It was a late Sunday night and Felicity was sitting on the small but comfy couch in her apartment, watching something utterly dumb on TV. She had a night off arrow duty and on these rare occasions she used all time to relax and simply do nothing. And honestly this was way better than anything else she could have done. The only thing she disliked about it was the lack of Oliver she had in that time, but that was a prize she was willing to pay for some peace and comfort.

As the show on TV turned into something even worse than it was before, she picked up her tablet and checked her emails, work and private ones, but there wasn't much of a difference anyway. Sighting she realized that even the rest of the world seemed to have taken the night off since nothing but a few reports for her meeting tomorrow was to be found in her inbox.

A knock on the door made her look up from her tablet. Another, much more intense one made her get up and hurry to the door, tablet still in hand. Suddenly she stumbled over an oversized sweater lying on the ground. Groaning she picked it up and put it on, since she didn't quite want to open the door in tank and leggings. The moment she reached the door it knocked once more and she inwardly rolled her eyes as she pulled the door open.

"Hey there sweet Felicity…" The man in front of her said smiling and she barely felt the needle in her arm when suddenly everything went black.

When Oliver got home that night, he went straight to his room. He didn't want to let someone else pay for the bad mood he was in. Once he was seated on his bed, he started his laptop and looked for some random stuff he could send to Felicity. He regretted having given her the night off, though, somehow he didn't.

Of course she deserved a break and he was happy to know her safe at home. But on the other hand he had felt really gloomy after coming back from his patrol without her there to brighten his mood. He actually found that he enjoyed her company the most and that's why he usually keeps her around, whether it was at work or at other occasions. He tried to tell himself that it had just very platonic reasons, but inwardly he knew that he couldn't keep up kidding himself, and her, forever.

However, right then he missed her (optimism, his rational mind added) and hoped that she would give any kind of reply to his email, but after waiting for half an hour, he gave up the waiting, knowing that she wouldn't answer anymore if she hadn't already.

The next morning when he came to the office, everything seemed like a normal Monday. People greeted, he smiled back (even if it was a little bit fake) and made his way through the different floors, following his routine. As he stepped out of the elevator on his story, his eyes instantly fell on Felicity's empty desk. Her bag wasn't there, her tablet wasn't there, her computers weren't on (which was a big deal when you think about it), but what was worst, she wasn't there!

He quickly checked if he'd gotten any message, if she'd called in sick or just if there was any reasonable explanation why she wasn't in front of him right now, babbling.

But there was less than nothing, so he called her. Called her twice. Then he went to his desk, got up again, unable to work. Called again. Nothing. Called Diggle, but even he had no clue.

Sighing he ran a hand through his hair and paced up and down his office.

"What is it Oliver? " Asked Isabel as she entered his office without knocking.

"Have you seen Felicity? " He asked, sounding more hopeful than he actually was.

Isabel sighed. "Of course, what else would get you worried except for your blonde assistant…? " At the word blonde she raised voice and rolled her eyes. " What about the meeting today? Shouldn't you worry about that in the first place? "

" Why should I worry when I have a business partner who can deal with that stuff while I look for my blonde assistant? " He answered sweetly, walked past her and left her standing open mouthed in his office.

to be continued...

Next Chapter:

- we're going to find out who kidnapped Felicity (probably the most interesting part)

- we'll have an overly worried Oliver

- some angst and danger on Felicity's side

So, this is gonna be a longer story! : D

I hope you like it yet and decide to give it a try and follow along! Thank you for reading anyway! : 3