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Chapter 1: The first night
"Mmmmmmmm" Len groaned stretching his arms above his head as he woke there was a jabbing in his side
"You up yet?" A small voice, which he recognized as Micks said next to him
"Am now" He said blinking awake Mick was sat on his knees next to him. Len was swaddled in blankets. Looking around he saw he was laid on a couch he struggled into a sitting position
"Where are we? An orphanage?" Len asks
"No worse. West's house" Mick says "Parently they takin us in"
"That both good and bad," Len says
"Yeah. Red and West are putting our room together" Mick says
"Gotta share a room?" Len asks
"Yeah. Till Red finds own place" Mick says
"Hwua" Len says
"You cant possibly be tired," Mick says
"M tiny" Len says
"Wake up," Mick says
"Bite me" Len mutters
"Okay," Mick says and he bit Len's arm
"OOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Len cried loudly. Moments later they heard someone coming downstairs. Soon Joe appeared in front of them and picked up the sobbing Len
"What happened," Joe asked
"Mickey bit me," Len says
"Mick," Joe says
"He told me too" Mick says
"Did not" Len says
"You say 'bite me'" Mick says
"Didn't actually mean fo you to bite me" Len cries his hand curling around Joes shirt
"Mick" Joe says sternly "That wasn't very nice"
"Ppphhhhh"
"Apologize too Len right now" Joe says
"No" Mick says. Joe set Len down on a reclining chair picked Mick up and spanked him. Mick started crying When Len saw that he whimpered and curled into a tight fetal position
"No more biting" Joe says
"You scared Lenny," Mick says
"What…. Oh" Joe quickly set Mick down and reached down for Len who gasped and shut his eyes, suddenly he found himself in a memory
"LEONARD!" sixteen-year-old Len flinched as he heard his father call his name "GET DOWN HERE BOY!" Len had already begun to shake in fear but he forced himself to stop. He slowly made his way downstairs to meet his father, before he even got halfway he could smell the thick musky odor of whiskey and Vodka indicating his father was drunk. Len was preparing himself for a beating.
"Yes Father," He said as he reached his father
"What's this I hear about you pulling jobs on you're own. You think I wouldn't notice you sneaking out at night. That I wouldn't notice you're skipping School" Lewis snarled
"I am not pulling any heists on my own" Len lied with practiced ease. He was pulling heists without his father, trying to save up enough money to send Lisa to a boarding school away from Lewis, away from his mean fists.
"Dont lie too me boy!" Lewis yelled shoving Len too the ground
"I'm not lying too you Father" Len says
"I found the money you hide away four hundred dollars. That adds up to the exact amount these convenience stores have lost" Lewis says pulling out a wad of cash. Lens heart sank, he thought he had hidden it well enough, all that hard work he had done for nothing. "What are you doing with all this cash. You think you can get away from me Worthless?!" Len remained silent looking up at the man who towered over him "Answer me worthless"
"T's not for me," Len says softly
"Not for you eh, yet you stealing the money… You were going too send you're little bitch sister of yours away. That's not happening. You are my kids and you will stay in my god damn house" Lewis says
"I do everything you say, I help you with heists. Let her go to a proper school and get a real education" Len says pushing himself up too his feet
"Don't talk back too me Worthless" Lewis snapped Slapping Len across the feet. "I think it's time I've taught you a lesson. You have been very disrespectful lately" Len froze as he watched his father pull off his belt "Dont got any fight in you this time, do you worthless, you know you deserve this" His father ripped his shirt off of him and then brought the belt down on Len's bare chest
"Aughh" Len cried out in pain as the metal buckle of Lewis' Belt cut into his skin
"I hadn't realized you were such a pansy princess Worthless, that barely counts as a hit" Lewis says bringing the belt down harder pushing Len too the ground
"Aughhh" Len yells out in pain again
"Hold you're tongue boy. Men dont show when they hurt" Lewis says "And if you dare start crying I will lock you in the basement for two weeks without food" Len bit his lip as his father held him down and beat him with the black leather belt. He wasn't sure how long it went on but he didn't make a sound.
"Get up" His father demanded when it was over "You are never leaving this house and you're sister will not be going too some fancy broading school. I dont want to ever catch you pulling a job on you're own. You got that Worthless."
"Y- Yes sir," Len said
"Go to you're room. I dont want too see you for the rest of the day. Dont let me catch you out of it" Lewis says, Len darted up the stairs and into his bedroom shutting the door behind him. He looked at himself in the mirror, he was covered in open cuts and bruises caused by the beating he had just taken.
Len was jolted out of the memory by the sound of his name being called "Len, come on, come back to us" He was groggy and couldn't figure out who it was
"Is he alright?" a second voice asked
"I don't know Barry, he's having some sort of attack" That was Joe who had spoken
"Probably a Panic attack," Mick said
"You be quiet, you're already in trouble as it is" Joe said
"What happened," Barry asked
"Mick bit him so I spanked Mick which caused this to happen. I don't understand why that would…" Joe trailed off "Unless he was abused as a child"
"If that is the case we're gonna have to find a different way to punish them," Barry says, "I think he's waking up"
"Thank god," Joe says as Len blinked his eyes awake
"Mmmm" He moaned
"Shhh it's okay, you're okay I got you," Joe says "Barry, can you finish the room"
"Sure I'll do it in a flash," Barry said flashing off a moment later he returns "Done"
"Thank you. That's one less thing we have too worry about" Joe says looking out the window "Suns going down, we should get these two feed"
"Chmikin?" Len asked looking up at joe
"Wan Steak" Mick says
"Oh no, I am not giving steak to a toddler" Joe says
"Chmickin Nuggies" Len says
"Sure we can have chicken nuggets"
"I hate chicken" Mick says
"What do you want then" Joe sighs "And dont say steak"
"Not chicken" Mick says
"We have fren fries to?" Len asks
"Why can't i have steak" Mick says
"One, you will choke, two I am not cooking steak" Joe says
"Burger?" Mick says
"Len, will you eat a burger?" Joe says
"Hot doggie?" Len says
"Alright we'll have hamburgers and hot dogs" Joe says "Barry could I get you to Give one of them a bath while I cook, the other one can get a bath after dinner"
"No Bath!" Mick said
"Me first. Wan baff" Len says
"Alright then" Joe said passing Len over to barry
"Is he big enough to be bathed in the tub?" Barry asked
"I don't see why not?" Joe says Barry carried Len up to the tub and Len snuggled into Barry's arms, he liked barry a little more than he did Joe. He knew Joe wasn't anything like Lewis but he was still a cop and in all honesty, Len just didn't trust cops. But he trusted Barry, he really liked Barry. He thought Barry was cute.
Len didn't remember dozing off but the next thing he remembered was Barry shaking him awake. He was now wrapped in a soft towel. He groaned and tried to go back to sleep "Come on now Len, dinner is almost ready. I know you have got to be hungry" Barry was right Len was very hungry.
"Foo" Len agrees "Then bed"
"Alright, you can go too bed after you eat" Barry agreed "Let's go downstairs. I have to find the boxes with the highchairs"
"Speed down?" Len asks
"Sure," Barry says and he flashes them downstairs
"How did it go?" Joe asked
"He took a nap during it. How long until food is ready, also where is Wally"
"Wally is having Dinner with Iris tonight. So it's just the four of us, I'm pretty sure Wally is close to getting his own place. You know the argument the two of you got into about them staying here earlier" Joe says
"He no like us" Len asks looking up at Barry
"Don't worry about it Len" Barry says "Here hold him while I put the high chairs together" Barry passed Len over too Joe, Len began squirming, he wanted Barry too hold him, or no one at all
"Barry, did you drop him?" Joe asked looking at Len
"No, why?" Barry asked
"There is a massive bruise on his face. I am damned sure that wasn't there half an hour ago" Joe says
"Huh….. That reminds me, Caitlin wants to look him and Mick over tomorrow. Maybe she could tell us more about that. Cisco is already working too reverse engineer the Gun with Ray and Stein" Barry says while putting the chairs together
"We will have to go buy them some clothes and age-appropriate toys as well," Joe says
"Like Paci?" Len asks "I wan a Paci"
"Dont you think you're a little old for a Pacifier" Joe asks
"I wan a Paci" Len says
"You're two year's old, you dont need a Paci" Joe says
"Wan one" Len says
"I think it would be fine for him to have a Paci, he might need to teeth some. He's really small for a two-year-old" Barry says
"Yay" Len says
"I can see it now, you're gonna spoil him" Joe says
"What, he's just so cute." Barry says
"Food's done. I need you too take him back" Joe says
"Here set him in the blue high chair. I'll grab mick" Barry says Joe set Len down in the high chair and went too grab the food off the grill and fries out of the air fryer
"Don need high chair!" Mick yelled as Barry attempted too put him in the high chair next too len
"Yes you do Mick. You're not tall enough for regular seats" Barry says
"I plenty tall" Mick says while kicking
"Ow. watch it" Len says when Mick kicks him
"You shoulda moved" Mick says
"Okay, let's try this" Barry sets mick down on a chair intending too go get something but Mick could reach.
"See" Mick says "I'm not a baby like him"
"I not baby" Len whines
"Okay, what do you want too drink" Joe asks
"I not Baby" Len says again
"Vodka" Mick says
"Oh no, I am certainly not giving you Vodka, you are four" Joe says
"I not baby" Len declares again
"Would you shut up" Mick says
"That's not nice Mick" Barry says "Len what do you want too drink?"
"Wawer" Len says
"We have juice and tea as well" Barry says
"Wan wawer" Len says
"Okay Water it is" Barry says he and joe passed out the food and drinks and cut Len's food up for him
"If wally move out do we get separate rooms. I dont wanna share with him" Mick says
"We'll talk about that if that happens" Joe says
"We always share room Mick"
"Yeah but that's cause we had no choice" Mick says
"You're mean"
"Yeah. thought you knew that, you're supposed too be a genius"
"I toddler my brain aint working like is use ta" Len says
"Is his IQ still the same" Mick asks
"Possibly, I really dont know. Len do you know what you're IQ was" Barry asks
"190. Doctor Smith called me a creative genius" Len says
"That means that you must have-"
"LLI? Yeah and I have seizers so I couldn't ever drive but my seizers didnt start until I was eight"
"There is a possibility they could still happen now, I'll have Caitlin look for that tommorow" Barry says "Joe what is LLI?"
"Low latent inhibition. I have blackouts cuz my brain has gotta process information. I get information overload cause my brain processes everything. I use more of it than common people. I got a photographic memory" Len says "when I was younger my doctor told momma and daday that I was autistic"
"LLI is commonly misdiagnosed as Autism" Barry says
"Yeah. He gets sensory overload sometimes"
"Only in extreme circumstances or if I stressed," Len says yawning "I done. Bed now?"
"Sure we can go too bed" Barry said Len raised his arms for Barry pick him up
"Ni ni" Len says curling into barry, leaning his head against barry's chest he could hear the speedster's fast heart rate which lulled him to sleep.
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