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The Crook and the Assassin
There was something about Sara that had marked Leonard's cold heart, even if he didn't want to admit it. Mick could see it too and he hated it. He was supposed to be the ruthless one. The one that everybody was scared of, he hated the fact that Sara had in someways beat him. In ruthlessness that is. After all she was a former member of the league. He hadn't seen anyone that strong yet so fragile even though he could tell that she didn't want anyone to see it either.
From their first encounter on the rooftop in the night sky where Rip had gathered them without their permission he could tell that she was something not to be messed with. Leonard was the Crook and she was the Assassin. The difference between them was that she wanted to be a hero. To do the right thing. While he just wanted to be the top thief he didn't need anyone else, especially not her. Him and Mick were enough. They were a team. Even if it was a dysfunctional one where he was the brains and Mick was the muscles. It just worked. He hated the fact the Barry had told him that there was good in him. He desperately wanted to prove him wrong.
He had observed Sara for a long time now and tried occasionally to make conversation with her but she was also as cold as him. Perhaps because she too didn't want anyone else in her life. And he could tell that, that was the case. Sara was in someways the leader of the team with Rip and in some strange way so was Leonard. They would discuss the missions and each time Leonard was surprised by her knowledge. Like how did she know the Russian mob. This excited him. Perhaps she was his match. He quickly pushed the thought away not wanting others to see it in his expression. That day he had figured out that Rip had asked her to kill Stein. Leonard lived by an honourable code that they do not take one of their own out. But Sara was determined to save Star city and the future. Leonard on the other hand did not want her to give into the darkness. This surprised him. Why did he care about others. It was always just him. He had found that out the hard way.
After rescuing Mick from the gulags he knew he had to stop her. Although he didn't tell that to Mick after all what would he think? That he had gone soft. What would his good for nothing father think of it? He pushed the thought away as his adrenaline kicked in. He didn't care what others thought in that moment and his heart only worried about Sara. He could not let her give in to the darkness. Swiftly he caught Sara in time and told her that she is not a killer anymore. Sara was left stunned, not only by her action but by how Leonard's soft voice had dragged her out of the darkness. Leonard on the other hand felt relieved. His cold heart filled with warmness. But in that single moment he didn't care. He let the warmness spread through his icicle veins.
Back on the ship Sara was in a good mood. And Rip had told her he was proud of her. Leonard was sitting in a corner quietly but he could not help eavesdropping because her velvet voice was the thing he wanted to hear the most. To his surprise her reply to Rip was that she didn't do it alone she had some help and looked towards Leonard. Leonard tried very hard not to smile with satisfaction and kept his face emotionless. Inside sparks were flying. His heart thumping with pleasure. She had noticed him. No matter what his father had said, he felt that he was good for something.