Buffy watches Oliver for another moment but as she reaches for a blade he fires an arrow straight at her, standing the blonde catches the arrow in the palm of her hand before tilting her head as she holds the arrow before turning to look at his shocked Pikachu face "You catch more flies with honey." She jokes before she jumps behind the couch as he begins firing more arrows at her.

Groaning as she lands she sighs, okay maybe the whole Oliver finding out could have gone a little better.

As an arrow goes right through the couch popping right out near her head the blonde's eyes widen and she stands "That's a designer couch you moose!" She exclaims before she flips over the couch, coming up in front of him she tackles him and the two of them go flying out the large glass windows landing on the terrace a few apartments down.

Oliver groans as his back hits the hard concrete flooring of the terrace however panic fills him as he sits up only to spot not only his bow missing but Buffy no longer in sight either. This was not good.

Carefully pulling himself up trying not to wince at the glass shards in his shoulder he keeps his guard up as he glances into the empty dark apartment, the terrace door to the inside was open. Clenching his jaw he reaches for a blade he had hidden away and carefully makes his way into the apartment.

As he walks through the darkness he quickly spins around blocking Buffy's leg as she appears behind him holding his bow.
"That's mine."

At his words, the blonde scoffs "And that was my nice couch you violated!" She yells back before swinging his own bow at his head using it like a baseball bat sending him flying across the living room.
Oliver groans as he goes skidding across the floor before slamming right into the living room wall by the front door. Damn, she was strong. And it looked like she was done holding back.

Standing back up he runs at Buffy and swings his blade at her, as she catches his wrist in her palm he slams his knee into her broken rib causing her to cry out in pain.
Buffy groans before twisting his wrist again and then leaping into a side Ariel, as she flips Oliver goes flying straight onto his back.

As she lands on her feet the blonde glances over at Oliver "You still alive there Ollie?" She jokes making him roll his eyes as he flips back up to his feet.
Buffy watches him for a moment before the two begin circling each other "You lied to me." He hisses out as he tightens his grasp on the blade in his hand.

Buffy scoffs "Oh and your Mr truthful?" She snarks before sighing "I'm on a mission some things are classified and all that."

Oliver scoffs before he throws the knife, the blonde dives out of the way in time however as she comes to stand Oliver runs at her, throwing a fist at her face the blonde groans before throwing a sucker punch at his face, she then grabs him by the arm, as he tries to force her hold off him he tries to slam her head against the wall but to his astonishment, she places her foot against the wall and uses the momentum to flip herself over him.

"Bo." She jokes before kicking him in the face sending him flying this time through a wall and into the kitchen.

Buffy sighs as she glances at the new gaping hole in the wall "You can't beat me, Oliver!" She calls out as she kicks the knife to the side and begins making her way through into the kitchen "Now why don't you come and play nice. And you know…pay me back for all the damage you caused to my apartment."
"You talk too much." Oliver hisses as he runs at her and forces her down onto the kitchen counter, his eyes widen in shock and horror as he holds her down…well tries to, she was pressing against him so easily, like he was nothing but a feather "You being the woman in red isn't all you're hiding is it?"

"Nope." She chuckles before she reaches under her and literally rips the sink from its place on the counter with her bare hands and slams it across his face.
Oliver goes flying across the apartment and groans in pain blood was spilling down his face, she was beating him to a pulp and the only reason he probably wasn't dead right now was the fact that she was still healing from her injuries.

As she approaches him and tosses the sink to the ground he spots her leg bleeding, looks like she wasn't a woman of steel.

Forcing himself up trying to ignore the pain from...well his entire body, he runs at her and slams his foot into her leg causing her to cry out in pain and drop to the ground, as she drops Oliver takes his chance he picks her up and slams her against the wall before slamming her headfirst onto a nearby table.

Buffy groans in agony he had ripped her stitches with that kick…and she was so done now.

"You are going to tell me everything you know!" He hisses thinking he had finally won but what he didn't exact was for her to start fighting against his hold again.

Forcing herself up she slams her elbow into his gut before slamming her head back into his, as he stumbles backward, blood now dripping heavily from his nose Buffy turns and runs at him, stepping onto his knee she wraps her good leg around his neck and twists herself around sending him flying and crashing to the ground while he lands with a painful grunt.

However, as he lands barely able to move he gets lucky as he spots his bow and one arrow within reach, quickly grabbing his bow and the arrow and without hesitation, he fires an arrow right at her catching her off guard as it embeds itself in her shoulder.

"Ah!" She cries out before she drops to her knees and swings her foot out kicking him in the face causing him to lose his grip on the bow.

Oliver grunts in pain and as she collapses next to him, both of them covered in blood and bruises he sighs, he couldn't beat her, he was man enough to admit the only reason he was keeping up was because she was injured. She had more training than him, more strength, better skill. And honestly as angry as he was and as much as any trust he had for her was now out the window…he had to admit…he was fascinated with learning her skills, seeing more of her strength plus... Well he needed her. And he was pretty sure she needed him to.

Buffy huffs as she yanks the arrow out of her shoulder before lying next to Oliver, the two remained in silence for several minutes, only the sounds of their heavy breathing filling the room. It was tense and it was clear that both of them were waiting for the other to start.

Buffy sighs and tilts her head looking over at Oliver whose hood was down so she could see his face clearly now "I wanted to tell you. As we got closer started working together…started becoming friends…"
Oliver clenches his jaw at her words and turns his head to glance at her, while she didn't look as messed up as he probably did right now there was a large cut across her face and a bruise forming on her beautiful cheek. As he watches her he sighs hating to admit the fact that he was upset she hadn't trusted him enough to tell him "Why didn't you?"

The blonde sighs as she thinks, it wasn't just because she was on a mission, there were just so many reasons she didn't want him to know. A lot of things she didn't want him to know about her.

"Oliver…I don't trust you…" She admits "I want to but I just…look I wanted to tell you and wanted to be able to trust you but the people I was sent here to fight…they already went after Willow and Diggle. And they almost killed Dean right in front of me. Oliver these people can beat me…and I didn't want them coming after you too."
Oliver frowns at her words before letting out an amused breath "They must be bad news if they can beat you."
"Oh yeah. We talking crazy type bad. Like poisoned apple kind of bad." She chuckles making him smile.

The two stay in a comfortable silence for a moment before Oliver sighs "Come on…we have a lot to talk about."

Five Years Ago - Las Vegas, Nevada

"I thought you would never come back here." Gunn breaths out as he and Buffy follow the demon Lorne into the back office of his brand new club.
Lorne chuckles before glancing back at the two "What can I say? I can't ignore the fabulousness. Speaking of…why have I never met this lovely sweetie before?" He asks as he faces on Buffy, pulling out a chair for her before circling around to his own.

Buffy arches a brow and glances at Gunn, she had, to be honest, this was kind of weird she had never met a demon this well…sweet. It was giving her the creeps.
Lorne chuckles as he watches her "You got a lot of darkness in that head of your's honey-pie. A lot of goodness too. I can see what Angel-cakes loved about you so much."

At the mention of Angel's name Buffy gets right back to business, they weren't traveling all over the country for any fun, they were doing this to find Angel and get him out of whatever situation he had managed to get messed up in.

"Do you know where he is?"

Lorne sighs as he pours himself a drink before shaking his head "Not a thing ladybug." Sighing he glances around his office to make sure there were no sneaky ears around before he leans forward closer to the two hunters "But had a demon here the other night. When he sang I saw some really messed up stuff. And that's saying something given the clients I have here."

Pausing he reaches under his desk and hands over a small card "This was what I got out the guy head."

Buffy arches a brow as she takes the card, across it was an address, but it was one she knew, it was a sewer in LA. Looks like they were heading back to California. Angel so owed her for all this travel.

Present Day - Starling City

"Ow." Buffy hisses as Oliver attempts to administer first aid on the wound he had caused to her as the two of them sit in his office at his club. There was too much damage at her house but apparently his genius idea was the bring her to a nightclub…at least it was closing soon. She was so not in the mood for drunk people unless she was one.
Oliver sighs "If you would stop fidgeting!"
"If you hadn't have shot me!"
"You fractured my jaw with my bow!"
"Your bow is stupid!" She huffs before sighing in relief as Oliver finally finishes stitching up her wound. Luckily for him, she was a medic so he was all nice and cleaned up with nice stitches but her…nope. "Never go into Medicine Queeny."

Oliver rolls his eyes before throwing the bloody bandages in the garbage before he begins washing her blood off his hands. As the blood washes away he couldn't help but find himself curious, he had seen super strength before in the past, yes, but hers was different, she had such control like it was apart of her.

"So…does super-healing not come with the strength?" He asks hoping that the hint would get her to fess up.
Buffy sighs as she takes a sip of her whiskey before glancing at him as she gags at the bitter taste "Yep." She coughs.

Oliver chuckles, he should have realized different she was sooner, he had seen her beaten and shot yet she was always near enough perfect again just a few days later.

"So how?"

Buffy sighs, what was she supposed to say here, oh yeah I'm a vampire Slayer fighting demons that look human and vampires were wiped out a while back. No, because then she would sound crazy…so she did what she did when Diggle found out about her strength "I um…when I was 15 there was this experiment, bunch of British guys like to think their god. Next thing I know I'm basically the million-dollar man. But with better hair."

Oliver couldn't help but stare in shock at the reveal, she had been like this since she was 15? That was 12 years of fighting and pain "You were 15?"
"Yeah." She whispers "The scars are from years later after I left Sunnydale started getting in a bit of trouble. Somes from Afghanistan some…not."

Oliver nods in understanding, he knew exactly about the whole not wanting to talk about the scars now covering your body, and the stories that came from behind those marks. Turning to face the blonde and he couldn't help it as his eyes begin gazing over the scars on her body, they were easier to see now with her just being in a crop top.

Buffy takes a shaky breath as he watches her before she gazes at his own scars "I'm not the only one with a few little scars."

Oliver shakes his head in amusement before something catches his eye, the tattoo on her ribcage just at the tip of wear her top ended "Whose…"

Before he could speak she shakes her head and when he looks up and spots the look on her face he couldn't help but stop, she wasn't pushing him right now for details on his past so he owed her the same respect. All they needed to know was that they were both after the same villain and for now, that was going to have to be good enough.

Sighing he grabs his suit off the door but not before handing Buffy a red dress, they had to at least make it seem like they hadn't just a few hours ago been trying to kill each other.
Buffy arches a brow as she stares at the red "Red funny."
"You do love the color."

The blonde chuckles in amusement before arching a brow as he watches her "This show ain't free."
"I am a billionaire."
Buffy arches a brow before crossing her arms "Don't make me break your pretty face anymore. I mean you only have your looks."

Oliver rolls his eyes in amusement before turning around as the blonde quickly dresses.

Buffy watches him for a moment before pulling on the red dress, she really felt trashy right now "So should I ask why you have women's clothes in your office? Do you have a secret drag career none of us know about?" She teases with a smirk as she bends down to grab her boots.

Oliver chuckles in amusement as he buttons up his suit jacket, honestly if that was the case his life would be a lot less complicated. As he hears her putting on her shoes he turns around just as she takes her long blonde hair out of the ponytail leaving it to hand past her shoulder. Oliver freezes for a moment she was a beautiful woman he wasn't blind but what shocked him was now that he knew the truth about her, her strength her skill, he had to admit…he just might maybe possibly be finding himself more attracted to her than before.

Buffy arches a brow as she spots him watching her, rolling her eyes she picks up a piece of paper and scrunches it up before launching it at his face "I get it I look great in red do you have to stare all day?"
Oliver clears his throat before shaking his head "Drink?"

Buffy shrugs "Why not, maybe if I get you drunk enough we can talk about your ugly ass costume." As she laughs he holds the door open for her leading her out back into the still open club before grumbling under his breath "It's not a costume."

A few hours later once the club was closed and the staff were tidying up Buffy and Oliver were still sat at the bar chatting away filling each other in on their past stories, they're toughest fights. Both of them trying to outdo the other. And until Oliver could come out with a giant 100 foot snake that attacked your high school on graduation day (which she obviously had to alter slightly, she really didn't need Oliver learning about the supernatural, that was just one long conversation she would like to avoid) she was totally going to win.

As she finishes telling him about how she highjacked the initiative he laughs just in astonishment, one it felt weird to laugh he hadn't really laughed for real in years and two…he just surprised him more and more by the second. He had never met anyone quite like her she was just…he couldn't even describe her.

As he watches her he couldn't help but think back to their fight and all the times she had been stabbed and then magically been fine the next day, it all made sense now, it was just crazy how this one tiny woman could hold so much power "Your strength is insane. I mean Diggle always said you were strong but…"
Buffy chuckles slightly as she sips her drink before leaning closer "Yeah…Diggle doesn't know I hold back around him."

"Really?" He asks in shock before arching a brow now she had him curious "Can you lift a car?"

"A slow-moving car." She says with a shrug before smiling and shaking her head, to be honest, it felt good to talk about stuff like this with someone who had dealt with so much violence and death as well.
Oliver shakes his head in amusement before remembering back to their fight once more "And you've never shot a bow and arrow? You were holding it wrong."

Buffy groans and shakes her head in embarrassment she should have known he would have noticed that she would rather use a bow as a baseball bat than for it's actually purpose. Shrugging she looks over at him nervously "I have a crossbow."
"Oh dear god." Oliver mumbles shaking his head, this woman had been trained with every weapon to ever exist yet she chose a freaking crossbow! Over a traditional bow and arrow.

At his disgusted look Buffy giggles in amusement, before she smiles as she spots Tommy walking over to them, Tommy smiles at the blonde Slayer "You can do better than this dummy." He says tapping Oliver's shoulder making the blonde laugh.

Buffy pauses as she spots the lost and found box being placed on the bar beside them arching her eyebrows she turns to the two owners "Who loses underwear? Seriously what is this studio 54 during the 80's?"
Tommy chuckles "Oh having this much fun should be against the law."

"Oh if wishing made it so." A new voice interrupts causing Buffy Tommy and Oliver all to turn, only to spot the one and only Quentin making his way inside the club with his typical angry cop look on his face.

Oliver turns to Buffy knowing from the past few hours that while she was good a playing nice with cops she also didn't want them digging into her past while most of her life had been whipped there were always paper copies. He gives her a nod and she smiles "I'm gonna go…left my phone upstairs….and I don't wanna be here." She admits before walking off upstairs leaving the boys to deal with the cops. However, as she heads upstairs she freezes as one specific word leaves Quentin's mouth...Vertigo.

Los Angeles, California - Five Years Ago

Buffy groans as she glares down at the sewer grate she would need to peel open to allow her and Gunn to get into the sewers to find this stupid contact Loren had found them.

Gunn claps his hands before turning to the blonde "Alright supergirl…you're up."

Buffy scoffs and looks down at the disgusting grate, she was pretty sure there was throw up on that thing "I'm not touching that." Pausing she raises her perfectly manicured hand "These are all press-ons I have destroyed my nails enough. Your turn." Pausing she reaches into the boot of the car and smiles as she hands him a crowbar.

Just as he goes to argue Buffy's phone rings "Oopps saved by the bell!" She chuckles before grabbing her phone while Gunn groans in disgust before beginning to start opening up the sewer grate.

Pausing the blonde's eyes widen as she spots Dr. Owen's name on the screen, quickly she answers it and babbles down the line "I swear I sent my assignments on time and I did all the reading…well not all…but most…okay, some…okay, I'll get to it!"

Dr. Owens chuckles in amusement at her panicked voice "Buffy, you're up to date on everything. You don't need to worry." As the blonde sighs in relief, she quickly freezes at Dr. Owens's next words "Buffy I'm actually calling because I just got word from the committee and they have selected you for the Military training program."

At his words Buffy freezes her whole body feeling almost like a stone as she remains there her mouth gaping open in shock, this was a Willow type thing, being selected based on academics and hard work. This wasn't exactly something she expected when Dr. Owens entered her, she was so positive she had no chance in hell of even being considered let alone being the one that is actually sent out to a war zone! But this was it, this was her chance to do something she had been working so hard for.

She couldn't help but curse herself slightly as Dr. Owens fills her in on the training she would need to be at in a few weeks before she shipped out. She needed to find Angel and quick.

"Buffy, did you hear me?"

Buffy shocked out of her thoughts quickly refocuses "Yeah sorry um…what?"
Dr. Owens chuckles before catching her up "I'll send you all your details just don't be late to your training in a few weeks and then once you ship out the head medic will catch you up to speed on Diggle's team."
Buffy chuckles at his words "What's a Diggle?"

"John and Andy Diggle. You'll be working with their team mostly."

Buffy sighs, what kind of name was Diggle?