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Disclaimer: I don't own Arrow. If I did, things would be very different in a lot areas (read: Thea, Roy, ARGUS).

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You're Banging My Bedroom Wall

XXIII. Anticipate

Felicity leaned back against the wall at the front of the room and watched Sara talk to her class. It was one of the last lessons of the self-defense class she taught. She scanned the faces of the people listening to Sara talk and noticed that almost all of them were paying attention to her except for one young woman near the back. The woman looked to be about twenty years old with chin length light brown hair and she was staring directly at Felicity.

Finding it strange, she turned away to look at Roy. He was looking down at his feet, shoulders hunched almost like he was trying to make himself as small as possible. "What's wrong with you?"

His head snapped up and he looked at her with a somewhat wild look in his eye. "Wrong? There's nothing wrong with me!" he quickly denied. Felicity merely raised a brow at him and he caved. "Okay, fine. The last time I helped Sara out at one of these things, she spent the entire time throwing me across the room and I really don't want a repeat of that. The woman is aggressive I tell you. She really gets into it even though it's just a demo for these people."

Felicity chuckled, finally understanding what she was doing there. "I think that's why she asked me to help tonight. I'm going to be doing the demonstrations with you."

Roy frowned at her before slowly nodding. "I guess that's better. I don't see you trying to throw me across the room head first," he told her.

She flashed him a grin and patted him on the shoulder. "Oh, I don't know, Roy. The night is still young. We'll just have to wait and see what happens." He sneered at her and moodily crossed his arms across his chest.

Sara held a hand out in their direction. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet my friends Felicity and Roy. They're going to help with our demonstrations tonight," she said. Felicity and Roy stepped forward and stood next to Sara, waving to the mix of men and women staring at them. "Okay, so, Felicity is going to demonstrate one way how to defend yourself if you get attacked on the street."

At Sara's cue, Felicity and Roy faced each other. He reached out and loosely grabbed a hold of her tank top near her shoulder and waited. "If someone comes up to you and grabs a fistful of your shirt like Roy just did, the best thing you can do is keep it simple like I've been telling you for the past three weeks. One technique is to bring your arm up and trap your attacker's arm." Felicity slowly followed through the movements before hooking her arm around Roy's, forcing him to release her but still holding a grip on him. "And from this point, you can follow up with other attacks." Felicity released him and they stepped back from each other. "But sometimes, that's not effective."

Roy and Felicity assumed the starting position again and Sara continued. "Even though you can do that, your attacker can use their free hand to throw a left or right hook." Roy dramatically brought his arm up as if he was going to take a swing at Felicity. "Instead of going for that arm holding you, you can bring the heel of your palm up to smash their nose in." Roy made to hit Felicity again but she struck out with her hand and held it up to his face. He released her and made a show of throwing his head back like he just had his nose bashed in and stumbled back a few feet.

And the night continued like that. In between each demonstration, Sara would have her students pair up and practice the new technique taught. She and Felicity would go around and help while Roy hung back and watched.

Felicity stood back and watched the pair in front of her go through the motions of the latest technique Sara had just taught them. She nodded at the taller of the two women. "Good. Keep your arm up just like that and it'll make it harder for your attacker to try and grab you," she told her.

The redhead nodded as she broke away from her partner. "Thanks. Sometimes I feel like when Sara tells me I'm doing good, she's only saying that because she has to," she said, dragging the back of her arm across her brow.

"No, Sara won't do that." Felicity shook her head. "She's a lot of things but she'll always tell you the truth."

At the front of the room, Sara clapped her hands together to gather everyone's attention. "Okay. Great job tonight, people. You're all doing really well. I'll see you guys next week," she dismissed them.

"Bye." The redhead waved as she walked out of the room.

Felicity waved back and turned to move back to the front of the room but stopped short when she found the redhead's sparring partner still standing there. It was the woman who had been staring at her at the beginning of class. Felicity smiled uncertainly. "Um, hi."

The woman stared at Felicity through narrowed eyes in a scrutinizing way that made her want to fidget but she resisted the urge. "So, you're the girl who's been chasing after Ollie," she said, eyeing her critically from head to toe.

"What?" Who was this woman and why was she looking at her like that?

A large, warm hand came down to rest at the base of her spine and she leaned back into his touch at the contact. "Thea," he scolded the younger woman.

She crossed her arms and sent him a defiant look. "Ollie."

Oliver sighed in exasperation, glancing worriedly down at Felicity. "We talked about this. You promised."

"I just wanted to meet the woman who's been chasing my big brother."

Felicity's eyes widened in shock and she stared at the woman.

She was Oliver's sister?

That explained why she kept staring at her throughout class!

"That's where you're wrong, Thea. Felicity hasn't been chasing me – I've been chasing her." Oliver smiled fondly at her and pressed a kiss to her temple, his arm moving to wrap around her waist and pull her flush against his side.

Felicity grinned up at him before looking to his sister. "He's right," she told her. "I spent weeks avoiding your brother."

Oliver's arm tightened around her waist and he pressed another kiss against her head. "Felicity, this is my sister Thea," he introduced. "Thea, this is Felicity."

Thea's whole demeanor changed as a smile lit up her face. "Oh, thank God!" she cried, throwing her arms around Felicity and drawing her into a tight hug. "I was convinced Ollie was going to end up a terminal bachelor. I'm so happy to meet you, Felicity! Sorry if I seemed like a bitch but I just wanted to make sure you weren't like all those floozies who were chasing after him all the time."

She laughed and hugged Thea back. "I'm happy to meet you, too."

They spoke for a few minutes longer before separating for the night. As Felicity and Oliver walked across the parking lot, he glanced down at her. "Are you ready for tomorrow?"

"Yes and no. I just hope nothing goes wrong during the unveiling."

He squeezed her tight to his side. "Don't worry, Felicity. Everything will go smoothly."

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No Palmer this chapter, guys, but don't worry we'll see him next time. I've got things in store for him along with a surprise.

ICYMI I updated Death in the Family and posted a new Olicity one-shot called It's Like the Sun Came Out. You should totally check those out and leave me a review over there :)

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