329 – Vicodin

The Executive's shoulder was throbbing painfully but he wouldn't let it slow him down or take away from his duties, instead he just pushed the ache to the back of his mind and continued on cursing at lazy grunts and muttering quietly about the other Executives.

Proton was currently panicking as to the whereabouts of Crest who had vanished again, off plotting some new hell for the Executive, while Petrel sat and watched laughing quietly as his colleague paced the halls angrily.

Ariana, well Archer didn't know where the red headed Executive was but it was safe to guess that she was avoiding Felicity. Even after five years Felicity still scared Ariana.

Without conscious decision Archer found himself in front of Felicity's 'office'. A rather painful throb of his shoulder broke him from his reverie just as the door opened inwards revealing Felicity.

"Oh! I was just coming to find you; I figured you might want some painkillers. Here," Felicity said handing Archer a small pill bottle labeled 'Vicodin'.

"Take two every three hours or so and you should be fine."

"Felicity-," The door to her office slammed closed, preventing the Executive from following the silver haired girl. Archer growled and forced the door open vaguely aware of it bouncing off the wall behind it. Felicity knocked back a swig of water before turning to face him.

"It was unlocked you know." Felicity said grimacing as she rolled her shoulder.

"This has to stop." Archer said letting the door slam shut behind him. Felicity watched as he reached back and flicked the lock.

"You're not leaving until we figure this out."

"So you barge in, lock the door and threaten me? Why does this suddenly seem like a horror film?" Felicity half joked as Archer walked over to her.

"You always seem to show up to help out and disappear straight after." Archer stated, grabbing her upper arm. Felicity leaned back slightly and glared up at him, trying to pull her arm free.

"That's the point." She snapped, trying to push him away but unable to.

"The point is that you're too much of a coward to have any kind of conversation." The slap echoed of the hard white walls of her office but Archer smiled even as the red handprint formed.

"Nothing else to 'insult me with'?"

"You are such a prick Archer, I don't understand how you could ever get laid." As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Felicity regretted them as she watched a very strange, very suggestive look cross Archer's face.

Meanwhile, Crest switched off the monitor linked to the tiny video camera in Felicity's office with a laugh and a grin, and turned her attention to watching Proton as he hurried through the mansion, looking around corners cautiously, as if she were waiting to attack him just beyond.