Oliver
Both Felicity and Michale fell. Oliver tranquilized the figure in front of him and ran to Felicity's aid followed by Dig, Roy and Canary. They heaved Michale off Felicity, he was shot through the chest. He was dead. Felicity was shot in the hip. She was alive. Oliver was never happier to see her eyes open. However his heart broke.
"Were is Michale!" She said worried. Oliver's face must have been all the answer she needed.
"No" she gasped she sat up wincing in pain, then her eyes fell on him.
"No!" She rushed over to him and checked his pulse, then laid her head on his chest. It didn't rise. She sobbed. Diggle stood, his eyes became watery. Roy had silent tears run down his cheeks and Canary was turned into Roy her shoulders shook. Oliver heard the police sirens first. He leaned down and scooped Felicity up. She fought him trying to get back to Michale. Diggle pulled the car up and everyone piled in. It was silent except for, Felicity, she was curled up on Oliver's lap. Crying her heart out. Oliver could do nothing but hold her. Arriving at Verdant everyone went their separate ways. Until it was only Oliver and Felicity. Felicity had cried herself to sleep curled next to Oliver. Oliver had eventually joined her.
He was running, as fast as he could! Felicity was screaming and needed him! She kept calling out his name in sobs.
Oliver's eyes flashed open. Felicity WAS screaming! She was trapped in her nightmare. He shook her awake, then she broke down again. This time he cried with her.
Morning
Felicity
Felicity woke and didn't cry. She had no tears left. So she took a leaf out of Oliver's book and took her frustration out on a couple of dummies.
Oliver
He woke up expecting to see Felicity next to him. He panicked when he didn't. Then he heard her. Walking into the back room he saw her pulling some major moves on one of the dummies. Her eyes were red and swollen, but full of hate. He walked up to her.
"Felicity" he said. No response.
"Felicity" again, nothing.
"Felicity!" He said loudly.
"What! What Oliver!" She screamed.
"We need to tal..."
"DON'T YOU DARE FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" She hissed.
"Fel..."
"No! He didn't have to, I never, if I had only, this, this is all my fault Oliver" she cried. Oliver pulled her to him.
"This is NOT your fault!" He said against her hair.
"Yes it is! If I, if I hadn't, if I hadn't brought him here he would still be alive!" she choked. Oliver didn't know how to respond.
"If I hadn't lead you to believe that I was cheating on you none of this would have ever happened!" Oliver countered. She was silent.
"So I guess it's everyone's fault?" She said. Oliver hugged her tighter.
"Sometimes we lose" he said.
"And sometimes we win" Felicity added.
