The moment Laurel, Sara, and Frost stepped back into the Hall everyone immediately noticed Laurel's new jewelry. "I should go find Veronica, she's probably still upset about Dad leaving," Sara said.

Sara rushed off, not actually heading back to their apartment, but to where the Danvers workers were. "Since you're the new Queen of Merlyn, My real name?" Frost began to walk away, "Caitlin Snow, but around anyone else, I'm still Frost"

Laurel nodded, Frost disappeared back to her medical rooms. "Laurel?" Kara stepped over to her, "Oh"

Kara saw the necklace and eyes slightly widened. "Hi" Laurel smiled. 

"You and Malcolm?" Kara asked.

"Malcolm, Slade, and I" Laurel nibbled on her cheek.

"Oh" Kara was clearly taken back. "Congrats... Um... Tommy and Thea wanted to see you in the library"

"Okay," Laurel smiled, "Um, can you also get your husband to meet me in there as well? I want to tell him in person"

"Sure" Kara smiled.

Laurel rushed off to the library before anyone else saw her, "Tommy, Thea?" Laurel found them in the corner. 

"Hey-" Tommy stopped dead, "Mom"

"Hell no," Laurel pointed, "I am only 3 months older than you"

"When? What?" Thea asked.

"Uh... Yesterday, but I didn't put it on til a while ago" Laurel sat with Thea.

"Well... Okay" Thea said, "I wanted to ask you about my date, dad won't let me go without bodyguards, but Roy is one of the top members of the Diggle Mob and doesn't need bodyguards"

"The Darhks were behind my dad's bullet wound, he's only trying to keep you safe," Laurel said.

"I know that!" Thea exclaimed, "But his version of a few bodyguards is half of the Hall"

"She exaggerating, he only wants to send 7, 2 of which are drivers," Tommy said.

"Well, I can talk him into only sending 1" Laurel shrugged, "But I literally just accepted this necklace, so I don't exactly have a lot of pull around here"

"Better make it 2, gotta have backup," Tommy said.

"I'll talk to them" Laurel smiled.

"What is this talk about Laurel being the new Queen of Merlyn?" Oliver came in, Laurel turned back to him. "Oh... You actually are..."

"Yea" Laurel smiled, "I accepted today"

 "Wow," Oliver said, "Honestly, you were the last person I'd expect to accept becoming Queen of Merlyn"

"Actually I'd say Veronica would be the last person I'd expect to accept becoming Queen of Merlyn," Thea said.

"Very true" Tommy pointed.

"Well, at least your dad isn't here," Oliver said, "He would've never let you accept"

"Yea" Laurel sighed. "I should go talk to Malcolm and Slade"

"Please talk them into only sending 2 guards with me" Thea begged.

"I'll try," Laurel said.

Laurel made her way from the library to Malcolm's office, she stepped in and saw Slade was standing over a map of Star city and Malcolm was going over what Laurel guessed were police files. "Laurel" Slade greeted. "No wonder everyone in the Hall is gossiping"

"You're right on time for dinner," Malcolm said, "Sit"

The eldest Lance girl sat across from him, Slade sitting next to me. "Thea's already asking me to use my 'power' on your" Laurel smiled. "She thinks you're being a little overbearing with 6 bodyguards"

"6 bodyguards?" Slade asked, "I'd say 10"

"I'd say 2, or 3," Laurel said, "She's just going on a date, and the guy is Diggle's right hand, he can protect her"

"3 guards," Malcolm said, "No less"

~

Laurel returned to the apartment, putting her bag away and kicking off her shoes. "QUEEN OF MERLYN?!" A pillow went flying by Laurel.

"What the?" Laurel saw Veronica picking up another pillow. "Oh come on"

"You agreed to become the Queen of Merlyn!?" She threw another pillow.

"I swear to god if you throw another one!" Another went flying by and Laurel jumped over the couch and sort of tackled her sister. 

"You became the one thing you said you wouldn't become!" Veronica struggled to fight back.

"It's not your life!" Laurel fought back.

"You're still my sister!"

Sara walked in, Barry behind her. "Um..." Barry looked confused as the two older Lance sister fought.

"Yeah... I'm not dealing with this" Sara took his hand and lead him to her room, ignoring her sisters.

"Are they going to be okay?" Barry asked.

"Probably not" Sara sighed.

Veronica and Laurel began to get tired and sat in front of each other, "You let me live my life, I'll let you live yours" Laurel sighed.

"Deal"

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Written by: EmpressOfFandomzzz