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CHAPTER 10

"Mick you go on ahead. I'll be right there…" Snart said slowly, his eyes fixed on something.

"Okay, I'll be in the truck," Mick replied heading out to the parking lot. Once Mick had left, Snart walked down the dark hall to a door that sat slightly ajar. A glimmering silver flash had caught Snart's eye and he was drawn in. He opened the door slowly and saw it plainly. It was beautiful. It's metallic bluish silver was cool to the touch. He picked it up slowly and held it out in front of him. It was a gun. He wasn't quite sure what made it special yet, but Snart knew something felt right about it. He glanced back at its resting place and found it had been covering two other guns. He called Mick on his cell phone.

"Mick, actually I'm going to stay here and watch over Lisa, make sure she doesn't do anything stupid," Snart lied.

"Gotcha, can you get a ride home?" Mick asked.

"I'll figure it out," He said hanging up. If there was one thing Leonard Snart was, it was tactile.

Snart removed the two other guns and placed the three in his backpack. He then put a lid on the box to make it look undisturbed. He exited the building, but didn't go home, he turned to the patch of woods behind STAR labs to experiment with his latest finding. He picked up one of the guns and extended it forward. When he pulled the trigger flames came cascading out of the end. Snart marveled at the handheld flamethrower then muttered: "Mick would like this," He then reached for the next one, and aimed it at a stump in front of him. This gun left the stump covered in gold. Snart was once again in awe of the technology he stumbled upon. He grabbed the last gun and pointed it at the same stump. This time, however, what looked like icy flames shot out, covering the log completely. This gun was different. This one felt right. Of course, the glare was unbearable, but Snart could fix that. He waited for Lisa outside and then the two headed home. Once in private, Snart removed the guns from his backpack and moved them under a loose floorboard in his room, along with a few wads of cash Snart kept hidden from his father. Snart then slumped onto his bed. He felt a little bad for leaving Sara so suddenly early. But he was just happy he had the chance to spend any time with her at all. He smiled when he recalled the night. He could picture her so clearly. She seemed happy to dance with him, and Snart was most definitely happy to dance with her. Snart was tempted to bury these feelings inside of him, as he so often did to maintain a clear mind, but he did not. Sara brought a new sense of happiness that Snart had not felt in a long time.

…

Sara could not stop grinning. She was sitting gazing at the dark road in front of her as Laurel drove the two of them home. Laurel did not share the same radiant joy as her younger sister. Her expression was blank and her face was pale. Sara didn't question her, fearing Laurel saw her with Leonard and would give her a talking to any second. But Laurel was much too preoccupied.

It was like a blur to her. Once second she was yelling at Mick Rory, the next she was kissing him. And not all of her felt bad about it. Some part of her liked him, a criminal, a thug. "What is wrong with me?" She kept asking herself over and over. She was shaking. Mick Rory, who before tonight she had thought absolutely nothing of, had managed to turn her world around. Mick Rory was the opposite of all Laurel's morals and beliefs, but she somehow had fallen for him. When they finally arrived at their house Laurel ran up to her room. She just wanted the day to be over. She hoped these feelings would be gone in the morning. But part of her knew they weren't going to go away so easily.

Sara followed Laurel upstairs with reluctance. She did not want the night to be over. She was upset that she had to go to bed. It had been an amazing day and an absolutely wonderful night. Just as she lay down to attempt to fall asleep she saw her phone light up. It was from an unknown number:

Hey.

Who's this?

Sara questioned the mysterious texter, wondering who could be up at this late hour.

It's Leonard Snart.

She smiled instantly. But she realized that she had not given Leonard her number early that night. So she questioned him further.

Wait, how did you get this number?

I have my methods…

Are you busy?

Sara looked at the clock. 12:35. She wondered what he thought she could possibly be busy with.

Nope. Completely free.

Great. Meet me at Infantino Park?

See you there.

Sara felt some excitement at the thought of sneaking out. She quickly changed clothes and grabbed her phone. She then carefully slipped out of her window and away from her house. Infantino Park was only about a five-minute walk. As she arrived, she saw Leonard sitting on the bench. She smiled at him. "Hi," she said taking a seat next to him.

"Hi," he said back.

"What's up?" Sara asked. Wondering if there was a particular reason for this meeting.

"Nope. Just bored, can't sleep, the usual. And I felt bad about leaving you tonight…" Sara smiled at his comment.

"Well, I didn't stay much after you, my sister wanted to leave. She was kind of drag tonight," Sara responded. Leonard laughed a little.

"I bet she worked herself into a tizzy after realizing what she had done," Sara looked at Leonard confused. He looked a little surprised. "You seriously didn't notice her kissing Mick?" Sara's jaw dropped, and both of them started to laugh.

"I can't believe that!" Sara said, shaking her head. "Mick, of all people," She said. "She's probably figuring out how this alters her life plan" Sara laughed.

"Never got those. Why pin yourself down with a life plan. You need room to adapt and adjust," Snart responded.

"Well it makes a little sense, to have some sort of plan" Sara replied. "Don't you know what you want, Leonard?"

"You," Snart answered confidently, without fidgeting or showing any signs of nervousness. His moves were smooth. His confidence flustered Sara for a second, but she didn't show it. She just smiled.

"You're going to have to do more than that to win me over," She said with a smirk. Leonard looked at her, he was seduced by this sexy woman. She didn't judge him like everyone else does like her sister does. She saw past his criminal record. Snart was willing to work for her.

"What to get some ice cream or something?" Leonard asked changing the subject.

"It's freezing out, how could you want ice cream?" Sara asked. Snart shrugged.

"I like the cold,"

…

Monday came around quickly, and the effects of the eventful weekend were starting to set in. All the basketball players were getting high fives in the hallway, even Snart who wasn't used to the positive attention. Iris and Eddie were now holding hands wherever they went, and couldn't be separated by Superman. Laurel had been quiet all day and only I few people knew why.

"She's a girl. She's hot." Was Mick's answer when Snart questioned him about Laurel at lunch.

"Plus when she sees me now, she gets all nervous and walks away," Snart added. Mick laughed.

"That's great," Mick said. Just then Laurel walked up to the car the two of them were leaning on. She cleared her throat as if trying to signal she wanted to talk to Mick alone. Snart looked back at her, not willing to move.

"Pretend like I'm not here…" he said finally.

"Okay…" Laurel said turning her gaze towards Mick. "I just thought we should talk about Friday," Laurel said.

"What is there to talk about? We were at a party. You kissed me. We left. The end." Mick said plainly.

"Well, it's just...I think I feel something for you," Laurel said touching Mick's arm. Snart raised his eyebrows in shock from what she said.

"Really…" Mick said also in shock.

"It's just, I'm drawn to you and… well. Do want to get dinner or something?" Laurel said. Mick looked at Laurels quite revealing outfit, scanning her head to toe.

"Alright," Mick said with a shrug.

"Okay," Laurel said with a smile. "See around," She batted her eyelashes and walked off.

"Well then... " Snart said after she was out of earshot.

"Hey. She's a girl. She's hot," Mick justified.

…

Laurel walked up to a table where Oliver and Tommy were sitting. "Where ya been Laurel?" Tommy asked.

"Oh nowhere," Laurel replied quickly. Tommy nodded as she sat down. Oliver was quiet and looking straight down.

"C'mon man, you have to get over this girl!" Tommy urged.

"What girl?" Laurel asked.

"Nobody," Oliver answered quickly.

"Fine," Laurel responded with a bitter tone.

"Oliver…" Tommy started.

"No, Tommy. Just… thank you for trying, but I just don't want to talk." Oliver sat quietly. Getting rejected by Felicity had really taken a toll on him. He really thought she was amazing, and it stung she didn't feel the same about him. Add the fact that they were lab partners only made it harder. Every night in his dreams he sees Felicity, he feels Felicity.

…

Cisco walked up to Felicity that afternoon at Ethical Hacking Club. "What they heck, girl?" he said. Felicity looked at him in confusion. "Oliver Queen? Did you reject Oliver Queen? That is truly awesome," he said. "But like? How? That boy is FI-INE! And I am man enough to admit that," Cisco said trailing off a little.

"Well, he's also kind of a jerk, so…" Felicity said trying to go back to hacking.

"I mean I did notice he came in here a lot to see you, but I never thought…" Cisco continued

"Cisco!" Felicity said staring at him. "Can you just let it go?" Felicity was obviously a little sensitive about it. Probably because part of her saw Oliver for the God of a man he was. Felicity would still stare at Oliver. She couldn't keep her eyes off his bulging muscles. She just knew Oliver had a sexy six pack under his tight shirt. But that couldn't make up for how much of a jerk he is, or so she thought.

Cisco walked back over to his computer reluctantly. Jesse was sitting on the table next to Winn when Wally walked in. Wally smiled at her and walked over. "Hey, Jesse!" He said.

"Hi Wally," Jesse replied, blushing slightly. Jesse had been thinking a lot about Wally since they danced on Friday.

"Um, I'm going to walk to Jitters, I think Kara and Barry are going to be there. Do you want to walk with me?" Wally asked.

"That sounds great!" Jesse said. The two of them walked out. A few minutes later Barry walked in.

"Hey, Cisco!" Barry walked in looking particularly chipper.

"What's up Barry?" Cisco said wheeling his chair over to him and taking a bite out of his twizzler.

"Has Kara come through here?" Barry asked meekly.

"A matter a fact she has! She told me to tell you to meet her at Jitters and that Wally and Jesse are heading there now. Oh, and she said to give you a kiss, which I will not do." Cisco said.

"Thanks so much Cisco," Barry said. "For the message and for not kissing me…"

"No problem buddy. Hey, you're seriously into this girl, huh?" Cisco asked. Barry thought for a second.

"Yeah, I seriously am…" He answered. He waved a quick goodbye and started to walk to Jitters. "I seriously am…" he repeated to himself.

When Wally and Jesse walked into Jitters they saw Barry sitting next to Kara with his arm around her. "Hey, Barry, how did you beat us here? I thought you left after us?" Wally asked. Barry panicked momentarily, but then answered.

"Uh, I know a shortcut," he said.

"Cool!" Wally replied. He pointed to the counter. "Jesse and I are gonna order real quick then we'll sit down," He said as Jesse and he walked up to the counter.

"I like playing matchmaker," Kara remarked.

"You think they really like each other?" Barry asked her.

"You saw them at the party on Friday!" Kara said.

"You're right, I'm glad we got both of them here," Barry said as he leaned over and kissed Kara on the cheek. She grinned. "Plus I like spending time with you," he added.

"Me too," Kara said resting her head on Barry's shoulder.