Chapter 15
The Beginning of Forever
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."
- James Dean
Hell is usually a place wanted to go by no man. Once upon a time Lian Yu was hell for Oliver, a place he thought would eat him alive and no one would ever even know about it. At some point Oliver realized that this place wasn't hell, it was just an island. One he conquered years ago, and one he has no qualms about returning to. It's why coming here with Thea didn't make him nervous. It was actually nice to bring her here for her to see this place that was such a big part of him.
When they first arrived, they immediately began training. Oliver mostly wanted to see just how well Meryln trained his sister, and from her moves he had to say that she'd been trained very well.
That night the pair sat around a blaring fire, sharing a meal Oliver caught. Their conversations died down, as both stared down to the dancing flames. Thea glanced over to her brother who she noticed seemed to be staring beyond the fire. It meant he was thinking, and she's pretty sure she know of what.
"They have phones overseas, right?" Thea asked and Oliver turned to her with a quirked brow. "I was just wondering because I have yet to receive a phone call from Twinkie. RI must be keeping her busy."
"Yeah." Oliver replied turning back to the flames. "Must be."
"So you know I racked my brain trying to understand why you would end things with her-"
"Speedy, could you just-"
"And I couldn't figure out why. I mean if you saw the look on your face when you were around her, or how nervous you seemed when you weren't. I mean a blind person could see how much you loved her." Thea replied, and her brother shook his head as he turned away. "It's because you chose the Arrow, isn't it?" Oliver didn't say anything, which only verified Thea's suspicions. "Oliver you're such an idiot."
"I'm very much aware of that Thea, but thanks for reminding me."
"What the hell are you doing here?" she asked and Oliver turned to her. "I mean fine you want to be ready for the league, but you're never going to be ready if your head and heart aren't all in on this." Oliver dropped his head slightly, turning away finding comfort in watching the dancing flames. "Why aren't you on a plane to where ever the hell she is, begging her to take you back."
"Because this is how I get her back." Oliver muttered not seeing the look of confusion on Thea's face. "Right now this is all I can do to get her back."
"I don't understand." Thea said and Oliver just looked over to her with a shake of his head before standing to his feet.
"I'm gonna go for a walk." He said suddenly.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I just need to clear my head." Oliver said before turning and disappearing into the dark woods. He didn't have an intended direction, he just found the need to keep moving. It didn't help, because the longer he spent away from her, the more she filled his thoughts. It was dangerous, he knew, but for some reason it seemed beyond his control.
"Get back here you little monster." a familiar voice spoke, followed by the sound of a laughing child. Oliver stopped walking and turned to find the source of the voice, and soon found himself no longer on that island. He was standing in a familiar hall of a house..their house, watching a very pregnant Katie chase a naked toddler who seemed adamant about not taking a bath. The moment the child was close, he scooped him up in his arms. "Well it's about time you decided to help." Katie said walked over to the man as she looked at the child who couldn't stop laughing. She couldn't help the smile that she turned to Oliver and it made his insides twist because he knew this wasn't real. He knew this was a daydream that he knew he couldn't stay in, but desperately wished he could.
"This isn't real." Oliver said, staring into eyes of the woman he so desperately wished was here.
"I know." Katie says before plucking the child from his arms. "We just don't understand why." and with that she turned and walked away, suddenly disappearing.
Oliver once again found himself standing in the middle of trees, in the darkness of his island. Hallucinations for him on this island weren't uncommon, but this time he hoped they wouldn't distract him too much. Oliver lifted his eyes, spotting a familiar marker, and he feels the tightening of his chest. The bunker where Slade is imprisoned is just a couple of feet away and it would seem he once again realized that all of his troubles started the moment Slade came to Starling. Oliver's fist clenched at his side before he decided to pay the man a visit.
Katie thought that it was irony that upon escaping her hell, that she would have to save Oliver from his. She kept her eyes out the window of the plane that she borrowed from Bruce. She didn't exactly ask him, but she's sure he'll find out soon enough. She heard footsteps and turned to see one of the pilots stepping from the cock pit.
"Shouldn't we be landing by now?" Katie asked and the man sighed.
"There seems to be some issue. We just got orders from the Coast Guard, apparently we're nearing restricted airspace, and they're telling us to turn around." the pilot said.
"Restricted Airspace-"Katie turned away, unsure what the hell was going on, but then it hit her. "Malcolm." she turned, meeting the man's eyes. "Do not turn this plane around."
"I'm sorry Ms. Robins, but disobeying orders from the Coast Guard is a federal offense. We could go to prison, and I can't risk that for me or my co pilot." the man said and Katie simply gave the man a nod before watching him turn and head back to the cock pit. The moment the door closed behind him, Katie jumped to her feet, reaching into the over head compartment and grabbing her bag. She let her eyes scan the plane, before spotting the compartment next to the door. She walked over, and pulled open the doors to reveal the parachute packs and let out a very deep sigh.
"The things I do for you, Liver." she muttered before grabbing one of the packs.
There was a sudden alarm and both pilots shared a look before one of them stood to his feet and quickly left the cockpit. He rushed down the aisle, glancing to all the seats and not seeing the woman at all. He heard the sharp wind, and looked up to see the open door. He braced himself against the wall, before peeking out the door, and seeing absolutely nothing but darkness.
"I have no idea how I'm going to explain this to Mr. Wayne." the man muttered with wide eyes before sliding the door closed.
Oliver's heart stopped the moment he walked into Slade's underground prison and found that the man was not there. He suddenly remembered the man's last words to him about finding a way out and Oliver couldn't believe that he was actually able to escape from this impossible to escape cage.
"Thea." Oliver muttered before turning and running back out, desperate to find his sister. If Slade was out of his prison, then he was somewhere on this island. He smelled the smoke from their fire, but didn't actually see a fire which worried him. When he ran over, he saw Thea carrying more sticks over.
"The fire went out." Thea said simply trying to grasp the sticks in her arms .
"Thea, we need to get off this island." Oliver said and Thea brought her eyes to him, clearly confuse.
"Is this because I was talking about Twinkie, because Oliver-"
"Thea no!" the man said frantically, his eyes searching the area. "We're in danger."
"What are you talking-"
"Slade Wilson is here." The moment the words came out of Oliver's mouth, Thea just knew he had to be joking.
"That's ridiculous, why—"
"It's not. Just listen to me." Oliver sighed with a shake of his head. "Slade was- I was keeping him prisoner here!"
"What do you mean was?" Thea asked, and Oliver opened his mouth to reply just as his SAT phone rang.
The moment he answered and he heard the annoying voice of Malcolm Merlyn on the other end, he already knew why they were in this predicament.
Swimming used to be very calming, and serene to Katie, but swimming in pitch black waters at night, with absolutely no idea if you were swimming in the right direction was actually frightening. She actually couldn't even explain her relief when she finally made it to the island. The moment her body was out of the water she just laid there, trying to calm her ramming heart, and slow her erratic breathing. Her eyes opened to the stars above her and tried to find the inner strength to keep moving. It seemed she hadn't really stopped moving, hadn't stopped to just rest since leaving Nanda Parbat and she could feel it with every step she took. Katie once again she closed her eyes, hoping to get her second...maybe third wind.
It was the recognizable sound of a gun shot, that caused Katie to quickly stand to her feet. She placed a hand on her side, feeling as if the swim may have popped a couple of her stitches. Her eyes scanned over the darkness that covered this island, and she truly had no idea where to go. She just put caution to the wind, and once again started moving hoping she found the source of the gun shot and prayed that her family was ok.
Slade Wilson was ashamed. Not of his misdeeds, or any of the things that he'd done. He was ashamed of the creature that was Oliver Queen. He trained Oliver on this island surrounded by these very trees on how to survive, and now Oliver was becoming predictable and it was embarrassing. But Slade wasn't surprised. Oliver was always trying to be the hero, but couldn't save everyone. Not his Shado who will never get to leave this island because of Oliver, and now Slade will return the gift. Slade held one foot from both Oliver and Thea who he easily got the drop on when Oliver went for the gun hidden away at his father's grave. He dragged them back toward the bunker, only stopping when he thought he heard the sound of footsteps in the distance. His eyes scanned the darkness, not seeing anything. He assumed it was probably an animal and continued dragging the pair to their prison.
Katie had to be walking in circles. If she wasn't, she'd be surprised. When she stopped walking, she began looking for something, any kind of sign of Oliver and Thea's whereabouts. But there was nothing.
"Fuck!" Katie snapped before dropping to sit on the ground, and wrapping her arms around her self, and her still damp clothes.
Katie wasn't sure where she was going and she hated the feeling. She'd gotten off of one plane and onto another with this Dick Grayson guy who she still couldn't picture being friends with Bruce. Hours in the air was both torture and relief if that made any sense. It meant she was getting farther and farther from the place that kept her prisoner and closer to home. Soon the plane was once again landing and Katie turned to the young man across from her who slid on a pair of sun glasses.
"Another plane?" she asked and the man looked over to her with a shake of his head.
"Nope, it's all land from here." Dick replied as the door to the side of the plane opened. He walked out, Katie close behind him. They were once again surrounded by sand, but the air seemed a bit more thin and breathable.
"Where are we going?"
"Well you're going to need help clearing your name, I guess." Dick said and Katie looked to him with confusion. "You don't know?"
"Know what?"
"That the US government is looking for you." Dick replied and Katie stopped walking. "You're sort of at the top of a possible terrorist list. So before we even attempt to get you home, we should probably rectify that."
"How do we do that?"
"I have a friend. The closet person we can even get to with connections to the government." Dick said as they continued down the stairs. "He's a pilot out in Coast City."
"How the hell will a pilot help me?"
"Well he has a way with people." Grayson replied with a smile over to the woman.
The moment Katie heard the footsteps, she awakened instantly, but she didn't open her eyes or move from her spot, laid on the ground. She laid there, feigning sleep, letting whoever was coming near her think she was still sleep. The steps were heavy, much heavier than Oliver, which also crossed Thea off the list. This was someone else. Someone who breathed heavily through their nose as they walked. The steps neared and Katie positioned herself slightly for a quick get up. Soon she heard a deep throaty chuckle that was right behind her, and it was strange that Katie recognized it. That only one face came to mind when she heard it.
"And so the heart that beats for my enemies has fallen right into my lap." Slade muttered to himself. He'd only taken one more step, before Katie finally jumped to her feet, placing distance between them. "Hello Twinkie."
"Slade, hey, long time no see." Katie replied watching the man closely. "Though it would be longer seeing as you were supposed to just die in your little hole." The man only gave a chuckle as he shook his head. Katie looked him over, her looked exhausted, but he was still a soldier. Ready for a fight at any time.
"Still the talker. I would've thought by now someone would've taken care of that little tick." the man said before taking another step.
"Where are Oliver and Thea?" Katie demanded, but the man simply ran to tackle her. Apparently even though she was exhausted and practically running on fumes, she was going to have to be ready. At this point she had no choice.
In the cell used to hold his greatest enemies, Oliver now found himself trapped with his little sister now trying to think of a way out. He went over the events that led to this moment and still couldn't understand how they got here. As soon as Malcolm revealed that he released Slade, Oliver realized they were sitting ducks. That's when he remembered the gun at his father's grave. But it would seem Slade was waiting for then and in the end got the drop on them
"What did he mean?" Thea asked breaking the silence and Oliver turned to her. "When he said that you were still hiding things from me?" When they finally came to, Slade expectedly gloated, and let things slip Oliver wished he hadn't.
"He's insane." Oliver said with a shake of his head.
"Yeah, I picked up on that." Thea replied still watching her brother who she could tell was hiding something. "I also picked up on how you reacted when he said that you were keeping secrets from me." Oliver turned away from her, and that was definitely an indicator. "Was he telling the truth?"
"I don't think that this is the right time." Oliver evaded before standing to his feet to once again look at the bars for any way they could escape.
"I think time is something we have a lot of right now." Thea replied standing to her feet. "Twinkie is not overseas for work." Oliver glanced over to his sister. "Is she alright?" the man simply turned away because he didn't really have an answer to that question which ate away at him with every passing second. "Ollie-"
"Thea, I don't know." he replied honestly. "I just-" he let out a heavy breath before once again looking over the bars to the cell.
"Why didn't you tell me about Sara?" Thea asked and Oliver dropped his head against the bars, wanting to not be trapped in this cage with his sister.
"Come on Thea..."
"No, now that I know about your secret, everything has become a whole lot clearer." Thea replied taking a step closer. "And I can tell when you're hiding something from me. Like you are doing right now." he didn't say anything which only frustrated her even more. "So what is it going to take for you to stop treating me like this tiny, fragile, little object?" and Oliver lifted his head and turned to Thea.
"Tiny?" he said, and Thea stared at him in confusion.
"What?" Thea replied as Oliver turned back to the bars, an idea formulated.
"I have an idea." he said turning to the woman.
Katie tasted the metallic zing of her own blood as she was tossed into a tree, biting her lips in the process. For some reason the taste didn't scare her, or even make her nervous. It actually gave her a boost. She turned to see Slade stalking toward her and she rolled out of his reach before jumping to her feet.
"I have to tell you girly, you fight better then some of my comrades in the war." Slade said with a bloody smile. "It's kind of turning me on."
"Are we going to do this or are you trying to make me vomit." Katie replies, raising her fists waiting for the man's next attack.
"Oh how I would love to keep up the foreplay honey, but I really don't have the time." Slade said before reaching behind him and pulling out a gun that he pointed right at Katie.
"And just when I thought we were having fun." Katie said lifting her hands.
"Well we can have fun in other ways." Slade replied moving closer to her, still holding firmly to the gun. "Like the moment I get to witness my dear friend Oliver watch me blow your brains out."
"You must have been a horrible soldier." Katie said and the man chuckled.
"And why do you say that?" Slade asked, and without a word Katie jumped with a roundhouse kick to the man's hand, knocking the gun from his hand before shoving the man back, causing him to trip back on his butt.
"That's why you little bitch!" Katie taunted. Her eyes looked down to the gun, taking a step forward to grab it.
"Kill him." A voice spoke. A voice Katie knows completely came from inside her took a step back before running off, disappearing into the trees.
Slade stood to his feet, his eyes searching. He growled before grabbing his gun and running toward the shore, hoping he didn't miss the plane.
Katie wasn't sure why she ran. She had him defeated on the ground. She could've ended him right then and there, and yet she ran. She wasn't scared, wasn't afraid of the big, bad, Slade Wilson. She thinks in that moment she was afraid of Nura who still lived inside of her. Moving underneath her skin, in the taste of her blood. In that fight she could've killed Slade, but something stopped her. When she finally stopped running, she could barely breathe. Her lungs were on fire, her body was aching, and she could barely stand up straight.
"Where are you Liver?" she muttered to herself as she let her eyes look around to nothing but trees. She closed her eyes and decided to stopped looking with her eyes. Everything around her seemed to get louder, from the rushing winds, to the birds chirping above her. She just stood there, her ears wide open, spinning slowly when something finally cut through.
"Ollie!" a familiar voice screamed and Katie's eyes snapped open.
"Thea." she whispered and without hesitation, Katie's feet were moving. It was strange that even though she had absolutely no energy left, there was something still inside of her willing to keep going. And that's what she was going to do for her family.
Katie ran until she happened upon a scene she definitely didn't expect. Thea Queen stood holding a gun, aimed at Slade who was on his knees staring back at her as Oliver stood not too far.
"You're not a killer!" Oliver yelled, and the gun in Thea's hand seemed too steady for comfort.
"Yeah, tell that to Sara!" Thea said, her voice trying not to crack with emotion. Just moments earlier her brother told her that it was her that killed Sara. That Malcolm gave her some sort of drug that put her under his control and he made her kill her friend.
"What happened to Sara is not on you!" Oliver said firmly. "What happens to him is! All this is what Malcolm wanted. He freed Slade to prove that we're killers because he wants you to be just like him." Thea glanced over to her brother. "You got to prove to him that you're not." the woman turned back to Slade, wanting nothing more than to just pull the trigger and end the life of the man that has terrorized her and her brother.
"It won't end here!" A voice spoke and Thea lifted her head because that was the justification she seemed to be grasping.
Oliver and Thea turned to the voice that neither expected or believed in this moment. Katie's eyes were on Thea who still held that gun in her hand. She slowly moved forward, getting closer to the woman.
"It's the misconception about killing someone. You think once you've taken their life that all your problems just magically disappear, but it doesn't" Katie looked over to Slade with a shake of her head before turning to Thea. "It stays with you. You dream about it when you sleep, you think about it when you're awake, you see it all the time, and every time you do it's like you realized how dark that moment really was." Katie placed her hand on top of Thea's that held the gun aimed at the man. "It takes a lot of darkness to pull that trigger and be alright with the outcome and the Thea Queen I know doesn't have that in her, no matter what Malcolm did." Katie felt the gun in the woman's hand loosen and she quickly took it.
"And here I was thinking-"
Before the words could even come out of Slade's mouth, Katie had lifted the gun and pulled the trigger and the man went falling to the ground. They all looked down to Slade who groaned as he brought a hand over his shoulder. Katie simply turned back to Thea and shrugged.
"There's a little bit of darkness in me I guess."
Katie sat in the sand watching the water ever so often wash up and touching the bottom of her shoes. Her hand was pressed against her side that had once again started bleeding, and now she was actually starting to notice the effect her past week was having on her body. She looked up to the horizon that seemed more dimmer than it should be, and so she closed her eyes and took a deep breath telling herself to hold on a little bit longer.
Oliver glared at the man who was back in his rightful place behind bars. He turned to see Thea storm out of the bunker.
"She's lost, your sister." Slade said and Oliver turned to see the man walking back to lay on his bed.
"No, she's not." Oliver growled.
"You can see it in her eyes. She's being touched by darkness." Slade continued, turning to the man. "Was it Merlyn?" he chuckled turning away. "He's an interesting man to do that to his own daughter. So now you've lost your father, your mother, and now your little sister." Slade let out another slight chuckle. "And then there is your dear Twinkie." he looked back over to Oliver who held a dark look in his eyes. "I don't even think you know the darkness trapped inside that woman of yours Oliver. She actually impressed me and I don't get impressed easily. So what happens when you lose her?" Slade stepped toward the bars, a sadistic grin on his face.
"How many people can Oliver Queen lose before there is no more Oliver Queen?"
Oliver didn't reply, wouldn't give him the satisfaction, and so he simply turned around and climbed up the ladder, leaving the man in his prison. The moment Oliver was back on land, his eyes went to his sister who was crouched in front of Katie. He still couldn't believe, hell at this point he's still not even sure this is real.
"I'm going to get you!" a voice said through laughter, and Oliver turned his head to see that fantasy...hallucination that he wished to the heaven was real. He watched a pregnant Katie scoop up the curly haired toddler in her arms. "I told you I was going to get you. Now lets go get that bath." she glanced over to Oliver with a smile that he couldn't help but to return and in the blink of an eye they were gone.
"Ollie!" Thea called and Oliver turned back to see the horror on his sister's face. "Something's wrong." he quickly rushed over. Thea moved over, and Oliver crouched in front of Katie whose eyes met his.
"I'm fine." she said her voice rough, and not very good proof of her words. Oliver placed a hand on the side of her face and she closed her eyes leaning into his touch. Her eyes once again opened, and they both could feel it. That after everything that had happened, now was the moment they just felt complete. "What the hell are you doing on this island." he laughed, a real honest to god laugh, something he didn't think would ever happen.
"I honestly have no idea." Oliver said noticing how peaked the woman looked. "What the hell are you doing on this island?"
"I had nothing better to do and so I thought I would come here and save your ass once again." Katie said before turning to Thea. "And make sure you two didn't kill each other." she turned back to Oliver, now noticing how out of focused her vision became the longer she stared at him. She looked over to his arm noticing the blood. "You're bleeding." she met his eyes as he just shook his head.
"Don't worry about it." Oliver said when the distant sound of the planes propellers could be heard. They turned to see the nearing plane and they all felt a little bit more relief. Oliver turned back to Katie. "Alright, it's time to go home." he slid his arms underneath the woman, who felt lighter then her last remembered.
"I could probably walk." Katie said, dropping her head to his shoulder and closing her eyes. "I might fall down, but I could walk. I'm supposed to be saving you."
"You did, Twinkie." Oliver whispered before placing a kiss to her head. "You always do."
That was the last thing Katie remembered about being on the island. Everything after sort of seemed to wash away. She passed out, finally comfortable enough to feel like she could. In Oliver's arms where she knew absolutely nothing could harm her.
The next time she opens her eyes, she is surprised by another face she doesn't expect to see.
"I should kill you, you know that don't you?" Ethan says pulling back his stethoscope, before letting out a deep breath at the sight of the woman's open eyes. "Like seriously I should just strangle the life out of you for making me worry so much."
"I'm sorry." Katie replied her throat extremely dry.
"Here." Ethan stood and Katie watched him, finally realizing where she was. She was in her bedroom, in her loft. The man grabbed a glass of water and handed it to Katie who sat up to take a sip. "Better?" Katie looked up to him with a small smile and simply nodded. There was a look in his eyes, different then how he usually looked.
"What?" she asked.
"Don't what me?" Ethan said with a shake of his head. "I checked you out, saw the-" he glanced over her body. "Somebody did this to you?" he met her eyes. "The bruises and the scars, and the-"
"Ethan I'm fine." Katie said placing a hand on top of his. "I walked in knowing what I was getting myself into, and I was able to get myself out." Ethan dropped his head before looking back to her.
"You need to come to the hospital so I can run actual medical tests. The trauma your body has gone through could really-"
"I'm fine." Katie said turning away.
"You don't know that!" Ethan said standing to his feet. "Day after day and there was nothing, absolutely no indication if you were alive, or dead. I was scared, we all were."
"I'm sorry, I didn't-"
"Don't apologize, because I'm not blaming for you anything." Ethan replied letting out a heavy breath through his nose. He took a seat on the edge of Katie's bed and took another deep breath. "'I'm taking you to the hospital-"
"Ethan-"
"You're going to the hospital if I have to drag you kicking in screaming out of this bed." Ethan replied, before placing a kiss on the woman's head. He stood to his feet and ignored the glare Katie give him. "Now Oliver's out there waiting for me to tell him he can come in here. I guess you guys should talk and all, but after that I'm taking you to GMH."
"When did you become so bossy?"
"Probably when I became the boss." Ethan said with a smile and a wink. "I'll be out here and I'm giving you guys ten minutes. With that the man walked out of the bedroom. Katie sat up, groaning at the aches still holding onto her muscles. She looked up at the sound of heavy footsteps to see Oliver rush inside. The moment he came in, he stopped a couple of feet from the bed, his eyes meeting hers with a smile.
"Hey." Katie said, and Oliver didn't say anything. The smile on his face never wavered. "Where's Thea?"
"Home. She's fine physically, but this thing with Malcolm is really hard on her." Oliver said and Katie sighed.
"It should be. If it wasn't then she wouldn't be our Speedy." Katie said turning back to the man. "So I heard about your wonderful idea of working with Malcolm."
"I was desperate." Oliver said unable to take his eyes off of her. He barely even wanted to blink in fear that this was just another dream.
"You can come closer, you know?" Oliver didn't seem to hesitate to walk over and take the seat beside her.
"How-" Oliver started, but didn't know if he should. He didn't want questions and revelations to ruin this moment he'd been waiting for.
"He let me go." Katie said with a shrug. "I don't know why. He just-" she shook her head. "Something was happening with him, something I think he didn't like and I think it was because I was there." she turned back to Oliver. "I reminded him of my mother."
"His sister." Oliver said and Katie turned away, but nodded. Oliver reached over to take her hand in his.
"I'm a part of him. No matter how far I run, how much I wish I wasn't, I will always have a piece of him inside of me." she turned back to Oliver as he gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "He let me go, but it will never be over, I just-" Katie wasn't able to finish her sentence, because Oliver Queen was impatient. He'd been dreaming of kissing this woman, and the fact that she was here, right now in front of him seemed to just hit him and he stopped thinking and just did it. Katie brought her arms around him, and he did the same bringing them as close as possible.
There was definitely something different about this kiss. Both felt it with every beam in their body. Sure it was filled with passion, longing, an undeniable need, but there was something else. There was a truth that neither could hide from any longer. When their lips parted, they dropped their foreheads against each other and just breathed in the air between them. Oliver's eyes looked to the woman, and something happened. It was as if something clicked, and that moment he thinks he'd been waiting for was right now and he wasn't going to fight it this time.
"Marry me." Oliver whispered and Katie lifted her head, needing to see his eyes, needing to know that those words really just came out of his mouth. "For the past couple of days there's been this emptiness inside of me, and everyday I could feel it, I could taste it." he placed a hand on the side of her face. "And it was all because of the fact that I didn't know if you were safe. I didn't know if you were smiling, or crying, I didn't know if you were being fed or if you could feel the sun on your face." Katie leaned against his touch, a silent tear falling from her eye. "I went a whole week without seeing your face and it was killing me." he leaned forward, meeting her lips for a quick kiss before pulling back and leaning his forehead against hers. "I breathe for you, I fight for you, everything inside of me is for you, and the stupidest thing I have ever done is let you go." he lifted his head so their eyes were just inches apart. His blue boring into her brown ones, hoping she can see the truth in every word out of his mouth. "And if you give me the chance, I will show you everyday of our lives just how much of my heart truly belongs to you." Oliver let out a deep breath as he waited for her to say something. In this moment he wasn't sure what was going on in her head and that made him nervous.
"Do you really want to marry me, Oliver Queen?" Katie asked with a slight smile and Oliver smiled wide and gave a certain nod. "Not because you're afraid of losing me, or because you feel this is something you have to do to protect me. Oliver do you really want to marry me?"
"Absolutely, Katherine Robins." he replied and Katie turned away for just a moment before turning back to him.
"You're missing something." Katie said before reaching for the piece of yarn around her neck that held a ring Oliver thought was lost forever.
"Where did you-"
"I have no idea." Katie replied as she untied the string and held the ring to Oliver who took it from her. "But it somehow found me." he looked up to her eyes and she placed a hand on his cheek. "Before I give you an answer I feel I should say something." she took a deep breath and smiled. "I love you more than I thought was even possible to love another human being. You've been my best friend, the only person I truly trust and even when-" she closed her eyes and sighed. "When you chose to end things-"
"Twinkie-" Katie placed her hands over his mouth so he couldn't speak.
"Even when you chose to end things, and I wanted to hate you and I wanted to just forget you ever existed, my heart just wouldn't let me. And I think that means that a very big piece of my heart belongs to you. So Mr. Queen, my Liver, if you think that you can handle all the crazy that lies underneath my skin, then yes-" she smiled wide because in this moment there was no hesitation or doubts. "I will marry you." Oliver slipped the ring onto her finger, before once again capturing her lips.
Both soon realized what that truth was that lingered in the mist of the kiss they shared.
It was forever. That everything between them, everything that they had inside themselves that they only shared with each other would never die.
Their love was forever.
Author's Notes:
So Yeah...that just happened.
First comes marriage, then comes...hmmmm
Review Replies:
Adela:
I would love to keep this story going. And when i start a story, it's always my plan to keep it going, but it's hard. Sometimes stories lose their momentum the longer it gets. I just don't want it to get boring and predictable. But as long as I have someone whose interested, then I will keep going. The family moment was very twisted, but beautiful as well. There was a big moment of Katie, Oliver and Thea on the island, but I think that moment with Thea with the gun to Slade showed just how much the three of them really do mean to each other.
rockyroyal,dr:Bruce Wayne is very tiring to write, well my version of Bruce anyway. He's really fighting this battle inside of himself, because so much has happened, so much that he blames himself for. He really doesn't think he deserves Felicity, he really does believe she'd be better off without him. The thing is whenever he's around her, those feelings he's trying to bury keep coming out, which only irritates both us and Felicity. Which he finally sees. It's why he's leaving. As for Jacob, I absolutely love seeing these sides to him. I mean on one side he's this dark, strong, character who orchestrated this massive plan for Katie and Oliver, and then on the other he's this father truly afraid of losing his daughter. I loved Martin finally growing a pair and saying the things he knew Jacob needed to hear.
Thanks to everyone who keeps coming back for more. I appreciate your support and I'm glad you're finding interest in this story I keep pulling out of my brain. Special thanks to Adela and rockyroyal,dr who have been keeping my reviews ticking away. I would love to hear from more of you. I always have this goal to have at least one hundred reviews by the time I end a story. Why? I don't know, but whether I make it or not, you all will always be awesome in my book.
And now for your sneak peek...
Katie once again glanced down to her watch, knowing any minute someone should be walking in to tell her that the meeting is starting. As if on cue, the door to her office opened and she let out a deep breath before turning with a smile...that instantly fell the moment she saw who was standing there.
"David?"
"Hey Rob. Long time no see."