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"The minute people fall in love, they become liars" -Harlon Ellison

Amanda Waller sat in her desk barely able to contain her nervous energy. They'd finally gotten a promising lead on the exact location of their target. He made a mistake and she was going to capitalize on it. Twenty four hours ago a tech analyst had detected an intrusion into the ARGUS database, the worm had unfortunately been in their servers for several weeks before they were finally able to detect it. Really it was only blind luck that they had caught the worm as it attempted to exit their system with its stolen date. The tech, unsure of what he had found, reported immediately to Director Waller who personally looked into the matter.

She had been more than a little surprised to find the intrusion coming from Queen Consolidated. Her first reaction was that Oliver's little hacker girlfriend was snooping around where she didn't belong, but that theory was quickly discarded as Felicty Smoak would not have accessed the ARGUS database from QC. No, Felicity was too careful about protecting her boss's anonymity to try something like hacking their servers using a QC terminal. Curious as to who in Oliver's company would try to access ARGUS she checked the data that had been stolen and found that the hacker had obtained all the files they had on the League of Assassin's including known or suspected member's and safehouses.

It has to be him, she thought. Oliver has no real quarrel with the League since his ex has once again joined their ranks. And if he needed something from them I'm sure he could find a way to contact Sarah Lance, so it must be our target.

Still Amanda had to play this carefully if this was going to work. She had to acquire subject Wraith for Vandal, but she did not want to jeopardize her agency. Even though Vandal Savage funded ARGUS Amanda knew that he would sacrifice her and ARGUS if it got him his prize, and she had worked too hard putting this agency together to let it slip through her fingers. She had to acquire Wraith for Vandal, but in order to make sure ARGUS remained untouched she had to use intermediaries. Which is why she was sitting at her desk awaiting the arrival of Oliver Queen, she had learned that he was already chasing Wraith and if she gave him just the right nudge he would do all the heavy lifting for her. Then she could deliver the target to Savage and get back to work protecting this country by any and all means necessary.

The intercom on her phone interrupted her musings. "Oliver Queen is here to see Madam Director."

Amanda took a deep breath and put on her famous poker face. "Send him in please."

Oliver Queen strode into the office clearly annoyed at having been summoned. He must've left directly from the office, Amanda thought as she took in the younger man's tailored suit.

Oliver stood in front of her desk refusing to sit in one the lavishly upholstered chairs. "You want to explain to me why I'm here Amanda because per our deal I am not your errand boy. I agreed to help out on a case by case basis and I am still running down leads on Cain. We're getting close but if you're going to pull me off the chase just to come in to give you a status report then..."

"This isn't about Cain," Amanda interrupted with a wave of her hand. "This is much bigger than Cain and he needs to be put on the back burner for now."

"What?!" Oliver leaned over Amanda's desk, his gaze bearing down on her. "Explain to me how capturing one of the most notorious hitmen in the world is something that needs to put on the back burner."

Amanda didn't answer, simply sliding a file marked top secret across her desk. Oliver snatched up clearly annoyed at this development until he opened it. While Oliver thumbed through the file Amanda silently prayed he wouldn't see through her ruse. She had concocted a file of various hits throughout the world that no one had claimed responsibility for and attributed them to Wraith. She had included his hits of major crime bosses, but had also added a few foreign diplomats and world peace leaders that had been assassinated in the last three years in order to portray her target as a cold blooded killer for hire. She wanted to play on Oliver's sense of justice, hoping to wind him up and unleash him on her target.

Oliver placed the file down on the desk. "Wraith huh? That's what you're calling this guy?"

Amanda looked into Oliver's eyes and continued to pile on the lies hoping to incite him to action. "It's a tag he's been labeled with in the underground. They call him a wraith because nothing seems to stop him. This man is on a completely other level Oliver which is why I need you to focus exclusively on this. Wraith makes Cain look like an amateur, his kill count is nearly as high as Lady Shiva's. And every operative we've sent after him has come back dead."

"No photo of him? All you've got is a figure dressed in a black battle suit to go on?"

"Like I said he makes Cain look like an amateur. He isn't interested in building a reputation like Cain, he prefers to stay anonymous. That's why the intel on him is so...thin," Amanda replied.

"Alright Amanda I'll do what needs to be done and bring this guy in before he strikes again, but what about Cain?"

"According to our sources Cain is just trying to lay low. He hasn't accepted any new contracts so right now he's not the priority," Amanda said. No need to tell him that Savage pulled us off the hunt since he hired Cain to acquire the target, blaming ARGUS for not bringing Wraith in sooner.

"Do we have any leads on his whereabouts?" asked Oliver.

"We do...we believe he's in Starling."

Oliver couldn't hide his shock, "When did you receive that intel?!"

"We found out he has taken a contract to assassinate Dr. Caitlyn Fairchild. She's the leading authority on genetics in the world and she is giving a speech at Starling University tomorrow night. We belive that a rival company has contracted Wraith to kill her and steal her research," Amanda lied. Once she found his worm she had inputed false intel that the League of Assassin's was planning to kill the doctor in order to prevent her from being able to develop a cure to a bio weapon they had developed. She hoped it would be the perfect bait to lure Wraith and allow Oliver to capture him. Once this was handled she would finally be rid of Vandal Savage for good...she hoped.

"I'll get on it immediately," replied Oliver. "My helicopter can have me back in Starling in under an hour. I'll need any intel you have on her security detail as well as the building she'll be speaking at."

"I'll forward everything we have on it to Ms. Smoak, we need you on top of your game on this one Oliver. This guy's as good as Slade, maybe better."

Oliver nodded as he stood to leave. Amanda watch him exit her office before allowing herself to smile. Everything was shaping up perfectly and if all went according to plan she could get back to her real work without the specter of Vandal Savage looking over her shoulder.

-Arrow-

Felicty had spent most of her day tracking down various leads on the whereabouts of one David Cain. Oliver had made it clear in his usual growly way that they needed to find Cain ASAP. Unfortunately with her being otherwise occupied she had to delegate the typical IT work to Caleb.

When she had approached him a few hours ago offering to take him out to dinner since they had both missed lunch, he had told her not to trouble herself. Felicity however would not take no for answer, so she dragged him from the office and asked what he was in the mood for. Looking to make conversation he had told her about this little place near his old apartment in Coast City that served the best burgers.

"Uhhh No the best burgers can be found right here in Starling at Big Belly Burger," Felicity replied incredulously.

"Seriously you're going to stand their and tell me a place called Big Belly has the best burgers," Caleb chuckled.

"Caleb Medina prepare to be amazed; when this dinner is over you will have a new appreciation for me," Felicity's smile was infectious.

Caleb turned on that megawatt smile that always seemed to curl her toes. "Oh I definitely have a high appreciation of you."

It was a few seconds until Felicity regained her senses, smiling up at him she threaded her fingers through his nd they walked the few blocks to the restaurant.

-Arrow-

Carly looked on at the cute couple she had seated in the corner booth, happy that Felicity seemed to find herself a new guy and had stopped pining for Oliver. They had become friends back when John had asked her out and she was thankful to still count on that friendship.

"Order up Carly," said the day shift cook.

Carly turned from the cute scene to pick up the tray of food. "Willie thanks for this and I'll be taking care of the tab, she's a friend of mine."

Carly turned and headed toward the booth. "Here you go guys, best burgers you've ever had."

"We'll see," Caleb smirked.

"Prepare to be amazed, and when your through I will be expecting you to grovel at my feet for doubting me," Felicity smiled.

Caleb bit into the burger and moaned, leaning back, he smiled. "Ok you were right this place has the best burgers I've ever had. And the cheese fries aren't bad either."

"Told you. Never doubt me for I am always right," Felicty beamed at her date happy that she had managed to drag Caleb away from his terminal to grab that meal she promised him. "I'll let you off the hook for the groveling just this once."

"How about dinner on me friday night instead?" Caleb asked.

Behind him Carly was giving her a thumbs up and mouthing "He's hot" while fanning herself.

"Sure," Felicity smiled. Finally a nice, hot guy with absolutely no drama. Someone pinch me because this is too good to be true, she thought.

The young couple continued their meal, smiles and lingering glances interspersed with laughing. Felicity found herself having a really fun time. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had so much fun, she'd forgotten how great the 'real' world was. No psycho trying to destroy the city, no quest for family redemption, no danger, just a hot guy who smiled at her and gave her butterflies.

"Thanks for this Felicity, I can't remember the last time I've had this much fun," Caleb looked at her with genuine affection.

Felicity smiled as she leaned in closer over table. "You're very welcome, but you know you're going to have to really step up your game for our next date. I mean I gave you the best burger you ever had, it's gonna be hard to top that."

"Hmmm, you're right, but I do love a challenge," Caleb replied. "I..." Caleb's phone buzzed interrupting him. "I completely forgot that I told a friend of mine I'd check out his lap top. Apparently it crashed and his term paper is on there. That's him freaking out."

"An IT genius' work is never done. Looks like our date is over," Felicity said with an adorable pout.

Unable to resist, Caleb leaned in, closing the distance between them to plant a tender kiss. "Thank's for the best date I've had in a long time. I'll see you at work tomorrow and the coffee is on me gorgeous."

Felicity sighed dreamily as she watched him slide out of the booth and head to the door. With a backward glance and a smile he stepped out into the night.

Carly immediate sat down across from her friend. "Girl he his gorgeous and he seems really sweet."

Felicity reached across the table and gripped her friend's hand excitedly. "I know right?! Oh god I feel like I should pinch myself, he seems to good to be true."

"Don't go borrowing trouble alright? I am excellent at reading people and I get a really good vibe from him. He's one of the good ones."

The two friends continued to talk animatedly as Carly closed the restaurant down.

-Arrow-

Caleb took a few moments as he walked down the street to enjoy the moment before dialing his phone.

"Where have you been?!" Cassandra's aggravation came through loud and clear over the phone.

"I was out Cassie," Caleb answered curtly. "What's the situation?"

"Oracle was able to pick up chatter that the league is planning to assassinate Dr. Caitlyn Fairchild tomorrow night at the Starling city University. We need to scour the city, the league is probably here already. THey're probably scouting the University to find possible angles of entry."

"Meet me there with my gear," Caleb said before ending the call.

Well so much for that warm fuzzy feeling, time to go to work, he thought. Time to finally take on the League, I'm coming for you Ra's. You and Savage are going to pay for the death of my parents.

Author's Note: This chapter was a little longer than usual, but I was really in the zone for this chapter and couldn't stop. Anyway thanks for continuing to read and as always all reviews are appreciated. Cheers =)