Felicity awoke slowly from her dream feeling confused. Oliver had been kneeling next to her proclaiming his love and then…then he said something about The Arrow. His lips had been on hers and she accepted it.

Oliver and The Arrow. They loved her and she loved them but…there was something here that she was missing.

The Princess suddenly grew panicked as she sprang out of her bed (how had she gotten here? Did Oliver take her to bed? Slade?) and rushed out the door only thinking of the party but was stopped by a servant "Are you alright Your Highness?"

"Yes, yes I just, just had to rest a little" Felicity motioned to the stairs "I didn't miss too much did I?"

"Your Highness?" the servant gave the Princess a confused look as she explained that Prince Oliver had found her asleep and had instructed some of the palace guards to her room. Slade had been in to check on her for only a few minutes before returning to the party. Felicity hated herself for getting drunk and then passing out and to have Oliver find her like that?! Felicity needed to find her mother and apologise.

Oliver had instructed the palace guards? Gave them an order? They were still loyal to him after everything. This thought warmed her.

On her way to see the Queen, Slade sprang out of the shadows and caught her arm with his large hand and snarled "Last night you embarrassed me" he struck her across the face and smiled as her cheek was stained red "you danced with him and acted like a common whore!" the back of his hand collided with her other cheek and Slade didn't try to catch her as the blow sent Felicity to the ground.

"At least Oliver is trying to help! What are you trying to do!?" Felicity screamed as she picked herself up off the ground and eyed him angrily "Oliver is back, he is here to stay and I'll be helping him help MY kingdom, just try to stop me"

Slade let her walk away seething with rage and saw that even though his blows were still evident on her cheek, he saw that she was hardly bothered by them at all. Oliver had promised to share his kingdoms water with Arkham, Slade had wanted to kill the slimy prick right then and there, however such an act wouldn't make for the best outcome in his plans. Even though his wife wasn't acting like the docile wife he wanted, he had little time to deal with her now. Slade and his allies were meeting soon to discuss the 'minor setback' that was Prince Oliver of Starling.

Felicity stomped down the stairs, ignoring the shocked stares of the servants and refusing the cool damp cloth to sooth her red cheek Felicity got out her phone and punched in The Arrow's number and sent a text:

We need to meet NOW.
I'll be at your hotel room in twenty mins.

The Princess hurriedly got into a car and gave the diver strict instructions on where to go and to speak of this to no one. Felicity hated acting like this. She was never this strict and never gave orders of silence, she always trusted her servants and they trusted her.

Oliver picked up his phone when a text came through and looked concerned "Felicity wants to meet" he told Diggle as he showed him the text

"Nothing on what it's about?"

"No, but I better suit up" Oliver reached into his case and pulled out the Arrow suit and raced to the bathroom just as he heard Felicity knock on the door harshly.

"Your Highness" he heard Diggle say pleasantly as Felicity walked into the room and asked for The Arrow "he's just in the bathroom, I'm sure he'll be out in a minute"

Oliver took off his casual clothes and proceeded to put on the suit, he made a list in his head as he put each item of clothing on: green pants, socks and boots, jacket, hood…hood? HOOD?! Oliver looked around frantically for his green hood and then mentally slapped himself; he must have dropped it on his rush to the bathroom! Felicity was waiting for The Arrow to come out and he couldn't face her like this! Not now!

"Umm…are you nearly done in there? We have something to talk about" Felicity tried to sound polite but her annoyance slipped through

"Sorry Felicity, be out in a minute" Oliver had put his voice modifier on "you can talk if you want" he sounded pathetic as he tried to think of something to do to get out of this. Felicity, on the other hand, didn't need any prodding and launched into what had happened.

"Well, last night, I don't know if Oliver told you, but my mum and I held this gala to raise money for all the sick people in my kingdom – not that they're happy with me right now – because the water has been poisoned. Oliver has said that Starling and Arkham will share water until all of this can be resolved…I…I think I made a fool of myself last night and –"

"Princess, I'm going to ask you something and I want you to do it for me no questions asked" Oliver said through the voice modifier "I need you to turn away from the door and close your eyes"

Felicity was confused but did as he asked and turned away from the door, she spoke up louder when her back was turned "Can I still talk?" a small chuckle riddled with playful annoyance met her and she took that as a yes and carried on "well anyway, Starling and Arkham are sharing water now, Oliver is doing all he can and he is just so amazing…"

Oliver opened the door an inch or so and almost let out a sigh of relief when he saw her back to him, now to slowly inch out and get the hood. Oliver started moving as Felicity became quiet.

"I don't know what I'm doing" she sounded sad and lost "you and I…you gave me my wedding night and I…I love you for that but Slade is my husband and I still love Oliver" Felicity began to flail her hands about as she rambled faster and faster in her confusion, moving her head this way and that so much that Oliver was scared that she would turn around

"Please stop moving" Oliver pleaded as he came closer and closer to his case but Felicity didn't seem to hear him

"I don't really need this right now!" Felicity huffed and Oliver could hear the pain in her voice "all I want is to save my kingdom and I need some help. I know that I have Oliver and you but…I…I just don't know if I –"

Felicity had opened her eyes and looked up at the ceiling in all her flailing and had absent-mindedly tilted her head and in her peripheral vision saw the reflection of a man in the mirror wearing all green except for his face. Instinctively, Felicity froze and turned to face them at lightning speed.

"I'm sorry Gentlemen" Slade was putting on the charm for his allies as they looked at him from behind their screens "but there has been a minor setback"

"Setback? What is setback?" A man with a greying beard asked curiously

"You tell us we help you then we get paid. That was the deal. Where is the money?!" Asked another man sharpening a large knife from another screen

"Please Gentlemen, you'll get your money. I'm sending you two pictures of the two setbacks now; one is a real man and the other…well…a vigilante. They are both interfering with our plans for us and I need them gone" Slade sent through pictures to the allies "and one more thing" he sent through another picture "she will eventually get in my way if she gets too pushy, she is getting to nosey for her own good, just watch her for now and don't engage. Do we understand each other?"

All nodded in agreement and signed off.

Time stopped. The air felt thicker than was possible. Tension was high.

Felicity could only see out of her peripheral vision; too scared to fully face The Arrow. Oliver could feel the fear mixed with butterflies rise and swarm in his stomach, Felicity had seen him, had disobeyed him and seen him! What was he going to do now? What was Felicity going to do?

"I don't believe it"

Felicity's voice was hardly above a whisper, so light that Oliver wasn't fully sure if he heard it and when she did finally turn to face him his heart broke. Felicity stared back at him with a hurt that was so strong he could feel it coming off her in waves

"Oliver?"

Her voice broke as she came forward, getting quicker and more determined with each step, he stood his ground even when Felicity finally stopped and looked at him up and down; taking the sight of him all in. Oliver wanted to speak, to say that he was sorry but no words came to him until Felicity's voice shook as the only words she had the power to say reached his ears

"I can't believe it"

Felicity launched herself at him.

A/N: I'm sorry I have not updated in a while. Life and personal problems got in the way. Felicity now KNOWS who Oliver really is! And…she attacks him? Out of hate? Betrayal? Love?

A/N2: Again, I'm sorry that this took so long to upload. If you have any questions, ideas, gripes, moans, groans about anything please feel free to leave a review or PM me on here.

A/N3: Sorry about Diggle, I kind of forgot about him so just imagine Oliver asked him to give them the room before he realised his hood was missing.