SEPTEMBER

Pushing the door open, Sara Lance and Kara Danvers stepped into their new suite. Starting their junior year together at National College was a dream come true for the two best friends. Kara had done her first two years of college in their hometown of Star City, while Sara had been living on campus at National College since her freshman year. When Kara told her that she was transferring to National College for her final two years, Sara was over the moon. She hated being so far away from her best friend. This was the best thing that could have happened, in her opinion.

The suite was bigger than Sara had expected. The front door opened straight across from the laundry room, which she found to be strange, but they walked down the hall and came to a huge, open kitchen, dining and lounge area.

"We did good!" Kara said with a grin as the girls headed for the bedrooms.

It was obvious to them that their suitemates had not yet arrived, so Sara and Kara decided to take the room with the balcony view. They unloaded their stuff and then headed out to the closest store to make sure they had enough food for the morning.

By six in the evening, the girls had returned from the store and stocked the fridge and cupboards, and Kara was making dinner. Sara, on the other hand, was setting up their flat screen tv. The suite had come with an old box type tv that looked like it was from the 1990's, so Sara was glad she had insisted on asking her parents to buy the 56inch flat screen and the bluray player.

At 7:15pm the door to the suite opened, and Sara turned from her spot on the couch to see a middle-aged woman and man walk in followed by two guys her own age.

"Well, hi!" the woman said. "I'm Nora Allen, and this is my husband, Henry."

Sara paused the movie she was watching and stood up as the woman came over and hugged her. She was shocked for a moment before returning the hug and then stepping back.

"I'm Sara Lance, and this is Kara Danvers," she said pointing to her friend, who Nora was already hugging.

"Sweet tv!" the more lanky of the guys said. "Did that come with the room?"

"Barry, manners!" Nora said.

"Right, sorry. I'm Barry, and these are my parents. I swear they just came to help us move stuff in, they aren't going to live on the couch."

Sara laughed as she watched Henry hit his son across the back of the head. These were good people, she could tell. Well, except the other guy, who seemed to have disappeared.

"To answer your question, no, the TV didn't come with the suite. I heard that they only provided those old box tvs, so I brought my own. I hope that's okay?"

"Sara was it?" Barry said and she nodded at him. "You are my new favorite person!"

They other guy showed back up with what seemed to be more luggage, and Kara went over to help him bring it in.

"Sorry we didn't catch your name," Kara said to the guy.

"Leonard Snart," he said with a gruff voice that made Sara rolled her eyes.

"Oh, how do you know Barry?" Kara asked politely.

"He is my brother," Barry said, and Sara looked at him, trying to see the family resemblance. "Not by birth. He moved in with us when we were in our sophomore year of high school, and he's lived with us ever since."

Henry wrapped an arm around Leonard's shoulder and smiled. "He is as much a part of our family as Barry. We're lucky to have Len."

"Mostly, he's the favorite child," Barry said with a shrug.

Leonard smirked and added a shrug for good measure as he dumped his bag in the middle of the floor. "What can I say, I'm awesome."

Sara couldn't help but roll her eyes again. This guy had to be kidding. She already hated him; she just knew that they wouldn't get along.

As school started, Sara watched Kara and Barry grow closer. Meanwhile, she was even more certain with every passing day that she couldn't stand Leonard. They had a couple of the same classes, but it was a business class, in particular, that gave her reason to pause. He sat in the seat directly behind her and was a royal pain in the ass.

"I didn't do it on purpose!" Leonard exclaimed as he and Sara walked through the door to their suite.

"If it wasn't on purpose, way does it happen every class?" Sara asked, annoyed.

"You are overreacting. It doesn't happen every class," Leonard said, throwing his stuff on the table and collapsing onto the couch.

"What are you two arguing about now?" Kara asked, walking into the room.

"Leonard won't stop kicking the back of my chair in class!" Sara exclaimed.

"Are you serious?" Kara asked, "What are you, 12, Sara?"

Sara turned to her best friend and glared at her. "Don't tell me, you're on his side? Some best friend you are!"

"I told you, I'm awesome," Leonard said with a smirk from his spot on the couch.

"Awesome?" Sara questioned, laughing. "More like awful."

Sara walked through the lounge and into the room she shared with Kara and slammed the door.

"Do you think that was needed?" Kara asked.

"Probably not, but she is so fun to torment," Leonard said with a laugh.

Kara shook her head and threw a pillow across the room at him as she sat down.

"Are you two ever going to get along?" Kara asked, hugging a pillow to her chest as she crossed her legs.

Leonard shrugged as Barry entered the suite.

"How was everyone's day?" Barry asked.

"Sara and Len are fighting again," Kara answered.

"Again? We've only been here for like three weeks," Barry said.

"Traitor," Leonard said, looking over at Kara, who shrugged at him before giving him a smile.

"Where's Sara?" Barry asked.

"In our room," Kara told him.

Barry set down his bag and headed toward the bedroom. Knocking on the door, he heard Sara's voice and pushed open the door.

"Sorry Len is such an ass," he said with a grin, causing Sara to laugh.

"Hey!" Leonard exclaimed from the lounge. "I heard that."

"The truth hurts Leonard," Sara yelled back as she left the room and headed to the kitchen for a beer.

"I'll have one while you're up," Leonard called out to her.

"Do I look like a maid to you? No, don't answer that. Get your own," Sara said.

Kara got up and made her way over to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine. At this point she was going to become an alcoholic. If Sara and Leonard couldn't work out their differences, it was going to be a very long year.