Marissa Wayne (batdaughter) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-03-30 19:44:00

Entry tags:

inactive - keith queen, inactive - marissa wayne

Reach out. (Keith)
She had texted him literally every single day.

I love u. Plz call.

Every day her phone remained silent, but she still tried.

Whatever it is, you can talk to me.

I'm here.

Plz Keith. I love u.

There may have even been a few drunken texts or texts that just seemed weird (vodka + auto correct = very bizarre texts). But she kept sending them.

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	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Finally, she got one back. I luv u 2. We need 2 meet. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Where? I can come to u. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Yes, plz. Hard 2 explain on phone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 12:43 am UTC (link)
	U at home? Marissa was already grabbing her keys. There was usually a plane on standby at the airfield. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Yes. On house arrst by mom n dad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 12:51 am UTC (link)
	Good thing I pick locks. *** A few hours later, Marissa was breaking into Keith's room. "Okay, scaling walls is in fact easier in leather than in jeans." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 12:52 am UTC (link)
	She's greeted with a tight embrace and a kiss. "I'm so sorry," he said. "I... I just couldn't contact anybody. I didn't want to get you involved." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 12:54 am UTC (link)
	Marissa kisses him back and is very unwilling to let him go. So she doesn't just yet. "Next time? You involve me. Do you understand? I'm your girlfriend. It's my job." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"There... won't be a next time, Marissa. Not even a chance of a next time." That should be a happy statement, but it wasn't. Keith's goals had been forcibly changed since his return. "I'm not going to be Green Arrow anymore." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 01:10 am UTC (link)
	"Like Hell you aren't. Keith, what happened? Nothing can be so bad that you are retiring now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 01:13 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not retiring. I'm... being forced to quit. Dad is making me work in the company instead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 01:16 am UTC (link)
	"Wait, what? You hate the office!" Marissa was not liking this at all. "You can't quit, Keith. You're Green Arrow!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"It's not my choice anymore. It never really was. I'm stuck working for the company, and Dad has Connor on my case about what I was doing. He thinks that Zen Buddhist stuff is going to help me 'get through this'." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 01:23 am UTC (link)
	"I thought Zen was your sister's job." Marissa shook her head. "Fine. Then you'll be someone else. New name, new costume. You'll come live with me if you have to. There is nothing to get through. Period." Marissa wasn't entirely clear on what had happened, but damnit she wasn't going to let Keith get stuck. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"I wish I could do that. I would if I could, but with all the people in my family, it wouldn't work out. They'd find me, and drag me back home. I just... I'm so sorry, Marissa." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-03-31 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Wait...what are you sorry for exactly? Are they making you break up with me, too?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-03-31 02:35 am UTC (link)
	"No, never that. I'm just sorry. Sorry that I left you alone. Sorry that I did the things I did." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

batdaughter
2011-03-31 09:57 am UTC (link)

Marissa sat down on the edge of Keith's bed and studied him for a moment. It had been a rough few months, that much was true, but the amount of time she and Keith had been apart wasn't terribly unusual. It was a by-product of living in different cities and of having different responsibilities in and out of the cape. Keith never expressed regret and that he was now was telling.

"You killed Frank Wells, didn't you?"

There was no judgment in her voice or expression. Truth was, she would have done it herself had she not been blindsighted with the rest of her world exploding.

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sonic_arrow
2011-04-01 03:22 am UTC (link)

"...yes. I killed Frank Wells."

It was hard to say it out loud. He was scared his parents might hear him say it, and that was something he didn't need to share with them. Robert had taken the fall for him, and he was going to respect his brother's choice.

"I hate myself for it, Marissa. I hate that I lost control. And I hate that I had to let my brother take the fall for my mistake."

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batdaughter
2011-04-01 10:42 am UTC (link)

Marissa pulled Keith into her arms and then lay down on the bed, snuggling close to him and kissing his temple, playing with his hair. She held him tightly for a long moment.

"If you hadn't done it, I would have. I had everything I needed and was on my way when the news broke. He killed my brother's fiancee, he killed your sister, and he tried to kill me. The man served hell to my family, dragged yours into it...he would have gotten out, Keith. He would have gotten out and come after me again. Or gone after your other sister. Or my brother."

Marissa kissed Keith and trembled a bit beside him at the thought of the Artist going on another killing spree. Seeing Mia die had been almost too much as it was. She still couldn't clear the image from her mind no matter how much she drank.

"You're my hero. You ended Wells and saved me. Please don't hate yourself for it. I don't." She paused. "And I don't know anything about this brother you speak of, but it doesn't sound like you let him take the fall; it sounds like he did what my brother would have done for me and you have to respect that. He protected you. I thank him for that because I don't know that I could handle not having you here."

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	sonic_arrow 2011-04-02 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Somehow, Marissa got Keith to smile. It was hard to feel bad with her right there, saying all of that to him. "Marissa, I love you," he told her. "Thanks for being here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-04-03 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, it's what I do. I love you, Keith." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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