Leonard Snart imagines

Goodbye

When someone sat next to you, you didn't look up. You assumed it was a mistake. Until they clear their throat and laugh lightly. "Must be a good book."

Looking up you smiled. "Lenny! I thought your dad wouldn't let you come."

"Well I pointed out how important education is." He answered quickly. You huffed and nodded. "Want one if these?" He held up a museum figurine. Smiling you took the one from his outstretched hand.

"You know these didn't used to be white marble... well the real thing."

"No?" He asked curiously.

"They used to have bright colours and... you know that, you're just joking." You realised and he laughed.

"You told me twice yesterday. Are you still excited to see the exhibit?"

"We aren't. The teacher has taken it off the listing. It's the last day for it as well." You huffed and frowned when he laughed.

"You know if you didn't follow all the rules you'd get to see it." He pointed out as you both joined the rest of your class. The walk through the rooms went slowly. The one thing you really wanted to see was now off the list.

When you reached the stairs that lead to the statues you paused and glanced around. Snart was the only one that was paying any attention to you. Gently tapping his arm you pointed at the staircase. "We could go now!" You whispered.

He smiled as you glanced around as if you were nervous about sneaking off. The group moved on until it was just the two of you. He watched as your nerves peaked and he leant in. "We could sneak up now." He whispered loudly and chuckled when your eyes went wide and you snuck towards the stairs.

You looked up, seeing a sculpture suspended at the top of the stairs. "Come on!" You said excitedly.

Snart found himself laughing as he watched you. He found it amusing that something small in rebellion, like sneaking off, could exhilarate you into nervous giggling as you pulled his arm and rushed up the stairs.

You were the only person he considered his friend at school. Except for Lisa. He'd been friends with some of the boys but they really just liked hanging around a Snart. They liked that he could pickpocket or shoplift like it was nothing. He'd grown bored of their adoration and lurked around the school library where he found you. When you realised he was in your class you'd quizzed him on the books that had been set for English class. After finding out he didn't have a copy of the books you wrote down a place to meet him and signed him up for the city library. You would meet with him until he was suddenly caught up with his school work, his grades went up. Until your parents realised who his father was he'd been a regular guest at the dinner table, sometimes they'd send leftovers home for Lisa.

Having ignored their demands to stop being friends with Snart you continued to meet up and study, hanging around with him at school. You insisted no one else was interested in intellectual things whenever he asked you why you were friends with him.

"Look I found it!" You said excitedly, holding up the mini model he'd given you. When Snart joined you he grinned, you'd found your favourite statue, the one you'd been talking about yesterday. "The little one is such a close match! I'll have my own forever!" You joked and he grinned at you.

"Leonard Snart?" A voice said, echoing around the room. The two of you turned around to see an officer at the top of the stairs. Several more were behind him.

"Is this about sneaking off? We're sorry!" you insisted quickly, looking alarmed. Snart stay cool as he ever was. His heart rate didn't even rise. Pulling you behind him he stepped forward.

"What is this about Officer West? I didn't think that going on a school trip was a crime."

"No, but grand theft is. Your father told us everything."

"He told you what exactly?" Snart asked with narrowed eyes. You watched with wide eye panic as they arrested Snart. The officer gave you an apologetic look as Snart was taken away in cuffs.

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It took almost six months for you to convince your parents to let you visit Snart. It was only after Officer West had said it might help Snart to see someone who is a good influence to open up and help them. They agreed and now you were handing over your back at the book you'd bought for Snart the week before. Officer West had offered to drive you and his daughter had been smiling at you from the back seat. A friendly boy sat with her. He started chatting about something Sciency but you were too nervous to pay attention.

"I'll be outside when you're ready." Officer West said. He gave you an encouraging smile before crouching down a little. "Don't worry. Just let him know that someone on the straight and narrow cares about him."

Nodding you followed a guard through to a room filled with tables. People were waiting at each one and some were sitting in front of the seat with phones and glass. Sitting where the guard pointed you focused on the book you'd been allowed to bring in.

A few minutes later someone sat at the table and when you looked up Snart was watching you with a blank expression. "Lenny!" You said, happy to see him. He didn't say anything and you fiddled with the edge of the book. "I was allowed to bring this in for you. I thought you might like it." You said as you slid the book across the table at him. He looked down at it but didn't say anything. A few moments of awkward silence passed between the two of you. "Officer West drove me here. My parents were too scared. School is weird without you... I tried to explain you were with me all morning but they said they had evidence."

"Have you thought at all that I don't want your help?" He asked suddenly and you paused, giving him a confused look. "The more you try and help me the worse you make it."

"Lenny! I... I didn't mean to get you in any trouble. It's just unfair. Not right." You complained.
"Unfair for you maybe." He said curtly. You couldn't understand why his tone had changed. He always talked about the injustices he had to go through being Lewis Snart's son.

"Well. No matter what anyone says. I know you didn't do it and... I know you. You're kind and smart."

You'd hoped what you'd said would rile him up enough to talk to Joe West and admit he was on the school trip with you the whole time. A buzzer went off and you realised the tiny amount of time you had was gone. You both stood and you tried not to look so disappointed. He hesitated a moment before hugging you. "I don't want to see you anymore." He whispered in your ear. He felt you stiffen in his arms and he squeezed you tighter before pulling away. Lewis had been demanding Leonard tell him who had been talking to the police for him. Between that and the Central City police trying to get you to talk to him, both of you were better off going your separate ways. He waited for you to pull away from the hug, even when one of the guards called out.

When you pulled away you gave him a half smile that he thought might be an attempt at comfort. He could see in your eyes you understood why he was walking away. He paused only to pick up the book. As he was led back through into his cell he nodded at Mick Rory as he passed him. Flipping through the pages until he was at the first one he smiled as he reached his bed in his cell and sat down.

'To captain cool. You're too cool for school. Stay smart Snart. Love your second best friend (Y/N)'

'The number one sister and best friend Lisa Snart was here.'

He smiled as he read and reread the scrawl, sitting back in the bed of his cell.