Hello, I know I said I wasn't updating but I know that when I start a fanfiction, or any book, i prefer it when they're planned to be finished. I'm currently writing this 8 chapters ahead on my laptop and would love to know if you guys think anything needs to be added. Annoyingly, I wrote a chapter a few days a go that's not going to happen for absolutely ages and I'm really frustrated that I can't carry on there due to having to write the chapters up to that point.

This story, I can't remember if I told you, will be about 20 chapters long and if you stick around long enough to find out the end i hope you're not dissipointed. Currently, there are about ten ways I could end this story and I have a personal favourite but it all depends o what's going to happen in a few chapters.

I hope you enjoy this chapter and don't forget to tell me what you thought in the comments!

Thanks for reading guys and gals :)

Chapter 2

The next morning was quiet she woke up again at 6:00 and decided to stay awake much to Oliver's delight. He talked to her as he got ready about meaningless things that didn't require an answer for which she was grateful.

When his bag was packed he headed downstairs with Felicity trailing slowly behind. Grabbing an apple in one hand and two glasses in his other he began to make her, Thea and himself some breakfast. He sliced and peeled fruit including a dollop of yoghurt and a squirting of honey he passed it to her with a glass of orange juice.

She smiled at him in thanks just as Thea joined them at the table. He slid her bowl over to her receiving a small thanks with a glass of chocolate milk. Felicity bit into the fruit with closed eyes and shuddered as it rushed past her sensitive teeth- it was delectable.

Thea had her hair laid in small waves but she kept muttering something and throwing it over her shoulder. Felicity took a breath and offered "I could plait it for you?" Thea looked over at her like she had offered her a cheque before nodding happily. Felicity began the familiar braids stitch, add hair, stitch, add hair, its familiarity became soothing and she began to lose herself in the mindlessness of it all. When they were done she patted her hair softly and Thea leant of slowly giving her time to refuse and wrapped her slender arms around Felicity's thin frame.

She stood still but allowed herself to be hugged, allowed herself to enjoy the warmth the hug initiates. When she let go Thea was beaming and Oliver was watching on with a warm smile of his own.

"C'mon Speedy time to get you to school before you make me late too!" He smiled at her as they made their way to the door "Bye Felicity have a good day surrounded by computers and maybe you could even get some practise at the X box?" she smiled nodding at waved goodbye.

"Bye Felicity!" Thea shouted for the hallway where she was retrieving her bag and coat. When she came into view Felicity waved goodbye and sat back down at the table to finish her breakfast.

By the time Robert had come down the stairs it was going on 8:30 and she had long gone finished her breakfast instead she waited patiently. He came into the kitchen in a smart suit his hair was still damp from his shower and he could smell his body wash from across the kitchen. "You didn't do the dishes?" he mutters in exasperation when he notices the three now clean bowls and glasses in the drying rack.

She nods apologetically "I'm sorry" she whispers "I was only trying to help-earn my keep" He looks at her in shock.

"Felicity, we adopted you because we wanted to. You don't have to earn your keep or repay us? We don't expect anything but happiness back. As long as you're happy, content and safe you've repaid us enough. I don't know what you've been through in the past nor am I sure I want to know but just know that whoever you were with last time-we're nothing like them. Hopefully. Next time though don't do the dishes that's what we pay the cleaning staff to do" he says with a smile she stands looking shocked and tries to blink away the tears that gathered in her eyes. "Now, let me make a coffee and we can go downstairs to the computer room" she nods and stands in silence.

He's quick to fill a mug with steaming coffee and starts towards her making her take and alarmed step back. His smile saddens and he holds out and arm "It's this way" she nods and trails behind him ashamed of her actions after such a kind speech.

The computer room is huge. Imagine and normal office room, now times it by was filled with all kind of monitors and screens and Felicity couldn't hold back the breathless chuckle that escaped her lips. "This is…" she mutters "wow"

"I'm sure I can trust you in here?" Robert asks her to which she nods eagerly and starts towards a computer "Felicity?" she stops turns and faces him in question "I know you haven't known us long but know that all we want is for you to be happy" she nods with a small smile "We're thinking of enrolling you for Monday, is that okay?" when she nods he gives her a large smile and exits through the door leaving Felicity in her own heaven.

Felicity spends a good 5 hours sat in front of a computer reconnecting with the equipment she had missed so much. Moira came home at about lunch time but when she saw how engrossed Felicity was thought it best to leave the girl alone. During her time on the computers builders were busy in and out of the house refurbishing an old guest room into the one Thea and herself designed yesterday. Not that she knew about that though!

When the door to the computer room is opened again it's by Oliver a boyish grin plastered on his face. "Hello? You been in here all day?" he asks when she nods he rolls his eyes and asks "did you even eat?!" she looks at him blankly for a minute before starting to smile and shake her head. "'Lisity!" He cries and she chuckles at his actions receiving an even bigger smile. "Any who, I have something to show you so hurry up!" he whines.

She's quick to comply and finishes writing the program she had been designing before following him out the door.

He walks her down many winding corridors that she soon gets lost but when he receives a certain text he loops back down the corridor she recognises as the one with Thea and his own room on.

They pull to a halt outside a room, the door is closed and he points at the name inscribed on the door in silver italics Felicity.

The door is opened from the inside and everything is perfect. The room Thea and she designed yesterday is now standing in real life in front of her eyes. On the bed is three white boxes both with the apple logo on-Phone, I pod and Laptop. The desk is filled with Pens, Pads and folders and the TV is all setup with FRIENDS playing in the background. The bedsheets are different shades of blue the transparent drapes of her four poster bed were tinted blue. Tears built and she looked at Oliver who was staring round the room in wonder he looked down and met her eyes giving her a smile.

"Are you going to panic if I hug you?" he asks with a carefully calm voice. Her eyebrows furrow and she smiles shaking her head.

His arms loop her waist and he pulls her towards him "You're the first to ask" she mumbles into his chest earning a rumbling laugh. "Did Thea tell you?" Felicity asks and he nods, his chin banging softly against her hairline "I felt really bad about that, it was just very sudden and new!" he nods again squeezing her gently.

"I'm sure she understands" he whispers pulling away to take a seat on her bed "Oh my God! You have a window seat! I've always wanted one!" she turns to see where he's looking and another set of tears build a few slipping over the edge because he's right, the window seat with the curtain stands at the end of her room.

Look at all these books! She squeals internally. There's a few rustles on the other side of the door so she walks forward and attentively opens it revealing the excited faces of Moira, Thea and Robert. She grins at them all "Thank you so much!" they nod and Moira takes Thea downstairs to do her homework while Robert goes to his office.

Meanwhile Oliver is setting up her new technology "I'd put a password on all of this if I was you" he advises and she nods typing in a few number that she will always remember. "Here you go, mine, moms, dads and the house phone is all on here. The laptop is charging on your desk and I'm going to take your iPod to put some decent music on it-okay?" she nods and he walks out the door leaving her content in her new home.

Minutes later her new phone buzzes and she picks it up reading the message with a smile:

I'm bored waiting for your music to load…-O

She rolls her eyes and quickly types back:

What do you want me to do about it? – F

She hits send and walks to her bookshelf assessing the assortment of books. Surprisingly every book on there is one she's enjoyed or by the same author so she picks the perks of being a wallflower out and heads-with her violently vibrating phone-to her new window seat.

Ollie is ringing! Keeps flashing and she's tempting to leave it except the flashing is giving her a headache so she sighs and answers.

"Hmm?"

"I'm bored" he whines she ignores him and starts to read, losing herself in the pages "What're you doing?" he asks her interrupting Felicity again.

With almost a growl she replies "reading" he hums in response and she hears steps over the phone "Where are you going?"

There's a knock on her door and she sighs "come in" she whispers to the phone. Minutes later he has joined her on the window seat curled up next to her. He sits with his back against the window and moves her legs over his so he can stretch his own out. "Y'know I've never been this close with someone that I met so soon" she whispers after he shuts the curtain.

He nods and hums in reply watching her face easily.

"'lisity, can we play a game?" he asks her as she turns the page, she looks at him over the top of her book with raised eyebrows. "Please!" he whines.

"I have some conditions- you stop calling me 'lisity, and you start acting your age aren't you three years older than me?" He nods in an accepting motion and begins his tiresome game.

He tugs her hair making her look at him "You have to answer the question truthfully and we take turns, only one question at a time" Felicity nods a little apprehensive of what she's signed up for. "Favourite colour?"

That one is easy "Blue" she answers without her eyes leaving the page when he hasn't spoken in a while she looks up to find him waiting "Hobby?" and her eyes flicker back down to the page.

"That's hard, football or girls?" she glares at him "okay, football!" she nods with a small laugh and awaits his next torture weapon "what's your dream job?"

Either he's going easy or this is a really boring game "Anything in IT" She finishes her page before asking "what are you scared of?"

He sighs and looks at her bed, his fingers dancing across the brand new bedsheets "Failing. I mean, my parents already think I've failed. My grades were nowhere near good enough to go to college with and all I can do is kick a ball" She looks at him softly and remembers the conversation over dinner yesterday.

"That's not true, and you can't be so scared of it if you're living it. You can do other things other than kick a ball, you get people to talk to you right? You make people comfortable around you. That's a life skill most people lack" He smiles at her softly and she returns it with a hesitant laugh. "Anyway it's your turn"

He nods and turns away from her "what's your favourite Disney movie?" she blushes and turns away from him "Please… please tell me you've seen a Disney movie?" she shrugs her shoulders still facing away from him head buried in her book. "That's it. Tomorrow you and I- downstairs" she nods carefully while he grins like the Cheshire cat. "We're going to have popcorn and everything just you wait it's going to be the best day of your life!"

She smiles at him brightly and leans her head on his shoulder slowly judging his reactions. He doesn't do anything other than smile brighter so she leans more heavily her eye drifting shut without her consent.

He's got her pinned against the wall with both hands against the scruff of her jacket. Her whimpers were silenced with a slap and every other noise is ignored. His eyes are filled with unshed tears and hers are blank and silent.

The body on the floor is none other than Mrs Rochev Stephen's wife who he killed. He was aiming for Felicity a steak knife in one hand ready and aimed when Mrs Rochev walks into the kitchen just as he lets go of the knife and she slips from the room. There's silence as the knife enters her body wedging where her waist dips in.

Her lips form his name but no sound comes out only the choking of blood as a slither runs from her lip down her chin, neck into her blouse. She's on the floor lying in her own blood while he collapses in his own anguish, then he's there pinning her against the wall forcing the breath from Felicity's exposed throat.

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! SHE'S GONE AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU-STUPID COW!" Felicity feels sorry for him he's just killed his wife and the police are going to be here in under five minutes. It's whether she can stay conscious enough to watch him be taken away.

Another knife is in his hand now and is aimed painfully close to her throat. Then he stops, his eyes clear and he lets her fall to the floor gasping for breath and clawing at her neck.

Said knife is pointed at his heart now he takes a look at his wife lying cold and motionless on the floor surrounded by her own blood. Felicity watches silently from the floor as he takes a look around she joins him in his search, their eyes flicking over everything that has been their lives here. She hated it here yet she wants to stop him.

The knife is poised to his heart and he takes a distasteful look at felicity before driving it forward into his body. His mouth is open in a silent scream as he collapses to the floor, his eyes are still open and Felicity watches as the light drains from them. It's sickening, makes her hands shake yet she can't tear her eyes away. There's a knock on the door and she answers it facing a 6, 5 ft. police man. He stares at her in shock and its then she takes in her appearance.

Covered head to toe in bruises her eyes burning and red from lack of oxygen, thin and malnourished then the blood staining her clothes must be the cherry on the cake.

"They're dead" she whispers to him earning a bewildered look "He killed her and then himself" her tone is motionless and the policeman must believe her because he reaches for her hand and picks her up in his buff arms before carrying her out the flat.

There are hundreds of news reporters there all flashing cameras and loud voices. Policemen are in and out of the flat then an Ambulance comes to check her over and take the bodies away. The Police man looks at her but all she sees is his face dead and lifeless as the knife enters his chest. She screams and falls out of his arms crashing to the floor, her head smacking the floor.

"Hey, calm down"

His voice seems to ground her and her eyes flutter open, there's a cold sweat all over her body yet his eyes are burning into the back of her face. "Did you know I watched a man kill his wife and then proceed to kill himself" Felicity whispers into his chest.

He shakes his head and clutches her close. Tears fall from her eyes and soon she sobbing into his shoulder clutching his arms desperately "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" she whispers repeatedly into his chest. He says nothing just strokes her back as she cries, this is probably are overdue so Oliver sits still and allows her to grieve over everything.

They sit like that for an hour Felicity switching between crying and talking as he sits there and listens to her. After she's calmed down enough to form coherent sentences he finally talks "None of this, your past is your fault. Everything that has happened to you is your sheer bad luck but someone obviously knew you were strong enough to handle it and they were right. You've come out the other side still able to smile and that to me is pretty damn strong. You're amazing Felicity and don't let anyone EVER tell you different. I'll always be here if you need to talk or need a shoulder to cry on and for future reference don't ever let me be an ass around you I have a tendency to forget my promises when I'm mad or drunk" she nods and shoots him a watery smile before going back to lying back on his shoulder.

He plays with the ends of her hair as she wipes away her tears "X box?" she asks and he gives her a bright smile while nodding his head.

"C'mon 'lisity" she scowls but lets him off. His hand is held out so after a hesitant moment she grasps it and lets him lead her to his room. "Same game as yesterday?" he asks she nods and murmurs something about being a good team. "I have an idea? Thea is at her friend, Roy's house so how about you and I spend the night in here kicking everyone's ass at this?" she beams at him, the first real smile she's given anyone for a long time.

"What about tea?" she asks and he answers with a roll of the eyes.

"I was going to wonder if you ever got hungry. How about we order Pizza?" Felicity nods with another smile "and seen as I'm playing hooky tomorrow for you I think I deserve another hug don't you?" she rolls her eyes yet leans into his embrace.

'She is still new to this' Oliver reminds himself as she tenses under his arms.

They play the game until their eyes hurt from the glare of the TV, and that's when they order the food and argue for ten minutes over ham and pineapple or peperoni, the poor guy on the other end finally tells them they can have half and half to save arguments which results in the sticking their tongues out at each other for another good few minutes.

When the Pizza does come they race downstairs to see who can get it first and of course Oliver wins but lets her collect the food from him. Moira and Robert watch from the doorway of the living room as Felicity gets more and more comfortable with Oliver's presence. Which makes even more shocked when Oliver grabs her hand and drags her upstairs not panic attacks induced.

They eat the Pizza-well, Felicity has 2 pieces and Oliver has the other 6 then start up the game much to their delight they win again.

"Oliver? Can we do something else?" she asks when her eyes are beginning to picture the TVs glare behind her lids. He nods and mouths 'film' through a mouthful of food. She nods and he passes her a disk- We're the millers.

Noticing her hesitation "Oh my gosh it is one of the funniest films I have ever seen!" she nods and they both lay face down on his bed.

Half way through the film Felicity notices the bed frame is blocking half hr view "Ollie! I can't see over your bed frame it's too big!" he shrugs and pulls her onto his back her chin resting on the back of his head. They finish the film in silence.

They both fell asleep near the end and Moira comes in to turn everything off when she goes to bed. Before she leaves she snaps a picture of the two and sends it to Robert who got called out with an urgent message from work. He smiles when he sees it and it make this whole urgent situation a whole less tiring.

The two of them sleep until mid-day the next day and Oliver is pleasantly surprised that his mother allowed him to stay off.

"Ollie" Felicity whispers in his ear "I'm hungry"

He laughs and rolls over so that Felicity is sat on his stomach. A blush erupts on her cheeks and he laughs even harder before sitting up making her fall backwards onto the mound of pillows. "C'mon you I'll make you some of my delectable chocolate pancakes" Her stomach replies for her-que another blush. "Race ya!" he cries and dashes for the door Felicity isn't far behind but she wants to win so when they're on flat floor she races forwards and leaps on his back, hands like a vice around his neck.

He turns his head to look at her smirking face "What are you doing?" he asks and she laughs loudly clinging on tighter "fine, you made me do it though!" and he runs forward towards the settee and dives on it laughing only as much as Felicity. "You okay?" he asks when she silent, her turns his head around to see her eyes closed and her features pulled tight "Felicity, answer me!" There's no noise but her eyes open rimmed with tears. He moves with careful gestures lifts her from his back so that she's sat next to him-not touching.

Tears fall from her eyes yet she hasn't made a sound just crumbles into her hands "Hey, hey, calm down" he whispers "I'm sorry, I ruined the day, I'll go and make the pancakes, let me know when you're ready to talk" She stays still, hands like iron around her head. "I'm sorry" he repeats before heading for the door.

She can't stop the images that flash through her mind, the yells and pain as she reencounters everything that has harmed her in the past. Felicity can barely make out that it's Oliver talking to her, the same Oliver that she had known for less than 48 hours yet whom was closer to than anyone else in her life. She wants it to stop, for him, for her and for them both. This was supposed to be a good day filled with laughter and memories but instead she turned it into something not worth remembering. The day she ruined the friendship.

The thought of not being friends with him brings on a fresh round of tears just now they aren't muted. Whimpers escape her throat and tears fall down her neck soaking the collar of her top, he's gone, she thinks when her eyes clear enough to see the room.

Of course he's gone, you scared him off. Stupid brat. You can't ever keep anything nice can you? You get it and then in a matter of hours you break it, break yourself. How much longer can you withstand before you're broken beyond repair?

A sob erupts from her throat and she immediately covers it with her hand hoping that wherever Oliver was he didn't here that single moment of weakness. Wish not granted.

"Are you okay?!" he stumbles into the room, his face red and eyes a little too watery to be normal yet his features show panic and worry so she nods silently. "You're not. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to trigger a flash back and was just trying to have some fun… I-I didn't think and took it too far, for that I apologise and as a sign of my sincerity I present you with these-"He removes a plate of perfectly warm-chocolate still melting-pancakes form behind his back.

Oliver places them on couch next to her and slowly backs away.

He returns into the room moments later with two milkshake glasses filled to the brim with cream and even a cherry. She emits a laugh which makes him visibly relax much to her relief.

"What we watching first?" he asks softly as she tucks into the pancakes, she whips her head to stare at him wide eyed "Okay then… Thea would kill us if we watch Cinderella without her so how about…" he sits silent and then his eyes brighten and a grin adorns his face "The lion king" She nods and, secretly, would agree to anything as long as that smile is included.

He switches it on and then reaches over her to where the pancakes sat on her lap. Picking up the folk Oliver takes a huge bite from the pancakes earning a gasp, he looks at her a cheeky smile on his face "What? Think I don't want to enjoy these too?" she rolls her eyes but her eyes are glue to the TV watching the baby lion prance around in the ferns.

It's about twenty minutes into the film and everything has been eaten/ drank, Felicity is sat against the couch while Oliver lays his head on her lap. At first her whole body tenses but then he stretches his long legs out and pulls a hand under his head as a cushion. She finds herself absentmindedly pulling her fingers through his short hair.

Then his dad dies. Tears build in Felicity eyes and slowly drip down her face landing on his scalp softly but it's enough to set him on alert. "It's only a film" he whispers into a thigh and then thinks things through. Simba and Felicity are quite alike. They both lost their dads at a very young age and their mothers leaving them to go through life alone. Not for much longer the thought appears quicker than he can take it away. For a minute he's horrified and then it's okay he agrees with his statement.

"It's beautiful-Disney is magical" she whispers and Oliver nods carefully. "I wish…" she starts but then stops, her eyes holding a wish like light.

He stares at her eyes imagining a bright sparkle that they seem to be lacking "Can I ask you a question?" Oliver asks her quietly, she takes her eyes from the screen to look down at his in your eye and a smile on your lips. They'll be forever laughter dying at your lips and your eyes will never dim-I promise you" she smiles at him, a large rare smile, and tears gather in her eyes.

"Thankyou" she whispers and he smiles "No problem" then they say nothing for the remainder of the film each getting absorbed into it with Disney's power.

When Lion king finished they moved straight on to Little Mermaid curtsey of Felicity with a fresh round of drinks they got comfy again and were re-absorbed. Their day quite literally consisted of them lying on the couch eating, drinking and watching Disney films.

By the time Thea came home they had taken a break to go and play the Xbox but when she saw the piles of Disney movies immediately yelled for Cinderella. It's not like Oliver could ever deny her anything and pretty soon they were in a similar position as before only with Thea sat on Oliver's legs as they watched the princess with interest. Thea practically spoke along with the movie but instead of it irritating Felicity she found it adorable and listened more to the young girl than the actors speaking behind the cartoon.

When it had finished Thea bounced in front of her view "What did you think!" she demanded and Felicity laughed quietly earning a grin from Oliver.

"It was good, you were better though" Felicity answered only to receive a scowl from Thea and a laugh from Oliver.

Then all of a sudden Oliver looked up "You start school in a few days" he stated and she nodded biting her lip. New school, new people. They're all the same really girls only bothered about makeup and Boys about football then both attracted to the other. It's silly the games they play. Felicity tends to spend her lunch and breaks in the library or outside then at the back of the classroom during classes.

"I'm going to drop you off and pick you up" he demands and she nods, she'd rather it be Oliver to see her scared than Moira or Robert. Not that she doesn't like them and appreciate everything they done for her but she's much more comfortable with Oliver and… 3-2-1, breath. "Everything you're going to need is in your desk already and I'm sure Thea has an outfit picked." When Thea nods she gives a small laugh and tugs his hair in acceptation.

They sit in silence for a while staring into space all thinking about different things.

"Bring on Monday" Felicity mutters and she feels Oliver smile into her leg but doesn't say anything-this is nice