I had to wait for Oliver to get back to me with whatever help he was going to get. I had a feeling that he didn't completely trust me since he didn't know who I was. I did suspect that he suspected me but he wouldn't say anything unless he had proof. Part of me wondered why I was hiding it from him but there was a reason that I didn't. Part of it was I didn't want him to know about my powers. There was also the fact that if he found one thing out about me, it could lead to another. I broke my own rules in waiting to tell him about my powers before kissing him and now I was scared of him leaving me.
No, I had to remind myself who I was. I was not Alice Frost. I was Terra Markova and I was here for revenge. There were parts of me that wasn't sure if I wanted it anymore, but I was doing this for Slade.
"Come to the storage room with me." Thea declared, interrupting my thoughts.
"What?" I asked in confusion.
"You said that you would teach me how to fight." She reminded me.
"Yeah, but are you sure this is the right time for this?" I questioned. I couldn't help but wonder what Oliver would say about this. He might not want me to teach Thea how to fight, but at the same time, she was keeping my secret.
"Yes." She stated.
I had to make sure that I didn't hurt her. This wouldn't be easy since I wasn't the best fighter myself. There were probably other people in the city who were more qualified to teach her than I was. I assumed that she wanted me to do it because I was literally the only person that she knew that could.
She was better than I thought she was. She even managed to get me on the ground a few times.
"So now we need to open,." She declared. "Also, I'm gonna try to get some live music in here. Who are some of your favorite artists?"
Okay, that was not a question that I expected her to ask me. I was not prepared for it. I had to think of something that I could say fast.
"I like One Direction." I answered. I kind of did even though I hadn't heard anything from then in a while. '
"I don't think I could get them considering the venue is so small and also because they broke up." She replied. I definitely didn't know that. "Guess I'll have to find someone on my own then."
"Well you are the boss. That should be your job." I told her.
"So what exactly are you doing as a vigilante?" She asked.
"I can't tell you that." I replied. As someone who had kept to myself for most of my life, it felt weird to care for other people, but I did. I cared for both Oliver and Thea and even Sara a little. "Just know that there are some bad people that I want to keep this city safe from."
"So I have an idea. How about you come over and have dinner with us tomorrow night." She suggested. "I think it's about time for you to see our home."
That I was nervous about. Part of me felt bad visiting their home knowing that Slade had killed their mother. This secret was eating me up inside, but I couldn't just let it out. There would be a right time and place to come clean and I had to figure out how to do it without either of them hating me. That was if I was ever going to do it. Withholding the truth from someone that I was dating, wasn't wise, but what other choice did I have?
"You should invite Sara." I teased.
"Are you ever going to stop with that?" She questioned.
"You set me up with your brother. It's only fair that I should get to set you up with someone." I retorted. "And I also live in the same building as her, so it would be easy for us to come together."
The only problem was that she didn't know about my powers so we would have to take some kind of vehicle.
Later that I night, I decided to call Oliver at the special phone number that Felicity had given me. I was pretty sure that he was right under me, but he most likely wouldn't be able to hear me. I used a different phone myself.
"Hello?" He answered. There was a voice distorter on there. Well I supposed both of us were altering our voices around each other.
"I wanted to know how the Brickwell situation was going." I stated. I figured that the longer that we waited, the worse things would get. Part of me wondered what he thought of my accent.
"I didn't expect you would call me." He stated.
"You didn't answer the question." I pointed out.
"I'm working on it." She stated. "It's not easy to defeat a metahuman and I need to talk to an expert on them."
"Is that what you think of me?" I questioned.
"I'm not going to say that I trust you especially since I don't know who you are, but you seem to be using your powers for good while others use their powers for evil." He explained.
"Let me know when you know how to take him down." I replied.
The thing was I really did want to help people. I never cared when I was in Markovia, but perhaps being around Oliver inspired me to want to make a difference. I had started this as a way to get him to notice me without ever thinking that I would get to know him personally. Maybe that was why I was feeling the way that I was. Everything that I planned didn't account for him asking me out on a date.
The following night, I knew that I would need to wear a dress. It wouldn't have to be as nice as the one that I wore on the date. Instead I went with what was typically called in America as the little black dress. It was sleeveless and had a V-neck. I put my hair up and had a pair of white heels with it. I probably shouldn't have worn heels because I would probably be taking them off when I got to the house, but they went really well with the outfit. I went across the hall to Laurel's apartment and knocked on the door. Laurel answered it.
"Alice, what are you doing here and why do you look so hot?" She asked me.
"Thea invited me to dinner at her house and wanted to see if Sara wanted to come with. Not to mention, I kind of need a ride." I told her. I really didn't have a need for a car, but I did not to get dirt on this dress because it was expensive. I probably shouldn't have so many expensive outfits but I couldn't help that I was wealthy and spent my money.
"I can give you a ride." She offered.
"I don't know if that's a good idea." I remarked.
"Why wouldn't it be?" She challenged. It looked like I would have to say it aloud. I had never even said it to myself even though it was true,
"Because Oliver is my boyfriend and I know that you two used to date." I answered. I felt weird saying it.
"Oh." She remarked in surprise. I waited for her to see something else. I believed that I heard somewhere that American women didn't like it when friends date their exes. "Well it's great that he's getting himself out there again."
"You're not mad at me?" I questioned.
"It's been 7 years since Oliver and I have been together. I've moved on." She said. My research told me that she had in fact moved on, but her boyfriend was killed by Malcolm Merlyn. He was also the son of Malcolm Merlyn. "And I find it perfectly acceptable if he wants to as well. Besides, it's better that he's dating you than a murderer."
That made me feel kind of bad even though I was sure that I no longer wanted to kill Oliver. I wasn't even sure that I wanted to injure him. Was it possible that I was moving on myself?
"So do you want a ride?" She asked again.
"Sure." I declared.
She took me to her car and drove me to the Queen Mansion. This time I went passed the gate. I went to the door and that was Oliver came.
"Laurel, I wasn't expecting to see you." He stated in surprise.
"I gave her a ride so she wouldn't have to take a cab." The older woman explained.
"Would you like to join us tonight?" Oliver asked. I supposed that was the polite thing for him to do.
"That's okay. I think I'll leave you to your girlfriend." She said. I blushed and I was pretty sure that Oliver did as well. She then got back in the car and drove off.
"So," I remarked. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to say.
"Oh please come in." He invited before I stepped inside.
"I feel like I probably should have worn socks." I said as I took my shoes off.
"I think your feet look good." He remarked. I looked at him and it was at that moment that he probably realized what that implied. "I mean they look as good as the rest of your body."
"I never knew that you liked feet." Thea joked before she gave me a hug. She was wearing a red dress. "Now we should eat."
The dinner was a steak. The only downside was that they didn't have my favorite sauce. I shouldn't have been surprised that they didn't have a sauce that was only available in Markovia but the steak didn't taste as good without it. That wasn't to say that it didn't taste good though.
"So is it true that you dated a murderer?" I asked. I knew the answer, but he hadn't told me and Laurel mentioned it and it was probably something that a girlfriend should be concerned about.
"It was a moment of passion and a lapse of judgment." Oliver said. "I should have known better than to date someone connected to the mob."
"We've all had those relationships that we wish we could take back." Thea replied. I would say that this was only my second relationship and I didn't think I would take it back. It was then I realized that I too had dated a murderer, but I don't know if he had murdered anyone before he met me. He hadn't killed anyone while we were together as far as I knew.
"So what do you think of the food?" Oliver asked.
"I like it. I just wish that you had my favorite sauce." I stated. I then realized that I probably shouldn't have said that out loud.
"What's your favorite sauce?" Thea asked.
"Uh…" I remarked. I tried to think of any other type of sauce but at the moment I was drawing a blank. "It's something imported. You can't get it in this country."
After dinner, a driver took me home. It was probably for the better since I wasn't ready to let him see my apartment yet. It was a mess and it also had some things that had to do with my true identity. I had a Markovian flag inside of it.
Not long after I got back, I heard my phone ring: my work phone.
"Do you know what to do?" I asked.
"Yes, how fast cam you get to his warehouse?" She inquired. I assumed it would be faster than he could.
When we got there, we found that there were plenty of men with guns.
"Well if it isn't my favorite two vigilantes." Brickwell declared. "Looks like I get to have quite the evening.
"It's actually not just us." Oliver remarked. Suddenly, there was a red blur and all of the men with guns no longer had them. I then saw a man in a red suit. "So do you know how you have to go to break a brick wall?"
"I think I can handle it." The man…Barry, it was Barry, said. He then ran superfast and threw his fist into Brickwell and knocked him out. However at that point, a trio of black arrows was fired and hit the mobster in the heart.
"I didn't call him." Oliver replied. I looked around and I didn't see anyone. They looked like the same arrow that had hit Sara, but sharper. "We need to get out of here."
At that point, Barry grabbed us and started to run…I wasn't entirely sure where we were, but we were somewhere else.
"Well I need to get back to Central City." He replied. He then ran off. I couldn't help but feel a little bit dizzy after moving at such a fast speed.
"Who was that?" I asked once I regained my composure. I had to focus. I also couldn't believe the two of us were alone. We were on top of a building of some sort.
"The Flash." He remarked. "So I guess it worked."
"Yes. I should be going now." I said as I started to build a platform. I prepared to step on it before he stopped me.
"Wait." He said. "I think I've earned the right to know who you are. If we're going to be working together, we need to know that."
"The only way that this will work is if you also show me who you are." I responded. I couldn't believe that I was able to do this. "But I don't trust you enough to do this first."
"In that case, we should probably take each other's masks off." He recommended. It was a bit unorthodox but it probably was the only way to guarantee that we did it at the same time. He put his hands on my mask and I put mine on his. We slowly removed each other's masks and looked into each other's eyes like we had earlier in the night. "Alice."
"Hi Ollie." I declared before he kissed me.
So the story is back...again as the Arrowverse is about to end. And it was quite an ending. Terra is starting to fall hard for Oliver but there are still some secrets between them. Also Malcolm showed up and got revenge on the guy who killed his wife, but you know he's going to cause a lot of trouble in the future. Please don't forget to review.