Disclaimer: I do not nor have ever owned the Arrow or Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto has never enjoyed the concept of transportation.

Not once in twenty-one years. He hated the boat ride to the Land of Snow. He hated the floating castle in orbit that was the Land of Sky. He even hated the idea of riding a horse. Ever since the Academy, he loved the sensation of traveling on his own two feet. And briefly the ability to fly. The Fourth Great Shinobi World War had a silver lining in that aspect.

So, it wasn't that difficult to see why he was so thankful when the ship made landfall in Starling. It was miserable for him to spend weeks on the open sea! All he had to keep himself occupied was training and meditation. Rinse. Repeat. Even the Fox wasn't immune to boredom. There was little doubt in his mind that the rest of the sailors were more than happy to see him leave. They had grown tired of his constant complaints.

"Hello, Starling City!" the blond jested as he made his way through the docks.

Part of the Uzumaki was tempted to see the mission through and leave. Yet another part of him, however, wanted to enjoy himself. He had kept off the radar for the last few years. It was dangerous to leave a paper trail in his line of work. Unfortunately, that meant a distinct inability to enjoy the sights on missions that weren't in Russia. He wasn't here on just another mission, though!

Anatoly Knyazev, the Pakhun of the Bratva, had called in his favor.

The mission had no real importance to either of them. And that left him with quite the oppurtunity. Why shouldn't he look around a bit?

"But the question is... where?"

Naruto looked up at the high rise buildings. Contemplating.

Lips quirked up in a smile, the former shinobi decided. He'd try and follow the national landmarks and navigate his way to something of interest. With the kind of luck that had followed him for the last five years, there was bound to be some kind of excitement just around the corner! Preferably not the violent kind. He was long overdue for a vacation.

He had stopped by one of the cheaper hotel's in the area first. It took him a few minutes to organize the sparse belongings that he had brought with him to the United States. Then he was back on the streets to roam the settlement. It was actually a nice change of pace. He had even stripped down to a single layer of clothes! Russia wasn't nearly as warm and welcoming.

"I want an expresso."

Naruto smiled at the young woman behind the counter and handed over a twenty, the smallest bill that he had on his person. He swiftly accepted his change and moved to the end of the counter to wait for his order to be ready. In the mean time, his eyes looked around the shop in question. It wasn't the first coffee shop that he had been to but it was the first in North America. There were so many windows.

If he wasn't as well trained as he was, he would feel nervous. The amount of positions that someone might take to neutralize everyone in this establishment were breathtaking. Not in a good way. He had more than his fair share of experience in bursting through windows to reach a target to know. Throw in all the stories from across the country and it was quite the wonder why no one had thought to lower the amount of natural lighting in places like this!

People were dumb.

"Your order, sir," the barista interrupted.

Lee-sa snatched the cup off the counter and made his way for the door.

Starling was quite the spectacle. Or so he believed.

The parks were beautiful. The people were nice. The weather was amazing. Honestly, it really was starting to feel like some kind of a vacation for him. Only the oath kept him reminded of his mission.

His shoes transferred from the polished tile to rough pavement as he left the coffeehouse. Idly, he sipped at the coffee in his hand as he wandered aimlessly. Truth be told, he wasn't quite so sure what he wanted to do with himself. He had kept himself so busy with searching for a way home in the first two years that he had spent here. From that, it was building a reputation within the Bratva.

Not once had he really given himself the chance to unwind.

What did normal people do for entertainment?

So lost in thought, he hardly noticed the individual that he bumped into. He barely reacted to the hot sting of coffee that covered his shirt. He had been forced to deal with much worse pain in the past. Instead he eyed the young woman that was apologizing as she reached to the ground for her bag.

Cute.

But she was young.

Not exactly legal.

She barely reached his shoulders, appearing just as frail as he thought she was. Her skin was pale and matched the lovely shade of brunette hair she had tumbling down her shoulders. Angular and petite were the first thoughts to come to mind as he took in her facial features. It was her eyes, however. They stopped him in his tracks as dark green met with bright blue.

"I've never seen someone with that shade of green," he mumbled.

Her blush startled him and he laughed awkwardly at the realization that he had spoken aloud.

"I am sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going."

The mystery woman offered him a smile as the blush subsided. He returned it with his signature grin.

"No. It was entirely my fault, I was in a rush to get home! I've even made you spill your coffee all over yourself. Doesn't that hurt?"

It really should, shouldn't it?

He had almost forgotten just how fragile people were in this world.

"It's fine. I'm Uzumaki Naruto. And you are?" he returned politely.

"Thea... Thea Queen. Hey, let me make it up to you. I'll pay for a new shirt and replace that coffee, alright?"

Naruto blinked as the name registered in his head. Queen. As in the younger sister of Oliver Queen, the man that he was tasked with checking on. It definitely seemed like his luck was holding up. Only a few hours in the city and he managed to stumble onto the man's younger sibling. Well, if that wasn't something.

"You really don't have t-" he found himself interrupted.

"I insist," she retorted.

"Okay. Yeah, that's fine."

Stubborn.

He liked that.

And now he is in Starling! He's met up with his future pairing and interest is placed. Don't worry, though. They won't be getting together for a good minute. They need some backstory before that can happen. Right? Haha!

Fuuin.