Post by Melinda Halliwell on Jan 25, 2009 14:25:26 GMT -5
A Night In With Ollie & Melissa
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the, characters from Charmed or
Smallville as they all belong to Aaron Spelling & Alfred Gough &
Miles Millar except for Melissa who’s my own creation.
Authors Notes: This stories set after Smallvile season 6
episode “Justice” where Oliver & the justice league went of to
fight Lex & his 33.1 facilities.
Extra Note: In this story Oliver comes round to Melissa & Victor’s
apartment one night on break from the league trying to find
some 33.1 facilities but not all of them. The two friends spend
time together & grow much, much closer in friendship. The effect
of this story will be set a course of something different that’ll
happen in my season 4 Charmed series when I do it as Mel &
Sam will get back together. But in this version it’ll be different
after Cupid the love connector sees about that.
Melissa & Victor’s Apartment Kitchen Area
Melissa there lifts a wooden spoon up outta the saucepan which she’s making vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese from & tastes a sample of it.
Melissa: Hmm needs a little more salt.
Pinching some from a small glass bowl set beside her she sprinkles that over the saucepan then stirs the contents inside it. She hears the front doorbell go.
Melissa: Hang on a sec.
Walking away from kitchen area Mel goes over to the front door & answers it.
Front Door
Opening it up, Oliver Queen stands there with a bottle of Champagne & box of chocolates. Seeing him there Melissa smiles & jumps up & hugs him.
Melissa: (Smiling) Oliver hey.
Oliver returns her hug in earnest.
Oliver: (Smiling) Hey Mel. How are you?
Melissa: I’m good you?
Oliver: Great thanks.
He puts her down & they break apart.
Melissa: Oh good, good. Hey come on in.
Stepping aside she invites Oliver in.
Oliver: Okay thanks.
He walks into the apartment & Mel closes the door then comes up to him.
Oliver: Here some champagne & chocolates I got for later. Hope you don’t mind.
Melissa looks at them then Ollie.
Melissa: No that’s okay I’ll just put them down here for the moment.
She places the contents on the coffee table in front of the lounge couch. Smelling some food Oliver answers.
Oliver: Hmm that smells great.
Melissa: Oh yeah that’s just some vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese I’m doing.
Oliver: Really you’re cooking? Oh babe you didn’t have to that. We could’ve just gotten take out you know.
Melissa: Yeah well I wanted to. I mean there’s nothing like a home cooked meal which you probably haven’t had in a long while so. Anyway hope you don’t mind what I’ve done I could’ve done you a straight Spaghetti Bolognese if you wanted.
Oliver: No you’re alright what you’ve done is fine. & if it’s anything as good as it smells then it’ll be as good as it tastes.
Melissa: Yeah well it’s not much but then I’m not as great a cook as mom so.
Oliver: Oh I’m sure you’re okay & you’re not goanna poison me or anything.
Melissa: I hope not otherwise I’d never forgive myself.
Oliver: Yeah but you’re a doc anyway so if it did happen you’d know what to do.
Melissa: Well let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
Walking out from his bedroom Victor Bennett comes into the lounge.
Victor: Okay Mel I’m just going to the club so I should be back by.
Seeing Oliver Queen there he stops.
Victor: 11:00. Oh I’m sorry I didn’t know you had company.
Melissa: That’s okay Grandpa this’s my friend Oliver Queen. Oliver this’s my Grandpa Victor Bennett.
The 2 gentlemen shake hands.
Oliver: It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Bennett.
Victor: Likewise sir. So you’re Mel’s friend then?
Oliver: I am yep.
Victor: Okay well like I said I’m just going to the club so I hope you guys have a nice time. I’ll see you later on Mel.
Melissa: Yeah see you later Grandpa have a good time.
Victor opens the front door up then closes it behind him.
Oliver: Club?
Melissa: The rotary club. Grandpa’s been a member there for years.
Oliver: Oh alright.
They move over to the coffee table in the middle of the room & stand there.
Melissa: Okay I’m just goanna go dish up so why don’t you park your bum on the couch & I’ll be back over in a minute or so.
Oliver: Alright.
She turns round & goes off to the kitchen area whilst Oliver sits down on the couch. Time lapse later the 2 of them are eating & talking also whilst music’s playing on the radio.
Melissa: Is that okay Oliver?
Swirling some spaghetti around some sauce & then putting it in his mouth Oliver talks.
Oliver: Yeah this’s fine thanks.
Melissa: Even though we’re pigging out on the couch not using knifes or sitting by the table & having no manners.
Oliver: Absolutely it’s nice to pig out like this. Shows we’re normal.
Melissa: Yeah but your a multi billionaire who goes out to charity balls & functions & were brought up having good manners & so forth.
Oliver: True but that’s just a bravado I play when I have to be billionaire playboy. Besides I hate going to balls & functions anyway you know I can’t be who I am there. Here I can I can just be plain old Oliver Queen.
Melissa: But it’s nice having money though right?
Oliver: Oh yeah of course.
Picking up the champagne bottle he brings in towards Melissa.
Oliver: More champagne?
Melissa: Okay yes.
Oliver pours some more into Melissa’s glass then his own & places it back down on the coffee table. He raises his glass towards Mel’s.
Oliver: (Smiling) To everlasting friendship?
Melissa raises her glass & they both tap them together.
Melissa: (Smiling) To everlasting friendship.
Taking the glass Melissa downs it in one go much to Oliver’s shock who manages to drink half way down to the glass.
Oliver: God Mel you really are a pig.
Melissa: What? I was just thirsty.
Oliver: By drinking like a guy?
Melissa lightly taps Oliver’s right knee with her right hand.
Melissa: Hey I’ll have you know I can hold my liqueur quite well thank you Mr Queen.
Oliver: Yeah you’d fit right in with Bart, AC & Victor.
Melissa: & join in their men’s drinking club if they had one that is which I very much doubt doing the jobs they do. Hey you want desert?
Oliver gets excited at this.
Oliver: There’s desert?
Melissa: Well of course. I’ve got Strawberry Cheese cake if you want. Although this one I didn’t make.
Oliver: No hey I’ll have Strawberry Cheese cake. It’s one of my favourites.
Melissa: Okay then hold on a sec & I’ll just go over & get it.
Getting up of the couch she takes their finished plates & goes over towards the kitchen area.
Oliver: You really know how to get to a man’s stomach Mel.
Melissa: Oh thanks mate.
Half hour after finishing their desserts Melissa comes over with a boxset DVD.
Melissa: Okay hold for this me while I put the disk in will you?
Holding the DVD boxset Oliver looks at it seeing it’s “The Dukes Of Hazard” while Mel loads one of the disks into the DVD player.
Oliver: “The Dukes Of Hazard”?
Sitting down on the couch Melissa holding the DVD remote control looks at Oliver.
Melissa: Well yeah mine & Grandpa’s apartment our TV so anyone who comes here watches what we watch so suck it or loose it baby.
Oliver grunts a little at that reaction but agrees anyhow when Mel turns on the DVD player & presses play. 3 hours later when the boxset finishes Melissa looking at Oliver whilst eating some chocolates waits for his reaction.
Melissa: So whaddya think?
Oliver: It’s okay. The guy playing Bo Duke looked a lot like a younger version of Clark’s dad but otherwise it was alright.
Melissa: Oh come on how can you not like it Ollie its classic archive television.
Oliver: Guys driving around in a General Lee acting silly’s your cup of tea? It’s not mine but that Daisy Duke
girl looked cute though.
Melissa: So you did like it then secretly.
Oliver: No I said.
Melissa: You liked it in a cheesy kinder way I see it on your face.
Oliver: I do not like it.
Getting up close tickling him Melissa speaks.
Melissa: Yes you do.
Oliver tries pulling Mel off him laughing.
Oliver: (Laughing) No I don’t get off me.
Melissa starts teasing Oliver about it.
Melissa: Oliver Like “Dukes Of Hazard” Oliver Like “Dukes Of Hazard”.
Oliver: I said get of me okay.
Melissa does so.
Melissa: Okay fine. Wow glad I’m not Lois hearing this.
Oliver hangs his head a little down hearing this.
Melissa: What is it Ollie?
Oliver: Lois & I aren’t together anymore.
Melissa: (Shocked) What? Why?
Oliver: She & I were never goanna work out as long as Green Arrow existed. Leaving her all the time her obsession with him me lying, to her & the fact all we were really about was having sex & flirting rather than loving one another.
Melissa looks at Oliver sympathetically.
Melissa: Oh I’m sorry Ollie.
Oliver: That’s okay I think it hurt her more than it hurt me. Listen do you mind if I use your toilet for a minute?
Melissa: No sure yeah if you want.
Oliver: Thanks I’ll just be in a sec.
Melissa: Okay.
Oliver gets up & goes through the open hallway to the bathroom. Melissa gets up a little afterwards & goes over to the grand piano in the corner of the room & opens up a sheet of music paper she has there with a song she’s written called “Come What May” on it & starts playing it on the piano & singing it. (I know this, songs from Moulin Rouge so Mel didn’t write it but for the intentions of entertainment purposes I’m saying she did in this story)
Melissa: Never knew I could feel like this like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss every day I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings come back to me, and forgive everything.
Seasons may change, winter to spring but I love you until the, end of time.
Melissa gets interrupted by Oliver Queen leaning against the doorway listening to it. She turns around & stops playing it.
Oliver: (Smiling) Hey don’t stop on my account that sounded really great. What was it?
Embarrassed Melissa shuts the sheet book up & gets up from the piano.
Melissa: Oh that was nothing really.
Oliver: Oh yeah?
Coming over to the piano Oliver opens up the sheet music & looks at the written song.
Oliver: Wow you’ve wrote, a song?
Grabbing the book Melissa pulls it away from Oliver.
Melissa: Not really just something stupid I did in my spare time.
Oliver: Hey come on Mel don’t badger it that sounded really great. How does it go?
Melissa: What?
Oliver: How does it go? Show me.
Melissa: Show you?
Oliver: Yes.
Melissa: But I’ve never showed anyone before.
Oliver: (Smiling) Well then you can start with me can’t, you.
Sounding awkward like Mel, answers him.
Melissa: (Awkward) Okay.
Sitting down on the piano she starts playing the song again & sings it from the top. Oliver sits down next to her.
Melissa: Verse 1
Never knew I could feel like this like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss every day I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings come back to me, and forgive everything.
Seasons may change, winter to spring but I love you until the, end of time.
Oliver transfixed on her performance continues listening.
Chorus
Come what may, come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Joining in Oliver sings the second verse.
Oliver: Verse 2
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste it all revolves around you.
Both: & there's no mountain too high no river too wide
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather & stars may collide
But I love you until the end of time
The two of them join in the second chorus & end of the song.
Both: Chorus
Come what may, come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Oh, come what may, come what may.
I will love you, I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Chorus
Come what may, come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Melissa plays the last few notes as Oliver watches her then stops soon afterwards. The two of them sit in silence then Oliver talks.
Oliver: That was beautiful Mel.
Melissa: Really?
Oliver: Absolutely yeah. It’s a great song.
Melissa: Thanks it’s supposed to be a duet so. & you’re not a half bad singer yourself Oliver Queen with practice.
Oliver: Geez thanks. You know you should send to that to a record company Mel.
Melissa: What? You must be joking.
Oliver: No I’m serious Mel people pay lots of money for songs like these & have recording artists sing them. You could make a lot of money you know.
Melissa: No thanks. Like I said this’s just a bit of fun for me.
Oliver: Well if you ask me I think your squandering a golden opportunity.
Melissa: Yeah well I’m not in love so this song doesn’t apply to me does it.
Oliver: What you’ve not meet anyone still?
Melissa: Nope not except this one guy before you but.
Oliver: But what he didn’t like you?
Melissa: Nope he got killed by a demon.
Oliver: (Shocked) Oh my god.
Melissa: Yep. His name was Brian & we meet at P3 & went out on a date but a demon attacked us & he saw me use my powers & freaked out & walked away but then a second demon attacked & killed him before I could save him.
Oliver: Oh god I’m so sorry Mel.
Melissa: What that another guy I meet & liked died on me why it’s not as if he isn’t the first one that done that if you count Cole then Craig in college.
Oliver: Craig?
Melissa: My second boyfriend after Darren & before Cole in the future. We’d been together six months when I fought out I was a witch & got my powers. I started leaving him on dates & not calling him much. He didn’t like me talking with other guys & thought I was having an affair.
Oliver: Sounds like a control freak to me.
Melissa: Then one day he saw me use my powers & confronted me one night afterwards. He had a gun & called
me a freak & said he was goanna shoot me but I managed to freeze him for a few seconds then we grappled on the floor & I grabbed the gun & just shot him dead or so I thought but when I dropped to the floor crying he grabbed my hair & put the gun to my head & pulled the trigger.
Oliver just sits there shocked not believing what he’s hearing.
Melissa: Luckily there were no bullets in it & he succumbed to his injuries but.
Oliver: & what happened afterwards?
Melissa: My cousins came in & so did the police.
Oliver: & they arrested you?
Melissa nods her head.
Melissa: Hmm but I got off it when another woman came forward & said that Craig had acted like that in front of her & even stalked her so they said that by circumstances of the moment I’d shot him in self defence so they let me go.
Oliver: I can’t believe it I mean oh my god.
Melissa: Yep that’s why I don’t go out with normal guys now because they always get killed.
Oliver: But Cole wasn’t normal.
Melissa: He was when he weren’t Belthazor anymore & before the Source possessed him.
Oliver: So you’re just giving up on love completely?
Melissa: Well unless you can find me a normal relationship where a guy I go out with doesn’t get killed then yes.
Oliver: But you can’t give up on love Mel I mean you’re so loving & caring & have so much to give unlike me who can’t keep a woman to save my life.
Melissa: That’s not true Ollie.
Oliver: Of course it is I’m Green Arrow Mel & always will be & as long as I am that I’ll never have a woman who truly understands me or excepts me for me & I’ll always worry about them & the fact that if they found out I was Green Arrow & my enemies did they would use them against me & I wouldn’t be able to protect them all the time.
Oliver lowers his head a bit then back up again.
Oliver: Life sucks doesn’t it mate?
Melissa: Yeah it sure does.
Resting his head against Mel’s & putting his left hand on hers Oliver answers.
Oliver: Maybe you & I are just meant to end up alone hey.
Melissa: Maybe we are yep.
Appearing invisible behind them Cupid the love connector holds up his ring & speaks as time slows down.
Cupid: You don’t believe that Oliver just because you sacrifice a great deal to help people out doesn’t mean you can’t find love because of it it’s just you haven’t found the right person yet because the right persons always been in front of you, you just haven’t realised that yet & Mel you should listen to what Oliver’s saying & not give up on love just because every time a guy your with dies. Sam didn’t die when you were with him & you have a lovely daughter because of that. Just open your heart up again & you will find love trust me.
Time resumes itself as Cupid disappears & Oliver & Mel just sit there thinking about what they’ve said.
Couch Next Morning
Oliver stirs a little as the light from one of the apartment window shines on him. Coming round he sees Melissa holding 10 month old Charlotte in font of him.
Oliver: Hey Mel.
Melissa: Hey Ollie you okay?
Oliver: Sure yeah. What times it?
Melissa: A little after 9.
Ollie: I slept that long god.
He flops back on the couch.
Melissa: Yeah well it was late & ended up raining badly so staying here was the logical choice. Grandpa didn’t mind anyway so.
Oliver: Oh right thank him for me will you.
Melissa: Will do. Do you want any breakfast?
Getting up Oliver answers her.
Oliver: Not really I just wanna get back to my hotel & shower up.
Melissa: Okay then. Well just so you know your welcome here anytime you like.
Oliver: Thanks I really appreciate that.
Melissa: Good. Well I suppose you better go then.
Oliver: Yes I suppose I should.
Walking to the front door Oliver opens it. Turning round he talks to Mel.
Oliver: I’ll talk to you soon yeah?
Melissa: Yeah talk to you soon.
Oliver: Great. I had a really nice time Mel.
Melissa: Me to Oliver.
Oliver: Well goodbye then.
He waves his hand at Charlotte.
Oliver: Bye Charlotte.
Melissa holding Charlottes hand waves it at Oliver.
Melissa: Say bye, bye Ollie. Bye.
Turning round he walks out the front door as Melissa smiles on at him then closes the door behind her.
The End.
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the, characters from Charmed or
Smallville as they all belong to Aaron Spelling & Alfred Gough &
Miles Millar except for Melissa who’s my own creation.
Authors Notes: This stories set after Smallvile season 6
episode “Justice” where Oliver & the justice league went of to
fight Lex & his 33.1 facilities.
Extra Note: In this story Oliver comes round to Melissa & Victor’s
apartment one night on break from the league trying to find
some 33.1 facilities but not all of them. The two friends spend
time together & grow much, much closer in friendship. The effect
of this story will be set a course of something different that’ll
happen in my season 4 Charmed series when I do it as Mel &
Sam will get back together. But in this version it’ll be different
after Cupid the love connector sees about that.
Melissa & Victor’s Apartment Kitchen Area
Melissa there lifts a wooden spoon up outta the saucepan which she’s making vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese from & tastes a sample of it.
Melissa: Hmm needs a little more salt.
Pinching some from a small glass bowl set beside her she sprinkles that over the saucepan then stirs the contents inside it. She hears the front doorbell go.
Melissa: Hang on a sec.
Walking away from kitchen area Mel goes over to the front door & answers it.
Front Door
Opening it up, Oliver Queen stands there with a bottle of Champagne & box of chocolates. Seeing him there Melissa smiles & jumps up & hugs him.
Melissa: (Smiling) Oliver hey.
Oliver returns her hug in earnest.
Oliver: (Smiling) Hey Mel. How are you?
Melissa: I’m good you?
Oliver: Great thanks.
He puts her down & they break apart.
Melissa: Oh good, good. Hey come on in.
Stepping aside she invites Oliver in.
Oliver: Okay thanks.
He walks into the apartment & Mel closes the door then comes up to him.
Oliver: Here some champagne & chocolates I got for later. Hope you don’t mind.
Melissa looks at them then Ollie.
Melissa: No that’s okay I’ll just put them down here for the moment.
She places the contents on the coffee table in front of the lounge couch. Smelling some food Oliver answers.
Oliver: Hmm that smells great.
Melissa: Oh yeah that’s just some vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese I’m doing.
Oliver: Really you’re cooking? Oh babe you didn’t have to that. We could’ve just gotten take out you know.
Melissa: Yeah well I wanted to. I mean there’s nothing like a home cooked meal which you probably haven’t had in a long while so. Anyway hope you don’t mind what I’ve done I could’ve done you a straight Spaghetti Bolognese if you wanted.
Oliver: No you’re alright what you’ve done is fine. & if it’s anything as good as it smells then it’ll be as good as it tastes.
Melissa: Yeah well it’s not much but then I’m not as great a cook as mom so.
Oliver: Oh I’m sure you’re okay & you’re not goanna poison me or anything.
Melissa: I hope not otherwise I’d never forgive myself.
Oliver: Yeah but you’re a doc anyway so if it did happen you’d know what to do.
Melissa: Well let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
Walking out from his bedroom Victor Bennett comes into the lounge.
Victor: Okay Mel I’m just going to the club so I should be back by.
Seeing Oliver Queen there he stops.
Victor: 11:00. Oh I’m sorry I didn’t know you had company.
Melissa: That’s okay Grandpa this’s my friend Oliver Queen. Oliver this’s my Grandpa Victor Bennett.
The 2 gentlemen shake hands.
Oliver: It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Bennett.
Victor: Likewise sir. So you’re Mel’s friend then?
Oliver: I am yep.
Victor: Okay well like I said I’m just going to the club so I hope you guys have a nice time. I’ll see you later on Mel.
Melissa: Yeah see you later Grandpa have a good time.
Victor opens the front door up then closes it behind him.
Oliver: Club?
Melissa: The rotary club. Grandpa’s been a member there for years.
Oliver: Oh alright.
They move over to the coffee table in the middle of the room & stand there.
Melissa: Okay I’m just goanna go dish up so why don’t you park your bum on the couch & I’ll be back over in a minute or so.
Oliver: Alright.
She turns round & goes off to the kitchen area whilst Oliver sits down on the couch. Time lapse later the 2 of them are eating & talking also whilst music’s playing on the radio.
Melissa: Is that okay Oliver?
Swirling some spaghetti around some sauce & then putting it in his mouth Oliver talks.
Oliver: Yeah this’s fine thanks.
Melissa: Even though we’re pigging out on the couch not using knifes or sitting by the table & having no manners.
Oliver: Absolutely it’s nice to pig out like this. Shows we’re normal.
Melissa: Yeah but your a multi billionaire who goes out to charity balls & functions & were brought up having good manners & so forth.
Oliver: True but that’s just a bravado I play when I have to be billionaire playboy. Besides I hate going to balls & functions anyway you know I can’t be who I am there. Here I can I can just be plain old Oliver Queen.
Melissa: But it’s nice having money though right?
Oliver: Oh yeah of course.
Picking up the champagne bottle he brings in towards Melissa.
Oliver: More champagne?
Melissa: Okay yes.
Oliver pours some more into Melissa’s glass then his own & places it back down on the coffee table. He raises his glass towards Mel’s.
Oliver: (Smiling) To everlasting friendship?
Melissa raises her glass & they both tap them together.
Melissa: (Smiling) To everlasting friendship.
Taking the glass Melissa downs it in one go much to Oliver’s shock who manages to drink half way down to the glass.
Oliver: God Mel you really are a pig.
Melissa: What? I was just thirsty.
Oliver: By drinking like a guy?
Melissa lightly taps Oliver’s right knee with her right hand.
Melissa: Hey I’ll have you know I can hold my liqueur quite well thank you Mr Queen.
Oliver: Yeah you’d fit right in with Bart, AC & Victor.
Melissa: & join in their men’s drinking club if they had one that is which I very much doubt doing the jobs they do. Hey you want desert?
Oliver gets excited at this.
Oliver: There’s desert?
Melissa: Well of course. I’ve got Strawberry Cheese cake if you want. Although this one I didn’t make.
Oliver: No hey I’ll have Strawberry Cheese cake. It’s one of my favourites.
Melissa: Okay then hold on a sec & I’ll just go over & get it.
Getting up of the couch she takes their finished plates & goes over towards the kitchen area.
Oliver: You really know how to get to a man’s stomach Mel.
Melissa: Oh thanks mate.
Half hour after finishing their desserts Melissa comes over with a boxset DVD.
Melissa: Okay hold for this me while I put the disk in will you?
Holding the DVD boxset Oliver looks at it seeing it’s “The Dukes Of Hazard” while Mel loads one of the disks into the DVD player.
Oliver: “The Dukes Of Hazard”?
Sitting down on the couch Melissa holding the DVD remote control looks at Oliver.
Melissa: Well yeah mine & Grandpa’s apartment our TV so anyone who comes here watches what we watch so suck it or loose it baby.
Oliver grunts a little at that reaction but agrees anyhow when Mel turns on the DVD player & presses play. 3 hours later when the boxset finishes Melissa looking at Oliver whilst eating some chocolates waits for his reaction.
Melissa: So whaddya think?
Oliver: It’s okay. The guy playing Bo Duke looked a lot like a younger version of Clark’s dad but otherwise it was alright.
Melissa: Oh come on how can you not like it Ollie its classic archive television.
Oliver: Guys driving around in a General Lee acting silly’s your cup of tea? It’s not mine but that Daisy Duke
girl looked cute though.
Melissa: So you did like it then secretly.
Oliver: No I said.
Melissa: You liked it in a cheesy kinder way I see it on your face.
Oliver: I do not like it.
Getting up close tickling him Melissa speaks.
Melissa: Yes you do.
Oliver tries pulling Mel off him laughing.
Oliver: (Laughing) No I don’t get off me.
Melissa starts teasing Oliver about it.
Melissa: Oliver Like “Dukes Of Hazard” Oliver Like “Dukes Of Hazard”.
Oliver: I said get of me okay.
Melissa does so.
Melissa: Okay fine. Wow glad I’m not Lois hearing this.
Oliver hangs his head a little down hearing this.
Melissa: What is it Ollie?
Oliver: Lois & I aren’t together anymore.
Melissa: (Shocked) What? Why?
Oliver: She & I were never goanna work out as long as Green Arrow existed. Leaving her all the time her obsession with him me lying, to her & the fact all we were really about was having sex & flirting rather than loving one another.
Melissa looks at Oliver sympathetically.
Melissa: Oh I’m sorry Ollie.
Oliver: That’s okay I think it hurt her more than it hurt me. Listen do you mind if I use your toilet for a minute?
Melissa: No sure yeah if you want.
Oliver: Thanks I’ll just be in a sec.
Melissa: Okay.
Oliver gets up & goes through the open hallway to the bathroom. Melissa gets up a little afterwards & goes over to the grand piano in the corner of the room & opens up a sheet of music paper she has there with a song she’s written called “Come What May” on it & starts playing it on the piano & singing it. (I know this, songs from Moulin Rouge so Mel didn’t write it but for the intentions of entertainment purposes I’m saying she did in this story)
Melissa: Never knew I could feel like this like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss every day I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings come back to me, and forgive everything.
Seasons may change, winter to spring but I love you until the, end of time.
Melissa gets interrupted by Oliver Queen leaning against the doorway listening to it. She turns around & stops playing it.
Oliver: (Smiling) Hey don’t stop on my account that sounded really great. What was it?
Embarrassed Melissa shuts the sheet book up & gets up from the piano.
Melissa: Oh that was nothing really.
Oliver: Oh yeah?
Coming over to the piano Oliver opens up the sheet music & looks at the written song.
Oliver: Wow you’ve wrote, a song?
Grabbing the book Melissa pulls it away from Oliver.
Melissa: Not really just something stupid I did in my spare time.
Oliver: Hey come on Mel don’t badger it that sounded really great. How does it go?
Melissa: What?
Oliver: How does it go? Show me.
Melissa: Show you?
Oliver: Yes.
Melissa: But I’ve never showed anyone before.
Oliver: (Smiling) Well then you can start with me can’t, you.
Sounding awkward like Mel, answers him.
Melissa: (Awkward) Okay.
Sitting down on the piano she starts playing the song again & sings it from the top. Oliver sits down next to her.
Melissa: Verse 1
Never knew I could feel like this like I've never seen the sky before.
Want to vanish inside your kiss every day I love you more and more.
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings come back to me, and forgive everything.
Seasons may change, winter to spring but I love you until the, end of time.
Oliver transfixed on her performance continues listening.
Chorus
Come what may, come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Joining in Oliver sings the second verse.
Oliver: Verse 2
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace
Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste it all revolves around you.
Both: & there's no mountain too high no river too wide
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side
Storm clouds may gather & stars may collide
But I love you until the end of time
The two of them join in the second chorus & end of the song.
Both: Chorus
Come what may, come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Oh, come what may, come what may.
I will love you, I will love you
Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place
Chorus
Come what may, come what may.
I will love you until my dying day.
Melissa plays the last few notes as Oliver watches her then stops soon afterwards. The two of them sit in silence then Oliver talks.
Oliver: That was beautiful Mel.
Melissa: Really?
Oliver: Absolutely yeah. It’s a great song.
Melissa: Thanks it’s supposed to be a duet so. & you’re not a half bad singer yourself Oliver Queen with practice.
Oliver: Geez thanks. You know you should send to that to a record company Mel.
Melissa: What? You must be joking.
Oliver: No I’m serious Mel people pay lots of money for songs like these & have recording artists sing them. You could make a lot of money you know.
Melissa: No thanks. Like I said this’s just a bit of fun for me.
Oliver: Well if you ask me I think your squandering a golden opportunity.
Melissa: Yeah well I’m not in love so this song doesn’t apply to me does it.
Oliver: What you’ve not meet anyone still?
Melissa: Nope not except this one guy before you but.
Oliver: But what he didn’t like you?
Melissa: Nope he got killed by a demon.
Oliver: (Shocked) Oh my god.
Melissa: Yep. His name was Brian & we meet at P3 & went out on a date but a demon attacked us & he saw me use my powers & freaked out & walked away but then a second demon attacked & killed him before I could save him.
Oliver: Oh god I’m so sorry Mel.
Melissa: What that another guy I meet & liked died on me why it’s not as if he isn’t the first one that done that if you count Cole then Craig in college.
Oliver: Craig?
Melissa: My second boyfriend after Darren & before Cole in the future. We’d been together six months when I fought out I was a witch & got my powers. I started leaving him on dates & not calling him much. He didn’t like me talking with other guys & thought I was having an affair.
Oliver: Sounds like a control freak to me.
Melissa: Then one day he saw me use my powers & confronted me one night afterwards. He had a gun & called
me a freak & said he was goanna shoot me but I managed to freeze him for a few seconds then we grappled on the floor & I grabbed the gun & just shot him dead or so I thought but when I dropped to the floor crying he grabbed my hair & put the gun to my head & pulled the trigger.
Oliver just sits there shocked not believing what he’s hearing.
Melissa: Luckily there were no bullets in it & he succumbed to his injuries but.
Oliver: & what happened afterwards?
Melissa: My cousins came in & so did the police.
Oliver: & they arrested you?
Melissa nods her head.
Melissa: Hmm but I got off it when another woman came forward & said that Craig had acted like that in front of her & even stalked her so they said that by circumstances of the moment I’d shot him in self defence so they let me go.
Oliver: I can’t believe it I mean oh my god.
Melissa: Yep that’s why I don’t go out with normal guys now because they always get killed.
Oliver: But Cole wasn’t normal.
Melissa: He was when he weren’t Belthazor anymore & before the Source possessed him.
Oliver: So you’re just giving up on love completely?
Melissa: Well unless you can find me a normal relationship where a guy I go out with doesn’t get killed then yes.
Oliver: But you can’t give up on love Mel I mean you’re so loving & caring & have so much to give unlike me who can’t keep a woman to save my life.
Melissa: That’s not true Ollie.
Oliver: Of course it is I’m Green Arrow Mel & always will be & as long as I am that I’ll never have a woman who truly understands me or excepts me for me & I’ll always worry about them & the fact that if they found out I was Green Arrow & my enemies did they would use them against me & I wouldn’t be able to protect them all the time.
Oliver lowers his head a bit then back up again.
Oliver: Life sucks doesn’t it mate?
Melissa: Yeah it sure does.
Resting his head against Mel’s & putting his left hand on hers Oliver answers.
Oliver: Maybe you & I are just meant to end up alone hey.
Melissa: Maybe we are yep.
Appearing invisible behind them Cupid the love connector holds up his ring & speaks as time slows down.
Cupid: You don’t believe that Oliver just because you sacrifice a great deal to help people out doesn’t mean you can’t find love because of it it’s just you haven’t found the right person yet because the right persons always been in front of you, you just haven’t realised that yet & Mel you should listen to what Oliver’s saying & not give up on love just because every time a guy your with dies. Sam didn’t die when you were with him & you have a lovely daughter because of that. Just open your heart up again & you will find love trust me.
Time resumes itself as Cupid disappears & Oliver & Mel just sit there thinking about what they’ve said.
Couch Next Morning
Oliver stirs a little as the light from one of the apartment window shines on him. Coming round he sees Melissa holding 10 month old Charlotte in font of him.
Oliver: Hey Mel.
Melissa: Hey Ollie you okay?
Oliver: Sure yeah. What times it?
Melissa: A little after 9.
Ollie: I slept that long god.
He flops back on the couch.
Melissa: Yeah well it was late & ended up raining badly so staying here was the logical choice. Grandpa didn’t mind anyway so.
Oliver: Oh right thank him for me will you.
Melissa: Will do. Do you want any breakfast?
Getting up Oliver answers her.
Oliver: Not really I just wanna get back to my hotel & shower up.
Melissa: Okay then. Well just so you know your welcome here anytime you like.
Oliver: Thanks I really appreciate that.
Melissa: Good. Well I suppose you better go then.
Oliver: Yes I suppose I should.
Walking to the front door Oliver opens it. Turning round he talks to Mel.
Oliver: I’ll talk to you soon yeah?
Melissa: Yeah talk to you soon.
Oliver: Great. I had a really nice time Mel.
Melissa: Me to Oliver.
Oliver: Well goodbye then.
He waves his hand at Charlotte.
Oliver: Bye Charlotte.
Melissa holding Charlottes hand waves it at Oliver.
Melissa: Say bye, bye Ollie. Bye.
Turning round he walks out the front door as Melissa smiles on at him then closes the door behind her.
The End.
