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"You think this will stop me?" Bivolo screamed from inside his cell in the pipeline, "I will make you tear each other to pieces! You will all die screaming with rage!" Haylee rolled her eyes as she walked between Oliver and Barry. "Blah, blah, blah, "no prison can hold me." heard it all before, pal. Adios, Prism," Cisco spoke as the cell moved back into place against the wall. "I liked "Rainbow Raider."," Caitlin spoke up making Haylee nod impressed.

"Okay, you don't get to pick the names," Cisco told her before glaring playfully at Haylee, the brunette winked at him before turning back to Oliver and Barry. "I have a prison like this. Mine's on a nearly inhospitable island in the North China Sea, but this works too," Oliver expressed which made Haylee laugh. "Yeah, I know all about that creepy island. Been there too," Haylee reminded Oliver who rested an arm around her shoulders, "I did tell you then that you didn't have to come with me to the island."

Haylee shrugged as they reached the Cortex where everyone grouped together for Oliver to address them in regards to his identity. "My identity is a closely-guarded secret known only to a few, and if it were to get out, it will endanger my family, my friends, and it would embolden my enemies to retaliate at me through them," Oliver warned. "What Oliver is trying to say is that he had a lovely time working with you and getting to know each of you, and he can't wait to do it again," Felicity expressed on his behalf.

Haylee laughed as she saw the uninterested expression on Oliver's face, she raised a brow at him when he made eye contact causing a small smile to form on his face despite his attempt to fight it. "Right," Oliver added to Felicity's comment. "You know, it didn't sound like that's what he was saying," Cisco said slightly worried but Haylee just nudged his shoulder before walking towards Oliver as Joe approached him. "I may not agree with your methods, but... Thank you," Joe held out his hand. "You're welcome," Oliver replied, shaking his hand.

"Mr Queen, I met your father once," Harrison began gaining Oliver's full attention as Haylee stood beside the vigilante. "Charity event. One of the things we spoke of was you, I think he would be very proud of the man you've become," Harrison complimented. "Thank you. And please, call me Oliver," Oliver assured before looking to Felicity and Diggle, the three of them made their way out of the Cortex. "There is something off about that guy," Oliver told them.

Haylee smiled at everyone as their attention focused on her, she let out a shaky breath before shrugging. "Okay, so I was Raven. I didn't tell you - minus Jesse who knew and Cisco who found out when I revealed it to him - because I was running from my past... I'm sorry," Haylee lowered her head before taking in deep breaths. "It's okay," Joe spoke up before opening his arms for a hug, she let out a happy cry before melting into Joe's fatherly embrace.

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Barry and Haylee were seated in Jitters talking to Iris, the West girl was trying to convince Haylee to shut down the blog because The Flash attacked Eddie. "Iris, a metahuman messed with his mind and on top of that, there's a new hero that deserves to be written about," Haylee told her with a wide grin on her face which made Iris stop. Haylee looked up to see Oliver and Felicity walk into Jitters together, Oliver's gaze landed straight on Haylee who smiled.

"Hey! You guys heading home?" Iris asked them with her usual kind smile. "Yeah, we could use some javas for the road," Felicity replied to her. "I will hook you up. Haylee, your latte," Iris spoke, Felicity and Haylee followed behind Iris leaving Barry and Oliver to themselves. "Uhm, so listen... I'm really sorry for what I said in the field and then last night in the street," Barry spoke up with a sincere expression. "I wish I could say it was all because of whatever Bivolo did to me, but I guess I had more feelings bottled up than I thought," Barry continued with a sigh.

"You can always talk to me," Oliver assured him, the younger hero was like a younger brother to Oliver. "Yeah. Thank you. And you were right, I still have... A lot to learn," Barry told him. "There's one more thing... And you're not going to like it," Oliver warned him. "Does it involve you shooting me in the back?" Barry asked making Oliver chuckle. "No. No, the heart," Oliver answered making Barry's smile fall into a frown.

"That's not going to work out for you," Oliver said looking at Haylee, Barry followed his gaze to the brunette as she laughed at something Iris said that left Felicity red as a tomato. "You need to let her go, for both of your sakes. Guys like us don't get the girl, especially someone like her," Oliver finished off as Haylee and Felicity approached them. "You ready?" Felicity asked Oliver who nodded. "This one's yours," Felicity handed him his drink. "Thank you," Oliver smiled at Felicity before walking towards the door.

Oliver stopped as a familiar woman walked in the door making Haylee stop in place too as Felicity and Barry furrowed their brows. "Hi," The woman spoke, she was stunned and so was Oliver as he repeated the greeting. "How are you?" Oliver asked her. "Good, good," She answered. "It's been a long time," Oliver said while Haylee and Felicity shared a look. "We never spoke after, and I'm so sorry," She told him with a worried expression.

"No, I'm sorry," Oliver replied instantly. "I heard about your mother... She loved you very much," The woman told him with a glint of sincerity. "She did. I should get going," Oliver told her, the woman stepped aside and looked at Haylee who raised a brow at the woman before shaking her head and turning back to Barry. "So, you're my new sidekick," Haylee teased while Barry deadpanned. "No, that is not how this works," Barry told her as she grabbed her latte.

"Yes, it is. I have more experience in the field than you, therefore, you are my sidekick. Deal with it," Haylee told him as she walked ahead of him out of Jitters. "Uh, no! You are not demoting me to a sidekick! We are partners in this," Barry argued back as they walked towards her car. "Barr, we both know for a fact you love the idea of me bossing you around," Haylee told him before turning to look at him, she smirked at the pink tint on his cheeks.

"I win!" Haylee exclaimed with a playful smirk, Barry rolled his eyes before stepping closer to her and leaning down by her ear, brushing her hair from her shoulder allowing his lips to brush against her ear. "We both know who is really in control," Barry whispered before stepping back and getting into the car leaving Haylee practically breathless and wide-eyed. "That's so unfair!" Haylee said before getting in the car, her cheeks flushed as Barry smirked.

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After receiving a message from Oliver, Haylee glitched through the streets before landing right where they had their little civil war against whammied Flash, as Haylee and Cisco labelled him. She leaned against the wall as Oliver dropped down from the roof, he smiled up at her as she stood up straight and approached him. "Why the sudden message, Ollie? Shouldn't you be halfway to Starling by now?" Haylee asked him as the two walked towards each other before meeting in the middle.

"I couldn't leave yet," Oliver told her before letting out a breath, Haylee could see that he needed to get something off of his chest. "Just say it, Ollie. You need to," Haylee told him with a kind smile on her face. "When I first meet you, Haylee... I was astounded by your beauty and the way you spoke freely without a care who you would upset. I admired the way you held your head high and openly told me that I was a player with a broken soul," Oliver began with a small smile.

"Something about you was like gravity and in all honesty, it scared me. When I'm around you, I can be honest with myself, I can be who I was before the Island, before the fame. I don't feel judged nor do I feel broken. You make me feel alive," Oliver's words made Haylee smile, her eyes glassy as Oliver poured his heart out to her. "But I'm damaged, I'm broken and I can't trust myself to not hurt you somehow," Oliver's smile formed into a frown as he brushed her hair behind her ear, resting his hand on the side of her face.

"But I can't walk away without one kiss... that's all I need," Oliver whispered to her. "Then kiss me, Ollie. Then you can let me go," Haylee whispered back. Oliver grabbed Haylee by the waist and pulled her closer before their lips collided into a fiery, passionate kiss. Haylee's hands moved from his chest to his shoulders before resting behind his head, tugging lightly on the hairs on the back of his neck making him groan into her mouth.

One of his hands moved from her waist and gripped a handful of her hair, lightly pulling on it as they subconsciously moved; Oliver pinning her between his body and the wall. The lips clashed together, teeth and all as they gave in to the desire they held for each other for almost two years, believing that it may never happen again. Slowly and hesitantly, Oliver pulled away from Haylee, resting his forehead against her as she panted.

"That was everything I dreamed it would be," Haylee said breathlessly making Oliver laugh softly before he swiftly and gently kissed her lips. Haylee closed her eyes from the gentle kiss when a cool breeze brushed past her, she slowly opened her eyes and Oliver was gone. She felt a weight in her hand, raising her arm she smiled at the arrow resting in her palm with a necklace attached to it, the charm was a bow with an arrow nocked in place.

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"You know, I never understood one thing..." Cisco said after Haylee had practised glitching herself and others. "What, Co?" Haylee asked through exhausted breaths, she had successfully teleported herself and Cisco to the outside of Star Labs and back into the Cortex before she felt exhausted and couldn't do it again. "What are you and Barry? Like official or? And clearly, there is tension between you and Oliver. And I don't mean any other tension besides sexual tension," Cisco explained with a smirk.

Haylee was glad it was only her and Cisco in the Cortex, Caitlin had gone home and Dr Wells was elsewhere in the facility while Barry was at the CCPD with Joe. "In regards to me and Barry, I have no clue what we are. I guess we are just friends who kiss, cuddle and share a bed occasionally without going any further," Haylee told Cisco who then raised a brow. "And how do I get to that stage with you?" Cisco teased before Haylee zapped him.

"I was kidding!" Cisco shouted before the two began to laugh. "As for Oliver, he and I kissed... to, uh, get past that tension," Haylee told him making Cisco squeal like a teenage girl. "Oh, my God! I so knew that would happen but Caitlin said it wouldn't because that isn't the type of person Oliver is! I was right!" Cisco cheered happily while Haylee shook her head. "You don't have many friends, do you?" Haylee asked him making him roll his eyes.

"But what will you tell Barry?" Cisco asked her. "That Oliver and I kissed. Barry and I aren't officially together and trust me, Barry could sense the tension too. Whammied Flash pointed it out constantly," Haylee told Cisco. "I mean... Good point. I'll encourage Barry to make a better move on you before he misses his opportunity," Cisco told her. "Oh, my God..." Haylee replied before focusing back on the arrow in front of her. "You're so weird," Haylee muttered with a smile, she was glad to have Cisco; The George Weasley to her Fred Weasley.

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Author Note
I'm not too sure about the ending of the chapter but like...

#HAYVER!!!! I live for them, I swear...

-Rose <3
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