If had this idea floating around my head for a while.

Copyright: Still don't own Arrow :/

Felicity was walking around the foundry while her computers were loading up. It was late, well early. 3 a.m. early. Felicity remembers her nightmare and a shiver runs through her body. She makes her way over to Oliver's bow and picks it up.

Oliver was making his way out of the bathroom he installed when he saw Felicity, he moved to step forward until he saw her shiver then stop at his bow. She picked it up and grabbed a arrow and aimed for the target furthest away. She released and it hit dead center. She grab another arrow and fired again, the second arrow split the first arrow in half landing dead center again.

Felicity sighed and lowered the bow. 'If only you could see me now' she whispered. Oliver made his way over to her when he heard her whisper. she put the bow into his box.

"Felic-" Oliver started but stopped when Felicity freaked and flipped him over onto the mat with a hard thump.

"Oh god Oliver." She said while kneeling next to him. "I'm so sorry."

"Wow, how did you do that?" Felicity just stared with concern at her face until her face changed and she stood up.

"What the hell Oliver! Could you have made yourself known than right behind me!" She stopped and her eyes went and he had a smirk on his face.

"That came out so wrong, but you know what I mean!" He stood up.

"I didn't want to disturb you." he said as he pointed to the target, she looked to the floor and tucked a piece of hair behind her face.

"Sorry about that, I didn't think anyone was here."

"It's perfectly fine, where'd you learn how to do that?"

"I learned when I was ten then picked it back up when I was fourteen."

"How come you never said anything?"

"We all have a past." She said as she walked over to her computers.

"Okay, then why are you here to early?" She stopped what she was doing as her nightmare ripped through her memory and she felt sick. Oliver had walked around and was only the side of her when he saw her reaction and he put a hand on her shoulder.

"Felicity? Are you alright?" Oliver asked concerned.

"Yeah, I just.." She trailed off as the images and screams from her dreams increased. She squeezed her eyes tight and Oliver got very worried.

"Felicity, what is it?" He said and he stepped closer to her and she freaked.

"Yes! Yes! I just...I just need some air." She yelled as she rushed up the stairs and ran out the back. She pressed her back against the building and squeezed her eyes tight. She let the cool air surround her as she tried to calm herself down. She slowly sank to her knees and rested her head against the building and just kept breathing. Next thing she knew she heard someone coming up the stairs and she felt Oliver sit next to her. She leaned forward and rested her face on her knees but she didn't open her eyes and she felt Oliver's hand rest on her back then he pulled her into a hug.

"Felicity, tell me what's wrong."

"Nightmare, I just had a really bad nightmare."

"It must have been some nightmare for you to have a panic attack like that?"

"It was."

"Want to talk about it." She shook her head and felt tears threatning to break through. As if Oliver could sense it he pulled her tighter into his embrace and slowly rocked her.

"It's alright Felicity. You're with me. You're safe." He said silently she slowly started to fall herself growing tired. She felt Oliver pick her up and bring her downstairs and set her on the couch. He turned off the lights and went back onto the couch and snuggled next to her and put his arm around her and she relaxed and fell asleep.

Diggle came down the stairs when he started to speak when he saw Oliver and Felicity on the couch and Oliver put his finger to his lips in a 'hush' signal and Diggle nodded. Oliver manuvered out of the couch and walked up and took Diggle into a side room.

"Care to explain?" Diggle said with a smirk but it went away when he saw Oliver's face.

"She came here last night at around 3 a.m. She had a nightmare. It must have been bad she ended up have a panic attack and freaking out."

"Oh, did she tell you anything else?"

"No, but there is something else."

"What is it?"

"She knows how to fight, and well. She flipped me easily."

"Really? How?"

"I walked up behind her and said her name when she flipped me onto the mat, it wasn't like a rush of adrenaline, it was a complicated move. And then there is this." Oliver said and he pointed at the target at the other end towards the target.

"So, you always do that Oliver."

"Yes, but I didn't this time. Felicity did."

"Did you ask?"

"Yes, all she said was 'we all have a past'."

"I don't understand." Diggle said.

"Join the club." Oliver said. He started to say something else but stopped when he heard Felicity stirring. She was tossing and turning and flinching.

"She looks like she is having another nightmare." Diggle said.

"I want you to watch her moves and tell me what you think after." Oliver said and started to walk away. Diggle was about to protest until he saw that he was moving towards Felicity.
Oliver stepped closer to Felicity and put his hand on her shoulder and shook her.
"Felicity." He whispered and she just stirred and shook a little harder and started to say he name louder when her eyes snapped open and she went into defense mode.
She grabbed Oliver's hand and twisted it then pushed and flipped over him causing him to flip over and smack on the ground and she straddled him and put her hand onto his throat.
Diggle watched with awe. In a matter of seconds Felicity became as good of a fighter as Oliver.
Felicity realized what happened and who was under her and she freaked again. She hopped off of Oliver and took a few steps back.

"I am so so sorry Oliver. I don't know what happened, I just I'm so sorry." She said as Oliver got up and moved towards her and she took a step back.

"Felicity it's alright." Oliver said and tried again to step towards her but this time she didn't move. Oliver looked to Diggle and Felicity turned around also and saw Diggle there and she looked to the ground.

"where did you learn to do that?" Diggle asked.

"Nowhere, it was just adrenaline." She replied.

"That wasn't adrenaline Felicity. You took Oliver down with a very skilled move in a matter of seconds." Diggle said. Felicity just kept staring at the floor.

"You say it was just adrenaline?" Oliver asked. Felicity turned around to face him and nodded. "Alright then." Oliver said and then walked away. Diggle eyed him curiously and was about to speak when he saw Felicity relax and Oliver turned and threw a punch at Felicity. Felicity dodge it easily and Oliver threw a punch with the opposite hand and she grabbed it, spun him and kicked him down. In one swift move Oliver flipped them over and Felicity wiggled her way out and Oliver grabbed her wrist Felicity tried to move but he spun her around so that her back was to his chest and he grabbed her other wrist locking her against him.

"That wasn't just adrenaline." Oliver said.

"I don't poke and prod into your past Oliver, I respect your silence, why can't you do the same?" Felicity said then she relaxed her wrist and sent her hips flying backwards and Oliver stumbled back letting go of her wrists. Felicity turned around and punched him which caught him off guard even more. Diggle stood there watching in awe. Their tiny IT girl turned out to be an excellent archer and fighter.

"I don't understand." Diggle said. "How do you know how to do all of this, I mean it's-"

"Amazing." Oliver said finishing Diggle's sentence and he looked to Felicity.

"It's no big deal, yes I know how to fight." She replied.

"Why did you never tell us?" Diggle said.

"You never asked." Felicity said. She started to walk towards her computers when Oliver grabbed her wrist stopping her.

"Felicity we are here, you know that. Nothing you can say will change anything about what we have here."

"You say that now Oliver." Felicity said and pulled her wrist from his grasp and kept walking.

"Why do you think we will look at you differently Felicity? I mean why can't you tell us where you learned to fight and why?" Oliver said getting annoyed.

"Oliver, she has a right to her past." Diggle said.

"But I ju-"

"You wanna help?" Felicity said. "I have to see your past eating at you everyday, but you shut yourself down and I can't do anything to help you. How does it feel to have a taste of your own medicine." Felicity said raising her voice.

"Felicity I-" Oliver started but stopped when Felicity interjected.

"I'm an assassin. One of the best in the world. I learned my skills when I was 14. I was taken after my parents died and I was forced to learn to kill Oliver. You think you're the only one who has a past that haunts them. That defines them in all the worst ways?" Felicity said.