisible ink that only appears under intense heat.

I've read through his entire journal. Each and every entry that he has ever wrote. When i was reading through i….i discovered some things."

Taking a deep breathe as he glances up to see Thea giving her a nod slowly Oliver lets out a sigh.

" Our dad….he wasn't the man that we thought he was."

" What do you mean?"

" He was planning something Speedy. Something really bad with a lot of bad people that would hurt a lot of people. I still don't know who they are or what they are planning but dad wrote in some of his last journal entries that he was going to stop them. He was going to stop them before it was too late.

And i think that someone betrayed him. I think someone close to him found out about this and decided that he needed to be disposed of.

Whoever it was decided it would be best to make it all look like an accident. The boat sinking. It was meant to be a cover up.

It wasn't an accident. The boat having a malfunction. Someone was hired to sabotage the boat."

Looking up as he sees a pair of watery eyes staring directly at him gently Oliver gives Thea's hand a squeeze.

" Who? Who would do something like this?"

" Thea?"

Feeling her free hand being gently grabbed as she turns her attention away from Oliver to look at Laurel to see her looking at her with concern riddled across her face slowly Thea feels her hand being gently squeezed.

" Last night, I found out who was responsible for your father's boat sinking. We don't know all of the details but we know that she was part of it."

" She? Who is…."

Suddenly as a look of realization comes across her face with her eyes going as wide as saucers retracting her shaking hand from Oliver's own snapping up to her feet as tears start to free flow down her cheeks to the ground below slowly Thea stalks her way over towards the loft's front door before in an instant as she feels a pair of powerful arms wrapping around her from behind to lift her off the ground rearing back Thea's starts to kick freely as she tries to break free of the hold.

" Let me go! Let me go!"

Turning quickly in Oliver's arms as she rears back and sends fist after fist down onto Oliver's chest to not feel him budging for a second suddenly without giving him a chance to react Thea wraps her arms around him as she buries her face into her shoulder before the sound of her sobs echo through the room.


Flipping the sign to closed as he enters back into the restaurant to finish up the rest of his shift by cleaning off a couple of tables slowly without paying any attention to the small group occupying a table in the back of the restaurant the restaurant worker walks over towards the nearest table to start his task.

A task that has gotten much harder to do over the last couple of months. Gotten harder to do ever since he had met the owner of the restaurant. A man that seemed nice and generous on the outside but on the inside was ruthless. Ruthless to the core.

A man that he had quickly done his research on. A man that he didn't want to mess with. Him nor his friends. The very same group of friends that can be seen talking to him at this very given moment.

Friends that he instantly recognized to be dangerous. Just as dangerous as his boss. And the evidence was there in front of him with recent events. Events when a few of his co workers had suddenly disappeared without a trace when they started to ask around about their boss.

A memory that still sends a chill up his core as a new set of guidelines were formed to follow. Guidelines that would help save his life. And they were simple.

Never make eye contact with any of them. Not his boss. Not any of his friends. Not anyone that associated himself with his boss.

Always treat them with respect. A simple rule but a rule that he had to constantly remind himself to follow whenever he felt a pair of eyes watching him.

Reaching out as he grabs a hold of a stack of dirty dishes slowly without making eye contact with any at the table slowly the waiter makes his way past them to the kitchen unaware that just as he enters the sound of the bell going off at the entrance door of the restaurant goes off.

Glancing around her surroundings as she looks to the back of the restaurant to find her target talking amongst a small group at one of the back tables reaching into her hoodie pocket as she retrieves a pair of black gloves slowly without taking her eyes away from the group a lone blonde haired woman puts on the gloves before slowly as she tucks her hands into her hoodie pocket to grab a hold of an object within slowly the woman makes her way forward towards the group as her eyes constantly scan the restaurant to find no cameras anywhere in sight.

Flipping the kitchen doors open as he slowly makes his way forward intending to grab another stack of dirty dishes from a nearby table just as he looks up the waiter comes to an halt when he sees a hooded figure slowly making their way in his boss's direction.

" I'm sorry miss but we're closed. You can try again tomorrow. We are open from 10:00 to 9:00."

Ignoring the waiter as she continues to walk over towards the group of men sitting at the back table unaware to her knowledge the waiter's eyes go slightly wide.

" Miss?"

As he sees the hooded figure nearing his boss as he looks down to see her hands stuffed in the pocket of her hoodie without any hesitation turning on his heels slowly the waiter makes his way back into the kitchen unaware that the hooded figure comes to a stop at her destination in front of his boss's table.

Looking up from his drink as he sees a the hooded figure throwing back their hood to reveal a young blonde haired woman glancing over to his side as he sees one of his colleagues shrugging his shoulders the man can't help but do the same before as he lets out a cough the man watches as the blonde haired woman turns her focus to him.

" And you my dear would be…."

Suddenly without giving the man to react as she retracts her right hand from her pocket to reveal a hidden knife from within rearing back with blazing speed the blonde haired woman sends the blade down through the man's throat causing blood to start gushing everywhere.

Retracting the knife rearing back as she flips over the table causing the table to collide with the few remaining occupants sending them each to the ground leaping over the table without giving another anytime to react the blonde haired woman sends the blade down through another man's throat as he tries to rise up to his feet before in a flash as she snaps her body around with a flick of her wrist the blonde haired woman sends the blade in her hand flying through the air to hit one of the remaining members of the group square in the head causing his lifeless body to stumble back and fall to the ground with a thud.

Hearing the sound of the table being pushed away as she snaps her head to look down to see her target slowly backpedaling away as he reaches into his pocket from what she deemed to be for a gun leaping over the table the blonde haired woman sends her feet crashing into her target's skull causing a sickening crunch to echo through the restaurant.

Retracting her feet as she watches as her target covers his face with his hands as blood starts to gush through the opening in his fingers and down his suit reaching down into his jacket pocket as she retrieves an handgun from within just as she sees her target looking back in her direction in a sudden move the blonde haired woman sends a round directly into the man's head causing his world to go black.

Glancing around her surroundings as she sees nobody in sight slowly going over to each of the bodies one by one the blonde haired woman sends a round into each of their heads before slowly as she looks down at her handy work the sudden sound of a dish shattering from one of the back rooms causes her to slowly make her way towards the sound.

Within moments of entering into the kitchen as she sees the waiter that she had seen upon entering the restaurant cowering in the corner staring up at her wide with eyes just as she sees him raising up his hand in a swift motion the blonde haired woman sends a round into the waiter's head silencing him forever.

Author's Notes: Man that makes 5 chapters in the last week. Damn i'm good lol. Just so everyone will have time to catch up i'm gonna not update until next week at the earliest. This will give some of you time to catch up and write me some reviews. Now back to the reviews.

CrazyCaz- They were as well. I also liked that episode up until Felicity would appear. She is absolute garbage in the show but i think you can figure that out by how i always write her in each story or take few jabs at her like in this story lol You may see the Lance sister reunited but then again you may not.

red lighting- You are gonna have to wait to find that out.

Amuchi55- This story won't be abondoned. Not by a long shot. I'm glad that you are enjoying the story so far.

Timelord2162- Thank you for your kind words.

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