*thanks for commenting guys! Just a small note, so people don't get confused:

I just picked a few things that happened on Arrow's season 1 and 2, so not everything there happened here in only 6 months. The main stuff: the accident (all its 5 years are canon here), the undertaking and the mirakuru invasion. I did it this way cause this is not a long fic, so I had to focus on the main thing, that is Kara and Oliver's development as characters and their dynamic on this fic.

Enjoy*

It was just Sara and Laurel at the Arrow Cave and they trained hard, as they did every day since when Oliver told Sara the only way he would be ok with Laurel being part of the team, was if Sara prepared her the best way possible. Sara used all techniques she learned from Ra's Al Ghul himself to prepare her sister, that was already good at fighting, but needed to be better.

- Next mission you are coming with us! – Sara said as she got knocked out by Laurel one more time – You are getting good at this, sis.

- Thank God! I can't stand Oliver telling me I can't only rely on my power. Now I can show him this is not what I do!

- I know sometimes Oliver is annoying, but is for our own good...

- I know. – She said as she got up after getting hit by Sara. – I just... I can't believe everything that happened, you know? From the day I found out Oliver was the Arrow, to the day I was hit by Star Labs explosion...

- It was all meant to be, sis... And now, the most important: your super hero name. We need to pick one.

Laurel smiled as she grabbed a towel and cleaned the sweat from her forehead.

- I've been thinking about that. I was thinking the Black Canary. One, because you are the Canary and I'm your sister, and second because of the reason I have this power. It was dark days for me, and something good came out of it, something I could use to protect people...

- The canary cry... - Sara smiled as she thought about the idea of her sister being Black Canary really good. – That makes us the canary sisters, I like it

Laurel smiled satisfied with Sara's response. Laurel couldn't care less if Oliver was happy about her decision or nor, but it meant the world her sister supported her ideas and wishes to join them in crime fighting, that was all that mattered to her and she couldn't feel happier. Sara turned the TV on and stared shocked at the news.

- Look at this! It's Supergirl.

- Whoa! – Laurel said as she watched Supergirl saving the plane. – She is so cool!

- I know, right?

Near the road to National City, Kara held the plane with her bare hands, using all the strength she had. She had to be careful not to hurt people inside it, specially her mom that was also on that plane, that's what made Kara so desperate when she saw the news, more than the usual. She was aware the whole world was watching now, there was a line of cars that stopped because the plane was going to hit them and people got desperate, trying to run for their lives. Now they were all out of their cars, watching as she tried to put the plane on the ground without harming anyone inside it. She carefully managed to do it, and everyone around her clapped and cheered for her. Kara turned around after people inside the plane started to come out, shaken and scared and she waved slightly to the crowd watching her, with a tiny smile on her lips and she ran towards the doors, smiling widely when she saw Eliza coming out and hugging her.

- Thanks for your impeccable timing.

- I'm so glad you are ok! – Kara smiled, letting her mom go.

- There are some injured here, I'm going to assist them.

- There's anyone who needs a hospital now? – Kara asked while looking around, worried.

- Thank God no! Thank you, Supergirl.

- Keep those people safe, Eliza. I'll see you later!

A few yards from there, Oliver and Tommy watched that whole scene. Tommy was perplexed and smiling, due to Supergirl handling the situation pretty well. Oliver still had a weird vibe about that blonde and then, he looked at Tommy and flashes started to come back to his mind. He thought he had a dream about it, but it actually happened.

FLASHBACK

The Glades was the least safe place to be around at the moment, everything was being destroyed thanks to Malcolm Merlyn's device that caused an Earthquake. Oliver, as the Arrow had just saved Laurel from the havoc that was her work place, when it all happened. Laurel kept asking about Tommy, that he said he was coming to help her, but Oliver told her he had no idea where he was. Once he got Laurel to safety, Laurel asked him to look for Tommy and Oliver came back inside CNRI.

The place was collapsing and it was really dangerous for anyone to be inside it. Oliver heard gasps and cries for help and he noticed it was Tommy's voice. He tried to approach his friend, but a lot of concrete were blocking his way through. Oliver was feeling frustrated, and a huge piece of wood fell right on his head. Oliver fell to the ground, dizzy, but managed to get up, and looked through a breach that allowed him to see the other side of the room, it barely fit his wrist there. A strong wind came in and he saw a blonde figure wearing red and blue, just take huge amounts of concrete with her bare hands and throw them away. She kneeled next to Tommy, that was already out, barely breathing, she took him in her arms and flew away in super speed. Oliver blinked a few times, before collapsing on the ground as well.

END OF FLASHBACK

Oliver remembered Diggle telling him he found him and brought him out of CNRI before it all collapsed for good. And he also remembered thinking he had dreamed about all of that since Tommy also couldn't remember anything from that day besides looking for Laurel around the Glades. They concluded Tommy must have gotten hurt along the way and brought to the hospital.

- Was she always around? With the other guy saving the world?

- Yes, man!

- I'm so stupid! – Oliver said as he got back in the car. – How on Earth could I have missed this?

- You never watch the news man, at least you hated it. We were also partying a lot, drunk all the time.

- Still, how can I not notice someone flying around and saving people?

- The same way I never noticed you were the Arrow when you came back.

- But you knew there was a guy around saving people, right?

- Yeah, I was aware of the lunatic – Tommy joked – Man, just... Don't be too hard on yourself. You were suffering PTSD and sometimes I think you still do. And before the island, well, you never really cared about many things so it was understandable you never even notice them flying around. It wasn't like they were doing that in Star City anyways... But... Why are you fixed on this matter anyways?

- Because I was feeling I have seen her before, and I just remembered from where.

- Don't tell me you had any kind of party with Supergirl and just forgot to tell me – Tommy laughed, stopping right after noticing how serious Oliver looked.

- She saved your life!

Tommy looked intrigued at Oliver.

- How is that possible? I don't remember.

- I just remembered the night of the Undertaking. I saved Laurel and she kept telling me to look for you, because you told her you were coming for her and she was sure you were inside the CNRI. And I couldn't reach you, you were hurt, crying for help and you fainted. Supergirl appeared and saved you. A piece of wood hit me in the head and I fainted a few moments after she saving you. Diggle told me before he found me and took me out of there before the place collapsing, but he thought I was trapped there and alone all the time. I also thought that because I thought I dreamed the whole thing.

- Hum... - Tommy was thoughtful – That might explain how I got in the hospital. Nurses said I appeared out of nowhere. Well, one mystery of my life solved!

- Yes, at least one...

Oliver looked through the window, still not believing how could he forget a huge thing like that. At least everything now made more sense. He thought once he solved this mystery he would chill out, but he had no idea it would make him want to know more about that woman. He couldn't help feeling draw to her. He looked around Tommy's car and found a copy of CatCo Magazine.

- What is this?

- Something an old friend of mine forgot in my car.

Oliver looked through the magazine, thinking this old friend of Tommy's possibly meant old lover of his. He suddenly saw a small picture on the bottom of a page. It was a piece about Luthor Corp's chief being arrested, written by Kara Danvers. There was another piece inside, this one about Supergirl. It looked like an exclusive. He looked at her picture and smiled to himself.

- Can we please make a stop in National City? – Oliver looked at Tommy that started driving again.

- Sure, why?

- I'm suddenly feeling generous.

- You're weird... But sure, let's go!

Oliver had a crazy idea out of sudden. There was a piece in that magazine about the local hospital almost bankrupting and that it needed urgent help. Oliver needed to draw that reporter's attention, and also felt bad for those people, wanting to help somehow and not as the Arrow, but as Oliver Queen. Since the Undertaking, he decided every time he could, he would use his money to help people and he usually never wanted anything in return. He did it because it was the right thing to do and people from Star City needed hope in daylight. He made a quick call on their way to National City and the hospital scheduled a press conference for him.

- What? – Tommy said as he noticed the smile on Oliver's face. It was something hard to see, Oliver smiling.

- My day just got better.

He turned his phone off and looked at the window, hopeful.

After having a hard day of training with her sister, Sara felt a huge need for a heavy drink. Her mom kept insisting she never saw Sara anymore and how much she missed her, so Sara decided to visit her, stopping at a bar on her way to her mom's. She parked her bike outside and entered the place, going straight to the bartender and ordering the strongest drink they had. She took a sip, looking around.

- Hey bitch! – Sara heard a guy yelling and turned around to see who was that rude man and who he was talking to.

It was an Asian guy going for a short haired brunette that had a deadly look on her face. If there was one thing Sara hated the most, was a guy calling woman a bitch, so she decided to meddle.

- It's not a nice thing to call a beautiful woman a bitch, you know? – Sara said as she walked towards the guy, closing her fists.

- I'm not talking to you, blonde bitch! Jièyì nǐ zìjǐ de shìqíng

- Xiànzài nǐ shēngqìle – She replied, making the brunette look funny at her. Sara grabbed the guy's arm and twisted to his back, elbowing his nose.

- I can take care of myself, you know? – The brunette said as she grabbed the guy by his neck after he let himself go from Sara.

Her knee went to his back and she threw the guy on the floor and pointed a gun to his head.

- I'm an agent from the government and you will give me the address I asked you, or I will shoot you and it won't be pretty!

- Ok, Ok... I'll give you the address! – The guy said on the ground as he took a piece of paper and a pen from his inside pocket on his jacket, and wrote something.

- Thank you! – Alex said as she took the paper from the guy and looked at it, smiling, and putting it inside the pocket in her pants.

- I see now you can take care of yourself – Sara said as she looked at the guy running from that bar – But I still don't like the word bitch, so...

- Well, thank you... I'm Alex by the way – She reached her hand.

- I'm Sara! – She shook Alex's hands – So, government's agent huh? Impressive! Are you from around?

- I'm from National City actually.

- Cool. Want a drink?

- Sure, why not?

Alex smiled and went to the bartender with Sara.

A lot of drinks after, Alex and Sara were kissing each other in the dark and empty alley, next to the bar. Sara was really strong when it came to drinking, but something about Alex made her lose her mind for a while, she had no idea how they ended up in that alley, but she was loving it.

Back in Star City, Oliver, Diggle and Laurel were preparing to go out. They were looking for clues about the guy responsible for the Vertigo drug that was affecting so many teenagers and Felicity was focused on finding anything that could lead them to finally catch the bastard responsible for that horror. Felicity's phone started ringing and she tried to ignore it, but it wouldn't stop. She finally found an address and a name and gave them to Oliver.

- Shoot! – She said as she grabbed her phone, while looking at the computer. – Go – Felicity mimed at Oliver and turned her attention back to the computer. – Hi Tommy... Terrible timing. Yes, they are out on a mission and sorry, but I can't really help them if you keep distracting me, so say it! Sorry If I was rude by the way... Just a minute...

She typed a few things on the computer, talking on her comms.

- Oliver, to your right now. Be careful, there's about four men around you... Yep... Be careful!

She turned her attention back to her cellphone.

- Now's really not a good moment... Wait? To go out? On a date?

Felicity blushed hard and was glad there was no one with her at the bunker. She had no idea what to say and heard Laurel screaming on her ear.

- FELICITY?

- Sorry, Laurel... Turn left now. And cry as much as you want. – She smiled when she heard the canary cry coming from Laurel at distance.

- Boy, that felt good! – Laurel told her on her comm.

- I bet it did... - Felicity smiled, turning her attention back to Tommy – Hey, I am. Sure... Ok. Ok, fine. I see you there. Ok, bye!

Felicity turned her cell off and turned her attention back to the mission, feeling really overwhelmed about all of that. Tommy Merlyn wanted to go out with her. Why her? She asked herself. She knew he was kind of a womanizer but decided to give it a shot. It was just a dinner, nothing terrible could happen, she thought.

On the field, Oliver finally found Count Vertigo, the responsible for bringing that terrible drug called Vertigo to his city. Diggle got hurt pretty bad and it was up to Oliver and Laurel to stop that lunatic. Count tried to hit Laurel, but she deflected his punch by screaming at him, throwing the guy across the room. Oliver took advantage to shoot him with a tranquilizer arrow, finally taking the guy down. Laurel smiled at Oliver.

- And you thought I wasn't ready for the field...

- We got lucky.

- Bullshit Oliver!

He looked at her with concern in his eyes.

- Getting overconfident usually get us in trouble.

- Oliver, we took him! Can you please be positive for once in your life?

- I'm trying to... - He said as he lowered his head and looked back at her. – I'm sorry... The thing is, I'll always worry. You have your power now, and it's amazing, but at the same time, you can get hurt like anyone else. And I want to be sure you are one hundred per cent ready for this life, because if you get hurt, it will be my fault.

- Stop! – She walked towards him, looking pissed – We can't control what will happen, we just can be careful. But we have to keep living and doing what it's necessary to protect people. It can be me the one who gets hurt, it can be you, it can be Sara or Diggle... We don't know! But I refuse to live in fear Oliver. And if you trust me, you will trust this: I can do this, I have this power for a reason. And as long as I can, I'll be part of this, whether you like it or not!

Oliver looked surprised at Laurel. He knew she had determination inside her, but he couldn't imagine it was that much. He nodded with his head, still not happy about it, but finally realizing there was nothing he could do and he would have to trust her.

- Oliver? – Felicity called him on her comm.

- Yes?

- CatCo Magazine called to confirm that exclusive with you... For tomorrow morning. I have no idea what it's that, but...

- It's ok Felicity, I know what this is all about. Thank you.

- And for your information, I'm not your secretary, so please, hire one! – Felicity said with an annoyed voice.

- I never thought you were, it's all for covering up our activities remember?

- Yes, Felicity, I am the black driver remember? – Diggle joked on his comm, feeling pain on his arm.

- Guys, c'mon... - Oliver said looking to Diggle.

- That was the last time I gave you a message! – Felicity said and turned off her comm.

- Are you ok Dig? – Oliver looked at him, walking towards his friend.

- Yes, it was just a scratch.

- I'll take care of him. – Laurel said as she helped Diggle – We see you at the cave ok?

- Would you guys please stop calling it cave?

- No! – Laurel smiled as she took off with Diggle.

Oliver called detective Lance and told him he took down Count Vertigo. Lance told him the police would be there in a few minutes. Oliver tied the guy up and ran out of there.

Once home, he felt more tired than ever. He dropped a few things on his room and went for a shower. His body relaxed little by little as he remembered it was everything working out as he planned. He managed to get an invitation for an exclusive with CatCo Magazine and Cat Grant's secretary told him Kara Danvers would interview him. He also remembered his press conference in National City, about Queen Consolidated donating a huge amount of money to National City's Hospital and couldn't forget her face in the middle of so many other journalists. Tomorrow will be an interesting day, he thought as he dried himself and put on some clean pants.

Tommy Merlyn waited outside the restaurant he told Felicity he would be at. She refused to let him pick her at home, even if he insisted, so he agreed with meeting her at that fancy restaurant he picked for them. He was already thinking she would stand him up when she finally appeared, wearing a black skirt and a light pink tank top.

- I'm sorry I'm late. The water tap on my apartment just broke and the place was like a river, so messy, I had to clean it all up and clean myself since it soaked me up from head to toe, I had to take another shower and pick new clothes, it was a nightmare...And I'm babbling now...Sorry – She smiled awkwardly at him that just smiled back at her.

- It's ok. Shall we? – He offered his arm to her and she held it.

Once inside, at their table, Felicity looked at the menu, having trouble in pick something to eat, since it had a lot of options she loved. Tommy told the waiter his order and the guy told them he would be back in a few minutes. Tommy smiled at Felicity as she looked in a funny way to the menu. She finally decided and the waiter came back to take her order. When they were alone once again, Felicity put her both hands on the edge of the table and looked curious at Tommy.

- I gotta ask... Why me?

- Why you?...

- Why me? You could have any girl you wanted. I'm sure it wouldn't be trouble for you... So, why me?

- What if I don't want any girl I could have? – He looked intensely to her eyes, making her blush. – What if I asked you out because I want to know you better?

- Hum... - Felicity said adjusting her glasses a bit awkward. She was not expecting for that, at all. – Don't get me wrong... It's just that... I have seen you and Oliver. You like to party; you like to fool around... I bet you say this to all the girls you go out with.

- Fair enough... - He said to her as he scratched his head. – The thing is, yes I was a jerk before. I went out with a lot of girls, partied like crazy, but... Ever since Oliver's accident, I've been thinking how that could be me. I was supposed to be on the Queen's Gambit that night...

- I didn't know about that...

- Yes, I was. And ever since it happened, I kept thinking about life, you know? How it all could end in a minute. And it made me want to change. I've been trying to, not everyone knows it. But I have. And I finally saw how pointless my life was, so I decided I had enough of that... And I never again asked anyone out.

- And why it changed now?

- I had stopped going out with people because I wanted to mean something more. And I met you when I found about Oliver. You were doing an amazing job helping him and his team on the field. And I felt like I wanted to know you a bit more... And no, I don't say that to anyone!

Felicity smiled as their food arrived. They ate in silence and after dessert, she allowed him to walk her home.

- I didn't want you to know where I lived. I was a bit unsure about this date... That's why I wanted to meet you at the restaurant.

- And what changed?

- I don't know... Maybe I'm curious about this change you mentioned...

The restaurant was not that far away from her place to they walked there talking about their lives, and many other things. Once they reached her place, Felicity stopped and looked at Tommy.

- This was a nice evening. – She said, looking to her hand as he took it with his and gave it a small kiss.

- It was my pleasure. – He smiled back at her. – Can we repeat it sometime?

- It depends... - She smiled, looking into his eyes.

Tommy took two steps towards her, his hand reaching for the back of her neck. He brought her lips closer to hers and Felicity went for it, closing the space between them. It was a soft and sweet kiss.

- Now you got your second date – She blinked at him, entering the building and closing the door, leaving Tommy alone on the street.

Oliver walked around the Queen mansion feeling really nervous. Felicity told him that Kara called and told her she would be at Queen Industries after lunch for the interview. She was not so pissed about having to give him messages again this time, finally accepting she had to play the part for people to believe she was just Oliver Queen's secretary instead of tech support of the Green Arrow.

Lunch time came quickly and passed by really fast. Oliver was in his office, lost in his own thoughts when the door opened. Kara entered the room, excusing herself, and Oliver thought she was way more beautiful than her picture in the magazine. She had her glasses on, light pink lips, her hair loose in light waves, a strand of it behind her ears, a black tank top and a beige coat and grey pants.

- They told me to meet you here... - She said pointing outside, not sure if she should walk towards him or just wait.

Oliver got up and mentioned for her to come in and sit down. She closed the door and walked towards him, shaking his hands.

- Nice grip! – He said as he felt her hand pressing a bit stronger than it should.

- Sorry... - She blushed awkwardly as she kept her hand to herself, feeling a bit nervous – I eat a lot... And work out...

He looked at her and sat down again, pointing the chair in front of his desk.

- So... Queen Consolidated just saved National City's hospital from bankrupting. How did you know about it and what made you do this?

- My family was always involved in charity work. I thought after everything that happened, after I came back, it was a sign that I should keep my parents' work. I asked my team to find people we could help somehow, and they found the hospital and a school in Central City. I guess is important for people to reach out for those who can't do things for themselves.

- And... You took over the family business after your mom passed away, I'm sorry for your loss by the way...

- Thank you. And yes, I did.

- So, how are you dealing with it? I did some research and your father ended up hurting a lot of people with his company, and so did your mom... How it was for you to take this kind of responsibility?

Oliver looked at her, impressed. Not everyone that interviewed him had the guts to ask about the ugly side of his company and what his parents did to harm the city.

- My father once told me about everything he did wrong. I had this image of him, being a perfect dad, a good guy. It turns out he wasn't. It was like a punch in the guts for me...

Oliver remembered his father's words on the lifeboat, about his mistakes and what he did to his city, how Oliver needed to write his wrongs. It made Oliver feel a cold chill down his spine, because he was not used to talk to people about it, it was actually the first time ever he was being a bit more specific about what happened after the accident with the Queen's Gambit.

- He told me I needed to write his wrongs. And when I found out about my mom, I decided it was the time to change things inside the company. I've been trying to keep the promise I made to my father, to do things the right way and change the horrible image we ended up with.

- Speaking about horrible image, you were a playboy once, before your accident. Do you think it made you see things differently now? And is enough for people believe you? Because many still finds hard to believe you changed.

Kara was feeling really nervous because she wasn't managing to control what she said. She did a lot of research since Cat Grant asked her to interview Oliver Queen. What she found about him, it made her despise him a bit. He was a rich playboy who had zero regards for other people's feelings, he had done a lot of things that made even Kara find hard to believe he had changed. The accident was all over the news when it happened. Kara remembered watching the news, feeling really sad about it, even if she knew nothing about those people. It was tragic, there was no way she wouldn't feel bad for them. And then, the news about his father's doing with powerful rich man was all over the country, making people feel really angry with Queen Consolidated. The accident on the Glades happened and Kara flew there to help, saving a lot of people. It turned out, Moira Queen was also responsible for that and Kara couldn't think of worse people than the Queen family. She knew they had two kids, Thea and Oliver Queen, and could only hope they didn't turn out like their parents. She actually felt sorry for them, she couldn't imagine how she would take if she had such horrible parents. And then, she remembered she had awful relatives, and suddenly, she felt like she could relate, her aunt tried to dominate the world with her uncle and make Earth a new krypton after all.

Oliver heard Kara's question and stopped to think for a while. Did the island change him? Yes. For better or for worse? He wasn't sure. He came back more mature, he learned how to fight and how to do another million things, killing was one of them, and he wasn't sure he could be really proud of those things. All of them were life or death situations. He was a Bratva captain now, learned to speak Russian, Chinese, had dealt with dark magic, mafia, poison, torture... That was a hard question and he was aware he couldn't be fully honest with her, like he felt he wanted to.

- Being away for 5 years and having to do anything just to stay alive, I would say it changed me. I confess I wasn't the best person to be around before. Yes, I was shallow, I had a messed up perspective of life. The island was my purgatory, what made me wake up. It did in the worse way possible, but I believe I am not the same person anymore. I don't control what people think, all I can do is work hard so maybe, they can see it for themselves.

- I'm sorry for bringing back bad memories... - Kara said as she noticed the change in his tone.

He wasn't lying. He was definitely not the same, but not in a good way, he was aware of it. He was currently the worst nightmare of Star City criminals. Something he would never be able to say in an interview.

Kara smiled at him, finishing her notes after a few more questions. She got up, and reached for his hand, shaking it.

- Thank you for your time, Mr. Queen.

- Please, it's Oliver.

- Ok, Oliver. – She smiled politely at him. – Thank you again.

Kara turned around to walk away from him when Oliver looked at her, thoughtful. Having seeing her so closer to him, made him sure of something he was thinking for a while. He smiled.

- Kara? Before you go, there is something I need to ask you.

Kara stopped and turned around, looking curious at him.

- What is like to be able fly?

Kara looked at him startled, trying to disguise her shock. What was he talking about? Did he know? How? She had to do something, but she had no idea how.

- What are you talking about? Are you crazy?

- I'm perfectly sane. And I'm talking about your ability to fly. I'm curious...

- What... How do you... - Kara usually managed to get out of those kind of situations, when people thought she was Supergirl, but right now, for some reason, she couldn't think about anything else to say.

- I know you are Supergirl!

- What? I'm not...

Oliver kept his smile on his face and got up, walking towards Kara and standing really close to her. He looked intensely into her eyes, speaking in a low and serious voice.

- I know it because I am the Green Arrow, and I've been wanting to talk to you!