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Here we are! The last chapter, can you believe it's the end?

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Chapter 10: Bonds Stronger Than Mistakes

It was early morning, and it was eerily quiet for the normally loud city. It was like the machines had stopped working but really it was in reaction to the storm from the night before.

Roy lifted his head up from his spot in an alley on the bad part of Steel City.

Stretching out, he swung his bag over his back before heading to the walkway.

Every step felt like walking a mile away. Roy turned to see the distance created between himself and the tower.

The T building could still be seen clearly from where he was standing.

"Quite the distance I created…. What progress." Roy said sarcastically to himself.

Continuing his path, he walked by the restaurant where he first took Garth when they finally had the courage to be a couple in public, as civilians of course.

He couldn't risk having Ollie finding out about his unorthodox relationship. Roy would probably get an earful and Ollie would most likely receive one from BC.

Looking at the 40's restaurant sadly, he marched away to the closest park.

Finding a bench, he sat down and sighed to himself.

Suddenly, a drop of water landed on his lap, following another one and soon it was raining hard onto Roy.

Back in the tower…

"It's raining! Karen! We have to find Roy!" Garth screamed at the girl while clinging onto the window.

His voice cracked slightly with desperation, his poor Roy was going to get that awful human sickness, hyperthermia, if he wasn't found soon.

Karen hit Garth and pulled him away from his spot against the glass.

"Calm down, there's five of us here. We will find him eventually. It's only been a day since he's been gone." She told, annoyed that he was being difficult.

"Well, I don't want HIM to help. He's the reason my Roy left in the first place!" Garth hatefully pointed at Oliver.

Bee scowled, she didn't know what the poor man had done but this is getting ridiculous.

Oliver backed away a bit, sighing to himself before noticing the slip up and briefly wondered what exactly Roy had been doing these past four years but otherwise shook his head in denial.

"Señor Garth! Señor Garth!" (Mister Garth! Mister Garth!) The twins pulled Garth over to the window once more.

Roy could be seen in the distance running on the rooftops and jumping to the next building.

Garth gasped at the fortunate sight, almost fainting in the process.

"There he is! Karen! Let's go!" Garth ran out the door and laughed with half-delirious delight.

"And he's off… Come on, we can't lose Garth too." Karen ushered the three other males out, exasperated and once again pondered on why she decided to be leader.

On a rooftop…

Roy stopped at the end of a street. There was no more buildings left to jump on. He cursed his luck for the umpteenth time that hour.

Screaming could be heard behind him, scowling at the sound, he turned ready to tell that person to shut up when he was oh so rudely interrupted.

"ROY! ROY! Wait, it's me! STOP!"

Now turning around, he saw a frantic Garth running to him.

Roy hopped off the building he was on and walked over to the halting gasping fishboy.

The two stared at each other for a while, not noticing the other four heroes making their way over to them.

Karen was the first to speak up, "Roy, where have you been?! We have been looking all over the city for you!"

Roy looked at her to reply, but at that moment, a certain man caught his attention behind her.

"Ollie…" He gritted out.

Oliver cringed at the hate coming from Roy but bravely walked up to him and placed his hands on Roy's shoulders.

Roy shrugged the hands off like they were poison , "Don't touch me." And walked backwards into the shadowed alley.

Immediately, Garth stood protectively in front of the junior archer and crossed his arms. By now it had stopped raining but all six of them were still soaked to the bone.

"Roy, I'm sorry. I should not have kicked you out the way I did. I was supposed to be there when I wasn't. I'm glad you found someone to accept everything about you though. I want to ask you right here and now this." He looked at Roy for approval before continuing.

Roy glared at the wall, crossing his arms, "What are you talking about.." Green eyes were smoldered with fear and rage, they directed themselves once more to the blonde man.

Silently begging any deity to not let Oliver say anything about the things he did, Roy stood behind Garth.

Oliver's eyes widened for a second before he glared back, "Roy. I'm talking about the drugs."

Garth's stance faltered, almost believing the man, "Liar!" He yelled at the vile man.

Tears sprang from his purple eyes at the thought of anyone being subjected to a life of addiction, "Roy would never do that!" He defended.

Oliver turned his gaze to the crying boy with wonder and some pity.

He was standing defiantly with his arms at his sides, his striped blue long sleeved was soaked from the rain, black hair in disarray and Ollie could see a gold chain around his neck glistening under the sunlight.

"Roy didn't tell you?" He yelled in indignation, "The boy was a junkie. Shooting up heroine every chance he got! That's why he left!" He half-screamed in bewilderment.

Roy stopped glaring at the wall, "Hey! You kicked me out! You arrogant prick!"

"Roy.." Garth turned, "Is ...this true.." Bringing his cold hands up, he cradled the enraged face. His words soft and unprejudiced, unlike the man behind him.

Roy looked into his boyfriend's tearful and compassionate eyes, his own moss green eyes filled with tears of rage.

Rage at Ollie.

Rage at himself.

"Yes." He whispered, "It is."

Garth gasped and let him go, turning to look at the man.

Roy flinched at the loss of the atlanteans cold hands.

"How dare you?!" Glaring down his nose at Oliver Queen, "He was a boy! And you kicked him out to the streets?!" His voice boomed through the brick walled alley.

"Have you no shame?!" He continued to scream at the surprised senior archer, ignoring the looks on Karen, the twins and Roy faces.

"Roy." He moved his body towards Roy and wiped a few tears escaping from those green eyes, "Don't cry." He croaked.

"It's okay. He was wrong." Garth cradled the shaking boy under his fingertips, "I Love you... You know that." he whispered lovingly.

"No matter what you've done."

Roy clenched his eyes, bringing his arms around Garth. No longer caring about Ollie, Garth had accepted him. His mistakes. He may not know all of it but Garh was willing to support and love him.

Roy knew he would have to someday tell the boy everything but Roy wouldn't mind it one bit.

Breaking their hug, Roy tucked one of the stray black hairs, "I'm sorry, I worried you." He grumbled, slightly ashamed.

"It's okay." The other boy muttered, smiling charmingly.

Roy looked at his with half lidded eyes, "A kiss for forgiveness?"

Garth smirked gleefully, "Only one?" He flirted as Roy grabbed his head.

"Why not two?", Roy saucily spoke, bringing their lips together and his smirk grew when he heard a cheer from Karen and a undignified squawk from Ollie.

Breaking the kiss after a passionate minute, Roy looked at Garth and glanced at the shocked man.

Oliver came out of his shock and ignored the raven, began to talk to Roy once more.

"Come back and be my partner. You've grown past the sidekick stage. I want us to fight together like we used to." A bit uncomfortable but none the less, meant it.

Roy couldn't believe what he was hearing. He looked at Garth before looking straight back at the uncomfortable Oliver. After a brief moment, he nodded in agreement and put out his hand.

"Alright, I'll start making plans for us to work together again."

The two archers shook hands and Oliver backed away. Garth stepped back into his place and threw himself on Roy.

"Roy, I'm so glad you are okay. I thought you were gone for good." He clinged to Roy.

Roy wrapped his arms around Garth, who put his own hands out behind Roy towards the massive puddle next to them, with an idea.

Water rose from the puddle and they broke apart, allowing Garth to create a heart with the water.

Roy smiled gently at the emotional gesture.

"Can we please go home now?" Karen interrupted, smiling teasingly at the couple, crossing her arms and jutting out her hips.

Everyone laughed and started walking towards the T tower, Roy and Garth heading there together hand in hand with smiles on their faces.

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~VOE & VOA