A/N: Okay first things first: I do NOT condone any kind of sexual relationship between adults and minors in real life. That being said, this chapter has underage (16) relationship between two characters. Also don't think too hard on the whole Len living with Ray, among other things. This IS fiction we're talking about, no matter how much fun it is in general.
The Waverider's Omega
The New Hello
"Erm….are you alright?"
"….I think I'm supposed to be dead."
"…Oh."
There is awkward silence as the two stared at each other, then the younger of the two, spoke again. "Are you hungry?"
Bewildered by the question, Len just nodded. With that confirmation, the kid, dear god the kid. Moved, and made his way over to what looked like a small kitchen. Len just stayed there, watching him rummage through it.
He was supposed to be dead.
At least that's what he thought was supposed to happen when he had let go of the button, and yet, here he was. On the floor of what looked like an small apartment while a different, smaller, body. A body that had a familiar face, came back out the kitchen. A plate in hand.
"It's just leftover take-out," the kid said, "but it's better than nothing."
"Thanks."
He took the plate, but doesn't eat it, instead he stared at the kid; unable to do or say anything else. He's probably in shock.
"Erm, my name is Ray. Raymond Palmer."
"Do you always give your name to Alphas who just appear in your apartment?" Len drawled, his face not giving away the fact that he was freaking out, now that his suspicions were confirmed.
This kid, was his Ray.
….He may actually be dead.
"Well no." Ray said, scratching the back of head. "Though I've never had an Alpha just appear out of nowhere."
Len titled his head as though to say "fair enough".
"So, erm, what's your name?" Ray then asked after a moment of silence.
Len debated on telling his real name, he should give the kid a fake name, especially since he had no idea what time he was in, where he was; or even what was going on. Then again, because he honestly had no clue, maybe he should be truthful. There is also the fact that he couldn't out-right lie to Ray, no matter the version. Tell half-truths or bend it, yes. Out right lie, not so much.
"Leonard Snart."
"Sooo, Lenny?"
…Maybe he should have lied just a little.
When he finally finished up the food, as well as answer as many questions that Ray had as possible, Len found himself staring down at the surprisingly big bed.
Apparently it was one in the morning.
"Something wrong?" Ray asked when he came back with a blanket and pillow.
"Yes." Len answered, turning around to look at the Omega, taking notice that the pajamas the Omega wore were a bit big. "I'm not taking your bed."
"But you're my guest." Ray insisted, "it would be rude to let you sleep on the floor, or sofa."
"That's debatable." Len said, inwardly sighing at the confused look he received.
How Ray lived as long as he did was both a miracle and a mystery.
"I'm not taking your bed, and you are not sleeping on the floor."
"Well if you don't mind sharing—"
"Absolutely not. In fact, I shouldn't even be in here."
There was that confused look again….he was getting an headache.
"I'll sleep on the floor tonight," The Alpha finally said, deciding this was probably the best compromise right now.
"But—"
"It's not up for debt Raymond."
He hadn't meant to growl, but considering everything had happened, it was excusable. Still didn't mean he meant for it to happen. Especially with the way Ray went still, and the first signs of weariness since the Alpha had appeared, darken his eyes. The Omega's eyes flickered all over his body, head titled just so, until finally he looked at the Alpha's face.
"Okay, just for tonight. And, erm, well. I guess we can figure out the rest tomorrow, or something." the Kid said when he finally looked away. Len wondered what he found.
The floor was hard, and uncomfortable even with the extra blankets, but he waved off Ray's concern.
"Are you sure—" came the quiet voice in the now dark room.
"Go to sleep Raymond."
~.~
After discovering that he had actually appeared in the Omega's dorm room, meaning he was in an University, Len privately freaked out some more. The implications that he was the Alpha that the older Ray had talked about during that night, was too much. He was many things, done many things in his criminal career that made most shutter in horror. But he never harmed kids, not if he could avoid it, and he certainly didn't have a thing for kids. Even if it was Ray.
"Still doesn't explain why I felt something familiar when the older Ray talked about it." Len thought, brows furrowed.
He was at the campus' cafeteria, eating breakfast thanks to the wallet of a random Professor, watching students and Professors alike. He had forgone his parka, as it would have drawn attention, the last thing he wanted. At the moment, Ray was at a class.
"Maybe there's another me."
A much younger, closer to Ray's age, him. Slim as that was, considering he wasn't even sure that this wasn't an alternate timeline. Something he would hopefully be able to answer once he got to the library. Finishing up, he tossed away his tray, and headed to the location Ray had told him when asked, the Omega though curious didn't ask. Just told him where, and even gave him his school ID number and some cash.
Len at that time, once again wondered how the kid had survived into adulthood.
After finding little in the new papers, he found a free computer, which was very few to begin with, he spent most of the page loading time missing 2016's internet and Gideon. When the search page finally loaded, he entered his name and waited for the results. Apparently, he did exist, and currently was out of jail after a few months in. At least that's what the Internet said. A more….in depth search will be able to tell him more. Closing the browser, he got up, glanced at the clock on the wall; and left the building.
He had time.
Further exploration of the campus, some gossip, and a few pamphlets later; Len knew a lot more as he leaned against the wall as he waited for Ray to appear amongst the crowd of students filing out the classroom. He is not surprised, that after the last of the students had walked down the hall, Ray did not appear. He pushed off the wall, and peeked into the room, Ray was talking a mile a minute to the Professor. Said Professor had an overwhelmed expression. Amused, Len knocked on the opened door, gaining their attention.
Ray's face lit up upon seeing the Alpha, Len smirked. The Professor's brows furrowed, turned to Ray and opened his mouth.
"Good afternoon Professor, see you Friday." Ray said before the man could speak.
"Had fun?" Len asked when the Omega came up to him.
"Yes….um, I didn't except to see you again."
"Oh?" Len bowed at the waist, and sweep out his arm, Ray giggled at the playful gentlemanly gesture before walking out. Len followed, easily falling into step with the Omega.
"And why did you think that?"
"Erm, just a feeling I guess."
"Well, I won't be leaving for a while, so I suppose you'll just have to put up with me for a little while longer."
"I don't mind!" Ray chirped.
"Of course you don't." Len inwardly sighed, "You have any more classes?"
"No, today is a light day. Did you find what you needed in the library?"
"More or less. Where are you going now?"
"Lunch."
Len expected them to go back to the cafeteria, instead they head back to the dorms, Len glancing at some of the lingering whispering students in the hall. Glancing at Ray told him the Omega had noticed if the slightly red cheeks were anything to go by.
"I'm curious," the Alpha said once they were in the room and eating some very good sandwiches, "why do you have your own room? I thought dorms like these had roommates."
Ray's cheeks go slightly red, and he suddenly found his food interesting, "Well, it's because I'm an Omega, I mean you must have noticed that there is only Omegas and Betas in this building. Not to mention, I'm the first underage Omega this school has had, so I think they are pampering me a little bit."
Len hummed, he had noticed that, however this could create a problem for him since he'll be staying for a while.
~.~
Ray was really interested in his Cold Gun.
Len threatened to spank him if he so much as poked it.
~.~
Len does have a rough plan on getting back to the Waverider, the problem was, he wasn't sure he wanted too. And it look like Ray didn't want him to leave either.
And he was still trying to get Len into his bed.
If it was anyone else, he'd a bit concern for whatever was left of his virtue…..then again, considering what he knew and experienced with Adult Ray's sexual history, maybe he should be concerned.
"I have feeling Sara is laughing at me right now." Len thought with an amused smirk.
He was making his way to the other side of the campus, where Ray's class was, he was briefly stopped by a student handing out a flyer for a party that one of the Fraternities was having. He tossed it in the garbage, not interested. He finally made it to the building and the right hallway. When he arrived, he found Ray, barely making out the Omega in the middle of a group of women. Sorority sisters judging from the shirts, the women were squealing and cooing over the boy. Moving closer, showed the Alpha that Ray was enduring it with that never-ending patient and grace that was solely Ray.
"Excuse me," Len spoke up.
The group is startled, and Len felt that usual warmth when it came to Ray, swell up in him when the Omega's face lit up upon seeing him.
"Hi Len!" Ray greeted happily.
"Raymond, ready to go?"
Ray nodded, and after saying goodbye to the ladies who were staring at Len with various degrees of curiosity, confusion, and lustful interest.
"Ladies," Len nodded politely to them, before the two of them left. "And what was that about?" the Alpha then asked when they were out the building.
"Oh, the usual. For some reason, a lot of the Sorority sisters like me. They baby me, which I don't really mind so much, I mean I'm the youngest here, and an Omega. It's doing things to their instincts. Some of the Fraternity brothers are the same way too."
While he didn't say anything, Len understood what the Fraternity and Sorority members were going through. First, there was Ray's size, the Omega had yet to hit the growth spurt that will turn him into the giant man-puppy that Len knew, this current Ray barely reached Len's chest; meaning he was smaller than most everyone here. There was also Ray's weight, which Len can only describe as baby fat. All soft, with Omega curves that'll disappear, or be harder to notice when Ray got his muscles, then there were those big dark puppy eyes, and sweet smile.
Len wanted to bundle him up in a nest, to cuddle, hide him from the rest of the world, and murder anyone who even thought about hurting him.
Glancing over at Ray, Len found himself subjected to a look that told the Alpha that the Omega had a pretty good idea of what he was thinking. Clearing his thought, and feeling oddly embarrassed, the thief changed the subject.
"I've been thinking, perhaps I should find a new place of lodging."
Ray blinked up at him, "Why?"
"Sooner or later, people are going to start asking questions, and I would hate to cause trouble."
"I sense a lie in that sentence somewhere," Ray hummed, voice half teasing and half serious.
"Not this time."
"That implies that you've lied before, naughty."
"Being naughty is more fun."
"I'm sure it is, anyway, don't worry about that. I've already taken care of it."
This time, Len blinked, "You have?"
Ray nodded, "Yep!" he chirped, popping the p, "If anyone ask, you're my cousin. Mom was worried about me, so sent you to stay with me for a while."
"Oh." Len raised a brow, they had stopped now, and were facing each other, "And no one questioned it?"
Ray looked up at him, eyes wide, and innocent, "Why would I lie? I'm just a meek, little Omega."
"Now who's being naughty?" Len purred.
Ray giggled, and it's then that Len noticed that they had gravitated closer to each other, very close.
Len took a step back.
Ray noticed.
"And what if someone calls your parents to confirm?"
"Like I said, not a problem."
"You're making me very curious."
"Well, you'll just have to remain curious. Come on, I'm hungry."
~.~
Len does leave, he headed straight for Central City, and it doesn't take him long to find out what happened to his past self. He wondered if it was the event of all his time traveling or the effects of the Oculus that had him forgetting that this was the year he took his sister away from their childhood home for good.
The apartment was crappy he remembered, and always had this funny smell no matter how much he cleaned. The rent was cheap, the landlord an elderly woman who was blunt in her words, and kind in her actions. The neighbors were loud, but there were never any problems, and they kept to themselves. The neighborhood wasn't anything to write home about, but you didn't have to worry about being shot or mugged the moment you stepped outside. More importantly, his sister was away and safe.
Staring at the complex, Len knew he should leave. Leave the city, and leave Ray. Get back on the Waverider, and let this place and time be nothing but a memory.
Movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention; he looked and found himself watching his younger self and equally younger sister. Twenty-five and eleven he thinks, and judging from the book bag, they were heading for Lisa's school. He doesn't watch long, knowing how hyper-aware he was and didn't want to be caught.
He left.
He goes back to Ray.
Who is waiting for him with a smile, food, and no questions.
When night came, Len climbed into bed, tucked the Omega underneath his chin and held him. Taking a selfish comfort in the warm body, and familiar scent.
~.~
Two weeks in, and Len finally found Professor Stein, the future Firestorm having yet to transfer to Ray's school, once again he's making his way back to Central City. This time with Ray in tow, the young Omega insisting, and threatening to follow if the Alpha said no.
Puppy-eyes may, or may not have been used.
"Behave." Len said when they were standing in front of the man's office.
"This coming from a thief?"
Len gave him a sharp look, to which Ray returned with an innocent smile.
"We'll talk about that later," Len said before knocking on the door.
He expected it, but seeing a younger Professor Martin was still startling, and for a moment he drew a blank.
"May I help you?" The Professor said.
"Hi!" Ray chirped drawing Len out of his thoughts.
"Professor Stein, we need to talk."
In the end, the older Alpha doesn't believe him, but Len saw the curiosity and interest in the man's eyes. So with the seed planted, the Alpha was more or less fine as he and Ray enjoyed some milkshake at a diner.
"Erm, are we going to talk about it now?" Ray asked around his spoonful of thick chocolate shake.
Len thought about it, taking note at how the Omega had worded his question, deciding to go with it, not to mention he was curious about whether or not the teen was talking about the Time Travel or the criminal thing. He nodded, "How did you find out?"
"I looked you up." The Omega said pulling out his spoon with a soft pop, and answering Len's question.
"And you still let me stay?"
Ray shrugged, and taking another scoop.
"How are you still alive?" The Alpha sighed, rubbing his forehead with his fingers, he was getting a headache again.
"Luck I guess, anyway. I figured you weren't all that bad, with the way you refused to share the bed with me."
This made Len pause, eyes narrowing and a smirk curling up when it clicked. "I'm beginning to discover that you are more naughty then me."
Ray giggled, before he reached over to steal a spoonful of the Alpha's shake.
Len stole a spoonful back.
~.~
"So, Time Travel."
"Time Travel."
"Alright then, can I look at your gun?"
"No."
And apparently that was that.
~.~
Len is late, the guest lecture that he had attended to pass the time had been more interesting then he thought it would be, but he doesn't hurry much to the designated spot they agreed to.
He probably should have.
Ray is sitting on the bench underneath a tree for shade; he's flanked on both sides by two men. They aren't really anything to look at honestly, just normal looking guys who the Alpha recognized as Betas from Ray's dorm. But they were taller and bigger then Ray, and pressed close.
Too close.
Len went over, arriving just as one of the men placed a hand on Ray's shoulder, upon noticing the Alpha looming over them. All three looked up, and something in Len went hot when he saw the relief in the Omega's eyes.
"Apologies for being late," Len said, eyes on the hand that had yet to remove itself from Ray's shoulder, "who are your new friends Raymond?"
"Erin, and Coran," Ray answered, shrugging off the hand and standing.
"Oh?" Len purred.
Both men go stiff, while Ray moved closer to Len, never looking away from the two Betas, the thief draping an arm over the teenager's shoulder. "And what do you gentlemen want with my Raymond?" he then asked with a slight tilt of the head.
"Well we were just asking for some help," said one of them, Len was positive he was Coran.
"Help how?"
"They wanted me to tutor them." Ray answered.
"Hmm, having trouble in class then? Shouldn't that be something you should discuss with your professor?"
Len is not surprised when the two suddenly mumbled weak excuses before gathering their things, and fleeing.
He was told that he looked terrifying when he smiled.
"That was kind of fun," Ray snickered, before all but snuggling closer to the Alpha.
"You're a terror," Len told him as they continued on walking, the Alpha's arm still around Ray's shoulder.
"Whatever you say, Mr. Kettle."
~.~
Something felt off, it was in the air.
It made his skin itch.
…..Wasn't that clock working a moment ago?
"Lenny, you okay?"
"Fine."
~.~
He's been here a month and a half, and since then, he's caught Ray trying to experiment with his gun five times and counting. Had resigned himself to sharing the bed after Ray had finally wore him down, had convinced the dorm residents that he really was Ray's cousin, and been in contact with Professor Stein three times.
He suppose he could do worse.
"Um, Len?"
Len looked up from the box of pizza he had ordered and paid for (Ray never ask where he got the money), to the Omega who was clinging to the two liter soda and looking a bit nervous, cheeks a light pink. The Alpha waited.
"In two months, I'll have my Heat."
There is a small amount of curiosity, mostly because he's never been with, or even seen Older Ray in Heat. The Time Traveling, Ray had told them, messed up his cycle and so it was mostly a guessing game now.
"And I was wondering, if you're still here by then…would….would be my partner?"
While it was expected, and he even planned for it, that still didn't stop Len from gaping at the teenager. "That," the Alpha finally said, "is a bad idea for many reasons."
"I don't care about your age."
"But I do yours, plus, I'm a criminal."
"Debatable."
"Not debatable, and don't use my catchphrase against me."
Ray pouted, which didn't help, in anyway.
"No, Raymond."
Huffing, the Omega placed the soda down, Len expected him to either go into his room or leave. Ray did neither, instead he grabbed two slices of pizza and settled down on the sofa, watching whatever the TV was playing. Len stared at him, before getting his own slices and sitting down next to the Omega.
"I'm not giving up," Ray said after a moment.
"You know, there use to be a time when Omegas were the ones who feared for their virtue."
"I'll be gentle."
Despite the situation, Len chuckled.
~.~
Apparently, Ray decided to seduce via hugging, and hand holding.
Warm soft body pressing up against him for seconds longer then appropriate, facing nuzzling into his shirt with a purr, or just happy sound before letting go, and taking the Alpha's hand.
He shouldn't encourage it, because it most certainly will end up going further.
He couldn't find it in him to try very hard.
And while he didn't want to believe Rip's whole "Time wants it to happen" thing, he does pause when one month in, and whether because of nerves, or lack of experience, his reading of Stein's letter is interrupted by pounds of Raymond settling into his lap.
"Excuse me," Len raised a brow.
"You're excused," Ray smiled, then promptly kissed the Alpha.
It was clumsy, dry, and everything you'd expect from a first kiss.
"That was bad," Len said when Ray pulled away.
The Omega's cheeks go pink, while his lower lip pushed out in a pout, there was a gleam of hurt. Sighing, Len pulled the teenager closer and tucked his head underneath his chin.
"It's weird," Ray said after a moment, "I've been around plenty of Alphas and Betas, but I've never wanted them to be my Heat Partner."
Len hummed.
"At first I thought it was because you probably knew my future self, and there was a connection. And I still think that, but I also think it's because I just really like you."
The Alpha stayed silent, aside from that day, this was the first time Ray acknowledged the fact that he was a Time Traveler.
"You're really smart, and funny. And kind, in your own way."
Len made a face.
"Stop making that face, because you are!" Ray insisted, not even bothering to move, "And you have the most amazing eyes."
He was not blushing, he was not!
"And if you tell me, really tell me to stop. I'll stop, we can forget about it and go back to normal….hopefully."
And there it was, the opening he needed, that he should take.
The problem was, he didn't want to. And it scared him, scared him to think about what would happen if he let go and said yes. This Omega, was his Ray, and not his Ray. He was younger, more vulnerable, didn't have all the skills that he would have in the future to deal with all the baggage Len had. Baggage that will definitely hurt him. But then the teenager will do something that was so Ray, that sometimes the Alpha forgot that he was dealing with the younger version, and what he felt was now inappropriate; only his will power stopped him from acting on those feelings.
"I don't know," Len admitted with a sigh, "I really don't know."
Ray went still, then he moved back to look properly at the Alpha, Len expected disappointment. But as usual, Ray doesn't do what he expected. Instead there is understanding.
"Okay," the Omega said, "okay."
When another month came, so does Ray's Heat.
Len spent those five days away, but close and keeping a watchful eye, knowing he did the right thing, but feeling as though he lost.
~.~
Len goes back to sleeping on the floor (the sofa was too short), while not good for his back, was for the best. For once, Ray doesn't try to argue it. In fact, he's been a little distant, not the kind that happened after an argument; but a thoughtful distant. Eventually, that even went away, and he started talking to someone.
A college student obviously, tall, muscular, handsome, and a football player. An Alpha, however, unlike most young Alphas; he wasn't cocky. Well okay, a little, but around Ray; he was a complete gentlemen. Was genuinely interested in Ray, and seemed to enjoy when the Omega went on a scientific ramble. And Ray seemed to really like the Alpha.
He was eighteen, two years older than Ray, a far better appropriate age.
Len hated him. Wanted to shove his gun where the sun didn't shine, and fire.
"Knock it off."
Len looked away from the Alpha waiting in line to get the tickets to the movie they were going to see, to Ray who was staring up at him, his eyes gleaming with a bit of annoyance and some amusement.
"I have no idea what you're talking about Raymond," Len said.
"Uh-huh," Ray rolled his eyes, "you keep glaring at him like that, and eventual Aden is going to start asking questions."
The thief doubt it, the younger Alpha had brought the whole cousin thing, as well as gracefully accepted Len's presence as chaperone on their dates. He had also taken Len's subtle and not-so subtle aggression with good humor, probably thinking the older Alpha was being over-protective.
Which wasn't a lie.
"Really doubt it," Len drawled.
"At least let up on the backhanded compliments," Ray sighed, smiling when Aden started coming their way, tickets in hand.
"Got 'em, ready to go?" he asked.
Ray nodded, took the Alpha's free hand and the two entered the building. Len following, eyes glued to the linked hands.
~.~
Something felt off, it tickled his mind, but for the life of him couldn't put to name.
…..The clock looked off again.
~.~
Winter break came.
Ray returned home, and brought Len with him. The Alpha finally got to meet Grandma Palmer.
He might be in love.
The woman, dark hair and bright sea-grey eyes, was blunt, funny and so very, very, mischievous. Kind, wise, and accepted Len without a blink of an eye, actually all of the members of the Palmer clan that he met did. Though they all had been worried about an Alpha staying with their Ray, Len's not sure what happened between then and now, but he's pretty sure Grandma Palmer had an hand in it.
"I should have never let you two meet," Ray groaned on the train ride back to the University, after weeks of being home.
"There is no need to be jealous of Grandma Palmer and I love for each other," Len teased.
"Please don't ever say that again."
Len snickered.
~.~
He walked in on them kissing.
He walked back out, ignoring the feeling of hurt, rage, and so much more.
He went to Central City.
He stayed there for nearly three weeks.
When he finally found the resolve to come back, Ray was waiting for him, as always.
They talked.
~.~
Aden took the break-up with good grace, a suspiciously amount of good grace.
Despite that, Len was not sad to see him go.
"Are you sure?" Ray asked about two weeks later, the Omega settled comfortably in his lap.
"We talked about this already."
"I know, but you fought against it so much."
"And now I'm done fighting."
It was inappropriate, so much, but they were his feelings. They were only for Ray, and him denying, fighting them was pointless.
"And why are you even asking? Didn't you want to have your wicked way with me?"
"I did, and still do, but only if you're willing."
"You're asking me if I'm having second thoughts."
"I am."
The Alpha, after a moment, made Ray face him. Without hesitation, Len kissed him. Swiping his tongue across the Omega's bottom lip, shyly the other's lips parted and he slipped his tongue in. He was gentle, as he explored, but as soon as Ray's tongue shyly lapped at his; Len felt his mind melt into bliss, and he tightened his grip and pulled the smaller body closer.
Ray moaned.
Growling, Len pulled back to nip, and suck at the bottom lip before plunging back in. Whimpering in pleasure, Ray wrapped his arms around the Alpha's neck.
"Convinced now?" The Alpha asked when he finally pulled away, pleased at the flushed and dazed look.
Ray nodded.
~.~
They go out on dates, which isn't much different from what they usually did. Only with more hand holding, body contact, and kissing. In public, it's just quick pecks on the lips, if anyone from the University saw them they wouldn't think it odd. As this was normal among between Alphas and their relatives, alone on the other hand, was something else. Kisses lingered, turned heated, but nothing ever went below the waist. It wasn't a conscious thing, it just was.
However, as the days to Ray's Heat get closer, Len realized that he hadn't been asked to be the Omega's partner. Perhaps, Ray just figured it was expected now that they were dating. However, never one to leave things to chance, the Alpha asked the Omega one night while Ray made dinner. The way Ray smiled, made Len feel as though he may have been played somehow.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask," Ray said, "what do you want to do? Do you want to be my partner?"
He did, mostly because Ray trusted him, and the Omega genuinely wanted him to be so. The only problem is that they couldn't do it here at the school. It would raise to many questions if someone noticed that he hadn't left like before, a problem that could be fixed easily enough.
"We'll have to have your Heat somewhere else, doing it here will raise questions."
Ray nodded in understanding, he suppose they could go to a Heat Hotel, but they were expensive even with the money he had saved up. A regular hotel would be fine, though the Omega had a feeling that Len will try for the later, or at least want to.
"We can do a regular hotel" Ray then suggested.
Len hummed, and his brows did that little thing when he didn't like something, but knew that it was for the best. However, there was something else, it took the Omega a few seconds to notice it.
"What's wrong?" Ray asked.
"Just thinking," was his answer.
Shrugging, Ray went back to making dinner.
~.~
Ray started it, the freshly showered Omega coming out to the living room wearing boxers and Len's shirt. Len found himself watching the teenager as he came over, eyes lingering on the exposed shoulder.
"Okay, start it," Ray said once he was snuggled up against the Alpha on the couch.
Len picked up the remote and started the movie, five minutes into it, Ray had crawled into his lap. Ten minutes in, and the movie is forgotten as Ray trailed small kisses from Len's lips to cheek, and along the jaw where he nibbled. Len rumbled before nudging the Omega back up to kissing. Ray moaning when the Alpha's tongue slide between his lips, exploring every part before pulling away to nudge under the Omega's jaw, licking a long trail when Ray tilted his neck back exposing wondrous skin. He sucked on a sensitive spot, soft mewls and gasps ringing in his ears.
"Oh!" Ray suddenly gasped in surprised.
Len groaned when Ray wiggled, brushing his ass against his aroused clothed cock. Ray did it again, this time with a mischievous glint in his eyes, "Brat." Len growled playfully, biting at the round of Ray's shoulder.
Ray giggle, that giggle quickly turned into a squeak when the Alpha's head suddenly went underneath his shirt. The Omega gasping when Len went at it. Licking, sucking, and nipping one of his nipples, Ray moaned and arched into his mouth. Rumbling, Len let go with a long hard suck, and switched to the other nipple.
"B-Bed," Ray panted when he pulled the man off with a wet pop.
Len nuzzled Ray's chest before standing up with Ray in his arms. With ease, he made his way to the room, closing the door with his foot. He placed the Omega on the bed, who quickly pulled him down on top of him.
Len is gentle.
Caressing skin, attention to sensitive spots had Ray trembling, arching, and clinging to the Alpha. Mouth red from kissing, gasped, moaned, whimpered, and mewled. Ray is not passive, curious fingers touch scared skin, lips follow the trail. He seemed fascinated by the differences in their bodies, and when his eyes widen at the sight of the harden cock, Len chuckled in amusement, fondness, and a bit of pride. The chuckle quickly turned into a surprised moan when the Omega wrapped his hand around it.
The movements are clumsy, inexperienced.
Len almost came embarrassingly quick.
"How far do you want to go?" The Alpha asked after he was able to remove Ray's hand, and kissing away the confusion the action caused. A voice in the back of his mind pointed out that he should have asked the question the moment he settled Ray onto the bed.
"All the way," was his answer.
"Are you sure?"
Ray nodded, "Yes."
Fingers are slow, but firm as one by one, they push through wet tightness. Stretching, and pressing against that spot that had Ray seeing stars, and Omega wetness dripping onto the bed. When he's sure that it's enough, and upon Ray's insistences that he's ready, he pulled out and positioned his cock.
"Relax, and remember to breathe."
Ray nodded, eyes nervous, but not fearful.
Len pushed in.
It took forever, the Alpha stopping at every wince, and pained whimper. Moving only at Ray's say so, when he's finally all the way in, he's still. Eyes staring at Ray's flushed face, searching for any signs of discomfort or pain.
"Raymond—"
"It's different from my toy."
Len blinked.
"It's bigger, and fuller."
"I'm not sure if I should be flattered, or insulted that you compared me to a sex toy."
Ray gave out a huff of laughter.
Len pushed his hips forward, and Ray yelped, not in pain; but surprise. The Omega gave the thief a half-hearted glare, Len just smirked and did it again. This time Ray gasped.
"Again."
Len does.
Cock hitting that spot that had the Omega clinging to him, moaning and whimpering for the Alpha to push in deeper, to go faster, harder.
Len does, until Ray is coming, arching his back, gasping his name, and squeezing tightly around him as he does. It isn't long before the Alpha's hips start to stutter, pinning the Omega's body down as instincts take over; four more thrusts, the last one pushed in hard and his knot swelled locking them together, his seeds spilling inside Ray.
"Alright?" Len asked once he could think again.
Panting beneath him, Ray's eyes were wide with pleasure, and wonderment.
"Raymond?"
"Your knot—"
"Does it hurt?"
"No, it feels….amazing."
Len hummed before he nuzzled into Ray's neck, staying there and listening to the soft gasps, whimpers, and mewls Ray made every time he moved his hips as he spilled. When he finally went soft, and carefully pulled out, Ray let the Alpha arranged them until Len was curled around Ray, the Omega tucked underneath his chin. Surrounded by a familiar warmth and their merged scent, both drift off to sleep.
~.~
When Ray's Heat came, he left.
And Len went with him.
~.~
Something was….here….a powerful something….he should be weary of it, but….he wasn't.
"Lenny?"
Len blinked startled, he looked around. He wasn't in the bed anymore, in fact he was in the kitchen.
"Lenny….are you sleep walking? Well, I guess if you are you wouldn't answer, probably."
"I'm awake."
Len turned around and looked at Ray, the kitchen light the Omega no doubt flipped on, made it easy for the Alpha to see that he was wearing boxers, his hair was a messy, and eyes were sleepy but worried. Len looked around the kitchen, whatever he was feeling was gone now, but it bothered him.
"Len?"
Putting on a much more gentler expression, Len goes over and led Ray back to bed where he cuddled the Omega until he went back to sleep.
He spent the rest of the night thinking.
~.~
After Ray caught him sleep walking for the fourth time (once he almost made it out the door), the Omega told him to go talk to Professor Stein.
So after few days of grumbling, and threats of dismantling his cold gun, Len went.
Stein doesn't help much (especially since Len doesn't going beyond the basics of who he really was), but a theory of his confirmed the suspicion that had been brewing in the back of the thief's head.
The Oculus had something to do with it.
He doesn't tell Ray.
~.~
Ray finally got a good hold over his cold gun.
Len didn't spank him.
The modifications made to his gun probably had something to do with it.
~.~
"I really shouldn't have let you two meet."
Grandma Palmer, and Len gave Ray and his mother cheeky grins.
~.~
"You know I love you right?"
"How can you not? I'm lovable."
"Professor Moran would say otherwise."
"Does it look like I care about what Professor Moran thinks?"
"You certainly love teasing him, should I be jealous?"
"He's fun to tease."
"You didn't answer my other question."
"Considering what we do in the bedroom, I didn't think I would need to answer."
"Fair enough, but seriously, I love you."
"…Oh."
Ray was pretty sure he was a bad person, after all, a good person wouldn't find the slightly panic but happy expression that was currently Len's face adorable.
"I….you…we…."
Smiling, Ray leaned over the table, and gave the stuttering Alpha a quick peck on the lips. "I know." The Omega said.
Len's cheeks turned a light pink.
The Alpha spent the rest of the day hiding.
Ray thought it even more adorable….yep, differently a bad person.
~.~
Despite Professor's Stein's best efforts, Len is still no closer to getting back to the Waverider, and before he knew it, a year had gone by. And honestly, he found that he didn't care.
He was, for the first time in a very long time, happy.
Happy in this small room with Ray, to go out on dates, talk about everything and nothing at all. To spend nights curled up with each other, or with Ray panting underneath him. To know that he was loved, and cared for by someone other than his sister, and actually believe them.
It was an odd, scary, and bit unwanted.
He didn't want to let it go.
So of course, that's when things go wrong.
~.~
Len entered the room, he had just finished scouting for jobs that would hire him regardless of his….less than respectable citizenship. Stretching, the Alpha headed for the kitchen, he opened the fridge door and fished out a beer before closing the door.
"…What the hell?"
His hands were glowing.
Actually, he was glowing everywhere.
A familiar shade of blue that felt warm and hummed with a power that remained him of the Waverider when it time jumped. He moved to place the beer down….and he was gone.
Ray will return to his dorm around four o'clock in the afternoon, the moment he stepped inside, he'll feel something is missing. He'll look at the spilled beer on the kitchen floor, and he'll see a shadowed face. All of his college years and beyond, he feel a familiar barely there presence. It's special to him, but he'll never be able to give it with a name.
As for Leonard Snart himself, his disappearance was only the start of his long journey home.
-End-
This, I felt wasn't my best chapter. It just wouldn't flow right, and I know there are a lot of answers you guys will have. Yes, I purposely left the end like that, cause for part three titled Finding Home reasons :). And yes, there was some manipulation on Ray's part, naughty boy.
See you guys in part 3!
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