Chapter 06: Verdant

Sara pushed herself up on her elbows, leaning forward over the bar to shout something at the bartender over the loud music. Whatever it was, the bartender seemed to understand her and nodded, before busying himself looking for a specific bottle.

She turned around smiling and kissed her girlfriend's cheek, who smiled in return.

"Has anyone seen my brother?" Thea shout-asked frowning while looking around.

"Were you looking for me?" a male voice asked from behind her.

She turned around and hugged the man briefly "For the hundredth time, you really need to shave"

He shrugged his shoulders, one hand rubbing his short beard "The missus likes it"

Sara snorted and rolled her eyes but kept her mouth shut when her girlfriend elbowed her.

"Everything okay here?" Thea asked him smiling.

"Why wouldn't it be? I was in charge"

"Precisely my point"

The bartender tapped Sara's shoulder signaling six shot glasses before moving to serve another customer. The blonde started handing them out, glaring at her girlfriend when she tried to protest "Yes, you'll drink that"

"Is it imperative that I do?"

"Yes!" Thea shouted giggling over the music "I love drunk Nyssa!"

The woman in question rolled her eyes, but downed her shot anyway along with the rest of the group "I am not getting inebriated this time"

"That's what everyone who's gonna get hammered says right before they get hammered" Sin observed grinning.

Sara smirked and frowned in disbelief looking at the brunette standing next to her "You got wasted with Thea? It took me like a year to convince you to get wasted with me! And that was after we were dating!"

"Oh, not just me!" the younger woman said giggling "Laurel, Lyla, Sin and Felicity were there, too"

"It was girl's night" Sin explained grimacing at the term.

Sara chuckled and handed them all another shot "Things got weird…" Thea downed her second shot and continued "...Laurel got gropey"

A small chuckle escaped Nyssa's lips at the memory, making her almost spit her drink "She did" she agreed nodding.

The blonde finished her shot and motioned for the bartender to leave the bottle, then looked at Nyssa again, eyebrow raised "With you?"

The brunette shook her head "Not particularly. I recall Ms. Smoak getting most of her attention"

"You know, Nyssa, after all this time, you should call me Felicity like everyone else does. I thought we were friends; you've seen me puke, even held my hair up while I was doing it, that's like the ultimate bonding experience" the blonde hacker observed walking to them.

"Well, well, if it isn't the cute Felicity Smoak and Mr. Mayor Douchebag!" Sara exclaimed after her third shot.

"It's good to see you, too, Sara" Oliver said annoyed with her attitude already.

"Wish I could say the same" she downed two more shots and got away from the group, stealing a beer bottle from the bar and heading to the dance floor.

Nyssa watched her go, her face showing clear amusement, then looked at Oliver and Felicity "I apologize for her behavior, she is slightly tense tonight"

"Yeah, we caught them going at it so she didn't really get any" Thea added grinning and Nyssa blushed again.

The hacker shook her head smiling "It's okay, Sara and I are cool. Her problem is with your husband, Nyssa, and I'm staying the hell away from it and enjoying the show" she leaned over the bar to order a drink.

"I would greatly appreciate if you did not refer to Mr. Queen as my husband, Felicity" the brunette said frowning "It is deeply unsettling and you are all fully aware that our marriage was forced upon both of us by my father. It is void now that the league is disbanded"

"God, we really are a very fucked up family, huh?" Thea observed smiling.

"You have no idea" Felicity mumbled under her breath looking at Nyssa, who glared at her.

Thea grinned when her brother wrapped his arm around her shoulders and kissed the top of her head "And you wouldn't want us any other way"

"No, I wouldn't" she answered smiling and leaning into his embrace "I could definitely do without our psycho father, tho"

"Amen" Felicity agreed, nodding while sipping the thick, pink drink from the straw sticking out of her tall glass "Mhm! Speaking of crazy family, there's your wife, Mr. Merlyn"

They turned to see a smiling Laurel making her way through the crowd to them. The woman greeted the group and immediately wrapped both her arms around Tommy's waist, who kissed her softly returning the hug with his free arm "Hi beautiful"

Thea moved away from her brother's embrace and winked at Laurel "He's all yours, I'm gonna go join Sara over there" she grabbed two beer bottles and moved to the dance floor, where the blonde was already in her own little world, dancing carelessly.

Laurel, still holding onto her husband, reached for Nyssa's hand and dragged both of them up to the VIP section overlooking the dance floor "C'mon, I wanna know how it went with your mom today"

Nyssa suppressed a groan and followed her "It went as good as it could, what else is there to tell?"

The three of them got comfortable and Laurel smiled while rolling her eyes "I want details, Nyssa!"

The brunette woman sighed and started telling her parts of the long conversation she had with her mother earlier that day.

A couple of minutes later Oliver and Felicity joined them, along with a bottle of scotch and six glasses.

Nyssa kept glancing to the dark dance floor every now and then while answering Laurel and Felicity's seemingly endless questions. She spotted Sara dancing, smiling happily, and it brought a soft, easy smile to her face; the blonde looked slightly intoxicated, but nothing either one of them couldn't handle. She had seen her in worse condition before and, even then, Sara could hold her own just fine.

Laurel excused herself to go to the restroom, and Felicity followed her shortly after finishing her ridiculously pink drink. So, taking advantage of the sudden stop in their interrogation, Nyssa sat more comfortably and focused on the dance floor, sipping on the drink Oliver had just poured for her, with a half smile on her face.

She watched, slightly amused, as a young man approached Sara. He leaned closer, obviously to talk to her over the music, and the blonde quickly shook her head 'no', said something, and pointed in her direction, probably letting him know she was not alone. The man nodded and smiled politely before walking away as Sara took a long sip from her bottle while she kept dancing; a new, even more upbeat song starting.

The brunette chuckled softly to herself when she saw Sara get overly excited recognizing the new song. She saw her exchange a knowing look and some unintelligible yelling with Thea, who was dancing close by, also still drinking her beer.

She shook her head at the inappropriate language of the song, grinning when both Sara and Thea shouted the words with exaggerated—drunk—enthusiasm and got closer to dance together.

Laurel came back from the restroom and sat down next to her, keeping quiet when she noticed Nyssa's gaze fixed lovingly on her sister. She smiled and leaned closer to the other woman "You've got it bad, honey" she said, making her laugh, then decided to stay quiet, looking at the two women dancing happily.

Nyssa noticed from the corner of her eye as two smirking men approached Sara and Thea, but her previous smile disappeared in a matter of seconds.

Their obvious and aggressive insistence after the two tried to dismiss them several times stirred something inside her she hadn't truly experienced in a long time and, even back then, used to be reserved exclusively for Mr. Queen.

She immediately noticed Sara's body tense after something one of the men said, her eyes going icy cold. The blonde handed her empty bottle to the younger girl with a nod and clenched her fists as she turned to face the two men again.

That was the moment Nyssa realized her girlfriend was about to attack. She had seen that look way too many times before and knew she had a window of merely a few short seconds before all hell broke loose.

Laurel noticed the exact same thing and stood up immediately when Nyssa did, ready to intervene. The former assassin looked at her reassuringly "Stay here" she instructed, then glanced at Roy, who was searching for her eyes.

She jerked her head in the direction of their respective significant others and both of them headed to the dance floor simultaneously. Nyssa jumped over the railing in one swift motion, landing perfectly on her feet, and the young man started pushing his way through the crowd as fast as he could.

"What was that, asshole?!" She heard Sara shout as she approached her from behind.

She grabbed her wrist softly just in time "Easy, habibti" she said soothingly in Arabic, stepping closer to her girlfriend, her warm breath tickling Sara's neck as she spoke close to her ear "He is not worth it"

The taller man looked at her and smirked "You wanna join us, baby? I bet I can show both of you a good time"

Nyssa felt her girlfriend's arm jerk again, so she tightened the grip on her wrist to prevent any other movement "As appealing as it sounds…" she said grimacing "...we will have to politely decline your invitation" she saw Roy standing next to Thea and gave him a short nod in the direction of the bar.

He understood her perfectly and took a swearing, struggling and kicking Thea away from the dance floor, in case these guys were stupid enough to try to get too handsy with the two most dangerous women he had ever met.

The two men looked at each other after Roy dragged Thea away and smirked "Well, we are back to one on one, I guess"

"Babe, please let me knock that fucking smirk outta his stupid face!" Sara struggled against Nyssa's grip again "C'mon, lemme go! I'm not a damsel in distress here who needs rescuing, I can take care of these jerks and we both know it"

The brunette tried to hide her smile and started rubbing Sara's lower back with her free hand "I'm afraid I cannot let you do that, habibti. You are quite intoxicated, I can see that. You will probably take it too far and we are supposed to keep a low profile"

"Um, did you just call her 'babe'? Are you two together? And what is that, like Arabic or something?" the man on the back asked interrupting their exchange, then looked at his friend "Dude, this got even hotter!"

The other man smirked and was stupid enough to reach over to try and run his hand down the brunette's arm.

He immediately learned that was a terrible idea.

Before he could even make contact Nyssa grabbed his hand and twisted his wrist at an unnatural angle, making him scream and bend over trying to ease some of the pressure that was causing him so much pain.

She moved to stand in front of Sara and kept her hold, twisting his wrist even harder, to the point where even the slightest increment of pressure would break it. She looked at both men in the eye and could see their fear, which brought a satisfied smile to her face.

Leaning closer, she said threateningly "Consider yourselves lucky. There will not be a second warning. If I ever see you harassing women again or any other living creature, for that matter, you won't walk away unscathed. I am thoroughly trained in several ways to make you agonize for days, to the point where you shall beg for a quick, clean death"

"Who the hell are you?!" the other man asked, trying to help his friend.

"Your worst fucking nightmare, asshole!" drunk Sara yelled from behind her girlfriend "And so am I, so tread very carefully from now on. I'm not as nice or polite as she is"

Nyssa chuckled at Sara's words and finally let go of his arm when two bouncers approached them per Thea's instructions. She took a step back, feeling the blonde's hand rubbing the small of her back, while the bouncers escorted the two men outside.

"Are you alright, beloved?" Nyssa asked turning around to examine the other woman.

"Yeah…" Sara nodded "...kinda bummed I didn't get to kick some ass, tho"

The brunette chucked and shook her head "I don't think Thea would have appreciated the disaster and wreckage you could have caused to her establishment"

"True, but we can always pay for the repairs and stuff" Sara said smiling and wrapping her arms around her girlfriend's neck, fingers tangled almost immediately in brunette hair.

"We?"

"Well, yeah! You're loaded! And you wouldn't let me fight them alone, would ya? Even though I easily could and still have energy to spare after"

Nyssa moved her hands to the other woman's hips and smiled, leaning her body against Sara's and whispering softly in Arabic "I would save all that energy for later if I were you, habibti"

The blonde shivered feeling the gush of warm air trickle down her neck again. She pulled back to look into dark brown eyes, then kissed her passionately "Stay here with me?" she asked breathlessly, leaning her forehead on Nyssa's.

The brunette smiled and nodded, kissing her softly one more time. She kept her hold on those hips she knew by heart after so many years and noticed Sara's eyes visibly darken.

In a matter of minutes Sara was discreetly pulling at her hair while kissing her slowly, making Nyssa growl.

"Habibti"

"Mm?"

"Please"

"Please what, babe?"

"You are purposefully driving me insane"

Sara smirked looking into her eyes "Should I stop?"

The brunette winced at the thought "Is there any other option? We are in public" and then saw the other woman grin mischievously.

"Maybe I can fix that"

"How?" she asked carefully.

Sara let go of the grip she had on her hair and took a step back, reaching for her girlfriend's hand and dragging her out of the dance floor. She approached Thea at the bar and said something in her ear that made the younger woman giggle, nod enthusiastically and hand her a sealed bottle with some amber colored liquid inside, shouting over the music "On the house, have fun, girls!"

The blonde guided Nyssa to the basement door, punched the code and the door unlocked with a loud buzz, allowing them to walk down the stairs to a fully renovated storage room.

She unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a long gulp before carefully shoving the other woman in the direction of some wooden crates that were laying around.

Nyssa couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her lips at the action, and took the bottle from her hand "I do believe you have had enough already, habibti"

"Yeah, you definitely need to catch up" Sara answered grinning and advancing on her.

After taking a few steps back, Nyssa felt her backside pressed against one of the crates and took a few sips from the bottle before placing it down on a nearby crate.

The blonde grabbed the edge of the crate, one hand on either side of her girlfriend's body, and pressed herself against her. Their lips colliding in a hungry, almost desperate kiss.

Nyssa nibbled on Sara's bottom lip softly making her moan, and grinned at the response she got.

Sara moved a few inches back to catch her breath, looking into her girlfriend's eyes with fire dancing wildly in hers. She smirked, bit her own lip and moved her hands to undo Nyssa's tight leather pants, pulling them slightly down.

The brunette gasped when she felt her girlfriend's hand carefully sneaking inside her underwear. She moved her hands to the back of Sara's neck, her fingers getting tangled in messy blonde hair as an involuntary reflex, which made Sara grin and nip at the sensitive skin of her neck "Beloved, are you sure about this? What if someone—"

"Then we give them a fucking good show and teach them how it's done" Sara interrupted smirking "Now shut up and enjoy your hot ass girlfriend fucking you, will ya?"