Memento Mori
A Selection of shorts and unrelated one-shots. Mostly stuff that comes to my head while watching the show or things I think should have happened. Things I would like to see. Jane Centric, but there will be shorts about the other characters as well.
This is something I have had in my head for a while. (Ever since meeting Oliver) and I thought I would write something about him introducing Jane to something. It's a little bit fluffier than my normal stuff and I am really not used to writing fluff.
I hope you enjoy. I really liked writing it and after last nights episode, I really do hope we see more of Oliver.
Also, for some reason, my spell check keeps Americanizing my spelling. I don't know why, but some words will be Americanized and others won't. I hope this does not put you off. :)
Flavours Galore
"So, what's your favourite flavour of ice-cream?"
The question caught her off guard. She turned to look at Oliver, her brow furrowed as he turned to smile at her.
"Ahh..." she started, but stopped suddenly. She had no idea what kind of ice cream she liked. She had never had it. At least not since crawling her way out of that bag in times square. She bit her lip, a habit she had gotten into when she felt nervous.
She glanced at the various flavours that had been displayed behind the glass case, hoping the names would spark some feeling of familiarity. She started from the top, squinting at the bright blue substance that lay almost full in its metal container. 'Bubble-gum' she frowned, she was almost certain that that blue monstrosity was not even on her top five of her favoured frozen treats.
Slowly she looked at each of the flavours, taking in the strange names and combinations. Coconut and peach, Apple pie, Mocha, birthday cake, Orange Marmalade, then, of course, there were the normal popular flavours such as Strawberry, chocolate, Vanilla and toffee, but none of them seemed to jump out at her. She sighed, her shoulders slumping ever so slightly as she looked back at Oliver who waited patiently for her to make a decision. Choosing an ice-cream flavour should not be this hard.
"I...I don't know." 'The story of her life.'
She was surprised when Oliver simply smiled, turning to face the pretty girl behind the counter and reaching for his expensive leather bound wallet.
"We will have one of each flavour please." He said with a beam, turning to wink at Jane with an adoring glint in his eye. Jane was shocked.
"Oliver...what are you..."
"If there is something someone should always know, it's their favourite flavour of Ice cream."
Jane smiled, a pleasant warm feeling resting in the middle of her chest. She inched closer to Oliver, watching with amusement as the girl behind the counter worked on scooping all fifteen flavours of ice-cream into their individual cones. Oliver turned to look at her, a charming smirk lighting up his features.
"I think we may need some help getting all this to the table." He said. Jane chuckled, sipping her coffee with a smirk.
Ten minutes and four trips later, Jane sat opposite Oliver, stared wide-eyed at the table that had been decorated with all the brightly coloured sugary treats. Greens, oranges, pinks, blues, dark reds, and fluorescent purples. She chuckled as Oliver grabbed some tissue, unfolding it delicately and placing it on his lap as if he were in a fancy restaurant. Grabbing two spoons, he held one out to her, smiling.
"Shall we?"
Jane hid a smile behind her hair, a blush colouring her cheeks. It had been a while since anyone had looked at her like that. As if she was a completely normal person. She reached out, taking the spoon and scooping the pink one first. Strawberry. With her spoon now filled with a mound of pink ice-cream, she put it in her mouth, instantly regretting her actions. Oliver chuckled as she held her head, her eyes closing as pain erupted in her skull.
"You're not supposed to eat an entire dessert spoon of Ice-cream in one go." He snickered. "That's brain-freeze your experiencing right now." He said. "Even Ice-Cream has its downside." He continued his face a feigned expression of concern. "When your brain has defrosted, try another one."
Jane tried the bright orange one next, grabbing herself a significantly smaller scoop. The moment the substance touched her lips. She made a face.
"Not a fan of Pumpkin then?" Oliver mocked. Jane shook her head vigorously, gulping her coffee to get rid of the taste.
"Here, try this one," Oliver said, moving to the pale green ice-cream and scooping a small amount onto his spoon. He held it out to her with a charming smile. He watched her as she tried it. Pistachio
It felt strange. Seeing someone look at her like that. Seeing someone look at her as if she were a person…a real person. Not some asset that could be thrown away whenever she outweighed her use. It was not a look of hate or suspicion It felt strange that she of all people could be here. In an ice-cream parlour, with a charming handsome man sitting across from her, a man that wanted nothing more than to make her smile.
A man that had called her the day after she left him sitting at a table alone, just to see if she was okay. A man that had still wanted to 'give them a go,' even after she had told him what had happened to her. The bag in Time Square, the memory wipe, her childhood, (or what she had remembered of it.) and the man that was staring at her adoringly from across the table. His charming, lopsided grin making the corners of her mouth turn upwards into a genuine smile.
She hadn't smiled like this in what felt like years.
"So, what did you think of that one?" he asked, reaching out to wipe a small bit of Ice-cream from the corner of Jane's lip. His hands were so soft and gentle. His fingers lingered slightly on Jane's cheek.
"I liked it!" Jane answered. She really did. It tasted...familiar.
Oliver leaned forward, brushing his lips against Jane's, embracing her in a gentle kiss. She could still taste the Pistachio on his own lips.
She really did liked Pistachio ice-cream
There you go, Hope you enjoyed it. Just a nice short of Jane having a good time for once. She deserves a good time. Please tell me what you think, I would really like to hear your thoughts.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last two shorts, I have had a few requests so I am gonna go away and try my best to write them if you have an idea and would like me to write that, please just PM me or leave it in a review. I will do my best! :)
