Anything for Love 3/?
Author: Joy Blue
Title: Anything for Love
Rating: R
Summary: What would you do for love?
Spoilers: Season 9, and a slight spoiler based on episode 1 for s10
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Warning: adult situations, mild violence and language.
And I bow to chloesilvers for the beta!
Anything for Love
Chapter 3
“Are you sure it’s okay for us to come down here?” Connor asked, as Jason flipped the lights open.
“Yeah, no one really comes down here anymore since they renovated the apartment.” Jason replied as the two of
them went down the basement. “We can plan our operations here without being disturbed.”
“Do you really think that we can do it?”
Jason looked at Connor and frowned. “Don’t think like that! You have to think positive- of course we can do it!”
The young blond boy just nodded and dropped his backpack on the table when they heard a scuttle behind one
of the boxes.
“Did you hear that?” Jason hissed and the two friends stayed still and they both jumped when they heard a
noise again. “What is that?”
Connor took a deep breath before he walked slowly towards the source of the noise. Jason reluctantly followed his
friend as they walked towards the old packing boxes and other household items and this time, both of them saw a
shadow move.
They looked at each other before Connor walked slowly behind one of the boxes. His eyes grew wide as he saw a
man cowering in a corner. The man looked at them and flinched. He was so dirty, and the baseball cap he wore
made it difficult to tell what he looked like.
“Please don’t tell them I’m here. I don’t want to go back.” The man whispered as he rocked back and forth in the
corner, murmuring the words over and over again.
“Who are you?” Jason asked as he walked next to Connor. “Where did you come from?”
“I don’t know!”
Jason flinched as he looked at the man. “Eeeewwww, you stink!”
“I’m sorry!” the man said tearfully as he buried his face in his arms as he continued to rock back and forth.
Connor elbowed Jason on the chest as they both walked closer to the man. “That’s okay. My name is
Connor, and this is my friend Jason. What’s your name?”
The man raised his head and shook his head. “Fucker.”
The two friends looked at each other in surprise. “What?”
“Fucker. It’s what they always call me.” The man replied in a whimpered as he sank further against the wall
when Connor and Jason walked closer.
“Hey, it’s okay. I’m sorry I said you stink. We won’t hurt you.” Jason said softly as they tried to reassure the man.
“We Promise.”
“Really?” the man asked and both boys nodded their heads.
The young brunette bit his lip before his eyes brightened. “I have an idea! Follow me!”
The man slowly stood up, his body hunched as he followed Jason and Connor.
“Where are we going?”
“There’s a bathroom here. Mom had one built when Callum decided to go all heavy metal.”
Jason explained as he opened the door and gently pushed the other man in. The bathroom was well stocked,
just in case his brother decided to move back in.
He opened a few boxes labeled with his brother’s name and took out a few clothes to give to the man, as well as
some toiletries.
The two friends stayed outside as they heard the running water, later on, the two of them looked in surprise as the
man walked out in fresh clothes and completely clean.
“There’s something familiar about him...”
Connor nodded at Jason’s words. The man had a beard like his dad when they were in Asia and his dad
didn’t shave.
“I know! It’s that guy from the Transporter!”
“Yeah!” Connor agreed. “Maybe it’s the bald head!”
“Could be.” Jason replied. “Well, we can’t call him the f word, it’s not really a name.”
“You’re giving me a new name?” The man asked shyly and the two friends nodded their head.
“What about Riley?”
“Do you like the sound of that?”
The man nodded and smiled.
“That’s your name from now on! Nice to meet you, Riley!”
Riley shyly shook their hands, glad that he wasn’t going back to that place and that he made new friends.
-9-
Inside the Watchtower, Chloe looked at the screens in front of her and listened as Oliver briefed the team on their mission.
“You got that, Cyborg?”
“Copy, Arrow.” Cyborg replied.
Oliver took the headset away and gently placed it on the table as he adjusted his tie.
“Are you ready?” Chloe asked as she looked at Oliver, who nodded at her. She was about to say something
when her phone beeped. Oliver didn’t fail to notice the small smile on her lips when she saw who the message
was from.
He focused his attention instead on his cuffs as he pretended to adjust the GPS Chloe installed on them.
“Lois and Clark should be in the Gala as well, they’ll be there covering the event for the Daily Planet but they’ll have
your back as well, just in case things don’t go according to plan.”
“Good.” He replied as he looked at her again. Chloe stood up and pinned a red ribbon on his jacket.
“When you’re ready to start recording, just press the pin, and it should start giving me some visuals.”
The moment she finished her words, she looked up at Oliver who was staring at her. She stepped back and
cleared her throat. “You should go down now, AC should be ready to play limo driver for the night.”
“Thank you,” Oliver said as he pretended not to be affected by the way she moved away from him.
Chloe just brushed a few strands away from her face before she looked at him again. “Ready, Arrow?”
Oliver looked at her, and he knew right then and there that this was it. He needed to show her, to prove to her that he
was still the man she fell in love with all those years ago. He needed to fight for her, and if he still chose to be with
George Dean, he would accept it. But he wasn’t going to let her go this time, not without a fight.
“Ready.”
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And I wonder if you guys still remember this? Sorry for the delay, but I don't have regular access to internet in
my temporary accommodation. Hope you guys like it!